The last time Mu Qing galloped on this vast land, it was early spring, the north was still cold, and the top of the mountain was covered with snow. Kang Saburo once swore to her that the scenery in summer is even more beautiful, which is true.

Just as the morning sun was rising, the sky was light blue, as if washed in water. At a glance, in the blue color of the sky, a large patch of white is revealed from time to time, and it looks like clouds falling from a rough look, and then it is a flock of sheep when you look closely, and only then do you see that in addition to the flock, there is a dome of milky white domes.

Suddenly, there was a large area of deep grass rolling, faintly showing a red and black horseback, from the side three or two horses to catch up, pretentiously like flying, indulgently through the grassland, it is still a tall and delicate little girl's home.

"The sky is like a dome, covering the four wildernesses." Mu Qing couldn't help but smile slightly, remembering the tune that He Suizhao Zeng Hao sang, and whispered two sentences.

After galloping for a long time, the scenery around him seemed to be the same, and he was completely aware of how far he had traveled. She looked sideways at the people around her, who had been replaced by Short Brown Lu Aliu and another Xuanjia man, who were only staring at the person leading the way in front of her, not daring to relax in the slightest.

If it weren't for him leading the way, this vast expanse would have long since lost its direction, and I don't know if it would be safe to reach the royal court.

In the middle of the day, the dome on the road gradually multiplied, looking up into the distance, you can see the outline of a tall and majestic dome in the blur, surrounded by a few slightly smaller tents.

The person leading the way tightened the reins of the horse, slowed down his pace, pointed ahead and turned back to Mu Qingdao: "In front is the royal court of Shibi Khan, there must be an investigation in front of it, if the lady has changed into a Turkic woman's robe here, the inquiry only said that she sent a Han maidservant girl for Princess Yicheng." When they see that it is a woman, they will not obstruct it more. ”

Mu Qing looked around, but he didn't see anything covered by the felt tent, but he was a little troubled. The guide in front of her raised his hand and threw over a package, and she hurriedly reached out to take it.

"Qi Niang just rest assured to go out and change clothes in front of the grass deep and high, and I will wait here to guard." Rua Liu urged.

Mu Qing dismounted and walked into the grass for a while, and sure enough, the grass grew extremely tall and reached her shoulder. She looked up and saw that Rua Liu and the other three had dismounted, and their figures with their backs to her were not in the grass.

She didn't squirm, she took off the man's robe on her body three or two times, opened the baggage, shook out the outfit of the Turks, and dressed it properly with her hands and feet. Turned over on the horse again, raised a whip, and galloped towards Wang Ting.

When the four of them approached the royal court, the Turkic guards stepped forward to interrogate, Mu Qing did not understand the Turkic language at all, and the guide explained for a while, and one of them turned around and ran towards the big tent.

Not long after, a woman who looked like a maid dressed very similarly to Mu Qing walked out of the big tent, hurriedly ran over, and muttered to the guard for a while, the guard stopped Lu Aliu and the others, and only pointed at Mu Qing and waved inward. The woman critically glanced her up and down a few times, and said to Mu Qing in a solemn voice: "You come with me." "It's actually Chinese.

Where can Lu Aliu rest assured to teach her to go alone, and when she is about to step forward, the guard will draw her scimitar, and she will reprimand fiercely. The guide hurriedly explained: "The princess only allowed her to enter alone, and asked us to wait here." ”

"You settle down, wait here, you want to come to the princess Jingui, and there are foreign men who don't see them." Mu Qing whispered a few words of reassurance, turned around and followed the maid to the grand royal tent.

At first glance, when he saw Princess Yicheng, Mu Qing was quite surprised. I thought that the princess of the Great Sui and the close person of Shibi Khan must be arrogant and expensive. When I entered the house, where was the arrogant princess of Da Sui, she was clearly an ordinary Turkic noblewoman, who was smaller than the Turkic woman, and her crown was surrounded by beads, showing her luxury, but she couldn't hide her haggardness.

"You look at me and I'm old?" Princess Yicheng suddenly laughed at herself, "The wind on this grassland has made people's hearts desolate, not to mention the face." ”

The maid who led her here waved her hand and dismissed the people in the tent, Mu Qing felt that she had lost her manners, and hurriedly leaned over to salute, "The folk woman Gu has seen the princess." The people's woman came down from General Yun's account and was entrusted to the second son of Tang Guogong, Li Erlang, to greet the princess. ”

Princess Yicheng raised her eyes and looked at her carefully, as if she knew her intentions very well, and nodded clearly, "Tang Guogong...... Why did they send you a woman? ”

Mu Qing smiled apologetically, "Greeting and greeting is naturally a reward among women, and besides, men come and go and only know the political theory of fighting, how can they understand the princess's state of mind, let alone comfort the princess's heart." ”

Princess Yicheng nodded happily, looked at her carefully, asked her about her birth, age, hometown and other trivial matters, and unconsciously cherished her, beckoning her to sit and talk.

Mu Qing stepped forward and sat on the woolen felt blanket and answered her questions one by one. What Princess Yicheng asked, she couldn't get around a homesick meaning, and Mu Qing faintly guessed in her heart why she wanted to take the risk and pass on the news that Shibi Khan wanted to be unfavorable to Yang Guang.

At that moment, she secretly took the idea to take a shot, and the bet was right, the siege of Yanmen could be solved immediately, and the bet was wrong, she didn't dare to think about the wrong bet, so she could only go all out. So she carefully replied to her about the trivialities of the capital, and every word was intended to provoke her to become more and more homesick.

Estimating that the heat was just right, Mu Qing suddenly said straightforwardly: "Ordinary people marry the daughter of their husband's family, and they still have to go back to their mother's house to visit relatives every year or two, and the princess has been married to the Turks for many years, why don't you go back to Beijing to visit?" It's also a good relief for sorrow. ”

Princess Yicheng burst into tears, but did not answer. Mu Qingti let out a sigh of relief, silently waiting for her response, whether this bet was right or not, it would be revealed in an instant.

After a long time, Princess Yicheng slowly dried the last teardrop from the corner of her eyes, closed her eyes, as if she had made a great determination, and sighed faintly: "This place where humans and beasts live together, can no longer go down." I was not a princess of the Great Sui, because I was canonized in a hurry with my relatives, even so, since I was a child, I have been infiltrated with women's morality and morality, and I know etiquette and shame. And here, although the Turkic Kedun is noble, but they, after the death of the Khan of Qimin, forced me to remarry his son......"

Princess Yicheng choked her voice, shed tears again, and whispered in frustration: "The wind in the north is sick, and it is difficult to endure the years, but I am already like an old woman, and now I pray day and night, just hoping that the leaves can return to the roots in the future." ”

That's right, these words hit Mu Qing's heart, she got up and leaned over Princess Yicheng again, but she didn't bow her head, but looked up at her with a burning head, "Is the princess willing to return?" ”

Princess Xingxu Yicheng waited for the same sentence, she wiped away her tears a few times, looked at her squarely, and said categorically: "I can help the Lord get out of trouble, as long as he agrees, when he breaks through and returns to Beijing, he will definitely try to take me back." ”

"The women of the people did not dare to answer indiscriminately for the Lord." Mu Qing said tightly: "Only one case, if the princess does it, the lord is grateful for the princess's kindness, and I don't know when there will be a return, if the princess stands by and watches, once the lord escapes, there will be no princess in the future." ”

Princess Yicheng hesitated, hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth, "Okay! I'll go with you. ”

At that moment she changed her robe, sent someone to lead the horse, and was about to leave the account in a hurry.

Mu Qing let go of his high heart, which can be regarded as a non-disgraced mission. She combed through all kinds of talents in her heart, but fortunately, Princess Yicheng was homesick, and her heart was not very deep. Fortunately, she was sent, if Du Ruhui still came, how could she, a woman, reveal her feelings lightly in front of a foreign man, I am afraid that it may not be possible.

Mu Qing followed Princess Yicheng out of the royal court, because the Turks recognized her as the Khan's Kedun, and traveled all the way unhindered.

The group hurried in a hurry, and when they arrived at Yanmen Pass, Shibi Khan was about to personally lead his troops and launch an offensive again. The two armies faced each other solemnly, and they could hear the sound of golden drums from afar. Princess Yicheng and Mu Qing stood on the hillside in the distance, and there was a black pressure in front of them, and the formation was strong.

"How will the princess solve the siege for the lord?" Mu Qing looked at the lineup of the 100,000 army, cold sweat broke out in his heart, and he unconsciously asked.

Princess Yicheng covered her forehead with her hand and looked at the black crow, "You don't have to worry about this, and go back to your life first, since I said that there is a way, I will definitely be able to make you get your wish." ”

Mu Qingduan bowed and thanked him, and was about to leave, but was called again, "How can you get this outfit?" Before they could enter the camp, they would be slain by arrows. ”

Mu Qing looked down, and he was so careful that he was still wearing the Turkic robe. Bao Xun smiled and thanked her, but sighed to herself in her heart, she was just a poor woman, and her mood was not sinister, but after Yang Guang was able to get out, she was only a lowly clan girl in the royal family, not a serious princess, how could Yang Guang care about a dispensable woman when he was anxious. And since ancient times, who can go back? I'm afraid that the leaves fall back to the roots is just a luxury.

After finding a secluded place to change into a man's robe, Mu Qing took Lu Aliu and others to quickly rush to the camp, because the war was about to break out, and the four of them were eager to catch up with their four hooves and jump into the air. Only halfway through the journey, the shouts of killing have begun. Rua Liu shouted, "Oh no! I couldn't catch up, and when I heard the movement, the Turkic soldiers had already begun to attack the city. ”

The sound of the fight was getting closer and closer, and the sound of iron striking in the chaotic screaming was thrilling, and Mu Qing's heart trembled when he heard it. Lu Aliu went to explore for a while, and when he came back, he said that he could not move forward anymore, and it was not stubborn to get involved in the battlefield. So the four of them had to stop, and found a slightly higher and sheltered terrain on the high slope nearby, and looked down.

Mu Qing likes to read military books since he was a child, although he has sketched countless battlefield formations in his mind, but it is the first time in his life that he has seen this battlefield lined up and fought against the enemy. For a moment, he was shocked by this momentum, as if the blood all over his body was surging upward, his cheeks and thoughts were slightly hot, his hands were involuntarily clenched into fists, his eyes widened, and he stared with bated breath.