Tubro suddenly caught a glimpse of the two iron cages, and his disappointed face brightened again, and he said, "Your Majesty doesn't know that these gladiators not only have to fight with wild beasts, but also with other gladiators. ”

Liu Xin said in a deep voice: "I have indeed heard that gladiators often perform duels with each other, and the result of defeat is death, which is also cruel. ”

Still immersed in the thrilling scenes he had seen, Tubro did not notice the change in the expression on Liu Xin's face at all, and continued to spit and say, "Xiaomin promises that Your Majesty has never seen a female gladiator perform. ”

Liu Xin was taken aback, pointed to the two iron cages and asked, "Are they really gladiators?" ”

"Yes," said Tubro, "yes, they are two of the best gladiators. Originally, they would meet at a recent gladiatorial show to determine who was the strongest female gladiator. It was Xiaomin who replaced them with two porcelain vases in order to allow His Majesty to enjoy the wonderful gladiatorial performance. Although His Majesty does not have a Colosseum, it must not be dangerous to let them perform in the school grounds. ”

"Nonsense! How could I let a woman engage in such a bloody show! Liu Xin scolded angrily. Seeing that Tubro's body trembled for a moment, Liu Xin slowed down his breath again and said, "However, for your sake, I won't blame you." ”

Tubro breathed a sigh of relief and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, these two female gladiators have spent a lot of money, why don't Xiaomin send them back next time they go to Great Qin?" ”

Liu Xin knew that these two women were either slaves or prisoners of war, their identities were unchangeable, and if they were sent back to Daqin, they would one day die in the Colosseum. ”

Hearing that Liu Xin was going to accept these two female gladiators, several guards stepped forward and prepared to open the iron cage and take the two women to wash. The smell of them is so bad that you can't just keep them in an iron cage. Unbeknownst to them, the two women suddenly stood up together, grasping the iron fence of the cage with both hands, and let out a low roar in their throats, startling the girls dancing in the hall and retreating.

Tubro hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop the guards and said, "No! ”

Liu Xin wondered: "What's going on?" ”

Tubro walked over to the cage, and the two women immediately fell silent. Only then did Tubro pick up two iron chains from the iron cage, handed them to Liu Xin, and said: "Your Majesty, gladiators recognize their masters, and they will recognize whoever hands them with their chains in their hands." From now on, His Majesty is their master. ”

No wonder the two women were kept in iron cages all the way through, and it turned out that Tublo had to take care of his caravan and had no time to take care of the two female gladiators. Because the two female gladiators only listened to Tubro, if they were released and Tubro did not pay attention for a while, the house slaves would probably not be able to control them, so they had to keep them in iron cages.

Sure enough, when the two women saw that the chain was handed over to Liu Xin, their eyes immediately calmed down when they looked at Liu Xin, and they were a little bit begging.

Liu Xin beckoned to a guard and said, "You tell them that as long as they are willing to be obedient, I will let them out." ”

It turned out that the five hundred personal soldiers brought out by Liu Xin on this trip to the Western Regions were not randomly assigned, but carefully selected, and many of them knew some foreign languages, and this personal guard had been trained in the Great Qin language for a year.

The two female gladiators listened to the words of the guards and nodded their heads again and again. After all, they are also women, how can they be willing to stay in this dirty iron cage all the time, not to mention that Liu Xin is now their new master, and years of cruel training have made them develop the habit of absolute obedience to their master.

With a "choking" sound, the iron cage opened, and the two female gladiators were probably locked up for too long, and they couldn't walk very well, and it took a long time to climb out of the iron cage with difficulty, and the handcuffs and shackles dragged from the ground, and Ding was ringing.

The two female gladiators left the iron cage and bowed to Liu Xin together, then stood opposite each other, clenched their fists, and made a fighting stance. Liu Xinzheng didn't know what they were going to do, but suddenly saw them crying like rain, and was about to ask for an understanding, when he smelled a foul smell, couldn't help covering his nose, and said, "Take them to wash." ”

Tubro hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty, it's better to be careful. ”

Liu Xin sneered: "My personal guards are all experienced in a hundred battles, can't they deal with two women?" Unlock their handcuffs and shackles, and let them go to the back and wash themselves, while you keep watch outside. ”

The guard translated Liu Xin's words again, and the two female gladiators lowered their fists together, their eyes full of gratitude, and followed the guards to the back.

In the hall, the singing and dancing dispersed, and the luncheon continued. In order to fight for a breath, Liya had decided to go west with Liu Xin, so she stayed in the hall and sat next to Hani. And Tubro gave so many gifts, Liu Xin couldn't let him leave now, and kept him. Everything in the palace is ready-made, but it is just a matter of adding two pairs of cases, and they will be ready soon.

Liu Xin never believed that Tubro would give him so many gifts for no reason, and he thought so hard that even the female gladiator got it, so he couldn't help but pick up the milk tea, looked at him thoughtfully, and said: "We have an old saying that if you are courteous to others, you must ask for something." Tubro, if you have any ideas, just say it, if you don't say it now, there won't be that shop in this village. ”

Tubro has been doing business with the Han people for so many years, and he also knows a little about some of the Han people's sayings, listening to Liu Xin's intentions, he said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty really knows everything, Xiaomin does have something to ask for, I hope Your Majesty can let Xiaomin act as an agent for the sale of Han tea in the Great Qin Empire." ”

Liu Xin was surprised: "Could it be that the tea has already been sold to Daqin?" ”

Tubro nodded and said, "Don't dare to hide it from Your Majesty, the first time Xiaomin drank tea was in the house of a nobleman in Great Qin. According to him, his tea was given by a leading figure of Wusun, and he also knew that it was produced in the Han Dynasty. The nobleman said that as long as the people could get the tea, he was willing to pay ten times the price to buy it. Of course, the people dare not be so greedy, and they are willing to divide the profits with His Majesty's forty-six, His Majesty accounts for six, and the small people account for four. ”

In fact, Tuburo still made a big concession, in his mind, the tea is produced in the Han Dynasty, and the initial price is naturally set by Liu Xin, so Liu Xin's acquisition is definitely more than sixty percent.

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "Daqin is too far away, I don't plan to have too much intersection with them now, and the production of tea is limited, even in Dahan, it is difficult to find a price, and it is impossible to sell it to Daqin for the time being." ”

In fact, Liu Xin was reluctant to cooperate with Tubro, and the main reason was that he kept in mind Ma Yun's reminder that the current Great Qin was very strong, and he should not be too close to it, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

Tuburo was slightly disappointed, and then said: "Your Majesty, if Xiaomin buys tea from other places and sells it to Daqin, I don't know if it is legal?" ”

Liu Xin smiled and said: "I have always advocated free trade, as long as it does not harm national interests and involve national security, I am naturally not guilty. ”

Tubro put his mind at ease, no matter how precious tea is, it is just a drink, how can it involve national interests and national security? If you have money, you can make the ghost grind, he doesn't believe it, as long as you have money, you're afraid that you won't be able to buy tea? At that time, the profits will be all his.

Liu Xin also has her own plans. From what Tubro said just now, he could hear that the people of Great Qin were very fond of silk, porcelain and tea, but silk and porcelain could now be produced in large quantities, even if there were merchants who sold them to Great Qin, but the output of tea was still limited, and it would not be much improved in at least three or five years. If the people of Great Qin are addicted to tea, but have no channels to buy it, maybe they will be warlike and use the means of war. Liu Xin's primary goal now is to unify the Han Dynasty, and then recuperate and silently strengthen the country's strength, and at that time, stability will become the overriding priority.

And Liu Xin is not worried about how much tea Tubro can traffic to Daqin, because after all, the output of tea is there, as long as the kings of the Western Regions countries will get some gifts, how can they be willing to sell it?

At this moment, there was another noise outside the hall door, and several guards returned with the two female gladiators. What Tubro feared did not happen, and the two female gladiators appeared very quiet. They went to the back just now to take a bath, washed off the dirt on their bodies, changed into clean clothes, and covered with the armor that Tubro brought back from Daqin, but they also looked heroic.

The two female gladiators walked into the hall, came to Liu Xin and bowed, and then made a big call, but Liu Xin didn't understand what it meant. They spoke too quickly, and the guard, who knew a little about Daqin, was also a little dazed. Liu Xin had no choice but to turn his head to look at Tubro.

"The two female gladiators are thanking Your Majesty, and it is Your Majesty who has given them dignity so that they can die cleanly. ”

Liu Xin frowned and said, "When did I say that I would let them die?" ”

"They are asking Your Majesty, when will they start a duel? Is it an empty-handed duel or a weapon? His Majesty also knew that as long as the gladiator's duel began, it would be a game of endless death, so at least one of them was destined to die, and if they were of equal strength, perhaps both of them would die. ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "You tell them that I don't want to see their dueling performances, not now, and not in the future." I forgive them, they don't have to be gladiators anymore. ”

Tubro reviewed Liu Xin's words in Daqin's language, and the two female gladiators suddenly cheered and hugged each other vigorously.

Liu Xin muttered to himself in disbelief: "It's not that the gladiators are all cold-blooded animals and are not afraid of life and death, but why are they happy to be like this?" ”