Thousands of Mountains

Although Guazhou also belongs to the Seven Guards of Kansai, it is far away from the Qingyuan Mansion where Yin Cen and Wu Ye'er lived since they were young, and they have never been there.

This trip to Kansai may not have time to return to Chaha Town. Since leaving in the light of fire at dawn that day, Yin Cen actually doesn’t think much of this place. Whether he doesn’t want to think about it or dare not think about it, he hasn’t made a careful distinction. Now The closer you get to Kansai, the more you truly realize what it means to be close to home.

The scenery changes along the way, and the green mountains and green waters gradually turn into flying sand and rocks. Yin Cen thinks of the dazzling sunshine that never sets when he was a child, and also thinks of the blood splashed in the yellow sand. Feeling, why are you reborn as a human being, and why did you come to this inexplicable world to experience all this?

He never thought about whether he had a mission or not. He completely ignored the "mission" given to him by Yun Jianqing and Shen Cang. Later, he chose Chen Ji as his original heart and had nothing to do with any righteousness. , he needs this world, there is such a person who can make him defenseless.

This time I went to Guazhou, for the sake of safety, Yin Cen asked Chen Ji to hide his identity, just as the personal guard of the imperial censor, suddenly the identities of the two people were reversed, Chen Ji was very happy, and he also changed his clothes every day. In gray and black plain clothes, he followed Yin Cen closely, looking decent.

Jin Zhulai, the prefect of Guazhou, sent people to greet them early on the official road, and when they lived in the official post, it would be the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the Guazhou Horse Market would officially open the next day.

Yin Cen asked Jin Zhulai about the old rules of the horse market, but the magistrate hesitated to explain why, "In the past, the boss Ye Ming Zhiye handled it all by himself, and the tea and salt manager was in charge. This is a special matter. Management, our local government can't get in."

"Really?" Yin Cen thought to himself, since he couldn't get in, why did he stretch out his hand so long when distributing the money.

"Yes!" Prefect Jin nodded with sincerity on his face.

From central Guizhou to Yunnan to Kansai, there was not a single clean and innocent official. Yin Cen felt that this was not bad luck, but that the world was already like this, and everyone was greedy without exception.

No, Qin Nianqin was the only exception.

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Guazhou Horse City is located on the outskirts of the city, on the border between Daning and Shule Kingdom. There is a large tent for buying horses in an open area in the Gobi Desert. In the past, there was Wumu, the best horse breeder in Shule Kingdom. The missions and good horses brought by the tribe, on the one hand are the official tea and missions of Daning - Ye Mingzhi, a big trader, and Ren Tonghuan, the supervisor of tea and salt. Now the situation has changed suddenly, and it has been replaced by a new censor.

Yin Cen only brought Chen Ji and Wu Ye'er there, and the secret guards escorted the official tea. He made other arrangements for Qin Nianqin and Luo Qingshan, and asked them to leave for Zhenbeiying directly to find Lin Moyan in three days. General, after the market, everyone will meet up at Zhenbei Camp.

When Yin Cen and his party arrived at the horse farm, they found that the mission from Wumubu had not arrived, so they waited quietly in the tent.

After a while, they heard the sound of horseshoes coming from far and near outside the tent. The three of them came out to have a look, and saw the wind|dust billowing on the opposite side. When they got closer, they found that it was not just horses, it seemed that people were no more than horses. At least, Yin Cen and Chen Ji looked at each other, feeling a little uncomfortable.

The leading man from Wumubu rode straight to the front of the tent, looked around, his eyes became suspicious and fierce, Yin Cen cupped his hands and said to him, "Is this the leader of Wumubu, Hailati?"

The other party was still on the horse, and proudly replied, "Yes," and asked, "Where's Boss Ye?"

Yin Cen smiled on his face and said modestly, "Boss Ye is no longer engaged in the official tea trade. I am Yin Cen, the censor of the southwest of Daning, and I made a special trip this time to facilitate the transaction with Chief Hai."

Hailati sized Yin Cen up and saw that he was wearing an indigo official uniform. He guessed what he said was true, but then he half-closed his eyes and said forcefully, "Since Boss Ye is not here, the agreed deal will also be voided, Mr. Yin Please go back." Then he turned his horse's head and prepared to retreat.

Yin Cen didn't expect this situation, remembering that Ye Mingzhi once said that he was the only one recognized by the border exchange market, this meeting seemed to be true, but he didn't panic, he stood behind Hai Lati, and said loudly, "Boss Ye once The deal agreed with the head of the sea can be kept unchanged, and I can decide to add [-]% more tea to each horse."

Hearing this, Hai Lati stood upright, then slowly turned back to the horse's head, Yin Cen still smiled, "Why don't we go into the tent and have a cup of tea and talk slowly?"

Only then did Hailati get off his horse, and with three followers, they went into the horse-buying tent together.

Yin Cen drank his tea and asked casually, "It seems that Chief Hai came here this time with a lot of horses and entourage."

Hai Lati was expressionless, and her words were very direct, "If Master Yin wants to know how many people I have brought, just ask directly, and I can also answer directly, 500 people."

Yin Cen asked, "Why are there so many people?"

Hailati raised his eyebrows, "Is there a lot? In previous years, there were [-]. This year, the news of your tea workshop's fire has spread to the tribe. I guess you can't produce enough tea. I will cut down even the horses and people." Halfway through."

Yin Cen shook his head, "Although the tea research workshop is on fire, I can guarantee that the official tea used to buy horses will basically remain unchanged."

With a strange smile on the corner of Hailati's mouth, he said slowly, "This year's harvest is not good for the tribe. King Shule and your general Lin fought back and forth. There are not many horses left in the tribe. If there are fewer horses, the price will naturally increase." Expensive."

"What does this mean?" Yin Cen asked.

"Master Yin said just now that each horse can add [-]% more. In my opinion, each horse needs to add [-]% more." Hai Lati was frank.

Yin Cen was not angry, and replied frankly, "It seems that Chief Hai doesn't trust me at all. It's no wonder that after dealing with Ye Mingzhi for ten years, he suddenly changed to a strange official. I wouldn't continue to do business if it was me."

Hailati didn't speak, not sure what kind of medicine the other party was selling.

Following Yin Cen, he sighed and continued, "Since I can't gain the trust of Chief Hai, I'm not prepared to spend so much tea to buy horses, otherwise this year's horse market will be cancelled, and we can go home separately. "As he spoke, he called the dark guard to pack up his things and prepare to leave.

This time it was Helati's turn to be dazed, why?Make fun of me and leave?

After reacting, he stood up abruptly, and Hai Lati roared from behind Yin Cen, "Leave as soon as you say? Sure enough, Boss Ye is right, no Han officials can believe it."

Then he clapped his hands, and dozens of Ukibe guards rushed in in an instant, all of them with gleaming white sabers.

Yin Cen frowned and said, "Is this going to be robbed?"

Hailati pointed behind them, there were boxes of tea piled up behind the big tent and said, "Carry those boxes out for me!"

Chen Ji and Wu Ye'er tried to stop them, Yin Cen stretched out his hand to hold them down, and then ordered to the hidden guard, "Don't move, the two countries negotiate, and avoid confrontation."

Hailati snorted coldly when he heard the words, "Master Yin is indeed a high-ranking official, and it seems that we have become villains."

Yin Cen smiled and did not answer.

The people from Wumu Department carried the tea box out, and Hailati said coldly, "I will leave two hundred horses for you. If you feel that you are at a disadvantage, it is because of your dishonesty in exchange for the tuition paid by Boss Ye." Bar."

Before Yin Cen could speak, a guard rushed in from outside the tent, looked at Yin Cen and the others with an angry expression, pointed at them and said to Hela, "These cunning Han people, their boxes are full of stones. !"

Not to mention Hailati, even the hidden guard was taken aback when he said this. When did the official tea that was carried all the way become boxes of stones?Is Master Yin crazy?

As soon as the guard's words fell, Yin Cen and Chen Jiwu Ye'er put three knives on their necks, and the irritable Wumu tribe surrounded the inside of the tent. Shang Yincen and the three of them, even if they fight to the death today, there is not much possibility that they will be able to escape in one piece.

Yin Cen simply repeated what he just said to the hidden guards, "Don't confront each other."

There were more and more voices among those Wumu tribesmen clamoring to kill them. At this moment, Hai Lati was looking at Yin Cen with great interest, just like looking at a prey that was sure to die. Me, what are you going to do?

In the midst of the chaos, Yin Cen said to Haila, "I am an official of the imperial court, and this place is still above the border of my Daning Kingdom. If you kill me, I am afraid that General Lin's Zhenbei Camp will chase the murderer thousands of miles away, and fight with Shule Kingdom." If you fight another battle, I'm afraid King Shule will hold you accountable for this crime."

Speaking of King Shule, Hailati frowned, but remained silent.

Yin Cen was persuasive, "But I tricked you, so you have no reason to let me go. If you hand me over to your King Shule and let him deal with it, even if he kills me and provokes war between the two countries, it's not right." Your fault."

As the leader of the Wumu tribe, Hailati is in awe of King Shule. A few years ago, when King Shule recovered the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains and all the tribes outside the Kansai region, he directly surrendered to the tent of King Shule to avoid fighting for the peace of the tribe. Now that Yin Cen mentioned this level, it directly hit his fear and pain point. He only thought about it for a while, and before he had time to wonder why Yin Cen wanted to throw himself into the trap, he ordered his subordinates to tie up Yin Cen and his party. Send it to the place where King Shule's army tent is located.

Yin Cen and Wu Ye'er escaped from the Shule military camp five years ago. At this time, the Shule king's military camp went deeper into the desert hinterland. This is because General Lin Moyan was reinstated this year and became the commander of the Zhenbei camp again. Zhong not only regained the lost ground, but also drove the opponent hundreds of miles west.

King Tak Hulun of Shule has been fighting against General Lin since he was a boy, and he has respected and feared this general all his life.

On the way, Chen Ji asked Yin Cen, "When my brother was captured and went to the Shule military camp, was this the way he took?"

Yin Cen nodded, "It's the same when you escape."

Chen Ji smiled at the moment, "Finally, I also walked for a while, and when I mention Kansai in the future, I will not be just a spectator of my brother."

Because of this, Yin Cen couldn't help laughing.

After entering the Shule barracks, Haila brought people to report, and after a while they were led into the tallest king's tent in the middle.

When Tak Hulun, king of Shule, just turned around, Yin Cen was stunned.

This half-bearded face overlapped with the ruthless and taciturn face in his memory. He carried Yin Cun on his horse in the dense forest, and faced Yin Cen in the arena, watching him duel with hungry wolves. It was him, unknown to Yin Cen back then, that this person was King Shule who would unify the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains in the future.

When Tu Kehulun saw Yin Cen, he also narrowed his eyes slightly. He always felt that the face in front of him was familiar and familiar, but he couldn't remember it.

Yin Cen felt that he was much older, but the aura of dark clouds overwhelming the city was even stronger back then.

Tak Hulun ordered people to untie Yin Cen and the others, and said, "Since it's a mutual market, and there's an agreement in advance, why cheat?"

Yin Cen said, "The tea has been prepared at the official post in Guazhou. This time, I used a trick that is not popular, just to have a face-to-face conversation with King Shule."

Tak Hulun said again, "What's the matter?"

"Previously, the official tea trade in the southwest of my dynasty and the tea-horse trade between the two countries were monopolized by my Daning businessman Ye Mingzhi. This person has been investigated for arrogance and perverting the law. From then on, our Daning court officials will take over the horse market in the future and send different people every year. The censor came to make deals with the tribes, and he hoped that King Shule would lead the tribes to agree with this approach, instead of as before, if the leaders of the tribes only recognize Ye Mingzhi, this matter will be difficult."

Tu Kehulun's expression was very delicate when he heard these words, he asked Yin Cen, "Does the words of Lord Yushi represent your intention to the emperor?"

Yin Cen nodded with certainty, it was actually a fraud, but who cares, the other party can still check with Chen Ze.

Unexpectedly, Tak Hulun smiled strangely, "You told me that you want Ye Mingzhi to die, but someone told me that you want Ye Mingzhi to live. You Ning Dynasty people are really interesting."

It was the turn of Yin Cen and the three of them to be stunned, Yin Cen's mind had exploded, what?Who wants Ye Mingzhi to live?Isn't Ye Mingzhi dead?

Tak Hulun said something to the person around him, and the person led the order to go out. Yin Cen asked, "Excuse me, Big Khan, who wants Ye Mingzhi to live?"

Tucker Hulun said, "Why don't you ask him yourself."

During the conversation, I saw the king's tent opened, and a tall and straight person walked in with his head held high. It was Ye Mingzhi!

Yin Cen was really astonished, staring at Ye Mingzhi dumbfounded.

Ye Mingzhi, however, had a calm demeanor, stepped forward, cupped his hands at Yin Cen, and said, "Master Yin, long time no see."

Although Yin Cen's jaw dropped in shock, he looked at Chen Ji who was pretending to be a bodyguard at this moment, for fear that Ye Mingzhi would call out the words "His Royal Highness" in front of Chen Ji, but Ye Mingzhi only saw Yin Cen at all and treated Chen Ji as if No, Yin Cun said in his heart, as expected, the old Jianghu's ability to observe words and demeanor is so admirable.

Yin Cen stabilized his mind and asked, "That day at Hemanlou, I saw you jump off the cliff with my own eyes..."

Ye Mingzhi nodded and smiled, "Since Hemanlou was built by me, it's not surprising to install a mechanism here. There are caves under the cliff. Others will definitely die if they jump off it, but I don't necessarily."

I see!Yin Cen deeply felt that he regretted for nothing afterwards. In the case of tea tax, whenever he encountered an unclear problem, he regretted letting Ye Mingzhi jump to his death.

Ye Mingzhi asked again, "Is the account book handed in that day still useful to adults?"

Yin Cen nodded, "The account book is of course very useful. I have presented all of the immortal methods of researching tea houses to the emperor."

"Then the emperor was furious and ordered Ren Tonghuan to be killed, right?"

Before Yin Cen could answer, Ye Mingzhi continued, "But you won't be so easy, Ren Tonghuan is a very useful person, you must have learned a lot from him."

Yin Cen couldn't help admiring, "Yes, Boss Ye is really calculating."

Ye Mingzhi smiled, "Why don't you ask me why I'm here?"

Yin Cen replied, "King Shule thought you would tell me yourself."

Ye Mingzhi nodded, but thought for a while, and finally raised his head and said, "There are many people who want me to die, and there are also many people who want me to live. What's even more amazing is that these completely opposite people are from the same camp." Ye Mingzhi paused , continued, "Since they themselves can't figure out whether it is better for me to die or live, of course I choose to live, so I hid here. In Daning, it is the emperor who wants me to die. It is possible for me to survive. I’m too young, but here, I’ve been in the tea-horse market for ten years, and at last the people of Shule thought I was useful, and they wouldn’t kill me so quickly.”

Tak Hulun also said at this time, "Since Boss Ye is so important to Ning Chao, why doesn't this king keep him?"

Yin Cen continued to ask Ye Mingzhi, "Since you said that the people who want you to die and the people who want you to live are the same group, the emperor wants you to die, but the people who want you to live are also in the palace?"

Ye Mingzhi laughed, but did not answer. He turned to Tak Hulun and said, "Khan, the new rules of the mutual market between the two countries that Mr. Yin said just now are not accurate. Anyway, I can't intervene anymore. The new rules are too sparse." There is nothing wrong with restricting the country."

Tak Hulun also nodded.

In fact, Yin Cen took so much effort to come here, not because of some new rules of the horse market, but for this purpose, he needs to find a reason to explain it...

Just as he was thinking about it, Ye Mingzhi opened his mouth again, "Since the new covenant has been made, how about celebrating at night? It is rare that envoys from the Ning Dynasty come, and the princess can also celebrate together. Seeing the compatriots of the mother clan, maybe Feel a lot more at ease.”

Yin Cen felt a "dong" in his heart, this Ye Mingzhi is too ghostly!

When Tak Hulun heard the word wangfei, he seemed to be thinking about it, and then nodded, and told the people around him to make preparations.

Only then did Yin Cen look at Chen Ji and winked at each other, acting according to circumstances and not being reckless.