The words of the two husbands, not only Dongqing was startled, but Chuncao also changed his face and looked at Bu Chi with a frightened face.

Bu Chi was very calm, and asked Li Yuntong, "There is a woman over there who marries several men, but I haven't heard that recruiting a son-in-law and a daughter can recruit two, isn't Her Royal Highness the princess right?" ”

Li Yuntong only saw this from the word test for her, but he didn't expect that there was such a thing, so he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aren't you women of low status?" Why can I marry several men at the same time? ”

Bu Chi looked at the faces of Dongqing and Chuncao, understood, and said with a wry smile: "It's not as you think, a woman marries a few husbands, it's not as beautiful as a man's three wives and four concubines, but ......."

It turns out that when a Tibetan woman marries several husbands at the same time, it is not because she enjoys the blessings of others like men, but because of the needs of the man, or because the family is poor, so several brothers marry one wife, or because several brothers marry one wife, which is conducive to the family property not being dispersed and the family does not decline, or because she wants to make a fortune, it is easier to get ahead by gathering the strength of the group than taking care of each family, or the brothers decide who will stay at home to support their parents, so they simply marry a wife, and the family wealth is shared, or there are people between brothers who are too far apart in intelligence and talent. can only be attached to marry one wife, or one of the wives between brothers dies and cannot afford to marry again......

In short, it was all from the favorable conditions for the man, and there was no benefit to the woman, so Bu Chi felt that it was impossible for her to marry two men by recruiting a son-in-law.

Dongqing and Chuncao have said that this kind of polyandry is really terrible.

However, Li Yuntong said thoughtfully: "Since it is Eli to marry, as long as the corresponding benefits are promised, there will be people who are willing, you imagine yourself as a man, a man with power and wealth, it is common to marry two women." Since your father wants you to inherit the family business, it is normal for you to further improve your family's family and recruit two capable people to enter the door for the sake of the family wealth. ”

Feeling that her head was not enough, Buchi asked in surprise, "Me?" Is that really okay? ”

Li Yuntong smiled, "Datang doesn't have the custom of polyandry, but I don't know if it's okay, but why can't women be like men?" I once heard my master say that in some overseas countries, women's wealth and glory are not in their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons, but in themselves, they can go to the school like men to study and be educated, and they can also do things and become officials like men. ”

Chuncao and Xia Yu have followed Li Yuntong since they were children, and after listening to her unbelievable words, Dongqing only felt that they had been bombarded by thunder, and they were scorched on the outside and blackened on the inside.

Dongqing endured and endured, but still couldn't help but say: "Shouldn't a woman be virtuous, gentle, and virtuous at home and teach her husband and children?" How can you go out and do things? Isn't that similar to us poor people? ”

Li Yuntong looked at her with a smile, "It's not right to compare like this." You have to go in the same direction. I ask you, what about your brothers, when your family sold you into slavery? ”

"They are at home, and they sell me for money...... married his wife...... "Dongqing came back to his senses.

"And those of us who are daughters are promised to be able to help our fathers and brothers......" Li Yuntong smiled faintly, "Whether it is from a high-ranking official or a common people's family, the fate of women has always been decided by others, men learn how to earn a future, compete for fame and fortune, they learn qin, chess, calligraphy and painting in order to be promoted, we learn qin, chess, calligraphy and painting in order to improve our own value, marry a man to please him......"

There was a wrenching look in her smile, "It's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to go to those overseas countries that the master said......"

Seeing Chuncao looking at her in a daze, Li Yuntong smiled, "But compared to many women who can only stay in the backyard for a lifetime, I am so lucky to be able to see the reluctance of the terroir in various places, the scenery of the north and south of the river, and even, I learned the Tubo language with Bu Chi, bringing my classic books and etiquette of the Tang Dynasty to the snowy region......"

She smiled, and there was no sadness and melancholy in her smile, but full of confidence and yearning for a new life.

After a long time, Dong Qing said, "Her Royal Highness the princess is smiling so beautifully." ”

From the border pass to the territory of Tuyuhun, it is necessary to pass through more than 200 miles of steep Chiling before entering the territory of Tuyuhun, because of the steep mountain, Du Fengju, the assassin of Shanzhou, proposed to send troops to escort him to ensure that Li Yuntong and his party arrived safely in the territory of Tuyuhun.

Even when the sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear, it still felt very cold, and the snow on the road absorbed all the heat of the sun, and the snow turned into water, and the water turned into ice, and even the most steed horses slipped on such a road.

Looking at the more and more precipitous mountains, next to the ice is the cliff, Li Daozong, who has experienced a hundred battles, did not dare to hold it up, after discussing with Lu Dongzan, he changed all the parallel people and horses to a single line, so as not to accidentally fall down the people and horses outside.

After entering the mountain, the sunlight disappeared, the wind and snow were mixed, blindfolded, it was not safe to ride a carriage than a horse, Dong Qing and others, who could ride a horse, were like Li Yuntong, changed into a beard and wrapped in a thick cloak and put on riding boots to ride a horse.

Those who couldn't ride horses simply got off the ground and walked with the embroiderers and other female craftsmen.

The team has been changed to light riders in front, and heavy and foot riders in the back.

Li Jingheng and two deputy envoys, as well as Xiao Yuanshan, a deputy governor of Shanzhou, led the team in front, Li Daozong and Sambu Zaa's team, and Lu Dongzan took Noamo and his personal guards to protect Li Yuntong and more than a dozen of her cronies and maidservants in the middle.

The leader of the escort sent by Du Fengju was Xi Junmai, the commander of Guoyi, who had attacked King Xuan, the prime minister of Tuyuhun with 120 cavalry at the beginning of the year, and played a key role in pacifying the civil strife in Tuyuhun, and had the prestige of 100 cavalry and 10,000 enemies. Because he was the best rider, he worked with Genton's guards to take care of the front and back of the ranks.

Since many of the Tang guards who sent their relatives had not traveled the snowy mountain roads, they scattered the Tubo men and horses, and marched together with the Tang Dynasty guards in one or one belt and one belt.

In addition to the horses that the cavalry rode themselves, the officers also had another horse, and the horses were loaded with food and water.

Although the clear water has formed ice, it still feels better than eating the snow directly.

The mountain road goes to the narrowest part of Chiling, and the two mountains are separated, like a line of sky, and there is barely one person and one horse in the middle.

At this time, although it was nearly noon, the people and horses were blown around by the wind and snow, and their eyes could not be opened, and some people shouted to rest.

Xi Junmai and his people were urging all the way, and when he saw that someone wanted to sit down, he hurriedly said: "Can't rest, in this weather, if you don't go, you will fall into the snow, and you can freeze to death in the middle of the night, we must rush to the sheltered place in the front mountain and set up camp, otherwise we won't be able to pass at all." ”

The Tibetan people also said that sitting in the snow wind would freeze to death, although the guards of the Tang Dynasty felt that they could barely keep up, but the craftsmen were not as good as the soldiers, they walked for half a morning, they were already tired and panting like cattle, and some of the weak refused to go again.

Zhang Shengyuan, as a steward of the craftsmen, went to ask Li Yuntong, "Your Royal Highness Princess, if you go further, I'm afraid that if they don't have a steady foot, they will fall off the cliff, and now the wind and snow are too big, and they can't see the road at all, so they can only walk by feeling, so they can barely move forward, I'm afraid that we people won't be able to go out at all, why don't we take a break and eat something before leaving?" ”

Chuncao and the maidservants on foot also said, "Princess, the slaves and maids really can't walk anymore, why don't you just rest here and wait for the wind and snow to pass before leaving?" ”

Li Yuntong, who was wrapped in a mink fur cloak, only showed her eyes, she looked at the clouds in the sky pressing on the top of the mountain, and asked Lu Dongzan, who was following behind her, "What does the big picture mean?" ”

Lu Dongzan looked at the craftsmen who were staggering, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's okay, rest for a while, and then leave." ”

"No, you can't stop." Although Xi Junmai is brave, he is an honest and honest person, and he doesn't know how to be flexible, so he just said vigorously, "You must not stop, you will die if you stop, go forward, even if you are a little slower, you can't stop." ”

His voice was already fighting, but at this time, he puffed out his eyes and was unwilling, as if he was going to fight.

Although Lu Dongzan was well-cultivated, he also felt that Xi Junmai was a little disrespectful to him, and frowned slightly, "They are now like this, it is difficult to move an inch, how can Xi Duwei let them go?" ”

Xi Junmai stiffened his neck and said, "No matter what, you have to move forward." ”

Lu Dongzan sneered, "I only said that I wanted to go forward, but I don't know how to go, but you let them drag one by one to see who is willing to drag them away." ”

Xi Junmai hesitated for a moment and said, "Let them ride on the horses, and the guards will lead the horses forward......"

"Fart." A Tibetan man who knew Chinese scolded, "They are just craftsmen, how can they ride our horses?" Let them ride your horses. ”

But even so, the craftsmen were unwilling, because most of them didn't know how to ride horses, and they didn't even dare to climb on horses, so some simply sat down, "If you let me go, just cut off my head, I can't walk anyway." ”

One sat down, two followed, and in a few moments most of the craftsmen were seated on the ground.

Gong Dun rushed up, and after asking the reason for the dispute, he suggested: "It is better for you to lead the cavalry first and set up camp in the sheltered place of the mountain in front, and Sambuza and I will accompany the prince of the county, and slowly rush over behind with the infantry and baggage, so that they can take a breath without delay." ”

Lu Dongzan pondered for a moment, and then said: "It can only be like this, these people are afraid that they will kill them at this time, and they will not be able to walk, Xi Duwei, let's not delay, rush to the front, and work with Li Shizi and them to put the camp out before dark, this wind and snow, I am afraid that it will not stop for two or three days." ”

Xi Junmai looked at the craftsmen who were sitting in the snow, and said helplessly: "Let them gather together, how many things are padded on the ground, you can't rest for a long time, at most half a moment, you must go, otherwise you will really freeze to death." ”

Gong Dun didn't understand what he said, so he only replied with a smile, "Don't worry, you guys go quickly, I'll leave it here." ”