In a moment, the Turkic soldiers brought Wei Zheng and the three engaged to the partial tent, the Turks were very particular about the rules, Fengzhou was only a domain of the Sui Dynasty, and the envoys of Fengzhou were not qualified to enter the royal tent, and there were no other Turkic officials in the partial tent, only Du Ji alone, he was a private person to receive the envoys of Fengzhou.

Wei Zheng walked into the partial tent and saluted without humility or arrogance: "Fengzhou Hu Cao participates in the military Wei Zheng to see the Turkic Khan!" ”

Du Ji can speak Chinese, they don't need a translator, Du Ji turned his back to Wei Zheng and the others, and after a while, he asked coldly: "What did Yang Yuanqing ask you to do?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly, "There are still five thousand Turkic prisoners of war in Fengzhou, doesn't the khan care about their lives or deaths?" ”

It wasn't that he didn't care, but he couldn't take care of it, he turned around suddenly, looked at Wei Zheng and said, "Are you here to talk about the ransom?" ”

"No ransom, we just want to change someone."

Duji groaned for a while, and then understood, "You want to change Pei Ju, right?" ”

Wei Zheng nodded, "It's this deal, if the Khan agrees, we will bring Pei Ju back, and then all the five thousand Turkic prisoners of war will be released, what does the Khan think?" ”

Du Ji pondered for a long time, he just wanted to teach him a lesson to split the Turks, but the five thousand Turkic prisoners of war were his real interests, how could he not be willing to exchange one Pei Ju for five thousand prisoners of war? But he didn't believe it, and turned back to Wei Zheng and asked, "It's that simple?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled, "It's as simple as that."

Du Ji always felt that things would not be so simple, but he couldn't think of any problems for a while, so he said slowly: "Pei Ju is not in the tent, I will send someone to pick him up, it will take a few hours, you can rest a little!" ”

Du Ji immediately ordered someone to send Wei Zheng and his entourage to rest, and sent someone to send Pei Ju to the big tent, Du Ji paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, in fact, the answer he wanted to find was in his heart, the Western Turks, the Utu Department, the Sui Dynasty and the Khitan, the most profitable of the four was the Sui Dynasty.

In recent years, a large number of Sui Dynasty people went north to Shan Yuan, so that he knew that there was a great chaos within the Sui Dynasty, and he had the ambition of invading the south in his heart.

But Du Ji was not willing to fail, he began to change his thinking, since he couldn't directly conquer the Sui Dynasty, then why didn't he look for a spokesperson, just like the Sui Dynasty used his father Qimin Khan as a spokesperson, he could also in turn support the Sui Dynasty people who were loyal to him, let his spokesperson seize the Sui Dynasty and then pay tribute to him, he could achieve the conditions that the Sui Emperor did not agree to him at the smallest price.

Duji has already thought about it, and now he needs to start implementing it.

At this time, a report came from outside the tent, "Mr. Wang is here." ”

"Let him in!"

After a while, an obese middle-aged Han man walked into the tent, named Wang Jinfu, who was responsible for selling pig iron to the Turks for Yu Wenshu, Yu Wenhua and because of the pig iron accident, Yu Wenshu wanted to kill him and kill him He got the news and fled the capital overnight, he had no way to go, so he defected to the Turkic Duji who valued him quite and ordered him to take care of the accounts for himself, Wang Jinfu was loyal to him for many years, and won the trust of Duji.

Wang Jinfu walked into the big tent, bowed and saluted: "See the Khan!" ”

Ji Ji smiled, "Mr. Wang, I came to you because I wanted to trouble you with something important." ”

"Please sweat your ears and never give up your duties despite your orders!"

Du Ji was very satisfied with his attitude, nodded and said: "That's the case, I plan to set up an intelligence point in the Sui Dynasty, and I want a person to have full authority to collect intelligence on the Sui Dynasty for me, this person must be a Han Chinese, and it must be trustworthy to me, I want to think about it, only you are the most suitable." ”

Wang Jinfu immediately agreed, "I am willing to serve the Khan!" ”

"Good!"

Lu Ji walked to the map of the Sui Dynasty, looked at it for a long time, and asked him, "Where do you think the intelligence point is most appropriate?" ”

Wang Jinfu thought for a while and said: "The lowly position is a native of Mayi County, and he is very familiar with Mayi County, and it is normal for Turkic people to come and go in Mayi County, so he will not be suspected. ”

"Good!"

Du Ji said happily: "Just follow your plan, you can peach some trustworthy people from the Han people in Beitou to be your helpers, so I will bear all the money and things." ”

Du Ji said in a low voice: "The key is to find for me the rebel forces of the Sui Dynasty who are willing to submit to the Turks. ”

"The lowly duty understands, and will not disappoint the Khan's expectations, so prepare for the lowly duty and set off tomorrow."

"Go ahead!"

Du Ji sent Wang Jinfu away, and he glanced at the tent door, "Did Pei Ju bring it?" ”

"Huili Khan brought him ......"

"Take him to the side tent, and then let Yang Yuanqing's messenger come to see me.

After a while, Wei Zheng and others hurried over, in the partial tent, Wei Zheng saw the exiled Turkic Pei Ju, Pei Ju was detained from the breakdown of negotiations in Yanmen County, and it has only been more than a month now, but he seems to be ten years old all of a sudden, his hair is all white, Pei Ju is already sixty-nine years old this year, nearly seventy years old, the northern Turkic captivity, beaten and abused by the guards, so that his body and mind have suffered great damage. Not only was his hair white, but also thin to bone, and he sat in a tent with a straight waist, and he would never be made to bow his proud head by the torture of the Turks.

Everyone walked into the big tent, and an entourage knew Pei Ju and hurriedly said a word to Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng stepped forward and dagged, "Xiaguan Fengzhou Hu Cao participates in the military Wei Zheng See Pei Xiangguo." ”

Pei Ju's eyes narrowed, "You were sent by Yuanqing?" ”

"The next official was sent by General Manager Yang, and he came to take Xiangguo back."

"What conditions did Yuan Qing offer to persuade Chief Hu to let me go?"

"General Manager Yang is exchanging 5,000 prisoners of war for Xiangguo."

Pei Ju smiled, he glanced at Du Ji contemptuously, "Shibi Khan, you can not let me go back, let me go You have no face, let five thousand Turks mine for Fengzhou!" The old man thinks it makes more sense, Khan, don't you say? ”

Du Ji snorted heavily, ignoring Pei Ju's sarcasm, he said to Wei Zheng: "The person is here, you take him away!" I then sent someone to pick up the prisoners. ”

Wei Zheng didn't expect that it would be so simple, just take people away, he asked, "Don't you sign an agreement?" ”

"No need, I've been dealing with Yang Yuanqing for more than a day, he knows what the consequences of talking don't count, you take people away."

Wei Zheng gave a salute and asked one of his attendants to carry Pei Ju on his back, and he said in a low voice: "Old man, we are going home." ”

Pei Ju looked up to the sky and smiled: "It's a pity! Failed to emulate Su Wu to show my Pei Ju's chastity. ”

Du Ji sneered behind him, "Let you go to shepherd, my sheep will be eaten by wolves sooner or later, and you old bones." ”

Pei Ju squinted his eyes and said, "Duji, if you let me go, one day you will regret it!" ”

Du Ji Tie's face was blue, and he said viciously to Wei Zheng: "Before I have no regrets about killing this old horseman, you will take him away." ”

The return was very smooth, half a month later, Wei Zheng returned to Dali County with Pei Ju, looking at the calm flow of the North Yellow River of his distant sister, where is the territory of the Great Sui, Pei Ju, who was talking and laughing all the way, suddenly fell silent, and his old eyes showed a trace of tears.

He thought that he would die alone in the grassland, but he didn't expect that his grandson-in-law did not forget him, took him back from Shan Yuan, and ransomed him, an old man in his old age, with 5,000 prisoners of war.

Five thousand prisoners of war, that is a huge fortune, but Yang Yuanqing did not hesitate to take it out, and he didn't even bargain, which made Pei Ju feel a kind of family warmth, Yang Yuanqing's heart was not ruthless to the extent that as long as the country and interests, he still retained a trace of goodness in his heart.

In the distance, a group of cavalry galloped over, and some soldiers recognized the banner and said, "Wei joins the army, and the chief is here!" ”

After a while, the cavalry approached, and Wei Zheng also saw it, and the person at the front was indeed the chief manager Yang Yuanqing, who smiled at Pei Ju and said, "Pavilion Elder, the chief manager has come to greet him personally."

Pei Ju smiled and said, "He is my grandson-in-law, how can he not come to pick me up?" ”

Yang Yuanqing came at a gallop, he saw Pei Ju, his heart was overjoyed, and he stepped forward and said excitedly: "Grandfather is finally back!" ”

Pei Ju nodded slightly, "Thank you for your kindness, otherwise, I may not survive this winter." ”

Yang Yuanqing saw that although Pei Ju was in good spirits, his hair was all white and his face was old, he could imagine the torture he suffered when he was taken to the grassland, and said apologetically: "It's my grandson who is late to save my grandfather!" ”

"Hey! Don't mention it, let me go to Dali for a good rest for two days, and then go to Jiuyuan to visit my granddaughter. ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled and nodded to Wei Zheng, his eyes were full of praise for him, and he immediately ordered: "Go back to Dali City!" ”

Everyone hugged Pei Ju and headed towards the Yellow River.

In the room, Pei Ju had already bathed and changed clothes, sat at the table and tasted the best peach wine in Dali City, and opposite him, Yang Yuanqing picked up the wine jug and filled him with a glass.

"What does grandfather think of the taste of this peach wine?"

Pei Ju sighed slightly: "In the grassland, the Turks gave me sour mare's milk, eating mutton that could not be bitten, one day, they showed mercy and gave me a bag of water, I drank it slowly, drank it for ten days, what do you say about the taste of this peach wine?" ”

"Didn't Wei join the army on the way and give his grandfather a drink?"

"He said that my health was too bad, he didn't give me wine, let me drink porridge all day long, and I was sick to my stomach, but my body was much better, and I scolded him on the way, now I think about it, he is actually for my good, and I will apologize to him another day."

Pei Ju smiled again: "This person is good, far-sighted, clear-headed, he is a rare talent, Yuanqing, you have to pay attention to this person." ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, and at this time, Pei Ju asked urgently: "Tell me about the latest situation in the DPRK, Wei Zheng said that he doesn't know either, how is the Central Plains Bureau now?" ”

Yang Yuanqing originally wanted to wait for Pei Ju to get better before telling him, but since he asked now, Yang Yuanqing no longer concealed it, and said: "A month ago, a major event happened in the Central Plains, Li Mi led the Wagang army to break through Liyangcang. ”