Although Xiao Buyi's mind is fast enough and he thinks far-reaching, he never thought that Shibi Khan would have anything to do with a gust of wind.

A gust of wind is a bandit of the steppe, who does all kinds of evil, and does not give the face of the Khan, annihilates and plunders, and does everything. I heard that even the Khan had a big headache, and sent troops to encircle and suppress him several times, but they all returned in vain. Who is Shibi Khan? The emperors of the grassland, Tiele, Qigu, Bayegu, Servant Gu and other tribes are all powerful, but they are all subordinate to him and listen to his orders. A gust of wind looked like it was curling his face, how could they possibly join forces?

Li Jing was silent for a long time before he said, "I didn't expect what you said. ”

Xiao Buyi almost laughed, "Second brother, what are you talking about?" ”

Li Jing smiled and said: "Actually, I was just thinking when I killed a gust of wind, a gust of wind is flying and domineering, and everyone in the grassland knows it." Now that he has returned and left so many corpses behind, Shibi Khan and Qiji will definitely know in a few days. A gust of wind has suffered heavy casualties, and if the khan wants to deal with us, he must always consider the price, and no one can say whether the gust of wind was sent by the Khan. Although the Holy Lord is giving marriage this time, it is already intriguing that he can give marriage to Shibi Khan's brother Gishe. It's not easy for you to be a marriage giver, the Khan may have seen you unpleasantly a long time ago, and now that you have entered the Turks, he may find an excuse to kill you at any time. ”

Xiao Buyi was dumbfounded and said: "The two armies are fighting, and if they don't behead the envoy, how can I say that he is also a marriage envoy, how can the Khan say that he will behead?" ”

Li Jing shook his head and said: "Here, life is like a mustard, and you and I will not take it to heart except for cherishing each other." The Turks are now at odds with the Great Sui, but it is because of the early planting of evil roots, when Changsun Sheng was there, Huairou and Enwei were equally important, and there was a time of peaceful coexistence with the grassland. But when Pei Ju was there, he used more clever calculations, and he had to obey the thoughts of the saints, and the khan had a subordinate named Shi Shuhu, who was very good at strategy, and the khan was very fond of him. But when he was on the pilgrimage to the saint, Shi Shuhu spoke disrespectfully, which made the saint displeased. The seven nobles in the court all focus on figuring out the thoughts of the saints, and Pei Ju is of course no exception, he took charge of Ma Yi and Zhangye's business, and used huge profits to lure Shi Shuhu to come over to do business, and then killed him. But what did he say to Shibi Khan, Shi Shuhu led people to betray the Khan to surrender, and I have already helped you put him to death. The saint is therefore very happy and attaches great importance to Pei Ju, but Shibi Khan is definitely not a fool, and since then he has never come to the court, and the border relationship has also deteriorated. ”

Xiao Buyi frowned and said: "Pei Mingcui is not bad, although she is scheming, she is persistent and wise. Why did she make such a decision? ”

Li Jing said after a while: "Most of the officials in the DPRK and China are famous and rich, and Pei Ju is no exception. When Qimin Khan was there, he was very deferential to the Great Sui, and developed the habit of courtiers being arrogant to the Turks. The eldest grandson Sheng has been good for many years, but it was ruined in one fell swoop, but the cause and effect were determined early, and it has only intensified now. You are a marriage envoy, but for the Khan, you are also an evil envoy, since Pei Ju can find an excuse to kill Shi Shuhu, of course the Khan can also find an excuse to kill you. Whether you die or not does not affect the overall situation of the Turkic Great Sui. ”

Xiao Buyi was silent for a long time, "So the second brother is not optimistic about this marriage?" ”

Li Jing smiled, "What do you say?" ”

"Does the second brother have any good suggestions?" Xiao Buyi asked.

Li Jing pondered for a long time, "Yes." ”

"What advice?"

"He persuaded the Holy Lord not to conquer Goryeo again and to recuperate for a few years. What to do with the relatives, first fight the Turks to make them surrender and then have no heart, and I will lead the army. Li Jing smiled: "But is this possible?" ”

**After the team defeated a gust of wind, they continued to move forward, winding around the Iron Mountain, wading through the Duluo River, and finally reaching the territory of Gishe.

He is the younger brother of Shibi Khan, and he has some prestige in the steppe, but if he talks about power, it is of course far inferior to Shibi Khan.

However, what Yang Guang values is precisely the power of Qi Jishe, and it is also his territory. When the Qimin Khan returned to the Great Sui, it was only because he was homeless. Whether it is the common people or the herdsmen, the surname Tian is not plundering and fighting, and yearning for stability, it is undoubtedly much easier to let a khan who belongs to the grassland, but is friendly with the Great Sui, rule the grassland than conquer the entire grassland.

Yang Guang still has the idea of harmony with the Turks, which means that he still puts the conquest of Goryeo in the first place in his life, no one can persuade Yang Guang not to fight Goryeo, and to conquer the Turks first, of course Li Jing can't, and Xiao Buyi is also powerless.

Xiao Buyi knew that although Li Jing's suggestion was good, it didn't work. That's often the case in this world, and it's not like you can do whatever you want, so he's still going to see him first.

When Xiao Buyi saw Qi Jishe, he didn't expect him to look very kind. He lived in the steppes north of the Iron Mountains, some distance from the Eastern Turkic tent.

'Woo...... Woo......'

When the trumpet of greeting sounded, it sounded desolate and desert, vast and vast, but there was not the slightest joy or peace in it.

Xiao Buyi smiled, and looked at the young man opposite with a deep thought, the young man's face was very pale, his long eyebrows were clear, and his figure was not burly, if he was placed in the Eastern Capital, no one would recognize him as a Turk.

Xiao Buyi knew a little bit about the situation through Li Jingzhi's mouth, this young man's was indeed Qi Jishe, but when the Qimin Khan surrendered, he lived in Chang'an, Xijing, many times, which made him accept the Central Plains culture since he was a child, so he looked very gentle.

It's just that after the death of Qimin Khan, many Turks in Xijing turned to the steppe, after all, for some people, it was their home.

"Lord Xiao has worked hard all the way." Qi Jishe knew that Xiao Buyi had come to give the marriage, and personally greeted him for dozens of miles, and with a group of subordinates, he respectfully welcomed Xiao Buyi to the big tent where he lived. He asked irrelevant people to stand down, leaving only a few cronies, and when the maid served fragrant milk tea, he asked the maid to retreat, he looked very enthusiastic, but he was a little mysterious and nervous.

Qi Jishe spoke the Central Plains dialect, and Xiao Buyi didn't expect that he was quite proficient in the Central Plains dialect, but he was a little embarrassed.

"Actually, it should be said that the Khan has worked hard, I am just a mere marriage envoy, and I am really afraid to bother the Khan to come to greet him in person."

Xiao Buyi said humbly, and the faces of the people in the big tent had changed.

Li Jing has been following Xiao Buyi's side since he arrived at the big tent, Xiao Buyi stood at him, and when Xiao Buyi sat down, he sat down, the same shadow. When Xiao Buyi finally talked to Qi Jishe about the topic, he picked up the milk tea, smelled it, took another sip, and slowly closed his eyes, looking more like a puppet.

When Xiao Buyi said the word Khan, there was silence in the big tent, and his breathing could be heard. He smiled bitterly for a while: "Lord Xiao don't call it that, he is not a khan." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Buyi frowned and said: "I heard that in addition to the Shibi Khan, there are many canonized little Khans in this grassland, with your Excellency's ability, is it ......?"

He wanted to speak and stopped, his regret was obvious, and the Turkic subordinates standing on both sides had some angry expressions on their faces, but they were very deeply in the posture of what Xiao Buyi said.

Qi Jishe shook his head and said: "Actually, my ability is limited, and now I can get the blessing of my eldest brother, and I already feel ashamed to get a territory with abundant water and grass near this Iron Mountain and on the bank of the Duluo River, as for the position of the Khan, I can't even think of it." If you can, Lord Xiao, call me to take care of me. ”

Of course, Xiao Buyi knew that he was not a khan, and he also knew what he meant, and the vicinity of the Duluo River in Tieshan was a rare high-class territory on the grassland. There are servant bones, Tongluo, Weitong and Bayegu tribes in the north of Duluo, and the chiefs there are generally called Qi Jin, which is at least two levels lower than the title of Khan. Of course, there is only one Great Khan of the Eastern Turks, but there are a few Little Khans, most of them are Khan's rewards, but those who can be named Little Khans are generally very prestigious and meritorious.

"It's a lot of money today, but if you marry the princess of the Great Sui, you must not be far from the position of the khan." Xiao Buyi said seemingly sincerely.

Yi Jishe was silent for a long time before he said: "Lord Xiao is laughing, Lord Xiao is from the Central Plains, and the saddle horse is tired, why don't you rest for a few days first?" ”

Xiao Buyi stood up slowly, "I have worked hard all the way, just for the reconciliation of the Turkic Great Sui, and the saddle horse is really nothing." Since I am not in a hurry to marry the princess, it is better for me to go back and tell the saint first, and then come again. ”

He said that he would leave, and Qi Ji set up a hand and grabbed Xiao Buyi's sleeve, for relief: "Lord Xiao, I am not in a hurry, but I think that the princess's marriage to the Turks is a big event, and you must always prepare well." Lord Xiao don't want to turn around, these days just to help me make plans and organize the etiquette of greeting, I don't know the princess's preferences, I'm afraid that she won't like it, and please Lord Xiao don't push. ”

Xiao Buyi said in her heart, I don't know what the princess likes, but she won't be happy if she knows what you prepare, the only thing I know is what color her dirty clothes are, but I can't tell you. He was just putting a little pressure on him to make the trip as soon as possible, but he didn't really want to go. Seeing Qi Jishe hand over a step, of course he said: "In this case, I am better to obey than to be respectful." ”

**Xiao Buyi didn't expect that his respect would be more than ten days later, and Qi Jishe would disappear the next day. Every time he went to look for it, there was a subordinate named Chahan who said that he was not there, Xiao Buyi asked about the whereabouts of Jishe, Chahan also shook his head, and said that he went to the market to buy everything needed for marriage, just waiting to bring it back to Lord Xiao to see, seeing Xiao Buyi's unhappy look, Chahan was sincerely afraid, and only asked Xiao Buyi if he had any instructions.

Xiao Buyi didn't expect it to be such an ending, so he couldn't help frowning, discussed with Li Jing in private, and speculated several possibilities.

The first possibility, of course, is that Ji Ji is indeed purchasing wedding supplies, after all, it is a grassland, and the supply in many aspects is not sufficient. If this was the case, Xiao Buyi decided that even if Ji Jishe brought back a basket of cow dung, he would applaud. Everyone is happy, Xiao Buyi can talk about the canonization of him as the Khan of the South by the way, as long as Ji Jishe agrees, then the Eastern Turks can logically be divided into the North and South Turks, with the Tieshan Duluo River as a barrier, at least Yang Guang can sit back and relax for the time being.

However, according to Xiao Buyi's judgment, this Qi Ji set is very unbearable, only promised, the probability of the first possibility is very small, even if he doesn't believe that it can be realized, Shibi Khan commanded the grassland of Nuoda, and it was not for nothing to look at Yang Guang and toss. Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Qi Jishe did not dare to offend the Great Sui, and he also did not dare to offend his eldest brother, so he adopted the method of procrastination and avoided it. However, there is also a possibility that this Jiji Sheh is not going to buy wedding supplies, but to consult Shibi Khan, if this is the case, it is really terrible.

When Shibi Khan is in a good mood, he may ask Qi Jishe to expel him from the country, and if Shibi Khan is in a bad mood, as long as he brings a few thousand men and horses, he can hunt down hundreds of them, and Shi Shuhu can be a difficult brother.

"Second brother, if I don't see Ji Ji Shi again today, I'm going to turn around." Xiao Buyi waited for more than ten days, and finally felt that he couldn't bear it anymore and didn't need to endure it anymore. If you use the move of retreat as advance again, I don't know if it will be able to shine.

Li Jing has also been silent for a few days, and when he heard Xiao Buyi's proposal, he nodded and said, "This plan is fine, but if Qi Jishe happens to come back and wants to keep it, I suggest that you go out hunting and go around." ”

"Hunting?" Xiao Buyi furrowed his brows, nodded for a while, and said, "Okay." ”

Although there was a smile on the corner of the two mouths, it could be seen that there was thinking in each other's eyes, Li Jing knew that this brother's brain was never idle, and there was no need to say many things, so he nodded and followed him out of the felt tent.

Li Jing ordered to go out early, and the three hundred soldiers began to dismantle the felt tent and prepare to pull out the camp.

When he came to set up a tent in front of Qi Ji, Xiao Buyi asked in a low voice: "Second brother, you said that Qi Ji Sheh heard that we were leaving, will he come back immediately?" ”

Li Jing also said in a low voice: "If I were him, I would probably let you go first, and then chase you to keep you, show sincerity, and then make excuses." ”

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and turned their heads to look at Chahan, one of the men of Akishi. Chahan didn't know when he was already standing in front of the tent of Qi Jishe, or he had never left here, and when he saw Xiao Buyi coming, he said with a smile: "Lord Xiao has something, just tell your subordinates, why bother to come in person?" ”

Xiao Buyi sighed and said, "Chahan, I'm leaving." ”

Chahan was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly, "Lord Xiao, where are you leaving?" ”

"Back to the Central Plains, of course." Xiao Buyi sighed, "The Holy Lord's will to give me marriage has been transmitted, and the meaning of Qi Jin seems to be very clear. After all, the princess can't get married, if I don't like it, I can only go back to the saint and let him choose another one. ”

"Lord Xiao, you can't go, if you go, I'm really sorry to explain." Chahan said with a bitter face.

"Really?" Xiao Buyi patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and you can always explain the past." ”

After he finished speaking, a trace of doubt suddenly appeared in his heart, and he couldn't get rid of it. Turning his head to look at Li Jing, seeing him nodding to himself, Xiao Buyi no longer hesitated, and strode with Li Jing to the place where the soldiers were resting, and saw that the tent had been dismantled a lot. Li Jing's subordinates' martial arts are not necessarily high, but their efficiency is definitely first-class. Now it is summer in the grassland, the weather is warm, their tent is simple and light, and after a while, it will be fully equipped.

Chahan kept persuading, but he knelt down, Xiao Buyi was unmoved, and when everything was cleaned up, he saw that Chahan was still holding himself, and said in a deep voice: "Chahan, just tell me what I said today, if he is smart, he will not embarrass you." ”

"Let's go." Li Jing turned over early and got on his horse early, and gave an order succinctly.

Three hundred soldiers mounted their horses, saddled with bows and arrows, shields, spears and swords, lined up in a phalanx formation, and slowly marched in the direction of Iron Mountain. Chahan wanted to stop again, but when he saw the momentum of the soldiers, a fear suddenly rose in his heart, and he retreated to the side.

Although he had never talked closely with Xiao Buyi, the news that a gust of wind almost wiped out the entire army had already quietly spread in the grassland. And what wiped out the whole army with a gust of wind was the current marriage envoy and the three hundred officers and soldiers he brought, what the Khan couldn't do for several years, let Xiao Buyi do it easily, how could he not be secretly frightened.

Of course, Chahan just guessed and inferred, but he never thought that although Xiao Buyi was strong in martial arts, it was Li Jing who extinguished a gust of wind.

Xiao Buyi walked out of the camp set by Qi Ji, and when he saw that Li Jing was still silently leading the troops, at the same speed as when he came, he went over and whispered: "Second brother, if they don't chase after them, what should we do?" ”

Li Jing turned his head and glanced at Xiao Buyi, and suddenly sighed, "Buyi, do you think you are a god?" ”

Xiao Buyi suddenly felt a scoop of cold water poured down, and he was silent for a long time.

Li Jing saw Xiao Buyi's expression and said softly: "Buyi, no one is a god, let alone you and me, some things, just go through the motions." I know that you are famous, and the Quartet Pavilion is a war of words, even if Li Valve is powerful, Li Min can be regarded as planted in your hands. It is rumored in the Eastern Capital that the school scholar has done everything successfully, and you are indeed smooth sailing with your martial arts intelligence, but you have been moving forward, have you ever considered it, this marriage envoy was originally a simple task, why didn't others go, just waiting for you to arrive, is it because you have been to the Turks, or because you are very capable? ”

Xiao Buyi was silent, feeling that what Li Jing said was deafening.

"They didn't come, but they all knew that this task was very difficult and very likely to kill them." Li Jing turned his head to look into the distance and said slowly: "You have been very successful so far, but you have lost, and everything is just a passing moment." If you don't come to us, we can also reply to the decree, at most the saint is displeased, but you are not too guilty, there are successes and failures in the mission, if it fails, you have to ask for the guilt, then who will dare to send the envoy in the future? But you just want to succeed, have you ever thought about the waves surging here, who sent a gust of wind, and the Khan can sit idly by, what will be Kedun's attitude towards this matter? Even if you succeed, what do you get? To get the suspicion and slander of the seven nobles, or can you get the absolute trust of the saints? ”

Xiao Buyi breathed a sigh of relief for a long time, and said softly: "Thank you, second brother, for reminding me." ”

Li Jing smiled, "I know you'll understand." ”

Xiao Buyi suddenly smiled slyly, "But the second brother also knows that we can't go, otherwise he wouldn't let me go hunting." ”

Li Jing looked back, only to see Qi Jishe with a few subordinates, sweating profusely and chasing after him from a distance.

When Qi Jishe turned over and dismounted, he gasped for breath, and said after a while: "Lord Xiao, fortunately you didn't go far." Without waiting for Xiao Buyi to say anything, Qi Jishe had already preemptively said: "I know that Lord Xiao must think that I am deliberately evading, this is a great wrong." ”

Seeing that Xiao Buyi was silent, Qi Jishe hurriedly said, "Lord Xiao doesn't believe what I said?" ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Buyi's mouth, and he said seriously: "How dare I not believe it, it will be more than ten days for Tong Jin to leave, I am only afraid that if I don't turn around today, I will still not see Qi Jin." ”

Qi Jishe just shook his head, "I knew that Lord Xiao must have misunderstood, I was in a hurry, but I told my subordinates to go to the market, they misunderstood what I meant, and I really should fight." In fact, my original intention was to find Lord Ke Dun to marry, but I didn't expect that there would be a lot of delay along the way, and I actually rushed back now. ”

Xiao Buyi was finally a little moved, "You went to find Kedun?" ”

Qi Jishe touched the sweat and nodded with a wry smile, "The Great Sui Heavenly Son has a good intention, how can I shirk it in every possible way, but this matter is not as simple as I imagined, I thought about it all night, and then I remembered that if Ke Dun approves it, it should be able to make it." Seeing Xiao Buyi's puzzled gaze, Ji Ji Shi smiled, "If Lord Xiao doesn't believe it, you can go back to the camp with me, there is an old friend there who really wants to see Lord Xiao again." ”

**Xiao Buyi does have a few friends in the grassland, but he never thought that Yang Tutun was his friend, but when he saw Yang Tutun again, Xiao Buyi still held Yang Tutun's hand tightly and said affectionately, "Lord Yang, I miss you to death." ”

Yang Tutun was as short and fat as ever, his belly seemed to be bigger again, and when he saw Xiao Buyi's enthusiasm, his eyes were squinted like goats, "Lord Xiao, you and I have been separated for almost a year, and I miss you very much." ”

The two of them said that they had never missed each other, and when the host sat down, Xiao Buyi had time to ask, "Lord Yang, what are you doing here?" ”

Yang Tutun laughed, and said unhurriedly: "Didn't I tell you?" Hearing that the Holy Lord had given him a marriage, he was afraid that the Khan would not like it, so he went to Kedun to intercede, hoping that Kedun would allow him to marry. Lord Xiao should also know that in the grassland, Ke Dun can still speak. Seeing Xiao Buyi nodding, Yang Tutun said again: "Kedun has always been happy with the beauty of sincerity and benevolence, I heard that Princess Sanssouci married far away, and now I am allowed to go to the Khan in person to prepare for the marriage, but let me come here first and prepare with Lord Xiao, just wait for Kedun to persuade the Khan, there will be news to come, please Lord Xiao send someone to revert to the will, and when Princess Sanssouci arrives, Khan and Kedun will personally officiate the marriage for Tong Jin." By the way, I have good news for Lord Xiao. ”

"What's the good news?" Xiao Buyi listened with relish.

"Lord Xiao, have you forgotten someone?" Yang Tutun suddenly burst out laughing.

"Forgot who, but Tamoch?" Xiao Buyi asked a little strangely.

Yang Tutun shook his head, "Lord Xiao, when you sent Xue'er Gege of the Mengchen clan back, others didn't know anything. But after Lord Xiao left, when Kedun wanted to marry Xue'er Gege to Prince Bayegu, he was categorically rejected by Xue'er Gege. Ke Dun was puzzled, he was furious at the time, but Xue'er Gege insisted on refusing, and later had no choice but to tell the truth. At that time, everyone knew that Xue'er Gege's heart had long been tied to Lord Xiao's body! ”

Xiao Buyi was a little dry and hot-hearted, and Yang Tutun smiled: "Lord Xiao has hidden us so hard, this matter of marriage between men and women is justified, if you said it at the time, Kedun might have hosted this marriage for you on the spot." Kedun knew that you were the marriage envoy, and at that time he remembered the matter of Xue'er Gege, and took Xue'er Gege to see the Khan, and wanted to hold this marriage for you and Qi Jin, this matter has no choice but you disagree, but I don't know if Qi Jin will agree. However, this marriage envoy has become a bridegroom official, and I am afraid that it is something that has never been done before or since. ”

Speaking of this, the sheep Tutun laughed again, and the fat on his face trembled, and he looked very happy.

Qi Jishe was overjoyed and said: "Lord Xiao, you married our grassland Gege, and I married the princess of the Great Sui, but it is really a unique thing in the grassland!" It turns out that Kedun still has this heart, what a wonderful idea, how can I disagree! ”.

(To be continued)