Tuyuhun was a nomadic regime. Its territory was approximately west of Qiangcheng (Huangyuan County, Qinghai), east of Qiemo (present-day county of Xinjiang), south of the Qilian Mountains, north of the Kunlun Mountains, Bayan Hara Mountains, and Animaqing Mountain, east and west. Four thousand miles, two thousand miles from north to south, the territory is not small.
The current leader is called Fu Yun, and he calls himself Bu Sa Bo Khan. You can also call him Murong Shiyun.
Yes, Tuyuhun was a nomadic regime established by the Murong clan of Xianbei, and the first generation leader was named Murong Tuyuhun.
Xianbei Murong's hometown is in western Liaoning, which means that they are actually from the Northeast.
Around the Western Jin Dynasty, the first generation leader Murong Tuyuhun led his tribe to migrate from western Liaoning to the Qilian Mountains and gradually took root and established a political power.
Their popular languages are Xianbei and Chinese, so there is no barrier to communication with the Sui Dynasty, and their clothing is no different from that of the Han people in the Central Plains.
If these people hadn't been required to register when staying in a hotel, it would have been impossible to tell whether they were Han or Hu.
When registering, we have to talk about the name talisman. The name talisman is a small wooden nameplate with your place of origin and name engraved on it. It can be regarded as the Sui Dynasty's ID card.
There is also a talisman bag specially used to place name talismans. The law of the Sui Dynasty stipulates: people cannot leave the talisman, and the talisman cannot leave the bag.
You need to carry this thing with you, otherwise it will be inconvenient for you to go out.
Yang Ming's ID card is a fish charm. Fish charms are only available to nobles or officials. The bag in which the fish charm is placed is called a fish bag. It is decorated with gold, silver and copper foil pieces according to status, and is a status symbol of the aristocratic class.
Yang Ming's fish talisman is divided into two parts. The left piece is used as the base in Zongzheng Temple, which is the archive. The right piece is kept by himself. The fish bag is decorated with gold foil.
The Sui Dynasty was a relatively open dynasty. Turks and barbarians from the Western Regions often came to the Sui Dynasty to do business. If these people wanted to apply for identity cards, they had to go to Honglu Temple.
Honglu Temple is in charge of ethnic affairs and foreign affairs reception activities.
The name symbols of these Hu people are also different from those of the common people in the Sui Dynasty. They are oval in shape, while those in the Sui Dynasty are rectangular.
A rectangle represents orthodoxy, and an oval without corners is certainly unorthodox.
The last time I did business with Hu Shangqu of Goryeo, we only bought 245 horses in total, which was too shabby.
In the Sui Dynasty, there was no explicit rule that ordinary people could not raise horses, but in fact, almost no ordinary people raised horses.
Why? Because I can't afford it.
Therefore, horses are only raised by the state and nobles.
The state department responsible for raising horses is called Taipusi. The largest ranch is in Longxi, bordering Tuyuhun.
Nobles also have to pay taxes when raising horses. Yang Ming is not very clear about this. Anyway, it is similar to the fact that a foal must be turned in to the court. After a certain amount is turned in, there is no need to pay.
Therefore, it was more difficult for Yang Ming to buy horses in Sui Dynasty.
So Yang Ming didn't want to listen to any more piano skills. The Gao family's daughter shouldn't be as good as Sakamoto Ryuichi, right? Although one piano is not the other, they are all appreciated with the ears.
With Yu Wenlan leading the way, Yang Ming rushed to Yulan Pond in person, intending to meet the barbarians.
These people are quite good at choosing places. Magnolia Pool is considered a relatively high-end guest room in Jinyang Tower. The maid responsible for entertaining here is under the age of twenty.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Yang Ming heard rude drinking orders. They were speaking in Xianbei dialect. Yang Ming could understand half of it, because Dugu Jialuo sometimes spoke Xianbei dialect.
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After Yang Ming came in, the group of people in the yard fell silent instantly, looking at Yu Wenlan strangely.
One of them said in proficient Chinese: "We have reserved this place, and outsiders are not allowed to come in."
Yu Wenlan smiled politely and said, "Sorry to disturb our guests, I have a friend here who may be able to discuss some business with you."
"We have no business with the Han people," said the barbarian.
Yu Wenlan said neither humble nor arrogantly: "If you are not here for business in my Sui Dynasty, then I really have to ask carefully, otherwise I won't be able to explain when Marquis Wu patrols the streets for inspection."
The man didn't seem to want to be targeted by Marquis Wu. After weighing his balance, he nodded and said:
"We have a few things for sale, but I'm afraid you don't
Know the goods. "
Yu Wenlan smiled and said: "You guys have to tell me whether you know the goods or not. After all, you are not of my race. You are the objects of special observation by Marquis Wu. Only if I know the purpose of your coming to Sui Dynasty this time can I serve you well." Dealing in front of Marquis Wu."
In fact, Wu Hou, who was patrolling the streets, almost never came to Jinyang Building to inspect, and occasionally passed by as a matter of course.
Several people got together and after discussing in Xianbei dialect, they seemed to have compromised.
The same man as before took out a fist-sized jade from his arms and held it in his palm with a rather proud expression.
Yang Ming saw all this in his eyes, and suddenly felt that there was no need to see these people. Looking at the fool's arrogance, it was as if he was holding a national jade seal in his hand.
Isn’t it Hetian jade? In ancient times, it was called Kunshan jade, and it was the finest jade material. In the Sui Dynasty, jade was mainly used for decoration and appreciation, and it was basically only available to the aristocratic class.
Who is Yang Ming? He has no shortage of jades made of Hotan materials, but he is not interested in impractical items like this at all.
"I see,"
After Yu Wenlan noticed Yang Ming's expression, he raised his hand towards the group of barbarians, indicating that you can just help yourself, and then he winked at Yang Ming.
Yang Ming saw this and turned around to leave the yard.
Outside a quiet bamboo forest, Yu Wenlan whispered:
"When these people came, they unloaded several large parcels. There was a servant in the stable who wanted to help unload the carts, but these people refused to touch them. The servant once told me that the indentations on the wheels of their carts were very deep, and they wanted to unload the carts. The thing is very heavy, if it is an aniseed Kunshan jade, it will be worth a lot of money."
Yang Ming pondered for a moment: "Do we have any maid here who understands Xianbei language?"
"Yes!" Yu Wenlan nodded.
Yang Ming said: "Look for an excuse, pick a few smarter girls to move into the Magnolia Pond, and listen to what they say every day."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will take care of it," Yu Wenlan nodded.
Because of the backward mining technology, Hetian jade made of aniseed is indeed a rare treasure.
During the Sui Dynasty, there were frequent trade exchanges with other countries in the Western Regions. Naturally, a lot of Hetian jade was imported. The most precious one was mutton-fat jade. It was worth showing off that an ordinary nobleman could own a mutton-fat jade ornament the size of an egg. .
In fact, this thing is often used to symbolize status, which is the so-called show-off.
Many nobles have the habit of wearing jade, especially women. Once you see a person wearing mutton-fat jade, you will know that the person has an unusual status and will look up to you.
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There is a top quality Kunshan jade called Khotan Jade, which is mutton-fat jade. As you can imagine from the name, it is as fine as gelatin, crystal white, warm and flawless.
Yang Ming has several pieces of jade carved from Khotan jade, some of which were awarded by Dugu Jialuo and his mother and concubine. However, the materials are not large. The largest piece is only as big as a pineapple, and is carved with a pair of unicorns. , and underneath is a base made of red sandalwood.
Useless except for viewing.
When Yang Ming left the bamboo forest, he heard the sound of the piano coming from the direction of the high pavilion in the distance.
As soon as the sound of the piano started, the noisy surroundings suddenly dropped, leaving only the chirping of insects and frogs in the pond and the rustling of the wind in the bamboo forest.
In the quiet garden, Yang Ming listened intently to the music.
He was a layman. Apart from finding it pleasant, he couldn't explain why. He probably just thought the sound was a bit sad.
After the show, Yang Ming found Yang Zhao and left the city.
On the way home, Yang Zhao said nothing and seemed to be still immersed in the music of the piano just now.
.......
Yu Wenlan was still able to handle things effectively. About three days later, Yang Ming received news from Yu Wenlan.
This group of barbarians from Tuyuhun are bandits, and the leader is called Shibuya. The things in their packages should be Kunshan jade made of aniseed. They were snatched from a camel team in the Western Regions and were damaged during the fighting. After a lot of manpower was lost, there were only about thirty of them left.
And because these people were robbing a Turkic caravan, they were currently being attacked in the Western Regions.
He was a wanted bandit, so he came all the way to Daxing, intending to sell these things, and then find a way to unclog the government, and planned to settle in Dasui.
What Yu Wenlan meant was that since these aniseed were black goods, they might as well hack them. As for these barbarians, they would naturally destroy their corpses and eliminate all traces.
In fact, the relationship between the Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun cannot be said to be good or bad. In the early days of the Emperor's reign, Tuyuhun often invaded the borders of the Sui Dynasty. What he did was burn, kill and loot. After being punished several times, he became more honest and often accepted the favor of the Sui Dynasty over the years. tribute.
However, the Han people in the Great Sui Dynasty, especially in the Longxi area, hated Tuguhun deeply, so killing some of Tuguhun's barbarians was not illegal in the Great Sui Dynasty.
After Yang Ming thought for a while, he directly dispatched fifty guards from the palace and entered Jinyang Tower under Yu Wenlan's arrangement. Then, on a dark and windy night, there was a conspiracy.
The body was thrown into a cargo ship on the Yong'an Canal. The next day, Xu Jing took the access token and sailed away from Daxing. After entering the Weishui River, he dumped the body directly.
When Yang Ming came to the Magnolia Pond again and looked at the large pieces of jade, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising.
There is a large piece of material here, which turns out to be Khotan jade. It is as big as a lamb, crystal clear, smooth, and flawless.
This is the best quality. It will definitely be worth a lot of money if you find a famous craftsman to carve it out.
Yang Ming waved his hand, and everyone was rewarded with a ingot, so they shut their mouths tightly.
One of the maids who knew the Xianbei language even sacrificed her appearance in order to find out the news. She was tortured so much that Yang Ming immediately rewarded her with fifty pieces of silk.
Then he had the jade wrapped up and brought back to the palace.
In the dormitory, when Chen Shuyi saw the piece of Khotan jade, her eyes lit up. She walked around the jade for a long time and couldn't help but touch it.
Women all like gold, silver and jade, as if they are born that way.
"What do you want to do with such good aniseed?" Chen Shuyi asked.
Yang Ming has calmed down from his earlier excitement.
As the saying goes, a man is not guilty of having a jade in his possession, but Yang Jian and his wife don't seem to have such big information.
Then I shouldn’t have it.
Yang Ming was thinking, what would he do if he gave this piece of jade to his father Yang Guang?
He will definitely dedicate it to Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo as soon as possible.
If some things are too valuable, you can’t just own them. There are so many treasures in the Forbidden City, can you own them?
After thinking about it, although he was reluctant to part with it, Yang Ming still planned to give the Khotan jade to Yang Guang because he could not directly offer it to Yang Jian and his wife without stepping over Yang Guang.
Besides, isn’t the Qianqiu Festival coming soon?
My father, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.
The big guy with round disk is thick
