Less than 200 steps outside the temporary barracks of the Lu Bujun Army in Guojing County, Changshan, Jizhou, there is a Karasuma cavalry on display, that is, the part of the people that Lu Bu saw from afar at the gate of the camp before; But this time Karasuma came, but it was obviously far more than these thousands of cavalry, this was just the vanguard came to explore the way, their real military camp was still stationed five or six miles away from here, and Tian Chou visited Karasuma, and he also came here first.

The scale of the military camp is not small, but it is obviously not as systematic and organized as Lu Bu's military camp, and it is strictly guarded, like the defense of most grassland tribes, except for a certain number of patrols and guards, they are all living tents, there is no so-called watchtower or high platform, and there is no guardrail to enclose it, and naturally there is no gate or gate.

However, when Tian Chou arrived, he happened to meet the patrol guards, and he didn't see any outside, so he said to them in the words of the Karasuma people: "Please also ask a few people who can help inform your Khan King, just say that the old man surnamed Arita asked to see ......."

Xu is Tian Chou's Karasuma words worked, although looking at Tian Chou's dress like a Han Chinese, but these patrol guards did not despise and be surprised, probably they also knew the temperament of their Khan King, anyway, it was nothing to just go to report, the leading centurion did not seem overly enthusiastic but also did not appear to snub Tian Chou, and said: "Then please stay here for a while......

With that, he explained to his subordinates beside him, and left, after all, it was barely enough to report to the Khan King as his centurion.

Seeing the centurion's back go away, Tian Chou breathed lightly. Slightly lucky, he knew that of course the Karasuma soldiers were not all so good at talking, but he was lucky enough to meet such a good talker on patrol, which saved him a lot of trouble.

In any case, this is a good start, and it also makes him inexplicably a little more confident.

However, it didn't take long for the centurion to come back, and he brought back the news that the Khan King had summoned Tian Chou, which made Tian Chou secretly relieved, finally Qiu Liju still remembered himself and was willing to see him, and the look of these patrolling Karasuma soldiers was not as vigilant as before.

The centurion was accompanied by two of the khan's personal guards, apparently sent by Chuliju to take over the fields. After all, not to mention that the centurion still has an important patrol position. His identity is not suitable for this, uh, not to kill chickens with a knife, but not to be qualified.

Under the guidance of these two Karasuma Khan's personal guards, Tian Chou Shun came to the big tent of Qiu Liju in the Karasuma military camp. After receiving permission from the notification. Finally able to enter.

Tian Chou has seen Qiu Liju. But the most recent one was also nearly a year ago, when Qiu Liju was there. It's a bit of a sense of high spirits, and where is it like now, although it is not in its last years, it has begun to show its old state.

Tian Chou was not surprised, because these foreign races are almost like this, I don't know if it is because they live all year round and are affected by wind and frost on the grasslands outside the Saiwai, their lifespans are often not long, and the aging rate is also very fast; What's more, Tian Chou also knew that Qiu Liju must have been very upset in the recent period, because his sons were competing for the position of his heir, and they almost killed each other for this, although he was finally stopped by strong means, but he had a thorn in his heart, and he began to be apprehensive in his heart, after all, he was old - compared to the average age of the Karasuma people, some of his previous ambitions were gradually put aside, and it was time to look forward to enjoying the joy of family, but the cruel reality told him, in the face of power, Fragile family ties are actually vulnerable.

Or he will also think that he used to be like this, maybe he should regret why he has not noticed that the eagles who can grow up safely as long as they rely on his protection before they know it, they have all grown up and become goshawks that can soar in the grassland sky, and with the gradual weakening of the old king, a new round of kings will inevitably be produced, and such a process is destined to be a continuous survival of the fittest selection process.

It's just that this qiē is too cruel to put in front of an old man, and he has to worry about his children and grandchildren all day long.

Qiu Liju was tall and large, and unlike most of the steppe peoples, he had very slender legs, standing there straight, and if it weren't for his rickety back, which showed his old age and weakness, just standing there would have been a lot of pressure.

Of course, this is nothing to Tian Chou, after all, the two are acquaintances, Qiu Liju does not take a stand in front of Tian Chou, and Tian Chou will not be cramped because of the identity of the other party, although this does not mean that the two sides are on an equal footing, but many words can still be said.

"I haven't seen him for many years, why does the Khan King look so haggard?" Because the relationship between the two is not ordinary, Tian Chou's first sentence after seeing Qiu Liju was not polite, but to tell the truth.

And Qiu Liju still likes him to tell the truth, after all, he is a Karasuma person, different from the Han people, he prefers to go straight, if Tian Chou still talks nonsense with his eyes open at this time, such as saying that his demeanor is better than in the past, he will feel disliked.

"Mr. Tian, don't say such things to bury me, I can't hide that this king has had a very unsatisfactory life recently!"

Tian Chou's eyebrows twitched when he heard this, he was worried that there was no way to find a breakthrough, although he said it beautifully in front of Lu Bu, but before he came, Tian Chou's real grasp in his heart was less than forty percent, this was still his overestimate, and now that he heard Qiu Liju say this, Tian Chou's heart couldn't help but move, secretly thinking that this was really sleepy, someone would send a pillow up, naturally he would not let go of such an opportunity, and hurriedly asked with a nervous look: "What is King Khan talking about, King Khan has a family, Why are there so many worries about being happy? ”

There are some things that you have to pretend not to know, not to mention that this will be a suitable entry point, Tian Chou doesn't mind making a very stupid and naïve appearance.

Qiu Liju didn't seem to have any doubts, and said with a sad expression: "Look at what Mr. said, but I don't know how difficult it is to be a family, and it is not easy to support a huge family, let alone worry about my own family affairs." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" It stands to reason that even if the relationship between him and Qiu Liju is not ordinary, it is not suitable to ask this kind of question, but now it is Qiu Liju who takes the initiative to say, so naturally it is a different matter, "It's not those rebels, this king is still alive and well, they began to fight for power and profit, openly and secretly, really when this king is old, can't you see or hear?" ”

Every time he thought of this question, Tian Chou couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic in his heart, he knew very well the torment of this feeling, although he might not be able to experience it in his life, but he felt the same way, whether it was for Qiu Liju now, or Yuan Shao in the future.

Although he has not really defected to Yuan Shao's side until now, he has already known all kinds of news about it, especially for the open and secret battle between the eldest prince and the third prince, which has been heard for a long time, and it is precisely this that makes him aware of the instability of Yuan Shao's foundation, compared to Lu Bu's side, it is much better, although he has a daughter and no other heirs now, but he is still very young, and he is not in a hurry in this regard. (To be continued......)