After getting out of the grassland, their first priority was to find the horses.

In the evening of that day, Li You and the others were resting on a grass, and Li Hou, who had been sent to investigate, came back.

He said excitedly: "Lord Wang, I have found a camp of steppe people. About five or six hundred people, with a lot of horses, cattle and sheep. ”

Li You asked the guide and said, "Who is this area?" ”

The guide said: "This is already the territory of the Khambi Ministry, but there are many small tribes here, they are nominally under the jurisdiction of the big leader of the Khambi Ministry, but they are not of the same mind as them. ”

There are many tribes on the grassland, and in order to survive, they have to rely on large tribes such as Xue Yantuo and Qibi.

These people were oppressed by the Chebi Ministry, and they had to hand over a certain number of horses, cattle and sheep to the Chebi He Li every year, and when the war came, they had to send troops to participate in the war. Therefore, there is a deep contradiction with Qi Bi He Li.

Zhang Guigui said: "Brother You, what kind of people they are, aren't they just hundreds, let's touch them tonight, kill them all, and rob the horses." ”

Li You shook his head and said: "We are here to do the work of the Chebi Ministry, after all, these people are subordinates of the Chemo Ministry, and they can't be brutal." ”

He said, "Xue Rengui, you follow the guide to those people's camps and negotiate business with them, it is best to buy horses." It's really not good, let's grab it again. ”

Xue Rengui said: "It's the prince, the minister will do it." ”

At around 7 o'clock in the evening, Xue Rengui came back, and he said, "Lord Wang, those people want to meet you. ”

It turned out that Xue Rengui took some Huzhu and Persian silver coins, followed the guide to the camp, and met the leader of this tribe, Azhislan.

I heard that the person who came was an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and looking at the high price offered by Xue Rengui, Azhislan had no opinion, but only agreed to sell them 200 horses.

Moreover, he proposed to meet with the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, saying that there was something important to discuss.

Xue Rengui did not dare to let the prince take risks, and he insisted that Arislan tell the reason why he wanted to meet the envoys of the Tang Dynasty.

Azhislan said that they wanted to move into the Tang Dynasty and become subjects of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Guigui said: "Brother You, you can't take risks. ”

Xue Rengui also did not agree with Li You to go.

"I have to go, buying a horse is one reason, and another thing is important," said Lee. ”

From the Han Dynasty or earlier in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the grassland people were the henchmen of the Han people, and the Han people defeated them again and again, but they could never stop them from rising again and again, and they are still a huge threat to the Han people.

The main reason is that the steppe people are nomadic people, they chase water and grass to live, even if the Han people conquer them for a while, they are unable to implement effective management of them.

The only way to completely subjugate the steppe people is to let them settle.

At the current level of productivity, it was impossible to let them settle in the steppe, and the most effective way was to have them move to the interior of the Tang Dynasty.

After Li Shimin defeated the Eastern Turks, he moved most of the Eastern Turks to the south of the Yellow River and set up a prefecture, which played a very good role.

However, the method of setting up a state of restraint is still somewhat imperfect, and this issue will not be discussed here for the time being.

Li You believes that the policy of relocating the grassland peoples inward will continue. The small tribe in front of me is a part of the Khama Ministry, and being able to settle them well will play a good role in demonstrating the overall internal relocation of the Khambi Department in the future.

At half past eight in the evening, Zhang Guigui led a large group of men and horses to ambush outside the tribal camp to prevent accidents. Li You took Xue Rengui, Bai Hu and a dozen guards to the tribal camp.

In a large tent, Li You met the tribal leader Arislan.

Arislan was about 40 years old, tall, with a bearded face, very powerful, and his name was very appropriate. Arislan means lion in Turkic language.

"Hello, Chief of Arislan." In accordance with the etiquette of the Turks, Li You signaled to the tribal leader.

"Hello, Tang Dynasty envoy." Ajislan also saluted Li You and said.

Arislan was a little surprised that Li You was so young, and when he heard Li You speak Turkic fluently, he was even more curious.

Arislan asked with some concern: "May I ask your Excellency, what is your position in the Tang Dynasty court?" He was worried about Li You's low official position, so he didn't count.

Xue Rengui coughed vigorously on the side, meaning not to let Li You reveal his true identity.

Li You ignored him and took out his identity jade plate from his arms.

Arislan took it and took a look, and saw that the material of the jade plate was precious and the workmanship was exquisite, and he knew that it was different. It's just that he doesn't recognize the words on it.

He asked, a little embarrassed, "What's written on this?" ”

Li You took the jade plaque and simply said, "I am the fifth son of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and my name is Li You." ”

"Oops, it turned out to be His Royal Highness the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, disrespectful and disrespectful." Arislan hurriedly stood up and saluted Li You again.

Li You calmly accepted his greetings and asked, "Chief of Arislan, if you have any ideas, you can tell me, and I will make the decision for you." ”

Ajislan was a cheerful person, and he directly told Li You his thoughts.

It turned out that his tribe was so oppressed by the Chebi Holi that they not only had to pay tribute to cattle, sheep and horses, but also undertook military and labor service, and the pastures that allowed them to graze were also the worst.

Not long ago, the youngest daughter of Arislan was snatched away by the right general under Qibi He Li.

They couldn't bear this kind of life anymore, so they hoped to move to the interior of the Tang Dynasty.

Li You happily agreed to his request. He said that after the beginning of spring, he would send someone to deal with the matter.

Arislan was very happy, so he put on a banquet and invited Li You and others. Li You and 300 soldiers, after so many days, finally had a decent meal.

At the banquet, Arislan promised to sell Li You 400 horses and some beef and mutton.

At night, Li You had a good night's sleep.

Early the next morning, when Li You and the others were about to leave, Arislan sent them far away, and he said, "Your Highness, if possible, please help me bring my daughter back." ”

Li You didn't dare to pack the ticket, he said: "I don't know the situation now, but I will do my best, as long as there is a chance, I will definitely send your daughter back." ”

On this day, Hamid and the others also entered the Yinshan Grand Canyon, and after walking for most of the day, they saw that the road in front of them had been tightly blocked by the snow and gravel pushed down by the avalanche.

Hamid was worried about Li You's safety and didn't know if he was in danger. But in the face of the towering snow, he could only pray that Li You was safe.

Hamid asked the guide, and they didn't know what else to do. Hamid was helpless and had no choice but to embark on the journey back to Chang'an.

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