Two-one-three: Leave again

The Heishui River flowed turbulently, and after the siege of Baideng in the seventh year of Emperor Gao of Yanmen and the second county of Daiguo, the Han and Xiongnu took the Heishui River as the boundary, setting the boundary dividing line between the two countries

The 100,000 Hun troops cheered by the Heishui River, rode horses, straddled scimitars, and returned to their hometowns as quickly as possible, and then took off their uniforms, forgot the killings on the battlefield, and returned to their own simple herdsmen's life The harvest obtained from the two-month war in the Han Dynasty was enough for them to spend a safe winter, and it lasted until the spring of the next year, and those who left their lives in the territory of the Han Dynasty, because of the unique clan system of the Xiongnu at this time, the wives who stayed in their hometowns could remarry others, The child will also be properly cared for by the clansmen, and will eventually be able to close his eyes and walk away

Timirona was a close member, and her chariot did not accompany these ordinary Hun soldiers, but would be escorted by a thousand Yan guards and eight hundred Xiongqu warriors at a later time, and she would march alone

Zhang Yan was also given special care because of this, and was assigned to a carriage to accompany Ashoto, Tana, Gesang and others

When the green curtain cloth carriage and horses waded through the gradually singing water of the Heishui River, Zhang Yan leaned against the wall of the carriage, covering her face with her hands, and tears finally flowed down

Ashuto's mother-in-law looked at this thin Han boy with pity

Outside the carriage, Tana and Gesang sat on the armrest of the carriage, listening to the choked cry of the young man of the Han family in the carriage, and it was rare that there were no bad words

In this world, everyone has thousands of reasons to cry, and this kind of tears shed because of their homeland and country is the heaviest kind that no one is qualified to laugh at

After a long time, Zhang Yan finally calmed down and lifted the curtain, looked out from the car, from the Heishui River, a hundred and ten miles, all of them are red land, not even much wild grass, not to mention the human population Legend This is the Xiongnu's border with Europe, the Xiongnu use this as a buffer place, that is, there is an enemy to attack, and when the Ou Sai has not been crossed, the Xiongnu themselves have already knew, ready to respond to the enemy, when Mao Dun was first single, the strong neighbor Donghu asked him for a good horse, Mao Dun gave; asked it for the favored Ci E, and Maudun also gave it; In the end, Donghu felt that the Xiongnu really had nothing to worry about, and asked him for a piece of Ou Sai between the two tribes, and the courtiers thought that there was no grass and trees in that Ou Sai, so they gave it, and they were angry, saying that the Xiongnu and Ma Meiji could give up, but the territory was not allowed to give up an inch of land, and the courtiers who supported the land were killed, and the soldiers attacked Donghu, which achieved the initial hegemony of the Xiongnu

Looking at the barren land outside the carriage, Zhang Yan thought to herself, what was the mood when Liu Chu walked through here?

Just as confused as she was

The homeland is inseparable, and it is an emotion engraved in the bones

The second day the grass and trees gradually increased, until on the third day, the sparse smoke of the grass on the prairie and the sky began to drift with snow, covering the roof of the carriage, and in a short time a thick layer had accumulated

"It's so cold" The carriage moving forward, Zhang Yan hugged herself in several layers of blankets, still felt that it was not warm enough, and complained with her hands, "It's cold as if your hand is not your own."

"How can you be so afraid of the cold?" Ashuto's mother-in-law smiled, pressed the curtain of the car tightly with a pestle, blocked the north wind that entered through the curtain, and looked back at the young man of the Han family with worried eyes, "Now I haven't reached the northern border, and it's not the coldest time, Mengzuo Valley Liwang and Yan take care of it, you take a carriage when you travel during the day, and the tent can still burn the brazier at night, which is already very good, that's it, you can't stand the cold If you go to the royal court, it will be really cold there, and the rain will fall on the ground, and it will be able to freeze immediately If you don't wear a felt hat, You can shake off a layer of ice beads when you return to the account."

"If it really comes to that point, how can you survive with a thin body like A-Ying?"

Zhang Yan's face was a little pale for a while, and she smiled reluctantly, "Then there is no way to talk about it by then, maybe you will get used to it by then."

After the winding Nuoshui, the group entered the territory of Zuo Tu Qi Wang Ji Porridge, in the near winter season, the herdsmen on the grassland have migrated to the south, and the population has gradually become more and more populated, and the herdsmen saw the convoy of the Timirona clan from afar, and they all knelt on the ground, muttering wishes for the health and longevity of the Da Jan

When the weather is nice, looking west of the grassland, you can see the mountains that are snow-colored on the summits and shimmer in the sun

"That's our Qilian Mountain."

Timirona introduced back to the grassland, her eyebrows added a little stretch, and her voice contained a faint pride and pride, "Ah Yan, you can't imagine how beautiful Qilian Mountain is Every spring, the mountains are full of red and blue flowers, and the Hun women use it to make rouge, smear it, and ride a horse under the sun, like the best flower Ah Yan, such a Huns, isn't it beautiful?" ”

Sitting in Timirona's comfortable and gorgeous car, Zhang Yan wrapped in a thick felt blanket, withdrew her distant gaze, looked at Timirona, and smiled reservedly, "Is Artie going to invite me all the way to the royal court?" ”

Timirona's smile was suffocated, "Of course I want to invite you to the royal court as a guest," he said with a reluctant smile, "It's just that the place where the royal court is located is too cold, you look at you, just arrived in this realm, and saw that the sky was wrapped in such a thick blanket, if you really want to live in the royal court for a long time, how can you live?" The Xiongqu Department is in Monan, it's a little warmer than the royal court, I will entrust you to my brother, you don't have to worry"

Zhang Yan smiled without answering and raised the corners of her mouth

If you were really worried about her physique and cold, you wouldn't have to force her to join the Huns and make this appearance now, what's the point?

She never understood why Timilona didn't take her with her, but entrusted it to Qu Yu to take care of the ridiculous so-called matchmaker is just a side story, the real reason must be something else Until the day of the previous Yugu outing, Timilona received Mao Dun Shan Yu's handwritten letter, the joy on her face, although it may be out of play, but after all, she saw a little sincerity, and then vaguely guessed that it was because of Mao Dun

Mao Dun killed his father at the age of seventeen and seized the throne, and now he is thirty-seven years old, during his reign, he brought the Xiongnu into the strongest period in history, and he is really a rare hero, although there is some cleverness, in front of Mao Dun, it is not worth mentioning

Such a young and delicate, proud, intelligent and intelligent Timilona really fell in love with Mao Dun, who was old enough to be her father and had many concubines around her?

For a while, Zhang Yan was a little unbelievable, and then thought about it, such as people drinking water, cold and warm, knowing whether Timirona's feelings for Maudun were due to the girl's admiration for the hero, or whether they got along with each other as husband and wife for a long time, or, there were no complicated factors, just because of the man himself, she couldn't know

In general, there are a thousand different kinds of love in this world, such as her and Liu Ying, such as Timilona and Mao Dun

Timirona's group of cars drove in a long strip on the dry yellow grassland, and 1,800 sturdy Hun guards guarded the chariot of the king of the Yan clan in such a regular formation, and suddenly a horse came in the opposite direction, and all the guards opened their eyes unexpectedly, and there was a trace of casual personal officer Dona poking out from inside the car, frowning and reprimanding, "What's the matter?" ”

"Qi Qi Ati Yan", the herald stopped ten paces in front of the Yan's carriage, his face still flushed with great excitement, "There is a letter from ahead, Shan Yu came to greet ......"

The north wind on the field blew away the voice of the herald, and Dona didn't hear it clearly, but her solemn face just now softened, "Did you send someone to welcome my family?" You are in such a hurry to come over, and you can be regarded as loyal."

"No," the herald coughed in a choked manner, blushed in a hurry, and said loudly, "It's Shan Yu who came here in person, and is now waiting in front of Saiyin Shanda City."

Timilona lifted the curtain, poked her head out, and asked, "Really?" There was a strong and unbelievable joy in the voice

"Of course it's true"

The seventeen or eighteen-year-old herald obviously couldn't suppress the worship of Mao Dun Shan Yu, and he took a breath for a while before he calmed down, "After Shan Yu finished this year's Autumn Society in the forest, he heard that the king of Zuogu Li and the Yan clan were going to return to the Xiongnu from the Han realm, so he deliberately went around to Saiyin Shanda to welcome the return of the king of Zuogu Li and the Yan clan Now, the king of Zuogu Li has rushed over, and he also asked the Yan family to speed up the journey into the city."

……

Timilona didn't speak, but Zhang Yan clearly saw from the side, her starry eyes flashed with moving brilliance, her breathing became a little short, and a faint flush appeared on her beautiful face

This is the first time Zhang Yan has seen Timilona so excited after repeating it with Timilona this time

That night, Timirona left in a hurry, and instead of bringing Zhang Yan into Saiyin Shanda City, she solemnly sent a guard and sent her to the camp where the soldiers of the Xiongqu Department were resting ten miles away

"We have to stay in this camp until King Zuogu Li comes back, and then we will continue to move forward," Ashuto explained to Zhang Yan, "King Zuogu Li went to Saiyin Shanda to meet Shan Yu at this time, and at the same time told him that Shan Yu has always valued King Zuogu Li in this battle, and this time I don't know how many days I will keep King Zuogu Li."

"Hmm" Zhang Yan nodded, indicating that she knew, "Granny Ashoto," she looked up and begged, "can you ask me for another futon"

"You ......" Ashoto glared at her helplessly, "You wait, I'll go for you"

The conditions of Xiongqu's camp were obviously not as good as those of Timirona's team, and when Zhang Yan rested, she suddenly remembered that four years ago, in the suburbs of Chang'an, she had a relationship with the Xiongnu's hero

Of course, when she fell into the Weishui River, she clearly saw a group of Huns hurrying over there, and the man's eyes flashed with amazement

Artie watched herself closely along the way, but when she was about to rendezvous with Maudun, she was unwilling to bring herself into Sainsanda City, but hurriedly sent herself to Qu Yuan's camp range, in addition to covering up her disobedience, afraid that Maudon would notice some abnormalities from it, and then become suspicious of her Timirona, how many possibilities are there, just unwilling to take Maudon's face?

Although she was in a different place, her mind was dark and lonely, at this time, she couldn't help but laugh out loud, it turned out that the noble Timilona clan of the Huns also had such a little woman's mind

That's it, too

The current situation is in her favor after all, and it is naturally easier for her to escape from Qu Yuan's side than to escape from Timirona's control

It's not that Qu Yuan's ability is not as good as Timirona, but Qu Ou is not Timirona, he doesn't know her true identity and her meaning to Han and Hungary, so he will never value himself as much as Timirona

Even if they are like brothers and sisters, there are some secrets that cannot be shared

For example, her Zhang Yan and her Timilona's biggest secret - they have a soul from the afterlife

Therefore, although Timiro is worried that she will escape, she will only strengthen her defense, and will not choose to tell Qu Yu her identity, otherwise, how will she explain that the Yan clan, who is far away in the Xiongnu steppe, will know the queen of another empire, and they will not be reconciled

"So, Artie," she said with a smile as she blew out the flickering candle flame in her tent, "sometimes we have to do it when we know it's going to be a loss."

So do you, and so do I

Two days later, the Gully returned from the city of Sainshanda and the team continued on its way

The male canal department is a prolific warrior, and her style is much tougher than that of Timirona's team, and because of this, Zhang Yan's preferential treatment is gradually restricted, but because of the care that Qu Yu has always expressed, her life is not sad

In the days of the Xiongqu team, Zhang Yan has been very quiet, every morning, with everyone began to move forward silently, in the evening, after camping, then wrapped in a quilt and slept until dawn, did not say a word to others, and did not take one more step, and even did not cast even one more look at the safety of the team

Gesang sent the brazier into the tent, retreated, and pouted, "He has been frightened by the tiger in Juzhu Mountain, and now he is obedient like a sheep and is so afraid of the cold, only by staying in Xiongqu and taking care of King Zuogu Li, can he have enough clothes, bedding and food. ”

"Yes," Tana replied crisply, "this time, Arti is really worried."

Xiongqubu went all the way, turned from the old river to the northeast, crossed a small desert, and walked for more than ten days, and the grassland of Xiongqubu was finally in sight

There was a slight commotion in front of the team, and after a while, someone shouted softly, "It's Xiaoyan Wang Ji who has come to welcome King Zuogu Li."

Zhang Yan was slightly interested, straightened her back in the carriage, and quietly looked at the famous concubine of the Huns from under the gap in the curtain

This Xiao Yan Wang Ji is only about twenty years old, carrying a horse whip, wearing a fiery red shirt, braided into more than a dozen braids, tall and fair-skinned eyebrows, although due to the Hun wind and sand, the skin on his face is not delicate enough, and his body is not soft enough, in general, he is still a bright beauty

Xiaoyan Wang Ji looked over from the place where he was standing, saw the green curtain cloth carriage following the team, smiled slightly, walked over three steps away from the carriage, and asked in an awkward Eastern Xiongnu accent, "Who is sitting here?" ”

Zhang Yan jumped out of the car and saluted, but did not answer

When Xiaoyan Wangji was about to change color, Gesang caught up from behind and hurriedly said, "Xiaoyan Wangji, this Mr. Meng is a Han boy entrusted by the Arti clan to the King of Zuogu Li, and he can't speak Xiongnu, so he didn't mean to snub Xiaoyan Wangji."

Xiaoyan Wang Ji breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Zhang Yan again, and saw that he was thin and dark-skinned, so he was relieved, said a few words with a smile, turned around and left

"This Xiaoyan Wang Ji was born in the Hash Department, is the princess's daughter, has been in love with the king of Zuogu Li since she was a child, and she married when she became an adult," Ah Shuotuo explained, "Now that you are respected and favored in Xiongqu, Ah Ying, you have to gain a firm foothold in Xiongqu, but you must not offend this Wang Ji."

"Got it" Zhang Yan responded, thanking Ashoto for taking care of her these days, and smiled sincerely, "Thank you, Mother-in-law Ashoto"

This night, the last time the team set up camp in the wild, when Zhang Yan blew out the candle, he heard not far from the tent, two Hun guards laughed loudly, "Xiaoyan Wang Ji entered the tent of King Guli, and until now, he has not come out."

"Yes, the lights haven't been extinguished yet."

"Meng Guan—"

At night, Zhang Yan said softly, "On the second night of the Xiongqu Department, let's go."

Meng Guan, who was hidden in the shadow of the tent, was awakened

After crossing the Heishui River, Zhang Yan behaved too safely, such a safety not only made the Huns think that she had extinguished the mind of leaving, but even he who was guarding in the dark once thought that he wanted to complete his one-year contract, and he only needed to guard her quietly in the tent until the first month of next year, and then he could leave without burden

"The dawn of the second day back to Xiongqu is the time when the Huns' defense is the most relaxed" At night, Zhang Yan's voice was light and cautious, "We will leave at that time"

"Good"