Piao Tianwenxue    (I drank a bottle of beer at night, but I got shamelessly drunk and slept all night. Sorry, I have to write in the middle of the night, so please comfort me!)

The grasslands in the north have long turned into a vast sea of ​​snow, silvery white.

As the snowflakes were flying all over the sky, a small black dot appeared in the vast snowfield, moving towards the wind and snow.

"Sir, Gaochang City is ahead. The wind and snow are too strong. Let's go to the city to rest and replenish. How about we continue to rush tomorrow?" A Turkic herdsman guide said carefully to the Han people behind. He was originally grazing under the Jinshan at the junction of the East and West Turks, but was invited by the generous Han people to serve as a guide with a small bag of gold coins. These Han people were both generous and heard that they came to see the Khan of Shekui. Many carriages and horses carried along the way were filled with a large amount of money, which made people jealous. There were also many tribes who had their ideas along the way, but facing thousands of Han cavalry, they did not really dare to come forward to try it.

A weak Han leader nodded, "Okay, let's go to Gaochang City to rest and replenish the supplies for one night."

As he said that, he threw out a small bag of gold coins to the herdsman and asked him to go into the city to make some things first. Seeing the herdsman leaving excitedly on his horse, Zhao Qi said to the humans behind him, "Have the route and terrain recorded along the way?"

Several men in literary costumes at the back nodded, "Don't worry, sir, the terrain and road along the way have been remembered."

After a while, the herdsman rode back again and rushed to Gaochang City with his team.

When everyone rushed outside Gaochang City, even after seeing many big cities in the Central Plains, they were shocked to see Gaochang City in the Western Regions.

I saw a huge city suddenly appearing on the vast snowy field. It looked like a small dot from a distance, but when it was really close, people couldn't help but look up. Gaochang City was rectangular. According to the guide, it was said that it was more than ten miles in circumference, divided into three parts: outer city, inner city and palace city. The exterior wall was five meters wide and the wall was four meters high. It was built by the ramming master. There were nine city gates in the city, and at this time they were standing in front of the east gate.

Gaochang City has a long history. It has a history of more than 600 years. It can be regarded as the center of the Western Regions. It has always been the political, economic and cultural center of the Western Regions. At this time, Gaochang City was the capital of the Qu family Gaochang State. The king of the country, Qu Wentai, was also a Han Chinese. However, it was just like other countries in the Western Regions. As early as many years ago, Gaochang State and Yanqi and other Western Regions had already joined the Western Turks. Although the name of Gaochang State is still maintained and the king of Qu Wentai is also called the king, they are actually vassals of the Western Turks. The Turks had already taken control of the Western Regions in their hands and dispatched troops in various places.

As soon as the delegation arrived at the gate of the East City, a team of hundreds of cavalry rushed out of the city and surrounded the delegation.

Zhao Qi held the talisman in his hand and said loudly, "I came from the Great Sui Dynasty in the Central Plains. I specially brought gifts to you, Shekui, at the orders of our Emperor and His Highness Chen!"

A Turkic knight leader wearing a wolf helmet on his head rode a horse to the convoy of the mission, took the scabbard and opened the cover and looked at it, "I brought a lot of things."

Another Turkic man behind him laughed loudly, "We are really lively lately. Is this the fifth or the sixth one who came to meet our Khan with a sumptuous gift?"

Zhao Qi smiled and threw a small bag of gold coins from his arms, "I met my brothers on a heavy snowy day, so I invited you all to drink."

The leader took the purse and opened it and saw a surprise on his face, and his attitude became much more eager.

"I don't know what brothers are called?"

"Just tell me to be sensible. I am the leader of a hundred people stationed in Gaochang."

"Brother Zhisi, I wonder who else has come to meet the Khan these days?"

With mercy, the Turkic centurion man got such a sum of money and said readily, "At the earliest it was the Liang Shidu in Long, Zhang Changxun, Xue Ju and Li Gui from Hexi, by the way, Liu Wuzhou and Li Yuan from Hedong. They came earlier than you, but they did not have more people, and they were not as generous as you did."

Zhao Qi's eyes lit up and he exchanged a wink with the people behind him.

He pulled Zhisi to the side and secretly stuffed him a purse, which was more than just now. Zhisi quickly glanced left and right and found that no one noticed it. He happily collected the purse. Although he had collected the money just now, he had to give it to his brothers, and the money was completely given to him alone. This was a lot of money, how could he be unhappy?

"Brother Zhisi, I wonder if these people are still in the Khan's tent of the Khan?"

Zhisi smiled and said, "Well, they were all left in the den of the Khan. I heard that the Khan was going to hold a celebration, so I kept them here to watch the ceremony."

Zhao Qi's eyes moved, "Brother Zhisi, we brought a lot of gifts to the Khan this time, but I don't want to miss this celebration. I wonder if I can ask you to escort us all the way."

Zhu Si hesitated for a moment.

Zhao Qi secretly stuffed a precious gem into his hand, "When I arrive, I will thank you very much, and I will not miss the brothers."

Zhisi smiled and said, "You are the distinguished guests of the Great Khan. It is reasonable for us to escort you there. Then rest in Gaochang for one night and get on the road tomorrow."

"It's important to hurry up, let's go now." Zhao Qi said, hearing so many envoys from the Central Plains forces were in the Turkic tent, how could he sit?

"Okay." Zhisi got a lot of money for nothing, and was quite happy. He immediately ordered fifty people in person and led the way to Sanmi Mountain, the Western Turkic Khan Tingya Tan.

With the escort of this Turkic cavalry, not only did they avoid many detours along the way, but they also saved the investigation of Dadu. After a few days, the team had already arrived at the Turkic Khanate tent in Sanmishan, north of Kucha.

Zhao Qi came to represent the Emperor Yang Gao of the Sui Dynasty in Hebei and Chen Pojun of the Liaodong Army. He was grandly received by the Great Khan of the Western Turks. The scene was huge, and the nobles of the Western Turks, such as the Little Khan of the Western Turks, were present one after another.

However, when Zhao Qi opened the hundreds of gifts he brought, the eyes of the Turkic nobles were still dazzled.

Various exquisite and gorgeous silk silks were placed in the box one by one. On the other side, the exquisitely fired, delicate and beautifully colored Liaodong porcelain also shocked countless nobles.

In addition to silk and porcelain, the Liaodong mission also brought a large number of exquisite items to come this time.

For example, boxes of exquisitely printed albums, amazing amounts of Buddhist scriptures and Sanskrit, and even gifts dedicated to the Khan of Shekui were also the crystal clear glass crystal cups, and various precious glass crystal cups in the Western Turks. These envoys from Hebei from the Central Plains actually presented dozens of pieces at a time.

Such a heavy gift made the Khan of the Elder Kakui, and the small Khans and tribal leaders, Shi Jin, all of them were assigned. Immediately, the envoys in Hebei in the entire Central Plains became the most popular person in the Western Turkic tent.

The Western Turkic Khan, who was covered in silver silk, was even more smiling. Today he received more luxurious items than all the gorgeous luxury items he had in the past. If it weren't for the fact that these gifts were opened in public, he really wanted to have them all.

Zhao Qi took a gorgeous brocade box from the entourage behind him, took out the letter of the Hebei court from it, and presented it to the Shekui Khan.

The Khan of Shekui took the letter of the country without hesitation. At that moment, Zhao Qi sensitively felt that among the crowd around him, seven or eight gazes locked him tightly. He looked along the sensing and saw at a glance that the masters of those gazes were all from Central Plains.

When he looked at the last person, he immediately recognized that the man was Liu Wenjing, the envoy sent by Li Tang to the Western Turkic Republic. Zhao Qi gave Liu Wenjing a meaningful smile, but Liu Wenjing was full of worry.

The grand music sounded, and the Khan of Shekui was in a good mood and ordered a grand banquet to welcome the arrival of the Liaodong envoy.

A thousand light cavalry of the Liaodong army who came with him were arranged in a military camp to the east. Zhao Qi took several subordinates to the golden tent of the Shekui to attend the banquet. However, during the banquet, Zhao Qi felt sensitively again that two gazes were always staring at him, and he observed quietly. One of them was Liu Wenjing's, and the other was a Turkic.

He had heard the introduction of the Khan of Shekui that this middle-aged man with a sharp look at the eagle was the younger Khan of Shekui, the younger Khan of Tongye Hu. Now he has attacked Jinshan and penetrated the Yinshan line of the Eastern Turkic grassland. He is the commander of the Khan of Shekui. He is not only the younger Khan of Shekui, but also the most powerful Khan in the Western Turkic middle.

After the banquet, Tongye Hu Xiao Khan smiled and walked towards Zhao Qi.

"Enter Zhao, I wonder if I am interested in slitting horses and hunting outside the border with me?"

Zhao Qi thoughts all over his mind and secretly guessed why this Tongye Hu Khan had been staring at him at the banquet, and now he immediately invited him to go hunting. The two did not have any intersection, but Zhao Qi also came to the Western Turks this time with important tasks. Now many forces in the Central Plains have sent envoys to the grassland, especially Liu Wenjing, who represents Li Yuan.

It seems that I am familiar with it here, which makes me feel urgency.

Now that the little khan came to the door on his own initiative, it might be a breakthrough.

Zhao Qi smiled and said, "Little Khan can see you, and invite you to hunt. I feel very honored. It is better to obey your orders than respect. Please."

When Tongye Hu heard Zhao Qi agree so readily, he was overjoyed and did not hide his smile on his face.

"Okay, Lord Zhao is really happy. You, my friend, have already made a promise!" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!