Li Mu was very unfamiliar with this term, but he was good at it and would not pretend to understand. He asked: "County Magistrate Wang, weren't these Turks wiped out by our Tang Dynasty? Why is there still a Turk? This is What's going on?"
"Don't you know, Lord Marquis?" Wang Zhongyuan looked surprised, but felt extremely happy in his heart. Everyone said that Zhu Luhou was a star descended from the sky, a man of wisdom, who knew a lot. Now it seems that this is not necessarily the case. He even looked at Xi I’ve never heard of Turks, tsk tsk, how can I be so knowledgeable?
Little did Li Mu know that Wang Zhongyuan had so much on his mind. If he didn't know, he just didn't know, and there was no need to pretend: "I was just about to ask Magistrate Wang for advice."
"I do know something about this matter." Wang Zhongyuan was slandered in his heart. When Li Mu asked, he did not dare not answer: "When the Turkic Khanate was under Tuobo Khan, its territory was vast, so it had to enfeoff some small territories. Khan, the younger Khan obeyed the orders of the Great Khan. After the father died, his son succeeded him, and the elder brother succeeded him. In the first year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the former Sui Dynasty, Shaluo succeeded to the throne of the Great Khan of the Turks, but the Datou Khan in the west refused to accept it and refused to recognize Shaluo. strategic position."
"In the second year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Shaluo Khan ordered Apo Khan to invade the south, but was defeated by the Sui army. Shaluo Khan used the excuse of Apo Khan to retreat first and attacked Apo Khan. Apo Khan was no opponent, so he had to defect to Datou Ke in the west. Khan and Datou united Abo and Shaluo to oppose each other, and the two sides attacked each other, so the Turks were officially divided into the Eastern and Western Khanates. The Eastern Turkic Shaluo Khan was in the northern part of the Sui Dynasty, and the Western Turkic Khan Datou Khan was in the northwest of the Sui Dynasty."
When Wang Zhongyuan took the imperial examination, it was not far from the Weishui Alliance. The entire Tang Dynasty suffered humiliation from the Turks and was looking for ways to take revenge. The policy of the Jinshi Department at that time was based on the Turkic Khanate. Wang Zhongyuan was able to pass the examination and win the top prize. Nature has been studied very deeply, so it can talk endlessly.
"Because Sallu succeeded to the throne of the Great Khan of the Turkic Khanate, he has always been regarded as the Turkic orthodoxy. Moreover, when the Western Turks split away, their power was much smaller than that of the Eastern Turks, so they had no choice but to flee westward and join us in the Tang Dynasty. There is not much bordering. There is no intrusion from both sides, so it is not mentioned much. However, the area bordering the Eastern Turks and the Tang Dynasty is vast. Since the alliance of Benqiao, it has formed a deadly feud with the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, when mentioning the Turks, it mostly refers to the Turks. It’s the Eastern Turks that are the main branch, and the Western Turks are rarely mentioned.”
"I see." Li Mu asked again: "What is the relationship between the Western Turks and our Tang Dynasty?"
"Is this..." After all, Wang Zhongyuan is a real Tanhua, and he still has certain insights in the macro aspect. He thought for a while and said: "When the East Turks were there, the two sides had a common enemy and the relationship was good. One of them was Ah Shi Na Nishu was the great-grandson of Datou Khan and was a descendant of Moheshe. He came to Chang'an during the Wude period and had a close friendship with His Majesty who was the King of Qin at that time. The two even formed a brotherhood. However, General Li Jing was destroyed. After the fall of East Turkestan, it is unclear whether the relationship can be maintained."
Li Mu nodded, he understood. This principle is very simple. The enemy of the enemy is a friend, but what if the enemy is gone? Friends may become enemies.
"What does it mean to be in a world of peace?"
Wang Zhongyuan explained: "It is roughly equivalent to the Marquis of the Tang Dynasty. It is hereditary but not replaceable."
Li Mu smiled and said, "I didn't expect Ashina to have the same title as me. It's really interesting."
"Uh... Lord Hou, Ashina is the surname, and Nishu is the first name."
"Really?" Li Mu was thick-skinned, but also a little embarrassed. He changed the subject and said, "Tell us about these two barbarians. What are their backgrounds?"
"These two barbarians have something to do with the Ashina Nishui I just mentioned." Wang Zhongyuan explained what he had just asked: "According to these two barbarians, the year before last, Mo He Duo assassinated
Yehu Khan, the Great Khan of the Western Turks, proclaimed himself the Khan. After he claimed to be the Great Khan, the ten surnames of the Western Turks refused to accept it. The Nushubi tribe jointly recommended Nishu as the khan. Nishu refused to take the position and welcomed the establishment of Tong.
Yehu Khan's son, Ashnarit, served as the Khan and was called Si Yehu Khan. Last year, Mohe Duo was defeated and was killed by Nishu. All the tribes in the Western Turks jointly elected Si Yehu as the Great Western Turk.
Khan. However, Siyehu was suspicious but supported his Nishu and plotted to kill him. Nishu learned the news and fled to Yanqi."
"These two barbarians are brothers. They were both soldiers under Nishu's tent. When Si Ye came to attack, he saw that Nishu had run away, so the two of them took advantage of the situation and took some soft goods, spices and other things to escape.
Since Si Yehu's territory was to the west, they had no choice but to go all the way east and arrived at Gaochang. They bought things in Gaochang and got some money. They could not go back to the Western Turks, so they thought of starting a new life in Gaochang.
Life. At this time, Ju Wentai, the leader of the Gaochang Kingdom, was coming to Chang'an for an audience. They had heard Nishu mention Chang'an many times and yearned for it in their hearts, so they followed the procession for the audience."
"Nonsense!" Li Mu frowned and said, "The meeting team hasn't arrived yet, why did they arrive first?"
"They did explain this." Wang Zhongyuan said: "They said that they came one step ahead with Prince Gaochang. Because they recognized Prince Gaochang's attendant Usman, they pretended to be his attendants and came together.
But they lost contact yesterday, so the two brothers rented a stall in the West Market and started setting up a stall according to their original plan."
"Don't they know how valuable Parthian fennel is?"
"This is what they said. Parthian fennel is not a very rare thing in Western Turkestan. Although not everyone can afford it, it is not particularly valuable. As the soldiers of the mud cook, they usually use it when grilling meat.
Seasoned with fennel."
Li Mu thought for a while, but didn't find any flaws. He glanced at Wang Zhongyuan in surprise. Originally, because of Cui Yuyan's incident, he only thought that Wang Zhongyuan was a fool who was protected by officials, but he didn't expect that this guy was indeed somewhat capable.
He is very knowledgeable about the Turkic Khanate and Turkic culture, and he is also a good interrogator. He was unable to ask so many questions in a short period of time, and he was unable to understand the language and needed an interpreter. He had no skills.
Li Mu liked capable people and couldn't help but take a high look at Wang Zhongyuan.
"Wang County Magistrate, to be honest, I am very interested in this Parthian fennel. I just heard you say that to the west of the Tang Dynasty is Gaochang, and to the west of Gaochang is the Western Turks. Where is the Parthian Kingdom? Does it have to go west?
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"Uh..." Wang Zhongyuan grinned and said, "Master Marquis, the Anxi Kingdom has been destroyed for hundreds of years."
"ah?"
"This Parthian Kingdom was the name of the Han Dynasty. It was destroyed roughly during the Three Kingdoms era. Its territory is now included in the territory of the Western Turks. The name of Parthian Fennel was given by us Han people, so it has been passed down to this day.
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"Ah!" Li Mu looked as if he was stunned, cupped his hands, and said, "I've been taught a lesson, I've been taught a lesson. Magistrate Wang is indeed well-informed."
Wang Zhongyuan didn't even dare to say it, but he felt a little distracted.
Li Mu took out two "big goldfish" from his sleeves and just put them on the table next to him. Wang Zhong saw the situation and hurriedly said: "What are you doing, Lord Marquis? Take it back quickly. I don't dare to ask for it. I don't dare."
"What are you talking about? It's not for you." Li Mu pointed at the two 'big goldfish' and said: "I let these two barbarians suffer for nothing. It really shouldn't be done. People yearn for the talents of the Tang Dynasty.
Those who came to Chang'an must not let this matter make them feel cold. I am also responsible for the failure of their barbecue business. I will treat these two gold bars as compensation to them. You can hand them over to me."
"Okay, okay..." Wang Zhongyuan picked up the gold bars and looked at the heavy gold bars in his hand. He felt a little uncomfortable. For just a moment, he really thought that Li Mu was going to give it to him, but he didn't expect that he was overthinking it.
, all of a sudden the five flavors started to get mixed up.
Li Mu looked at him and said sadly: "County Magistrate Wang, you are not greedy for my gold bars, are you?"
"No!" Wang Zhongyuan hurriedly said: "Master Hou, I have always been honest and self-responsible. I have nothing to do with corruption and bribery."
"Really?" Li Mu smiled half-heartedly, but nodded and said, "That's good, I'm relieved. But, you helped me clear up my doubts just now, and I'm not the one who owes you any favors. I'll give you some advice."
, it can be regarded as giving you some benefits, so I’ll come over here.”
Although Wang Zhongyuan didn't know what kind of medicine Li Mu was selling in his gourd, he didn't dare not listen. He leaned into his ear and Li Mu whispered a few words. After Wang Zhongyuan listened, his face suddenly glowed, and he stood up and bowed to Li Mu.
He said: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your advice. I am deeply grateful."
"Okay, I'm still in doubt as to whether it's of any use, so I handed over the gold bars. Remember, I haven't been here today, and I haven't seen any barbarians. It was County Magistrate Wang who found them and thought they were strange, so you took them with you.
I went back to the Yamen to investigate and got the news. Whether it was the police officer or the two barbarians, they were all right, otherwise there would be something wrong, but they were doing bad things with good intentions and couldn't bear the consequences!"
"If you know this, I will definitely remember it."
Li Mu stood up, waved his hand, and said: "No need to send it off, it's getting late, you are busy, I have returned home."
How could Wang Zhongyuan not send it off? He sent it to the door and watched Li Mu's carriage go away before returning to the front office.
…
Dugujiu was driving, and Li Mu was sitting in the car, wandering home. After hearing what Wang Zhongyuan said just now, Li Mu suddenly felt that he still didn't understand the world well enough.
His understanding of this era mainly comes from four aspects. First, the history books. But the records in the history books are very simple, with just a few words. It is equivalent to giving answers directly without a process. Among them are the knowledge points about the Tang Dynasty.
, it’s just a few class hours, so it doesn’t help much. The second thing is the TV series. “The Legend of Wu Mei Niang”, “The Legend of Zhenguan”, and so on, but the history in the TV series is just a fun thing to watch, it can’t be done, and it can’t be taken seriously.
The third is the idle books he has read. For example, the story that Yuan Tiangang is the illegitimate son of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty seems very unreliable, but sometimes it can have miraculous effects, so you can count on it.
Fourthly, it was about "The Legend of the Heroes of the Tang Dynasty". When making the setting, he read a lot of miscellaneous historical journals, which was probably helpful.
In addition to these, such as Western Turks, Gaochang and other neighboring countries, he had a dark eye and didn't know anything about it.
This is not possible...
Suddenly, Dugujiu's voice came over: "Brother, can I ask you something?"