Cai He is now a relative of the emperor, a respectable uncle of the country, and a foreign affairs secretary appointed by Liu Xin. Therefore, Liu Xin did not hide the matter about Ban Thie. After listening to Guo Jia's words, Cai He immediately said with disdain: "What is Parthia, how can it be compared with Kang Ju!"
Liu Xin waved his hand and said: "Kangju's situation is indeed different from that of Parthia, and the relationship between Parthia and Dahan is far from dead. However, we cannot ignore the war between Daqin and Parthia. Don't ask, the best way is to let them play as long as possible."
Jushou laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I want to take advantage of the fishermen. The minister heard that Parthya’s armor is not as good as Da Qin. Feng Xiao’s proposal can be considered. The many captured armors are full of warehouses. Anyway, our army is also No need, it's better to be personal and give it to Parthia so that they can have a good fight with Da Qin."
Liu Xin sneered: "Although these soldiers are tasteless to us and a pity to abandon them, they can't be given to them in vain. Cai He, you have to work hard again and talk to Volojis. I think he will be interested in business."
Cai and a hundred were reluctant, but Liu Xin's order had already been given, so he didn't dare not obey, so he had to withdraw from the hall angrily, pack up his clothes and come back to Taixi again. However, when he first entered the territory of Parthia, he felt an unusually tense atmosphere. Cai He spent some money and bought a few passersby to find out. It turned out that Parthian's army was defeated. Putimius led his army to once again capture the two important Parthian cities of Seleucia and Tessifon.
Putimius mobilized the army this time to invade the big man, because the big man is also an unknown world for them, so Putimius assembled a heavy army. He was prepared as unprepared. Such a powerful army suddenly pressed down on the border of Parthia, and Vologis was unable to resist it. It collapsed when touched, and fled in a hurry, even discarding his concubines.
Hearing this news, Cai He wanted to go home, but thinking about his mission, if he just flees like this, even if Liu Xin sees Cai Jue's face and doesn't punish him, he will have no face in the future. Cai He gritted his teeth and sent two entourages back to Chang'an to Liu Xin, while he continued to lead the team northward, but slowed down.
Two days later, Cai He finally found out that Volojis had fled to a place called Susa. This is the largest city in the central part of Parthia, where Volojis is gathering the remnants, wanting to regroup. Hearing that the messenger of the big man who had been angered by him earlier came again, Volojis remembered the wake-up that the Han had mentioned to him. If he could listen to the advice of the Han and prepare early, how could he have today's miserable defeat. Thinking of this, Volojis hurriedly ordered the envoy of the big man to come in.
Cai He looked up and saw that Vologis, who was sitting on top of him, had a haggard face. He had already lost the arrogance of the past. He could not help but arched his hands and said: "Respected King, our Emperor of the Han Dynasty heard that Da Qin wanted to treat him. Tia used force, and the special minister sent foreign ministers over to ask the king if he needs help?"
Volojis sighed and said, "I regret that this king should not have listened to your advice and caused today's defeat. Now that the Great Qin is heavily oppressed, this king's army is difficult to resist for a while. I wonder if you guys are willing to send troops to help? "
Cai He had already received Liu Xin's order when he arrived, and shook his head and said: "Returning to the king, the Emperor of Han is generous and does not like swordsmen. I am afraid that I can't send troops to my fellow. However, our Emperor strongly advocates disarmament, but there are many more armors... "
After Cai He finished speaking, the Parthian Prime Minister Remitu, who was standing aside, suddenly said, "Could it be that your emperor intends to provide us with armor?"
Parthia lacks the most soldiers. Many soldiers are dressed in common clothes. They have no defensive ability against Daqin's heavily armed infantry and knights. Every battle basically depends on human life. Therefore, when he heard Remitu’s question, Volojis also came to the spirit and said: "If this is the case, this king is willing to form a brotherly alliance with the big man forever!"
Cai He smiled and said: "Our emperor said that these soldiers are all anointed by the people. How can they be given away for nothing? If the king is interested in these soldiers, the price can be negotiated."
At this time, Volojis’ youngest son Aldaban said: “You Han people say that you can’t quench your near thirst. Before your armor arrives, Daqin’s sword has been put on our necks. Let’s Is it necessary to pay now?"
At this moment, a soldier hurried in and said loudly: "Congratulations, King Hexi, there is a sudden heavy snowfall in the north, and the soldiers and horses are hard to move. The Daqin army has returned to Taixifeng."
A few days ago, a small number of forwards of the Great Qin army had appeared outside Susa. Volojis was worried all day and had already begun to consider whether to surrender to Putimius. Hearing the good news at first glance, he couldn't help but look up to the sky. He exclaimed, "God bless me too! Okay, you ask for a price, this king wants to buy 300,000 lieutenants!"
Remitu hurriedly reminded: "My lord, we don't have that much money anymore!"
It turned out that Volojis was in an emergency when he fled from Tai Xifeng. Even the princesses and concubines were left behind. Where could he care about carrying gold and silver treasures? However, most of Parthia's wealth is concentrated in Tai Xifeng, and now it is all cheap, not counting the people of Daqin, and for a while, he can't make up money to reorganize the army.
This time even Cai He was in trouble. His goal was to make this business. Now that the Parthians have no money at all, this business naturally can't be done. The hall fell silent for a while. Suddenly I heard Aldaban say: "Father, the child has an idea, it is better to set aside a territory and give it to the big man in exchange for their armor!"
If you can exchange those eliminated soldiers for a large area of territory, it would be considered a great achievement in opening up the territory. Cai He couldn't help but think about his mission, and hesitated again, saying, "This matter is the matter. It’s a matter of great importance, and the foreign ministers dare not to be self-confident.
Hearing that his son had come up with such a bad idea, Volojis was about to scream, but saw that Cai and himself were not very positive, so he put it down and said, "Well, anyway, Da Qin's army can't attack it for the time being. , Please ask the envoy of the great Han to go to the premises to rest first, and let me wait for the monarchs and ministers to discuss and discuss."
After Cai He left, Huo Logis shouted angrily: "Children talk too much!"
Remitu also said: "The little prince's remarks are really wrong."
Aldaban was so sturdy, he thought so long-term, and said disapprovingly: "The big man is thousands of miles away from me, even if he allocates a piece of land to him, can he still take it away? Besides, the Emperor of Han doesn't like to use swords and soldiers. We got their armor, and then use force to take back the land, what can he do to me?"
Volojis was not originally a trustworthy person. After hearing his son's fallacy, he couldn't help but smiled and said: "I am still clever, this king will entrust this matter to you with full authority. Be sure to negotiate with the Han envoy. ."
Ardaban got the will of Volojis, rolled up a sheepskin and headed to the post house. The sheepskin was painted with a detailed map of Parthia. Although he did not get Liu Xin’s authorization, Cai He was shocked when he saw this map, and could not withstand Aldaban’s repeated persuasion. The two sides reached a preliminary intention, and Aldaban marked out a piece on the map. The place is used as a bargaining chip in exchange for the Hans.
When Cai He happily returned to Chang'an and presented the map to the main hall, he heard Jude ask: "Cai He, have you seen those places?"
Cai He shook his head and said, "Parthia's soldiers are in turmoil. The subordinates are eager to report the situation there to Your Majesty, but have never seen it."
Jushou sneered: "You have been fooled by others, but you don't even know it! Do you know what is there? Tell you, most of the land that Volojis has assigned to you is desert, which is useless at all. !"
Since knowing Putimius' ambitions, Liu Xin began to send people to collect information west of Kangju. The geography of mountains and rivers is naturally the focus of his collection. As a cabinet scholar, Jushou certainly knows the situation of Parthia.
Liu Xin suddenly said, "Hold on, show me the map!"
Cai He quickly submitted the map.
Liu Xin took the map in her hand and looked at it over and over for a long time. He suddenly laughed and said, "Cai He, Cai He, you are really a good general. I am very satisfied with the place where I hit the wrong circle by mistake. I want a place!"
It turned out that Liu Xin didn't notice where this place was at first, but after hearing Jushou mentioned the desert, he pondered for a long time and finally discovered that this land is likely to be the Persian Gulf rich in oil in later generations. No one may have discovered the rich oil underneath that land yet, and even if someone finds it, they will not understand its value. But Liu Xin from later generations was different. To him, that desert was more valuable than a gold mine.
Guo Jia got up and said, "Your Majesty, Parthia is far away from my great man. If you keep less soldiers, you will not be able to guard, and if you keep more soldiers, you will not be able to afford it. If Vologis repents, how will you deal with it? The minister thought it was too bad!"
Because the capture of this piece of land was a great achievement for him, Cai He didn't even think about it and said, "The Parthians desperately need our armor, so how can they go back?"
Guo Jia sneered: "Because he got our armor and his fist is hard, he is more likely to regret it! Your majesty, the minister thinks that this is not feasible, don't worry about that piece of land, or trade directly with the Parthians for gold and silver. Good!"
At this time, it was not Cai He but Liu Xin who wanted to make this matter the most anxious. Of course he would not tell Jushou and Guo Jia that there is oil under this land, otherwise, just to explain what oil is and what it does, it would take three days and three nights. Liu Xin lowered her head and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "I have a way!"