Early the next morning, deep horn sounds continued to sound outside Chang'an City, and the city's flags were also planted with yellow and white flags. Today is an important day. Khan Saler of the Sijie Department will officially enter the capital to pay an audience with the Tang Dynasty.
Son of Heaven.
If the Huihe Khan came to Beijing in an attitude of looking down on the Tang Dynasty, he came to Beijing as a benefactor who assisted the Tang Dynasty in putting down the Anshi Rebellion, and tore the dignity of the Tian Khan of the Tang Dynasty to pieces.
So when Sijie Khan came to Chang'an to pay homage, he entered the capital as a minister, which more or less restored a little bit of the dignity of the Tang Dynasty.
The Sijie tribe annexed the Abusi tribe, and its territory was thousands of miles away. It was second only to the Uighurs on the grassland.
In fact, the Sijie tribe and the Uighur tribe have a very good relationship, and the Sijie tribe's annexation of the Abusi tribe also received the tacit approval of the Uighur tribe, the overlord of the grasslands.
The fundamental reason is that the Geluolu people continue to expand eastward and support the Xue Yantuo tribe to annex the Abusi tribe. Once Xue Yantuo annexes the Abusi tribe, the power of the Geluolu people will enter the core area of Mobei, and the entire Mobei grassland will be threatened.
The Jiebu took advantage of the Uighur tribe's eagerness to block the eastward expansion of the Geluolu people, and gradually became stronger.
Amidst the sound of drums and horns, a cavalry team of 2,000 people gradually approached Chang'an. The team's flag was waving in a mighty manner. A military camp was prepared outside Chang'an City. The Sijie cavalry entered the military camp to rest. There were only 300 soldiers.
He and a thousand Tang troops escorted Sale Khan to Chang'an City.
At this time, hundreds of officials headed by Right Prime Minister Yuanzai were waiting outside the Chunmingmen City. As the trumpet sounded, Sijie Khan's team finally arrived. The leader was Saler Khan, who was wearing a mud hat.
, wearing a brown fine silk robe, tall and powerful.
Accompanying him was Zhao Gongquan, the minister of Honglu Temple in the Tang Dynasty. He went from Yan'an Mansion to meet Sijie Khan and his party and accompanied him all the way south.
Saler is also survived by his wife, son and important officials of the Sijie Ministry.
Zhao Gongquan saw the officials of the Tang Dynasty approaching and said quickly: "Khan, these are high-ranking officials of third rank or above. The leading official is our Zhongshu Ling Yuan Xiangguo."
Saler also lived in Chang'an for many years when he was young and understood many rules of the Tang Dynasty. He quickly dismounted his horse, stepped forward with a smile and clasped his fists and said: "I want to marry Saler to see Yuan Xiangguo!"
Yuan Zai hurriedly returned the gift, "I am entrusted by the emperor to warmly welcome Khan to visit Datang. I hope that Datang and Sijiebu will treat each other with sincerity and become brothers forever."
"Thank you for the favor of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. Can you go to see the Emperor now?"
Yuan Zai smiled slightly and said, "Khan has come a long way and has worked hard. Let's have a good night's rest. Tomorrow we will hold a ceremony to officially welcome Khan and Ke Dun."
Yuan Zai immediately asked Saler to get on the carriage, and he accompanied him personally. More than a dozen carriages carrying the distinguished guests and his entourage drove towards the Honglu Temple VIP Hotel.
Along the way, there were lanterns and colorful decorations, clean water splashed on the streets, and loess-paved roads. Both sides were lined with people welcoming distinguished guests from afar. The Tang Dynasty made careful preparations and gave Sijie Khan enough face.
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Today, Yu Chaoen was not in the sequence to welcome Sijie Khan. Yu Chaoen had already smelled that Li Yu was going to attack him. The capital was no longer safe. He hid in the Shence Army barracks. Only here could he be safe.
feel.
Of course, Yu Chaoen has been operating in the imperial court for many years, and has many party members in both the government and the public. He also has many positions in the imperial army. The most important one is his brother Yu Chaoan, who has been in charge of Qianniu Guard for five years and has great control over Qianniu Guard.
It was very strict, and it was precisely because his brother controlled the Qianniu Guard that Yu Chaoen dared to enter and leave the forbidden palace freely.
This time Yu Chaoen came to the Shence Army for another important purpose, or his real purpose, which was to launch a coup and overthrow Li Yu.
Qiu Shou is the best opportunity. It is far away from Chang'an. Basically, Qian Niu Guard is responsible for security. Qian Niu Guard is inside and his strategic army is outside. That is to catch a turtle in a jar, depose Li Yu, and then install Li Miao.
For at least twenty years, the Yu family will enjoy prosperity and wealth.
Thinking of this, Yu Chaoen couldn't help laughing proudly.
On the training ground, tens of thousands of soldiers were training in full swing. Behind Yu Chaoen stood four generals. They were the generals who truly controlled the 100,000-man army, and they were all Yu Chaoen's confidants.
The first confidant is naturally his nephew Yu Lingwu, Yu Chaoan's eldest son, who is in charge of the most elite First Army; the second confidant Yu Lingqing, Yu Chaoen's seventh son, originally surnamed Jia, was named by Yu Chao'an
Enshou is adopted as his adopted son; the third confidant Dou Feiyun is Dou Xianlai's brother. His appointment as the general of the Shence Army is Yu Chaoen's reward for the Dou family's support; the fourth confidant Huangfu Jun is Huangfu Wen's nephew.
Yu Lingwu and Yu Lingqing are the tallest among the dwarfs. They have nothing but loyalty. They need martial arts but not martial arts, and they need commanding power but not commanding power. This is also the biggest headache for Yu Chaoen. The talents of the Yu family are withering, and his eldest brother is
Needless to say, a butcher who kills pigs obviously has no skills but likes to show off. The adopted Yu Linghui is a little better. He studied for a few days, but the second son Yu Lingwu is completely a street scoundrel.
Several of his pretense failed him and were of no use. This Yu Lingqing was tall and burly, but it was a pity that he didn't even know the words, but he had only a few kilograms of clumsiness and strength, but he became a general.
However, for Yu Chaoen, loyalty is more important than other aspects. Only by being absolutely loyal to him can he firmly control the Shence Army.
On the contrary, Dou Feiyun and Huangfu Jun are both sons of famous families, with strong martial arts skills and rich army commanding experience. They have been promoted from low-level officers to generals step by step. Their personal loyalty to Yu Chaoen cannot be speculated, but their families are not related to Yu Chaoen.
En formed an alliance and used the family's reputation as a guarantee for the two of them. Yu Chaoen basically trusted the two of them.
At this time, Yu Lingwu asked in a low voice: "Second uncle, when should we set off?"
"Don't worry, the autumn hunt will start the day after tomorrow. I will go to participate in the autumn hunt the day after tomorrow. Then you are ready to go. I will give you a detailed plan. When I set off, I will use the tiger talisman to mobilize the troops. When you see my tiger talisman,
You can leave now, do you understand?"
"I understand your humble position!" The four of them bowed together and saluted.
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Although the imperial court paid special attention to Sijie Khan's audience, ordinary people were particularly obsessed with the annual polo competition. After the grouping ended, the polo competition kicked off at various stadiums in Chang'an City.
The rules of the polo match are very similar to today's football matches. The twenty-four teams are divided into four groups, with six teams in each group competing in a round-robin match. In the round-robin match, each team has to play three games, and each group eliminates two teams.
The player who loses all three games will be eliminated first, and then the player with two losses and one win will be eliminated based on the goal difference. The player with the smaller goal difference will be eliminated.
The Shuofang Army Polo Team is in the third group. In the same group there are the Right Guard Polo Team, the Hexi Army Polo Team, the Zuo Xiaowei Polo Team, the Zuojian Gate Guard Polo Team, the Ziqing Army Polo Team, and finally the Shuofang Army Polo Team.
Team.
Among them, the Right Guard Polo Team ranked fourth last year, the Zuo Xiaowei Polo Team ranked sixth last year, the Hexi Army Polo Team and the Zuojian Guard Polo Team ranked among the top 16 last year, and the Shuofang Army Polo Team and Ziqing Polo Team ranked among the top 16 last year.
The teams are inseparable, and they are both ranked below 20.
The first match of the Shuofang Army Polo Team was at the polo field of Anrenfang, and their opponent was the Zuojian Guards Polo Team.
This was almost a game without any suspense. Many people were envious of the fact that the Zuojian Gate Guard Polo Team drew a good lottery and actually got the underdog Shuofang Army.
There weren't even many spectators watching the game. They were sparsely standing on the sidelines. There was no such thing as a huge crowd like in a strong team game.
"Dang!" The bell rang, and the first game ended. The left guard polo team led 2-0. This result was expected by everyone.
At this time, Li Ji rushed over and said to Guo Song: "In the second round, you come up and replace Wang Qian in fighting the front army."
Guo Song gently moved his arms, and it was finally his turn to play.