A hint of cunning glint flashed in Wang Shichong's eyes: "Yes, Xu Gai let a few dogs go up the mountains and go to the countryside to spread these anti-war songs everywhere, these are just petty fights, as long as they don't pull the flag and rebel, they won't attract the attention of the government." And Dou Jiande and Wang Xuba will not take the initiative to cause trouble before the chaos in Hebei, they still have to wait and see, what we really care about is when Yang Guang will issue the order for the national mobilization. ”

Wei Zheng's brows furrowed slightly: "Then according to the lord, when will it be?" ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed: "Soon, Feng Lun sent an envoy to the Turks, and he should soon be able to meet our Minister of Echi, if Yang Guang learned that the secret envoys of Goguryeo were in contact with the Turks, it would be strange if he didn't fight Goguryeo!" ”

Monan, the city of Dali.

Since ten years ago, after the Sui army broke the capital of the Blue Khan, Changsun Sheng led 30,000 troops out of the fortress, and built this fortress in the middle of the desert that is exactly the same as the style of the border city of the Han Dynasty, it can be said that this is a city built on the grassland on a flat ground, the city wall is made of loess mixed with sand, which can resist wind and dust storms, and the city is based on the dignity of different tribes and identities, and 50,000 households are settled, mostly the old and weak women and children stay behind, usually young men go out to graze, and return to the city to live at sunset, It can also be regarded as exploring a way of life suitable for the settlement of grassland herders.

At first, these Turks were not used to this, but after a long time, they found that this settled life was much more comfortable than living in the steppe by water and grass, and the Sui Dynasty would send enough food to 200,000 people to eat for a year in the name of the princess's grooming money every year, and over time, these Turks were about to change their careers into farmers. Around the perimeter of the city of Dalí. Thousands of acres of land have also been cultivated. Corn and wheat are planted, and from a distance, in addition to the cattle and sheep all over the mountains, there are also patches of golden wheat waves, which make people have a kind of misplacement in the North China Plain.

Shibi Khan (the son of Qimin Khan, the former second prince Ashina Luji) stood at the head of the city, coldly looking at a mighty procession more than ten miles outside the city, this team was dressed in Han clothes. Under the banner of the Sui Dynasty, they are marching towards Dali City, and on both sides of them, thousands of Turkic cavalry are guarding, is it not the envoy group that the Sui Dynasty sent to the Turks this time to bring the official canonization edict to Shibi Khan?

Next to Shibi Khan, a Turkic man of medium height, black and thin, wearing a sheepskin jacket, looked to be about thirty years old. It was his think tank, Shi Shu Huxi, who looked at the silent Shibi Khan. Shi Shu Huxi said cautiously: "Great Khan, these envoys of the Sui Dynasty came to canonize you as the legitimate Great Khan, you should be happy, why are you so sullen?" ”

Shibi Khan muttered: "If you don't come sooner or later, when that Goguryeo Eulji Wende came to me, this envoy group came over, and they didn't say a word, and they only contacted us after they got out of the stopper, how can we do it?" ”

Shi Shu Huxi said with a smile: "Great Khan, you are still too worried, that Yizhi Wende has now arranged for us to live in a house in the city, and he himself knows that it cannot appear at this time, and the conditions for people to open this time are very good, and they can provide us with five million catties of pig iron, but the Sui Dynasty has always embargoed on our pig iron." Great Khan, if you want to completely get rid of the control of the Sui Dynasty in the future and become the real overlord of the steppe, you still have to ally with the Goguryeo, at least their pig iron is very important to us. ”

Shibi Khan's brows furrowed: "What worries me is not the arrival of Yizhi Wende, but that this guy was introduced by Prince Dubi, Hu Xi (Shi Shu is surname), don't you think there is a problem here?" ”

Shi Shu Huxi shook his head: "What can be the problem?" The eldest prince, oh, no, now he should be called the big agent, the big agent did not privately swallow the five million catties of pig iron, but kept the previous agreement with the Great Khan, as well as the three special services (Prince Ashina Lifer), and shared this batch of pig iron, which shows that the big secret service is very aware of current affairs, this difficult moment, there is the oppression of the Sui Dynasty outside, and there are various tribes inside, especially the tiger eye of the Mobei Tiele people, if our Ashina tribe starts a civil war on the Khan throne at this time, it will really be a catastrophe. ”

Shibi Khan nodded: "But what I'm worried about is not this, eldest brother, he has always had a secret deal with that Sui man Wang Shichong, and this Yizhi Wende came to us immediately after a trip to the Great Sui, patted his chest and said that he could take out five million catties of pig iron, Hu Xi, don't you think there is a problem in this?" If it weren't for someone threading the needle through it, how could this Yizhi Wende suddenly change his disguise and run to our Turks, and it was Gao Baoyi, the eldest brother's think tank, who led the way, I always felt that there was the shadow of Wang Shichong behind this matter. ”

Shi Shu Huxi smiled slightly: "That Wang Shichong is a cunning businessman, I heard that this battle in the Western Regions, although the Sui army won, but the Luo Khan was ousted from power, his many years of business in the Western Regions are in vain, and the Jinshan Iron Mine in the Western Regions used to transport pig iron to us for profiteering business can not be done, so he will definitely try his best to open up new trade routes, I estimate that this Yizhi Wende, it is under his hint and matchmaking that will come to our Turkic line." ”

Shibi Khan's brows furrowed slightly: "Then what benefits can Wang Shichong get?" Selling pig iron is Yizhi Wende selling us, and it has nothing to do with him! Moreover, this is a new smuggling channel, and he is afraid that he will not be able to share too much profit. ”

Shi Shu Huxi shook his head: "I think Wang Shichong also intends to do some business with Goguryeo, now the emperor of the Sui Dynasty is ambitious, and he wants to show off his strength on all sides, this time the Western Expedition subdued the Western Turks and Tuyuhun, and may set his sights on the east, Goguryeo has always been dissatisfied with the Sui Dynasty, and has not entered the court to pay tribute for many years, this time he sent Ezhi Wende as the leader, I think the tribute is small, and begging the Sui Dynasty not to send troops is a big deal." That Wang Shichong is a businessman, if he wants to do business, he doesn't want to fight, so I think he will move up and down within the Sui Dynasty, so that the emperor of the Sui Dynasty will not use troops against Goguryeo, so as to collect a good reward. ”

The corners of Shibi Khan's mouth hooked, the beard under his chin fluttered in the wind, and he took a deep breath: "Okay, no matter what happens to them, we still have to serve these envoys of the Sui Dynasty, Hu Xi, it's time for us to go down to the city." (To be continued......)