The anger of the Great Zhou and Xue Shao's inscription instantly ignited the entire grassland.

Many people on the grassland have not forgotten the scene of their hasty retreat from Monan a year ago. More people have not forgotten the war between Nozhenshui and Black Sand, which caused them to lose their father, husband and son. At present, the Turks have just made peace with the Great Zhou, and the people of the steppe think that they can finally live a few days of peace, but they are about to ignite the flames of war again.

The silent sip that provoked the incident was suddenly pushed to the forefront.

At this point, it's winter.

Gu Lulu, who was sitting in the tooth tent, kept receiving news from the south, and the Great Zhou Dynasty was really not just talking. At the same time that Xue Shao issued a letter, the empress issued the first 'Recruiting Warrior Order' of the Great Zhou Dynasty, recruiting athletes to join the army in Hebei, with a target of 300,000 soldiers. At the same time, Xue Shao returned to the Luoshui camp in military uniform, and personally led this army of tigers and wolves into the north, and stationed troops in Bingzhou to recruit soldiers and raise food and grass.

A national war is about to begin.

However, at this very time, Gu Lu fell ill.

Perhaps it was the years of conquest and painstaking entrepreneurship that had already exhausted his hard work, and the recent turbulence in the Turkic country made him even more distraught. With the arrival of the cold winter, Gu Lulu's physical condition, which was not very healthy, suddenly deteriorated sharply. Especially after the silent sipping incident, Gu Lulu was so angry that he slept day and night, and now he finally can't afford to be sick.

Wang Yu also put down the rebellion of the two tribes under the assistance (or supervision) of Ashid Luohe. Most of the Khan's descendants were outside the wolf-cavalry army. The tooth tent was empty, and the bones lying on the hospital bed were even more worried.

Gu Lulu felt that the only thing he could rely on now was Lust Valley.

"He is like Zhuge Wuhou of Shu Han. He is a true and loyal servant, and he has always been a loyal companion to me, and he will faithfully assist my son in the future. Gu Lulu said this to himself countless times. But at this moment, he can't help but think of silent sobbing and thinking of Duxilu.

"Why is it that a brother who is a fellow brother of my mother is not as loyal as a foreign minister?"

The bones are in pain. He never thought of really killing Mo Si, even if it was for the sake of the future of the Khanate and for the sake of his children and grandchildren, he didn't want to kill Mo Si. He will never forget how brave and loyal he was when he was only a few dozen horsemen by his side. Without this younger brother, he would have died many times ago. Over the years, he fought in the south and the north, and half of the territory of the khanate was laid by him, and half of the foundation of the khanate was created by him himself.

"Why are we able to share in afflictions, but not riches?"

For many nights, Gu Lulu was so sad that he even burst into tears.

Early that morning, the wind and snow that had been going on for several days finally stopped. Wang Yu sent someone to report that the rebellion had been put down, and that he had captured six tribal leaders who had launched the rebellion, and were on his way to the tooth tent.

Tunyugu personally came to report the good news to Gu Lulu.

Gu Lulu lay on the bed and listened to the good news without showing any joy, but just asked, "How is the south?" ”

Tunyugu said that Nanguo is recruiting troops to raise food, and it is estimated that there will be some action after the beginning of spring.

Gu Lulu pondered for a moment, "The news, is it credible?" ”

"Not credible. But believable. Lust Valley replied.

Gu Lu opened his eyes, "What do you say?" ”

"The three surrendered cities of the Zhou Dynasty completely blocked us in Mobei. It has become very difficult to find out the news. Even if you can occasionally hear a little rumor, it may be a fake news deliberately spread by Xue Shao. "Regardless of whether these news are true or not, we only need to understand Xue Shao's personality to speculate that they may be true at any time, recruiting troops and raising food to start the Northern Expedition." ”

"Yes, that's Xue Shao's character." Gu Lulu sighed lightly and said, "He may be threatening to intimidate us, but his threat can turn into real action at any time." This is where he dares to threaten and intimidate us. ”

Tun Desire Valley nodded, "This time is different from the past, Xue Shao has truly taken charge of the military power of the Southern Kingdom. War or not to fight is all in his thoughts, and even the empress will no longer stop him. ”

Pei Gong's eyes are like torches. After all, this person has really become, the nightmare of all the prairie people......" Gu Lulu sighed and closed his eyes tiredly.

"Khan, it's useless to sigh at this point." Tun Lust Valley said, "It's only to blame your subordinates for their incompetence, and they lost to him in the battle of Nuo Zhenshui before. That battle can be called a turning point in the balance of strength between the Khanate and the Southern Kingdom, and it is also a turning point in Xue Shao's life. After that battle, he gathered troops in Hebei to capture Heisha, built three surrendered cities to block the khanate in Mobei, and then waved his army back to the dynasty to support the empress's accession to the throne. Since then, Xue Shao has soared into the sky and can no longer be stopped. With him presiding over the military of the Southern Dynasty, the surrounding countries were invincible. Now the Xi people have long been attached to the Khitan and are still breathing, and even the Tubo in the Western Regions has been taken away from the four towns of Anxi, and Gongyue City and the Western Turks have surrendered and annexed. Nowadays, it is difficult for us to compete with the Southern Dynasties. Even in the coming decades, as long as there is no major civil strife and turmoil in the south, it will be difficult for us to take advantage of it. At present, seeking peace with the Khan and stabilizing the domestic situation in order to achieve long-term peace and stability is the top priority at present. Otherwise, the Khanate is in danger of overturning! ”

Gu Lulu closed his eyes and muttered for a long time, then suddenly opened his eyes and hissed angrily: "Do I really want to take my brother's head to quench the anger of the Nanan?" ”

Tunyu Gu sighed lightly, "At least, we must return to Tian Guidao first." The rest of the things can be considered in the long run. War is always the last option, and the people of the South know this truth better than we do. ”

"But my brainless brother has refused to show up until now and has refused to return to Tianguidao." Gu Lulu pounded the couch and roared, "What is he thinking in his heart? ”

In a fit of rage, Gu Lulu coughed violently again, and coughed up blood.

"Khan!" Valley Surprise!

"Don't panic!" Gu Lulu pinched the blood into his fist and said, "You go and call my two sons, Ai Yan's mother and son, and all the ten Qu Lu Sip." Call to me! ”

Qu Lusi was a Turkic official and a hereditary leader of a large clan. These ten Qu Lu Si are the members of the political hall who follow the valley of Desire to assist the Khan.

Tun Lust Valley was shocked, could it be that the Khan wanted to explain the aftermath?!

"Yuanzhen ......" Gu Lulu stretched out a hand, and Tun Yugu hurriedly bent his knees and held his hand.

"My time may be running out. But I can't die right now. "I've always been obedient to you, and you've never let me down. This time the two of us will swap places, and I'll use a ploy to replace you with it. May I? ”

"Yes, Khan......" Lust Valley bowed his head. Although the khan could not see the tears under his mask.

"I never believed that my brother would betray me." Gu Dulu closed his eyes and lay down, muttering, "I don't believe that my khanate will be wiped out after my death......

A few days later, news of the death of the Khan's Gulu suddenly came out of the tent, and a large funeral began according to Turkic custom. According to the Khan's deathbed confession, his eldest son, Mejlian, succeeded to the throne. In the name of Mohe Dagan, Tunyugu led the ten surnamed Qulu Si to take charge of the military and political power of the Tooth Tent together, and Tunyugu was also respected as his father by the young little khan.

In addition, the Khan of Gulu also left a last word, honoring the princess of the Ashina clan Aiyan as "Our Lady of Kedun". The meaning of Kedun was originally the queen, but Gu Lulu's Yuan match, that is, Mo Jianlian's mother, died early, and Gu Lu has not been officially canonized Ke Dun since then. The meaning of Gu Lulu's move is to let the new khan serve Aiyan, the aunt of the same clan, as his own mother.

At the same time, Ayan's son, Krakus, was given the title of "Yehu", a high status in the Turkic Khanate after the Khan. Their mother and son were crowned in this form, which means that Ai Yan has the right to participate in politics from now on, and she will lead the ten Qulu Si together with Tun Desire Valley to assist the new Khan.

In terms of the army, Wang Yu, the son-in-law of Gu Lulu, and the confidant of Tun Desire Valley, Ashi De Luohe, and several wolf riding generals were named "Set" (also known as Dashe), which is equivalent to the "Great General" in charge of troops and horses in the Southern Dynasty, but the right to transfer troops has always been tightly held in the hands of the political hall and the Khan.

Among the testaments of the Bone Khan, the Silent Si was one of the great ones and had a place in the political hall. Although he has both military and political power, his status is obviously inferior to Ai Yan and Tun Desire Valley.

At this time, the silent sip that had been hiding in the mountains finally couldn't hide it anymore. He walked out of the ice and snow, raised his arms and gathered his diehard henchmen, and soon pulled up a team of 70,000 or 80,000 people, and raised a banner to go to the "Qingjun side" of the tooth tent to kill the Tunyu Valley and Ai Yan's mother and son who were in trouble.

The reaction on the side of the tooth tent was even faster, and Tunyugu decided to go out in person, with Wang Yu and Luo He as generals, and led 100,000 wolf horsemen to conquer Mo Si.

Xue Ne, who was stationed at the mouth of the army, had been keeping a close eye on every move of the Turks, and immediately reported these changes to Luoyang.

When the news arrived in Luoyang, the capital of God, it was snowy, and there were only a few days before the Chinese New Year.

Princess Taiping's belly is already very large, and she is not far from giving birth. Linlang also got her wish, and both of them were pregnant, and they were happy for a while. Xue Shao concentrated on accompanying his wife, concubines, children, and brothers and family at home, preparing to spend a good year with peace of mind. Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian suddenly sent an envoy to invite him into the palace, and Xue Shao knew that it must be a big event, so he immediately changed his clothes and entered the palace in a carriage, and brought a moon slave with him.

Guo An and Duan Feng are now the generals of the right guard, and it is not convenient to act as Xue Shao's subordinates as before. Yuenu's figure and mentality have recovered from the state of "first-time motherhood", she safely handed over the child to Chen Xian'er and the nurses to take care of, and returned to Xue Shao to be the "little tail".

Xue Shao was also very happy about this, for so many years, he had long been accustomed to the moon slave taking care of him by his side. Nowadays, I often go in and out of the palace, and it will be more convenient to bring the woman of the moon slave as a servant. What's more, the empress also admires the moon slave, and she used to ask the moon slave to help her practice the "shooting child" in the palace, preparing to form a female soldier to guard the inner court. Although the matter ended in the end, the empress had a good impression of "General Anda", and called her "Dangchao Xiaolie" several times.

General Xiaolie is the posthumous title of Hua Mulan by the emperor of Li Tang in the previous dynasty.

Xue Shao took Hua Mulan into the inner court to welcome the immortal hall, and Wu Zetian was sitting in the study with a piece of music in his hand.

After Xue Shao entered, Wu Zetian went straight to the point and said: "Chengyu, they really fought." ”

Of course, Xue Shao knew who this "they" meant. This is supposed to be a good thing, but why does it feel a little weird?

Xue Shao looked around, and there was no chamberlain in the room, only him and Wu Zetian.

"See for yourself!" Wu Zetian stood up, walked in front of Xue Shao in person, and solemnly handed over the recital to him.

Xue Shao glanced at Wu Zetian first, her face was a little dark. Unfolding the chapter and looking at it, he suddenly understood in his heart why Wu Zetian was not only unhappy, but also had a trace of sorrow on his face.