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However, Princess Yicheng did not summon them immediately, and it was not until three days later that a young man wearing a hat and a Turkic robe came outside the big tent.

Cui Junsu's face immediately became serious, and he greeted the man and invited him to sit in the guest tent next door.

Lu Han asked a colleague with old qualifications next to him puzzled: "Who is this?" ”

The colleague smiled and said: "This person is the younger brother of Princess Yicheng, named Yang Shanjing, and he is also a member of the Sui Dynasty clan, he should come to see Cui Yuanjun on behalf of Princess Yicheng." ”

"Doesn't the princess see us?"

The colleague smiled faintly, "Princess Yicheng is the princess of the Sui Dynasty, do you think we are really the Sui Dynasty?" ”

Lu Han was silent, everyone understands people, I'm afraid this is the most critical point, Princess Yicheng doesn't recognize them.

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In the guest tent, Yang Shanjing and Cui Junsu sat down separately, and they could see the people of their hometown in a foreign land, and it could be seen that Yang Shanjing was still very happy, he often drank with Cui Junsu when he was in Luoyang, and the two had a good personal relationship.

Yang Shanjing said with a smile: "I actually mean to arrange you to come here, no matter what, Cui Yuanjun is our old friend, although my sister does not want to see you, but she does not object to my arrangement." ”

"Thank you for your attention, but why doesn't the princess want to see us?" Cui Jun asked puzzled.

Yang Shanjing smiled a little embarrassed, and said for a while: "Although there is a word 'Sui' in your country name, my sister thinks that you are not the Sui Dynasty and have nothing to do with her." ”

"Why do you think so, our Queen Mother is the first emperor, although the Son of Heaven is young, but after all, he is also the Yang Sui clan, where is it not the Sui Dynasty?"

Yang Shanjing smiled bitterly, "My sister is very stubborn, she will not change the things she believes easily, and she never listens to my advice. ”

Cui Junsu was silent for a moment and said, "Okay then! Can Yang Gongzi tell me that the Turks really want to attack the Central Plains? ”

Yang Shanjing's face became solemn, and he nodded slowly, "The Khan has sworn to the Immortal Heaven, and the order to gather troops has also been distributed to the tribes in advance, and next spring, the golden wolf head order will be issued, and at least 100,000 troops will attack the state, I hope you can prepare early." ”

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According to Turkic customs, as long as there is no blood relationship, after the death of the father and brother, their wives will be inherited by their sons or brothers, so Princess Yicheng is already the third Turkic Kedun.

Princess Yicheng's status in the Turks was very high, and she could decide who would succeed the khan after the death of the khan, so her status in the Turks even surpassed that of the national teacher.

Princess Yicheng did not live with the Chuluo Khan, she had her own big tent and guards, she was only the wife of the political Chuluo Khan, and because of her high status in the Turks, even the Chuluo Khan sometimes had to look at her face.

In the big tent, Yang Shanjing struggled to persuade Princess Yicheng, "After all, the Central Plains is our homeland, and our parents are buried there, why can't my sister persuade the Khan to stop the war, don't mess with the Central Plains again, if he needs wealth, he can send an envoy to the Central Plains to discuss, I believe that Zhang Xuan will consider giving a certain amount of cloth and silk in order to avoid war, and both sides are also happy, what's wrong?" Why does it have to be war? ”

Princess Yicheng is tall and strong, and she is very strong because of her diet, but she is still beautiful, but the harsh environment of the grassland has prematurely invaded her appearance, so that the corners of her eyes have slightly grown a few crow's feet, which makes her depressed all the time.

She sneered and said: "Don't say such childish words, it's not for any money that Levosher decided to attack and annex the state, his position is unstable, he wants to use this war to consolidate his throne, he has sworn to Immortal Heaven, do you think I can still persuade him?" ”

Yang Shanjing said in a low voice for a while: "If my sister really wants to persuade, he will still listen, you and I know it very well in our hearts." ”

Princess Yicheng's face changed, and she snorted heavily for a while, "It seems that you are not stupid, indeed, the khan will follow my advice and stop the southern expedition and annex the state, but why should I persuade him?" Don't mention anything to my homeland, after the imperial brother died in Jiangdu, the Sui Dynasty was already destroyed. ”

"But the queen is still there."

"Humph! Empress Xiao has never only considered her own interests, when did she think about the Great Sui, and what does the survival of the Great Sui have to do with her? ”

Speaking of this, Princess Yicheng said coldly: "Okay! You go and tell Cui Junsu that I can persuade the Khan to call off the army and truce, but I have conditions, Zhang Xuan must resign as regent and is not allowed to interfere in the politics of the Northern Sui Dynasty. ”

Yang Shanjing was stunned, shook his head and said, "How is this possible!" ”

"You also know that it is impossible, what Northern Sui, it is clearly Zhang Xuan's own dynasty, borrowing the name of my Great Sui to take over the heart of the world, which is more hateful than Li Yuan, do you know why I am reluctant to help him? The Turks destroyed him, and they will re-establish the Sui Dynasty clan as the emperor, the real Great Sui, even you have a chance, do you understand? Princess Yicheng stared at her brother with sharp eyes, and her beautiful eyes sparkled with brilliance.

Yang Shanjing did not have a look of ecstasy, he had no interest in being the emperor, not to mention that he was still a puppet emperor supported by the Turks, he was even less interested, Yang Shanjing shook his head, "Sister thinks too much." ”

"Humph! Useless wreck! ”

Yicheng is very dissatisfied with his brother, everyone else is ambitious, but his brother likes the scenery here and the mountains and lakes, and he is obsessed with playing in the mountains and rivers all day long, and he has no motivation at all, which really disappoints her.

"You go and tell Cui Junsu that my conditions are just that, they can stop the war if they are willing to accept it, if they are unwilling to accept it, I have no choice!" Princess Yicheng's tone was decisive, and there was no room for negotiation.

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Cui Junsu and others only stayed in the Turkic court for three days before going back, because they were Kedun's guests, if Kedun did not keep guests, Chuluo Khan would not generally embarrass them, but would not receive them, the Turks currently only recognize the Tang Dynasty, and do not recognize the Northern Sui, of course, the more important reason is that the Turks still look down on the Northern Sui.

Yang Shanjing thought of his personal relationship, sent Cui Junsu and others out of the royal court, and walked twenty miles away, Yang Shanjing handed him a command arrow, "This is a Kedun order arrow, you take it, and the patrol posts along the way will not embarrass you." ”

Cui Junsu took the arrow and arched his hand: "Thank you Brother Xian for your care in the past few days!" ”

"You don't have to thank me, it's a pity that I can't help you convince my sister."

Yang Shanjing saw that there was no one left and right, so he said in a low voice: "Before the Turks send troops, they will definitely worship the immortal heaven, I heard that the worship time is set at the end of February next year, so it is that time to send troops and merge the state, and the Khan can mobilize at least 200,000 armor control soldiers and 50,000 guards, the strength is strong, you must be prepared for defense." ”

Cui Junsu was moved in his heart, "Yang Gongzi's kindness, we will remember it in our hearts and say goodbye!" ”

Cui Junsu turned the horse's head and led his men to run south, gradually disappearing, Yang Shanjing looked at their distant backs, and couldn't help but sigh long, next year the Central Plains will be ruined again.

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Cui Junsu and his entourage arrived in Shanyang County half a month later, at this time the Great Wall at the mouth of the Zihe River in the north has been repaired, three thousand soldiers were stationed there, Zhang Xuan has returned to Zhongdu, Cui Junsu They worked all the way, there was no time to rest, the wind and dust rushed to Shanyang County, Cui Junsu decided to let everyone rest for three days, and then set off for Zhongdu after three days.

After Lu Han put his luggage in the inn, he came to the north gate of Shanyang County, he couldn't forget the female slave's plea to him, he must relay the news to his family.

Shanyang County was originally a famous commercial county, here are all the year round gathered ready to go to the Turkic merchants and caravans from the Turks, the most prosperous time even the inn stables are inhabited, but after Liu Wuzhou's cruel rule, the prosperity of Shanyang County has long disappeared, the street is deserted, occasionally pedestrians walk by, but due to the demise of Liu Wuzhou, there has been a caravan has begun to appear, Lu Han saw a mule and horse team full of goods into the city.

There are a few shops near the north gate, Lu Han looked at it for a while, and found that there was only one grocery store, he walked into the hall, and a short and fat middle-aged man hurriedly greeted him, "What does Childe want to buy?" ”

The owner is very enthusiastic, and can see that there are few customers in the store, and many of the goods are old and mildew, presumably from several years ago, and have been hidden somewhere, and have just been taken out.

"I want to ask, but the shopkeeper's surname is Yang?"

Seeing that he wasn't here to buy something, the shopkeeper suddenly lost his enthusiasm and said angrily: "I'm surnamed Yang, what's wrong?" ”

"Is it called Yang Zheng?"

"Yes! That's right, who is Childe? What's the matter with me? The man looked Lu Han up and down and asked.

"I just came from the Turks, and I saw your daughter on the Turkic side."

The shopkeeper was stunned, and after a while, he hugged Lu Han, whimpering and crying, "Did you see my Sanniang?" Isn't she dead yet? ”

"Uncle, she didn't die, she was taken captive to the Turks as a slave, she begged you to redeem her!"

"Ransom?"

Lu Han nodded, "Uncle should know how to redeem it!" ”

The shopkeeper squatted down with his head in his hands, and after a while, he said sadly: "What shall I redeem her?" Where do I have the money to ransom her, the shop is not mine, I can't even pay the rent, and it will be closed next month. ”

The shopkeeper suddenly held his head and cried, "My daughter! ”

Lu Han couldn't speak for a long time, so he had to watch him cry, and after a while, when the shopkeeper slowly calmed down, Lu Han squatted down and asked, "Do you know how to redeem?" ”

The shopkeeper nodded, choked up and said: "The caravan going north to inquire, if they find someone, they will bring it back, generally the price of thirty sheep, that is, about 100 yuan, including the commission of the caravan, but few people can redeem it, either they are dead or can't get the money, we people in Mayi County still know a little way, if it is taken away from the mainland, it is life and death." ”

Lu Han gritted his teeth and took out an ingot of gold from his arms, about five taels, which was all his savings, and he stuffed the gold into the shopkeeper's hand, "Uncle, you redeem her, she is a slave of an ordinary family in the Turkic royal court." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left, and the shopkeeper was shocked, "Childe, I can't ask for it!" ”

He chased after him, but he didn't walk as fast as Lu Han, ran more than a hundred steps, and watched Lu Han's figure disappear, the shopkeeper knelt on the ground and shouted with tears in his eyes: "The great kindness of the son, let me and the little girl repay each other in the next life!" (To be continued.) )