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Zhao Xuan entrusted the government to Wen Zai, a veteran official of the three dynasties, and handed over the military power to Boyao, the most loyal Wu Zai. Then he took Wu Xian and other ministers with peace of mind, and set off with the Wu Kingdom Mission to pick up the tribute to Emperor Qin. Beijing.The number of Zhao Guo's elite soldiers who accompanied Zhao Xuan to protect Zhao Xuan was almost the same as Wu Guo's, also 500.

The male favorite who had been favored by him for four consecutive nights developed a high fever due to inflammation of the whipping wound, and died after Zhao Xuan left the capital.The head of the palace informed Ai Ji, who was temporarily acting as an agent for the palace affairs, and ordered someone to make a thin coffin for the funeral, and carried it to a random grave for burial. At last, there were no dead bodies in the wild, and it was safe to burrow into the ground.

To go to Haojing from the capital of King Zhao, one had to leave the country from the northwestern border of Zhao State, and after leaving the country, one had to go through more than a dozen princely states, large and small, to reach the capital of Tianzi.If the itinerary is not blocked by strong wind and heavy rain, it will take half a month to reach Haojing.

The day for the princes of various countries to pay homage to Emperor Qin is set on May 20th. Zhao Xuan and Zheng Yuming set off from Zhao Wangdu in the middle of April, leaving more than [-] days for their journey. The loose time can make their schedule less stressful. The princes arrived before the day of worship.

After setting off from King Zhao's Capital, Zheng Yuming only rode in a carriage on the first day, and abandoned the carriage to ride a horse from the second day on.The reason why Zheng Yuming abandoned his cart and rode a horse was because the road from King Zhao's capital to the northwest was rugged and not as smooth as the official road when he came here. Riding a carriage was a bit bumpy, so it was not as comfortable as riding a horse.

The second reason is that Zhao Xuan found an excuse to squeeze into Zheng Yuming's carriage.In Lishan Hot Spring, Zheng Yuming found that Zhao Xuan was too ambiguous towards him, so Zheng Yuming didn't want to be alone with Zhao Xuan. In order not to stay in a sealed space with Zhao Xuan, Zheng Yuming changed the horse on the excuse of the bumpy carriage.

Although Zhao Xuan has a lot of admiration for Zheng Yuming, he still has to care about his identity, and this admiration will always be concealed in front of others.Zheng Yuming rode on horseback, surrounded by guards at the front and back, Zhao Xuan rode horses side by side, and behaved properly and in accordance with etiquette, which was exactly what Zheng Yuming wanted.

Except that Zhao Xuan couldn't be too intimate with Zheng Yuming, he was still very happy walking and communicating with Zheng Yuming.

The more time I spent with Zheng Yuming, the more I realized that Zheng Yuming had a broad vision and rich knowledge, and I hated seeing each other too late.

It took three days for the Zhao Wu pilgrimage mission to reach the northwestern border of Zhao State.The population of the Northwest County of Zhao State was reduced by one-fifth during the disaster, and the closer to the border, the more severe the disaster.

With the help of Wu State, Zhao Xuan did his best to provide disaster relief, and the people of Zhao State who escaped the disaster survived the winter.When the temperature warmed up, the people began to work hard in the fields.The fields on both sides of the official road were basically not barren, and they were full of crops. Zhao Xuan felt very relieved when he saw it.

The people here only know that their king saved their lives by allocating food, and no one knows about Wu's unconditional assistance.Wherever Zhao Xuan went, people on both sides of the road came to kneel and thank him. The people only thanked Zhao Xuan, and they didn't say a word about Wu Guo.

Zhao Xuan accepted the kneeling worship of the people all the way, and expressed his gratitude to Zheng Yuming all the way, but when he met the local officials, he didn't mention Wu's aid.Seeing this scene, Zheng Yuming didn't understand Zhao Xuan's intention. Zhao Xuan didn't want his subjects to feel the favor of Wu Guo.

Most of the members of the Wu State Mission were resentful, but Zheng Yuming understood Zhao Xuan's intentions. Zhao Xuan didn't want Wu State to have influence in his land.Seeing this scene, Gongsun Pan felt that the decision he made to follow when he came out of the mountain was extremely correct.Everything Zhao Xuan does is only for his own community.

Out of the territory of the vassal state of Zhao State, the direction to Haojing is all places that have suffered disasters. Most of these places are the fiefdoms of the close branches of the Qin royal family, and they are all vassal states with small land areas.This road turned out to be the most fertile and densely populated place in Daqin.

They were also robbed by the nomads in the north. Because there was no relief, the recovery of these places was not as fast as the northwestern counties of Zhao State. Except for the high-walled cities, the areas were still prosperous, and the countryside where the Rong people passed by was very miserable. The population of the villages Basically, it has decreased, and even encountered a lot of villages with no people.

The corpses of the villagers who died in the village were not buried, and were eaten by wild dogs and crows until only bones remained.Zheng Yuming was afraid of bacterial or plague infection, so when he saw this kind of village, he ordered the team to take a detour. If they couldn't meet the city at night, they could only sleep in the wilderness.

What they saw along the way was so miserable that the members of the mission became reticent. On this day, as the sun was setting and there was no city nearby for accommodation, the mission had to camp in the wild again.

The soldiers from Zhao and Wu countries had just started to set up camp, when a group of people came from far away from the road, the sentry went to question them, and the group of people turned out to be the Wu country caravan.

The sentry hurriedly brought the owner of the caravan to Zheng Yuming.

"You are Dong Wei's family?" Zheng Yuming knew this businessman.

The businessman surnamed Wei in front of him used to be a peddler at the Nanbu Wharf, and Tuoxiong, the chief of the Eagle Tribe, once bought a golden hairpin for his daughter on his cargo load.Because of this, Wei Merchant got acquainted with Tuoxiong, and started his business by doing business with the Yinying tribe, and bought a shop at Nanbu Wharf.It was in his shop that Chu Chaohui discovered the sulfur.

Zheng Yuming has stayed in Nanbu for more than three years and is familiar with the merchants in Nanbu.

"Yes! Young Master! It's the villain!" Seeing Zheng Yuming, Wei Merchant was very excited and rushed over to salute.

"Dong Wei's family! Please get up!" Zheng Yuming was very happy to see his old friend in a foreign land.

At this time, the tents for sleeping in the wild had not yet been set up, and Zheng Yuming, Gongsun Pan, and Wu Mu were all sitting on simple wooden stools.

Wei Merchant also knew Wu Mu, but he didn't know Gongsun Pan. Since Gongsun Pan could sit side by side with Wu Mu, his status would not be so low.

People who do business are quick-witted, and the shopkeeper Wei sat down on the small stool beside him after saluting the two of them respectfully.

"Brother Ming! Who is this team?" Zhao Xuan also saw the caravan, and brought Wu Mian over from his camp to ask.

"This person is a merchant from Nanbu, and that team of people is his caravan!" Zheng Yuming stood up and introduced. "Wei Dong's family, pay your respects to the Lord of Zhao Kingdom."

Wei Merchant had already left the wooden bench when Zheng Yuming got up, and Gongsun Pan and Wu Mu had already stood beside him.

After Wei Merchant saluted Zhao Xuan and met Wu Xian, the group took their seats again.

"Where is Wei Dong's family going to sell?" Zheng Yuming asked with concern.

"My lord, this villain is going to sell goods in Gaojing." Seeing Zheng Yuming's question, Wei shopkeeper quickly stood up and answered respectfully.

"Going to Haojing?" Zheng Yuming was a little strange. "Why doesn't Wei Dong's family go to Haojing by boat?"

From Nanbu, you can take a sea boat to the small bay, and then change to a smaller sailboat from the small bay to enter the Dahe River. The Dahe River is the largest river in the north of Daqin. It passes through more than a dozen vassal states such as Tang, Lu, Qi, and Xu. Sailing boats can always be traced back. Go to Haojing, the capital of Qin Dynasty.It will take no more than fifteen days to travel from Nanbu to Haojing by boat, but it will take at least twenty days by land.Water transport can be said to save time and effort.

Zheng Yuming was very surprised that Wei shopkeeper chose to walk slowly by land instead of the time-saving and labor-saving transportation method.It was only the beginning of May at this time, it wasn't winter, and the big river didn't freeze over.

"My lord, it's not that villains don't want to take the waterway, but the waterway is not safe." Wei Merchant looked helpless, he used to go to Haojing by waterway.

"How to say?" Wu Mu next to him was surprised.

The ships of the state of Wu are not only the hegemony at sea, but they can also sail unimpeded in the inland rivers. It is impossible for there to be robbers who dare to set their minds on the merchant ships of the state of Wu.The vassal states on both sides of the river welcome businessmen from the state of Wu to do business, and they will not set up barriers in the domestic waterways. Where did the waterway unsafe for the merchant Wei come from?

Zhao Xuan listened with great interest, and he felt that some princely country beside the Changhe must have had a conflict with Wu.

"It's because of the chaos in Qilu and Shandong! It's not safe for merchant ships to go there."

As soon as Wei Merchant finished speaking, Zhao Xuan stood up in shock, Gongsun Pan and Wu Mu were also greatly surprised, only Zheng Yuming lowered his eyes and knew what he was thinking.

"What's the trouble?"

Zhao Xuan frowned. There was great chaos in Qilu and Shandong, why didn't the news reach him?

Wei Merchant bowed his hands to Zhao Xuan: "Since the end of last year, there have been refugee riots in the two countries of Qi and Lu. At the beginning, they were a minority. At the beginning of April, they spread like sparks. The kings of Qi and Lu sent Hu Ben to quell the chaos everywhere. Passing through the borders of the two countries, it is not safe to stop for supplies."

The businessman was well-informed, and after hearing about it, the shopkeeper Wei decisively chose to go to Haojing by land.

"It turns out that the untouchables rioted, and the untouchables have no sharp weapons. They will be quelled soon. I believe that within a month, the Qilu and Qilu countries will be at peace." Zhao Xuan didn't take it seriously. The Qilu and Qilu countries often have civilians who rise up to rebel. This is not the right time. new news.

Because the lightning destroying Tang aroused the vigilance of the princes, Qi Luyan formed a group to guard against Wu, and it became more difficult for Wu to annex Qilu.Chu Chaohui saw that Mingming's operation became more difficult, so he sent many intelligence personnel to Qilu and Qilu countries to carry out activities. The purpose of the activities was to stir up refugee uprisings, arm the refugees with Tang's tattered weapons, and consume the power of the Qilu and Qilu royal courts.

When the regimes of the royal courts of Qi and Lu were about to disintegrate, that is when the Wu army marched northward.

Of course, the main goal of helping to quell the chaos is to quell the royal courts of Qi and Lu.As for the refugees in the uprising, they were originally there to survive. As long as the Wu army shouted the slogan of letting go of the equipment and letting go of the blame, and dividing the land for each household to reduce taxes, they would not worry about the uprising refugees not putting down their weapons and surrendering.

For the refugees who refused to surrender, Chu Chaohui could only use the army to crush them.Relying on the advantage of numbers, the refugees can use tattered weapons to fight against Qilu Tiger Ben, and against the advanced equipment and well-trained Wu team, the uprising refugees are vulnerable.

Chu Chaohui's methods of dealing with the royal courts of Qilu and Qilu were relatively insidious, he did not let Zheng Yuming intervene, and Chu Chaohui single-handedly took care of the civil strife in both Qilu and Lu.When Qi and Lu were in turmoil, Zheng Yuming, Gongsun Pan, and Wu Mu happened to be envoys to Zhao, so the news was delayed.

Zheng Yuming knew about this plan, and when Wei Merchant said that the waterways were not safe, Zheng Yuming guessed that there was turmoil in the two countries.Thinking that countless people would die in the turmoil, Zheng Yuming sighed slightly.He could only comfort himself that even if Wu Guo didn't send people to provoke them, and didn't secretly provide weapons, people who wanted to survive would still rise up to resist.Wu Guo's move to add fuel to the fire was nothing more than taking advantage of the trend.

After figuring out why Merchant Wei gave up the water route and went by land, Zheng Yuming invited Merchant Wei to accompany the mission.The shopkeeper Wei was grateful, and bowed to Zheng Yuming again and again.Walking with the mission, the caravan can sit back and relax.

The pilgrimage missions of Zhao and Wu countries totaled 800 people. All their mounts were horses and horses, and their guards, armor and weapons were complete.The gangsters and Xiao Xiaowen had already fled away when they heard about this team.

Merchant Wei's caravan of more than [-] people was pressing the goods, but it was a fat sheep in the eyes of bandits and Xiaoxiao. Merchant Wei was lucky to go overland this time. The shopkeeper walked peacefully along the way, so calm that the shopkeeper Wei was puzzled, and he didn't understand the reason for the calm until he caught up with the mission.

After the camp was set up for the night, the soldiers started to light a fire. The fire could be used to barbecue dinner and to drive away wild animals with the light of the fire.That night, the mission of the State of Wu roasted the venison hunted by the guards. Zheng Yuming was half full, and when he was about to feed the wood with the venison, he found that the wood had disappeared.