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Chapter 546 The Last Retention
When the Tang army was invincible, there was a group of people in Datang who were not afraid of taking risks at all. They had no fear of going out to fight, but would go with countless beautiful dreams.

Those who were selected were all smiling, even if they needed to prepare their own horses, armor, weapons, and dry food, they would go.

When the army gathers, there is no mournful cry resounding through the Xianyang Bridge, only the generosity to invite you to drink when you come back after getting rich.

After Yunchu saw this scene, his first thought was - this kind of event will be held every year in the future.

It is even necessary to prepare two such teams all year round. The best situation is that one is in the Western Regions and the other is in Chang'an.

After the caravan from Chang'an arrived in the Western Regions, the caravan from the Western Regions just returned to Chang'an with the collected goods from the Western Regions.

Alternating in this way, within ten years, even if you step on it with both feet, you can step on an incomparably brilliant Silk Road.

This time, not only the common people wanted to go, but also all the famous merchants in Chang'an City responded one after another, willing to join in this long-distance business.

For the merchants, with the protection of [-] Great Tang cavalry, this is a big business that is sure to make a profit.

Especially those merchants who often do business with people from the Western Regions understand that if they find an unknown small country in the process of doing business—they might even launch a war to destroy the country.

In many cases, doing business in the Western Regions is basically the same as robbing, especially this time the county lord brought so many soldiers with him, almost the same number as the last time he went to Liaodong.

This planted a wrong impression in everyone's hearts that the county official wanted to take everyone to the Western Regions to rob and make a fortune.

To say this would really wrong Yunchu, his original intention was not to rob, but to do some business with the people of the Western Regions, so that the trade routes would change from chaotic to orderly.

How many times can you rob?With more wolves and less meat, it is easy to rob the Western Regions into a barren land.

"Are you really going to travel 1 miles this time, to the west of Suiye City?"

Li Ji was leaning on a huge soft wool pillow, holding a white jade ruyi in his hand, scratching his back with the white jade ruyi while asking casually.

"There is still a batch of treasures to be unearthed from the Sassanid Kingdom, and it is estimated that we will go to the Great Food Kingdom."

In front of Li Ji, Yun Chu did not hide anything, and clearly stated the purpose of this trip to the west.

Although the old guy seems to have nothing to do with it now, his shadow can be seen in all the major events that happened in Chang'an City in the past two years.

Their family didn't have much talent, and the only eldest grandson looked more like a disaster than a talent, so the old guy put on an attitude of not caring about anything after retirement.

Now, his calamity grandson is about to become king of Tuyuhun in Tuyuhun. Although Tuyuhun is a vassal of Datang, as long as what Xu Jingye does there, as long as it does not harm the interests of Datang, Datang is not very willing to pay attention to it. he.

The grandson of the traitor has really become a robber now, and he has created a fortune for the boss. Li Ji, this old guy's heart that is about to die, slowly came to life.

"You wouldn't suddenly turn a corner and kill Xu Jingye on the way to the Western Regions, would you?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Duke Ying, my caravan won't go to Tuyuhun if it doesn't pass through Biandukou."

Li Ji sighed and said: "The old man impeached you, saying that you secretly organized and trained the government soldiers for your own use, and the number of people far exceeded your authority as a county magistrate.

As a result, His Majesty replied: What is the matter with you?
Your Majesty's trust in you, even this old man is envious. "

Yun Chu said with a smile: "This is the reward of the younger generation's loyalty to the country for many years."

Li Ji laughed and said: "I have served the country loyally for decades, but I don't have the kind of treatment you have. Saying loyalty in front of this old man. You are not worthy.

However, the old man impeached you this time, not because you organized and trained the army to go to the Western Regions, but because you made such a big scene, but why did you not bring any of the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty with you? "

Yunchu said unceremoniously: "The nobles have already eaten their brains full of fat, and if they eat any more, they will become such waste as ten thousand catties of cattle and thousands of catties of pigs. I am helping them by not taking them this time, so as not to eat too fat , Leading to being stabbed early.

It's a pity that my love for them is thought to have ulterior motives, and I really don't know good people. "

Li Ji shook the white jade in his hand and said, "Is it good for Tang to bring those poor people?"

Yun Chu nodded and said: "In a country, the most taboo thing is that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and this is often the source of turmoil.

Therefore, in a country, it is not good to have a lot of rich people and a lot of poor people. The best situation is that the more people who are neither poor nor rich, the better.

Because the government soldiers, renters and servants are all from these people who are neither poor nor rich. Speaking of which, they are the most useful people in the country.

The younger generation brought 4000 people this time, so when they come back, there will be [-] people who are neither poor nor rich. In the future, if they go every year, thousands of people who are neither poor nor rich will come out every year.

In this way, with more government soldiers and more people paying rent and commission, Datang will naturally be able to continue to prosper. "

Li Ji stared at Yunchu for a while, leaned back on the soft pillow, and sighed: "Now, even a yellow-mouthed child like you dares to speak nonsense in front of this old man, so it can be seen that this old man is really old. Can't kill anyone."

Yun Chu looked at Li Ji and said, "Young people avoid sex, middle-aged people avoid anger, and old people avoid greed. Besides, how many powerful and rich people will end well?"

Li Ji laughed loudly and said: "It's very reasonable, but unfortunately the old man just doesn't listen, I have something to discuss with you now."

After Li Ji said these words, the Yingying and Yanyan who were standing around retreated like a tide.

Yun Chu looked at the back generously, and had to praise Li Ji, Li Ji's request was really high.

When the two of them were left in the room, Li Ji dropped Bai Yuruyi and said, "Help me send a batch of gunpowder to Xu Jingye."

After staring at Li Ji's eagle-like sharp eyes for a long time, Yun Chu slowly shook his head and said, "This can't be done."

Li Jidao: "You are also a part of supporting Xu Jingye to gain a foothold in Tuyuhun. Over the years, this old man has taken the blame for you a lot. Isn't it your turn to take the blame for this old man?"

Yun Chu continued to shake his head and said, "This blame can't be recited, once you recite it, your head will fall to the ground."

Li Ji nodded expressionlessly and said: "That's right, since you are not willing to take the blame for the old man, then you certainly don't want to take the blame for Changsun Wuji either. This is what the old man wants."

Yun Chu looked at Li Ji and said, "Don't let me find out that Xu Jingye has gunpowder in his hands, otherwise, I will be the first to ask His Majesty for an order to destroy him."

Li Ji waved his hand at Yunchu and said, "Go, go, with a body of [-] jin and a body of [-] jin, since you want to go all the way to the dark, it depends on your personal fortune."

Yunchu walked around the hall twice with his hands behind his back and said in a low voice: "Shendu has almost been built. It won't be long before you all follow His Majesty to move the capital to Shendu. From now on, you will be from Luoyang. Your affairs are with me from Chang'an. What does it matter?"

After speaking, Yunchu left the living room of Li Ji's house. When passing by the corridor, there were many people standing there. Many people Yunchu knew, and they were all veterans in the army. Here Yunchu even saw Qibi Heli, This veteran stood alone in the corner, like a minion.

The glory of the Zhenguan period has faded from them, and now only a strong old aura remains.

Yun Chu had already gone far away, but after thinking about it, he turned back, came to Liang Jianfang who was sitting in a wheelchair, and said, "I'd better amputate my left foot. I'm free these few days, and I can perform the operation on you myself."

Liang Jianfang raised the jug in his hand and said, "Your parents dare not damage your body, hair and skin."

Yun Chu said: "I remember that you lost at least a catty of flesh on your left leg. I heard that it was torn off by someone's gilt boring during the battle with Dou Jiande. Does it mean that you have damaged your body?
Your left leg is inherently weak, and if you don’t know how to quit drinking, your whole body will fester, and you will die in pain in the end. "

Liang Jianfang laughed loudly and said: "It's okay, the old man has been injured hundreds of times in his life, and he has long been used to the pain."

Yun Chu sneered and said, "Don't be stubborn, once the gout flares up, no matter how tough you are, you'll cry."

Liang Jianfang shook his head and said, "Even if I want to amputate my leg, I won't bother you, sir. I'm worried that you will amputate my good right leg."

After hearing Liang Jianfang's words, Yunchu spread his hands, expressing his regret, and left Yinggong's mansion quickly.

After Yunchu left, everyone rushed into Li Ji's room again, Cheng Yaojin said in a low voice, "It doesn't make sense, does it?"

Li Ji nodded, and said to Su Dingfang: "The military power cannot be let go."

Su Dingfang sighed and said: "There is no more opportunity to fight, and forcefully transporting troops is ultimately a dead end."

Li Jidao: "Changsun Wuji is finished, he has always been close to the Changsun family, the crown prince Xima Wei Jifang, and the supervisory official Li Chao for forming a party for personal gain, and now he is in prison.

His Majesty handed over the power to interrogate these two people to Xu Jingzong. The old man thought that this was definitely not an ordinary interrogation. If the old man's prediction was correct, this should be the first brick that His Majesty used to shake the Guanlong family's building. "

Cheng Yaojin said: "After all, they are close nephews and uncles, and Changsun Wuji can be said to be the one who put the emperor on the throne, so he can do it?"

Li Ji sneered and said, "When Emperor Hanwen killed his only uncle, Bo Zhao, he was ever merciful.

Even if he killed his own uncle, Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty would still be famous forever, and his name has not been affected in the slightest. "

Su Dingfang flicked his sleeves irritably and said: "Fourteen of the sixteen guards thought the emperor would die, and more than [-]% of the Zhechong government school lieutenants in the world have received the emperor's kindness. The manpower we can use is extremely limited. , be careful to survive one by one."

After speaking, he flung his sleeves and left the British residence.

　See you tomorrow, today is my wife's birthday, old couples also need a sense of ceremony.

　
(End of this chapter)