CH 58

Amid Ming Yu’s heartfelt longing and eager waiting, half a month later, Ming Yu finally waited until there was news of the caravan’s return.

It had to be said that this was their first trip to the West, the experience was difficult to say, but fortunately, they lived up to the trust and finally completed the task assigned by Ming Yu.

Ming Yu finally waited for the return of the dust-covered caravan ten miles west of Liangcheng.

Carriage loaded with goods returned from the journey, the horses pulled carts covered in dirt and dust. Although they were all dirty, they could tell that they were more than a lap larger than the horse when they were taken out on the journey.

The group almost burst into tears when they saw Ming Yu, after going out for so long, and finally returning home to see familiar people, they suddenly had sustenance in their feelings, the excitement was incomparable.

Bu Atan dismounted first and made a big salute to Ming Yu, “Wang Ye, I have lived up to your trust and finally fulfilled Wang Ye’s request.”

Ming Yu quickly stepped forward two steps, helped Bu Atan up, and patted him on the shoulder. “Good, good! Ben Wang was relieved that you were able to return safely. Did it all go well? ”

Ming Yu’s words of concern made Bu Atan extremely grateful, “Thank you Wang Ye for your thoughts, everything was fine, although there were unsatisfactory things, but relying on everyone working together we finally got through the difficulty.”

Along the way, it’s impossible to say that they haven’t encountered difficulties. From bandits to furry thieves, not to mention the treacherous environment and harsh climate. But fortunately, everyone did not give up, they united as one, and helped each other, such a result was already very satisfactory.

Bu Atan pointed to the horse behind him and said: “Wang Ye, please take a look, these are all good horses of the Western Regions. Two of them are called rouge horses, their fur is as red as rouge. They are rare good horses. If it weren’t for the method Wang Ye said, I’m afraid someone would have seen through our idea a long time ago. ”

Ming Yu followed his hand and looked over, there were indeed two horses with tall and upright postures, if not covered by mud, others could see the horse’s divinity at a glance.

Ming Yu stepped forward, nodded again and again and said good, with great joy in his eyes. Looking at the dozens of horses in front of him, it was as if he saw the potential development of the future horse farm. Give him a little time, his horse farm will have infinite possibilities.

The Great Yan lacked horses. Because there were no good horses, that’s why the number of cavalries was too scarce thus they could only be used for small-scale battles or surprise attacks. The iron cavalry against the Suixi Kingdom could only resist with the flesh and blood of infantry, so every time they took a hard battle, the casualties of the Great Yan garrison were a terrible number.

Suixi Kingdom fought with cavalry to show off their might and repeatedly attacked the side, but the Great Yan dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, why? Wasn’t it because there was no good horses? In a few years or even a dozen years, he, Ming Yu, will change this status quo, by relying on these horses in front of him.

“Wang Ye, I also specially brought back two people to Wang Ye, hoping that Wang Ye can use them.” Bu Atan said.

“You brought back two people?” Ming Yu wondered, who would be the person that Bu Atan would bring back on purpose?

Bu Atan nodded and smiled: “They are from Wan Kingdom, called Chi Zhe and A Jiapa, their family has helped people raise horses for generations. They have a very good set of skills for raising horses and taming horses. In fact, along the way, we also have them to thank for taking care of the horses.”

Speaking of which, Bu Atan’s caravan being able to gather so many horses, it was all thanks to these two to maneuver in it. The two brothers, Chi Zhe and A Jiapa, were arrested for offending the nobles, and just as their caravan was passing by, Bu Atan overheard the history of the two and had an idea.

Thinking of the task of buying horses that Ming Yu gave him, their team was a stranger in a strange land, their understanding of horses was not very thorough, and there was a lack of such good horses in the team. If he could give a small favour and rescue these two people to the caravan, when buying horses, it would be much easier with the help of these two.

Thinking of it, he proceeded to do it. Bu Atan bribed the responsible official with a blue and white porcelain vase, and easily rescued the two. These two men were deeply grateful so they lived up to their expectations. They dedicated themselves to doing things for them, these horses were good horses selected by their hands. The two brothers had no relatives, that’s why they came back in the caravan and came with them.

Bu Atan’s words made Ming Yu really unexpectedly surprised. Originally he had a headache for raising horses. Because it’s the horses from the Western Regions, their living habits were completely different from the Great Yan’s horses, and it’s afraid that when the horses were brought back, no one would be able to take care of the horses, therefore it will be a little difficult. Fortunately, Bu Atan was very careful, thinking of this, now Bu Atan brought him back two ready-made solutions, why wouldn’t he rejoice?

“Seriously? Really good, Ben Wang lacks such talents. Bu Atan, Ben Wang really needs to give you great credit.” Ming Yu stroked his palm and smiled.

Chi Zhe and A Jiapa had already stood up under Bu Atan’s gesture and knelt down to bow to Mingyu, saying in not very fluent Chinese: “Master Wang Ye, we pay our respect to you.”

They were sinners who were sent into slavery, Bu Atan bought them as their masters. However, Bu Atan said that their master was the Wang Ye of the Great Yan Kingdom, a respectable noble lord. They had never heard of it. There was also the Great Yan Kingdom, which they heard was in the far east, and Bu Atan came from there.

They worked for Bu Atan’s caravan, the people in the caravan treated them very well and did not treat them as slaves in the slightest. These Easterners speak with great discourse from each other, they speak and do things with humility and courtesy, which made them deeply curious about the distant Eastern countries.

So what kind of person will their master, Wang Ye, be? At first, they were very apprehensive. However, seeing Ming Yu’s humble and jade-like demeanor and kind smile, their hearts finally relaxed. No wonder, with such a master, the people in the caravan would be the same as the master

Ming Yu smiled and let them get up, “You guys can raise horses?”

The two looked at each other and nodded.

They can’t do anything else, but they have no problem raising horses. It was also because the horses raised by their two brothers were fancied by the noble lords that they wanted to forcibly occupy them by imposing a crime on them and treating them as slaves of sin. If it were not for Bu Atan’s caravan passing by and rescuing them, they were only afraid at this moment, they would already be….

“Very good, in the future, Ben Wang will hand over these horses to you, if you raise horses for Ben Wang, and do a good job, Ben Wang will naturally not treat you badly.” Ming Yu said.

Letting them raise the horses was their job. The two nodded vigorously in unison, it was proper to do things for the master, they were already lucky to be able to raise horses and do familiar things. They believed that they would be able to raise the best and strongest horses for Wang Ye.

Ming Yu was very happy, and looked at the Red Robe Army and the guard army guarding the caravan. He waved his sleeves, and said in a heroic loud voice: “Everyone has worked hard, Ben Wang will set up a banquet tonight to welcome everyone and to wash the dust, let’s make the night out of it!” 

“Yes!” Everyone was overjoyed. The atmosphere suddenly reached its peak annd with Wang Ye’s affirmation, the fatigue of the past few months was swept away, they suddenly regained their energetic spirit.

Tonight was destined to be full of laughter and singing. Ming Yu had never been happier than today. He was very drunk that night. Almost everyone at the banquet was drunk and crooked, and it was not until dawn that the banquet gradually dispersed.

When Ming Yu woke up, the sun was already westward. After drinking the hangover medicine and decanting soup brought by Qing Ping, Ming Yu’s headache hangover was relieved a lot, but he didn’t expect this hangover soup to be so good.

Qing Ping rubbed his temples for him understandingly, and said angrily: “Look at you, drinking so much, your body should be uncomfortable now, right?” 

Ming Yu smiled, “Isn’t this because I was happy. Qing Ping, do you know, I have horses, my horse farm will be built soon, those horses are good horses, it won’t be long before I have more horses, they will become war horses, not any inferior than the barbarians’ horses, they will carry the soldiers on the battlefield, fight side by side with the soldiers, and make the enemy flee.” 

Thinking of this day, Ming Yu couldn’t help but laugh. The more he thought about it, the happier he was. Qing Ping’s movements were gentle but not without strength. The just-right press made Ming Yu squint his eyes comfortably.

“Okay, got it. But does Wang Ye know that General Xie had been waiting for you for a long time?” Qing Ping pursed her lips and smiled.

“Aiyo! General Xie came? What is he here for?” Ming Yu straightened up and asked with a frown.

Wasn’t this asking the question while already knowing the answer? Qing Ping remembered the hangover medicine just now, it was thanks to General Xie. So she smiled and said, “I don’t know, but General Xie should be worried about His Highness.”

It would be strange if he believed this! He can be concerned about himself, hehe! It was better to care about these horses and think of the originally promised promise. Ming Yu made a bitter face and hummed angrily, this Xie Yixiu ran too fast, right? Why wasn’t he this energetic with other things too? 

“Debt collector.” Ming Yu muttered, “You tell him that Ben Wang is still drunk and has not woken up.” 

Qing Ping smiled, “I’ve already said that, but General Xie said he will wait until His Highness wakes up.”

Ming Yu raised his forehead. Xie Yixiu’s purpose in coming over was already obvious, he’s really a master of not moving until he sees the benefits. Yesterday the caravan just returned, and today he had already come to collect debts. Tsk! He hasn’t warmed the horses he brought back yet!

Well, since you can’t dodge, you can only face it.

After Ming Yu freshened up and changed, he went to the front hall to meet Xie Yixiu. After waiting for half a day, Xie Yixiu’s face was still indifferent.

When he saw Mingyu, they sat down with each other after saluting. Xie Yixiu looked at Ming Yu, because of the hangover, Ming Yu’s face was a little pale and tired. Xie Yixiu was in an inexplicable mood and frowned slightly.

He had heard yesterday that the caravan sent by Ming Yu had returned with a full load. Ming Yu set up a banquet for them to welcome them and to wash the dust, it was inevitable for him to drink and socialize at the banquet. He was afraid that Ming Yu would have to suffer when he woke up today.

Anyway, in the army, there was a special hangover medicine used for the relief of the headache after a hangover. The effect was very good, it was better to send some to Ming Yu, so as not to let him suffer. Thus he came early, and along the way, he had a worry that he didn’t even know until he saw him that his heart got relieved a little.

He saw that Mingyu rubbed his temples with his head propped up after sitting down, obviously a little uncomfortable, and couldn’t help but blurt out, “Wang Ye, drinking hurts your body, it’s better to drink less in the future.” 

Ming Yu slandered in his heart, humph! What fake kindness, knowing that Ben Wang has a hangover today, you still ran over early in the morning to collect the debt?

Ming Yu waved his hand and said with a smile on his face: “I’m fine. General Xie is really well-informed, yesterday the caravan just returned, and here you already came to ask for horses today.”

“Eh!” Xie Yixiu was stunned, asking for horses? Only then did he remember their original agreement, but at this time, it was difficult to say that was not the reason he was here today, so he could only be silent.

Xie Yixiu’s silence was equivalent to an agreement in Ming Yu’s eyes. Ming Yu pouted, “Hey, in fact, because yesterday was too hurried, Ben Wang didn’t take much look at these horses, why don’t General Xie come and take a look together?” 

Xie Yixiu naturally readily agreed, the two of them each brought their guards to accompany them. Those horses were kept in the guard camp outside the city. Because Ming Yu was still a little unwell, he prepared a carriage, and Xie Yixiu rode a horse accompanying him

The horses had long been cleanly washed and were grazing leisurely at this time. Bu Atan really knew how to do things, each of the horses selected had smooth fur, strong and powerful, smooth waist, and thick limbs, which were completely incomparable to the Great Yan’s ponies.

Even Xie Yixiu, who was used to seeing good horses, couldn’t help but look on with envy.