In Liu Mu's opinion, his eldest sister Liu Ruyan has changed, at least Liu Mu sees it this way, since Qin Huaidao, Liu Ruyan's life has been focused on Qin Huaidao.

Liu Mu could feel that Liu Ruyan hoped that Qin Huaidao would have the purest trajectory of the Tang Dynasty aristocracy in the process of growing up.

"Go to the lake." Yanagi asked.

Who would have thought, Xiao Ling'er has prepared a set of itineraries to play everywhere, at this time, although the four sisters from the Liu family are the closest people to Liu Mu, but the Liu family has the right to be the master of Xiao Ling'er at the moment.

Those who are married are foreign family members, and those who are not married are not yet adults, so Xiao Linger can receive them as the host.

"You go play, I'll go and learn a little bit of ancient Greek."

"What is Ancient Greek?"

Xiao Ling'er took over the conversation: "Sister, is it like this......

At this time, deep in the steppe.

Xue Yantuo's leader, Yi Nan, hadn't closed his eyes for two days and two nights, and his most elite troops had been transferred back to his side from everywhere.

"Khan, what should we do?" One of the patriarchs of the clan asked anxiously.

Yi Nan didn't answer, his eyes just looked out of the tent, his eyes were already bloodshot.

At this time, someone from outside the tent trotted in: "Khan, visit the Malay report, the Jieli Khan Department has not gathered soldiers and horses recently." ”

Yi Nan let out a long sigh of relief, but his brow was still furrowed.

Another old man entered the tent: "Khan, how should we deal with the envoys sent by the Luo tribe to join us?" ”

"Tongluo, more than 70,000 households, large and small." Yi Nan rubbed his hands vigorously on his forehead, and instead of answering this question, he asked rhetorically: "How are the soldiers, horses, grain and grass prepared?" ”

"There is not enough food and grass, but you can fight."

After listening to this, Yi Nan said: "Tongluo is not an ordinary small tribe, less is less, they break away from Jieli and belong to me, then we must be prepared for a battle with Jieli." The Western Turks are in civil strife, and the Ni Khan has a good relationship with me, but he needs to quell the chaos at the moment, and he can't spare it to help us. ”

"Where's Datang?" Someone stood up: "Datang and Jieli are mortal enemies, or they can be allies." ”

Yi Nan shook his head: "It's too late, let's send someone directly to Chang'an, the result is unknown." I contacted the Hui Khan, but the Hui people contacted Datang, and then to Chang'an, back and forth. It's too late, now we have to rely on us to fight with Jieli, this battle is not the battle I want, but I am forced to fight. ”

"The tribes are attached, and if we don't fight, we will be ridiculed for being weak, but if we fight, alas, ......"

Yi Nan's sigh meant that he was not ready for a life-and-death duel with Jieli, and the probability of victory at the moment was not high, or it would hurt his vitality.

It was another sleepless night, and Yi Nan was also sleepy to the limit before he barely fell asleep.

In the early hours of the morning, Yi Nan had slept for less than two hours, and a horse galloped in and rushed into the tent: "Khan, the Tang envoy is already within a hundred miles. ”

"Tang envoys?" Yi Nan suspected that he had misheard.

Tanma immediately replied: "I'm sure it's an envoy of the Tang people, and there is a scepter." And the striker guard said that the striker was only thirty miles away from the home team. ”

One hundred and thirty miles, counting the time, you can get there in the afternoon.

"Orders, killing sheep, and preparing wine, all of them are done in the back camp, and they must not be seen by the Tang envoys. Zuodu Hu Dai Ben Khan went out to welcome fifty miles, and transferred a thousand elite Ben Khan ten miles to welcome. ”

Don Legations.

The chief envoy is Ma Zhou, and the deputy envoy is Wei Ting of the Ministry of Rites.

On official positions and titles. Wei Ting and Ma Zhou are on the same level, but this time, Ma Zhou is the main line for the time being.

The general of the protector army is Dugu Xiude, after he led people to kill Wang Shichong, who was spared death by Li Yuan, he thought that he might never be able to lead troops, but who would have thought that this time he would have the opportunity to put on his armor again.

The two deputy generals of the guard, one is Xi Junmai, and the other is the cousin of the original Niu Jinda named Niu Ben.

"General, there are scouts around." Niu Ben came to Dugu Xiude's side and reported.

Dugu Xiude waved his hand: "This is already around Xue Yantuo's tooth tent, and it is not surprising that there are Tanma." As far as our people are concerned, if we really want to fight, we don't have the slightest chance of winning in this place, this is the stinginess of the King of Yijun, if you lend me a thousand dings, I won't go around hundreds of miles to avoid Jieli's people. ”

Wei Ting was in the middle of the team, and he would say to Ma Zhou: "Do you want to make a plan?" ”

"I'm thinking about ......" Ma Zhou stopped here and changed his words: "Don't worry, after the Yinan Khan reads Liu Juma's handwritten letter, it's not too late to see his reaction and respond." ”

What is written in this letter? Can you take a look? ”

Ma Zhou shook his head: "I don't know, the sage personally ordered no one to read it privately, and this letter can only be handed over directly to Yi Nan Khan." I guess tonight, we'll know the results. ”

Wei Ting nodded: "That's all but so." ”

Ma Zhou was thinking about the incident five years ago.

It is estimated that even the saint does not know the details of some things, and the current Yijun King only knows part of it. If it weren't for the fact that he had been a clerk for Liu Mu for a few years, sorted out a lot of information, and then talked to Yijun Wang Qinqiong and others about the affairs of Yanzhou back then, Ma Zhou would not have thought much about it.

But this time, Liu Mu had to let Yi Nan surrender with a letter, instead of forming an alliance on an equal footing.

Where does faith come from?

That's it.

Ma Zhou knew that the envoys recommended by Liu Mu at that time could be said to be all people close to Liu Mu.

Four brothers-in-law, five brothers-in-law, and themselves.

Liu Mu didn't have absolute self-confidence, how could he make such an arrangement, just like the surprise attack on the Turkic tent at that time.

Ma Zhou personally analyzed all the information on the grassland, and it can only be said that Yi Nan has some pressure, but it is definitely not to the extent of surrender.

Weird, everything is too weird.

Ma Zhou tried not to let himself think about it anymore, he believed that he would know the result when he saw Yi Nan.

In the afternoon, Ma Zhou was welcomed into Xue Yantuo's tent.

The etiquette of greeting is very face-saving, but before entering the tooth tent, there is no appearance of a dust washing feast.

Etiquette is a necessary face, but the dust washing banquet is a kind of heart, and it is also a way to express attitude, but there is no dust washing banquet at this time, which makes Ma Zhou feel a little more uneasy.

"I don't know what happened to the Tang envoy coming to my Xue Yantuo?" Yi Nan asked very seriously.

When Ma Zhou heard this tone, he said in his heart that this time it would not be so easy. He handed the scepter to Wei Ting, took out a wooden box from his body, and sealed it with glue.

"Before explaining the intention, there is a letter to the male Khan to take a look." Ma Zhou handed over the wooden box with both hands.

Yi Nan took the wooden box and asked, "What does this letter mean?" ”

"I don't know the content of the letter, this is a letter from Liu Jumato to me to Yi Nan Khan."

Yi Nan Khan returned to his throne with the wooden box, reached out and slapped the sealed wooden box, and then tore off the lacquer seal. rainy day