I have a backstage in Datang

The grass growing on the grassland is very stubborn, with a well-developed root system buried more than two feet deep in the ground. In the absence of a sickle, the hardships of the Han slaves pulling weeds by hand can be imagined.

Many people's palms are extremely rough, covered with deep cuts.

At this time, another gust of cold wind blew, and suddenly a Han slave fell down, his whole body curled up, and the breath between his mouth and nose continued to weaken.

A few Han slaves nearby hurried over, looking at her at a loss as if they wanted to kill her, but suddenly a whip was whipped hard from behind, it was the Turkic overseer whipping them.

Several Han slaves were dressed in thin clothes, and their bodies were burning with pain from the whips. They subconsciously squatted down and continued to pull weeds with miserable faces.

Beside them, the lying Hannu had already lost his breath.

The eyes of the Hannu were full of sadness.

Sadness quickly turns to numbness.

They pull weeds like walking dead, and at the same time avoid the whipping of the supervisor behind them. Occasionally, someone subconsciously looks in the direction of the Central Plains, and murmurs like a raving, as if they are longing for their hometown or hopeless .

"Central Plains, our home..."

The cold wind is getting colder!

Not long after, another Hannu fell down.

Maybe it's cold, maybe it's tired, but no matter whether it's cold or tired, it still hasn't softened the supervisor's heart.So the Han slaves could only continue to work.

This scene on the meadow here was all seen by a Turkic woman not far away. The woman stood quietly in the cold wind. She stood there watching from the morning until the sun was about to set. The Turkic girl let out a soft sigh.

She no longer stood quietly, but turned around. The Turkic people claimed that everyone could ride a horse, but this girl did not ride a horse. She was purely traveling on foot, but at a very fast speed.

She leaped continuously on the grassland, like a galloping horse. About half an hour later, a big mountain appeared in front of her.

That is Yinshan Mountain, and the ancient grassland temple is in the mountain.

The Turkic girl went all the way into the mountain and soon jumped into a desolate ancient temple. She passed through the magnificent hall of the ancient temple and arrived at a courtyard at the back foot of the ancient temple.

She stood at the door, as if she wanted to knock on the courtyard door, but suddenly looked up at the sky, and then canceled the knock.

But before her arm that was about to knock on the door fell, she heard a faint voice from the yard, saying: "Is it Cao'er? I haven't slept yet..."

The implication of this voice is self-explanatory, it is to tell the girl that she can enter the courtyard.

The girl hesitated for a moment, and finally stretched out her hand to push open the courtyard door.

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Turkic people generally live in tents and seldom build a fixed building community, but in the yard in front of them, there is an exotic hut.

The room is covered with thick wool blankets, and there are oil lamps responsible for lighting. There is also a brazier at the door, and there is a steaming iron kettle on it.

The water is already on.

But on the carpet in the center of the room, there is a woman wearing a sacrificial robe. This woman is about 30 years old, with an incomparably elegant and noble temperament.

When she saw the Turkic girl entering the door, she casually pointed to the water bottle at the door and said, "The water is boiling, bring it here for me."

The Turkic girl obviously respected her very much, carefully picked up the water bottle and walked over, saying: "Master."

The high priestess nodded and said with a smile: "The king of Liang Kingdom came to worship the temple a few days ago. He offered some tea leaves from the Han people to his teacher. It is said that this kind of tea leaves are extremely precious and can be sold at a high price even in the Central Plains. As a teacher, I can't bear to enjoy it all by myself, so I have been waiting for you, the little guy, to come back..."

The girl was very moved.

The high priest reached out and took out two tea bowls. The shape was clearly made by the Han people. She put the tea bowls on the ground, and with that elegant smile on her face, she looked at the girl and said, "Girl, come and make tea, let the master see it." See how you learn."

The girl Cao'er pursed her lips, and said with some shame: "The culture of the Han people is too profound, and all walks of life have unique knowledge. Although I study hard, it's a pity that I don't have a good teacher. Before those Han slaves were captured They are all poor people, it is difficult for disciples to learn useful things from them..."

She paused while talking, and then said shyly: "Especially this tea ceremony, I have never been able to master it. I just learned how to make tea, but the Han people have already made clear tea. So, master, please don't Make fun of me."

The high priest smiled warmly, and said dotingly: "After all, we are not Han Chinese, and the master will not laugh at you for being stupid. Let's make tea, and let the master and apprentice taste the tea of ​​the Han people together."

"Yes!"

Cao'er agreed in a low voice, picked up the kettle and started making tea.

This tea is the clear tea made by Gu Tianya, under the impact of hot water, there will soon be a faint fragrance lingering, the high priest reaches out to pick up the tea bowl, puts it on the tip of his nose and smells it gently, after a long time, he seems to lose his mind Muttering, said: "It really is this kind of tea. It is said that it comes from the sky. It has been almost 20 years. I didn't expect to taste this kind of tea again..."

Cao'er was slightly startled, and then she became curious, but she didn't ask any questions, she just looked at the high priest curiously.

The high priest smiled lightly and said, "What's the matter? Want to ask?"

Cao'er pursed her lips.

The high priest smiled again, and said softly: "Actually, it's okay to tell you. It's just the past when I was young. I can only read books, so the progress is very slow. Master, I was still very young at that time, and my temper was as rough as your little girl. The more I learned the culture of the Han people, the more profound and profound I found it hard to extricate myself. Finally, I couldn’t bear it and sneaked away Went to the Central Plains. That is, during that period of time, I met some friends in the Central Plains, and one or two of them made me unforgettable all my life, and the fragrant tea in front of me was also the couple and friends who let me taste it. Pass……"

These words seemed to be telling her own story, but Cao'er's face turned red, and she said in a voice like a mosquito: "Master, I just went to the border secretly, I didn't enter the Central Plains at all, I didn't enter the Central Plains at all, Did not disobey your orders."

If you are a thief and don't fight, you will recruit yourself for three years.

It turned out that she was also like her master back then, sneaking to the Central Plains out of curiosity, but she didn't cross the border, she just stayed on the border for a while.

The high priest seemed to want to laugh, but he thought he should save some face for his apprentice, so he ignored the matter and continued to smile lightly: "The Central Plains is such a big and prosperous land. The culture of the Han people is like a bright pearl." , I'm really envious and can't help myself... Unfortunately, we are Turkic people."

Her voice suddenly became serious, as if she was a little emotional, and said: "Since the time of the Huns, we and the Han people have been world enemies. When they were strong, we hid on the grassland and endured it. When they were weak, we raised their hands." Soldiers went south to invade. It’s not because we are plundering, or because we don’t do production. It’s just because the land our ancestors have lived on for generations is really too desolate and bitter. Although we can graze cattle and sheep, it depends on the weather. To eat, whenever the cold winter comes, a large number of cattle and sheep must be frozen to death."

"Cows and sheep are the property of the Turkic people, and they are also the food and clothing of the Turkic people. If the food and clothing are frozen to death, the Turkic people can only freeze to death."

"And as long as you are a human, you don't want to die when you live. Since the Turkic people don't want to die, they have to find a way to survive. Therefore, for more than 1000 years, we have always gone to the Han people in the south to plunder. Grab their food, rob them Tools. Between nations, it is difficult to define who is right and who is wrong. Everyone is just trying to survive. If you really want to blame, you can only blame the world."

"However, the Central Plains people are unwilling to be robbed by the Turks after all. Every three or four hundred years, a dynasty will rise. They lead the Han people to work hard and struggle for life. So the national power gradually grows stronger, and finally became the strong side."

"Cao'er, you are a new generation of the heir to the saint, so tell me, do you understand what I said?"

After the high priest made a long speech, he looked at the girl with a testy look in his eyes.

Cao'er took a breath and began to answer softly: "The disciples can generally understand what Master said, but I have a vague feeling that what you really want to talk about is this negotiation, right? ?”

The high priest nodded with satisfaction.

She picked up the tea bowl again, took a sip of the tea, and then let out a puff of white air, as if feeling emotional: "Three or four hundred years have passed, and the Central Plains has come to a strong rise again. This is a cycle, and no one can resist it." The only thing we can do is to defend the opponent as much as possible."

She paused while talking, looked at the girl again, and said solemnly: "Cao'er, do you know? The Han people are actually aggressive in their bones. They advocate opening up territories, and everyone wants to be a hero. Now , the foundation of the Tang Dynasty has begun to stabilize. Previously, Jieli Khan fell into their strategy, thinking that the Han royal family would kill each other to weaken the national power, so he was in a hurry and wanted to invade with only tens of thousands of troops, but the invasion failed. If it succeeds, even he himself got involved..."

Cao'er couldn't help opening her mouth, and added: "There are also Liang Guo's factors in this. It is said that Master Liang fell into the opponent's trick first."

The high priest shook his head, and said with a deep expression: "The Han people have never taken Master Liang seriously. When they first designed it, they aimed at the grassland. In the past three to four hundred years, we Turks have oppressed them. It's too ruthless, so they want revenge, and this plot is just the beginning."

Cao'er hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "Master, what do you think should be discussed in this negotiation?"

The high priest fell silent.

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...The first update is 1 words, followed by the second update.

Chapter 217 [Secret of the High Priestess]

After a long time, this elegant and noble woman slowly raised her head. Her eyes were extremely deep, as if she wanted to see the Central Plains across thousands of mountains and rivers, and said slowly: "The current situation is still that I am strong and the other is weak, so Even if they win a game, they don't dare to mess around. Although they hold the Turkic Khan in their hands, they still have to take our emotions into account, so this negotiation, you can insist on it..."

"Talking hard? Does it mean tit for tat and not giving in at all?"

"No, you have to give up where you should. For example, in the territory of Liang State occupied by the Han people in this battle, the fat they swallowed will definitely not be spit out again. Although you still have to argue hard, but if you can't get it Ready to come back."

"The second thing is to buy Jieli Khan back. This shouldn't be too difficult. The other party can only ask for a higher price. However, there is an old saying in the Han people, which is to ask for a price and pay back the money on the spot. We only need to know that they are actually I also don’t want to keep Xieli, so we can negotiate this matter by lowering the price.”

"Then may I ask, Master, what is the bottom line of your guess for the Han people?"

"According to my teacher's estimate, the other party is likely to ask for Youyun Wuzhou. Originally, there were sixteen states in the land of Youyun for the Han people. Over the past 100 years, we have occupied five states because of our weakness. Although this matter is not true A disgrace to all Han Chinese, but it is land that some people absolutely want to take back, so these five states are likely to be their bottom line."

"Some people? Who are the certain people that Master said?"

"Hehe, our master and apprentice are high-ranking Turks, and we know the changes in the power of the world, so you don't have to pretend to be curious, Cao'er. You should know that I am talking about Gu Tianya. I have noticed it since a year ago. This young man. He married Princess Pingyang of the Li family, but he did not compete for interests like other relatives. Instead, he developed steadily, and his goal continued to expand to other places. The Tang royal family has benefited from it, but it seems that they want to start from scratch and find a place to live their own life."

"Small days? Master, you said small days?" Cao'er blinked, obviously not convinced.

The high priest laughed, and said: "Okay, okay, I made a mistake as a teacher. His handwriting really doesn't look like he wants to live a small life. Instead, he has the posture of a great hero of the Han people. This is short. In just over a year, he already has two states under his hands. If he gets Youyun Wuzhou again this time, it will be no different than the former Liang Kingdom. This is equivalent to saying that the world has risen again a character."

Cao'er blinked again, and suddenly said: "Then I will grit my teeth, and I will not satisfy him. Doesn't his bottom line want Youyun Wuzhou? I just don't agree to his request. Just break up with me and try to hold on to Jieli Khan. Although Jieli is not a good khan, he is the khan of all Turkic people after all. It involves the face of the entire grassland. Dare to let Gu Tianya stubbornly suppress Xieli."

"Maybe!" The high priest was noncommittal, as if he didn't want to reassure his disciples. He just smiled leisurely and said in a deep voice: "The Han people are smart and good at tricks. Cao'er, don't be too confident, lest you move it when you have time." Shoot yourself in the foot with a stone..."

It's a pity that Cao'er looked resolute, and said with a distant head: "Youyun Wuzhou has a large amount of land, which can provide us with some food. These places have been occupied by the Turks for a hundred years. I can't let the Han people ask for them back anyway."

The high priest sighed and stopped arguing with his disciples about this issue.

She picked up the tea bowl for the third time, and made some hot water with the kettle herself.

While the tea was lingering, and the room was filled with a faint fragrance, the high priest suddenly said: "The last thing to negotiate is likely to be the Hannu. This time, Jieli Khan was tricked by the Tang Dynasty, and he was killed or injured in the first battle." More than 7 cavalry. Cavalry does not matter, any of our Turkic herdsmen can become a cavalry. The key is the more than 4 bullocks captured by the Han, and the more than 5 Turkic captives captured by them in Yunzhou. These people are our people, and we must never give up unless we have to..."

Cao'er's pretty face became serious, and she said solemnly: "Master, don't worry, this disciple promises to take the subjects back."

Unexpectedly, the high priest smiled wryly, as if muttering to himself: "How can it be so easy, it will cost a huge price. Han people pay attention to family affection in their bones, so they have a natural sadness for the suffering of their compatriots. But in the past 100 years, We Turks have been plundering Han people, and every time we invade south, we have to capture countless people, and after they are made into slaves, they are the Han slaves who are responsible for helping us create wealth."

She paused while talking, looked at her apprentice seriously, and said, "Cao'er, you haven't been in charge of the ancient temple, so you don't know much about the specific affairs on the grassland... Do you know how many Han people live on the grassland?" Slaves? Do you know how many Han people have been plundered by us? Let me tell you, there must be at least 50. This still only counts the able-bodied Han slaves and does not count those who are dying of old age."

"If those old people are included, the figure of 80 is probably unstoppable. Cao'er, you have already started to learn Han culture, and you must be able to understand the blood in the bones of the Han people. The Turks captured 80 of their compatriots. The 80 Han slaves are the deep hatred of all Han people, especially that little guy from the Gu family, who might have the same personality as his father..."

The high priest suddenly stopped talking, obviously aware of a slip of the tongue.

And Cao'er was obviously startled, and subconsciously said: "That little guy from the Gu family? He has the same personality as his father? What does this mean? Master, are you talking about Gu Tianya?"

It's a pity that the high priest refused to continue this topic any more, but slowly let out a breath of white air from his mouth, and said solemnly: "The negotiation between the two countries this time is actually a negotiation between two great nations. World enemies have been stained with each other's blood for more than 1000 years, so they don't trust each other, and no one is willing to send a large number of officials into the enemy's land, because they will be easily detained, so that the detainees can get more negotiating advantage."

"So you will choose a middle ground as the negotiating place, right?" Cao'er is worthy of being the heir of the saint, and she is really smart and shrewd.

The high priest looked at her very satisfied, nodded and said: "After the exchange of credentials between me and the emperor of Han, the two sides agreed to negotiate in a city on the border. You should know the location, but every time you want to go secretly The Yanmen Pass that the Central Plains must pass through."

He paused for a while, and then said: "That is an important border town for the Han people, and it is also the biggest obstacle for us Turks to go south. There is a Yanmen Pass between the two sides, and at least several million people have died in the past few hundred years. This time, if the negotiation venue is set there, both the Han people and the Turkic people can feel at ease, because they are close to their own land, and if there is a problem, they can send out a large army in an instant. Under such circumstances, the atmosphere of the negotiation will be relatively opposite. calm."

Cao'er nodded thoughtfully, and said: "Because both sides have large armies, so they will not rely on their strength to play tricks during negotiations. This place is really well chosen, and this disciple happened to be in Yanmen Pass to see and see. "

The high priestess looked at her again, as if she wanted to say something but it was inconvenient to say it clearly. After hesitating for a long time, she finally opened her mouth and said solemnly: "You have lived in the ancient temple of sacrifices since you were a child, and you have learned the Turkic traditions from me. Martial arts, now your martial arts are already very high, so in recent years you often think highly of yourself. Once a person is proud and complacent, it is easy to bully others, but I have to tell you as a teacher, you must not rely on martial arts to mess with the Han people, the other party has The Taoism that has been passed down for thousands of years, and there are countless characters hidden in the grass. If you negotiate with them according to the rules, the Han people themselves will certainly not want to break the rules, but if you use martial arts to play tricks, you will easily encounter the Han people. Master."

Cao'er was stunned for a moment, then smiled sweetly, seeing the ease on her pretty face, it was clear that she didn't take this exhortation to heart.

What kind of person is the Holy High Priest, how can she not see the little apprentice's mind, so her face became more serious, and for the first time she reprimanded in a deep voice: "Remember, the Han people also have clan protectors. The crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the Central Plains are full of heroes. .If you were beaten to death, wouldn’t it be in vain to raise you for 16 years as a teacher.”

Seeing her getting angry, Cao'er immediately put away her pretty face, then became serious, and respectfully agreed: "Master, don't worry, this disciple will not mess around."

She only said not to mess around, but she didn't stop taking action. This girl was clearly playing tricks, but it's a pity that the high priestess didn't notice it for a while.

It was already sunset at this time, and the sky on the grassland was getting dark very quickly.For some unknown reason, the high priestess suddenly stared at the night outside in a daze. After a long time, she said softly, "If you can see that little girl from the Gu family... if you can see that Gu Tianya , help me to see what he looks like? It’s best to let the artist draw a portrait, and bring it back to show me.”

Cao'er was full of curiosity, and always felt that Master was hiding something in his heart.

It's a pity that the High Priestess was only impulsive, and in a blink of an eye she returned to that unfathomable expression. She looked at Cao'er again, and said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow morning, the officials of the Turkic Khan Tent will arrive at the ancient Temple, there are ten tribes in the grassland, and more than 100 medium-sized tribes, they will send nobles to participate in the negotiation of the Tang Dynasty, and you, as one of the main ambassadors of the negotiation, must be with the Xieli Children and heirs advance and retreat together. Remember, be careful of the negotiating skills of the Han people."

Cao'er's pretty face was serious, and she said solemnly: "I guarantee that I will not lose the national prestige."

The high priestess let out a breath slowly, and said: "After the gathering tomorrow, I will leave immediately, and I will not send you off as a teacher. I will wait for you to pass the good news back at Yanmen Pass."

Cao'er's pretty face became more serious, and said: "No later than fifteen days, everything will be settled. You can rest assured, Master, we Turkic people are still the most powerful in the world. No matter how good the Han people are at sophistry, they have to be obedient Bow your head and talk to us..."

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...The 2nd update is here, 7000 words today, after reading these two chapters, are you guessing that Old Man Gu is having an affair with the Holy High Priestess? Father Gu has never slept with the high priest, the high priest doesn't want to know what Gu Tianya looks like, Cao'er will never show Gu Tianya good face]

Chapter 218 [Gu Tianya, right?This little saint already knows your weakness]

As the night gradually deepened, the little saint had already gone back to her room to rest. Since the ancient temple for offering sacrifices was located in the hinterland of Yinshan Mountain, the climate at night was slightly better than other places.

But it's just better, it's still very cold.

At this time, the night was quiet and everything was silent, but the high priest walked out of the courtyard slowly, and walked slowly in the ancient temple alone.

She walked out through the ancient temple, and gradually came to a cliff. There was a bright moon in the sky, sprinkled cold and silvery white, and a howling cold wind came from the north, blowing her incomparably luxurious sacrificial robes.

At this moment, the high priest looked towards the south.

Then, there seemed to be a touch of tenderness on his face.

"Gu Changsheng, Gu Changsheng..."

She seemed to be muttering to herself, and it was like she was muttering in a dream. Suddenly, the name of the person she was chanting changed to another name, but her face was still so gentle, even more gentle than before.

"Gu Tianya, Gu Tianya..."

That kind of soft whisper, full of deep thoughts, she just stood quietly on the edge of the cliff, as if she wanted to look over thousands of mountains and rivers.

See the Central Plains.

The night was getting darker and the moon was hanging higher in the sky. The high priest looked back at the Central Plains and looked up at the bright moon in the middle of the starry night. Suddenly, a small poem was recited: