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Chapter 24 Friends and Allies

There are many tribes in the northern desert, and the Uighurs are one of them.

It’s a pity that their power is relatively weak, and they can only be subordinated to this grassland where they speak with their swords and guns.

In the past, when Jie Li Khan of the Turkic Turks in the east were powerful, they surrendered to Jie Li.

But now that the Turks in the east were defeated by the Tang army, Xue Yantuo took the opportunity to rise, so they had to rely on Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks, always relying on others.

There is no way, who can make the living space of the Uighurs span the sphere of influence of the two major tribes and cannot defeat them?

As a subordinate Huihe people, they naturally had to come to celebrate their birthday. This time, the prince was the mistress of his prince.

It’s a pity that after the arrival of the Uighurs, they did not have the treatment of envoys from the Tang Dynasty or the Western Turks. Tu Midu was even insulted by the eldest son of the Yi Man.

As for the reason, after inquiring about the sudden loss, I realized that the cause is really complicated, and it is said that it involves Gaochang people.

Gaochang was an ancient country in the Western Regions. It started from the Han Dynasty that Li Guangli built a city at the foot of the Flame Mountains, and it has become an important country in the Western Regions today.

Strictly speaking, the people of Gaochang have Han ancestry, but after years of intermarriage with other tribes, their ancestry has become chaotic and mixed, and the people of Gaochang have become alienated from the Central Plains dynasty.

Now they are more attached to the more powerful Western Turks in the Western Regions. Gaochang also has a share when Xueyantuo celebrates his birthday. Because of the protection and care of the "sect leader" of the Western Turks, the people of Gaochang are naturally better, and they even have a bit of arrogance as if they are pretending to be powerful.

Today, I don’t know what trivial matters, so I slightly insulted the Uighurs, which eventually led to some minor conflicts. Then the Gaochang people filed a lawsuit against the Western Turkic master.

Before Hu Lu and Xiao Khan said anything, the generous ones got angry first, and the Uighurs actually provoked their distinguished guests. They really took the courage of the ambition.

What's more coincidental is that the current competition between the envoys of the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks ended with the failure of the Western Turks. The grandeur is even more boring. My heart is on fire, and then I vent all my heart on the Uighurs.

The so-called Uighur criminals who fought against each other naturally had to suffer from flesh and blood. The Uighur prince's mistress was even more scolded.

Xie Yi saw it from afar. Although Tu Midu's face was trembling, he clenched a fist tightly, obviously feeling extremely unhappy.

But the Uighurs were even weaker and could not afford to offend Prince Xueyantuo, who was in power for the sake of the overall situation, had to endure even if it was humiliating.

Seeing this scene, Xie Yi thought a lot, remembering that the middle school history textbook seemed to say that "Uighur clothes in Uighur horses" were once popular in the Tang Dynasty.

The Uighurs are the Uighurs today, but they have changed their name.

It was popular in the Tang Dynasty, which shows that the Uighurs were very powerful and had a great influence. Moreover, Xie Yi remembered that after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty seemed to rely on the power of the Uighurs to regain Chang'an and Luoyang capitals.

Of course, the price is not small. It is said that the Tang Dynasty acquiesced to the Uighurs' looting in the city after the war, and the scene is imaginable.

Overall, the Uighurs later were very powerful. This is certainly strong, so powerful that they replaced Xueyantuo and the Western Turks.

This has always been the case on the grassland. The Huns almost wiped out the Donghu. As a result, the Xianbei, Khitan and even Mongolia that later rose were branches of the Donghu.

Isn't this the same thing when the Jurchens later replaced the Khitan and the Mongols replaced the Jurchens? In the Liao Kingdom, did the emperor of the Jin Kingdom think that a weak tribe on the frontier would one day capture the capital and replace his own rule?

Today's generous plan would not think that the humble Uighurs will one day replace Xue Yantuo's position. That's why he insulted Tu Midu without mercy. However, in Xie Yi's opinion, perhaps this insult was an introduction that triggered another day in the grassland.

Seeing Tu Lishi, Xie Yi and others appear, Dadushi was embarrassed. He had already scolded him enough, and turned around and left unhappily.

Tu Midu finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, he had to pay respectful visits to Tu Lishu. He could not afford to offend any prince of Xue Yantuo.

When he saw Xie Yi and Di Zhixun's clothes, Tu Midu bowed and said, "Are you two envoys of the Tang Dynasty in the south?"

"Yes, these two are the envoys Di and envoys Xie of the Tang Dynasty." Tu Lishi politely introduced Tu Midu.

A different light appeared in Tu Midu's eyes, and he immediately said piously and respectfully: "I have long admired the brilliance of the Tang Dynasty. Today I finally got the chance to see you. I am very honored."

Di Zhixun turned around and looked at Xie Yi, and a thought arose in his mind. The Uighur prince's Chinese language is also very good, and his words are also very elegant.

It seems that he is another tribal leader who knows very well about the Tang Dynasty. This is a good thing, which shows that the Tang Dynasty is powerful and has attracted the admiration of the grassland heroes to learn from it.

If it were before, Di Zhixun would have thought so simply, but after hearing Xie Yi's story about the farmer and the snake, he couldn't help but feel alert.

Now the Tang Dynasty is powerful, especially His Majesty the Emperor is respected as the Tiankang Khan, so many court officials and people are arrogant and look down on the grassland tribes at all.

This kind of thought should be considered a kind of pride and arrogant!

The wise men said that they were proud and complacent, and arrogance would lead to defeat. This is not a good phenomenon!

Di Zhixun felt that it was necessary to submit a memorial to His Majesty the Emperor after returning from his mission to talk about this phenomenon. At least he should know himself and his enemy and have a sufficiently detailed understanding of the grassland tribe.

Only by knowing oneself and one’s enemy can one be defeated in a hundred battles!

Di Zhixun said: "Prince Tu Midu is polite. I heard that the Uighurs are generous and enthusiastic. When I see you today, I will be well-known!"

"Haha, it is the honor of the Uighurs to be praised by the envoys of the Supreme Kingdom. Tu Midu was willing to travel to Chang'an, but unfortunately he had no chance."

Tu Midu said: "Now that you can appreciate the style of the Tang Dynasty when you see two envoys, you can feel a little wish."

Xie Yi knew that the Uighurs had also sent envoys to Chang'an to pay tribute, which made the prosperous scene of the four barbarians coming to the Tang Dynasty. However, due to Xueyantuo and the Western Turks, the frequency of the Uighurs tribute, as well as their respect and intimacy to the Tang Dynasty were always limited.

Of course, the Uighurs may have a lot of thoughts to bring closer to the Tang Dynasty, just like Xue Yantuo's original intention back then.

This is a good thing. The Tang Dynasty should welcome such a friend. Xie Yi himself also hopes to have a friend or allies on the grassland to be more accurate.

Friends are too close and sincere, and are not suitable for countries. The definition of allies is more accurate and can cooperate for common interests.

Once the interests of each other conflict, it will be a different matter, and swords are facing each other. When it comes to grassland tribes, the farces and tragedies between farmers and snakes cannot always be staged, so it is necessary to keep more snacks. (To be continued)
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