Chapter 259: Tribute
After Zhan Ge cleaned up, he walked outside the dormitory, and both of them were already guarding the door, and when they saw Zhan Ge, they hurriedly saluted.
"General."
"When the lady wakes up and tells her that the barbarians have a guest, I will go in and entertain her, and if she wants to come, just come directly."
"Yes, General."
In the front hall, Wu Lihan was dressed in the costume of a barbarian prince, sitting a little nervously, and this time he came to the border city, in fact, he was recommended by the mother concubine to the khan.
In the past, Wu Lihan knew that the third brother would be a khan in the future, so he tried his best to keep a low profile, but now, the third brother was left in the capital, and whether he could return to the barbarians in the future was still a matter of two words, and he could no longer be like before.
"Second prince, the prince has arrived." Vice General Liu looked at the outside striding leisurely, particularly leisurely, and reminded him loudly.
Wu Lihan quickly stood up, tidied up the folds of his clothes, and then got up solemnly, followed by a middle-aged guard, with an ordinary complexion and a gentle breath, and merged with the surroundings, if you didn't look carefully, I am afraid you would not be able to detect that there was still a person standing there.
This guard is definitely not something that Ulhan can have, so naturally he was sent by the Khan and accompanied by Ulhan, mainly so that this matter can go smoothly.
"Uli has rarely been with His Royal Highness." Put your left hand on your right chest and bow respectfully.
Zhan Ge glanced at Wu Lihan and nodded slightly: "The second prince is welcome, he is already very welcome to come, looking at this time, I'm afraid that when the second prince sets off, the sky is not yet dawn, right?"
"Your Highness, it was not yet dawn when we set off, but this distance is relatively close, and it is fine. This is a letter from Father Khan to you, please read it. ”
As he spoke, Ulihan took out a letter from his chest and handed it to Zhan Ge.
Zhan Ge raised his hand with a slight smile: "Second prince, please take a seat, this king has already instructed someone to prepare breakfast, wait for the second prince to rest a little after breakfast, and we will talk about the next thing when the rest is almost over."
"Thank you, Your Highness, this time my father Khan sent me here with a special tribute, please pass it on to Your Majesty, this is our most sincere respect."
This time he came, there must be many brothers staring at him, if he didn't do well enough, it would not only be him who would be embarrassed at that time, but also his mother.
Thinking of the concubine's hard work for him, the second prince felt uncomfortable in his heart, and his demeanor became more respectful.
Zhan Ge read the letter quickly, with a somewhat sarcastic smile in his eyes, when he went to the barbarians that day, the khan was still able to hold it all the time, even if he finally admitted it, he put most of the responsibility on the head of King Tang.
Unexpectedly, it was only two days after drying him, and he explained this matter clearly, and he really didn't cry when he saw the coffin.
"The king's sincerity has also seen it, rest assured, Your Majesty is not an unreasonable person, what is the final result of this matter, after all, it will be found out, and an explanation will be given to the khan. Second prince, please. ”
Carefully looked at the list of tributes in his hand, and the maid took the second prince and others down to rest, and yawned lazily.
Vice General Liu and the others walked in after they finished walking: "General, are these two princes still here for that matter?"
"Or else? Confusing the royal bloodline and colluding with the enemy. No matter which country it is placed in, it is a bully. However, after all, it was His Majesty's imperial uncle, and he would not be put to death under any circumstances, but only to see that he would be exiled there in the end. ”
Handing the list to Vice General Liu, Zhan Ge took the celadon tea cup and drank it slowly: "This time it is indeed sincere enough, and this matter can be solved as soon as possible."
Mo Shang walked in quickly, nodded to Vice General Liu, and then gave his hand: "General, on the barbarian side, after the second prince left, it seems that a great conflict broke out, but in a moment, it all subsided."
"There is no need to be curious about this matter, no matter what, the khan has been sitting in that position for decades, and some things are not as simple as they seem on the surface, let the brothers come back, the wind and sun have been exposed to the wind and sun for the past two days, it is indeed hard, you go and get some silver taels, and treat them well."
It's really not that the barbarians can compromise after waiting for a few days when Zhan Ge comes back, the barbarian khan and the old fox are almost the same, how can they compromise easily?
However, Zhan Ge instructed the Mo family secret guards and others to take the Praetorian Guards to go around the border between the barbarians and Dayi a few times, so after a few days, the Khan really couldn't hold on, no, the second prince came here with sincerity.
"Don't worry, general, his subordinates will arrange it, but don't you have to keep an eye on the barbarians in this part of the frontier?" Lest the barbarians do anything more, the ink merchant is resolutely unwilling to let go.
"There's no need for this, I know better than you know about Khan, when things get to this point, what he should do is to lie dormant, and when he has enough strength, he will continue to fight hard."
However, it can be expected that in the next few years, I am afraid that everything will not be as expected by the Khan, and none of the four frontiers in the southeast, northwest, and west will relax.
Here in the northern Xinjiang, suitable generals are also being trained, and when they can, they will be placed here to become the strongest barrier between Dayi and the barbarians.
Mo Shang nodded thoughtfully: "My subordinates understand."
After the ink merchant left, Vice General Liu looked at Zhan Ge and put the list aside neatly.
"Is it because of the previous general's injury that the ink merchant is very resistant to the barbarians?"
"It's also possible, but it's been a few years since that incident, and if we hold on to it, it will inevitably seem that we are too stingy, after the matter is dealt with here, I will go back to Beijing, and I still have to ask you for this side of the northern Xinjiang."
Speaking of which, if the northern frontier could be defended before, the current Vice General Liu should be in the capital and sit back and relax, instead of staying here all the time, it is indeed too hard.
In Zhan Ge's worried eyes, Vice General Liu quickly shook his head.
"The general is too polite, protecting the family and defending the country itself is our unshirkable responsibility, I was not able to protect the general before, and my subordinates are very guilty, but now that the general is well, we can rest assured."
Speaking of which, it is true that Northern Xinjiang is much more difficult than the capital, but in the eyes of Vice General Liu, this is not the case. Although the capital has the advantages of the capital, the northern Xinjiang is not all disadvantages.
In the past few years in Northern Xinjiang, Vice General Liu's feelings for Northern Xinjiang have become deeper and deeper, and he is willing to guard this place.
patting Vice General Liu's shoulder, Zhan Ge stood up: "No matter what kind of difficulties there are in the northern frontier, as long as you send a letter to the capital, I will do my best to help you."
"Thank you, General."
When Yan Wushuang got up, Zhan Ge was sitting leisurely by the window reading a book, and the book in his hand turned out to be not a military book, but a travelogue.
This kind of book, isn't it only Yan Wushuang who reads, when did Zhan Ge have such a strong interest?
"Travels to Gangnam? Do you want to go to Gangnam? Yan Wushuang walked over and glanced at the cover, puzzled.
Zhan Ge handed her a cup of tea and asked her to moisten her throat: "I just saw this book, so I just took it and took a look." You like Gangnam the most, and when we're done, we can go. ”
"I'm talking about me going, did you want you to go, and you never seem to have said what your favorite place was?"
With a disgusted white eye, Yan Wushuang lay on the chaise longue again, and pulled the fruit bowl on the side to eat slowly, her appetite is usually not very good in summer, so what is always available in the house is all kinds of fruit bowls for her to eat.
Putting the book aside, Zhan Ge closed the window halfway, so that Yan Wushuang would not be blown cold.
"I don't have a special favorite place, so I never told you, but the place you like is what I like, the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River has always been the favorite of many literati and ink writers, and I am too."
"Poor mouth." sighed helplessly, and was also very convinced by Zhan Ge's cheeky words.
"Is someone here today? I think you're in a good mood. "If you let others see, Zhan Ge is no different from usual, but Yan Wushuang can see that Zhan Ge is in a good mood.
Nodding decisively, he handed the list to Yan Wushuang from the table next to him: "The second prince of the barbarians, Wu Lihan, came to the peace talks on behalf of the Khan, and sent extremely rich tributes, and his attitude is very good."
"Ullihan? Second prince? It seems that I have not seen it. "The last time I went to the barbarian banquet, Yan Wushuang didn't see many princes, so it's normal to be unfamiliar.
"The second prince was born to a commoner, and because he was born before the Yan family, he has always been a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of the Yan family. At the last banquet, the second prince was not allowed to be attended, and even his mother did not appear, so it is normal that you did not see it. ”
The corners of Yan Wushuang's mouth couldn't help twitching twice, although the appearance of the barbarians was very exotic, but Yan Wushuang didn't have much interest, if she really wanted to say it, she still liked the Central Plains man.
"It's not easy for Khan, sometimes there are too many princes, and contradictions will inevitably come out. Especially when he was old, when the first emperor was in the time, wasn't it really the case? ”
Perhaps, when it comes to upgrading, it is all like this.
Looking at the list in his hand, Yan Wushuang was very interested in the Tianshan Snow Lotus and the King of Horses inside.
"Tianshan Snow Lotus, are there many barbarians?"
"On the endless mountains in the past, the most special product is the Tianshan Snow Lotus, which is an excellent tonic, but that mountain peak belongs to the barbarians, so the Tianshan Snow Lotus can only be added to the tribute."
In fact, although this thing is rare, it is not nothing, and although the Tianshan Snow Lotus sounds very dreamy, it actually does not look so good-looking, if a person's body needs to use the Tianshan Snow Lotus, it is very weak, and it is estimated that there is also a danger to life.
"No wonder, since the khan is willing to add so much this time, it seems that he is sincere enough."