Chapter 2844 Chaos in the West
It's cloudy today, with light snow falling, and the light in the side hall is a little dim.
Fang Jun stepped into the side hall and saw a tall man sitting on a chair in the hall. When he saw him coming in, he quickly got up and came forward to greet him.
The man bowed his upper body, put one hand on his chest, and said: "The prophet's servant Gadir has met the most noble nobleman in the Tang Dynasty."
Dashi, that is, the Arab Empire...
Fang Jun had seen this kind of custom before, so he smiled. He felt more and more familiar with this person's name, but he couldn't remember it, so he sat down directly at the main seat, smiled and waved his hand, saying: "It's not far away. Come from thousands of miles away, you don’t need to be constrained by such vulgar etiquette, please sit down quickly. But hearing this tone, is it possible that we are old acquaintances? Please forgive me for being rude. I really can’t remember when I met you.”
At this time, the man raised his head, wearing a peaked brimmed hat, with a long face that was rough and tired, full of travel dust, deep eyes, high nose, full sideburns and beard. He wore a right-hand jacket, a belt at the waist, and high boots. He said with a somewhat excited look : "Don't you remember me, Commander? On the East China Sea, my little master was captured by pirates and his life was hanging by a thread. It was only after the Commander dispatched the navy to destroy the pirates' nest that he escaped. I am Gadir!"
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When he said this, Fang Jun's mind suddenly became clear, and then he remembered the old things, and said in surprise: "I remember, you wanted to deceive me at the beginning, and wanted to pretend to be your little master to negotiate with me, but I saw through the plan and got a sea map from you, haha!”
This man was the Arab Gadir who was attacked by pirates after his entire fleet was hit by a hurricane in the East China Sea. Even his little master was captured by the pirates.
Gadil was also very excited: "It's me, it's me!"
He was very proud to be remembered by this Tang noble. The Arab Empire had a vast territory, extending all the way to the Western Regions, and had some contacts with the Turks. It was learned from the Turks that this nobleman of the Tang Dynasty led an army deep into the icy land of the Far North and occupied the Turks. The Xueyantuo people in the territory were destroyed.
This is an invincible commander who can conquer and destroy a country!
Although he didn't know the strength of Xueyantuo, wars broke out between the Arabs and the Turks from time to time. The Arab warriors who claimed to be brave and good at fighting suffered a lot at the hands of the Turks, and the Arabs were occupied by the Xueyantuo people. The place of reproduction, and Xue Yantuo was destroyed by Fang Jun. If we calculate the combat power between them, we can know how capable Fang Jun is.
Although this is not accurate, it does not hinder his admiration...
Since he was an old friend, Fang Jun did not put on any airs. He ordered tea to be served, and then asked Gadil to sit down and asked: "Before, there were letters from the noble master from time to time, and there were also some small gifts and so on, but suddenly starting from last year. There has been no news since then, and even the trade between the two countries has almost stopped. I wonder if something happened in your country?”
Hussein, the little master of Gadir, lived in Datang for a while after being rescued by Fang Jun. At that time, it was claimed that it was because of the unstable political situation in the country that it followed the caravan to the east to avoid disaster. However, later trade broke out between the two countries, and the Tang Dynasty traded armor and thunder to the Arab Empire for war horses. It lasted for a period of time, and now Officials of Taipu Temple have selected many horse farms across the country to breed Arabian war horses, hoping to cultivate high-quality war horses with better varieties and more suitable for the environment of the Tang Dynasty.
But for some reason, this trade suddenly stopped...
Gadir's face was filled with sadness and he cried: "There was a rebellion and the Ottoman Caliph was assassinated. Now the Arab Caliph is Ali, the bandit. He is the son-in-law of Muhammad, the founder of the Arab Empire, and has unparalleled prestige and power. Muawiya, the governor of Damascus, Uthman's cousin, then displayed Uthman's bloody clothes in Damascus, claiming that He claimed that he would avenge Osman, but we know that he is also a careerist, not to mention that his current strength is not enough to counterattack the holy city of Medina. Even if he really kills Ali one day, he will sit on the throne of the Caliph himself. , and Osman’s sons, my master Hassan and little Hussein, will all be targeted by him.”
Fang Jun frowned and listened carefully, finally figuring out the context.
I can’t help but sigh with emotion. In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, any struggle involving political power has spread widely and has far-reaching influence...
When Gadir lowered his head and wiped his tears, Fang Jun asked: "So, you are the servant of the Ottoman Caliph, and his son Hassan and little Hussein are your masters?"
Gadir nodded.
Fang Jun said in confusion: "To be honest, we are friends, and the Tang Dynasty is also willing to punish those traitorous and rebellious murderers for the sake of justice in the world. But you also know that the Tang Dynasty is not only thousands of miles away from Dashi?" ”
Ghadir said: "Thank you for your support, but we don't dare to ask for too much. My master is now living in exile in Muscat with his followers. Facing Ali's persecution and pursuit, we urgently need Help from the outside world. So I came here and asked Datang to increase the number of transactions in armor, weapons and thunder. My master will use more spices and war horses to join the trade."
In the entire Arab world, no one disobeyed Ali, so the descendants of the Ottoman Caliphate could only hope that the distant Tang Dynasty could continue to trade with them, allowing them to continuously obtain strong armor and powerful thunders. Be able to fight Ali for a long time.
This is completely acceptable to Fang Jun. After all, a divided Arab world with constant wars is extremely beneficial to Datang.
Fang Jun nodded and said: "My friend, our friendship is firm and pure. I would like to see little Hussein defeat the enemy and regain his father's inheritance. I will report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he will It’s up to you to decide, but don’t worry, I will try my best to fight for you. But there is one thing. Please know that in the spring of next year, Datang will devote all its efforts to a national war. At this time, it does not have the energy to take care of others. Therefore, within this period, the scale of transactions may be limited, because the Tang sect cannot So many fleets went to Arabia.”
Gadil was a little frustrated, but he didn't dare to be too harsh when asking for help. Didn't he come to help you after he stopped fighting?
"As long as we can continue to trade, it will be a great help to us. The Hashemite family will always remember your kindness to the Tang Dynasty. Now Hassan and little Hussein are in exile in Muscat, and there are still many Arab tribes and The people support it, so sooner or later the caliphate will be replaced.”
Fang Jun smiled politely and said a few words of encouragement.
In fact, he remembered this period of the history of the Arab Empire. The Ottoman branch had fallen since then. Even Ali only served as caliph for more than ten years before Muawiya launched a mutiny and took away the caliphate. Moved the capital of the Arab Empire from Medina to Damascus.
But he naturally didn't care about this. The Tang Dynasty needed to obtain Arab spices and war horses from trade, and at the same time support the descendants of Osman to fight against the caliphate in Medina, so that the Arab Empire could not complete the unification faster. This was enough.
Historically, it was after the Arab Empire eliminated its internal conflicts that its army headed east, launched a war with the Tang Dynasty in Hengrus, and defeated the Tang army, which had a limited number of people, insufficient supplies, and was betrayed by the allies.
Although the Battle of Henglus did not affect the situation between the two countries at that time, and the Western Region was still under the control of the Tang Dynasty, it was a morale-boosting war for the Arab Empire.
Gadil took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Fang Jun: "This is the letter written by little Hussein to you. Please read it."
Fang Jun finally opened the paint on the envelope and took out the letter paper. There were neat Chinese characters on it. It was obviously dictated by little Hussein and Gadil was responsible for recording. The level of this "Datang Tong" was quite good.
In the letter, little Hussein expressed his longing for the distant East, and also talked about the drastic changes his family had suffered, and the desolation and hardship he was now living in exile. He implored friends in the East to support him. The Hashemite family Will never forget it.
Then at the end of the letter, the boy mentioned Yu Mingxue, saying that he missed that pure and beautiful girl like an angel very much, and asked Gadil to bring his gift, hoping that she would be happy forever...< br>
Fang Jun was speechless. This little bastard was actually a love saint. He had already lost his family and was wandering around the world, but he still missed this girl.
However, he himself seemed to have not seen Yu Mingxue for a long time, and the girl did not know where she had gone...(End of Chapter)