It's cloudy today, with light snow falling, and the light in the side hall is a bit dim.
Fang Jun stepped into the side hall and saw a tall man sitting on a chair in the hall. When he saw him coming in, he quickly got up and came forward to greet him.
The man bowed his upper body, put one hand on his chest, and said: "The prophet's servant Gadir has met the most noble nobleman in the Tang Dynasty."
Dashi, that is, the Arab Empire...
Fang Jun had seen this kind of custom before, so he smiled. He felt more and more familiar with this person's name, but he couldn't remember it, so he sat down at the main seat, smiled and waved his hand, saying: "It's not far away.
Come from thousands of miles away, you don’t have to stick to such vulgar etiquette, please take a seat quickly. But from the tone of your voice, is it possible that we are old acquaintances? Please forgive me for being rude, I really can’t remember when I met."
At this time, the man raised his head, wearing a peaked brimmed hat, with a long face that was rough and tired, full of travel dust, deep eyes, high nose, full sideburns and beard, wearing a right-hand jacket, a belt at the waist, and high boots.
He said with some excitement: "Don't you remember me, Commander? On the East China Sea, my little master was captured by pirates and his life was hanging by a thread. It was only after the Commander dispatched the navy to destroy the pirates' nest that he escaped. I am Gadir!"
"
When he said this, Fang Jun's mind suddenly became clear, and then he remembered the old things, and said in surprise: "I remember, you wanted to deceive me at the beginning, and wanted to pretend to be your little master to negotiate with me, but
I saw through the plan and got a sea map from you, haha!"
This man was none other than the Arab Ghadir who was attacked by pirates after his entire fleet was hit by a hurricane in the East China Sea. Even his little master was captured by the pirates.
Gadil was also very excited: "It's me, it's me!"
He was very proud to be remembered by this Tang aristocrat. The Arab Empire had a vast territory, extending to the Western Regions, and had some contacts with the Turks. It was from the Turks that he learned that this Tang aristocrat led a group of people.
An army went deep into the icy land of the far north and wiped out the Xueyantuo people who occupied the Turkic territory.
This is an invincible commander who can conquer and destroy a country!
Although he didn't know the strength of Xueyantuo, wars broke out between the Arabs and the Turks from time to time. The Arab warriors who claimed to be brave and good at fighting suffered a lot at the hands of the Turks, and the Arabs were occupied by the Xueyantuo people.
The place of reproduction, and Xue Yantuo was destroyed by Fang Jun. If we calculate the combat power between them, we can know how capable Fang Jun is.
Although this is not accurate, it does not hinder his admiration...
Since he was an old friend, Fang Jun did not put on any airs. He ordered tea to be served, then asked Gadil to sit down and asked: "I used to get letters from your noble master from time to time, as well as some small gifts and so on, but suddenly starting from last year.
There has been no news since then, and even the trade between the two countries has almost stopped. I wonder if something happened in your country?"
Hussein, the young master of Gedir, lived in Datang for a period of time after being rescued by Fang Jun. At that time, he claimed that he followed the caravan to the east to avoid disaster because of the unstable political situation in the country. However, later there was a dispute between the two countries.
During the trade, the Tang Dynasty traded armor and thunder to the Arab Empire for war horses, which lasted for a period of time. Now the officials of Taipu Temple have selected many horse farms across the country to breed Arabian war horses, hoping to breed better varieties and more
A high-quality war horse suitable for the Tang Dynasty environment.
But for some reason, this trade suddenly stopped...
Gadir's face was filled with sadness and he cried: "There was a rebellion and the Ottoman Caliph was assassinated. Now the Arab Caliph is Ali, the bandit. He is the son-in-law of Muhammad, the founder of the Arab Empire, and has unparalleled prestige and power.
Muawiya, the governor of Damascus, Osman's cousin, later showed Osman's bloody clothes in Damascus and claimed that he would avenge Osman. However, we know that he is also an ambitious man, not to mention that his current strength is not enough to counterattack the holy city of Maidi.
Then, even if one day he really kills Ali, he will sit on the throne of Caliph himself, and Uthman's sons, my master Hassan and little Hussein, will become the targets of his eradication."
Fang Jun frowned and listened carefully, finally figuring out the context.
I can’t help but sigh with emotion. In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, any struggle involving political power has spread widely and has far-reaching influence...
After Gadir lowered his head and wiped his tears, Fang Jun asked: "So, you are the servant of the Ottoman Caliph, and his son Hassan and little Hussein are your masters?"
Gadil nodded.
Fang Jun said in confusion: "To be honest, we are friends, and the Tang Dynasty is willing to punish those traitorous and rebellious murderers for the sake of justice in the world. But you also know that the Tang Dynasty is more than ten thousand miles away from Dashi?
"
Ghadir said: "Thank you for your support, but we don't dare to ask for too much. My master is now living in exile in Muscat with his followers. Facing Ali's persecution and pursuit, we urgently need
Help from the outside world. So I came here to implore the Tang Dynasty to increase the number of transactions in armor, weapons and thunder, and my master will use more spices and war horses to join the trade."
In the entire Arab world, no one disobeyed Ali, so the descendants of the Ottoman Caliphate could only hope that the distant Tang Dynasty could continue to trade with them so that they could continuously obtain strong armor and powerful thunderbolts.
I can fight Ali for a long time.
This was completely acceptable to Fang Jun. After all, a divided Arab world with constant wars was extremely beneficial to Datang.
Fang Jun nodded and said: "My friend, our friendship is firm and pure. I would like to see little Hussein defeat the enemy and regain his father's inheritance. I will report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he will
Come and decide, but please rest assured, I will work hard to fight for you. But one thing please know, in the spring of next year, Datang will devote all its efforts to a national war. At this time, there is no energy to take care of others.
, so within this period, the scale of transactions may be limited, because Datang cannot send so many fleets to Arabia."
Gadil was a little frustrated, but he didn't dare to be too harsh when asking for help. Could it be that he didn't want to fight anymore and came to help you?
"As long as trade can continue, it will be a great help to us. The Hashemite family will always remember your kindness to the Tang Dynasty. Now Hassan and little Hussein are in exile in Muscat, and there are still many Arab tribes and
The people support him, so sooner or later he will be promoted to the caliphate."
Fang Jun smiled politely and said a few words of encouragement.
In fact, he remembered this period of the history of the Arab Empire. The Ottoman branch had fallen since then. Even Ali only served as caliph for more than ten years before Muawiya launched a mutiny and took away the caliphate.
Moved the capital of the Arab Empire from Medina to Damascus.
But he naturally didn't care about this. The Tang Dynasty needed to obtain Arabian spices and war horses from trade, and at the same time support the descendants of Osman to fight against the Caliph of Medina, so that the Arab Empire could not complete the unification faster. This was enough.
Historically, it was after the Arab Empire eliminated its internal conflicts that its army headed east, launched a battle with the Tang Dynasty in Hengrus, and defeated the Tang army, which had a limited number of people, insufficient supplies, and was betrayed by the allies.
Although the Battle of Henglus did not affect the situation between the two countries at that time, and the Western Region was still under the control of the Tang Dynasty, it was a morale-boosting war for the Arab Empire.
Gadil took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Fang Jun: "This is the letter written by little Hussein to you. Please read it."
Fang Jun finally opened the paint on the envelope and pulled out the letter paper. There were neat Chinese characters on it. It was obviously dictated by little Hussein and Gadil was responsible for recording. The level of this "Datang Tong" was quite good.
In the letter, little Hussein expressed his longing for the distant East. He also talked about the drastic changes his family had suffered and how he was now living in exile. He implored friends in the East to support him. The Hashemite family
Will never forget it.
Then at the end of the letter, the boy mentioned Yu Mingxue, saying that he missed that pure and beautiful girl like an angel very much, and asked Gadil to bring his gift, hoping that she would be happy forever...
Fang Jun was speechless, this little bastard was actually a love saint. He had already lost his family and was wandering around the world, but he still missed this girl.
However, it seems that he himself has not seen Yu Mingxue for a long time, and the girl has gone to nowhere...