Chapter two hundred and seventy-eighth battle of ten surnames Khan
Although the clouds of war have just dispersed, Suiye City is still a lively and prosperous market town on the Silk Road. Caravans from Khorasan and Fuhu have established business houses here, and they are constantly trading goods with the East.
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The Tang Dynasty's reward envoys arrived at the foot of Suiye City and formed a long column escorting a convoy loaded with silk, silk and bronze wares.
Li Siye was wearing black hammer armor and a hooded hat on his head. Mo Dao was carried on his back with a horned crossbow hanging on his waist. He was riding a horse and slowly approached the city wall. The soldiers behind him were also wearing armor.
, fully armed, with a horizontal sword at his waist, his level of caution was comparable to that of the night he sneaked into Talas City, and his level of nervousness far exceeded it.
The Tuqishi people had already received the news of the arrival of the imperial envoys, so they specially opened the south gate to clean the streets and disperse the wanderers. All merchants were driven to the other three gates.
The three sons of Hemodagan went to greet him outside the city in person, riding on horses wearing leather robes with folded collars and left lapels, followed by a phalanx of cavalry holding spears.
They crossed their arms and saluted Li Siye and said, "We are here to greet the Holy Envoy on behalf of our father Khan and respectfully welcome the Holy Envoy into the city."
Li Siye raised his hands and clasped his fists: "Then please ask three special agents to lead the way."
The eldest son of the Khan waved his hand, and the cavalry phalanx was divided into two teams, sandwiching the envoy team. The soldiers escorting the team looked nervous and quietly held the handles of their swords at their waists. The three special agents followed Li Siye on horseback.
From now on, they have lost their way out and have stepped into the tiger's den with one foot.
The procession passed through a deep and tall doorway. Smiling herdsmen stood at the door of adobe houses on both sides of the street. Li Siye looked ahead. Every time he passed a house or tent, there were herdsmen with arms crossed and saluting, giving the holy envoy high respect. Some of them had children.
Running and chasing the team. They all thought that the messenger from the imperial court brought good news, but after being disappointed, who knew what their reaction would be.
As we get closer and closer to the king's tent in the Khan's court, the white wolf-skin banner standing in front of the king's tent is fluttering in the east wind. Tuqishi people line up on both sides of the road as a guard of honor. The soldiers either hold long spears or lean on the ground with steel knives.
It looks quite intimidating.
While holding horses and escorting vehicles, the soldiers of the Tang Army vigilantly glanced left and right with the corner of their eyes, judging the strength of the opponent and guessing that once the two sides collapsed, there was a certain probability that they would be able to escape.
After all, they are the Anxi Army who have experienced hundreds of battles. Even if they guessed the worst outcome, they could still maintain their aura and walk forward with their heads held high. Zhao Congfang even had the idea of breaking the jar. He raised his chest and raised his head with a surge of momentum, as if
The lessor who came to collect the rent, with his ups and downs steps, the belly of the robe under the belt made a snapping sound.
Mohedagan's face was full of energy and red. The braids on his head hung down on his chest. The surface of his white cross-collar robe was inlaid with gold patterns. A leopard's tail hung on the flagpole behind him.
Using a white wolf skin as a large banner and a leopard tail as a tooth flag are the regulations that only the ten Turkic khans can have. Lao Hemo felt that he was on the safe side and had all the supporting facilities set up, even in the sweat tent.
He built an altar in the west, and once the decree was promulgated, he would kill animals to offer sacrifices to heaven to inform the world.
His sons also believed that today was the day when their father's dream would come true. Moreover, these Tang soldiers dared to walk in so grandly and with such arrogance - what they brought must be good news.
Li Siye pulled the horse's head and stopped three feet away from Mohe Khan. He raised his hand and ordered everyone to get off the horse. He also jumped off the horse with the Mo Dao on his back.
Mohe Dagan was in a good mood. He crossed his arms and saluted Li Siye and said, "Mohe welcomes the arrival of the Holy Envoy on behalf of all Tuqishi ministries."
"Mohe Khan, there is no need to be formal." Li Siye returned the gesture with his arms crossed. Mohe didn't know him, and he didn't know that he was just a junior colonel of the Anxi Army who went on an expedition with him a year ago. He didn't know what he would do if he found out.
How would you feel?
He took off the bamboo tube from his back. Inside was a book for canonizing the Khan, and it was an antique-style bamboo slip painted with gold paint to show that the emperor valued his ministers. But how could Tuqishi know these things, let alone
Regarding the specifications of the book, they only care about the content inside.
"Mohe Dagan of the Chumukun tribe of Tuqi Shi Huang surnamed received the order!"
He Mo immediately led everyone to kneel down on one knee, put one hand on his chest, saluted and accepted the emperor's order.
"Under the disciples! The holy virtue is soft and far-reaching, and the military might ambush the enemy. The king transformed the teachings and obeyed them. He suddenly rode on Mohe Dagan of the Mukun tribe in Shichu and obeyed the destiny. His heart was attached to the Tang Dynasty. He helped me with the power of heaven and defeated the enemy thousands of miles away.
For his great contribution, he was specially conferred the title of General Youxiaowei, and he was appointed Khan of Tuqi Shi. On the 28th day of the third month in the Gengchen period of Kaiyuan, Li Linfu announced..."
Mohe Dagan's eyes suddenly widened, he stood up from the ground, pointed at Li Siye and yelled angrily: "Stop reciting! What are you reciting!"
Li Siye rolled up a book and asked confusedly: "What's wrong? Mohe Khan?"
"What else?" He pointed at the book and said angrily: "This is the reward given to me? Who did the Khan of the Ten Surnames give it to!"
Li Siye suppressed the nervousness in his heart and shook his head and said: "This is the decree of His Majesty the Emperor. I am only responsible for announcing the decree and don't care about anything else."
Mohdagan sneered: "Don't think you can deceive me! Your emperor must have given the throne of the Ten Khans to Ashina Xin! It was my plan to kill Sulu first! Defeat the Black Cavalry.
The Immortal who spits fire, this Khan should also take the first place, you gave the title of Ten Khans to Ashina Xin! You just want to send me away with a mere tug-of-war!"
"I'm fucking rebelling!" He Mo pointed at Li Siye and roared: "I'm the first to take action on you bastards! Come on!"
"Here!" The Tuqishi honor guards on both sides of the road flashed their weapons one after another.
The soldiers of the Tang Army tightly grasped the hilt of their swords with their right hands and narrowed their eyes like leopards ready to attack. Just waiting for Li Siye's order, a fierce battle between the enemy and ourselves was about to take place.
"Wait!"
Li Siye stopped his heart from racing in this tense atmosphere. After thinking calmly, he raised his hand and shouted: "Mo He, why do you say that you are the first in merit and kill Sulu? Just because you participated.
To defeat the fire-breathing fairy?"
"Of course! Isn't this contribution not great!" He Mo's voice was as loud as a lion's roar: "Even if you don't confer me, why should you confer Ashina's son! What contribution does he have to deserve the ten surnames?
The position of Khan?"
Li Siye raised his chest and said proudly: "Then let me tell you what contribution he has! In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Ashina Buzhen led his troops to join the Tang Dynasty and was awarded the title of General Zuotunwei. In the second year of Xianqing, he and Su Dingfang, Ah
Shina Mishe attacked in two directions and overthrew the Western Turks. He was granted the title of Successor Khan and served as General of the Right Guard. Ashina Huaidao was granted the title of Successor Khan and appointed the Protector of Mengchi, later Qi.
The Western Military Envoy has made outstanding contributions. How can the contributions of these two people be inferior to yours?"
"Joke!" Mohdagan laughed angrily: "That's just his great-grandfather and father's meritorious service. What does it have to do with Ashina Xin?"
"What does it have to do with it? Hahahaha!" Li Siye let out a long series of hoarse laughter, which made the warriors behind Mohe Dagan become angry and pull out the weapons from their waists.
"You! Do you really think that I dare not kill you, a little messenger like you!"
Li Siye stopped laughing, raised his hands towards the southeast and said in greeting: "The merits of our ancestors can be used by our descendants. Doesn't Khan even understand this truth?"
"What a blessing for our descendants! The Ashina clan has long since lost their luck, their hearts have dispersed, and they are no longer under the protection of Tengger! But you, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, want to force them to become khans with ten surnames, which is against the destiny of heaven.
It is disturbing people's hearts. I am afraid that if he sits in the seat of the Tenth Khan, he will not be able to live with it!"
Unexpectedly, Moheda Gan was quite sharp-tongued, and there was a threat in his words. Although this was indeed the case, they had long had the idea of getting rid of Ashina Xin.
Becoming a khan with ten surnames is a goal that even Sulu has not achieved. If Mohedagan can achieve it, it will be enough for his family to replace the Ashina family and become the new masters of the grasslands of the Western Regions.