At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

When Ren Hao ran out of the hall, he saw a young general in white armor walking towards him.

"Brother Xu Qing!!!" Ren Hao shouted to the general.

Xu Qing looked at Ren Hao who was running towards him and was stunned for two seconds in disbelief.

Before, when Prince Minglan told him through the guards that the person he was looking for was in the palace, he was still skeptical, but now that he saw Ren Hao, all his doubts disappeared.

"Brother Ren Hao, I... I knew that you are a blessed person and you will definitely survive the disaster!!!" Xu Qing said excitedly, and then sighed that the old man was indeed a genius.

"What kind of ingenious plan is this?" Ren Hao wondered.

"Brother Ren Hao, you don't know something."

"After you disappeared with your whereabouts unknown, His Majesty went to great lengths to find you, and he almost searched the entire Central Plains thoroughly."

"In the end, it was the eunuch who was very smart. I don't know what method he used to say that you are very likely alive in the Western Regions. Although this sounds a bit far-fetched, His Majesty still sent me to lead 5,000 Beijing troops to the Western Regions to look for you."

Xu Qing also recounted his experience of searching for him along the way through the countries in the Western Regions.

He entered the Western Regions from the west of Qin, passing through thirteen countries. In his capacity as an envoy general, he formed friendly relations with ten small countries. In his capacity as an envoy general of Han, he prevented two small countries from fighting each other, thus resolving the hatred between them that had lasted for more than ten years.

The reason why the two countries fought each other for more than ten years was actually because of a lake.

This is quite ridiculous for Xu Qing, but for a small country living in a water-scarce and drought-prone country, water is the most precious resource and symbolizes continuation.

Wars between small countries are not like those between big countries, which often involve hundreds of thousands or millions of troops. The most they send out at a time is a few hundred people, which is like watching a fight in the village.

Xu Qing also relied on the 5,000 Hanjing light cavalry to win people over with virtue and successfully prevented the two countries from fighting each other. He made the kings of the two countries sit together at the table to resolve their hatred and agree to jointly own the ownership of the lake.

In addition to winning people over with virtue, Xu Qing also led the Hu cavalry, which totaled 25,000, sent from various small countries, to destroy three small countries.

The reason for destroying these three small countries was that they relied on their good relations with the Northern Wei Dynasty. Not only did they detain the envoys sent by Xu Qing, they also dared to arrogantly and rudely humiliate the emperor who was far away in Hanjing.

It is tolerable and unbearable.

In a fit of rage, Xu Qing divided his troops into three groups, and in just one day, the three small countries disappeared forever in the desert.

Whether it was the king or the royal family members, all of them were offered sacrifices to the heaven by Xu Qing. As for the people and wealth in the city, Xu Qing generously distributed them all to those friendly small countries that were willing to make friends with Han.

"So that's how it is." After listening to Xu Qing's story, Ren Hao finally understood why he passed through thirteen small countries but only made friends with ten friendly countries.

It turned out that the remaining three were destroyed.

"Brother Ren Hao, how did you come to the Western Regions?" Xu Qing asked curiously.

"I destroyed the Wei River with thunderbolts. I had no time to escape so I had to jump into the Wei River. I drifted along the Wei River to the Western Regions..."

Ren Hao told Xu Qing how he drifted to the Western Regions.

"Brother Ren Hao, you are truly blessed with a long life." Xu Qing patted Ren Hao's shoulder with emotion. The emperor would surely be very happy to know that Ren Hao is still alive.

"I hope that when I return, His Majesty will not punish me." Ren Hao shook his head with a wry smile.

"You destroyed the Wei River and relieved the siege of Zhanshen Pass. This is a great achievement."

"His Majesty is so busy rewarding you that how could he punish you?" Xu Qing patted Ren Hao's shoulder comfortingly, and told Ren Hao that with such a great achievement, His Majesty would definitely confer him a title of nobility.

"Forget about the title of marquis. I just hope that His Majesty will let me go when the time comes." Ren Hao shook his head. He had disobeyed the emperor's order at that time, which was already a serious crime. At the same time, he did not listen to Princess Wen Yan's dissuasion and took her to Weihedao with him, which was an even greater crime.

"Brother Ren Hao, don't worry. His Majesty is not as petty as you think."

"At most he will just blame you a few words." Xu Qing patted Ren Hao's shoulder again, telling him not to worry.

"I hope so." Ren Hao nodded.

"The Hulu clan leads the subordinates to respectfully invite the general of Tianhan."

King Minglan led all the ministers out of the hall, bowed respectfully to Xu Qing, and invited Xu Qing into the hall.

Xu Qing originally wanted to enter the hall with Ren Hao, but Ren Hao insisted on walking behind.

Xu Qing’s current identity is different. As an envoy appointed by His Majesty, it is as if His Majesty is present in person.

How could he walk with His Majesty?

"Moon King, you have done a great job in finding the person this time. On behalf of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold, five thousand barbarians, and more than two thousand livestock. Are you satisfied?"

Xu Qing sat on the throne in the palace, looking down at King Minglan.

"The Hulu clan thanks your majesty and wishes to have an everlasting friendship with the Han Dynasty."

Prince Minglan lowered his head and rolled his eyes.

Other small countries can become friendly neighbors with the Han Dynasty, so why can't he?

Now Xu Qing has more than 30,000 cavalrymen, plus the 10,000 troops under his command, he may be able to fight against the 100,000 cavalrymen led by Wudun Chanyu.

After all, there is a saying in Wei.

One Wei can defeat five barbarians.

This is different from the Han Dynasty, which had been at war with the Wei Kingdom for a long time. Even if the Han Dynasty could not defeat the Five Barbarians alone, it could at least defeat three Barbarians.

Ren Hao knew exactly what Prince Minglan was planning.

"King Minglan, I know what you are thinking. You want to use your everlasting friendship with the Han Dynasty to deal with the invading Chanyu Wudun, right?"

Ren Hao exposed it directly, and Xu Qing frowned.

Now that he was exposed, Prince Minglan simply stopped pretending and knelt on the ground and swore: "Please protect Minglan. I swear in the name of the moon that Minglan will always be loyal to the Han Dynasty and become a vassal of the Han Dynasty."

Although this is extremely cowardly, it is better than being killed by Udon Chanyu.

"Prince Minglan, Princess Rouyue will be back in about two days. When the time comes, you can give Princess Rouyue to Chanyu Wudun, and the situation will be resolved immediately." Ren Hao asked tentatively, also wanting to confirm his guess.

"If that's true, then I'm willing to marry my daughter to Wudun Chanyu."

"But both of you know that I have to recruit soldiers from everywhere to gather a small country with 10,000 troops. If Wu Dun Chanyu really wants to crush Minglan, why would he need to lead 100,000 cavalry in person? Only 30,000 will be enough."