Chapter 934 Purple Faced King
Guangzhou Pearl River Estuary.
Tunmenjun Town, Baoan County, Naval Military Port.
Under the night, among the trees under the Tuen Mun Mountain behind the military camp, in the cold wind of early spring, Abu Ding, with only one hand, was leaning on a tree solemnly. Next to him was the young Darius, chewing betel nuts, but his eyes were like nighthawks, constantly looking around.
Under the silent night, a few birdsong could be heard from deep in the woods from time to time.
"It's almost dawn, why hasn't the agreed connector arrived yet?" Darius was a little impatient, he glanced at his father leaning on the tree, but the one-armed Abdin was still as quiet as usual, as if he had fallen asleep .
The dozen or so men squatting on the ground behind them also looked restless and very nervous.
"What's the hurry, I will come if I promise."
"What if they don't come?"
"Then we'll go back and wait for news."
As a Persian, Abudin is too old to be confused, and half of his life has passed. He has experienced too many things, and the bigger storms have already been experienced. Now he is just waiting for someone.
He used to be a blacksmith in the Sasanian noble territory of Persia. He possessed superb forging technology and could forge exquisite Uzi steel knives. After years of wars in Persia, his lord died in the war, and he was also unfortunate. Captured by the Eastern Roman Army.
After being brought to Constantinople, he still resumed his old business and continued to forge weapons. Later, he followed the Eastern Roman Army and Emperor Heraclius on an expedition to Persia across the sea. During a march, he was attacked and captured by a group of Bedouin nomadic horse thieves on the Arabian Peninsula, and finally became a slave.
After several twists and turns, he was finally sold to work on a sea merchant's ship.
In this way, he came all the way to the east with the sea boat, first to Tianzhu, then to the Lion Kingdom, then to Gan Tuoli, Funan, Linyi, all the way to Jiaozhou and Guangzhou.
Later he was presented to the Guangming Cult by the master...
Abudin's experience is too rich. When Qin Lang suppressed the Guangming Sect, Abudin also suffered a catastrophe. One of his arms was cut off.
Fortunately, he was only a blacksmith who forged swords for the Guangming Cult. This identity saved his life, and it was not the first time he saved his life. He was saved several times because of his skills.
After his severed arm was healed, most of his exquisite knife forging skills were lost.
He used to think pessimistically that without an arm, he would be worthless. Unexpectedly, a few years later, I would still get a bigger opportunity.
He was summoned by the Duke of Wei. After seeing his forging skills, he not only freed him from slavery, but also returned him to freedom, and even hired him as a senior craftsman. The house of Fanfang, Guangzhou.
His wife and children were also bought back and returned to him, and the family was reunited.
For more than a year, he has been staying in Guangzhou as a senior Uzi swordsmith. Not long ago, Duke Wei summoned him again and gave him an important task.
Taking a group of Persian craftsmen, to be precise, the Persian knife and armor craftsmen who used to be in the Eagle’s Nest of the Guangming Cult, led them to escape from Guangzhou to the distant and unfamiliar Goguryian city in Liaodong in the north.
Abudin didn't want to take this task, but he had no choice.
He, his family, and craftsmen of similar status, although they regained their freedom, they were actually unable to leave Guangzhou.
Duke Wei gave them generous rewards this time. As long as they complete the task, in addition to heavy rewards, they will also be given real freedom. Even if they want to return to their hometown in Persia, they will also arrange a boat to send them back.
Abudin has been in Lingnan for more than ten years, even if he has stayed in Guangzhou for ten years. He has a wife and children here, and he is used to everything here. He does not want to go back to Persia, where wars are raging, turmoil, poverty and disease. go home.
He put forward a condition for Qin Lang, if he completes the task, he hopes to let his son join the Datang South Sea Navy, even if he can be a soldier in the naval camp of the Tuen Mun Army Town.
Being a soldier of the Tang Dynasty has always been the dream of his son Darius. The young son believes that this can completely change their embarrassing identities, and can truly integrate into the Tang Dynasty, and even make contributions in the Tang Dynasty. My son heard that in Chang'an, the capital of the empire, there are countless barbarians living together with the Han people, and even many people from other races have been appointed officials and titles.
He also wants to go to Chang'an in the future and become a general of the Tang Dynasty.
Abudin felt that his son was too naive, but since Duke Wei could not refuse the mission, he would fight for his son once.
Originally, he didn't intend to bring his son with him, but after his son knew about it, he insisted on going with him, thinking that this was a great opportunity to make contributions that he had been pursuing.
Persian craftsmen who were exiled from the Hundred Years' War between Persian Sassanid and Eastern Romans.
Darius was a little bored and impatient with waiting, "Grandfather, I heard that the Duke of Wei has a concubine named Sirin, who also came from Persia, and it is said that she is the daughter of a governor of Khorasan. "
"So what?" Abdin was not interested in this. The Persian Sassanian Dynasty was once glorious, but more time was in the midst of war and turmoil. It fought with the Eastern Romans for a hundred years, and the Sassanian Dynasty itself also fought internally. constantly.
Especially in recent years, the turmoil in Persia has become more serious. Not to mention the daughter of the governor, it is not uncommon for the daughter of the emperor to live in a foreign land.
Sometimes, several self-proclaimed emperors can appear on the land of Persia at the same time. You are also the emperor and the emperor is also the emperor. They all call themselves the king of kings, so you compete and attack each other. The winner is also a tragic victory, and the loser will be doomed, not to mention the death and reputation, and even the family's wife and children will not be able to save.
The emperors of Persia and Rome also often made marriages. If they couldn’t win, they would send the princess to accompany them to a truce. When their strength recovered, they might lead troops to kill them again.
After the Roman emperor was killed, Heraclius, the son of the governor, finally quelled the rebellion and was crowned emperor in Constantinople. The Persian emperor immediately took revenge on his father-in-law and supported a man who claimed to be his brother-in-law. He became the emperor of Rome, and then led the Persian army to go to Rome mightily.
At that time, the old emperor Kusi had just succeeded to the throne and was rebelled by his generals. He was forced to flee to Rome and asked to marry a Roman princess. Then he signed a bunch of land cession treaties with the Roman emperor's father-in-law, in exchange for a Roman reinforcement, and sent him back to the country for restoration. .
This is the status quo of the two western empires. The emperors often don’t care about themselves, how can they care about the princess? The local governors were replaced frequently. It was not uncommon for countless nobles to go bankrupt. It was not uncommon for a lady governor whose family was in decline to become a slave in the hands of merchants and brought to the Eastern Tang Dynasty for sale.
Young women, young and beautiful women, young and beautiful women who once had a noble status, are always rare items in the hands of slave traders.
In contrast, the standards for male slaves are completely different. Young and strong slaves are more valuable, but if you have a skilled craftsman, even if you are no longer young, you are still more valuable.
Beautiful women and skilled craftsmen are valuable even if they become slaves, so they will be resold by slave owners and completely reduced to a commodity.
That Princess Xilin is pitiful. As the governor's daughter, her family fell into ruin, her father died, and her family went bankrupt. In the end, she was inevitably reduced to a slave and sold to the east by thousands of miles.
But she was lucky again. She was lucky enough to meet a distinguished buyer, a man who treated her like a treasure. From now on, I no longer have to worry about being dragged out to be displayed and resold like goods, no longer have to endure all kinds of humiliation, and I don’t have to worry all day long. I live a stable and prosperous life, and even a dignified life.
A woman can change her life's destiny as long as she meets a good man.
But men are different.
I can be considered lucky, at least compared to those Persian compatriots who had their heads cut off, their ears cut off, and then stuck on the roadside pickets to show their prestige.
Not to mention that the light leader who was once high in their hearts, even the king of kings, died extremely miserable.
He is still alive, and his family is still together. Although he was separated for a short time, his wife and daughter were sold to others, and he suffered humiliation, they all came back after all. In this world, this is the best result.
"Grandpa, you said we just ran to Liaodong like this, can those Goguryeo people believe us?"
Abdin came back to his senses, "As long as we show our forging technology, the Goguryeo people will treat us as guests of honor."
Although he didn't quite understand Wei Guogong's plan, he still felt that Wei Guogong chose them to vote for Goguryeo. They were a group of Persian barbarians who were definitely not from the Tang Dynasty, and they fled from Guangzhou. Yes, they were still members of the Guangming sect before, so it makes perfect sense why they fled to Goguryeo.
And with superb technology in their hands, there is no need to worry that the Goguryeo people will not take them in when they get there.
Duke Wei once regarded the forging technology as a treasure. Would the people of Goguryeo not recognize it?
The young Darius regarded the Duke of Wei as his idol, and felt that the young Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty was iron-blooded and extremely domineering, which made him admire and respect him very much. He didn't hesitate to accept Wei Gong's mission. Although I can't figure it out at all, which game this is playing.
A few nighthawk calls sounded, slightly different from the usual ones.
Abdin stood up straight, his eyes alert.
"Get up, the connector is here!"
After matching the joint signal with bird language, someone walked into the woods. The person came with a soft-footed headband, a leather belt around his waist, a horizontal knife on his waist, and a short three-pronged fork on the other side.
Under the moonlight, a purple scar on the man's face was particularly obvious.
"I'm called the Purple Face King, I've been waiting for a long time!"
Abudin stepped forward, "Abudin, the owner of the Eagle's Nest Knife Workshop of the Guangming Cult, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
(end of this chapter)