In a valley on the edge of Talas, there was a camp of tribes who had fled from the Stone Kingdom, as well as some Hu merchants and official representatives of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu.

At this moment, it was getting late, and the sunset was setting from the sky, hanging down into the upper reaches of the jade belt-like river, spreading a golden light on the water. The meadows on the riverbank are also dyed with a layer of gold, and the felt tents arranged vertically and horizontally are bathed in the last rays of the sunset.

There was a huge bonfire in the center of the camp, and the rising flames crackled like a large tree had been set on fire. Sogdians, who had lost their possessions and families, sat cross-legged around a campfire and listened to a man with a disheveled head.

This was the day when the prince of the Stone King, Zambighido, whose capital was breached by the Tang army, fled with a few retinues to the vicinity of Talas.

Garrisoned in the city of Talas were the general of the Turks who once declared their allegiance to the Shi Kingdom, but now they did not dare to take in the remnants of the Shi Kingdom, for fear of annoying Gao Xianzhi and attracting troops.

"Gao Xianzhi killed our people! Robbing our property, his soldiers bullying our wives and daughters! Can we give in! No! ”

"We want to fight, we want revenge!"

"Revenge! Avenge! The group of Shi people who sat closest to him shouted impassionedly, their faces red with anger like a bonfire. The Sogdians, who sat a little on the periphery, were somewhat sane, or had not yet been ignited.

One of the older men got up from the ground and asked in a loud voice, "How can we avenge this revenge?" Just rely on us people, the Tang army has strong bows and thick armor, and the soldiers are sharp, even if we gather more people, we will not be able to compete with a Tang army that can fight well. ”

Zambishido stretched out his arm and pointed to the west and said loudly: "Samarkand in the west, there is an army of Great Food, we can use them as reinforcements to jointly attack the four towns of Anxi and kill Gao Xianzhi!" ”

"The Great Cannibal?" Some people became suspicious and shouted: "The big cannibals are not a good thing, they come to us to impose heavy taxes, and they tell us to believe in Allah!" Are you leading the lion to fight the tiger? They're all cannibals. ”

"No, I repeat, it was the old white food, and now the sky in Khorasan has changed. The great hero and Posirim led the army to defeat the Umayyad army, and now the Great Food belongs to Abu Abbas! ”

"Does it make a difference?" Someone asked.

"Yes! And Posilin is the greatest insurgent, he is good at resisting oppression, and he can also help us drive out the oppressors! ”

"I have something to say," said a wise old man, rising from the crowd, "who is the prince going to send to tell the Great Food?" Who to send to persuade and Posilyn to send troops? ”

"This," said Zambihi, who was momentarily speechless, "we should find a man of high moral standing and wisdom." ”

"Don't look for it, prince, you have a noble status and are wise enough, you are the most suitable candidate!"

Zamby Hido was stunned for a moment, and the words he was about to say were blocked in his throat, and after hesitation, he nodded and agreed: "Okay, I can go, but when I escaped from the national capital, I was penniless, and I didn't even have a mount......"

The wise old man got up from the ground, pulled up a kneeling camel, and carried a bag of money in his hand, and came to Zambihido and said sincerely: "Prince, this is my old camel, which can trek through mountains and rivers for thousands of miles a day, and more importantly, it knows the way, and you can ride it to Samarkand with your eyes closed, let alone Samarkand, even if you go to Tus City, the capital of Khorasan Province, it will not get lost." And this bag of money, which contains Sassanid gold coins, which you need when you go all over the food. ”

Zambihido hoarse: "I...... My body ......."

"The prince doesn't have to thank me, if he can help the prince avenge his family and the country, even if he is bankrupt, why not!"

"You," the prince blushed a little, and some excuse could no longer be made.

The old man squatted down on one knee and supported the ground with his hands, holding his solid spine and saying loudly: "Please let the prince get on the camel and set off!" I'm an old man willing to be your stepping stone. ”

The people of the surrounding Shi Kingdom also raised their hands excitedly and shouted: "Prince, please rest assured to get on the road!" We are waiting for you to move in and the army of Boselin! ”

The old man whipped the camel's buttocks, and at once it spread its thick hooves and ran away into the dim twilight.

……

The Khorasan region includes the former Sassanid Empire of Persia, the Nine Kingdoms of Hanoi, and the Tocharian region. He was in charge of a quarter of the country, and its capital, the city of Tus, was the former capital of Persia and later known as Mashhad.

The city of Tus is full of igloos and flat-roofed houses, with black-clad men wrapped in white cloth on their heads, and vendors pushing fruit carts on the streets.

A cavalry with a black flag swept through the streets, causing everyone to flee in a hurry. The army turned into the barracks behind the Governor's Palace.

General Ziad bin Saleh sat on a bench with his legs crossed on a bluestone platform, surrounded by an empty circular wall with a vaulted roof painted in intricate colors.

A young general in chain mail walked in the door, knelt on one knee and hugged his chest and spoke: "General Ziad, Samarkand has sent a prince of the nine kingdoms of the river, saying that there is news that surprises us. ”

"The prince of the Nine Kingdoms of the River?" Ziad said in annoyance: "This hellish place in the river, you can catch the prince by grabbing a handful, which one are they talking about?" What's the news? ”

"It seems to be the prince of Shiguo, what is the specific news, let him come in and give it to you personally."

"Well, I'll meet such a prince. Let him in. ”

As soon as Ziad finished speaking, his subordinates had already flashed through the door, and two soldiers pushed Prince Zambihido in, and then each withdrew and guarded the door.

Zambishido's spirit was highly nervous, but he had to pretend to be accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, stepped forward with his left leg, bowed to his chest and said, "Your Excellency the General, I am the prince of Shiguo in the river, and I have come to ask to see the general. ”

Ziad ignored his politeness, still crossed his legs and said, "What are you such a nobleman doing here in Tus City?" ”

Zambishido squeezed out a painful and sad expression on his face, and said with tears in his eyes: "Gao Xianzhi, the general of the Tang Army, led the army to break through our capital, looted my father, looted in the capital, and killed the people of my Shiguo. I have come with the heart of Father Shi Guo, hoping that General Ziad will uphold justice and help us take revenge. ”

Ziad asked in surprise, "Gao Xianzhi?" Robbed the capital of your country? ”

"Yes, yes!"

"Well, your grandmother's mouth! You ungrateful things, you forgot how you scolded us in the first place? Now you tell me who is the jackal of the dog day. ”

Zamby Hido's eyes burned and he said loudly: "Gao Xianzhi, this dog's day is a jackal!" ”

Ziad stretched out his hand and patted his face and said with a smile: "I already know, when the time comes, show us the way, and your father's great revenge will definitely be avenged, take him down." ”

Two guards walked in and led him out, much gentler than the rough treatment they had just had.

Ziyad walked out of the barracks headquarters, went straight to the governor's palace in front of the barracks, followed the chiseled stone staircase that spiraled through the walls to the second floor, passed through two doorways, and on the opposite side was the empty hall, a man in white linen sat on a stone platform, this person was the founder of the Abbasid dynasty in black, the founding father of the country, Abu ***.

Abu *** was not only the father of the Abbasid dynasty, but even in a sense, the Abbasid family stole the fruits of the uprising war from the hands of Abu ***, and even had the suspicion of sitting back and winning all the way.