Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

A breeze blew by, and the flags on the top of Yongnian, the capital of Xia, fluttered in the wind. A team of carriages and horses entered the city gate leisurely and calmly. The soldiers of Xia guarding the city gate looked at the carriages and horses curiously. The soldiers were dressed a little roughly, with crescent-shaped swords hanging around their waists. Everyone wore fur-covered riding boots. Whether it was their attire or their luggage, they were obviously not dressed like people from the Central Plains.

The soldiers and people of Yongnian City pointed and talked privately. People had realized that these were the troops of the Turkic tribe in the northern frontier. The Turkic tribe had been fighting with the Sui Dynasty for many years, but had never penetrated into the hinterland of Hebei Road.

The Turkic envoys came to the capital Yongnian, and Qi Shanxing hurried to the palace to report. At this time, Dou Jiande was practicing sword in the imperial garden. Qi Shanxing said: "The Turkic envoys have arrived outside Wanchun Palace and brought gifts for the emperor, the queen, and the imperial concubine."

Dou Jiande put the sword aside, loosened his wrist guard, sat on the chair and said: "I will drink a sip of water first, and order the Turkic envoys to go to the palace to present gifts to the queen and the imperial concubine."

"As ordered." Qi Shanxing asked: "May I ask when Your Majesty will meet the Turkic envoys."

"Two hours later, I will summon them in the Qinzheng Hall."

The imperial edict was passed down, and Gao, the female official in charge of the harem, took the Turkic envoys to visit the queen Cao Xiuhua first, and then went to the Peiwang Pavilion to pay homage to the imperial concubine Xiao Jun.

At this time, Xiao Jun was resting in the bedroom. The female official Gao came hurriedly and bowed, saying: "Your Highness, the Turkic envoy has arrived. The emperor asks the imperial concubine to meet the envoy."

When Xiao Jun heard that it was a Turkic envoy, she thought to herself that it might be the envoy sent by Princess Yicheng to greet her. She could not contain her surprise and immediately asked the chief steward Gao to lead the way to the front hall to meet him.

"The imperial concubine has arrived!" Several palace maids came in front, and Xiao Jun followed them into the hall. The Turkish envoy knelt down hurriedly: "Your humble servant greets the imperial concubine of the Great Xia Kingdom."

When Xiao Jun heard the envoy speak, he did not sound like a Turkic person, but seemed familiar. Xiao Jun sat on the imperial chair and asked, "Envoy, please stand up. What's your name?"

The envoy stood up and looked up. A familiar face appeared under the wide-brimmed felt hat. Xiao Jun looked closely and was shocked. This was not a Turkic envoy, but Murong Xia!

"Your humble servant Murong Xia greets the imperial concubine."

Seeing the old minister, Xiao Jun recalled the past when he was trapped in the hands of Yu Wenzhi and Yan Hong'er entrusted her posthumous son to Murong Xia. He couldn't help but feel emotional, with tears in his eyes, but he was so excited that he was happy. He suppressed his joy and asked, "Master Murong, you have been traveling so far, please sit down and talk."

Xiao Jun asked the palace servants on the left and right to leave, leaving only Murong Xia in the hall, and asked in a low voice, "How has the general been recently?" Good? How is Yan Honger?"

Murong Xia said: "Thanks to the blessing of the Queen, I escorted Yan Honger and her son to the Turkic yamen. Princess Yicheng took them in. Yan Honger has given birth to a little grandson named Yang Zhengdao."

"Good...good..." Xiao Jun's lips trembled with excitement, and he was so happy that he asked again: "General, have you arranged anything for Princess Yicheng during your mission this time?"

Murong Xia said: "Chuluo Khan has sent me to write to Xia Lord Dou Jiande, asking him to hand over the relatives of the Great Sui Dynasty.Welcome to the Turkic tent."

After hearing this, Xiao Jun's face froze, thinking, and silently said: "I'm afraid Dou Jiande will not let me go easily, and I can't leave this Great Xia Kingdom."

Murong Xia bowed and said: "Don't worry, your Majesty, I will have my own explanation when I meet the Xia Lord."

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The two were talking about going to the Turkic, when the female official Gao came to the front of the hall and saluted the two: "Report to the Imperial Concubine, His Majesty has ordered to summon the Turkish envoy. ”

Xiao Jun hinted at Murong Xia with her eyes, and left the hall with the palace maids around her. Murong Xia followed the female official Gao to the Qinzheng Hall to meet the Great Xia Emperor Dou Jiande.

When they arrived at the Qinzheng Hall, they saw Dou Jiande sitting on the dragon throne, with fierce eyes and a stern expression, and his confidant minister Qi Shanxing was accompanying him. Murong Xia knelt down and saluted: "Murong Xia, the envoy of the Turkic tribe, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of Great Xia."

Dou Jiande did not let Murong Xia stand up, but asked him on his knees: "I have read the letter sent by your Khan; I have also received the tribute; but why do you ask me for Concubine Xiao?"

Murong Xia bowed and said: "During the Daye period, Princess Yicheng of the Great Sui went to the northern frontier. According to the Turkic custom, she has married the Choro Khan. The princess's family is also the Khan's relatives. Your Majesty will not forbid Concubine Xiao to visit relatives, right? ”

Dou Jiande sneered and said, "I'm afraid she will never come back? How can I send my woman away casually!"

Murong Xia looked at Dou Jiande's eyes and advised sincerely, "Your Majesty, Shanxi Liu Wuzhou has 100,000 soldiers and is eyeing Hebei. He wants to use the power of the Turks to pacify Ji, You, Yan, and Zhao. But as long as Choro Khan does not issue an order, he dare not offend Your Majesty."

Liu Wuzhou was a hero supported by the Turks. He was known as the King of Dingyang and was also a powerful soldier at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Dou Jiande thought to himself that there were the Turks in the north, Liu Wuzhou in the northwest, and King Zheng Wang Shichong in the Central Plains. He had just become emperor not long ago. Once the war started, the victory or defeat was unpredictable, and he was attacked from all sides, so he had to act cautiously. Dou Jiande's face changed slightly, and he smiled slightly, "Turkic envoy, please stand up and speak. ”

Murong Xia saw that Dou Jiande did not dare to be tough, so he felt confident and bowed to persuade him: "I am also a descendant of the Han people. With your majesty's wisdom and bravery, there is no need to worry about not achieving great things. Empress Xiao is already over fifty years old. Your majesty has allowed her family to gather together today to help them achieve their goals. You are also a virtuous person."

Hearing this flattery, Dou Jiande had to find a way out due to the current war situation and asked: "If I send Concubine Xiao to the north, what will the Turkic Khan plan?"

"Chuluo Khan is willing to send Liu Wuzhou to attack Tang Lord Li Yuan. Your majesty can go west to Sishui Pass to attack Wang Shichong. In the future, at least half of the Central Plains will belong to your majesty. ”

No matter how he persuaded, Xia Lord Dou Jiande, who was in a passive position, needed to weigh the pros and cons. At this time, Qi Shanxing felt that it was time to help Xiao Jun escape, and he also dared to speak up and persuade Dou Jiande: "Your Majesty, it has been said since ancient times: when two benefits meet, take the right path; when two harms meet, take the lesser one. There are many beautiful women in the world, why bother to keep a woman from the previous dynasty."

Xia Lord Dou Jiande considered the seriousness of the matter, nodded, and then issued an order, tacitly agreed to send Xiao Jun to the Turkic Empire in the northern part of the border.

Three days later, outside Yongnian City, with yellow umbrellas, armor and weapons, and carriages lined up, the Great Xia Emperor Dou Jiande led all the officials to personally send off the Imperial Noble Consort Xiao Jun outside the north city gate.

Empress Cao knew that Xiao Jun was going on a long journey, and her jealousy was relieved a little. She pretended to be reluctant to let her go and pretended to accompany her to see her off. Qi Shanxing followed behind and whispered, "Don't worry, Queen, Concubine Xiao will never come back."

"Oh?" Queen Cao asked, "How do you know?"

Qi Shanxing said, "I heard that the Turks are barbaric and uncivilized, and marriage is not ethical. Living in a bitter cold place, a Han woman like Concubine Xiao will definitely marry a man again."

"I also heard that Princess Yicheng has married several times. It's better for Xiao Jun to go to a tribe that doesn't know etiquette and shame, so as not to come back and become a vixen again." Queen Cao was even happier. As long as she didn't return to Xia, everything would be fine.

Xia Lord Dou Jiande held the hand of Imperial Concubine Xiao Jun and came to the phoenix chariot together. Dou Jiande waved his hand, and the eunuch next to him brought wine. Dou Jiande filled a glass of fine wine and handed it to Xiao Jun: "I cherish the company of the imperial concubine day and night. I don't know when we will see each other again after parting today."

Xiao Jun drank the wine in the glass and said: "Your Majesty, cherish it. Xiao Jun is very grateful. If there is a previous fate, we will definitely see each other again." Dou Jiande helped Xiao Jun get on the phoenix chariot and said goodbye to each other. In a puff of dust, the Turkic envoys left. This is:

A day of marriage is a hundred days of grace, and it is hard to separate after meeting for a hundred days.

The world is full of gatherings and separations, and there will be no more music and songs.

Dou Jiande sent a thousand Xia soldiers to escort Xiao Jun's carriage, and Murong Xia led 500 Turkic cavalry to follow. They went north all the way, passed the Great Wall, and sent her to the border. The Xia soldiers knelt on one knee to send off the imperial concubine. Murong Xia urged his horse to come to the front of the carriage and presented a bundle: "Your Majesty, after passing the Great Wall, it is the foreign frontier. It is cold and freezing. Please change your clothes."

Xiao Jun took the bundle and opened it. Inside was a white velvet cloak and a fox tail white feather hat. Entering the Turkic territory, he had to follow the local customs and change into Hu clothing and rush to Dujinshan Yazhang.

Seeing the sunset, gusts of cool wind blew, and only heard rumbling in the distance, and the horses were in groups, countless. The leader of the horse team was a man wearing a fur-covered Hu velvet crown, a brown-red satin robe, a gold-studded cowhide armor, a tiger skin battle skirt, and a sweat-blood horse under his crotch. When Xiao Jun saw this person, although he was not as young as he was in the past, he still recognized him. This person was the Great Khan of the Turkic Khan Chuluo.

When Chuluo saw Xiao Jun, he was very happy and smiled. He stretched out his hand to help him. Xiao Jun felt that at this age, he was a little shy. There was a difference between men and women, so he did not dare to stretch out his hand. However, the carriage was high and it was difficult to step down.

At this time, a waiter brought a stool for getting off the horse. Chuluo Khan blocked it with his hand and said to Xiao Jun: "Please let the imperial concubine get off the carriage!" Chuluo knelt on one knee, supported one knee, and raised one arm to help Xiao Jun get off the carriage.

Xiao Jun hesitated again and again, and then with a little shyness in her heart, she supported Chuluo's palm and stepped on Chuluo's knees to get off the carriage.

Xiao Jun had already got off the carriage, but Chuluo still held Xiao Jun's right hand and refused to let go. Xiao Jun could not struggle in front of everyone.She had to take off her clothes and walked into the palace tent hand in hand with Choro Khan.

There was a person standing at the door of the palace tent, and it was Princess Yicheng. Princess Yicheng met Xiao Jun and exchanged courtesy. Princess Yicheng said: "Your Highness has entered the vassal state, and my clan is reunited. The little grandson Yang Zhengdao has been waiting for a long time."

Xiao Jun was overjoyed and entered the palace tent. She saw Yan Honger holding the grandson in her arms. The family was reunited after half a year.

Xiao Jun returned to his own tent. Yan Honger held the child and talked with him for a long time. Seeing that it was late at night, she left the tent. Xiao Jun took off his outer robe and was about to rest. Suddenly, the door of the tent opened, and Xiao Jun hurriedly asked: "It's so late, what can I do for you?"

"It's cold on the grassland at night, I'm here to bring a cup of tea to the queen."

Hearing the tone of voice, Xiao Jun knew that the person who came was Chu Luo. Xiao Jun quickly tidied up his clothes, put on his robe, and slowly opened the door. Chu Luo's eyes were warm and he smiled slightly, so Xiao Jun let Chu Luo into the tent.

Chu Luo put down the stove, warmed his hands by the fire, and said: "It's cold and windy on the grassland at night, so I'll give you a stove for Madam Xiao to use."

Xiao Jun bowed slightly and said: "Thank you for your care, Khan, but I didn't boil water tonight, so I have nothing to offer."

"Well." Chu Luo waved his hand: "Madam Xiao, you don't have to be polite. You are new to the grassland and you are not used to it, so I came to see if you are used to it."

"The Khan's kindness is like a warm fire, where What's not to be used to?" Xiao Jun said: "It's just that it's inconvenient tonight, Khan, please go back early."

Chu Luo was stunned, and took out a yellow silk cloth from his arms. After opening it, he looked carefully and found that the hairpin was wrapped in it. Chu Luo said: "The queen used this as a token to thank me for the camel. Now it's time to make up for the friendship." Xiao Jun guessed the Turkic Khan Chu Luo's thoughts and was embarrassed for a while, so he led to:

The token was not solved that year, and it returned to the previous fate ten years later.

How could I know that Yue Lao had noticed it and sent Meng Juan with his infatuation.

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