In Wuwei County, there are more and more businessmen from the Western Regions, but they have never decreased, all thanks to Ma Lu's business in the Loulan area.

Based on the prosperity of the ancient city of Loulan, in order to make the economy of his power more prosperous, Ma Teng once again selected Dunhuang City in the territory and opened up a new trade center, which can also promote cultural exchanges between the East and the West, and make the relationship between the Qiang people, the Han people, and the people of the Western Regions closer.

Looking at the west of Luoyang, if you talk about the harvest of grain, I am afraid that no one can compare with the many fertile fields from Chang'an to Hongnong.

But if you compare the economic benefits brought by trade taxes, when it comes to the area from Loulan to Dunhuang, I am afraid that even the two will not dare to claim to be outstanding.

In Wuwei City, Ma Teng has ordered the generals Pang De and Yang Qiu to be responsible for planting flowers and trees in the place where the wind and sand hit, don't look at the rude and warlike people of Xiliang, once they have more money and food in their hands, they will still find ways to improve the living environment.

In fact, this is also Ma Chao's proposal to his father Ma Teng, the reason naturally does not need to be said, after all, Ma Lu is a native of the Central Plains, living under the wind and sand all day long, although she does not say bitterness, but Ma Chao will also feel unwilling.

In Ma Chao's residence, a room that exudes the fragrance of flowers and plants, Ma Lu is sitting on a beautifully decorated stool, four golden silk tassels hanging down from the four stools, and the woman with blank eyes is sitting on the stool honestly, her legs hanging down, not shaking, hanging quietly......

Ma Lu stared blankly at the bronze mirror in front of her, in the mirror, her face was powdered, and her lips were as red as blood.

Looking at the clothes she was wearing, although they were as bright and bright as usual, they were still somewhat different, different from before, at this moment she was wearing a bright red wedding dress, broken red hem and soft material, with her unique makeup, anyone would think of a special situation.

In fact, she has been wearing this outfit for a long time, as for when did she start wearing it?

That day was not long after she came back from Zhao Yue, probably at the same time as Zhao Yue's campaign in Lake City, on that day, she married a wife and became Ma Chao's wife.

Don't ask Marlu what his true thoughts are, even she doesn't know herself, so no one knows. The girl's mind is very chaotic, and it has never been so chaotic.

On the wedding day, she wore this wedding dress and sat in the eight-lift sedan chair that came to pick her up, at that time, she did not have much joy on her face, but there was not too much sadness and grievances.

Ma Chao naturally didn't take Ma Lu's coldness to heart, because in Ma Chao's heart, since he met this beautiful sister, she had always been sometimes happy and sometimes cold, as if she had something on her mind. Ma Chao himself felt that maybe it was because of Ma Lu that he would fall in love with her deeply.

As the eldest son of Ma Teng's forces, the marriage between Ma Chao and Ma Lu naturally caused a stir in the territory, and it has been rumored in the outside world for a long time.

It's just that Zhao Yue was always busy with Hongnong at that time, and he didn't pay attention to any gossip, and even if his courtiers heard this news, they didn't know what important value this news had for their lord Zhao Yue, so in front of Zhao Yue, he would never mention it.

For all the people, Qiang people, and merchants of the Western Regions under Ma Teng's rule, Ma Teng and Ma Lu's great joy was a happy thing, because the people could celebrate together, because the Qiang people could see that the heroic young general with Qiang blood married a beautiful woman, because the merchants of the Western Regions could enjoy the benefits of Ma Teng's reduced tariff reduction due to great joy.

But for Zhao Yue, who didn't know about it yet, this was really a huge bad news.

That night, the sky was black and blue, and the moon was round and bright, and the stars were shining like the eyes of a child.

The envoy sent by Zhang Duan arrived in Wuwei City, Ma Teng set up a banquet in the palace to entertain him, and ordered all his sons, including Ma Chao, to be present, and Ma Lu, as Ma Chao's wife, also had to dress up to attend, so that it could be seen that the woman married by the Ma clan could not only be in the house, but also outside the house like a man.

Ma Teng sat in the center of the hall and took the lead in raising his glass: "Chang'an has changed a lot recently, and it has changed hands many times. Ha ha! ”

Although Ma Teng is a little older, he is dressed and looks like a strong man, but a few wisps of frost white on his sideburns will still make people feel that the years have changed, the heroes of the year are no more, and they still need to be young.

The envoy also saluted at the banquet: "Lord Ma Teng, you may not know, my lord has just proclaimed himself King Yong, and this time he came to the envoy, he did not forget to ask me to bring a gift to give your son a beautiful marriage, and I hope that the two forces can maintain a good relationship for a long time." ”

"Haha, I naturally know this," Ma Teng finished with a smile, but his eyes suddenly radiated a look that saw through everything, "But as far as I know, the title of King Yong has not yet been approved by the imperial court, right?" ”

When the messenger heard this......, his face was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Ma Teng patted his chest, made a loud sound, and said in a thunderous voice: "Don't hide it from your envoy, not long ago, I just sent a messenger to Luoyang Zhao Yue, and our two families have a good relationship, if you don't believe it, you can ask, the woman Ma Chao just married is the messenger I sent a few days ago." ”

The envoy was a little embarrassed, he really didn't expect that the monarch of the Western Cool Land would be so bold and honest, he didn't hide his words, and he didn't know how to express them euphemistically......

Ma Teng moved his gaze to Ma Lu, who was sitting next to Ma Chao, Ma Lu's eyes were always looking ahead, without any expression, as if there was no fluctuation in his heart, and it was more as if he was thinking about things.

Ma Chao saw that his father's words did not get an answer from his wife, so he could only smile shyly and touch Ma Lu's hand on the side with his hand.

Ma Lu's hand subconsciously shrank back, like a frightened kitten, she figured out what happened in a short time, then nodded, looked at the messenger and said, "Yes, I personally went to Luoyang......"

She paused for a long time before continuing: "I met Zhao Yue, the master of Luoyang...... Then, then make friends with each other......"

Speaking of the word friendship, Ma Lu choked up a little, and his emotions fluctuated a little, so that his whole body trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Ma Wen and Ma Wu, who were in charge of the guards on the side, hurriedly stepped forward, whispered a few words to Ma Lu, and said to Ma Teng: "Lord Ma Teng, my master seems to be unwell, and I hope that my lord can allow her to avoid the table first." (To be continued.) )