As soon as Liu Ruolan's words fell, she saw that the Turkic suddenly turned his horse's head and galloped towards them. He drove his horse to him, threw away the pole in his hand, turned over and dismounted, and ran towards them excitedly. Song Jingang took a look, and the person who came was indeed Liu Wuzhou. He was dressed as a Turk, with his hair scattered, a dirty sheepskin coat, and a hemp rope tied around his waist. Song Jingang hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down and saluted: "Weichen Song Jingang greets the emperor!" ”

Liu Wuzhou hurriedly pulled him up and smiled: "King Song, great, I've finally looked forward to you." Liu Ruolan also stepped forward to meet her brother. After saluting, she frowned and said, "Brother, why are you dressed like this?" Liu Wuzhou smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Go to the countryside and follow the customs." ”

Song Jingang glanced in the direction of the ranch and said, "Your Majesty, why did you raise horses?" Liu Wuzhou sighed and said, "When you reach the territory of the Turks, you will become their slaves, can you do it without raising horses?" At this time, the people who raised horses with Liu Wuzhou also rushed over, and they were all Liu Wuzhou's personal soldiers. Everyone met, asked long and short questions, and sighed for a long time. In the end, Liu Wuzhou said: "Okay, don't sigh in this wilderness, I'll take you to the station." ”

As soon as everyone was about to mount their horses, they suddenly saw a group of cavalry galloping in front of them, about a hundred horsemen. This group of cavalry looks very simple, and the soldiers are all good horses under their crotches. Ordinary war horses are considered good horses with a shoulder height of five feet and three inches, but the horses that these soldiers ride are all more than five feet seven inches high at the shoulder, and each horse has a pure and bright coat. In the ranks of the cavalry fluttered a huge "wolf's head" in the wind. When Liu Wu saw it, he changed color and shouted, "It's not good, it's the guards of Shibi." ”

The cavalry was as fast as a meteor, and in the blink of an eye it was in front of it. At the forefront, on a tall horse, sat a man. This person has a slender figure, a silver-white armor, a narrow face, thick black eyebrows, eagle-like sharp eyes, a high nose, a slightly protruding muzzle, and a short mustache under the chin. This person was none other than the Turkic Shibi Khan.

Liu Wuzhou hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down in front of the horse to salute: "Minister Liu Wuzhou pays a visit to the Khan." "Shibi Khan looked arrogant, and sat peacefully on his horse, his face expressionless, and he did not even nod his head. His gaze swept past Liu Wuzhou and towards the faces of the people behind him. When he saw Liu Ruolan, he saw that she was beautiful and crow-haired, her skin was brighter than snow, her posture was beautiful, and she was everywhere on her body, and the arrogant look on her face was suddenly swept away, and her originally tight face suddenly became amiable. He turned over and dismounted, pulled Liu Wuzhou up, and said with a smile: "Dingyang Khan, you don't have to be so polite." Come, introduce Ben Khan to your guests. ”

Liu Wuzhou turned around and pointed at Song Jingang and said, "This is the minister's brother-in-law, Song King Song Jingang." Then, he pointed at Liu Ruolan: "This is my sister Liu Ruolan." Song Jingang hurriedly saluted: "The minister pays a visit to the Khan." Liu Ruolan also gave Shi Bi a blessing.

Shi Bi smiled with a smile on his face: "You guests have come from afar, and you have worked hard. Now that you have come to the grassland, this is your home, if you need anything, just say it, don't be polite. ”

"Thank you, Khan." Song Jingang hurriedly thanked him.

Shibi turned to face Liu Wuzhou and said, "Dingyang Khan, you take care of the guests for Ben Khan, if there is anything you can come to Ben Khan." …… Ben Khan was on official business, so he took the first step. With that, he glanced at Liu Ruolan with meaningful eyes, turned around and walked to the horse, stepped on the horse, turned the horse's head, and roared away with the guards.

Liu Wuzhou fled to the Turks with dozens of his own soldiers, and there were more than a dozen felt tents in his camp. He gave half of it to his sister and sister-in-law so that they could settle down temporarily.

In the evening, Liu Wuzhou asked Song Jingang to be called to his felt tent. Song Jingang walked into the tent and took a look, only to see a low table in the center of the tent, on which was placed a large plate of mutton, and a wooden pier covered with wool felt was placed on each side of the low table.

Liu Wuzhou put two coarse porcelain bowls on the desk, beckoned him to sit down with a smile, and then picked up an old copper kettle and said, "I don't have any wine here, let's replace the bar with milk tea." After Song Jingang sat down opposite, Liu Wuzhou poured milk tea into his bowl and said, "How is it, the road is still going well, right?" Song Jingang nodded: "It's okay." ”

After the two took a sip after clinking glasses with the porcelain bowl, Song Jingang put down the porcelain bowl and said, "Your Majesty, are you still used to living here?" Liu Wuzhou smiled and said, "What if you are not used to it?" If it comes, it will be safe. He picked up the bowl and took another sip, wiped his mouth and said: "I came to the Turks, first, to temporarily avoid the edge of the Tang army, and second, to ask the Turks to send troops to help us recover the lost territory." ”

Song Jingang stared at the other party and said, "How is it, did the Turks agree?" Liu Wuzhou shook his head and said, "I've looked for Shibi a few times, but he hummed haha, and he just didn't want to give a happy word." After a pause, he sighed, "I can see that the Turks are not willing to send troops at all. ”

"What then?"

"Let's stay here for a while and see how it goes." Liu Wuzhou said, "It's really not good, let's go back to the Central Plains." I don't believe that with the two of us joining forces, we won't be able to fight a piece of territory. ”

Song Jingang listened to it and didn't squeak. Liu Wu waved his hand on Monday and said, "Forget it, don't talk about these bad things." Come, let's have a good meal of mutton today......"

A few days later, a group of Turks came to the camp, about forty or fifty people. In addition to riding horses, the Turks also came with a luxurious carriage. The leader was a Ye Hu, a high-ranking Turkic official whose status was second only to the Great and Small Khans.

Liu Wuzhou greeted him, and the Ye Hu opened his mouth to the mountain: "Liu Wuzhou, the khan wants to see your sister, ask her to go with us to the tooth tent." When Song Jingang, who was following behind Liu Wuzhou, heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he said nervously: "Khan wants to see my wife?" Why? Ye Hu shook his head expressionlessly and said, "I don't know, the Khan only asked us to bring people back." ”

Liu Wuzhou said with a smile: "Lord Ye Hu, my sister has been tired all the way and hasn't rested yet, look, can you delay going for a few days?" ”

"No, Khan is going to see her soon. We brought the carriage and it won't tire your sister out. ”

"No, my wife can't go!" Song Jingang couldn't help but shout.

When Ye Hu heard this, he glared and said, "What, you want to disobey the Khan's orders?" The Turkic warrior who followed behind Ye Hu immediately showed his long sword, and his bright blade threatened the Han people present. Liu Wuzhou turned to Song Jingang and said, "King Song, you have to calm down, ......" However, how could Song Jingang calm down? He yelled, "No, I must not let them take Ruolan away!" ”

"Please put away the knife!" As soon as the words fell, I saw Liu Ruolan walk out of the tent. She walked calmly in front of Ye Hu: "Is Shibi Khan going to see me?" ”

Ye Hu nodded, and pointed to the carriageway with his hand: "Miss Liu, please." Song Jingang saw Liu Ruolan walking towards the carriage, and couldn't help but shout: "Madam-!" Liu Ruolan stopped, turned around and looked at her relatives, and smiled: "Husband, brother, it's okay, Ruolan will go back to ......"

The tent was not too far from the camp, and the carriage arrived after a stick of incense. The so-called tooth tent is the residence of the Turkic khan, which is composed of hundreds of felt tents, the largest of which is a felt tent, and at the highest point of its dome, protrudes a wooden pillar with a diameter of five inches and a height of about two feet, decorated with gold dust, so this felt tent is called the "Golden Tent". The Golden Horde was the place where the Khan convened princely ministers to discuss military affairs. Around the Golden Horde are countless tents and yurts of various sizes.

Liu Ruolan was led into a large felt tent, and after a while, Shi Bi walked in. Liu Ruolan found that the Turks were all similar in appearance, their snout bones were very prominent, and their lips often could not cover their teeth, which probably had a lot to do with the fact that they were the offspring of wolves. Shi Bi made a gesture and said, "Miss Liu, please take a seat." ”

Liu Ruolan glanced at the seat next to her covered with black wolf skins, and said, "No need, if the Khan has anything to say, please say it." ”

"Then Ben Khan will have something to say," Shi Bi said, "Miss Liu, your appearance has impressed Ben Khan, and Ben Khan wants to canonize you as Kedun." ”

The so-called Kedun is the wife of the Turkic Khan, which is equivalent to the Xiongnu's clan and the queen of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Although she had a hunch, Shi Bi's brazenness still surprised Liu Ruolan. She was silent for a moment and said, "Khan, you are probably mistaken, the little woman already has a husband. Shi Bi smiled and said, "Ben Khan knows that your man is Song Jingang, but he has failed, lost his place to stand, and is no longer worthy of being your man." For a beautiful woman like Miss Liu, the man around her should be the most powerful and powerful person in the world. Miss Liu became the Turkic Kedun, that is, the mistress of the steppe......"

Liu Ruolan interrupted him: "Khan, I am a woman of the Han family, we Han people have a saying, a strong horse does not matter to the second master, and a good woman does not marry a second husband." The woman's husband, there is no re-Jiao ceremony. Therefore, the words of the Khan, the little woman will not obey her fate! ”

"But this is the Turks," Shi Bi said arrogantly, "we Turks, our fathers and brothers are dead, and our children can be wives and their mothers and sisters-in-law." It is very common for a woman to remarry. ”

"Rong Di is ignorant, far from being civilized, he is a monkey and crowned, and he is smiling and generous!" Liu Ruolan did not hesitate to speak out to provoke Shi Bi, she would rather be killed than be humiliated.

Shi Bi sneered and said, "Miss Liu, you should know that the Turks are unprecedentedly powerful, and in addition to your brother, Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Li Rail, Xue Ju and others are all subordinate to Ben Khan. Ben Khan is not only the master of the steppe, but also the master of the world. What Ben Khan wants to do, no one in the world can do! Miss Liu, Ben Khan gives you two days, and you must reply after two days! With that, he turned around and walked out.

After Liu Ruolan was taken away by the Turks, she never returned. Song Jingang was anxious and couldn't sleep all night. The next morning, he gathered dozens of his men, carried weapons, mounted horses, and went to the tent to take Liu Ruolan back. When they left the camp noisily, they didn't go far before they met Liu Wuzhou.