Chapter 278: The Battle of the Ten Surnamed Khans

Although the clouds of war have only just dissipated, Shattered Leaf City is still a bustling market town on the Silk Road, where caravans from Khorasan and Whirat have established a trade name and traded goods with the East.

The Tang Dynasty's rewarded envoys came to the city of Broken Leaves, escorting a convoy full of silk and bronze ware to form a long column.

Li Siye was wearing black hammer armor, wearing a flipped ear hood, the Mo knife was carried behind him, and the horned bow and crossbow were hung on his waist, and he rode on a horse and slowly approached the city wall. The soldiers behind him were also dressed in armor, fully armed, with horizontal swords at their waists, and the level of caution was comparable to that of the night he had infiltrated Talas, and the level of tension was far greater.

The Turgish had already received the news of the arrival of the imperial envoys, and specially opened the south gate to sweep the streets, disperse the idle people, etc., and all the merchants were driven to the other three gates.

The three sons of Hemodagan personally went outside the city to meet them, dressed in leather robes with a collar, and rode on horseback, followed by a phalanx of cavalry with spears in their hands.

They hugged their chests and saluted Li Siye and said, "We have come to greet the holy envoy on behalf of our father Khan, and welcome the holy envoy into the city." ”

Li Siye raised his hand and clenched his fists: "Then ask the three spies to lead the way." ”

With a wave of his hand, the Khan's eldest son divided the cavalry phalanx into two teams, sandwiching the envoy team in the middle. The soldiers of the escort team looked nervous and quietly grasped the hilt of the knife at their waists. The three spies followed behind Li Siye on horseback, and from now on, they had lost their way to retreat, and stepped into the tiger's den in Longtan with one foot.

The procession passed through the deep and tall doorway, and at the entrance of the adobe houses on both sides of the street stood smirking herdsmen, Li Siye looked ahead, and every time he passed a house and felt tent, there were herdsmen who hugged their chests and saluted, giving the holy envoy high respect. Or there are children running after the team. They all thought that the imperial envoy had brought good news, but after being disappointed, who knew what the reaction would be.

Approaching the royal tent of the Khan's court, the white wolf's skin in front of the king's tent fluttered in the east wind, and the Turgish people lined up with honor guards on both sides of the road, and the soldiers either held spears in their hands or carried steel knives on the ground, which looked quite intimidating.

While leading the horses and escorting the vehicles forward, the Tang soldiers vigilantly scanned the left and right with the corner of their eyes, judging the strength of the other party, guessing that once the two sides collapsed, they were almost certain that they would be able to escape.

After all, they are the experienced Anxi army, even if they guess the worst outcome, they can still hold out their aura and stride forward. Zhao Congfang even had the idea of breaking the jar, and his chest and head soared, just like the charter man who came to collect rent, with his undulating pace, the belly of the robe under the belt made a snapping sound.

Mohe Dagan's face was full of red energy, the braids on his head hung down from his chest, the surface of his white collared robe was inlaid with gold ornaments, and the leopard's tail hung from the flagpole behind him.

The white wolf skin is used to make a big silk and the leopard tail is decorated with a tooth flag, which is a regulation that only the ten Turkic Khans can have. Lao He Mo felt that he was stable, and he built all the supporting facilities, and even built a altar in the west of the sweat tent, once the edict was issued, he would kill the animals and sacrifice them to the heavens to tell the world.

His sons also thought that the dream of their father Khan was coming true today, and besides, these Tang soldiers dared to walk in with dignity and swagger so highβ€”what they brought must be good news.

Li Siye grabbed the horse's head and stopped at the distance of Mohe Khan, raised his hand and ordered everyone to turn over and dismount, and he also jumped off the horse with a Mo knife on his back.

Mo He Dagan was in a good mood, and saluted Li Siye with his chest crossed: "Mo He welcomes the arrival of the holy envoy on behalf of the Turgish tribes. ”

"Moga Khan doesn't have to be formal." Li Siye also hugged his chest and returned the salute, this Mo He didn't know him, and he didn't know that he was just a junior lieutenant in the Anxi Army who went out with him a year ago, and he didn't know how he would feel when he knew.

He removed the bamboo tube from his back, and inside was the book used to canonize the khan, and it was a bamboo slip painted with gold lacquer in the antique style, to show the importance that the emperor attached to his subordinates. However, where do the Turgish people know these ways, let alone the specifications of the book, they only care about the content inside.

"Tuqi Shi Huang's surname is Mukun Department Mohe Dagan to receive the order!"

He Mo immediately led everyone to kneel on one knee and salute with one hand on his chest to accept the emperor's order.

"Under the door! Shengde Rouyuan, the army is mighty to subdue the enemy, Wang Hua's decree, obey and give up, the Tucai Shi Mukun Department Mohe Dagan obeys the mandate of heaven, the heart is attached to the Tang Dynasty, help me Tianwei, defeat the enemy for thousands of miles, and the merit is great, and he is specially canonized as the general of the right Xiaowei and the Khan of the Tucai Shi. On March 28, Kaiyuan Gengchen, Li Linfu, the secretary of the Chinese book, announced ......"

Mo He Dagan's eyes suddenly widened, he stood up from the ground with a brush, pointed at Li Siye and roared angrily: "Don't read it!" What are you reading?"

Li Siye rolled up the book and asked ignorantly, "What's wrong?" Moga Khan?"

"What's wrong?" He pointed to the book and said angrily, "This is the reward for me? To whom did the ten surnamed Khan be feuded! ”

Li Siye suppressed the nervousness in his heart and shook his head and said: "This is the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and I am only responsible for announcing the decree, and I don't care about anything else." ”

Mo Heda sneered: "Don't think you can fool me!" Your emperor must have given the throne of the Ten Khans to Ashina Xin! The first punishment of Sulu is my plan! Defeat the black surnamed Tuqi Shi Spitting Fire Immortal, this Khan should also be the first, you will give the ten surnamed Khan to Ashina Xin! Take a mere Turkey Khan and try to send me away! ”

"I'm fucking reversed!" He Mo pointed at Li Siye and roared, "Lao Tzu is the first to take you bastards!" Come! ”

"In!" The guards of honor on both sides of the road lit up their blades.

The soldiers of the Tang army all held the handle of the knife tightly with their right hands, and condensed their eyes like leopards ready to attack, just waiting for Li Siye's order, a fierce fight between the enemy and us was about to happen.

"Wait!"

Li Siye stopped his heart beating wildly in this tense atmosphere, and after thinking calmly, he raised his hand and shouted: "Mo He, why do you say that you are the first in merit, just kill Sulu?" Just because you participated in the defeat of the fire-spitting fairy? ”

"Of course! Isn't that a big credit! He Mo's voice was as loud as a lion's roar: "Even if you don't seal me, why should you seal Ashina's son!" What credit does he have to be worthy of the position of ten surnamed Khan? ”

Li Siye stood tall and said, "Then I'll tell you what credit he has!" In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Ashina Buzhen led the crowd to join the Tang Dynasty, awarded the general of Zuotunwei, and in the second year of Xianqing, he attacked and destroyed the Western Turks in two ways with Su Dingfang and Ashina Micha, and was awarded the title of Jiji Khan and concurrently served as the general of the right guard. Ashina Huaidao was awarded the title of Absolute Khan, and was appointed to protect Mengchi, and then made outstanding contributions to the Moxi Festival. How can these two be more than you do? ”

"Joke!" Mo Heda laughed angrily: "That's just the merits of his great-grandfather and father, what does it have to do with Ashina Xin?" ”

"What does it matter? Hohaha! Li Siye let out a long laugh, causing the warriors behind Mohedagan to become angry and draw their blades from their waists.

"You! I really thought I wouldn't dare to kill you little microphone!"

Li Siye stopped laughing, raised his hands in the southeast direction and saluted: "The merits of the ancestors can be shadowed by the descendants, doesn't the khan even understand such a truth?"

"What a shadow for the offspring! The Ashina clan has long lost its luck, and the people's hearts are scattered, and they are no longer protected by Tengger! But your Tang Emperor wants to forcibly push them to be ten surnamed khans, which is against the mandate of heaven and against people's hearts. I'm afraid that he will sit in the position of this ten surnamed Khan, and I am afraid that he will not be able to bear it! ”

Unexpectedly, this Mo Hedagan's mouth was quite neat, and his words revealed threats, although it was true, they had already had the idea of getting rid of Ashina Xin as soon as possible.

Becoming the Ten Khans was a goal that Sulu had not achieved, and if Mohe Dagan could do so, it would be enough for their family to replace the Ashina clan and become the new masters of the grasslands of the Western Regions.