Su Dingfang put away the horizontal knife in his hand and immediately understood what the other party meant.
Seeing the opponent rushing forward, Su Dingfang raised his foot and kicked the opponent's knee. When the opponent fell to the ground, he first turned over and pressed the person, grabbed the person's chin with one hand, and twisted it with his backhand. Hearing the clear sound of bones breaking, this
The person fell to the ground and became motionless.
With just one meeting, Su Dingfang easily ended this man's life.
Seeing this, the remaining cannibals fled the place one after another, even leaving their horses behind.
Before leaving, these big cannibals spoke and made a gesture.
Su Dingfang pulled off the other party's gold chain again, and after examining it, it seemed to be something valuable.
The guide from the Western Regions looked flustered and spoke in Guanzhong dialect: "Remember the cannibals, they will come to take revenge. This man is one of King Mohammed's at first glance."
Li Daoyan looked at the horses and said, "We are short of war horses."
Su Dingfang also smiled and said: "I don't know what the situation is like in the Hexi Corridor?"
Listening to these Central Plains people talking and laughing, the Western Region guides were even more panicked. They had no idea who they had offended.
"Why did the Great Cannibal appear in Tubo?"
"Persia is at war with Dashi. Half a month further west is Persia's territory. It's not surprising that they would appear here."
"The cannibal will come to take revenge. You have offended someone you shouldn't have offended."
Listening to the story of this Westerner, Su Dingfang laughed and said: "If the big cannibal wants to take revenge, he will come. Killing one person is also killing, and killing a group is also killing."
At the moment, I can't care about Dashi and Persia.
When I was in the Western Regions, I often heard rumors about Dashi and Mohammed.
Li Daoyan got on his horse and said, "We'd better follow what Zhang Yang said and go there first for some logic."
Su Dingfang nodded and asked, "How far is it from here to Luozhe?"
The guide from the Western Region replied: "Three days."
The two looked at each other, and Li Daoyan said worriedly: "We don't know what is going on at the border, so we should take this matter sooner rather than later."
Su Dingfang nodded, "Let's figure out the logic first and then discuss."
After encountering some minor setbacks, everyone set off again after taking a rest.
In Chang'an City, Zhang Yang was sitting in Qujiang Pond fishing, looking at his wife and Xiao Wu, who were cooking porridge.
He wanted to give Xiao Wu a separate room, but his wife refused to let him go.
Zhang Yang put down his fishing rod and sat on the small bench, feeling very melancholy.
This was a leisure time for the family, so Li Tai came in a hurry, "Brother-in-law! I went to the Foreign Affairs Academy. There is a letter here that Xu Jingzong asked me to give to my brother-in-law, saying it was sent by Gaochang."
Today, he was feeling depressed at first, so Zhang Yang accepted the letter with a dull expression, "Is His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei trying to make the prince fall out and plan to seize the East Palace?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, brother-in-law? How could I do such a thing?"
"Then why did you come to me?"
Zhang Yang stared straight ahead. The calm Qujiang Pool could bring him peace of mind. At this moment, this peace was about to be destroyed by this little fat man.
Li Tai sat down cross-legged and asked, "How long does it take to count ten thousand beans?"
"Half a moment is enough."
"How to count?"
Looking at Li Tai's expression hesitantly, Zhang Yang asked puzzledly: "His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, hasn't solved this problem yet? He can't really count them one by one, right?"
Li Tai cleared his throat, "I'm just curious, how long does it take to count? Since my brother-in-law said he can count clearly in a moment, what is the method?"
Zhang Yang looked dumb and helpless, "One bean has its weight, and ten beans also have its weight. From this, we can get the weight of ten thousand beans. Master this method, let alone ten thousand beans, ten
I can count thousands of beans in an instant.”
Seeing Li Tai standing aside, the scene was quiet for a long time.
Zhang Yang said in confusion: "Your Highness, King Wei, what's wrong with you?"
Li Tai smiled with a twitching smile, "Is it that simple?"
"Otherwise, how difficult would it be? Could it be that a group of people in the palace couldn't think of this solution?"
Li Tai thought about it for a long time, "Each bean has its own size and weight. There is some difference in counting by weight."
"What matters is the way you think about things. Is it really necessary to count them one by one?"
Xiao Wu came over and said softly: "The fish porridge is ready."
Li Tai nodded, "I happened to be here without eating."
The fat man came as soon as he came and wanted to have a meal. Zhang Yang looked at the porridge in the pot and said, "I'm not prepared for His Highness the King of Wei. If you go to the palace early, you might still be able to have something hot to eat. I don't have any here."
There are too many.”
"You!" Li Tai stamped his feet and turned around to leave, cursing along the way.
Zhang Yang served himself a bowl of porridge and tasted it carefully, "My wife's cooking skills are really getting better and better."
"It's not because my husband taught me well."
"Yeah." Zhang Yang nodded in response.
Xiao Wu sat by the Qujiang Pond with a bowl of fish porridge and ate it slowly.
Seeing her husband finish all the porridge in the pot, Li Yue smiled with squinted eyes. This was the first time her husband praised the delicious food she cooked.
Opening the letter Li Tai brought, he tore off the sealing wax and read the contents of the letter.
Li Yue curiously leaned over and looked carefully, "What's written on it?"
"Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan conquered two of the four towns in Anxi. The kings of Suiye and Yutian surrendered their treasures and land. These two people can be regarded as showing their loyalty by handing over all their treasures.
We have arrived at Gaochang, and now we are asking Gaochang to send us treasure worth thirty thousand guan plus three large boxes of gold."
After reading this letter, Li Yue thought for a long time, "I didn't expect that a small country in the Western Region could be so wealthy."
Zhang Yang put away the letter again, "They have occupied the ancient silk road for a long time. They have always been a rich place in the Western Regions. Adalan of Gaochang wrote to hand over all these treasures to me, and these treasures are not even linked to Ash
Nadur has never seen it, which means that the DPRK and the Central Government have no idea that such a thing exists."
Li Yue whispered: "These treasures are our home?"
"These two people are still loyal. They take the expansion of territory as their own responsibility and never value the money. When they come back, I will give them a military training method and consider it as a reward."
"My husband will also train in the army?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I know a little bit." Zhang Yang cleared his throat and stopped her shoulder, "Our family has gained such a huge amount of wealth. Gaochang is the Western Region.
The robbers, all the money they stole belongs to our family."
"Well, they are all from our family." Li Yue nodded heavily.
Smelling her scent, Zhang Yang lowered his voice and said, "Xiao Wu is also ten years old. She should be given a separate room."
Hearing that this matter was mentioned, Li Yue looked at Xiao Wu who was eating fish porridge carefree, "I know it's time to give Xiao Wu a room."
Hearing that his wife thought so, Zhang Yang nodded.
Li Yue lowered her head and whispered: "I want to make a quilt for Xiao Wu. After the quilt is ready, I will tidy up my husband's room and give it to her. I am already preparing it."
"Well, it turns out you had a plan for a long time. I thought you didn't understand."
Li Yue raised her head and said, "What do you understand?"
The daughter-in-law's blushing face looked pretty good. Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Actually, this is a very normal thing. You don't have to be shy. I can move to your room in a few days. It's good."
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Li Yue stood up and hit her husband's shoulder twice, "pack up and go home."
In the palace, Li Shimin was helping his son count beans. Listening to Li Tai's description of the methods, he was surprised and said: "So simple?"
Li Tai explained: "The child slave is still young, and it is a question for children to test their wisdom. Of course it won't be too difficult for my brother-in-law."
Taking the millet rice from the palace maid, Li Tai ate it with a bowl in hand. He had run all the way without eating.
Li Shimin smiled bitterly when he thought of counting beans with his young slave for a day, "In that case, let the people in the palace prepare. Ten thousand beans can be counted soon."
In terms of weight, he could count ten thousand beans, which was much more convenient than counting them one by one. Li Zhi felt that he had learned a very remarkable skill, and there was light in his eyes.
With his wife's promise, Zhang Yang put aside the construction of his new home for the time being and waited for his wife to make a new bedding for Xiao Wu before he could move in.
For this reason, Zhang Yang began to design furniture for Xiao Wu's room. First, he made a clothes rack, and then prepared a bookshelf for Xiao Wu. His wife also likes to read books, so the bookshelf is indispensable.
After carefully whittling the wood and joining the pieces together, each small piece of furniture will be completed.
In order to make Xiaowu's room warmer, some decorations need to be done.
Seeing her husband busy with Xiao Wu's new room, Li Yue shook her head and felt helpless.
Finally, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Yue made a new bedding for Xiao Wu and prepared a new room for Xiao Wu.
After moving all the furniture in, she also went to Chang'an City to buy some fuel and painted the walls of her room. It was a warm and lovely room.
Let Xiao Wu tidy up and arrange this room by herself, and it will be her territory from now on.
There were some clothes and bedding placed in the yard. Zhang Yang carried these things and asked his wife to move them to his room, but Li Yue stopped him outside the door.
"Husband, please wait." Li Yue thought again and again, "I will sort it out."
In order to tidy up the house, the family was busy all night long.
In fact, he didn't have anything extra, just some clothes. Li Yue packed up his clothes, took a shower and put on loose pajamas.
Holding an oil lamp, he opened the door and looked at Xiao Wu.
Zhang Yang asked softly from behind: "Are you asleep?"
Li Yue carefully closed the door and said, "I'm going to sleep, but I don't know if Xiao Wu will be scared if he sleeps alone."
"This is an experience she must have as she grows up. She must always have her own room and get used to sleeping alone."
Li Yue turned around with the oil lamp in hand and saw her husband who had already taken a bath. Before he could recover, he was picked up and carried on his shoulders. He exclaimed and whispered: "Is the door closed?"
"I've already closed it."
At night, the bright moonlight shines on Chang'an City, and the cool night wind blows through the alleys.
After sleeping until dawn, Zhang Yang looked at his wife who was still sleeping soundly next to him, put on his clothes and got up.
Xiao Wu also got up early and was washing her hands obediently.
Zhang Yang first took two sips of cold water to slow down his breathing, "Xiao Wu, what do you want to eat in the morning?"
Xiao Wu thought for a moment, "I want to eat fried dough sticks and meat buns."
"Well, I'll do it. What would you like to eat for lunch?"
"Want to eat barbecue."
"Just tell me what you want to eat, and don't be polite at home."
Under Xiao Wu's puzzled gaze, Zhang Yang went to work on the stove again.
When Li Yue woke up, it was already completely bright. She was surprised that she had slept for so long. She hurriedly changed her clothes and opened the door, and saw her husband and Xiao Wu eating.
Seeing her husband carefully helping Xiao Wu tear apart the fried dough sticks, a very heartwarming scene, Li Yue returned to the room and carefully combed her bun.
The construction of the new home will continue. After tidying up the home, the family will go to Lishan to build a new home.
This year's snowstorm ended early and spring is about to begin. In February, the treasures sent by Gaochang will also arrive.
Li Yue carefully counted the treasures, handed the agates and jade to Niu Chuang, and asked him to go to Chang'an City to sell them for cash.
The gold doesn't look good, and its texture isn't very good.
After all, it is still gold, at least it is worth more than the silver cake.
Zhang Yang put these three boxes of gold into the warehouse. These treasures were not recorded in the treasury. Even if asked, he would say that they were picked up. Believe it or not.
On the first day of the new year, a military report arrived in Chang'an City.
Songtsen Gampo led 30,000 Tibetan troops to attack Songzhou on the pretext of asking Tang Dynasty to return Ludongzan.
The ministers stood in the palace and talked about it.
Although they had been prepared for it, everyone was still a little surprised when they received the news. With the situation developing now, they had expected such a situation, but they didn't expect that this guy would actually take action.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Where is Hou Junji now?"
Fang Xuanling stood up and said, "The news came three days ago that General Hou just left Shazhou."
Li Shimin spoke again: "What do you think of Tubo's actions and Lu Dongzan's provocation? I want to capture Tubo."
After the words fell, there was a discussion in the court.
Yuchi Gong stood up and said, "Your Majesty, give the last general three thousand troops and horses, and the last general will be able to wipe out Tubo."
Li Ji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, just give the last general a thousand soldiers and horses, and we will definitely capture Songtsen Gampo alive."
When it comes to fighting, the generals are the most active.
Cheng Yaojin stood up and spoke slowly, "Your Majesty, if you give the last general three hundred troops, you can wipe out Tubo."
As soon as the words came out, the courtiers started talking again.
Wei Zheng couldn't stand listening to these words, "Hehehe... Cheng Zhijie said that three hundred troops are enough, why not just go into battle with his own troops."
There was constant discussion in the court.
I have always known that Cheng Yaojin and Wei Zheng were not getting along with each other.
After hearing Wei Zheng speak, Cheng Yaojin said again: "As long as your majesty agrees, I am willing to take my troops to Tubo."
Seeing that Wei Zheng was about to speak again, Zhang Yang stood up and said, "I think it is inappropriate to send troops hastily."
"What's wrong?"
Hearing the emperor's quick retort, Zhang Yang said again: "Your Majesty, Tubo is a plateau, and the entry of a large army into Tubo will have consequences. If we send out an army rashly, it is very likely that we will not fight against the Tubo people.
Failure to adapt to the Tubo climate led to the collapse."
"According to the information collected by our Diplomatic Academy, the climate of the plateau is difficult to adapt to in the Central Plains. I think it is inappropriate for most of the troops to enter the Tubo territory. We need to train troops in the Tubo territory first to train a troop that can adapt to the Tubo climate.