After the disastrous defeat in Fengzhou two years ago, the Utu army captured the Turkic tent. The Southern Turks were unable to recover and had to surrender to the Northern Khan and dedicated the title of Great Khan and the Golden Wolf Head Flag to the Northern Khan Utu.
Two years have passed. In these two years, the Utu tribe has more than 200,000 armored soldiers and a strong military force. However, after the Southern Turks suffered a tragic defeat in Fengzhou, their military strength dropped sharply to more than 100,000 soldiers.
The disparity in strength made Chuluo Khan in the south look down on him and send envoys to the north every three months to pay tribute, more or less east and west, but his attitude was the most pious and humble.
Utu was a generous man, always remembered the kindness of Qimin Khan, and was unwilling to send troops to the southern Turks for no reason, which made the past two years a rare period of peace on the grassland.
As time went by, the wounds of the war on the grassland were gradually healed, cattle and sheep began to flourish again, new-born children began to cry in the tents, and groups of merchants reappeared on the grassland, bringing in large quantities of goods.
At that time, Utu, the Great Khan of the North Turks, unfortunately fell ill. This was not a surprise. Utu was already thirty-eight years old this year. In the grasslands where the average life expectancy is generally no more than forty years old, thirty-eight years old is
The first hell gate the prairie people encountered.
The Yazhang of the Northern Turks is located on the shores of Kusugule Lake, which is the core of the great lake basin of the Mobei Grassland. It is a vast grassland with rich pasture. The Yazhang is equivalent to the capital of the Turks, with tens of thousands of tents gathered there.
‘Swans go south and return north,
Bringing messages from distant places.
The north wind is picking up.
A cry of longing,
Motivating the swans to journey south... By the grassland lake. The girl's clear and melodious singing echoed in the air, and groups of snow-white sheep grazed leisurely on the grassland. On a big rock by the lake, Asdo sat with his arms crossed and stared at
The blue lake looks like the sea.
It had been two years, and she no longer knew whether she could return to her home in the south, or whether she could return to him. The vast distance in time and space filled her heart with fear. If he no longer recognized her, if he didn't
What should she do if she accepts her again?
The charm of B has long been a group of children, but she has no children of her own. When she recalls being with him every night, she still has no regrets.
"Are you feeling melancholy here again?" My sister Anuli's voice came from behind me.
"Sister, I don't have it!" Asdo whispered.
"You still said no!"
Anuri sat down next to her. She was a North Turk Kedun. She had a noble status. There were several maids standing not far away, and dozens of guards standing further away.
Anuli and Utu have been married for thirteen years and have given birth to three children to him. Anuli is three years older than her sister. She is only 27 years old this year, but she looks much older than her sister.
"Actually, my sister is very envious of you! Yesterday, Ke Dun from Yugas also said that you are only seventeen years old. Look at your skin, it is smooth and tender. Look at your eyes, they are as clear as lake water. You are still melancholy.
Then what should I do?"
Asdo held her sister's hand and sat side by side with her. She sighed, "Sister, actually I really want to go back! But I am afraid that he will no longer accept me, and I feel very distressed."
"Why doesn't he accept you? You haven't done anything to feel sorry for him. Your heart is still as pure as lake water. What are you worried about?"
"But...he never sent anyone to take me back? He must be annoyed that I left without saying goodbye."
"You silly child, you are the princess of the grassland and the daughter of the Ashina family. Why have you become as self-pitying as a Han woman? If he dares to abandon you, you will kill him with a knife!"
"But he is the King of Chu of the Sui Dynasty and the future emperor of the Sui Dynasty. How can I kill him?"
Anuli laughed and said, "That's enough. You also know that he is the King of Chu. He is the majestic King of Chu. How could he abandon the beginning and end in vain? Moreover, Princess Chu is also good to you. You always don't believe in yourself."
, the longer you delay, the more worried you will be, why don’t you muster up the courage to give it a try?”
"good!"
Asi Duo mustered up his courage and said, "I will listen to my sister and go back. If he ignores me, I will come back immediately and stay with my sister forever."
"You! I really can't do anything about you."
Anuli always feels that her sister is like a child. She is such a big person, but her temperament is similar to that of her nine-year-old daughter.
"Sister, how is Khan?" Asdo suddenly remembered her brother-in-law's illness and asked with concern.
"He is suffering from a disease caused by drinking too much. The famous doctor from the Central Plains who was invited said that he will have to be recuperated for at least a year, and he cannot touch alcohol. I pray to Tengger all day long, hoping that he can recover soon!"
As soon as Anuri finished speaking, there was a fierce sound of horse hooves in the distance, and someone shouted: "Ketun! Go back to the king's tent quickly, Khan's condition has worsened."
Anuli was shocked and stood up in a hurry and said: "Asdo, I have to go back."
"Sister, I'll go with you."
Asdo pulled her sister and ran quickly up the slope, got on her horse, and rushed towards the king's tent under the protection of dozens of guards.
At this time, the side tent next to the king's tent was surrounded by Turkic nobles who came after hearing the news. The Utu tribe was composed of more than twenty tribes, large and small, and there were also alliances such as Sijie and Xigas.
tribe.
Khan has been ill for more than a month, and his condition has recurred several times. Doctors on the grassland could not find the cause. Until ten days ago, a Taoist priest who came to the grassland from Guanzhong to collect medicine diagnosed Wutu because of excessive drinking.
If the internal organs deteriorate, you can only use the method of nourishing them to see if they can be restored, but the premise is that you can no longer drink alcohol.
But Utu is addicted to alcohol. Usually Anuli controls him and he can't drink. But today Anuli went to talk to his sister. Utu's brother Umuza came to visit his brother, and the two couldn't help but drink.
After drinking alcohol, Utu's illness suddenly worsened.
Anuri rode back to the big tent. She got off her horse and walked towards the side tent. Everyone moved out of the way. At the door, stood Umuzha, Utu's brother. He stopped Anuri and said, "Ketun, there is something going on in the tent.
The Khan is being treated and cannot be disturbed for the time being."
Umuzha is a few years younger than Utu. They are half-brothers. Utu is tall and straight and has a talented appearance, while Umuzha is short, fat, thick, black, and ugly.
Not only was he Utu's only brother, but he was also very good at talking. He was very good at pleasing people, which made Utu trust him very much. He gave him many people and animals, and named him Yehu. Umuza's tribe has become the Utu tribe.
The second largest tribe.
Anuri did not like this brother-in-law, and even disliked him very much. She repeatedly advised her husband not to trust this brother too much, let alone let him become too powerful. However, Utu believed that this was his only brother and could not listen to his wife's advice.
At this time, Anuli was so anxious that she could no longer care about her dislike for her brother-in-law and asked anxiously: "What happened? I was fine when I left. Why did my condition suddenly worsen?"
Umuzha sighed and said with regret on his face: "I came to visit my brother. When I talked about the things that happened when I was young, my brother was very interested and insisted on drinking. No matter how I tried to stop him, I refused to listen and had to let him drink a little. The result was that all of a sudden
It’s like this, I regret it!”
"Who asked you to give him alcohol?"
Anuli was so angry that she was trembling all over, "You clearly know that he can't drink alcohol anymore, why don't you grab the wine bottle and throw it out, why do you still let him drink?"
Umuzha slapped herself hard and almost cried, "I hate myself! Why didn't I stop Khan?"
At this time, Asdo stepped forward and asked: "Sister, where did the wine come from? Didn't sister say that there is no wine in the camp?"
One sentence reminded Anuli, and she immediately asked: "Umuzha, where did the wine Khan drank come from? There is no wine in Khan's tent at all!"
She turned around and asked several of Khan's guards, "Tell me, where does the wine Khan drinks come from?"
The guards all shook their heads hurriedly, "We don't know either. There should be no wine in the tent."
Anuri slowly turned around and stared at Umuzha suspiciously. Even the guards didn't know, so there was only one possibility.
"Umuzha, did you bring the wine into the tent?"
"Ketun, what you said is wrong. Will I harm my elder brother? I definitely didn't bring any wine into the account, and I don't know where my elder brother's wine comes from?"
Wu Muza's voice was very high, and he was a little angry.
"Get out of my way!"
Anuli pushed him away, "I want to go into the tent and ask Khan who did it?"
Umuzha didn't stand still and was pushed staggering. Anuli walked quickly into the tent, but as soon as she reached the door, the curtain opened and two Turkic doctors came out with extremely sad expressions, "
The Khan has gone!"
"No!"
Anuli yelled heartbreakingly and rushed into the tent. Suddenly, her cries erupted from the tent. Outside the tent, everyone knelt down and the cries were loud. The northern Khan Wu
Tu died of illness... In the king's tent, more than twenty Turkic nobles were discussing the matter of establishing a new Khan. They had been arguing for three days, but there was still no result. They divided into two factions. One faction was determined to establish Luo, the eldest son of Utu.
Ji is the new Khan.
The other faction, headed by Umuzha, persisted in their opposition. He believed that Utu's eldest son Luo Ji was too young, only five years old, to lead the rise of the Turks. The strong man should be the Khan. The implication was that he was to be appointed as Umuzha.
For Khan.
A few hundred steps away, Kotun Anuli was sitting in her tent, looking sad, holding two young sons in her arms, one five years old and the other only three years old.
She could only count on the army loyal to her husband to support her son's ascension to the Khan throne. Her husband died too suddenly, and she suspected that Umuzah was responsible, but she had no evidence.
At this time, the curtain was lifted, and Asido walked in quickly from outside the tent, followed by a Han Taoist priest in his forties. It was the Han doctor who finally diagnosed Wu Tu. He was a Taoist monk named
Sun, not long after he left the tooth tent, he was chased back by Asdo.
"Tell Ke Dun!" Asdo said to the Han doctor.
Taoist Sun hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Ketun, I said that Khan cannot drink even a drop of wine, but he will never die after drinking a bottle of wine. No, he must drink continuously, and at least one drink.
It took months for him to die, but now he can’t be cured with just one pot. There can only be one explanation for this. If there are no wounds on Khan’s body, then it’s because the wine is poisonous... To be continued) rq