With a small table and two glasses of water, Su Ren and the servant sat face to face. Huang Shisan and Man Niu sat at the door, and another servant sat outside the tent to relax.
"He called you ambassador? Which country are you the ambassador of?"
The servant smiled bitterly: "If you look like this, how can you have the dignity to say that you are an ambassador?"
"As far as I know, the Han Dynasty has not sent envoys to the Xiongnu for many years. Only in the second year of Jianyuan, His Majesty sent people to the Western Regions. Could it be said..."
The servant covered his face with his hands and began to choke: "Zhang Qian has failed your majesty's trust. I have no words to say goodbye to your majesty. Wuwuwu..."
Su Ren was not surprised when he heard the word Zhang Qian. He had been guessing about the identity of this slave these days. Su Ren had read about Zhang Qian's experience in history books. This man was captured by the Huns twice, but he resolutely
Resolutely fulfilling his promise to Liu Che or the Han Dynasty court, his energy is admirable.
Su Ren did not stop Zhang Qian from crying. Crying after suppressing it for so long is also a way to vent emotions, which is good for the body and the mind. Fortunately, Zhang Qian didn't cry for long. He wiped his eyes and sniffed: "Let's
Sir, this is a joke!"
Su Ren pushed the water cup in front of Zhang Qian: "Ambassador Zhang traveled thousands of miles to contact Yuezhi for the Han Dynasty. I admire his tenacity. How dare you laugh at me? I just don't know whether Ambassador Zhang was captured by the Huns when he went there, or whether he was captured by the Huns when he went there.
Were you captured when you came back?"
"Hey!" Zhang Qian sighed: "I was captured by the Xiongnu for a year when I went there, and I was captured again when I came back. I wonder how long I will stay here this time?"
"Oh? So the ambassador has contacted the Yuezhi people? Have you ever been to the countries in the Western Regions? What are they like there? Can you bring back grapes, alfalfa, pomegranates, flax, or sweaty horses?" Su Ren's eyes were filled with tears.
It's bright, although the Dahan is good, it has too little seasoning, and there are no juicy and delicious fruits such as grapes. The durian seeds brought back from Lingnan the year before last did not grow well in Shuzhong.
Zhang Qian looked at Su Ren's excited expression and said with a wry smile: "Let's not mention that I didn't bring those things back. Even if I brought them back, they would be gone if they were captured by the Huns."
"That's true!" Su Ren smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry about it, Ambassador. Just go there next time. Seeing that the Ambassador is less than thirty, there are plenty of opportunities."
Zhang Qian had been away for too long and didn't know Su Ren. In his eyes, the young man in front of him was a merchant from the Han Dynasty. From his conversation with Yin Zhixie just now, he could tell that this man was also a capable merchant, and
Prepare to sell goods to the Xiongnu. I was emotionally excited just now and told Su Ren so much, but now I finally became vigilant.
"Who are you, sir? How could you agree to such conditions to the Huns? Once the Huns have enough food, salt, iron weapons and armor, won't they become more difficult to deal with? Sir, he is a Han, and he cannot do such a traitorous thing to seek glory.
I see that your husband is not an ordinary person. As long as he can find a way to bring me and my people back to the Han Dynasty, I will definitely recommend him in front of His Majesty."
Zhang Qian spoke very sincerely, with a serious expression on his face. Su Ren smiled and did not answer, but asked: "Ambassador really thinks I am helping the Huns?"
"Huh? What do you mean? Isn't it?" Zhang Qian moved forward and continued to persuade: "I know that Mr. Xiang can't help himself now, but this kind of thing is just to deceive the Huns. It must not be true.
promise!"
Su Ren smiled bitterly and said, "How can they let me go back if I don't agree?"
"So you really want to help the Huns transport food?"
Su Ren nodded, picked up the water glass and took a sip: "Not only do you need luck, but you also need a lot of luck."
Zhang Qian frowned and stared at Su Ren for a long time. He still couldn't figure out what Su Ren wanted to do. Su Ren didn't look like a treacherous person, but he would do anything when his life was threatened.
He has encountered many such situations over the years. I remember it was in the Shanshan Kingdom. In order to show goodwill to the Huns, the King of Shanshan secretly helped them in the middle of the night. Zhang Qian broke out of the siege alone, holding a sword.
He rushed into the palace and forced the king to let his subordinates go. Thinking about it now, I must have been crazy at that time.
"Hey! It seems that I can't convince you, sir. Has he forgotten that he is a Han?"
Su Ren shook his head: "No!"
"That……"
Su Ren smiled slightly, without explaining, and said to Zhang Qian: "Ambassador, please be patient here for a while. After a while, I will arrange for the ambassador to return to the Han Dynasty. The ambassador's hard work has made great achievements. Your Majesty must be looking forward to it. The countries in the Western Regions are not willing to make peace this time."
We, the Han people, will unite and we will definitely be willing next time. Please don’t be discouraged, Ambassador. To be honest, I also want to go to the Western Regions with the Ambassador. It’s a pity that I can’t let go of things here. If there is a chance, I hope the Ambassador will take me with him.
"
"Sir, are you going to send us back to Dahan?" Zhang Qian didn't hear a word of the other words, but he heard this one most clearly.
Su Ren nodded: "I also ask the ambassador to keep his mouth shut and not to show that he is different from the past. Remember this."
"Sir, aren't you leaving?" From Zhang Qian's point of view, since Su Ren could send them away, he would naturally have a way to run away on his own, but why didn't Su Ren leave?
Su Ren nodded again: "As I said just now, things here are not over yet, so I can't leave yet."
Zhang Qian was a little confused by Su Ren's words. He thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out whether Su Ren's words were true or false. Happiness came so suddenly that Zhang Qian couldn't believe it. After holding it in for a long time, he finally
Hold back a sentence.
"Who is sir?"
"Who am I? Hahahaha... you will know it when you get to the ambassador of Han Dynasty!"
Yin Zhixie's decision had not yet come down, but the news came from Shanyu's court. Yin Zhixie sent people to arrest Su Ren, but Yu Shan didn't even let go of a single thing. When Su Ren was sent to Yinshan, Yin Zhixie
Xie's heart finally settled in his stomach. He did not believe that there was no one in the world that he could not conquer. There were also many Han people under his command, and all of them were more central to him than the Huns. Therefore, Yin Zhixie felt that Su Ren would not last long.
It will be the same as other Han people.
However, Yin Zhixie did not expect that Yu Shan would make a lose-lose decision this time. Not only did he send half of the grain he had exchanged for horses from Su Ren to Shan Yu's court, he also proposed to Shan Yu,
Shanyu was asked to send General Su Ren over. For the sake of the food, the military minister Shanyu actually agreed and sent someone with the edict to set off and they would arrive at Yinshan Mountain in a few days.
Liu Hong saw that Yin Zhixie had a bad look on his face, and instinctively stood in a corner. After reading the news, a Qu commander said angrily: "Why should Shanyu ask us to make friends with him? What will happen if we don't make friends with him?"
Yin Zhi glanced at Qu Shuai sideways: "Why? Why is he a Chanyu!"
Yin Zhi's slanted eyes were deep, and the murderous intent in them had flashed before being extinguished immediately. After searching a large circle in the crowd, he found Liu Hong's figure: "Liu Qianhu, you know the Han people best here, tell me about Su Ren
Will you really do business with us?"
Liu Hong hurriedly stepped forward and thought for a moment: "Reporting to the king, according to Su Ren's past style, he will definitely complete whatever Su Ren promised, but that is only for the Han people. As for us Huns, I don't know.
Already."
Another Qu commander looked at Liu Hong with disdain and said to Yin Zhi: "Why does the king need to ask him? The Han people are so cunning that it is better to kill the general than to see him. No one can get that kid!"
Liu Hong didn't express his position at this time. He was an outsider anyway. If he joined in and said kill, Yin Zhixie would definitely think that he was avenging his personal revenge. If he said not to kill, Yin Zhixie would be more suspicious, and he would not avenge his father's murder.
Such Han people are not worthy of trust.
Just because Liu Hong didn't take a stand doesn't mean that others didn't take a stand. A large group of Huns shouted that they wanted to kill Su Ren, but Yin Zhixie was the only one who didn't make up his mind. Finally, he turned his attention to Liu Hong: "Say, what about this man?"
How should I deal with this?"
Liu Hong took a deep breath, and his mind was running at high speed. He was guessing Yin Zhixie's psychology. After a long time, he said: "Why don't the king ask the military adviser for his opinion? With the intelligence of the military adviser, he can definitely find a way that is most beneficial to the king.
"
Yin Zhixie nodded slightly: "Come on, you didn't say who sent the edict this time?"
The messenger who was kneeling on the ground said quickly: "Replying to the king, it is the military adviser Zhongxing who said."
"Hahaha..., good, very good!" Yin Zhixie laughed: "Since the military advisor is coming, we will not discuss this matter for the time being, but we still have to talk to Su Ren again, if he can really get it for us
Food, salt, cloth and armor, what's the harm in giving him some cattle and sheep?"
Su Ren was still talking to Zhang Qian in his tent. No matter how Zhang Qian made circumstantial remarks, Su Ren could always stop the car at critical moments and shift the conversation between the two to their trip to the Western Regions. Zhang Qian is a very good person.
The explorer, although he failed to convince the Yuezhi this time when he went to the Western Regions, he had a detailed understanding of the customs and customs of the Western Regions, and he remembered them all in his mind. With these things, it would be convenient to conquer the Western Regions when the Han Dynasty becomes stronger.
too much.
What Zhang Qian didn't expect was that Su Ren also had a deep understanding of the Western Regions. Su Ren could actually tell many unknown local secrets. What about the ancient Loulan country, the singing and dancing of Qiuci, the BMWs of Dawan, and so on.
The grapes in Yanqi, the Flame Mountain, etc., etc., made Zhang Qian stunned. Although there were some discrepancies, they were very different from those who had never been there.
"There is a very good thing in the Western Regions called cumin, or maybe pepper. Adding a little of it when grilling meat will definitely make you unforgettable after eating it! If you pair it with wine, it will be even better!" He said.
, Su Ren's mouth watered.
Zhang Qian looked incredulous: "Mr. Su, have you been to the Western Regions?"
Su Ren shook his head: "This is the advantage of being a merchant. Although I have never been there, I have learned something from other merchants. But this is all I know. Naturally, the geography of mountains and rivers is not as clear as the ambassador. How can I do my business in the future?"
If we can't do it in the Western Regions, it's up to the ambassador to bring all the good things from the Western Regions to me! So, I will have to rely on the ambassador in the future."
Su Ren bowed deeply to Zhang Qian, which made Zhang Qian feel a little embarrassed. (To be continued)