The night of the grassland was a bit majestic, mosquitoes and flies flew everywhere, and the soldiers of the Western Qin Army had to light a fire and simmer smoke to smoke away the mosquitoes and flies to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and flies. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

By the fire, a soldier of the Western Qin Dynasty was happily dancing the Hu Xuan dance under the playing of the huqin, Zhao Ziliang sat on the chair and watched with a smile, and the soldiers around him applauded loudly and applauded, and from time to time made a strange scream.

Nie Sanniang used a knife to cut the sweet wild fruit and put it into Zhao Ziliang's mouth, Wang Zhiyun rubbed his shoulder, and Yang Yuhuan also sat on the side and watched the soldier dance Hu Xuan. Hu Xuan Dance was very popular in Chang'an for a period of time, many people like to watch, and there are many young men and women who learn to dance, this soldier can dance Hu Xuan Dance so well, obviously he has also learned, or Chang'an people.

Yang Yuhuan watched it with relish and said to Zhao Ziliang: "I haven't seen anyone dance Hu Xuan Dance for many years, but I didn't expect to see someone dancing so well here today!" ”

"Really? It's okay to enjoy it once in a while, but don't lose your mind! ”

The dancing soldiers retreated to the applause of the other soldiers, and then a soldier from the northern desert tribe jumped out and shouted, "Who is going to wrestle with me?" Win me, this string of beads is his! After speaking, he took out a string of snow-white pearl necklaces and shook it.

This thing is obviously a trophy, the soldiers are not prohibited from gambling in the Western Qin army, but they are not allowed to gamble money, they can only gamble on the spoils of war, the regulations are not allowed to gamble money is to prevent the soldiers from losing their salaries, if they have families, the soldiers will send the military salaries home, and the soldiers who do not have families will save up their salaries, and after retirement, they will accumulate a large amount of military salaries, whether it is to do business, open a store or provide for the elderly It is a good choice, this regulation also ensures that the soldiers have a source of livelihood after retirement, and they will not live alone and poor.

"I'm coming!" An equally sturdy soldier got up from the ground and walked over.

Wrestling seems simple, but it is not simple, people who can't play will definitely not be able to play people, many warriors of Mobei tribes like wrestling, this kind of activity does not hurt harmony, but can prove a person's bravery.

Zhao Ziliang took a scimitar from his waist and put it on the table in front of him and said with a smile: "This king also has a little color, this is the saber of a 10,000-strong commander of the Khazar Khanate, it is made of Uzi steel, it is extremely sharp, and the gems inlaid on it are worth a fortune, whoever wins will be who!" ”

"Good!" The soldiers applauded, and the two soldiers who were ready to fight were greatly excited to see this trophy, this kind of thing is not easy to obtain, there are not many Uzi scimitars, each one is a fine product, it is not only sharp, but also inlaid with precious gems, not every captain of the Khazar Khanate has this kind of scimitar.

A chief took the initiative to come out as a referee, he raised his hand and shouted, "Start! ”

The two soldiers on the field spread their legs and bent down to start testing each other, and the soldiers watching around held their breath, and some people saw that they were just tempting, so they began to urge: "Don't rub it in!" ”

At this time, Wang Can came over and whispered beside Zhao Ziliang: "Great King, there is a messenger from Zhongyuan, who has already crossed the bank of the Li River five days ago, and it is estimated that he will arrive tomorrow morning!" In addition, the army of the Khazar Khanate is only a day's journey away, and it is expected to arrive the morning after tomorrow! ”

Zhao Ziliang was quite surprised, "Why did the Central Plains envoy come here?" Even if there is something that should be conveyed by the Government Council, they are not afraid of any accidents along the way when they come here? ”

Wang Can said: "I don't know, something big should have happened, otherwise the envoy would not have come here in person, and the Hengluo Government Council did not send someone to notify you in advance, and they also think that this matter should be told to you by the Central Plains envoy in person!" ”

On the morning of the next day, the Central Plains delegation arrived, and it was the officials sent by the Western Qin Government Council to lead the way, and the envoy headed by Wang Wei turned out to be Wang Wei's younger brother Wang Jin, who is now serving as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and personally sent the envoy to the Ministry of Rites, this specification is quite high, and the general of the mission's escort is also an old friend Zang Xiyan.

"Meet the King!" The two dismounted and saluted Zhao Ziliang, who came out to greet him.

Zhao Ziliang didn't wait for them to bow down and immediately helped them up, "They are all old friends, you don't need to be polite!" Please speak in the account! ”

"Thank you!"

Zhao Ziliang led Wang Jin and Zang Xiyan into the big tent to sit down, and after waiting for tea, Zhao Ziliang asked: "The two of you came from Chang'an, the road is far away, and the road is either desert or Gobi, so you must have suffered a lot of crimes, right?" ”

Wang Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "At first, I thought that I could take a good look at the scenery and customs of the Western Regions along the way, but the previous month was quite fresh, and I didn't know that the scenery was not so beautiful after Guazhou!" When I arrived in Tingzhou, I fell ill, and it took half a month to get better, thanks to General Zang, he stayed in the Western Regions for a short time, and was familiar with the terroir of the Western Regions. I thought that when I arrived in Tingzhou, it was not far from Hengluosi, but I didn't expect to walk for more than half a month to get to Hengluosi, thanks to the easy road, if it was like the Gobi and desert from Liangzhou to Tingzhou, I was afraid that it would take another two months! Wait until Heng Luos to know that the king has led troops to fight against the Khazar Khanate, the Khazar Khanate, Xiaguan and General Zang have never heard of it before, and after listening to the introduction of the officials of Western Qin, they know that it is a Western Turkic branch that moved westward during the Northern Wei Dynasty. How else can it be said that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books? This trip, Xiaguan and General Zang have both gained knowledge. Xiaguan and General Zang hesitated for several days before deciding to continue westward, insisting that it would be better to meet the king in person! ”

Zhao Ziliang asked, "What happened to make you travel so far to see this king?" ”

Wang Jin said: "The emperor has died!" ”

Zhao Ziliang was stunned, although he didn't like Li Heng very much, and Li Heng didn't look at him very well, but anyway, the two were monarchs and ministers, and they were also sons and daughters, and Li Heng was still very capable, but Xuanzong left him a mess! In any case, he came to the Tang Dynasty from the later generations, has lived here for more than 20 years, had children, how many times has he fought for this dynasty, shed blood, his best youth and blood have been left here, he has already regarded himself as a member of the thousands of people of the Tang Dynasty, living here to become a member of the most powerful nation and empire in the world, he is very proud! And want to maintain the strength of Datang forever! He has always done this, if it were not forced by the situation, he would never let the Western Qin become a semi-independent state, even so, he still worked hard to maintain the glory and face of the Tang Dynasty, in front of all ethnic groups, officials and people in the Western Regions, he regarded himself as the king of the Western Qin of the Tang Empire, and always put the Tang Dynasty in front, so as to tell the world that he is not just the king of the Western Qin, he is a Tang person!

It took a long time to come back to his senses, Zhao Ziliang tried his best to restrain his feelings, and asked, "When did this happen?" ”

"Last winter!"

Zhao Ziliang sighed: "Within two years, my dynasty has killed two emperors in a row, which is the misfortune of my Tang Dynasty and the misfortune of the people of the Tang Dynasty in the world!" Lord Wang, have the names of the two emperors been decided? ”

Wang Jin nodded and said, "Yes, it's all decided, they are Xuanzong and Suzong!" ”

"The two emperors, one liked the way of Huang Lao and admired Taoism during his lifetime, and the other had a serious temperament, these two temple names are appropriate, and they couldn't be better! I don't know which prince inherited the unification? ”

Wang Jin said: "It's the king of Guangping!" ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled bitterly: "The change of Ma Weiyi back then, it was the king who made the plan of the first emperor and their father and son into a bamboo basket to draw water, causing their father and son to be under house arrest for several years, but I am afraid that the new emperor still remembers it and resents this king in his heart, right?" Did you come this time to bring the will of the new emperor? ”

Wang Jin smiled and said: "The king thinks too much, the new emperor is not as narrow-minded as the king thinks, and he often says that the reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to quell the rebellion so quickly, stabilize the government and the situation in various places, the king has made great contributions!" Just like Yang Lin, the backer of the previous dynasty, the king is also the backer of the Tang Dynasty! ”

"Really? It seems that this king is too careful! ”

Wang Jin continued: "Before the departure of Xiaguan and General Zang this time, His Majesty asked Xiaguan to bring a will, His Majesty said that the imperial court has just put down the rebellion, all kinds of ruins are waiting to be rebuilt, the treasury is empty, the soldiers and horses are tired, and those former rebel generals who surrendered have the intention of supporting themselves and cutting off the claimed king, so the imperial court is temporarily unable to support Western Qin in terms of financial resources, ordnance and troops, so these can only be solved by the King of Western Qin himself, in view of the current situation in Western Qin and the countries of the Western Regions, His Majesty ordered to allow the establishment of Western Qin for the Tang Empire, canonized the king as the king of the Western Qin of the Tang Empire, and the envoy of the Western Qin Festival! Ordered the Western Qin Kingdom to be the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, and proclaimed the majesty of the Tang Empire to the countries of the Western Regions! ”

After speaking, Wang Jin took the edict from an entourage behind him and handed it to Zhao Ziliang with both hands, Zhao Ziliang reached out to take it, the hand holding the edict was a little trembling, and he tried his best to control his emotions.

In the past few years, Zhao Ziliang has tried his best to avoid letting Western Qin become independent from the Tang Dynasty, because he doesn't want to lose the identity of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and he doesn't want his descendants and all the people of the Western Qin and Han people to lose this identity, this identity is a kind of glory, and there is a deep sense of pride in owning it, but the Tang Dynasty seems to be getting farther and farther away from him, this is not caused by him, but caused by the current situation, although he is invincible in the world, but he seems weak and powerless in the face of this situation!

Zhao Ziliang raised the edict above his head with both hands, knelt down on his knees to the east, bowed respectfully, and shouted: "Long live the Tang Empire!" Long live Your Majesty, long live! ”

The officials and generals of the Western Qin Dynasty in the tent followed Zhao Ziliang to the east and knelt down with him, chanting with him.