Li Yunxing nodded: "After all, Liu Zhongqing is now trying to find ways to bring me down. I am not afraid of fighting with him, but I am not only carrying my own life, but also the lives of the people of the Wu Dynasty."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's careful consideration is really a blessing to the people." Lian Zhan praised.

After Li Yunxing discussed some details with Lian Zhan, he brought the topic to today's focus.

Li Yunxing added: "I have another important matter that I need your help with when I come here."

"Prince, it doesn't matter if you say so."

"I know that you are now in your sixties, but I can only rest assured if I leave this matter to you."

"General Lian, does he know who the woman from the Western Regions disguised as a woman was who the Japanese palace rescued and brought to the general's residence?" Li Yunxing asked.

Lian Zhan shook his head. After all, the other party came from the Western Regions and rarely moved around the capital. Although he sent people to keep a watch on them secretly, he didn't know where they came from.

Just looking at the daily cost of food and clothing, it seems that he is not an ordinary businessman in the Western Regions.

"The woman disguised as a man is Princess Zulia of the Dayue clan in the Western Region."

As soon as Li Yunxing said this, Lian Zhan immediately showed a surprised expression.

"She's actually a princess?" Lian Zhan said in shock: "Your Highness, why is she in the capital of the Wu Dynasty?"

Li Yunxing narrowed his eyes slightly: "It is said that her father, the leader of Dayuezhi Kingdom, is ill. I heard that the symptoms are very similar to a certain disease that Emperor Wu suffered when he was marching and fighting, so she came all the way.

I just want to ask the doctor for help."

Speaking of this matter, Lian Zhan felt even more confused.

Since the king of Dayuezhi Kingdom in the Western Region is ill, why not directly ask the Wu Dynasty for help in the name of the king.

Instead, the princess secretly disguised herself as a man and sneaked into the Wu Dynasty. If she hadn't taken the official route, if she hadn't met Li Yunxing by chance, she would probably never see the prince in her lifetime.

Seeing that the other party had doubts, Li Yunxing also took the initiative to answer Lian Zhan's unspoken questions.

"As far as I know, the Dayue clan was once the leader of the Xiongnu tribe. Each tribe of the Xiongnu tribe is independent. Not only are they constantly invading the borders of our Wu Dynasty, but even within them, they are constantly invading

Annex and destroy.”

"The previous leader of the Yueshi Kingdom was the Xiongnu who broke into the city and eventually killed the leader. He even used the leader's skull as a drinking vessel to show off the bravery of his tribe and the respect of his people.

Fanatic faith.”

Li Yunxing's face turned pale when he said these words.

But Lian Zhan was frightened when he heard this. Only barbarians like the Xiongnu could do such cruel and cruel things!

"But the Xiongnu are now a very large tribe, standing outside the border to the north and northeast of the Wu Dynasty, but the Dayue Kingdom is in the Western Region. Could it be that the Xiongnu once crossed the entire distance of the Wu Dynasty to attack Dayue?

Family?"

"Of course not." Li Yunxing denied, "But the Huns once launched wars to attack the Dayuezhi Kingdom, but they never really captured the Dayuezhi Kingdom. They like to use all kinds of despicable means to force the Dayuezhi Kingdom to surrender."

"The Great Yuezhi Kingdom surrendered?"

"Yes! Their king was forced to cede the land to the Xiongnu, thus preserving the foundation of the Yuezhi Kingdom."

Lian Zhan was also very sad.

He also fought with the Xiongnu on the battlefield back then, and he knew very well what a group of powerful and ambitious enemies the Xiongnu were, and it was not easy for the Dayue clan to survive until now.

"In the end, the current leader of the Dayuezhi Kingdom moved the people of the Dayuezhi Kingdom to the desert in the northwest to avoid the threat and encroachment of the Xiongnu."

The leader of the Great Yueshi Kingdom must have been forced to a dead end by making such a decision.

Lian Zhan was silent for a long time. There was no need to say more about how dangerous this journey was.

Li Yunxing added: "The fact that the leader of the Dayuezhi Kingdom is now seriously ill is still a secret in the Dayuezhi country. Zu Liya said that the competition for the throne of their generation is also very fierce. If the illness of the leader of the Dayuezhi Kingdom is easily exposed,

We are worried that there will be an immediate internal rebellion due to the serious news. In this way, the peace that the leader of the Great Yuezhi Kingdom has worked so hard to maintain will collapse."

Lian Zhan frowned, "The Great Yuezhi Kingdom is not yet completely stable. At this time, internal fighting will not be beneficial to the country's security."

"What General Lian said is true, and I think so too. So when Zu Liya came to Wu Dynasty and happened to meet me at Baixi Tower, she wanted to ask for help."

Lian Zhan pondered for a while and then said: "If the leader of the Dayuezhi Kingdom really has a request, I will do my best to help the prince. I just don't know, does the prince think this trip is necessary?"

According to Li Yunxing, what he came to ask for was just a princess.

Even if this woman is a princess, she will get married in the future.

The Dayuezhi Kingdom is just one of the many small countries in the Western Region. If Li Yunxing agrees, at most he will be on good terms with the current leader of the Dayuezhi Kingdom.

What's more, how much benefit could a mere Yuezhi Kingdom bring to the Wu Dynasty?

Let alone country to country, even strangers understand that there is no free lunch in the world.

When Li Yunxing came to Lian Zhan at this time, he must have made up his mind and prepared to intervene in this matter. However, the benefits from this matter were very small, and Lian Zhan felt that it was not worth it.

Li Yunxing saw Lian Zhan's attitude and guessed what he was thinking, so he smiled and said, "General Lian, don't be anxious, I naturally have a plan for this matter."

"Oh? I hope His Highness the Prince can give me some advice."

Li Yunxing looked solemn and said slowly: "I have three purposes to help the Dayue clan in this matter."

"First, open up the trade routes from the Wu Dynasty to the Western Regions, allowing the Wu Dynasty and the Western Regions to trade with each other and obtain a large amount of goods. During this period, I have also learned a lot about the transactions between the merchants of the Western Regions and the Wu Dynasty. Their land is barren and the weather is

Due to drought, many civilians are still wearing animal skins."

"The annual output of silk and linen in our Wu Dynasty is extremely high. If we only sell it within the Wu Dynasty, we can only rely on the royal family to purchase it every year, which costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."

Li Yunxing's ambitions are huge.

Since ancient times, trade has been based on dumping from the inside out to create a truly rolling economy. If we only rely on domestic sales, in the end we will just make a lump sum of money in the hands of different people.

By opening this trade route to the Western Regions, the Wu Dynasty could trade with foreign countries.

For him, this is a great merit and can even affect future generations for hundreds of years!

Lian Zhan sat there quietly, listening to Li Yunxing's words without saying anything to stop or interrupt.

Because he clearly knew why Li Yunxing did this.

I admired even more in my heart, how many princes, generals and ministers have gone to great lengths in order to expand their territory throughout the ages, but those like Li Yunxing who only did it for economic development are truly outliers.
Chapter completed!