Tianbao has been in the eighth year, and the afternoon of the seventh day of February has not been declared. In the inner city of Tingzhou, on the neat and wide streets, there are occasionally pedestrians, cars and horses galloping by. Compared with the crowded and bustling South City, the quiet and solemn inner city seems to be a completely different world.

The still cold north wind blew through, making Kudulu, who was a little nervous, unable to help but want to reach out and hold the pointed hat on his head.

The pointed hat was one of the favorite garments of the Sogdians, but it was not liked by the Turgish. On the eastbound road, Kudu Luneng tried not to wear it as much as possible, and only on last resort occasions such as Broken Leaf City, he had no choice but to buckle up his pointed hat.

The beard that covered his face, although it was also very uncomfortable, Kudulu did not reject it. Because his lips have indeed grown short hairy beards. After getting his beard, Kudulu secretly looked in the mirror, thinking about whether he should trim it like this if he had more beards in the future.

When he put on the pointed hat, Kudulu always felt a little awkward in his heart, and always felt that the hat was a little crooked, so he kept trying to straighten it. But the more he tried to straighten it, the more crumbling his hat became.

When Kudulu used his hand to hold his hat again, Mu Tai'a couldn't help but whisper in the big food language: "Special service, don't be nervous, no one is paying attention to us." ”

Shi An, who was so nervous that he looked left and right like a rabbit, heard this, and shouted a few Turkic words in his throat: "Say less, don't use big food language!" ”

Kudulu suddenly understood that after entering the heavily guarded inner city of Tingzhou, he was still a little nervous.

Before Kudulu, Mutai'a, Lahaman and Shi'an had dinner in Nanshi, the big food spies in the caravan had already scattered all over Tingzhou City. Or connect with the big food eyeliner lurking in the city, or scatter in the liquor stores and shops to listen to the news, or use the excuse to get close to the military camp or the inner city in the north of the city.

The private room used by Kudulu and others for dinner has become the command center of the big cannibal spy intelligence. As soon as they found something, they hurriedly sent someone to send the information they heard to Rahman.

While eating, a restless Kudulu had been waiting for information about his sister Ayitengna.

However, it is clear that this is not what Rahaman is most concerned about. He used a large number of spies to collect Tang Dynasty political trends in the southern city and to spy on the movements of the Beiting army in the north of the city, but only sent a few people to lurk in the inner city.

On the way east, Kudulu already understood that the main goal of the Great Food Caravan, carefully prepared by General Qi Yade, to penetrate into the Tang Realm was to spy on the Beiting army, and the so-called helping him rescue his sister was just a favor.

But who can not bow their heads under the eaves. At this moment, Kudulu, the country is ruined, there are no soldiers and horses, and there is an identity as a special agent of the Turks, which is obviously not enough to influence the decision-making of the big cannibals. Therefore, Kudulu could only silently hope that the big food scout would be able to find his sister's traces.

When your heart is on fire, it's hard to swallow any kind of delicacy. Kudulu ate a few bites indiscriminately, and he was always hoping to find his sister's traces.

The spies who rushed to report the intelligence came and went like a tide for several waves, some reported the fire in Tingzhou, some described the movements of the Beicheng military camp, and some told about the investigation of Wenxitang, but there was no information related to Aitenggna.

Kudulu's mood became more and more depressed, and he especially wanted to yell a few words to vent the pressure in his heart. When he was in Broken Leaf City, when Kudulu was occasionally upset, he rode his horse and rushed to the boundless grassland, shouting as best he could at the distant mountains and the setting sun. When shouting, it seems that all pain can be carried away by distant echoes.

However, in the densely populated southern city of Tingzhou, the slight sound from the private room next door made Kudulu dare not make any changes.

In the midst of sorrow, suddenly a spy who went to the inner city of Tingzhou to inquire about intelligence came panting, saying that they overheard a few soldiers who had finished guarding the city, drinking and chatting in the Wuhou shop near the east gate, and learned that Ashina Yang, the deputy capital of Beiting, had just rushed back to Tingzhou from Chang'an this morning, and entered the inner city directly from the east gate of Tingzhou, and there was an extra carriage in the accompanying team.

The spies thought this information was very important and hurried to report it to Rahaman.

After a moment of deliberation with Mutai'a, Rahman felt that the matter was important and decided to go to the inner city to find out for himself.

Shi An was very apprehensive about entering the inner city, and he explained to Rahman: "General, the inner city of Tingzhou is the location of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate Office, and there are many soldiers and horses, and the guards are strict. If your identity is revealed, it's easy to get caught up in it, and it's better for the general not to put himself in danger. ”

After thinking for a while, Rahaman rejected Shi An's proposal, and he said firmly: "This Ashina deputy has just returned from Chang'an, and there is a mysterious carriage in the team, which may be inextricably linked to the Tang Dynasty. We must find out in order to understand the true intentions of the Tang Army. ”

After Kudulu heard that the news came from the inner city of Tingzhou, his heart moved, and he took the initiative to ask: "General, this information is indeed very important, and it is necessary to inquire in detail. But as the head of this trip, you must not fail. Why don't you let me and General Mude'a go. Although my Tang dialect level is not particularly fluent, it is basically sufficient. ”

After listening to Kudulu's request, Rahman's right index finger tapped on the desk for a long time before he nodded and said to Mutaia: "Since His Royal Highness wants to hear the news in person, it is up to you and Shi An to bring people there." You must take good care of Your Highness, and there must be no mistakes. ”

When he pushed the door out of the private room, Kudulu faintly heard that the private room next door was very lively, and it seemed that many people were gathering to feast and drink.

Since the destruction of Shattered Leaf City, Kudulu has not enjoyed a peaceful and beautiful banquet for a long time. Thinking of this, his heart pounded, like a wild horse on the loose, trying to break free from the shackles of his chest.

As he mounted his horse at the door of the shop, Kudulu suddenly felt a feeling of discomfort on his back, but when he was about to look back and search, the discomfort suddenly dissipated.

Kudulu followed Shi An, escorted by Mutaia and more than a dozen Great Food Cavalry, from the north gate of Nanshi, walked up the horizontal street, and walked towards the south gate of the inner city.

When entering from the west gate of Tingzhou, Kudulu was deeply impressed by the rigor of the soldiers defending the city. But compared with the guards at the south gate of the inner city, the soldiers at the west gate of Tingzhou looked a little sloppy.

The soldiers at the south gate of the inner city rechecked the place provided by Shi An, recorded the names and characteristics of each person one by one, and asked them to leave all the weapons they had with them at the city gate.

Of course, before leaving, Rahman gave Kudulu the pseudonym "Shilu" and made all the relevant paperwork.

Therefore, although the soldiers defending the city checked carefully, they did not find any flaws.

After entering the inner city, the solemn atmosphere and the insecurity of not being able to do so made Kudulu particularly nervous. He kept holding his hand on the pesky peaked hat, as if all his problems were caused by the peaked hat.

After being reminded by Mutaia and Shi'an, Khudulu tried to calm his mind and try to imagine himself as an ordinary Sogdian boy.

Under the leadership of the spies, Kudulu and his entourage came to Wuhoupu near the east gate of the inner city. What made him feel fortunate was that the few Tang soldiers who were drinking and chatting inside had not left yet.

Shi An, who was smiling all over his face, walked into the Wuhou shop and found a shopkeeper, saying that he was a gem merchant from the country of Shi, looking for a righteous man who had rescued him. The righteous man did not leave his name, but said that he lived near the east gate of the inner city.

After hearing such a legendary story, the soldiers were very enthusiastic, and asked Shi An to talk about the appearance of the righteous man. Shi An opened his mouth and made up many specious physiognomy features.

Taking the opportunity of Shi An and Pu Bing to talk about each other, Kudulu and the others all pricked up their ears to listen to Tang Bing's chat.

There were seven or eight Tang soldiers in that group, and the old pawn who kept nagging in the middle seemed to be a fire chief.

When Kudulu eavesdropped, the fire chief was frowning and said, "...... Ashina is not following the example of Wang Duhu, going to Chang'an, and bringing a delicate beauty and a little lady back. ”

The time for several young soldiers around to come to the North Court to guard is still short, and they don't understand the meaning of the old man's words, so they ask with wine what this matter has to do with Wang Duhu.

After taking a sip of wine, the fire chief couldn't control his tongue and whispered: "In the spring of the fourth year of Tianbao (745), I had just arrived in Tingzhou at that time. Zi was the same, he couldn't do anything, so he was arranged to come to the east gate to guard the city. ”

A mischievous soldier smiled and quipped, "Fire Chief, after all these years, why are you still guarding the city gates!?" ”

"That's what I'm happy to! How good it is to guard the city gates, there is no wind and rain, let alone fighting, it is simply better! Stinky boy, you really want to die on the battlefield! The fire chief was very satisfied with guarding the city gate: "Don't interrupt, listen to me!" In the spring of that year, I was guarding the city gate, and suddenly I heard from the fire chief that Wang Duhu had returned from Chang'an to meet His Majesty, and was about to arrive at the east gate. ”

The fire chief took a sip of wine, and then continued: "At the urging of the team leader and the fire chief, we hurriedly polished our armor, tidied up our clothes, and showed full spirit to line up at the city gate to welcome Wang Duhu. ”

"Fire Chief, this is similar to the formation of welcoming Ashina's deputy protector, we all know it, you say something useful." The young soldier was not respectful to the old fire chief.

"Right now, right away!" For the urging of the soldiers, the fire chief was not annoyed: "When the king was escorted, he brought hundreds of tooth soldiers. But when he returned, there was an extra carriage in the ranks. When I entered through the east gate, there happened to be a light gust of wind, which blew the curtain of the car. From where I was standing, I could just see a delicate. Lady, holding a little Langjun with dark eyes. ”

"That's Mrs. Cui and Xiao Langjun!" It dawned on the young soldiers.

"The child is teachable!" The fire chief shook his head and said a poem that he might not know himself.

"What does that have to do with Ashina's deputy protector?" A sturdy Tang soldier asked stupidly.

Before the fire chief could answer, he heard someone vigorously pat the questioning Tang Bing, and then snickered: "Wang Duhu uses the golden car to hide Jiao. Mother, Ashina can also protect the city, haha. ”

"That's not right......" The sturdy Tang Bing looked incredulous: "I just had the opportunity to take a peek today, and there was only a little lady in white and two maid rings in the carriage. Although the little lady is veiled, the outline of her high nose and deep eyes doesn't look like Ash's protective child! ”

"You're stupid! Ashina is a Turkic, but the little lady's mother may be an orchid! The old fire leader scoffed.

A group of Tang soldiers were busy laughing and playing, and it was impossible to see Kudulu's face change drastically with his back to them.

Kudulu listened for a while, and found that the conversations of several Tang Jun were getting more and more unbearable, and they had been circling around the words "Hu Niang", and there seemed to be no more information, so he quietly stepped forward and pulled the corner of Shi An's clothes.

Shi Anxin comprehended, and said to the enthusiastic soldiers: "Thank you for the general's enthusiastic help, I think that the righteous man did not want to take credit, and deliberately said the wrong address." I went to other shops to inquire, and I was really ashamed to delay the general's time! ”

Seeing that Shi An was so polite, the soldiers couldn't help but be overjoyed, pulled Shi An and talked a few more words, before letting Kudulu and his party leave.