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The emperor could not control his joy when he looked at the Dayuan horses that had traveled thousands of miles.

Han horses generally belong to the Central Plains horses, and they are used to carry more weights to carts, and the requirements for strength are greater than the requirements for speed. Therefore, Han horses are mostly thick, with flat necks and often about five feet and five inches tall. Horses that can reach five feet and seven or eight inches are considered good horses. In order to prevent the loss of good horses, in the fourth year of Emperor Jing's Zhongyuan, Wei Wan, the censor, once submitted an edict to the emperor to issue an edict to prohibit horses from leaving the pass.

Even if he is the emperor, the horse he rides is only about six feet, which is already a rare good horse. The same is true for the Qingcao horse that Li Jiao lost to Liang Xiao. It is worth ten gold and has a market priceless. If it weren't for a coincidence, it would be difficult to buy such a tall horse.

The Dayuan horses in front of us are tall, all of which are more than six feet and five inches, and two are even seven feet tall. In addition to being tall, compared with Han horses, these Dayuan horses have small heads and long necks, arched limbs, long limbs, round buttocks, and do not need to be galloped. Just looking at their body shape makes people feel that they are light and easy to walk.

Not only the mounts of the men, but even the emperor's imperial horses were compared and were overshadowed. Many of the men present came from border counties, but they had never seen such a tall horse. They were all crazy about it and wanted to grab one to ride.

Li Shuyun was very proud. He had long been used to the eyes of these men. Along the way, countless people showed such a greedy expression to these stallions. When they were in Longguan, the Longguan Commander wanted to blackmail one, and it was not until Li Shuyun told him that this was a horse dedicated to the emperor that he gave up in disappointment.

"Good horse, good horse." The emperor was very excited. "Can you ride?"

"Of course we can ride." Li Shuyun stepped forward and held the reins of a red horse. "This Dayuan horse is not only strong and good-bodied, but also smart and well-versed in human nature. On the way we came, we rode them to fight. No matter whether they were the Wusun or the Huns, their war horses could not be compared with it."

The emperor was overjoyed and turned over the horse and shook the reins lightly. The horse stepped out of its four hooves and ran briskly.

Li was in power, and Han Yan didn't dare to be careless, so she quickly got on the horse and chased her.

Li Shuyun also pulled a Dayuan horse and chased after him. He quickly surpassed Li Danghu and Han Yan and caught up with the emperor. When the emperor heard the sound of horse hooves, he looked back and saw that it was Li Shuyun, and Li Danghu and Han Yan had already fallen dozens of steps. He was happy in his heart and said loudly: "Let's compare?"

"Yes!" Li Shuyun replied loudly.

The emperor bent down and waved his whip lightly. The green horse accelerated and ran forward like lightning. Li Shuyun followed closely, and the two of them rushed forward one after another on the forest path in Shanglinyuan. When Li Danghu and Han Yan saw it, they immediately complained. They were already a little struggling to chase, but now the emperor is running at full speed, and they can't catch up.

In a moment, the emperor and Li Shuyun disappeared from their sight.

The two of them were very anxious. They waved their whips and whipped their mounts at the same time, and chased them with all their might. There were many wild animals in Shanglin Garden, and the emperor rode a new horse that was not very familiar with. If they encountered a wild beast, the horse would be shocked and hurt the emperor, that would be amazing.

The two chased them out of breath. The mount was covered in sweat, but they could not catch up with the emperor and Li Shuyun. Just as they were extremely anxious, the sound of horse hooves came from the front, and the emperor and Li Shuyun ran back. The two Dayuan horses were walking relaxed and they didn't even sweat.

"It's indeed a good horse." Li Danghu blurted out and praised.

"Good horse." Han Yan's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but lick her lips.

"Good horse. This is not an ordinary horse, this is a heavenly horse." The emperor walked up to him and saw the expressions of Li and Han. He couldn't help laughing and sang loudly again: "Taiyi Gong Xi Tianma, with red sweat and foam flowing red, and his face spreads thousands of miles away. Now, I am the dragon as my friend."

"What a song!" Han Yan clapped and laughed. "Your Majesty, what's the name of this song?"

The emperor blinked. "This song was written by Tianma, and it should be a song by Tianma."

"What a song of the sky horse." Han Yan said loudly: "When Fu Leren composes and sings it, it is to show His Majesty's virtue of attracting faraway things."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "These Tianmas are Liang Xiao, Li Shuyun and others who have gone through hard work and got it from Dayuan. What do I have to do with me? Do I want to compete for me with them?"

"Your Majesty said very well. Your Majesty is virtuous, so the ministers are rewarded." Han Yan squeezed over and walked side by side with the emperor. "If it weren't for the great Han Dynasty's reputation, how could the people of Dayuan be intimidated by the horse? Therefore, it is said that the virtues of Your Majesty will be the great achievements of Liang Xiao first."

Li Danghu and Li Shuyun looked at each other and curled their lips at the same time.

The emperor was in a good mood and had a long conversation with Li Shuyun and Guo Wenbin. Li Shuyun mainly reported on the war in the Western Regions, while Guo Wenbin reported on the business roads in the Western Regions and presented a box of Baoyu. The emperor was even more happy and appointed Guo Wenbin as Lang on the spot. Although Lang was not a high-ranking official, for Guo Wenbin, who was a businessman, being able to be a businessman was to enter the career of the government, and this was the hope of his father Guo Yu for many years.

Guo Wenbin was satisfied.

Li Shuyun immediately reported on the incident of Dongfang Shuo on the way. He told the emperor that Dayuan was rich and weak, and Yuezhi was not as good as before, and he might not be able to deal with the Huns. If Dayuan fell into the hands of the Huns, the strength of the Huns would greatly increase, which would be absolutely not a good news for the Han Dynasty.

"But the Western Regions are so far away. You set out in April and only arrived in Chang'an at the end of July. Even if the imperial court can send a large army, it will not have time to get there. Moreover, for a thousand miles of expedition, whether it is preparing food or recruiting troops, it will take several months. It is difficult to quench near thirst when the distance is far away."

"Your Majesty said so much, it is indeed unlikely to send a large army to expedition. But if you send dozens of hundreds of people to travel west, it is still time. One man and three horses, traveling day and night, you can travel four or five hundred miles a day, and you can reach Dayuan in just over a month."

The emperor frowned. "What can a hundred people do?"

"Your Majesty, Dayuan is not short of soldiers, but generals who can command troops. I went west with Liang Xiao and recruited herdsmen and mercenaries with the support of merchants. Now there are nearly a thousand infantry and cavalry. If Your Majesty could send more than a hundred Langguans who were familiar with the battle formations to travel west and assist Liang Xiao, just like fighting with the Yue people in Kuaiji, they formed a cavalry of about 10,000 people, and the forces of the Yuezhi people and the Dayuan people would be enough to deal with the Huns."

The emperor's eyes flashed, and the smile on his face gradually dissipated.

Li Shuyun looked at the emperor with a gaze, anxious. After a while, the emperor suddenly said, "You said just now that there is another Yuezhi prince named Batu walking with you? Where is he?"

Li Shuyun was puzzled, but he did not dare to neglect. He hurriedly said, "I am confused, please forgive me. I will introduce you to you."

Li Shuyun came to Huainan residence and asked to meet Liu Ling, the lord of Huainan.

Because of concern for the Western Regions, Liu Ling never left Chang'an. When she learned that Li Shuyun was asking for a meeting, she immediately asked someone to take Li Shuyun in.

Li Shuyun presented the gift that Liang Xiao asked him to bring back. Liu Ling was overjoyed. Gu Buli Shuyun was present. He opened it and looked at it. Seeing that it was a movie, he couldn't help but be stunned. "What is this?"

"It's a piece," said Li Shuyun: "According to Lord Liang, this is the lifelong effort of the Greek philosopher. It is connected with Lao Mo, but it is unique. If you can refer to each other, you can see the great way of heaven and earth."

"So profound?"

"Yes, Lord once said that only the Lord of the Man in the world can understand this way, and both of them are lucky."

Liu Ling couldn't help laughing, carefully put it away, and asked about the situation in the Western Regions. Li Shuyun was so upset that he said it all. The rest were all fine, but he was a little embarrassed when he mentioned the Dayuan Princess Luo Xuli. Liu Ling was sensitively aware of the problem, laughed without saying a word, but his eyes were a little unkind.

Li Shuyun had a ghost in his heart, and when he saw Liu Ling's expression, he became even more uneasy and could not even speak. When Liu Ling saw him, he felt a little embarrassed and took the initiative to change the topic. Li Shuyun had an idea and told him about what happened today. He was very confused. The emperor was obviously very interested in Dayuan, so why did he refuse to send a man to the west?

When Liu Ling heard this, he shook his head and sighed. "You are too anxious. The emperor will not send anyone."

Li Shuyun felt a chill in his heart. “Why?”

"If you travel a few people west, you can build more than a thousand infantry and cavalry, which will affect the situation in the Western Regions. If there are tens of thousands of cavalry, wouldn't you dominate the Western Regions? It's a long way to go, and it's inconvenient to control it. If you can't lose your head, what should you do? Now the imperial court and the king of surnames cannot tolerate another king of surnames."

Li Shuyun was shocked and said in surprise: "How is this possible?"

"How is it impossible? Which of the things that Liang Xiao does is not a bold act?" Liu Ling frowned and worried. "The emperor's orders are not accepted by the general outside. This makes sense. But from the perspective of the court, anyone who dares to make his own decisions is potential danger, and they are potential untief ministers. The greater the ability, the more dangerous it is. Have you forgotten Zhou Yafu?"

Li Shuyun took a breath of cold air, was stunned for a while, and left the seat and fell to the ground.

"Please give me some advice."

Liu Ling lowered his head, stroked the brocade box in his hand, and smiled bitterly: "Dongfang Shuo is right. He is indeed skilled in the way of heaven and ignorant of the hearts of people. He has worked hard but caused himself a big trouble without knowing it."

Li Shuyun's face was covered in cold sweat. Liang Xiao didn't expect that, he didn't expect that he had suffered so much and made great contributions. He returned to Chang'an and was waiting for promotion and promotion. The emperor rewarded Guo Wenbin on the spot, but did not announce the reward to him. He did not realize the danger. Now that Liu Ling woke up the dreamer, he realized how big the mistake he had made.

Not only that, he also harmed Liang Xiao. In order to encourage the emperor to send a man to travel west, he exaggerated Liang Xiao's strength and caused trouble for Liang Xiao. Zhou Yafu, when he thought of this name, Li Shuyun felt a chill in his neck and a cold air.

Liu Ling pondered for a long time and suddenly lifted up. "You said just now that Han Yan liked that Dayuan horse?"

"Everyone likes Dayuan Horse, but he is even more greedy."

"Do you still have Dayuan horse?"

"No. All are dedicated to His Majesty."

Liu Ling stomped his feet and sighed. "Why are you so ignorant? Even though he knew Han Yan liked this horse, he would not leave him one. If he said no in front of the emperor, all your contributions would be wasted."

Li Shuyun suddenly realized and his face turned pale.

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!