At the gates of Dunhuang, just as everyone was shocked by the soldiers under Li Jue's command, a figure suddenly appeared in their sight.
This person was none other than Lan Zhi, who had come with Li Jue and the others. The moment Lan Zhi appeared, she immediately attracted everyone's attention.
For a moment, everyone swallowed hard again, and their eyes lit up as they looked at Lanzhi on horseback.
Most of these people came from aristocratic families and had seen beautiful women before; many of them were even comparable to Lan Zhi in appearance.
What attracted them most was Lan Zhi's exotic charm, which was even more captivating than any of the Western Region beauties they had seen before.
In particular, Lan Zhi's fair skin was rosy and her azure eyes were like a spring. The veil covering her mouth and nose was especially alluring.
"Brothers, hurry up and get into the city, we'll make it tonight..."
Zhang Xiu, who was directing his soldiers into the city, happened to see Lan Zhi approaching. He was so surprised that he stood there with his mouth agape.
Lanzhi approached Zhang Xiu, bowed slightly, and asked softly, "General, how should I and my sisters be settled?"
Upon hearing Lanzhi's gentle voice, Zhang Xiu felt a tingling sensation throughout his body, as if an electric current was coursing through his limbs. For a moment, he forgot to answer Lanzhi's question.
"This general?"
Seeing that Zhang Xiu was just staring blankly at her, Lanzhi couldn't help but frown.
"ah?"
Zhang Xiu then came to her senses and, thinking about her behavior just now, felt quite embarrassed. She quickly said, "Oh, don't worry, young lady, Prefect Xun has already made arrangements. You should go into the city first, and someone will take care of you!"
"In that case, thank you very much, General!"
Lanzhi nodded, and then led about four hundred women from the Western Regions into Dunhuang.
These women were rescued by Li Jue after he wiped out more than twenty bandit strongholds.
Although she couldn't compare to Lan Zhi in terms of beauty or temperament, she was still above average. After all, the bandits' aesthetic sense was quite normal; they wouldn't want someone who was ugly.
The simultaneous appearance of hundreds of women from the Western Regions was a feast for the eyes of the crowd at the city gate. Everyone stared wide-eyed, drool dripping from their mouths.
Zhang Xiu, standing to the side, was not surprised at all. He, like Li Jue, had seen the pitiful women from the Western Regions and ordered them to be rescued after the bandits were wiped out.
After the women disappeared from sight, the dozens of camels that appeared at the back of the group almost made everyone's jaws drop.
Looking at the camels struggling, the most striking thing was that each camel was carrying two wooden boxes, each box being square and approximately two feet in length, width, and height. "At that time, one foot was equivalent to 23 centimeters today!"
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the wooden crates carried on the camels. Although they didn't know exactly what was inside, it was undoubtedly valuables they had seized from the bandits.
"Is this all the loot of those bandits?"
A powerful man stared blankly at the camels and the wooden crates on their backs, standing there in a daze.
Zhang Zhong nodded upon hearing this, "Right! A bunch of bandits actually have so much wealth and women!"
"Doesn't that mean the countries in the Western Regions have even more wealth and beautiful women?" The powerful man's eyes lit up as he excitedly asked.
"Yeah! If the robbers are this rich, how rich must the victims be?"
These words immediately caused a great stir, and all the people in the surrounding caravans looked towards the Western Regions with shining eyes.
Before long, Xun You arrived at the prefect's residence with Li Jue, Zhang Ji, and some young officials appointed by the emperor.
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"Prefect Xun, these are my spoils from a month of clearing out bandits in the desert. Please take a look!"
As they spoke, Li Jue handed Xun You a list of the valuables seized from the bandits.
Of course, everything recorded on the list was what was left over after Li Jue rewarded his men.
Xun You took the list and began to examine it carefully. When he reached the end, even he couldn't help but be moved.
Zhang Xiu had previously brought back a large amount of wealth, and now, with the addition of what Li Jue has brought back, the total value is close to four billion coins.
Xun You couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hehe~ I didn't expect that these bandits would accumulate so much wealth over the years!"
"Indeed! Over the years, countless merchants from the Western Regions have tried to trade with our Great Han, and most of them have probably been robbed clean! This business is incredibly profitable with no investment, but in the end, it still benefits us the most, haha~"
Li Jue couldn't help but sigh. The fastest way to get rich was by robbery, but in Li Jue's opinion, robbing bandits and thieves was more exciting.
Li Jue's words caused everyone to burst into laughter, and even Xun You, who was standing to the side, shook his head with a light laugh.
"Take 60% of these valuables and send them to Luoyang to hand them over to the Emperor. Transport them from the two cities to Jincheng to be used for military expenses. Put the rest into the imperial treasury!"
Xun You then handed the list to a young official beside him.
"promise!"
No one present raised any objection to Xun You's handling and arrangements of the property.
Although Li Jue and Zhang Ji had never met the emperor, this did not affect their loyalty in the slightest.
As for Xun You and the young officials in the hall, they were all appointed by the emperor himself through the initial assessment, and naturally belonged to the imperial faction.
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