The next day, Li Chengqian sent someone to tell Lin Xuan that the matter was settled.
Lin Xuan was overjoyed and quickly sent someone to inform Cheng Chuliang that he would set out the day after tomorrow so that he could be prepared.
As for what to prepare, I believe he will understand.
Lin Xuan began to prepare some tools such as a barbecue grill, and also asked people to make some snacks.
…
"Khan, something is wrong." Qiraobaatar said.
Ni She asked: "What's wrong?"
"Khan, my contact person sells war horses, cattle and sheep, and their prices are very low, less than half of the usual price." Qilaobaat'er said.
"Why is this happening? Have you asked the reason? Let's not talk about anything else. Isn't Datang a war horse? How come the reward is not even half of the usual amount?" Ni Shu frowned.
Qilaobaat'er shook his head and said: "Those Tang people say that the Tang Dynasty is peaceful, and they are not prepared to fight. Why do they need so many war horses? They want to sell them or not."
Nishu also noticed something was wrong. If there is no war, war horses are not needed. Isn't this nonsense?
Not only did the army need war horses, but people also needed horses to transport things, including traveling, and the Tang Dynasty did not produce horses at all.
He had lived in the Tang Dynasty for a period of time and knew some of the situation in the Tang Dynasty. He did not believe these nonsense at all.
Ni She thought for a while and said, "Tell me about Liuli Lang from beginning to end."
Qilaobaater explained the process to Nishu in detail.
Ni Shu pondered for a while and said: "You mean, the Tang people were not willing to sell at first, but then suddenly they were willing to sell? Besides you, there are also Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun?"
Qi Laobater nodded and said: "The Tang people were unwilling to sell it at first, but they relented after we offered a high price."
Ni Shu shook his head and said: "No, if he was willing to sell it because of the price, why are there no Tang people in it? You must know that there are many rich people in the Tang Dynasty."
"What does Khan mean?" Qilaobaat'er was a little confused.
Ni Shu said with certainty: "It seems that Ben Khan's sworn brother is plotting against us, Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun. No matter who of us buys, they will eventually ask us to pay in copper coins, so that they can buy us at a low price
of horses and cattle and sheep.”
The sworn brother Ni Shu mentioned was Li Shimin.
During the Wude period, Nishu went to Chang'an. At that time, Li Shimin became a brother with Nishu in order to be friendly with people of all ethnic groups.
Qiraobaatar asked: "Khan, what should we do now?"
"I don't have much to pay attention to right now," Ni She said with a headache.
Li Shimin clearly wanted to buy their war horses at a low price. If he sold them, it would greatly increase Datang's strength, so he definitely couldn't sell them.
But the Glazed Wolf was very important to him, and he had to get it.
Qi Laobat'er's eyes lit up and he said, "Khan, I've thought of a way."
"What can be done?" Nishu asked quickly.
"Great Khan, the Western Regions are the only way for many countries to trade with the Tang Dynasty. Aren't some countries in the Western Regions allied with us? Let them block the trade routes. We buy goods from merchants on both sides at low prices and sell them at high prices.
Go, I believe you will be able to make enough money for Liuli Lang soon." Qi Laobaat'er said.
In a narrow sense, the Western Regions refers to Yumen Pass, west of Yangguan, east of Congling, east and south of Balkhash Lake and the vast area of Xinjiang. Ultimately, it is Xinjiang and beyond. In a broad sense, the Western Regions refers to everything that can be reached through the Western Regions in a narrow sense.
The region included present-day Central Asia, West Asia and India.
If they were cut off, then the trade routes between the Tang Dynasty and countries in Central and West Asia would be completely cut off.
Ni Shu's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Okay, this is a good note!"
Blocking the trade route was a completely costless business, which meant that he could get the Glazed Wolf without spending any money.
Not only that, it will also bring him a lot of profits in the future.
He even saw the scene when he took over the Central Plains.
Qilaobaat'er said: "But this matter still requires the cooperation of all countries in the Western Region."
Ni She said with a ruthless face: "I will send someone to deliver a message to them now. If they are unwilling, don't blame me."
The countries in the Western Regions that were allied with the Western Turks were just worried that the Western Turks would attack the Western Regions, and they did not sincerely surrender.
Blocking the trade routes would offend the Tang Dynasty to death. As long as the kings of those countries were not stupid, they would probably not listen to his orders.
If no one among those kings listened to him, he would have no choice but to send troops for Liuli Lang.
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Time passed in a blink of an eye, and today was the day when Lin Xuan asked Princess Changle for an outing.
God seems to be helping him too. The sun is shining brightly today, which is perfect for an outing.
Lin Xuan looked heroic and heroic under the influence of the spring moon and rain.
Lin Xuan rode a lion and his soldiers drove a carriage full of things and set off.
Not long after Lin Xuan arrived at the palace gate, Cheng Chuliang also arrived.
"Chu Liang, have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare?" Lin Xuan asked.
Cheng Chuliang pointed to the car behind him and said, "In the car, they are all cut into small pieces according to your requirements."
Lin Xuan nodded and said with a smile: "That's good. When the princesses come out later, we can set off."
They waited for about half an hour before the palace door opened and three carriages drove out, with hundreds of imperial guards guarding them on both sides.
First a carriage stopped near Lin Xuan and the others.
The car curtain opened, and a young lady stuck out her head.
Lin Xuan was stunned. Li Chengqian didn't say that Li Zhi was going to follow him.
"See His Majesty the King of Jin!" Lin Xuan and Cheng Chuliang saluted quickly.
Li Zhi waved his hand and said excitedly: "Let's go quickly! This is my first time to go out to play."
Lin Xuan and Cheng Chuliang looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Your Highness, Prince Jin, may I ask if Princess Changle and Princess Qinghe are in the car?" Lin Xuan asked.
Li Zhi shook his head and said: "There are only sisters Changle and Yuzhang in the car, and sister Qinghe is in the car behind."
When Lin Xuan heard that Princess Yuzhang was also here, his head was pounding.
Needless to say, this must have been arranged by Empress Changsun.
He was probably worried about what Lin Xuan would do to Li Lizhi.
Two people were specially sent to guard against Lin Xuan.
Li Zhi was young and Lin Xuan could still think of ways to fool her away, but he couldn't get Princess Yuzhang away.
"Marquis of Jingyang County, when should we set off?" Li Zhi urged.
"Your Highness, please get back in the car and we will set off immediately." Lin Xuan said.
…
Lin Xuan and Cheng Chuliang were riding horses in front, while soldiers and guards guarded the carriage behind.
"Brother Lin, what should we do now?" Cheng Chuliang asked.
He was still thinking of talking to Princess Qinghe alone, but it seemed like there was no chance now.
Lin Xuan said depressedly: "How do I know what to do? I'll look for an opportunity later."
Around Chang'an City, the water system is particularly developed. There is a saying that eight rivers surround Chang'an.
"Eight Rivers" refers to the eight main rivers surrounding Chang'an City. They are the Piao River and the Jing River in the south, the Jing River and the Wei River in the north, the Feng River and Lao River in the west, and the Chan River and Ba River in the east.
The place Lin Xuan chose was a flat land next to the Bahe River, with some hillsides not far away.
"Stop, it's right here." Lin Xuan said.
The imperial guards and Lin Xuan's soldiers checked the area and found that there were no problems, so they guarded the area.
Li Zhi was the first to get out of the car. When he saw the surrounding scenery, he exclaimed: "Is this the scenery outside the palace? It is much more beautiful than inside the palace."
Li Lizhi, Princess Yuzhang and Princess Qinghe also got off the carriage.
"Meet Princess!"
Lin Xuan and Cheng Chuliang saluted quickly.
Although among these three princesses, two of them have their future wives, you still have to bow when you should.
Li Lizhi had a smile on her face and said, "I'd like to thank the Marquis of Jingyang County."
"This is what I should do." Lin Xuan said.
Li Lizhi introduced: "This is Yuzhang, who has the best relationship with me, and the other one is Qinghe."
Princess Yuzhang looked like Xiaojiabiyu. Maybe because she rarely left the palace, she was a little shy when she saw Lin Xuan looking at her.
As for Princess Qinghe, Lin Xuan didn't know how to evaluate her.
It's not that she is ugly. To be honest, although Lao Li is not very good-looking, each of his daughters is more beautiful than the other.
But there's nothing surprising, as none of the emperor's women are ugly.
The mother’s genes are there, so it’s normal for her to be beautiful.
The problem is that Princess Qinghe looks only ten years old, and should be eleven or twelve years old at most.
What the hell, Cheng Chuliang said that he and Princess Qinghe will get married next year.