Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin were not surprised by Tuguhun's singing, and even felt that it was reasonable.

After all, the current Tang Dynasty is not the Zhenguan period, the dynasty of the Quartet in charge of Li Shimin, and the kingdom of all states came to congratulate. Although certain achievements have been made, it is not enough to be feared by the Yi people of the Quartet. The reason why he came to the DPRK is that although it is necessary to form an alliance to maintain the business road, the real purpose is to see the strength of the Tang Dynasty. Let's see if today's Datang is really rising, really powerful.

Tuyuhun's strength in the Western Regions was second only to that of the Turks, and during the Sui Dynasty, it began to plague the border. The Sui Dynasty sent troops twice to set up four counties in the Tuyuhun area, including Heyuan, Xihai, Shanshan, and the end of the county, but because it was not done enough, the spring breeze blew and reborn, and now the Tuyuhun has recovered the land lost in the past, and it is becoming stronger and stronger in the Western Regions. Because it is stuck in the economic arteries of the East and the West, the economy is quite developed.

With a certain strength, you should be arrogant. The purpose of Tuyuhun's envoy this time is to explore the strength of the Tang Dynasty, and the second is to raise his prestige and let the Tang Dynasty know the strength of Tuyuhun. In this way, the two sides will have a heavier weight in their business and trade exchanges.

In response to Tuyuhun's request, Li Yuan smiled heartily and said, "You specially prepared a program for my Datang to celebrate, how can I not be gracious." ”

Li Yuan was able to create the Tang Dynasty, and he was still very qualified as a founding emperor. If it weren't for the short-term personality, he loved his sons too much and didn't handle the relationship between each other. It will be even better if it leads to tragedy. Li Yuan did not hesitate or hesitate in response to this disguised provocation, and responded very cheerfully, which also showed the open-mindedness of a great country that is not afraid of any challenge.

"The place is so small. The minister implored His Majesty to move to the city tower and watch from the city tower! The messenger of Tuyuhun bowed respectfully. The etiquette is quite sufficient.

"Good! Then move on to the castle tower! Li Yuan responded without hesitation and strode out of the Chengtian Gatehouse. Standing on top of the tower. Left and right messenger officials, in order.

Luo Shixin looked left and right boredly, waiting for the next aftershow.

Two Tuyuhun men drove a six-horse-drawn carriage through the palace gate into the square, and behind the carriage dragged a square container-like solid, but because it was covered by thick cloth, it was unknown what it was, and it looked extremely bulky.

"What tricks does this Tuguhun person play? If you want to compete, you can just come directly, with General Luo here, it is not a problem to fight ten. On the left side of Luo Shixin, Li Shentong, a general of Zuo Wuwei, who was also one of the twelve Wei generals, looked down blankly. But he said to Luo Shixin. He is a member of the Li Tang clan, and he is at the bottom of the war level, and he squats in the rear to watch the play all the year round. With great confidence in the incomparably brave Luo Shixin on the battlefield, he didn't believe that the little Tuyuhun could find a stronger character than Luo Shixin.

Luo Shixin looked at it, but he didn't know anything, and shook his head and said, "I don't know either!" ”

Everyone on the castle tower, except for the mysterious Tuyuhun envoy, everyone else revealed the same expression.

The Tuyuhun people opened the black curtain.

The square cover turned out to be an incomparably huge iron cage. Inside the iron cage was a mighty tiger.

The moment the black bra opened, the tiger was stimulated, jumped up and roared.

The "roaring ......" tiger roared in the mountains and forests, which was deafening, and several horses pulling the tiger collapsed to the ground in fright. Immobile. The majesty of the king of beasts is full of roar.

Everyone on the castle tower stared at the tiger, and their eyes showed incredible looks one after another.

It is not uncommon for tigers to be present. But they had never seen such a majestic tiger.

The tiger in the cage was more than a foot long. The length of the tail and the height of the shoulders are almost half a zhang, and the weight is at least seven or eight hundred catties. The head is large and round, with several black horizontal stripes on the forehead, colluded in the middle, showing an obvious "king" character.

Luo Shixin was also taken aback, the characteristics of the tiger in front of him were very similar to the Bengal tiger, the second largest tiger in the world, but when it came to being more majestic than the largest Siberian tiger in later generations, it was extremely rare.

I think it's because the beasts of ancient times were rampant and the competition was fierce, and the beasts of this era were far more fierce and stronger than those of later generations. Tigers, as the king of beasts, should be even more so. Presumably, it is known as the fiercest and largest cat in the world, and the Siberian tiger is afraid to be even more majestic.

Most of the tigers in the Central Plains are South China tigers, which are small species, and the Central Plains have always been densely populated, and it is difficult for tigers and other fierce beasts to grow effectively. As a result, it is rare to see a truly strong tiger, let alone a tiger with Bengal blood.

The Tuyuhun envoy said loudly: "I Tuyuhun is still martial, and I take fighting tigers as the greatest glory, and I specially offer human and tiger fights for His Majesty." ”

Looking at the rare Bengal tiger, the officials on the city tower whispered.

In the eyes of Datang Wenwu, it really hurts the peace of the world to fight between humans and tigers.

However, Gaochang、Yanqi and the pilgrimage group from Lingnan showed a very interested expression,As a barbaric place,Although there is a certain culture to accept sinicization,But this kind of atmosphere of fighting bravely and ruthlessly,It's still full.。 Compared with the exquisite dances and mysterious acrobatics of the Tang Dynasty, they preferred this kind of exciting and bloody show.

Because of the different cultures, Prime Minister Xiao Yu couldn't help but stand up and say: "Today is my Tang Yuan Day celebration, and it is not easy to see blood." Such a show hurts a lot. ”

Hearing this, the Tuyuhun envoy shook his head in disappointment and said: "The foreign ministers have long heard that the Celestial Empire is martial, but they don't want to dare not even see blood, so it is in vain for my king's sincerity. He saw that everyone on the city wall was amazed by the caged tiger, thinking that he was afraid and did not dare to face each other, and he couldn't help but be proud and complacent in his heart.

Li Yuan laughed and said: "What Xiao Servant said is reasonable, but the customs of all countries in the world are different, and we can't force it." My Tang Dynasty has the bearing of the sea is a hundred rivers, and the king of your country has sincerely prepared this show, so there is no reason why I don't watch it. But it's too far away to see clearly. The sun was shining brightly today, so we simply gathered the feast around the square. I'll wait to eat and drink while watching how your warriors subdue the Tigers. ”

The court delegation from Lingnan, as well as Gaochang, Yanqi and other countries, saw that Li Yuan was so bold and courageous, and they were also deeply surprised, the king of a country. With such a bearing, Datang really cannot be underestimated.

Luo Shixin also secretly praised Li Yuan.

The group went down to the city tower. The feast was back seated.

The Tuyuhun envoy saw that Li Yuan had dealt with it decently, and did not damage the bearing of the Tang Dynasty. I was also impressed in my heart, but for the sake of my country, I still had a calm and breezy expression, and beckoned to the distance.

At this moment, a giant man as black as charcoal strode into the square with his upper body naked.

The pitch-black giant man only wore a scarlet cloak, and his lower body was surrounded by a rag of leather that could not be seen, and his whole body was exposed except for the vital points under his crotch. The bulging muscles are filled with endless power; The bare head can shine in the sunlight, and the lantern-sized eyes are full of lifeless numbness. His exposed body was covered with scars, swords, arrows, gunners, and even the bite of wild beasts. I can't count them, and they are densely intertwined in one place.

It's winter now, and it's cooler here in Guanzhong. But the pitch-black giant man is like iron beating steel, and he can't feel the cold at all.

Luo Shixin's eyes were a little solemn, and his physique at the moment was really strong.

Li Yuan was speechless: "This warrior, is it the legendary Kunlun...... Person? "The Central Plains and the Western Regions have had exchanges since the Han Dynasty, and the Silk Road, which is famous at home and abroad, has been established. However, with the fall of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains was influenced by the north and south, and the Silk Road was interrupted. It was not until the Sui Dynasty that it was reopened.

However, because the Sui Dynasty was too short, the Silk Road did not achieve results. The Tang Dynasty also did not have the prestige to control the Silk Road, and the trade with the West was still in a vague period. Of course, there were many Hu merchants in the territory, and most of them were people from near Central Asia. The farthest is Persia and Arabia.

White skin, brown skin, yellow hair and other kinds of Hu people are common, and purebred blacks in the real sense are very rare, even Li Yuan has heard of it. It's still from Hu Shang.

I suddenly met one today, and I don't know how to describe it. I just remember that there is a saying called Kunlun Nu. also changed his name to Kunlun people.

The Tuyuhun envoy said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty of the Heavenly Empire is really well-informed, this is the slave from the most western part of the country, called the black slave. He was surrendered by the hero of our clan, King Tianzhu, and today he specially performed the bare-handed slaughter of the tiger for His Majesty of the Celestial Empire. ”

The Tuyuhun envoy said and gave a gesture to the giant man named the black slave.

The black slave climbed into the iron cage numbly without any expression, and in the exclamation, the black slave did not hesitate, and jumped into the cage without blinking.

The tiger had already noticed the situation above, and when he saw the food delivered to the door, he did not hesitate to pounce on the black slave.

The black slave was experienced, and when he was about to land, he grabbed the iron railing on the top of the cage with both hands, and floated sideways in the air with both arms, avoiding this fatal pounce.

The black slave took the opportunity to fall from the sky, rushed directly to the side of the tiger with a diagonal stab, and slammed into the right side of the tiger with his right shoulder, knocking the tiger into the corner of the cage and shrinking together.

The black slave did not hesitate to take advantage of the situation to support the tiger's jaw against the iron cage, pressed the tiger's forelimbs with his body, crossed his feet and stuck the tiger's lower limbs, picked up a huge fist, and smashed the tiger's head one by one.

The tiger was restrained for a while, but he could not move, and fell into a situation of being beaten.

"Good!"

Luo Shixin couldn't help but scream.

The Tang Dynasty was still martial, and the black slave was also really brave, starting with Luo Shixin, and he followed and shouted.

The Tuyuhun envoy looked smug.

Suddenly, I heard an exclamation and hurried to look at the black slave.

It turned out that the restrained tiger broke free from one of its hind paws, and the hind claws couldn't stop glaring at the black slave's thighs and abdomen, and the sharp tiger claws brought out scars like knife cuts, which were shocking.

"Waste idiot, kill it!" The Tuyuhun envoy was in a hurry and couldn't help but shout.

The others were paying attention to the situation in the cage, and did not pay attention to the shouting of the Tuyuhun envoy.

Luo Shixin heard it in his ears, and there was a trace of anger in his heart. (To be continued......)

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