Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3261 Vicious and Vicious
It was snowing heavily outside the house, and the dripping water turned into ice, but inside the house was warm as spring and the fragrance of tea was overflowing.

The four of them sat down separately, but Ashina Helu's eyes kept turning on Changsun Han's face, and his smile became deeper and deeper, meaning it was difficult to understand.

Others may not know what kind of good deeds Changsun Han has done. He has always been in close contact with the Arabs, and has even placed a lot of meticulous work in Damascus. How can the Turkic people not know the internal movements of the Arabs?He really did not expect that the "hero" of the Tang Dynasty who led the Arabs into the Tang Army's ambush circle and was drowned by Xue Rengui in a flood did not die under Suiye City, but appeared in Jiaohe City in a grandiose manner.

If Ye Qide found out that he had broken the most important "Sword of Allah" of the Caliphate in one battle, the enemy would have left Xue Rengui immediately, bypassed Gongyue City, and rushed to Jiaohe City regardless, vowing to fight against him. Peel the skin of Changsun Han's tendons, and cut it into eight pieces...

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Hou Mo Chensui saw that Ashina Helu's gaze was always on Changsun Han, so he naturally knew what he wanted to write in his heart, and said with a smile: "General, riding alone into the city, I really admire his courage. Come on. Come, drink some hot tea to drive away the cold."

He took off the teapot from the stove by himself and poured tea for Ashina Helu.

Ashina Helu raised his hand to take it, took a sip, clicked his mouth, and praised: "As a wasteland, I have to fight against the bitter cold all day long, so I have to eat more meat to strengthen my body. But this meat eats a lot. However, indigestion is unavoidable, the intestines and stomach are hard to digest, and the internal organs are poisoned. Countless people have died because of this. Since the tea of ​​the Han family has been available, these diseases of the Hu people in the grassland have been relieved, but the tea is too expensive. We How can the Hu people afford it? But I never thought that this kind of tea, which is regarded as a life-saving thing by the Hu people in the grassland, can be played with flowers by you Tang people, and it can still have such a wonderful taste while maintaining its efficacy. Tsk tsk, you Tang people just know how to enjoy it."

In terms of "enjoyment", the Han people are recognized as number one in the world.

Prosperous culture and abundant economy naturally allow Han people to think about all kinds of incredible ways of enjoying themselves. This is what makes Hu people most envious and jealous throughout the ages.

Hu people who are living in a place of bitter cold and have to fight for their lives every day, how can they have the energy and conditions to ponder these things?

So if it is said that the barbarians are not afraid of the Han people during the war, but they can talk about the way of eating, drinking, playing and enjoying themselves, then the Han people must be undoubtedly the number one in the world.Now there is a religious sect in the west, whose power is even higher than that of the monarch, and even the coronation of the monarch must be restrained by it. It is mobilizing believers to advocate some elite class in the west, thinking that they are the messengers of gods, and they have nothing to live in. The most elegant and superior, the rest are stupid and uncivilized savages.

Ashina Helu dismissed this. He is so elegant and superior. He only uses knives and forks when eating, and he doesn't even know how to use chopsticks. Is that also called elegance?In his opinion, the ability to use chopsticks is an important symbol of the ladder of civilization. Even the Turkic nobles use chopsticks, and only the bottom ignorant slaves use knives to cut meat directly...

It's like the truth that savages cover their bodies with leaves, but civilized people wear clothes. Even if you are advocating the hype, and many people admire it, in essence, this is the difference between the two civilization ladders. Leaves No matter how exquisite and gorgeous it is, it is still a leaf...

Changsun Ming didn't know that Ashina Helu's thinking was so jumpy, and he said with a smile: "Nowadays, the domestic tea industry in Datang is developing rapidly. However, there are countless small and medium-sized tea merchants. At present, tea has accounted for almost half of the trade on the Silk Road, far surpassing porcelain and silk. The western section must be controlled by generals, and there will be plenty of tea even if it is the best."

Hu people love tea because their carnivorous bodies need tea all year round. This is much more advantageous than porcelain and silk, which were once the world's largest trade as luxury goods.

If the price of porcelain and silk is not suitable, it is a big deal not to buy it.But after realizing the benefits of tea, no matter how expensive it is, Hu people have to sell it.

This is a good deal with huge profits.

Is it more than Turkic coveting?There is no Hu in the entire Western Regions who does not have red eyes because compared to the price of tea in the Western Regions, the Hu people in the West, headed by the Damascus nobles, have raised the price of tea to more than twice the price in the Western Regions.

Where is the tea?

It's just gold...

Why did the Arabs invade the Western Regions?One of the important reasons is that the long-term trade in tea, silk, and porcelain has caused a heavy loss of gold and silver in Dashi. If the Silk Road is not occupied, the entire Silk Road trade in the Western Regions will be in his hands, otherwise it will not be used much. In the next year, the wealth of the Great Food Country will be emptied.

Ashina Helu raised his eyebrows, and wondered: "Could it be that you are willing to take risks just for the part of the Silk Road near Yumen Pass?"

It's too early to get nothing, Ashina Helu doesn't quite understand what these people think.

Although he is a general, he is not a reckless man. Because he has won the trust of the Turkic Yipishekui Khan, he often comes into contact with various secrets in the Khan's tent, and he also knows a little about the internal struggles of the Tang Dynasty.Although these people are violent and have a deep foundation, it is impossible to rebel. His Majesty Li Er is in command of the military authority, and now he is carrying a million troops to conquer Goguryeo. If anyone dares to usurp the throne in Chang'an, he will only wait for His Majesty Li Er Bringing troops back to aid, immediately turned into powder.

But just the interests of the eastern section of the Silk Road can make these people take such a risk, and even cooperate with the Turkic people?

Changsun Ming said with a smile: "Our purpose this time is not for the benefit of money, but for a person?"

Ashina Helu thought for a while, and said, "Fang Jun?"

Changsun Ming nodded and said: "Exactly, as long as Fang Jun can stay in the Western Regions, no matter how much you pay, we think it is worth it. Of course, if Fang Jun is allowed to escape and return to Chang'an, then All agreements made this time will be voided."

Among the three representatives of Jiaohe City, he was obviously respected.

He is the grandson of Changsun Wuji's uncle, Changsun Wuao, and his mother, Dou Huniang, is the daughter of Princess Xiangyang, the daughter of Gaozu Li Yuan. , take care of the property of the grandson's family here.It's just that he is low-key and humble, and his sense of presence is usually very low. Most of the time he performs the duties of recording and joining the army in the Protectorate's Mansion, and many things are left to the people below.

It's just that the sons of the eldest grandson's family are obviously not capable enough, and they messed things up many times before and after, and even caused Changsun Jun to die in the western regions. The first battle suffered heavy losses, and he was almost drowned in the flood...

He had to come forward in person.

Naturally, Ashina Helu had heard Fang Jun's name, and knew more about what he did. After all, such feats as overthrowing Xue Yantuo and defeating Tuyuhun had already been spread all over the world.

Hearing the words, he pondered for a while, shook his head and said: "It's easy to defeat You Tunwei, but if you want to keep Fang Jun in the Western Regions, it's as difficult as reaching the sky. Your sincerity is not enough."

Changsun Han kept silent all the time. After all, the first battle in Suiye City dealt too much damage to his prestige and confidence. However, seeing Ashina Helu sitting on the ground and raising the price, he felt dissatisfied and said: Tunwei, but a group of two people, we have no intention to do the math, and set up an ambush halfway to kill, it is simply a piece of cake. If the general is not greedy enough, it may be difficult to achieve this."

Ashina Helu smiled slightly, not annoyed, and said in a warm voice: "My son's words are wrong. No one in the world knows the combat power of the Tang army? Of course, there are only more than [-] people in the right guard, but in the battle of pulling the valley in Dadou , defeated a powerful enemy several times his own, throwing away his armor and armor, wolves rushing forward, and his power shocked the world. How can such a powerful army in the world be simply measured by the number of soldiers? If you want to defeat You Tunwei, Killing Fang Jun, the Turkic people must pay a heavy price, if there is no suitable price, even if I agree, my Khan will never agree, please think carefully."

After a pause, he looked at Changsun Han and said: "Besides, who knows if there are any spies among you people, who will sell us together at that time, and then lead my army to sneak into the encirclement of Youtunwei and be killed by others?" Another 'flooded army'? I have to be cautious, these are all potential risks."

The eldest grandson Han blushed.

(End of this chapter)