According to ancient Chinese records, today's Nalun River is called the Pearl River, also known as the Quality River, and the lower reaches of the Pearl River are further west to be called Yaozhishui, which is today's Syr Darya River, and the country of Bahanna is on the north and south banks of the lower reaches of the Pearl River connecting Yaozhishui.

After crossing the lower reaches of the Zhenzhu River, Zhao Ziliang and others finally met the rangers of the country of Bahanna, but the rangers of the country of Bahanna saw that it was the banner of the Tang army, and there was also a messenger Fujie, and while greeting them, they sent people back to the city to report the news.

The country of Bahanna is called "Dawan" in the Han Dynasty, eight thousand miles away from Chang'an (measured in the Tang Dynasty), there are six big cities in Bahanna, more than 100 small cities, there are two famous big cities, one of them is the city of Xijiao, which is the former national capital, and the other is the thirsty city, the current national capital. The people of the country live longer.

On the nineteenth day of the first month of the twenty-seventh year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Zhao Ziliang, as the envoy of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, led Chu Ge and Bolhan, and led more than 200 horsemen to arrive at the capital of Bahanna.

When there were still two miles away from the city of Thirsty Sai, the chief attendant of the deputy chamberlain, who was riding a horse and walking on the right side of Zhao Ziliang, said: "General, I heard that the current king of the country of Bakhana is called Asirandaghan, and he has three sons, two of whom have grown up, but the younger son is only two years old! ”

Zhao Ziliang didn't expect Brehan to know so much about Bahanna, so he asked, "Oh? What are the names of Asirandagan's three sons? ”

Brehan introduced: "The villain only knows that the eldest prince is called Zhongjie, and the second prince is called Yama, as for the third prince, the villain doesn't know what to call it, he is too young and his reputation is not obvious!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded, and asked again, "How is this person?" ”

Brehan seems to know the situation of these small countries in Central Asia very well, and when he saw Zhao Ziliang asking, he immediately introduced it: "General, in the past 20 years, the big food country in the west has been expanding to the east, and most of the countries with the surname Zhaowu have surrendered, but the country of Bahana has not been subjugated to the country of big food, so the country of big food has united with the country of Tubo several times to conquer, but they have been defeated by my Tang Dynasty and the United country of Bahanna, so the kings of the past generations of Bahana have been close to my Tang Dynasty, and the villain thinks that the easiest thing for the general to convince on this trip is Asirandagan, As for the attitude of other countries, it is difficult to say! ”

Zhao Ziliang rode his horse and hurried away, while talking to Brehan, understanding the situation of the Central Asian countries, and soon arrived at the city of Thirsty City, where a large number of soldiers and horses stood on both sides of the city gate, waving flags everywhere, and more than a dozen officials and generals wearing the costumes and armor of the Oriental ethnic minorities stood in the front.

Now that the weather is cold, most of the clothes worn by these people are furs and silks, but the style and character of the clothing are entirely oriental, and there is the slightest hint of Arab-Islamic or Western clothing, so it can be seen that the state of Bakhana at this time was still culturally unaffected, although it had been threatened and regularly attacked by the Arab Empire.

"It's General Zhao Ziliang!" The leader, a young man in his twenties wearing a luxurious fur coat and a gray fur snow cap, shouted loudly.

Zhao Ziliang stopped and nodded to Chu Ge beside him, Chu Ge understood and responded to the other side: "The general of my family is the envoy sent by the deputy capital protector of the Anxi Dadu Protectorate, the envoy of the Four Towns Jiedu and the envoy of Shule Town, General Fu Meng-Zhao Ziliang, the envoy of the city guard and the guerrilla general!" ”

The young man in Chinese clothes on the opposite side hurriedly stroked his chest and bowed his head: "The eldest prince of the country of Bahanna, Zhongjie, led the second brother Wumo and the officials of the thirsty city to welcome the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, General Zhao Ziliang!" ”

Zhao Ziliang jumped off the war horse and threw the reins to Ma Ben, strode forward with a waist knife in his hand to help up the two brothers Zhongjie and Yama, and looked at it, and saw that the eldest prince Zhongjie was powerful and strong, while the second prince Yama had a thin face and a strong body, showing a quiet temperament.

"This cold day has made the two princes and the ministers of the country of Bahana wait outside, Ziliang is ashamed of it, and he really can't help it! Two princes and gentlemen, please get up! ”

The second prince said with a smile: "The general is polite, the general came to my country as an envoy for the first time, and the general is the first Tang envoy to come to my country in the past twenty years." Yesterday, when my father heard the news that the general was on his way to the city, he was overjoyed, and told me to meet him at the gate of the city today, and to entertain him, and I have admired the demeanor of the Celestial Empire for a long time, and I really couldn't ask for this errand, and came early in the morning! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Ziliang arched his hand to the city of Thirsty City and said with a smile: "The great king and the subjects of the Bahanna kingdom are kind and loving, Ziliang is flattered, and he is extremely moved!" It's just that I don't know when the king is free, and the last general must go to the palace to thank him! ”

The eldest prince Zhongjie said in a rough voice: "Father set up a banquet in the palace tonight to invite the general, and the general will definitely go at that time!" ”

Zhao Ziliang hurriedly said: "Of course, of course!" ”

The eldest prince Zhongjie said: "In this case, we have prepared a residence for the general and his party in the city, but the residence is not beaten, and most of the general's servants can only camp outside the city, please forgive the general!" However, the general can rest assured that our country will be responsible for all the expenses of the general's entourage."

This is really nice to say, what Zhongjie really means is that he doesn't want Zhao Ziliang to enter the city with all more than 200 cavalry, but he can't say it clearly, he can only say that the residence is too small to live in more than 200 cavalry.

Of course, Zhao Ziliang can hear it, but he doesn't care much about it, and this kind of request is reasonable! Besides, even if Zhongjie agrees with him to take everyone into the city, no matter how good the relationship between the country of Bahanna and the Tang Dynasty is, he can't bring everyone into the city.

"So, thank you, King!"

Zhao Ziliang asked Chu Ge to follow him with twenty cavalry into the city of Thirsty Sai, and asked Brehan to camp outside the city with the remaining two hundred cavalry.

The residence arranged by the country of Bahanna for Zhao Ziliang and others is in the embassy hall, which is a large courtyard, and the houses are all stone city, which is already one of the best houses in the city, most of the houses in the city are made of mud and tamped, this kind of stone house is only available to large families in the city, and the roof is not flat-roofed, but quite has the characteristics of Chinese-style roof.

At nightfall, the minister sent by the king of Bahanna, Asilandagan, to lead the way arrived, and under the leadership of the change officials, Zhao Ziliang took Chu Ge and ten servants to the palace.

Tang Gaozong Xianqing three years, the Tang Dynasty set up the Governor's Mansion here, and appointed the then King of Bahanna Ah Lisan as the Governor's Mansion Assassin History, Ah Lishen then the year of tribute, so far, Bahana has always been a subject of the Tang Dynasty.

Sitting on the throne, Asirandagan was a middle-aged strong man of nearly fifty years old, with a full beard and a look that was really not flattering. On the left and right sides sat the civil and military generals of the country of Bakhana. The official residences of the civil servants were very similar to those of the Tang Dynasty, while the generals were mostly dressed in iron armor, and the helmets and armor were padded with a layer of fur to protect them from the cold, with a distinctly exotic style.

Zhao Ziliang walked to the bottom of the steps and bowed down and saluted: "The deputy protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, the envoy of the Four Towns Jiedu Lord Gai and the envoy of the town guard of Shule Town, General Meng, the envoy of the throne, and the envoy of the city guard Zhao Ziliang have seen the king!" ”

Asiranda was very happy to see Zhao Ziliang, and the wrinkles on his orange peel-like face smiled even deeper, "General Zhao is exempt!" Come, please be seated! ”

"Thank you, King!" Zhao Ziliang saluted again and knelt on a vacant seat next to him, while Chu Ge stood behind him with four servants.

As soon as he was seated, the wine and meat were brought by the palace maids, and Asirdagan clapped his hands again, and soon walked out from one side with small steps, a group of Hu dancers, among which were not only local girls and Han women, but also Arab women, Caucasian women, black Africans, and Indian women in the south.

The dancers danced a charming dance to the accompaniment of the huqin and drums, and there were fires burning in many places in the hall, and they did not feel cold at all.

Zhao Ziliang looked like he was drinking and eating meat, his eyes swept around, but he didn't have the slightest desire, and he was always thinking about how to tell Asiranda Gan about his intentions.