Bidding farewell to Gaochang and the civil and military, Wei Shuo and the envoy embarked on the road to the country of Qiuzi. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Considering that Lü Guang was famous in the Western Regions, Wei Shuo traveled under the name of Lü Guang.

Qiuci, one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, is located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains and is the most important hub of the Silk Road. At its strongest, its territory was centered on the present-day Kuqa Oasis, with the Tianshan Mountains in the north, the desert in the south, Shule in the west, and Yanqi in the east.

After a long journey of more than half a month, Wei Shuo and his entourage arrived at Yancheng, the capital of Qiuzi Kingdom, and Yin E, who got the news in advance, was already waiting outside the city gate.

Looking at Yin E, who was covered with tulle, had a graceful figure, and exuded the seductive aura of a mature young woman all over her body, Wei Shuo's little heart couldn't help but throb.

"Wei Langjun has worked hard all the way, and the concubine has ordered someone to prepare a residence, wine and food, please go to the city to rest."

Wei Shuo bowed slightly, signaling everyone to follow Yin E into the city.

As soon as he entered Yancheng, Wei Shuo felt the rich Buddhist cultural atmosphere in Qiuzi, and there were Buddha statues on the left and right sides of the road outside the city gate, which were more than 90 feet high, and there were constantly passing monks saluting to the Buddha statues.

Seeing this situation, Wei Shuo couldn't help but sigh: "I have long heard of the name of the Buddha Country of Qiuzi, and today is really an eye-opener!" ”

Yin E introduced next to him: "Wei Langjun doesn't know, because the kings of Qiuci praised Buddhism in the past dynasties, and his royal family even sponsored Buddhist monasteries and even converted to Buddhism, so that Buddhism flourished in Qiuci, and now Qiuci has become one of the centers of Buddhism in the Western Regions." ”

"Every year during the autumn equinox for dozens of days, the monks of Qiuzi all over the country gather here. From the king to the shishu, he gave away mundane affairs, fasted, listened to the scriptures, and forgot his tiredness when he was thirsty. The solemn Buddha statue of the Sangha Blue, Ying with treasures, decorated with brocade, carrying all the public opinion, called the line of the image, moving with thousands, gathered in the clubhouse. ”

It was impossible for anyone to imagine that for tens of days, the king's ministers, together with the general public, would gather together to participate in the Dharma listening to the Dharma and performing the statues, the purpose of which was simply to pray that by giving up worldly things for a short time, they would get as close as possible to the gods in their hearts and bask in the light of the Buddha.

"If an enemy launches a sneak attack during this period, will the turtles be caught off guard and destroyed?"

"Humph! All the countries in the Western Regions are all virtuous and devout Buddhists, how can they attack a big Buddhist country in a grand Buddhist festival? ”

"The lord of a country does not know how to be diligent in government and loves the people, but is addicted to the ethereal Dharma, how can the country not decline?"

Wei Shuo shook his head and looked down on the unenterprising Qiuzi Kingdom, but only in this way would he not become a confidant of Gaochang. The convoy of people walked slowly, and finally stopped next to a three-entry courtyard.

"This is a temporary place to stay, Wei Langjun will go and rest first, and then the concubine will personally feast you in the evening."

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At the beginning of the lanterns, Wei Shuo and Yin E gathered around a table of sumptuous delicacies, enjoying the dance music of Qiuzi, which was very different from the style of the Central Plains, while talking about important things in each other's ears.

Yin E first reported to Wei Shuo on the sale of cotton fabrics, and introduced: "The concubine had a relationship with Bai Zhen, the king of Qiuzi, through the three-bed quilt, and agreed to buy Gaochang cotton fabrics at a price thirty percent lower than that of silk. ”

"Yes, even so, we still made a lot of money! In future negotiations with other countries, this is the criterion. ”

Wei Shuo nodded and was very satisfied with Yin E's report, and said with a smile: "Madame is really powerful, it seems that it is right to hand over the caravan to Madame before!" Taking advantage of the fact that the current kapok production cannot keep up, the price of cotton cloth remains high, so let's make a lot of money first. Otherwise, with the large-scale promotion of kapok in Gaochang in the future, the price of cotton cloth will plummet, and there will be no chance to sell it at a high price. ”

"Wei Langjun is really as cunning as a fox!" After speaking, Yin E had a smile on the corner of her mouth.

"How can I be as cunning as a fox? Any businessman would do this. Wei Shuo pretended to be innocent.

"Humph! From the moment you were tricked into escaping marriage, the concubine knew that you were easy to trust, otherwise you would have to help count the money if you were sold. ”

"This lady has been wronged, if it wasn't for the hard work of the lady, why would she have made such a decision? Besides, now I see that my wife looks willing, and I don't seem to regret it. ”

"Speaking of which, I have something to remind Madame." When it came to the stubble of escaping marriage, Wei Shuo couldn't help but think of Li Wei.

"What's the matter?" Yin E picked up the wine glass and drank it nonchalantly.

"That'...... That, that Li Wei is here in Gaochang! Wei Shuo said.

"Li Hui? Who is Li Hui? Presumably he was dizzy from being busy, and Yin E didn't think about who Li Wei was for a long time.

Wei Shuo couldn't help but remind: "You forgot? Wasn't he the one who went to your house to propose marriage? ”

"Oh, it's him! How did he get to Gaochang? Is the whereabouts of the concubine exposed? Yin E said nervously.

"Don't be nervous, it has nothing to do with Madame. Well, even if it has something to do with Madame, I wouldn't watch Madame being taken away, would I? In fact, this matter is inseparable from Zaixia, when I went to Guzang, I met a like-minded scholar named Song Miao on the way. ”

Looking at Song Xuan's Xuanang, he thought of the lack of talents in Gaochang, so he invited Song Miao to come to Gaochang. Who would have thought that Song Miao and Li Wei were half-brothers, so Li Wei followed Song Xuan to Gaochang. Fortunately, Mrs. came to Qiuzi, otherwise I don't know how much trouble it would have been. ”

"It seems that you value this Li Wei very much!" Yin E pouted and said, she figured out the ins and outs after a little thought, otherwise Li Wei would have been driven away a long time ago, where would she need Wei Shuo to explain to her in person.

"This ...... This, this ......"

Wei Shuo touched his nose and was embarrassed, and only explained after a while: "Madam, in fact, if you really want to talk about it, that Li Wei is not a particularly important talent, only his brother Song Xuan is indeed a rare talent. ”

"The concubine understands, anyway, I will stay in Qiuzi for a short time, and I won't go back to Gaochang for the time being, and I have no interest in that Li Wei at all, as long as he doesn't come to entangle, I'm not interested in going to him."

"Madame understands righteousness, and Shuo Ming has a sense of guilt!"

After listening to Yin E, Wei Shuo sighed. Yin E was so smart that she made Wei Shuo's intentions clear with just a few words, and she also spoke first, so that Wei Shuo had to feel deeply guilty about her righteous actions.

"In fact, Madame may not have the opportunity to display her talents when she stays in Qiuci, and this time Shuo came to Qiuci Country to inspect the caravan business, there are two important things to do. One is to reach an iron import agreement with King Qiuzi, and secretly recruit craftsmen from the Western Regions to Gaochang; The second is to find ways to acquire the steelmaking technology of various countries. ”

"It's okay to say that the imported iron material is good, as long as the king of Qiuzi agrees, the matter will be settled. Only recruiting craftsmen and acquiring steelmaking technology will take a long time to operate, and it is impossible to stay in the Western Regions for a long time, so these two things will ultimately fall on the shoulders of you, Madame. ”

"Alas, whoever calls the concubine is born with a hard life!" Yin E deliberately pretended to be embarrassed.

Such a charming and lovely Mrs. Yin, Wei Shuo's heart trembled when she saw it, and she almost couldn't hold the wine glass in her right hand, so she hurriedly lowered her head and pretended to cough to hide her embarrassment.

Yin E, who was drunk and hazy, didn't seem to notice it, waving her weak and boneless arms vigorously, and kept beckoning Wei Shuo to drink, but she didn't know that the placket on her chest was slightly open, and a pair of huge twin peaks squeezed out a deep ravine, which aroused Wei Shuo's infinite reverie.

At this time, it was late at night, the dancers and musicians had already dispersed, and only Wei Shuo and Yin E were left in the entire courtyard.

Suddenly, Wei Shuo felt a heat in his heart, and his eyes were full of desire when he looked at Mrs. Yin.

Just when he was thinking about whether to take Yin E down, he heard Mrs. Yin, who was already drunk and unconscious, muttering to herself, "Husband, why are you so ruthless, you are willing to leave your concubine and stay alone in the world, and even your biological father is forced to marry despite the concubine's filial piety." ”

These words suddenly made Wei Shuo's evil thoughts disappear completely, and I saw him gently pick up Yin E and put him on the couch in the back room, cover the other party with a quilt, and then cover the door and walk out.

However, Wei Shuo didn't know that his figure had just left, and Yin E, who was still sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes......