Xu Jingzong also said: "Sometimes, people with the Jiu surname of Zhaowu will act as envoys of the Tang Dynasty and go out of the border. Their people know many languages ​​and know the etiquette and rules of all parties."

Gu Qing nodded, "Actually, the matter in Jiangnan does not have much to do with Zhao Rui. I think it is rare for Zhao Rui to find a backer, but he is worried when he sees this backer falling. To put it seriously, even if it is implicated, it will not involve him too much."

"What Mr. Gu said," Xu Jingzong nodded.

"It is actually not a key to protecting him or not." Gu Qing looked at Xu Jingzong and said, "Zhao Rui mentioned my name many times in his letter. In fact, the purpose is to contact me through you, right?"

Hearing this, Xu Jingzong suddenly woke up.

Gu Qing said again: "Besides, even if the Xie family in Jiangnan collapsed, it may not be a bad thing for him. If you take someone, you have to pay it back. Zhao Rui can make a new look in Guanlong, and he must have taken a lot of Xie family in Jiangnan. All of these things have to pay it back. Therefore, Zhao Rui wrote about those concerns in his letter. The so-called pulling into the water is actually because Zhao Rui feels that his backer is unreliable, and now he wants to leave this backer."

Xu Jingzong lowered his head, "It's really a warm and warm person. I understand this in just a few words."

"Why do you think I should help him?"

"It is true that if Master Hou doesn't help, Master Hou can be careless. After that, he will be missing a capable person like Zhao Rui. If Master Hou helps, it will be just a matter of Hou's words, Master Hou will get someone who can do things."

"As you say that, I will lose money, right?" Gu Qing said.

Xu Jingzong bowed and smiled and said, "I'm talking too much. Whether Mr. Hou can help Zhao Rui or not depends on Mr. Hou's mood."

"Xu Jingzong, you have really grown up."

"Mr. Hou is too proud."

Thinking about Gu Qing, he whispered: "I really want to take the people of the Jiu surname of Zhaowu for my own use. With them, they will help me in my future business. Even if my business is going to go out of the Great Wall, my traders will rely on these Jiu surnames of Zhaowu. Guanlong connects Longxi, which is not far from the Hexi Corridor. If Zhao Rui can take the members of the Jiu surname of Zhaowu for him, I can make him draw a clear line with Jiangnan."

"The ninth surname of Zhaowu?"

"Do you think I don't need to value Zhaowu Jiu's surname so much?"

"Those people are just some vendors, giving them enough benefits, so they will do their jobs naturally," Xu Jingzong added.

Gu Qing shook his head, "Nine surnames of Zhaowu have not yet formed a climate. After the upper and lower classes are gradually established, once people are led by Zhaowuwu, it will be a great threat to us. These people now seem to be just a group of people with little power, but their location is very subtle. They can walk around well between the borders of various countries and between small countries. These people will have great uses in the future."

"Mr. Hou wants to..."

"Before a group has a leader, this group is scattered and will not gather together. Such a group is very easy to control. However, once one of the people among them becomes a leader, this group will immediately gather and will no longer act independently. They still have objects of common hatred and will have common goals to deal with. I hope to hold this group firmly in their hands before they form a leader."

"Such an important task should be handed over to Zhao Rui?"

"Didn't you say before that your tricks will not be wrong?"

"I just felt a little nervous and worried when I heard that Mr. Hou was going to hand over such a great task to Zhao Rui. Instead, I felt that Zhao Rui could not believe it."

Gu Qing sank down and lay on the recliner, "Let's do this for now. Let's see Zhao Rui's ability. I'll leave all the business in the northwest area to him in the future. If he doesn't do it well, I'll think I did a good thing."

He handed over all the business in the northwest to Zhao Rui. Xu Jingzong was shocked when he heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, most of the business of the Gu family would go towards the direction of sea trade in the future, and the main focus would be on the sea trade. It would be okay to leave the northwest to others to do it. Maybe Gu Qing was just trying Zhao Rui. It can be said that even after Zhao Rui grows stronger in the future, Gu Qing did not take Zhao Rui seriously.

"I'll reply to Zhao Rui now." After Xu Jingzong said that, he turned around and left.

After Xu Jingzong left, the family became quiet. Gu Qing looked at Sun Simiao who was already asleep, and closed his eyes and started taking a nap.

Chang'an

Pei Xingjian accompanied Di Renjie out of Chang'an City.

"Do you really have to go?" Pei Xingjian asked as he looked at Di Renjie and turned over.

"I don't want to miss this opportunity." Di Renjie said with the reins, "I won't say goodbye to the teacher, please tell me."

"Okay." Pei Xingjian nodded, "Be careful, I'll wait for you to come back."

"drive!"

Di Renjie drove his horse and several officials from Dali Temple, leaving Chang'an and heading towards the west. Pei Xingjian looked at Di Renjie's back and disappeared from sight before turning toward Gucun.

The west

Xue Rengui led his army to advance to the West, entering the Tubo territory, and meeting with Songtsen Gampo's people.

Seeing Xue Rengui coming with a large army, the stone in Songtsen Gampo's heart finally landed. After several conversations, Songtsen Gampo, Xue Rengui, Wang Xuance, and Lu Dongzan led hundreds of troops all the way toward India. After three days of marching, they finally saw the battlefield in the distance.

Tianzhu was defeated by Rome and retreated step by step to the main road cut off by the Great Cannibal. Yellow sand rose with the wind, and only the Dazhu and the Roman army were flooding the Indians.

"The war started a few days ago, and now it is over." Songtsen Gampo said as he looked at the battle situation.

Xue Rengui watched the war situation gradually end, the Romans fought, and also watched them slaughtering the surrendered Indians.

"Tianzhu is dead." Lu Dongzan whispered.

Xue Rengui looked at the Roman army, and many people from the Roman army also noticed the four people standing in the distance, looking up and down through a dry gully.

A spear came from the Roman army hundreds of meters. Xue Rengui watched it fall before him, holding the reins to comfort the mount under him, and seemed to cheer in the Roman army in the distance.

"Is this the intention of declaring war on us?" Lu Dongzan looked at the spear.
Chapter completed!