Chapter 198: Turkic Tooth Tent

At this time, their identity was the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and they were ordered to send an envoy to the grassland. Since it is an envoy to the steppe, if you don't even go to the Turkic tent, what can it be called an envoy to the steppe? Moreover, everyone has been walking on the steppe for so long, and they are a little tired, and their daily necessities are almost used, so they have to go to the Turkic tent to rest and replenish their daily necessities. In addition, this trip to the Turkic tent can also test Jieli's impression of this small army, as well as Tuli's preparations for the Tang Dynasty to launch a war next year.

Therefore, Zhang Yunwen and Li Daoxuan coincidentally chose to go to the Turkic tent.

And Zhang Yunwen chose to go to the Turkic tent for another purpose, that is, to meet with Zhao Deyan.

Although Zhao Deyan is a Han Chinese, Zhang Yunwen is worried that he will encounter a lot of power in the Turks, and his high position and great treatment will make him feel different. Therefore, Zhang Yunwen felt the need to meet with Zhao Deyan.

Since they had decided on the purpose of their journey, they immediately galloped towards the northwest.

The Turkic tooth tent was originally at the foot of the Tianshan Mountain, but the Tianshan Mountain here is Hangai Mountain, which was called Yanran Mountain in the Han Dynasty, and the Tang people called it Yudu Jin Mountain or Wude Mountain and Yu Dujun Mountain. However, Jieli took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains at the end of the Sui Dynasty to take care of himself, and expanded vigorously and occupied Dingxiang. The Turkic tent also followed to Monan.

After galloping for a distance, Zhang Yunwen suddenly saw traces of horses' hooves on the snow, and immediately knew that there were Turkic activities nearby. So he raised his right hand and made a gesture. The soldiers behind immediately raised their vigilance, took out their steel crossbows, and put them on alert.

This is supposed to be the outskirts of the Turkic tent, and the hoof prints on the ground may have been left behind by scouts patrolling around.

The crowd slowed down.

After another stretch, he came down a gentle slope. From the bottom of the slope to the top of the slope, clumps of snow are scattered in the east and west, while the rest of the slope is exposed with yellow hay or bare soil.

As soon as I saw this high slope, a sense of danger arose. Zhang Yunwen immediately pulled out the steel crossbow and pointed at the slope. The soldiers also aimed their crossbow arrows at the hillside.

Sure enough, I saw a group of Turks armed with bows and arrows slowly appearing on the hillside, and the arrows had been wound. Maybe it was in the face of many steel crossbows, and I couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

At this time, Zhang Yunwen motioned to the Turkic-speaking official next to him to step forward, and the official named Lord Xu took a few steps forward and said something in a hurry. The faces of those Turks changed suddenly, they hurriedly put away their bows and arrows, glanced deeply at Zhang Yunwen and Li Daoxuan, turned their horses' heads, and disappeared behind the hillside.

"Damn, it's fucking uncomfortable not to understand this damn Turkic language!" Li Daoxuan scolded, and then asked the Lord Xu, "Lord Xu, what did you say to those Turks just now?" ”

Lord Xu said: "This official told them that we are envoys of the Tang Dynasty, and we were ordered to send envoys to the grassland, so let's not let Jieli Khan lead the troops to meet them!" ”

After Lord Xu finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but smile slightly, although it was impossible for Lord Xu to speak like this in front of the Turks, it was still very comfortable to say this in private.

The crowd laughed and laughed, walked under the high slope, and continued to the northwest.

After walking for about an hour, he suddenly heard the sound of a bull's horn in front of him, and then saw thousands of cavalry rushing over the distant horizon.

The mighty cavalry made an earth-shattering sound, Zhang Yunwen and the others stopped their horses and went all out on guard, only to feel that the ground was trembling slightly.

The Turkic cavalry quickly rushed over, and suddenly divided into two groups in front of everyone, surrounding the entire mission.

A hint of coldness flashed in Zhang Yunwen's eyes, and when he turned his head to look at Li Daoxuan, he couldn't help but find that Li Daoxuan's eyes were also overflowing with murderous intent.

At that moment, there was another long horn. I saw that these Turkic knights put their right hands on their left chests, bowed slightly on their horses, and saluted everyone.

Suddenly, Zhang Yunwen and Li Daoxuan couldn't help but be full of consternation.

An old Turkic knight walked over, first saluted, and then said in fluent Chinese: "The respected and noble envoy of the Tang Dynasty who came from afar, the old man is the Qu Lu Si (official name) of this Turk, and he came to greet the envoy of the Tang Dynasty on the order of the Great Khan to express the goodwill of my Turks!" ”

When Zhang Yunwen heard this, he didn't think so. And Li Daoxuan, as the mastermind, stepped forward and said, "It turned out to be Lord Qu Lusi!" Xiao Wang is Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang, and today as the chief envoy, he led the mission to the grassland! As he spoke, he glanced around, "Lord Qu Lu's welcome is really special!" The king almost gave the order to release the arrows! ”

Qu Lu laughed dryly, greeted Li Daoxuan, and then said: "His Royal Highness the King of Huaiyang, as well as this deputy envoy and all the envoys from the Tang Dynasty, please go this way!" He said and led the way.

Everyone immediately slowly followed Qu Lu and walked in the direction of the tooth tent. Along the way, Zhang Yunwen suddenly understood the reason why Qu Lusi came to greet him with so many people. I saw that these Turkic knights were like two walls, blocking everyone's sight. Zhang Yunwen wanted to take the opportunity to survey the terrain near the Turkic tent, but was blocked by these Turkic knights. stared at them fiercely, but they smiled at Zhang Yunwen.

After walking slowly for about half an hour, everyone finally saw the center of the steppe, the Turkic tent.

I saw the white yurt spread from the front of me to the horizon, and when I looked at it roughly, I am afraid that it was no more than ten miles away. A huge yurt is in the center, and there are dozens of smaller yurts.

The yurt houses are from large to small, and the hierarchy is strict. The Khan and Khatun (the title of the Khan's wife) lived in the largest yurt, and the yurts of Teler (the Khan's son), Yehu, Qulusi, Apo, and Tutun (all official names) were arranged from large to small.

The old man Qu Lu smirked and said, "The Great Khan is happy when he hears that the envoys of the Tang Dynasty are coming!" The big tent is waiting for you at the moment! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunwen smiled, brought a few of his own soldiers and officials of the Ministry of Rites, and then ordered the rest of the soldiers to follow a few Turks down to rest. Accompanied by his own soldiers, he and Li Daoxuan and several officials of the Ministry of Rites followed Qu Lu to the big tent of Jieli Khan.

As soon as I entered the tent, which could accommodate nearly 300 people, I felt a burst of warmth. In the corner of the big tent, seven or eight stoves burning with red charcoal were emitting bursts of heat. Two fist-sized holes were opened above each stove, and a Turkic girl stood next to each other, holding a fan and fanning the smoke floating above the stove to the outside of the tent.

On the ground in the center of the tent, there is a carpet woven of wool, and on the walls on all sides, all kinds of rough decorations are hung. Most of them are wolf-shaped. Several pillars standing in the middle of the large tent are carved with simple lines and ornaments.

Directly in front of the tent, on a chair covered with animal skins, sat Jieli Khan, and to his right and left, sat two rows of Turkic officials.

Li Daoxuan and Zhang Yunwen walked in the front, and several officials of the Ministry of Rites walked behind. As for Zhang Yunwen's several personal soldiers, they were left outside the big tent.

"The envoys of the Tang Dynasty, Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang, and Zhang Yunwen, the Bo of Taigu County, have seen the Great Khan of Jieli!" Li Daoxuan stood at the front, Zhang Yunwen retreated slightly, and the two of them and the officials of the Ministry of Rites behind them said at the same time.

Jieli Khan was full of eager smiles: "Since it is the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, what is polite!" Sit, sit! ”

Li Daoxuan and Zhang Yunwen sat down, and several officials of the Ministry of Rites stood behind the two of them.

As soon as he sat down, Zhang Yunwen looked around, and saw that there were nearly 20 Turkic officials sitting in the entire big tent, and they were also separated from civil and military, but most of the civil ministers were old men, and most of the generals were strong men. His eyes swept among them, but he didn't find Zhao Deyan's figure.

At this time, Jieli Khan said: "Your envoy has come from afar, and the journey is hard, so Ben Khan is not busy talking about business with your envoy, but first come to enjoy singing and dancing, enjoy food, and come to discuss business tomorrow!" Uh, what do you think? ”

Li Daoxuan and Zhang Yunwen looked at each other and smiled, and said to Jieli Khan in unison: "Annoying Khan!" ”

Jieli clapped his hands, and saw a column of beautiful-looking Turkic girls holding silver plates, and Yingying walked in front of everyone. After putting down the silver plate containing barbecue and milk wine, he walked to the center of the big tent. At this time, a melodious piano sounded, and the Turkic girls waved their arms, and suddenly made a crisp silver bell. The little feet in the fiery red leather boots stepped on the snow-white wool carpet and rotated constantly, with graceful and graceful postures.

Zhang Yunwen slapped his palms first and shouted: "Okay!" ”

Then Li Daoxuan and other officials, and in the end, the whole big tent sounded cheering.

In this cheer, inside the big tent, the atmosphere is harmonious and happy.

After receiving the wind, under the guidance of two Turkic officials, Zhang Yunwen and Li Daoxuan came to the two richly decorated yurts. The internal official said respectfully in non-standard Chinese: "Two noble envoys, this is the place where the two of you rest!" The villain retired first! After speaking, he slowly bowed and retreated.

Zhang Yunwen and Li Daoxuan glanced at each other and stood outside the yurt, but they didn't go in. Zhang Yunwen said softly: "Brother Li, it seems that the situation in the Turks is very bad!" ”

Li Daoxuan let out an "um" and nodded slightly: "If it was before, they would have entertained us so politely!" ”

Zhang Yunwen smiled: "Doesn't this just mean that they are scared!" Although His Majesty's plan to attack the Turks next year has not yet been put on the table, from a series of arrangements, a discerning person can know at a glance that it is aimed at the Turks. I'm afraid that tomorrow Tuli will reiterate the Weishui Alliance of the year, Brother Li, you have to deal with it carefully! ”

Li Daoxuan nodded, patted Zhang Yunwen on the shoulder, and turned around and walked into a yurt room.

Zhang Yunwen saw Li Daoxuan leave, and also entered another luxurious yurt room.

As soon as he entered the yurt, Zhang Yunwen smelled a faint fragrance, like the aroma of grass and milk. Looking through the dim light in the yurt, I saw a Turkic girl lying on the bed covered with smooth animal skins. Looking closely at the girl's eyebrows, Zhang Yunwen felt a little familiar, and then looked at the silver bell on the girl's wrist, and suddenly remembered that this girl was one of the girls who danced just now.

I saw her lying on the bed, wearing a thin silk dress. Squinting his eyes, he seems to have fallen asleep. But Zhang Yunwen saw her white eyelids squirming, obviously pretending to be asleep.

In the yurt, a stove emits a wave of heat. The yurt room is as warm as spring.

Zhang Yunwen chuckled, he couldn't imagine that he still had this kind of treatment. But I think of the two wives in my family, especially Li Yu's sentence "Come back early" on the edge of Weishui where the north wind is howling, and Zhirou's sentence "Be careful on the road". Thinking of the worried eyes and the tenderness that penetrated into the bones when they said these two words, the corners of Zhang Yunwen's mouth suddenly flashed with a smile.

He went to the edge of the bed, took off his boots, and did not untie his clothes, but lay down and went to sleep.

The Turkic girl felt that there was a person lying next to her, her heart was like a deer, and she slowly opened her eyes, and when she wanted to meet the attack of the storm, she was suddenly shocked to find that the deputy envoy of the Tang Dynasty who was sleeping next to her actually snored slightly, and had fallen asleep.