"Western Turks?"

Li Mu was very unfamiliar with this word, but he was so good that he didn't know how to pretend to understand, and asked: "Wang County Order, wasn't this Turk destroyed by our Tang Dynasty?" How is there still a Turkic? What's going on? ”

"Don't you know?" Wang Zhongyuan looked surprised, but his heart was extremely comfortable. Everyone says that this Zhulu Hou is a person who descends from the stars to earth, and he has wisdom and knows a lot. Now, it seems that this is not the case. He hadn't even heard of the Western Turks, tsk, what do you know so much?

Li Mu didn't know that Wang Zhongyuan had thought so much in his heart, he didn't know it, and there was no need to pretend: "I'm going to ask for advice like Wang County's order." ”

"The lower official does know a little about this." Wang Zhongyuan slandered in his heart, Li Mu asked, but he didn't dare not answer: "When the Turkic Khanate was in the Tubo Khan, the territory was vast, and it had to be divided into some small khans, and the little khans obeyed the orders of the big khan, the father died and the son succeeded, and the brother died and the brother died. In the first year of Emperor Kaihuang of the former Sui Dynasty, Sha Luo inherited the throne of the Great Turkic Khan, but the Datou Khan in the west was not satisfied and refused to recognize Sha Luo's status. ”

"In the second year of the emperor's reign, Shaliu Khan ordered Apo Khan to invade the south, but was defeated by the Sui army. Under the pretext of Apo Khan, Shari Khan attacked Apo Khan. Apo Khan was not an opponent, so he had to defect to the western Datou Khan, who united with Apo and Shaliu to oppose each other, and the two sides attacked each other, so the Turks were officially divided into two khanates, the east and west. The Eastern Turkic Shaliu Khan was in the northern part of Sui, and the Western Turkic Datou Khan was in the northwest of Sui. ”

When Wang Zhongyuan took the top prize, it was not far from the Weishui Alliance, and the Tang Dynasty was humiliated by the Turks, and they were looking for a way to take revenge all night. At that time, Jinshike's strategy was the topic of this Turkic Khanate, and Wang Zhongyuan was able to take the examination to explore flowers, so he naturally studied it very deeply, so he talked endlessly.

"Because Shaliu inherited the throne of the Great Khan of the Turkic Khanate, it has always been regarded as Turkic orthodoxy. Moreover, when the Western Turks split out, their forces were much smaller than those of the Eastern Turks, so they had to flee westward all the time, and they did not have much border with our Datang. There was no intrusion on either side, and there was not much to mention. However, the Eastern Turks have a vast area bordering our Datang, and since the alliance of the bridge, they have formed a mortal enmity with our Datang. Therefore, when we mention the Turks, we mostly refer to the Eastern Turks, and rarely mention the Western Turks. ”

"I see." Li Mu asked again: "What is the relationship between this Western Turk and my Tang Dynasty?" ”

"What is this...... Wang Zhongyuan is a real Tanhua, and he still has certain insights from the macro aspect, and thought about it: "When the Eastern Turks were here, the two sides had common enemies, and the relationship was still good. Among them, there is an Ashina mud familiar, who is the great-grandson of Datou Khan, and is known as Moheshe. During the Wude period, he came to Chang'an and had a good relationship with His Majesty, who was still the king of Qin at that time, and the two also formed a brotherhood. However, after General Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks, it is unknown whether the relationship can be maintained. ”

Li Mu nodded, he understood. The truth is simple, the enemy of the enemy is the friend, but what if the enemy is gone? Friends can become enemies.

"What does it mean to be a Mohshe?"

Wang Zhongyuan explained: "It is roughly equivalent to the marquis of my Tang Dynasty, hereditary replacement. ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "I can't imagine that Ashina has the same title as me, it's really interesting." ”

"Uh...... Hou Ye, Ashina is the surname, and the mud is the name. ”

"Really?" Li Mu was thick-skinned, but he was also a little embarrassed, and changed the topic: "Tell me about these two Hu people, what are their origins." ”

"If you want to say that these two Hu people have something to do with the Ashina mud acquaintance I just talked about." Wang Zhongyuan told what he had just asked: "According to these two Hu people, the year before last, Mo Helu assassinated the Great Khan of the Western Turks, Yehu Khan, and established himself as the Khan. The crossbow lost the bibu and jointly elected the mud man as the khan. Ni refused to take the position, and welcomed the son of the Yehu Khan, Ashina Li, as the Khan, and was called the Yehu Khan. Last year, Mo Helu was defeated and killed by Ni Yu, and the Western Turkic tribes jointly promoted Ye Hu as the Great Khan of the Western Turks. But the suspicion of Ye Hu supported his Ni Mi and conspired to kill him, and Ni Mi learned the news and fled to Yanqi. ”

"These two Hu people are brothers, and they were originally soldiers under the mud tent. When the Yehu Protector came, they saw that the mud was ripe and ran away, and the two of them took advantage of the chaos to take some soft and spices and other things to escape. Since the west was the territory of the wild leaves, they had to go all the way east and arrived at Gaochang. I bought things in Gaochang and got some money. The Western Turks were unable to go back, so they wanted to start a new life in Gaochang. Just in time for this time, Ju Wentai, the lord of Gaochang, was going to come to Chang'an to see him, and they had heard that he had mentioned Chang'an many times, and they were also very yearning in their hearts, so they followed the team to see him. ”

"Nonsense!" Li Mu frowned and said, "The team that met in the court hasn't arrived yet, why did they arrive first?" ”

"That's what they explained." Wang Zhongyuan said: "They said that they came one step ahead of the prince of Gao Chang. Because the two of them knew Usman, the retinue of the prince of Gao Chang, so they came together in disguise. But yesterday they lost contact, and the two brothers rented a stall in the West Market as originally planned and started setting up a stall. ”

"They don't know the gold of benzoin fennel?"

"Here's what they say, this benzoin fennel is not a very rare thing in the Western Turks. Not everyone can afford it, but it's not particularly expensive. As pureed soldiers, when they usually barbecue meat, they use benzoin to flavor it. ”

Li Mu thought for a while, but he didn't find any flaws. He glanced at Wang Zhongyuan quite unexpectedly, originally because of Cui Yuyan's matter, he only thought that Wang Zhongyuan was a stupid person who protected each other by officials, but he didn't expect that this guy was indeed a little capable.

He knew the Turkic Khanate very well, was well versed in Turkic culture, and was also a good interrogator. Asking so many things in a short period of time, or in the case of language barriers and need to interpret, you can't do it without some skills.

Li Mu likes people with skills, and he can't help but glance at Wang Zhongyuan.

"Wang Xianling, to be honest, I am very interested in this reincarnation fennel. I heard you say just now, the west of the Tang Dynasty is Gaochang, and the west of Gaochang is the Western Turks. ”

"Uh......" Wang Zhongyuan grinned and said, "Master Hou, the country of peace has been destroyed for hundreds of years. ”

"Huh?"

"This resting country is the name of the Han Dynasty, and it was already extinct in the Three Kingdoms era. His land is now included in the territory of the Western Turks. The name of this benzoin fennel was given by our Han people, so it has been passed down to this day. ”

"Ahh Li Mu looked abrupt, arched his hand, and said: "Teachable, taught, Wang Xianling is really well-informed." ”

Wang Zhongyuan didn't dare to say anything, but his heart was a little fluttering.

Li Mu took out two 'big goldfish' from his sleeve and just arrived at the table next to him. Seeing this, Wang Zhongyuan hurriedly said: "What is Master Hou doing, take it back quickly, the lower officials don't dare to ask for it, don't dare-"

"What are you talking about, it's not for you." Li Mu pointed to the two 'big goldfish' and said, "I let these two Hu people suffer in vain, I really shouldn't have been." People are yearning for Chang'an, who came to the Tang Dynasty, and they must not let them chill because of this matter. If their barbecue business can't be done, I am also responsible, and these two gold bars will be regarded as my compensation to them, and you can help me transfer them. ”

"Okay, okay......" Wang Zhongyuan picked up the gold bar, looking at the heavy gold bar in his hand, his heart was somewhat uncomfortable. For a moment just now, he really thought that Li Mu was going to give it to him, but he didn't expect that he was thinking too much, and all of a sudden he had mixed feelings.

Li Mu looked at his appearance and said with pity: "Wang County Order, you shouldn't be greedy for my gold bars, right?" ”

"No!" Wang Zhongyuan hurriedly said: "Master Hou, the lower officials have always been honest and self-controlled, with clean sleeves, and the matter of corruption and bribery has nothing to do with the lower officials. ”

"Really?" Li Mu seemed to be smiling, but he also nodded and said, "That's good, I'll rest assured." However, just now you helped me solve my doubts, I am not the one who owes favors, I will dial you a little, and it can be regarded as giving you some benefits, and come over with my ear. ”

Although Wang Zhongyuan didn't know what medicine was sold in Li Mu's gourd, he didn't dare not listen, so he leaned his ears over, and Li Mu whispered a few words. When Wang Zhongyuan heard this, his face suddenly radiated brilliance, and he got up and bowed to Li Mu and said, "Thank you Lord Hou for your order, the lower officials are grateful." ”

"Okay, it's still between the two of us, and I've handed over the gold bar. Remember, I haven't been here today, and I haven't seen any Hu people. It was Wang County who ordered you to discover them, and you felt strange, so you brought them back to the yamen for investigation and got the news. Whether it's an errand servant or a two-hundred-year-old man, they all aim at the tone, otherwise something will go wrong, but they will do bad things with good intentions, and they won't be able to eat and go around! ”

"The lower officials know, they must remember."

Li Mu got up, waved his hand, and said, "No need to send it, it's not too early, you're busy, Benhou has returned home." ”

Wang Zhongyuan couldn't send it, he sent it to the door, watched Li Mu's carriage go away, and then returned to the front office.

……

Dugu Jiu drove, Li Mu sat in the car, and walked home leisurely. After listening to what Wang Zhongyuan said just now, Li Mu suddenly felt that he still didn't know enough about the world.

His understanding of this era has four main aspects. First, history books. But the records in the history books are very simple, with few words. It is equivalent to having no process and giving the answer directly. Among them, the knowledge points about the Tang Dynasty are only a few class hours, which is not of much help. The second is a TV series. "The Legend of Wu Meiniang", "Zhenguan Fengyun", and so on, but the history in the TV series is a lively one, and it can't be counted, and it can't be taken seriously.

The third is the idle books he has read. For example, Yuan Tiangang is the illegitimate son of Emperor Wen of Sui, although it seems very unreliable, but sometimes it has miraculous effects, which can be counted on.

Fourth, it's time to talk about "The Legend of the Tang Dynasty Heroes", when he was setting up, he followed a lot of miscellaneous notes on some wild history, which can be regarded as helpful.

In addition to these, such as the affairs of the Western Turks and Gaochang and other neighboring countries, he was blinded and did not know anything about it.

That's not going to work......

Suddenly, Dugu Jiu's voice came: "Big brother, can I ask you something?" ”