Gao Zhong came out of the palace, and felt uneasy along the way, one is that the princess's attitude is still unclear, and the other is how to return to Tongling after selling the horse, and rush over from the Hanzhong Plain, that is an impossible task, if there is no Jin country's army to block it, can the people of Jin see so many military horses to the Great Song Dynasty? And now the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia have no bordering land or borders. Therefore, even if you buy a horse, you have to plan how to go back and what kind of road you may encounter.

returned to the post house, let Dazhu comprehensively strengthen the vigilance, and asked Deng Yu to call Zhao Yi and Qian Jichen, Gao Zhong wanted to discuss the return route and various arrangements with these main backbones.

After a while, Zhao Yi and Qian Jichen arrived, asked Dazhu and Ding Li to stand at the door, don't let people approach, and even Deng Yu poured good water and drove out.

Gao Chong told Qian Jichen and others about his conversation with the princess today, and put forward possible changes, Gao Chong said:

"If the princess refuses me, I will most likely be placed under house arrest, which is very unlikely but cannot be avoided." Everyone nodded yes.

"If the princess figured it out, this is for the best. Then it is very likely that the princess's fiefdom will be in Yuyin County (that is, the modern Pingchuan District of Baiyin City) and Fuwen County (now Jingyuan), and then I want to knock down the place of Lanzhou and the entire Xihe Road, so that we, the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Regions The trade route will be opened, and the Song-Xia exchanges will not be controlled by the Jin State, and the military horses, green salt and other materials we get from the Western Xia can be exchanged through this area, and our Great Song things can also reach the Western Xia through here. It's good for all sides. For that, we need to prepare now. ”

"If you want to lay down the entire Xihe Road, such a large place needs a lot of people to manage, what about us? Also, how can we fight such a big place, how can we defend it, and how can we face the possible retaliation and all-out attack of the Jin army? Zhao Yi has a long-term view, and the problems raised are all important problems that must be solved.

"It also takes a lot of money to fight a war, and the preparation of food and armaments requires money, and there are many things that money can't buy, and these problems also need to be solved. Qian Jishen also put forward his own opinion, to fight such a big battle, he just has so many people and so much money, he does not approve of fighting now, but he did not say it directly.

"That's why I came to you for advice. That's what I think. Gao Zhong glanced at Zhao Yi and Qian Jichen.

"I don't want to fight with our own people, I don't want to take this place down as our own territory, I just want to open this passage, if we don't fight the passage, our horses won't be able to cross, everything we do here will become useless, and my sacrifice of my hue will become meaningless." Gao Pet lost no time in silently seizing himself.

Zhao Yi and Qian Jichen both laughed.

"Let the princess hear this, and you will be finished, and we will be finished. I ate such a big piece of fat meat, we can't even drink the soup, but you are complaining about the bitterness here, you should fight! Qian Ji smiled deeply and slapped Gao Pet.

"I think you are all erudite people, you must be Wang Xuance, a native of Luoyang, Henan in the Tang Dynasty, who sent Tianzhu three times to destroy the legendary story of one country."

"I saw a brief introduction in the history books, but the specific process is not very clear, can you explain it in detail?" Qian Jichen is also erudite, but he doesn't know the ins and outs of this matter, and this story must be related to the first two questions, so he became interested.

"Here's the thing, in the twentieth year of Tang Zhenguan (647 AD), when the king of Tubo, Songtsen Gampo, married Princess Qizun of Nepal and Princess Wencheng of the Tang Empire as queens respectively. Tang Taizong ordered Wang Xuance as the main envoy and Jiang Shiren as the deputy envoy and a group of 30 people to the Western Regions. The second is to visit the king of Tubo, Songtsen Gampo, to be good-neighborly and friendly, and the third is to visit Princess Wencheng. ”

But when Wang Xuance arrived, it was at the time of the death of Luo Yiduo, the king of Zhongtianzhu, and a coup d'état took place in Zhongtianzhu, and the traitor A Luo Shunna usurped the throne and established himself as king. Wang Xuance traveled from Xi'an to Tianzhu via Uighurs and Persia and then to Tibet. But when he arrived in Zhongtianzhu, the new king of the throne, Luo Shunna, heard that the envoys of the Tang Dynasty had entered the country, and he received gifts from the masters of various countries along the way, and Luo Shunna, because of the lack of money for the war, so he was lustful for profit, and he didn't want to think that the Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous time, he actually sent 2,000 men and horses to ambush halfway, except for Wang Xuance and Jiang Shiren, all the riders were killed, and Wang Xuance was captured and detained. Later, Wang Xuance and Jiang Shiren found an opportunity to escape, and vowed to exterminate Tianzhu and be ashamed of the Snow Messenger being killed! The two then rode north, crossing the Gandes River and the Sindustan Plains, targeting the Himalayas all the way to Nepal. Nepal was also a subject country of my Tang Dynasty at that time, in Nepal, Wang Xuance negotiated with the king of Nepal, in the name of Songtsen Gampo, the king of Tubo, borrowed 7,000 cavalry from Nepal, and also called on the neighboring major Tang vassal states, plus Songtsan Gampo sent 1,200 elite cavalry, with a total of nearly 10,000 men and horses. He appointed himself as the chief manager and ordered Jiang Shiren to be the vanguard, and went straight to Zhongtianzhu. ”

Gao Pet continued:

"Aloshuna heard that Wang Xuance was coming, and the troops were outside the city of Xiatianzhu Chabo and Luo, and Wang Xuance used the "Fire Ox Array" to defeat the tens of thousands of troops in Tianzhu. A Luo Shun was shocked, retreated to the city, defended the city, Xuan Ce was bent on revenge, and took out all kinds of means to attack the city - ladders, stone throwers, fire attacks, and attacked Yueyu. In 648 A.D., Cha Bo and Luo Cheng soldiers broke the city, Xuan Ce chased all the way, killed 3,000 Tianzhu soldiers, more than 10,000 Tianzhu soldiers drowned, 11,000 were captured, and Luo Shun fled back to Zhongtianzhu under the escort of several personal soldiers. ”

Wang Xuance took advantage of the situation to attack Zhongtianzhu and vowed to destroy Tianzhu. As soon as the Tianzhu soldiers came into contact with * (considered a foreign legion), they collapsed, and Aroshuna abandoned the country and defected to the East Tianzhu to seek reinforcements from the corpse of the Eastern Tianzhu King, and then recruited the remnants of the stragglers to prepare for a counterattack*. Xuan Ce and Shi Ren set up a division of troops to lure Aroshuna to the bait, and in one fell swoop, they completely annihilated the remnants of Aroshuna, captured Aroshuna alive, and killed the rest of the people. In the end, the Acropolis of Chaoqiantuo, which was defended by Luo Shunna's wife with tens of thousands of troops, was also broken by Jiang Shiren, and the cities near and far fell in the wind, and Zhongtianzhu perished! ”

"Because of Dong Tianzhu's assistance to Aloshuna, Wang Xuance is ready to take advantage of the situation to die in Dong Tianzhu again. The corpse was so frightened that his soul was scattered, and he hurriedly sent ten thousand cattle and horses, a number of treasures with bows and knives, apologized to Tang Shi, and expressed his surrender to the Tang Empire. Emperor Taizong was overjoyed, and issued an edict to reward Xuan Ce and confer the dispersal of the court's doctors. ”

"Yongzai, great, Wang Xuance, Gao Chong, are you borrowing troops from Western Xia when you think of it?" Qian Jichen and Zhao Yi heard the blood surge, but they also heard the meaning of high favor.

"I think so in my heart, but whether it can be achieved or not, we must prepare first, as for the problem of people, the Gao family will have a group of people in a few days. Besides, during this time, the Jin Guozong Han was preparing to fight with my Great Song Dynasty in Chencang Dao, and wanted to attack Sichuan in one fell swoop, and the entire Xihe enemy was weakly defended, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! ”

"It's a good opportunity, what do you want us to do?" Qian Jichen asked. He was also enlivened by the idea of being favored, and forgot the old man's words.

"First, Zhao Yi and Qian San were responsible for liaising with the various rebel armies that were scattered that year, and these rebels were provided with armament, provisions, and training, but they had to obey our command and dispatch. The second aspect was the responsibility of intelligence staff officer Gao Yan, who selected no less than 12 people from the scout platoon, and the Qian family sent people to assist. It is necessary to collect as much information as possible on the establishment, number, and commander of the Jin army, as well as the terrain, roads, and passes in the area from Fengxiang to Lanzhou, and draw a map. ”

"After the princess's fief is down, their base can be set up in the fief, and the family will be placed in the base. In the Sweetwater River, we are going to build a fort and open a factory there, and there is also a lack of labor and protection forces, and then the defense force will be dominated by them. The rebels who retreated to the areas of Xia, Yin, Sui, You, and Jing in the east were settled in the Tianshui River, while the rebels in the areas of Guyuan, Liangzhou, and Hexi moved to Huyin and Fuwen. These rebels were mainly used to fight the Jin army, and they should not act rashly against Western Xia. ”

"Boss Qian, responsible for the purchase of sheepskins, nitrate, and sulfur, we also need a lot of gunpowder, I will be useful then, if possible, the arrows from the last time were also ordered in large quantities, but they can't be discovered by the Tanguts. When the sheepskin is made into a skin, I will give you a drawing of the production method, the gelatin that I made last time, you will make it for old money, and you will use it to make the skin bag groove seam, you also have to do a lot of it, and he can also make military rations. You can open a gelatin factory in Xiping or somewhere. This is a very important strategic material, and there are a lot of waste skins and bones here. ”

"In addition, Lao Qian is secretly looking for another place outside Xingcheng or in a convenient place, and half of the people here will be removed, just in case."

This meeting has been held for a long time, and many aspects of Gao Pet have made arrangements.

Mingzhu thought about it all night, and the next day, after the dispersal of the dynasty, the third princess came to the Qinzheng Palace to see her father.

"Mingzhu, I'm about to get married, if I don't prepare well, what's the matter with my father?"

"Father, I'm going to get married in a while, and I'm afraid I won't be able to see my father often in the future, so I'll take a look at my father during this time." After speaking, I saw that the tea on a few cases was cold, and I picked it up and prepared to pour it again.

"Father, I'll make you another cup of tea when it's cold."

"Let the little grandson go clubbing. You sit next to you for a moment. ”

"No, I'm going to make a cup for my father today." After saying that, go out with a teacup. Grandpa Sun immediately followed:

"Princess, let's come as a minion." Take the teacup from the princess's hand and make tea for the princess.

"Princess, be careful of the burn."

The princess brought the teacup to Chongzong:

"Father, please drink tea." Chongzong saw that the princess was clumsy, but his heart was also very warm.

"The princess is going to get married, and people have become industrious. Hehe! ”

"Father, I see that you are in the Qinzheng Palace all day long, but you should pay attention to rest, and your daughter will not be able to come here to see you often in the future.

"Princess, you see that this country is getting bigger and bigger, and there are many major events, and if you don't deal with them in time, something big will happen."

"Then father, you also have to pay attention to your body, and let the ministers take on some things more, wouldn't it be easier?"

"I thought the same thing, but over the years, I have also gotten used to it, and in this house, since I was three years old, it has been fifty years. Hehe. ”

"Father, I heard that you want to seal the Sweet Water River to me? This has never happened in our dynasty, and the ministers have said it again. ”

"Princess, you have merit, you have found a good colt for me, and you should be crowned, those ministers can't argue with me. What did the colt tell you? Not sure? ”

"That, father, can this fiefdom be replaced?" Chongzong was stunned when he heard this, and it was the first time that he had to change his fiefdom.

"It's a nice place, with coal, mines, and a sweetwater river. Think this place is not good? If you name a reason, I can consider it. "Chongzong wants to hear why.

"It's not bad, this place is close to the imperial city, but this coal, porcelain kiln, and those factories opened by the horses will be given to my father in the future, and they will also be the foundation of my Great Xia Kingdom in the future, and they will be left to the prince, and my daughter doesn't want to take too much advantage." Listening to what the princess said, Chongzong was stunned again, when did a princess also have such an insight, it must be the idea of the concubine, and listen to what she said.

"And my precious princess, where do you want? There's no good place to do it except here. ”

"Can my father give me Yuyin and Fuwen County?"

"It's just a small border town, surrounded by mountains, and there is a possibility of a war with the Jin or Song kingdoms. What do you use it for? ”

"I want to help my father defend the territory." What do you take to keep it? If you can't write it, you can't do it, you still have to rely on the horse, but it's good to have this filial piety. Oh, it must have been the colt's idea.

"My daughter is filial, but how do you keep the pearl?"

"I have a horse master to help me, isn't he very good that day. Even Li Xiao'er is not his opponent. ”

"Well, I'll consider your request."

Princess Mingzhu is gone, but Li Qianshun has been thinking about the matter of high favor, the most powerful thing is the concubine, he gave Xia Guo a lot, and he wanted to give more rewards through the princess, but he refused to ask for more benefits from Xia Guo, and he was careful in doing things, what is the purpose behind him, and he really thought about it.

The days passed, the horse mansion was also cleaned up, Gao Hong took half of the people in, and the palace also sent people to conduct special training on the etiquette of this horse, the prince Renxiao, the king of Jin Chage, Liang Guozheng presented Wang Wei's name Anhui, Pu Wang Renzhong, Shu Wang Renli, young master Ren Cong, privy envoy Mu Wei, Heishui Hou Li You, etc. all sent a large number of gifts.

When Li You came over, he said that the auction house was almost done, and the first auction could be held soon after the wedding. There are many treasures, and what everyone is most interested in is the wet copper smelting technology. For this reason, there are still masters in Blackwater City, but there is nothing missing in the fort, presumably for the secret recipe.

Zhao Yi is gone, and Gao Pet feels a lot of things that are not going well, and he usually doesn't feel that he shows his role when people are not there.