The three horse dancers, led by the Turkic soldiers, arrived at a very wide square in the north of the Khan Court. At this time, it was already a sea of people and chattering. Men and women, old and young, wearing bright exotic costumes, their faces were filled with joy.
With an expression on his face, he sat and stood cross-legged, talking, laughing, and dancing.
Everywhere the three of them passed, they aroused some eyebrows. Firstly, because all three of them were dressed like Han Chinese, and secondly, because truly handsome men and beauties attract attention wherever they go.
Dancing Horse could not count how many Turks were present. It was so dark that everyone formed a large circle with a circular open space in the middle. It is said that this open space will be the main venue for the event in the near future. A temporary structure was erected in the center of the open space.
A high stage was set up, on which several Turkic women dressed in exotic dance costumes sang and danced to the sound of drums, as if they were doing warm-up activities.
The Turkic soldiers led the three people to the edge of the open space, a good viewing position. A Turkic man in the back shouted: "Hey! We came here yesterday and only reached the fifth row!" The soldier replied: "Khan
Said, this is the respect for the guests who come from afar." "Who knows if your boy is attracted to a beautiful Han girl." "Who is not?"
"Hey!" There were cheers and cheers all around. Yuwen Jianxue frowned, leaned into Wu Ma's ear and said, "It's all your fault." Wu Ma looked confused.
The translator told Wu Ma, "Solchuk will start after the sun goes down, and Khan will come over to kick off the show... The party is very grand, but we must consider a problem - generally speaking, the Sui Dynasty's feudal officials sent special envoys to the party.
When the Turks visit, they will arrange a special dinner to entertain them. However, the Khan used Salchuk to save this gift, which may not be a sign of contempt."
"What does it have to do with me to despise Mr. Tang?" Wu Ma looked around with interest. Many beautiful Turkic girls looked at him. "I think this Solchuk is very interesting. Today
Our plan is very exciting tonight." "Um...what's the plan?" A cold snort came from Yuwen Jianxue next to him.
As the sun gradually set in the west, the Turkic woman in charge of the warm-up stage retreated behind the stage while dancing with a low horn.
The atmosphere at the scene became more and more intense. Many Turkic people took out leather flasks from their waists, drank kumiss, and chatted. A burly young man suddenly stood up and started singing with a loud voice.
The Turks followed suit, and the tunes with the unique boldness, freedom and indulgence of the grassland echoed in the square.
"Look," someone said, "the sun is setting."
Just before the sun fell into the ground, the singing in the square stopped neatly. The dancing horse felt like there was a conductor standing in the center of the square, holding a baton, and raised it fiercely towards the sky, and all the Turks heard it.
Just stop.
Immediately afterwards, at the outer edge of the venue, several people shouted from a distance in a long voice and in a solemn tone:
"Khan, come on!"
"Khan, come on!"
"Khan, come on!"
A wide passage opened up from the crowd in the west. A low and long horn sounded, and they saw a group of wolf guards behind Shibi, carrying a woman with a perfect figure in his left hand, heading straight to the stage in the center of the open space.
Go.
The translator looked at the woman on Shibi's left and murmured, "This girl looks familiar. I feel like I've seen her before somewhere."
"Her name is Qingxia...she came to Jinyang." Yuwen Jianxue said.
"Ah, I remembered, Qingxia... isn't it the awakened disciple who defected from our Datang Tower?"
"Huh, she's also Wu Lang-kun's cousin."
"Not a defection,"
Wu Ma looked at Qingxia's back and said, "To be more precise, she is the traitor of the Turks who broke into our army. Moreover, her name is not Qingxia, but Ashinayan."
"Ashinayan!" the translator read the name in surprise, "I have heard that she... is the daughter of Shibi Khan. It is said that she disappeared many years ago. Shibi Khan has been looking for her for a long time. It turns out she came to us.
It’s Jinyang.”
Hey, Wu Ma didn't expect that he would have a bad relationship with a Turkic princess in the coffin-like altar in the secret room of the County Cheng Mansion. He didn't know how God arranged it.
"Oh...how did you disappear?"
"If I had known about this kind of thing, I would probably have taken it as a nail in the coffin for Shi Bi. However...some people speculate that it has something to do with Princess Yicheng, whom we married in the early years of the Sui Dynasty..."
After hearing this, Yuwen Jianxue whispered to Wu Ma: "In my opinion, it's not that simple for Shi Bi to leave a message for you to negotiate peace... Qingxia is Shi Bi's daughter, and she can definitely speak up in front of her father.
Words."
Wu Ma nodded, smelling the hidden conspiracy. Yuwen Jianxue's guess was probably correct. It was probably Qingxia who proposed to Shibi to negotiate peace. Others did not have such persistence towards her.
read.
What kind of plan is Qingxia planning to trick her into trying to kill her in the Turks' territory? Then she should use a more covert method to call Wu Ma over. Now Wu Ma has become Li Yuan's special envoy.
On the contrary, Bi must do everything possible to ensure the safety of the dancing horse.
Also, the translator said: "It's weird, why don't you see Princess Yicheng... As Shibi's first wife, it shouldn't be such a big occasion."
Wu Ma felt that these doubts must be related to Shi Bi's failure to readily agree to the peace talks. He must find a way to understand the truth behind the matter.
…
On the stage, Shibi Khan walked to the center with Qingxia.
During the whole process, accompanied by thundering cheers, the Turkic people looked at Shibi Khan with fanatical eyes. This is completely understandable - under the leadership of Shibi Khan, the Turks entered their most powerful era, and
In the years before Shibi Khan, the Turks had to pay tribute to the Sui Dynasty.
"Oh my god," the translator pointed at Qingxia, "Wu Langjun, have you seen that she is looking at me and winking at me... Oh, it's a pity that I have a wife at home. What a beautiful girl."
Stop dreaming. Of course Yuwen Jianxue knew who Qingxia was looking at. She took half a step forward and happened to be in front of Wu Ma.
"Ah..." the translator became even more excited, "She smiled... Alas, she looked away again..."
Amidst the warm cheers, Shibi Khan raised his hands, and the crowd of tens of thousands of people fell silent instantly.
Shibi Khan spoke. His voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
"My dear people:
Ordained by heaven and carried by earth. Since I succeeded as Khan, under the blessing of Tengger and the support of my subjects, we have united as one, worked together, worked hard, built a foundation, created an unprecedented Turkic age, and ushered in the
The most powerful period in history...
We unite the grassland, and all ethnic groups and tribes unite sincerely...
We marched out to Yanmen Pass and surrounded the Sui lord. Arrows were shot in front of Yang Guang, making him cry with his son in his arms...
We have millions of troops and conquer the world. We have Khitan and Shiwei in the east, Tuyuhun and Gaochang in the west, Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou in the south, and everyone is willing to surrender..."
Sure enough, from ancient times to the present, grand festivals all over the world have been used to praise virtues. As each achievement was displayed, although the scene was silent, it was obvious that the eyes of the Turkic people became more fanatical.
Speaking of commanding the world, Shibi Khan suddenly pointed in the direction of the dancing horse and said, "Today, Li Yuan, minister of the Sui Kingdom and the keeper of Taiyuan County, also sent a special envoy to extend a hand of friendship to us and express his closeness.
…Let us extend a warm welcome to our distinguished guests from afar!”
Now that the three horse dancers were introduced, the three could only stand up and greet them. Enthusiastic cheers rang out from all around. The three people kept smiling expressions on their faces, but they all felt that it was inappropriate. The translator whispered: "We are here to visit.
Isn’t it appropriate to mention this matter in a gathering with so many people?”
"Shibi did it on purpose," Yuwen Jianxue sneered, "If this kind of thing spreads, it will damage Duke Tang's reputation, but it will not cause any loss to Shibi. Fortunately, Shibi said it tactfully enough."
As he said that, he looked at Wu Ma. Wu Ma was waving her arms and smiling at a beautiful Turkic girl, "Why didn't you react at all?"
"If you have to tell others, we can't stop you." Wu Ma waved and smiled, but didn't look at the two people beside him. "I think this is a good sign - he deliberately used this method to force Mr. Tang to
To stand up openly shows that he still wants to cooperate."
"You are quite open-minded."
At the beginning, after summarizing the achievements at length, he briefly planned the future development blueprint of the Turkic Khanate. He once again thanked Tengger for his blessing and vowed to create a better future for the Turkic people.
Amidst even more enthusiastic cheers, Shibi walked off the stage with Qingxia.