Chapter 399 Khan

A few days later, Zhang Renyuan set out from Shuofang to the city of Xishou, the envoy of the Turkic Khanate (Later *** Turk) was waiting there, and the envoy had come to the Tang realm more than a month ago, apparently borrowing grain for the winter, because in recent years, the northern border was quite peaceful, and the relationship between the two sides had not deteriorated extremely (Mo Si Khan got the promise of the Tang Dynasty in the second year of Jingyun to marry Princess Jinshan, the daughter of Li Chengqi, the king of the Song Dynasty, and then stopped for a while) Zhang Renyuan had seen the envoy before, and the decision at that time was to delay time, Send someone to Chang'an to report the news first, and then let the imperial court decide...... From the standpoint of the Tang court, the feudal officials would certainly not generously fund the Turks, a potential threat to an empire

But the second time Zhang Renyuan arrived in Xishou City, his thoughts had already changed, because they were trying to lay out another thing

This time, Zhang Renyuan went north in the second half of the lunar month, the wind and snow were heavier, and along the way, he saw that there was a lack of pasture grass in the areas with fertile water and grass in the past, and he could imagine the situation faced by the Turks in the north

At the end of the month, Zhang Renyuan arrived at the northernmost city of Xishou, which is located north of the Hetao, which is sparsely populated, saying that the city is actually a military town fortress, and most of the residents in the city are soldiers, and the merchants and people are more or less related to military needs, or their families or merchants belong to semi-armed civilians, otherwise ordinary Han people are unwilling to move to this harsh area with bitter cold and potential safety hazards

Especially since the beginning of winter, there are fewer people outside the fortress, and it is difficult for Zhang Renyuan to see a living person before they enter the city, and there is only a vast snow on the surrounding grassland

As soon as he entered the city, he met the Turkic envoys at the front, and the Turkic was dressed very strangely and abruptly: the hair style was according to the habits of the Turks, but he was wearing clothes made of silk, and the ornaments such as shoes and belts were completely nondescript, and the whole dress was also nondescript

Sure enough, the envoy said with great sincerity at this time: "The Khan sincerely surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, attacked the Tang Dynasty, and sent the son of the Khan and the minister of the state to enter the Turkic people, just like the people of the Tang Dynasty. ”

At this time, the khan of the Turkic Khanate was the Mosi Khan, and his son's name was Yang Izhi, which was similar to the Han Chinese...... But of course, the surname is not Yang, and their family's surname is Ashina

Zhang Renyuan said quietly: "The side newspaper arrived in Chang'an, and after the discussion between His Majesty and the courtiers, and then issued an official document to Anbei, I am afraid it will take time......

"You can't die without help!" The Turkic envoys are extremely powerful

Zhang Renyuan's swarthy face looked very stern and sincere, and he didn't mean to delay deliberately, he nodded and said: "This matter can only be decided by the imperial court, but I have an emergency plan, I will talk to you in private."

After hearing this, the envoy did not hesitate to send him back to the left and right, approached Zhang Renyuan, and said: "As long as Manager Zhang is willing to help us, the Khan will definitely be sincere in repairing with the Tang Dynasty, and it will be a commendable thing for you to return to the dynasty for a long time in the north at that time."

"Hmm" Zhang Renyuan nodded thoughtfully, and said in a deep voice, "But I overstepped my authority by doing things like that, I'm afraid it won't sound good to spread out, so I have to meet with your khan to discuss."

The Turkic envoys who had just said that they were extremely sincere were suddenly embarrassed, they could send the Khan's son to the Tang Dynasty, but it would be a little difficult to let Ashnamo Si Khan himself send it to the door

At this time, Zhang Renyuan said in a low voice: "I don't want the Khan to come to the Tang Realm, in order to show my sincerity, I can send someone to the Turkic Khan's tent to meet him."

The envoy was taken aback when he heard this, and looked at Zhang Renyuan in amazement, this kind of thing is indeed a little incomprehensible...... Obviously, borrowing grain is the Turks asking the Tang Dynasty for "mercy", and the Turks are in a hurry, and the Tang people are fully qualified to play official positions at this time, but why did Zhang Renyuan send his own people to the Turks instead? In this way, it seems that the Tang Dynasty is more urgent than the Turkic people who were affected by the disaster, and it is simply a living Bodhisattva

"That's a good idea! We grassland people are by no means ungrateful, and the Khan will definitely remember the kindness of Mr. Zhang, and there will always be a chance to repay him," the messenger said movingly

Zhang Renyuan said in a low voice: "The person I sent is very important, you must ensure his safety, what he said represents my attitude, you can completely trust him...... Because it's a dog."

At this time, the Turkic envoy was even more surprised, and in addition to being surprised, he also vaguely realized that this matter was not as simple as borrowing grain, and Zhang Renyuan actually sent his own son over to talk about it

Sure enough, Zhang Renyuan whispered mysteriously: "I don't want others to know about this matter, let the dog Zhang Zhifu pretend to be your person when the time comes, don't go back with you."

The envoy was naturally a hundred willing, he was sent by Ashina to the Tang Dynasty to borrow grain, which was originally a difficult chore, and now although he did not immediately get the consent of the Tang Dynasty, it was not empty-handed to be able to bring back Zhang Renyuan's son

Zhang Zhifu is a young man in his twenties, who has been with his father for many years in the bitter cold land in the north, and there are some traces of wind and frost on his face, and his hair is a little yellow, but he is finally a young man with a very tall and tough body, and he looks much more energetic than his middle-aged father

Zhang Renyuan himself can't leave his post at will, but sending his son out is easy to hide people's eyes, and colleagues who are not around for a while will at most think that they have gone somewhere else to do business

When the Turkic envoy returned, Zhang Zhifu dressed up in disguise, and then covered his head with a turban, which could not only protect him from the cold, but also cover his sideburns...... He can wear Turkic clothes, but his hair is not easy to get, and he is not a long-term Turk, if he shaves the Turkic hairstyle and comes back, he will trouble the group and leave the city of Xishou and cross Yinshan, and on the way south of Yinshan, he encountered a Tang army outpost, but this group of people came from the south and had customs clearance documents, which did not attract additional attention from the Tang army outpost, and continued to go north after a routine business

As soon as the Yin Mountain was over, it was the frequent range of activities of the Turks, and Zhang Zhifu secretly instructed the Turkic envoy one night: "I only need to inform the Khan about my business."

The messenger nodded in agreement...... It is only because Ashinamo Si Khan has a violent temperament and often touches the interests of other nobles by forcible expropriation and extortion, that some people in the Daozhì clan are unbearable and inclined to the Tang Dynasty, and it is inevitable that Zhang Zhifu, the eyeliner of the Tang Dynasty, will order this, also out of secrecy considerations

The city of Western Surrender was already on the border, and it didn't take a few days for the group to return to the Turkic tent, and soon they saw a large number of tents of the Turks

The envoy who returned from the Tang Dynasty first went to the Khan's tent to return to the mission, and Zhang Zhifu waited for a while before being summoned inside, apparently the Khan already knew about him

He still had a turban wrapped around his head, and he was dressed no different from the Turks, usually without saying a word, silently following the guards over, but did not attract people's attention, along the way, Zhang Zhifu really saw the plight of the Turks with his own eyes, even near the sweat tent, people's expressions were sad, and after walking for a long time, I had never seen a person with a smile, and some people looked malnourished

Zhang Zhifu entered the sweat tent, only to see that there were only four people inside, and the messenger he knew before was not there, so the four people in front of him were all unfamiliar faces, but it was easy to guess that the person sitting on the top was Ashinamo Si Khan, and he could guess eight points from his dress, and the person was holding an old cane in his hand, which should be a symbol of status, and the other three people sitting next to him didn't know who it was, probably a Turkic nobleman or something

At this time, Zhang Zhifu was very cautious, not to mention that in an unfamiliar environment would give him a feeling of insecurity, so his heart kept carrying him and saluted the old-fashioned Khan with a cane who was sitting on the upper seat first, as if he learned from the Turkic envoy on the road, but Zhang Zhifu didn't dare to speak without saying a word, even if he used one or two Turkic accents he had just learned, he didn't fully learn the image

When he had finished his salute, he looked alarmingly at the three people sitting next to him

At this moment, Mo Si opened his mouth and said in Chinese: "I already know your worries, so I don't leave outsiders here, he is my son Tong Otler, and the other two are my brothers-in-law, Huo Bajie Lifa and Shi Abi, they have nothing to hear...... Are you the son of Mr. Zhang? ”

Zhang Zhifu relaxed a little, reached out to remove the turban, and subconsciously hugged his fists and said with Han etiquette: "I am Zhang Zhifu, and my father was the head of Shuofang Road at the time."

Mo Si said kindly: "Guests, please sit down and talk, I have never been to Chang'an, so although I have the heart to learn the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, I am not proficient in it, and I invite Zhang Langjun Haihan if I am not thoughtful."

Zhang Zhifu was also a little surprised to hear that Mo Si actually used the word "Lang Jun", but when he thought about Mo Si's fluent Chinese, it became clear that the attitude of the Turks was still quite friendly and cordial, after all, they still wanted to borrow grain from the Tang Dynasty for the winter

Zhang Zhifu hugged his fists and thanked him, and then sat down in the position with the fur on the side, and was cautious in his words and deeds everywhere

Obviously, Mo Si was also curious about Zhang Ren's willingness to send his own son here, so he asked: "I don't know if Manager Zhang is willing to help us, since you have seen me with your own eyes, it doesn't hurt to say anything."

Zhang Zhifu pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Since the Zhongzong Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has been sincerely friendly with the Turks, not only my father often praises the Khan, but many people in the court also thank the Khan for his efforts to defend Li Tang Zhengshuo during the Wu Zhou Dynasty......"

For this kind of roundabout and subtle opening remarks of the Han people, Mo Si has seen it a long time ago, so he listened patiently to Zhang Zhifu's nonsense at the beginning

Zhang Zhifu's words in the mouth of "the Turks defend Li Tang Zhengshuo" are true, when Wu Zetian in order to consolidate the power just gained, manage the surrounding relations, the first year of the holy calendar ordered Huaiyang King Wu Yanxiu and others to go to the Turks, Namersi's daughter as a concubine August Wu Yanxiu and others to its southern court after the black sand, Mo Si then took the pretext of *** Turkic world by Tang En, and his daughter wanted to marry the Li family, immediately detained Wu Yanxiu, and under the pretext of "Feng Tang and Zhou", dispatched 100,000 cavalry to attack Jingnan, Pingdi, Qingyi and other armies, and then invaded the concubine, Tan and other states

The righteousness was firm, but they both understood that the incident was nonsense, and the Turks had also learned the Han people's trick of "being famous", and at that time, Mo Si chanted that defending Li Tang Zhengshuo was just a name for him to wage war

But at this time, Mo Si was very curious, why did the Tang people, who were the "creditors", say something nice at this time, and even pull out the previous things? Q