I caught the grapes with a smile, shoved one into my mouth, crunched the thin skins of the grapes, and the cool and sweet juice burst on my tongue. It was delicious. I turned back and asked the master: "Hey! Do you eat?" I never called the master a master, and I was simply deceived by him when I started to become a teacher. We just met at that time. I didn’t even know that he was good at swordsmanship. I was inspired by his words. When I competed with him, whoever loses has to be my teacher. I can imagine how badly I lost, so I had to accept him as my master. Master. But although he is a master, he often does a lot of things that are disrespectful to a master, so I didn't even want to call him a master. Fortunately, he didn't take it seriously and let me feed him all day long.
The master shook his head absently, and he was still talking sideways to the man in the white robe. Occasionally, the master also taught me the words in the Central Plains book, what is "if you see a gentleman, Yunhu does not like it", or "a modest gentleman, gentle as jade." I like to wear white robes, but what kind of gentleman is my master
Gu Xiaowu stayed in Xiliang City, where he temporarily lived with his master. The place where the master lives is furnished like the houses of all the people in the Central Plains, fresh and clean, and there are no camels.
I often went to the master's place to play as before, and I came to know Gu Xiaowu very well. I heard that he is the young master of the tea house, and most of the people who interact with him are tea merchants in the Central Plains. In his house, there is always good tea to drink, and there are many delicious foods, such as the cakes from the Central Plains, or other strange gadgets, which I can't put it down. But the annoying thing is that every time I see Gu Xiaowu, he always asks me: Ninth Princess, when will you marry me
I was so embarrassed that it was because the master was disrespectful to the master, and this kind of thing happened. I always answer loudly: "I'd rather marry the prince of the Central Plains than a scoundrel like you." He laughed.
In fact, in my heart, I don't want to marry anyone. Xiliang is so good, how far can I marry to the Central Plains
Although he said this, the envoys from the Central Plains began to urge the father and the king again, and Yuezhi, who was on the north side of Yanzhi Mountain, heard that the Central Plains sent envoys to propose marriage to the father, and also sent envoys to Xiliang with many gifts. .
The Yuezhi was one of the most powerful countries in the Western Regions. It was brave and good at fighting. There were 100,000 people in control of the whole country. The father and king did not dare to neglect, and received the Yuezhi envoys in the palace. I sent a maid to eavesdrop on their conversation, and the maid ran back out of breath and whispered to me that this envoy of the Yuezhi was also here to ask for marriage, and that he was begging for marriage on behalf of the Yuezhi's dan. Yuezhi's Dadanyu is fifty years old this year. His Dayu family was originally the princess of the Turks, and my sister's sister, but this Dayu family unfortunately died the year before, and Yueshi's Shanyu There are a lot of Ye clans around, from different tribes, and there are endless disputes, so the position of the Da Ye clan has to be vacant.
Now Yuezhi heard that the Central Plains sent an envoy to save the marriage, so he also sent an envoy to propose to the king to marry me as the Dajia clan.
Auntie is angry about this, and so am I. That Yueshi Shan Yu was clearly my uncle, even his beard was white, and he wanted to marry me as the Dalian clan, so I didn't want to marry an old man. Father Wang neither wanted to offend the Central Plains nor the Yuezhi, so he had to delay it vaguely. However, the two envoys lived in the royal city, and it was difficult to delay day by day. I made up my mind and decided to secretly go to my grandfather.
Every autumn, the Turkic aristocrats hunt in the grasslands at the end of Tiangen Mountain. The Central Plains is called "Autumn Hunting". My grandfather always sent people to pick me up to play while he was hunting, especially since he was not in good health for the past two years, so he would take me to him every year. He said, "Seeing you is like seeing your mother. , I really make Aon happy. "According to the rules of the Turks, a married daughter cannot return to her family unless she is abandoned by her husband's family. So every time A-Niang is always happy to send me to see Aweng, to visit her relatives in Turkic for her. I secretly told my grandmother about this plan. She didn’t want me to marry in the Central Plains, and she didn’t want me to marry into Yuezhi, so she prepared clean water and dry food for me without the knowledge of my father. Quietly sent me away.
I rode the little red horse and kept running towards Tiangen Mountain.
The king city is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the rolling hills run from west to north is Yanzhi Mountain. The towering mountain range is like a winding dragon, and it is like the outstretched arm of a giant, which surrounds the king city and blocks the wind, sand and cold, making the king city at the foot of the mountain a great place. A warm oasis. To the east is Tiangen Mountain. It is a solitary mountain, like the kind of screen sold by traders in the Central Plains. It is inserted high into the clouds for a long time. . Bypassing it is the boundless and lush grassland, the hometown of A-Niang.
When I left the city, I left a note for the master. The master has been very busy recently. Since that Gu Xiaowu came here, I have never seen him. I thought that when I went to Turkic, I would not be able to come back until the winter, so I left a note for him, telling him not to forget to feed Ama and Axia who were locked in his backyard for me. Ama and Axia are two little gerbils that I caught by accident. My father did not allow me to keep gerbils in my bed, so I kept them with my master.
Taking advantage of the cool weather, I followed the caravan out of the city at night. The caravans all headed west, and I was the only one who turned east.
The desert is so quiet at night, the black velvet sky seems to be low enough to touch, and there are stars, star after star, low and big and bright, reminiscent of dew on grape leaves, that's it Cool.
I crossed the large sand dunes and saw the sparse splendens, confirming that I had not gone the wrong way. I walk this road almost once a year, but at that time there were always cavalrymen sent by my grandfather, and today I am alone. The little red horse ran briskly toward the direction the Big Dipper pointed. I began to think in my mind that when I saw my Aon this time, he must let the slaves catch a singing bird for me.
When it was almost dawn, I felt very sleepy. The red sun was about to come out. The eastern sky began to glow with a light purple glow. The stars had long since disappeared. Turning over the sheepskin that had just been peeled, it was still steaming with freshly cut heat, so that half the sky was covered with a light morning mist. I knew I had to find a place to take a break. The sun could kill people in the late afternoon, which was not a good time to hurry.
Wandering across a clear and shallow river, I found a shady hill, so I turned over and dismounted, and let the horse graze on its own. I slept until the sun slanted to the west, and it was very uncomfortable on my face, and then I woke up.
I took out the dry food from the package to eat, drank another half bag of water, refilled the water bag, and then gave a whistle.
After a while I heard the hooves of the little red horse, which ran towards me happily, snorting. After a while, he ran to me and licked my hand affectionately. I touched its mane: "Are you full?" It's a pity that it can't speak, but it will look at me with its eyes, and the light in its big warm eyes reflects my own shadow. I patted its belly, and it suddenly neighed uncomfortably.
I think it's a little strange. The little red horse is constantly digging the grass with its front hooves. It seems very uneasy. Is there a wolf nearby
The wolves in the grasslands are the most terrifying. They form a group and dare to fight against the monkeys. Even the shepherds alone will be dangerous when they encounter them. But now is autumn, when the water and grass are abundant, yellow sheep and hares are everywhere, and the wolves have plenty of food.
But there must be a reason for the little red horse to be so irritable. I got on my horse, and I walked forward to the foot of Tiangen Mountain. After turning the foot of the mountain, it was the junction of Turkic and Xiliang. A-Niang had sent someone to send a letter to A-Weng, and someone would be there to meet me. It's safer to go where there are people.
The horse was just running out of Li Xu when suddenly the sound of hooves was heard. I stood on the back of the horse and looked into the distance. In the distance, I could vaguely see a line of black and gray, and there seemed to be many people and horses. Could it be that my father sent someone to chase after me? It was too far apart to see the flag of the cavalry. I felt very uneasy, so I could only urge the horse to gallop towards Tiangen Mountain. If I rushed into the territory of the Turks and met A Weng's people, my father would not be able to force me to take me back.
The chasing soldiers are getting closer and closer, and the little red horse is like an arrow from the string, running wildly on the vast grassland. But there is nothing in the world. Although the little red horse is amazing, it will catch up sooner or later.
I kept looking back at the chasing soldiers. They were chasing very close, at least nearly a thousand cavalry. On the grasslands, such cavalry is really impressive. Even Dad would not easily mobilize such a large number of men and horses. If he really came to chase me, it would be too much of a fuss. As I rode the horse, I wondered in my heart, where the hell did this cavalry come from
It didn't take long for the little red horse to rush to the foot of Tiangen Mountain. I saw a few small black spots from a distance. I heard a long voice in my ears. It was the tone of Turkic pastoral songs. It was familiar and kind. Weng sent to meet me. So I clamped the horse's belly with all my might, urging the little red horse to run faster, faster, faster. The Turks saw me too, and they got on their horses and waved to me desperately.
I also waved to them desperately, and behind me were the chasing soldiers of the iron cavalry, and they must have seen it. The horse ran faster and closer, and I saw the white flag of the Turks, its long sieve tail being blown out by the evening wind, like a fish floating in the air. The person holding the flag, I know, is He Shi, the most favored archer in front of Aon's tent. He saw the black cavalry on the horizon chasing after him, Chan thrust the flag into the rocks, and took off the bow on his back.
I could see clearly on the galloping horse, and quickly shouted: "I don't know who they are!" Although they have been chasing me, I still want to find out who those people are.
My horse has been rushing past Heshi's body for about ten feet, and then slowly stopped. The arrows in the hands of dozens of shooters behind Heshi's body flashed blue light in the setting sun. They narrowed their eyes and aimed at the cavalry chasing after them, while riding their horses to surround me in the middle, He Shi greeted me with a smile: "Hello, little princess." Although I am not the princess of the Turks, but because of my mother , I have been called that since I was a young Turk, who was able to stand in front of the account. When I saw Heshi, I felt very relieved, and even the chasing soldiers behind the thousand cavalry immediately forgot about it, and happily said to him: "Heshi, you are fine!" The earth, the earth trembled, and the rumble of hoofs could be heard in the ears. "Heh!" He Shi seemed to let out a sigh of relief, and his smile became more and more happy. "So many people, are they here to fight us?" He Shi opened his bow while talking to me. On the string, beside him, is the white flag of the Turks, which was blown "hula hula" by the wind. On the steppe, any tribe who sees this flag will know that the warriors of Tirghada are here. If anyone dares to use force against the warriors of the Turks, the iron cavalry of the Turks will step down their tents and kill them all. clansmen, and all their cattle and sheep were taken captive. Outside Yumen Pass, no one dared to disrespect this white flag!
But seeing those cavalrymen rushing closer and closer, they were coming in a rage, as if they didn't see the flag at all. The golden light of the sunset shone on their iron armor, reflecting a clear iron color, and I suddenly took a deep breath.
This is Yuezhi's cavalry, with light armor, saddles, helmets... Although there is no flag, I can still tell that this is Yuezhi's cavalry. Although I haven't been to Yuezhi, I went to guard the Anxi Duhu Mansion and saw Yuezhi people practice there. Their horses are all good horses, with bright armor, sharp bows and arrows, and their knights are even more brave and good at fighting. He Shi also recognized it, he looked back at me, and said to me: "Princess, you go east first, bypassing the king's tent of the Binli River Da Chanyu at the east of the river." I said loudly: "If you want to fight, you can I don't want to run away alone." He Shi nodded in admiration and handed me his own saber. I took the machete, but my palms were sweaty. I know how powerful the Yuezhi cavalry is. Besides, there are so many people on the other side, and the black pressure is overwhelming. Although He Shi is a sharp archer, there are only a few dozen people on our side. Can't live with each other.
Seeing the cavalry getting closer and closer, I couldn't even hold the sword. Although I felt that I would not lose to my brothers since I was a child, to be honest, this was the first time I went into battle to kill the enemy.
The white flag was behind us, and the sound of "hula la" sounded, and at the end of the grassland, the sun was setting minute by minute, and countless grass awns were undulating by the wind, just like the sand dunes in the desert were rolled by the wind. generally.
The world suddenly became cold, and I blinked, because a piece of sweat just dripped into the corner of my eye, which made me feel very sad.
When the cavalry saw the white flag, the momentum finally eased, and he opened the battle and gradually approached. Heshi said loudly: "Heshi of the Turks is here, your horses set foot on the grasslands of the Turks, do you want to fight without declaring it?" Inside, it means arrow. Legend has it that if he wanted to shoot the left eyeball of the geese in the sky, he would never shoot the right eyeball of the geese, so Da Chanyu was very fond of him. Sure enough, when those people heard He Shi's name, they couldn't help shaking, and one of them rushed out and said a lot of words. I don't understand Yuezhi's words at all, but He Shi couldn't help translating them to me. It turns out that these people said that they had lost a slave, so they chased after them. The foot of the mountain is actually the border between the Yuezhi, the Turks and the Xiliang. "Lost slave?" I couldn't help repeating it again for no apparent reason. The general Yuezhi, who was leading the troops, raised his whip and pointed at me, and then pointedly said something. He Shi seemed to be very angry and said loudly: "Princess, he actually said that you are the slave they lost." I couldn't help but get angry, I pulled out my knife and said, "Nonsense!" He Shi nodded: "It's just That's all their excuses. "Then the General Yuezhi started chattering again, and I asked Heshi: "What did he say?"" He said that if we don't hand you over, he will lead the troops to kill you and seize it. The Turks hid The slaves of the Yuezhi people, if the two countries are at war because of this, the Turks have no reason. "I was very angry, but I laughed:" He is so unreasonable now, and he dares to say that we are unreasonable. "He Shi said solemnly:" The little princess said yes, but the other party was crowded, and they came for the little princess..." He said to me: "Little princess, you go east to find the king's tent first, and bring reinforcements here. The Yuezhi is arrogant and rude. If we can't stop them, we must report to Dadan to know, and don't let them figure it out." After all, Heshi still wants to persuade me to retreat first. Although I was scared, I still held my chest out and said loudly: "You send someone else to report, I won't leave!" He Shi said quietly: "The little princess is here. I thought about it, and what he said was very clear. If I were here, I'm afraid it would really drag them down. Although I am good at shooting arrows, I have never fought a war, and the others here are all Turkic warriors who have experienced many battles.