Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 138

After Shangbo handed over Gaochang City to the working group headed by Cui Tao, he immediately continued northward with the envoys.

This time, Shangbo found a Manichaean monk who often went to Uyghur to preach in Gaochang City as a guide. The speed of the envoy was much faster, and finally they crossed the Tianshan Mountains and entered the Mongolian Plateau.

After entering the Mongolian Plateau, you will enter the vast grassland.

Fang Guoshou sighed: "In our era, the Mongolian plateau was already desertified, and it is true that the Mongolian plateau is very suitable for nomads to survive."

Timur, the former guide of the envoy and the current scout, said: "Professor Fang is right. If there are still some mines in modern Mongolia, it is really impossible to survive at all. There are fewer and fewer grasslands suitable for grazing, and desertification can be serious." Seriously."

Fang Guoshou said: "Now is the famous warm climate period in history. Both Tubo and the Mongolian plateau are very suitable for the growth of animals and plants, so Tubo can compete with the Tang Dynasty for hegemony."

"Turks and Uyghurs have changed crop after crop. Although the Tang Dynasty defeated the nomads in the north many times, there will still be new nomads rising. It is also because of the livable climate of the Mongolian Plateau."

Wang Shixiong asked curiously: "Professor Fang, what kind of Uighur is this?"

Fang Guoshou said with a smile: "The Uighurs should be the ancestors of the Uyghurs. They were originally a tribe of the Turks. During the Li Longji era, the Turks disintegrated, and the Uighurs took the opportunity to occupy the grassland."

"It's like the system of the Han Dynasty is copied from the Great Qin Dynasty, the system of the Tang Dynasty is basically copied from the Great Sui Dynasty, and the system of the Uighurs is also copied from the Turks."

Shang Bo pricked up his ears and listened carefully to Fang Guoshou's words: "The Uyghur tooth tent was built where the Turkic tooth tent used to be. The pastures of the Uighur headquarters are near Yazhang."

"Surrounding the Yazhang, there are three forests of steles. This is the court of the Uyghurs and the place where Uighur scholars live. The three forests of steles closely surround the Yazhang, and each forest of steles is guarded by a permanent forest of steles. An elite unit that is inferior to the tooth tent guards."

"In addition, to the west of the Uighur tooth tent, there is also a Ketun city."

"Kedun means Uighur Khan's official wife, which means queen."

Shang Bo asked suspiciously: "Is it possible that Uighur Khan and Ke Dun still live apart?"

Fang Guoshou said with a smile: "That's not the case. Uighur Kedun naturally lives with Khan, and Kedun City is for Kedun's wives."

"Kedun of the Uighurs is very powerful, and they are usually selected from the most powerful tribes in the territory of the Uighurs. Once the woman in the family becomes a Kedun, the family can obtain the pastures near the city of Kedun."

"This is a bit similar to the system of foreign relatives in the Eastern Han Dynasty. After conferring a queen, the queen's father or brother can become a general in power."

Shang Bo nodded and asked, "Is this the same as He Jin in Romance of the Three Kingdoms? He Jin was originally a butcher, but when his sister became a queen, he became a general?"

Fang Guoshou nodded and said, "That's it. The Ketun family also has a great influence on Uighur politics."

Shang Bo quickly asked: "Then who is the current Ke Dun?"

Fang Guoshou shook his head regretfully and said: "Who is the current Gele Khan's Ke Dun, there is no record in history, there is too little information about the Uighurs, and the research in the historical circle is too shallow."

Shang Bo could only sigh regretfully. It seems that these things will have to wait until Uighur Yazhang to inquire.

As the group continued to head north, horses, cattle and sheep could be seen everywhere, and from time to time, shepherds with bows and arrows were seen watching the envoys vigilantly.

At this time, Shangbo will hold up the festival battle, and the herdsmen will ride away on horseback.

It seems that they have entered the core area of ​​Uighur rule.

The Uyghurs are also a big country, and if my group enters their core area swaggeringly, they should be "welcome" by the Uyghurs soon.

Counting the days, it has been a few days since the great victory of Baowen Mountain. My group traveled day and night and almost exhausted the Manichaean monk to death. Now the news that Anashi’s Beilin Army was wiped out should not have spread yet. Back to the Uighur tent.

What Shangbo needs is this time difference. Sure enough, before sunset, a well-equipped Uighur knight rode their horses to block Shangbo.

"Han people, stop, this is the pasture of the great Khan!" The leading general said to Shang Bo.

Shang Bo held up his festival battle and shouted: "I am the envoy of King Jianning, the great governor of Longyou Road in the Tang Dynasty, and I ask to see the great Gele Khan!"

Seeing the sacrificial battle held high by Shangbo, the Uyghur general discussed with his deputy for a while, and then said: "I will escort the envoy to the Khan's tent of teeth."

Immediately afterwards, this group of knights surrounded the mission and "escorted" them to the Uighur tent.

Fang Guoshou stroked his beard and said, "The Uighurs are still quite backward. The grassland dynasties of later generations will never let us go so far alone."

Shang Bo also nodded and said: "It shows that the rule of the Uighurs is still very loose, and they did not control the tribes as deeply as the Liao and Jin."

Fang Guoshou nodded and said, "Actually, the Uyghur people are similar to the hegemony system in the Spring and Autumn Period. The Uyghur court is equal to the overlord. They are the lords of the Uyghurs in name, but they are only the leaders of the Grassland Alliance."

"That's why Datang's attitude towards Tubo Uighurs is completely different. Tubo has a system from top to bottom, and the entire Tubo is an empire like Datang. Datang has always been very wary of Tubo and has a tougher attitude."

"For the Uyghurs, just to prevent them from going south to plunder, the policy is also based on gentleness, and the methods are more flexible."

Shang Bo nodded. Datang's foreign policy is relatively flexible and pragmatic, and he has a good understanding of surrounding forces.

Of course, all of this is based on the strong national power of the Tang Dynasty, and the request for reciprocal cooperation can only be made under the premise of deterrent force.

In the Song Dynasty, there were only two options for foreign policy: old coins and land cession.

There were more cattle, sheep and herdsmen. Under the protection of the Uighur cavalry, the speed of the envoys was much faster. Soon they arrived at the Uighur Yazhang where the Uighur Khan lived.

A city surrounded by stones appeared in front of everyone. There are many stone buildings in the style of the Western Regions in the city. This is the Uighur tooth tent.

The former Turkic Empire was a huge empire spanning Central and North Asia. The Turks once controlled the entire Western Regions. This city was once the Turkic tent. These buildings and walls were built by Turkic artisans who plundered the Western Regions. of.

That's why these buildings have a strong Western style, but all of them belong to the Uyghurs now.

Looking at the Uighur tooth tent, Shangbo accelerated his horse speed, and finally it was time for him to perform!

(End of this chapter)