Firmament

To be a ruler is to make the people obey.

- Li proverb

In 1256, a steppe army marched to conquer Iran and Arabia, which were gradually recovering from life. They came to Hassan's homeland, the kingdom of Garemang.

The warriors of the Galemang Kingdom held high the banner of the hexagonal pattern, burst out with passion, fought bravely, and caused many troubles to the army of the steppe country.

Hassan's Salur tribe was an important group in the Garmang Kingdom. The head of the tribe was named Salur, who was said to be a grandson of the Oghuz Khan. Salul is Iranian for man who wields a sword and spear everywhere.

Since ancient times, those who know the times are junjie.

Faced with a formidable enemy that they were simply not capable of defeating, a debate erupted among the Salur tribes over whether to resist to the death or surrender for survival. The two brothers, Gale Mang and Ahmang, strongly advocated that in order to avoid the catastrophe of killing men, women, and children, they should express their submission to the army of the steppe country and take the path of compromise to preserve the tribe.

Hassan has grown up to be a handsome and athletic warrior. He also knew very well in his heart that the strength of the Salur tribe alone could not defeat the army of the steppe country. Therefore, he very much agreed with the ideas of the Garemang brothers and stood firmly on their side.

However, the vast majority of Salurians have more emotion than reason. They share the same hatred for the enemy, and are full of pride, and they resolutely advocate fighting the invading enemy to the last man. They sneered at the Gale brothers, and even excluded and attacked the exclusion. Some also threw women's headscarves and skirts at Gareman, insulting them as cowards and men who were unworthy of being Saluruls.

Hassan was furious when he saw that the Gareng brothers were hated and insulted by their people. He ran home and picked up a long sword to fight those people, but was stopped by the Gale Mang brothers.

After discussion, the Gareng brothers decided to lead the Salur people, who agreed with their claims, to leave the country and find a suitable land for their own survival elsewhere.

Hassan and his parents, as well as the Salurians who agreed with the Garmang brothers, packed their bags and carried the handwritten scriptures of the famous calligrapher Ibn Banwab and the soil and water of their homeland to help the old and the young and walk towards the east where the sun rises.

They walked to a place called Salkhez (in today's Mare Oblast, Turkmenistan), met the army of the steppe country that was advancing westward, and immediately offered them their willingness to join.

The generals of the Steppe Country were particularly pleased with the return of Gale Mang and others. In order to prevent the Turkmen from attacking them, he sent them to the east to defend the important city of Samarkand.

Hassan's family followed the Galemang brothers to the historic city of Samarkand.

He suddenly discovered that Samarkand was no longer the fabled commercial metropolis. The bumpy streets, the low and dilapidated houses, and the submissive citizens present a scene of decay and depression, without the prosperity and vitality of a metropolis.

In Samarkand, Galemang scrupulously abides by his duties, governs according to law, and is friendly to the common people, and is warmly welcomed by the general public and enjoys a high reputation among the people. At the same time, he was also hated and persecuted by the highest authorities.

One day, the Supreme Governor sent someone to steal a commoner's scalper. After slaughtering the cattle and eating the meat, they wrapped the head and hooves of the ox, which the Turkmen considered to be the most valuable, in the cowhide and quietly placed them on the roof of the Gareman, deliberately creating the illusion that Gale was stealing the ox.

The owner of the cattle found out that his cattle had been stolen and immediately ran to the supreme governor to report the crime.

The supreme governor pretended to proclaim: "As the governor of Samarkand, I must punish all evil thieves and bring justice to good and innocent civilians." "

He ordered a search throughout Samarkand, and he would not stop until the thieves were caught.

The people who were ordered to search made a show on the streets, just for the sake of showing for the citizens to see. They then went straight to the courtyard where Gareng lived, and searched the cellar, in front of the house, behind the house, and on the roof with wide eyes, and soon found the stolen goods that had been placed there beforehand. As if they had found the treasure, they hurried back with the stolen goods and reported to the supreme governor.

The Supreme Governor smiled with joy upon the sight of the stolen goods, and immediately ordered the arrest of Gale Mang on charges of stealing livestock, and a public trial to be held at a later date.

When Hassan heard that Gale Mang had been arrested by the supreme governor, he was so anxious that he immediately ran to the door of the government and shouted that he had been wronged, demanding that the government find out the facts and not wronged good people.

The Supreme Commander paced to the platform, glared at Hassan viciously, and scolded disdainfully: "The dogs and cats of Samarkand dare not pass in front of my house. Thou abominable Salul, thou hast thou been impatient, and come, bind him up to me, and put him in prison. "

The

day has come for the interrogation of Gale. The supreme governor ordered the citizens of Samarkand to be summoned to the square, so that they could see with their own eyes how the government judged Gale.

The

supreme commander pointed his fat finger at Gale Mang with a jeweled ring, and said impassionedly to the citizens: "This is the noble man you respect day and night! This humble gentleman has now committed the act of stealing scalpers! The evidence is conclusive, and the goods are complete. Tell yourselves, what should you do with this hypocrite and the cattle thief?".

The citizens who have long been oppressed have become accustomed to their servility. Under the coercion of the supreme commander, they had no choice but to answer with no conscience: "We obey the orders of the superiors." Dispose of it as you say. "

When the Supreme Commander heard this, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He immediately proclaimed in a loud voice: "This official will uphold justice and justice and sentence to death the man who stole the ox, Gareck, and execute it on the banks of the Zeravshan River in the evening, when the sun sets! All the citizens are invited to supervise it." "

Jiren has its own natural appearance.

In the evening, the steppe overseer came to Samarkand with the highest governor of Bukhara. He announced in public that the transfer of the top governors of the two places will take effect immediately.

This extremely special and fortuitous reason delayed the government's execution of Garemang.

Seeing that the opportunity to rescue his brother had come, Ah Hemang hurriedly handed over a petition to the newly appointed supreme governor, demanding a thorough investigation of the unjust case of Gale Mang stealing scalpers.

When the new governor first arrived, he was planning to do one or two beautiful things to win the trust of the citizens of Samarkand. So, he immediately sent someone to retry the case.

The truth of the matter was quickly clarified. Gale recklessly resigned and redressed, and his life was saved. Hassan was also released from prison.

From then on, Gale recklessly regarded Hassan as his closest confidant and friend.

The

new commander said to Garemang: "You have not been stationed in Samarkand for a short time, so it is better to go to Guozhu in the east to change your defense." My brother-in-law worked there. To the north of Guozhu is the Han land, and to the south is Tubo, the land is vast and the population is sparse, so it is in great need of development and construction. It is now inhabited by some of the Sartars who migrated in their early years. "

Gale Mang asked, "My lord, how can we find Guozhu?"

The new prefect said, "I heard that you have been carrying the water and soil of your hometown with you? Where the water and soil are exactly the same as the water and soil in your hometown, there is Guozhu City. "