A Turkish aristocratic girl walked out of the darkness. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old. She wore a feather crown on her head and a silk Turkic robe with gold trim. She was as beautiful as a flower, but there was a deep sadness in her eyes that could not be removed.
She is Asido, who was called the Turkic Swan by Yang Yuanqing. (Full text e-book free download)
When all the Turkic soldiers saw her, they all bowed and saluted, "See you, Your Royal Highness!"
Asido glanced at the golden arrow in Chuchen's hand, and couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. It has been six years, does he still keep this golden arrow?
"She is the person I sent out, let her come in!"
Almost all Turkic people knew that Asdo once liked Yang Yuanqing. If she was the one who sent him out, it would be normal. He did not dare to go through the main entrance for fear of being known by the Khan.
All the Turkic soldiers looked at the centurion. The centurion glanced at Asdo again. Asdo looked at him coldly and tightened his hand on the handle of the knife. The centurion smiled bitterly in his heart. How dare he offend him?
Princess, he waved his hand and the Turkic soldiers moved away.
"You were sent by Yang Yuanqing! If so, follow me."
Asi Duo spoke in Chinese. She turned around and walked towards her tent. Chuchen didn't know what happened to As Duo. She was surprised and hesitated, then followed Asi Duo to her tent.
Asdo's tent was located in the middle of the inner camp. It was a large purple tent. Two maids opened the tent door for her. She ordered, "You go, you are not allowed to come in without my order!"
The two maids glanced at Chuchen dressed in men's clothing in surprise, and did not dare to say anything, so they retreated. Asiduo was a little preoccupied and ignored Chuchen, sitting at a small table and staring blankly.
A jade-carved swan on the table seemed to have returned to that time many years ago. On the afternoon of July 1, a warrior braver than the gods broke into her heart and never left again...
Two clear tears rolled down from her eyes, and she sang a song in a low voice for many years.
"The moon shines on the great water of Sini,
The swans by the lake are still lonely,
She is waiting for the warriors from far away,
Bring her love grass for nesting,
She has been waiting for a thousand years, and her infatuation will not change.
Finally moved Tengger and sent him to his side,
...
But the warrior’s arrow! Why is it so ruthless?
She pierced the heart of the swan..."
.........
Chuchen was standing behind her. Although she could not understand this Turkic ballad, she could feel the deep sadness in her singing. This was not just a broken love, but an elegy for the years of youth.
Chuchen didn't say anything. The unique sensitivity of women deep in her heart made her vaguely aware that there was an unusual relationship between Yuan Qing and this Turkic princess. Yuan Qing told her about life in the frontier, but never mentioned it.
A woman on the frontier.
"You know I'm not a man?" After a long time, Izuku finally broke the silence in the tent.
Asdo didn't answer. After a long while, she whispered: "Give me back the golden arrow! I gave him that golden arrow. For this arrow, I was imprisoned by my father for three years."
Chuchen completely understood in her heart, she sighed secretly, stepped forward and placed the golden arrow on her table.
Asdo picked up the golden arrow and stared at it for a long time. Tears welled up from her eyes again, blurring her eyes. She was going to be a bride next month, but he never came to her.
Asdo smiled sadly, "Is he okay? It's time to get married and have children!"
Chuchen's heart was filled with an inexplicable sense of guilt. This was because of Yang Yuanqing. She was also a woman. She could feel the despair and deep sadness in the heart of this Turkic princess. At this time, a wave of anger suddenly ignited in her heart.
Courage, she didn't know if she would regret this decision in the future, but at least she didn't regret it now.
"Yuan Qing also mentioned you all the time, and he also missed you."
Asiduo's eyes suddenly lit up, and her blue eyes shone with extraordinary splendor, more dazzling than the stars in the sky. She stared at Chuchen in disbelief, "You are..."
"I am his wife."
Chuchen took a deep breath, stared at the jade swan on the table, and said slowly: "He said more than once that there is a swan in the north that he misses."
Tears welled up in Asido's eyes again, and this time they were tears of joy and excitement. She leaned on the table and burst into tears. It has been six years, and she has been tortured by longing for six years. According to a Turkic song, the years
Like water, it will dilute the wine of love, but she has not diluted it at all. She knows that she will take this longing to her grave with her until her death.
At this moment, an extremely fierce voice came from outside the big tent, "Dear Princess, I heard that you were brought into the big tent by a man."
He did not dare to enter the tent, but through a crack blown by the wind in the tent, Chuchen saw a man who looked like a black bear. He was seven feet tall, with a frighteningly fat body and a black face and bull's eyes.
His eyes were red, and he was extremely fierce and rude, just like a black bear monster coming out of the mountains.
Asdo quickly wiped away her tears and said coldly: "Munda, are you insulting my innocence?"
"But...many people have seen it." The voice outside the tent was not as ferocious as before, but it was still full of suspicion.
"It was Anuri who sent the maid to deliver the message. She was not a man, just wearing men's clothes."
Asido winked at Chuchen. Chuchen understood, and resumed her feminine voice, speaking in unskilled Turkic: "There are no men in this tent."
"Oh! I made a mistake, but Your Highness Princess, I want to remind you that you will become my wife next month, and I don't want to cause any complications."
"Monda, are you warning me?"
"That's right!"
The man outside the tent turned around and strode away. Asiduo's eyes showed endless sadness, "This is the first warrior who rose up in the Turks two years ago. Even Utu was defeated by him. Now he is the captain of thousands of Turks.
, my father forced me to marry him, and I have been holding off for two years. My eldest brother succeeded to the throne, and in order to win over this man, he forced me to marry him next month."
"Since you don't like him, why did you marry him?"
"He showed no pity to me. My heart is already dead. Keeping this body to do something for my father is a way of showing my filial piety."
"But...he didn't pity you."
Asdo bit her lip tightly, holding back the tears that were about to well up, "Then why didn't he come to visit me? Why wasn't he by my side when I was in my most desperate moment?"
Chuchen's heart was full of pity for this unfortunate Turkic princess. She said softly: "He has no time. He has been spending these years in a choice between life and death. Do you know? His nanny also
It is my mother who raised him since he was a child. It has been almost twelve years since we broke up in the 19th year of the founding of the Emperor. He has not had time to visit her. You should understand him, or you should go find him.
You shouldn’t live in misery, let alone ruin your life’s happiness.”
"I thought...he didn't have me in his heart at all." Asdo lowered his head, "I didn't dare to look for him."
"He didn't personally say that he didn't like you, right? And this jade swan should have been given to you by him too! In the Central Plains, jade is a token of love, don't you know?"
Chuchen was like a tolerant elder sister, softly comforting the poor alien princess. Asdo covered her face with her hands and cried silently, tears seeping out from between her fingers.
Chuchen did not disturb her again and allowed her to vent the sorrow she had suppressed for a long time. After a long time, Asdo finally wiped away her tears, her eyes were red, she stared at the jade swan on the table, and her eyes showed the unique look of Turkic women.
With perseverance, even if she died, she would let Yang Yuanqing know that she had been waiting for him for six years.
Asdo stood up, took out a set of her dresses from the box, handed it to Izuku, "Put it on!"
Chuchen was stunned. She didn't understand what Asido meant. Asido laughed, "Aren't you here to see Princess Yicheng?"
Chuchen nodded, "I'm here to find her."
"That's right, she has been imprisoned. Only I can see her with the golden arrow. You can pretend to be my maid and go with me."
"Go now?"
Asido shook his head, "Not tonight, brother will know. Tomorrow morning, brother will go to see the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. I will pretend to be sick and stay in the camp, and then I will take you to see her."
.......
At this time, in the tent of the Turkic King, Shibi Khan Duji was coldly receiving the Goryeo envoys and his party. Qimin Khan Rangan died very suddenly. During the day, he was having a banquet and drinking with everyone, but at night he suddenly died.
After the death, many people did not even have time to see the Khan's body, so he was hastily cremated by Duji. Suspicion spread among the Turkic nobles that the Khan died strangely.
For this reason, Wutu, the consort of the Golden Sword, publicly accused Duoji of being suspected of patricide, and then led his troops northward, refusing to recognize Duoji as the successor to the khan.
At this time, Duoji was under tremendous pressure. In fact, he did not want to come to see the Sui Emperor. He had always believed that the Turks and the Sui Dynasty were neighbors and two equal countries, rather than a relationship between monarch and minister. He did not want to accept the canonization of the Sui Emperor.
However, the huge political pressure within the Turks forced Duoji to compromise, and he had no choice but to go south to accept the canonization of the Sui Emperor in order to establish himself as the legal Khan as soon as possible.
The arrival of the Goryeo envoy was expected by him. In fact, as early as the beginning of the year, he secretly sent people to contact Goryeo, hoping to cooperate with Goryeo to jointly attack Khitan and Xi. Goryeo would attack Khitan first, and then attack Ji.
He would convince his father Khan to let him lead the troops to help the Khitans resist Goryeo. In this way, he could hold his father Khan's elite soldiers and generals in his hands and prevent his brothers and Utu from getting involved in his father Khan's army.
Goryeo had wanted to conquer the Northeastern region of the Sui Dynasty for a long time, but it was difficult for Goryeo to do it on its own. They also needed the cooperation of the Turks. For example, they could unite with the Turks to attack the Khitan to make them famous. Even if the Sui Dynasty was angry, it would be because of
The Turks were blocking the front, and Duoji's proposal suited them. Goryeo finally sent envoys to discuss the specific plan. Unexpectedly, changes occurred within the Turks. Qimin Khan died and Duoji ascended the throne.
At this time, Duo Ji had achieved his goal, so he was not very interested in the Goryeo Hour, and it was purely perfunctory.
"Tomorrow, I want to meet with the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. I will first see the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty's attitude, and then we will talk about our cooperation. If there is anything else, I will talk about it after I finish the meeting!"
Duji's tone was very arrogant and cold, full of disdain for Goryeo. Is a small country worthy of discussing strategic cooperation with the Turks, which covers thousands of miles? At the beginning of the year, he just wanted to take advantage of Goryeo. Now Goryeo has lost its use value. He
Then he ignored them.
After saying that, Duji stood up and left, leaving the Goryeo envoys and his entourage in the tent. Ulji Wende and Gesuwen looked at each other, how could the Turks be so rude!