"When King Khan went on his western expedition, Sanmi Mountain and Suiye River...if it were in the Central Plains, Sanmi Mountain would be Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Suiye River would be Chang'an.
If you occupy the two capitals, you can command the world..."
Ashina Qiuluo laughed loudly and pointed in front of him, "Come, sit down and talk, I haven't walked that far..."
After Zhang Tutun sat down carefully, Ashina Qiuluo continued: "But the Western Region is different from the Central Plains you often talk about, right? Starting from Datou Khan, every Khan king will look for a suitable place for him to settle down.
Shegui chose Sanmi Mountain because he pursued Chuluo Khan there and stationed himself at the foot of Sanmi Mountain. He probably wanted to be close to the Sui Kingdom to ask for help from his tribesmen who had fled eastward.
The Emperor of Sui ignored him, and he then bargained with Sui, made an alliance, and conducted business, which was no different from Chu Luo.
Shegui never left Sanmi Mountain. He wanted to compete with us for the Tiele tribes in the east. He was very ambitious and courageous. Later, he did find an opportunity.
While we were at war with the Sui State, we annexed the Sui State's Dunhuang, Shanshan and other places, and also led various tribes from the Western Regions to attack us.
Sanmi Mountain is indeed a good place...
Now Shegui is dead, my father also died of illness in Dali City, the Emperor of Sui was hanged in the palace in the south by his ministers, and Tong Yehu moved his royal account to Suiye River, far away
ended the disputes in the east.
In my opinion, this is also a very smart decision, so I haven't been able to catch him until now.
It is wrong for you to compare Suiyechuan and Sanmi Mountain with Chang'an and Luoyang of the Southerners. This is not the Central Plains, where Wang Zhang is, it is Chang'an or Luoyang.
Only when our warriors ride war horses and hold scimitars will the Western Region surrender under our feet. Without these, even if the gods come, the people here will not worship her."
Ashina Qiuluo spoke eloquently and thought clearly. The person in front of him had a low status, which was not enough for him to talk patiently. However, he had many interactions with southerners in the royal court.
Especially those Tang envoys who came to the royal court, he would look for opportunities to entertain them.
The Southerners like to reason, and every move must comply with their so-called etiquette. No matter how much they interact with each other, they seem to be two completely different tribes from the Turks.
Therefore, when talking with southerners, Ashina Qiuluo would often be more patient. From this point of view, he has undoubtedly shown some characteristics and is an outlier among the Turks.
The cruelty, impatience and other racial characteristics that are common among Turkic nobles are all hidden under reason and are not obvious.
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"Okay, Southerners always say things that people like to hear but don't know how to do, to show their proficiency. Don't imitate them.
Although I have never been to Chang'an and Luoyang, I know that Wangting is still far behind compared to Xijing, the eastern capital of the Southerners, let alone places like Sanmi Mountain and Suiye River.
Let me tell you about Gaochang. The Tang people are coming soon. What do you think they will bring to the Western Regions?"
Zhang Tutun's face turned red with excitement. Although what he said was not recognized by King Khan, the effect was very good and King Khan was willing to listen carefully to his words.
Although he had come to the Western Regions with the army and served as counselor in the Khan tent of Ashina Qiuluo, he did not have the opportunity to sit down and talk with the Khan.
After all, he was a "foreigner", and the only people who could talk to the Khan were the great Turkic nobles. They were more like the Khan's slaves than his ministers.
He bent over dog-leggedly and lowered his head as low as possible, "King Khan is so wise, the name of King Khan will be spread throughout the Western Regions. Small countries such as Gaochang are really not worth mentioning here.
The people of the Tang Dynasty had a narrow vision and could only patrol around like hyenas to see if they could gnaw a bone."
Everyone loves to hear flattery, Ashina Qiuluo laughed. In the past, in the Turkic royal court, there were many voices of attacking the southerners.
But in the past two years, the number has decreased. The Khan met with the Tang Alliance twice, which made the Turks put down their weapons and hatred. There were also many more southerners among the people she appointed, and the envoys from the Tang Kingdom also sent
He gave many gifts to the nobles in the royal court.
In addition, the trade between the two countries has brought benefits to many tribes and nobles.
As a result, many people did not dare or were unwilling to speak ill of the Tang people in the royal court, especially in front of the Khan.
"Although what you said is exaggerated, it is not wrong. Southerners are often deceived by immediate interests, self-righteous, greedy and unsatisfied."
Zhang Tutun nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "King Khan is absolutely right. The southerners are just like that. Otherwise, why would there be so many young khans in the south back then? Everyone wanted to be the emperor.
That's why it became such a mess.
Wherever they look, there will always be turmoil. Now that they want to get involved in the Western Region, King Khan must be more careful and not allow them to do whatever they want.
But having said that, King Khan, you should know that whether it is Shegui or Tong Yehu, the Khans who have been in charge of the Western Regions in the past dynasties are destined to go to the Central Plains in the east.
My teacher once said that the Western Region is where the merchant countries live, and the control of east and west is the place where merchants traveling from east to west must pass.
If you want to govern the Western Region well and make the countries in the Western Region submissive, you must communicate with the countries in the East and West and amass wealth. Only in this way can you win the hearts and minds of the countries in the Western Region.
Therefore, if the people of the Tang Dynasty came to the Western Regions, I think the Khan would still want to meet them, have a good talk with them about the future of the Western Regions, open up trade routes, and benefit the countries in the Western Regions.
This can slightly stabilize people's hearts, Gaochang... is a small country, but it is located in the east of the Western Regions, bordering the Tang Dynasty. The people there have always admired the style of the Central Plains, and the royal family is also the descendant of the Han people, and has always been close to the Central Plains.
When the Tang Dynasty formed an alliance with our Turks, the only country they had was Gaochang, which showed the heart of the Tang people. Since the Khan did not want to antagonize the Tang people, he might as well make a deal with the Tang people on the condition of Gaochang.
But before that, we need to make some preparations, otherwise when the Tang Dynasty comes, they only talk about the covenant, but are unwilling to admit that the Western Region has a new master, how can it be done?"
It was the first time that Zhang Tutun offered advice to a big shot. He was obviously inexperienced, so the important words were not organized well and tended to be fragmented. The underlying meaning may be difficult for a dumber person to understand.
Fortunately, Ashina Qiuluo was the smartest among the Turks. He understood what Zhang Tutun said very clearly. He thought about it several times and felt that what this man said really made sense.
Especially the other party's description of the Western Regions is much more clever than those Turkic nobles who only want to take the Western Regions as their own and are red-eyed to usurp interests in the Western Regions.