After the ceremony, Wei Shuo and everyone gathered in front of a huge sand table, analyzing the current situation. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After accepting the territory of Qiuci, Shazhou has occupied half of the Western Regions, and the entire eastern part is under its rule.

However, after the power skyrocketed, Wei Shuo was finally exposed to the eyes of all parties, and he could no longer hide in the dark as before.

"Everyone, you all tell me, after Lu Guang learns about Shazhou's reality, will he attack in the near future?" This is what Wei Shuo is most worried about.

"It's hard to say." Song Miao shook his head and said that he was not sure how Hou Liang would react.

"My lord, with Lu Guang's wisdom, he will definitely not sit idly by and watch Shazhou develop and grow."

"But now Lu Guangli has not been caught, unless he gets the full support of the Hexi family, so that his strength can recover in a short time."

"In this way, it is possible for Lu Guang to raise heavy troops to the west to completely destroy us."

"However, Shazhou is still safe in a short period of time, after all, Guzang still has a strong enemy of Western Qin on the side."

"Over the years, there have been several bloody battles between Western Qin and Houliang in order to compete for territory, and they have deep mutual grievances."

"Now the Western Qin sent an envoy to congratulate the lord, isn't it just to form an alliance to resist Houliang?"

"The lord might as well take advantage of the situation and hype up the name of the alliance to force Lu Guang not to dare to take risks."

Wei Shuo bowed slightly, feeling that Song Xuan's analysis was very reasonable.

He pinched his chin and pondered for a moment, a fine light flashed in his eyes, and he said softly: "In this way, Shuo has to talk to the envoys of Western Qin and Tuyuhun." ”

At this moment, I saw Kang Long walk in and report: "Lord, the Tuyuhun envoy is looking for a meeting." ”

Wei Shuo glanced at Zhang Zhan, Song Miao and the others, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

He smiled and said, "It's really hard to find a place to step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there." ”

"Shuo Zheng wanted to summon the envoys of the two countries, but he didn't expect Shi Zhen to come to the door by himself, could it be that God wanted to help Wei succeed?"

"Kang Long, go and ask Shizhen to come in."

"Lord, how are you going to get the letter from Tuyuhun and Xiqin?"

"There is no benefit, just relying on a sharp mouth, I'm afraid I can't say that Xiqin and Tuyuhun will be moved."

"However, Gaochang is rich in roasted tea, cotton cloth, and ironware, which are all urgently needed by the Hu people."

"Not to mention Western Qin, Tuyuhun will definitely not be able to refuse the temptation of trade and friendship."

While Wei Shuo was whispering to everyone, Shi Zhen was waiting outside the door to be summoned.

His trip to Gaochang this time can be described as an eye-opener.

For the Tuyuhun tribe, before Wei Shuo entered Hexi, they didn't know much about Gaochang.

"The Tuyuhun envoy will see the Dadu Protector." Out of respect for the strong, Shizhen was very respectful in front of Wei Shuo.

"The envoy doesn't have to be polite." Wei Shuo's tone was very polite, and for the time being, Shazhou had no intention of making enemies with Tuguhun.

"In the name of the Khan, I came to congratulate the wedding of the Dadu Protector and offered a number of gifts to show friendship."

"Well, when I go back, I will say hello to your Khan, and I wish you and me an alliance forever."

"In the future, I will definitely report the words of the protector of the capital to the Khan."

After the greetings between the two sides were over, Shi Zhen asked seriously: "Dadu Hu, the Tuyuhun tribe has always had a tradition of trade with the countries of the Western Regions. ”

"This time, my Khan sent me to come here, hoping to establish trade relations with your ministry and introduce special goods such as tea, ironware, and cotton cloth."

In the past, the trade objects of the Tuyuhun tribe were mainly the countries of the Western Regions, especially Khotan.

However, with the rise of Gaochang, Khotan and other countries in the Western Regions collapsed and surrendered to Gaochang one after another, which greatly affected the interests of Tuyuhun.

Similarly, with the further increase of land and people under his rule, Wei Shuo was also anxious to find a new market for the merchants, but he didn't expect to be sent to the door in person today.

"Since your Khan intends to conclude a friendship, Shuo can't ignore Fuer and wait for the intention of trade."

"In this way, you and I can set up a mutual market in Shanshan City."

"All your herdsmen and Shazhou businessmen can gather in Shanshan to trade, and there is no need to pay for all good horses when trading, ordinary cattle and sheep or inferior ploughing horses, and even wool and leather can be used for trading."

"Is that true?" Shizhen was suddenly excited.

He didn't expect Wei Shuo to be so good at talking, and gave Tuyuhun a lot of preferential treatment, and he couldn't believe it was true for a while.

"Naturally, it's true, if the envoy is suspicious, he can sign an agreement with Shazhou."

"The spirit of the contract in Shazhou is the heaviest thing, and all agreements signed voluntarily by both parties must be fulfilled in accordance with the agreement, and violators will be severely punished by the government."

Hearing this, he nodded slightly, knowing that what Wei Shuo said was true. He has been in Gaochang for some time, and he has learned some insiders.

Among them, the most talked about by businessmen from all over the world must be the spirit of contract.

It is precisely by relying on the strong implementation of the spirit of contract that the merchants in Gaochang City gather and the economy prospers.

However, Wei Shuo's conditions were too good, which made Shi Zhen not only feel happy, but even a little surprised.

He glanced at Wei Shuo, and couldn't help but ask worriedly: "Dadu Hu, I don't know why you treat me Tuguhun well?" ”

"Hahaha, your envoy is too worried. You and I are both weak and poor countries, and we are deeply bullied by the surrounding powers, so we should form an alliance to resist the strong enemy. ”

Hearing Wei Shuo's self-proclaimed weak country, Shi Zhenqiang resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

Considering the purpose of this trip, he regarded it as a disobedient and went along with it.

"What the Dadu Protector said is very true, Houliang and Western Qin have repeatedly violated our border, and my Khan has long intended to send troops, and it is only because of his lack of strength that he must not yield to the two countries."

"Now that Tuyuhun and Shazhou have formed allies, Western Qin and Houliang will not dare to send troops to attack easily."

"Yes, may you and I always be allied."

In addition to forming an alliance with Tuyuhun, Wei Shuo did not bewitch Western Qin, hoping that the other party would make some moves in the east, but unfortunately the envoy of Western Qin was not stupid, but picked up Shazhou.

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"Duke Taiyuan, recently the envoys of Western Qin and Tuyuhun have frequently visited Wei Shuo, and their spearheads are faintly pointing at my Da Liang."

The news from the entourage made Lu Su feel very worried.

There are all kinds of signs that Western Qin is trying to unite with Shazhou and has the intention of seizing Guzang.

After thinking for a while, Lu Su, who had no clue, suddenly remembered Suo Chengming, so he asked, "Has Chengming ever come back?" ”

"Back to Taiyuan Gong, Master Suo went out to run errands, and he hasn't returned yet."

"Got it, wait for Chengming to come back, and let him come over to see me quickly."

Lu Su knew that Suo Chengming had gone to contact the family, and he only then realized that Wei Shuo was not monolithic under his rule.

If it can really unite some of the families, its role is not much worse than Wei Shuo's union with Western Qin.

At this moment, I saw Suo Chengming walking in with a tired face.

As soon as he saw Suo Chengming, Lu Su immediately asked anxiously: "Chengming, is it okay to contact the family?" ”

"Alas, I underestimated Wei Shuo, and there were almost no people in Gaochang City who opposed him."

"Huh? How so? Doesn't that mean that the gentleman's plan has failed? ”

Lu Su couldn't help but be disappointed, and he said worriedly: "Now that Shazhou has formed an alliance with Western Qin, Wei Shuo is becoming more and more threatening to Guzang. ”

"If I don't want to find a way to contain him, once he sends troops at the same time as Western Qin in the future, won't it be dangerous for me to be in danger?"

"No, Taiyuan Gong's words are wrong. The local family of Gaochang was originally very weak, so naturally it could not pose a threat to Wei Shuo. ”

"But the east of Yumen Pass is different, especially in Dunhuang, which was originally the foundation of the Hexi clan."

"I believe that there must be many families who oppose Wei Shuo there, as long as you visit in secret, you will definitely be able to find like-minded people."

"I hope so!"

"Actually, it's not difficult to break up the alliance between Western Qin and Shazhou."

"Oh? What is Chengming's plan? ”

"Western Qin has always regarded Tuyuhun as a vassal state, how can he tolerate Wei Shuo's interference?"

"With a little provocation, even if they can't break up the alliance between the two, they will not be able to work together."

"Well, that's a good idea!"