From eunuch to emperor

"The roads in the north are not easy to travel, and food and supplies are a problem. Don't run out of food."

Gongsun Yun had fought against the barbarians, and the supply of food and grass was a big problem.

Prairie cavalry chased and killed them, often tens or hundreds of miles away, and if the logistics supplies couldn't keep up, they would have to starve.

"The juniors have already considered it."

"That's good, the old man waits for the good news."

Long Chen came out from Gongsun Mansion, and went to Sifang Building.

After entering the backyard, the black man greeted him with a smile: "General Long hasn't come for a while."

Hong Qi immediately came out to accompany the guests.

The two sat down, and the black man served tea himself. This time, he didn't give any fruit snacks, just a pot of tea.

"The martial arts contest a few days ago was an eye-opener for Hong. The general can actually use the Buddhist tremolo."

"It's just drawing from a gourd, and it's not true."

"The general is here to see Hong today?"

"Yes, I haven't seen you for some days, and I miss you very much."

Hong Qi laughed loudly and said: "General Long has so many confidante, it's a great honor to still have time to miss me, Hong."

Long Chen also said with a smile: "Although there are many beauties, they are just painting cakes to satisfy hunger, not as chic as Master Hong."

Hong Qi chuckled and didn't answer the question.

Long Chen is a eunuch, no matter what he said it was wrong.

"In the last competition, Hong was unclear about something. He wanted to ask the general, but he was afraid it would be inconvenient."

"The landlord wants to ask why I took the initiative to admit defeat?"

"Yes, in Hong's eyes, the general never admits defeat."

"Actually, I knew Mojie was coming a month ago, and I read some Buddhist scriptures, but I still can't compare. Rather than lose embarrassingly, it's better to admit it, anyway, it's a tie."

Hong Qi nodded slightly, and said: "So that's the case, this can be regarded as giving Xixia a face."

Long Chen said with a smile: "That's right, Nanliang is watching like a tiger, if my Dazhou and Xixia turn against each other again, the pressure will be too great."

"Of course, you can't lose in a fight."

Hong Qi smiled and said, "That is."

The last time I watched the martial arts competition, Ji Ba said that Long Chen must have tricks.

Hong Qi thought about it, but he didn't understand what Long Chen was doing.

Now that I ask, I feel that things are not that complicated.

"The general really came to see Hong?"

Hong Qi asked with a smile.

Long Chen said with a smile: "There is something I want to trouble the host, I don't know if Sifanglou can do it."

Hong Qi became serious and asked, "Please tell me."

Long Chen said: "Xixia sent Jing Tianlie to go north, and I will lead the troops to Yanmen Pass in three days. After entering the grassland, the logistics will be a problem. I would like to ask if Sifanglou can help us transfer food and grass."

The Tianxiahui's business is spread all over the world. They will do fur medicinal materials business with the barbarians, and they also have horse teams.

Hong Qi looked solemn and said, "Generally speaking, we don't directly participate in wars, especially foreign wars."

Long Chen heard the implication that the world would not support Eastern Zhou's external expansion, they wanted to maintain the balance of power in the world.

"Both Xixia and Nanliang have only two sides to face the enemy, but Dongzhou is surrounded by powerful enemies, and this time it is not us who took the lead, but Xixia sent Jing Tianlie to the north to make trouble."

"To say something that shouldn't be said, Xixia doesn't seem to give you face."

Monk Kongji saved Jing Tianlie last time, and this time he sent Jing Tianlie to the north to make trouble. The Tianxiahui's words didn't work.

Hong Qi chuckled, a little dissatisfied, and said: "This is a matter between our Tianxiahui and Xixia, so don't worry about it, General."

Long Chen smiled, and said: "If you want to maintain the balance of power in the world, the strength of the three countries should be about the same. If the Great Zhou fails, Nanliang will definitely rise again, and you will be in trouble when the time comes."

Hong Qi said with a chuckle: "Only two of the five tiger generals of the Southern Liang Dynasty remain, and three of the four princes died. Now Da Zhou is the strongest."

This means that the influence of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty should be limited now.

Long Chen smiled, and said: "The landlord can directly say that because of my existence, Da Zhou's national power can no longer grow."

Hong Qi did not shy away, nodded and said: "That's right, that's it."

Long Chen sighed helplessly and said, "How many years do you think I can live?"

Hong Qi suddenly stopped talking, and the two just sat like this.

"This matter...I need to ask for instructions, but I can't reply at the moment."

"I'm going to leave in three days. I hope the landlord can give me an approval letter today. If not, I will transport the food and grass by myself."

After finishing speaking, Long Chen got up and left Sifang Building to return to Long Shuai's Mansion.

Hong Qi asked the black man to see the guests off, changed his clothes, rode out of the city, and arrived at a villa near the water.

This villa is built next to the river, and you can see the melting ice and snow, and the old trees with tender yellow buds gradually emerging.

Dismounted and entered the villa, Zhou was guarding the yard.

"Will it be there?"

"Yes, follow me."

When they arrived at a pavilion, Ji Ba was drinking.

"The subordinates have met the president."

Hong Qi bowed respectfully.

"What's the matter?"

"Long Cheng'en just came to look for him. He said that he would send troops to Yanmen Pass in three days. He wanted to ask our Tianxia Association to help transport food, grass and supplies. His subordinates dare not make any claims. Please show me the president."

Ji Ba took a sip of his wine and said with a sneer: "This Long Cheng'en is interesting. He can transfer food and grass by himself, but he asks us to help."

The food and grass for the army to fight are all transported by themselves. It is too dangerous to entrust others. Once they are cut off, the army will collapse without fighting.

"The subordinates also find it strange that they don't know what kind of medicine he sells in the gourd."

Looking at the spring scenery in the distance, Ji Ba said slowly: "If it were someone else, I wouldn't think too much about it, but I should think about his affairs carefully, and don't fall into this kid's trap."

Hong Qi thought to himself: Is the president thinking too much?How can there be so many traps.

"Do you know why Long Chengen took the initiative to admit defeat in the last Dharma debate?"

Hong Qi immediately replied: "Because Long Chengen doesn't understand Buddhism, he also wants to give Xi Xia a face."

Ji Ba turned his head, looked at Hong Qi like a fool, and asked, "What did he say?"

Hong Qi nodded and replied, "Yes, I just said that."

Ji Ba sneered and said, "Do you believe it?"

Hong Qi was stunned, could he be tricked?

Ji Ba sneered and said: "Let me just say, you can't play with him, this kid turned Mojie against him, and Monk Kongji put Mojie in a dungeon to think about his mistakes."

The empress got the news, and so did Ji Ba.

Hong Qi felt unbelievable: "Mojie is the disciple of Monk Kong Ji, who has been with him for 20 years, how could he be turned against him in a few days?"

Ji Ba sneered and said, "That's why Long Chengen is said to be powerful. Mojie believed in Long Chengen's nonsense, questioned the empty Buddhist teachings, and fell into evil heretics."

Hong Qi felt that this matter was ridiculous. People who practice Buddhism have a firm mind. How could they be brainwashed in a few days?

Hong Qi suddenly felt chills down his spine, Long Chen was too dangerous.

"The matter of transporting food and grass... ignore him?"

Holding the wine glass, Ji Ba looked at the distant mountains, thought for a long time, and said slowly: "We have a cavalry team leading to the grassland, and there is indeed an advantage in transporting grain and grass. It makes sense for Long Chengen to cooperate with us."

"But most importantly, he wants us to rest assured, or rather, that we don't want to interfere in this matter."

Just like what Hong Qi said just now, the world will want to maintain a balance of power, and they don't want the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to be too strong.

Long Chen let the Tianxiahui participate in the war, and let them see that Dong Zhou only wanted to remove the threat from the north, and had no intention of breaking the world's balance of power.

"So... how do you respond?"

Hong Qi felt that his IQ was not enough.