"Western Turks?"

Li Mu was very unfamiliar with this word, but he was good at this. He would not pretend to understand and asked: "Mr. Wang, wasn't this Turkic destruction by our Tang Dynasty? Why is there another Turkic? What's going on?"

"Don't you know?" Wang Zhongyuan looked surprised, but his heart was extremely comfortable. Everyone said that this Zhulu Marquis was a star who descended to the earth. He had Su Hui, and he knew more and understood more. Now it seems that it is not entirely true. He had never even heard of the Western Turks. Tsk, what is he know more and understand more and more?

Li Mu didn't know that Wang Zhongyuan had thought so much in his heart. He didn't know, but he didn't know, and there was no need to pretend: "Just like the magistrate Wang asked for advice."

"The officials know a little about this matter." Wang Zhongyuan was whispering in his heart. When Li Mu asked, he dared not to answer: "When Turkic Khan was in Tubo Khan, the territory was vast and he had to enfeoff some small khans. The little khan obeyed the orders of the Great Khan. The father died and the son succeeded, and his brother ended with the brother. In the first year of Kaihuang of the former Sui Dynasty, Shaluo inherited the throne of the Great Khan, but the Datou Khan in the west was dissatisfied and refused to recognize Shaluo's status."

"In the second year of Kaihuang, Shaluo Khan ordered Apo Khan to invade south, but was defeated by the Sui army. Shaluo Khan used the excuse of Apo Khan retreating first and attacking Apo Khan. Apo Khan was not an opponent, so he had to defect to Datou Khan in the west. Datou joined forces with Apo and Shaluo to oppose each other, and the two sides attacked each other, so the Turks officially split into the East and West Khan. Shaluo Khan in the eastern Turkic region was in the northern border of the Sui Dynasty, while Datou Khan in the western Turkic region was in the northwest of the Sui Dynasty."

When Wang Zhongyuan was the top scorer, he was not far from the Wei River Alliance. The Tang Dynasty suffered from the Turks and was looking for a way to avenge him day and night. The strategy for the Jinshi class was the title of the Turkic Khanate. Wang Zhongyuan was able to pass the exam, so he naturally studied it very deeply, so he talked endlessly.

"Because Shaluo inherited the throne of the Great Khan of the Turkic Khanate, it has always been regarded as the orthodox of the Turkic Khanate. Moreover, when the Western Turkic split, its power was much smaller than that of the Eastern Turkic, so it had to flee westward and not much border with our Tang Dynasty. There was no invasion between the two sides, so it did not mention much. However, the Eastern Turkic bordered our Tang Dynasty, and since the Binqiao Alliance, it has even formed a mortal feud with our Tang Dynasty. Therefore, when it comes to the Turkic, it mostly refers to the Eastern Turkic branch, and the Western Turkic rarely mentions it."

"So that's it." Li Mu asked again: "What's the relationship between the Western Turks and our Tang Dynasty?"

"Why..." Wang Zhongyuan was a real-life Tanhua, and he still had some insights on the macroscopic aspects. He thought for a while and said, "When the Eastern Turks were in existence, the two sides had a common enemy, and the relationship was still good. One of them was Ashina Nishu, the great-grandson of Datou Khan, who was the great-grandson of Mohe. During the Wude period, he came to Chang'an and had a close relationship with His Majesty, who was still the King of Qin at that time. The two formed a brotherly friendship. However, it is unknown whether the relationship could be maintained after General Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks."

Li Mu nodded, but he understood. This principle is very simple. The enemy's enemy is a friend, but what if the enemy is gone? Friends may become enemies.

"What does the world's meaning for Mohe?"

Wang Zhongyuan explained: "It is roughly equivalent to the marquis of our Tang Dynasty, and it is hereditary."

Li Mu smiled and said, "I didn't expect Ashi to have the same title as me, it's really interesting."

"Uh... Marquis, Ashi is the surname, and Nishu is the name."

"Is that?" Li Mu was thick-skinned, but was a little embarrassed. He changed the subject and said, "Tell me what these two Hu people are from."

"If you want to talk about these two Hu people, it has something to do with the Ashina Nikan I just mentioned." Wang Zhongyuan told the thing he just asked: "According to these two Hu people, two years ago, Mo Hedu assassinated the Western Turkic Khan Yehu Khan and established himself as Khan. After he claimed to be the Great Khan, the ten Western Turkic surnames were dissatisfied. The Qunshibi tribe jointly recommended Nishu as Khan. Nishu refused to take the position and welcomed the commander Yehu Khan, Ashina Nishu, the son of Yehu, to be called Siyehu Khan. Last year, Mo Hedu was defeated and was killed by Nishu, and the Western Turkic tribes jointly recommended Siyehu as the Great Khan of the Western Turkic Khan. However, Siyehu was suspicious but supported him Nishu and conspired to kill him. Nishu learned the news and fled to Yanqi."

"These two Hu people are brothers, and they were originally personal soldiers under Nishu's tent. When Siye Hu came to attack, they saw Nishu running away. They took some fines and spices and other items to escape. Since going west was Siye Hu's territory, they had to go east and arrive in Gaochang. They bought things in Gaochang and got some money. They couldn't go back to the Western Turks, so they thought of starting a new life in Gaochang. Just then, the Lord of Gaochang State Ju Wentai was going to come to Chang'an to pay a visit. They heard that Nishu mentioned Chang'an many times and were very yearning in their hearts, so they followed the team to pay a visit."

"Nonsense!" Li Mu frowned and said, "The team that was facing each other has not arrived yet, why did they arrive first?"

"They explained this." Wang Zhongyuan said: "They said they followed Prince Gaochang one step ahead. Because they recognized Prince Gaochang's entourage, Usman, so they pretended to be entourages. But yesterday they lost contact, and the two brothers rented the next stall in the West City as planned and started setting up stalls."

"They don't know the preciousness of the Anise?"

"That's what they said, this silence fennel is not a very rare thing in Western Turks. Although not everyone can afford it, it is not particularly precious. As the personal soldiers who cooked mud, they usually season with silence fennel when they grilled meat."

Li Mu thought for a while but found no flaws. He looked at Wang Zhongyuan in surprise. Because of Cui Yuyan's affairs, he only thought Wang Zhongyuan was a fool who protected each other, but he didn't expect that this guy was indeed a little capable.

He knew the Turkic Khanate very well and was familiar with Turkic culture. He was also a good at interrogating. He asked so many things in a short time, but he still couldn't do it without some ability when he couldn't understand the language and needed to translate it.

Li Mu likes capable people and can't help but look up at Wang Zhongyuan.

"Mr. Wang, I'm really interested in this Anxi Fennel. I just heard you say that the west of the Tang Dynasty is Gaochang, and the west of Gaochang is Western Turkic. Where is the Anxi Kingdom? Do you still have to go west?"

"Uh..." Wang Zhongyuan grinned and said, "Marty, Anxi Kingdom has been destroyed for hundreds of years."

"ah?"

"This Anxi Kingdom was called during the Han Dynasty. It was basically destroyed in the Three Kingdoms era. Its territory is now contained in the territory of the Western Turks. The name of Anxi Kingdom was named by us Han people, so it has been passed down to this day."

"Ah!" Li Mu looked dazed and bowed, saying, "I have been taught, and I have been taught. County Magistrate Wang is indeed knowledgeable."

Wang Zhongyuan didn't dare to tell him, but his heart felt a little relieved.

Li Mu took out two 'big goldfish' from his sleeve and just arrived at the table next to him. Wang Zhongyuan saw this and hurriedly said, "What is the Marquis doing? Take it back quickly. The officials dare not ask for it, and they dare not--"

"What a joke, it's not for you." Li Mu pointed to two 'big goldfish' and said, "It's really not right for me to let these two Hu people suffer disaster for nothing. People yearn for Chang'an, which was just here in the Tang Dynasty, and they must not be disappointed because of this. Their barbecue business cannot be completed, and I have my responsibility. I will just regard these two gold bars as I compensate them, and you can hand them over to me."

"Okay, okay..." Wang Zhongyuan picked up the gold bars and looked at the heavy gold bars in his hand, feeling a little uncomfortable. For a moment, he really thought Li Mu was going to give it to him, but he didn't expect that he was thinking too much and suddenly became mixed.

Li Mu looked at him and said sinisterly: "Mr. Wang, you shouldn't be greedy for my gold bars, right?"

"No!" Wang Zhongyuan hurriedly said, "Marty, the lower officials have always been honest and self-disciplined, and have no connection with the lower officials."

"Is that right?" Li Mu smiled, but nodded, saying, "That's good, I'm relieved. But, you helped me solve my doubts just now, and I'm not the one who owe you favors. I'll give you some benefits, so I'll be here to listen to you."

Although Wang Zhongyuan didn't know what Li Mu sold in the gourd, he didn't dare to ignore it. He leaned over and Li Mu whispered a few words. After hearing this, Wang Zhongyuan's face suddenly shone with glory, and he stood up and bowed to Li Mu and said, "Thank you for your advice, I am grateful."

"Okay, it's still a little while to use it. I handed over the gold bars. Remember, I haven't been here today, and I have never seen any Hu people. It's Wang County Magistrate who found out that they were strange and took them back to the yamen to investigate and get the news. Whether it's the officers or the two Hu people, they are all aiming at the words, otherwise they will make mistakes, but they will do bad things with good intentions and will not be able to take them away!"

"The official knows it, so I must remember it."

Li Mu stood up, waved his hand, and said, "No need to send it away. It's getting late. You're busy. I'm back home."

How could Wang Zhongyuan not give it to him? He kept delivering it to the door and watched Li Mu's carriage walk away before returning to the front yamen.

...

Dugu Jiu drove, Li Mu sat in the car and walked home staggeringly. After hearing what Wang Zhongyuan said, Li Mu suddenly felt that he still didn't understand the world enough.

His understanding of this era mainly has four aspects. First, history books. However, the records in history books are very simple, with just a few words. They are equivalent to having no process and give answers directly. Among them, the knowledge points about the Tang Dynasty were only a few lessons, which was not very helpful. The second is TV series. "The Legend of Wu Meiniang", "The Storm and Clouds of Zhenguan", etc., but the history in TV series is just to watch the excitement, and it cannot be counted or taken as real.

The third is the idle books he has read. For example, the fact that Yuan Tiangang was the illegitimate son of Emperor Wen of Sui was very unreliable, but sometimes it has miraculous effects, so you can count on it.

Fourthly, we have to talk about "The Legend of the Tang Dynasty". When making the setting, he read a lot of unofficial history and miscellaneous notes, which is helpful.

In addition to these, such as the Western Turks and Gaochang, he was completely disgusted with no idea about the matters of neighboring countries.

This is not OK...
Chapter completed!