The sun of the golden mountain, the royal court of the Turks.
There are different opinions about the origin of the Turks, and I guess even they themselves are a little vague.
But generally speaking, they should have originated from the north of Gaochang, which is the Mobei area in the traditional sense.
Later, he attached himself to Rouran and became the iron-smelting slave of the Rouran people, forging iron tools for the Rouran people.
Rouran people are very backward. They adhere to the most primitive slavery system. Parents, brothers, wives and children live together, and they are as savage as a group of wild beasts.
This tribe, which arose after the decline of the Xiongnu, briefly ruled all the grassland tribes for a period of time due to its fierceness and good fighting skills.
When they were most powerful, in addition to inheriting the traditional sphere of influence of the Huns, Xianbei and other tribes, they also forced the Northern Wei Dynasty to become vassals. Some Rouran tribes even rushed into Tianzhu and conquered many local tribes.
However, they quickly declined and did not even leave much reputation later. At that time, the Northern Wei regime scornfully called them Weiwei.
It means being as mentally retarded as a worm and without any manners at all.
The Rouran people themselves called themselves Rouran, which means smart and polite. Apparently they were more concerned about the Northern Wei Dynasty's slander against them.
When the Turks surrendered to Rouran, there were only a few hundred people in the tribe. However, because they had the skills to defend themselves, the Rouran people valued them particularly and allowed them to live in Jinshan, which is the Sun of the Altai Mountains.
The Turks then regarded Jinshan as their sacred mountain and quickly grew in strength. They mainly absorbed the Tiele tribe living around them, married each other, and soon became a large tribe with tens of thousands of people.
Because the rule of the Rouran people is relatively loose, and their system is too backward, they cannot get the respect of the grassland tribes at all. In addition, because of the constant external and internal wars, they brutally squeeze the grassland tribes.
When the Turks took advantage of Rouran's internal and external difficulties and launched a war against Rouran, they quickly received a response from all the grassland tribes and replaced Rouran as the overlord of the grassland in a short period of time.
Rouran has since disappeared without even leaving many traces.
The Turkic royal court has always lived in Mobei. Before it was split into the east and west parts, their sphere of influence was extremely broad.
When Shibi Khan succeeded to the throne, in view of the rapid decline of the Central Plains Empire in the south, Shibi Khan felt that it was profitable and moved the Turkic royal court to Dali City.
More than ten years later, the Turks' two southern expeditions were unsuccessful. The first Khan died of illness, and the new Khan was Ashina Yanghuan. Soon, Ashina Yanghuan saw the Tiele tribe moving westward one after another, and the Mobei region
The enemies were eyeing him, so he decided to move the Turkic royal court back to his ancestral homeland.
In order to deal with the Tiele tribe's rebellion and the enemies in Mobei nearby.
At that time, Li Po made a fool of himself for his own sake. Unexpectedly, not long after, Ashina Yang Huan followed his advice and really moved the Turkic royal court.
This indeed doubled the pressure on the Mayi frontier fortress. A short-term side effect was that the tribes on the Yunzhong Grassland lost their restraint and harassed the Mayi frontier fortress in successive years.
This small-scale harassment seemed annoying and caused some losses, but after the surrounding Turkic tribes stabilized, they were no longer a threat.
In recent years, the direction of Mayi has been very stable, and the surrounding Turkic tribes have continuously provided excellent cavalry for the army, making the Tang army's cavalry more and more powerful.
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The north wind howled and rolled up the snow, passing over the open grassland.
Jinshan reveals its huge body in the wind and snow, providing shelter to the Turks living in the southern foothills.
Dozens of felt tents stained white by snow are scattered on the grassland. They are tribes directly under the Turkic Royal Court.
The Turkic Royal Court is stationed in the royal city at the foot of Jinshan Mountain. The Turks have been operating here for hundreds of years. Due to limited conditions, the royal city is not too big, and most of it is the palace of the khan.
Outside the city are some distinctive houses, where the royal courtiers live, and outside the city are some simple tents, where the Khan's servants live.
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Daluo Bian Ashina Luoheng was wrapped like a rice dumpling, and with the help of two attendants, he moved his fat body with difficulty.
He was summoned by the Khan to come here at the end of autumn. He personally presented this year's offerings and went to the Khan with great trepidation.
Fortunately, the Khan did not want to kill this increasingly fat but cunning Turkic nobleman. He only asked him about how the border market was being set up, how many people from the south had gone to Dali City to trade this year, etc.
wait.
His pleasantness was so pleasant that it made Ashina Luoheng's hair stand on end. He even felt that Khan should scold him for sending gifts to Bingzhou Governor Yu Wenxin, which would also make him feel more at ease.
So after being summoned by the Khan, Daluo became older and hobbled.
He did not dare to request to go back to Dali City, so he lived in the Royal Court during the winter. He had previously planned to send his most beloved and beautiful granddaughter to the south. It would be best if she could marry the Whip of the God, but if not, it would be better.
To be sent to his favored ministers.
Because he lost the protection of the Turkic royal court, he felt that Dali City was like fat meat placed next to the wolf's den, exuding an alluring aroma and that it would be eaten at some point.
He could even hear the earth-shattering sound of horse hooves on the other side of the long city wall. Maybe when those people remembered that the city of Dali belonged to them, they would rush over to kill him and save him all these years.
Keep everything you accumulate as your own.
But now, he didn't dare to reveal even a little bit of his thoughts. When drinking with the nobles of the Turkic Royal Court, he always stayed awake.
He would not comment on the fact that the palace in the Royal Court was not as beautiful as the city of Dali, or that the walls of the royal city were too short, etc. Those guys who did not know who they were after drinking would occasionally complain about the Khan, but he would not respond.
Many people were asking him whether he had gained a lot of wealth in Dali City, and he complained that it was too close to the Sui people and was very dangerous.
If someone asked about the news about the Sui people, he would tell the truth. There was nothing to hide. The Khan also asked about it. Since the royal court was far away from the south, he became the most informed person. Don't ask him.
Who is going to ask? He has already prepared for this.
Jieli Khan Ashina Qura also stayed in the royal court. He heard that this little khan led tens of thousands of people to the south but did not get any benefits, so he returned to the grassland in despair.
Most of the nobles in the royal court were laughing at this guy, but no one mentioned his achievements in defeating Shekui Khan.
Ashina Luoheng couldn't help but lament the indifference of the royal nobles. In fact, he was one of them a few years ago, and there was no big difference.
Now, he would think that that little boy Ashina Qura was just like his uncle, he only used a sword and bow to scare people and never knew what wisdom was.
Some people are born warriors. They only know how to rob and seize, but they don't know how to turn powerful enemies into their friends.
While I was thinking about something messy, several people came over. When they saw Ashina Luoheng, they all touched their chests and saluted.
The leader, Ashina Luoheng, naturally recognized him. He was a leader of Fuli, Shiboluo and Amo Sishe, who was very famous in the royal court.
Ashina Luoheng struggled to break away from the attendant's support, stroking his chest and bending slightly to return the favor. When he raised his head, he easily caught the contempt and cruel murderous intent on the other person's face.
A typical nobleman of the royal court, a very ambitious guy, Ashina Luoheng smiled secretly, thinking for sure that this kid would definitely die in his hands in the future, and he would tie him up with a wooden pole and set him on fire.
Put it on the barbecue and cut off his meat piece by piece.
While thinking cruelly, he put on the kindest smile, "Is Khan impatient with waiting? Please forgive me for being disrespectful, look at me as an old man, still so... cumbersome and walking too slowly.
Already."
Amos shook his head respectfully, "Khan did not blame you, she just asked us to lead you to her residence."
"That's good, that's good." Ashina Luoheng's smile was a little stiff in the cold wind, "Khan, is there anything you want to discuss with me?"
Amos stepped forward, pushed aside Ashina Luoheng's attendant arrogantly, and supported his arm, "You should know that we are only guarding the Khan. Only a wise person like you can
Let’s discuss important matters with Khan.”
After hearing this, Ashina Luoheng nodded proudly, moved clumsily forward, and spoke in a humble tone unique to Turks.
"I am already too old. You young people are the talents Khan needs. Sooner or later you will replace us and become the big shots in the royal court."
Amos laughed. He still didn't know how to hide his thoughts and ambitions in front of the old man, and he couldn't tell what kind of malice was hidden behind the seemingly encouraging or well-meaning words of the great nobles.
"I heard that you took good care of the palace in Dali City. The Khan was very pleased. Yesterday I heard her praising you and saying that you understood her thoughts very well."
Ashina Luoheng heard showing off and contempt for him from these words, but he just sighed, "As a slave of the Khan, this is what I should do, and it is not worthy of praise.
Speaking of which, I can't sleep well when I'm far away from the sacred mountain. It's much better after I come back here. I don't know if Khan called me back because he wants to go to Dali City as a different person. If that's the case, I will be very happy.
After all, this is the closest place to the kingdom of gods."
Amos turned around and looked at this fat and stupid guy in surprise, thinking, God, how can you make such an incompetent guy become a noble person?
I really want to kill him... Dali City should be replaced by a more powerful person, such as Shiboluo...
In the midst of his wonderful thoughts, he lost his mind and asked tentatively, "If you really think so, I can take your place... and talk to Khan."