Chapter 314: Dancing

"Someone, send Brother Yelu to wash up; I will host a banquet to entertain Brother Yelu tonight."

Zhang Jie then ordered. The Tianzuo Emperor was, after all, the Great Liao Emperor,

although he was his defeated general, it was not good to humiliate him too much.

After all, belittling and looking down on the enemy too much was looking down on oneself.

"Your Majesty Daozong, please follow me."

Hearing Zhang Jie's order, Li Dequan stood out without hesitation,

walked to Yelu Yanxi in two or three steps, bowed, and invited him.

Yelu Yanxi looked deeply at the bowing Li Dequan, and could only follow him away.

Other Great Liao Chancellors like Xiao Wuna and Prince of Lanling Xiao Fengxian were also taken away.

After all, their current appearance was truly too unsightly.

Well, Xiao Fengxian and others who fled separately eventually fell into Zhang Jie's clutches in front of the well-prepared Great Gan army.

"Your Majesty, I have a treasure I wish to offer you."

After sending off the Tianzuo Emperor, Lin Chong continued very respectfully.

"What treasure does Beloved Minister Lin wish to offer me? Quickly present it."

Zhang Jie, having achieved the goal of capturing the Tianzuo Emperor, was in a great mood, his face full of smiles.

"General Hua."

Lin Chong signaled to Hua Rong, who was standing behind him.

"Your Majesty, this gift is outside the tent, please move."

Hua Rong bowed first, then walked quickly out of the tent to get the treasure.

"So mysterious."

Zhang Jie smiled and led the officials out of the tent.

"What a handsome horse!"

As soon as they arrived outside the tent, Chao Gai and the others could not help but exclaim.

They saw a precious horse with a shoulder height of over eight feet, snow-white all over, without a single speck of other color,

and a body full of smooth, flowing muscles, walking over under Hua Rong's guidance.

"Truly a precious horse."

Even Zhang Jie could not help but have his eyes light up.

According to the *Rites of Zhou: Summer Official: Shou Ren* from the Warring States period,

"Horses eight feet or more are dragons, seven feet or more are *lai*, and six feet or more are horses."

If calculated according to one foot being approximately 23.1 centimeters in the Warring States period,

the shoulder height of a dragon horse needed to exceed 184.8 centimeters.

This precious horse had a shoulder height of over eight feet and was a dragon steed beyond doubt!

"Your Majesty, this dragon steed was the mount of the Tianzuo Emperor,

today we were lucky enough to capture it, and specially offer it to Your Majesty!"

Lin Chong knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice.

"I hope Your Majesty will accept it with a smile!"

Hua Rong, who was leading the horse, also knelt on one knee.

"I hope Your Majesty will accept it with a smile!"

The other officials all bowed sincerely.

Such a dragon steed could only be owned by the Son of Heaven.

In the Great Liao, it was the private property of the Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi,

but now in the Great Gan, only Zhang Jie, the Great Gan Emperor, was qualified to own it.

If anyone else dared to keep it privately, it would be a crime of plotting rebellion, a crime punishable by the extermination of the family!

"Since it is your intention, then I will accept it with a smile."

Zhang Jie, who also understood this point, laughed and happily accepted the gift.

"Your Majesty, the reins."

Hua Rong respectfully handed the reins controlling the precious horse to Zhang Jie.

"No need."

Zhang Jie waved his hand to refuse the reins Hua Rong handed over, and stepped to the side of the precious horse.

*Puchi! *

The white horse snorted impatiently.

"Hmm?"

Facing the white horse that seemed to be unruly and wanted to give him a show of strength,

Zhang Jie raised an eyebrow and released a portion of the aura he had been keeping strictly under control.

"Hee-hee-hee!"

The white horse instantly seemed to have met its natural enemy, dared not provoke him again, and lowered its head to arch against Zhang Jie ingratiatingly.

"That's more like it."

Zhang Jie smiled with satisfaction, applied a little force with his feet, and leaped onto the horse's back with a light body.

The white horse, which had been submissive, instantly raised its head high, looking arrogant.

This appearance of relying on power to bully others made Zhang Jie laugh dumbly.

Stroking the white horse's smooth and soft mane, Zhang Jie said:

"Since you are snow-white and flawless, like the white clouds in the sky, then you will be called Yunji from now on."

"Hee-hee-hee!"

The white horse, no, it should be Yunji, neighed to the sky.

Obviously, it was very satisfied with this name.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty for obtaining a precious steed!"

Seeing Zhang Jie in a great mood, Wu Yong and the others offered another round of flattery.

"Haha, it is all because you beloved ministers have served with sincerity; I should share the joy with you."

Zhang Jie, riding on Yunji, laughed.

From now on, riding a white horse might not only be a Prince Charming,

or the monk Sanzang from the Eastern Tang, but it could also be him, Zhang Jie.

"Come, beloved ministers, drink!"

In the open space outside the Great Gan's central army tent, a grand victory banquet was being held.

The roaring bonfire burned, and the fat cows and fat sheep captured from the Liao army camp,

as well as camels, were roasted until they sizzled with oil, the aroma hitting the nose.

Great Gan civil officials and military generals were lined up on Zhang Jie's left and right, and even captives like the Tianzuo Emperor and Xiao Wuna had their own seats.

"Your Majesty, drink!"

The Great Gan officials raised their wine glasses high and invited him thunderously.

With a cup of wine down, the atmosphere at the scene became incomparably enthusiastic.

"Your Majesty, with wine and meat, how can there be no dance and music?"

In the midst of the drinking, with flushed faces and a bit of drunkenness, Wu Yong staggered up from his seat.

"Beloved Minister Wu, what high opinion do you have?"

Zhang Jie, who had taken in all the various states of the people at the scene, asked with a smile.

The other generals were also confused: they were far from the Great Gan, where would there be singing and dancing?

As for bringing the harem and dance troupes along on an expedition like other emperors, their Majesty naturally would not do such a thing.

In the entire army, besides the civil officials who planned strategies,

there were only a few eunuchs like Li Dequan who acted as messengers to convey orders.

It was Yelu Yanxi who had brought almost everyone from his harem on this personal expedition,

not only having a complete Great Liao dance troupe, but even his several concubines and children were brought along.

And then, well, they were all scooped up by the Great Gan in one go.

Although someone suggested letting the Great Liao dance troupe perform singing and dancing to help the drinking mood,

because of the chaos of war, those artists were severely frightened,

and even the musical instruments were mostly damaged, so it was dropped.

'Could it be that they were found in Datong City?'

Some generals guessed in their hearts.

Although they were busy capturing captives today and had no time to attack Datong City,

those gentry and local snakes in the city, after today's battle,

how could they not know who the master of the grasslands would be in the future?

It was perfectly normal for someone to come privately to curry favor or surrender.

In fact, according to their speculation, the siege battle originally scheduled for tomorrow,

was just a walk-through march, and would be settled in one go.

Wu Yong looked at the Tianzuo Emperor, who was drinking alone, with a smile:

"I heard that Your Majesty Daozong is proficient in music, and even dance is mastered in every way,

I ask you to dance for the Emperor of our Great Gan!"

'So that's the idea Chancellor Wu had.'

The generals then understood, and immediately looked at Yelu Yanxi with playful eyes.

A Khan offering a dance, this is a major manifestation of the Great Tang's achievements!

In the twelfth month of the seventh year of Zhenguan, when Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was drinking at the Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty,

those who attended included Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, and the captured Turkic Khan Jieli.

Li Yuan, who was drunk at the time, began to recall the days when he was a subject of the Turks,

and waved his hand to let the Turkic Khan dance for him.

Although Jieli Khan was the Khan of the Turks and once threatened the Great Tang,

when Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, had just ascended the throne and the internal situation of the Great Tang was unstable,

he and Tuli Khan led more than 100,000 troops to invade, reaching Jingyang, only 40 li from Chang'an,

threatening the newborn regime of the Tang Dynasty, forcing Li Shimin to sign the Weishui Alliance, which could be called a treaty under the city walls,

but he was a rather sensible hero and danced happily.

Since then, a Khan offering a dance has been an important part of the Great Tang's achievements.

Wu Yong's move was clearly comparing the Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi to Jieli Khan.

Since Yelu Yanxi is Jieli Khan, then who is the Heavenly Khan with a dragon-like appearance and phoenix-like posture, and a face like the sun and moon, goes without saying. ===== CHAPTER 315 =====

Since Yelu Yanxi is Jieli Khan, then there is no need to say who the Heavenly Khan, with his dragon-like appearance and phoenix-like bearing, is.