The spacious hall is covered with all kinds of finely embroidered cashmere carpets, and those who know the goods know at a glance that this is a Boshu craftsman from the plateau of the Central Continent, which is worth a thousand gold, and the artworks hanging on the surrounding walls are all made by everyone, and they are priceless. The well-crafted fireplaces on both sides of the hall emit a stream of heat, and it doesn't take long for even a frozen person to walk in and get back to normal. The ladies took off their fur coats one after another, revealing their slender or bloated figures, and the sound of warblers filled the room.

Qin Duan didn't have much interest in this kind of drinking party, but it was precisely these imported products from the Western Continent that made these so-called imperial high society flock to it, and it soon became popular. Qin Dui took a glass of authentic Royal Salute whiskey from the Western Continent presented by the waiter, and took a sip lightly, the alcohol stimulated his tongue, making Qin Dui feel extremely comfortable.

Well, the famous wine of this Western Continent is really not bad, no less than the "heroic blood" produced in its own territory, although the flavor is different. While quietly sipping the wine, Qin Duan walked to the corner of the hall, hoping to be quiet for a while, but soon someone followed.

"Your Excellency, you don't seem to be interested in banquets?" He was followed by Robson and another man.

"Oh no, I'm just a little unaccustomed to this kind of occasion." Qin Duan smiled politely and replied.

"This is Mr. Rawang, the representative of the General Chamber of Commerce of the Kingdom of India, my good friend, he, like the adults, only came to the imperial capital the day before yesterday." Robson introduced with a smile.

"Oh? The Kingdom of Ind'an? Fortunately, friends from afar. Qin Duan warmly hugged each other in the way of meeting in the middle of the continent to show his closeness.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." The other party showed a mouthful of snow-white teeth, and his dark skin looked very healthy.

"My lord, Mr. Rawang has made a special trip to the imperial capital to visit you." Robson's voice lowered.

"Hmm, what is there that requires Mr. Rawang to come to the imperial capital from distant Indian?" Qin Duan was surprised.

"This is not the place to talk, I would like to ask you to go over there and talk about it in detail." Glancing around, Rawang said in a non-standard Qin language.

Qin Duan nodded silently. The three of them left the hall unobtrusively and entered the courtyard outside the hall. The courtyard is extremely spacious, with many cloisters running through it, forming countless secluded small gardens.

Rawang briefly explained his mission. The Indean kingdom, which had been seen as large to the outside world, was now in an extremely difficult situation, and the current titular king, Movor III, was cowardly by nature, and his Hyderabad tribe was declining under his leadership. While the Yakuan tribe in the west and the Tik tribe in the south began to grow and gradually compete with the Hyderabad tribe, Movol III gradually lost the ability to control the entire Indean tribe, and some smaller tribes began to rely on the other two large tribes to obey the orders of Movor III, the Punja tribe living in North Loulan is a typical example.

Relying on the support of the Tik tribe to the west, the Punjabi continued to harass the northern Loulan border, and even developed to ignore the center of the kingdom and began to plunder the caravans of the Hyderabad tribes, and their power quickly spread northward. This caused great concern among the nobles of the Hyderabad tribes. You must know that although the Indean Kingdom is rich in products, it has a large population, and the nobles do not get much wealth from ordinary people, and the profits brought by caravan trade are their biggest source of money.

Although the Hyderabad tribes were very angry at the actions of the Punjab, they were reluctant to directly confront the Shan Tik tribe behind the Punjab, and second, the Huns in the north also involved too much energy of the Hyderabad tribes, so even if the Punjab tribe controlled the important trade route of the Hyderabad tribal caravan to the Grand Duchy of Loulan and the Principality of Komini. They remained stubborn, and they were able to maintain their trade with the Western Regions to the east and the Hansen allies to the west.

But now the Punjabi is under the strong support of the Tik tribe. The Punjab tribe was even more arrogant, constantly sending armed men to harass the southern part of the Hyderabad tribal settlement, and on several occasions sending tribal troops directly into the hinterland of the Hyderabad tribe to rob caravanserais, which caused great indignation among the elders of the Hyderabad tribe.

It was at this time that Qin Du's forces entered Beiloulan and took control of the area, much to the delight of the nobles of the Hyderabad tribe. They immediately discussed and decided to use this opportunity to fight the power of the Punjab tribe and even the Tik tribe behind them, so they made a trip to Rawang's imperial capital.

After listening to Rawang's explanation, Qin Duan muttered for a long time without opening his mouth, it was not that he intended to take the shelf, it was true that Lawang's request was a bit embarrassing. Fortunately, Qin Duan had also heard Zhuge Fang introduce the situation of the Indean Kingdom, and he asked casually while thinking: "I heard that your Hyderabad tribe split from the original Solian tribe?" ”

Rawang glanced at Robson beside him, and didn't know what Qin Duan meant when he asked, but seeing that Robson didn't say anything, he replied cautiously: "My lord is right, the Hyderabad tribe was separated from the Solian tribe two years ago, and the other two are the Solian tribe and the Mish tribe, but now these two forces are far inferior to our Hyderabad department, but it is precisely because of this division that our strength has been weakened, and the Tik department and the Yakuan department will take advantage of the fire to rob." And our troops are more concentrated in the north to defend against foreign enemies, so ......"

Nodding in understanding, Qin Dujian said, "Then why don't you want to find a way to reunify the original Great Solian Ministry?" In this way, those lower tribes are not enough to trouble, where is it necessary to come all the way to the imperial capital to ask for help? ”

With an unspeakable wry smile on his face, Rawang shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's difficult, my lord may not know our entire Indean tribe very well, to put it mildly, although our Indean tribe is nominally a tribe, but there are many differences in customs and religious beliefs, even in the same tribe, there are many differences, once separated, it will be even more difficult to reunite, not to mention that now our Hyderabad tribe is not strong and unmatched, so it is too difficult to unify." ”

Although Rawang's words were very subtle and subtle, they also reflected the information that Zhuge Fang had told Qin Du, that is, the separatist tendencies in the Indean Kingdom were very strict, and there was a lack of strong political and military power to control them.

"Mr. Kolawang, you also know that the North Loulan region has just been incorporated into the empire's territory, and I don't need to tell you about the situation there, you also know what it is like, yes, I have plans to clean up law and order in the west of North Loulan, and a division of the Northwest Army under my command is also stationed there, and several divisions have also been formed, and the local troops are stepping up training, but this will take time, and I think it will be difficult to assist you in fighting the Punja tribe and the Tik tribe in the short term, as you said." Qin Duan said with a smile.

"And, most importantly, to assist you Hyderabad tribes in their fight against the Punjab and Tik tribes, I need a good reason." This is the key, Qin Duan said slowly. He wasn't worried about what the other party would bring in exchange for a deal, but that the condition had to carry enough weight to make a deal possible.

Looking at each other and smiling, Rawang showed his white teeth again, so much so that Qin Duan even suspected that he intended to show his pride in front of him, "My lord, what kind of conditions do you need?" (To be continued......)