Lan Fang wrote down this matter and prepared to go back and take Ling'er to the city to buy these things.

Erkun walked step by step, and finally came to the place he didn't want to come, the boss Wang was sitting in the tiger skin chair sulking, his brows were furrowed tightly, his face was dark, he knew that his father was still angry at a glance, he stood at the door and hesitated for a long time before stepping in, and when the boss didn't have time to speak, he knelt on the ground and shouted: "Father, the son is incompetent, he lost 2,000 people, and he hopes that his father will be guilty!" ”

Erkun Deng cried in shock and fear, tears and snot flowed out, knowing that he would definitely not be able to get out of here today, and his status as the eldest prince would be trampled in the mud by Zhuo Zhuo in the future! Inherit the throne and never think again!

Regret and hatred are intertwined in the chest, I knew that I didn't want to come out and make war exploits, this time, the war exploits were not set up, but I folded in!

The eldest king sat on the throne and looked at his eldest son, wondering why the difference between them was so big?

Zhuo Zhuo led the troops, but there are few failures, even if he is defeated, at least he can bring people back, where is it like this waste, he took people away, but he came back, and all the rest became prisoners!

"It's useless, waste! I want a son like you to be really blocked, come on, pull him out and beat him with a hundred lashes! ”

I don't know if those soldiers can save their lives in the end, but they are all young men in the clan, and it's a pity that they are gone!

However, it is said that the prince has not yet cut off their heads, and must have come to negotiate, so he will wait and see what they want to do with it!

"Father, the son will be killed! Father, spare your life! "Erkun heard this sound is guts, a hundred lashes, even if he doesn't die, he really has to shed his skin!

The eldest king didn't want to see this son at a glance, not because he failed in battle, but because he couldn't see his incompetent appearance and fear of death! When he went into a rage, he kicked him out and yelled, "Don't you drag this waste out and beat him!" ”

Erkun could only cry and be dragged out, and it didn't take long to hear his voice of pain and wail.

Zhuo Zhuo stood far away, watching his always incompetent but high-spirited eldest brother being beaten, and his heart was really comfortable!

Do you think anyone can lead troops to war? Without a little ability and strategy, you want to go to the battlefield and be invincible? Erkun is really naïve!

With a cold snort, he turned and left.

Jin Fu sent five hundred taels to Lan Fang, and also brought a small team of men and horses, telling them to go to the city to buy cloth and cotton or something, generally this kind of thing is directly allocated by the imperial court, but this year because there are too many recruits, the reserves in the border city are far from enough, so they can only go out to buy, and this season, everything must be quite expensive, so Jin Fu called a team of people to follow, and those shopkeepers in the province asked for a price.

The most prosperous place in the border city is two days away from the garrison, Lan Fang took Ling'er to sit in the carriage and go there, and on the way calculated how many things are needed this time, how much silver, what price will be paid, and it is quite carefully calculated.

Five hundred taels, in fact, you can buy a lot of things, but for tens of thousands of troops, it doesn't seem to be so much, but the cotton clothes and cotton shoes for the winter, you don't need to buy too good fabrics, these soldiers are marching and fighting, what they want is to keep warm, wear and tear resistant, and it is best not to break it after wearing it a few times.

Ling'er sat in the carriage and had nothing to do, she was making shoes for Jin Gui, and said while doing it: "I don't know how many things can be exchanged for those two thousand captives, I heard Jin Gui say that General Zhong has already selected a candidate, and is ready to ask someone to take him to Kashgar to negotiate, presumably we can come back and have a result!" ”

"Yes, the prince said that this matter will not drag on for a long time, but thinking about it, this time the Hu people have been arrested so many people, they will definitely not give up and buy it, it is better to keep these people here, so that they can survive this winter and ask them to throw rat traps and no longer send troops, so that the people can live in peace."

Lan Fang thought about it and felt that it was impossible, the war between the two sides was not child's play, Hu Wei wanted the food and weapons of the dynasty, and wanted to occupy the border city and attack the Central Plains, how could he throw a rat because of these two thousand people? And they are just soldiers, and when they die, there are new soldiers to take their place, even if they want to be useful prisoners, at least they should be a prince or something, and they also need the kind of prince with more status, such as that Zhuo Zhuo.

Lan Fang shook her head, she didn't understand these things, and she didn't think about them anymore, so she looked at Ling'er's belly, thought about it and asked, "You've been married for a while, why hasn't your stomach moved at all?" ”

At that time, Cheng'an had it once, which is really amazing......

Ling'er was a little shy when she heard this, and the needle and thread in her hand didn't stop for a moment, and said: "I don't know what the reason is, but I'm not in a hurry now, when the war is over, I went back to the capital, and I was looking for a doctor to take a closer look, Jin Gui and I are not in a hurry." ”

Lan Fang smiled, this kind of thing is also fate, and it is indeed not in a hurry.

The person selected by General Zhong to negotiate with the Hu people has already gone with a small team of people, this person is a person who knows both sides and has a good relationship, and he usually does business with each other between the Hu people and the dynasty, and no one is offended, so he is a relatively safe candidate.

Lalo saw the eldest king, and looked at him with an iron face, but he also knew that he had received the benefits of others today, and he had to handle things for others, so he bowed and saluted and said, "On behalf of the king, I will also discuss with you about those soldiers. ”

This Lalo has always had a good relationship with the Kashgar people, and he knows him, and now he has taken the benefits of others to talk about things with himself, looking at why he is so uncomfortable, but he still knows that the lives of the two thousand soldiers are now in the hands of others, so he waved his hand and asked him to sit down and said: "Since you brought the words over there, just say it, we don't know each other, there is nothing bad to say, I will not embarrass you, although bring the original words over!" ”

Lalo sat down and smiled and said, "King, then I will have something to say, and the meaning over there is very clear." It is to exchange those 2,000 soldiers for 2,000 horses......"

As soon as the words landed, the eldest king jumped up and pointed angrily at Lalo's smiling face, and said: "Okay, you Lalo, I see that my Kashgar tribe has soldiers in their hands, so as soon as they come, the lion opens his mouth and wants to profit from it, right?" Don't forget, if I hadn't allowed you to do business between the two parties, you'd still be herding sheep! ”

The boss was furious, and couldn't believe that this time they actually had two thousand horses in one mouth! He also knew in his heart that Lalo didn't dare to do anything at this time, these bastards who took advantage of the fire to rob, the Central Plains people were really insidious and cunning, deliberately caught the soldiers, and waited for the lion to open his mouth here!

Their horses have always been not as strong as the horses on their grasslands, and it is a well-known fact that they have always coveted their own horses, and he did consider that they would use the lives of those soldiers to exchange for horses, but he really didn't expect that they would need two thousand horses at once!

Lalo is also a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, and knows that this old king is just deceiving him to tell the truth, so he cried and said with a sad face: "King, I Lalo, don't say that the character has always been obvious to all, even when I do business, I have always relied on my conscience, when your relationship is so tense, you just gave me the courage to do this, and I don't dare to do this kind of thing!" ”

The boss Wang snorted coldly, returned to his tiger skin chair and sat down, and before he could speak, two figures came in at the door, one was Zhuo Zhuo, and the other was Youtuo, Youtuo's eyes narrowed when he saw Lalo, this old guy will definitely not bring any good news! I heard my father's shouting voice inside just now, and I think it was the Central Plains that sent Lalo to negotiate the conditions!

Zhuo Zhuo knew that if those 2,000 people did not lose their lives, there would be such a day, so he came in and saluted and asked, "Father, but what excessive conditions did the Central Plains people propose?" ”

When Youtuo heard this, he glanced at him and snorted coldly, this capable person is different, as soon as he comes in, he goes straight to the point, and he really takes himself seriously!

The boss told them to get up, and then he looked at Lalo below and said, "This guy said that the Central Plains wants 2,000 people in exchange for 2,000 horses, otherwise the people will not be returned!" Tell me what you can do! ”

"Two thousand horses?"

When you heard this, you didn't calm down, so she stood up and turned her head to look at Lalo and said, "It's winter now, and they actually want two thousand horses?" Are you here to negotiate with them, or are you here to play tricks on us? ”

Hearing this, Lalo frowned and said, "Prince Youtuo, I am also a Hu person, how can I not be on our side?" At the beginning, I told General Zhong that it was winter, and it would be good for horses to survive without starvation, and it was really difficult for a strong man to get 2,000 horses, but ......"

When he said this, he suddenly fell silent, bowing his head and looking embarrassed to speak.

Zhuo Zhuo looked at him and said in a deep voice: "If you have something to say, don't learn from the twisting and pinching appearance of the Central Plains!" ”

Lalo then looked at their father and son and said: "People said, we are the defeated side, and it is already merciful to have detained 2,000 of our people without directly cutting off their heads and hanging them on the city gate, but it is just 2,000 horses, and our Kashgar people have strong financial resources, how can they not take it out?" ”

Defeat? Chop off your head and hang it at the city gates? Benevolent?

"Hehe......"

Zhuo Zhuo sneered, the pair of eagle eyes looked at Lalo sharply, and asked coldly for a long time: "What kind of person is the prince of the Central Plains, have you seen it?" ”