It was late winter, and the night came very early. Not long after afternoon, the sky began to turn dark. The night on the plateau was extremely cold, and the blood seemed to be frozen. When the hunting team returned to the city, it was already dark.

"Governor, are we going back to the barracks?"

Seeing that Li Qing had been thinking and silent, Duan Xiushi stood up and looked at the city, and reminded him: "We will return tomorrow, so the governor should go back early to rest!"

"You take your brothers and brothers away first!" Li Qing said slowly: "I have something to do, it's not convenient to show off, just take two people."

"The governor is thinking..." Duan Xiushi looked at several personal soldiers, with an ambiguous expression on his face.

"It's not what you thought!" Li Qing tapped his helmet with a horse whip and said with a smile: "I'm going to visit a friend, so I can't let Gao Xianzhi know."

"Oh!" Duan Xiushi remembered the deputy king of Shi Kingdom he met during the day, and suddenly realized. He knocked on his helmetly and said, "I'm wrong, but I'm just waiting here. The governor will go early and come back soon."

The person Li Qing was visiting was indeed Mo Hedu, the deputy king of Shi Kingdom. If he was the governor of Suzhou, the focus of his office was to develop people's livelihood, clear rivers, and calm prices; and as an official in Anxi, maintaining the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Hu Hu in the Western Regions was the top priority. From a functional perspective, Li Qing was the chief minister, and his government focus should be on the internal affairs of Anxi, while the external and Hu Hu were Gao Xianzhi's responsibilities. However, judging from Li Longji's appointment as the commander of the Western Route Army this time, his expectations for him should be far from that simple.

It is not as simple as saying that restraining and replacing Gao Xianzhi. In fact, Gao Xianzhi has been in the Western Regions for so many years. Whether he has been in the military or the influence of Anxi countries, he is far beyond his reach, especially in Anxi countries. His influence even exceeds Chang'an. Therefore, if he wants to stabilize his foothold in Anxi, he must be recognized by Anxi Zhuhu.

This time when Shi Guo came to ask for mediation, Li Qing keenly realized that this was a rare opportunity, and he must seize this opportunity firmly.

Mo He said that he lived in an old shop in Dayuan, a man in the south of the city. It was an inn run by the Shiguo people. It was one of the best in the Imperial Kingdom. It was magnificent in appearance, like a small palace, and was extremely conspicuous. However, Li Qing did not visit him directly. He took a turn and found Tochar's special envoy, Shimithar, and he would accompany him.

Shimithar was a nobleman of Tochar. He lived in Chang'an for a long time when he was young. At that time, he met Mo Hedu, and the two became close friends. This time he waited in Chang'an for more than a month without any attachment. After using Li Qing's famous assassin, he was received by Li Longji in just one hour. He also deeply realized Li Qing's influence in the court. So when Mo Hedu found him, his first idea was to recommend him to Li Qing.

From the residence of Shimital to the old Dayuan shop, the two walked through an alley and took a straight road to the darkness. In the darkness, only the sound of horse hooves was heard, "Da! Da!" Neither of them spoke.

Shimithar smiled and took the lead in breaking the silence: "Do you know why there are two kings in Shi Kingdom?"

Li Qing shook his head and smiled, "I don't know, please give me advice from Brother Ta'er."

"This is very important to you, but the history is long and I won't talk too much. Let me tell you this! One of these two kings is a pro-Dashi, while the other is a pro-Datang. If I guess correctly, mediating the war between Bahan's country is just an excuse. The real reason is that the Shi country has split."

After saying that, Shimithar secretly glanced at Li Qing. He was reminding Li Qing that things were not that simple, and it was also considered to repay his kindness for saving him.

The other party's words suddenly made Li Qing's eyes lit up. He seemed to have seen something, but it was not clear yet, but he had a strong premonition in his heart that Shi Guo would have a great effect on him.

Li Qing gently pinched Simital's arm to show his gratitude for his reminder.

While they were talking, the two of them came to the old Dayuan store. Although there are many merchants from the State of China now, the old Dayuan store seemed to be unwilling to do business, the door was closed, and the eighteen large lanterns that were shining brightly on weekdays were also extinguished.

Taal stepped forward and knocked on the door. The door opened a crack. He whispered a few words to the person inside. The door closed again. After a moment, there was a rushing footstep inside. The door suddenly opened, revealing Mo He's smiling face.

Li Qing took a step forward and apologized to him, "I will go back to Kucha tomorrow, so I'm taking the liberty to disturb Your Highness tonight."

Mo He waved his hand gently and said with a smile: "I was telling my little girl just now that the minister might come tonight, but I really got it."

After saying that, he glanced at Li Qing, and happened to be looking at him. Both of them smiled slightly without saying anything, both of them knew it.

The old Dayuan store was very quiet. Apart from Mo Hedu and his entourage, there were no other customers. At this time, Li Qing discovered that Mo Hedu's entourage had at least 200 people, and the dozen people he saw during the day were just his personal servants.

"Please please, Minister!" Mo Hedu let Li Qing into the living room. The servants immediately closed the door and guarded the outside tightly. The living room was brightly lit, and there was a young Turkic warrior sitting inside, wearing a tight beard suit and fair face. Li Qing looked carefully and found that it was Princess Luo Lan whom he saw during the day. It seemed that his father had explained to her why he would not let her see Gao Xianzhi.

"Captain the guardian of the King of Xiashi Palace, please see Mr. Li." Princess Luo Lan stood up and bowed to Li Qing with a serious expression, but a naughty smile flashed in her eyes.

"I should call you Your Highness the Prince. Being the Chief Guard is a little aggrieved."

Li Qing smiled and turned back to Mo Hedu and said, "Since His Highness the Prince is the heir to the deputy king, you might as well let him attend our talks tonight."

Mo He patted the back of his daughter's head lovingly, "Since the minister is allowed to listen, just sit down! But don't talk too much."

"Thank you, father!" Princess Luo Lan smiled and glanced at Li Qing secretly. Seeing him looking at her with a smile, her heart couldn't help but hop. At this moment, there was a subtle change in her heart. It seemed that it was not something that people looked down upon if they could not shoot the fox.

"Then I'll avoid it!" The Simithar next to him suddenly tasted something. Li Qing and Mo He were both about to discuss major issues and hurriedly said goodbye, but Li Qing grabbed him, "This matter is also related to your Tochar, so you might as well listen."

"this......."

Thirmitar hesitated for a moment, and he looked at Mo Hedu, meaning, 'What do you think?' Mo Hedu nodded and agreed with Li Qing's suggestion.

Li Qing and Mo He both sat opposite each other, while Princess Luo Lan and Shi Mithal sat in the lower heads respectively.

Seeing that the time had come, Li Qing openly said to Mo Hedu: "Does Your Highness feel that it is inappropriate to find Gao Shuai to resolve the dispute between your country and Ba Khan?"

Mo He was stunned, "What the minister means......"

"I mean your highness should go to Chang'an instead of Kucha." Li Qing pointed to Shimital and tried to slow down his tone: "Tochar traveled thousands of miles to send envoys to the court, not to Kucha. He knew very well the rituals of the Tang Dynasty. The Shi Kingdom and Bakhan were both vassal states of the Tang Dynasty. There were disputes but they did not ask the court to mediate, and they set the court's prestige behind the mind. This was a loss of duty as a minister. This was already a mistake. Now that your highness remembered mediation, but did not go to Chang'an, he found a general on the side and where was the imperial court? Your Highness, this was even more wrong. If Bakhan sent envoys to Chang'an and told the various unjustities of the Shi Kingdom, then do you think the court was biased towards Shi Kingdom or Bakhan's country?"

After hearing Li Qing's words, dense beads of sweat appeared on Mo Hedu's forehead. In order to compete for the gap in power left by the division of the Tuqi, the Shi Kingdom and the Bakhanna Kingdom took action almost at the same time, and there was nothing right or wrong. If the Tang Dynasty really turned to support the Bakhanna Kingdom because of its own rudeness, it would be a loss.

Mo He stood up anxiously and bowed to Li Qingchang and said, "Thank you, Minister, for reminding me, Xiao Wang knew he was wrong."

"Your Highness, you are polite." Li Qing hurriedly stood up and asked him to sit down. He changed his subject and smiled: "Looking for the border generals instead of the imperial court. In fact, this is just a bad etiquette. The key is that Your Highness is coming to the Tang Dynasty instead of asking for help from Dashi. This is the question of principle. Brother Tarr, am I right?"

Shimithar was silent. He understood Li Qing's meaning. The Tang army captured the Imperial Kingdom. The kings of the small countries around came to express their surrender to Gao Xianzhi. Even his Ye Hu was preparing to come to pay homage to Gao Xianzhi in person. None of them thought that they should go to Chang'an to express their guilt. It was indeed a bit of putting the cart before the horse. Shimithar secretly made up his mind. When Ye Hu arrived, he immediately advised him to go to Chang'an to meet.

Seeing that Shi Mittal was meditating and knew that he had listened, Li Qing smiled and said to Mo Hedu: "I heard that Dashi was fighting a civil war in Khorasan, but I don't know if it's over?"

One sentence aroused Mohedu's concern. As Shimithar speculated, seeking mediation was just an excuse. The real reason was that the Abbasid Dynasty was about to quell the civil strife in Khorasan and had the intention to expand eastward. The king of King Chebishi, who had always been close to Dashi, took advantage of this opportunity to seek help from Dashi, and also asked Dashi to mediate the dispute between Shi Kingdom and Bahanna.

This is a dangerous sign. If the power of the Great Food enters the Shi Kingdom, the Shi Kingdom will end the situation of the two kings governing together. Mo He saw Che Bishi's conspiracy and immediately decided to ask the Tang Dynasty for help, asking the Tang Dynasty to interfere in the internal affairs of the Shi Kingdom.

But Li Qing did not allow him to contact Gao Xianzhi and asked him to go to Chang'an to ask for help, but Chang'an was thousands of miles away, and it was probably too late to go there. Mo He was confused for a moment and didn't know where to start.

At this time, Princess Luo Lan saw her father's doubts. She was watching Qing. From Li Qing's step by step in temptation and his deep gaze, Princess Luo Lan slowly discovered the key to the problem. Seeing that her father was undecided, she finally couldn't help reminding him: "Father, you might as well ask the Minister for help."

This reminded Mo Hedu. He looked up at Li Qing and happened to see Li Qing throwing a praise look at his daughter. He suddenly realized that Li Qing was going to work hard tomorrow. The purpose of this is to come to find him tonight!

He admired Li Qing's vision very much. This man discovered the potential conflict between the Tang Dynasty and the Dashi River only when he met him. He is worthy of being an important official of the Tang Dynasty. At this point, Gao Xianzhi's vision is far inferior to his.

Mo He quickly sorted out his thoughts. He had been away from the country for several months. If he didn't go back, there would be chaos in the middle school. He immediately made a decision. Since Li Qing was willing to take on this matter, he would return to the country tomorrow. Mo He made up his mind. He stretched out his right palm and said slowly: "Okay, please give this matter to the Minister."
Chapter completed!