Li Yunxing bowed: "After all, Liu Zhongqing is now changing his way to pull down the palace." Bengong is not afraid to fight with him, but Bengong not only has his own life, but also the lives of the people of the Wu Dynasty. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has considered it carefully, which is really a blessing for the people." Lian Zhan praised.

After Li Yunxing discussed some details with Lian Zhan, he brought the topic to today's focus.

Li Yunxing said again: "This time the palace is here, there is another important matter that needs your assistance. ”

"Prince, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"This palace knows that you are now over the age of sixties, but this matter, this palace can only rest assured if it is handed over to you."

"General Lian, can you know, who is the woman from the Western Regions who was rescued by the Japanese Palace from the General's Mansion in disguise as a woman?" Li Yunxing asked.

Lian Zhan shook his head, after all, the other party was from the Western Regions, and he rarely walked around in the capital, although he sent people to spy on them, he didn't know where they came from.

Just looking at the daily food and clothing, it seems that he is not an ordinary businessman in the Western Regions.

"The woman dressed as a man is Zuliya, the princess of the Great Moon Clan in the Western Regions."

As soon as Li Yunxing said this, Lian Zhan immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Could it be a princess?" Lian Zhan said in shock: "His Royal Highness the Prince, then how can she be in the capital of the Wu Dynasty?" ”

Li Yunxing narrowed his eyes slightly: "It is said that her father, that is, the head of the Dayue Clan, is sick." I heard that the symptoms were very similar to a certain disease that Emperor Wu had when he was marching and fighting, so she came from afar and wanted to ask a doctor for medicine. ”

Speaking of this, Lian Zhan felt even more puzzled.

Since it was the lord of the Great Moon Clan in the Western Regions who was sick, why didn't he directly ask the Wu Dynasty for help in the name of the lord of the country.

On the contrary, the princess sneakily disguised herself as a man to sneak into the Wu Dynasty, if she didn't take the official road, if it wasn't for the coincidence that she met Li Yunxing, she was afraid that it would be difficult for her to see the prince in her lifetime.

Seeing that the other party was suspicious, Li Yunxing also took the initiative to answer Lian Zhan's unspoken questions.

"As far as this palace knows, the Dayue clan was once the leader of the Xiongnu tribe, and each tribe of the Xiongnu tribe is independent, and they are not only constantly violating the borders of our Wu Dynasty, but even within them, they are constantly annexing and exterminating."

"The previous lord of the Dayue clan was the Huns who broke into the city and finally killed the lord of the country. They even used the skull of the lord as a drinking vessel, to show off the bravery of their tribesmen and the fanatical belief of their people in their reverence. ”

Li Yunxing's face pale when he said these words.

But Lian Zhan was shocked when he heard it, such a fierce and cruel thing can only be done by a barbarian like the Xiongnu!

"But the Xiongnu is now a very large tribe, standing outside the border north of the northeast of the Wu Dynasty, but the Dayue Clan is in the Western Regions, could it be that the Xiongnu have crossed the entire distance of the Wu Dynasty to attack the Dayue Clan?"

"Of course not." Li Yunxing denied, "But the Xiongnu have launched a war to attack the Dayue Clan, but they have not really won the Dayue Clan, and they like to use all kinds of despicable means to force the Dayue Clan to surrender." ”

"The Otsuki Clan has surrendered?"

"That's right! Their lord was forced to have no choice but to cede the land to the Xiongnu and keep the foundation of the Dayue clan. ”

Lian Zhan was also very embarrassed.

He also fought with the Huns on the battlefield back then, and he knew very well what a group of strong and ambitious enemies the Huns were, and it was not easy for the Dayue clan to survive until now.

"In the end, the current lord of the Great Moon Clan moved with the people of the Great Moon Clan and moved to the desert in the northwest to avoid the threat and encroachment of the Xiongnu."

The lord of the Great Moon Clan must have been forced to a dead end if he decided like this.

Lian Zhan was silent for a long time, how dangerous this road was, naturally there was no need to say much.

Li Yunxing said again: "The fact that the lord of the Great Moon Clan is seriously ill now is still a secret in the Great Moon Clan. Zulia said that in their generation, the competition for the throne was also fierce. If you easily expose the news that the lord of the Otsutsuki clan is seriously ill, I am worried that there will be an immediate rebellion inside. In this way, the peace that the lord of the Otsutsuki clan has worked so hard to maintain will also collapse. ”

Lian Zhan frowned, "Now that the Dayue Clan is not completely stable, infighting at this time will not help the country's safety." ”

"What General Lian said is very true, and so does this palace. So Zuliya came to the Wu Dynasty and happened to meet the palace in the Baixilou, so she wanted to ask for help. ”

Lian Zhan pondered for a long time and spoke: "If the lord of the Dayue Clan really asks for it, Weichen will do his best to assist the prince." I just don't know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks this trip is necessary? ”

According to what Li Yunxing said, what he came to ask for was just a princess.

Even if this woman is a princess, she will marry in the future.

And the Great Moon Clan is just one of the many small countries in the Western Regions, if Li Yunxing agrees, at most he will be friendly with the current lord of the Great Moon Clan.

What's more, how much benefit can a mere Dayue clan bring to the Wu Dynasty.

Not to mention countries and countries, even strangers understand that there is no free lunch in the world.

Li Yunxing came to Lian Zhan at this time, and he must have made up his mind in his heart to intervene in this matter, but the benefit of this matter is extremely small, and Lian Zhan feels that it is not worth it.

Seeing Lian Zhan's attitude, Li Yunxing also guessed his thoughts, so he smiled and said, "General Lian, don't worry, this palace naturally has a plan for this matter." ”

"Oh? I also hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will give you some advice. ”

Li Yunxing's expression was solemn, and he said slowly: "This matter helps the Great Moon Clan, and this palace has three purposes. ”

"First, open up the trade route from the Wu Dynasty to the Western Regions, so that the Wu Dynasty and the Western Regions can exchange markets and obtain a large number of goods. During this time, the palace also learned a lot about the transactions between the merchants of the Western Regions and the Wu Dynasty, their land was barren and the weather was dry, and many civilians were still wearing animal skins. ”

"The annual output of silk and linen in our Wu Dynasty is extremely high. If it was only sold in the territory of the Wu Dynasty, it could only be purchased by the royal family every year, costing hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. ”

Li Yunxing's ambition is huge.

Since ancient times, trade has been dumped from the inside out in order to be truly a rolling economy. If you only rely on domestic sales, then in the end it is just a sum of money in the hands of different people.

With the opening of this trade route to the Western Regions, the Wu Dynasty was able to trade with foreign countries.

For him, this is a great merit that can even influence future generations for hundreds of years!

Lian Zhan sat there quietly, listening to Li Yunxing speak, without saying anything to stop or interrupt.

Because he clearly knows what Li Yunxing is doing this for.

I am even more amazed in my heart, how many princes and generals have done everything to expand their territory throughout the ages, but like Li Yunxing, who is just for economic development, is really an anomaly.

Economic development may also mean that the rule of the royal power is no longer solid, and it is even possible that new forces may emerge to replace the original imperial system!