Turbulent Times Chapter 45: Avatar
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Wang Junlin smiled and said: "The general thinks that the general's hiding in the dark may be more beneficial to our trip. What do you think, Master Changsun?"
Hearing the words, Zhang Sun Cheng thought deeply, and said, "General Wang means to find a substitute for himself, and you pretend to be someone else in the mission."
Wang Junlin thought it would be easy to talk to smart people, and said, "That's right, the Western Turks have never seen the last general up close, and at most some of the portraits drawn by the spies were captured by Boduo Fawang, Tongyehu Khan and other western Turks. The high-ranking Turks have seen it before, and the general will use some disguise and make-up techniques to find someone who is similar to the general's body shape and face shape, and then dress up to make it look like the real one. Wouldn't it be more convenient for the general to hide and act in secret at that time?"
The elder Sun Wuji's eyes lit up, and he said, "Father, my son thinks that General Wang's move is very good. With General Wang's prestige and poisonous name, if he goes to Western Turkic people, he will definitely become the key target of the Western Turkic people. Most likely We will be stared at by the Turkic people, and our plan requires General Wang to do a lot of links, if the Turkic people are watching, it will be very difficult to get things done."
Changsun Cheng pondered for a while, and said: "In this case, according to what General Wang said, General Wang will find someone to pretend to be himself as a deputy envoy, and General Wang will pretend to be an ordinary military officer in the envoy team. , General Wang's actions will not attract too much attention, and it will indeed be much more convenient to do things."
Wang Junlin discussed with Changsun Sheng and Changsun Wuji carefully for an hour and a half, and finally agreed on a specific time for departure tomorrow, before Wang Junlin left and went to the barracks. He still has a lot of things to do, such as choosing the cavalry to travel with him, explaining and arranging the garrison of Gaotai City and other matters.
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Wang Junlin and his 2,000 cavalrymen were added to the Western Turkic envoy team, plus the 500 cavalrymen and accompanying officials brought by Changsun Sheng from the capital, as well as a group of people serving the princess, the total number is nearly 3,000 .
There was also a convoy of 200 people, but at Wang Junlin's suggestion, the convoy became a camel convoy. These camels were bought by Wang Junlin in Gaotai City and the merchants in the past. A total of 400 camels were fully loaded. They received the gift from Sui Emperor Yang Jian to the newly appointed Tong Yehu Khan and the dowry of Princess Xinyi.
At this time, it is already April, and the south has already begun to feel the heat, but when the grass grows and the warblers fly in the northwest, it is also the most energetic season. The fresh green covers the grassland. Looking from the grassland to the distance, groups of yellow sheep are grazing leisurely on the grassland. The clear water is like a belt, winding on the grassland. One side of the lake is inlaid on the grassland like gems. It is the dark Qilian Mountains, stretching for thousands of miles, even tens of thousands of miles, running through the entire Hexi Corridor.
Wang Junlin is now a centurion. He just made his eyebrows thicker, then found a beard to stick on his chin, and finally put on a little makeup. It looks very simple, but with the later generations he mastered Technology, even then, transforms itself into another human being, which no one can recognize unless he is intimately acquainted with him.
On the contrary, Zhou Hu, who is Wang Junlin's substitute, was carefully dressed up by Wang Junlin.
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The Chaiwopu Basin at the foot of Bogda Peak, with a radius of more than 500 miles, is the seat of the Western Turkic Royal Court.
At this time, at the center of the basin, on the shore of Chaiwopu Lake, the wave divides and the osprey soars.
The spring grass on the bank is covered with grass, fluctuating with the wind, and at a glance, it is also undulating like the waves in the lake.
Groups of cattle and sheep are grazing leisurely, walking slowly on the prairie, like clouds moving slowly in the sky.
On the prairie, there are many yurts like stars. In one place where yurts are more densely packed, there are 16 pure white yurts in the center, which are arranged closely together. In the middle of the 16 white yurts Inside the tent, Yehu Khan, the Western Turkic leader, is having a secret conversation with the state teacher Bo Duo Fawang.
Tong Yehu Khan is also the former No. 1 warrior of Western Turks, Wu bald. He is not tall, but he is extremely strong. A thick beard covers most of his face, and his cheekbones are exposed. Like a sharp knife, with sharp edges and corners, he glanced at King Boduo and said, "National Teacher, Da Sui's envoy will arrive soon, which also means that we don't have to worry about Tai Sui sending troops to deal with us in a short time. Now As long as I concentrate on eliminating the two thieves, Kurunubi and Ashina, I will be justified in my sweaty position!"
King Bo Duo shook his head and said: "The chief envoy of the Sui Dynasty is Zhang Sun Sheng, and the deputy envoy is the poisonous general Wang Junlin. These two people are not easy-going people. After they come, they will probably make trouble."
Tong Yehu Khan smiled slightly and said: "The Sui people have arrived on our territory. Although we don't kill the envoys, how can we let them do what they do. Don't worry, the national teacher, I will arrange people to keep an eye on them , and will restrain the subordinates, not to have too much contact with the Sui envoys. Especially the people of Kurunubi and Ashina!"
King Bo Duo smiled, and said: "I have been studying Nestorian's Nestorian Dress and Feather Dress Dance for several years. I have learned a lot recently and improved a lot. It just happened to be dedicated to these envoys of the Sui Dynasty. If the eldest Sun Sheng Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds to become a follower of our religion with Wang Junlin?"
Tongye Khan felt awe-inspiring. Three years ago, the Boduo Fawang used a neon dress and feather dance to make the Turkic nobles and common people present become Nestorian believers. It took a long time to slowly wake up, but Nestorianism has become a powerful force in Western Turks, and more than half of the ordinary herdsmen believe in King Boduo as a god. Even the original Chuluo Khan was dissatisfied with King Boduo’s interference in Western Turkic affairs. , had a murderous intent on King Boduo, but he dared not do it. Instead, it was also seen that Chuluo Khan did not believe in Nestorianism. Boduo King joined forces with him and killed Chuluo Khan.
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"Five thousand hanging!"
"I offer 10,000 hangs! You lose, hahaha..."
As soon as Wang Junlin played the card, Changsun Wuji lifted the hole card he was holding with an inscrutable expression on his face.
Wang Junlin, Changsun Wuji, Jiang Mulang, and Su Changqing are playing the leaf cards invented by Wang Junlin on the cart. There are thirty-five cards in this card, divided into 10,000, 5,000, 1,000, and 500. Four suits, the playing method is similar to that of poker. In fact, it is a simple version of the poker game. Wang Junlin asked someone to make it, and explained the rules to the three. He thought that he would often play this kind of card when he was a mercenary in later generations, and he would definitely win. , As a result, Changsun Wuji is worthy of being a well-known hero in history. After getting familiar with the gameplay, Wang Junlin quickly lost more than five hundred taels of silver.
"Brother Changsun, how is this possible? Why is the 10,000 hanging card in your hand?"
Wang Junlin stared at the card, and said sadly and angrily: "Brother Changsun, your acting skills are really good. The big card is in your hand. Why are you sweating so much? Seeing how nervous you are, I thought the big card was in your hands." Jiang Mu clatters in his hand!"
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "It's not that I'm nervous, I like to sweat when I was young, it's just your misjudgment, hahahaha..."
"Give me the money, give me the money quickly!" Jiang Mulang was unwilling to be lonely, and reached out to ask Wang Junlin for the money. Wang Junlin gave a wry smile and began to take out the money.
In the whole team, apart from Changsun Sheng and Changsun Wuji, Jiang Mulang, Zhou Hu and Su Changqing, the three captains, knew Wang Junlin's identity. Wang Junlin deliberately wanted to be the same as the other military officers and soldiers. Besides, Wang Junlin usually had no pretensions, so he took Changsun Wuji along for half a month.
This is very important, otherwise the Turkic people can easily see the clues from other people's attitudes towards Wang Junlin, thus ruining the big event.
"It's almost here, at most an hour, and then go forward for more than 30 miles, and you can see Bogda Peak after bypassing that mountain. At the foot of Bogda Peak is the Chaiwopu Basin where our Khan Royal Court is located .”
When they were in Dunhuang, a group of Turkic cavalry picked up the Great Sui Mission and escorted them all the way. Going out, looking forward to the cloud with the note on your face, you can see the blue sky, green mountains, green water, a meadow rolling along the river, and stretching to a distant mountain...
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An hour later, a group of ten cavalry galloped towards them. When they reached the front of the convoy, they reined in their horses, saluted the commander, said something, then turned around and left again.
The commander turned around and said loudly: "My lord, our Khan heard that the angel was coming, and we have already sent a national teacher and two commanders to wait outside the royal court for a long time!"
"Oh! Then let's speed up a little bit!"
"Good!"
The commander led the people to speed up slightly in front, and the convoy followed closely behind.
In the distance, two cavalry teams with a combined total of 5,000 people are facing each other in formation. Everyone has swords, shields, bows and crossbows, lamb fur armor, and is fully attired. Coming, its momentum is like a mountain falling, it is shocking. The 500 Turkic cavalry who led the way before had already stepped aside quickly as they had agreed in advance, exposing the Sui Mission convoy to the front. Changsun Sheng was taken aback, and subconsciously turned his head to glance at the cavalry behind and beside him.
On this journey, because the long-distance travel was really boring, although the cavalry were vigilant, they were a little lazy along the way. Changsun Sheng was always worried, so he asked Wang Junlin in private, and the latter said that there was no need to worry, and emphasized that the army should always be tense Strings are not a good thing, they will naturally become tense when they should be tense.
Sure enough, the appearance of the army changed dramatically at this time. He walked like a forest and moved like the wind, and he was completely different from his original appearance.
As the envoy of the Sui Dynasty, Changsun Sheng naturally couldn't weaken Da Sui's aura. He took a long breath, straightened his waist, sat upright, with a solemn expression on his face.