In fact, the artisan camp is not called the artisan camp now, and the basic name of the tribes in this area is the Tang people's camp.

This area is a mixed race, the Abbasids have lost their actual control over here, otherwise it would be difficult for the artisan battalion to move here after Samarkand, and get out of the control of the Abbasids, although the current artisan battalion is barely a whole, and relying on the Persians to mix well, but the small number and few warriors are congenital weakness.

The largest force on the plains of Hilvan is called Hilvan Shah, and the reason why it is called power rather than dynasty is because this Silvan Shah, which is dominated by Persians, is not capable of absolute rule in the local area, and it is also a subsidiary power of the Abbasid kingdom, although the caliph of Baghdad cannot give them orders at all, according to the Eastern version, it is a local warlord force that does not listen to the tune.

The Persians had declined as a whole, and the nation no longer had the cohesion and prowess of Darius. Moreover, the doctrine of light, which they originally believed in, was the Jacket religion or Zoroastrianism, which fell to the altar at this time, and many Persians converted to Islam.

Although the different tribes living in this area showed the dominance of the Silvan Persians, when it came to the affairs within the specific tribes, the Hilvans were not allowed to interfere, and the Romans in the west, that is, the Byzantines, were constantly expanding their power to the east, while the Seljuks, that is, the Turks, in the east, were constantly testing the bottom line of the Persians along the Caspian coast, and it was one of their means to win over and divide the different tribes under the rule of the Silvan Persians.

Although the artisan battalion, also known as the Tang battalion, is small in number, it has become a target worthy of the Turks because of the inherited oriental craftsmanship.

When Li Zhan and Zhang Lu returned to the camp, the patriarch of the Li family had just sent off the Turkic envoys. The two glanced at each other, and then hurriedly went to the inner hall to meet the patriarch of the family.

The architecture of the entire camp is not very luxurious, although the descendants of the former artisan camp have lived here for nearly a hundred years. Li Zhan and Zhang Lu are the cronies and children of their own family, so naturally they will not be hindered, and they go directly to the hall where the elders of the Li family and the Zhang family gather together.

According to the old rules, the first thing Li Zhan did after returning home was to kneel down and worship the elders, "Grandson Li Zhan has returned from a distance and kowtowed to his grandfather." ”

The Li family and the Zhang family have always stood together since the defeat of Hengros, so there is nothing to avoid, the oldest of the Li family is the old man of Li Zhan's grandfather Mingtan, Li Tan is the oldest person in the entire artisan battalion nowadays, and now he is in his old age, although his beard and hair are white, but he is still full of red light and spirit, and when he saw Li Zhan who returned from a distance, he said happily: "Erlang is back, get up quickly." ”

Li Zhan stood up, only to notice that his uncle and eldest brother Li Nie were there, saluting each other, and then waiting for Zhang Lu next to him to salute his clan elders, and then asked directly: "Grandpa, Tugruk has sent someone here again?" ”

"Yes," it was Li Zhan's uncle Li Lian who spoke, "the conditions given by the Turks are not bad, but Uncle just refuses to agree." ”

Li Zhan is Li Zhan's cousin, and he has always been a master with no vision, Li Zhan naturally knows that the other party is not a person who can entrust things, and the question is just a polite question, he didn't say yes or no, just nodded, and then turned his head to his eldest brother Li Nie and said: "Brother, Siniang is also coming back with him, why don't you go over and take a look?" ”

Li Nie is a person who doesn't like chores, and if it weren't for the clan elders calling him to discuss things today, he would probably still be busy in his craftsman's shop. At this time, I heard my younger brother say that his daughter was back, so he was naturally happy, "No way, I can't go, grandpa wants to ask everyone's opinions, and I haven't finished talking yet." ”

After the greetings were finished, Li Zhan realized that it was just the right time for him and Zhang Lu to come back, because the patriarch Li Tan sat peacefully on the Hu bed, and said with a solemn expression: "There is only one thing that we have asked to discuss today, the Turkic Tughluk has sent someone to promise to give our people a piece of land on the edge of Samarkand as a whole, and our Li family and Zhang family can get about 5,000 acres of land near the east of Bukhara. ”

"Originally, we didn't want to deal with the Turks, but the Pei family estimated that the other party had a lot of benefits, and many people were uneasy." The one who spoke was Zhang Wangzhi, the ancestor of the Zhang family, who was about the same age as Li Tan, and the old man had a fiery temper since he was young, and now he is full of momentum when he speaks.

There are more than 20 people in the Li and Zhang families in the lobby, and there are more than a dozen people who can speak, Li Zhan and Zhang Lu looked at each other for a while, and stepped forward, "Grandpa, my grandson has something to report." ”

"Hmm" Li Tan understands that although this grandson is conservative, he is rare and steady, "Can't you wait for the discussion to end?" ”

"Grandpa, what I said may give us more choices, rather than being limited to the rope of the Turks." Li Zhan said very directly, and after seeing his grandfather nodding, he went on to describe the before and after meeting Lao Luo in Constantinople. Next to him, Zhang Lu will also add some under the verification of the two old men, and as for the others, they can only listen.

From the moment Li Zhan met Lao Luo in Constantinople, more than four months have passed until now, and a lot of things have happened in between. Li Zhan and Zhang Lu talked about it again, and more than an hour had passed, and the two old men who were already old were obviously a little in good spirits, Li Tan squinted his eyes and said, "Erlang, according to what you said, this Luo Kaixian is a brave general?" ”

"Grandpa, I don't think so," Li Zhan paused, and then said: "Siniang once told me that when she first met Luo Jiasanlang, she was in the Military Academy in Constantinople, and no one knows what he did there. ”

"Tanzu, on the way back, according to my conversation with Luo Jia Saburo and the people in the team, this Luo Jia Saburo is by no means as simple as a brave general." Zhang Lu added next to him.

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, Li Zhan's father died at an early age, and their brothers were all raised by Li Tan, so they naturally knew what kind of person their grandson was, the old man twisted his snow-white beard with his hand, "To be short, what does he want, what do you think?" ”

Li Zhan secretly sighed that his grandfather was amazing, and he found the key point at once, "He just wants to turn back to the east, knowing that we also want to go back, so he will always go the same way, and he shouldn't have any intentions for us." Longping and I think that Luo Jia Saburo is a person who can lead the team and is a handsome talent. ”

"Okay," Li Tan nodded, but didn't say anything, but continued: "Let's talk about this matter later, now let's talk about how to face the Turks, and listen to the opinions of the young people." ”

Li Zhan was a little lost, but Zhang Lu was not, although the elders of the two families were old, they were never confused, and this matter was not so simple, as for asking for advice on dealing with the Turks, it was just that the two old men wanted to understand the changes in the hearts of the people in the family.

The ensuing discussion was naturally varied, with those in favor of defecting to the Turks, those wishing to migrate to the Black Sea coast, and even those who wanted to avoid the Turks and go to Tianzhu or Delhi in the south. Of course, there are most people who respect the opinions of the two clan elders and return to the eastern soil, but who knows, maybe many people are just speculating about the thoughts of the elders of the Li and Zhang families.

The first thing Li Ji did when she returned home was to meet her teacher, the Roman Analia.

"Teacher, I'm back!" There was still a long way to go from Analia's yard, so Li Ji shouted with Ge Rina.

"I see you!" Analia, who was in her forties, walked out of the round door, nodded at Gerina, and then reproached with a kind face: "Siniang, you are not a little girl anymore, why are you still like a child." ”

"I'm just a kid by the teacher's side." Li Jicai didn't care about the teacher's blame, hugged Analia, and performed the popular hug veneer ceremony of the Romans, she lost her mother when she was a child, and Analia was as kind as her mother.

A few muscular female men also followed behind, Lao Luo had no restraint on them, and had already said that he would let them follow Li Ji, and Analia finally had the opportunity to look at Li Ji and the people around her, "Siniang, who are they?" ”

"The servants recruited in Athens are very good." Li Ji snorted and fooled her teacher.

"Amazing?" Analia pinched Li Ji's ears, "More than that, right?" Little girl, do you have a sweetheart to tell me honestly? ”

Analia's words were spoken in Roman, of course Li Ji could understand it, and her face turned red, feeling redder than Analia's pinched ears, "Where is it, the teacher should not wronged people." ”

The four female men, plus Gerina and Annalia's maid all looked at her with a smile on the side, Annalia can be Li Ji's teacher, and she also treats her as a daughter, where can this kind of performance be hidden, "Little girl, you still want to hide it from me, go back to the room with me to explain." With that, he pinched Li Ji's ears and pulled her Persian-style robe directly into the courtyard.

In the easterly part of the artisan camp near the coast, there are several houses where guests are entertained, and a few men sit around drinking and chatting with the Persian dancers around them.

"According to the subordinates, Li Zhan of the Li family and Zhang Longping of the Zhang family are back today." The person who spoke was a thin man dressed as a Tang scholar, but the language used was Turkic, "And there is a big camel team that came back together, it seems that they have gained a lot." ”

"Wei Lao Si!" The one who shouted was a stout man, with a full beard, disheveled clothes, and a hand stretched out into the clothes of the female companion next to him, "Don't always look at people with the eyes of a thief's embryo, a little family, Li Lao Er is a nest woman, Zhang Da is just a sour scholar, nothing to care about." ”

"Pei Da, you don't know, right? There were more than 100 guys dressed as warriors who followed Li Lao Er and them, and it is said that the leader was also a Tang person. Wei Laosi's face was gloomy, and he grabbed the woman beside him, his eyes half-squinted and glanced around.

"I don't need you Wei Laosi to teach me a lesson," Pei Da glared at Wei Laosi with annoyance, but a trace of scruple flashed in his eyes, and then he said with a bit of lust, "There are only more than 100 people, what is there to care about, there are forty guards around me." ”

"That's right, don't worry, what are more than 100 people? I have 100,000 elite soldiers in the Turkmen department, and our big leader Tugruk is supporting you, what are you afraid of? "The one who interjected was a guy with a hooked nose and curly hair and a small yar-capped hat, although he was not as strong as Pei Da, but looking at his hand holding the wine bag, he knew that this guy would not be vague when he grabbed the scimitar.

A red-faced guy with a black turban next to him said slowly, "Gulal, don't talk nonsense. Pei Da, Wei Laosi, in fact, you don't have to worry at all, as long as you can pull the entire Tang battalion to the side of our Turkmen department, the others don't have to care at all, and when the big boss controls this land, it is nothing to give you a separate feud. ”

"Yes, Chief Bernal." Pei Da and Wei Laosi agreed in unison with respect, the head of a tribe can be called a tribe independently on the grassland, and the other party's promise made them extremely satisfied.