Cao Pi looked at the golden crown on Valdaro's head and said with a smile: "I thought you were a resting merchant, but I don't know where the army came from?" ”

Valdaro replied: "Dear Governor, although I am a merchant in the Rest Country, I am also a nobleman in the Rest Country, and I own a huge city and a wide farmland, and every year, I only need to pay a certain tax with King Vologasis, and I can have an army, and the same is true of this Papadosa, with the strength of our two city-states, plus some Qiang people who are good friends with us, it is enough to solve the enemies of the Governor." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Cao Pi also read in some classics that although the country of Anxi was very large, the king's control over the place was much worse than that of the Han Dynasty, and their borders did not even have provinces, let alone the establishment of prefectures and counties like the Han Dynasty. Some small countries can even retain the title of country as long as they pay tribute to the king of rest, and those nobles who belong to the resting country can own land and troops as long as they pay tribute, to put it bluntly, the resting country is a relatively loose country, the king relies on a strong army to control the whole country, and when someone finds that his army can defeat the king one day, then he will become the king, and the object of all the taxes paid by everyone in the resting country will become another person.

Since the other party said this, Cao Pi was also a little curious, and then asked: "I don't know what Your Excellency wants me to help you with, and you don't hesitate to use swords against the Qiang people?" ”

"I would like the Governor to take in a young man who has a noble status in the Sabbath, but now he is dangerous, so we are going to send him out of the Sabbath," Valdaro said. When the Sabbath is safe again, we will take him back to the Sabbath. ”

Cao Pi agreed without hesitation when he heard this, just to help him protect a person, as for the identity of this person and the matter of Valdaro's plot, Cao Pi was not interested at all, of course, if he found that the other party did not settle the problem as agreed, Cao Pi did not mind expelling or even killing this person who wanted to protect the rest of the country.

Valdaro was overjoyed and said, "I have thanked the state pastor here, this young man is in our caravan, I wonder if I can let him come to see the state pastor now." ”

Cao Pi said, "Call him." ”

Valdaro immediately got up and walked out, and it didn't take long for a young man around thirteen or fourteen years old to be brought in, this young man had blue eyes, brown hair, a white complexion, and an angular appearance, quite a bit heroic, and he was also looking Cao Pi up and down at this time, without the slightest timidity. In addition, although the figure of this young man is a little thinner, the joints of his fingers are relatively large, and he is not short, and he is about 175 centimeters.

This man comes from an extraordinary background....... Cao Pi thought so in his heart, and the young man crossed his hands on his chest at this time, bowed, but did not speak. "This young man's name is Ardaban, and he can't speak Chinese, so don't be surprised by the governor. ”

Cao Pi asked, "How do you want me to take care of him?" ”

"Ask the governor to take him with him, let him learn the culture of the Han people, and ensure his safety," Vardaro said. My companion, Papadosta, would follow Ardaban and ask the state priest to take care of him. ”

Papadosta on the side saluted Cao Pi and said, "There is a Lao Zhou pastor." ”

Cao Pi smiled and said, "At this time, it is simple, I will send elite soldiers to protect you." ”

Papadosta said, "Ardaban will be attacked by the Assassins, and if the people who protect us are not skilled warriors, then they must be accompanied by soldiers who are good at archery, otherwise we will still be in danger even if we enter the customs." ”

"In this case, you can live in the state pastoral mansion after entering the customs, and no one in our state pastoral mansion can sneak in and assassinate." Cao Pi saw Ardaban's posture and already felt that this young man's martial arts should not be weak, but Papadosta was still so worried, obviously it was not easy to assassinate them, so Cao Pi let them live in the state pastoral mansion.

After finishing speaking, Cao Pi changed his words and asked, "I wonder when I will be able to see the head of Badun?" ”

"Within two years, the state pastor will be able to do so," Valdaro said. ”

Cao Pi laughed: "Okay! ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, Kebineng raised the mare's milk wine in his hand and said with a smile: "Today, the state pastor has also talked about the troubles of his confidants, and the nobles who rest in peace have also been settled, and they can be regarded as taking what they need, and I, the host, are naturally happy to see that the two guests have solved what they want in their hearts. ”

Then the people drank and feasted, and drank for more than an hour before they dispersed. After the banquet, Cao Pi returned to his barracks, and when he went to the big tent, Cao Zhen asked on the side: "Who does my brother think this resting young man is?" ”

"I don't know who it is, but I know that this young man is a powerful opponent, the two resting merchants have cities and armies in the resting country, but they can't protect his thoughtfulness, obviously there are people who are stronger than the two combined, and they want to kill the young man, but this young man entered the Han Dynasty, but they are powerless to do anything about it, they can only send the assassination at this moment, when the king of Qin Zhuang Xiang was a hostage in other countries, but later returned to Qin to inherit the throne, for my brother to think, this young man is at least a prince of a small force in the rest of the country, and even the prince of the rest." Cao Pi said.

Cao Zhen suddenly realized when he heard this: "These two people are both nobles and business travelers, and putting the young man here with his brother and protecting him is not equivalent to Lu Buwei's strange goods to live in?" ”

Cao Pi glanced at Cao Zhen and smiled: "Brother Xian has grown up over the years. ”

Cao Zhen said with a smile: "I have been following my brother for a long time, and I have been training in Youzhou, so I understand a little bit." ”

At the same time, in the exotic tent of the merchants of the Sabbath, Valdaro, Papadosta, and Albanda also consulted.

The young man Albanda said in a sabbath voice: "Valdaro, Papadosta, do you think I am safer in the Han Congress?" ”

"Prince, neither I nor Papadosta can protect you in Rest, because your father, King Vologasis V and your brother, Vologasis, want to kill you, and if we bring you back to the Sabbath, they will lead an army against us, and our forces will not be able to compete with them," said Valdaro. ”

Papadosta also said: "Valdaro is right, Prince, your father and brother have been troubled by your wisdom and kindness and the growing power of your subjects, you are not the firstborn, and you are superior only to death. ”

Albanda said, "Shall I always remain in the kingdom of Han and abandon my subjects and people? ”

"Prince," said Valdaro, "trust your subjects and your people that they will never forsake you, and when your father and brother are in decline, I, Papadosta, and your people will welcome you back to the kingdom of rest, but until then, you must live." (To be continued.) )