The sun is rising.

Lu Cheng rubbed his waist and walked out of a tent.

hit Zhang Dutou head-on and came out of another tent.

The two of them looked a little strange, and everything was silent.

The white sword was so popular in the grassland that most of the soldiers were invited to their homes by the enthusiastic herdsmen last night.

The herdsman who entertained Zhang Dutou had no daughter, but his mother-in-law was very enthusiastic, and she was afraid that he would be cold in the middle of the night, so she came to help him warm the bed.

Lu Cheng stepped forward, rubbed his hands and said, "Zhang Dutou, can you give me another piece of silk later, and it will be deducted from Yulu at that time." ”

"What for?"

Zhang Dutou said curiously.

"Hey, hey."

Lu Cheng laughed and explained in a low voice: "Qimuge also has a younger sister, I couldn't hold back for a while last night...... I thought about giving a silk to their sisters, otherwise I would be embarrassed. ”

Zhang Dutou was silent for a moment, and squeezed out a sentence: "You damn it, you really damn it!" ”

"It's really not strange to me, it was her sister who drilled into my bed by herself."

Lu Cheng shouted and hit the sky.

"Get out!"

After sending Lu Cheng away, Zhang Dutou came all the way to the main tent of the tribe.

Standing outside the tent, he asked softly, "Shopkeeper, are you up?" ”

After waiting for a while, Ma Kuo's voice came: "This is it." ”

After a while, the curtain was lifted, and Ma Kuo walked out of it while tying his belt.

Zhang Du glanced inward and found that several snow-white arms were sticking out of the sheepskin bedding.

For a while, Zhang Dutou was in awe.

Ma Kuo is accustomed to it, he has been sent to many countries, and each place has different customs, so he follows the customs of the country.

Zhang Dutou asked, "Shopkeeper Ma, when are we leaving?" ”

"Don't worry, rest for two more days."

But Dun City is in front of you, and you can't run.

They walked in the desert Gobi for more than a month, and they were tired and tired, so they should have a good rest.

In addition, Ma Kuo also needs to gather more intelligence to understand the situation on the ground.

In this way, in the next peace talks with Yelu Dashi, he can calmly and advance and retreat freely.

"Okay."

Zhang Dutou was delighted.

He also wanted to stay for two more days, but when he crossed the desert, he was tormented a lot.

When there is no water, you can only drink urine, camel blood, and even dig salt and alkali water to drink.

The more than 30 comrades all died in the desert because they drank too much saline water.

Knowing that the caravan would have to stay for two more days, Mozhigen and the herdsmen were particularly happy.

Three days later.

The rested caravan, replenished with fresh water and food, set off under the reluctant gaze of the herdsmen.

"I'm gone."

Lu Cheng waved his hand at his wooden lattice.

The girl rushed on her strong legs, shoved a bracelet into his arms, and ran away.

Riding on a camel, Lu Cheng looked at the bracelet in his hand over and over again.

The material is not gold or jade, but it is oily and smooth.

Seeing this, Ma Kuo couldn't help but smile and said, "This is Asker." ”

Lu Cheng asked curiously, "What is Asker?" ”

"Asker's material is the talus of the sheep, and a sheep has only two talus, one on the hind legs of the sheep, the triangular beans of the Zhouyue, and the large and small capitular hooks. From the time of the birth of Tatar women, their mothers skewered them with two every year, and when they became adults, they gave them to their lovers, and the girl looked fifteen or sixteen years old at most, and you count whether it was thirty-two. ”

"Thirty-two, really."

Lu Cheng counted it all over, and his face was surprised.

Ma Kuo laughed and said, "It means that the girl likes you very much and wants you to marry her." ”

Lu Cheng waved his hand again and again: "No, no, I already have a mother-in-law at home." Besides, marry a prairie woman and go back, my father will have to beat me to death! ”

"Hahahaha!"

These words caused Zhang Dutou and others to laugh.

……

The rest of the road was much easier, and along the river, you would occasionally encounter a small tribe or two.

Seven days later.

The envoys disguised as a caravan successfully arrived at the city of Kedun.

Kedun City, also known as Zhenzhou, as the first important town in the northwest, is particularly depressed.

The city wall made of rammed loess is only a little more than a foot high, and the surface of the city wall is covered with holes eroded by wind and sand, which makes people doubt whether this city wall can withstand the bombardment of catapults.

"Stop."

Ma Kuo beckoned, and the entire caravan suddenly stopped.

He turned over and got off the camel, took off his Shu brocade robe, and took out his official uniform and hat from the package and changed them on.

After arranging his official uniform, he strode towards the city gate.

Approaching the city gate, the soldiers on duty stopped him and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Ma Kuo arched his hand and said loudly: "Ma Kuo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qi State, is ordered to send an envoy to Liao!" ”

"Qi Guo?"

The soldier was stunned for a moment, obviously not having heard of this country, and looked at the other party with a suspicious expression.

Seeing this, Ma Kuo took out the national letter from his arms, handed it over and said, "This is the personal letter of His Majesty the Emperor of Qi, and I am tired of presenting it to the King of Liao." ”

At this moment, an officer heard the movement and walked quickly.

He is not a big-headed soldier who doesn't understand anything, but a Liao nobleman who followed Yelu Dashi to flee west, and his name is Xiao Wen.

Glancing up and down at the official uniform on Ma Kuo's body, Xiao Wen took the national letter and said, "Please stay here for a while, this official will come when he goes." ”

"The general will go by himself."

Ma Kuo smiled slightly.

Hearing this, Xiao Wen held the national letter in his hand, turned around and walked into the city.

Inside the government.

Yelu Dashi is dealing with government affairs.

Since he fled westward, he has always thought about attacking the Jin Kingdom and recovering the rivers and mountains.

But he knows that his strength is still too weak, so he can only endure and develop, waiting for the time.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, the Qi State has sent an envoy!"

Envoy of Qi State!

Yelu Dashi's right hand holding the brush trembled slightly, and a drop of ink fell on the official document.

I saw a look of surprise on his face, and he stood up suddenly: "Really? ”

"The last general doesn't know whether it's true or not, so let the envoys wait outside the city for the time being, this is the national letter of the Qi State."

Xiao Wen said, handing over the national credentials.

After taking the letter of state, Yelu Dashi looked through it carefully.

Who is he, the eighth grandson of Yelu Abaoji, once a very popular minister, the Liao Song Dynasty Guoshu does not know how to see geometry, whether it is true or false can be distinguished at a glance.

At a glance, he knew that it was the national letter that was true.

After reading the letter of state, Yelu Abaoji looked excited, and immediately ordered: "Quickly invite the envoys of Qi to settle in the city pavilion, don't be rash." ”

"The last will obey."

Xiao Wen saluted, turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait."

But he heard Yelu Dashi suddenly stop him and muttered, "Let Yelu Yongming go with you to greet him." ”

In the national letter of the Emperor of Qi, this was called the Liao State, which can be said to have given him enough face, so it is obviously not polite to let a general greet him.

Yelu Yongming is his brother, and now he presides over the Privy Council, which is equivalent to a prime minister.

Seeing Xiao Wen's departing back, Yelu Dashi's heart surged.

Although he was in the city of Kedun, the news was not closed, and he often sent people to contact Western Xia to obtain information about the Jin and Song kingdoms.

Han Zhen has sprung up, and he also knows it.

Originally, in his plan, in another two years, after accumulating enough strength, he secretly contacted Western Xia, Song and Qi to attack Jin together.

Unexpectedly, the State of Qi actually sent an envoy first.

If you are really sleepy, someone will send a pillow!

(End of chapter)