Chapter 3: Khan
One
Li Zhen saw from a long distance that in front of the palace, there was already a queue to greet him.
Li dismounted and signaled for the team to stop.
Prince Dengli, the second son of the Khan, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Shangguo Qin sent a car, and he missed the welcome, and I hope to forgive my sins." β
Li Zhen said with some displeasure: "On the orders of my Tang Emperor, I traveled thousands of miles to send the princess to marry, why didn't I see the heroic Khan coming?" β
Prince Ye Hu stood up from behind and said with a smile: "Father Khan is a little unhappy, so he specially ordered his little nephew to greet the imperial uncle here." β
Li Zhen saw Ye Hu, and his color was a little dark.
This Prince Ye Hu has a very close relationship with the Tang Dynasty. In the previous rebellion against Chang'an, Prince Ye Hu personally went into battle, fought bravely, and was deeply loved by Suzong, in order to reward him, he was named the king of loyalty. In order to get closer, Suzong also ordered the crown prince Li Yu and Ye Hu to become brothers, and Ye Hu called Li Yu his brother, so Ye Hu should call Li Yu the emperor's uncle.
Li Zhen smiled and said, "There is Prince Lao." β
The young chief of the royal court, Don Mohe, led the way diligently, while instructing the servants to settle the princess and the others to get out of the car and rest.
Li Zhen was in front, and the deputy envoy Zuo Shilang followed behind and came to the palace of the royal court.
Seeing Li Zhen and the others coming in, the heroic Khan still sat on the tiger skin seat as if nothing happened, and his buttocks never moved.
Li Zhen's heart was on fire, and he said loudly: "The Tang Dynasty Qin sent to arrive, just like the emperor in person, why is the Khan disrespectful?!" β
Yingwu Khan smiled: "Lord Qincha has worked hard. β
Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Ye Hu hurriedly said to his father: "Uncle Huang personally sent the princess to marry, it is the honor of my return, and my father Khan should be respected." β
Yingwu Khan said contemptuously: "It's just a Tang woman, how many times have you seen the Tang Emperor willing to marry his own daughter?" β
Li Zhen said sharply: "Princess Ningguo is the second daughter born to my emperor, and she is like a pearl in her palm, and she is married to a khan, how can she be fake?" β
When the Heroic Khan heard this, he seemed to be suspicious, and said, "Is this true? What a princess? β
Li Zhen said disdainfully: "It's true." β
The heroic Khan was overjoyed, and immediately got up to greet him, and said with a smile: "If you offend Qincha, you can also look at Haihan." β
Li Zhen took out the holy decree from his arms and said loudly: "Take the decree." β
The crowd knelt down to hear the proclamation.
Li Zhen read out: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says: Return to the friendly country, marry forever, my own daughter, the princess of Ningguo, give marriage to the Khan, and respect Kedun." The lord of Ronglan of the Fugu clan married Dengli, the second son of the Khan, as his wife. Generations of in-laws, never give up. β
Everyone said happily: "Thank you for the grace of Emperor Datang." β
Ye Hu looked at his triumphant half-brother Dengli with some sourness, and thought to himself: I have worked hard to fight, but I have let you take advantage. If I hadn't married my wife early, where would it be your turn to marry the county lord of the Tang Dynasty today.
The sixty-year-old Yingwu Khan looked happy, felt that he was suddenly much younger, and his steps felt lighter, and instructed the chief steward Don Mohe to arrange a banquet, entertain the Qincha, and prepare a ceremony to hold a marriage ceremony tomorrow.
Two
Donmoga was instructed to take charge of the details of the preparations for the wedding, and he was very busy.
First of all, it is necessary to arrange the accommodation of distinguished guests from afar. Modeled after the Tang Dynasty, there is a post house specially used to receive foreign envoys.
Since there has been no formal salute, Princess Ningguo, as the future queen, cannot live in the palace of the royal court, and is temporarily arranged in the post house outside the royal court.
Rong Lan, as Dengli's fiancΓ©e, has already been arranged by the courteous Dengli.
Only Shu'er, as a concubine, could not be canonized, and second, she could not go to the hall, and she was not even mentioned in the holy decree, and she was ignored for a while in the chaos.
Shu'er sat helplessly in the carriage, listening to the noise of footsteps outside, and accepting the cold that had just begun.
Qingmei stood outside the car, watching everyone busy carrying gifts and items, but no one came to greet them, and said indignantly: "In the end, in the barbarian land, I don't even understand the rules, do you want to hang people here?" β
Suddenly seeing a person who looked like a steward, Qingmei hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, our county lord is still in the car, how can we settle down?" β
Don Mohe looked at the little girl in front of him, a little strange, and said, "Where else is there that the county lord has not arranged?" β
Qingmei lifted the curtain angrily and said loudly: "The county lord of the dignified King Rong, can't you see it? β
Don Mohe looked into the car, and Shu'er was slowly turning her face to look at him.
Donmohe's heart spasmed, and he saw a woman so beautiful that he would never forget it for the rest of his life.
This woman, young and young, her skin is better than snow, there is a faint sadness hidden between her eyebrows and eyes, and between her expectations, a pair of autumn water seems to flow before she says anything, which makes people can't help but give birth to infinite love and pity.
Don Mohe forgot to speak for a moment, forgot where he was.
Qingmei said dissatisfiedly: "Our county lord has traveled thousands of miles, and he is tired all the way, so he doesn't hurry to arrange a rest. β
Don Mohe came to his senses and said in a gentle tone that he couldn't believe himself, "Please get out of the car." Come with me. "Stretch out your hand and want to pull Shu'er.
Shu'er hesitated for a moment, and finally stretched out her hand.
Don Mohe held Shu'er's slender hand and carefully helped her out of the car.
As a strong and strong man, Don Mohe felt that he was as gentle as water at this time, and his palms were sweating.
The women of the Tang Dynasty are not comparable to the stout Hui women.
Don Mohe remembered that there was a county lord who was the dowry of the princess of Ningguo and gave the Yingwu Khan a wife.
Donmohe was resentful. It is really unscrupulous for such an old immortal khan to have such a stunning girl as a concubine.
And all this should have belonged to you.
Donmohe's father, Guli Peiluo, was the first Khan of the Hui Dynasty, he was brave and good at fighting, led the Ele tribe, eliminated the Turks, unified the nomads scattered in the north, established the Hui Kingdom, and obtained the recognition of the Tang Dynasty, and established a vassal relationship with the Tang Dynasty. After the death of the Khan, originally, this khanate should have been inherited by his son Don Mohe, but when the Khan died, Don Mohe was still in his infancy, and his body was weak, and he was robbed of the khanate by his uncle and became a heroic khan. For many years, Don Mohe endured humiliation and burden, always wanting to regain the sweat seat, but he was not fledgling and could not find a chance for a while.
Now, this beautiful Tang Dynasty woman aroused his strong desire. Regain the Khan position in order to get everything that belongs to you, including this woman.
Don Mohe peeked at the quiet Shu'er, thinking that maybe it would be tomorrow, and this beautiful woman like a flower and jade would be caressed in his arms by the old khan who was as rotten as a rotten wood, and his heart suddenly burned with a raging fire.
However, there is nothing I can do to stop all this.
Don Mohe subconsciously arranged Shu'er in the most secluded room of the post house. Here, away from the noisy crowds, it is difficult to attract attention.
As for why, Don Mohe himself can't say clearly.
Don Mohe pushed open the door and walked in with Yinshu'er.
Shu'er looked around and saw that the beds in the room were clean, simple but exquisite.
Don Mohe smiled and said, "The county lord will rest here first, and if you need anything, you can always order the maid to find me." β
Shu'er said sincerely: "Thank you for your care." Shu'er was very satisfied. β
Shu'er? Is that her name?
Don Mohe thought secretly. Shu is a beauty, and she really deserves her name.
Three
The night was deep, and Shu'er couldn't sleep.
Tonight will be the closest moment to him, and tomorrow, forever after the end of the world, Xiao Lang will be a passerby.
Where is he at this moment?
Chu Qingfu came back from the palace banquet with Li Zhen, and when Li Zhen fell asleep, he returned to his resting place, but he was not sleepy at all.
Although he didn't know where she was at the moment, he seemed to feel her breathing, right in his ears.
Tonight will be the closest moment to her in this life, and after tonight, this life will never meet again.
Since then, Guanshan has been thousands of miles, and beauties only appear in dreams.
Sauvignon Blanc, heart-wrenching.
Tomorrow, his heart will remain in this distant land from now on. He didn't dare to imagine how he would survive the years to come.
At the banquet, he saw the heroic khan with his own eyes. He was sixty years old, and although his spirit was still quite strong, in his eyes, no matter how he looked at it, the khan was obscene in appearance and hateful, and he was so depressed that he could not breathe at the thought that his beloved girl would have to sleep with such an ugly person from now on.
Tonight, it will be the last chance.
His heart ached like a tear.
I can't take care of it anymore. He gritted his teeth and walked out of the room.
The unfamiliar post house is full of black holes, and he can't find where Shu'er is.
At this moment, he had only one thought in his heart: take her away. Even if you die with her, it is like being tormented by this life and death. Even if you only live for one day, be a husband and wife with her for a day, and die without complaints.
At this moment, the strong love made him fearless and made him lose his scruples.
He followed the corridor, searching aimlessly, but found nothing.
But he caught the attention of the Hui guards.
The Hui guard intercepted him, for the sake of the Tang envoy, he was polite, and said, "What are you doing?" β
Chu Qingfu hesitated for a moment and said, "Ahhh β
The guard said enthusiastically, "This is not the place you should be, you have gone wrong." I'll take you back. β
Four
The next day, the palace was full of flowers and decorated in a new way.
It is a great joy for the khan to marry a wife, not to mention that the bride is also the princess born to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
The Hui people ran to tell each other, and they didn't like to smile.
Hui Hui has always attached great importance to the Tang Dynasty and regarded it as the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and even the succession of the new khan can only be supported by the clansmen after being recognized by the title of the Tang Emperor, otherwise, it will be difficult to continue.
The heroic Khan stood in the main hall in new clothes, waiting for the arrival of the princess of Ningguo.
As the envoys to send off relatives, Li Zhen and Master Li sat at the chief of the guests to witness the conclusion of this political marriage.
Among the guests and friends, the dressed princess of Ningguo, supported by the maid Bi'er, moved the lotus step lightly and slowly came to the main hall.
The crowd cheered.
According to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, the princess of Ningguo wears a phoenix crown and covers her face with a red veil, and it is faint that it is difficult to see the true face of the princess.
The Khan stepped forward, led the princess, and walked up the steps.
Khan smiled. said: "Inheriting the emperor's love, the princess of Ningguo will be married, and this Khan will be the queen of Hui to show his favor." β
The ministers cheered.
After the canonization of the queen, Dengli and Ronglan were made to pay homage, and everyone saw that the father and son were married at the same time, and they were envious.
Dengli ordered someone to send Rong Lan back to the house first, and he stayed to accompany the ministers to drink.
Seeing that the great event had been accomplished and the success was complete, Li Zhen was overjoyed, and said with the intention of drinking: "This king is ordered to send off his relatives, and the mission is completed, so he will set off for China and leave it for the time being." β
Khan said: "Lord Qin sent thousands of miles away, Ben Khan is very grateful, and in the future, he will be close to Datang, and he will be a family." β
The so-called kiss and kiss is because Yingwu Khan once married his daughter Princess Biga to Li Chengyu, the king of Dunhuang of the Tang Dynasty, as a princess, and Li Chenghuan was the cousin of Emperor Li Heng, that is to say, the daughter of Yingwu Khan became the daughter-in-law of Emperor Suzong, and Suzong married his daughter to Yingwu Khan as a daughter-in-law.
Li said in his heart, I don't look at your wrinkles, and you married such a young princess. Suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "This king has one more thing to trust in private, for the county lord who is a concubine, I hope the khan will not treat her lightly." "This is the only effort that the imperial uncle can do for Shu'er. Since he married here, no matter how unbearable this khan is, from then on, he has been Shu'er's dependence, and if he wants to gain a foothold here, he must first win the favor of this old man.
Khan agreed, his heart was so beautiful that he didn't know what to do, so he wished that Qin Cha would leave quickly, so that he could go to the cave room to spend candles and enjoy the taste of the Tang princess.
I heard that the women of the Tang Dynasty are round and jade, especially the princess of the Tang Dynasty is beautiful and enchanting, and the heroic Khan has been admiring it for a long time, and he took the opportunity to help quell the rebellion and finally married the princess, and the Khan couldn't help but be overjoyed.
It's easy to wait until the wine and food are full, and Li Zhen is about to leave.
Li Zhen ordered the princess's dowry and a large number of jewels and cloths to be removed from the car as gifts and distributed among the officials, and everyone received the gifts and smiled. In return, the khan also presented the Tang Emperor with 500 horses, as well as valuable gifts such as mink deer antler velvet.
The prince of Hui Ye personally sent Li Zhen and his party out of the royal city and parted with Yin Yin.
An inch of acacia and an inch of gray. Chu Qingfu looked at Wang Cheng, which was becoming more and more blurred, and felt that his heart was also lost there.
If I could, I would rather never know each other.
Five
With three points of drunkenness, the khan walked into the Fengyi Palace, where the queen lived.
The newly married princess of Ningguo is still dressed in the Tang Palace, with gorgeous clothes and charming, which makes Khan's heart itch.
Khan hugged the princess, his eyes sweeping over her.
Princess Ning Guo looked at this old man and felt sick in her heart. But she knows that this is not the Tang Dynasty, and she is no longer the proud woman of the sky who wants to be windy and rainy, here, she is just a woman who relies on the favor of men to live. Growing up in the deep palace since childhood, I have seen too many concubines competing for favor and love, and Princess Ningguo is well versed in her skills. If you want to gain a foothold in this homeland, you must win the favor of the Khan, even if he is a bad old man.
Princess Ningguo smiled charmingly and gently stripped Khan, revealing his slightly loose skin.
Princess Ningguo was twenty-four years old, and it was the most mature time for a woman, she had married two men successively, but she couldn't stand the princess's strong desire day and night, and finally ran out of oil and died one after another. After the death of the two husbands, the days of widowhood were not idle, and there were several male pets in the house, who were slaves during the day and lovers at night, so the matter of the bed, he was familiar with it, experienced, and knew how to make men happy.
Princess Ningguo's exaggerated cry aroused the khan's raging desire, and the khan was obsessed with lying on the princess's seductive body, charging into battle again and again.
I can't see that this old guy is still in good shape. Princess Ning Guo thought.
Princess Ningguo knew that she had to conquer him and that she had to make him infatuated with her.
The next morning, Khan looked at the woman on the bed with satisfaction, and teased: "Are the women of the Tang Dynasty so good at serving people?" But I don't know how the county lord who married is compared to the queen? β
Princess Ning Guo was shocked, it turned out that this old thing was not satisfied, she worked so hard last night, and she was still thinking about other women. Shu'er is young and beautiful, after the old guy sees it, he will naturally love it, where will he pay attention to himself?
Princess Ningguo said lightly: "Sister Shu'er is naturally a natural beauty, if the Khan likes it, he will call her to sleep today." β
Seeing that the princess was displeased, Khan hurriedly laughed and said, "I'm just talking casually." In the past few days, how can I accompany the queen to get close, as for that little beauty," Khan looked fascinated and said lewdly: "Are you still afraid that she will fly?" Sooner or later, she is not a woman of Ben Khan? β
When the khan went out, he touched the princess and said, "Little beauty, wait for me at night." "Triumphantly gone.