A few days later, Zhang Renyuan set out from Shuofang to Xishoujiang City, where the envoys from the Turkic Khanate (later Eastern Turkic) were waiting.
The envoy came to Tang territory more than a month ago. It was obvious that he came to spend the winter by borrowing food, because in recent years, the relationship between the two sides has not deteriorated greatly (Mochu Khan received the Tang Dynasty's wish to marry Princess Jinshan, the daughter of Princess Li Chengqi, of Song Dynasty, and then calmed down for a while).
Zhang Renyuan had met an envoy before. His decision was to delay time, send someone to Chang'an to report the message and then let the court decide...
From the Tang court's standpoint, the chief officials of the border would certainly not generously support the potential threats of the Turks or an empire.
But the second time Zhang Renyuan arrived at Xishoujiang City, his thoughts had changed because they were trying to lay out another thing.
This time, Zhang Ren's wish to go north was late in the twelfth lunar month, and the wind and snow were even heavier. Along the way, he saw that areas with plump water and grass were lacking grass, so he could imagine the situation facing the Turks in the north.
The more bitter and cold the climate is, the more you will be able to negotiate.
At the end of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Renyuan arrived at the northernmost Xishoujiang City. This place is sparsely populated north of Hetao. It is said that the city is actually a military town fortress. Most of the residents in the city are soldiers, and the merchants and civilians are somewhat related to military needs, and either their families or merchants are semi-armed civilians.
Otherwise, ordinary Han people would not want to move to such harsh areas with bitter cold and safety hazards.
Especially since the beginning of winter, there are fewer people outside the fortress. It is difficult for Zhang Renyuan and his friends to see a living person before entering the city. Looking around, there is only heavy snow on the surrounding grasslands.
As soon as he entered the city, he met the Turkic envoy.
The Turkic man at the front was really strange and abrupt: his hair style was as custom as Turkic people, but he wore silk clothes, shoes, belts and other accessories.
His whole dress was not a good match. He insisted on wearing Tang Dynasty clothes, which was just to make a fuss.
Sure enough, the envoy said sincerely at this time: Khan sincerely surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, inherited the clothes and clothes of the Tang Dynasty, and sent Khan's son and prime minister to the court.The Turkic people were like the people of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and they also asked the Tang Dynasty to help them quickly to avoid the suffering of people.General Manager Zhang returned to the city, but did he get the news from the court?
At this time, the Khan of the Turkic Khanate was Mochu Khan. His son's name was Yang Wozhi, and he was named like a Han Chinese... But of course he did not have the surname Yang, their surname was Asina.
Zhang Renyuan said calmly: It may take time to report to Chang'an, after discussions between Your Majesty and the court officials, and then issue official documents to Anbei...
You can't save Ah!The Turkic envoy was extremely envoy.
Zhang Renyuan's dark face looked very serious and sincere, without any intention of procrastinating. He nodded and said: This matter can only be decided through the court, but I have an emergency plan, I will tell you privately.
After hearing this, the envoy sent his left and right back without hesitation, approached Zhang Renyuan and said: As long as General Manager Zhang is willing to help us, Khan will definitely be sincere in cultivating with the Tang Dynasty. Then the north is long-term and stable, and your return to the court is also commendable.
Um.Zhang Renyuan nodded thoughtfully and said in a deep voice, but if I do things that are beyond my authority, it may not be nice to spread. I have to meet and discuss with you Khan.
The Turkic envoy who had just said that he was extremely sincere suddenly looked embarrassed. They could send Khan's son to the Tang Dynasty, but it would be a bit difficult to get Ashina Mochuo to come to him.
At this time, Zhang Renyuan whispered: I am not going to let the Khan come to the Tang Dynasty. To show my sincerity, I can send someone to the Turkic Khan tent to meet him.
After hearing this, the messenger was shocked and looked at Zhang Renyuan in shock. This kind of thing is indeed a bit difficult to understand...
Obviously, the Turks were asking for favors from the Tang Dynasty. It was urgent for the Turks. The Tang people had the conditions to be arrogant at this time, but why did Zhang Renyuan send his own people to the Turks?
This is like the Tang Dynasty is even more anxious than the disaster-stricken Turks. It is like a living Bodhisattva.
That's good!The grudges of our grassland people are clearly not ungrateful people. Khan will definitely remember the kindness of General Manager Zhang and will always have a chance to repay them.The messenger said with emotion.
Zhang Renyuan whispered: The people I sent are very important, you must ensure his safety.What he said represents my attitude, and you can completely believe him... because he is a dog's son.
This time, the Turkic envoy was even more surprised. While being surprised, he also vaguely realized that this matter was not as simple as borrowing food. Zhang Renyuan actually sent his son to talk about it.
Sure enough, Zhang Renyuan whispered mysteriously: I don’t want others to know about this. Then let the dog Zhang Zhifu dress up as yours, don’t go back with you.
The messenger was naturally one hundred willing. He was sent by Asina to the Tang Dynasty to borrow food. It was originally a difficult chore. Although he did not get the Tang Dynasty's approval immediately, being able to take Zhang Renyuan's son back was not considered empty-handed.
Zhang Zhifu is a young man in his twenties. He has been following his father in a bitter and cold place in the north for many years. He has some traces of wind and frost on his face and his hair is a little yellow. However, the young man is very tall and tough, and he looks much more energetic than his middle-aged father.
Zhang Renyuan himself cannot leave his post at will, but sending his son out is easy to hide his eyes. At most, his colleagues will think that they will go to other places to do business.
When the Turkic envoy returned, Zhang Zhifu disguised himself and then covered his head with a headscarf to avoid the cold and cover his hair...
He can wear Turkic clothes, but his hair is difficult to handle. He is not living in Turkic for a long time. If he shaves into Turkic hair style, it will be troublesome.
The group left Xishoujiang City and crossed Yinshan. On the way south of Yinshan, they encountered a Tang army sentry point. However, these people came from the south and had a clearance document, which did not attract the additional attention of the Tang army sentry point. After routine work, they continued to walk north.
Once you pass Yinshan, you will be able to see the frequent range of Turks.Zhang Zhifu secretly instructed the Turkic envoy one night: Just tell the Khan about my affairs.
The messenger nodded and understood...
Just because Ashinamochu Khan was violent in nature and forced to impose levies on the interests of other nobles, some people in their clan could not bear it and tend to be inclined toward the Tang Dynasty, and there was also the Tang Dynasty's eyeliner.
Zhang Zhifu's instructions were also for confidentiality.
Xishoujiang City was already on the border, and it took less than a few days for the group to return to the Turkic Khan tent, and soon saw a large number of Turkic tents.
The envoy who returned from the Tang Dynasty first went to Khan's account to report his mission. Zhang Zhifu waited for a while before being summoned in. It was obvious that Khan already knew about him.
He still had a headscarf wrapped around his head, and his clothes were no different from those of the Turks. He didn't say a word normally, and followed the guards silently, but did not attract people's attention.
Along the way, Zhang Zhifu really saw the dilemma of the Turks with his own eyes. Even people around the Khan Treasure looked miserable. After walking for a long time, they had never seen a person with a smile, and some people looked malnourished.
Zhang Zhifu got into the tent of sweat and saw that there were only four people inside. The messenger he knew before was not there, so the four people in front of him were all strange faces.
However, it is easy to guess that the person sitting in the upper position is Ashinamochukhan, who can guess eight points from his outfit. There is also an old cane in his hand, which should be something that symbolizes his identity.
The other three people sitting next to him were unknown, probably people like Turkic nobles.
At this time, Zhang Zhifu was very cautious, not to mention that in a strange environment, he would feel unsafe, so he kept holding his heart.
He first bowed to the old-fashioned Khan who was sitting in the upper seat with a cane, as if he had learned from the Turkic envoy on the way, but he didn't say a word.
Zhang Zhifu didn't dare to speak, even if he used one or two Turkic accents he had just learned, he didn't fully learn to be like him.
After he finished his salute, he looked alertly at the three people sitting next to him.
At this moment, Mochu spoke in Chinese and said: I already know your worries, so I didn’t leave outsiders here.He is my son and Otler, and the other two are my brother-in-law Huoba Jie Lifa and Shi Ashibi.There is nothing they can't hear... Are you the son of General Manager Zhang?
Then Zhang Zhifu felt a little relieved, reached out to remove the turban, and subconsciously clasped his fists and said with the etiquette of the Han people: I am Zhang Zhifu, and my father was the general manager of Shuofang Dao at that time.
Mochu said kindly: Guest, please sit down and talk.I have never been to Chang'an, so although I am interested in learning the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, I am still not proficient in it. Please let Zhang Langjun let me forgive you if you are not good at it.
Zhang Zhifu was also surprised to hear that Mochu actually used the word Langjun, but he realized the smooth Chinese language.
The Turks were quite friendly and friendly, after all, they wanted to borrow food from the Tang Dynasty to spend the winter.
Zhang Zhifu clasped his fists and thanked him, then sat down on the side with fur cushion, and was cautious in his words and actions everywhere.
Obviously Mochuo was also curious about Zhang Renyuan sending his own son to come, so he asked: I wonder if General Manager Zhang is willing to help us. Since you have seen me with your own eyes, you have nothing to say, but it doesn’t matter.
Zhang Zhifu pondered for a moment and said slowly: Since the Zhongzong Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has been sincerely accusing of the Turks. Not only did his father often praise Khan, but many people in the court also felt grateful to Khan for his efforts to maintain the righteousness of Li Tang during the Wu Zhou Dynasty...
Mochuo had seen such roundabout and implicit opening remarks from the Han people, so he listened to Zhang Zhifu's nonsense at the beginning patiently.
What Zhang Zhifu said was true that the Turks maintained the Zhengshuo of Li Tang.
At that time, in order to consolidate the power he had won and manage the surrounding relationship, Wu Zetian ordered Huaiyang King Wu Yanxiu and others to go to the Turks in the first year of Shengli, and Namochu's daughter became a concubine.
In August, after Wu Yanxiu and others arrived in the black sand of the south court, Mochuo then claimed that the Eastern Turkic period was accepted by Tang Enemy, and his daughter wanted to marry Li. He immediately detained Wu Yanxiu and used the excuse of serving the Tang Dynasty to attack Zhou, dispatched 100,000 cavalry to attack Jingnan, Pingdi, Qingyi and other troops, and then invaded Gui, Tan and other states.
Dayi stood firmly, but both of them understood that the matter was nonsense. The Turks also learned the famous skills of Han people. At that time, Mochu shouted that defending Li Tang Zhengshuo was just a name for him to start a war.
But at this time Mochuo was very curious why, as a creditor, Tang Ren said it nicely at this time, even the past was revealed?
The envoy came to Tang territory more than a month ago. It was obvious that he came to spend the winter by borrowing food, because in recent years, the relationship between the two sides has not deteriorated greatly (Mochu Khan received the Tang Dynasty's wish to marry Princess Jinshan, the daughter of Princess Li Chengqi, of Song Dynasty, and then calmed down for a while).
Zhang Renyuan had met an envoy before. His decision was to delay time, send someone to Chang'an to report the message and then let the court decide...
From the Tang court's standpoint, the chief officials of the border would certainly not generously support the potential threats of the Turks or an empire.
But the second time Zhang Renyuan arrived at Xishoujiang City, his thoughts had changed because they were trying to lay out another thing.
This time, Zhang Ren's wish to go north was late in the twelfth lunar month, and the wind and snow were even heavier. Along the way, he saw that areas with plump water and grass were lacking grass, so he could imagine the situation facing the Turks in the north.
The more bitter and cold the climate is, the more you will be able to negotiate.
At the end of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Renyuan arrived at the northernmost Xishoujiang City. This place is sparsely populated north of Hetao. It is said that the city is actually a military town fortress. Most of the residents in the city are soldiers, and the merchants and civilians are somewhat related to military needs, and either their families or merchants are semi-armed civilians.
Otherwise, ordinary Han people would not want to move to such harsh areas with bitter cold and safety hazards.
Especially since the beginning of winter, there are fewer people outside the fortress. It is difficult for Zhang Renyuan and his friends to see a living person before entering the city. Looking around, there is only heavy snow on the surrounding grasslands.
As soon as he entered the city, he met the Turkic envoy.
The Turkic man at the front was really strange and abrupt: his hair style was as custom as Turkic people, but he wore silk clothes, shoes, belts and other accessories.
His whole dress was not a good match. He insisted on wearing Tang Dynasty clothes, which was just to make a fuss.
Sure enough, the envoy said sincerely at this time: Khan sincerely surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, inherited the clothes and clothes of the Tang Dynasty, and sent Khan's son and prime minister to the court.The Turkic people were like the people of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and they also asked the Tang Dynasty to help them quickly to avoid the suffering of people.General Manager Zhang returned to the city, but did he get the news from the court?
At this time, the Khan of the Turkic Khanate was Mochu Khan. His son's name was Yang Wozhi, and he was named like a Han Chinese... But of course he did not have the surname Yang, their surname was Asina.
Zhang Renyuan said calmly: It may take time to report to Chang'an, after discussions between Your Majesty and the court officials, and then issue official documents to Anbei...
You can't save Ah!The Turkic envoy was extremely envoy.
Zhang Renyuan's dark face looked very serious and sincere, without any intention of procrastinating. He nodded and said: This matter can only be decided through the court, but I have an emergency plan, I will tell you privately.
After hearing this, the envoy sent his left and right back without hesitation, approached Zhang Renyuan and said: As long as General Manager Zhang is willing to help us, Khan will definitely be sincere in cultivating with the Tang Dynasty. Then the north is long-term and stable, and your return to the court is also commendable.
Um.Zhang Renyuan nodded thoughtfully and said in a deep voice, but if I do things that are beyond my authority, it may not be nice to spread. I have to meet and discuss with you Khan.
The Turkic envoy who had just said that he was extremely sincere suddenly looked embarrassed. They could send Khan's son to the Tang Dynasty, but it would be a bit difficult to get Ashina Mochuo to come to him.
At this time, Zhang Renyuan whispered: I am not going to let the Khan come to the Tang Dynasty. To show my sincerity, I can send someone to the Turkic Khan tent to meet him.
After hearing this, the messenger was shocked and looked at Zhang Renyuan in shock. This kind of thing is indeed a bit difficult to understand...
Obviously, the Turks were asking for favors from the Tang Dynasty. It was urgent for the Turks. The Tang people had the conditions to be arrogant at this time, but why did Zhang Renyuan send his own people to the Turks?
This is like the Tang Dynasty is even more anxious than the disaster-stricken Turks. It is like a living Bodhisattva.
That's good!The grudges of our grassland people are clearly not ungrateful people. Khan will definitely remember the kindness of General Manager Zhang and will always have a chance to repay them.The messenger said with emotion.
Zhang Renyuan whispered: The people I sent are very important, you must ensure his safety.What he said represents my attitude, and you can completely believe him... because he is a dog's son.
This time, the Turkic envoy was even more surprised. While being surprised, he also vaguely realized that this matter was not as simple as borrowing food. Zhang Renyuan actually sent his son to talk about it.
Sure enough, Zhang Renyuan whispered mysteriously: I don’t want others to know about this. Then let the dog Zhang Zhifu dress up as yours, don’t go back with you.
The messenger was naturally one hundred willing. He was sent by Asina to the Tang Dynasty to borrow food. It was originally a difficult chore. Although he did not get the Tang Dynasty's approval immediately, being able to take Zhang Renyuan's son back was not considered empty-handed.
Zhang Zhifu is a young man in his twenties. He has been following his father in a bitter and cold place in the north for many years. He has some traces of wind and frost on his face and his hair is a little yellow. However, the young man is very tall and tough, and he looks much more energetic than his middle-aged father.
Zhang Renyuan himself cannot leave his post at will, but sending his son out is easy to hide his eyes. At most, his colleagues will think that they will go to other places to do business.
When the Turkic envoy returned, Zhang Zhifu disguised himself and then covered his head with a headscarf to avoid the cold and cover his hair...
He can wear Turkic clothes, but his hair is difficult to handle. He is not living in Turkic for a long time. If he shaves into Turkic hair style, it will be troublesome.
The group left Xishoujiang City and crossed Yinshan. On the way south of Yinshan, they encountered a Tang army sentry point. However, these people came from the south and had a clearance document, which did not attract the additional attention of the Tang army sentry point. After routine work, they continued to walk north.
Once you pass Yinshan, you will be able to see the frequent range of Turks.Zhang Zhifu secretly instructed the Turkic envoy one night: Just tell the Khan about my affairs.
The messenger nodded and understood...
Just because Ashinamochu Khan was violent in nature and forced to impose levies on the interests of other nobles, some people in their clan could not bear it and tend to be inclined toward the Tang Dynasty, and there was also the Tang Dynasty's eyeliner.
Zhang Zhifu's instructions were also for confidentiality.
Xishoujiang City was already on the border, and it took less than a few days for the group to return to the Turkic Khan tent, and soon saw a large number of Turkic tents.
The envoy who returned from the Tang Dynasty first went to Khan's account to report his mission. Zhang Zhifu waited for a while before being summoned in. It was obvious that Khan already knew about him.
He still had a headscarf wrapped around his head, and his clothes were no different from those of the Turks. He didn't say a word normally, and followed the guards silently, but did not attract people's attention.
Along the way, Zhang Zhifu really saw the dilemma of the Turks with his own eyes. Even people around the Khan Treasure looked miserable. After walking for a long time, they had never seen a person with a smile, and some people looked malnourished.
Zhang Zhifu got into the tent of sweat and saw that there were only four people inside. The messenger he knew before was not there, so the four people in front of him were all strange faces.
However, it is easy to guess that the person sitting in the upper position is Ashinamochukhan, who can guess eight points from his outfit. There is also an old cane in his hand, which should be something that symbolizes his identity.
The other three people sitting next to him were unknown, probably people like Turkic nobles.
At this time, Zhang Zhifu was very cautious, not to mention that in a strange environment, he would feel unsafe, so he kept holding his heart.
He first bowed to the old-fashioned Khan who was sitting in the upper seat with a cane, as if he had learned from the Turkic envoy on the way, but he didn't say a word.
Zhang Zhifu didn't dare to speak, even if he used one or two Turkic accents he had just learned, he didn't fully learn to be like him.
After he finished his salute, he looked alertly at the three people sitting next to him.
At this moment, Mochu spoke in Chinese and said: I already know your worries, so I didn’t leave outsiders here.He is my son and Otler, and the other two are my brother-in-law Huoba Jie Lifa and Shi Ashibi.There is nothing they can't hear... Are you the son of General Manager Zhang?
Then Zhang Zhifu felt a little relieved, reached out to remove the turban, and subconsciously clasped his fists and said with the etiquette of the Han people: I am Zhang Zhifu, and my father was the general manager of Shuofang Dao at that time.
Mochu said kindly: Guest, please sit down and talk.I have never been to Chang'an, so although I am interested in learning the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, I am still not proficient in it. Please let Zhang Langjun let me forgive you if you are not good at it.
Zhang Zhifu was also surprised to hear that Mochu actually used the word Langjun, but he realized the smooth Chinese language.
The Turks were quite friendly and friendly, after all, they wanted to borrow food from the Tang Dynasty to spend the winter.
Zhang Zhifu clasped his fists and thanked him, then sat down on the side with fur cushion, and was cautious in his words and actions everywhere.
Obviously Mochuo was also curious about Zhang Renyuan sending his own son to come, so he asked: I wonder if General Manager Zhang is willing to help us. Since you have seen me with your own eyes, you have nothing to say, but it doesn’t matter.
Zhang Zhifu pondered for a moment and said slowly: Since the Zhongzong Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has been sincerely accusing of the Turks. Not only did his father often praise Khan, but many people in the court also felt grateful to Khan for his efforts to maintain the righteousness of Li Tang during the Wu Zhou Dynasty...
Mochuo had seen such roundabout and implicit opening remarks from the Han people, so he listened to Zhang Zhifu's nonsense at the beginning patiently.
What Zhang Zhifu said was true that the Turks maintained the Zhengshuo of Li Tang.
At that time, in order to consolidate the power he had won and manage the surrounding relationship, Wu Zetian ordered Huaiyang King Wu Yanxiu and others to go to the Turks in the first year of Shengli, and Namochu's daughter became a concubine.
In August, after Wu Yanxiu and others arrived in the black sand of the south court, Mochuo then claimed that the Eastern Turkic period was accepted by Tang Enemy, and his daughter wanted to marry Li. He immediately detained Wu Yanxiu and used the excuse of serving the Tang Dynasty to attack Zhou, dispatched 100,000 cavalry to attack Jingnan, Pingdi, Qingyi and other troops, and then invaded Gui, Tan and other states.
Dayi stood firmly, but both of them understood that the matter was nonsense. The Turks also learned the famous skills of Han people. At that time, Mochu shouted that defending Li Tang Zhengshuo was just a name for him to start a war.
But at this time Mochuo was very curious why, as a creditor, Tang Ren said it nicely at this time, even the past was revealed?
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