The negotiations between the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty were in full swing, but at this moment, in the county town of Wuwei, Liangzhou, An Xinggui was constantly paced left and right in a huge mansion. An Xinggui's face was a little solemn, and his eyes were full of worry.

An Xinggui has been in such a state for several days, and his whole hair has turned white. The reason for these is very simple, that is, the negotiations between the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty!

Although he didn't know what was being discussed between the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, the two sides had a big negotiation. As the Duke of Liangzhou in Liangzhou, An Xinggui's status in the entire Liangzhou is undoubtedly! So how could An Xinggui not know about the negotiations between Li Shimin and the Tang Dynasty?

It is precisely because of his knowledge that An Xinggui has a strong sense of crisis. The conflict between him and Huo Gang is irreconcilable, or in other words, this hatred cannot be resolved no matter what. Others may not know the secret between him and Huo Ling, including those old subordinates of Huo Ling. If they knew, Huo Gang would have known it long ago.

If Huo Gang knew about it, then the entire Liangzhou would not be so peaceful.

The problem is that even if Huo Gang didn't know the conflict between him and Huo Ling, it was certain that Huo Ling died because of him. Then the hatred between him and Huo Gang was irreconcilable to kill his father, and there would be no room for ease.

Huo Gang could shout out in the Western Regions, and those who dared to attack one of the great Han people would slaughter one of their tribes.

He attaches so much importance to just an ordinary man of a great man, so how could he give up his own revenge of killing his father? If it were before, An Xinggui was not worried. If Huo Gang dared to attack the entire Tang Dynasty, then it just so happened that An Xinggui could completely eliminate Huo Gang with the help of the Tang Dynasty.

The problem was so strange. He didn't know what Li Shimin was thinking and why he was entangled with Huo Gang. Now he also asked Du Ruhui and Gao Shilian to lead some officials to negotiate with the Han Dynasty.

Although An Xinggui is located in Liangzhou for many years, he knows very well that Du Ruhui and Gao Shilian are both Li Shimin's right-hand men, which means that if Du Ruhui and others are negotiating, they will definitely have Li Shimin's approval and have great interests in the Han Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this kind of interest involvement that An Xinggui has a very strong sense of crisis. Huo Gang's development is no longer reversible, and now Huo Gang is not something that An Xinggui can deal with. So if Huo Gang continues to get entangled with the Tang Dynasty, An Xinggui will become very dangerous.

An Xinggui knew very well what kind of person Li Shimin was. After all, a person who dared to launch the Xuanwu Gate Incident to obtain the throne was undoubtedly cruel, even if he was a wise ruler now.

For this reason, An Xinggui arranged for his son An Yuanshou to participate in the Xuanwu Gate Incident at the age of 16. Isn’t it just to show their Wuwei An’s attitude?

But now Li Shimin made such a reaction! He completely ignored An Xinggui's opinions. He knew that Huo Gang had a grudge against him, but he still made such a decision. Even so, Li Shimin might not attack An in the future, but An Xinggui could not rest assured.

To be precise, he was not at ease with Huo Gang.

But now, what can he do? He must make his own choice as soon as possible, otherwise, when the negotiations over there will be an foreseeable outcome for An Xinggui sooner or later.

After a long time, a ferocious expression finally appeared on An Xinggui's face. He had made up his mind because he knew that this was his last choice, and he had no other choice.

"Come!" Since he made up his mind, An Xinggui no longer hesitated.

"Duke." A man's voice soon came from outside.

"Go and call An Hu to see me immediately."

"yes!"

When An Xinggui summoned An Hu, Huo Gang was also meeting someone at Yumen Pass, thousands of miles away. It was Liang Shuo who Huo Gang recruited from Ak City last time.

"Chief." Liang Shuo immediately bowed his hand after seeing Huo Gang.

"Well, what's the matter when you say something important to meet me?" Huo Gang asked in confusion.

"Chief, I heard that the Tang Dynasty was negotiating with us, and this must be related to An Xinggui. Can I be wrong with the leader?" Liang Shuo asked directly.

"Although we didn't talk about An Xinggui, we will definitely have something to do with An Xinggui in the future. What do you want to say?" Huo Gang asked strangely.

"Captains can you tell the status of An's family in Guazhou, Liangzhou? And why did An Xinggui become the Duke of Liang of the Tang Dynasty?" Liang Shuo asked back.

"It is probably known that when Liangzhou King Li Gui was independent, it was An Xinggui and Li Yuan who asked him to go to Liangzhou alone, and joined forces with the ministers under Li Gui's name at that time, An Xinggui's younger brother An Xiuren. In the end, the two of them joined forces with Li Gui's subordinates to eliminate Li Gui and let Liangzhou and Guazhou return to the rule of the Tang Dynasty."

"As for the status of An in Liangzhou, the world's An invasion of Wuwei has already explained the problem." Huo Gang added. He knew that a considerable number of these were known in this world, and the others, he knew An Xinggui and Li Gui, and Huo Gang would definitely not know more about them.

Liang Shuo was one of the ministers under Li Gui's name and must have a good understanding of these.

"Chief, you still underestimate An Xinggui. Have you heard of the ninth surname of Zhaowu?" Liang Shuo asked with a wry smile.

"No, you can say it." Huo Gang shook his head slightly, he really didn't know.

Liang Shuo immediately began to narrate in detail.

The most famous family of the entire Tang Dynasty is the Five Clans and Qiwang. If compared nationwide, the An family is far inferior to these families. However, in the boundaries of Liangzhou and Guazhou, the Five Clans and Qiwang are not comparable to their Zhaowu Jiushang.

What is the Jiu surname of Zhaowu? The Jiu surname of Zhaowu is the Lite people who migrated to the Tang Dynasty in Central Asia. To be precise, their ancestors were the Xiongnu Poyuezhi who was driven to Central Asia by the Han Dynasty. The Xiongnu Poyuezhi combined with the local Seeds in Central Asia, and finally formed a new nomadic tribe named Yanda people.

After Morro, Kada gradually formed a city-state country in Central Asia, with Kang State as the leader, An, Cao, Shi, Mi, He, Shi, Mu, Bi and other countries as surname countries. This is the origin of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.

They are collectively called Lite people. Lite people are very good at doing business. They have gradually manipulated merchant affairs on the entire Silk Road since the end of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that most of the caravans traveling to and from the Western Regions were Lite people, and the Wuwei An family was Lite people who moved to Liangzhou in the early Sui Dynasty.

The Lite family, who migrated with the Wuwei An family, also migrated with the Jiu surname of Zhaowu. In fact, these families belonged to the sub-branches that were not very successful in the countries of the Jiu surname of Zhaowu. However, after these sub-branches came to the Sui Dynasty, with the continuous development of the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, the An family and other families gradually occupied most of the trade on the Silk Road.

Then the Wuwei An family quickly began to become rich, not just wealthy. As the Wuwei An family and other nine surnames began to flourish in the boundaries of Liangzhou and became local aristocratic families, it can be said that the entire Liangzhou Guazhou area, including many countries in the 36 countries in the Western Regions, actually they were related.

This is also the reason why the Wuwei An family's business was so smooth. Even the Black Mountain bandits, who were not afraid of heaven and earth, did not dare to rob the Wuwei An family's caravan at the beginning, and at most they would only ask for tolls from them.

The influence of the entire Liangzhou Guazhou, from top to bottom, from officials to local wealthy businessmen, village gentry, and the Wuwei An family can be said to be very terrifying! This is also why Li Gui, the King of Liangzhou, was called king in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and An Xinggui dared to return to Liangzhou with just one person's strength and took over the entire Liangzhou!

It is because one of the ministers under Li Gui was An Xinggui's brother An Xiuren. An Xiuren supported Li Gui's rebellion back then, but later Li Gui betrayed and divorced each other, which was also An Xiuren's work. As for the reason? All the ministers, generals, and even many soldiers of An Xiuren were children of the Wuwei An family and members of the Zhaowu Jiu family who were grouped with Wuwei An family and the Wuwei An family.

When An Xinggui and An Xiuren wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, Li Gui could of course have to betrayal of his relatives.

Although the five surnames and Qiwang had a huge influence in the entire Tang Dynasty, in Liangzhou, the Dunhuang house of the Li family in Longxi can be said to be just a small family who was having dinner behind the An family. Of course, this is just a single reference to the Li family in Longxi.

This is because Li Shimin came from the Li family in Longxi, so An Xinggui did not target Dunhuang houses. Otherwise, the wealthy family that did not join the Wuwei An family in the two weeks was not called a wealthy family.

Therefore, the Wuwei An family is actually a family that almost monopolizes the entire Silk Road and trade in the Western Regions.

"... So, the leader, An Xinggui's An family and the nine Zhaowu surnames who depended on An family almost monopolized trade with the Western Regions and the Silk Road. Including the leaders' recaptured many of the Turks were actually related to An Xinggui."

"I can say that the situation in Liangzhou and Guazhou is so unstable, which has a lot to do with An Xinggui, because only the unstable Liangzhou and Guazhou can he, the Duke of Liang, need to exist." Liang Shuo said seriously.

After listening, Huo Gang couldn't help but take a deep breath. To be honest, it was impossible to record in history so detailed. Of course, it might be very detailed, but Huo Gang wouldn't know this if he hadn't graduated from the History Department.

But it has to be said that Huo Gang had a deep understanding of these families for the first time. No wonder the Wuwei An family was able to be safe and sound until the end of the Tang Dynasty after the emergence of An Lushan in later generations, although they took the initiative to change their surnames later.
Chapter completed!