From eunuch to emperor

"I also have such worries, so I thought, how about I continue to guard here and find someone to pretend to be me."

Long Chen told his "wonderful strategy".

Di Luoxi thought for a while, nodded and said: "It's feasible, find someone to pretend to be you and return to the capital. You stay here. If the thief dares to come, just in time to kill him, he dares to sneak attack on the queen mother, how unreasonable!"

Emperor Lingyi also felt that this arrangement was safe, but Yu Fuguo said: "In this triumph, King Wu is second only to the Holy One. If King Wu does not return, the celebration banquet and enfeoffment may not be carried out..."

Emperor Lingyi nodded sharply and said: "Yes, if you don't go back, how can you reward me based on your merits?"

Long Chen secretly scolded Yu Fuguo for being too sensible.

Long Chen had his own small thoughts. He wanted to delay going back and let Di Luoxi and Di Lingyi go back first. When they found out, there would definitely be trouble, but Long Chen was not in the capital, and the empress would appease them both.

Once both of them accept the fact, Long Chen will be able to avoid disaster if he goes back.

The wishful thinking was made, and Yu Fuguo couldn't do it with one sentence.

"It's the same thing. Just record it in the credit book. I will go back when things in Yuncheng are settled."

Long Chen said lightly.

Di Luoxi shook her head and said, "No, you have to go back. How can you reward me for your merits if you don't do it?"

Di Luoxi also had her own little plan. She planned to take advantage of this moment to complete her marriage to Long Chen.

After Xixia was destroyed, she should have been allowed to get married to Long Chen, but it had been delayed until now, and she didn't want to keep delaying it.

"Well, that makes sense, you have to go back."

Emperor Lingyi echoed.

Long Chen rubbed his brows and said, "What about the hot spring cave? If the thieves attack and the poisonous insects leak, no one can bear the responsibility."

Di Luoxi said: "Aren't you very smart? You can always find a way to stop it by setting a trap or something."

Long Chen had no choice. They insisted on not letting them go, so they could only use traps to stop them.

"Then let's do it..."

Long Chen ordered Yu Fuguo to prepare fortifications, and Yufu Guo took note of everything.

After finishing the instructions, Yu Fuguo returned to the hot spring cave, and Long Chen ordered the soldiers to prepare to return to the court.

After coming out of the palace, Tuzhi was waiting at the door of the room.

"King Wu."

"Let's go in and talk. It's windy outside."

After entering the room and sitting down, Long Chen made tea. Tu Zhi drank a cup of tea and asked, "Is King Wu going back soon?"

Long Chen nodded and said: "Yes, I will leave tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Tu Zhi said: "When King Wu returns to the capital, I will return to Yanmen Pass. My men have been detoxified and it is time to return to the grassland."

Yanmen Pass is the boundary of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the barbarians prefer the grassland, even in winter.

"It's time for you to go back, the war is over."

"However, the grassland is so big, there are probably still half-ghosts left, or even ghosts. When you leave, bring back a batch of weapons."

Tu Zhi was very moved and said: "Thank you very much, King Wu. I don't know how to say it anymore. My position as Shanyu was given by King Wu, and the ghost tribe was also pacified by King Wu. It's hard to express gratitude for such a great kindness."

Long Chen smiled and said: "No need, I'm afraid that in a hundred years there will still be a war between your wolf clan and the Great Zhou."

Tu Zhi and Long Chen have a good relationship, and there will be no conflict between the two sides. As time goes by, when the acquaintance dies, future generations will not remember the original kindness, and war will ensue.

Tu Zhi knew that such a thing was difficult to avoid, so he shook his head and said, "I'm worried about this too."

Long Chen said: "You have been in Dazhou. If you, the Wolf Clan, do business with Dazhou and learn the language and culture of Dazhou, the Wolf Clan and Dazhou will gradually become the same group of people. Coupled with intermarriage, the tribes will Barriers naturally disappear.”

Tu Zhi remained silent. This was to assimilate the barbarians and he was unwilling to do so.

"Just think about it yourself. Just go to the warehouse to pick up the things. Just say it's what I want."

Tuzhi stood up and bowed: "Thank you King Wu, I will take my leave first."

Tu Zhi left and closed the door. Long Chen shook his head and smiled.

People are like this and find it difficult to obey the decisions of others, especially leaders.

It is difficult to get Tuzhi to immediately accept the proposal of assimilation, and it will take time.

Of course, Long Chen can also unilaterally open Yanmen Pass to attract and assimilate the barbarians. This is a matter for the future.

...

Sands City.

Tang Heizi stood at the east city gate, watching a caravan driving camels into the city. Soldiers were checking the caravan's goods.

"Where to go?"

"Master Jun, let's go to the Frost Country in the Western Region."

The businessman leading the team took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and stuffed it into it. The soldier took the money and threw it back: "We don't accept money. Check it carefully."

The soldiers immediately checked the things carried by the caravan, including silk, porcelain, tea... all common trade items.

"Captain, look!"

Suddenly, a soldier found a box of sacred trees and a large box of magic stones.

The captain saw it and asked coldly: "Why did you buy this?"

The businessman leading the team asked blankly: "This... I bought it in the capital of Dazhou. It is available in stores. Is it a prohibited item?"

The sacred trees and demon-suppressing stones were originally reserved for Yanmen Pass to deal with ghosts, but many of them have also flowed into the folk.

In this regard, the court turned a blind eye. The common people had demon-suppressing stones and sacred trees in their hands, which could deal with ghosts and half-ghosts. For ordinary people, wooden swords would not hurt people, and demon-suppressing stones would not be poisonous. Kill ordinary people.

Therefore, many shops sell them and they are also made into various decorations.

The captain held a demon-suppressing stone and was hesitant.

"what happened?"

Tang Heizi came down from the city, and the captain said: "Prefect, look at this, they sell magic stones and sacred trees."

Tang Heizi took the Demon Suppressing Stone, weighed it in his hand, and asked, "Does the Western Region like this?"

The team leader smiled and said: "Sir, I think people here like it, so I bought some and went back to try it. We don't have anything like this there."

Tang Heizi glanced at the caravan and said, "Get in line."

The team leader immediately asked all the guys to line up and stand up.

Tang Heizi ordered: "Everyone, take off your gloves."

The team leader immediately took off his gloves and waited for Tang Heizi's instructions.

"then!"

The demon-suppressing stone was thrown over and the team leader took it. Tang Heizi ordered: "Pass it on, everyone holds it in their hands and weighs it."

The leader rubbed the magic stone for a while, then passed it to the next one, until the last guy.

"Okay, you can go."

"It's winter now, and there's a lot of wind and snow in the desert. You should be careful."

Tang Heizi waved his hand, and the leader nodded and thanked them, leading the camel team through Jinsha City.

Tang Guolong was still hanging on the pole, with snow falling on his body. He looked frozen, and he didn't know whether he was dead or not.

Passing through the West City Gate, the camel team slowly headed west.

"Sir, do you suspect that they are half-ghosts?"

asked the lieutenant.

When Tang Heizi did that, he was obviously testing.

"You must be careful. The sacred trees and demon-suppressing stones are specially used to deal with the ghost tribe. It's okay for them to sell them."

Tang Heizi looked east and said, "This is the first caravan in so long. I don't know when it will be restored."

Jinsha City used to be very prosperous, but then the cavalry of Uzbek State robbed caravans for supplies, and the trade routes became depressed.

"It will get better slowly."

The captain smiled optimistically.

Tang Heizi nodded and said, "I hope so."

...

More than 100 miles north of Anmu City is a small city surrounded by mountains and rivers with extremely beautiful scenery.

A recently completed village is located at the foot of the mountain, with black tiles and white walls, looking simple and elegant.

There are four words written on the archway in front: Wenmo Villa.

After scholar Li returned from the north, he established his own sect here.

There are many disciples under the sect, but they are all newcomers and need to be trained by scholar Li personally. The affairs of the sect have just begun, and there are many chores on weekdays.

"Sect Master, there are twelve people outside the villa who want to join Wenmo Villa."

A pretty female disciple walked in to report.

Because of his good relationship with Long Chen, scholar Li obtained the skills and a lot of ghost meat. People in the world flocked to Wenmo Villa to seek refuge.

Other sects are still trying their best to recruit disciples, but Wenmo Villa is selective and only wants disciples with good foundation and good understanding.

"How's the foundation?"

The female disciple replied: "The cultivation of a king."

Scholar Li Weiwei shook his head: "It's too bad. The elite soldiers under King Wu are all above King Wu. They are not even as good as ordinary soldiers. No more."

The female disciple took it for granted, she really couldn't have such a person, it was too bad.

"Disciple understands, drive them away now."

The female disciple retreated, and scholar Li was alone in the room feeling worried.

After returning from Yuncheng, scholar Li has been struggling with whether to obey the detoxification order.

If you follow it, all your efforts will be in vain.

If you refuse... Scholar Li's back felt a chill.

He knew very well how disastrous the consequences would be if he refused Long Chen's order.

"Hey...what you gain is what you lose..."

Scholar Li dropped the folding fan on the table and felt sad for a long time.

"I thought you would obey Long Chen's arrangements."

Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind. Scholar Li suddenly stood up, grabbed the folding fan and turned around.

A man wearing a strange mask stood behind him, looking at him with a pair of dark red eyes.

"Who are you!"

Scholar Li was secretly surprised. The study was clearly closed, but this person could actually come in without noticing. His cultivation level was very high!