Chapter 539 Golden Wolf Khan at the foot of Langwei Mountain
One hundred miles north of the Great Wall.
Nostalgic for the ancient city, sharpening the old teeth.
In the wind and snow, at the foot of Langwei Mountain, a Turkic company camped for more than ten miles.
The sheltered place at the foot of the mountain is the Jieli Golden Wolf tent.
Lu Chengye and his party arrived slowly despite the wind and snow. Under the guidance of the Fuli Wolf Cavalry guards, they dismounted outside the camp, handed over their sidearms, and then entered the camp on foot.
This group of people were frozen and stiff, but Lu Chengye secretly looked at the people and horses in the Turkic camp and found that they were not doing well. Although they were camped at the foot of Langwei Mountain, there was such a heavy wind and snow, and the felt tents still could not block the wind, snow and cold.
They huddled in their tents, tightly wrapped in their leather robes, and nestled in front of a small fire. However, the dried cow dung they carried was limited, and they did not dare to light a big fire. The fire did not bring much warmth.
The whole camp felt a little lifeless.
And there are many Turks who don't even have tents, and can only huddle among the sheep to take shelter from the wind and keep warm. These were those who followed Tuli in sending troops but were defeated and captured. Most of them were Xi, Khitan, Lin and Sogdian Hu.
They were not qualified to enter the tent and had no cow dung to dry, so they had to huddle among the cattle and sheep for shelter and warmth. In contrast, the prisoners who were also Turks were treated much better. At least they were assigned some tents. Although there was no fire,
If you squeeze in, it will always be better than outside.
Come to the innermost.
There are more and more attached guards. These elite wolf riders wear thick leather robes and cloaks and are not afraid of the wind and snow.
"Wait here."
A Turkic guard left a message and went to report it.
After a while, the guard came out and said coldly, "The Great Khan has summoned me, follow me."
In the wind and snow, Jieli's golden wolf tent was very large. Although it was not as big as the palace tents in the Khan's Court, it was still very large. It was made of willow wood and could be rolled up. The door in front of it was like an umbrella frame, and it opened a hole.
, called a skylight, with felt as a garment on the back.
Moreover, multiple felt tents can be combined together to form a large suite.
It is tall and large inside, can accommodate many people, and is also very ornately decorated.
What's even more rare is that outside the north wind is howling and the wind and snow are blowing, but inside it is as warm as spring, and Jieli is even eating meat with his shirt off.
A group of nobles of the Turkic Khanate sat inside and ate roasted mutton. There were noble Blue Turks, including the Ashina clan of the Khan family, and the Ashid clan of the Kotun clan. In addition, there were the four nobles of the Blue Turks and the Relic Tuli clan.
, Sunong Department, Zhishi Department, and Bayan Department.
In the legend of the Turks, the core origin of the Ashina family is that the Ashina ancestors were destroyed by neighboring countries. The ancestor's son had his limbs cut off and was abandoned in the wilderness. After being fed by a wolf, he combined with the wolf and gave birth to ten children.
Son, Ashina is the eldest son among the ten sons.
This legend is very similar to the legend of Wusun in which Kunmi hunted Jiaomi after Wusun regained its kingdom, but his father was killed by the Huns and abandoned in the wilderness. As a result, he was raised by wolves and crows, so he was adopted by the Shanyu and valued, and he returned to Wusun and became the leader.
It is very likely that the Turks originally borrowed this Wusun legend and changed it to the origin of the Ashina family.
Turks worship wolves.
Blue Turks are now said to be because blue is noble. In fact, the Turks used to use Sogdian characters. Ashina means blue in Sogdian, but now they say it is noble.
Someone once said that Ashina's ancestor was actually one of the ten sons of Wusun Liejiaomi, one of the ten tribes of Wusun. Ashina's ancestor was one of the leaders of the ten tribes, but later Wusun became weak and no longer famous.
, the Ashina family became one of the miscellaneous people in Pingliang, and were even called by the Han people as the forging slaves of the Huns. They even defected to Rouran and Tiele, and were almost assimilated by Tiele.
Astrid, who always gave birth to the Turkic queen Ketun, means eight in Sogdian.
The status of these core Blue Turks is respected and cannot be challenged by other tribes. For example, the Ashina family has been a khan for a long time. Other tribes are not qualified to taint the power of the khan. Unless they are married to relatives, the Turk queen, that is, Ketun,
All from Astrid.
Their power comes from the sacred Tengger, the Immortal Heaven, which is granted by the gods and is sacred and inviolable.
Under the Blue Turks are the Black Turks. Their language and customs are similar to those of the Blue Turks, and they are considered by the Blue Turks as their own people. Most of these Black Turks are Tiele people, and they are also the Oghuz people among the Turkic population.
After the establishment of the Turkic Khanate, all Tiele people were regarded as Turks, but they were different from Blue Turks, so they were called Black Turks.
However, the Black Turks are also divided into different levels. For example, in the Bashmi tribe, the upper levels are basically Blue Turks, while the lower levels are all Black Turks. Their status among the Black Turk tribes is slightly higher.
Now with the rebellion of Xue Yantuo, Huihe and other Tiele tribes, and even jointly established their own khanate, they were expelled from the Turks by the Turks, and their identity as black Turks was cancelled. They are now even inferior to Xi, Khitan, and Qin.
The Turkic-affiliated tribes, which were not originally included in the Black Turks, became the sworn enemies of the Turkic Khanate.
Of course, there are also many non-Turkic Sogdians in the account today. These Sogdians basically moved to the grasslands to live and do business, and became the subjects of the Khanate. They became the center of the Khanate with their shrewdness and ability.
Important for economic, financial and even administrative officials.
They also added a separate Hu tribe to the Khanate.
Under the watchful eyes of the blue Turks, black Turks, Hu tribes, other tribes and other aristocratic leaders, Lu Chengye entered the tent and paid homage to Jie Li.
"It's so windy and snowy outside, and you braved the wind and snow to come here to see me. It seems that the people of Tang Dynasty are afraid,"
Jieli laughed loudly and said to his nephew Tuli Khan, who was naked and beating a small cowhide drum in the corner of the tent, "Shibobi, look at it, this is the Tang Dynasty, this is the Tang Dynasty you believe in"
, you were deceived by their rhetoric, killed your own brothers, raised an army to rebel, and attacked your uncle the Great Khan. But did the Tang people send troops to rescue you? No, they just sent people to pay tribute and sue for peace, to clear up the relationship.
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"Hahaha!"
Jie Li was very proud.
Tuli lowered his head and continued to beat the snare drum. The thumping drum sound was neither exciting nor coherent, but rather weak, low and sad.
"Give Ambassador Tang a leg of lamb and a pot of hot milk tea so that the poor Ambassador Tang can warm himself up."
All the nobles laughed.
"Tell me, what conditions did Wu Huaiyu propose to ask the Khan to withdraw his troops?"
Jie Li looked mockingly at his feeble nephew Tu Li, "That Youzhou Governor Wu Huaiyu, I remember that during the Weiqiao Alliance three years ago, he was just a guard beside Tang Wang Li Shimin. I heard that in the past few years, during the Tang Dynasty, he was just a bodyguard.
He was very favored by the court. He had served as the governor of Yanzhou and served as the prime minister. Now he came to Youzhou to be the governor. A boy with no hair on his head claimed to have learned immortal magic from an old Taoist in the mountains, so he coaxed the young Tang.
Wang Xin believed it to be true and was favored by all kinds of people.
Tuli, you are not young anymore, how could you believe such a young boy? Not only did you kill your own brother at his command, but you also gave your wife to him. You have really disgraced my Turks, noble Lan.
You are not worthy of being with the Turks."
Jie Li became more and more angry as he talked, "Come here, take this rip-off guy out, give him twenty whips, and let him blow the north wind outside for an hour, so he can calm down!"
Prince Consort Li's wolf-riding bodyguard took the order, lifted Tuli up and dragged him out.
The shirtless Tu Li didn't resist and just let him be dragged away like a dead dog. Ever since he was captured after the defeat at Jiujiuquan, Tu Li had also suffered inhuman torture these days. Although Jie Li didn't kill him, he could
Wherever he went, he was not only allowed to play drums, dance, and pour wine for him in the Golden Wolf tent every day, but he was even insulted at every turn in front of the noble leaders, and even dragged out and beaten.
Tuli is already used to it.
There is no other way but to endure.
Now he can only hope that his sworn brother Tang Tianzi can rescue him from the fire, and even hope that Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Youzhou who is just around the corner, can send troops to help.
But unexpectedly, Lu Chengye, Wu Huaiyu's peace envoy, was waiting for him. He had met this Lu Canjun in Jinlianchuan, and his petition for peace was written by this same person.
I guess Jie Li doesn't know about this yet, otherwise he might push Lu Chengye out and crack the whip together to eat the northwest wind.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Wu was so helpless that he gave up when he was really in trouble.
Tu Li really regrets it now. He should not have been provoked by Wu Huaiyu to send troops. He should have continued to endure it.
It's all too late now.
It was freezing outside, but not as cold as his heart.
Lu Chengye's heart dropped as he watched Tu Li being taken out.
But he still remembered this mission, stood up solemnly, saluted Jieli and said, "Great Khan, before the military governor went out of the fortress, he met with the little Khan of Tuli. It coincided with the internal strife in the Ya court, and the little Khan of Tuli killed the association leaders.
Claiming that he was ordered by the Great Khan to murder him, the little Khan of Tuli was angry and wanted to raise an army. He once asked Governor Wu to send troops for assistance, but Governor Wu refused at the time, saying bluntly that these were internal affairs of the Turkic Khanate, and we in the Tang Dynasty did not
It was inconvenient to interfere because of the clear reasons. Governor Wu immediately returned to Youzhou and was not involved in the matter at all."
"Now that the Great Khan defeated the young Khan of Tuli and came all the way east, this was originally a family matter of the Turkic Khanate, and the Tang Dynasty had no intention of intervening. The Governor of Wu sent someone to see the Great Khan because he wanted to reiterate to the Great Khan the importance of the Wei Bridge.
Alliance, stability between the two countries is hard-won. Nowadays, the Turkic Khanate is not stable. The Great Khan should take the lead in stabilizing the Khanate. Don't be fooled by others to sow discord, otherwise it will trigger a war between the two countries and only others will benefit."
"Dudu Wu has personally arrived at the dam and prepared a lot of supplies. He hopes to express his condolences to the soldiers of the Turkic Khanate in this wind and snow. The weather is cold and the ground is freezing. Marching is not easy. The soldiers are working hard and sweating profusely.
Returning to Dingxiang Khan's court as early as possible can avoid tensions at the border and avoid misunderstandings."
Lu Chengye believed that he was neither humble nor arrogant, nor disrespectful to etiquette.
Jie Li said disdainfully, "Is Wu Huaiyu threatening this great Khan?"
"I don't dare. Governor Wu has absolutely no such intention."
"The Khan came here to question Wu Huaiyu for raising an army. It was he who instigated a discord between me and Tuli's uncle and nephew, and instigated him to kill his own brother and raise an army to rebel.
Secondly, Wu Huaiyu led his troops into the fortress, seduced Tuli's wife Yang, and brought her back to Youzhou. This insulted our Turks. Thirdly, in Yanshui Sogdian Hu's three thousand tents, he was the Hu tribe of our Turkic Khanate.
Wu Huaiyu sent troops to attack the people and captured them as slaves to be sold. This was a direct and undeclared war against our Turkic Khanate!
Wu Huaiyu must give an explanation to this Khan, otherwise, this Khan will lead his 200,000 riders to flatten Youzhou in the wind and snow!"
