The city tower had already disappeared far away on the horizon. Li Siye and his party had traveled more than thirty miles, and the scorching sun was gradually becoming fiercer.
Li Siye took off his black gauze turban and replaced it with a white one on his forehead. His heart was still aching. Talking about relationships really hurt money. If he continued to squander it to this extent, a few more boxes of gold wouldn't be enough.
At noon, they rushed to a post station to rest for a while, waiting for the sun to set before setting off on the road.
The inn was located at a fork in the road, leading to Dashi City and Dundo City to the north, and Qiuci Town to the east, but he turned around and led everyone north.
Tian Zhen, who was leading the horse behind him, asked doubtfully: "General Li, didn't we go to Kucha to jump camp? Why are we still going north?"
Li Siye wiped his forehead, shook off the sweat on his hands and said, "I also took on a hot job when I came out this time."
Tian Zhen laughed and said, "How hot can it be?"
"Go to Suiye Town and ride to the tent of King Shi Khan's court, and give a reward to Khan Mohe Dagan."
"How hot can this be..." Tian Zhen stopped her words abruptly and asked nervously: "How many people are you taking with you in total?"
Li Siye looked back at the more than thirty people behind him, and then said: "It's just us, and there are more than fifty people escorting the convoy of rewards and property."
“The Khan Court’s tent at this critical moment is like a dragon’s pond and a tiger’s den!”
Li Siye glanced at him with a smile: "That's why I told you it's hot."
"It's not just a hot deal! It could be a life-threatening deal!" Tian Zhen took the horse and took two quick steps, caught up to him and whispered: "Everyone knows that the person Mo He, whose surname is Huang, the Tuqi, is asking for, is one of the Ten Turks.
The sage gave him the position of Khan, Tuqishi Khan, but gave the title of Khan of the Tenth surname to Ashina Xin. How can they let it go? If it were me, I would be mad."
Li Siye continued to say slowly: "Actually, this hot potato shouldn't have fallen on me. It's just that I went to ask Fu Meng Duhu to do something, and wanted to use his power to transfer a few people to my dance.
I am under the command of Dangying. Who would have thought that my husband, Duhu Meng, would use this matter to threaten me, and if I want him to issue a transfer order, I must get this job done. Not only must it be done well, but the majesty of my Tang Dynasty Empire must not be compromised."
"Then you can't just bring a few people with you! At any rate, bring a few thousand people with you. Even if the two sides fight over disagreement, we can still escape intact."
"That's what I said, but the Protector-General said it was just to announce a reward. It would be a joke to bring thousands of people there to embolden people. Besides, with the decree of reward, I am the imperial envoy.
If they dare to kill the Holy Envoy, they are rebelling."
Tian Zhen let out a long sigh: "For these uncivilized Tuqishi people, rebellion is as simple as eating and drinking. I think our trip will be a disaster."
"Crow's Mouth." Li Siye glanced at him and continued to move forward while holding the horse.
Tian Zhen quickly caught up with him: "I just transferred a few people to make you willing to take such a big risk. Who are they?"
Li Siye said: "Among the few brothers who survived the attack on Talas City that day were Duan Xiushi and Bai Xiaode."
"Is it worth it?"
"Is this worth it? Even if I don't do this job, Fumeng Duhu will send someone else to do it. Someone else might lose his life, but I won't."
"That's right," Yan Xiaosi led the horses up to him and said in a very positive tone: "Our general bravely broke into Talas City with fifty men and broke open the city gate in just one day and one night. With this battle,
The name has spread throughout the Tuqishi tribes, and they are so intimidated by the general's reputation that they dare not make any mistakes."
Tian Zhen simply couldn't face these two people. One was mysteriously confident and the other was blindly worshipful. Do you really think that Tuqi Shiren was created by a faceless person? The Tuqishi Khanate had been in power for more than thirty years in the Western Regions, and even the great cannibals They were all defeated by Sulu's cavalry, which was as strong as a bull. Even though it was already sunset, their fierceness still existed.
Li Siye was thinking about other things. Whether it was Duan Xiushi, who had not yet made a fortune, or Bai Xiaode, who served as the commander of the Kucha camp, they were all outstanding figures in the Anxi Army in the future. Gather them as soon as possible to form a combination. Ace. The other well-known figures in the empire, Gao Xianzhi, although demoted by Gai Jiayun to Yu Dian as deputy envoy, are still several levels higher than him. He is not qualified to win over others. Feng Changqing seems to have not appeared yet, This person needs attention, maybe he can be cut off. But with Feng Changqing's great talent, I don't know if he can be restrained.
Although Tian Zhen believed that Li Siye's behavior was a big risk, he was not afraid of stealing. Every Long March athlete who came to Anxi to join the army had the idea of pinning their heads in their belts to gain fame. He often said to Li Siye The words are: "I can fight for my life and die with you, as long as you don't let me die in a painful way."
But after he gradually witnessed a series of strange phenomena in the Tang Empire from Chang'an to the frontier, he realized that in such an era, it was quite difficult to die without being aggrieved.
In the evening, they continued to travel north along the Hulu River, a tributary of the Diaoyuan River, and stationed at a post station by the river for one night. They set off early the next morning and entered Dashi City at noon.
The convoy transporting the reward property had been waiting in the city all night, specifically waiting for him, the holy envoy who had arrived in the city on the way. When he led his troops and horses to the gate of the posthouse, the expressions on their faces were as if they had just arrived. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him eagerly, maybe thinking of him as his backbone.
However, these people did not believe him, but it was a kind of instinctive grouping behavior. After all, Li Siye was going to face the Tuqi Shi Khan directly. They all dreamed that Li Siye could have the skills of a negotiator like Guo Yuanzhen, so that everyone's chance of survival would be higher. Bigger.
But as soon as these people saw him, their hopes were completely dashed. They imagined that a master negotiator should be a handsome scholar, eloquent, and able to talk to all the scholars. Who is this guy in front of them? He is tall and strong, with a faint murderous look on his face. How can you appease the Tuqishi people when you look like this? Do you still expect that with your heroic spirit, you can intimidate a group of Tuqishi people who are angry at being played?
The holy envoy should have a kinder face, be able to treat others with kindness, be able to confront others, and be easy to break if he is too strong.
The soldiers escorting the property either sighed or gathered together to whisper.
"It's over now. This General Li is a reckless man who doesn't know how to adapt and accept softness. If he insists on being tough and goes toe-to-toe with the Tuqi Shi Khan, you and I will become dead souls under the sword."
"Your life is about yourself, how can you rely on others, adapt to the situation when you enter Suiye, and run away as soon as you see something is wrong."
"The city is full of Tuqishi people. Escape? Where to escape?"
Tian Zhen looked around the post house. All of these people looked worried and worried. It seemed that everyone had a good idea and knew that this was an impossible mission. Even he, who had been following Li Siye for a long time, could not I can't have any confidence in him.
We are just warriors, we are good at fighting with swords and guns, so why should we imitate other people's envoys to declare imperial edicts? If we don't have the eloquence, we shouldn't take the porcelain job.
More than 30 people who were transferred from the Eighth Regiment moved quickly and quickly unloaded their luggage from the horses and led them into the stables of Guanyi. Li Siye first negotiated with the garrison in Dashi City and placed more than 30 of them in the
In the private house, I finally met the school captain who was escorting the reward property, and I was going to discuss the route for tomorrow's departure.