Turbulent Times Chapter 121: Queen Dugu’s condition

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Wang Junlin nodded and said, "If something cannot be done, the most important thing is your own safety."

Shen Guang was moved, nodded in agreement, and then looked at Zhan Peng next to him. The latter glanced at Wang Junlin, hesitated to speak, and finally said: "Brother Shen, please follow me."

It is really hard for Zhan Peng to understand that his Lord Hou has just known Shen Guang for more than a day, and he trusts Shen Guang so much without sending anyone to inquire about Shen Guang's background and past.

Leaving aside the preferential treatment given to the siblings, now such an important matter is entrusted to Shen Guang. It's clear that Shen Guang has been regarded as a confidant, okay?

If Zhan Peng knew that in the original history, Yang Guang was alienated from the world, condemned by thousands of people, everyone betrayed his relatives, and even the most loyal Xiaoguo army around him rebelled in the end, and was strangled to death in Jiangdu by the leader of Xiaoguo army, Yu Wenhuaji, However, Shen Guang, as a small head of Yang Guang's guards, just to repay Yang Guang's kindness, he brazenly chose to save Yang Guang with his life, but in the end he failed to save him, and wanted to kill Yu Wenhua and take revenge for Yang Guang, but was killed by Yu Wenhua. The culture and its subordinates were surrounded and killed.

Therefore, Wang Junlin has every reason to believe that since Shen Guang chose to take refuge in him, and he treated Shen Guang so courteously, the latter would never betray him. Many deeds have proved enough.

At this moment, Wang Junlin was not in the mood to pay attention to Zhan Peng's thoughts. He ordered people to prepare official uniforms while organizing his thoughts.

Sun Wentao is just a shrewd businessman. Even if he is loyal to him, he may not be able to withstand the torture of the other party. Therefore, there are some things that are best for him to say before others stab the court meeting. most.

So, he has to go to the palace immediately to face the saint.

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Imperial Palace, Hanyuan Hall.

Yang Jian seems to be seriously reviewing the memorial, but he is a little restless, and his mood is really complicated. turn around.

As early as half a year ago, he ordered all the states, counties and counties in the world to search for the legendary medicine king Sun Simiao, but until now, except in Shu County, Yizhou, a local official reported that someone had encountered a suspected medicine in Mount Emei. Other than Wang Sun Simiao's Taoist priests, there was no news.

However, he has already ordered the chief of the Yizhou march to send 30,000 troops into Mount Emei to look for Sun Simiao, but no trace of the King of Medicine has been found yet.

Even though Empress Dugu is jealous, and relying on the strength of the Dugu family to act domineeringly, he is often very depressed. But I have to say that Dugu Jialuo's help and affection for him are unparalleled in the world.

When Yang Jian secretly felt sad for Queen Dugu's death, an **** came to report, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qin An is here to see you."

Yang Jian was a little surprised, raised his head and said, "Acclaim him an audience."

But he didn't expect Wang Junlin to come to see him alone so soon, and he was a little curious about why Wang Junlin saw him.

The **** who sent the message left, Yang Jian put away the grief in his heart, regained his dignity and continued to review the memorial, waiting for Wang Junlin to come to see him.

Wang Junlin entered the imperial city and entered the imperial palace under the guidance of an eunuch. While secretly looking at the scenery and layout of the imperial palace, he predicted Yang Jian's possible reaction in his heart.

At this moment, a gray-haired old **** walked over with his hands behind his back, and the **** who led him in hurriedly saluted: "Old ancestor, this is General Qin An Hou Wang."

When the two were five steps apart, the old eunuch's eyes were like knives, and Wang Junlin couldn't help but feel shocked when he met his eyes, as if being stared at by a fierce beast, his pupils shrank slightly, but then returned to normal, and when he looked again However, the old **** had a benevolent look on his face, and smiled at him, saying: "Young man is very good."

Wang Junlin took a deep breath, thinking that the palace really is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the old eunuchs are so vicious? There is Mo Jiuhan next to Yang Lihua, and now he meets another old pervert in the palace. While thinking about it in his mind, he cupped his fists and saluted, and said, "Thank you for your ridiculous praise, senior."

The old **** is very arrogant, Wang Junlin is now the founding prince, but he just nodded, and then drifted away, Wang Junlin took a deep look at his back, and said to the **** next to him: "This...brother ! Who was that senior just now?"

This is the first time for this **** to hear a minister call him a brother. Although it feels a little weird, and he knows that it is just a polite greeting, but this **** in front of him is a famous poisonous general, Marquis Qin An of the Great Sui Dynasty, General Zhenyuan, so this **** It made him feel very comfortable, and he said with a smile: "General Wang, this is Mr. Du, the chief executive, who is in charge of the internal and external officials for His Majesty."

Wang Junlin narrowed his eyes, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you brother, this is a little kindness, please accept it."

As he spoke, a jade pendant appeared in Wang Junlin's hand, and he stuffed it into the eunuch's hand. Please, General Wang, Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time."

After half a sound, Wang Junlin walked into the palace, saluted deeply, and said: "The minister, Wang Junlin, pays his respects to His Majesty the Emperor, and I wish His Majesty long live and long live!"

Yang Jian glanced at Wang Junlin indifferently, without showing any expression, as if he didn't hear anything, and continued to review the memorial, ignoring Wang Junlin.

Wang Junlin cursed secretly in his heart, pretending to be a bully, and then said loudly: "Is this minister here to plead guilty to His Majesty?"

Yang Jian paused slightly, but still asked calmly: "What is the crime of Marquis Qin An? Could it be that he flirted with a woman from a good family."

Wang Junlin's heart was shocked when he heard the words, he faintly felt that Yang Jian's words meant something, and it might be implying the personal relationship between him and Yang Lihua, but this kind of thing can't be said to death, let alone admitted, So I had no choice but to pretend not to know, and said with a look of astonishment: "I have never molested or belittled women from good families."

"Then why are you pleading guilty? I haven't heard that you have other wrongdoings!"

Yang Jian put down his imperial pen, glanced at Wang Junlin and said, "Then tell me! What crime did you commit?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, since I became the guard of Gaotai City, I have been selling iron pots, porcelain, tea and other things to the nomads in the Western Regions in the name of the Yongzhou Army. , the minister is guilty!"

In fact, almost half of Wang Junlin's profit was spent on the 5,000 soldiers under his command, such as buying cattle and sheep from the grassland to improve the soldiers' food, and giving the soldiers some rewards from time to time.

Although these are facts, they must not be resorted to. Because the army is the emperor's army, when it is his turn to support Wang Junlin, if this matter is serious, Wang Junlin will be punished.

However, since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, until now, border generals have almost always done this. In order to make the soldiers under their command work hard for them, they will do everything possible to benefit the officers and soldiers under their command. But even though this was a secret made public by General Bianguan, no one would tell it. This kind of selflessness is more likely to be beheaded than corruption and breaking the law.

Wang Junlin formed a caravan to privately sell iron pots, tea, porcelain and other items with various nomadic peoples such as the Turkic, Tuyuhun and Tubo people in the Western Regions. Junlin has a very bottom line in his work. Not only has he never sold weapons to all ethnic groups in the Western Regions, but he has also seized several caravans in Gaotai City that smuggled weapons to the Western Regions.

As for the matter of secretly cooperating with the horse thief king Sha Qianmo to forge weapons, it is Wang Junlin's most hidden matter. Except for Wu Si and Deng Yuzhuo, others such as Zhan Peng and Sun Wentao don't know about it, so after Sun Wentao disappeared, Wang Junlin Not worried about this leaking.

Yang Jian is also aware of these business activities between the clans and border generals of the following families and the peoples outside the territory, but he has also gradually become the emperor from a courtier, and he knows the truth that "when the water is clear, there will be no fish". Therefore, as long as the Da Sui weapon is not sold, he will not take it seriously.

However, Yang Jian was a little puzzled. When did those nomadic foreigners in the Western Regions start to like drinking tea?

Thinking like this, Yang Jian asked casually: "I'm a little strange. When did the barbarians in the Western Regions start to like drinking tea? I've never heard of it."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the grassland nomads eat beef and mutton all the year round, and I found that tea has the effect of eliminating greasy and dryness, which is very suitable for the eating habits of nomadic people. Therefore, at the beginning of the year, I tried to go to the nomadic countries in the Western Regions It was promoted on a small scale among the ethnic groups. Unexpectedly, half a year later, all the nomadic peoples in the Western Regions had tasted the benefits, and they began to be inseparable from tea. The daily consumption was huge, so they purchased tea from the caravan under the command of the minister. Fifty thousand catties of tea leaves were made into tea cakes and shipped to the Western Regions for high profits.”

"Oh! There is such a thing." Yang Jian couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this, and he walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. In fact, what he cared about was how much benefit the tea trade could bring to Da Sui, and to what extent. Controlling the Turkic-dominated nomadic peoples in the Western Regions and the North, if, as Wang Junlin said, grassland nomadic people have gradually become inseparable from tea, then this matter is no longer simply a matter of making huge profits. If it can be used skillfully, sometimes it is enough to influence some trends of the grassland nomads.

For a long time, the trade between the Sui Dynasty and the grassland nomads mainly exchanged silk, porcelain, etc. for cattle, sheep, and horses. Most other materials were strictly restricted, such as ironware and grain.

After restricting ironware, especially food, it is bound to greatly reduce the dependence of nomads on the Sui Dynasty, which will not be conducive to the imperial court's control of the grassland barbarians in the long run.

So, when Wang Junlin mentioned that grassland nomads have gradually become inseparable from tea, the first thing he thought of was not the huge financial resources, but how to strengthen the dependence of grassland nomads on the Sui Dynasty by controlling tea.

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