The Turkic Jieli Khan is gone, and the Han slave who assassinated the Jieli Khan just now is not in danger of his life for the time being, and he can be considered stable.

"Thank you for your life-saving grace, it is unforgettable in Xia Jiangxiong!" The Han slave said.

Jingwen immediately helped him up and said, "Your name is Jiang Xiong, when were you arrested?" ”

Jiang Xiong gritted his teeth and said, "I was arrested last year when the Turks entered the customs. At first they forced me to herd the sheep and make me his slave and maid. Of course I was not reconciled, I tried to run away several times, but they were all caught and beaten each time. Although I later seemed to give in, I was secretly prepared, ready to fight them at any time. And this time I saw the Turkic convoy coming, and there was the banner of the Turkic Khan on it, and I knew that my chance had come. I drove the horses and prepared for the horses to trample the Khan to death, but in the end it fell short! ”

Jingwen also felt a little brave that this guy dared to assassinate Jieli Khan, whether it was success or failure, it was a dead end! And Jingwen also believed his words, because he was not familiar with the skills of operating the horses just now, so he caused the assassination to fail. Perhaps it was because he was originally Han Chinese and was not familiar with the characteristics of these horses that he failed. But what really makes Jingwen concerned is how many Han people are slaves in this Turkic? Isn't there still a lot of this kind of Han people as slaves? Jingwen quickly asked Jiang Xiong.

"My lord, there are still many Han slaves like us, more than 100,000 people!" Jiang Xiong said.

"What? More than 100,000? Jingwen exclaimed.

Although Jingwen knew that there might be many Han Chinese as slaves in the Turks, he never expected that there would be more than 100,000 people. The Turks now have a population of just over 3 million, but they control more than 100,000 Han slaves, which is obviously one-twentieth of their population. These Han slaves were all captured by the Turks in the troubled times in the last years of the Sui Dynasty and used to be slaves, and they did not voluntarily become slaves. Because the Turks were originally underpopulated, they plundered a large number of Han people as slaves, which was also their habit. This habit has been around since the time of the Huns. This one is not surprising either. But Jingwen didn't expect them to do it so blatantly.

It turned out that Jingwen had only seen this situation from the history books, and he couldn't understand the tragic situation of the nomads capturing the Han people as slaves. But now that I see this Jiang Xiong's appearance, he is covered in bruises, and he has obviously suffered a lot. And these people were plundered past, and the living treatment they received was probably inhuman, even inferior to the cattle and horses of the Turks. The Turks don't really think of them as human beings, just as a bunch of high-level intelligent brutes. Moreover, some Turks even used Han women as a tool for childbearing, which is even more humiliating. Fear. In the future, even if those women return to the Han people's place, they will not be accepted.

"If I want to use the identity of the Tang Dynasty envoy to ask those Turks to return these Han slaves, do you think the Turks will agree?" Jingwen asked.

Jiang Xiong showed a bitter smile and said, "My lord, I'm afraid this is difficult. Because these more than 100,000 Han people help the Turks to herd sheep and horses, which can bring great benefits, so the Turks are not so easy to let go. If it were just one or two, I'm afraid they would have allowed it. But if it's all put. I'm afraid this is going to kill them. Therefore, I am afraid that it will be more difficult for them to let us Han people go than for them to cut the land. ”

Jingwen also understood this situation, and many of these Han slaves actually became part of the economic base of the Turkic people. Even. There are many Han women who have raised children for them, so the Turks will not give them back. The Turks, on the other hand, were not very territorial, so they might be able to cede land. However, this kind of giving up the Han slaves in his hands gave up an important source of income. There's no way they're going to give up. Moreover, these Han slaves belonged to different tribes, and it was impossible for them to return them all. Even Jieli was difficult, and Jieli could not order those Turkic tribes to return these Han slaves to the Han people. If Jieli reluctantly does this. Not to mention whether it can be successful, and Jieli must have reduced his prestige, and Jieli can't do such a stupid thing.

"Jiang Xiong, you go down and rest first!" Jingwen said.

"Okay!" Jiang Xiong said.

Jingwen closed his eyes in his chair and pondered, obviously today's situation made him very helpless. Seeing more than 100,000 compatriots suffering in a foreign land, he didn't have much to do, which made him helpless. This demand for Han is not the same as letting the Turks cede land, this is already Yan zhòng touching the bottom line of the Turks. The Han Chinese were able to bring them economic benefits, but the territory was not, so the Turks were able to cede territory, but it was impossible to give back these Han slaves. They also wanted these Han Chinese slaves to help them with their work, so that they could get a lot of economic benefits. Even those Han women can provide for their physiological needs and be able to bear offspring for them, which is also a great value.

"Husband, don't you have a headache, right? I'm afraid this is not something you can solve! Liu Qing said.

And Xue Xue also said: "Little brother Jingwen, don't have a headache, this kind of thing will be solved by the princes in the court." More than 100,000 Han people, they are pressing on you, I'm afraid you can't afford it! You're just a small businessman, so why bother? ”

And Cheng Lin also said: "Sooner or later, my father will come with a large army, and then these Han people will be saved." ”

But after Jingwen heard it, he said, "If I hadn't encountered it, I wouldn't have done it if I didn't know." But now that I have encountered it, then I have to work hard to save the lives of countless Han compatriots. This is the responsibility of my envoy to the Tang Dynasty! ”

Liu Qing saw Jingwen like this, and knew that I was afraid that this matter was irreparable, and Jingwen wanted to work hard to get involved in this matter. And I'm afraid that in the future, Jingwen's blending with the government affairs of the imperial court will become deeper and deeper. Liu Qing originally just regarded Jingwen as a small businessman, and at most he could become a rich man in the future. But now Liu Qing doesn't know that Jingwen's attention to the affairs of the imperial court is getting higher and higher, and I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. And for Jingwen's future, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. (To be continued......)