The name of the envoy sent by the Seljuk Empire is Malikshah, he is a very young guy, not yet 20 years old, and the Ministry of Rites of the Great Song Dynasty does not know the identity of this young man, but the Seljuk does not care about the Great Song Dynasty, so he sends someone over casually. Of course, Da Song didn't care about Seljuk, it was just a full number, and there was nothing remarkable.

Only this time the Great Song made a big mistake, this young man was not unusual, but the son of the new Seljuk emperor Elslan, he received the best education since he was a child, he was proficient in many languages, he was familiar with the scriptures, and he also once went to Eagle Castle to learn from Huoshan.

The Seljuk Empire was a state founded by the Turks, to be precise, by the Turkicized Central Asians.

According to the history of the Central Plains, there are two theories, one is that the Turks are a branch of the Xiongnu, and the other is that the Turks live in the north of the Xiongnu...... In short, it was after the decline of the Xiongnu that the Turkic people rose, and as a result, they encountered the more powerful Tang Iron Cavalry, and the Turks were completely defeated and gradually disappeared in the history of China.

However, in its heyday, the Turks controlled Central Asia and had a deep influence on it, and the Seljuk Empire was founded by these people who claimed to be descendants of the Turks.

Malikshah was well versed in history and knew all kinds of allusions, and he knew from the historical records of the parchment that his ancestors were once extremely powerful, and they built vast empires that spanned thousands of miles, and at that moment, the Turks reached their peak and the whole world was subjugated to their feet.

It's just that that time was very short, there was a more eloquent emperor, and a group of more brave and invincible generals, who used their ingenuity to train a group of farmers into invincible iron horses.

They launched a powerful offensive, and the Turkic Empire was crushed and completely disappeared.

In the classics, the Great Wall is mentioned more than once, and it was they who forced the Han people to build the Great Wall, which stretched for thousands of miles, south of the Great Wall, the world of farmers, and north of the Great Wall, all of which were pastures for Turkic iron horses.

Mariksha can read the regret and awe of the ancestors, how much they hope to return to the former land, and fight a decisive battle with the Central Plains Dynasty again, I believe that one more time, they will not lose the war, they will herd horses in the Central Plains, the richest land in the world into their hands, into their own pasture.

The young Maliksha did not agree with what was written in the texts.

He couldn't imagine what the thousand-thousand-long city wall would look like, and he couldn't imagine what kind of farmer could defeat the mighty iron horseman!

You know, in his impression, the farmer and the cavalry, like the wolf and the sheep, can he imagine a flock of sheep armed and launch a counterattack against the wolves?

It's like a joke!

Wherever the Seljuk cavalry passed, all the peasants obediently chose to submit, and the bravest of them was only to build a city to protect themselves, and as for the counterattack, dream of it!

Filled with suspicion, Maliksha consulted the master of the Eagle Castle.

Huo Shan patiently listened to his question, and did not give an answer, but told him that the sages had taught that even if knowledge is far away in China, it should be sought!

Mariksha firmly remembered this sentence, and he decided to say goodbye to his father and the emperor, and really went to that enigmatic country to see if the ancestors' scriptures were recorded correctly.

Mariksha embarked on the road to the east, they first entered the Western Regions, and here, Maliksha learned that the dynasty that had defeated the Turks had disappeared, and after decades of war, an empire called the Great Song Dynasty had re-emerged, which was their destination.

Throughout the journey, Maliksha worked hard to observe, study by heart, and write down what he saw and heard, from initial doubt, to surprise, to fear, to trembling...... He felt that the fright he had received in the previous twenty years was not as much as this one!

He saw the legendary Great Wall, more majestic than he had imagined, a dense array of beacon towers, majestically standing, connected into a line with no end in sight.

Soldiers patrol day and night, be on guard, and if there is a situation, immediately light a beacon fire!

It finally became clear to Mariksha why the peasants were able to compete with the erratic cavalry, and it turned out that they had built an unbeatable wall!

Any change can be quickly delivered and reacted immediately.

Maliksha felt that it was necessary for the Seljuks to build such a city, if they could!

As he got closer to the heart of the Empire, the more he panicked.

He noticed that the road beneath his feet, as well as the bridge, were made of a blue-gray material, similar to stone, but not identical.

The sturdy, thousand-pound carriage can be easily passed, and the hard hooves of the horses can only leave white marks on it, and there will be no mud in the rain. It's simply the perfect building material!

It's a pity that the Seljuks didn't!

The moment Maliksha entered Xijing, he was really scared.

The majestic city walls, almost taller than the Eagle Fort, are full of pedestrians, densely packed, and there is no end in sight. He suspected that there might not be as many people as he could in front of him if he gathered the entire Seljuk Empire.

This is the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, prosperous, rich, and all-encompassing...... Maliksha no longer doubts, it is said that the majesty of the Tang Dynasty is still above the Great Song Dynasty.

There is no shame in losing to such a powerful empire, on the contrary, the ancestors are proud to be able to become their opponents and let them raise their troops to deal with it!

Ma Liksha's mentality changed rapidly, and every day he spent in Xijing, he paid close attention to studying and recording the logistics system of the Great Song Dynasty, the drainage ditches in the streets, the patrol officers, the urban architecture, the civil service system, and even the imperial examinations, including the imperial academy, and newspapers all over the world...... These things amazed Mariksha.

Before coming to the Great Song Dynasty, he even felt that the most learned person in the world was Huo Shan, and the classics of Eagle Castle were unparalleled in the world! It was only when he arrived in Luoyang that he learned that the books in any bookstore were several times as many as those of Eagle Castle!

Any rich official has a collection of books at home several times more than a bookstore!

Not to mention the Hanlin Academy, the Guozijian, and even the Imperial Palace!

Maliksha couldn't imagine what a sea of books it must be!

His biggest regret is that in the past ten years, he has not learned Chinese and cannot read complex characters, but just the introduction of the translation made Maliksha shocked, and he believed more and more in the words of the sage, learning is indeed in China! And it's also an ocean of learning!

Maliksha even thought that if Huo Shan went to the Great Song Dynasty, maybe he could only be a doctor in one academy at most! Maybe you don't even have the qualifications to be a mountain chief, that's the difference!

Maliksha desperately hopes to tell his father what he has seen and heard as soon as possible, and he must come up with a set of ways to deal with the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise this huge empire will become the strongest opponent of the Seljuks!

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that the Great Song Dynasty seems peaceful, and the empire is run by a group of elegant scholars, not the generals who shout about conquest every day.

It's just that Maliksha didn't expect that these moderate scholars would actually arrest him, and it would take three days to lock him up. Maliksha was worried that his identity would be revealed and that he would be mercilessly killed by Da Song, and he was restless and emaciated.

On the third day, an official who looked to be at most six or seven years older than him came, he was wearing a delicate purple robe, embroidered with dragon patterns, very majestic, and Mariksha did not know the difference between python and dragon patterns.

Wang Ning'an sat opposite him, "Your Royal Highness Mariksha, it is very surprising and gratifying that you can come to the Great Song Dynasty. I am the King of Xiliang, Wang Ning'an, your new neighbor! ”

Wang Ningan's words, through the translator, told Maliksha.

The young prince's face immediately changed and he was full of vigilance.

"Don't be so nervous, our ancestors have a saying, called the two countries fight each other, and don't cut it off. There is also a saying, it is called a friend from afar, and it is not to be said! Therefore, whether you are a friend or an enemy, don't worry, Da Song will never threaten your safety, I just want to ask Your Highness a few questions. ”

Maliksha was stunned for a while, he nodded, and asked Wang Ningan to ask.

"Who is that Moussaoui? Does His Highness know what he did? ”

"Mousavi!" Maliksha was surprised, "He's a great scholar – I mean in the Seljuks. Maliksha also had to admit that when it came to literature and learning, even the ordinary scholars of the Great Song Dynasty, their knowledge was not comparable to that of many Seljuk scholars.

"What's his relationship with Eagle Castle?"

"Eagle Castle?" Maliksha was surprised, "Why is Fort Eagle mentioned?" ”

"Hehe, Your Highness may not know that just as your mission was leaving Xijing, there was an assassination...... It was against this king, and I have already found out that the mastermind behind it was Musavi, and he did it under the banner of the Seljuks! ”

"Impossible!"

Maliksha shook his head vigorously, "Absolutely impossible, Seljuk will not assassinate, will never use despicable assassination methods, this, this is the style of Eagle Castle!" ”

The young prince looked excited, he finally understood why he was captured, damn it, damn Moussaoui, did he want to kill me?

"Your Highness, ever since I knew that you were in the Seljuk mission, I didn't believe that you did the assassination, after all, my life is not as important as a good prince!"

Wang Ningan said lightly: "Because of the existence of His Royal Highness, I believe more and more that this assassination was carried out by Eagle Castle, if they succeed, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely be furious, and the war is inevitable." If it fails, without knowing it, it will also kill His Highness, and there will still be a war between the Great Song Dynasty and the Seljuks, and some people will be able to reap the benefits, what does Your Highness think? ”

Maliksha was an extremely smart guy, and he figured it out quickly.

"Damn, I once learned the language from Moussaoui, treated him as a respected scholar and teacher, and didn't watch out for him!" As he spoke, his eyes were clear, staring at Wang Ning'an.

"Believe me, I absolutely don't know about the assassination!"

"Of course!"

Wang Ningan stretched out his hand, and Marquerisa hesitated for a moment, and also stretched out his hand.

"Your Highness, there is a saying that if you don't fight, you don't know each other, I hope that the two most powerful empires can unite, there are so many things we can do!"