Since the Han Dynasty opened the way to the west, trade and literature have been transmitted as far as Persia.

Oriental silk, porcelain, paper, and various styles of ornaments are really rare in the land of Persia. It is said that the East is mysterious and prosperous. Some of the ordinary people thought about it, and ran here to take a look, and it was really true. After going back, it was inevitably a lot of praise, and the rumors were even more exaggerated. No, this attracted more Persian merchants to flock to it.

In addition, the people of the Central Plains were relatively peaceful and cheerful to foreigners, which made some Persian merchants take root in the Central Plains. And the people who returned, the wealth they brought with them and their words really aroused the eyes and ambition of the local magnates. If such a rich place belonged to them, then their country would be even better.

However, the Persians were very good at analyzing the pros and cons, and most of them carefully analyzed it, and thought that it must be difficult to mess with such a beautiful kingdom. What's more, if you fail, if you want to do business with this rich country again in the future, I am afraid that you will not have a chance to leave.

It has to be said that the Persians are intelligent, good at analyzing the pros and cons, and even come up with the worst. If they can bear the worst outcome, I'm afraid they will really fight. It's hard to say whether it's heaven or hell.

In the end, the Persian nobles decided to bring disaster to the east, and they also learned from the Orientals to "reap the benefits of the fisherman".

What do they do?

Because they have always coveted the country of Greece, and because the current king of Greece is not easy to mess with, they did not do anything to Greece.

"Get the news to Greece. Let them see the riches of the East, and then look at their shabby pitiful appearance. When the time comes, it will naturally arouse their confidence in the crusade! The leader was very cunning, and said with a smile: "Mention to them again, Alexander the Great was originally going to the East, the country called Daqi." It was only because the people who led the way deliberately led to the south of the eastern soil that they saw the ugly and poor country over there. ”

When the people on one side heard this, their eyes lit up like candles. They knew that the people in Greece worshipped Alexander the Great. If he knew that the emperor had taken the wrong path back then, and that Greece now had the opportunity to fulfill the emperor's wish, then the current Wengula the Great would not have to go crazy with joy? In that case, are you worried that Greece will not send troops here?

The Persians are doing what they say. Within half a month, the richness and beauty of the East, as well as the places that Alexander the Great dreamed of conquering, were introduced to the ears of Wengula the Great.

What emperor doesn't want to make a name for himself through the ages? He, Wengula the Great was naturally one of them.

Therefore, a month later, the soldiers and horses were rectified, and they went directly to the east!

However, there were many merchants in the Persians, and there were also many merchants in the Central Plains. Such a change naturally could not escape the eyes of the cautious Central Plains merchants.

This frightened the merchants and made them angry. You must know that the people of the Central Plains have known about this western land for a long time, but they have never had the bad intention of encroaching on the west. However, they never expected that these people who were friendly with them in business would covet their homeland!

It is unimaginable that once the Central Plains is occupied by these ill-intentioned Westerners, they will not be able to escape. became a slave to the country, but it was miserable.

So, when he heard the news, he immediately ran to deliver the news back to the Central Plains. After all, it is a national disaster in the future, and it is really the responsibility of the husband.

Nowadays, the merchants worship Sun Nian and his white-armored soldiers very much. Knowing that the news had reached a white-armored general, they breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, the Central Plains was safe, after all, it was on guard.

The general who received the news from them was none other than Yuan Yuan. Isn't it just a god-of-war existence!

Yuan Yu was really angry when he received the letter. scolded the Qiang people for not dying, and even the original Qiang sorcerer Su Yan was angry. However, thinking about it, I feel worthless for Su Yan. It was difficult for him to put down his dignity and ask for His Majesty's magnanimity, and took in a part of the Qiang people. Now that this Qiang man has come to the Central Plains with a Greek army, it will definitely anger His Majesty.

After reading the letter, Yuan Yu immediately repaired a book and sent it to Luoyang. In less than a day, it was in Sun Nian's hands.

When Sun Nian saw it, he was really angry and anxious. After all, the drought in the country is still there, and God hasn't even sweated down, so I don't know how difficult it will be for the people to survive in autumn. When the people are hard, isn't it the same that he, the king of a country, is too hard? Cloth and grain will be distributed. When the time comes, where will he and Cui Ze get the grain and cloth out? Suddenly, his lie widened, and he actually laughed out loud!

"! Lao Tzu is just worried about where there is grain and grass! A deflated calf was sent to the door! ”

"Laugh again! Shut up! Thirteen Niang hurriedly walked out of the room, slapped his arm, and said angrily: "Go crazy again!" Carefully scared Qilin'er awake. When the time comes, you will coax. ”

Sun Nian, who was yelled at by Thirteen Niang, still grinned silently, simply took a few steps to her side, held her shoulder, and said in a low voice and excitedly: "Ting'er, I just received a letter that the barbarians far away in the world want to annex our Daqi. When he said this, Sun Nian was still smiling.

Thirteen Niang looked at him like a fool, and after a while, she frowned, "You won't be stupid, will you?" People covet our country, you can still laugh, do you think of the way to pit others? ”

"Hahaha! Those who know me, Ting'er also! ”

Hearing this, Thirteen Niang was also relieved, and she was also in the mood to ask about the specific situation of this barbarian: "You can't say that people are barbarians." The world is so big, there are many people and things we haven't seen before. Or when we laugh at people, they laugh at us. ”

Sun Nian shook his head.

However, Thirteen Niang was curious: "Where are they from?" ”

"You know the westbound trade route that came out of the Han Dynasty, right?"

Thirteen Niang nodded.

"That country was pretty much the last place on that trade route. We don't know much about the specifics. You'll have to find some traders to find out. ”

Thirteen Niang agreed: "That has to be done as soon as possible." Look for traders in different places and ask separately. ”

Sun Nian and Thirteen Niang have been married for many years, and they understand Thirteen Niang's concerns, and they are worried that there will be barbarian spies mixed in.

Sun Nian immediately sent people to look for those merchants who had gone to Persia, and then called the Fifth Chang and the Great Honglu [Note 1] (also known as the Great Sili) Shen Shang to come.

Fifth Chang and Shen Shang arrived soon. Seeing Sun Nian looking so anxious and excited, they couldn't figure out whether this matter was good or bad.

It was the Fifth Chang who spoke first: "Your Majesty! Why did you call us? ”

Sun Nian didn't say much, and directly handed the letter from Yuan Yu to the fifth constant. Shen Shang's face did not move, but he immediately stood beside the fifth constant, and also went to see the letter.

After reading the letter, the two of them frowned into a big pimple.

This time, Shen Shang spoke, "Your Majesty, doesn't that kid always say that there is not enough food and grass, and it is difficult to earn money?" It's better to ask him to pretend to be a merchant and scrape those barbarians. ”

Sun Nian and Fifth Chang both looked at Shen Shang incredulously. felt that he was ruthless, and it was really chilling. However, when he remembered that Shen Shang had captured and killed the Xiongnu when the Central Plains were not unified, he felt that the big boss from the snowy region would not really be a compassionate person.

"Are you thinking that there must be barbarian spies coming to Luoyang to investigate the enemy?" Fifth often asked.

Shen Shang shook his head, he couldn't tell clearly, "Maybe they wouldn't think of sending spies to Luoyang?" ”

Thirteen Niang also said, "They can't think of it, but it's not the same as those who please them can't think of it." ”

Sun Nian nodded, even if it is a spy, he will have to take money to find out the news, since he is a spy, whether it is a real barbarian or a traitor, their people, don't be in vain.

"Just do what Shen Shang said." Sun Nian made the final decision, "Su Li hasn't come yet, his subordinates are the best at spying on news, and it's best for his people to do this." ”

After a few people had made up their minds, they no longer worried, and settled down to wait for the arrival of the merchants, so that they could inquire about the habits of the people there, the rumors about the army, and the specific mountainous terrain over there. These are all effective ways for them to guess the opponent's habits, force, and military formation. Only by knowing the enemy can you be more confident that you can defeat the enemy.

"Those people estimated that it would take a few months to reach the Tianshan Mountains. Arriving at the Tianshan Mountains, it is officially entering our snowy territory. Sun Nian sneered and said, "After taking a bite of the snowy region, I want them to know what the snowy region tastes like!" ”

"Your Majesty said yes. Besides, they had to enter the Western Regions Changshi Mansion first, and then go to Xiliang. In my opinion, it is best for us to wait for them on the edge of Xiliang. Fifth, he gave his advice quietly.

Sun Nian thought for a while, smiled, and said, "Not bad." Out of the Western Regions, it is not a realm that we are familiar with, and it is not worth it at all to go out, but to put the lives of the soldiers on the target. It's better to let them enter Xiliang. Let's have another turtle in an urn! Sun Nian grabbed his fingers, and his aura made Thirteen Niang laugh.

At this time, Thirteen Niang was very worried that Sun Nian would say anything about the royal conquest. But the more she was afraid, the more she came.

Sure enough, in the next sentence, Sun Nian said, "If the leader of the barbarians is their king, I want to meet him." ”

"Brother Anian ......"

"Your Majesty think twice!"

"Your Majesty will not allow it!"