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On the second day after Qin Mu met with the leaders of various tribes, Herjin, the envoy of Batur Khan of the Junggar tribe, hurried to Chang'an with treasures and beauties, and there was another person traveling with him: Xuan Jizi.
There was no news about this deceitful old guy for more than a year after he left. Qin Mu thought he had choked.
Unexpectedly, he returned with Batur's envoy, which meant that at least he had met Batur.
That morning, Qin Mu summoned Xuan Jizi at Wuying Palace. The old Taoist Xuanji is still so hale and hearty, with white hair and a childish face, and an immortal demeanor. This appearance alone can deceive some people.
"Immeasurable longevity!" Xuanjizi put away the dust, bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty's hall is shining brightly, and your heroic appearance is full of glory. I congratulate Your Majesty on your great progress in martial arts."
"Hahaha..." Qin Mu couldn't help but laugh loudly. This old guy is really serious. The mental skills you taught are indeed good and can make people last for a long time, but you don't want to take credit as soon as you meet him. "The old Immortal has been traveling westward for thousands of miles, and I have been worried about it, so that I can't sleep at night. I wish the Taoist Master could come back safely, and now I can have a good night's sleep."
Xuanjizi secretly despised him and thought to himself that the reason why you stayed up in the middle of the night was because of Pindao. You were probably going to Wushan with the beauties in the palace. At that time, you still remembered Pindao, so damn it.
"Your Majesty, please take care of me. I am very frightened."
Qin Mu has never seen anyone be so shameless. You are just pretending. How could you be so frightened when this old god like you is here
"Has the old immortal met Batur?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I saw you. Pindao first went to Moxi and then to Yarkand City. When he saw Batur Khan in Yarkand City, it was when he was defeated and retreated to Yarkand. When Pindao returned, General Li Dingguo has sent 3,000 additional troops to Mulei City. Judging from the current situation, Mulei City can be saved."
Xuanjizi and Qin Mu started a guerrilla war, not without the intention of asking for credit.
Seeing Qin Mu put away his smile and his expression became serious, he said directly: "Your Majesty, Batur Khan himself believes in Tibetan Buddhism. After some lobbying by Pindao, the Tianfang Sect temples in the Western Regions have been basically destroyed by the Junggar army. The scriptures were destroyed and burned, and the local people who originally believed in Tianfang Sect were forced to convert to Tibetan Buddhism.”
Qin Mu didn't know anything about the Western Regions. I can't help but secretly sigh that this guy is so thick-skinned. According to Lao Dao himself, he only met Batur when Batur was defeated in Yarkand City from Guazhou.
In fact, before that, the mosques in the Western Regions had been completely destroyed by Batur, which had nothing to do with Xuanji Lao Dao's lobbying. He was so good that he attributed all this to his lobbying.
Qin Mu did not criticize the old guy. He said calmly: "The old immortal returned with Batur's envoy this time. Isn't he preparing to intercede for Batur?"
"Your Majesty is joking. The poor Taoist has nothing to offer. He returned to the Central Plains with Batur's envoy just to save a few meals."
Qin Mu almost choked to death after hearing this. It seems that this old man has deep resentment!
It turns out that I am indeed a bit unreasonable, letting people travel such a long way without even paying for it, haha...
But Li Shimin didn't seem to give anything. Tang Seng is not alone on the road. Not only has he accepted several apprentices along the way, but he has also hooked up with the king of the daughter country. That's what's important. Listen: Ask the holy monk quietly, is your daughter beautiful? Is it beautiful? Talking about royal power and wealth, fearing about rules and regulations...
Qin Mu couldn't help but wonder whether Master Xuanjizi would be able to come back if he was asked so quietly by the King of the Daughter Kingdom.
"Ahem...Old Immortal, then what is the purpose of Batur's sending people here this time? The old Immortal must be clear about it, right?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Batur Khan sent an envoy to the DPRK this time to prepare to pay tribute to Your Majesty and to ask Your Majesty to cease the war and release the women and children of Junggar. In order to show his sincerity, Batur is willing to use one of his sons to enter the DPRK as a pledge. , I don’t know what other conditions there are for paying tribute to 5,000 war horses every year.”
"Promise yourself as a vassal and pay tribute?" Qin Mu smiled faintly. This trick was almost always tried and tested by the previous Central Plains dynasties. After the defeat, he bowed a few times, said a few good words, continued to be his own emperor, and saved up again in a few years. After gaining strength, he sent his troops to attack again.
"Old Immortal, from what you have seen along the way, how is the current distribution of troops in Junggar? Is the people's sentiments stable? Is the product abundant? Is the food and grass sufficient?"
Qin Mu asked Xuan Jizi one by one about the politics, military, economy and people's livelihood of the Western Regions. Xuanjizi told Qin Mu in detail what he saw and heard along the way.
According to his description, the Junggar tribe almost ruled the people of the original Yarkand Khanate with a butcher's knife. Because of the different beliefs between the two sides, and the fact that the Junggar tribe suffered a disastrous defeat in Guazhou shortly after occupying the Western Region, the people of the original Yarkand Khanate felt that they had an opportunity to take advantage of it, and they rose up to resist in the name of Allah.
In order to stabilize the situation, Batur used the most brutal methods to suppress those who dared to rebel. The captured rebels were stripped naked and then dragged with war horses until their flesh and blood were blurred and their bones were exposed.
Continuous wars have left the people in the Western Regions in dire straits, with the population declining sharply. The survivors are left with no clothes on their bodies, are hungry and cold, and even have their children estranged from their bodies.
Speaking of this, Xuanjizi couldn't help but recite the Taoist slogan: "Immeasurable longevity and blessings!"
"The elder immortal has worked hard and accomplished a lot. I have already arranged a place for the elder immortal to live. Please ask the elder immortal to stay temporarily. I will make other arrangements in the future."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xuanjizi did not refuse.
After Qin Mu asked the young eunuch to take him out, he thought about it for a moment. With the current situation in the Western Region, it was a complete mess. There was no need for Da Qin to send troops to attack immediately. It would not be a bad thing to let Batur do the hard work first.
Facts have proved that the so-called cultural integration is the most difficult thing. If there are more than two cultures in a country, the final result is often not integration, but conflict.
In particular, Tianfang Sect is relatively conservative and is the most difficult to integrate with other cultures. It is difficult to localize it like Buddhism.
However, Batur cannot be too comfortable. Li Dingguo must continue to maintain a certain degree of military pressure, which will make the Western Region more chaotic and weaker. In order to control the situation, Batur must take more decisive measures.
After clearing his thoughts, Qin Mu left Wuying Hall and prepared to return to the harem for lunch.
Hong Bao said flatteringly: "Your Majesty, the Junggar envoy has sent two foreign women. Your Majesty would like to meet them."
"A woman from a foreign land?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Well, bring it to Shangyang Palace. I'll have lunch there and take a look."
"Here."
Shangyang Palace, like Qianqing Palace in Nanjing, was the main palace of the emperor's residence. Not long after Qin Mu returned to Shangyang Palace, Li Shuang'er, a female official in the palace, brought two girls.
Qin Mu took a look and saw that one of them must be a woman from Russia. She had chestnut hair, a tall and straight figure, about 1.8 meters tall, like a metasequoia, with round buttocks and very slender legs. The curves all over the body are concave and convex, round and graceful. The skin is white and bright, clean and pure, the facial features are clear-cut, the long eyelashes hang down like stamens, the curves of the lips are very rich, and the bridge of the nose is blue eyes.
The other one should be an Arab girl, with black hair, double eyelids and long hair, big eyes and a high nose bridge, and skin as white as snow. She is also close to 1.8 meters tall. She is very tall, with tall breasts and a thin waist. She looks like A mixed race.
These two girls are probably between sixteen and seventeen years old, and they are definitely beauties selected from thousands of people. The facial features are three-dimensional and full of exotic style.
After paying homage, the concubine Li Shuang'er pointed at the Russian girl and said, "Your Majesty, this one is called Katerina, which is said to mean purity. That one is called Henna, which means happiness." When Li Shuang'er said this, he lowered his head and continued. , "Your Majesty, I have asked Po Wen to check them carefully. Both of them are still virgins. Do you want to stay, Your Majesty?"
"Well, let's stay for now. Can you speak Chinese?"
"Return to Your Majesty and tell me that he taught me on the way here and that he can speak a few words."
"Then it's up to you to teach me first."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Qin Mu couldn't help but look at the two women a few more times. The tall figure like a model is really rare among oriental women, and they can't be entangled with thousands of things...
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ps: It’s the end of the month, please give me a monthly pass, brothers and sisters, please give me a monthly pass!
.(To be continued...)
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