Gradually, even the remaining flame in the fire pit was extinguished, leaving only a few sparks, which were blown by the autumn wind and burst out into the darkness with the last trace of splendor.
In the quiet night, Tang Jian was sitting in a cowhide tent, holding a volume of books in his hand, and carefully studying the principles of the book by the light of the oil lamp on the small table in front of him.
"call……"
I was halfway through reading a book when suddenly, the thick door curtain was opened from the outside, and a gust of autumn wind rushed in, blowing the already weak flame of the oil lamp to shake violently and almost extinguishing it.
Tang Jian heard the sound and didn't have time to see who was coming. He quickly put down his book and held the flame with his palm to protect the only light in the tent.
"Mr. Tang, why haven't you rested yet?"
In front, some vague voices sounded, and it was clear that it was the caravan man who came in.
However, it was completely different from the boldness during the day. At this time, the man smelled of alcohol, was burping constantly, and his face was filled with the unique blush of a drunk person.
"Shh!"
Tang Jian, who was holding the flame, his face suddenly darkened when he heard the man address him directly. He ignored the oil lamp and quickly stood up and walked to the door, opened the door curtain and carefully looked out.
"Hey, don't be so nervous. We are all around here! Those Turks can't hear it, and even if they hear it, they won't understand what we are saying!"
When the caravan man saw Tang Jian's careful movements, he knew he had made a mistake and smiled a little embarrassedly.
"It's better to be careful, be careful to avoid the Wannian Ship! You can't call me that in the Turks from now on. It's better to call me Butler Su!"
On the other side, Tang Jian didn't see anyone outside, so he breathed a sigh of relief, put down the door curtain, turned around, poured a cup of strong tea and handed it to the man.
"Drink some tea first to sober up!"
"okay!"
The man became much more courageous under the influence of alcohol, and he was not polite when he saw this. He took the strong tea and drank it down in one gulp, and shook his head vigorously. Only then did his drunken eyes regain some of the clarity of the day.
"Huh... the Turks here are so good at drinking, and they all stared at me. Even if they tried to steal the wine, I couldn't. I drank a catty of goat's milk before I left, otherwise I would definitely not be able to come back now!"
Putting the empty tea cup back on the small table, the sober man covered his head and said in annoyance.
Tang Jian heard this and nodded lightly.
Perhaps brought out from the mother's womb, the prairie people are famous for their heavy drinking! As a diplomat, he has dealt with them the most, and he has a deep understanding of this!
If we talk about drinking alone, I am afraid that only monsters like Xiao Han can hold down the Turks. People like Cheng Yaojin and Liu Hongji who can only scream embroidered pillows will start to drink like crazy after a few rounds.
Taking advantage of the man's sobriety, Tang Jian returned to his previous seat and sat down again. He picked up the small teapot and refilled the tea cup with water, and pushed it to the caravan man.
"Why did you drink so much tonight? And why do you think this tribe is different from the previous ones? Is there something wrong with this small tribe?"
Frowning, Tang Jian asked the man this question that he had been holding in his mind since early in the day.
A bottle of perfume was worth a lot of money even in the Tang Dynasty, but the man gave it away generously as soon as they met!
Not to mention, when doing business with this tribe, the man was extremely generous and lowered the price to the bottom!
All kinds of abnormal phenomena were put together. If the man did this just to get closer to the tribe, Tang Jian would not believe it!
He followed the caravan and passed through so many tribes, including many medium-sized and even large tribes, but how could this man be so attentive?
Why do you think so differently of this small tribe now?!
"Have you always seen it?"
Hearing Tang Jian's question, the caravan man chuckled, picked up the tea cup again, drank it all in one gulp, and even the tea foam inside was swallowed into his stomach. Then he stared at Tang Jian and said mysteriously: "Tang
Sir, do you know why this tribe is so close to the king’s tent but has not been annexed by those big tribes? Can it still live freely while guarding such a good piece of pasture?”
"I don't know about that!" Tang Jian stared at the man and slowly shook his head.
In fact, he had doubts about this at first.
Here, not far from the royal tent, it belongs to the innermost area of the grassland!
To have such a grassland with rich water and grass here, if you think about it with your toes, you will know how rare it is!
As he saw, how could such a small tribe, with its lame leader, have lived a stable life until now in front of the Turks who were surrounding them like hungry wolves!
There must be some mystery in this!
"hehe……"
The caravan man looked at Tang Jian and smiled proudly. His face, which was drunk with alcohol, had a special halo. Then he said word by word: "Because, the leader of this tribe has a good man."
Brother! His name is Kang Sumi!"
"What! Kang Sumi!"
A simple name made Tang Jian, who had always been known as an old fox, change his face instantly!
This is the number one diplomat of the Tang Dynasty who can be said to be the most powerful diplomat in the Tang Dynasty.
Tonight, I was speechless in this simple cowhide tent, unable to calm down the turbulent shock in my heart for a long time!
However, the caravan man did not know that what shocked Tang Jian so much was not the relationship between this small tribe and the Turkic general!
But behind the caravan, the seemingly harmless guy stood vaguely, Xiao Han!
Tang Jian hid his identity this time and suddenly appeared on the grassland, not just for a simple outing and enjoying the grassland scenery, but because he had a top-secret mission!
Very few people know about this secret mission! Not even Fang Du and other prime ministers know about it, let alone Xiao Han who has faded away from the court.
And the reason why he followed the Xiao family caravan this time was not because he had greeted Xiao Han before.
Just when I was at the border, I accidentally heard that the Xiao family caravan was the safest caravan traveling on the grassland!
So after leaving customs, I found an opportunity to show my identity, got mixed up with the caravan, and followed them all the way to the grassland.
Of course, Tang Jian only expressed his identity and said nothing about his mission and purpose!
The Marquis of Sanyuan County, who is far away in Chang'an, has no way of knowing that he is in the Xiao family's caravan at this time!
It is even more impossible to know that the ultimate goal of his mission is none other than the Turkic general that the caravan has been fawning over, Kang Sumi!
After a long time, Tang Jian's consciousness gradually recovered.
His open mouth closed, and his eyes gradually changed from dull to clear.
Finally, he asked the caravan man in an almost hoarse voice: "How did you get involved with Kang Sumi's brother? And when did you get involved?"
