Liu Wuzhou was the secret envoy who came to greet the Turkic Khan, but he didn't expect that the person who came was actually the Khan's Guards Commander, which immediately surprised him, he knew that the Turkic Khan had ten thousand commanders under his account, and this Kang Tsali ranked third and had an excellent position in the Turkic military.

He immediately realized that this time the Great Sui and the Turkic Alliance were not trivial, Liu Wuzhou hurriedly turned over and dismounted and saluted, "See Captain Wan!" ”

Kang Sheli waved his hand, "I am now a caravan guard, General Liu doesn't need to be polite, I think the person I want to see should be on General Liu's mansion!" ”

"Exactly! Please come with me. ”

Liu Wuzhou turned over and got on his horse, and soon came to his house with Kang Sheli.

In the inner hall, Kang Sheli met the person he wanted to meet, Yuwen Zhiji, the son of Yuwen Shu.

Yuwenshu and the Turks have been secretly colluding for a long time, as early as many years ago, Yuwenshu's two sons were severely punished by Yang Guang for selling pig iron contraband to the Turks, if it wasn't for the intercession of Princess Nanyang, the two brothers were almost beheaded, and finally punished their father Yuwenshu as a slave.

After suffering this heavy blow, Yuwenshu was quiet for a few years, but as his time in the world was running out, he had to find a backstage for his two sons, and the backstage he tried his best to find was Turkic.

This time, the Turkic Shibi Khan suddenly proposed to form an alliance with Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, which was largely Yuwenshu's suggestion.

More than half a year ago, Yuwen Shu let the eldest son Yu Wenhua and the Turks contact, but in order not to arouse suspicion, he asked the second son Yu Wenzhi and the second time to contact the Turks, Yuwen Zhi's character is extremely poor, few people like him, if he disappears for a few months, it will not attract attention.

Yu Wenzhi asked Kang Sheli to sit down, and asked Liu Wuzhou to serve tea, and Liu Wuzhou personally served tea to the two. Extremely respectful, his patron in the imperial court was Yuwenshu, on the other hand, he secretly took refuge in the Turks, and to some extent, he was the secret liaison between Yuwenshu and the Turks.

Yu Wen Zhihe took out a letter and presented it to Kang Shea. "This is my father's handwritten letter to the Khan, please pass it on to the Khan by the Commander!"

Kang Yanli received the letter and said with a smile: "I will hand over the letter, but I went south this time to ask Yuwen Gongzi for help with important matters, in fact, it is also the meaning of my family Khan." ”

Although Yuwen Zhihe was impulsive and reckless, he was not too stupid, he knew that it would not be a trivial matter for the Turkic Khan to ask him for help, and he was a little apprehensive in his heart. hurriedly said: "Although I am a small person, I will definitely do my best." ”

"It's not about doing your best, it's about doing it!"

Kang Sheli said coldly: "This matter is a matter of success or failure of the plan, I hope that Prince Yuwen will not disappoint my family Khan." ”

Liu Wuzhou next to him saw Yuwen Zhiji's uneasiness, and hurriedly said: "Since you ask Yuwen Gongzi for help, why don't you tell me what is going on first?" ”

Kang Yanli took out a map from his bosom, spread it out on the small table, and pointed to a pass on the map and said, "This pass is called Loufu Pass. My Khan hopes that by the end of February, this pass will become an empty pass. This should be a trivial matter for your Yuwen family. ”

Yuwen Zhiji lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and asked, "If this plan succeeds, what can we get?" ”

Kang Sheath smiled slightly, "Didn't my Khan promise before?" We will set up a new emperor in the Central Plains, the Yuwen imperial family will be born again, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty will be restored. ”

As soon as possible, Yuwen Shu's ancestor was just a Yuwen family slave. It has nothing to do with the Northern Zhou royal family, but Yuwenshu claims to be the descendant of the Northern Zhou royal family, and he dreams of hoping that the Yuwen family will replace the Great Sui, which is also the real purpose of Yuwenshu's defection to the Turks.

Yuwen Zhihe nodded slowly, "Okay! I immediately returned to Luoyang. I believe that my father will find a way to fulfill the wishes of the Khan. ”

"Very good, I will stay in Mayi County and wait for Prince Yuwen to complete the important task entrusted by my Khan."

Yuwen Zhihe left in a hurry, it was now the tenth day of the first month, and he had little time to complete the task.

But Kang talked to Liu Wuzhou about more important plans.

"General Liu, my Khan has been observing you all these years, and I want to congratulate you on passing the inspection of my Khan."

Liu Wuzhou knelt down on one knee, "I am willing to serve the Khan!" ”

Kang Sheli smiled and helped Liu Wuzhou up, "I hope General Liu will remember one thing, in the eyes of the Khan, you have never been Yuwenshu's entourage, you are a fierce general of the Central Plains on an equal footing with him, no matter now or in the future!" ”

Liu Wuzhou was so excited that he couldn't speak, he fully understood the deep meaning of Kang Xuanli's words, once the Great Sui perished, the Turks would never only support the Yuwen family, and he Liu Wuzhou would also be one of them.

At this time, Kang Yanli patted Liu Wuzhou on the shoulder again, and said with a smile: "You Han people have a famous saying, you can't spare your life to do big things, take out a little courage, I need your help." ”

Liu Wuzhou nodded, "Captain Wan, please say, Liu Wuzhou will not spare his life!" ”

"I need to find a place where I can hide two thousand troops, preferably in the south of Mayi County, with convenient transportation, but also hidden enough to not be discovered by the Sui army, I hope General Liu can find such a place for me."

Liu Wuzhou pondered for a moment and said, "I know that there is indeed such a place!" ”

About 100 miles east of Shanyang County, there is a small town called Sanggan Town, about 100 households, most of which are hunters in Taihang Mountain.

The town is west of the Sanggan River, backed by the Taihang Mountain, the location is very remote, but along the Sanggan River can go straight down to the Loufu County, the traffic of the town is very convenient, so the Sanggan Town has become a famous fur distribution place in the Taihang Mountain, every autumn and winter, thousands of merchants gather in the town, bring great benefits to the town.

But in the spring and summer, when it is deserted, the hunters recuperate, live at home with their relatives, and when the late summer and early autumn come, they go into the mountains to hunt large beasts.

At this time, the heavy snow covered the mountain, and the whole Sanggan town was still immersed in the joy of the New Year, and every family stayed in a warm home, and the town was quiet, and there was no one.

At noon, a 2,000-strong Turkic cavalry surrounded the town and began a bloody massacre against the town, the sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, the Turkic cavalry rushed into every house, crying, shouting, women's screams, children's cries, men's pleas, and finally turned into a scream, in less than half an hour, the residents of Sanggan town were slaughtered, and the town became a hiding place for this Turkic cavalry

Zhang Xuan's suggestion for Emperor Yang Guang's northern tour of Sui was only a flash in the pan in the end, Pei Ju didn't even respond, at this time the Midyear Festival came, the entire Jiangdu city was immersed in a joyful atmosphere, for the Jiangdu people, the northern Turks were too far away, and the lanterns in front of them were the source of their joy.

Shangyuan Festival is today's Lantern Festival, the New Year is the day of sacrificing ancestors, Shangyuan Festival is the national carnival, enjoy the lively and festive day, the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth of the first month, the whole three nights are the carnival of ordinary people.

From the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Jiangdu City has become a sea of lights, the lanterns are bright, Ambilight, various shapes of lanterns are all over the streets and alleys of Jiangdu City, and Guangling Street, the main road of Jiangdu, has become the world of lanterns, and the lantern street that is ten miles long attracts hundreds of thousands of Jiangdu people from all directions to gather.

Up to five zhang bright and gorgeous wheel lanterns, up to three zhang exquisite peach blossom lanterns, up to two zhang, vivid Chang'e beauty lanterns, a giant lantern stands on the street, below is a group of people watching the lively crowd, more is a group of children carrying lanterns, shuttling and running in the crowd.

At the south city gate, the city gate is not closed day and night, countless peasants with their wives and children poured into the city from all directions, at this time, Zhang Chuchen, who was wearing a light yellow samurai uniform, led Ma Fengchen into Jiangdu City, since Lu Qing hinted that he was willing to accept her twenty days ago, she quietly left Zhang's mansion and returned to Chang'an to worship her father's grave, she didn't know why she left, and she didn't know why she came back.

Zhang Zhuchen looked at the endless crowd on Guangling Street and the bright lanterns on both sides, she had an indescribable loneliness in her heart, in fact, she had nowhere to go at all, and she had no relatives, and the mansion next to the north city gate in the distance had a strong attraction to her.

Zhang Chuchen sighed softly, she didn't know how to face Lu Qing, she didn't say goodbye, hurting Lu Qing's trust in her.

There was a burst of cheerful laughter from the side, and a group of young girls were picking out copper jewelry around a jewelry stall, and they paid for it and quickly left.

Zhang Chuchen led the horse to the jewelry stall, silently looking at all kinds of beautifully created copper jewelry, and there were all kinds of silk flowers next to it, these copper jewelry reminded her of her deceased mother and her happy childhood.

"Girl, buy a silk flower! Only fifty dollars. The aunt who sells jewelry persuaded with a smile on her face.

Zhang Chuchen bought dozens of various copper jewelry, the aunt smiled, and pointed to the silk flower and smiled: "Girl, pick a silk flower!" Give it to the girl. ”

At this time, a low and familiar voice suddenly came from beside him, "Peony is good." ”

Zhang Chuchen was shocked, and when he turned around, he saw Zhang Xuan standing behind him, with a faint smile on his face, he was wearing a military uniform, and there were several soldiers not far away.

"Why are you here?" Zhang Chuchen's heart suddenly panicked.

Zhang Xuan smiled and pointed to the city tower, "I was on patrol in the city, and I happened to see you entering the city." ”

Zhang Xuan picked up a peony silk flower and stuck it diagonally in Zhang Chuchen's hair, but Zhang Chuchen did not refuse, her face was flushed, and she slowly lowered her head, "Thank you!" ”

Jang Hyun took her reins and pointed ahead with a smile, "Let's take a walk!" ”

Zhang Chuchen nodded lightly and walked slowly side by side with Zhang Xuan. (To be continued.) )