Changsun Sheng smiled and nodded: "Huaqiang is really whipping in, so Datou Khan will never allow anyone in his territory to smuggle pig iron to Dulan Khan, there have been two small tribes in the past who secretly violated this prohibition and traded iron ore from the Altai Mountains with the Sha Bo Luo Khan at that time, but Datou Khan directly destroyed these two tribes, and the means were much more severe than our dynasty." ”

Wang Huaqiang also laughed: "So General Changsun thinks that as long as the Datou Khan hears the news that someone is smuggling iron ore and selling it to the Eastern Turks, he will definitely send his cavalry here to intercept and kill?" ”

Changsun Sheng said: "Yes, it will be, it may even be him himself, if it is not good, he will also send a son or brother at the level of Ye Hu." He knows that the people of the Western Regions of Gaochang Kingdom are all merchants, heavy profits and cunning, and they can't be relied on at all, so they will definitely send the elite horsemen of the headquarters to come, I have dealt with him for more than ten years, and there will be nothing wrong with this. ”

Wang Huaqiang nodded: "How to unify at that time?" General Changsun went to the Western Turks this time, I am afraid that he will not be able to meet the Datou Khan until they go to their Khan's court, and after Duan Yi goes back with them, he will be able to come again in more than a month, and then the Nadatou Khan will have time to send someone to intercept and kill? In addition, the location of the transaction is not necessarily the place of this time, so what if it misses? ”

Changsun Sheng smiled slightly: "First of all, to answer your first question, the Khan's tent of the Western Turkic Datou Khan is located in the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions, the north of the Qiuzi Kingdom, more than 10,000 miles back and forth from here, and it is indeed too late to arrive, but before I set off, I have secretly sent someone to the Turks to contact the Datou Khan, at this time he should have taken the cavalry on the way to Gaochang Kingdom, I have been in contact with the Datou Khan many times, he will definitely come." ”

Wang Huaqiang was surprised and happy in his heart, and was about to speak, but Changsun Sheng waved his hand, signaling him to listen to himself for the time being: "This second, after I see that after I reach the end, I will be all over this desert to reconnoitre, next time whether An Xinggui takes Yumen Pass or Yangguan, I will let the spies follow them all the way, and I will definitely not let go of their deals."

And I will try my best to let An Xinggui know that it was the An Sui brothers and sisters who betrayed him, and you are with the An brothers and sisters, he will definitely hate you. He couldn't retaliate against the Eastern Turks, so he could only go to Daxing to denounce Liu Jushi. Hua Qiang, what do you think of my plan? ”

Wang Huaqiang could only admire the smug look on Changsun Sheng's face: "General Changsun is clever, Hua Qiang admires." ”

Changsun Sheng smiled and patted Wang Huaqiang's shoulder: "It's you, when the time comes, you must be careful when you are alone in the Eastern Turks, in case something happens to us here, and we don't intercept and kill the caravan, you have to find a way to come back, and we will try to make a good plan." Hua Qiang, if there is any accident during the transaction, you have to save your life no matter what, understand? When Changsun Sheng said this, a complicated look suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Wang Huaqiang gritted his teeth, he moved towards Changsun Sheng, and whispered: "General Changsun, can you let go of the An brothers and sisters this time, leave them alive, and use them for our Great Sui?" ”

Changsun Sheng's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Hua Qiang, how can you have such thoughts!" An Sui's family is a close friend of Princess Dayi, how can he stay alive! ”

Wang Huaqiang sighed: "Although the An Sui family should be killed, his sister An Suiyu is a good person and has helped me a lot all the time, I can't bear to put their two brothers and sisters to death this time." ”

Changsun Sheng's face sank like water, staring at Wang Huaqiang's face motionless, as if he wanted to see through his heart from these eyes. After a long time, he sighed faintly: "Hua Qiang, you kid won't fall in love with that An Suiyu." ”

Wang Huaqiang shook his head resolutely: "General Changsun, Huaqiang is not a womanizer, and he will not abolish a major event because of women, this move is to repay An Suiyu's kindness, and secondly, to prepare for the future business on the Silk Road, the money on the Silk Road can't let these guys in Guzang City be so dark, you have to find a capable person to fight with them here." ”

Changsun Sheng still shook his head: "No, first, once the adultery between Princess Dayi and the An Sui family is revealed, it will also be the time when your Yang Qin's identity is exposed, and then their brothers and sisters will definitely know that this is a bureau set up by you, even if you leave the An Sui family alive, their brothers and sisters will hate you to the bone, how can they help you."

Second, no man can bear to have his wife cheating with other men, maybe Dulan Khan will not kill Princess Dayi at once this time, but he will definitely not tolerate An Sui's family, basically he will definitely die, when An Suiyu dies his brother, he will also have an indissoluble enmity with you, and you will never use her. Hua Qiang, this move is too dangerous, you better forget it. ”

Wang Huaqiang's eyes flashed green: "General Changsun, I will beg you for this matter once, I know that if you come to the East-Turkic Headquarters as an envoy of the Great Sui to ask the princess of Dayi, you will be alone in the tiger's den, and some things cannot be too reluctant, but I still hope that you can put forward it at that time, it is the emperor who wants to bring the An brothers and sisters and my Yang Qin back to the Great Sui, as long as the An Sui family is not dead, bring them back to the Great Sui, and I will be able to slowly find a way to subdue them in the future." ”

Changsun Sheng's eyes were as sharp as lightning, and he said in a deep voice: "Wang Huaqiang, are you doing this for yourself or for the country?" ”

Wang Huaqiang looked directly into Changsun Sheng's eyes without flinching: "How can the people who will take revenge be patriotic, General Changsun, I will not mistake the state affairs for this matter, what Huaqiang invited, is just that when the overall situation has been decided, my personal small wishes can be satisfied, and I will definitely find a way to make the An brothers and sisters become useful people to the Great Sui in the future, rather than a disaster for the country." ”

Eldest Sun Sheng stared at him for a long time, and finally sighed: "I can't guarantee you about this matter, but I will make it clear to the Duke of Qi Guo what you mean, and if he agrees, I will do as you say." Wang Huaqiang, you served the country this time, and you were born and died, and I will help you fight for this condition from the Duke of Qi. ”

Wang Huaqiang was overjoyed in his heart, and his face, which had been tense just now, eased a little, and he hugged his fists and said: "Thank you, General Changsun, I owe you a favor this time, and I will definitely pay it back in the future." ”

Changsun Sheng shook his head and said coldly: "Don't think about returning the favor, think about your next Turkic trip first, if you expose your identity in advance because of your children's affection, don't talk about saving the An brothers and sisters at that time, you won't even be able to save your own life." At this time, you'd better think about what else is missing, and what else could be bad. ”

Wang Huaqiang thought of the fact that Li Fan had asked him about the origin of Duan Da and others during the day, and his heart sank: "General Changsun, during the day, Li Fan asked me about the origin of my Duan brothers, I said that it was Liu Jushi and others' family guards, who joined General He Ruobi's subordinates during the Southern Expedition, and also followed me. Do you think there is a problem with this statement? ”

Changsun Sheng pondered for a while: "It's not a big problem, the Xiaoguo Army is a palace guard, it does not belong to the government soldiers, and the personnel are not in the local government soldiers' books, Li Fan sent people to check, and it is impossible to find out, because many of the troops during the southern expedition were temporarily recruited and improvised, like the detachment you and Wang issued last time was recruited by itself, and you also made it clear that these people are the servants of Liu Jushi and his group, so it is even more impossible for him to find out." ”

Wang Huaqiang let out a sigh of relief, he was quite worried about this, but after hearing what Changsun Sheng said, he calmed down, and said with a smile: "General Changsun, you are now a general of chariots and cavalry, and you should also be in charge of the government soldiers of a state, I am not too familiar with the military system of this dynasty, can you tell me about it?" When I come back from this mission to the Turks, maybe I can also promote a five-rank military attache such as a chariot cavalry general and a hussar general, and then I don't know the military system, so I will make a joke. ”

Changsun Sheng laughed: "Hua Qiang, how can you be such a smart person, how can you not even know this?" ”

Wang Huaqiang shook his head helplessly: "No way, the family is not like your family has been an official for many generations, my grandfather was a bankrupt businessman, who came to the Central Plains from the Western Regions, and my father relied on the ability to settle accounts from the treasury official to the governor of the lower governor's history, and I don't know much about the official system of the Great Sui, and I don't know much about the government military system." ”

Changsun Sheng nodded: "In this case, today I will talk to you about the basic system of our Great Sui, as well as the government and military system, since the emperor ascended the throne, the post of prime minister has been abolished, three provinces and six ministries have been established, and the prime minister has been in power." Among them, the Zhongshu Province was responsible for drafting the edict, the Menxia Province was responsible for supervising the edict and impeaching the ministers, and the Shangshu Province and its six subordinate ministries were in charge of the entire country, which everyone knows. ”