Yi Nan's life has not been very good lately.

In order to alleviate the contradictions within the tribe, he used a big move to move eastward and invaded the Eastern Turkic homeland with an army of 100,000.

As a result, as soon as I tried a little sweetness, I ushered in the first blow.

Under the attack of Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang, the 100,000-strong army actually fled.

Although the actual loss of manpower is less than 20%, it has greatly reduced Yi Nan's prestige.

The prairie has always been about the law of the jungle, and when the prestige of a khan is reduced, there will be many provocations and temptations immediately.

The Uighurs, Bayegu, Ayu, Tongluo, Fugu, and Xia who were about to move were attached to the tribes, which annoyed Yi Nan.

What hit him even more was that last year, the eldest son of Shu Lu Mang took a group of elites to Chang'an City to look for revenge, but the whole army was wiped out.

Although this also solved some problems for him in disguise, it was actually a big blow to the morale of the Xue Yantuo people.

"Father Khan, since last winter, a large number of Tang people have appeared near Shuozhou, some have already arrived at the Yunzhong Governor's Mansion, and I heard that the defenders of Shuozhou have also increased by 10,000. This Datang seems to be about to make a move. ”

Bazhuo frowned and stood in front of Yi Nan, discussing the major arrangements for Xue Yantuo after the beginning of spring.

Although Xue Yantuo's power spread all over the northern grasslands, he did not have a complete administrative system of his own.

It was not so much the Xueyanta Khanate as it was a tribal union.

The only thing that proves that Yi Nan has a ruling relationship with the tribes is the taxation.

"Liangzhou in the west, Shuozhou in the east. In the past, Datang focused on Liangzhou, because Liangzhou was close to the Western Turks, Tuyuhun and us at the same time, even if Tuyuhun was destroyed, there were still Western Turks to help us bear the pressure. But now Datang is exerting its strength in Shuozhou, and under the attack of these two sides, our living space is getting smaller and smaller. ”

Yi Nan can become the Khan of Xue Yantuo, and naturally he has some ability.

He is not unclear about the situation that Xue Yantuo is facing now.

However, after the envoys sent to Chang'an returned in vain, he knew that the relationship between Xue Yantuo and the Tang Dynasty would no longer be able to return to the close relationship when they jointly fought against the Eastern Turks.

"I heard that those Tang people are now building cement roads in Shuozhou and Liangzhou, and they have great plans to connect the two places. If we really wait until these cement roads are built, then the entire south of the Yellow River will completely become the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang army can quickly dispatch through the cement roads, and we must retreat at least five hundred miles to the north to relieve the pressure brought to us by the Tang Dynasty. ”

Bazhuo gritted his teeth about Datang building cement roads at every turn.

At the beginning, he still felt happy, thinking that Datang's labor and wealth were a disease of losing the country.

It turned out that this was not the case at all.

There are more and more cement roads in Datang, but Datang's national strength has not only not declined, but has become stronger year by year.

On the contrary, it is Xue Yantuo himself, and the gap between him and Datang has been getting bigger and bigger year by year in recent years.

Now Yi Nan can be said to be facing a dilemma.

Hit, can't beat.

If you don't fight, you won't be able to fight in the future.

It's not to fight, it's not to fight.

You can't just run north doing nothing, right?

If this is the case, all the tribes that have taken refuge will rebel in minutes.

"The Tang Dynasty Wang Dengke, who had taken refuge in us before, once made a suggestion for us to arrange for our envoys to go to Goguryeo and consider an alliance with Goguryeo, but I originally thought it was meaningless, but now it seems that we have to consider it."

Yi Nan thought about it and felt that the alliance was not a shameful thing.

Although he did not take Goguryeo in his eyes before, he thought that they were inferior to Xue Yantuo.

But now that the situation is compelled to put them in the same position, there is no way to do it.

It's better than facing Tang Jun alone, right?

"Since this idea was proposed by Wang Dengke, it is better to let him go to Goguryeo as an envoy. If it succeeds, then the father Khan will reuse him, and if it fails, we have nothing to lose. ”

Bazhuo thought about it for a moment and made his own suggestion.

"Okay, just do what you say."

……

In the courtyard of the Chu Palace, after Kujo Shinichi had just finished meeting Li Kuan, he was arranged to meet Kujou Xingxiang.

After many years, the father and daughter met each other, which also added a different atmosphere to this visit.

Although in the Wa Kingdom, the status of women is very low.

But after all, they are still father and daughter, and in the future, they will also be a link between Jiujo Shinichi and the Chu Palace.

So this time, Kujo Shinichi had a rare chat with Kujou Kooka with kind words.

By the way, he also wanted to find out about Kujo Apricot's tone.

"Aye, you have already sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty once, and now the Emperor has asked you to be the envoy, what do you think?"

Kujou Kyoka doesn't have too deep feelings for Wakoku.

Especially after coming to Chang'an with Li Kuan, Kujou Xingxiang felt the huge difference in life.

After living for so many years, for the first time, she felt like she was living as a human being.

So today, he knew that Aya had become the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, but he was actually not happy at all.

What is Li Kuan's attitude towards the Wa Kingdom, the Tubo State, and the Hu people in the north?

Kujou Kyoka still doesn't know?

She is very satisfied with her current life, especially after entering Guanshishan Academy to study medicine, she feels that her life is even more fulfilling.

Sometimes, she wants to change her name to Li Xingxiang and say goodbye to the past completely.

To a certain extent, Kujou Xingxiang at this time is a bit like some Chinese women who went to the United States in the 80s, eager to completely break with the past.

"Xingxiang, don't worry, what to do, I know what to do. If His Royal Highness the King of Chu is willing for us to learn, I will arrange for someone to study; What His Royal Highness the King of Chu doesn't want us to know, I will definitely not let people touch it. Our Jiujo family is now on this ship in the Chu Palace, and I know who is light and who is heavy. ”

Kujou Shinichi had just expressed his attitude to Li Kuan, and now that he saw his daughter's worried face, he explained it again.

As the Tokai fishing industry in Nambatsu grows larger, a city within a city stands proudly in the heart of the Wa Kingdom.

In today's Nambatsu, no major thing can be done to bypass the fishing industry in the East China Sea.

Some time ago, someone wanted to rebuild the shipbuilding workshop of the Japanese people, but on the day of completion, it was attacked by "pirates", not only was the workshop burned down, but none of the craftsmen in it survived.

There is not a single decent shipbuilding workshop in the entire coast of the Wa Kingdom.

In the past, some small fishing boats could be made by themselves, but now the "pirates" are not even allowed to survive in the workshops that make such small fishing boats.

Don't the nobles of Nara know what's going on inside?

But what can you do if you know?

The Wa Kingdom itself is an island country, and all shipping is now controlled by the East China Sea Fishing Industry, and even the communication between the islands is now mainly dependent on the transportation fleet established by the East China Sea Fishing Industry in the Wa Kingdom.

To put it mildly, the East China Sea fishery is now the emperor of the Wa Kingdom.

Kujou Shinichi himself gained a firm foothold in the Wa Kingdom because of his defection to the East China Sea fishery, so naturally he would not destroy his foundation.

"Aye, I suggest that you stay in Datang for a while this time, have a good look at the prosperity of Datang, and see the strength of the Heavenly Empire. Then let the emperor die with thoughts that he shouldn't have, don't ask for trouble. ”

Although Kujou Apricot made Kujou Shinichi feel a little uncomfortable when he said this, he still sighed when he thought of what he had seen and heard on the way from Nara to Chang'an.

I used to count on the right and left, but now it seems that this idea is unrealistic.

It's better to follow Datang wholeheartedly.

"Ayer, I mean really. When I first came to Datang, Chang'an City was already prosperous enough. After several years of development, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty far exceeded that of the Wa Kingdom, and the once powerful Tuyuhun was destroyed; The Tubo Kingdom, which I thought was invincible, was subdued.

Gao Changguo, who thought he had hugged the thigh of the Western Turks last year, was seven or eight thousand miles away, and now it has also been destroyed; Even Xue Yantuo, who seems to be powerful, will not last long in my opinion. His Royal Highness the King of Chu is kind to the Wa Kingdom, otherwise where would it be the turn of those nobles in Nara City to live comfortably there? ”

Kujou Kyoka is not polite at all.

Originally, her feelings for this father were not particularly deep, and she was given away like a gift.

Now, she completely considers herself a Tang person.

"Aya understands, but this time, some of the Tang envoys are from the Konoe family, but I don't know if they can see the situation clearly."

"Hmph, if you can't see the situation clearly, then let them stay in Datang forever, birth, old age, sickness and death, human nature, the people of the Konoe family, it is normal to have some kind of illness and die."

Kujo Shinichi ......

"I'm usually in the Guanshishan Academy or the affiliated medical hall of the medical school, if you have anything to do there, come to me. But you'd better not bring unreliable people in, Guanshishan Academy has no secrets for the Tang people; But the Hu people who don't know the details are not very welcome to enter. ”

After all, it's still his own Aye, and Kujou Apricot hasn't completely turned his face and doesn't recognize people.

"I heard that Xingxiang, you are now a famous goddess doctor in Datang?"

Seeing that Kujou Xingxiang was a little about to send off guests, Kujou Shinichi hurriedly asked the question he wanted to ask.

"I'm studying at the Medical College of Guanshishan Academy, but I'm still far from being a goddess doctor. I've only just tried a few caesarean sections. The goddess doctor's statement outside is just a lie. ”

"C-section?"

Jiutian Shinichi couldn't help but look at his daughter's hand, feeling a little unbelievable.

Although he didn't know exactly what the operation was about, he knew what it was about just by hearing the name.

Is this still his daughter?

She hadn't even killed a chicken before.

"That's right, whether it's the Tang Dynasty or the Wa Kingdom, there will be a lot of mothers who die every year because of dystocia, didn't my aunt also die because of hemorrhage after giving birth to me? Now what I am studying in medical school is how to solve these difficult births, so that they and the children in their wombs can survive smoothly. ”

"Is your so-called solution to be to cut open the belly and take the child out of it?"

Kujo Shinichi felt a little beyond his imagination and couldn't help but reconfirm it.

"That's right, otherwise how would it be called a caesarean section?"

Kujo Shinichi ......

"Now in the hospital, I and Qi Duoduo will do this caesarean section, and I don't know if there will be a woman with dystocia who will be sent to the hospital today, I have been delayed here for a long time, and I have to go back to the hospital."

After Kujou Xingxiang finished speaking, she said goodbye to her Aya, boarded the carriage of the Chu Palace, and went to the Affiliated Medical Hall of Guanshishan Academy.

Leaving nine letters, one by one, in a daze in the living room.

……

The official position of Wei Ting, the servant of the ministry, is not very high and powerful in Chang'an City, but it is very important.

But whoever comes to Chang'an City to run for office, there are few who don't deal with him.

In previous years, if there were any fresh objects in Chang'an City, it didn't take a few days for a gift-giver to deliver the things to Wei Ting.

Wei Ting is completely accustomed to this phenomenon.

Even, now he even has food and clothing, which is given by others.

However, during this time, he was not very satisfied with the person who gave the gift.

These people are too ignorant.

The table clock in Chang'an City has been sold in the treasure pavilion for several days now, and no one has given one to themselves.

Do these people still want to be promoted?

"Master, this is the latest issue of the Chang'an Evening News, and the newsboy just delivered it to the door."

A servant handed Wei Ting the latest newspaper.

For the nobles of Chang'an City, "Datang Daily", "Chang'an Evening News", and "Qujiang Daily", the three largest newspapers in Chang'an City, are basically must-see.

None of the proprietors behind these newspapers are fuel-efficient lamps, and they are often able to obtain some news that ordinary people have not yet grasped.

Therefore, by reading these newspapers, one can often have a grasp of the policy direction of the imperial court.

"To give the bell is to send the end, and some gifts can't be bought!"

As soon as Wei Ting opened the "Chang'an Daily", he saw a conspicuous headline.

In the past, he always watched the news of the government first, but today he was attracted by this headline.

"There is a new expensive item called a grandfather clock in Chang'an City, and many people may feel that there is another option for gift-giving. What the author wants to remind you today is that don't give a table clock as a gift, what you give is not a gift, but the end. If you accidentally commit this taboo, it will be a state where the money has been spent, but things have not been done......"

Wei Ting took a quick look at the article.

This kind of article is obviously to make trouble for the Chu Palace, so "Chang'an Daily" dares to write like this.

"I'm in good health now, and the two girls of the night palace are fine, what's there to be afraid of?"

When Wei Ting saw this article, he suddenly understood why no one gave him the new gift of a grandfather clock.

Some people are worried about turning over their taboos.

But I'm obviously not afraid of this taboo.

"Hey, it looks like I'm going to have to buy my own clock."

Wei Ting sighed again, feeling that this time he was going to bleed.

It's a bit of a bother.