"It's not finished yet. I left Xu San there to handle the remaining matters, and brought Lin Qi back first." Li Junyan explained.
"With the intercom you gave me, Xu San can always report to me about what's happening in Xizhou. It doesn't matter if I'm not here."
Although he said so, Sang Jueqian knew that things were definitely not that simple.
With Zhu Wuyou's death, Xizhou has lost its governor and now there is a lot of work to be done. It is the time when someone is needed to keep an eye on things.
Although Xu San is capable, his status cannot be compared with Li Junyan after all.
There are many things that can be done more effectively if Li Junyan does it himself than if Xu San does it himself.
The reason why Li Junyan put aside the things in Xizhou and rushed back to Tingzhou without stopping must be that something more important had happened.
Sang Jueqian herself didn't even notice that her brows were furrowed, and she looked much more serious. "Lezhi, what happened?"
Li Junyan sighed in his heart, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, I just wanted to wait until things were almost resolved before telling you..."
Sang Jueqian said nothing, just looked at Li Junyan quietly.
Li Junyan smiled helplessly, his expression gradually becoming serious, "The Turks secretly mobilized troops and ambushed outside Tingzhou City with ill intentions. They wanted to force me to surrender and release Ashina.
After Zhao Liu discovered it, he informed me via intercom this morning, and I immediately rushed back with Lin Qi and Ashina."
Listening to Li Junyan's explanation, Sang Jueqian's heart began to wrench.
Sang Jueqian himself has not experienced war, but he has watched TV dramas.
If two countries go to war, regardless of who wins or loses, the people will be the first to suffer.
Tingzhou had just experienced three years of severe drought, and with great difficulty, they had dug wells, planted crops, and raised poultry...
Just as things were about to get better, the enemy country secretly sent troops to lurk on the border, and no one dared to take it lightly.
No wonder Li Junyan rushed back in a hurry.
"Will there really be a war?" Sang Jueqian asked nervously, "Didn't they say the two countries have been at peace for a long time? This time it was that Ashina who was secretly trafficking women from the Great Zhou. They were the ones who made the mistake first. How dare they mobilize troops to attack us?"
Sang Jueqian became angrier and angrier as he spoke, his cheeks puffing up.
Seeing Sang Jueqian's angry look, Li Junyan's heart softened and he patiently explained, "They also know that they are in the wrong first, so they naturally dare not start a war easily.
This time, they secretly deployed troops to lurk outside Tingzhou City, just to put pressure on me to release Ashina."
Sang Jueqian finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Li Junyan say that there would be no war for the time being.
But when he thought of Ashina, Sang Jueqian felt a little conflicted.
It was also a case of buying and selling women, and Zhu Wuyou paid the price for it with his death. Could it be that he wanted to send Ashina back to the Turks intact?
It was easy to arrest Ashina, and it was also easy to kill him.
But if you really do this, how will it end?
If the Turks use this as an excuse to attack the Zhou Dynasty, more people will suffer.
Sang Jueqian's brows were furrowed like a bow, and she felt that no matter what she did, it seemed wrong.
Unable to think of a good answer, Sang Jueqian could only go to see Li Junyan.
Although Li Junyan's face was full of fatigue, he was not too anxious. It was obvious that he had already come up with a solution.
"Lezhi, have you thought of a solution?" Sang Jueqian asked anxiously.
Li Junyan nodded slightly, "Yes, the Turks have vast grasslands. Although there are some cities, most people make a living by herding and have to migrate with the seasons.
Because of this characteristic, they had no way to grow crops and could only use cattle, sheep, horses, gold and silver to exchange for food, salt, pepper and tea from the Great Zhou.
I intend to make a deal with them, using salt, pepper, and tea in exchange for their war horses, cattle, and sheep, and, incidentally, Ashina's life."
Sang Jueqian was a little excited when he heard this, but also a little worried, "Ashina is a Turkic prince after all. Will the Turkic king agree?"
Li Junyan laughed, his smile was gentle but full of confidence, "The Turkic king who is currently in power is nearly sixty years old and has a total of twelve sons.
Ashina had a smart and capable older brother and a young, cute and caring younger brother. He was not valued by the Turkic king.
The reason the Turkic king sent his troops here was more for the sake of the Turkic people's reputation than for Ashina himself."
Because he hadn't rested for a long time, Li Junyan's voice was full of fatigue and a little hoarse, which was very different from his usual clear voice, but it had a different kind of charm.
When he said this slowly, Sang Jueqian was subconsciously immersed in it, no longer caring about anything else and just wanted to listen to him carefully.
It wasn't until Li Junyan paused for a while that Sang Jueqian slowly blinked his eyes. "Then should I help buy some more salt, pepper, and tea?"
"Yes." Li Junyan's expression became serious. "Qianqian, I'm going to have to work hard again, but don't worry, I will definitely get a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and jade from the Turks.
Although the Turks' food and drink aren't very good, and their living conditions are average, they are very wealthy. They will definitely not let Qianqian suffer any loss.
Hearing this, Sang Jueqian also laughed, "I believe in Lezhi! Then you can get busy! I'll notify Lao Jin and ask him to order a batch of goods as soon as possible."
Whether it is tea, salt, or pepper, they are not difficult to buy in modern times.
Even if the quantity you want is not small, as long as you have money, you can get the goods you want quickly.
After handing over the purchasing matter to Lao Jin, Sang Jueqian looked at the window again and saw that the picture in the window had been split into two again. One of the pictures was Li Junyan in a room, discussing matters with Sun Er, Zhao Liu, Lin Qi and others.
The expressions on the faces of several people were very solemn. They imagined various possible situations and discussed how to deal with them.
They even worked out a specific plan on how to respond if the Turks really attacked the city.
Listening to their conversation, Sang Jueqian finally understood that Li Junyan had deliberately acted relaxed in front of her, but that was not the case.
Come to think of it, it is indeed true. How could such a major matter as the negotiations between the two countries be handled casually?
We must make all the necessary preparations so that we can remain calm in the face of any situation.
Listening to the conversation between Li Junyan and others, Sang Jueqian gradually fell into deep thought.
Besides food, could she help with something else?
For example...weapons.
Before today, Sang Jueqian had never thought about it in this way.
After all, there was no war in the country during the era she lived in, and ordinary people had no access to and no need to come into contact with hot weapons.
But during the time when Li Junyan lived, wars broke out from time to time.
If there were more powerful weapons, the Turks would be afraid to act so arrogantly.
The idea is good, but where can we get hot weapons?
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