The stars are low, and on the high slopes of the grassland, there are beautiful women dancing in the night.

The graceful posture is stretched, sometimes lifting the skirt to look at the moon, sometimes flying and spinning the legs, full of youthful vitality and mysterious. After watching it for a long time, you will be immersed in it, and you can't help but shout hello.

The accompanying dancer is the horse-head qin, the sound is mellow, low and tactful, although the volume is not large, but in the open field, it is still very beautiful.

It was Yue Liduo who danced, and Yelu Abaoji who played the piano.

When the herdsmen on the grassland have enough food and clothing, they will always play the piano and dance to enjoy life, thanking God for his gifts. Although Yelu Abaoji is the king of the grassland, he is also a herdsman, and what ordinary people enjoy, he also enjoys, and he never gets tired of it.

It's not that Yelu Abaoji is close to the people, and there is no such concept on the grassland. The tribal chieftains, that is, more cattle and sheep, more fierce horses, and more warriors who can command. In addition, the lack of materials makes them unable to understand what it means to be drunk.

Simplicity often means purity.

After a song, Yelu Abaoji put down the horse-head qin, opened his arms and made exaggerated movements, and praised Yueliduo's dancing posture loudly. The explicit and direct words made Yue Liduo, who was flushed, even more shy, but she just glared at him and lay in his arms.

Yelu Abaoji, who was holding the beauty, said in a loud voice: "Do you know Yueliduo, I heard that there were two million people in Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, and there was everything there, and many objects were more artifacts than the natural stars and moons.

"Those who have many musical instruments will never learn it in a lifetime, those who have a lot of singing and dancing will never finish dancing in a lifetime, those who are beautifully dressed will never finish wearing it in a lifetime, and they will never be able to eat all the wine and dishes they will ever eat......

"Yueliduo, when we set foot in the Central Plains and capture Chang'an, I must give you the best Qinglou in Pingkangfang, so that you can wear colorful clothes and dance the best dance!"

Yue Liduo thought about it seriously, and her big eyes were full of doubts, "But, I heard that Qinglou seems to be a brothel, do I want to dance in a brothel?"

Yelu Abaoji was stunned, "Qinglou is a brothel?"

Yueliduo nodded, "It seems like that." ”

Yelu Abaoji touched his chin and muttered for a moment, "In this case, I will take over the entire green building, so that no one will come to rob you from me, and only I can watch your dance." ”

Yueliduo's eyes were shining with stars, and she said happily: "My king, you really love Yueliduo!"

Yelu Abaoji laughed proudly, very happy.

With the earth as the bed and the sky as the quilt, this is the most suitable place for men and women on the grassland, and Yelu Abaoji and Yueliduo are no exception. Soon there was a low and tactful voice on the high slope, but this time it was no longer a horse-head qin, but a woman's chanting.

When the battle was over, the two of them hugged each other and said embarrassing love words for a while, then put on their shirts and rode on their horses. Under the light of the bright moon, the horses galloped across the vast grassland and returned to their camp.

Yelu Abaoji picked Yue Liduo off the horse and was about to carry him directly into the tent, but when he saw a person standing in the shadow in front of the tent, he sighed and said helplessly: "Why do I have to see your eerie face whenever I enjoy the beauty of life?"

The white-haired Divine Sect monk chuckled, "That's because the king has too much time to enjoy life. ”

Yelu Abaoji was ridiculed in person, not only did he not get angry, but thought about it seriously, and then nodded solemnly, "I think what you said is not unreasonable. ”

He put down Yueliduo and let her go to the tent by herself, and he followed the white-haired oracle to another, bigger tent.

Yelu Abaoji sat on the bearskin chair, waved his hand casually, and motioned for the divine envoy to sit casually, "What is the important thing that you came to me at this time?"

The divine envoy said unhurriedly: "Shatuo, Dangxiang, Uighurs, Tubo, Nanzhao, Bohai State, we have already contacted all parties, and soon all parties will send envoys to the West Tower to discuss the specific details of sending troops to attack Tang."

"But unfortunately, this news was found by the people of Tsing Yi Yamen, and even more unfortunately, we were not able to intercept this information, so the most unfortunate thing is that Li Ye has already learned the news at this time. ”

Yelu Abaoji suddenly stood up from the throne, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, he sat down again.

He looked at the divine envoy with a solemn gaze: "If Li Ye learns this news, with his character, he will definitely strike first." The whole world is attacking the Tang Dynasty, which is a huge momentum, but it is necessary for the war to be launched at the same time.

"If Li Ye strikes decisively and destroys the two weakest tribes, Shatuo and Dangxiang, first, it will have the effect of deterring the states, and then send envoys to comfort Nanzhao and Bohai State, and our union will soon collapse!

"When the time comes, only the Uighurs will be able to fight us to the death. The Tang Dynasty only needs to hold the Yangguan, just like defending the Shimen monk corps, to contain the Uighur troops, and when the time comes, concentrate on us, won't we sit back and wait for destruction?"

Yelu Abaoji's words are not alarmist.

In fact, his perception of Khitan strength is very objective. Judging from the current situation, the Khitan cannot confront Datang alone.

The unification of the Mobei grassland is a great achievement, but it is only for the grassland. In the face of the behemoth Datang, especially when Datang and countless elite soldiers who had just been tempered by blood and fire, the Khitan could not withstand the frontal onslaught of Datang at all.

And if we wait another three or five years, the situation will only get worse.

Although the Khitan has been studying the Tang Dynasty all these years, setting up hundreds of officials, revitalizing hundreds of workers, building cities, and advocating culture, learning is learning after all, and there is a process, and it is not so easy to get into the wood.

And the Tang Dynasty already has these things, and after the country is pacified, it will be able to prosper in a blink of an eye.

The contrast in national strength could not be more obvious.

The divine envoy did not panic at all, and said calmly: "Sha Tuo and the two party departments, the strength is indeed a little worse, but I have already sent the great monk to support, if Li Ye attacks rashly, he will only step into the trap we have arranged." ”

Yelu Abaoji said disdainfully: "There are hundreds of great monks of the Tang Dynasty, if they come out, no matter how powerful the trap you arrange, in the face of absolute strength, it will disappear in an instant!"

The divine envoy laughed out loud: "If Li Ye dares to send out all the great monks, then it is really in our arms." ”

Yelu Abaoji frowned, "Can you finish the words at once?"

The divine envoy said unhurriedly: "Although Li Ye pacified the Tang Dynasty, the process was too fast and fast, and the forces of many princes were not uprooted. Therefore, the unification of Datang today only seems to be unified on the surface.

"As long as we use a little means, we will not worry that there will be no more smoke in Datang. Li Ye can make the great monk pour out of the nest, and so can we. At that time, as long as they are held back for a while, there will be chaos in Datang!"

Yelu Abaoji naturally understood the deep meaning of these words.

The princes who fought with Li Ye in the Tang Dynasty, except for Li Keyong and Gao Piao, Zhu Wen and Wang Jian were still alive. Zhu Wen heard that he had retired to the countryside and lived a hermit-like life, while Wang Jian had become an idle prince and was enjoying his wealth in peace.

In addition to this, there are some minor princes, who are still envoys of the festival. In order to appease them, Li Ye also gave them officials and knights, although they have no real power, but after all, the name is there.

For example, several vassal kings in the land of Chu, Lingnan, and Wuyue.

These places are far away from Chang'an, and there are dangers of mountains and rivers. If you can really let these people do things and cooperate with Nanzhao and the helpers they sent out, as long as the strategy is properly arranged, it can definitely have the effect of instantly eroding the Tang Dynasty.

I heard that the Confucian sect of the Tang Dynasty has always been huge.

Although the Yangzhou Confucian sect that had supported Gao Biao did not succeed, it also successfully withdrew from Yangzhou at the last moment and was not purged much. Now that there is an opportunity for them to re-engineer the world's great struggle, they will surely be very happy.

Seeing that Yelu Abaoji was thoughtful, the divine envoy smiled proudly: "Now I need you to send someone to give them this opportunity." The Tang people all say that when there is a great struggle in the world, all those who have flesh and blood have a desire to fight. Before these people succeeded, they were killed by Li Ye, and they must be unconvinced in their hearts.

"As long as the terms of the covenant are more generous, they will not be worried. ”

Yelu Abaoji pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "In order to destroy Tang, there is only this way, try your best." ”

......

Autumn is the beginning of the harvest, and that's something that everyone knows, especially the farmer.

But for Zhu Wen, this was the first time he had seriously harvested the grain he had planted, so his joy was extraordinarily strong.

When I was young, although I also herded cattle and farmed fields, I was always coping with errands, and I essentially looked down on farm work, and I never thought about supporting myself with these things.

Moreover, since I live in someone else's house, the food I harvest is not my own, so I don't have a sense of harvest at all.

This time, however, it was different.

When he returned to the countryside last year, Zhu Wen bought 1,000 acres of fertile land, built a manor for his family, and accepted some tenants, so that he was both a landlord and a farmer.

There is nothing to do every day, and the land is ploughed. Taking care of the land has become his main errand, although there is a major repair, but when he arrives in the field, he has not used the power of cultivation, and he works with simple strength, no different from ordinary farmers.

The farmers in the manor didn't know that their owner was actually an immortal who was limited by the rules of Kunlun and could not ascend. On weekdays, when they are chatting and bragging with the owner in the field, the other party is as open-mouthed as them, except that he is very bold, and there is nothing else special about him.

A few people who can brag come to the owner of the village every time they rest, and they can also be rewarded with a gourd wine to drink. It's a good wine, and the farmer doesn't drink it twice a year, so the big guys are very satisfied with their owners.

Of course, the owner's wife is naturally extremely beautiful, so beautiful that it has reached the limit of the imagination of the simple farmers, and the daughter of the owner is also extremely cute, so cute that anyone who sees it will not help but tease it.

Sometimes when I see the other party's speech and demeanor, I deliberately make the little girl angry, whenever this time, I am so angry that I laugh dumbly, and it is often these big characters who don't know a few dealers.

The little girl also came down, who can withstand it? I can't understand what people mean, of course, I can only admire it in my heart, and when I look back and see my own runny boy, I have to kick a few feet to get angry.

Today, as usual, when the sun sets, the trees are all autumn colors, the mountains and mountains are only sunset, the herdsmen drive the calves back, the hunting horses bring the birds back, and Zhu Wen, who has a lot of mud on the cloth and linen shirt, carries a hoe and walks leisurely home.

Unexpectedly, he saw a very familiar person on the avenue, which made him a little stunned, and immediately greeted him with a smile.

Before they met, Zhu Wen took the wine gourd on his waist, threw it over, and said with a smile: "Although the home-brewed wine is not as good as the wine in Chang'an, it tastes like two points." ”

The person who came took the wine gourd, didn't say anything, pulled out the stopper, looked up and poured a sip, and said with a smile: "It's really good wine, with some earthy taste." ”

Zhu Wen laughed, walked in front of the visitor, took the gourd that was not much left in the wine, took a sip of his own cow, and wiped his mouth and said: "The wine made by the countrymen naturally has an earthy taste, and if King An is not used to drinking it, it is reasonable." ”

Li Ye shook his head and said: "The earthy taste is a kind of attractive taste, fresh and natural, and there are no miscellaneous things, which is very rare." ”

The two walked side by side towards the manor.

Li Ye clasped his hands in his sleeves, looked around, and smiled gently: "I thought that you would retire, that is, enjoy the blessings of the world, but I didn't expect you to really carry a hoe to the ground by yourself." The crops here are harvested horizontally and vertically, as if they had been measured with a ruler, and they must have come from your hands. ”

Zhu Wen smiled proudly: "A manly man, if you can't go to the ground in person, you have to rely on exploiting the farmer's stomach, what kind of hero is it?"

Li Ye gave a thumbs up, "Brother Zhu's arrogance has not diminished back then. ”

Zhu Wen waved his hand, "There is no arrogance, it is all for my son and daughter." As fathers, we can't let our children think we're lazy, right? Oh, I'm sorry, you don't seem to be a father yet?"

Li Ye smiled dumbly, not knowing what to say. It stands to reason that he should have had an heir a long time ago. However, because the county lord was still in the immortal realm, he couldn't go down to the mortal world for the time being, so Li Ye didn't think about it.

After all, in Li Ye's heart, the county lord must be a wife, and the one who will inherit his achievements in the future will only be the children of him and the county lord, so of course he was born as the eldest son.

The two of them chatted all the way to the manor.

Before entering the door, a little girl rushed out like a cannonball, and crashed into Zhu Wen's arms at once, causing Zhu Wen to laugh. Li Ye helped Zhu Wen take the hoe so that the other party could better pick up his daughter.

It was a cute girl with a small pink face, and a pair of big and bright black eyes. was shaved by Zhu Wen with a scumbag, while pushing Zhu Wen away with his pink little hands, he giggled non-stop, whether he was watching or listening, it made people feel more comfortable.

"Xiaoya, how many times have I told you, my father was covered with dirt when he first came back, don't get on him, let my father go and change his clothes first......"

A woman with elegant makeup turned out from behind the shadow wall, habitually complaining about the unruly little girl, and when she looked up and saw Li Ye, a stranger, she couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing that Li Ye's bearing was extraordinary, and the materials of his clothes and robes were also very particular, he knew that it must be a nobleman, so he hurriedly squatted down to salute.

"My sister-in-law is very polite. Li Ye returned the salute with a smile.

The woman didn't say anything to Li Ye, just smiled apologetically, and took the little girl who was close to her father away, and taught her a lesson while walking, saying that when she saw a distinguished guest next to her father in the future, she must not be so unpresent, otherwise everyone else will know that the little lady of the Zhu family has no manners.

The little girl raised her head and asked innocently, what is a distinguished guest, and the woman said that all the guests brought back by her father are distinguished guests, and they cannot be abrupt. The little girl nodded as if she didn't understand, and with a sigh, she followed the woman into the weeping flower door and disappeared.

Li Ye was very envious of this scene.

In fact, sometimes people are very contradictory creatures.

Take Li Ye as an example, what he has pursued has always been the road of leisure, he is free to travel the world, unrestrained and without any oppression, this is the case before the crossing, and the same is still the case after the crossing.

But when Li Ye sees such human warmth and such a cute little girl, he will think that he also has a silly and smart, innocent and sensible little girl.

This is lethal to any loving, mature man.

But when I think of raising my own children, it is a huge project, and it has been like a day for more than ten years, what kind of shackles and tests are it. If you don't accompany you every day, you won't fulfill your responsibilities as a father, and you will blame yourself.

And once the little girl grows up, she is destined to have all kinds of unfinished hearts, and when she gets married, her father is of course the saddest, because in my father's opinion, all young men in the world are pigs, and they all want to bring disaster to their own water cabbage, and no one is really worthy of their daughter.

So why is it that the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law more and more pleasing to the eye, it is because there is no father-in-law who looks at her son-in-law how pleasing it will be.

Zhu Wen saw that Li Ye was a little distracted, so he smiled and said, "What, does King An also like his daughter?"

Li Ye sighed and said honestly: "Compared with leather children, I still prefer girls." How cute the girl is, even if it is not an intimate little padded jacket, the delicate appearance of the pink can make people happy. The leather child is very annoying, like a puppy cub, and only wants to kick as far as he wants. ”

Zhu Wen was stunned, and didn't understand what "leather boy" and "little padded jacket" meant for a while.

However, he is a smart person in the end, and he can understand the general meaning in a blink of an eye, so he laughed and praised him: "I can't imagine that Brother Li and I are still in the same way!"

Dinner is not sumptuous, but there is absolutely enough fish and meat, and you can drink wine to your heart's content.

Li Ye and Zhu Wen ate for two hours, and the chicken bones and sheep bones were almost piled up, and the wine jar was also placed on the ground, which was barely satisfied.

After eating, Li Ye didn't bother much, drank tea with Zhu Wen, and left the manor.

When Zhang came in with the maid to clean up, he said to Zhu Wen worriedly: "Husband, why did King An come to our house for no reason?

Zhu Wen took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "If King An really has malicious intentions, he won't drink and eat with me."

"I didn't tell you something, two days ago, the Khitan came and wanted to support me to raise troops, and I said that I had contacted several heroes of the Tang Dynasty, and when the time came, they attacked from the outside, and we fought for power internally, and we will definitely be able to overthrow the Tang Dynasty......

"What a fool's dream! Who do they think of the old man? Daomen is our own power, and it is okay for the old man to join forces with them. But the Khitan is just a group of savages, and they also want to poison the Tang Dynasty?

Zhang's face turned pale, "Did the husband reject them?"

Zhu Wen took his wife's cold hand, put it in his palm and said: "Even if the old man wants to make a comeback, he will not be with the savages, even if it is a thing, he will not be able to see his ancestors in a hundred years." Don't worry, King An came to drink with the old man today, in fact, he came to relieve the old man's heart.

"When the Khitan monks entered the Central Plains, how could they hide from the Tsing Yi Yamen? If they can go back alive, that is the great joke of the world. Although the old man and King An were once enemies, we both know that we both have the dignity of being Tang people.

"So King An's trip, although he didn't say much, the meaning is very clear, as long as the old man does not collude with the savages, and the old man wants to live whatever life he wants, he can guarantee that absolutely no one dares to disturb!"