In the horse farm outside the stable, Gu Yuanqing was riding the Tuguhun horse and galloping back and forth with joy on his face. Gu Yuanxi was heartbroken when he saw it. This is 800 yuan, not to mention ordinary people, even those middle and lower-level officials in the imperial court department who have no oil and water to fish, if they only live on money, they will need to go without eating or drinking for several years to buy this Tuguhun horse.

"This is really a veritable 'BMW'!" Gu Yuanxi secretly sighed: "The mentality of buying horses in the ancients is probably similar to the mentality of buying cars now. The price of this Tuyuhun horse is at least comparable to the 'BMW 5 Series' of later generations. ”

Shopkeeper Zhou said with a smile on the side: "The price of this Tuguhun horse in our store is second only to the big food horse. I think that the number of big horses in the national dynasty can be described as rare, and such rare treasures are hard to find. So in comparison, this Tuguhun horse is already an extremely rare horse. ”

Gu Yuanxi remembered the characteristics of the Arabian horse he saw in later generations, so he replied: "If you really want to compare." In terms of the two, it is still the big horse that prevails. Although this big eater is only mid-to-mid in size, it has excellent speed and stamina, and its endurance may even be the best of all horse breeds. In addition, their adaptability to all kinds of harsh climates is unparalleled in the world, and they can adapt well to four situations: dry, wet, cold and hot. ”

Shopkeeper Zhou was slightly surprised, and then nodded: "Not bad." It is precisely because of the advantages of this big eating horse with beautiful body, well-proportioned structure, strong jumping power, keen and docile temperament, and easy to train that it is especially loved by Datang boys. Therefore, even if it is ten thousand gold, as long as it is available, it will immediately be bought by those noble eunuchs and military generals who are not short of money. Only this big food horse is extremely rare, and the caravan of the bank can only buy one or two horses in the Silk Road every year, and it will be sold out as soon as it arrives in Chang'an. ”

Gu Yuanxi suddenly frowned, and secretly thought to himself: "This big food horse is the Arabian horse of the later generations, although it is extremely rare and rare in my Tang Dynasty, but it is as common as rats and cockroaches in the Arabian Peninsula where the big food is located. With the sharp **, excellent Arab war horses, and fanatical Islamic beliefs, the ancient Arabs conquered the surrounding ethnic groups and established a powerful Arab empire across the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. If the Tang cavalry and the Arab cavalry confront each other head-on...... I don't know if the Anxi cavalry of the Tang Dynasty and the Khorasan cavalry of Arabia had a head-to-head duel in the Battle of Hengros in history. ”

Shopkeeper Zhou saw Gu Yuanxi frowning and thinking about it, thinking that he was worried about the price of the big horse, so he smiled and persuaded: "This honored guest." This Tuyuhun horse is already very good, and it doesn't have to be a big eating horse. Besides, I heard from the caravan steward who had just returned to Beijing from the Silk Road that this year, the black-clothed food and the white-clothed food in the country have begun to confront each other, and I'm afraid I won't even be able to buy a big food horse from this year to next year——"

"What did you say?" Gu Yuanxi was originally thinking to himself, but when he heard the words of Shopkeeper Zhou, he was immediately shocked and said, "You said that the black-clothed food and the white-clothed food have begun to fight?" ”

Shopkeeper Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then explained: "The people of this big food country all believe in the 'big food method'. This year I heard that the black-clothed nobles who claimed to be the 'descendants of Allah openly fought against the white-clothed monarch. Listening to the steward, the country may have been full of smoke now. ”

"The black food is the Abbasids, and the white food is the Umayyads. I remember that this Abbasid dynasty will replace the Umayyad dynasty in a few years, and will meet Gao Xianzhi's Anxi army in Hengros this year, could it be that at this time the civil strife of the Great Food has already begun? ”

Li Qi was originally standing on the side with his hands in his hands, looking intently at Gu Yuanqing's riding posture. At this time, seeing Gu Yuanxi holding sweat in both hands, pondering without saying a word, he bumped into him with a smile and asked, "What's wrong?" Don't you have any money to pay back, do you want me to help you a little? ”

Seeing this, Gu Yuanxi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's nothing." That's right - I said King Jianning, a good horse is rare. Do you need a horse? If you're a person, you should buy a horse worth the same amount as a Bentley or a Porsche-Macan. ”

"Ma Can?" Li Qi was confused and asked, "What kind of horse is Ma Can?" How have you never heard of it? Then he shook his head and said, "I don't have to." Among the 50 pastoral supervisors set up by the imperial court in Longyou, nine of them are subordinate to the East Palace, and these nine pastoral supervisors are all under the management of the East Palace Supervisor and the East Palace Stable Pastoral Office. There are still dozens of good horses in the stables of the East Palace, and I, as the son of the crown prince, still have a few horses available. ”

Gu Yuanxi repented when he heard this: "Hey-I knew that I would have borrowed a few horses from you to ride, so why waste these 800,000 dollars." He glared at Li Qi and said, "I said King Jianning, you should be a little stingy." Not to mention sending a few horses, you can just borrow them for a few days. Do you need to hide it like this? ”

Li Qi smiled bitterly: "It's not that I cherish my broom, it's just that the horses in the stables of the East Palace are branded with the mark of the East Palace Priest." At the hunting party in a few days, I want you to get ahead with your own abilities. If you ride the prison horse of the East Palace, you will inevitably be engraved with the mark of the East Palace Party by someone with a heart, which will be very detrimental to your career. ”

Gu Yuanxi was greatly ashamed when he heard this, but he didn't expect Li Qi to even consider these details in all aspects for himself, and he really lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. He scratched his head and smiled and opened the topic: "This Tuguhun horse is called 'chasing the wind', so what is the name of King Jianning's horse?" ”

Li Qi smiled slightly: "I have a white horse under my seat, with white hair and white mane, which is extremely rare. Cui Bao, a Jin man, once said in "Ancient and Modern Notes: Miscellaneous Notes": "Shocking sails. Cao Zhen has a horse, named Shocking Sail, and it is said that its gallop is as fast as a gale. 'Cao Zhen Cao Zidan, the son of the Cao family and a famous general of the Wei State. It is not only broken by Qianghu, but also set the west of the river. With the capital of the clan, it is the national screen vassal to compete with Wu and Shu. And I, Li Qi, am also the grandson of the Son of Heaven and the national clan. Therefore, my white horse, also named the same as 'Frightened Sail', would like to encourage myself with this. ”

Gu Yuanxi was dumbfounded when he heard this, and gave a thumbs up and praised: "King Jianning really deserves to be a descendant of the Heavenly Family, and he can pull out so many Taos from the name of a horse. I thought that King Jianning, as the grandson of the emperor, loved white horses, but he was quite a veritable 'prince charming'! ”

"Prince Charming? And then the prince of which country? Li Qi shook his head and smiled: "Speaking of white horses, I have to count the 'white bird' horse of my imperial uncle Qingwang Li Cong is the most famous. The so-called 'leaping out of thin air, Cao's white bird', this white dragon horse is named after the 'white bird' ridden by Cao Hong, which was sent by the Huairen Khan of the Hui Khanate the year before last to pay tribute. Last year, when His Majesty's birthday was the 'Thousand Autumn Festival', the emperor gave it to the emperor's eldest son, King Qing. ”

"I heard that the "Collected Memories" compiled by Wang Jia of the Eastern Jin Dynasty once recorded: The name of the horse that Cao Hong and Wei Wu rode was called Baihu. The proverb of the time said: 'Leap out of thin air, Cao's white bird.'" The 'white bird' who wants to come to King Qing must also be a transcendent dragon horse. Gu Yuanxi Yiyue said: "I also heard that the royal family has a few sweaty and bloody horses from the Western Regions, I don't know if it is true?" ”

Li Qiran smiled and said, "This is true. Sweat and blood horses are commonly known as 'Dawan horses', and last year, the Western Regions did pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty royal family six sweat and blood horses, which were named after red, purple, green, yellow, lilac, and peach blossom. These six sweat and blood horses are all divine horses that have nothing in the sky and the earth, which are extremely rare in my Tang Dynasty. These six heavenly horses, in addition to the Huang Qi for His Majesty to ride, among which the Lilac Qi was given to Taizhen Yang Guifei; The peach blossom was given to the twentieth daughter of the emperor, Princess Wanchun; Qing Qi allocated it to the eldest princess of Yuzhen, the royal sister; And the red dial was given to my father, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and is now being given by my father to the royal brother King Guangping. Therefore, the remaining ownerless purple horse was coveted and worried by all parties, and I heard that my uncles, princes, and nobles such as the Lady of the Kingdom of Qiu had repeatedly sought rewards from my imperial grandfather, and my imperial grandfather always laughed at it, and would never give it to others easily. ”

"That's-" Gu Yuanxi was sweating profusely, and secretly thought in his heart: "The sweat and blood horse is also called the Akhal-Tejin horse, and there are only more than 2,000 left. If this Tuguhun horse is a modern 'BMW', then the six sweaty BMWs paid tribute by the Western Regions are Hyundai's super limited edition Lamborghini Veneno and Ferrari enzo. ”

The two were talking, and they saw that Gu Yuanqing had already ridden his horse and rushed towards the two. Sometimes she rode sideways, sometimes on her horse, and made these difficult maneuvers with great grace.

Both of them clapped their hands and praised them heartily and said, "Good!" Gu Yuanxi didn't expect that his sister was really a woman, and he thought that Gu Yuanqing's superb equestrian skills were probably not much better than those seven-foot men.

"Brother. That's it. Gu Yuanqing rode this Tuguhun horse and slowly stepped in front of the two, then smiled, turned over and dismounted, gently stroked the horse's back, and nodded with satisfaction: "This horse has a strong and powerful pace, a docile and docile character, and is indeed a good horse." In a few days' Cuihua Mountain Hunting Meeting, this horse should be your help. ”

"Give it to me? Why, don't you? Gu Yuanxi was stunned.

Gu Yuanqing pursed his lips and said with a smile: "The hunting meeting in Cuihua Mountain is mainly for my brother to make a name for himself and get ahead. I'm a little girl, but I'm just going to go to the mountains and rivers to hunt, what do I want such a good horse to do? ”

"Not bad." Li Qi smiled and said: "Since ancient times, BMW has been a hero, and you have to control this horse." I just hope that Cuihua Mountain will go hunting in a few days, and Saburo won't let us down. ”

Hearing this, Gu Yuanxi smiled at the shopkeeper and said, "Since this is the case, it's just this horse." Shopkeeper, are there any supporting products to give~"

"What are the ancillary products?"

"Just send some saddles decorated with gold, silver, and jewelry."

Shopkeeper Zhou smiled when he heard Gu Yuanxi's decision to buy it at the beginning, and after hearing Gu Yuanxi's words, he suddenly squeezed into a bitter gourd face and said: "If it is an ordinary saddle and other harness, the bank will naturally have brand new harness to offer." If you want to give away what the Venerable Guest said, that is absolutely not possible. ”

"What about after-sales service?"

"What is after-sales service?" Shopkeeper Zhou was very depressed, Gu Yuanxi always said something that people couldn't understand.

"It's that this horse is sick or lame or something, is there a warranty or can it be returned?" Gu Yuanxi stared at Shopkeeper Zhou with a concerned expression.

"This-" Shopkeeper Zhou cried and laughed: "This horse is a living creature, once the purchase is brought out, the store will not be responsible." ”

"Hey-" Gu Yuanxi shook his head and patted Shopkeeper Zhou's shoulder and said, "The store, your physical store can't do well, the after-sales service is too poor, I want to give a bad review." ”

He stepped forward and stroked the horse gently, and exclaimed, "What a good horse." ”

Shopkeeper Zhou wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said: "That's natural, these hundreds of horses in captivity in this bank are all good horses transported from Chang'an Ranch, and they will definitely not be bad." ”

"Alright, this is it." Gu Yuanxi patted the horse's back lightly, and then seemed to remember something, and showed a hint of a smile to the shopkeeper Zhou: "I heard that the shopkeeper Zhou said that you have a lot of horses here, and I have a foreign horse breed here, I wonder if the shopkeeper Zhou has it here?" ”

Shopkeeper Zhou smiled when he heard this, patted his chest with confidence, and said proudly: "That's natural, except for some rare horse breeds that have been sold out, everything else can be said to be everything." Even if it is a good horse breed in the Western Regions, a BMW in Saibei and other foreign horse breeds, the bank has inventory. ”

"Really?" When Gu Yuanxi heard this, a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he leaned over to the shopkeeper's ear and asked softly, "Then I don't know if you have any 'oceanian horses' imported from the West here?" It's the kind of blond and blue-eyed who has a wild personality and is very comfortable to ride. ”