The stars are hanging low, and on the high slopes of the grassland, there are beauties dancing in the night.
The graceful figure is stretched and stretched, sometimes lifting the skirt to look at the moon, sometimes flying around and spinning the legs, full of youthful vitality and mysterious atmosphere. After watching for a long time, you will be immersed in it, and you can't help but say hello.
The accompanying dancer is Matouqin, the sound is round and low-pitched. Although the volume is not loud, it is still very beautiful in the open field.
The dancer is Yue Liduo, and the one who plays the piano is Yelu Abaoji.
When the herdsmen on the grassland have enough food and clothing, they always play the piano and dance to enjoy life and thank God for the gift. Although Yelu Abaoji is the king of the grassland, he is also a herdsman. He enjoys what ordinary people enjoy, and he never tires of it.
This is not because Yelu Abaoji is so close to the people, there is no such concept on the grassland. Tribal chiefs have more cattle and sheep, more powerful war horses, and more warriors who can order them. In addition, the lack of supplies makes it impossible for them to understand what it means to be luxurious.
Simplicity often means purity.
That's all, Yelu Abaoji put down the matouqin, opened his arms exaggeratedly, and praised Yue Liduo's dancing posture loudly. The bluntness of the words made the blush-faced Yue Liduo even more shy, but she just gave him a glare and lay down in his arms.
Yelu Abaoji, who was hugging the beauty, said in a loud voice: "You know, Yue Liduo, I heard that there were two million people in Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, and there was everything there, and many things were more magical than the natural stars and moon.
"A person who has so many musical instruments can never finish learning them, a person who can sing and dance richly can never finish dancing, a person who has beautiful clothes can never finish wearing them, and a person can eat as many kinds of wine and dishes as possible in a lifetime. .. ...
"Yue Liduo, when we set foot on the Central Plains and capture Chang'an, I will definitely give you the best brothel in Pingkangfang, so that you can wear colorful clothes and dance the most beautiful dance!"
Yue Liduo thought about it seriously, her big eyes were full of doubts, "But, I heard that the brothel is like a brothel, do I want to dance in the brothel?"
Yelu Abaoji was startled, "A brothel is a brothel?"
Yue Liduo nodded, "It seems to be like this."
Yelu Abaoji stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, "In this case, I will rent out the whole brothel, so that no one will come to snatch you from me, and only I can watch your dance."
There were stars in Yue Liduo's eyes, and she said happily: "My king, you really love Yue Liduo so much!"
Yelu Abaoji laughed triumphantly, very happy and carefree.
Using the ground as a bed and the sky as a quilt, this is the most suitable place for men and women in the grasslands, and Yelu Abaoji and Yue Liduo are no exception. A low and melodious voice soon sounded on the high slope, but this time it was no longer a motouqin, but a woman's chanting.
When the battle was over, the two men, dripping with burly men, hugged each other and said embarrassing love words for a while, then put on their clothes and rode on the horse. Under the shining light of the bright moon, the horse galloped across the vast grassland and returned to his camp.
Yelu Abaoji took Yue Liduo off the horse and was about to carry him directly into the tent when he saw a person standing in the shadows in front of the tent. He sighed and said helplessly, "Why do Want to see your eerie face?"
Jie Jie, a monk with white hair, said with a low smile, "That's because the king enjoys life too much."
Yelu Abaoji was ridiculed face to face, instead of getting angry, he thought about it seriously, and then nodded seriously, "I don't think what you said is unreasonable."
He put down Yue Liduo and let her go to the tent by herself, and he and the white-haired angel came to another bigger tent.
Yelu Abaoji sat on the big bearskin chair, waved his hand casually, and signaled the envoy to sit casually, "What's the important thing you come to see me at this time?"
The envoy said without haste: "Shatuo, Dangxiang, Uighur, Tubo, Nanzhao, and Bohai Kingdom, we have already contacted all parties properly, and soon all parties will send envoys to Xilou to discuss the specifics of sending troops to attack Tang. detail.
"But unfortunately, this news was inquired by the people in Tsing Yi Yamen. What's even more unfortunate is that we failed to intercept this information. So the most unfortunate thing is that Li Ye has already learned the news at this time."
Yelu Abaoji stood up from the throne all of a sudden, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, he sat down on his own.
He looked at the envoy with serious eyes: "If Li Ye learns the news, with his character, he will definitely strike first. Attacking Tang from all over the world sounds like a big deal, but the war must be launched at the same time. Before that, we It's still just a mess.
"If Li Ye makes a decisive attack and first destroys the two weakest tribes, Shatuo and Dangxiang, it will have the effect of deterring the states, and then send envoys to comfort Nanzhao and Bohai, and our alliance will soon be collapse!
"At that time, only the Uyghurs will be able to fight to the death with us. The Tang Dynasty only needs to defend the Yang Pass, just like defending against the Shimen monks, and it will be able to suppress the Uyghurs' advance. When the time comes to concentrate their forces against us, won't we just sit and wait for our perdition? "
What Yelu Abaoji said was not alarmist.
In fact, his perception of Khitan's strength is very objective. Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for Khitan to confront Datang head-on alone.
Unifying the Mobei grassland is a great achievement, but it is only for the grassland. Facing the behemoth Datang, especially the countless elite soldiers who had just been honed by blood and fire, the Khitan could not stand up to the frontal onslaught of Datang.
And if you wait another three to five years, the situation will only get worse.
Although Khitan has been learning from the Tang Dynasty all these years, setting up hundreds of officials, revitalizing all industries, building cities, and promoting culture, learning is learning after all, and there is a process. It is not so easy to get three points.
And the Tang Dynasty already had these things, and after the country was settled down, everything would be prosperous in a blink of an eye.
The contrast in national strength couldn't be more obvious.
The envoy was not panicked at all, and said calmly: "Shatuo and Dangxiang are indeed weaker in strength, but I have already sent great monks to support them. If Li Ye attacks rashly, he will only step into the trap we set up. .”
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Yelu Abaoji said disdainfully: "If there are hundreds of Great Cultivators from the Tang Dynasty, if they come out in full force, no matter how powerful the traps you set up, they will disappear in an instant in the face of absolute strength!"
The envoy Jie Jie laughed out loud: "If Li Ye dares to send all the big monks out, then he is really playing in our hands."
Yelu Abaoji frowned, "Can you finish the sentence at once?"
The envoy said calmly: "Although Li Ye pacified the Tang Dynasty, the process was too fast, and the forces of many princes were not uprooted. So the current unity of the Tang Dynasty is only superficially unified.
"As long as we use some tricks, there will be no more wars in the Tang Dynasty. Li Ye can make the great monks come out, so can we. At that time, as long as we hold them back for a while, the Tang Dynasty will be in chaos!"
Yelu Abaoji naturally understood the deep meaning of these words.
Of the feudal lords who fought against Li Ye in the Tang Dynasty, except Li Keyong and Gao Pian died, Zhu Wen and Wang Jiandu were still alive. It is said that Zhu Wen retired to the countryside and lived a life like a hermit, while Wang Jian became an idle prince, enjoying wealth and honor in peace.
In addition, there are some small princes who are still Jiedushi. In order to appease them, Li Ye even added officials and ranks to them. Although he didn't have any real power, his status was there after all.
For example, several vassals in Chu, Lingnan, and Wuyue.
These places are relatively far from Chang'an, and there are dangers of mountains and rivers. If these people can really make trouble, cooperate with Nanzhao and the helpers they send out, as long as the strategy is properly arranged, it will definitely have the effect of instantly corrupting the Tang Dynasty.
I heard that the Confucian sect in the Tang Dynasty has always been powerful.
Although the Yangzhou Confucian sect who supported Gao Pian before did not succeed, they successfully withdrew from Yangzhou at the last moment without much purge. Now that they have this opportunity to re-plan the World War, they must be very happy.
Seeing that Yelu Abaoji was thinking, the god made a smile and said, "Now you need to send people to give them this opportunity. People in Tang Dynasty said that when the world is in great conflict, all flesh and blood will fight for it. These people had their careers killed by Li Ye before they could accomplish anything, so they must be unconvinced in their hearts.
"As long as the conditions for signing the covenant are more favorable, we don't have to worry about them not coming out."
Yelu Abaoji pondered for a long time, finally nodded and said: "This is the only way to destroy Tang, try your best."
...
Autumn is the harvest season, everyone understands it, especially farmers.
But for Zhu Wen, this was the first time he had seriously harvested the food he planted, so the joy was extra strong.
When I was young, although I also herded cattle and farmed fields, I just dealt with errands and looked down on farm work in essence, and I never thought about supporting myself with these things.
Moreover, since living in other people's homes, the food harvested is not their own, and it feels like there is nothing to harvest.
But this time is different.
When he returned to the countryside last year, Zhu Wen bought a thousand acres of fertile land, built a manor for his family, and took in some tenants. He became both a landlord and a farmer.
There is nothing to do every day, except for farming. Taking care of the land has become his main job. Although he has a great cultivation, he has not used the strength of his cultivation when he is in the field. He works with pure strength, no different from ordinary farmers.
None of the farmers in the manor knew that their owner was actually a fairy who was restricted by Kunlun rules and could not ascend. When chatting and bragging with the owner in the field on weekdays, the other party is just as outspoken as they are. Apart from being very forthright, there is nothing special about him.
Those who can brag, come to the owner's side every time they take a break, and will be rewarded with a gourd of wine. It was good wine, and the farmer drank it less than twice a year, so everyone was very satisfied with their owner.
Of course, the owner's wife is naturally extremely beautiful, so beautiful that it has reached the limit of the imagination of the simple farmers; the owner's daughter is also extremely cute, so cute that anyone who sees her can't help but tease her.
Sometimes, when they saw the other party's speech and behavior, they deliberately made the little girl angry. Whenever this time, the ones who were so angry that they couldn't help but laugh were often these farmers who didn't know a few big characters.
The little girl came down with some serious talk, who can resist it? I can't even understand what they mean, so of course I can only admire it in my heart, and when I look back at my runny-nosed kid, I have to kick a few times to vent my anger.
Today, as usual, when the sun goes down, the trees are all in autumn, and the mountains and mountains are only in the sunset. The shepherd drives the calf back, the hunting horse brings the poultry back, and Zhu Wen, who has a lot of mud on his cloth and linen shirt, walks leisurely with a hoe go home.
Unexpectedly, he saw a very familiar person on the avenue, which made him slightly startled, and he immediately went up to him with a smile.
Before they met, Zhu Wen took the wine gourd from his waist, threw it over, and said with a smile: "Although the homemade wine is not as good as Chang'an's wine, it still tastes good to drink."
The visitor took the wine gourd, didn't say much, took a sip with his head up, wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's good wine, with a bit of earthy taste."
Zhu Wen laughed loudly, walked up to the visitor, took the gourd that was not much left in the drink, took a sip himself, wiped his mouth and said: "The wine made by countrymen naturally has an earthy taste. If King An is not used to it, That is also reasonable.”
Li Ye shook his head and said: "The smell of earth is a kind of seductive smell, fresh and natural, without any miscellaneous things, which is very rare."
The two walked towards the manor together side by side.
Li Ye looked around with his hands wrapped around his sleeves, with a gentle smile: "I thought you were retiring, that is to enjoy the happiness of the world, but I didn't expect you to actually carry a hoe to the field by yourself. The crops here are harvested horizontally and vertically, It's like measuring it with a ruler, it must be all from your hands."
Zhu Wen smiled complacently: "A man, if he can't go to the fields himself, but has to rely on exploiting farmers to make ends meet, what kind of hero is he?"
Li Ye gave a thumbs up, "Brother Zhu's arrogance remains the same as before."
Zhu Wen waved his hand, "How can there be any arrogance? It's all for my son and daughter. As fathers, we can't let our children think that we are lazy, right? Oh, sorry, you don't seem to be a father yet?"
Li Ye laughed dumbfounded, not knowing what to say. It stands to reason that he should have had an heir long ago. However, because the princess is still in the Immortal Domain and cannot come down to the mortal world for the time being, Li Ye never thought about it.
After all, in Li Ye's heart, the princess must be his wife, and the one who inherits his achievements in the future will only be his and the princess' children, so of course it is best to be born as the eldest son.
The two chatted all the way, and came to the manor.
Before entering the door, it was like a cannonball inside. A little girl rushed out and crashed into Zhu Wen's arms, causing Zhu Wen to laugh heartily. Li Ye conveniently helped Zhu Wen get the hoe, so that Zhu Wen could better pick up his daughter.
It was a cute girl with a pink face and a pair of big and bright black eyes. Being shaved by Zhu Wen with the beard stubble, he pushed Zhu Wen away with his pink hands while giggling non-stop. No matter watching or listening, it made people feel more comfortable.
"Little girl, how many times have I told you that my father was covered in dirt when he first came back, don't get on him, let my father go and change his clothes first..."
A woman with elegant makeup turned out from behind the screen wall, and habitually complained to the unruly little girl. When she looked up and saw Li Ye, a stranger, she couldn't help being startled.
Seeing Li Ye's extraordinary demeanor and the materials of his robes, he knew that the person who came must be a nobleman, so he quickly knelt down to pay respects.
"Sister-in-law is too polite." Li Ye returned the courtesy with a smile.
The woman didn't say anything to Li Ye, but she just smiled apologetically, and took away the little girl who was close to her father. I know that the little lady of the Zhu family has no manners.
The little girl raised her head and asked naively, what is an honored guest, and the woman said that any guests brought back by her father are honored guests, and they should not be abrupt. The little girl nodded half-understood, said oh, followed the woman into the Hanging Flower Gate and disappeared.
Li Ye was very envious of this scene.
In fact, sometimes people are very contradictory creatures.
Take Li Ye as an example, what he has always pursued is the free and easy way, roaming freely in the world, unconstrained and without any oppressive force.
But when Li Ye sees such warmth in the world, and sees such a cute little girl, he will think that he also has a silly and smart, innocent and sensible little girl.
For any loving mature man, this is fatal.
But when I think about raising a child by myself, it is a huge project, and it has been like a day for more than ten years, what kind of shackles and tests it is. If you don't accompany him every day, you will not fulfill your responsibility as a father, and you will blame yourself. If you accompany him every day, will you still be able to do your homework
And once the little girl grows up, she is destined to have all kinds of troubles. Of course, her father will be the saddest when she gets married, because in her father's view, all young men in the world are pigs, and they are all his mother's thoughts. No one is really worthy of his daughter to blame his own Shuiling Cabbage.
So the reason why the mother-in-law looks more and more pleasing to the son-in-law is because there is no father-in-law.
Seeing that Li Ye was a little distracted, Zhu Wen smiled and said, "Why, does King An also like daughters?"
Li Ye sighed, and said honestly: "Compared with skinny children, I still like girls better. Girls are so cute, even if it's not a thoughtful little padded jacket, the pink and cute appearance can make people happy. Leather children Very annoying, like a pup, just want to kick as far as possible."
Zhu Wen was stunned, and for a while didn't understand what the "skin child" and "little padded jacket" meant.
But he is a smart person after all, he could understand the general meaning in a blink of an eye, so he couldn't stop laughing, clapped his hands and praised: "Unexpectedly, brother Li and I are still in the same way!"
Dinner is not a big meal, but big fish and meat are definitely enough, and you can drink wine to your heart's content.
Li Ye and Zhu Wen ate for two hours, and the chicken bones and sheep bones were almost piled up into mountains, and the wine jars were placed all over the floor, so they were barely satisfied.
After eating, Li Ye didn't bother him much, drank tea with Zhu Wen, and left the manor.
When Mrs. Zhang came in with her maid to clean up, she said to Zhu Wen worriedly: "Husband, why did King An come to our house for no reason? Doesn't it mean that you have some malicious intentions towards your husband?"
Zhu Wen took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "If Wang An really had malicious intentions, he wouldn't drink and eat with me.
"There are some things I didn't tell you. Two days ago, people from Khitan came to support me and raise my troops. They also said that they have contacted several heroes from Datang. When they attack from the outside, we will fight for supremacy inside. Can overthrow the Tang Dynasty......
"What idiots! What do they think of this old man? The Taoist sect is our own power anyway, so it's fine for this old man to join forces with them. But the Khitan are just a bunch of savages, and they want to poison the Tang Dynasty? Dogs bark like humans, it's disgusting!"
Zhang's face turned pale, "Husband rejected them?"
Zhu Wen took his wife's cold hand, put it in his palm and said, "Even if the old man wants to make a comeback, he won't be with savages. If that happens, he won't be ashamed to see his ancestors in a hundred years. Don't worry, King An is here today The old man drinks, in fact, to ease the old man's heart.
"Khitan monks entered the Central Plains, how could they hide it from the Tsingyi Yamen? If they can go back alive, that would be the biggest joke in the world. Although the old man and King An were once enemies, we both know that we both have the dignity of being Tang people." .
"So King An didn't say much during this trip, but the meaning is very clear. As long as the old man doesn't collude with the savages, he can guarantee that no one will dare to disturb him!"