King Avar Khan Tutun was overjoyed to receive such a sharp dagger.
He pulled Zhao Ziliang to sit down, and then loudly ordered: "Come, prepare for a banquet, singing and dancing, this Khan is going to entertain guests from the east."
As Tutun gave the order, the slaves outside began to kill cattle and sheep, and prepare wine and food.
Soon, a group of Avar women in colorful clothes entered the tent to perform dances for everyone, as well as a group of musical instrument players.
Accompany them.
Tutun smiled at Zhao Ziliang and said: "Brother Wang, the food still needs time to be cooked.
Let's drink first.
Come on, let's all drink together."
Zhao Ziliang picked up the wine bottle and responded: "Please, King Khan" Other Avar nobles and generals also happily raised their wine bottles and shouted: "Please, King Khan" Everyone was enjoying the singing and dancing, drinking and chatting.
Greenlin wanted to sit next to Zhao Ziliang, but Tutun's youngest son always pestered her, leaving her no chance.
She hated it with itch.
Whether it is the wine drunk by the Bulgars or the wine drunk by the Avars, the alcohol content is very low.
It is brewed with mare's milk and cow's milk.
The milky smell is very strong, and outsiders are not used to drinking it at all, but the people of Xiqin have already You can brew mare's milk into soju and milk into cheese.
Zhao Ziliang really couldn't get used to drinking this kind of milky kumiss, so he put down the wine bottle and looked at Tutun and asked: "King Khan, in a few days we will go to the Bulgar Khanate in the west.
This is our first time to go to the west.
As a businessman, I don’t understand many local situations and customs.
I wonder if King Khan can give us answers.”
Tutun smiled and waved his hand and said: "I have been to Frank several times when I was young.
Now we are at war with Frank and we know a little about the situation there.
I don't know what Brother Wang wants to know.
You Feel free to ask, I will tell you if I know."
"Thank you, King Khan."
Zhao Ziliang clasped his fists and asked, "I wonder what forces are surrounding your Avar Khanate?"
Tutun said: "You are from the east.
To the east and southeast are the Bulgar Khanate and the Eastern Roman Empire.
To the northeast are the East Slavs and Pechenegs.
There are still a large number of people living in our southern Alps.
Yugoslavs, these people also migrated from the northeast, and their descendants became Yugoslavs, and many even became savage tribes from the mountains; To the northwest of our Northern River is the Principality of Moravia, which is mainly composed of some West Slavic tribes.
They claim to form the Principality of Moravia, but each tribe still manages itself, and there is no principality system and no grand duke; To the west of us is the Frankish Kingdom.
If you continue westward, you will enter Bavaria of the Frankish Kingdom after passing through the territory of the Avar Khanate. , Bavaria has always been an independent principality.
The ruler is the Azinofen family.
It is nominally subordinate to the Frankish Kingdom.
In fact, it is highly autonomous and a vassal state of Frank.
Moreover, the Principality of Bavaria often disobeys the Frankish king's orders. , and often fought against the Frankish Kingdom, but the year before last, King Charlemagne was free to lead his army into the Principality of Bavaria.
The Grand Duke of Bavaria Tashilo handed over the principality to his son, the Duke of Ingelheim, before the Frank army came, and he hid in a monastery.
King Charlemagne summoned the Duke of Ingelheim to question him and executed him for treason.
Because of him, Tashilo, who hid in a monastery and lived in seclusion, escaped this disaster.
Charman did not pursue the reclusive old man again.
Then Charman appointed his cousin Grold to rule Bavaria."
At this time, the jurisdiction of the Principality of Bavaria was not only as large as Bavaria in later Germany.
At this time, the Principality of Bavaria included most of Austria, and only a small part of northern Austria belonged to the Principality of Moravia.
Zhao Ziliang nodded after listening to Tumen's introduction and asked: "I heard that there are many Saxon tribes living in the Black Forest in the northwest of Moravia.
News also spread to the east a few days ago, saying King Charlemagne has been leading his army to attack these Saxon tribes.
I wonder what the situation is now, whether all the Saxons have been conquered."
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The Saxons are one of the Germanic barbarians.
The Saxons and the Saracens living in the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East are two different races.
Many people are not clear about the difference.
The Saracens refer to all Arabs living in the Middle Ages.
The Germanic barbarians living in Western Europe at that time mainly included the Angles, Jutes and Saxons.
The Angles, Jutes and some Saxons had already invaded the island of Great Britain.
Only the other part of the Saxons still lived in the west of Germany and entered the island of Great Britain.
Some Saxons are called Saxons by historians for the convenience of distinction.
Tutun shook his head and said with a smile: "How is it possible that although the Saxons have poor weapons and no organized army, their living environment can provide them with great cover, and they can also cause great damage to the Franks' attack.
Obstacle, not everyone can be in the black forest People who live in China, let alone fight in the Black Forest, it is a pity that those Saracens are too far away from our Avar Khanate, and they are also separated by the West Slavs in the middle, so the contact is not easy.
If possible, I would really like to Join forces with them to deal with the Frankish Kingdom."
Zhao Zi's conscience moved and he suggested: "King Khan can contact the West Slavs in Moravia and discuss with them to deal with the Frankish Kingdom together, and then contact the Saxons through the West Slavs in Moravia.
In this way, you can It is possible for the three parties to unite together to resist the attack of the Frankish Kingdom, and you can even unite with the Yugoslavs in the southern Alps to fight against the Frankish Kingdom with them."
Tutun sighed: "We have also thought about doing this, but whether it is West Slavs, Yugoslavs or Saxons, we Avars have very different living habits and beliefs and have irreconcilable conflicts.
It is simply impossible to let go of the previous hatred and resentment.”
Zhao Ziliang smiled slightly and said: "I think it is because King François Charman saw that the contradiction between you is difficult to reconcile, he sent troops to attack any of you.
You two parties have grudges and cannot rescue and support each other, so he Will be beaten by him one by one Defeat, but if you unite together, it will not be that easy for him.
You can even turn defeat into victory and attack the Frankish Kingdom from four directions at the same time.
It will be difficult for him to withstand King Khan.
Hatred and resentment are nothing in the face of life and death.
If you Not connected Taken together, they will all be exterminated by him sooner or later.
I think you can send a eloquent person to the Yugoslavs, West Slavs and Saxons to tell their leaders about their powerful connections.
You can bring more people with you.
Some gold and silver treasures to bribe those Leaders and their subordinates, what use is this money to you?
As long as they can withstand the attack of the Franks, no matter how much gold and silver they spend, it is worth it.
As long as their leader is not a fool, they will definitely agree to follow You unite to deal with Frank."
Zhao Ziliang stopped talking at this point.
At this time, enough is enough.
Talking too much will arouse Tutun's suspicion.
Tutun was moved by Zhao Ziliang's words.
After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it should be like this.
If we don't unite, everyone will be destroyed by each other sooner or later.
Only by uniting can we save everyone.
"Brother Wang is a knowledgeable man, come on, come on, have a drink," Tutun greeted again.
Everyone in the big tent soon became very drunk.
Zhao Ziliang saw this and said goodbye to Tutun.
Tutun, who was already drunk, waved his hands and started snoring again.
Zhao Ziliang took Zhang Huchen and others out of the big tent. tent, and Grayling quickly followed.
Zhao Ziliang said in surprise: "Hey, why did you come out?
Aren't you afraid of being discovered by your fiancé?"
Grayling's usual carefree and fiery personality was gone.
She seemed very quiet at this time and said, "You know I don't like him."
Zhao Ziliang stopped and turned to face her and asked: "So what if you don't like it?
Can you give up your tribe for me and follow me to a foreign land?
In fact, I really hope you can come with me, and I can also swear to you."
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A good life, let you live a life of food, clothing, and happiness, but I know that I can't be so selfish, so I won't even mention it to you, and you can't give up on your father and your tribe. people"
Grayling's head almost dropped to her chest, and she sobbed in a low voice: "I'm sorry, you're right, I like you very much.
We Avar women never hide when we like a man, and we never coy.
Yes, you can be with the person you like no matter what.
Together, but that is just the power of ordinary women, and I do not have this power.
I must be responsible for my tribe.
My responsibility is to help my father deal with tribal affairs, inherit the position of tribal leader after his death, and lead the tribe.
People resist all foreign enemies and disasters" Zhao Ziliang sighed, "I understand you.
Even if I leave, I will never forget you.
We will leave in five days at most.
I don't know if you will still be here, but I don't want you to see you off."
I" Grayling was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "How long have we been together?"
Zhao Ziliang didn't know why Grayling asked this question.
He calculated the time and said, "It should be more than a month, less than two months."
Grayling hesitated for a moment and said in an almost inaudible voice: "My monthly letter for this month has not come for more than ten days.
The day before yesterday, I secretly asked the women in the clan to inquire about it.
They said that this situation It’s very possible that I have it in my stomach, and my monthly letters were always on time”: