Jiang Fan took a step forward naturally and stood in front of Lin Wanqing without revealing any trace, completely blocking Lin Wanqing behind him.
At the same time, he smiled and said: "Let's go to the city and settle down. There are thousands of people blocking the city gate, which is really not the place to talk. The prince has already started preparing a dinner for you at the palace. When everyone is settled, everyone can go to the palace in the evening.
Get to know each other well."
Batu Azilan glanced at Jiang Fan with dissatisfaction, and after snorting, it was obvious that he didn't take Jiang Fan to heart at all.
He just nodded to Zhou He and didn't bother to talk to Jiang Fan at all, so he turned around and went back to his tent.
The national preceptor Nasutu greeted Jiang Fan in a friendly manner, and then returned to the tent.
As the envoys set off again and began to enter the city one by one, Zhou He came to Jiang Fan and said: "Don't take it to heart, the barbarians have always been arrogant and unreasonable. Especially the sons of the Golden Horde Khan are even more arrogant.
Arrogant to the extreme."
"They have had some kind of supreme authority second only to the Khan since they were young. When they grow up in this environment, their temperament will naturally become perverse and violent. This is also the reason why my father asked me to be the nominal envoy. If it is just an arrangement
If an official like you doesn't come forward to receive the royal heirs, these barbarians will probably go crazy on the spot."
Jiang Fan waved his hand and said with a smile: "How could I be angry with such a stunted person? It's just that I feel a little unhappy after seeing such a person squandering his face on his own territory. I hope he can take this time
Be honest, don't let me do anything wrong, otherwise... no matter if he is the son of the Great Khan of the Golden Horde or not, I will make him regret being born in this world."
Although he had a smile on his face, his tone was extremely cold.
Of course, Jiang Fan would not be angry because he was looked down upon. The reason for his anger was entirely because Batu Ashilan looked at Lin Wanqing just now, which was too aggressive.
If this Batu Aslan could restrain his temper and just look too much in his eyes, Jiang Fan would still be able to tolerate it.
But if this Batu Ashilan doesn't know what's good and what's good and wants to attract Lin Wanqing's attention, Jiang Fan will definitely get angry.
"Ahem, don't be impulsive. Although this Batu Ashilan is not very popular with the Golden Horde Khan, he is extremely talented in martial arts. It is said that he has now reached the seventh level. All the sons of the Golden Horde Khan
Here, he ranks among the top three in terms of martial arts strength. Moreover, this person is moody and has a great temper. Once a conflict occurs, it may get out of hand and become very troublesome."
Zhou He was startled by Jiang Fan's tone and quickly spoke to persuade him.
"Young prince, there is no need to be so cautious. Since the prince has already said that as long as no one is killed, there will be no problem, that means that the prince has never thought that this exchange must be peaceful. In my opinion, the prince
The meaning is obviously that it doesn’t matter if there is a conflict, as long as you can win under relatively fair circumstances.”
"Rather than finishing this exchange peacefully, the prince may prefer that some incidents occur. But the premise is that we must not lose. Once any incident breaks out, no matter what the cause, the result must be that we have the upper hand. Appropriate
Showing his fists in front of the envoys is what the prince wants to see."
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
Zhou He was dumbfounded by what Jiang Fan said, and subconsciously asked: "Why?"
"Because various signs indicate that His Majesty's Eastern Expedition is imminent, what the Prince needs to do at this time is to deter the Golden Tent from the grassland. Even if the grassland cannot be prevented from taking advantage of the opportunity to plunder, he must also create a certain degree of vigilance and hesitation in the grassland, so as to reduce the risk of being robbed as much as possible.
Losses caused by looting.”
Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and said.
Zhou He's eyes widened for a moment, staring at Jiang Fan, lowering his voice and asking: "How do you know that His Majesty's Eastern Expedition is imminent? This is top-secret military information! Not even Gu Yan is qualified to know it now! How do you know it from now on?"
How do you know?"
"My young prince, His Majesty's intention to conquer the East is known to everyone on the road. What I don't know is the specific time of the Eastern Expedition. As for how I know that the Eastern Expedition is imminent... Hey, if your Majesty is paying attention to the price of food in Heyang City,
, then you should know that in recent times, food prices... have risen again."
As Jiang Fan said this, he got on his horse, kicked the horse's belly, and led Lin Wanqing toward the city with the envoys.
Zhou He, however, stood there blankly. After a while, he finally came to his senses, quickly got on his horse and chased after Jiang Fan.
"You can conclude that His Majesty's Eastern Expedition is imminent just by relying on the rise in food prices?"
Soon he caught up with Jiang Fan. Zhou He rode side by side with Jiang Fan and asked in disbelief.
"What else? The severe drought in the north has lasted for so long, and the demand for food has completely relied on the supply from the south. Under this situation, in order to ensure that possible riots and panic do not occur, the food supply in the north should be the top priority.
things."
"So although the food prices in Heyang City have been rising recently, the extent of the increase has always been within a reasonable range. However, the recent increases have clearly exceeded the tolerance of the people. Except for the decrease in the south,
Apart from food supply, I can't think of any other reason for this unusual price rise."
Jiang Fan glanced at Zhou He and then said: "Because of the severe drought, I am supervising the grain merchants in the city and do not allow any hoarding or random price increases. But the demand for grain is here after all.
Once the supply decreases, prices will inevitably soar. Is there anything that the emperor can think is more important than having enough food for the people in the north? Of course it is the Eastern Expedition, and it can only be the Eastern Expedition."
Zhou He was speechless by Jiang Fan.
I opened my mouth, but in the end I couldn't say a single word of defense. I could only sigh dejectedly.
"Okay, young prince, we can't control these things. Thinking about it too much will only increase your worries. So, why don't you tell me about the Immortality Sect, I'm very interested in it. That Nasutu just now was
He is called the wisest man in the grassland? He is also the national teacher of the grassland, but he is also the pope of the Immortality Sect. Doesn’t that mean that the Immortality Sect is the state religion of the grassland?”
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
"Yes, the Immortality Religion is indeed the state religion of the grassland, and it is highly regarded by the Golden Horde Khan. It can be said that the status of the Pope of the Immortality Religion in the grassland is second only to the Golden Horde Khan. If it is compared to our Great Zhou
If so, it would be equivalent to my father's status in the Great Zhou Dynasty. And it would be more powerful than my father."
Zhou He nodded and continued: "Actually, going forward a few decades, the Immortality Sect was just a small sect in the grassland. But as the current Golden Horde Khan gradually came to power, the Immortality Sect also developed rapidly. Both of them
It can be said that they complement each other. In short...you must respect the Pope of the Immortality Sect, otherwise, those grassland people will go crazy."