Chapter 84: Into the Desert North
"Whew!"
Yi Chen let out a long breath.
This Zhao Da Butler is not a real martial arts saint, with a body of flesh and blood, and his strength is equivalent to at least ten or more martial arts masters.
After Yi Chen devoured him and refined him, he directly opened the Twelve Star Points of the Zodiac in one go.
A whole twelve big holes are opened at the same time!
Connect with the star dome, and the thoughts are accessible!
Yi Chen seemed to have stepped into a new realm, not only devouring all the energy of Zhao Da Butler, but even some of his memories were refined and absorbed by Yi Chen.
Pictures flashed one by one in Yi Chen's mind, like a marquee.
The secrets hidden in the depths of Zhao's memory were all spread out in front of Yi Chen's eyes at this time.
"I see!"
Suddenly, Yi Chen knew a lot of secrets of the Tang family and even the deepest secrets of the imperial court.
For example, the tacit understanding between the Great Qin Dynasty and the Mobei Kingdom was actually promoted by the Tang family, especially Tang Hongtai.
Tang Hongtai was the biggest lord and faction in the imperial court, advocating peace talks with the Mobei Kingdom, and even did not hesitate to betray the interests of many people in the thirteen provinces of Beizhou, and even his life.
In exchange for the low-level aggression of the Mobei Dynasty!
At the same time that the Great Qin Dynasty promised to open one eye and close one eye, to some extent, let the Mobei Kingdom invade the north and plunder everywhere.
The Mobei Kingdom also promised the Great Qin Dynasty that the number of invasions would not exceed two per year, and the scope would not exceed the thirteen provinces of Beizhou.
Moreover, they only rob money, not people.
As long as the people of the thirteen provinces of Beizhou do not take the initiative to provoke the Mobei army, they will not cut and kill at will, and they will guarantee that they will never massacre the city.
Back then, when Tang Hongtai, as an envoy of the Great Qin Dynasty, went to the Mobei Kingdom to negotiate, Zhao's butler was his personal guard, protecting his safety closely.
This kind of treaty signed in secret is tantamount to betraying the entire thirteen provinces of Beizhou to a certain extent.
In a near-semi-cession, the rest of the Great Qin Dynasty was secured.
"Hmph, what a bunch of rubbish!"
Yi Chen sneered.
To do things with Qin, such as holding a salary to fight a fire, the salary is not exhausted, and the fire is not extinguished!
This is exactly the famous words of Du Mu in "A Fang Gong Fu", and Yi Chen changed it to "Yuntian Palace Fu".
It seems that the reason why the Great Qin Emperor admired Yi Chen so much and made an exception to give a civil and military double lifter, and he was promoted again and again.
Even in a sense, Yunyan County, which is closest to the Mobei Kingdom and is located on the front line, will be sealed to you Yi Chen.
It is likely that this is the reason, because he saw the few sentences written by Yi Chen in the article.
The emperor also felt that this matter was very humiliating, as the king of a country, such an ugly thing was a shame of shame.
He wants to change!
Therefore, let Yi Chen, who wrote that article and write those famous words, come to Yunyan County to try it.
Come to this city that resists the front line of the Mobei army and try it!
No wonder, even if Yi Chen is in Yunyan County, he is so reckless, no matter what he does, there is no movement from the imperial court.
I'm afraid it's all the old emperor acquiescing!
After refining part of the memories of Grand Steward Zhao, many unexplainable things were connected in Yi Chen's mind and got the most likely explanation.
"Then you're welcome!"
After thinking through all this, the smile on Yi Chen's face became thicker, and his plans for the future were clearer.
A few days later, a young man in black, who looked ordinary, walked out of the north gate of Yunyan County.
Alone, all the way north, towards the Mobei Kingdom.
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After devouring the martial saint of Zhao Da Butler, Yi Chen opened up the twelve star points of the zodiac, and his strength soared again, and his strength had reached a majestic force of 120,000 catties.
With such terrifying power, even the Martial Saint of Great Steward Zhao couldn't stop his full blow.
Even in an instant, he was about to be killed by Yi Chen, and he couldn't resist it at all.
Today's Yichen no longer needs any horses.
Rather than riding a horse, it is better for him to walk faster, and riding a horse is a pure waste of time.
Unlike the prosperity of the Great Qin Dynasty, the Mobei Kingdom was quite desolate.
Especially after leaving Yunyan County, all the way to the north, it is either a grassland or a desert.
Often dozens of miles, or even hundreds of miles, are deserted, and there is no half of a figure in sight.
This kind of place, except for the occasional merchants who come and go between Daqin and Mobei, is the nomadic Mobei people.
However, none of them are settled, but wander around and are rarely seen.
In a desolate place like this, even the robbers don't bother to come over.
Because it's so desolate, you may not see anyone for ten days and half a month, and this is a robbery!
Yi Chen walked for almost two thousand miles in one breath before arriving at the first city of the Mobei Kingdom, Bato City!
Bato means "oasis" in Mobei language!
The city of Bartow is an extremely rare oasis in the middle of this desert.
Not far away, the snow-capped mountains melt and turn into a river, which crosses the desert and converges into a lake as bright as a mirror.
The city of Bartow was built on the edge of this lake, almost around the lake.
The center of the entire city of Bato is Mirror Lake. A circle of pavilions around, like a brocade belt, is wrapped around the edge of the mirror lake.
As one of the most important cities in the Mobei Kingdom, Bato City has a total of six gates, each of which is heavily guarded, checking everyone who enters and exits.
If you are from Mobei, you can enter and exit Bato City at will.
But if you are from the Great Qin Dynasty, then every time you enter the city, you have to charge one or two silver to enter the city, which is extremely expensive.
Therefore, on the side of the Great Qin Dynasty, the only ones who will go to Bato City are those merchants who transport goods.
The silk clothes, porcelain and tea of the Great Qin Dynasty were sold to the Mobei Kingdom. Then the wool sheepskin, all kinds of mink animal skins, and precious herbs and jade of the Mobei Kingdom were sold to the Great Qin Dynasty.
This back and forth, although it is extremely risky, may even lose your life halfway.
However, the profit in it is five or six times, or even ten times or twenty times the huge profit!
So much so that no matter how many people die every year, there will be an endless stream of merchants doing business between the two countries.
"Heh, Qin people, it's really short, thin, like a monkey!"
The Mobei people who were guarding the city looked at Yi Chen and sneered.
"Ten taels of silver, hurry up, hand it over!"
Another Mobei man urged impatiently.
"Isn't the entrance fee one or two silver?" Yi Chen asked.
"A tael of silver? What are you dreaming about? Aren't we allowed to eat or drink? I didn't look at a few of us who were tired of guarding the city gates, and asked you a few taels of silver for a few more money, what's wrong?"
The Mobei man shouted unscrupulously.
"Yes, yes, it's ten taels of silver! Hurry up and hand it over, don't give Lao Tzu ink!" another Mobei man also threatened.