Jieli led his troops back thirty miles, and then personally drove a white camel and eight white horses to pay nine white tributes to Li Shimin.
He attached himself to the Wolf Guard and drove 3,000 good horses and 10,000 sheep to the Wei Bridge and delivered them to Zheng Yuanxuan, the minister of Honglu Temple in the Tang Dynasty.
Zheng Yuanzhen also rewarded the Turks with carts of gold, silver and silk that had been transported to the north bank early.
Jieli crossed the bridge and met Li Shimin outside the west gate of Chang'an.
On the 30th, Jieli led the Turkic dignitaries and nobles to cross the bridge again and came to the west gate.
Jieli brought a white horse and in front of everyone, he hit the white horse's head with a hammer and knocked it unconscious. The handsome white horse fell to the ground. Jieli pulled out his dagger and stabbed the horse's neck.
As the horse's blood was released, the white horse never opened its eyes again.
Jie Li was like a skilled butcher. He used a skinning knife to cut open the horse's belly, took out the intestines, etc., and then cut out the horse's still-hot heart.
Jie Li came to Li Shimin holding the heart and presented the horse heart to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin took the horse heart with a natural expression, and then chewed it raw in front of everyone. He took several big bites and handed it to Jie Li, who also took the big bite and ate it raw.
Huaiyu is still fully armed today, wearing a battle robe embroidered with auspicious cows over the Mingguang armor, a horizontal sword around his waist, a bow and arrow on his back, and a tall imperial sword in his hand.
Seeing these two eating the horse's heart raw there, he admired them very much.
You can eat this too.
Look at the white horse lying on the ground again. This is a very good horse. With Huaiyu's eyes, he feels that this horse must be worth one or two hundred coins. It is far better than ordinary horses.
There were many of them, but they were killed and dismembered.
Li Shimin and Jie Li finished eating Ma Xin, and Tu Li came up.
He dug out the horse's liver, and then ate it raw while holding the warm horse's liver in his hands. After eating, he served it to Prime Minister Xiao Yu, Pei Jifang, Xuanling, and others.
Zuopu of the Tang Dynasty, the son of the emperor of the Liang Dynasty and the younger brother of the empress of the Sui Dynasty, shot his brother-in-law Xiao Yu into the sky. He actually took it without hesitation and took a few big bites.
But seeing how he swallowed it, it was not easy.
Aren't these people afraid of parasites?
He felt that it was necessary to prescribe some insect-killing pills to Li Shimin and Xiao Yu, just in case.
The ceremony of the Weiqiao White Horse Alliance went very smoothly, and Huaiyu even felt it was a bit sloppy and rushed.
A white horse was slaughtered, and everyone ate its heart and liver. Then Prime Minister Chen Shuda read out a covenant, and then Jieli led Tuli and other nobles to bow to Li Shimin.
Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin issued another edict, reaffirming the friendship between the two Tang-Turk alliances and asking the military and civilians along the way to give courtesy to the Turkic troops returning north without blocking them.
Jie Li also swore to Li Shimin that he would restrain his subordinates on the way back and would never harass local people or trample or destroy crops.
Finally, Li Shimin also gave Jieli Tuli and other imperial wines.
Under the alliance altar, in a large tent, Li Shimin and Jie Li chatted privately. Apart from the two of them, the only ones in the tent were Huaiyu and Tuli.
The last private conversation was to discuss the exchange of prisoners. Jieli asked Li Shimin to release the captured nobles such as Ashina Simo, Jishe'er, Zhiwansili, Kang Sumi, etc., and to return the captured Turkic soldiers.
Li Shimin asked Jieli to release Wen Yanbo, the minister of Zhongshu who was captured last year, as well as the envoys who went to the Khan's court this year to assassinate Jieli.
The Tang troops captured by the Turks in recent years must be released.
There was no one around, and Jieli didn't give Li Shimin as much face as he did when he was away. He asked for one exchange for one, Turkish noble officials and Tang Dynasty officials for one, and soldiers for one.
As for the Han people who had been taken captive to the Turks over the years, he refused to return them for nothing and had to pay for them in exchange for money from the Tang Dynasty.
Ten thousand yuan or fifty pieces of cloth for the old and weak, twenty thousand yuan or one hundred pieces of cloth for the young and strong, and fifteen thousand yuan or folded cloth for the young woman.
Datang could also convert the ransom into silk, porcelain, salt, tea, gold, silver, etc., but he wouldn't mind it anyway.
Jie Li promised not to invade the Tang Dynasty and not to send troops to fight for Lingzhou and Shuozhou, but he also wanted the Tang Dynasty not to mention Feng, Sheng, Yun and other states outside the Great Wall. He even asked Li Shimin not to attack Liangshi.
Li Shimin only promised non-aggression, but did not give in on the issue of Liang Shidu.
The final conversation was even a little unpleasant. When the private chat ended and they walked out of the tent, their faces were filled with smiles again.
Jie Li said goodbye to Li Shimin, mounted his horse and left without looking back.
On the same day, Jieli Tuli and others led the army back north, leaving only a small group of troops to take charge of prisoner exchange and other matters.
Chang'an City also finally ended martial law.
All the major temples in the city rang their bells for a long time, announcing that Chang'an City had finally ushered in peace.
Jie Li's tribute of 3,000 horses and 10,000 sheep were penned outside the west gate of Chang'an City. Li Shimin rewarded all these sheep and horses to the ministers and soldiers.
Of course, these horses and sheep were ostensibly tribute from the Turks, but in fact they were bought by Li Tang at a price much higher than the market price.
The last private chat between Li Shimin and Jie Li was not pleasant, and he almost didn't want it anymore, because Jie Li actually increased the price in the end and asked for more rewards. Li Shimin was very dissatisfied with this behavior.
But in the end I endured it.
Huaiyu and An Yuanshou went to receive the reward. As a member of the Emperor's Six Riders out of the Weishui Alliance, they each received two horses and ten sheep. Huaiyu later also made meritorious remonstrances, and in the final private chat, they both
He only took him with him, so he received an additional reward of one horse and ten sheep.
With 3,000 horses and 10,000 sheep, the place outside the west gate of Chang'an was like a large livestock market, very lively.
According to the emperor's special order, the Taipu Temple official in charge of these sheep and horses was very polite to the two thousand cattle. An official directly took the two of them to pick them, and they picked whatever they liked.
An Yuanshou was very good at horses and picked two horses. He also helped Huaiyu pick three horses.
As for the sheep, there was nothing to choose from. Just pick the fat ones. Huaiyu specially selected a few dairy goats. The official wanted to please Huaiyu and An Yuanshou, the two emperors and the famous people. Originally, the dairy goats were accompanied by their little ones.
Since lambs only provide milk, the official gave the lambs as a gift, choosing one for free.
So Huaiyu finally took away three horses and twenty-six sheep.
Outside the city, the stewards and entourage of the princes and officials were all queuing up to pick up horses and sheep. Huaiyu and the others enjoyed special treatment and went directly in to pick them up.
Driving a few horses, Huaiyu was a little worried.
He now has too many horses at home, which is too much to handle.
Originally, Lao Wu and Huai Yi each had a horse, and Huaiyu brought two mules from Zhongnan Mountain. Later, Xu Luoren and Li Sanniang gave him horses, and he was rewarded with two more horses in Longyou, and one in Shenjifang.
In the second battle at Xianyang, he was rewarded with two horses, and today he was rewarded with three horses.
Eleven horses and two mules, not counting the two horses Huaiyi added later, and Run Niang also brought an ox and a mule.
Horses are very edible. Even herdsmen actually raise relatively few horses. They mainly raise cattle and sheep. Horses are very edible.
War horses are even more valuable, as one horse can hold the weight of five strong men.
"You want to sell the horse?" An Yuanshou was surprised. He thought Huaiyu had some financial difficulties.
"We currently have thirteen horses, three mules and two donkeys at home, but we don't need so many. It's really expensive to keep them." Huaiyu said with a smile.
An Yuanshou never thought about this problem, because An, the richest man in Hexi, would not think about this at all.
This is like the future generations. It is no problem for ordinary families to buy a car, but the cost of maintaining a car is not low. If the income is not high, maintaining a car is more expensive than raising a child.
For the An family, horses are indispensable. They even have many famous horses worth hundreds of thousands, which are also a symbol of status. One of their saddles may be worth as much as a few cows in ordinary people's homes.
"Erlang's family has so many horses, so we can have a polo team. We can go hunting in the countryside, play polo at home, and even make appointments to compete with other teams."
Huaiyu chuckled.
Raising horses is quite expensive, but running a polo team is even more expensive.
If you are not a wealthy family, who can raise a polo team, raise horses, raise players, and even build a polo field? It is a real money-burning hobby.
He shook his head, showing no interest in it.
Moreover, it is now the ninth year of Wude. Li Shimin has ascended the throne, and now everything is waiting for improvement. He has just experienced the humiliation of the Weishui Alliance. At this time, what the emperor wants is to work hard to govern, not to engage in such things.
Even if you spend your own money, you can still be impeached easily.
"Dalang, if you have some connections, can you introduce me? I plan to sell five or six horses. There are also twelve Turkic slaves in my family. I'm a little disgusted with it. I also want to sell ten of them and replace them with Qiang slaves.
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Anjia is the leader of the Sogdian merchant group in Hexi, and there are many industries in Chang'an City. This fact is not worth mentioning.
"If Erlang really wants to sell it, there's no need to worry about it. I'll call the steward to come to the house and take it all away."
Huaiyu simply asked An Yuanshou to take away the three horses he had just received. As for the price, he would not treat Huaiyu badly.
Together with a few gangsters, we drove twenty-six sheep back to Yongxingfang.
There were many people like him leading horses and herding sheep on the road.
The house in Yongxingfang is big enough, so there is no need to worry about settling the sheep here.
"So many sheep?"
"Your Majesty also gave you three horses as a reward. I sold them to An Yuanshou. I plan to sell a few more of these horses at home. My grandfather and brother can keep two of them each. There is no need to keep them.
Those, food is expensive nowadays."
Mrs. Wu Liu said, "It's better to sell them. You should also sell your two mules. You don't want to take them to plow the fields or pull carts to carry things. They keep them idle every day. It's just a waste to eat and drink them."
"Don't sell those two mules. They were left to me by my master. Just a thought."
When Mrs. Wu Liu heard this, she stopped mentioning the matter of selling mules.
"These sheep were all rushed to be sold."
"Keep the sheep to yourself."
"Sheep are so expensive nowadays. It's not cost-effective to eat them by yourself. If you sell them, sell them." Although Wu Liu lives in a big house in Chang'an now, she still stays in the past and pays attention to frugality. Even now, she still eats and drinks at home every day.
To weave cloth.
"Keep only one of the six dairy goats and the lamb as well."
Half of the goat's milk is fed to the lambs, and the other half can be squeezed for the family to eat, to supplement nutrition, or to make cheese, buttermilk, etc., which is also convenient.
Mrs. Wu Liu bluntly said that she raised too many sheep. In the past, the Wu family raised sheep, but they were reluctant to eat them themselves, so they raised them and sold them to subsidize the family.
"Mom, I asked An Dalang to sell the Turkic slaves in my family for me, and then replace them with obedient slaves, half male and half female. The female will go to the backyard to wash, cook, and serve tea and water, so that I can take care of myself.
Save some."
"Why don't you buy maids who can wash, cook, and sweep? You three have eight concubines in total. There is enough for washing, cooking, and sweeping, so there is no need to buy more." Mrs. Liu, the eldest lady of the family, is very good at bargains.
"Mom, just listen to my arrangement." Huaiyu said with a smile: "Buy a male slave, and then buy a female slave. Then you can get married, and giving birth to children is also a family birth. After you have a wife
Son, the slaves are also more obedient and better managed."
"That's true, just buy it, but after you buy it, you will have to work outside. Don't you have a lot of fields now? Send them all to the village to farm. We don't need those idle people at home."
