Daqin: Assist Zulong at the beginning and become a public enemy

Chapter 100 The Barbarians Are Coming

Chapter 100 The Barbarians Are Coming

"I knew it had nothing to do with brats."

After the trial of the case was over, Wang Ben told Ying Zheng the good news as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, all the results of the trial are here. Your Majesty, please read them."

Feng Quji put the documents on the desk.

Ying Zheng nodded, and didn't rush to open it, but looked at the two people in front of him and asked, "Where's the brat? Since the trial of the case is over, why didn't he come to see me?"

Wang Ben's face was a little embarrassed.

Feng Quji, who was standing next to him, said bluntly: "The guest left after being acquitted."

"Leave? Where did he go?"

"I guess I'm just going to relax. Your Majesty, don't worry. Your son Wang Li will accompany you, so there won't be any problems."

Ying Zheng nodded and looked at the two of them.

"What happened this time was more or less due to your ineffective handling of the case, and Zhao Gang suffered a disadvantage in the prison. You all know their character. If you don't comfort him well, no one knows if he will do something again. Extraordinary thing."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not good to indulge a subject like this!" Feng Quji persuaded.

"Then what do you mean?"

"I believe that no matter what Zhao Gang says, he is a courtier of my Great Qin, a courtier of His Majesty. Your Majesty can wrong a courtier, but how can you let a courtier show embarrassment to His Majesty?"

"Prime Minister Feng, you can't say that! Just think about how many problems Zhao Gang has solved for us. Listening to what you said now, I seem to feel like killing a donkey."

Feng Quji retorted: "I don't mean to kill the donkey by killing the donkey."

"I think that's what you mean."

Ying Zheng looked at the two important ministers arguing in front of him. Instead of getting angry, he laughed out loud.

With his smile, Wang Ben and Feng Quji realized that they had lost their composure.

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty!"

Ying Zheng smiled lightly and said, "Okay, okay, let's treat it as my giving the brat a few days off to let him relax. By the way, how is the situation in northern Xinjiang?"

"Your Majesty, everything is under our control." Wang Ben replied confidently.

at the same time.

On the Mobei Grassland.

The two caravans that met on the way home were heading south above Mobei.When it was almost dark, we stopped to set up camp.

The tea, silk, bronze pots and other goods they carried were traded out.

In exchange for a lot of fur goods, cattle and sheep.

There were also fifteen hundred male slaves and five hundred female slaves.

On the grassland, although the Huns are strong, they are not the only family.

Donghu and other tribes are also constantly attacking each other.

Every time they fought, they plundered each other's population as slaves.

Slaves became an important commodity they used to trade.

When the harvest is not good, three or two slaves are not even as precious as a sheep.

Although there is no shortage of meat on the grassland, the Huns also need to live and need various living materials.

Just by robbing, you may not necessarily have the goods you need.

Because of this, some bold Han Chinese caravans entered the grassland to trade with them.

The Hu people were not stupid, they had no gold and silver, but they had a lot of leather, cattle and sheep. Although they knew very well that the Han people wanted war horses very much, they were not prepared to trade war horses.

War horses are very precious in the Central Plains and are also extremely valuable strategic weapons on the grasslands.

Unless it is some year-round cooperative caravan, there is absolutely no possibility of selling any war horses.

Even the sales are all post-mortem.

Among the two caravans, there are spies from the Black Ice Terrace.

At this moment, the spies from the Black Ice Platform in the two teams are converging for air.

And gather the terrain, route, and the number and orientation of the tribes along the way.

While others in the caravan gathered to chat.

"We can really rest after we go back this time."

"Yeah, the money earned this trip is enough for us to eat, drink and have fun in this life."

"I have to say, the strength of the Huns is really strong."

"The strength of the Donghu people is not bad."

"The Huns have Hetao, so they seem to be more arrogant."

Listening to the discussions among many people, several spies from the Black Ice Platform had angry looks on their faces.

Along the way, they saw the brutality of the Huns and the misery of the Han people in the border areas.

Since the Great Qin ruled the world in the Central Plains, it has never been free to deal with them.

He has always been on the defensive, so that these barbarians gradually forget the fear of being dominated in the past.

Although they didn't go to Donghu's side, but listening to the conversations of these businessmen, the situation seems to be not much better on either side.

The barbarian treated them as nothing more than taking full advantage of them.

If the price is slightly unreasonable, it is a conflict.

Many people even resorted to the tactics of forced buying, sending troops from time to time to rob the caravans of the Han people.

Even if they can return safely this time, it is not because of the kindness of the Huns, but because they have other plans.

Touman of the Huns asked about the terrain south of the Hetao from time to time and on the sidelines.

Said he was just curious.

But in fact, the secret looting of the border of the Central Plains has never stopped.

Whether it was the Xiongnu or the Donghu, or even the smaller Rong Di like Lou Fan, they also did it secretly.

But things are a little different today.

The army of the Qin Dynasty approached the city, staring at it.The Huns are not fools, they also know the purpose of these enemies very well.

The Huns were thousands of miles deep and stretched thousands of miles from east to west, so naturally they were not afraid of the attacks of these Qin troops.

But they were afraid of the Qin army blocking the border.

The grassland was severely drought, and they lacked food for the winter. If they did not plunder, they would probably die again this winter.

Looking at the people talking in front of them, the spies from the Black Ice Terrace looked at each other.One of them stepped forward and asked, "Tell me, this time, His Majesty the Emperor has sent troops to the border with a million soldiers. The Huns are probably afraid and won't go south again!"

One of the merchants said in a low voice, "To tell you the truth, we have heard some news from the king's tent of the Huns. The Huns' army is already gathering. Not only will they not be afraid, but they may even take advantage of our unstable position. When the time comes, launch a fierce attack."

"What? Is it true?"

"Nonsense, among the Huns there is a brother I am very close to. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to conduct transactions so smoothly every time."

"It seems that something is wrong."

(End of this chapter)