"My family, Dagan, is willing to use three thousand gu of property in exchange for twenty-seven eminent monks from Dayun Temple. I hope that the Governor can release them for the sake of good relations between the two countries!"
Wu Yuan'er did not continue to stimulate Ittihad at this time. If he continued to stimulate it, this guy might go crazy and actually kill him.
"If this is the case, please send the envoy back! Before the noble Bugla Khan returns to Kashgar, no one can forgive those monks who violated the laws of the Khanate!"
Ittihad further confirmed his suspicion. He had heard about this Pugu Fengendagan. It was said that he converted from Manichaeism to Buddhism last year. He might have wanted to show his devotion to the Buddha by rescuing Buddhist monks. .
But this messenger probably had the intention of provoking a fight or even a war between the Kara Khan and the Gaochang Uighurs.
Ittihad was not too nervous about the upcoming attack by the Kingdom of Khotan. Although most of the soldiers in Shule City had been taken away by Saktu Bugla Khan, he relied on the high walls of the city and the large size of the city. Some residents have converted to God, and Ittihad is confident that he can survive until Bugla Khan returns.
Moreover, the Jin Kingdom of Khotan had besieged Shule several times in the past few decades, but had never succeeded. It can be said that the Karakhanids had rich experience in how to fight the Khotan people under the city of Shule.
But it would be different if we add the Gaochang Uighurs. The Gaochang Uighurs control the five rich cities of Qiuci, Yanqi, Gaochang, Besbali, and Yizhou, and their strength is about the same as that of the current Karakhan.
If they join the war, not only will they form a two-on-one situation, but their identity as Uighurs will also have a great appeal to the Uighurs currently in the Kara Khanate.
Fortunately, the chief Khan of the Gaochang Uyghurs was old and his sons were vying for power with each other, making it difficult for them to work together to launch a war.
But if you can avoid causing disputes, then don’t cause disputes!
Thinking of this, Ittihad, who had just flatly rejected Wu Yuan'er's proposal, slightly softened the coldness on his face.
"However, the envoy can report back to Pugu Dagan. The Buddhist temple in Bencheng Prefecture (Yingjisha) was recently discovered by this governor to have concealed a large number of people and lied about the land. The monks in the temple are currently on the way to Kashgar. If Pugu Dagan is serious, You can send someone to pick him up.”
Wu Yuan'er and Ma Yaozi looked at each other calmly. Biancheng Prefecture was located exactly between Shule and Ya'erkan (Yarkand) controlled by Yutian.
This was a coercive measure taken by Ittihad because he was afraid that the Buddhist temples and Buddhists on this road would become Khotan's internal enemies! I don’t know how many people have suffered.
Wu Yuan'er wanted to save these people, but his mission was not to save people but to find out the general situation of Shule City, so he slowly shook his head.
"Your Majesty the Governor, if you insist on not releasing all the monks in Dayun Temple, can you take one person away?"
"Who is it? The envoy can come and listen. I'll let General Hassan look for it first!"
Ittihad asked coldly. He suspected that this was the biggest reason why Pugu Fengen took the risk of sending people to Shule and was willing to pay three thousand pounds of property.
Wu Yuan'er slowly shook his head, "This person is a fellow disciple of Shazhou Monk Zheng Master Fan Haiyin. I have only seen the portrait. I have to see it in person to know!"
Ittihad stared at Wu Yuan'er silently for dozens of seconds, and finally waved.
"I can't make the decision on this matter. The envoy please go to the post house for a while. I need to ask the Great Khan for instructions!"
"Then I'll just wait for the good news!" Wu Yuan'er cupped his hands and then withdrew.
"Hassan! Send out the rangers to search west. It is best to send the fastest rangers to go to Gumo (Aksu) day and night to find out if any big shots from Yizhou have arrived!"
As soon as Wu Yuan'er went out, Ittihad whispered to the general Hassan next to him.
At this time, Gumo was under the jurisdiction of the Gaochang Uighurs, just near the dividing line between the two countries.
So Ittihad took it for granted that if Pugu Fengen really brought three thousand pieces of property to redeem someone, he would most likely be waiting in Gumo.
However, he never imagined that Zhang Zhao had already lurked near Jiashi.
. . . .
In the food shop outside Shule City in the south of Shule City, Ma Yaozi was already very drunk. He was holding a glass of purple fruit wine and a leg of lamb in his right hand, dancing crazily. The two servants around him were also He looked like he had drunk too much.
The three of them made the snack shop a mess, and a group of Karakhanites around them glared at them. If it hadn't been for an emergency, and they were from Gaochang, someone would have beaten them up.
After dancing for a while, Ma Yaozi raised his head and drank a large glass of fruit wine, his eyes becoming more and more blurred.
Sudden! He shouted loudly and banged the leg of lamb on the table, then stretched out his fingers and pointed in all directions.
"You Geluolu people are so disrespectful! What kind of people are we, Dagan? We are noble people with the blood of the Tang Dynasty clan!
If the Tang Dynasty were still here, you thieves wouldn't even have the qualifications to lick our shoes!
woo woo woo woo! Now we, Dagan, have come personally with our belongings and want to save a few people, but you don’t agree! "
As he spoke, Ma Yaozi actually burst into tears, and the tears burst from the eyes of a rough man in his twenties. No one looked like he was pretending.
In the corner of the food shop, several people wearing leather robes who looked like sheep sellers outside the Yangma City looked at each other, and their eyes were filled with joy.
Several people continued to exchange colors, and a man who looked more rugged stood up suddenly. He was also holding a glass of wine, but it was the poorest quality peach wine.
"What crazy things are you talking about, Gao Chang'er? But you want to fight? Does your Shidagan come in person when you walk to Gumo? It's still a thousand miles away from here? Who knows what your three thousand guan of wealth is? Is it true or false?”
Ma Yaozi looked sideways at the strong man, and his fists clenched. Just when the strong man thought he was going to rush up and hit someone, Ma Yaozi suddenly took out a double-sided Uighur cast by Gaochang from his arms. Mou Yu copper coin.
This kind of coin was cast by Gaochang Uighurs and imitated Kaiyuan Tongbao. It was engraved with Gaochang auspiciousness in Uighur script. It was extremely precious in later generations. In this era, it was also the favorite coin for many powerful families to hoard.
Ma Yaozi banged a handful of copper coins on the table, which Wu Dal had collected from Di Luo Dagan on behalf of Zhang Zhao.
"See clearly! Not to mention three thousand guan of goods, we can also afford 30,000 guan of goods in Dagan. Who said we have to go to Gumo to pay? Let me tell you, Jiashi City is fine!"
There was silence in the food shop. The strong man wanted to ask, but in the awkward silence, Ma Yaozi shook his head twice, as if he realized something was wrong.
His expression changed, and the two servants around him quickly came up to help him collect the coins, and then went out.
The strong man walked to the door naturally and blocked the passage for other people in the restaurant to go out. His two companions hurried out.
It's just that this strong man didn't know that when he blocked the door, the restaurant owner was walking back naturally.
In the backyard, a strong man with a scarred face was chopping firewood. He looked like a laborer hired by a food shop.
"There are people coming from Gaochang! They are at Jialu Pavilion! It is said that they are here to redeem people. This is the best chance to rescue Master Daozhen!"
After saying that, the restaurant owner was silent for a long time, "But those Gaochang people speak really good Chinese! Although they spoke very quietly, I'm sure it was Chinese."
The moon was still silent, and so was the scarred man. The recipe owner took a deep breath, as if he had made a lot of determination.
"I gave them a token. If they are really Han Chinese, they must know what it means. I...I can't stand it any longer!"
The scar-faced strong man put down the broken ax in his hand when he heard this. He still didn't speak, but he just let out a long breath and looked at the sky.
The leather cap on his head fell to the ground, and a huge bald head that was also full of scars shone brightly in the moonlight!
