23 The old man of Xiliang

The scent attracted many people to look for it. It turned out to be emanating from a Turkic horse dealer. The two princesses went further to see that it was the dealer who was feeding the horses. The aroma is emitted by the forage that feeds the horses.

At this time, there were already many onlookers in front of the horse dealers, oh no, to be exact, onlookers. Everyone couldn't help but inhale vigorously with their noses, and the two princesses were also attracted by the strange fragrance, and they both inhaled the fragrance slightly, of course, Princess Yiyue was a little more exaggerated.

"Big brother, what kind of forage are you feeding the horses, why is it so fragrant?" A young man in the crowd asked.

While feeding the horses, the dealer said to the crowd with some smugly: "I am the unique forage of the Turkic steppe, and the horses are stronger and more enduring, and can travel thousands of miles a day, which is similar to that of the sweaty horse." ”

Someone in the crowd made a "whoop" sound, seemingly not quite convinced.

The horse dealer was busy with his work. He glanced into the crowd. Then he made an expression of whether you believe it or not, and continued: "There are a lot of knowledgeable horses in the horse market in Chang'an, you can come over and see, how are my horses?" ”

At this time, the young man in the crowd just now saluted an old man next to him and said, "Uncle Ma, your reputation in this market is not small, how about bothering your insight to give this horse a look?" ”

In the eyes of everyone, the horse uncle came to the front of a horse. Keep an eye on one of them and take a closer look. From the head, shoulders, abdomen, hips, legs to hooves, they were all carefully observed. Then he said to the horse dealer, "This little brother, has this horse been eaten?" Can you let him walk around twice? ”

And the dealer said no more, but untied the reins of the horse, and without putting up the saddle, he turned on his horse, and rode his horse twice on the ground before him. Then he came back and asked while tying the reins, "How is Uncle Ma?" ”

Uncle Ma nodded and said, "The old man noticed your batch of horses just now, which is very extraordinary." It is worthy of growing up on the grassland, especially at the glimpse just now, Mao Ze is bright, his eyes are bright, his limbs are strong, his voice is high-pitched, his hind legs are even stronger and more powerful, and his running steps are wide. And it's light, and the speed and endurance are not bad, so it's really top-grade. However, it's a pity, it's just that the bloodline is a little worse, and it can't be compared to the sweat and blood BMW. ”

At this time, the horse dealer was a little proud, and said: "Sweat and blood are only available to the Great Emperor and the Great Khan." We don't necessarily have a few horses on the grassland, how can we compare with it, to tell you the truth, I have been putting horses for many years, these horses are indeed bloodline is not better than sweat and blood horses, but looking at the bloodline, quality, absolutely not much worse. ”

"And what kind of forage do you feed the horses? Could it be that these horses are growing so well? Is it because of the forage? Uncle Ma asked.

"Definitely! This forage for mine is the vigorous grass of the prairie, plus a thing called the soin flower, which the horse especially likes, and the more he eats, the more fragrant it becomes, and the more he eats, the stronger he becomes. "The horse dealer is showing off a bit.

"I see!" Everyone was amazed, "Do you still have this forage?" Someone couldn't help but ask.

The horse dealer pointed to the bales of hay behind him and said, "That's it, I don't sell them!" ”

"Oh-" There was a voice of disappointment from the crowd.

"Boss, I want your horse, let's make a price," At this time, Yi Yue couldn't wait, and stepped forward to point to the horse that had run two laps just now and asked.

"This eldest lady has a crush on this horse?" When the horse dealer saw that someone was asking for the price, he hurried over and greeted: "The price of this horse is not low, it costs fifty taels of silver." ”

There was another exclamation from the crowd, the price was really ......

Yi Yue didn't speak, but took out two pearls from her arms, threw them to the horse dealer, and asked, "Do you think these two pearls are worth this horse?" ”

The horse dealer thought that he was also a knowledgeable person, and when he took it, the color and size of the beads were very surprising, far more than fifty taels, and he immediately said with a smile on his face: "I met a noble person today, it is absolutely worth it, it is definitely worth it!" I'll lead you there. ”

After speaking, he immediately untied the reins and handed them to Yi Yue's hands.

Yi Yue led the horse and patted the horse's head, seemingly very satisfied, and Qing Shi on the side had to shake her head helplessly.

"By the way, boss, I'll get another bag of your fragrant forage, in case my horses can't get used to the grass here." Yi Yue looked at the horse and said.

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll get it for you." The horse dealer quickly brought over a bag of hay, Yi Yue waved his hand, and soon two guards in the distance came over to remove the hay.

It is said that the day of Princess Qingshi's choice of son-in-law is about to begin, this is very busy with the doctors in charge of the sect's ritual law spring palace, since the last time the emperor officially issued an order, the great sect Bo Yuanxin except for a few important things, the rest of the time is closed to guests, no one is seen. Yuan Xin really has no choice, although the envoys from various countries can't visit his door, but the colleagues of Da Zhou have already come several times before the emperor's wedding, and he is busy with the wedding, but now that the emperor's wedding is over, there is no other reason, Yuan Xin simply closed the door and went to hide away.

However, although Yuan Xin did not see the guests, the doors of the other doctors were indeed full of people, especially the doctors who were in charge of the selection and evaluation, and the threshold of the house was almost broken. The Spring Palace is no different from other three palaces that are in charge of money, food, soldiers and horses, and punishments, and it has always been a deserted court and poor officials. Only when the royal family has things such as choosing concubines and accepting colors, people come to the door. It was only at that time that the officials praised the blessings of the Holy One.

Just when everyone was doing everything possible and showing their powers, the Turkic Akuli sat on a stone bench in a secluded large family house outside the city, watching the hot air rise in the tea bowl on the stone table opposite, waiting......

At dusk, only a few muffled horses' hooves could be heard outside the door, and then there was a knock on the door, and a Turkic man in the courtyard said in Turkic dialect: "Coming!" ”

"Let him in." Aquili also commanded in Turkic.

The man nodded and walked away, opened the courtyard door, and saw a man in a black cloak flash in, came to the courtyard, looked around, and then walked out towards the light in the house.

"Hehe, the general is really late, a few days ago, he ordered someone to invite the general to come to talk today, but I didn't expect to wait for this almost a day, and then I didn't come, and this pot of Western Liang Aging under the next can only be drunk alone under the moon. Hahaha......" Dugu Luo said to the person who came.

"You're not a good place to find." After the visitor entered the door, he did not take off his cloak, but just stood in the room and said coldly.

"Haha, ghost place? That's right! This is indeed a place for ghosts, places for people, will the general dare to meet me? Aquili said.

"Hmph, don't talk nonsense, you let people come and invite, saying that there is an old man from Xiliang who came to visit, but I have been to Xiliang, and when I came back, there was no old man there, only dead people!" The person who came was motionless.

"Dead people? Yes, there are a lot of dead people, let me count, whose family are they? Listen, did I count correctly? First, there are nearly 20,000 of the Li family in Liangzhou City, then nearly 100,000 of our Turkic army, and finally nearly 80,000 of the Zhao family in Tianshui......"

"Enough!" The visitor finally broke out, followed by the sound of long breathing accompanied by the rise and fall of his chest, and after a while, the visitor seemed to calm down, resumed his cold tone, and said: "What the hell is the matter with me, no matter how nonsense you go, I will not accompany you." ”

"General, please take a seat, this matter needs to be discussed in detail." Aquili said. Afterwards, he ordered people to wait outside the hospital.

The man removed the cloak from his head, and sat down opposite Aquili with a blushing face.

"General Dugu is not harmed?" Aquili poured a glass of wine and handed it to the guest, who was none other than Dugu Luo, the commander of the Tiger Battalion of the official Royal Forest Army.

"Before you come, it's good!" Dugu Luo took a drink and said.

"Don't worry, as long as the general is willing to help me marry that princess, we will leave immediately, and we won't bother for too long."

"Why are you marrying a princess? Don't you already have a concubine? Princess Qingshi is so noble, even if you are lucky enough to marry, if you can't be respected as the mother of a country in the future, it will damage my face Da Zhou. Besides, I don't know if the princess is recruiting a concubine this time, or will she marry? Dugu Luo asked rhetorically.

"Hey! It's not me, it's my unsuccessful brother, Konador. In this world, there is only one love word that is difficult to understand? ”

"How?"

"Kenado once had the fate to see the fairy face of Princess Qingshi, since then, he thought about it day and night, the wine and meat were tasteless, and he smelled that the princess intended to recruit relatives, so he begged his father Khan, intending to be a concubine, and even forced him to die, his father Khan was helpless, so he let him come, you said that I, who is an elder brother, can I watch my own brother suffer from lovesickness? Besides, in the end, she's just a hostage from Tuguhun to your big Zhou, so she can't take it so seriously, right? Aquili said tentatively.

"Hostager? She is the righteous daughter of King Wen! Besides, as I said just now, Princess Qingshi is not an ordinary princess, your younger brother is not worthy! Since you intend to get married, why did you set up that broken formation, so that the government and the opposition had a lot of dissatisfaction with you, Tsukasa Zai has already spoken, and you Turks can't please you in this matter. ”

"The formation is on the orders of my father Khan, to raise the prestige of our country......" Aquili is a little lacking in confidence.

"Alright, show your face and show your ass." Dugu Luo was unceremoniously hit, and then asked. "What are you going to do?"

"As long as the general ......" Aquili approached Dugu Luo, so, so, so, and so, and whispered.

"No, I can't. You are playing with fire, and you will implicate the son! Dugu Luo slapped the table and resolutely objected.

"As long as you do it secretly, how can you implicate the son? Besides, as long as this matter is done, my Turks will first not forget the kindness of the prince and the general, and furthermore, the princess and Kenado will be affectionate for a long time, and the husband and wife will be in love, and the princess and Kenado will definitely be towards the son, and then Na Tuyuhun will not also inherit the love of the son, isn't this a double win? Aquili spread his hands.

"Will the princess and Kena be in love for a long time? How old is the princess this year, and why is she so late in getting married? It's not that kid who can't forget the Zhao family? That kid was a famous figure in the imperial capital in Chang'an back then, and I don't think your brother is outstanding. Dugu Luo argued.