"I'm going to Liaodong on business this time. It may take a long time to go back and forth. You should take good care of your mother and children at home. When you come back, I will bring you some new clothes." A man with a clearly visible scar on his face said in front of him. The plump woman ordered.
This woman has a Turkic appearance, her hair is slightly curly, and her skin is very old. Beside her, there are two little boys in simple clothes. They are holding on to the hem of their mother's skirt and looking at her about to leave. Father.
"You go ahead, I will take care of the house, don't worry." The woman resisted the feeling of separation and responded softly to her husband. Then she handed the baggage in her hand to her husband and told him to be careful when going out and not to act impulsively. .
"Okay, I know, why are you such a talkative woman?" The man waved his hands impatiently, then looked at his two sons, squatted down, stretched out a pair of arms, and held the two boys in his arms. , said: "When my father goes out, you two are the little men of the family. You must take good care of your mother and grandmother. If anyone dares to bully them, kill them with the knife that my father left for you. Don't be afraid, you know?" Know."
"I know!" The two little boys, who looked like tigers, heard their father's words and nodded in agreement.
The man finally looked at his wife and said, "Ms. Shi, my husband is leaving now, and I will ask you to take care of me at home."
"Yeah." The woman nodded.
After watching her husband leave, the woman named Shi Niang first sent her two sons to light a fire and cook the stove, and then went to help the old mother get up, wash and eat. After making sure that the old mother was fine, she walked to the kitchen and started cooking.
"Auntie, are you going to the grassland this time?" The eldest son asked his mother curiously while adding firewood.
"It seems not." Shi Niang shook her head and said, "He said he was going to Liaodong, which should be the Khitan pasture."
"What is Khitan?" asked the second son.
"Khitan is a tribal name." Shi Niang replied with a smile.
"Where are they?" the second son asked.
Shi Niang thought for a while and said with a smile: "They are gone."
"No more?" The two sons looked confused.
Shi Niang smiled and said: "Next time if you see Mrs. Dan at the head of the village, you can ask her about the Khitan. She is originally a Khitan."
The eldest son thought of something and said, "Well, grandma, is the Khitan more powerful than the Turks?"
Are the Khitans more powerful than the Turks?
When Shi Niang heard this, she just thought it was funny. Even though the Turks had been exterminated, it was not something that the little Khitan could defeat.
"Of course not."
"Ha, then I'm better than Gou Shengzi!" the eldest son said excitedly.
Looking at the smiling face of her eldest son, Shi Niang also looked happy. She was once the daughter of a noble from a Turkic tribe, but once the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks, she also became a prisoner. She originally thought that she would be treated as a slave and sent to build roads, or She was tortured to death, but unexpectedly, she turned around and was betrothed to her current husband.
Although my husband is not a nobleman and does not have many cattle or sheep, he is a member of the Weifu Army. He followed the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the north and south, and made many meritorious deeds. After he retired, the family received a lot of land and property. In addition to the land, The family also funded a small textile factory, selling a lot of things every year, making a lot of money, and not having to worry about food and drink.
For her, the past of the grassland is just a dream after all. Compared with the days of constant migration, she prefers her current life. Although her husband is a drunkard and a bit violent, he treats her better and provides her with food and clothing.
There are no worries about expenses, and he will not treat her as a commodity and give it away to others at will, but treat her as a wife.
After giving birth to two sons, she also registered with the government and officially became a Tang Dynasty. Now she is named "Shi Niang" and has completely lost all traces of Turkic people on her body. She is very satisfied with her current life, or in other words, many
Like her, the Turkic women who became captives and finally married Tang men were very satisfied.
For them, it doesn't matter who they really marry. They only rely on those men who can support them. Whether they are Tang people or Turks. However, after living in the Tang Dynasty for these years, she has gradually
Gradually accepted the thoughts of women in the Tang Dynasty and gradually became Centralized.
"Auntie, why are you going to Liaodong?" asked the second son.
Shi Niang thought for a while and said: "From what he said, it seems that he is escorting a group of prisoners there."
Village entrance.
Shi Niang's husband gathered several of his companions who were also members of the Guard Army, led the horses, and headed to Chang'an to report. Although they had all withdrawn from the frontline combat order, their names were still on the Ministry of War rolls. What's wrong with that?
For important work, such as escorting prisoners, supervising slaves to build roads, etc., you can accept transfer orders from the Ministry of War to do official work. Well, this is a paid transfer order.
A few people chatted and laughed, quickly got on their horses and hurried away. When they reached the official road, a group of cavalry passed them by, which attracted several people's glances.
"If I'm not mistaken, that was a plate armored cavalry just now, right?"
"That's right."
Shi Niang's husband frowned and said, "I remember that the plate-armored cavalry cannot come out unless they fight. The Guanzhong patrol cavalry is not them."
"No matter what you do, you are still worried that someone dares to cause trouble in Guanzhong."
"That's true."
A few people no longer thought about the plate armored cavalry and headed towards Chang'an.
At this moment, the plate-armored cavalry they were talking about were naturally not causing trouble, but rushing to perform martial arts to protect a certain prince who was out to show off. These plate-armored cavalry felt aggrieved. They only obeyed the emperor's orders. How could they stay up all day long?
Pay attention to where the prince is. Today they suddenly received an order to go to Wugong to secretly protect His Highness the prince, which made them very depressed.
The good news is that they are not the first group to secretly protect His Highness the Crown Prince, nor will they be the last group of people. However, they still don’t think much about the next task of protecting His Highness the Crown Prince. You know, all the states and counties in Guanzhong
, there are hundreds of Zhechong Mansion, and you can easily meet veterans who have been on the battlefield. Each of these veterans has experienced life and death. Once there is a conflict with His Highness the Crown Prince's team, if they are not rescued in time, they will have to
Buried with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Therefore, not many plate-armored cavalry are willing to take on the task of secretly protecting the prince, because the harm outweighs the benefits. Moreover, they cannot talk to His Highness the prince because it is very taboo. When they come, not only the brothers around them remind them
, the generals also warned them not to approach His Royal Highness at will.
When they arrived at Wugong, they successfully connected with the team of plate armored cavalry that had previously protected His Royal Highness. The two parties greeted each other, chatted for a few words, and then completed the shift change.
"Old Liu, Xiao Erlang, you two take fifty steps closer to protect His Highness the Crown Prince secretly. If anything goes wrong, fire an arrow to warn him immediately," the cavalry captain ordered.
"As commanded."
The two cavalrymen separated on horseback.
After they left, the cavalry captain slowly squatted down, pushed aside the grass, and turned his eyes around, finally landing on a few figures not far away.
"Brother, I heard from the brothers in the Flying Eagle Camp that His Highness the Prince went to Hedong last time. We are lucky this time. His Highness was just doing martial arts." A younger brother came up and said.
The cavalry captain all muttered: "A noble man is a noble man. Isn't it good to stay in Chang'an? Why do you like to run around?"
He didn't know whether His Highness the Crown Prince was having fun or not. He only knew that he was under a lot of pressure. If something happened to His Highness the Crown Prince, he would have to be careful with his head.