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For Zhang Zhongjian, this sentence is undoubtedly very appropriate. Ben is ready to fight to the death with Li Tang. Unexpectedly, Li Yanqing's letter and a map suddenly set off a storm in Zhang Zhongjian's heart. For Zhang Zhongjian, family always comes first. How to protect the family is a matter of urgency for him to consider. Wuxian Zhang's is different from the Central Plains gate valve, and it has too strong Sui room imprint. So far, even if he has the heart to surrender, he may not be able to get Li Tang's recognition. After all, for the Central Plains Shixuan, the Zhang family of Wu County is just a local wealthy family. If there was no Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, I am afraid that he would still be a small family.

Compared with the inheritance of family learning, it is not as prosperous as the Central Plains.

Compared with history, it is not as old as the Central Plains; Even the children of the family are not as famous as the Central Plains Shixuan.

The Zhang family can only cling to the Sui room tightly, and has no choice...... After taking care of the government affairs, it will be late to get home. Zhang Zhongjian hastily ate dinner, and then went into the study, and no one was allowed to disturb him.

In the study, there was a map sent by Li Yanqing.

Zhang Zhongjian frowned and pondered, and was speechless for a long time.

He may not be willing to admit the fact that Li Yanqing used such a map to easily shake his determination to fight to the death.

But he had to face the fact that if he continued to insist, the end could only be the ruin of his family...... Li Tang may not let the Zhang family survive!

The Zhang family of Wuxian County does not have the same deep foundation as the Central Plains Shixuan, and there are not so many branches of children.

Wang Shichong surrendered to Li Tang, lived in a simple place, and didn't even dare to show his head. But the result? After the situation in the Central Plains stabilized, Li Yuan immediately released Wang Shichong. On the surface, it is to abandon the previous suspicions, but in fact...... On his way to his post in November, Wang Shichong was attacked by bandits and almost all of them were killed. Except for one Wang Xuanshu, who stayed in Chang'an and was not killed because he had only learned people, dozens of people were killed cleanly.

The one who killed was the son of Dugu Wudu, Dugu Xiu!

In fact, the murderer was already very clear, but Li Yuan thought that it was the bandits, and did not pursue it further.

As a result, Wang Shichong's branch can be regarded as completely disappearing from the long river of history...... And the Taiyuan Wang family did not pursue this matter too much.

After all, Wang Shichong is just a clan of the Wang family, and the cause and effect of Wang Shichong back then needs to be repaid after all. For the Wang family, Wang Shichong's death can be regarded as the end of a heartfelt matter, but the Taiyuan Wang family has not been greatly affected.

The Wang family can do this, but the Zhang family can't do this.

Now, Li Yanqing has pointed out a way out for Zhang Zhongjian, so that Zhang Zhongjian has to ponder.

Tuk Tuk ...... The sound of knocking on the door reached Zhang Zhongjian's ears.

He raised his head and said with some unhappiness: "Didn't you say, don't come and disturb me?" ”

"Master, Xiao Huaijing and Xiao Guogong came to see him on the orders of the Queen Mother."

Xiao Huaijing?

Zhang Zhongjian couldn't help but be stunned.

This Xiao Huaijing is a member of the Xiao clan in Lanling, and he is also the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Xiao.

This person served as a supervisor in Xingyang back then, and he cooperated with Li Yanqing quite well. Li Yanqing quickly ascended to the throne, and Xiao Huaijing also played an important role. Before Li Yanqing changed banners, Xiao Huaijing came to Wu County with Yao Junsu and became an important minister in the court, and won the trust of Empress Dowager Xiao. It was named the Zhongshu Order, the same as the Shangyi, and the official worshiped the Duke of the Kingdom...... As Xiao Sui sat firmly in Jiangdong, his court gradually became more thoughtful.

Xiao Huaijing, as Fang Yanqian's successor, is responsible for restraining Zhang Zhongjian. However, he has a good personal relationship with Zhang Zhongjian. Especially as the situation between the two lakes gradually became tense, the Jiangdong court also worked together, and there was not too much dirt.

However, Xiao Huaijing came to find herself at this time...... Zhang Zhongjian hurriedly said, "Tell Lord Xiao, I'll go over immediately." ”

With that, he straightened his clothes, stood in front of the bronze mirror, and looked at the man in the mirror.

Unconsciously, more than a dozen spring and autumn seasons have passed. The high-spirited young man in the past has now become gray.

The beard under the jaw still exudes a majestic and majestic atmosphere.

But between his eyebrows, he showed a little tiredness...... Zhang Zhongjian sighed, turned around and walked out of the study. In the past, he was majestic and slightly rickety. Even if Zhang Zhongjian is unwilling to admit it, he must face the reality that the years are unforgiving and old...... It's really old!

And the boy with a hanging bun in the past is now in his prime.

The so-called generation of new people replacing old people, this is roughly the same reason.

But how do you let yourself admit defeat so easily? Zhang Zhongjian was unwilling.

Xiao Huaijing was in the living room, sitting on the Taishi chair.

When he came to Zhang Zhongjian's house for the first time, he thought he was at Li Yanqing's house.

The furnishings in the homes of the two are too similar, especially in this living room, the same table of eight immortals, the same Taishi chair, just like the same.

Later, Xiao Huaijing learned that the Eight Immortals Table and the Taishi Chair were from Li Yanqing's handwriting.

And Zhang Zhongjian was Li Yanqing's partner at that time, so it is not surprising.

Seeing Zhang Zhongjian coming in, Xiao Huaijing hurriedly got up.

"Master Zhang!"

"Gong Xiao, I've been waiting for a long time."

Zhang Zhongjian smiled and waved his hand to signal Xiao Huaijing to sit down.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Zhongjian asked, "Gong Xiao, dare to ask the Queen Mother what she commanded?" ”

Xiao Huaijing's expression was solemn and he sat up straight, "Lord Zhang, the Queen Mother heard that Li Yanqing was stationed in Xiangzhou today, and she was quite uneasy. ”

"Oh?"

Xiao Huaijing smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it from Lord Zhang, in fact, many people in the court are quite jealous of Li Yanqing.

I have been under his command, so I know a little bit about this man...... Although Li Yanqing is young, he does not have the impulse of young people. Everything you do is done in the future. And cunning and cunning, resourceful. Originally, everyone thought that Li Shimin's child was presiding over the battle of Houliang, but now it seems that it is a little unpredictable.

The battle between Li Tang and Hou Liang was to be launched from Kuizhou, or to use Xiangzhou as a breakthrough?

If Xiangzhou is the center, is Li Yanqing's target Xiao Milling or the imperial court? The Queen Mother was quite worried about this. ”

After listening to Xiao Huaijing's words, Zhang Zhongjian also had a bitter smile on his face.

"Li Tang's brilliance lies in this......"

He sighed, "Whether it is Li Shimin or Li Yanqing, they are both good and handsome." The fact that these two appear at the same time is indeed incomprehensible. From the current point of view, Li Tang should be dominated by Li Shimin; But Li Yanqing is extremely cunning and likes to win by surprise. In case we are on the front line of the river, he suddenly launches an attack from Jingxiang Road, which is really difficult to do.

Jingxiangdao now has Li Daoxuan, Xu Shiji and Su Dingfang, all of whom were good generals at that time......"

In fact, this problem has also been bothering Zhang Zhongjian.

Originally, Li Shimin was stationed in Kuizhou, and the situation was very clear; However, Li Yanqing suddenly arrived in Xiangzhou, called an envoy to Lingnan, but in fact, it was ...... Zhang Zhongjian already understood what Empress Dowager Xiao meant.

As early as when he began to lay out to Borneo, Empress Dowager Xiao never really expressed his position.

Is it to stay in Jiangdong and fight to the death, or take a step back and start anew? This is not a simple multiple-choice question, and there are many benefits involved. However, since she sent someone to ask today, she must have been tilted.

Xiao Huaijing didn't explain it, but Zhang Zhongjian understood the meaning.

Empress Dowager Xiao was actually asking him: Can Jiangdong hold on? If you can't hold on, you need to prepare early.

"Gong Xiao, please return to the Queen Mother, Zhang should do his best to protect the Queen Mother and Your Majesty.

But ......"

Zhang Zhongjian hesitated, "If you can't do anything, please forgive the Queen Mother." ”

Xiao Huaijing's expression was a little complicated!

He looked at Zhang Zhongjian, got up after a moment and said, "Since that's the case, I'll go back to the Queen Mother."

Lord Zhang, I'm all up to you...... If you really can't, the Queen Mother won't blame you. The top priority is to preserve the bloodline of the former emperor. ”

This sentence is actually what Empress Dowager Xiao meant.

At least Xiao Huaijing didn't have the courage to say it.

Even the coach was shaken, and the outcome was already known.

Now it only depends on how long Zhang Zhongjian can last...... Of course, if we can make it to the autumn of next year, there may be a turnaround.

But can you make it to the end?

Xiao Huaijing was in a stomach for the lawsuit, and said goodbye and left.

But Zhang Zhongjian could only smile bitterly: Yanqing, Yanqing, I never thought that you had grown to such a point. Just a name shook the confidence of the court...... But even if you win, what will the result be?

———————————————————————— Duliang Town, to be precise, is a bazaar.

It is about 40 miles away from Xuanhua County, the seat of Yongzhou Governance, adjacent to the Yushui River, and is a trading place for the aborigines and Han people.

After Mai Zizhong took charge of Yongzhou, he paid great attention to the relationship between Han and Yi.

Although Ning Changzhen attached himself to the imperial court and set an example for the slang people of various tribes. But after all, he only represents the interests of a part of the slang people, and under the rule of Yong, Qin, and Gui, there are more than one million slang people. Slang tribes, large and small, have eight hundred, if not a thousand.

It can be as large as a few thousand, or even tens of thousands, and as small as a few dozen.

If you want these many slang people and Han people to live in peace, Mai Zizhong has indeed put a lot of thought into it.

The slang people had a lot of wealth that the Han people needed; The Han people, on the other hand, also have the necessities of life that the slang people need. For example, salt, iron, tea and other materials are all urgently needed by slang people; The slang people have animal skins, medicines and all kinds of curiosities in their hands, but they are loved by the Han people. Other things are good to say, but items such as salt and iron are commodities that are strictly forbidden to be bought and sold by the imperial court. Ning Changzhen can meet his needs through the imperial court. But most tribes need to find a way.

The land of Yong and Qin cannot be dominated by Ning Changzhen's family!

This is Mai Zizhong's idea.

Therefore, he opened the former military town of Ryozhen and turned it into a free trade port.

The merchants of Lingnan obtained the goods they needed through Duliang Town, and they continuously imported them into the Central Plains; Again, slang people can pass through here, maybe they want something. As a result, Duliang Town gradually became a buffer place to balance the contradictions between the slang bureaucrats and the Han people, which played an extremely important role.

Close!

This is Li Yanqing's first feeling after arriving in Duliang Town.

"I didn't expect that Lao Mai, a guy with five big and three rough guys, still has this kind of means, I really underestimated him before!"

After settling down in Duliang Town, Li Yanqing took Shen Guang and Liu Qing to stroll through the streets of Duliang Town.

Now, he has changed his name to Zhang Hu, and the words are benevolent. If they are connected, they are 'without such a person' to hide people's eyes and ears.

At that time, he had close contacts with the Zhang family, so there was Zhang's waist card to prove it.

With such a false identity, all the way from Xiangzhou is unimpeded.

After all, everyone knows that Zhang's started as a businessman, and what he did was the business of this businessman. And Mai Zizhong and Ning Changzhen are pro-Sui people. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Zhang family also has close business contacts in Lingnan.

The more dangerous the place, the safer it is.

Although Duliang Town is only forty miles away from Xuanhua, in fact, there are not many people who know Li Yanqing.

Mai Zizhong?

I think I'm paying attention to the battle between the two lakes at the moment, and I don't have time to pay attention to this place...... Li Yanqing walked generously in Duliang Town, and from time to time he sighed with Shen Guang.

Indeed, in Li Yanqing's impression, Mai Zizhong is a pure martial artist. I didn't expect him to do such a good job.

At this point, it was getting late and the light was dark.

The weather in Lingnan is like a child's face, which changes when it is said.

When I entered the town of Duliang, it was still sunny. But in a moment, it became cloudy. The bleak winter rain envelops the town and is dotted with stars.

Li Yanqing and the three of them hurriedly ran into the shop, wanting to shelter from the rain, but found that this shop was actually a glass shop.

In fact, the history of glass in China is very long.

It is rumored that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Fan Li made glazed products and presented them to Goujian, the king of Yue.

However, due to the complexity of the process of glazed products, dozens of processes down, the finished product is very difficult, so that this glazed products have become the favored things of the powerful at that time. At this time, the glass was very different from the glass of later generations, and it was impossible to produce it in large quantities. Even in the Wei and Jin dynasties, there were Dayue people in Chang'an who disclosed the manufacturing process of colored glass, so that it could be mass-produced on a small scale, but it only alleviated the demand of the upper class, and among the people, it was still a valuable item.

In Li Yanqing's house, there are some glazed products in the collection.

But what I didn't expect was that I would find such a store in this wild place in Lingnan.

Due to the production process, it is difficult to produce products with the same style. In other words, every glass product is unique. Even if there are similarities in appearance, there will definitely be several major differences in details.

The most eye-catching thing in this shop is a glazed floating tu, that is, a glazed pagoda.

Li Yanqing stepped forward, and just as he wanted to take a closer look, he heard someone say in stiff Chinese: "Guest, don't move." ”

Turning his head, he saw an exotic man with slightly curly hair and a dark complexion.

"Why can't you move? Don't you buy what you have here for your guests? ”

The foreign man shook his head again and again, and said with a smile: "The customer misunderstood, the small shop is only responsible for receiving the goods, not selling." ”

"Oh?"

"The sacred objects of the kingdom are not available to idlers."

This sentence seems to indicate the origin of this foreign man.

If it is not available to idle people, is it not exclusively for princes and nobles?

"Who are you?"

"The villain is from Tianzhu ......"

"But the country where Buddhism flourishes?"

The foreign man suddenly became excited, "Lord Shangguo, do you also know Tianzhu?" ”

Of course you do...... I also know that in a few decades, a monk in Middle-earth said that he would not go to Tianzhu to seek scriptures...... It's just that why did this Tianzhu people set up a shop in this remote place?

Li Yanqing couldn't help but be a little curious, so he chatted with Tianzhu people. Maybe it's because few people can talk to one place, and Tianzhu people seem to be very talkative. After going back and forth, Li Yanqing learned a clue from his mouth.

It turned out that this Tianzhu man was a merchant who bought glass for the Tianzhu nobles.

Originally, it was through the Western Regions and was bought and sold in Chang'an. However, due to the frequent wars in the Central Plains and the chaotic situation, the business of the Tianzhu people gradually became difficult. Especially with the weakening of the Sui Dynasty, the Western Regions became chaotic again, and this trade route was blocked.

Liuli, which originated from the Huiji region, is also mostly skilled craftsmen.

After the death of Emperor Yang of Sui, Shen Faxing rebelled, causing Jiangdong to also fall into war.

Many skilled craftsmen in the local area began to migrate to Lingnan. After the Tianzhu people learned the news, the surname Suo also came to Lingnan and opened such a store, specializing in the acquisition of glaze. He ships once a year, and the profits are extremely rich.

Li Yanqing couldn't help but be curious, "The trade routes in the Western Regions are different, how do you ship?" ”

"Oh, the villain passed through Jiaozhi and walked through the country of Zhenla...... Although there will be a lot of overhead on the road, it is more important than safety.

The villain's owner also has some strength in Wendan City, so the villain only needs to send the goods to Wendan City and get a return immediately. It's just that these days, the kingdom seems to be in turmoil, so that the villain's business has also been affected. ”

"Walking?"

Li Yanqing and Shen Guang glanced at each other.

Isn't that Xiao Mill's territory?

"Yes, it's very convenient to get from here to Cochin.

After General Mai arrived, he managed to open the trade route of Cochin. There are slang guards along the way, and as long as you pay the full tax, you can pass smoothly immediately. ”

"Are there a lot of businessmen walking on the road?"

"A lot of ......" Tianzhu people scratched their heads and smiled: "Now Cochin has become very prosperous, and there are land merchants, and many merchants come from the sea." They are all traded through Jiaozhi, which is convenient and safe. ”

Li Yanqing faintly caught something.

Jiaozhi, Qinzhou, Yongzhou, Lianghu...... He couldn't help but fall into deep thought, as if trying to find an answer.

(To be continued)