Different from Du Shiyi's first impression, Li Lusu was extremely resolute this time, and when they met again, he said with apology and sadness that although his brother was newly mourned, he must take on the responsibility of being the lord of the Xi clan, and lead the army to the border to guard it, so as not to let the Khitans cross the Lei Chi step. Even if Princess Gu'an was very unimpressed with her words and deeds, and even received Du Shiyi's advice, although she had some prestige in the Xi clan, it was impossible for her to point fingers in this kind of military affairs, so she could only ask Li Lusu to act cautiously without saying anything.

Although everyone knows that Princess Gu'an has come back, even if Li Lusu has already had many Xi girls around her, the position of the wife is none other than the princess, but now that the will of the court has not been made, Li Lusu is naturally still politely treated as a sister-in-law in front of Princess Gu'an. But he then turned to Du Shiyi with a smile, and expressed his apology for not being able to receive the noble Tang envoy with an extremely sincere attitude, and then made a deep bow with the etiquette of the Central Plains.

"Now that the Xi people are restless, the princess has returned suddenly, and her health is not good, and she also asks Du Langjun to stay in King Xi's tooth tent for a few more days, so that the princess will not be homesick and lonely. When he comes back with the troops, I must thank him heavily, and I will ask for credit for Du Langjun. ”

If Du Shiyi didn't have Hou Xiyi's show, he might really think that Li Lusu was in love with Princess Gu'an, or worried about the Tang Dynasty, but at this moment, he couldn't help but have deep suspicions. Although he agreed, when Li Lusu left Princess Gu'an's big tent, he immediately ordered to look outside left and right, and then stepped forward and said, "What do you think?" ”

"Although Li Daji has no children with me, he has also had sons with a few Xi women, but whether it is Turkic or Khitan, even if it is a Xi person, it is more respected by the strong. Li Lusu, as Li Daji's third brother, has mediocre force, but he is a little cunning, so Li Daji's loyal subordinates are willing to support him, and he, as the new king, wants to lead the army to serve the people, which is also as it should be. There is an old saying in the Central Plains, the mourning soldiers will win, and this is almost the same today. Of course, the Xi people don't value life and death as much as the Central Plains people, when you came, did you see the woods on the other side of the Laoha River? ”

Du Shiyi didn't know that Princess Weishenme of Gu'an asked this, and was stunned for a moment before nodding. However, when Princess Gu'an came out the next moment, it made him gasp.

"Li Dazhen's body is now hanging from one of these trees, and the other people who recovered their bones after being killed in the previous battle are also hanging from one tree after another. The funerals of the Khitan and Xi people are like this, and they are collected after three years, so if they die, they are dead, and those who are not dead should not be expected to be respected. Except for me, the princess of the Tang Dynasty, Li Daji's other women have long been collected by Li Lusu in the account. At this point, Princess Gu'an paused, and then said thoughtfully, "As for him deliberately leaving you in King Xi's tooth tent, this is really unreasonable, you need to be more careful."

Once again, she put herself in the shoes of Princess Gu'an's hardships in a foreign land, and Du Shiyi couldn't help but nod her head emphatically. When he returned to the tent, he gathered all the guards and Chibi and the other guards. This time, in addition to the fifty guards sent by the Youzhou Governor's Mansion, there were also dozens of guards he brought from the Bingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, plus Chibi and others, the total number of soldiers and horses was less than a hundred. In this huge Xi Wang's tooth tent, even if Li Lusu took away the most sharp 4,000 soldiers and horses at once, he couldn't turn over a single sound of water. If it weren't for the princess of Gu'an, who still had about 300 Xi people's personal guards, plus the 200 Tang army guards she brought when she got married, they would be equivalent to meatballs that could be handled casually. Fortunately, Gongyejue, who is known as Pei Han, was left behind because he was a confidant of the former king or for some reason.

In a flash, Li Lusu led the troops to leave, and it was five or six rì, and there was calm in King Xi's tent. The left-behind clan elders will always respectfully come to tell Princess Gu'an when there is something, and the group led by Du Shiyi are also respected, don't have big conflicts, even small disputes have not happened. But the more this is the case, the more uneasy Du Shiyi feels in her heart. And the few people Hou Xiyi knew were all among the soldiers and horses that Li Lusu had taken away, even if Hou Xiyi knew all kinds of foreign languages, it was always impossible to get words out of the mouths of complete strangers. In desperation, Du Shiyi kept people by his side and concentrated on letting people teach him to surprise ridicule.

Only Yue Wuniang, who quietly touched the Gongye tent, asked an important sentence from the former's mouth: "As soon as Li Lusu leaves, King Xi's tooth tent is empty, and someone may take advantage of the void to enter." ”

As if it was a prophecy, on a snowy afternoon, a group of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared in the northwest of King Xi's tooth tent, and there seemed to be more than 2,000 people from afar. According to the rules of the Xi people, more than five hundred jīng rui should be left in the Xi king's tooth tent to defend the royal court, but now after the war, Li Lusu led his troops away, and this can no longer be ensured. Therefore, when the news of the arrival of the army spread all over the tent, the women and children who stayed behind certainly also clenched their swords, bows and arrows, but when the flags were unfurled over there, and the flags were the banners of the other three tribes of the Xi tribe, there was an uproar up and down.

"I didn't expect that it was not the Khitans or the Turks who took advantage of the situation, but the Xi people of the other three departments" Princess Gu'an angrily threw down a white porcelain cup that she had brought out of Chang'an and had always regarded as a treasure, her face was full of anger that could not be concealed, "Li Lusu did it on purpose, he deliberately kept us here, and then let people take advantage of the situation." If there is any mistake on our part, he will be able to write to the Tang Ting to avenge us and others, and the saint will definitely not ignore such a big provocation when he is now trying to rule."

The matter has come to this point, Du Shiyi knows that now he can only be blocked by soldiers, and the water will be covered. After receiving the report, it was the three soldiers and horses camped not far away, and he suddenly spoke: "If it follows this, there will be both Li Lusu's eyeliner in King Xi's tooth tent, and there should also be the internal response of the other three soldiers and horses." ”

"Internal Response"

Princess Gu'an took a deep breath, and was about to speak, when she heard a commotion outside. With a frown, she immediately ordered Zhang Yao to inquire outside, and after a short time, Zhang Yao hurriedly rushed in, her face pale: "Your lord, it is Semer who stayed behind on the order of the king." He ordered people to say that the Khitan is powerful and invincible, so please pack up your tent and go to the Turks. ”

"He dared to let my dignified Tang princess join the Turks"

"Your lord......" Zhang Yao couldn't even stand on her feet, but she had to report what she said just now to her master, and paused for a while before she said word by word, "He, the former king died in battle, and the concubines should be martyred, and the concubines received from the former king in the king's tent have all caused them to commit suicide." Your lord is the princess of the Tang Dynasty, whether you are going to the Turks to survive, or to die like them, please choose a path by yourself. As for Du Langjun, who is a world-famous handsome, presumably when he defects to the Turks, the Turkic Viga Khan will inevitably meet him."

"What a big appetite"

Thinking that she was now in the most dangerous situation in her life, Du Shiyi only felt that in addition to being nervous, there was still a kind of anger that could not be revealed. Looking at Princess Gu'an again, the sè on that face is also a cháo red, and the beautiful pairs are tightly twisted together. He took a deep breath, then looked at Zhang Yao and said, "Is he here alone, or does he have many followers?" What is the situation with your lord's mocking guards? ”

Seeing that Du Shiyi's expression was quite calm, and seeing that Princess Gu'an was silent, Zhang Yao finally calmed down, and after thinking about it, he said: "He is followed by several clan elders, but they are all people abandoned by the current king. As for your lord's Xi Ren guards, they were transferred to guard around the big tent in accordance with the instructions a few days ago, and they didn't seem to show any intention of rebellion. I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm just afraid of ......"

"There is no what if"

Princess Gu'an took a deep breath, and then said categorically: "You let Na Se Mo take his people to the three of them, and Du Langjun and I will ask them to negotiate on the riverside." If they have the guts, then just like us, only bring two servants to go, if they don't dare, then they might as well wait for the first battle and the three of them want to defect to the Turkic tooth tent, then first run over the Xi king's tooth tent and how many people are left in the five tribes of the Xi tribe, it depends on their own decision

Seeing that Zhang Yao bowed his head deeply and obeyed the order, Du Shiyi couldn't help but look at Princess Gu'an with respect. I saw that the princess of the Tang Dynasty who had just made a noise slowly sat down, and then smiled bitterly at him: "Li Lusu miscalculated this time, I'm afraid he may not have thought that these guys are going to vote for the Turkic Du Jiulang, this time I have to do this to him, and it will hurt you." It's just that since you don't even let go of these three parts, you obviously have a bias in your heart. If you don't, they won't dare to come."

"At this time, if you are still timid, you can't help each other in the same boat, you are just asking for your own death." Du Shiyi arched, and then said sincerely, "Your lord has been in the Xi king's tent for a long time, and you know the affairs of the Xi clan well, of course I only look forward to your lord's horse." It's just that although he has driven Semer and the others out at the moment, he will inevitably keep people in the camp to stir up stirring up, and your lord must not be on guard. ”

"You've got to be right." Princess Gu'an nodded lightly, and then said with a smile, "I have always been very envious of the peerless and dúlì demeanor of Gongsun and Yue Niangzi, although my swordsmanship is not as good as theirs, although my bow and arrow accuracy is only comparable to those ridiculous women and children, although I don't know how many people are willing to listen to me, but now there is no way back, I can only go to Du Jiulang, and take down the bow and arrow on the wall for me." ”

Du Shiyi saw the big black bow on the wall, hurriedly stepped forward, and waited for the double to be brought back to Princess Gu'an, she stroked the rough shape with a complicated expression, and said in a low voice for a long time: "This is something I got by chance after I married to Xidi, and it is rumored that it was Princess Pingyang's belongings back then." Yao'er: It's just that someone else will inflate its value, but I've always believed it. I've never really used it except for the shè target, the last time I fled, I hid it in the carriage compartment, and this time, maybe it's the first time I've actually used it, maybe it's also zuihou. At this time, we should work together"

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