Listening to Princess Yicheng's words, Gao Buer lost the interest in looking at the jade seal of the country again, waved his hand to the commander of the water supervisor in the army, and encapsulated the jade seal of the country in the box in person, Gao Buer stamped the seal at the seal again, and ordered him to lead a thousand elite horsemen to send to Chang'an in the starry night.

After doing this, Gao Buer said to Princess Yicheng: "You were sympathetic to the border people, willing to be pro-Turkic, and made great contributions to the Han family, although later they encouraged Jieli to repeatedly commit border crimes, but now Jieli has been captured, and the Turks have also become my Tang Dynasty land, if you have any requirements, but it doesn't hurt to say, this king can meet you as appropriate." ”

Princess Yicheng stood up and bowed to Gao Buer again, and said gratefully: "And now the person who can remember my wish to come with my relatives is His Royal Highness King Zhou, and Yicheng is grateful." I am satisfied to live and hear the words of others acknowledging my merits. ”

Gao Buer smiled: "If you have any wishes, just say it." ”

Seeing that Princess Yicheng was willing to make peace with her, if she asked to let her go, as long as she guaranteed that she would not oppose Tang, Gao Buer was willing to open this mouth to Li Er for this.

Who knew that Princess Yicheng had been bumpy for so many years and had seen through the heat and coldness of the world, so her wish was very simple.

I only heard Princess Yicheng say slowly: "I ask you to let go of my maid, her name is Qiu Niang, she has been with me since I got married, she has suffered a lot over the years, I ask you to take her in, so that she will not suffer from bumps and live the rest of her life." ”

Gao Buji nodded in agreement without thinking about it, and asked after a pause, "What are your plans?" ”

"What else can I plan, just to die, I have been married to four Great Khans over the years, endured the torture of not bathing all year round, and moral self-blame, can you imagine? The rules of their steppe people, the father dies and the brother succeeds or the son succeeds, inheriting everything from the previous Great Khan, including women, which is contrary to my Central Plains culture, I have had enough of these years, I still have one of my greatest wishes, please satisfy me. ”

"Please."

"I want to take a shower before I die."

"Come on, prepare hot water."

"No, what I want to wash is the wound of the soul, please prepare a fire for me, and dying by fire is the final destination I choose. So that I can wash away all my sins and go to my parents with innocence. ”

Hearing this, Gao Fuji's face became dark, and the people in the tent were in awe of Princess Yicheng. Reflecting on it, this woman is willing to give up her glory and wealth for the sake of the border people not to be harassed, and marry to a completely unfamiliar country at the most beautiful age, which is not untouching.

It's just that because of the problem of position, she instigated Jieli to go south many times, and the trauma caused to the people of the Tang Dynasty needed her to be soothed with blood. From her point of view, there is nothing wrong with what she did, if she is wrong, maybe she was born in the royal family.

Gao Fuji stared at Princess Yicheng coldly, and said, "Have you thought about it?" In fact, with your contribution, I can still wait for the book to save your life. ”

"Yicheng thanks King Zhou for his kindness, but I am the princess of the Sui Dynasty and the Ke He Dun of Jieli, I don't need the pity of his Li family, please fulfill my last wish."

Gao Buer stared at Princess Yicheng for a long time, and finally asked Xu Shiji to prepare according to what Princess Yicheng said, mourning is greater than heart death, Princess Yicheng's heart is dead, persuasion is useless, so it may be her best ending.

Outside the camp gate, the raging fire was still burning, the flames burst out two or three feet high, the newly dressed Princess Yicheng, accompanied by Qiu Niang, slowly walked towards the fire, Gao Buer took Li Jing and others to look at it with a gloomy face, and the onlookers were also solemn.

When Princess Yicheng came to the front, Gao Buer said: "It's too late to regret it now." ”

Princess Yicheng didn't look at him again, and then resolutely walked into the fire, the moment she entered the fire, Gao Buer actually saw an innocent look in her eyes, Qiu Niang kept crying on the side, but no one responded.

Gao Buer never left, Princess Yicheng did not let out a roar from beginning to end, and when the smoke went out and the fire was cold, Gao Buer helped Qiu Niang collect Princess Yicheng's ashes, Gao Buer was ready to say that she would take her back to Chang'an and be buried with her parents, which naturally no one said.

After the matter of Princess Yicheng was dealt with, Gao Buer raised the general again, and with the approval of Li Er, the holy decree of marching into Tuyuhun had been placed on his case, at this time it was already April, the weather had warmed, and the time had come for the cavalry to dominate the world.

Gao Buer ordered Li Jing to be the vanguard and led 10,000 cavalry to attack Tuyuhun, Xu Shiji and Chai Shao each led 10,000 horses as flanks, Gao Buer took Xue Wanche to lead the main force as backup, and the four roads of men and horses killed Tuyuhun like arrows.

Murong Fuyun, the king of Tuyuhun, organized a resistance of men and horses, and the two armies fought a big battle in Mandu Mountain, as a result, Tuyuhun was defeated, and Gao Buer's army led the army to chase all the way to the end of today, Xue Wanche led his troops to defeat the remnants of Tuyuhun's army.

In December, Li Daozong and Xue Wanche led the army to pursue more than 2,000 miles, and reached the Baihai Sea, Murong Fuyun died of fear, and his son Murong Fushun surrendered the country to the Tang Dynasty.

When the news reached Chang'an, the whole country rejoiced, and Li Er sent Hou Junji to lead the army to undertake the task of clearing the grassland, and let Gao Buer lead the army to move back to the court. At this point, the westward expedition that lasted nearly two years came to an end.