Chapter 153: Heaven’s blessing for the country

Changsun Wuji led his caravan to leave Yiwu City after eating and drinking, and headed west towards the vast desert.

At the same time, a group of Tubo wandering warriors who were anxious and red-eyed also followed the caravan and slowly advanced.

The Tang Dynasty's laws were actually only adapted to cities and places where the Tang Dynasty's flags were flying.

Going west from Yiwu, you need to go through six hundred miles before you can reach Liuzhong County. On the official road from Yiwu City to Liuzhong County, except for the Tang army patrol passing by during the day, the sand thieves and bandits will be restrained. However, when the Tang army patrol team returned to the camp at night, it was still under the management of the Western Regions rules.

The so-called laws of the Western Regions are actually very simple. Things are chosen by nature, the strong are respected, the weak are prey on them, and the fittest survives.

Qikou Well is 150 miles away from Yiwu City, which is the location of the Han Dynasty military farming army. Of course, as time passes, the Han Dynasty military farming office has long been flooded with yellow sand. There are still seven wells left to use in the hundreds of wells dug at the beginning, so Qikou Wells became the place name here.

In Qikoujing, there were actually caravans stationed here. As Chen Ying pacified the Western Regions, the Western Regions were linked to Chang'an, starting from the fourth year of Wude, the trade routes were reopened, and merchants only needed to pay taxes to the Tang Dynasty government to communicate. Although the Sassanid Empire was still in the Western Turks, the Byzantine Empire was still fighting and bloody.

However, the silk, tea and porcelain of the Tang Dynasty were all luxury goods loved by Byzantine, Sassanthesanthemum and Western Turkic nobles. It is definitely an exaggeration to say that a plate weighing two pounds is sold at gold in the Sassanthemum Empire. However, it is an indisputable fact that a plate can be sold at fifty silver coins, but the goods that can be purchased at fifty silver coins in the Sassanthemum Empire are very considerable.

Ten silver coins can be used to work hard by one Sassanian cavalry, or you can buy twenty Sassanian virgins, or you can buy ten big-food war horses. Of course, this is the price of a plate.

Mahim looked at the bonfire in front of him with a worried look, and the fat big cake face wrinkled. Changsun Wuji thought Mahim felt sorry for the expenses this time, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as you take me to Gaochang City, the caravan is yours, I can also replenish you with fifteen cargoes in Gaochang City, so that you can bring you 40 cargoes to the road!"

Mahim shook his head and said, "You don't know anything about the noble man. Mahim is not worried that the noble man will ruin his promise, but..."

As he said that, Mahim nodded toward a caravan with about a hundred people opposite him.

Changsun Wuji only glanced at the Tubo man with a scar on his face opposite him, glared at him with a fierce look. Changsun Wuji felt as if he was stared at by a hungry wolf, and was very uncomfortable. He quickly withdrew his gaze, then looked at Mahim and said, "Where's the way!"

Mahim said at all: "They are all people who do business without funds, and they are probably eyeing our goods."

Changsun Wuji said disapprovingly: "Mahim, go talk to them and tell them that you can give them goods and don't make things difficult for us all!"

Mahim said timidly: "This..."

"Don't worry..." Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Forty packs, not a little bit!"

Mahim took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll go!"

Changsun Wuji winked at Changsun Huaian.

Changsun Huaian came to Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji said, "You go and prepare four horses. If there is no cage later, we will ride a horse and run!"

When Changsun Huaian heard this, he did not dare to be careless and left quickly.

Changsun Wuji's little eyes looked at the fire, but the afterglow of his eyes looked at the group of fierce Tubo people opposite him. He felt that things were definitely not that simple.

The wise doubt everything!

What Changsun Wuji didn't believe the most was coincidence. He doubted whether this would be instructed by Chen Ying. He doubted whether Mahim would betray him. He even more doubted whether Li Xiuning was determined to stand on the side of the East Palace. He doubted that he could control the power of Changshi in a short time after going to the Western Regions...

Not long after, Mahim came back with a relaxed look on his face and smiled at Changsun Wuji, "Master, the opposite side agreed, let us pay a hundred gold, and they will protect us from the road safely!"

Mahim squeezed his eyes at Changsun Wuji, while quietly moving towards the free war horse.

Unfortunately, Changsun Wuji had too little conversation with Mahim and had no tacit understanding.

Changsun Wuji said aloud: "We don't have one hundred gold. We can borrow money from the business when we arrive in Gaochang City..."

The words were already spoken, and at this moment Mahim skillfully turned over the horse, bit the horse, and stabbed the horse with a knife.

It is hard for Changsun Wuji to imagine that a fat man as fat as Mahim would be so agile.

However, just as Mahim turned over the horse, Changsun Huaian also led the horse.

However, at this time, it was too late.

The killing has begun.

These fierce Tubo people drew their knives and rushed towards Mahim's caravan.

The melee has begun. In fact, in this era, no one who dares to do business is good. Of course, at this time, remote merchants are actually half bandits and half merchants. When they can, they will definitely rob them. The other party is too strong and they should do business.

In Mahim's caravan, there are five Sassanian knights and two powerful Byzantine fighters. These are all guards bought by Mahim for a lot of money.

Especially the Byzantine fighter, the so-called fighter, is the chance to survive if he wins ten consecutive games in the arena. Of course, someone needs to pay for them to redeem themselves. The two fighters Mahim bought spent a total of twenty silver coins, which made Mahim feel very distressed.

However, the price was worth it. Especially the two fighters leaned back and swung an iron stick, hitting a Tubo man, and almost smashed his head into his stomach.

Changsun Wuji was so scared that he hugged the horse's neck tightly and was about to run. However, he watched Mahim run hundreds of steps away and stopped. Changsun Wuji asked, "Why haven't you run yet!"

"What are you running?" Mahim said: "I'm just afraid of being injured by accident. Look, the death warrior I bought is amazing!"

Sure enough, he looked in the direction Mahim pointed. The friend under Mahim, without exception, drew his sword from the horse's back and fought with the group of Tubo people.

Although Mahim had a slightly smaller number, they became more and more braver in the battle, killing the Tubo people step by step.

At this time, Changsun Wuji finally confirmed that this was definitely not sent by Chen Ying, and Chen Ying could not have sent this group of waste to kill him.

In the darkness, two men in black who were lying in the sand looked at this scene and shook their heads and said, "It's really a mud that can't be supported on the wall!"

Another man in black said, "We have to take action!"

"Remember not to leave any traces!"

The man in black smiled gently and said, "Don't worry if I do my business!"

As he said that, he pulled off his tight suit, took off the package, took out a Tubo sheepskin robe, endured the strong smell of sheep, frowned and put it on his body, and then spit his cheeks into plateau red with rouge.

The biggest feature of the Tubo people is that their blush is as smooth as if they were applied with rouge.

This Tubo man pretended to be a big circle and swung his knife to join the battle group.

He cut over a Mahim's guard with one knife, and then snatched a Sassanian longbow from a Sassanian knight. The Sassanian longbow is a super long bow arm, usually eight feet long, which is completely different from the traditional recurved bows of the Central Plains dynasty. In order to pursue stronger elasticity, this single bow must be made of hard materials and is not easy to bend, so it must be made longer. In contrast, the composite bow of the Tianchao Shangbang uses composite materials such as wood, horns, and tendons to enhance elasticity, so it does not need to be so long. The back of the bow is made of a complete wood bend, and the strength of the longbow depends entirely on it.

The man in black picked up the Sassanian longbow and shot at the two extremely brave Byzantine fighters.

"Swish swish..." Two arrows shot two shooters to the ground.

When other Tubo people saw it, they also put arrows on the strings, and then used bows and arrows to shoot them.

The screams were loud. At this time, the black-clothed longbow suddenly turned around and fired a sharp arrow at Changsun Wuji in the distance with lightning speed.

The Sassanian Empire's longbow can shoot a range of 300 meters. In the battle with the Roman Empire, the heavy infantry legion of the Roman Empire was collapsed by the Sassanian Empire's longbow.

The sound of breaking through the air sounded. When Changsun Wuji found the arrows coming, it was too late to avoid them.

"Puff..."

As the sound of sharp arrows entering the flesh sounded, sharp arrows penetrated into his lung leaves. Changsun Wuji opened his mouth and spit out a large mouthful of snow foam.

Changsun Huaian was so scared that he didn't pay attention to this Tubo person in Xibei.

The Tubo people eventually left behind thirty or forty bodies and dozens of wounded people and exited the seven wells.

At dawn, Changsun Wuji died of severe injuries.

...

When Chen Ying received the news, he was a little amused. He wanted Changsun Wuji to kill him, but it was not easy to get rid of Changsun Wuji without involving himself.

If political struggle is used, Chen Ying can't really play with the conspiracy of Sun Wuji, not to mention that he has gained the trust and protection of Li Shimin, which is similar to Chen Ying at this time. Even if Changsun Wuji loses his official position and gets his title for a while, it will be harmless.

But he never expected that Changsun Wuji would leave alone, but instead allowed the Tubo people to find an opportunity to kill Changsun Wuji.

Since Changsun Wuji did not reveal his identity, the Yiwu City government only dealt with ordinary robbery, arresting Tubo, who could not retreat due to injuries, interrogating the remaining accomplices, and then arresting those who should be arrested and beheading the heads who should be killed.

...

Li Yuan, who was in Chang'an, took the same simple and rough treatment for the rebellion of Yang Wengan under the prince's disciple. Yang Wengan was killed by his command and his three clans were killed.

No treatment was taken against Li Jiancheng.

Because Li Yuan is not stupid, although Yang Wengan is Li Jiancheng's man, he is not the most capable person under Li Jiancheng's command. If Li Jiancheng wants to rebel, he will definitely join forces with Chen Ying, Feng Li, Li Shiji, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanren, and Yuchi Gong.

However, none of these people were abnormal, and Li Jiancheng did not change at all, and he did not even have the most basic preparations.

So Li Yuan simply didn't believe that Li Jiancheng would instruct Yang Wengan to rebel, force him to abdicate and become the emperor himself. If Li Jiancheng really had this idea, he would at least transfer the left and right guards of the East Palace back to Chang'an and control the capital.

Li Shimin was very injured and wasted a lot of energy, but he did not get the results he wanted.

At this time, Chen Ying asked the memorial to return to Chang'an to visit his relatives and arrived in front of the imperial court.

Li Yuan took Chen Ying's memorial and looked at Pei Ji and said, "Pei San, what do you think?"

Pei Ji said: "This is not the first one. Feng Li, Xue Wanche, and Li Shiji requested to return to Beijing to report their duties. Now Chen's princess is asking to return to Beijing to visit relatives, which is exactly the same!"

Li Yuan nodded and said, "They are avoiding suspicion!"

Pei Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Princess Pingyang advised Changsun Wuji to serve as the chief of the Protectorate of the Western Regions. I am afraid that he would not communicate with Prince Chen in advance. This action would be misunderstood by Prince Chen!"

"misunderstanding?"

Li Yuan pondered and said, "Are you saying he was thinking that I was worried about becoming a big shot in his Western Regions and sending Changsun Wuji to divide his power?"

"It's very likely!" Pei Ji looked at the empty water in Li Yuan's tea bowl, so he picked up the teapot, added water to Li Yuan, and then handed it to Li Yuan with the tea bowl and said, "Your Majesty, you think that if Yang Wengan's affairs have happened, the civil and military officials in the East Palace are afraid that they will harm themselves and seek benefits and avoid harm. This is human instinct. It is reasonable for Mr. Chen to beg back to Beijing at this time!"

Li Yuan said: "Chen Ying is back, can Changsun Wuji defend himself in the Western Regions?"

"It's impossible!" Pei Ji shook his head and said, "Changsun Wuji is at best a material for a county. It's already a barely enough to let him manage a state. The nineteen states of Xizhou Road, Han and Hu live in mixed relationships, and there are constant entanglements. If there is no need to break, the ability to break is not enough to appease the Western Regions. Besides, Tubo suffered a big loss last year, and this year they will not guarantee that they will not collude with the Eastern Turks!"

Li Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Chen Ying has been guarding the Western Regions for two years, and even his child has never met. If I don't allow him to go back to Chang'an to visit relatives, it would be too unkind!"

Pei Ji couldn't figure out what Li Yuan meant. If he agreed to Chen Ying go back to Beijing to visit his relatives, it would definitely send a powerful signal to the court.

The emperor is ready to weaken the power of the crown prince, so the crown prince's line will be severely damaged, while the Qin King's line will inevitably be greatly boosted. I am afraid that impeachment and frame-up will come in like clouds.
To be continued...