Chapter 94 describes the use of the salt pond

The night of the prairie was surprisingly quiet, and the horsetail clouds dragged their long tails and gradually disappeared into the sky. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In Seoul, people who have been tired from a long day have long since rested.

Only the candles in the big tent of Yelu Abaoji and Shu Luping were still flickering, flickering bright and dark.

Through the faint candlelight, Shu Luping saw Yelu Abaoji's unhappy expression, he frowned tightly, and gathered into a big pimple at the center of his eyebrows.

"Tian Khan, it's not early, let's rest early." Shu Luping is gentle and considerate.

"Kedun, you should rest first."

"Heavenly Khan, you"?

"If I don't eradicate this evil world election system, I won't be able to sleep and eat, where can I sleep"!

Shu Luping affectionately stroked Yelu Abaoji's head and combed his hair with his slender jade fingers.

"Heavenly Khan, your temples have grown gray hair."

"Sorrow day and night, sorrow every night, this damn Zen system."

Shu Luping smiled and said, "Tian Khan, please relax, don't worry about this."

"Kedun, do you still have the heart to laugh? The biggest problem we are facing now is the Council of Chiefs and the triennial system."

"The autumn is high and cool, seeing that the chiefs of the various tribes are about to hold a martial arts competition, compete in the golden saddle, and elect a new khan, is the day Khan worried"?

"This is the knot of my heart"!

"Therefore, we must not watch the chieftains' jousting take place."

"What Kedun said is very true, but we are powerless to stop the upcoming tournament."

Shu Luping pondered for a moment.

"The concubine has a clever plan, I don't know if the Khan appreciates it"?

"Tell me about it".

Shu Luping gently attached himself to Yelu Abaoji's ear and whispered to Yelu Abaoji.

Yelu Abaoji suddenly opened his mouth and was ecstatic, looked at Shu Luping affectionately, and suddenly sat up and looked up to the sky and laughed.

Shu Luping also sat up, and the two of them clasped their fingers together.

"Kedun salt pond uses a plan, so that my sorrow is suddenly thrown out of the clouds, and I can sleep peacefully tonight."

The second maid on the side saw that the Khan and Kedun were so excited, so they gently closed the curtain and retreated with interest.

Shu Luping's left gown and skirt were thrown one by one on the carpet outside the weft tent by Yelu Abaoji.

In the tent, Yelu Abaoji and Shu Luping hugged each other with a smile.

"Kedun, our time is ripe."

"Qiqi Heavenly Khan, we will send a messenger tomorrow, and send a letter to inform the lords of the tribe that they will come to my Seoul for a banquet."

"Well, it's time, I'll declare Agu to enter the temple early tomorrow morning."

Early the next morning, Shu Luping came to Xiao Xin'er's big tent.

Xiao Xin'er made a half-squat salute.

"See Sister".

"Sister, you don't have to make this big gift."

The maid held Yeru's mouth and babbled.

"The fruit in the tooth has grown so big"!

"Yes, Yarigo is more than a year old, it's time to learn to walk."

Shu Luping picked up Yelu Yariguo and kissed it.

"Hold the fruit in your mouth quickly, so as not to make a noise." Xiao Xin'er made people take away Yelu Yariguo.

"This kid has grown so big."

Yelu Yaliguo is the fourth son of Yelu Abaoji, born to Concubine Xiao. Shulu treats this child as if it were his own.

"It's windy to get up early in autumn, so my sister should be careful, so as not to suffer the cold."

Xiao Xin'er said and asked people to take out a cloak and drape it on Shu Luping's body.

"It's still my sister's heart.

"Sister, you are worried about the affairs of the country all day long, and Xin'er can't help much, so naturally you should care more about your sister."

"Xin'er, you are the girl I brought from my mother's house, my sister knows you, the most intimate."

"Sister, you treat me like a sister, don't say it."

"Sister asks you, how does Tian Khan treat you"?

Xiao Xin'er hurriedly knelt down on her knees.

"Sister, the kindness of the heavenly khan to me is the same as the sky"!

"Xin'er, it's good if you know."

"Sister, don't you have something important?"

"Smart sister, I can't hide anything from you."

"Sister, please command, Xin'er will never give up."

"My sister has something to ask you for."

"Sister, please say, Xin'er can't help the Khan on weekdays, and she's also very anxious."

"This matter is not trivial, in recent days, Tarigu has to lead all the chiefs to a banquet, which is related to the life and death of the Heavenly Khan."

"Sister, Xin'er knows how to do it."

"If you don't get it right, it's going to kill people."

"Xin'er is not afraid of death. Xin'er's life was saved by the general, sister, if the general hadn't saved me, Xin'er would have abandoned her body in the wilderness a long time ago"!

"In this case, my sister will entrust you with this important task."

"Sister, please speak".

"So, my sister can trust you, sister, come here." Shu Luping greeted Xiao Xin'er with a smile.

"The most difficult of the chiefs is Taligu."

"Tarigu"?

As long as you manage to get Chief Tarigu drunk, my sister will arrange the rest."

"Chief Tarigu? I don't share heaven with Nataligu."

As soon as Tarigu was mentioned, the demon appeared in front of Xiao Xin'er's eyes.

Xiao Xin'er cried.

"Xin'er, what's wrong with you"?

Xiao Xin'er was stunned for a moment, relieved herself, and walked out of the memory screen.

"Wait! Tarigu, I will sacrifice my father with your head!"

Early the next morning, Xiao Agu only held the golden fish talisman in his hand, and quickly came to the outside of the Tarigu tent and showed the golden fish talisman of Yelu Abaoji.

"My city lord has something important to tell the chiefs of the tribes, and I will pass it on."

The Tarigu guard said: "The little one will go into the tent to pass it on, but there must be a reason for the passing!"

"The lord of our city has set up salt ponds and iron mines in Seoul to produce salt and iron for the use of all the tribes. But the lords only know how to eat salt and use iron, but they don't know that this salt and iron also have owners. Therefore the lord of the city begs the lords of the tribes to go and treat him, lest the lords of the tribes fall into a bad reputation of eating and drinking for nothing."

When the Tarigu guards heard this, they did not dare to delay. Immediately entered the Tarigu tent and bowed on one leg.

"Report, sir. The messenger of Yelu Abaoji asked to see him".

Tarigu's eyes rolled.

"He Abaoji will never come to the door because I stole a few horses from Seoul."

"Your Excellency, Abaoji's messenger said that their lord has a salt pond and an iron mine in Seoul. The salt and iron produced are used by all departments. But the lords only know how to eat salt and use iron, but they don't know that this salt and iron also have owners. Therefore the lord of the city beseeches all the lords to go and reward him, lest he fall into a bad reputation of eating and drinking for nothing."

When Tarigu heard that Abaoji had produced salt and iron for the use of the ministry, he felt ashamed in his heart.

"Hurry up and have a messenger from Seoul."

Xiao Agu only strode into the Tarigu tent and bowed on one leg.

Tarigu waved his hand arrogantly: "Excuse me".

"Lord Tarigu, the lord of my Han City invites the chiefs of all the tribes to come to Seoul as a guest."

"What? Abaoji invited the chiefs of the various ministries to Seoul, is there anything important"?

"The lord of our city has set up salt ponds and iron mines in Seoul to produce salt and iron for the use of all the tribes. But the lords of the tribes only know how to eat salt and use iron, but they do not know that this salt and iron also have owners, so the lord of the city begs the lords of all the tribes to go and treat him."

"What if we don't go"? Tarigu asked rhetorically.

"Adults, please think about it yourself, if you go, it seems to be affectionate and righteous. If you don't go, you will have a bad reputation for eating and drinking for nothing."

"What"? Tarigu thought thoughtfully.