When he learned that Du You, the Minister of Rites, was running towards the Imperial Garden, Zhao Hongrun, who was running around in the Imperial Garden, was riding the "Red Wind" donated by the Koreans, and was taking Lu Mu, Zhou Pu, Mu Qing and other clan members with him.

Wei immediately ran away.

Zhao Hongrun didn't know whether Chifeng was the mount of the so-called King Donghu, but he was certain that it was indeed a good horse. Generally speaking, it was powerful, fast, and had strong endurance. It was superior in all aspects.

Any war horse that Zhao Hongrun has ever ridden.

Especially when Chi Feng was running with all his strength, it was like a red shadow. No wonder Gao Li, Gao and the group of young eunuchs were so frightened that they secretly called the imperial guards to report to Du You, the Minister of Rites, in the Chui Gong Hall.

Realizing that Chi Feng could not be used inside the palace, Zhao Hongrun simply rode him outside the city and stopped by the city to see other things donated by the Koreans.

Of course, what Zhao Hongrun wanted to see was not the one hundred and ten Donghu girls carefully selected by South Korea, but a hundred high-quality "Hu horses" - in order to convince Wei that South Korea had indeed defeated Donghu

, South Korea generously donated hundreds of high-quality stallions this time. What is rare is that they are uncastrated stallions.

These Korean contributions were all in the north of Daliang City. The imperial court specially asked people to allocate a piece of land there. In addition to Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo, two Korean envoys and their entourage lived in the post house in Daliang City these days.

In addition, some other Korean soldiers lived there, guarding the Hu women, Hu horses, and some Hu slaves.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhao Hongrun made a special trip to the post house in the city when he left the city, and picked up Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo - the two relevant personnel in the Wei State took over the donations and obtained the gifts from the Wei State.

You have to stay in Daliang for a few days before the country sends back your credentials.

When they saw Zhao Hongrun riding the horse Red Wind, Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo naturally couldn't help but flatter and compliment them. It was probably similar to the praise of BMW as a hero. They thought that Zhao Hongrun, the prince of the East Palace of Wei State, was worthy of the BMW Red Wind.

They complement each other.

Regarding these praises, Zhao Hongrun just smiled after hearing them. After all, he knew very well that even if he was riding an excellent war horse such as Chi Feng, he would be just a substitute at best. After all, his martial arts skills were even better than those of two female relatives in the East Palace.

If you can't defeat them, how can you possibly go into battle and kill the enemy yourself?

After chatting and laughing with Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo, Zhao Hongrun and his party arrived outside the city. About three miles away from the city in the north, they saw a campsite where many imperial guards were patrolling and guarding. Undoubtedly, that

This is the campground for the Korean mission.

"Please, my envoy, please send someone to bring out those hundred horses."

Zhao Hongrun said to Han Chao.

Han Chao nodded, found the leader of the Korean soldiers in the camp, and ordered these Korean soldiers to pull all the hundred horses on the gift list to the open space outside the camp.

To be honest, after seeing the majestic Chifeng, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he looked at these hundreds of horses. After all, he didn't see any big difference between these horses and the horses from the Central Plains.

"Go try it."

Zhao Hongrun turned to the Zongwei and said.

After hearing this, except for the Zongwei chief Lu Mu who shook his head and smiled, Zongwei Zhou Pu and Chu Heng got off their horses and walked towards the horses.

Only Mu Qing coyly whispered: "Your Highness, I am not interested in this, but I would like to try another kind of...'Huma'."

"What?"

Zhao Hongrun was stunned and didn't understand for a while, until he followed Mu Qing's line of sight and turned to look at the campsite. Inside the fence of the campsite, he saw a group of young girls whose clothes were obviously different from those in the Central Plains, looking timidly.

When I looked at them, I suddenly realized something in my heart.

"Stop talking nonsense and go quickly!" Zhao Hongrun scolded with a smile.

When Lu Mu shook his head speechlessly, Mu Qing smiled mischievously, got off his horse, and chased Zhou Pu and others.

Watching Zhou Pu, Mu Qing, and Chu Heng test ride those horses from a distance, Zhao Hongrun secretly evaluated them in his heart.

The first object of his evaluation was Chu Heng. After all, Chu Heng was tall and thick, with a huge back and waist. He was the strongest among the Central Plains people. Among the Central Plains horses, a war horse that could carry Chu Heng and sprint quickly was undoubtedly the right one.

It is a first-class war horse. You must know that Chu Heng's weight is close to that of a fully armed Shangshui soldier.

Seeing Chu Heng changing three horses in a row, and all three horses could carry his heavy and fast sprint, Zhao Hongrun nodded with satisfaction: Although these horses are not as good as Chi Feng under his crotch, they are undoubtedly high-quality and top-grade.

War horse.

But as he watched, Zhao Hongrun lost interest. After all, no matter how good those horses were, they could not compare to the Chi Feng he was riding at the moment. Unfortunately, there was only one Chi Feng.

Involuntarily, Zhao Hongrun's eyes gradually turned to the fence of the campsite, secretly sizing up the Donghu girls with a bit of fear in their eyes.

The difference between the Donghu people and the Central Plains people is indeed not only the cultural gap, but also the appearance. For example, these Donghu girls have brown hair and their eyes are very different from those of the Central Plains girls.

Coupled with the alien costumes they were wearing, not to mention, they did have a somewhat exotic feel.

"Do you want to take two back?"

Suddenly, someone next to me asked.

Zhao Hongrun chuckled lightly when he heard this and said casually: "Let's talk about it later."

After saying that, he suddenly felt that the familiar voice did not sound like Lu Mu, so he turned his head subconsciously, and was shocked to see Qin Shaojun riding a mount to him at some point, looking at him with an unkind expression.

he.

"..."

Seeing Qin Shaojun open his mouth silently, Zhao Hongrun suddenly turned his head and glared at Lu Mu: She is here and you don't know me?

Lu Mu shrugged innocently: She is the mistress, a villain cannot afford to offend her.

Seeing the interaction between the master and the servant, Qin Shaojun shook his head speechlessly and glanced casually at the fence.

With her noble status as a princess of the Qin Kingdom, it is of course impossible for her to be jealous of these Donghu girls who are no different from being reduced to slaves. Even if her husband really wants to have a taste of these Donghu girls and bring a few back to the palace, she will not

The most she would say is that as a wife, she would ask her husband to satisfy her desire for children first.

In fact, Qin Shaojun did not come here for these Donghu girls at all. She just wanted to come and see if there were any gifts from South Korea to the Wei State that she, the Qin State, could use, or that would be useful to her, the Qin State.

beneficial to the country.

For example, Zongwei Zhou Pu, Mu Qing, and Chu Heng were trial-riding the hundred horses. She also wanted to know the advantages and disadvantages of these horses compared with the Central Plains horses and the horses from Qin.

It's just that when she came here and saw her husband staring at those Donghu girls, of course she would feel a little unhappy.

At this moment, there was a sound of horse hooves behind them. Zhao Hongrun, Qin Shaojun and others turned around and saw several court officials in official uniforms heading towards this direction with a group of government servants.

The leaders were none other than "Tao Ji", the Minister of the Ministry of War, "Yu Fang", the Minister of the Ministry of War, and "Zhu Jin", the Left Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

In addition, there were several ministers and officials whom Zhao Hongrun found unfamiliar.

"Thank God..."

Zhao Hongrun muttered something in a low voice, causing Qin Shaojun to roll his eyes speechlessly.

At this time, Tao Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and his party had already rode their horses to Zhao Hongrun and others. They all got off their horses and saluted Zhao Hongrun with their hands raised: "I, Minister of the Ministry of War, Tao Ji (Yu Fang, Secretary of the Ministry of Driving, Zhu Jin, Minister of Rites) , pay a visit to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhao Hongrun nodded: "You are all excused."

At this time, Tao Ji and others faced Qin Shaojun again, bowed their hands and said, "Meet Qin Shaojun."

"My lords, you are very polite." Qin Shaojun responded with a smile.

To be honest, when leaving the city, Zhao Hongrun sent someone to inform the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, but he did not expect Tao Ji, the Minister of War, to come in person. From this, it is not difficult to see that Tao Ji must still be unsure whether he can sit in the Ministry of War. I wasn't very confident in this position, so when I heard the call from the prince Zhao Hongrun, I quickly put down my affairs and came over.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Hongrun simply did not expose Tao Ji's little intentions. Anyway, he had something to explain to Tao Ji, so he would not have to find another time.

However, he first called Yu Fang, the Minister of Driving Department, and Zhu Jin, the Left Minister of the Rites Department, to his side, pointed to the hundreds of Hu horses that the Zongwei were trying to ride in the distance, and said to Fang: "Master Yu, Hu horses and Zhongyuan Horses, horses from Bashu, each have their own advantages and disadvantages, do you know that?"

The Jing Department belongs to the Ministry of War and is in charge of the horse administration of the Wei State. Whether it is herding horses or training war horses, including the post office, it is under the control of the Jing Department. It can be understood that anything related to horses belongs to the Jing Department (except for the palace). There are horses in the palace, and there is also an official office dedicated to the management of mounts for the royal family).

As the Vice Minister of the Driving Department, Yu Fang was of course quite proficient in these matters. After hearing this, he nodded and said: "What His Royal Highness the Prince said, my subordinates are slightly involved in... Bashu horses have good endurance but are short, so they are suitable for mountainous areas. It is not good for the plains. The Central Plains horses have large frames, but their endurance and speed are mediocre. The Hu horses on the grassland have amazing endurance and speed, but they are generally smaller..." At this point, he glanced at Zhao Hongrun's crotch. Chifeng, the mount on the horse, added in the praise: "It is said that there is also a bloody horse from the Dawan Kingdom in the Western Region, which is superior in strength, speed and endurance..."

Listening to Yu Fang's talk, Zhao Hongrun was quite surprised. Although he was surprised, he nodded secretly in his heart.

He smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Yu is very proficient in this way, which is good. In this case, Mr. Yu will be responsible for this matter, right?" After that, he paused and said seriously: "I decided to The imperial court sent people to build two ranches in the Sichuan area of ​​Sichuan, Luoning area, and Yuanzhong area of ​​Hetao to cultivate high-quality war horses..."

"..."

Yu Fang glanced at the Korean envoys Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo not far away with a strange expression, and said to herself: Your Highness, is it really appropriate for you to say this in front of these two Korean envoys?

However, after hesitating for a while, he still did not say a word to remind him, but said respectfully: "Thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince for your esteem, I will serve you to death!"

"Then I will leave these hundreds of wild horses to Lord Yu. I hope that Lord Yu will breed better war horses for me, the Great Wei."

Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.

After that, he seemed to suddenly think of something, turned around and said to Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo, who were probably listening with their ears pricked up not far away: "Han Chao, when I, the Wei Dynasty, have cultivated high-quality war horses, I will How about giving you one?"

"How did this happen?" Han Chao thanked him repeatedly, and then calmly exchanged a look with his deputy Zhao Zhuo: Sure enough, Wei Guo had defeated Lin Hu and occupied Hetao.

Looking at Han Chao, Zhao Zhuo was clearly worried but pretending to be nonchalant, Zhao Hongrun was secretly amused in his heart.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with talking about the racecourse in front of Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo. Could it be that if he didn't say it, the Koreans wouldn't have guessed that Wei Guo was grazing war horses in Sanchuan and Hetao?

Just like South Korea borrowed a gift note to reveal to Wei the information that "Dong Hu is dead", there are some things that only need to be tacitly communicated to each other.

"Lord Zhu (Jin), the matter of handing over the donated items to the two Korean envoys will be handed over to the Ministry of Rites."

Pointing to Han Chao and Zhao Zhuo, Zhao Hongrun took out the gift list from his arms and handed it to Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.

"I obey."

Zhu Jin took the gift list and glanced at it twice. When he saw that there were indeed many things that his country needed, he couldn't help but nodded.

However, when he saw the donated Hu girls on the gift list, a look of hesitation appeared on his face - he didn't dare to make an independent decision on this.

Thinking of this, he asked for instructions: "Your Highness, I wonder what arrangements will be made for the hundreds of Hu girls among them?"

Immediately, Zhao Hongrun felt a pair of eyes falling on him, and secretly cursed Zhu Jin for being so stupid that he actually asked about this matter in front of Qin Shaojun.
To be continued...