The decree that the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people was promulgated by Liu Xin not long ago, and Cai He didn't dare to rely on the identity of the emperor's relatives to touch this mold, so he had to bow his head and shout injustice: "Weichen saw the certificate authorized to him by Vologis, so he signed an agreement with him, absolutely no selfishness, please Your Majesty to find out!" ”

Fu Zhi shook his head and said, "Cai He, think about it carefully, why did Arshak have to hand over your armor to his people?" What does that mean, it shows that he already has a heart of disobedience! ”

Cai He said with a face full of grievances: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Vologis and Ardaban are father and son, so how can Ardaban get his disobedience?" So Weichen didn't think much about it. ”

"Cai He, you have read all these years in vain." Liu Xin didn't intend to really punish Cai He, but just wanted to give him a warning to prevent him from getting carried away. Seeing Cai Hecheng's frightened look, Liu Xin couldn't help waving his hand, asking the guards to let Cai He go, and said in a deep voice: "Cai He, as a diplomatic minister, you have been to Parthia twice, how much do you know about the situation there?" ”

Cai He got up from the ground, tilted his head and thought about it, and detailed the customs and customs he saw in Parthia, but was cut off by Liu Xin and said, "Is this what I am asking? ”

Seeing that Cai He still didn't quite understand, Fu Zhu explained from the side: "Your Majesty is asking what forces are in Parthia. ”

Cai He shook his head and said, "When Weichen arrived in Parthia, he only wanted to complete the task assigned by His Majesty as soon as possible, but he didn't inquire so much. ”

In fact, from the very beginning, Liu Xin neglected a country like Parthia, he always thought that crossing Kangju was the border of the Great Qin Empire, otherwise he would not have restricted the caravan of the Han Dynasty to reach Kangju, at least let them do business in Parthia. It is precisely because of this negligence that Liu Xin is now very lacking in Parthian intelligence.

However, Liu Xin didn't expect Cai He to be able to find out much information, so he was not surprised by his performance, waved his hand, and said, "Then how many brothers and nephews Vologis has, you should always know something." ”

"This, this Weichen really doesn't know." Cai He lowered his head in embarrassment, suddenly became excited again, and said, "Your Majesty, but Weichen can inquire now." The two women that Aldaban had given to his ministers must have known. ”

The two girls were raised in the Ardaban Mansion since they were children, and it turned out that he was going to keep them for his own use, and in order to please Cai He, Ardaban reluctantly cut his love. Originally, these two women were still a little reluctant in their hearts, but later they heard that Cai He was the uncle of the Great Han Kingdom, and his status was only higher than that of Parthia, so they became desperate, and they no longer had the slightest concealment from Cai He.

Soon, the situation of Vologis' two sons was discovered. Liu Xin suddenly realized that Ardaban was eyeing his brother's position.

He arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, if all the armor is handed over to Ardaban, there will definitely be a civil war in Parthia, why don't we take this opportunity to consolidate the leased land and negotiate the price with Ardaban again." ”

Liu Xin thought for a while and said, "No, Parthia can't mess up now!" Vologis, although arrogant, did not harbor wolf ambitions for the Great Han like Putimius. And have you ever thought that if I had helped Ardaban, if Arshak had been the winner of the Parthian civil war, would he have recognized the agreement between us and Ardaban? ”

Cai He got the benefits of Ardaban in the end, and his heart was somewhat towards Ardaban, so he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, then we will help Ardaban win, as long as Ardaban sits on the throne, the agreement will naturally not be a problem." ”

Liu Xin said categorically: "No! Ardaban is not right-minded, can you guarantee that he will not turn his face and deny it after he sits on the throne? If we want to help, we can only help Arshak. He was kept in the dark by Ardaban, which shows that this person is more kind and easy to get along with. ”

Cai He gritted his teeth, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, please allow Weichen to go to Parthia again." Wechen must have managed to meet Arshak in order to make meritorious service to the crime! ”

"Forget it, you better stay in Chang'an, and then send you out, your sister should have an opinion. However, you have not completed the task perfectly, so let's suspend and reflect on it. Liu Xin waved and said, "It's just that my Han soldiers have to work hard again." At the behest of me, the 2nd Army was transferred to the Uzberi Fortress, the 3rd Army to the Turugert Fortress, and the 6th Army to Seoul. When necessary, we will mediate the war between Great Qin and Parthia by force. ”

"Your Majesty, what are we going to do with the armor we shipped to Parthia?" ”

Liu Xin muttered: "Since this agreement was signed by Vologis authorized by Ardaban, then we will still speak with Vologis, and all the materials will be transported into Susa City with great fanfare, and at the same time accept the leased land." ”

This is already the best solution that Liu Xin can come up with, not only to publicize the agreement signed by Cai He and Ardaban, but also to avoid directly turning his face with Ardaban, and it is equivalent to revealing the news to Arshak.

At this time, it was close to the end of the year, and it was snowing heavily, and the young soldiers did not complain at all when they received the order, and packed up their bags and embarked on the journey to the west. Liu Xin did not go on another expedition, and he appointed Jia Xu as the plenipotentiary representative, responsible for the dispatch of military horses from all sides, and the overall contact with Parthian affairs.

The two fortresses of Uzberi and Turugar originally had the role of garrisoning troops, and they had accumulated a large amount of grain, grass and equipment, but now they have increased their troops by 100,000 each, and the pressure on logistics and supplies is not very heavy. Seoul was a large bazaar, and at its busiest, the population of the city was as high as one million, enough to accommodate a cavalry force of 50,000 men.

Therefore, Jia Xu used all the caravans that he could hire and mobilize to transport the 300,000 soldiers, and when the army encountered these caravans, he also gave priority to making way for these caravans. At the same time, Jia Xu sent a note to Dawan and Kangju, asking them to recruit people to clear the snow along the way and ensure that these caravans could cross the border smoothly.

Despite these measures, the first caravan traveled for more than two months to reach the Parthian border, and the last caravan would not arrive until a month later.

When they came to the Parthian border, they did not see the people sent by Ardaban to take over, only a group of cavalry patrolling the sentry came to greet them, and the leader saluted on his horse and said: "My little prince has an order, after the armor of the Han Dynasty arrives, he must not cross the border, but stay in the territory of Kangju first, and wait for His Royal Highness the prince to come and inspect it!" ”