After forming an alliance with the Green Banner Khanate, Pajaqili, the Great Khan of the Black Banner Khanate, ordered his generals to train their troops and hunt to the north or east every half a month. On the one hand, they would hunt wild animals to satisfy their hunger, and on the other hand, they would familiarize their soldiers with the methods of warfare.

As he walked further east, there were iron pots set up outside the tents he passed. Pajaqili was greatly surprised. He got off his horse and asked several tribesmen, only to find out that Dushibao had opened a mutual trade.

Along the way, Pajaqili heard from tribesmen and various tribes in Mobei that Liang Jun from Dushibao had exchanged some broken pots, sheep, horses, furs and medicinal materials. He was about to mobilize his troops and go to attack the army to investigate the crime, but Ju Wuzhi stopped him: "Big

Khan, most of our troops are new recruits now, and there is little chance of a rash war. Since we can trade with the people from the Central Plains, why don't we come back in exchange for some weapons, salt, iron, cotton and linen?"

Pajaqili sneered: "Didn't you hear the people say that Liang Jun from Dushibao harmed my grassland people? Wouldn't it be a loss to trade with such people?"

Ju Wuzhi pondered for a moment: "If you want to do illegal business, you have to find bad people, don't you think so, Khan?"

Pajaqili immediately reacted: "You have reminded me that if he is a loyal person, he will definitely not sell us materials such as armor and weapons."

The monarch and his ministers returned to the royal court to discuss with Hu Gao, Hu Lu and others, and decided to fight first and then to perform rituals. Ju Wuzhi led more than 30,000 people to the outside of Dushi Castle. Hu Gao and Hu Lu led the most elite troops.

Three hundred soldiers disguised themselves as caravans and sneaked into the fort to kidnap the guard, and then discuss business. This idea was Hu Gao's. Hu Gao said that if the guard was not given power first, the business would not be easy to do.

Things went very smoothly. Yuan Ke was kidnapped by Hu Gao and others, thinking that he would lose the Monolithic Fortress. In the end, Hu Gao and others kidnapped him to discuss business with him. When he heard that he would provide armor and weapons to the Black Flag Khanate,

Cotton, linen and corn, Yuan Ke waved his hands and shook his head: "This is a serious crime of supporting the enemy, I can't do it."

Hu Gao chuckled: "If you don't do it, then we will kill you. When the next official comes, we will talk to him until someone is willing to agree."

Yuan Ke raised his head and looked at Hu Gao: "If you want to kill, just kill him. This is a serious crime of supporting the enemy and harming my family. I will not do it."

Hu Gao took out Yuan Ke's big seal and waved it around: "You want to be a hero, but I won't let you do it. I will let you go back. This old man with the big seal will write some surrender proclamations, stamp it with a big seal and send it to the pass. You see, you can

good?"

Yuan Ke had no choice but to sit on the ground and admit defeat. Even if he died now, Hu Gao had a big seal in his hand and could write random things without any evidence. It would still bring harm to his family. Yuan Ke gritted his teeth and said: "Say it.

, I have to give an explanation to the court for whatever you want to exchange for it."

Hu Gao smiled: "The people of Mobei are honest and sincere, unlike you who wait for shoddy goods. We still use cattle and sheep medicinal materials and furs in exchange. If you are willing, we can also help you contact the merchants of the Green Flag Khanate.

Team, they have many treasures that are not found in the Central Plains."

Yuan Ke finally let go. He thought that the other party kidnapped him to force him to join the enemy unconditionally. Now that he said it, it was just the same as doing business. As long as he made money, he could sell weapons, armor, cotton, linen, and corn.

, several important ministers of the imperial court would not blame him. To show his sincerity, Yuan Ke first sent 3,000 weapons and armors from the fort, and Hu Gao asked Yuan Ke to bring 3,000 sheep and 500 oxen back to Dushi Fort.

Everyone in the Dushi Castle thought that Yuan Ke was in trouble, but they didn't expect to use the weapons and armors in the warehouse to exchange for so many cattle and sheep. They all praised Yuan Ke, and Yuan Ke also looked serious: "I have great righteousness."

To the people of the Fire Dragon Clan, they are in awe of our divine power, so they sent me back, and look, I am unscathed!" Everyone said yes, and then went to work on their stalls and shops.

The Monolith Castle in the north was very busy, but Li Xiaofei and Murong Ling were extremely bored in Luoyang. They spent three days fishing and five days hunting, traveling all over Luoyang City.

People stayed in the palace to enjoy the coolness, and Liu Jian sent someone to bring them ice cubes and watermelon to relieve the heat. Li Xiaofei looked at the ice cubes, took a bite, and took a deep breath: "In this summer, the palace is the palace, so why not

Can there be ice cubes?”

Liu Jian and Xiao Qian were also walking over and happened to hear Xiao Qian sneer: "You are really a country boy, what's so strange about ice cubes this summer? There are dozens of cellars in Xiao's house."

Liu Jian was shocked: "It seems that my prince's palace is not even one-tenth as good as your Xiao family's palace."

Xiao Qian rolled her eyes at Liu Jian: "I think you, the prince, are about the same as that kid. Your palace is so shabby. Even if it is expanded ten times, it will not have one-tenth of the grandeur of Xiao's palace."

Murong Ling spit out a watermelon seed: "There are few people"

Liu Jian smiled: "Mr. Murong is still good at talking. There are only a small number of people in my palace, and I will feel uncomfortable when it gets older."

Li Xiaofei rolled his eyes: "I think the princess is right. In the future, the King of Han will have more concubines and so on. There will be a lot of princes and princesses, so he must build a magnificent palace."

Xiao Qian smashed the fan in her hand and said, "I want to see if your kid has eaten too much ice cubes. OK, the prince will accept more concubines and give birth to more princes and princesses. This palace still lacks a lot of eunuchs to serve. I

Let Hongrui divorce you, castrate you, and keep you in the palace to serve the princes and princesses."

Liu Jian laughed loudly, Murong Ling stood up and drew his sword and walked towards Li Xiaofei: "I'll do the surgery!"

Li Xiaofei retreated to the side: "Okay, okay, I said something wrong. This King Han can only belong to Princess Xiao alone. Hey, hey, Murong, don't do it for real."

Li Xiaofei was pinned to the ground by Murong Ling's left hand, and the tip of the knife in his right hand was gesturing under Li Xiaofei. Xiao Qian laughed and applauded, and Liu Jian ran over: "Put the knife away, Mr. Murong, be careful if your hand slips, he can only

I’m a father-in-law”

Murong Ling let go of Li Xiaofei, and Li Xiaofei got up: "Even though I'm afraid of you, the prince is still kind to me."

Xiao Qian hummed loudly: "Is this princess not good to you? Then please ask Mr. Murong, who is not good to him, to castrate him."

Li Xiaofei subconsciously hid behind Liu Jian, and Murong Ling smiled: "He is very stupid, he can't be a father-in-law."

The four of them laughed together, and Xiang Xiaoyu brought in a few servants from outside: "My dear brothers, the prince and the princess, I am so excited. I bought another wine that is only available in the Western Regions today, and I added some sweet juice to it.

It was frozen for a long time with Wangfu's ice cream, and with this braised beef and cold-cut pork head, we can get drunk again."

When they heard that there was new wine and it was still ice cold, the four of them got excited. Liu Jian sighed: "When I was fighting with the master in the past, I couldn't sleep well. I was always on tenterhooks, always looking forward to the world being balanced. I was at home every day.

I want to sleep, but now that the world is really peaceful, I am so idle again."

Xiang Xiaoyu smiled: "If His Royal Highness the King of Han really feels that he has nothing to do, you can go to the accounting room and warehouse to check the accounts and materials, and I will ensure that you will not be idle."

Xiao Qian took the words: "Your prince is just lazy and carefree, and he loves ease, but that's fine, it's better than a day of intrigues, and he won't mess around with women."

Li Xiaofei looked at Xiao Qian with ill intentions: "If the princess goes back to Chuzhou to visit relatives for half a year and then comes back, hehe."

Li Xiaofei was halfway through speaking and looked at Liu Jian again. Liu Jian stretched out and said, "Xiaofei, please stop teasing her. This woman is already troublesome enough. Are you short-sighted or something? If you are too busy,

Why don't I find you some concubines in Luoyang City?"

Xiao Qian and Liu Jian had a clear understanding: "Yes, I will go to Hongrui's place to help you. You have a lot of energy all day and have nowhere to vent. Why don't we give you a home in Luoyang?"

Murong Ling also added: "I won't fight."

Everyone laughed again and immediately drank the ice-cold wine. While they were eating and drinking, Li Xiaofei praised Xiang Xiaoyu again: "Brother Xiang, you are really well-informed. You can find this wine."

Good way to drink”

Xiang Xiaoyu smiled: "Thank you, I just hit it by mistake. By the way, this wine used to be sold in small quantities in Chang'an, but recently it has become more popular in Luoyang City. I thought it was brought here by merchants from the west.

When I asked about it, I found out that it was brought back by merchants from the north. It was really strange."

Xiao Qian put down the cup: "I heard from the maid that there have been a lot more caravans between the north and the south recently. It seems that it will be a prosperous era again."

Li Xiaofei was a little heartbroken. He guessed right. The business of Dushi Castle was getting bigger and bigger, and even the caravans of the Green Flag Khanate used the passage to trade.

Li Xiaofei and others spent the summer enjoying the company of fine wine, enjoying the coolness of the summer, and singing and dancing to bring peace. However, after Zhu Yaoshi built his own manor, he led the refugees to farm and graze, and he also knew how to collect medicines and cure diseases, and his life was enjoyable, although he could not

Compared with the palace, it was still very comfortable. Zhu Yaoshi himself did not study much, so he asked an old man to write a poem for him and hang it in the main hall. The poem said: "The clear stream passes in front of the gate, and there are green mountains behind the house, where you can fish

"The golden scales are few, the floating clouds are idle under the water", Zhu Yaoshi reads it once every day.

Everyone can feel the breath of peace in the world. Even Chen Hongyi, who has always been strict in running the army, has changed from training every three days to five days, and later to every ten days. Chen Hongyi is not greedy for ease, but he just can't stand these people who have followed him for many years.

All the soldiers had the idea of ​​returning home. The former veterans gradually left the military camp and went home with the money and belongings they had saved. Even Shen De had the idea of ​​returning home. Chen Hongyi repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay. Shen De talked about the time he had with him.

Zhang Sheng followed Chen Hongyi into the army and expressed that he just wanted to take Zhang Sheng's remains back to his hometown of Chenzhou to live in seclusion and serve Zhang Sheng's mother. When Chen Hongyi thought of Zhang Sheng, he recalled the past years when he took his two little babies to crawl around together.

He couldn't help but shed tears and sighed: "Come on, come on, you haven't enjoyed a day of wealth with me. You can return to your hometown with your official position. I will go to the court and give you a salary every year."

Shen De handed his hands with the general's seal to Chen Hongyi: "General Chen is my father. I have been in the army for many years and have some savings. Since I no longer serve in the army, I can no longer receive the imperial salary."

Chen Hongyi had no choice but to accept the seal and ordered someone to give another cart of property to Shen De. Shen De was grateful and took a dozen of his fellow villagers to leave Xiangguo and go south.

Here Shen De resigned and left, but Cui Ju who came from Yecheng came to Chen Hongyi with some pearls, jade, gold and silver to ask for an official position. Chen Hongyi was very puzzled. It was reasonable for Cui Ju to remove his royal title and surrender.
Chapter completed!