The next day, a distant caravan in Qinglong Pass heard that the Human King was here and insisted on coming to see them. Originally, Zhang Guifang wanted to disperse them, but their leader said that there would be news from the west and wanted to give it to the Human King.
And he also said that this is a very good thing for the human king.
Zhang Guifang did not dare to make the decision, so she reported the matter to Di Xin.
When Emperor Xin heard the news that it was Xirong, he immediately received the caravan.
As soon as they entered the door, the eight caravan leaders, covered in burqas and covered in dust, knelt in front of Di Xin and uttered words of praise.
"I heard that you have news about Xirong?!"
A caravan leader raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, we do have news about Xirong. In addition, we also have the true location of Ji Fa, the Crown Prince of Xibo. I just want to ask your Majesty for one thing."
"Oh? Tell me, is this news worth the price?"
Di Xin smiled, but he was not angry. We were talking about business. Since we were here to sell, why bother involving other things.
Sure enough, the leader calmed down when he heard that the human king was not angry.
"Your Majesty, the area occupied by the Rong people is actually very large, even larger than the hinterland of the Central Plains. At the same time, the land in many places is fertile. It is only because the Rong people do not know how to farm that it looks sinister."
Di Xin nodded, what the caravan leader said was extremely accurate.
"After years of development, Xiqi has long been integrated with the nearby Rong people. There are twelve Zhai kings in the Guirong tribe alone, and each Zhai king owns a large amount of land."
Di Xin nodded. He had heard of this ghost army. His father, Di Yi, had undergone a prisoner sacrifice ceremony back then, and it was recorded in the biographies of the past kings and preserved forever.
"Wait a minute, are you saying that the Ghost Rong tribe has been annexed by Xiqi?"
The leader of the caravan nodded and said, "Your Majesty, not only the Guirong, but also the Quanrong, Yiqu and other twelve kingdoms of Xirong are all decided by Xiqi. This is not a secret in Xirong. Your Majesty can investigate it yourself.
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"These Rong people are very different from our Chinese people in terms of food, clothing, currency, and even language. How did Xiqi do it?"
After Di Xin finished speaking, he understood that without him, they were all the survivors of Fen Sixth Life.
Xiqi's disobedient heart is not among this generation, but has existed for a long time.
"Is Ji Fa currently among those Rong tribes watching Gu's jokes?"
Emperor Xin did not want to recognize Nao Shizi's Rong Kingdom, and his tone was not good, as if he was suppressing his temper.
"Your Majesty, Ji Fa, the son of Xibohou, is in Guirong Kingdom at the moment, and he has married the daughter of King Xiluo. For this reason, King Xiluo also gave Ji Fa the wild horse, a foreign species."
"Huh, Ji Fa is lucky!"
Originally, in Fengshen, Ji Fa was going to marry Shang Rong's daughter. Unfortunately, the situation has changed drastically. Shang Rong is not dead yet. There is no way to talk about the persecution. Naturally, Shang Rong's daughter cannot be married to Xibo.
She was adopted as an adopted daughter.
Prime Minister Shang Rong seems to be on guard against Emperor Xin. To this day, he has not seen the future mother of the human race.
"You have said a lot here. You will not just pass this news to me. Tell me, what is your real secret?"
The leader of the caravan was obviously nervous, and with a "pop" sound, all eight leaders knelt down.
"I also ask for your permission, your Majesty, to give us some specialties from the hinterland of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, such as porcelain, tea, silk, barbecue materials, cement, metallurgy, etc., so that we can shine your Majesty's glory on the earth."
Di Xin looked at these caravan leaders, his face darkened, and he said angrily, "These are the secrets of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Before Gu's subjects are all, they have to be obtained by foreigners. Do you really think that Gu is a fool?"
"Your Majesty! We are all His Majesty's subjects, and we know the secrets that are not told to us. Please consider our contribution and give us one or two of them."
"Tell me what the secret is!"
"Your Majesty! There are rumors among Guirong that they seem to have news about Emperor Ku's treasure."
Di Xin's hair stood up and he immediately became serious. He paced back and forth for a long time and asked in a low voice, "Is this news true?"
"Your Majesty, it's absolutely true. When we passed through Guirong, we heard what one of them, King Zhai, said."
Di Xin then thought of the "Xuanji Jade Heng" mentioned by the Zombie God in the Girl's Cave. He had not cooperated with it at that time, so naturally he had no way of knowing the whereabouts of this secret treasure house.
I didn't expect that this news would come out again now, and it would still be here at Qinglong Pass.
"Any further news?"
The leader of the caravan shook his head and said, "This news is true, but it seems to be very secretive. The entire Rong people look very nervous."
Di Xin frowned secretly. Naturally, he could not completely believe this group of businessmen, but it was undeniable that if this news was true, it would definitely have an impact on the authority of the Human King.
"I can provide you with some porcelain and tea, but there are a few conditions."
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"First, the finished product must be transported. How it is made must be top secret, let alone leaked."
"Secondly, it requires heavy taxes, so the price must be extremely expensive."
"Third, the size of each caravan should not be too large in order to control the scale."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. We agree."
The leader of the caravan knew that they had no bargaining chips with the Shang King, so as long as they sold it, the price would naturally make them a lot of money, which is why he would not refuse anyone who came.
Di Xin nodded and ordered them to retreat.
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"Come here, call Huang Feihu, Shen Gongbao, and Kong Xuan."
Di Xin thought for a while and called Zhang Guifang over.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Di Xin carefully looking at the map of the west, making gestures, and seemed to be calculating something.
After the four ministers saluted directly, Di Xin told the four of them the news about the leader of the caravan.
"Emperor's treasure!"
All four people exclaimed, each of these treasures of the ancient human emperor is a legend, and it is also a symbol of a large amount of wealth.
If Xiqi gets it, it might really turn the situation around.
"Your Majesty, it is difficult to tell whether this is true or false. If we send troops rashly, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
Huang Feihu naturally knew the seriousness of this, and he didn't want Xiqi to lose his life. Besides, now is really not the time to start a war.
Di Xin nodded and looked at the other three people.
Zhang Guifang guards Qinglong Pass and monitors Xiqi and Nandu all year round. Naturally, he also knows about the affairs of the Rong people.
"Your Majesty, although there are many ghosts in Xiqi, most of them are close to Beidi, and their bloodline is mixed. Some are tall and look like evil ghosts, while others are savage and ferocious. They have a tradition of eating raw meat and are extremely difficult to conquer.
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"All the way north from Qinglong Pass to Jiameng Pass, there are ghosts and ghosts. Even if this news is true, how can we find it?"
Zhang Guifang has long hated Guirong, but in fact this foreign trouble has always existed.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, this ghost army has been the main foreign threat to the Yin and Shang Dynasties. The kings of the past dynasties built so many passes and made Xiqi the Xibohou, just to have a barrier to the outside world.
"Haha, it is indeed difficult for your Majesty to find the Emperor Ku's treasure, but it is very easy to find Ji Fa."