After carrying out the great deeds of the three marching chiefs and smashing them fiercely at the group of people who swayed left and right, Wang Zixian glanced at the lost people and said very "tolerantly": "Of course, I do not force you to give an immediate reply. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 However, at the behest of His Majesty, he must go to the palace within ten days to make an audience. Counting the time it takes to go back and forth on the road, the patriarchs should reply to a certain one within two or three days. ”

N'ergu sneered and continued: "Why do you have to think about this kind of thing over and over again for two or three days?!" If it is a real Turkic warrior and Tiele warrior, it can be thought clearly in a moment. Tian Khan is so kind to these people who eat in the bowl and look at the pot! As far as I can see, at most I can give them a day to discuss, that's enough!! ”

When the patriarchs and their descendants heard this, they almost immediately ordered the distinguished guests to be taken down to rest—what can they do in just one day? If they could have made a decision sooner rather than later, they wouldn't have to wait until now. At the end of the day, they just want to get the most bang for their buck. As for who gives the benefits, some people care a little, some don't care, and the difference is nothing more.

As the messenger of the Heavenly Khan, the prince lived in the most splendid tent, which was inlaid with gold and silver jewels, and was laid with foxes, mink, tiger skins, wolf skins, etc. Of course, he can also enjoy the most tender and delicious food, such as roast beef and mutton, various mountain delicacies, and a variety of mountain delicacies to match with glutinous soup and crispy hu cakes. At the same time, he can also be accompanied by the most beautiful and graceful Turkic or Tiele girls. As the patriarch of the clan, N'ergu received the next treatment.

However, when N'ergu arrived at the prince's tent, he found that he had not accepted any beauties, but had sat alone in the tent and enjoyed the food. Perhaps because he was a nobleman from Chang'an, Energu found that whenever his posture seemed to have a unique charm, people couldn't help but want to emulate, but they were worried that they were too clumsy to learn.

The prince smiled and sat him down and invited him to share the food and wine. Engu was not polite to him, and drank happily: "These wines are all from the Western Regions, and I have never tasted the fine wine of Chang'an, and I don't know what it tastes like." Zhiyuan, you are used to drinking Chang'an's wine, I'm afraid you are not used to the bars in the Western Regions? It's like you're used to seeing the beauties of Chang'an, and you don't like the beauties of the Turks and Tiele. ”

"Every wine has its own fragrance, and every beauty has its own judgment." The prince replied, "The family has relatives, and in my opinion, it is the most beautiful in the world. As for the other beauties, no matter how graceful they are, I will not be blessed. What's more, who knows if the women sent by these tribes have different intentions? I was never at ease when I approached them. ”

Engu couldn't help laughing: "When I go to Chang'an, I must see what kind of beauty it is, so that I can fascinate a character like you!" ”

The prince thought of his own "inner family" who was thousands of miles away, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

"You have a point, though. But you can't be easily deceived by their weak appearance just because you covet that little beauty. Whether it is a Turkic woman or a Tiele woman, she will never easily look at ordinary men. If they are not satisfied, they will most likely take out the dagger from their bosom and stab it, regardless of the consequences of such an action! ”

"So, beauty is not as good as wine, drink to win!!"

"Good! Good! Let's do it all! ”

The messenger drank very happily, and the faces of the patriarchs who remained in the large tent were not very pleasant. They sat in silence for a moment, and only began to discuss privately when news came from their subordinates that the messenger had accepted the food and wine but rejected the beauty.

Some of them said with pale faces: "I only knew that there were three armies before, but I didn't expect that the head of the march on the west and middle roads turned out to be the king of Yong'an County and the prince of Jian Guo!" Do we still need to hesitate?! Even if the king of Hejian County promises that we can each be crowned Khan in the future, and even the prince of the county, then we have to have a life to enjoy it!! Perhaps, the front foot just defected to him, thinking that he could reverse the tide of the battle, and the back foot Jian Guogong would wipe out our tribe cleanly!! ”

Some of them still stubbornly spoke, and started to shoot the case: "What is Jian Guogong?!" It's been twenty years, and I can't even ride a horse anymore! What are you afraid of him doing?! If you are afraid of even an old man who will kick his legs in the blink of an eye, what else can you do?! According to me, you should pretend to throw yourself at the court, and then cut off the head of this envoy and give it to the king of Hejian!! Or, go south to capture the palace of Taiyuan Mansion, and take the head of that 'Heavenly Khan' to receive the reward!! ”

Before this person's words fell, everyone couldn't help but stare at them. He thought that his bluff had been recognized by everyone, so he couldn't help but straighten his chest, and continued to foam at the mouth: "Let's gather 20,000 iron horsemen, bypass the battlefield on the east road, and rush over unconsciously, and are we worried that we won't be able to step on a palace?!" After taking the emperor's head, maybe we can also make a 'Heavenly Khan' by ourselves, and we don't have to look at the face of the king of Hejian County!! ”

"......" The rest of the people's eyes changed slightly, and they completely regarded him as a stupid fool who didn't know it.

Before he wanted to continue boasting, an old patriarch sighed: "It's true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers." Hehe, when Jian Guogong led tens of thousands of cavalry to slaughter the warriors of the Xue Yantuo tribe like cattle and sheep, you were just born. If you hadn't escaped quickly and surrendered quickly, would you still be alive until now? ”

The patriarchs were silent for a moment, and drove out the children and grandchildren who were full of unconvinced faces. There was no shortage of warriors, horses, swords and arrows. However, the warriors of the Tang people are a hundred times that of them, their war horses are the same as their horses, their swords and arrows are equally sharp, and they also know how to restrain their battle formations. They all knew very well that at least under the leadership of Jian Guogong and the King of Yong'an County, even a soldier who was as short and weak as a sheep would become a group of fierce hungry wolves.

In fact, there is only one choice left for them now.

"To be honest, over the years, the Tang people have been fighting in the east and west, and from time to time they have to requisition the warriors of our tribe, and I have long had a lot of complaints in my heart. The tribe managed to recuperate and raise some brave young men, and a war would take them all away, and nothing would be good. The Tang people are everywhere, and hundreds or thousands of dead are nothing at all. And if our warriors died hundreds, if thousands, of them, the whole horde would not exist. Therefore, I hate the imperial court, and I also hate the 'Heavenly Khan'. It was only when the Tang people were in civil strife that I chose to accept the 'relief' of the King of Hejian County. ”

The old patriarch who sighed just now did not have any expression at the moment, or could be called calm: "In fact, we all know very well in our hearts that accepting his gold, silver, treasures, grain and grass means admitting that we will be attached to him. When we don't need to send troops, of course, we can stand by in silence and watch the excitement. But if he needs us to send troops, we will not send them for a long time, and it is very likely that there will be no more gold and silver treasures waiting for us, but cold swords and arrows. ”

"He can't defeat the imperial army, and neither can we. But if you annoy him, he will slay us all with his cattle and sheep and women, and even the gold and silver treasures we have amassed to slay the red-eyed tribes. This person is not a warrior with affection and righteousness, but just a villain who can exchange anything in order to get the position of emperor. With such a person, we should never expect to get any real benefits, let alone hug what he gives and be unwilling to pay any price. ”

If it annoys His Majesty the Emperor, of course, not to mention, the iron cavalry under the command of Jian Guogong will be enough to pacify them. "So, do we have any other choice? Without. ”

"......" The patriarchs were silent again. Now, they will no longer think about those impossible retreats. For example, they hurriedly pulled out the camp and migrated, and retreated all the way north to the grassland outside the Saiwai. Not to mention that it's winter, and it's too difficult to move north. And now that the north is also the land of the Tang Dynasty, where can they flee to? Just to escape the summons of the Heavenly Khan, is it really worth it to let the good tribe live a frightened life?

"Since the envoy has given us two or three days, let's go back and think about it carefully." Another patriarch who had always been towards the King of Hejian couldn't help but say, "Perhaps, the situation on the battlefield will change in the past two days?" On the last day, we will consult together and give the messenger an answer. ”

The old patriarch glanced at him, said no more, turned and left the tent. Many of the patriarchs, who were even more shaken by the panic, also silently left behind him. The few and two patriarchs who still had illusions about the king of Hejian sat down and secretly discussed countermeasures. For example—maybe they'll be able to send someone to deliver a message to the King of Hejian and his cronies.

While the chiefs were racking their brains as to how to reply, or simply began to discuss how to tell their grievances when they met the Heavenly Khan, some of their extraordinarily confident children and grandchildren, unwilling to be lonely, also gathered together to quietly discuss how to deal with the extraordinarily "weak" emissary.

In fact, the king's body was long and long, and it was not inferior to the warriors of the Turks and Tiele. But when it comes to being burly and strong, he is not as good as these big men with tangled muscles. From a distance, he looked very "thin" in a crimson official robe, and his waist tied by jade belts was as thin as the girls. And if you look closer, his handsome face is as white as jade, and his eyebrows and eyes are more like a beautiful girl.

As a result, the young sons of the Turks and Tiele gradually turned from secretly laughing at him to mocking him openly. Then, the son of the patriarch who boasted of "cutting off the head of the messenger" couldn't help but jump out and challenged him: "Our Turkic warriors will only obey those who can defeat us!" If the envoy loses to me, it means that you Tang people are nothing more than that, and your emperor is not qualified to be our heavenly khan at all!! ”

Wang Sheren raised his eyebrows, smiling: "You should know that Wang is a civil official." When you challenge a civil servant to archery, horseback riding, and wrestling, I challenge you to poetry and songs. If you are full of confidence in your bravery, why don't you challenge our military attaché of Datang? ”

The son of the patriarch thought he was afraid, and laughed: "No matter what civil and military officials, you are all Tang people!" Why, you don't dare to compete with me? Are you afraid that you will lose too ugly and lose your emperor's face cleanly?! Hahaha, then you can also admit defeat directly and kneel down and admit defeat!! ”

Hearing this, Engu was immediately furious, and couldn't help but want to stand up for his friend. However, Wang Sheren stretched out his hand to stop him, and he was not provoked, but still hooked the corners of his lips: "I haven't finished speaking, don't worry—even if it is a mere civil official, it is more than enough to deal with a so-called Turkic warrior like you." Just take your bet. If you lose, how about kneeling and prostrating to me? ”

When the patriarchs, who were immersed in thinking and discussion, heard about this bet and anxiously rushed to the open space in the middle of the tribe, they saw that the snow was already full of kneeling people. Dressed in a scarlet robe, with red lips and white teeth, Wang Sheren looked at a group of big men kneeling on the ground with his naked head down and dejected with a smile, and dusted off his body: "Who else wants to try?" ”

The Turkic warriors and Tieler warriors gathered around them stepped back in unison.

Wang Sheren shook his head and smiled: "Even a mere civil official has lost so embarrassingly, and the so-called Turkic warriors and Tiele warriors are nothing more than that. ”

The patriarchs glanced at the appearance of their children and grandchildren, and were speechless for a moment.

That night, the murderous name of the envoy of the Tang Dynasty spread to every corner of the tribes.