After the Yinshan camp left Jieli, Jieli's main room, Princess Kedun Yicheng and Taishi Zhao Deyan, jointly presided over the daily affairs.Princess Yicheng is the daughter of the former Sui clan, the niece of Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian, and the cousin of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui.In the nineteenth year of the emperor's reign, Princess Anyi, who was close to the Eastern Turkic Qimin Khan, died, and in order to maintain peaceful relations with the Turks, Emperor Wen of Sui married the Qimin Khan with the princess Yicheng of the clan.In the Sui generation, the Turkic chieftain married two princesses in a row, and only Qimin Khan was the only one.Princess Yicheng lived in the Turks for nearly 30 years, and successively married Qimin Khan, and Qimin Khan's three sons, Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, and Jieli Khan.As a princess who is kind, Princess Yicheng's marriage naturally has no romance at all.Fortunately, she fulfilled her duties and dedicated her magnificent youth to the strange Turkic Khan, as well as to the "Jingbian cause" of the Sui Dynasty.In order to complete the task entrusted by Emperor Wen of Sui, Princess Yicheng did not hesitate to put all her roots in the grassland outside the Saiwai.She married four Turkic khans successively, from father to son, from brother to younger brother, like one stabbing nail after another, piercing into her weak life.In many novels in later generations, Princess Yicheng was written as a woman with an old-fashioned and mean personality and hatred for the Tang Dynasty.Putting aside her hatred for the Tang Dynasty, Princess Yicheng has made great contributions to the Central Plains Dynasty.In the Book of Sui and Zizhi Tongjian, there are several times when it is written about the general deeds of Princess Yicheng as a "savior".First of all, she rescued Yang Guang who was in distress, and in 615 AD, the eleventh year of the Great Cause, Yang Guang ran to Fenyang Palace near Taiyuan on a whim to spend the summer.At the end of the summer, when he was on his northern tour, he was besieged by the Turkic Shibi Khan's 100,000 wolf cavalry outside the Yanmen Pass.After secret contact, Princess Yicheng came to the rescue with great righteousness, and she risked being killed and sent someone to report to Shibi Khan, falsely claiming that there was a situation on the Turkic border, which deceived Shibi Khan's troops.Secondly, she took in Empress Xiao, the widow of Emperor Yang of Sui.This matter has already been mentioned above, so I will not repeat it here.Now, Empress Xiao has also lived in the Turks for 17 years, and she and Princess Yicheng's aunt and sister-in-law have served together with Luo Khan, and now they are also serving Jieli Khan together.Although the two sisters-in-law have differences in their attitude towards Datang, their feelings in private are good.Princess Yicheng is also almost fifty years old, her beauty is not as good as Xiao's, and she looks very old.Compared with the wisdom of the Xiao family, Princess Yicheng is also weaker, but Princess Yicheng has a strong personality, and she comes from the royal family of the Sui Dynasty, and her knowledge is also extraordinary.As for the glamorous Xiao family, Jieli treats her more as a pet.This time, Jieli personally sent troops to Shuofang, and it was convenient to leave Princess Yicheng and Zhao Deyan to guard the house.On the second day after Jieli left Yinshan, Princess Yicheng suddenly heard that Xiao was sick, so she hurriedly took a former Sui imperial doctor to visit Xiao's tent.Xiao was wrapped in a thick mink quilt, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and his face was very pale.Seeing Princess Yicheng coming, she just whispered hello and said no more.Her voice was also extremely weak."
I was fine yesterday, why am I so sick" Princess Yicheng asked with concern when she saw Xiao's seriously ill appearance."
Alas, I'm old, and I can't stand the cold at all."
Xiao Shi sighed."
Sister, stop talking, hurry up and let Imperial Doctor Hu take a look."
Princess Yicheng said to Xiao Shi.Although, from Yang Guang's point of view, Xiao is the sister-in-law of Princess Yicheng, but Yang Guang has been dead for so many years, and the Sui Dynasty regime has also died for so many years, and the two are now serving a husband together, so they have long called each other sisters by age.A few more digressions, in some novels, Princess Yicheng is said to be older than Xiao.Although there is no record of the birth year of Princess Yicheng in the history books, Princess Yicheng was married to the Turks in 600 AD, at that time, Xiao was already thirty-three years old, if Princess Yicheng was older than Xiao, the Sui Dynasty would marry a middle-aged woman in her thirties to the Turks, so Princess Yicheng could only be younger than Xiao's age, and much smaller.Imperial Doctor Hu stepped forward to diagnose Xiao's pulse.After the diagnosis, Imperial Doctor Hu's expression became very strange."
What's the matter, what disease is my sister suffering from" Princess Yicheng saw Imperial Doctor Hu's strange expression and hurriedly asked."
How can it be a slippery pulse, this is a sign of a woman's pregnancy," Imperial Doctor Hu said with an incredulous expression."
Nonsense, my sister is already in her sixties, how can she be pregnant again," Princess Yicheng reprimanded."
But Niangniang's face is still like that of her thirties, this body" Imperial Doctor Hu said, and he was embarrassed to continue.Is Shaw really pregnant, of course not.Xiao herself knows how to heal, and in order to pretend to be sick, she prepared a pair of herbs and drank them, making her body look extremely weak.Perhaps it was self-defeating, but the herb actually changed the pulse, which made Imperial Doctor Hu misdiagnose.Princess Yicheng listened to Imperial Doctor Hu's words, and also suspected that Xiao was really pregnant."
Sister, have you ever had a menstrual affair this month?"
"I haven't had a menstrual affair for five or six years. ”Xiao Shi's face flushed with shame and said."
That's if you're wrong," Princess Yicheng said to Imperial Doctor Hu with an iron face.When Imperial Doctor Hu heard Xiao say that she had been menopausal for five or six years, he was also ashamed."
It's a misdiagnosis of old decay, alas, as I get older, the sensations in this hand are not so keen."
He checked Xiao's pulse again, but the touch of the pulse between his fingers was still a sign of slippery pulse.Imperial Doctor Hu was also dumbfounded.After working for a long time, Imperial Doctor Hu could only say that Xiao Shi was suffering from a cold, and prescribed a few pairs of medicines for Xiao Shi to treat."
Sister, I've never been so sick, I'm afraid I'm going to die soon."
Xiao Shi said in a breathless manner."
Sister, don't talk nonsense, you just feel the cold, take a few pairs of medicine and get better soon."
Princess Yicheng comforted."
Sister, let's send a letter to the Khan, I'm afraid that in case I don't want to die alone.""
It's okay to send a letter to Khan, but sister, don't think about it, just recuperate with peace of mind."
In this way, on the second day after Jieli's army left Yinshan, Princess Yicheng sent a messenger to urge the horse to rush to Shuofang to report the news of Xiao's serious illness to Jieli.After Wen Yanbo met with Li Ji, he returned to the Jieli array."
Khan, I have already asked Li Ji, it is true that he sent troops to Shuo Fang privately."
Wen Yanbo said to Jieli."
Who gave Li Ji such a big courage, without the will of your emperor, he dared to send troops privately" Jieli didn't believe Wen Yanbo's words.Wen Yanbo explained: "Khan, this is really no wonder Li Ji.It was Liang Luoren's fault first, and Li Jicai was angry and sent troops to Shuofang to seek justice from Liang Luoren. ”"What's wrong with Liang Luoren?"
asked Jieli."
He sent troops to harass the state and snatched many women from the state.""
Woman" Jieli frowned.At this time, he couldn't distinguish the truth of Wen Yanbo's words, and the gossip fire in his heart rose."
That's right, that's what the woman Li Ji said."
Wen Yanbo couldn't help but smile and said, "It is said that Liang Luoren wanted to hold a hundred phoenix banquet to have fun, and he was afraid that he would be scolded by the people of Shuofang if he recruited women from Shuofang, so he sent troops to Bingzhou to rob more than 100 women. ”"No matter how Ben Khan hears this, it seems to be false, even if Liang Luoren is lustful, then he should rob the girl, why would he be interested in women" "Hehe, the cabbage and radish have their own love, maybe Liang Luoren likes women." ”Wen Yanbo could finally laugh out loud with this sentence.Li Jibian's reason is really speechless."
In this way, Li Ji came to Shuo to ask Liang Luoren for someone," Jieli asked again."
Exactly.Li Ji said that he first sent a messenger to deliver a message to Liang Luoren, asking him to return the abducted women to their homes.But Liang Luoren said that those women had become his concubines, and he did not agree to release them.Li Ji was angry, so he sent troops and coerced Liang Luoren to release him.But that's the case, Liang Luoren still refused to give in, and Li Ji had no choice but to attack Shuofang.Alas, Lord Liang is also an infatuated person, and for the sake of his concubine, he did not hesitate to let Shuo Fang get into trouble with swords. ”Jieli was silent for a while, shook his head and said: "This is just Li Ji's words, how can Ben Khan believe it?"
”Wen Yanbo said, "I have already told Li Ji that the Khan is not here to start a war with the Tang Dynasty, but to mediate the war between the military horses and Shuo Fang.Li Ji promised to let the Khan see Liang Luoren.Whether this is true or not, we will know when the time comes. ”"Well, then do as Li Ji said, Ben Khan went to Shuofang to question Liang Luoren.If he is really at fault first, Ben Khan will seek justice for your Tang Dynasty. ”Jieli said."
Then go to meet Li Ji again and convey the Khan's meaning to him."
Wen Yanbo said again.Jieli said: "Lord Wen, don't run back and forth, you go and tell Li Ji, if he has the courage, come over and walk with Ben Khan, and Ben Khan just happened to ask for the details of the matter." ”"Okay, let's go and invite Li Ji."
Li Ji was naturally courageous, he didn't even bring an escort, so he rode a horse alone to see Jieli.At this point, the Tang army and the Turkic army were no longer on guard against each other, and the two sides retracted their formations and marched towards Shuofang together.But as soon as he walked to the north gate of Shuofang, not far from the Tang army camp, Li Ji quit, and he said to Jieli that Jieli should send a messenger to pass Liang Luoren to see him, and not let Jieli enter the city.Jieli asked Li Ji why he prevented him from entering the city, and Li Ji explained that he was afraid that Jieli would rebel, so he entered Shuofang City and joined forces with Liang Luoren to attack the Tang army.The Tang army was arrayed not far from the Shuofang city gate, and if Jieli wanted to enter the city, he had to pass through the Tang army's military formation.At this time, Jieli is not easy to turn against the Tang army, the purpose of his coming here is to relieve the siege of Shuofang, and it doesn't matter if he enters the city or not.So, according to what Li Ji said, Jieli sent a messenger to spread Liang Luoren
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