Chapter Seventy-Nine: West Market Undercurrent Hot Pot Incense 1
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On the wide side street in front of the Suzaku Gate of the Imperial City of Chang'an City, the prince of the Hui Khanate, Yao Luo Ge Ye Hu, with his henchman Bege Dide and more than ten personal guards, spurred his horses, stepped on the snow without hooves, and walked to the most lively West Market in Chang'an City without hurry.
Although it was not the first time he had come to the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Prince Ye Hu was still shocked and overwhelmed by the vastness and magnificence of Chang'an City.
If Chang'an is the bright moon in the sky, then the Black Tiger City of the Royal Court of the Hui Khanate is not even a firefly.
Chang'an has towering city walls, straight and neat streets, majestic palaces and rows of markets.
What's in Black Tiger City? It's just a big circle of dirt enclosures and piles of similar tents.
The only thing that is slightly impressive is the khan's tooth tent built up with all kinds of treasures in Mobei. Compared with the brilliant Daming Palace, the Khan's tooth tent in Black Tiger City is still too shabby.
Facing the dreamlike Chang'an City, Ye Hu had two completely different and even contradictory feelings churning in his heart.
He was both envious and jealous; both longing to have and trying to escape; I want to protect it like a lover, and I want to destroy it like a robber.
At this time, Ye Hu would be a little envious of his younger brother Yidijian, because he would never be as distressed as himself. In the heart of the ex-situ health, the only beauty is to rob the grassland and plunder the enemy's land, wealth and women!
If Yidi Jian served as an envoy, he would come to Chang'an to participate in the Yuan Ri Dynasty meeting to worship the Heavenly Khan. It is estimated that the first thought that popped into his mind was to figure out how to break through Chang'an City, and then loot all the people and treasures in the city to Mobei.
"Chang'an? Changan! Ye Hu muttered to himself: "When will we be able to have such a brilliant treasure?" ā
"Your Highness is cautious!" Dide leaned over and reminded in a low voice: "This is Chang'an, if someone hears it, it will inevitably cause trouble." ā
"Dede, I'm just envious, and I don't have anything else in mind." Ye Hu explained with a smile.
"Your Highness, in fact, we haven't tried to herd horses south. However, the Tang army is too strong......" Dide replied in a low voice. He obviously didn't take Ye Hu's explanation seriously.
Ye Hu knew that Dide was referring to the old things in Kaiyuan. At that time, the Uighurs had not yet formally established a state, but they were already one of the strongest tribes in Mobei.
Driven by interests, the Hui Dynasty besieged Liangzhou, trying to cut off the contacts between the Western Diaoxi States and the Tang Dynasty, and then conquer Moxi.
As a result, the Hui troops were killed by the Tang army and lost their armor and retreated thousands of miles.
After that, the successive leaders of the Hui Department did not dare to attack the Tang Dynasty again, but willingly became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, accepted the conscription of the Heavenly Khan, and conquered the north and the south.
More than two years ago, Ye Hu also personally led the army to Hezhong and followed Gao Xianzhi and Wang Zhengjian to attack Shiguo.
Thinking of the thrilling battle, thinking of the little Langjun who turned the tide of the battle with one hand, Ye Hu couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The Tang Dynasty has produced many heroes, which is really enviable. ā
"Your Highness, the armor and blades of the Tang Army are even more enviable. If we can train the ironclad heavy cavalry and the Mo sword hand like Anxi and Beiting, we can break through the Gang in one fell swoop and pull out the nails behind us. As Ye Hu's favorite general, Dide was always worried about the surrounding situation of the Hui Khanate.
"Mingguang Armor, Mo Knife and Eight Bows
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) crossbows are the militaristic weapons of the Tang people, and they can never be given to our country. Ye Hu shook his head and said: "It's the serial cavalry in the Battle of Talas, with the soldiers and horses of Mobei, it is not difficult to practice diligently, I don't know how you are practicing now?" ā
"Your Highness, two thousand light horses, ready to go to the battlefield at any time to conquer the enemy for Your Highness!" Di De was very confident in his cavalry: "If it weren't for the fear of being discovered by the Shifter, I would have wanted to pull it out for His Highness to see." ā
"If you are unwilling, it's better to be cautious." Ye Hu advised: "However, since Lo Leluo has also witnessed the great power of the Tang Army's chain iron cavalry, and there are thousands of chain cavalry hidden under Bao Bu Ji Jian men, you should also pay more attention." ā
"No!" Di De nodded and ordered: "Your Highness, even if you can't get the Tang Army's iron armor and heavy armor, if you can have more blacksmiths and iron materials, our army's combat strength can be greatly improved." ā
"Don't you know, otherwise, why would we go to the West Market?" Ye Hu looked up and saw that the bustling and noisy West Market was already in front of him.
The fluttering pretenses in the West Market, the cries of hawking, the melodious and tactful music, and the colorful Sogdian orchids dazzled Ye Hu's guards, and they didn't know where to look.
"Brother Wuji, have you heard? Su Yeju in Tingzhou is going to open a branch in the West Market today? It is said that there is also a stove shop. "In an orchid shop, a merchant-like man was holding a bowl of amber wine and was talking to his companions.
Hearing the words "Su Yeju" floating, Ye Hu couldn't help but pull the reins lightly and stopped the mount.
"You don't know where your ears fell into the orchid's boudoir!" The "Brother Wuji" smiled: "It's a hot pot restaurant, not a stove restaurant." The owner of Su Yeju, the foolish brother was fortunate to meet a few times. This year is only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he is witty, Yunwen Yunwu, and has made Su Yeju's business prosperous. I just don't know what that hot pot is? But before, Su Yeju could always launch something unexpected and strange, and it should be wonderful to think about that hot pot. ā
"Zao Wou-ki, you are not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue. As far as I know, the owner of Suyeju is Xiao Langjun, the protector of the North Garden. How can you be able to climb to the top of the dignitaries? Someone next to him suspected that Zao Wou-Ki was bragging.
"Hey, let's really make it clear today, otherwise wouldn't I, Zao Wou-ki, become a hypocrite and shameless?" Zhao Wuji stood up indignantly: "Two years ago, a certain person once followed the army of the Western Expedition to Shiguo, and made a lot of money from Tingzhou to Broken Leaves. On the way to the west, a certain person had seen Fei Langjun and Suye County Master riding horses together many times near the military camp. ā
"Zao Wou-ki, just make it up!" Others still don't believe it: "Suyeju hot pot restaurant opened at noon today, and I want to come to Na Lang Jun in person." Do you dare to go to a hot pot restaurant to catch up with Fei Langjun. ā
"Why don't you dare!" Zao Wou-Ki roared with the strength of the wine: "The blessing of Tuosu Yeju, I have saved up in the past two years, and I want to thank you in person!" ā
"Hot pot?" Ye Hu naturally didn't understand what kind of novelty this was, and was quite curious: "It seems that after finishing business, I have to go and have a good time!" ā
Thinking of the ingenious Fei Langjun, Ye Hu drove his horse forward in the flow of people.
After turning around, I finally came to the door of a gorgeous store. On the plaque are written five big characters: "Hedong Wenxi Hall".
"Distinguished guest, please inside!" The clever guy saw Ye Hu and others
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) is either rich or expensive, and hurriedly ran over to greet him.
"Is Shopkeeper Pei here?" Ye Hu asked as he walked inside. The Chinese dialect of Emperor De and Qinwei was not enough to cope with such a scene.
"In!" The guy replied like a chicken pecking rice: "I don't know what to call your guest." ā
"You just said that a friend from Black Tiger City came to visit and wanted to buy some Hedong specialties." Ye Hu said very vaguely, but he was sure that Shopkeeper Pei would know the subtleties.
After a while, a young shopkeeper in his twenties walked out: "Under Pei Cheng, he is a shopkeeper." I don't know where you live in Black Tiger City? ā
"Shopkeeper Pei, it doesn't matter who it is. The important thing is, can the previous contract be completed according to the contract? Ye Hu took out a bronze medal from his arms and handed it to Pei Cheng. The front of the bronze medal is printed with the word "Wenxitang", and the back is numbered "Forty-seven".
Pei Cheng rubbed the bronze medal, thought for a while, and then smiled: "Forty-seven, the deposit has been paid, and the goods will be delivered when you see the card." The goods will be delivered within 20 days from Yunzhou, Hedong. At the time of delivery, the money and goods will be cleared in person. ā
"Good!" Ye Hu took back the bronze medal: "After receiving the news, I will return the bronze medal." ā
"Distinguished guests rest assured, Wen Xitang acts and always respects and keeps his promises." Pei Cheng looked proud and had great confidence in his shop.
"I heard someone say that Wen Xitang is indeed very proper. It's just that it seems to have been shipped from Tingzhou and Xizhou before. Why haven't you left in the past two years? Ye Hu didn't like Pei Cheng's conceited expression, and asked knowingly.
"First there was Ruyiju bullying and dominating the market, and then there was Suyeju rising, and the foundation of the disdain in Tingzhou was too weak, so he had to close the door." Pei Cheng's face remained unchanged.
"I see?" Ye Hu pretended to be very surprised, and arched his hand: "The matter has been negotiated, farewell." ā
"Distinguished guest, here's some very interesting news......" Pei Cheng deliberately only said half of it.
"Oh?" Ye Hu stopped.
Pei Cheng stepped forward and whispered six words in Ye Hu's ear.
"Hongnong Pavilion? Fierce oil fire!? Ye Hu was shocked.
In the Battle of Talas, in order to ambush the Qi Yad Division, Ye Hu received a small amount of fierce oil fire from Wang Fei and remembered its power deeply.
At that time, Ye Hu secretly left a few cowhide bags and prepared to bring them back to Mobei for imitation.
But after returning to Black Tiger City, he collected the wisdom of all the skilled craftsmen in the Su Khanate, and he couldn't crack the ingredients of the fierce oil fire.
Although it is roughly guessed that the fierce oil fire may contain stone grease water from the swamp. But Ye Hu ordered people to work hard to collect a small half bucket of stone fat water, and the power of ignition was not comparable to the fierce oil fire at all.
Now that he heard that there was a channel for a large number of fierce oil fires in Chang'an City, Ye Hu naturally wanted to find out.
After taking out a few gold coins from his waist and throwing them to Pei Cheng, Ye Hu immediately flew on his horse and ran towards the Hongnong Pavilion in Xishi.
Looking at Ye Hu's back as he left in a hurry, Pei Cheng smiled and said, "Yang Yuyao, you are bold, so I will fan some more wind and add fire to you." It's easy, and it can also cause some trouble to someone's father-killing enemy. It's amazing! ā
Bustling and red. The melting of the ice and snow did not stop the enthusiasm of Chang'an residents to visit the West Market.
After Ye Hu came out of Hongnong Pavilion, he rubbed his greasy index finger with the thumb of his right hand, his face was full of excitement and shock. And beside him, from time to time, there were people wearing various costumes and with the same purpose, probing their brains and stepping into the Hongnong Pavilion.
(End of chapter)
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