Aruikan hurried away, and Dongfang Shuo looked at Liejiaomi with a smile. △↗, "Kunmo must have thought I would never come to Chigu City again, so he removed my chair, right?"

Lie Jiaomi felt bitter in his mouth. He did think that Dongfang Shuo would never come to Chigu City again, so he ordered someone to smash the big chair. Unexpectedly, Aruikan violated his order and quietly kept the chair. He knew that Aruikan had intentions with Dongfang Shuo, and it was because of this that he particularly disliked the chair. But now, when he learned that Aruikan had not destroyed the chair, he was more grateful.

Otherwise, where would he find this special chair for a moment?

"Sir, what's the matter? Akaya Castle always has a seat. It's because the teacher doesn't come. I feel sad when I see the chair, so I ordered people to put it away." Lie Jiaomi smiled. "Sir, Liang Xiao...when will we come?"

"He went directly to Nanshan." Dongfang Shuo said carelessly: "I came today because I wanted to ask Kunmo for help."

"Sir, please say that as long as I can do it, I will not refuse."

"Liang Xiao said, the bow in Tianlang's hand may be the ground bow among the three Yuezhi bows you got. Is there such a thing? What exactly is the three Yuezhi bows? Can Kunmo solve my doubts?"

Lie Jiaomi's eyes wandered and she said nothing. At this time, Aruikan brought four guards and carried Dongfang Shuo's big chair, exchanged a look with Lie Jiaomi, and said with a smile: "Sir, are you going to talk here, or go to the rooftop to see the snow scene?"

Dongfang Shuo looked at Lie Jiaomi and smiled and said, "I see Kunmo's head is full of sweat, so I'm afraid he's a little hot. It's better to go to the rooftop, which is cool, so that he can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the snow-capped mountains and calm his mind so as not to feel bored and make wrong decisions."

Aruikan heard Dongfang Shuo's implication, turned around and signaled the guard to carry the chair to the rooftop, and said to Lie Jiaomi: "Since that's the case, Kunmo, you accompany your husband to the rooftop, I will arrange some banquets first. The gentleman hasn't come for a long time, and he will not return drunk today. After you have finished talking about state affairs, I still have some small things to ask the gentleman for advice."

Lie Jiaomi's face turned blue and red, but he did not dare to show it. He turned around and invited him. "Sir, please."

Dongfang Shuo waved his hand. "Kunmo should go first, it's easy to speak."

Liejiaomi smiled bitterly and had to walk in front, and Dongfang Shuo followed behind. He couldn't see anything when he was flat, but when he walked up the steps, he immediately showed his effect. Liejiaomi was two steps high, just about the same height as Dongfang Shuo, but he had to lean his body sideways when talking, which was very uncomfortable. However, compared to Dongfang Shuo walking in front, he raised his head and could only see Dongfang Shuo's butt, which was already good.

"Sir, Liang Xiao is back, has he ever brought any new news?"

"Yes. Last year, our Han army went out of the frontier in two directions and beheaded 100,000. The Right Xian King was beaten to death by General Li's 10,000 elite cavalry and returned in a panic."

Lie Jiaomi's face changed. He knew about the mutiny of the Right Xianwang, but he didn't know that the Han army only dispatched 10,000 elite cavalry. This was a bit exaggerated. The Han army was strong, but when did the cavalry become so strong that it could defeat the more with less and severely damage the Huns.

"Is it General Li, who is known as the flying general?"

"It's him, he is still Li's father, don't you not know?"

"I heard, I heard." Lie Jiaomi felt agitation in his heart. Although he had never fought with Li Danghu, he was very afraid of Li Danghu. When the Right King invaded the southern foot of Tianshan Mountains and slaughtered Kucha, he was blocked by Li Danghu in the end and could not move forward or retreat. Wu Dan was known as the Tianlang and made a comeback. He wanted to respond to Wu Dan, but Li Danghu was unmoved and defended Jiaohe City. He asked himself that he was not sure to take Jiaohe City, so he did not take action.

If Li Danghu hadn't nailed it firmly in Jiaohe City like a nail, why would he have taken Dongfang Shuo seriously?

“Is there anything else?”

"Of course, Cao Shi, the Marquis of Pingyang, led 40,000 infantry and cavalry to sweep across the Hexi River. Now the Qiang people are bowing their heads. My Han soldiers are heading straight to Xingxing Gorge, expanding the land for thousands of miles, and establishing three new counties, named Dunhuang, Jiuquan, and Zhangye. By the way, you should know the Dunhuang prefect, he is Guo Wenbin, who accompanied Liang Xiao on his way back then."

Lie Jiaomi did not remember anything about Guo Wenbin, but the Han army controlled Hexi and set up a county in Hexi, which was definitely not good news for him. In this way, the Han army was close to him and would come to him at any time if necessary. If Li was in power and Li Shuyun was just a thorn, then these Han soldiers would be a knife hanging on his head.

What is Wusun worth if ten thousand Han troops can defeat the Right Xian King?

The more Lie Jiaomi thought about it, the more nervous he became, and his legs were a little out of control. When Dongfang Shuo saw it, he reached out to support him. "Kun Mo, you have to be more steadily. If you take this wrong step, something big will happen. Maybe you will lose your life."

How could Lie Jiaomi not hear Dongfang Shuo's threat? He smiled bitterly and pushed Dongfang Shuo's hand away, held the railing, and barely stood firm. "Thank you, sir, remind me, I should be slower, if you are anxious, you are likely to make mistakes."

The two came to the rooftop, but Arikan had not arrived yet. They stood side by side by side by the railing, looking at the snow-capped snow-capped mountains in the distance, speechless for a moment. The mountain breeze was cool and the coldness was bone-like. The hunting Jiaomi involuntarily wrapped the cloak on his body, his eyes were melancholy.

Of course, he would not accept Dongfang Shuo's words in full, he would send someone to verify it. But he also knew that Dongfang Shuo had not shown up for more than a year and suddenly came again, so he must have relied on it. Not to mention anything else, Liang Xiao is an opponent that cannot be ignored. When he first came to the Western Regions, there were only ten cavalry. This time, he would not be less than last time.

Wu Dan, I hope you can defeat him.

Aruikan came over with the guards, invited Liejiaomi and Dongfang Shuo to sit down, and then put on wine and meat. They talked while talking. Dongfang Shuo was very talkative, drinking and eating meat, while talking about the achievements of the Han Dynasty's conquests over the past few years. When Liejiaomi heard about it, Arui was frightened. Most of them had heard of these things, but they were not specific enough. Now, after hearing Dongfang Shuo's original words, they realized that the Han army had achieved such great achievements in just a few years.

"Did the Han Dynasty emperor intend to use troops to Tianshan?"

"No, it's too far away, and there's no land to cultivate, a large desert, it's boring." Dongfang Shuo put down his chopsticks, picked up an animal bone, and picked up his teeth. "However, my court uses a lot of jade, and the supply of jade must be guaranteed, so Nanshan must be in our hands. When bandits like Tianlang kill one, they will never allow him to have a foothold."

He raised his head and looked at Lie Jiaomi with a smile. "Kun Mo, please be relieved. The emperor of the Han Dynasty will be kind to the world and will not steal your acre of three-point land. If you obey, you might have to reward something. In the past, peace was the most important, and you would have to reward the Huns with nearly 100 million yuan in silk every year. Now that the Huns have been crippled, the money will be saved. Is it enough for you to eat?"

Liejiaomi raised his eyebrows and turned anger into joy. "The rewards from a great country are hard to come by. However, I dare not refuse to maintain peace. Sir, do you need me, Wusun?

"No need, mere bandits are not worth mentioning. With Liang Xiao coming out, the Tianlang will become a dead dog sooner or later. If you are really determined, be prepared. Then send the host to the court to meet my Emperor. In addition, you must guarantee the safety of the business trip along the way. If it cannot be guaranteed, I have to invite Liang Xiao to come." Dongfang Shuo shook his head repeatedly. "Oh, he is rich now, has a bad temper, and has a strong murderous aura."

Liejiaomi was frightened when he heard this. He gave Arikan a wink and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll make arrangements now. Sir, sit down, I'll go and go."

Dongfang Shuo didn't say anything. Lie Jiaomi stood up and left the table. Only Aruikan and Dongfang Shuo were left during the table. Aruikan took the wine glass and left the seat and came to Dongfang Shuo. Dongfang Shuo laughed, reached out to her waist, and hugged her over.

"What's the problem, tell me?"

"It's nothing big." Arikan's face turned slightly red. "I just wanted to ask, how true is what you said just now, and how false is it?"

Dongfang Shuo took a sip of the wine glass of Aruikan, then crossed into Aruikan's lips, making Aruikan's face flushed and panting, and then said, "I didn't say much, but there was nothing fake."

"What else hasn't been said?"

"The Tianlang must die, but the Hunxie tribe can live." Dongfang Shuo picked up Aruikan and placed it on his lap, and the two of them face to face. "You are the princess of the Hunxie tribe, and you can choose someone to succeed the Hunxie King. No matter who it is, you can."

Aruikan was teased by Dongfang Shuo and his heart beat like a drum, but he was reluctant to leave and dared not leave. "Then... can my brother do it?"

"It's just not Tianlang, it's OK." Dongfang Shuo's smile became more and more ambiguous. "Your son is OK, too."

At the foot of the southern mountain, a team of cavalry rushed past the hillside. A hundred steps away from the target, the archers raised the bow in their hands and shot three arrows in a row. The arrows flew away and shot towards the dummy made of grass. The grass man was very tightly tied, and as long as the arrow was shot, it would almost never leave the target.

Immediately afterwards, the cavalry rode his horse to the straw man, waved the sword in his hand, and slashed at the head and shoulders of the straw man. The sword light flashed, and the straw man was caught in the knife.

"Zhong!" A Qiang man who was shaved his hair but tied the remaining hair up and tied it into a Han-style bun shouted, picked up his pen, and made a mark on the wooden board next to him.

Another knight rushed by, but he swung his sword a little slower, and the sword was several feet away from the back of the grass man. When another Qiang boy saw it, he screamed in regret: "Lost!"

One knight after another rushed past, and the Qiang teenagers were very busy. "Zhong" and "lost" were endless. The knights rushed past, reorganized the knights, and rushed to the next straw man formation. The young men who were waiting beside them immediately rushed over, busy pulling out arrows, counting the results, and changing the straw man who could no longer be used, preparing for the next practice.

Liang Xiao stood on the hillside, looking at the busy but not messy and orderly boy, and gave a thumbs up. "Xu Jun was well trained."

"Junhou has been awarded too much." Xu Le smiled and said, "These Qiang teenagers are simple and have low requirements. When they heard that they can study and have the opportunity to go to Chang'an, they all work hard. Junhou, after three or five years, their clothes are ready, and I am afraid no one can recognize them as Qiang."

Liang Xiao was happy. Although Xu Le was not the kind of eloquent person, he was very well-organized in his work. He easily convinced the leaders of various tribes, not only selected the most elite soldiers, but also selected a group of qualified young men to train them. The soldiers were familiar with riding and shooting, and with a little training, they could be quickly launched. The young man was influenced by his eyes and could also be trusted in three to five years.

"Jun Xu, have you ever heard that the ancestors of the Central Plains people were also Qiang people?"

"I have heard that Lu Zi (Lu Jia) mentioned it in "New Words", but many people think it is unlikely. He said that King Wen came from the Dongyi and Dayu came from the Western Qiang, which is inconsistent with what we know, and it is probably a conjecture."

"Is that true?" Liang Xiao was both surprised and a little embarrassed. He wanted to show off, but he was afraid. Xu Le not only heard of this statement, but also knew that this statement was unreliable.

"June, I know what you mean." Xu Le smiled. "I agree with your idea. If these Qiang people can think that they are of the same origin as my Chinese clothes, it will be helpful to assimilate them. Even if you don't say it, I want to do this."

Liang Xiao was silent for a moment and shook his head. "Jun Xu, I am not following the power, but I really want to know the answer. Although Lu Zi's words were wrong, I cannot deny the possibility that Dayu came from the Western Qiang. Most scholars like to sit in their study and bury their books, but they forgot that the real history is not only in the classics, but also in the stories passed down by word of mouth."

Xu Le looked at Liang Xiao in confusion. Liang Xiao’s knowledge was average, and he rarely talked about these academic issues. He was quite surprised when he mentioned it on his own initiative today.

"Xu Jun, what I mean is that the primary attitude of academics is to seek truth. You cannot deceive others for some purpose, nor can you deceive yourself, otherwise you will inevitably go astray in the end. Mr. Dong's resonance with heaven and man is an example, and has become a laughing stock, so I don't need to say more. Now that Xu Jun has the opportunity to spend time with the Qiang people, why not listen to their stories humbly, maybe you will gain something."

Xu Le thought for a while and laughed softly: "Junhou, the great China, is it really necessary to learn from these barbarians? As Junhou said, they don't even have any words, drink cheese, eat paste, wear leather, and have no civilization at all. What's there to learn?"

"Does there must be words?" Liang Xiao squeezed his eyes and smiled meaningfully. "Wei Qihou Dou Ying said, "I am knowledgeable, but I am just a little familiar with the Analects of Confucius. I would like to ask Xu Jun, there are so many scholars in the Analects of Confucius. I have ever had a sentence book?"

Xu Le was stunned and speechless for a moment.

"Mr. Xu, I asked you to collect more stories about the Qiang people. It is not that the Qiang people are more open than us. I just hope that you can open your mind and embrace all rivers. The real strong man never closes himself. With the wisdom of the Master, he also asked Xiang Wu for advice. Is Xiang Wu really better than the Master? If three people walk, I must have my teacher. The teachings of the saints cannot be just talked about, but they must be implemented in action. Do you think?"—

(To be continued.)
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