Birds Soar Free Beneath the Vast Sky

Jiang Hao was a man of loyalty.

Especially when it came to his own brothers.

He had already taken the initiative to leave Chang'an to Liu Xiu. Naturally, before leaving, he would not do anything underhanded, such as sweeping away all the wealth held by Chang'an's citizens.

However, the Western Regions were bitterly cold and lacking in supplies. Since they had come all this way, they had to bring back some gifts, didn't they? After absorbing the gold in the treasury, there were still vast quantities of copper coins left. Jiang Hao immediately ordered his men to take out all the money and exchange it for supplies on the market.

A fair trade—no robbery, no cheating. Of course, if someone tried to cheat the King of the West, Jiang Hao would not stand for it either. Did they think the saber in his hand was not sharp enough?

A few days later, when Jiang Hao withdrew from Chang'an, he took not only his tens of thousands of Western Region soldiers, but also a caravan stretching beyond sight.

"Stretching beyond sight" was the only way to describe it, because there was simply too much.

They began leaving the city before dawn. Cart after cart rolled out, yet by nightfall they still had not all departed. Jiang Hao had no choice but to delay for a night and follow the convoy the next day.

It had to be said that Liu Xiu was a broad-minded man. When he heard the news, he burst into laughter.

"My brother has already been more than righteous enough. Four commanderies, more than a dozen cities, the capital Chang'an—he merely took some silk, porcelain, and daily necessities. What does that amount to?"

"Besides, he has five or six thousand li to travel. The journey is so long;