This is a very tall young man. He is very young. Judging from his face, he should not be in his prime. Although his appearance is immature, he is almost as tall as Chen Ping and the others. His arms are indeed very long. Liu
Chang looked at him carefully.
"Where are you from?"
"I am a son of Cheng Jiliang's family in Longxi, after General Li Xin..."
The young man explained his family background when he came up. Liu Chang suddenly remembered something and said in surprise: "Is it the Qin general Li Xin who led an army of 200,000 to attack Chu and was defeated by Xiang Yan?!
"
The young man's face was dull for a moment and became tangled. After a long silence, the young man nodded and said, "It was the Qin General Li Li who defeated Zhao, defeated Yan, captured the King of Yan, and destroyed Qi.
letter."
"Oh, I am very familiar with your ancestor. You know, the Marquis of Huaiyin is always your ancestor's example. Let me learn from his failure. When General Guo Meng said that 100,000 people could pacify South Vietnam, I still
Take your ancestor as an example! He is your great-great-grandfather, right?"
"May I have your name?"
"My minister Li Guang... was promoted to the rank of lieutenant for his meritorious service in conquering the Western Qiang. He has more than four months left."
"Oh, your name sounds familiar. I seem to have heard it somewhere..."
Liu Chang stroked his beard and then asked: "I heard that you injured General Chai Qi today. Is this true?"
Li Guang said with some grievance: "Your Majesty has an order to discuss state affairs and no one is allowed to disturb him. General Chai is unreasonable and insists on entering. He also insults me many times. If I don't allow him to enter, he will take action... Your Majesty."
Just fighting back..."
"It's okay, it's okay. Let alone hitting him, it's okay even if you hit his father Chai Wu. You are my lieutenant. You have to be brave. You can hit whoever you want. Do you understand?"
"How can the people under my command be afraid of trouble?!"
Liu Chang looked disdainful, and Li Guang's eyes widened. He originally thought he was going to be scolded this time, but he didn't expect that His Majesty thought he didn't beat him hard enough?
"But... Chai Qi is brave, you can easily hurt him..."
Liu Chang squinted his eyes, his eyes gradually becoming dangerous, "How about we practice??"
There is a special martial arts hall in Weiyang Palace for Liu Chang to practice swordsmanship, riding and shooting, and occasionally invite people to fight here. After hearing His Majesty's request, Li Guang did not have the slightest fear and was eager to try. This is the young man.
The advantage of human beings is that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers because they have never seen the power of tigers.
When Li Guang changed his clothes and actually stood in front of Liu Chang, he still felt a huge sense of oppression.
Li Guang's family background is not bad, and he has been relatively wealthy since he was a child. Therefore, he is tall and tall. Although he is not very old, he is taller than many people who have been crowned. He is also capable of riding and shooting, and his level of riding and shooting is quite high.
Therefore, at a young age, he was directly sent to the emperor to serve as a middleman.
Being a lieutenant by the emperor's side is actually the best way out for young people, because whenever there is a vacancy or there is a war, these lieutenants will be reused. After all, they accompany the emperor every day. As the emperor's escort officer, the starting point is naturally
Higher.
There is a big difference between Zhonglang and valet. Zhonglang is a young officer, while valet is equivalent to a secretary. Lu Lu is the biggest secretary in the world today.
Li Guang had never looked up to a person so much. When Liu Chang stood in front of him and lowered his head to look at him, Li Guang actually felt a huge sense of powerlessness and insignificance. He wanted to take a few steps back, but
There was no way, as Liu Chang charged, Li Guang just stretched out his hand to block.
Liu Chang easily hugged his waist, lifted him up, and threw him on the ground.
In just a moment, Li Guang fell to the ground, his whole body was sore, and Liu Chang stood in front of him with a smile. Fortunately, the emperor still had a conscience and did not add a few more punches.
"You can do it, you have some strength!"
"Come again?"
Li Guang gritted his teeth and stood up abruptly, "Okay!"
This time, Li Guang learned his lesson. When Liu Chang ran over again, he bent down and took advantage of his long hands to push the emperor away. When he grabbed Liu Chang's hands, a huge force passed through him.
Come on, he gritted his teeth and resisted with all his strength.
Liu Chang's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he grabbed his hand and threw him away. Li Guang fell to the ground again, but this time, he was unwilling to get up.
The sky in Chang'an is so blue.
"Hahaha, not bad, not bad, powerful, very powerful!"
Liu Chang nodded and expressed his recognition of the young man. It was not easy to get strong praise from Liu Chang.
Li Guang smiled bitterly, "I can't even block it for a moment..."
"Haha, you are still young, and you have a lot of potential as a youngster... Study hard, practice diligently, and with time, you will become a great person!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!
"
"Come again?"
"good!
"
Liu Chang spent a few days playing in the palace as a lieutenant. Of course, his play was different from that of Liu Ying, Liu Heng and others. Liu Chang played more roughly, but Li Guang was brave and not afraid at all, until
He was thrown so hard that he couldn't see Xia Wuji, so Liu Changfang let him go temporarily.
Only then did Liu Chang remember the major events he had discussed with everyone before.
Feng Jing was summoned again. In the past few days, these people had not wasted their time. They were all thinking about solutions to problems in the mansion. The biggest problem was transportation costs. Large-scale trade would probably
Make ends meet.
In this regard, Luan Bu came up with his own method. He believed that the temple could set up caravans to explore more distant places, and reduce taxes on merchants who went to Shendu to encourage them to trade. The temple only needed to go through
With business tax, you can get a lot of benefits.
As for official large-scale trade, it will have to wait until the roads in the Western Regions are completely opened before it can be carried out. It is best to build Chidao there. This will have to wait until those vassal states in the Western Regions develop, such as Xiting.
In a vassal state, one good general and a hundred men in armor are completely unable to shoulder such an important task.
Zhang Buyi felt that he must first establish contact with these countries, let them pay tribute to the Han Dynasty, and at the same time guide them to come to the Western Regions for trade, turning the Western Regions into a trade center between the Han Dynasty and the Shendu countries, and welcome Shendu
Many merchants went to the Western Regions and carried out large-scale construction there.
Ji Bu's idea was the weirdest. Probably because he was responsible for shipbuilding before, he still believed that he should design more new ships to see if there was a way to travel to Shendu from the South Vietnam waterway. If it was shipped, it would save a lot of costs.
, and the cargo volume will increase several times....
Liu Chang listened to their thoughts one by one, and finally his eyes fell on Feng Jing.
“What do you think??”
Feng Jing gave up resistance long ago, "I think what you said is reasonable."
"Okay, since you think it makes sense, then please take care of this matter seriously. It's time for the pedestrian army to withdraw. They are all under your control. This matter must be completed as soon as possible!"
Liu Chang had a smile on his face.
Feng Jing was not surprised. These people in front of him were all the emperor's confidants, and he was here to take the blame. He had already seen this clearly. As a Dianke, diplomacy was indeed within his scope of responsibility, but
Feng Jing didn't have a good idea on how to implement it specifically.
It is best to send a large number of envoys first to establish good contact with the poisonous countries.
"Your Majesty, please go to the Western Region and be responsible for handling this matter."
Feng Jing also put forward his own request, and his request was not excessive. Chang'an was still too far away from Shendu. If it was in the Western Region, at least there would be a place nearby, which would facilitate him to handle some things quickly. Otherwise, if
If you want to command those pedestrian armies in Chang'an, there will be big problems.
It would take a year for a letter to reach them, which is simply not feasible.
Liu Chang also agreed immediately.
When he walked out of the palace, Feng Jing's face was still a little bitter. He wanted to go to the Western Regions not just for convenience, but also to hide from the officials. The officials were celebrating their victory earlier, but His Majesty said he wanted to go to the Western Regions.
Now that a solution has been found, can I still stay in Chang'an???
After this news is announced, I am afraid that the ministers will form a group to cause trouble in front of the family's mansion.
You have to leave this place as soon as possible before your reputation is ruined!
Things were just as Feng Jing thought. When His Majesty the Emperor happily announced to the ministers that there was no need to worry, Feng Jing had come up with a long-term plan and had already implemented it, the ministers were angry.
Feng Jing's reputation immediately surpassed that of Zhang Buyi, and he became the leading traitor in the temple.
Feng Jing had already left Chang'an, and no matter how angry the officials were, they could do nothing.
At this time, Liu Chang talked about the affairs of the Tang Dynasty again and proposed the "Relief Policy for People Outside the Great Wall" proposed by Feng Tang. As a result, the anger of the officials suddenly found a direction.
In fact, Feng Tang and Feng Jing are really relatives, brothers who have not yet entered the fifth server. Seeing that each of the strategies the two brothers came up with is worse than the last, the officials could not help but curse: There is absolutely no good person in your Feng family!
Of course, their ancestor Feng Ting still had a good reputation in this era, probably because resisting Qin was a correct behavior in the Han Dynasty, and when faced with the situation where the monarch bowed his head and ceded the city, Feng Ting directly donated land to Zhao, provoking Qin and Zhao
The act of war is considered by these people to be a very brave act.
At the same time, Chai Qi also set off towards the north without stopping on the way. He traveled a long distance at almost the fastest speed. After a long period of daily travel, he led his knights to Beiting Kingdom.
.
Beiting Kingdom is the original Yinwulu (Hami) and Pulei Kingdom. It is connected with the Hexi Kingdoms and is the absolute barrier between the Western Regions and Hexi. It covers a large area and has a small population. But in the Western Regions,
It is already a big country, it can support at least thousands of soldiers, and has more than forty cities, large and small.
Chai Qi squinted his eyes and looked at this place. Generally speaking, the environment here is indeed much better than that of Dian Kingdom. Looking around, there are plains everywhere, with a large number of pastures and good cultivated land, and it is located on an important road.
You can often see merchants coming and going.
Chai Qi couldn't help but laugh when he thought about his father being a captain here.
I didn't expect that one day I would actually be on an equal footing with my father. Even in terms of population, I, as a captain, was much more powerful than my father. After all, I could command 40,000 to 50,000 southwestern barbarians, as well as many lords in the country.
The strength is still much stronger than that of Beiting.
Of course, Beiting can actually mobilize the surrounding armies of foreign kings, and can mobilize tens of thousands of troops when necessary, so its strength is not too weak.
Chai Qi stood at the foot of Yin Wulu City, looked at the soldiers on the wall, and said loudly: "I'm going to report this quickly, and tell the imperial prince to come and ask them to come out to greet you!"
When they heard the name, the soldiers were also shocked. What a great guy, Taiwei.
Chai Qi waited for a moment, then the city gate slowly opened, and a man who looked like a general came out, smiled and saluted, "Young General!"
Chai Qi also knew the man in front of him. He was his father's old subordinate. Unexpectedly, he was still following his father.
"I came here because of state affairs. There is no need to talk about personal matters. Where is the Beiting Imperial Lieutenant?"
The general smiled bitterly, "Major General, let's go in, the general is waiting for you!"
Chai Qi only found it boring, but he followed him into the city. After entering the city, Chai Qi couldn't help but comment, "Your buildings are too small. The buildings in our Dian Kingdom are not tall, and you
There are too few people here, there are not many people in the city, we are in the Dian Kingdom..."
Just bragging all the way, Chai Qi walked into the palace.
Liu Xun hadn't even woken up when he was shaken awake by the soldiers and got into the upper position. His clothes were disheveled and his whole body was a little dazed. Faced with Chai Qi's sudden arrival, he was also confused, while Chai Wu was
With a straight face, he sat next to Liu Ang and waited seriously.
After Chai Qi came in, he proudly bowed to Liu Xuan to meet him, and then casually bowed to his father, which was regarded as meeting his colleagues.
"I wonder why your Excellency came to my Beiting?"
"Oh, I'm passing by here. I want to deliver a message to the King of Xiting. I stopped by to see how the soldiers are training here and inspect the military defense here so that I can report to His Majesty..."
Chai Wu's face darkened.
That night, miserable screams came from the Taiwei's mansion. The screams made people sigh. Why does the great Taiwei of a country need to kill pigs in his mansion himself?
Chai Qi lay in front of his father, with a bitter look on his face.
"I'm here to take care of important things on Your Majesty's behalf. If you spank me, that's a slap on Your Majesty's face!"
Chai Wu had a straight face. If he hadn't only had such a son, he would have wanted to clean up his family.
"Father, you see, now I am also a captain of a country, and I have also been granted the title of marquis. You always say that I am incompetent. How do you feel today?"
"well...."
Chai Wu just sighed. Since he was a child, this prince has always caused trouble for him. Now that he has become an official because of His Majesty's favor, Chai Wu is still a little worried. He always feels that his title will be lost to this prince.
in hands.
"Odd, now that you have become a marquis, you must put away your old habits and stop being so rude. The King of Beiting is already very dissatisfied with you today. If you continue like this, sooner or later you will cause a big disaster...
.”
"When you go to Xiting Kingdom this time, you have to be careful and don't offend the people there...especially the King of Xiting, who is narrow-minded. People came from them to settle in Beiting before. He
He sent people to ask for it, but I refused. He actually sent people to kill those people as a warning, not allowing his citizens to go elsewhere at will..."
"It's best not to offend such a cruel but unjust person... I'm just afraid that you might get into trouble..."
"I know, I won't offend him!"
"Father, don't worry!
"
.......
“Why do you still call this a country??”
"Hahaha, even one of our counties is stronger than your country. Hahaha, I thought Dian Country was the weakest. You...hahaha~~~"
Chai Qi couldn't help laughing, and Liu Qi, who accompanied him to visit Xiting Kingdom, was also smiling, nodded, and said: "Yes, our Xiting Kingdom is weak and the national strength is not strong, so naturally it is
Far inferior to those of the Central Plains countries."
Xiahou Zao stood behind him and rolled up his sleeves angrily several times, but Liu Qi shook his head and arranged for soldiers to send Xiahou Zao back.
Chai Qi looked at this powerful country wearing hundreds of armors, his words full of pride.
"Have you offended His Majesty? The seal here really means... Well, I am sending you some things in my own name. It can be regarded as a small help to you, not much. On weekdays, I mostly
It's good for hunting. There are many dogs in the mansion. In the Central Plains alone, I have more than 300 hunting dogs. I can send people to send them over!"
"If you have nothing to eat, you can mobilize the people to hunt!"
Liu Qi's eyes lit up and he hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you very much!"
Seeing Liu Qi like this, Chai Qi suddenly couldn't say anything else, "I still have some sheep under my name. I'll give you 800 of them!"
Liu Qi thanked him again and again, and Chai Qi said with emotion: "My father also said that you are a very vindictive person and asked me to be wary of you. Now it seems that you are still a good person!"
Liu Qi had a smile on his face, "That's natural, that's natural."
When Chai Qi went to rest, Liu Qi finally took out Liu Chang's letter and read it carefully. After reading it for a while, he summoned the three nobles in the country to discuss important matters.
Ji Tong, Zhidu, and Xiahou Zao sat in front of Liu Qi with solemn expressions.
Xiahou Zao couldn't help but said: "Chai Qi is too much of a bully. Your Majesty, when this guy leaves the country, I will find a place where no one is around and bury him!"
"They want to give us hunting dogs and sheep, so how can we sell him?"
"Let's not talk about his affairs. Let's talk about this letter. Your Majesty wrote a letter and once again talked about the important matter of promoting agriculture! The main thing is to increase the production of grain."
Xiahou Zao's face was full of disdain, "There are no wise men in the court. How difficult is it to increase food production?"
"If we directly stipulate that the original one bucket should be renamed one stone, wouldn't the grain output increase dramatically?"
Even Zhidu couldn't help but laugh at this moment. Liu Qi and Ji Tong laughed even more, leaning forward and backward. After a while, Liu Qigang said: "Your Majesty wants to use body poison to pay tribute and seize them."
His Majesty said that the food supply must be centered on us...This is our opportunity!"
"Everyone who laughs at us now will pay the price in the future!"