Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 871 0866 [The drunken Wu begged to buy]

In fact, Seljuk had already sent envoys and even brought Arabian horses to the Ming Dynasty.

The items such as Zhang velvet and glass mirrors brought back last time, as well as Chinese poems translated into Persian, really made the Seljuk Sultan extremely happy.

He wants more!
By the way, the Seljuk Sultan who fought wars every year was actually an old literary youth who loved literature.

Worried that the Arabian horses would die on the way, the Seljuk envoys chose to proceed overland, and it was the classic route through the Dawan Basin.

As soon as they arrived in Samarkand, the Seljuq envoy received news: The Eastern Kara Khanate was destroyed by the Yelu Dashi.

Moreover, Yelu Dashi also set a rule that envoys or caravans from any country in the west can only trade in the Dawan Basin at most, and are not allowed to continue eastward across Congling!
Yelu Dashi wanted to occupy the Silk Road to be a monopoly and cut off the exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and Central Asian countries...

This spring, the envoy returned to the Seljuk capital.

The Sultan was furious!
But Gejinin (the Ghaznavid dynasty) was disobedient again. Sultan Seljuk planned to deal with that side first, and could not spare any time to teach Yelu Dashi a lesson.

Although Gejining had long declined at this time, its land area was still relatively large, covering most of Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.

Sometimes, they simply support their nephews or nephews to serve as monarchs or governors of vassal countries.

The messenger knelt in front of Sanjar: "Your Majesty the Sultan, the Eastern monarch who annexed the Eastern Kara Khanate, called himself Ju'er Khan in Balasagun. He also sent a partial army to force the Geluolu tribe to surrender!"

This Turkic scholar actually didn't know, so he made it up casually: "The great Sultan, Juer Khan is the Khan of ten thousand Khans."

Khorasan.

Can't you be more stable?
Sultan's heart was very tired.

Just like Li Shimin's Tian Khan, he is called "Tenggri Khan" in the grassland, and he couldn't be more ordinary. After Li Shimin, he also became noble.

Sanjar sneered: "He is the Great Khan among the Great Khans, but I am the Sultan among the Sultans. After punishing Ge Jining, I will definitely conquer this Juer Khan!"

The Ghur dynasty's territory was only in the northwest of Afghanistan.

These are all Seljuk vassals. If one vassal country wants to annex another, how can the suzerain state sit idly by and ignore it?

The vassal country that had been conquered became disobedient again within a few years. Even if you marry your daughter or niece to become a queen, those vassal monarchs will still cause trouble.

A team of light cavalry rushed back to report that Sultan Aladdin of the Gur Dynasty had taken up residence in the city and blocked Gekinin's offensive. However, the capital Turquoise Mountain City was surrounded by the Gejining Army, and Sanjar was asked to speed up his march to rescue.

Sanjar was ordering the ministries to speed up, and another messenger came from the north.

In fact, Juer Khan is just an ordinary Khan, and can also be translated as Chuluo Khan.

Seljuk Sultan Sanjar gathered an army of 100,000 and marched southeast.

Sanjar, the Seljuk Sultan, has never lost a single game and has achieved great fame.

But nephews and nephews want to be independent once they get big.

But after Yelu Dashi, Juer Khan did have the meaning of "Khan of Ten Thousand Khans", and it has been used by some Mongolian Khans ever since.

……

This Khan position became noble because of the Yelu stone.

But somehow, the battles won every year are still fought every year.

Sanjar asked the scholars accompanying the army: "What does Juer Khan mean?"

King Ajisi of Khwarezm Shah said: "Your Majesty, if the Geluolu tribe is conquered by Juer Khan, his territory will be bordering on me. Next time I follow your majesty on an expedition, I may not be able to send out more troops."

The Tsar here has a different origin than the Tsar in Russia.

Shah is the title of the ancient Persian emperor, which means King of Kings. Now it has evolved into a provincial governor, or a vassal king.

Alauddin Ajisi was the king of Khwarezm, and his country already bordered Xiliao.

At the same time, Ajisi is also Sanjar's most favored general, and he is inevitably recruited to accompany him in every battle.

"You don't have to be afraid of that Ju'er Khan," Sanjar said to Ajisi. "If he leads troops to attack Khwarezm, I will recruit an army of 300,000 to rescue him."

Ajisi flattered him: "With your Majesty's help, Khwarezm will never be afraid of Ju'er Khan."

"Let's go." Sanjar smiled.

Ajisi quickly followed on horseback and wrote a four-line poem in Persian, praising Sanjar's illustrious martial arts.

As soon as the poem was recited, Sanjar laughed.

Ajisi also laughed, but what he was thinking about was sending a messenger to contact Yelv Dashi after returning to Khwarezm.

Ajisi is a Central Asian hero. He can be summed up in eight words: he is capable of bending and stretching, but does not talk about martial ethics!
Historically, he first secretly colluded with Xiliao and raised troops to betray the Seljuqs. Then he fought against Xiliao and was beaten into submission. At the same time, he invaded the Seljuq territory. When Seljuk came back, he surrendered to Seljuk again, leaving Xiliao aside...

After repeated betrayals and surrenders, Yelu Dashi was finally killed, Sanjar was turned into a puppet sultan, and then he annexed Xiliao and Seljuk territories.

He also invited countless famous scholars and religious leaders to bring valuable gifts to invite the escaped son of Fedi Khan to return to his country and succeed him. As soon as the exiled prince returned to his country, he immediately imprisoned and killed him. He had no credibility at all and confounded the scholars and leaders who spoke for him.

This troublemaker from Khwarezm was the key figure in Yelu Dashi's defeat of the Seljuqs.

……

Ming Dynasty is selecting officials for the envoy and will set off when the winter wind arrives.

Not only did he have to visit Seljuk, but he also had to get in touch with the countries along the way, which could be regarded as exploring the way for the Ming Dynasty to sail around the world in the future.

Gifts (merchandise) are still being selected and Enko will be held soon.

The civil servants of the Jin Kingdom who surrendered last year either moved with their families or stayed to help organize households and people. During this process, eight of them were killed by the censor of the Inspectorate. They were all accused of corruption, perverting the law, embezzling land, and concealing the population!
The rest were all frightened and came to take the Enke exam with trepidation this year.

"The Eastern Capital in the Tang Dynasty and the Western Capital in the Song Dynasty are truly well-deserved!" Zhang Hao sighed while standing in the city. He was standing in the southeastern city area, which was the most prosperous commercial area in Luoyang.

Moreover, all illegal buildings have been demolished, and the market appears to be in good order.

They had already stayed at the inn, and Liu Xie (Liu E's brother) suggested, "Let's go find out where the best restaurant in Luoyang is."

"Yes, yes, yes, let's drink Luoyang's good wine first and slowly appreciate the splendor of Luoyang." Everyone praised.

This Enke competition was specially designed for the civil servants of the Jin Dynasty. There were only twenty Jinshi places, but more than three hundred people signed up to participate. You can even change your age in order to qualify for registration.

Everyone wandered around and inquired about the restaurant.

But I saw someone staggering towards me. As I got closer, I realized that they looked very familiar.

"Your Majesty... Wu Qimai?" Zhang Hao blurted out, quickly changing his title midway.

Wu Qimai had his head lowered, but when he heard the words, he suddenly raised his head. When he saw these old ministers of the Jin Kingdom, his brain was filled with blood and his face turned red.

Immediately, both parties turned away, as if they didn't know each other.

Zhang Hao waved to his servants and whispered.

The servant followed Wu Qimai quietly. After about half an hour, he ran back and told the situation: "Ms., Wu Qimai went to the pawn shop today and pawned the robe given by the Ming Emperor to buy wine."

"You need to pawn the wine to buy wine?" Zhang Hao asked in surprise.

The servant explained: "I asked. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty treated Wu Qiu very well and paid out his salary on time every month. But he couldn't bear the squandering, so he drank good wine every day. Now that he has no money, he can only pawn his clothes and drink bad wine. ”

Zhang Hao asked: "Aren't you under house arrest?"

"Last year there were soldiers guarding him, but this year he is free to take to the streets," the servant said.

After hearing this, these old officials of the Jin Kingdom praised him one after another: "His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is so merciful that he allowed the king of the subjugated country to move around as he pleased."

"More than that. I heard that the former Emperor of the Song Dynasty is now an official in the Ming Dynasty."

"The two kings who have subjugated their country have treated us so favorably, so we civil servants will have a way out."

"That's right, those who have made meritorious deeds by assisting in establishing households and bringing together the people will be awarded official positions without having to participate in the Encore."

"Long live His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"

"..."

These guys were shouting in the street, but they actually wanted to make their stance clear and separate themselves from the Wu Qimai they had just seen.

Wu Qimai came home with a jar of wine, and his wife Tang Kuo was weaving.

The servants of Duke Anle were initially paid by the court, but gradually they had to pay their own wages.

In order to save money to buy wine, Wu Qimai dismissed all the servants.

Because of the stroke, Wu Qimai's left leg and arm were weak and he walked like a lame.

"My husband, please drink less." Tang Kuo advised.

"It's better to be drunk."

Wu Qimai had no expression on his face, patted the seal of the wine jar, filled a large bowl, and drank without any food.

While drinking, I suddenly felt severe pain all over my body.

Not only did he suffer a stroke, but he also suffered from severe gout.

The more painful it is, the more I need to drink.

It’s easier to sleep when you’re drunk, or you can be drunk to death.

Today, Wu Qimai was in a bad mood, and he encountered those rebellious people on the way.

After drinking three bowls in a row, Wu Qimai started to tremble suddenly. He grabbed the edge of the table with one hand to endure the severe pain, and raised the wine bowl to his mouth with difficulty with the other hand.

"Snapped!"

The wine bowl fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

Wu Qimai was in so much pain that he couldn't sit still and gradually curled up on the ground.

Tang Kuo wanted to help him to the bed, but Wu Qimai pushed his wife away and shouted angrily: "Traitors, they are all traitors!"

After shouting for a while, he begged again: "Wine... give me wine... let me get drunk..."

Tang Kuo hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't bear to beg, so he poured a bowl of wine and sent it over.

It was inconvenient to drink while lying on his side, so Wu Qimai struggled to grab the wine bowl. He put the wine bowl on the ground, curled up on the ground, and drank with his butt raised like a wild dog eating.

The more I drink, the more it hurts, and the more I drink, the more I drink.

I was sweating profusely from the pain, and finally finished the bowl of wine: "Pour more, pour more!"

Tang Kuo wiped away his tears, picked up the wine jar, and poured him another bowl.

Wu Qimai immediately pounced on him.

With such a ghostly appearance, why would Ju Ming kill him?
Not only were they too lazy to take action, they even withdrew the guards.

Ju Ming really wanted to see how long Wu Qimai could survive in this state.

(End of this chapter)