After Tug went, Shu Yan rested in the inn. He suddenly felt a little uneasy. There are still thousands of miles from Yanqi to Dawan, and he and Zhao Shun are penniless, so they are very unhappy to follow Tugebai to eat and drink for nothing. Even if Uncle Tug doesn't say anything, his partners and subordinates can't guarantee that there will be no complaints. It is better to walk alone from them. So he told Zhao Shun his thoughts.

It just so happened that Zhao Shun also occasionally heard one or two complaints from his entourage. After the two of them discussed, Zhao Shun said: "What we are most worried about after the sandstorm is whether we can reach Yanqi, and now that we have arrived in Yanqi, what are we afraid of?" ”

"Yes. Sending people under the fence is not righteous after all. Yanqi City is an important city-state on the Silk Road, and there will definitely be people from the Central Plains who come here to purchase goods. According to the previous plan, we took the documents of the Great Jin Emperor and the letter written by the Long History of the Western Regions to the King of Yanqi, and asked him to guarantee it, borrow some money from the merchants of the Central Plains who were doing business here, and then return it to him after we returned to Luoyang, which must be feasible. ”

After the two of them discussed, Shu Yan wrote a note and secretly left it for Tuge, and then together with Zhao Shun, they each took the camel, went out of the door of the inn, and began to inquire about the palace of Yanqi.

There are a lot of pedestrians on the street, but the two of them don't know how to communicate with others. It just so happened that there was a person in front of him who looked like the Central Plains was talking about buying and selling at the head of a store. Shu Yan was happy, sure enough, there was no shortage of Central Plains businessmen, these businessmen all had a lot of money, and it should not be difficult to borrow a little money from them.

So he went up and talked to them. Who knew that the merchant happened to be from Luoyang, and he recognized Shu Yan at a glance. It turned out that Shu Yan often attracted onlookers from the common people when he was renovating Luoyang's carriages and horses, so many people knew him. This businessman had heard of Shu Yan's name a long time ago, admired Shu Yan very much, and trusted him very much. Without any guarantee, he gave the money to Shu Yan immediately.

Shu Yan was overjoyed and thanked him with the money. As soon as he turned around, he suddenly saw a tall camel stop in front of him.

"Why are you leaving?" The man on the camel, wearing a veil mask, asked in a reproachful tone.

Shu Yan looked up and saw that it was Tuge's daughter Huawa. He was suddenly embarrassed, so he had to bow his head and arch his hand: "Please forgive my uncle and sister." Actually, I don't mean anything else, I just feel that I am penniless and I don't want to cause you any more trouble. ”

"Hurry up and return the borrowed money, and then go back with me!" The woman's tone seemed non-negotiable.

Shu Yan also felt that it was a little unreasonable to say goodbye to Tuge like this, but he didn't want to change his principles.

At this time, he suddenly saw Tuge hurrying on a camel, and when he saw him, he asked Shu Yan: "You kid, do I have anything to treat you inconsiderately?" But you're going to part ways with me! ”

Shu Yan hurriedly apologized and said: "The old man treats me like a mountain, and there is nothing inconsiderate. ”

"Then why did you leave, just because you think you eat white food? To tell you the truth, you can accept it without thinking about anything else. ”

Shu Yan didn't know why Tug said this, but in short, he couldn't leave, so he returned the money he had borrowed just now.

Tug smiled: "That's right, do you think you can get to Dawan smoothly with money?" You've also brought a lot of money, but what happened? encountered a sandstorm, not only did the money run out, but also almost lost his life. You're completely unfamiliar with the road ahead, and you may encounter some difficulties. Our destinations are all Dawan, just on the same road. It's hard for others to ask for a good guide, but now that I have a ready-made guide here, you want to get rid of it, it's unreasonable! ”

Shu Yan can only be the only one. As soon as the number of Tiges fell, he instructed Huawa to "escort" Shu Yan and the others back, and he went to the market to buy goods again.

Huawa didn't say much, and kept "escorting" the two back to the inn, and went back to her room.

After a day's delay, the Turge finished procuring the goods and set off the next day.

Shu Yan followed Tuge's caravan all the way west. From Yanqi to Qiuzi, I passed through some walled cities and many no-man's lands. Thanks to the guide of Tile, when I experienced many unknown dangers, I was not only able to save the day, but also gained a lot of experience in traveling through the desert.

After a few months of travel, Shu Yan and Tuge's subordinates gradually became acquainted. It's just that Huawa, but she has always maintained an indifferent attitude and never got close to people. Shu Yan didn't talk to her either, keeping her distance. Tuge and the others realized that Shu Yan was a benevolent and righteous gentleman, and they admired him even more.

Starting from Luoyang, after a journey of 13,000 miles, he finally arrived at the territory of Dawan on this day. Dawan is different from small countries such as Yanqi, it has more than 70 large and small city-states, and it is considered a large country among the countries of the Western Regions.

Dawan is mountainous. After walking through some peripheral city-states, passing through a mountain pass in front of you is the national capital Feishan City. Although we have finally reached our destination after a lot of hardship, not necessarily succeeding in our work. Shu Yan couldn't get up, he and Tuge led the camel team side by side in front, and asked Tug as he walked: "I know that you live in the capital, uncle, you must know something about your king's situation, can you tell me a little about it?" ”

Tug talked and laughed along the way, but when he arrived in his hometown, he felt a layer of melancholy.

"Our king's name is Lan Yu, who was personally canonized by Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, and has always maintained a friendly clan relationship with the Great Jin Dynasty. Recently, King Lan Yu has become old and declining, but it is a very tricky thing to establish a reserve. The Dawan royal family has two outstanding princes, the eldest prince and the second prince. The eldest prince was upright and generous, and he obeyed his father's ideas in the court, and never knew how to form a party for personal gain, but he was supported by most of the old ministers; But the second prince is different, he not only secretly has friends, but also has the support of external forces, and his strength should not be underestimated. King Lan Yu originally intended to be the eldest prince, but the second prince's side interfered. Now that the two sides are evenly matched, the situation is very uncertain. ”

Shu Yan sighed after hearing this: "It is common for the royal family to fight openly and secretly for the right to succeed to the throne. This is true for large countries, and it is also true for small countries. Take my Great Jin as an example, Sima You, the king of Qi, was twice used as a reserve candidate for the prince, but unfortunately he was unsuccessful. Fortunately, King Qi did his duty and did not make any trouble. Although there is also a struggle for royal power in your country, as long as it does not make a scene, there is nothing to blame. ”

"Words can't be said so easily. You know only one thing, but you don't know the other. Although the two princes are both sons of King Lanyu, and each of them is qualified to inherit the throne, the final result of the succession has a great impact on you and me. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Shu Yan asked strangely.

"As I have just said, the eldest prince is most obedient to his father's advice. Because the old king of Lanyu has always had a friendly attitude towards the Great Jin, if the eldest prince succeeds to the throne, he will definitely insist on his friendship with the Great Jin as always. The second prince is different, in order to exaggerate the prince, he advocates the threat theory of the Great Jin and instigates the people to break with the Great Jin. In fact, Da Jin is just a nominal sect master, what threat can he have? It's just a gimmick of the second prince. ”

Shu Yan didn't expect that this matter of inheriting royal power in a foreign country turned out to involve his own advance and retreat. "What do you mean is that if the second prince succeeds in inheriting the throne, his attitude towards Dajin will definitely change sharply. As an envoy of the Great Jin, I will definitely be affected. I can understand that. But as a member of the Dawan people, who inherits the throne, what does it have to do with you? ”

"There is an old saying in China called 'love house and black'. In the same way, by extension, it is hatred of the house and the black. Since the second prince hates the Great Jin, all those who are connected with the Great Jin will naturally be affected. Can we businessmen who have dealings with the Great Jin Dynasty still have a good time? Especially me, in addition to this layer, there is a deeper layer of relationship with the second prince. ”

After listening to what Tug said so much, Shu Yan knew that his background was not simple, in addition to being a Silk Road businessman, he was also involved in the royal family. is by no means an ordinary Dawan citizen.

"The old man has been in business all the year round, what can he do with the royal family?"

"Hey." Tug shook his head and sighed, "It's not because of the little girl. ”

"Luowa? What happened to her? ”

"She'......"

Before Tug could speak, there was a sudden shout, and a group of people rushed out from behind the mountain, each armed with a knife and gun, masked his face, and shouted something in Dawan.

Shu Yan was taken aback: it turned out that Dawan's security was so poor, and in broad daylight, he dared to rob blatantly near the national capital.

Tug dealt with the group with a few words, but it seemed that the other party did not buy it. The entourage of the caravan also subconsciously touched out their weapons.

"Uncle, what's the matter?"

Tug was slightly frightened: "Shu Lang, aren't you grateful for my life-saving grace?" Today is your time to repay the favor, help me kill them! ”

"They're just robbing money, there's no need to kill people, right?"

"It's not that simple. I said I'd give them some possessions, but they wouldn't! ”

Before the words could be spoken, the group had already pounced on each armed man. Tuge, Shu Yan, Zhao Shun and others drew their swords to greet them. Although there is not much difference in the number of the two sides, this group usually uses swords and guns as a business, and although the camel team is also equipped with swords, they are usually only used to protect themselves, and they are not skilled in using them. In just a few moments, the caravan let the bandits cut down several of them. It seems that this group of people really didn't just come for money, but more like they were coming for people.

Three men rushed to the end of the caravan. Hua Wa was also holding a sword at this time, ready to fight each other, but it was obviously not the opponent of these three people, and she was a little panicked. One of them shouted, and the other two stabbed forward at the same time, and as Hua Wa panicked, the man pulled her off her camel.

"They're going to snatch Huawa." Tug shouted.

Shu Yan saw that things were not good, and in a hurry, he took off the Xuantie Bow in an instant, pulled out three long arrows from the quiver, and with just a raised hand, the three arrows came out in a row, piercing the shoulder blades of the three sword-holding arms. Although this injury was not fatal, the arm of the three of them was basically useless.

The rest of the bandits were startled at first, and then rushed towards Shu Yan angrily. In the moment of life and death, kindness to one's opponent is cruelty to oneself. Of course, Shu Yan couldn't be soft at this time, and with a whoosh, three more arrows shot out, piercing the thighs of three people respectively.

At this moment, the group knew that they had met a powerful person, and they didn't have time to take care of each other, and all the people who could run ran away, leaving only the three people with thigh injuries.

Repelling the bandits, Shu Yan looked around at the caravan, almost all of them were wounded, two of them were very seriously injured, and even Tug himself was bleeding from his thighs. There is only Huawa, there is no danger.

Tug endured the pain, walked up to a bandit who had been shot through the thigh by Shu Yan and couldn't move, and used his sword to pick open his mask, but instead of killing him, he asked him a few words.

Then he thanked Shu Yan and said: "If it weren't for you today, not only would my property be taken away, but my life may also be lost." ”

Although Shu Yan was not injured, he was also frightened, and said with a sigh of relief: "These robbers, just robbing property, why do they still want people's lives?" ”

"They are not really robbers, but the people of the second prince."

"The second prince's person?" Shu Yan was surprised, "Why did he do this to you?" ”

"Hey! That's what I just said to you. It's all because of the little girl. ”

"Your daughter? Is it Luowa or this one——? Shu Yan looked at the back of the team and found that Hua Wa was quietly watching him again.

"It's Luowa. You must also know a thing or two about the cause of this incident - when our father and daughter were in trouble in Luoyang, and when they were at a loss, they met a person named Jiang Xiaomo who had a relationship with each other before. ”

Some people died, but not completely......