It was late at night, but the banquet hosted by the Khitan people for the envoys of the Returned Rebel Army had just ended.
Wu Dal'er hugged him from left to right, surrounded by two powerful Khitan beauties. He didn't know how happy he was.
Not only him, but also those with some status in the Guiyi Army envoys were accompanied by beauties, and even the lowest-ranking Lifu could handle both wine and meat.
They had besieged Xiazhou City for nearly six months and had suffered enough for a long time. Wu Daler did not restrain them.
The people in the envoy ate meat and drank wine, not to mention how happy they were.
As for Huixing monk Yang He and several monks from Dayun Temple, they were invited by Yelu Deguang to explain Buddhist scriptures to a group of Khitan nobles.
High-quality tea bricks from Hexi and sweet tea brewed with high-quality white sugar, and high-quality sandalwood from Youzhou. Yelu Deguang himself also understands Buddhism quite well.
Yang He, the monks, and the Khitan nobles also chatted happily.
When passing by Cao Yanjing's tent, Wu Dal'er deliberately stretched out his hands to rub the two Khitan beauties, making the two bold Khitan 'big horses' squeal.
Of course Wu Dar'er knew what the Khitan people wanted to do, and with the 'kung fu' of the two beauties around him, they probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed tomorrow morning, and of course they wouldn't be able to get up at night.
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"But Deputy Envoy Cao of the Guiyi Army? Please sit down quickly."
In a tent with a very Chinese style, Cao Yanjing saw a scribe wearing a blue crew-neck shirt.
"Exactly, my Excellency, Cao Yanjing, is the deputy envoy of the Guiyi Army. I don't know which official of the State you are?" Cao Yanjing seemed a little cautious.
"Hey! I shouldn't be called Deputy Envoy Cao. I am Situ of the Great Khitan Kingdom and Han Kuangye, the Military Envoy of the Tiancheng Army."
Called modest, Han Kuangye is not modest at all.
"People of the wilderness, pay homage to Situ, the superior country!"
When Cao Yanjing heard that although the other party was dressed as a Han, his surname was Han and he was a fictitious disciple, and he was actually teaching Jiedou in a town, he knew that the big fish was coming, and he quickly bowed down.
"No need to be polite, no need to be polite!" Han Kuangye hurriedly came to help Cao Yanjing. He was going to get other people's information, so of course he had to be polite.
"Your envoy is a Han from Hexi, and a certain Han from the grasslands. We all have families and cannot return, so we should stay close to each other."
Hearing that Han Kuangye used the identity of a Han Chinese controlled by foreigners to get close to him, Cao Yanjing sighed, raised his head slightly, and looked sideways at the top of the tent.
I began to think back to my grandfather Cao Yijin, who often expressed his cherishment of Han identity and his love for his hometown, and slowly began to accumulate emotions.
Sure enough, after a few breaths, Cao Yanjing had a little bit of tears in his eyes, his eyes were slightly red, his expression was a little touched but he was hesitant to speak, and he interpreted the feeling of being aggrieved and unable to express it very vividly.
"Although Han Situ was born in Khitan, the Khitan Kingdom has admired the culture of the Central Plains for a long time, so he can be regarded as a country of culture.
Now that we have conquered Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures and other Han lands, it is just like the Xianbei and Northern Dynasties in the past. How can we say that we have a home and cannot return?
I returned to the rebel army and was surrounded by barbarians. There were only two prefectures, Sha and Su, so I had a home and could not return. "
These words made Han Kuangye feel elated. In fact, he felt a little inferior about his family being in Khitan. After all, Khitan people had long hair, so it was difficult to call them rich in culture.
At this moment, Cao Yanjing compared North Korea to the Khitan, which was exactly what Han Kuangye was thinking. How could he not be so happy that he immediately looked at Cao Yanjing with a high regard?
And he also heard the implication of Cao Yanjing's words.
In this picture, the kings of Han all belong to Hexi and Longyou, but this person only talks about the two states of Sha and Su.
That King of Han returned to the Han Dynasty from the Eighteen States, but he was still saying that he was surrounded by barbarians, so he must have something inside.
Thinking of this, Han Kuangye slowed down his speaking speed and began to lead the topic to what he had planned. He wanted to confirm Cao Yanjing's identity first.
"The deputy envoy's surname is Cao? I don't know what to call him when discussing gold with Duke Cao of Qiao County?"
Cao Yijin has been in charge of the Guiyi Army for more than ten years. If he deliberately looks for information, he can still find it.
Cao Yanjing was flattered and cupped his hands, "Master Situ also knows that Duke Cao Ling of the Guiyi Army is my grandfather!"
That’s it! Han Kuangye became even more excited, and he deliberately showed a strange expression.
"Cao Linggong sent an envoy to our Great Khitan Kingdom to congratulate the Empress Dowager Yingtian on her longevity in the past. Of course I know that.
But there is one thing I don’t know. Your lord, the King of Han in Hexi Province, is also the governor of the Guiyi Army? "
Cao Yanjing's face showed a look of tangle and fierce inner struggle. His lips were slightly open, his hands were clenched into fists, his fingertips were turning white due to excessive exertion, and his chest was heaving violently.
Han Kuangye was overjoyed. He really had the inside story. He took a step closer to Cao Yanjing and looked directly into Cao Yanjing's eyes.
“Although the deputy envoy and I met for the first time, it felt like we hadn’t seen each other for many years.
That’s it! That’s it! I'd better tell you frankly. It is the wish of His Majesty the Khitan Kingdom to invite the deputy envoy here today.
The deputy envoy can tell him any grievances he has. If there is any injustice, Your Majesty, who is kind and considerate of all people in the world, will definitely be able to help the deputy envoy get justice! "
Cao Yanjing also felt that it was almost time. He burst into tears, pulled Han Kuangye's sleeves and knelt down with a bang. Then he raised his head and cried with snot and tears.
I want to be as sad as I want to be, and I want to be as aggrieved as I want to be.
"That Zhang Zhao relied on the support of his uncle, the King of Khotan, to seize the Cao family's foundation. I joined the rebel army because I lost my ambition and returned to the Han Dynasty. But that Zhang Zhao recruited the barbarians in Longyou, Hexi, for his own use, saying It is to return to the Han Dynasty, but it is actually to destroy the Han Dynasty!
Now Hexi is dominated by barbarians, and the Cao family cannot be redressed for their grievances. My father died of illness fifteen days ago. Zhang Zhao even refused to ask the court for a posthumous title, and let my father be buried as a commoner. Cao was unfilial. ! "
If Zhang Zhao were here, he would know that a group of old people in Dunhuang must be beheaded, exiled, or imprisoned.
Because the first half of Cao Yanjing's cry was what Cao Yuanshen said every day.
Han Kuangye was extremely excited. He felt that he would soon be able to discern the reality of Hexi and control a Cao family. What a great achievement this was!
He pulled Cao Yanjing up and promised him again and again.
"Deputy Envoy, please tell me everything about Zhang Zhao one by one. Don't worry, His Majesty the Khitan Kingdom will stand up for you and any grievances you may have will be redressed!"
Cao Yanjing was so moved that he knelt down and kowtowed again. Han Kuangye persuaded him again, and then Cao Yanjing explained everything in detail.
The two talked for a full hour. After sending Cao Yanjing away, Han Kuangye began to write a note to Yelu Deguang because he finally figured out everything about Zhang Zhao in Hexi.
It turns out that this son is the great-grandson of Zhang Yichao, the military governor of the Guiyi Army in the past. Now he has conquered Longyou in Hexi Province and also captured the Dingnan Army.
There are hundreds of generals under his command, more than 10,000 armored cavalry and soldiers, more than 20,000 elite guards, and more than 50,000 light cavalry from various tribes. It has become a powerful force and cannot be the leader of a small country at will.
He was in Longyou, Hexi Province. He said he wanted to return to the Han Dynasty, but in fact he relied on the support of various groups such as the Momo, Dangxiang and Uighurs.
The Battle of Hunhe a few months ago was actually because they were deceived by the Zhejia of Fuzhou into thinking that the Great Khitan was going to interfere with their capture of Xiazhou.
Zhang Zhao's original intention was to deter, but his generals secretly made the matter worse for the sake of military exploits.
Han Kuangye believed this situation, because not only the Hexi soldiers did this, but also the Ya soldiers in the Central Plains and the Khitan tribal army leaders also liked to do this.
However, although the King of Han in Hexi is very powerful, he has many internal conflicts.
The Han people in Hexi, mainly Sha and Su prefectures, complained quite a lot. The Qin, Wei and other prefectures in the south were also dissatisfied with Zhang Zhao's centrifugal policy of attaching great importance to the Minmo, Dangxiang and other ethnic groups.
Finally, Han Kuangye came to the conclusion that Zhang Zhao had certain strength, but had serious internal problems and it would be difficult to compete with the Great Khitan for the time being.
If it can provoke internal disputes, it is not difficult to deal with it, but it is not suitable to be hostile to it now that the conflicts have not completely intensified.
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On the second day after Han Kuangye had a secret talk with Cao Yanjing, Wu Daler and other Guiyi Army envoys, including one chief, two deputies and three envoys, were formally received.
In the past few days, Wu Darer went around visiting the Khitan nobles and delivered bricks of tea, rock sugar, white sugar, Khotan jade, and good horses from Hexi for free.
Even Yelu Deguang's uncle Yelu Anduan adopted a majestic broken-eared horse, and his impression of Wu Daler and others was greatly changed.
Wu Dal'er paid homage below, while Yelu Deguang was thinking above.
Following the information obtained by Han Kuangye, Yelv Deguang gained a detailed understanding of Zhang Zhao. Of course, this detail was what he thought.
In Yelu Deguang's eyes, Zhang Zhao was a very scheming and capable leader.
He is the typical leader of a small country (tribe) who has a group of powerful subordinates, but is in a mess in other aspects.
Yelu Deguang saw many people like this in the grasslands and mountains and forests of Liaodong, such as those straight women deep in the forest.
However, most of them either became minions of the Yelu family or were destroyed by the Yelu family.
The only difference between Zhang Zhao and them is that he occupies the land west of Hexi, which is relatively wealthy compared with the grasslands and mountains of Liaodong.
He comes from a Han family, knows some words, and his vision and methods are just a little better.
He can be regarded as a hero in his lifetime, but compared with a king like him who has sacred literature and martial arts, he is much inferior.
"The Great Jin State's Ambassador to Longyou in Hexi Province and the Guiyi Army Envoy, Han Wang Zhang Zhao, sent me as special envoys to pay homage to the Emperor.
A special copy of the Great Sun Sutra hand-written by King Pasenadi of Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu.
There is one beauty each from the Saman Persian royal family and the Tianzhu Xiaxi royal family.
A sweaty Pegasus.
In Khotan, one hundred pieces of colorful silk, one hundred catties of rock sugar, two hundred catties of white sugar, and three hundred catties of fine tea bricks were sent to me to wish the emperor long life and peace. "
Oops! When this gift list came out, the entire Khitan nobles and Han senior officials in the imperial tent were shocked.
This gift list is not worth mentioning, but judging from the name, it is very deceiving.
The white sugar, rock sugar and tea bricks from Hexi were the most high-end luxuries in the Khitan Kingdom, and ordinary officials and small tribe leaders could not afford them.
Not to mention the Buddhist scriptures handwritten by King Pasenadi, a close friend of Khan-blood Pegasus and Sakyamuni. This is a priceless treasure!
Even that beautiful lady of noble birth was almost ignored by everyone.
While singing the newspaper, Huixing monk Yang He presented Buddhist scriptures with colorful silk cloth and treasure box in his hands.
In the entire big tent, all the Khitan nobles immediately started chanting Buddha's name, even Yelv Deguang was no exception, and it was like holding a water and land ceremony.
"Arrange fast horses, deploy a hundred Pishi troops to escort, and immediately deliver the Buddhist scriptures to the hands of the Queen Mother, praying for the Queen Mother's long life!"
It has to be said that Yelv Deguang still didn't tell his mother Shulu Ping. He only glanced at the Buddhist scriptures, then touched it lightly, and had someone send it to his mother quickly.
The next person who came in was the Pegasus of Sweat and Blood given by Zhang Zhao.
This kind of horse includes the second and third generation of mixed blood. Zhang Zhao only searched for more than 400 horses in Ningyuan (Fergana Basin).
He left three hundred horses behind, and after one hundred horses returned eastwards, with careful care, there are now less than five hundred horses, which is definitely extremely precious.
The horse sent by Zhang Zhao was a mutilated male horse, more than five feet tall at the shoulder, about 1.67 meters.
This is a very terrifying height. You must know that the average war horse today is four feet four to five inches tall at the shoulder, which is about one meter and four meters.
This five-foot-tall Han-blood horse stood in the camp. Its shoulders were taller than many soldiers and generals. If you included its head held high, it looked like a giant.
Yelu Deguang was shocked. He had seen such a horse before, but it was usually the king of wild horses.
It's not easy to catch, and it's extremely difficult to tame it once caught. It doesn't have such a red coat that looks high-end.
The Khitan emperor, after being stunned for a moment, personally walked down from his seat.
He raised his head, pushed away the guard in front of him, and gently stroked the horse's head.
The horse snorted submissively, stretched its neck and licked the hem of Yelu Deguang's dress.
"This is a Pegasus!" Yelu Deguang sighed.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! You have won this heavenly horse!" After he finished sighing, all the Khitan and Han ministers flattered him.
