Out of Liangzhou City, to the north is an endless desert, and to the south is Qinghai Lake and Qilian Mountain. The Hexi Corridor stretches through between the desert and the mountains and rivers, forming a long green belt, connecting the Western Regions and Liangzhou. Similarly, the tall Qilian Mountains and the stretching desert are the best natural barriers, leaving the Tibetans and Turks at a loss and blessing the peace of this side.

After walking a short distance, I saw the bearded merchant waiting in front, and when I saw Li Shanchai coming up, he said with a smile: "Brother, brother, you are fine." Dude, I'm still worried about you. ”

This guy is really following Li Shan, Li Shan is too lazy to care, for now, he still hurried to send the convoy to Yumen Pass, the time to come out is not short, it is better to go back early.

Along the way, I passed through Ganzhou and Suzhou, and finally came to the front of Yumen Pass.

Yumen Pass is the last barrier to the Western Regions, out of the Yumen Pass is no longer the territory of the Han people, the 36 countries in the Western Regions are of different races, but also formed a unique style of the Western Regions. The Yumen Pass bordering it naturally also has a lot of colors from the Western Regions.

After entering the city pass, Li Shan saw that the Yumen Pass was like a large bazaar, and all kinds of people were buying and selling their things.

Ke Suo said: "Brother, how about you come to Yumen Pass to get a glimpse of the customs of the Western Regions?" Isn't that a little surprised? ”

Li Shan sighed: "This Yumen Pass really lives up to its name, majestic and solemn, after hundreds of years of wind and sand still stands, there is this Shenguan to have prosperity and tranquility on the Silk Road." ”

Yang Miaoling said: "Xianggong, your side poem is a must in Chang'an, why don't you write a poem when you see this Xiongguan now?" ”

Yang Miaoling likes poetry, and prefers Li Shan's poems, so you can't miss such a beautiful scenery.

Li Shan nodded and said, "It should be so,

The Yellow River is far above the white clouds,

A lonely city and ten thousand mountains.

Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willows,

The spring breeze does not pass the jade gate. ”

Yang Miaoling savored it, smiled and clapped her hands: "Good poems, good poems, Xianggong really cherishes ink like gold, I don't usually see poetry, but as long as it is made, it is a masterpiece that has been handed down to the world." ”

Li Shan accepted Yang Miaoling's praise shamelessly, and Ke Suowang also applauded again and again: "Good poetry, my brother's poetry is vast and atmospheric, worthy of this Western Regions Xiongguan." ”

Li Shan looked at Ke Suowang and was a little surprised, could he, a perennial businessman, also know poetry?

Ke Suowang seemed to be completely unaware, and continued: "Today is supposed to be a market once every ten days, and all the merchants who come and go will go to the city to barter, I wonder if you are interested in going to see it?" ”

Li Shan turned around and looked at Yang Miaoling, and saw that Yang Miaoling did not object, and said, "Okay, when I came to Yumen Pass, I naturally wanted to see it." ”

Yang Miaoling said: "I'll let the foreman take them out of the customs, let's stay here for two days, purchase some things and go back." ”

Yumen Pass is not a city in the real sense, except for the defenders stationed here, there are not many people here, but because of the endless stream of merchants coming and going on the Silk Road, the market in this city pass has been formed.

Yang Miaoling fully showed her true colors as a businessman, asking prices back and forth in this market to understand the market. Suddenly, she pointed to the front and said, "Xianggong, you see a group of people around there who don't know what they're doing, let's go and see?" ”

Li Shan took a look at it, there were several strong men in the crowd, one of them leading a horse and shouting at the people around him, as if he was introducing something.

Li Shandao: "Let's go, go and see." ”

When he walked to the front, he understood that he was selling horses, and a strong man led by him said: "Gu Wei's father, fellow villagers, brothers and sisters are optimistic, this horse is a serious sweaty BMW, and it took a month for the brothers to tame this horse." Which guest officer took a fancy to it and wanted to buy it? The reserve price is 300 taels, and the one with the highest price gets it. ”

Li Shan took a closer look at the horse's body, which was as red as coals, without half a stray hair; The body is tall, from head to tail, about one zhang long; The horse's head is high, and he is taller than the strong man; The reins were in the hands of the strong man, but they were not honest, and they kept screaming and roaring, and they were like flying into the sea.

Li Shan said in a low voice: "What a good horse." ”

Ke Sowang couldn't help but pause and said, "What a good horse, but unfortunately I don't have enough money to buy such a good horse." ”

Three hundred taels of silver is not a small amount, it is indeed not cheap for a horse, and this is still in Yumen Pass, if this horse arrives in the capital, I am afraid that a thousand taels of silver will be paid.

Li Shan stepped forward without hesitation and shouted, "Three hundred taels of silver, I want this horse." ”

The strong man also shouted for a long time, after all, although there are people coming and going on this Silk Road, there are not many people who can really make a big price, and three hundred taels of silver is enough to make most people daunted. Seeing that Li Shan had made a bid, he was very happy and shouted: "This little brother has bid three hundred taels, is there a higher price than this?" If not, the horse will belong to the little brother. To be honest, this horse is the best horse I've ever seen, and there is no such thing as a shop after this village. ”

At this time, just behind Li Shan, another voice came over and said, "Four hundred taels, I want this horse." ”

The strong man was even more overjoyed when he heard that someone had raised the price, and said: "Someone has increased the price by four hundred taels, it is really a person who knows the goods, is there anything to increase?" Does this little brother want to increase the price? ”

Li Shan was not to be outdone, he always spared no expense in what he was optimistic about, and shouted: "Okay, then five hundred taels." ”

"Six hundred taels."

"Eight hundred taels."

"One thousand taels."

Li Shan couldn't go up, turned his head to look, found the person who had raised the price just now, arched his hand at the person and said, "Have a good eye, dare to ask this ......"

Li Shan's words generally stopped, because he really didn't know what to call the person in front of him.

At first glance, this person's voice is a little high-pitched, like a woman. But when I saw this person, I saw that this person was wearing this man's clothes, obviously a woman disguised as a man.

However, Li Shan has to say that the level of this person's female dress as a man is really not very good. The main reason is that her face is too delicate, it is the style of a woman in the Western Regions, her skin is very fair, her eyes are bright, her eyelashes are narrow, her nose bridge is straight, but her lips are a little small, and she is now a standard Xinjiang beauty.

Since she is dressed as a man, is it a little inappropriate to call her a girl directly? And it can be heard that although she speaks Chinese fluently, her accent is a little biased, and it seems that she has been specially asked to be taught, and she has not lived among Han Chinese.

Moreover, there are several guards behind her, who can be seen at a glance that they are well-trained and definitely masters, which means that this person's identity is not as simple as what she is wearing, so she should be cautious.

Li Shan only said half a sentence, but it didn't embarrass the woman, and the woman arched her hand like Li Shan and said: "I'm a woman dressed as a man, just because I feel that this man's clothes are more comfortable to wear than women's clothes, and I don't mean anything else." You can call me Gadot. ”

Li Shan said: "Miss Gaduo, under Li Shan." Presumably the girl is also a horse lover, this horse really likes it tightly, I don't know if the girl can cut love, and there will be heavy thanks in the next day. ”

It's not that Li Shan is instigated, but Li Shan doesn't have enough money, this time he came to Yumen Pass but brought a thousand taels of silver, it stands to reason that everything should be enough, who wants to meet this batch of good horses, and there is a wealthy person to fight with him. The most important thing to fight with him is still a woman, which makes Li Shan very unwilling, such a good horse should be reserved for the general who fights on the battlefield, not a woman who is protected.

Gadot didn't appreciate it at all, stepped forward, and said with a smile: "This horse is also my favorite, why should I give it to you?" ”

Li Shandao: "Presumably the girl has also heard a sentence, BMW is a hero, such a good horse should gallop on the battlefield, vertical and horizontal, if it is captive in the courtyard horse farm, it will live up to its ability?" ”

Gadot frowned when he heard this, looked at Li Shan unkindly, and said: "You mean that you are a hero and should ride this BMW, I am just a woman, and riding this horse is a waste, right?" ”

Li Shan is a person who has fought on the battlefield, he knows too well what a good number of war horses mean to the general, and he has an indescribable feeling for war horses, and he can imagine the heroic posture of this horse galloping on the battlefield at the first glance.

Li Shandao: "The girl doesn't have to be angry, she begs the horse to be heartfelt, and she doesn't choose what to say." If the girl is willing to cut her love, she can agree to any request of the girl. ”

Gadot glanced at Li Shan contemptuously and said, "Okay, since you said so, then I'll give you a chance, let's go head-on, if you win me, I'll give you this horse." ”

As she spoke, Gadot hooked her fingers at the guards behind her, and her guards took two swords, one to Gadot, and the other to Li Shan.

Li Shan didn't expect Gadot to put forward such a reason, it seems that he was dissatisfied with Li Shan's remarks just now. But Li Shan really didn't think she could beat herself.

Seeing Li Shan's hesitation, Gadot's expression became even more contemptuous, and asked, "What's the matter, are you afraid?" ”

Li Shan pushed the sword away from his front and said, "That's good, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." But I still don't use this sword, so as not to say that I am invincible. ”

Gadot sneered and said, "Okay, whatever you want." ”

Li Shan also stepped forward, and when the others saw that there was going to be a fight, they quickly dispersed and made room for the two of them. The strong man who sells the horse also takes the horse aside, and whoever wins the two is his big seller, so he has to be optimistic.

Yang Miaoling pulled Li Shan's sleeve with some worry, Li Shan patted the back of her hand with a smile and said, "It's okay." ”

Li Shan made a gesture of invitation to Gadot and said, "Lady first." ”

Gadot shouted, and the long sword stabbed directly at Li Shan without dragging mud and water at all, Li Shan didn't expect her to be so fast, caught off guard, and she was able to dodge, and the clothes on her chest were torn.

Yang Miaoling exclaimed in fright.

Li Shan didn't have time to be surprised, Gadot's second sword stabbed again, and Li Shan dodged again. Dodged seven or eight swords in a row, and finally Gadot's sword was exhausted, and Li Shan took the opportunity to kick Gadot's sword away and widened the distance. looked at the sword on his chest, but fortunately it didn't hurt the flesh.

This chick is such a fiery horse, no wonder she likes this horse. Li Shan spat at the mouth, tightened his belt, and looked at Gadot with wary eyes.

Gadot missed a few hits in a row, and she was also a little surprised, and she also underestimated Li Shan. I thought that this rich boy who came out with a bodyguard beauty was just a wine bag and rice bag, but I didn't expect it to be two hits.

This time Li Shan took the initiative to attack, he had no weapons, and he couldn't wait for Gadot to find an opportunity, otherwise he could only passively dodge. Li Shan pounced forward, Gadot stabbed with his sword, if he stabbed this time, Li Shan should go to see Hades.

However, Li Shan is not a vegetarian, he just tied the belt is just a trick, in fact, he loosened the belt. She had expected Gadot's sword to come over the next time, so she dodged sideways, took out the belt from her waist and lifted it up, the belt directly wrapped around Gadot's sword, and then sent it behind her, pulling the blade directly to Gadot's neck.

When Gadot's guards saw that Gadot didn't stop, they all drew their weapons and rushed up to surround Li Shan.

Li Shan lost his belt at this time, his pants were a little loose, and he didn't dare to move, so he gently let go of Gadot, took back the belt and tied it, and said with a smile: "How is it?" This horse should be mine, right? ”

Gadot angrily threw the sword in his hand at the guard next to him, and said angrily: "Who said that this horse was given to you, I paid for it, and if you pay back, the starting price will be given to you." ”

Li Shan was also very angry when he saw that she had reversed herself, and said, "Why don't you talk nonsense?" ”

Seeing Li Shan's angry appearance, Gadot laughed again and said, "Don't you Han people have a saying that only women and villains are difficult to raise?" I'm a woman, what's wrong with going back on my word? ”

Li Shan was also stunned, he had never seen such a high-sounding trick, and said angrily: "Ah San, snatch the horse for me." "If the text doesn't make sense, then come to Wu.

Not much, this time Ah San didn't make a move as always, but came behind Li Shan and whispered: "Young master, these guards are not weak in martial arts, I can't deal with them alone, so forget it." ”

Li Shan was also surprised, Ah San's kung fu Li Shan knew too well, and let him say such a thing, he was definitely not an ordinary guard, this woman's origin is not simple.

Li Shan shook his head helplessly: "Count me unlucky, let's go." (To be continued.) )