Chapter 201: Xue Yantuo

This time, the two Turkic guides did their best, and it took them three days before they finally saw clumps of dead grass buried in snow on the sand. Seeing this withered grass, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and finally got out of the desert.

The farther north you go, the cold wind howls and the colder it gets.

This desert north of the land has been regarded as a wild place by the Central Plains since ancient times, even the Han Dynasty when Wei Qing, Huo Quai's expedition to the Xiongnu, arrived at Yanran Mountain, and the stone was returned.

The group galloped on horseback, stepping on the road that Wei Huo had stepped on back then, Zhang Yunwen and Li Daoxuan couldn't help but feel pride in their hearts. "Brother Daoxuan, look at this vast grassland, he will definitely set foot on it in the future, raise the majesty of my Tang Dynasty, and show my Han heroism!" Zhang Yunwen pointed to the vast world and said to Li Daoxuan with a smile.

The man only held the Wu hook in his hand, and his spirit was higher than that of a hundred feet of the building. Who has written history for 10,000 years, looking for a marquis three thousand miles away. Facing this vast world, Zhang Yunwen said loudly.

"Good!" Li Daoxuan was the first to praise it, "There are not many Yunwen poems, but every time I read them, I only feel that my pride rises suddenly, my blood is boiling, and my spirit is rushing to the world." In the past, there was 'rather a centurion than a scholar', and now there is 'three thousand miles away to find a marquis', it seems that Yunwen's ambition is really not small! ”

Zhang Yunwen smiled arrogantly: "Don't hide it from Brother Li, my younger brother's ambition is to expand the territory and expand my Tang territory to the east to Fusang, west to the West Pole, north to Yanran, and south to the South Seas." ”

Li Daoxuan made a rough estimate, and couldn't help but say: "How big is that!" ”

The mission traveled all the way north, and after walking for about four or five days, they finally met the parade of Xue Yantuo knights. After identifying themselves, the mission was immediately respectfully invited back to Xue Yantuo's tent.

At this time, Xue Yantuo's camp was located on a flat grassland, surrounded by withered yellow grass and piles of ice and snow. The number of people in this camp is nearly 20,000, but it is not the camp where the leader of Xue Yantuo Yi Nan is located, but a large tribe of Xue Yantuo.

After replenishing supplies here, under the leadership of the Xue Yantuo people, the mission continued to walk north for two days before reaching Xue Yantuo's big tent

Yi Nan, who got the news, was already waiting for the mission a hundred miles away from the camp.

Yi Nan is tall, with obvious Hu blood, gray eyes, a high nose, chestnut hair is a little curved, and he is dressed in gray skin, sitting upright on a horse.

Behind him were two young men of seventeen or eighteen years old, who were Yi Nan's two sons, Dadu and Tu Li. The Hu people of these two people are of lighter blood and more like the Tellers.

Yi Nan looked at the sky, but his heart was surging. Since the Tiele tribes sought to establish themselves, there was first a desire valley, and then there was a sudden profit to seek Tiele. This is the so-called misname, bad words, if he can become a Great Khan and sit on an equal footing with Jieli, then the entire Mobei grassland may have to listen to him alone. Suddenly, I thought of the Bodhisattva of the Hui chieftain, this warrior who broke through 100,000 with 5,000 horsemen when he set up a crusade in the valley, and since that battle, he has returned to the Bodhisattva, and his strength has increased greatly.

As he was groaning, he suddenly saw the bright yellow envoy banner and the long-bearded flying scepter suddenly appeared on the horizon, and then, a team of knights in black armor gradually came up and slowly walked this way. I saw that they were neatly dressed and armoured, and their formation was not disordered at all, and even the size of the stride that controlled the horses was almost the same. As this column of men and horses approached, a momentum emanated from the three hundred horses, giving people a sense of invincibility. In addition, the strangely shaped leather hat on the knight's head and the black leather gloves on his hands add a bit of mystery.

Looking at these knights, the envy in Yi Nan's heart flashed, and then he stepped forward and saluted Li Daoxuan, who was walking in the front, and said in a somewhat awkward Chinese dialect: "Fanbang minister Yi Nan has seen the envoy!" ”

Li Daoxuan also returned a salute: "Tang envoy Li Daoxuan has seen the leader!" ”

After greeting each other for a while, the two of them slowly rode their horses towards Xue Yantuo's camp under the support of Xue Yantuo's knights.

Xue Yantuo and the Turks are both steppe nomads, but Xue Yantuo belongs to the Tiele tribe. In addition, they are located in the colder north of the desert, so the decoration of the two yurts is different. Xue Yantuo's yurts are mostly gray and black. Although this color is not very beautiful, it can absorb more heat on a sunny day, making the yurt room warmer.

Yi Nan took his two sons and a group of ministers to accompany Li Daoxuan, Zhang Yunwen and several officials of the Ministry of Rites into the big tent, and after sitting down, Yi Nan smiled and said: "The minister heard that the envoy is coming, and he has sent the horses to the tribes, and the chiefs of the tribes can come here at the latest!" I hope the Envoy will rest here for two more days! ”

Li Daoxuan was also full of smiles: "That's right, I just want to see the customs of the Mobei grassland!" ”

Hearing this, Yi Nan smiled "haha", and immediately chatted with Li Daoxuan about the customs of the Mobei grassland. At the end, a few Tiele girls were asked to perform a dance.

After a happy meeting of the guests of honor, Li Daoxuan, Zhang Yunwen and others came out of the big tent.

"Damn, it's so fucking unpleasant to be a snake with this barbarian!" Li Daoxuan whispered beside Zhang Yunwen.

Zhang Yunwen smiled and said to Li Daoxuan: "Brother Daoxuan, if I were you, I would take advantage of this time to go around the neighborhood!" But you must know that you and the three hundred soldiers will have to stay here for a few months or a year, and if you don't take the initiative, I'm afraid it won't be easy to do in the future! ”

Li Daoxuan let out a soft "um", and then complained: "Yunwen, why can you go back, I can't go back!" ”

"Because you are the king of Huaiyang, you will lead these Tiele people to the south to attack the Turks in the future! And I'm going to protect Lord Xu and their civil officials to return to Chang'an! ”

Li Daoxuan turned around speechlessly.

"Hey, Brother Daoxuan, where are you going?"

"Find someone to survey the nearby terrain!"

On the same day, Li Daoxuan took more than a dozen soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion to ride around the camp on a large scale under the pretext of appreciating the Mobei style.

And Zhang Yunwen was in the tent and slowly tasted wine and danced with Dadu, who came to accompany him.

On the second day, the leaders of the tribes near Xue Yantuo, such as Aqiu and Bayegu, arrived at the Xue Yantuo camp after taking the lead, while the leaders of the tribes such as Hui, Fugu, and Xia had not yet arrived. It was not until the third day that the tribal leaders arrived.

During this time, Li Daoxuan led people to feel the terrain within a hundred miles of the vicinity.

After all the tribal leaders arrived, Yi Nan began to prepare for the forgiveness ceremony. As early as the first day of the mission's arrival, Li Daoxuan quietly told Yi Nan that he was going to be crowned khan.

In the big tent, the leaders of each tribe sat in two rows according to their strength, and Yi Nan sat on top as the master.

Li Daoxuan held a yellow scroll and read aloud in Chinese: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict, said: The eagle soars to the sky, and becomes the momentum of fighting the sky; The wolf roars on the grassland, looking at the bright moon and embracing himself. Today, there is the leader of the Tiele Xue Yantuo tribe, Yi Nan, who is heroic and heroic...... He was specially pardoned as the true pearl Viga Khan, and gave him a war drum! ”

Yi Nan was overjoyed and made a kneeling salute on the spot. The rest of the tribal leaders all looked at Yi Nan with a look of envy. Even the Hui chieftain Bodhisattva is no exception.

At this time, two soldiers carried a large box into the big tent, opened the box, and saw a bronze drum body, a drum made of cowhide and a large basket embroidered with an eagle in the air.

When Yi Nan saw these two things, his eyes couldn't help but light up, his heart was stirring, and his face flushed. Resisting the urge to caress carefully, Yi Nan saluted again, and then stepped aside.

I saw Li Daoxuan take out another volume of holy decrees and read them again. The content of this volume of the decree is similar to the previous volume, but it is to seal the Bodhisattva, the leader of the Hui, as the Huizhu Khan, and the second Khan of Mobei under the Zhenzhu Khan. A large falcon was given on it, and a winged falcon was embroidered on it.

The Bodhisattva was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of ecstasy. In the entire Mobei grassland, Xue Yantuo has the greatest power, followed by his return to Hui, and he can be named the second khan, and the Bodhisattva is very happy.

After reciting the holy decree, Li Daoxuan retreated with a smile and said to Yi Nan and the Bodhisattva: "Congratulations to the two Great Khans!" But I don't know where the two Great Khans will open their tooth tents? ”

The two fell silent for a moment, glanced at each other, and then turned their heads again.

Seeing this, Li Daoxuan said: "As soon as the tooth tent is opened, it means that the Khanate is established, and the location of this account must be chosen!" ”

After a while, Yi Nan first glanced at the Bodhisattva, and then said, "Little Khan is ready to open the account of Yu Overseer Mountain!" ”

Hearing this, the leader's heart burst out. This Yu Du Jun Mountain is the place where the Turks set up their tooth tents, and Yi Nan opened the accounts here, do you want to compete with the Turks?

The Bodhisattva hesitated, and then said, "Little Khan is going to open a tooth tent by the Tula River!" ”

"Good!" Li Daoxuan stroked his palms and said, "The two khans have determined the place to open the tooth tent, which is really gratifying!" ”

Although Li Daoxuan said this, a trace of worry flashed in the eyes of Yi Nan and the Bodhisattva, and the eyes of the remaining tribal leaders also swept over these two people.

There was a sudden silence in the big tent, and an awkward atmosphere permeated the air.

Finally, the servant leader stood up and said, "Your Excellency, if a family opens a tooth tent, we will be attached to it." Now that the two families have opened dental tents at the same time, who will we be attached to? ”

This question is to ask the voices of many small tribes, and also to ask the voices of Yi Nan and Bodhisattva. Both of them had their own plans, both wanted to have more people and land, and therefore more vassal tribes. However, the tribes present are limited, how should the two be divided?

Li Daoxuan said: "Of course, it's up to you to choose!" No matter which one you enter, it is good for the entire Mobei! Turning around, he said to Nayi Nan and the Bodhisattva, "Besides, if the two khans both want more population, they will only focus on Mobei and look at the south of Mo, but there are hundreds of thousands of people!" ”

As soon as Li Daoxuan's words came out, everyone was suddenly shocked.

Li Daoxuan looked at everyone's stunned expressions, smiled mysteriously, and said: "This is also one of the purposes of this king's coming to Mobei this time!" ”