The auction was a huge success, and the harvest was as high as 500,000 yuan, which really realized what Zhao Chen said at the beginning, making a lot of money, but no one could really be happy.

A full 500,000 yuan, but because of 20,000 people in the Tang Dynasty, everyone's heart suddenly became heavy!

The auction has already ended, and the people downstairs have already left, only the people on the second floor who have not left, one by one, came down from the upper floor, silently looking at Zhao Chen who was sitting on the booth with his head down.

It is undoubtedly an extremely cost-effective thing to exchange worthless glass for 20,000 people of the Tang Dynasty, however, as long as you are not a fool, you actually understand that it is not so simple.

The Turks could not easily let the 20,000 Tang people return, and the result was likely to be that once a deal was reached, it would inevitably lead to a conflict on the border.

The Turks will not let the 20,000 people come back, so the Tang Dynasty will have to rob it by then, which is inevitable, and of course it is also possible that the Turks will keep their promises because of the heavy snowstorm.

However, this possibility is very small!

The Turks were so predatory that even when they had to do so, they would rather slaughter 20,000 civilians than let them go. If 20,000 people are released today, tomorrow there will probably be a few thousand Turks, who will die at the hands of 20,000 people, and the Turks are not so stupid.

Therefore, if you want to successfully bring back 20,000 people, Datang's only choice is to dispatch 16 guards to deploy defenses on the front line of Lingzhou and Jingyang, and deal with the sudden turn of face of the Turks at any time.

It's just that, for the sake of 20,000 people, let the sixteen guards go out, and the emperor will agree? Will the Manchu civil and military forces agree?

No one dares to guarantee this matter, even if Lao Qin and Cheng Yanjin dare not guarantee it. The emperor would send 16 guards for 20,000 people.

The south building was depressed, Zhao Chen sat there without speaking, and the others also sat silently below.

"Let's talk about it in the court tomorrow!" This silence lasted for a long time, and Cheng Yanjin was the first to stand up, talking, and patting his buttocks. Turn around and walk outside.

Then, Lao Qin also stood up, looked at Zhao Chen, who was sitting silently there, sighed, and then walked towards the door.

As soon as Qin Cheng's two veterans left, the female dependents of the two families also left together, Qin Yuyan followed Mrs. Qin's side, and when she went out, she glanced back at Zhao Chen there.

It just so happened that Zhao Chen also raised his head at this time, looking at each other. Zhao Chen looked at Qin Yuyan with a worried look on his face, and showed a slight smile, while Qin Yuyan also smiled at Zhao Chen.

It's just that the smiles of the two of them are full of bitterness at the moment!

"Why don't you leave?" In a blink of an eye, the people in the south building went to the empty building, but Li Chengqian, who was sitting alone opposite Zhao Chen, sat still, and sat with Zhao Chen until dawn.

"Brother Chen. Can I ask you something? Li Chengqian sat there with a look of hesitation. After being silent for a long time, he suddenly took a breath, raised his head to look at Zhao Chen, and asked.

"Ask!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he simply jumped down from the booth with all his strength. Slowly walked to the chair next to Li Chengqian and sat down, turned his head to look at Li Chengqian and said.

"If, I mean if!" Li Chengqian's face hesitated, looking unspeakable, and he struggled for a long time. Only then did he feel ruthless, looked at Zhao Chen and asked, "If, this time, my father does not agree to dispatch the sixteen guards, what will happen to you?" ”

What will happen?

When Zhao Chen heard Li Chengqian's words, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, he really hadn't thought about this question.

Zhao Chen believed that Li Er needed 20,000 people, and if he could bring these 20,000 people back to the Tang Dynasty from the Turks, Li Er would be the first to raise his hands in favor.

But the premise is that without working the crowd!

He didn't know what the outcome would be in the court tomorrow, but one thing was for sure, if Li Er was worried and indifferent to these 20,000 people, then he might really be disappointed in Li Er!

Previously, the Turks plundered 20,000 people, and Li Er did not make any moves, Zhao Chen can understand that with the current ability of the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible to start a full-scale war against the Turks, and it is impossible to rescue those 20,000 people.

But now, now that there is such an opportunity, as long as Li Er is willing to send troops and come forward to deter the Turks at the right time, the Turks will also have some scruples.

"I don't know!" Zhao Chen raised his head, leaned back in the chair, looked straight at the roof of the building, sighed and said.

"Tomorrow morning, I will try my best to beg my father!" Zhao Chen's answer made Li Chengqian's eyes slightly gloomy. Immediately, he retracted his gaze, looked at the roof of the building like Zhao Chen, and said with a sigh.

After saying this, both of them fell into silence, shrunk in their chairs without saying a word, looked up at the roof, and silently waited for dawn.

The candlelight in the south building has been extinguished for more than half, and Hu Lu didn't dare to disturb Zhao Chen and Li Chengqian, so he ordered people to just light the candlelight near the booth and move the burning stove to the two of them, and one person shrank in the corner, silently accompanying the two.

When the morning bell on Chang'an Street rang late, it was still dark outside, and the shadows of people could barely be seen.

After nesting in a chair all night, when I woke up, I felt that my whole body was about to stiffen, and I don't know when I fell asleep last night, and when I woke up, I was covered with a blanket.

When he looked to the side, he saw Li Chengqian reclining on a chair, sleeping soundly, also covered with a blanket, and then looking at Hu Lu guarding by the fire, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It is estimated that Hu Lu didn't sleep all night last night, so he only cared about taking care of him and Li Chengqian!

"Hou Ye woke up?" Hearing the movement behind him, Hu Lu couldn't help but turn around, and saw Zhao Chen standing there, twisting his waist vigorously, and asked in a low voice.

"Haven't you slept all night?" Zhao Chen looked at Hu Lu's two dark circles, obviously staying up late, and asked with a smile.

"Hu is fine, I'll be fine when I go back and make up for sleep later!" Hu Lu smiled indifferently, and then ordered someone to bring up all the things used for washing.

woke up Li Chengqian, and then, after a simple wash, the two took advantage of the misty sky, got into the carriage and headed towards the palace, and the closer they got to the palace along the way, the heavier their mood became.

By the time the two arrived outside the palace gates, most of them had already arrived. In the misty twilight, there was a lot of traffic outside the palace gate, but unlike in the past, the atmosphere outside the palace gate today was slightly depressing.

Last night's South House auction. attracted the attention of many people, these people in front of them are the most well-informed people in Chang'an, naturally the scene that happened in the south building last night has already reached their ears.

Seeing Li Chengqian's frame and Zhao Chen's frame, driving into the imperial city one after the other, Baiguan hesitated slightly, took a step back, and gave up the position in front.

Then. When Li Chengqian got out of the car, he bowed slightly to Li Chengqian, and when he looked at Zhao Chen, he showed a complicated color.

Zhao Chen ignored the gaze of the hundred officials, drilled his hands into the sleeve robe, and then stood in his place, silently waiting for the palace door to open.

seemed to feel Zhao Chen's depressed mood. Lao Qin deliberately walked over from the front and patted Zhao Chen's shoulder. nodded silently at Zhao Chen, and then returned to his position in front of him.

When waiting for the palace gate to open, a sparkling sound of carriages and horses suddenly sounded outside the imperial city, and everyone looked back curiously and saw a carriage, driven by a Turkic strong man, slowly driving into the imperial city.

Turkic envoys?

As soon as the crowd saw the carriage appear. His eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, even if he didn't have to guess, he knew that the person sitting in this carriage must be Ashina, who was named the Duke of Tang County. Smoker old guy.

Sure enough, the carriage had just stopped. The old guy Simo stepped down from the carriage, glanced at everyone, and walked straight towards Zhao Chen.

"Chang'an Hou, did you sleep well last night?" On the forehead of the old guy, a ribbon was tied, and a little blood oozed from it, which looked a little miserable, but the old guy's face was smiling, looking at Zhao Chen and saying.

"It's okay!" Hearing this, Zhao Chen nodded, then looked at Simo's head, and asked with concern, "Does your head still hurt?" ”

"It's okay!" The old guy Simo smiled and nodded, learned Zhao Chen's tone, sighed and said: "Our sons on the grassland have been very tight since they were children, and they are not as squeamish as you Central Plains people!" ”

"Then it should be bigger next time!" Zhao Chen had an indifferent smile on his face, but what he said was murderous.

"Yes!" Hearing this, Simo nodded approvingly, looked at Zhao Chen and said with a smile: "The next time you see the old man, the old man will definitely let Chang'an Hou fulfill this wish!" ”

"It's a deal!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he seriously stretched out his right hand to the old guy and gestured for a high-five.

“… Deal! When the old guy Simo heard this, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and he suddenly found that the bastard in front of him actually looked serious.

However, he only hesitated slightly, and then stretched out his hand, as if he was doing something serious, and slapped three times in a row in front of hundreds of officials.

At this moment, the closed palace door slowly opened, and casually, the old eunuch, who had not been seen for a long time, walked out of the palace, sang loudly in front of the hundred officials, and the hundred officials then entered the palace.

"Your Majesty has a will!" Zhao Chen entered the palace with the hundred officials, however, as soon as he walked to the palace gate, the old eunuch suddenly stopped in front of Zhao Chen, and said with a smile: "The prince, as the master of the East Palace, stayed outside the palace and did not return all night, so he should be punished at the palace gate to set an example!" ”

"What... What the? When Zhao Chen heard this, he thought he had heard it wrong, Li Chengqian went to the South Building last night, wasn't it what you Li Er agreed? Why did you blame it at this time?

"What about me?" After thinking about it, he looked at the old eunuch who stopped in front of him and clearly refused to let him enter the palace, and asked with a somewhat ugly face: "Since you punished the prince, what are you stopping me for?" ”

"Your Majesty also said it!" The old eunuch looked at Zhao Chen with a smile on his face and said: "The prince did not return overnight, and stayed with the Marquis of Chang'an all night, as a courtier, the Marquis of Chang'an should have the responsibility of failing to persuade him, so he should be punished together with the prince!" ”

"Put..."Zhao Chen heard this, when he couldn't help but scold, but unfortunately, as soon as a word popped out of his mouth, the old eunuch's hand quickly blocked Zhao Chen's mouth, and the next words were blocked in his mouth.

The old eunuch's skills are very high, and no matter how Zhao Chen struggles, he is firmly controlled by the old eunuch. At this time, seeing the hundred officials entering the palace, Zhao Chen began to understand why Li Er sent the old eunuch to sing the salute in person.

Obviously, it's for him!

"Brother Chen, stop struggling!" Li Chengqian is a good baby, as soon as he heard the words of the old eunuch, he immediately withdrew from the hundred officials, slowly walked to Zhao Chen, who was struggling, and sighed and said: "Father just doesn't want to let us go to court!" (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you for a glass of love and wine for a big 1888 coin reward, hzh136821 big 588 coin reward, womb Nima next door ah big 200 coin reward, the moment of fall and destruction big 100 coin reward, Yu Xi big 100 coin reward, brain melon big, light rain Sihan big, fluttering sunshine big red reward, thank you to all the big people who voted for monthly tickets, subscriptions, recommendations, Taibao bow and thank you!