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Although Buyi was quick-witted and thought deeply, he never thought about what the relationship between Shibi Kefeng was.

A gust of wind was the bandits on the grassland, and they did everything they could. Shibi Khan did not give him any face, raped, killed, plundered, and did everything. I heard that even Shibi Khan had a headache, and sent troops to encircle and suppress him several times, they all returned in vain. Who was Shibi Khan? The emperors of the grassland, Tiele, Qi Gu, Ba Yegu, and other tribes were all very powerful, but they all surrendered to his commands and obeyed his orders. A gust of wind seemed to curry his face, how could they join forces?

Li Jing was silent for a while before saying, "I didn't expect what you said."

Xiao Buyi almost laughed, "Second brother, what are you talking about?"

Li Jing smiled and said, "Actually, when I was killing a gust of wind, I was just thinking that a gust of wind was domineering, and everyone on the grassland knew. Now that I have returned with so many corpses, Shibi Khan and Chi Jishe will know in a few days. A gust of wind was killed and injured. Khan always had to consider the price if he wanted to deal with us. As for whether a gust of wind was sent by Shibi Khan, no one could tell. Although the lord of the emperor gave marriage this time, it was already intriguing to give marriage to Shibi Khan's brother Chi Jishe. It is difficult to do this for you, and Khan might not have disliked you for a long time. You have entered the Turkic world and he might find an excuse to kill you at any time."

Xiao Buyi glared and said, "The two armies are fighting and they will not be killed. I will be a marriage envoy. How could Khan be killed just by saying that?"

Li Jing shook his head and said, "Here, life is like grass. No one will care about your or my lives except for cherishing each other. The Turks are becoming increasingly evil with the Sui Dynasty. However, it is because of the early planting of evil roots. Originally, when Changsun Sheng was there, he was both gentle and kind, and had a peaceful place with the grassland. But when Pei Ju was there, he used his intelligence to plot and obey the thoughts of the emperor. At that time, Khan had a subordinate named Shi Shuhu, who was very good at strategy, and Khan favored him very much. But when he was paying homage to the emperor. Shi Shu

Hu spoke rudely, which made the emperor dislike. All the Qigui in the court put the emphasis on understanding the emperor's mind, and Pei Ju was no exception. He used the business in Mayi and Zhangye to lure Shi Shuhu to do business and then killed him. But he summoned Shi Bi Khan and said something to Shi Shuhu, who brought people to betray Khan and surrender. I have already executed him for you. The emperor was very happy because of this and respected Pei Ju. But Shi Bi Khan was definitely not a fool, and he never came to court again. The border relations are also deteriorating."

Xiao Buyi frowned and said, "Pei Mingcui is a good person. Although she is scheming, she is persistent and wise. Why did she actually make such a bad decision?"

Li Jing said after a while: "Most officials in the court have fame and fortune. Pei Ju is no exception. When the Khan of Qimin was in the early days, he was very respectful to the Sui Dynasty. He developed the habit of court officials being arrogant to the Turks. Changsun accumulated good deeds for many years, but it was ruined. It was just that the cause and effect were settled early, and it has only intensified now. You are a marriage envoy, but for Khan, you are also an evil envoy. Since Pei Ju can find an excuse to kill Shi Shuhu, Khan can of course find an excuse to kill you. If you die or not, it will not affect the overall situation of the Sui Dynasty in the Turks."

Xiao Buyi was silent for a long time, "So my second brother is not optimistic about this marriage?"

Li Jing smiled, "What do you think?"

"Do you have any good suggestions for the second brother?" Xiao Buyi asked.

Li Jing pondered for a while, "Yes."

“What suggestions?”

"Return and persuade the emperor not to conquer Goryeo and to rest for a few years. What should the marriage do? First fight against the Turks and let them surrender and have no intention, and I will lead the army." Li Jing smiled and said, "But is this possible?"

**

After defeating a gust of wind, the team continued to move forward, winding around Tieshan, waded across the Duluo River, and finally arrived at the territory set up in Chiji.

Chi Jishe is Shibi Khan's younger brother, and he has some prestige in the grassland, but if he speaks the power, it is of course far less than Shibi Khan.

However, what Yang Guang valued was Chi Jishai's power and also the territory of other places. When the Khan of Qimin surrendered to the Great Sui Dynasty, it was just because he was homeless. Whether it was the people or the herdsmen, they were not plundering and fighting by nature, and they yearned for stability. It was undoubtedly much easier to let a Khan who belonged to the grassland but was friendly to the Great Sui Dynasty lead the grassland than to conquer the entire grassland.

Yang Guang still had the idea of ​​getting married to the Turks, which meant that he still put the conquest of Goryeo first. No one could persuade Yang Guang not to attack Goryeo and to conquer the Turks first. Of course, Li Jing could not do it, and Xiao Buyi was also powerless to turn things around.

Xiao Buyi knew that although Li Jing’s suggestions were good, they didn’t work. This is often the case in this world, and you don’t do whatever you want, so he was still ready to meet Chi Jishe first.

When Xiao Buyi saw Chi Jishe, he didn't expect that he looked very kind. Chi Jishe lived on the grassland north of Tieshan, and was still a little far from the Eastern Turkic tent.

‘Woo…Woo…’

When welcoming the horn of the earth blows, it sounds desolate and vast, but there is no peace and joy at all.

Xiao Buyi smiled and looked at the young man opposite him with thoughtful thoughts. The young man looked very pale, had beautiful eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and was not burly. If he were placed in Dongdu, no one would recognize him as a Turkic man.

Xiao Buyi knew something through Li Jing's mouth. The young man's land was indeed Chi Jishe. However, when the Khan of Qimin surrendered, he often lived in Chang'an, Xijing, which made him accept Central Plains culture since childhood, so he looked very gentle and elegant.

However, after the death of Qimin Khan, many Turks in Xijing turned to the grassland. After all, for some people, there was their home.

"Mr. Xiao has worked hard all the way." Chi Jishi knew that Xiao Buyi was coming to give the marriage, and personally welcomed him for dozens of miles. He took a group of subordinates respectfully to welcome Xiao Buyi to the big tent where he lived. He asked the irrelevant people to retreat, leaving only a few confidants. After the maid presented the fragrant milk tea, he asked the maid to retreat again. He looked very enthusiastic, but somewhat mysterious and nervous.

Chi Jishi spoke Central Plains dialect, but Xiao Buyi did not expect that he was quite skillful in speaking Central Plains dialect, so he was a little ashamed.

"Actually, it should be said that Khan has worked hard. I am just a mere marriage envoy. I was really frightened to send Khan to greet him in person."

Xiao Buyi said humbly, and the people in the big tent had changed their faces.

Since Li Jing arrived at the tent, he has been following Xiao Buyi. Xiao Buyi stood there and Xiao Buyi sat down, like a shadow. When Xiao Buyi finally talked to Chi Ji, he picked up the milk tea and sniffed it, and took another sip. He slowly closed his eyes, looking more like a puppet.

When Xiao Buyi said the word Khan, the big tent was silent and breathing could be heard. Chi Jishi smiled bitterly for a while and said, "Don't call him like this. Chi Jishi is not Khan."

"Oh?" Xiao Buyi frowned and puzzled: "I heard that in addition to Shibi Khan, there are many enthroned khans in this grassland. With your ability, can you..."

He wanted to speak but stopped. The regret was obvious. The Turkic subordinates standing on both sides all had a look of anger on their faces, which was very stance that Xiao Buyi said.

Chi Jishi shook his head and said, "Actually, I have limited abilities."

I can get the blessing of my elder brother. I feel ashamed of the territory I obtained on the bank of Duluo River near the Tieshan Mountain. As for the position of Khan, I can't even think about it. If Lord Xiao can, please ask me to wait for the Jin."

Of course, Xiao Buyi knew that he was not Khan, and also knew what Shi Jin meant. Near the Duluo River in Tieshan was one of the rare upper-class territories on the grassland. There were Pugu, Tongluo, Wei Tong and Bayegu tribes in the north. The leaders there were generally called Shi Jin, which was at least two levels lower than the title of Khan. Of course, there was only one Khan's Great Khan, but there were several Khans, most of whom were awarded by Khan. However, those who could be named Xiao Khan generally had great prestige and great contributions. Chi Jishe did not have much contribution to it, and it was considered good to be a Shi Jin.

"I'm waiting for the jin today, but if I marry the Princess of the Great Sui Dynasty, I'm sure I'm not far from Khan." Xiao Buyi said in a very sincere way.

Chi Jishe was silent for a long time before saying, "Mr. Xiao was joking. Master Xiao came from the Central Plains and was exhausted. Why not take a few days off first?"

Xiao Buyi stood up slowly, "I worked hard all the way, just for the reconciliation of the Turkic Sui Dynasty. Laurent is nothing. Since I am not in a hurry to marry the princess, I might as well turn around and report to the emperor first and come again to choose a date."

He left as soon as he said, Chi Jishi grabbed Xiao Buyi's sleeve and said, "Mr. Xiao, it's not that I'm not in a hurry, but that the princess is a big deal to marry the Turks, and we must prepare well. Lord Xiao, don't want to turn around. These days, it's just for me to give advice and prepare for the etiquette of greeting. I don't know the princess' preferences, but I'm afraid she won't like her when she comes, so I'll ask Lord Xiao not to swear."

Xiao Buyi thought to himself, I don’t know what the princess likes, but she won’t be happy if she knows what you are preparing. The only thing she knows is the color of her underwear, but she can’t tell you. He just puts some pressure on him and hopes to make his way as soon as possible, not really wanting to leave. Seeing Chi Jishe handing over a step, of course, he said with the flow: “Since that’s the case, I’m respectful than obedience.”

**

Xiao Buyi did not expect that his respect had lasted for more than ten days, and Chi Jishe disappeared the next day. Every time he went to look for him, a subordinate named Cha Han said respectfully that Chi Jishe was not there. Xiao Buyi asked about Chi Jishe's whereabouts. Cha Han shook his head and said that he would wait for the jin to go to the market to buy everything needed for marriage, and just waited to bring it back for Lord Xiao to watch. When he saw Xiao Buyi's unhappy look, Cha Han was frightened and asked Xiao Buyi if he had any instructions.

Xiao Buyi did not expect that it would become such an ending. He frowned and discussed it with Li Jing privately, and inferred several possibilities.

The first possibility is of course that Chijishe is indeed purchasing wedding supplies. After all, it is a grassland, and the supply in many aspects is not sufficient. Chijishe will go to purchase supplies, and it is very likely that Chijishe will go back and forth for several days. If this is the case, Xiao Buyi decided that even if Chijishe brings back a basket of cow dung, he would applaud. Everyone is happy, and Xiao Buyi can talk about the fact that he is the Khan in the south. As long as Chijishe agrees, the Eastern Turks can be naturally divided into the North and South Turks, with the Tieshan Duluo River as a barrier. At least Yang Guang can rest assured for the time being.

However, according to Xiao Buyi's judgment, Chi Jishe looked a little unbearable and timid. The first possibility is very small. Even if he doesn't believe it can be realized, Shibi Khan commanded the huge grassland and was not eating for nothing all day long to watch Yang Guang toss. Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Chi Jishe did not dare to offend the Sui Dynasty. He also did not dare to offend his elder brother, so he used the method of procrastination to avoid it. However, there is another possibility that Chi Jishe did not go to purchase wedding supplies, but asked Shibi Khan for instructions. If it was this possibility, it would be really bad.

When Shibi Khan is in a good mood, he may be asked Chi Jishi to expel him. If Shibi Khan is in a bad mood, he can hunt hundreds of them down and become a brother in trouble with Shi Shuhu.

"Second brother, I won't see Chi Jishi again today. I'm going to turn around." Xiao Buyi waited for more than ten days, and finally felt that he couldn't bear it anymore and there was no need to endure it anymore. He used the move of retreat to advance again, and I don't know if it would be enlightened.

Li Jing has been silent for a lot these days. Hearing Xiao Buyi’s proposal, he nodded and said, “This plan is good, but if Chi Jishe happens to come back and wants to keep him. I suggest you go out for a hunting trip.”

"Hunting?" Xiao Buyi frowned and nodded for a while and said, "Okay."

Although the two of them had a smile on their lips, they could see that they were thinking in each other's eyes. Li Jing knew that this brother had never been idle when he was idle. There were many things he had to say. He nodded and followed him out of the felt tent.

Li Jing ordered out early, and three hundred soldiers began to remove the felt tent. He was about to pull out the camp. Xiao Buyi was ready to do his best, so he walked to Chiji's tent in a swagger.

When he was about to set up Chiji's camp, Xiao Buyi whispered: "Second brother, do you say Chijishi heard that we were leaving, will he come back immediately?"

Li Jing also whispered: "If I were him, I would probably let you leave first, and then chase you and try to keep you, show sincerity and make excuses."

The two looked at each other and turned their heads to look at Chahan, the subordinate of Chijishi. Chahan had stood in front of Chijishi's tent at some point, or had never left here before. When he saw Xiao Buyi coming, he smiled and said, "My Lord Xiao has something to do, just ask his servants, why bother to come here in person?"

Xiao Buyi sighed and said, "Chahan, I'm leaving."

Chahan was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "Sir Xiao, where are you going to go?"

"Of course I'm going back to the Central Plains." Xiao Buyi sighed, "The emperor asked me to give me a marriage order, and the meaning of Shi Jin seemed very clear. After all, the princess was not unable to get married. If Shi Jin didn't like it, I could only report back to the emperor and let him choose another place to Shi Jin."

"Mr. Xiao, you can't leave. If you leave, I really can't explain it." Chahan said with a bitter face.

"Is that true?" Xiao Buyi patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there will be a road before the car arrives at the mountain, and you can always explain it."

After he finished speaking, a trace of doubt suddenly appeared in his heart and could not be removed. He turned his head to look at Li Jing. Seeing him nodding to him, Xiao Buyi no longer hesitated and strided with Li Jing to the soldiers' resting place. He saw that many tents had been removed. Li Jing's martial arts skills were not necessarily high, but his efficiency was absolutely first-class. Now it is summer on the grassland, and the weather is warm. Their tents are simple and light, and after a while, they are fully equipped.

Chahan kept persuading him, but he only knelt down. Xiao Buyi was unmoved. When everything was done, he saw Chahan still blocking him and said in a deep voice: "Chahan, just tell Shi Jin what I said today. If he was smart, he would not make things difficult for you."

"Set out." Li Jing turned over early and issued a simple order.

Three hundred soldiers boarded the horse in one go, bows and arrows on the saddle, shields, and shiny spears and swords. They lined up in a square formation and slowly headed towards the direction of Tieshan. Chahan wanted to stop him again, but when he saw the soldiers' momentum, his heart suddenly rose.

Feared, he stepped aside.

Although he had never had a close conversation with Xiao Buyi, a gust of wind almost wiped out the entire army had already spread quietly on the grassland. What made a gust of wind wiped out was the current marriage envoy and the 300 officers and soldiers he led, Shibi Khan could not do it for several years. How could Xiao Buyi not secretly be shocked?

Of course, Chahan only speculated and inferred, but never thought that although Xiao Buyi had great martial arts skills, it was Li Jing who wiped out a gust of wind.

Xiao Buyi left Chiji's camp and saw Li Jing still leading his troops silently. When he saw him, he rode his horse over and whispered: "Second brother, what should we do if they don't chase after him?"

Li Jing turned his head and looked at Xiao Buyi, and suddenly sighed, "Buyi, do you think you are a god?"

Xiao Buyi suddenly felt a scoop of cold water poured down, and he couldn't make a sound for a while.

When Li Jing saw Xiao Buyi's expression, he said softly: "Buyi, no one is a god, and you and me are not. Some things are fine. I know that you are famous and are fighting against the ministers in the Sifang Pavilion. Even if the Li family is powerful, Li Min will fall into your hands. It is rumored that the proofreader of the East Capital will succeed. You have indeed been smooth sailing with your martial arts cleverness, but you have been moving forward. Have you ever considered it? This time, the marriage envoy was a simple task, why don't others go and just wait for you? Is it because you have been to the Turks, or because you are very capable?"

Xiao Buyi became silent, feeling that Li Jing's words were deafening.

"They don't come, but they all know that this task is very difficult and it is very likely to be killed." Li Jing turned his head and looked into the distance. He slowly said, "You have been very successful so far, but you lost. Everything is just a passing cloud. Chi Jishe doesn't come to us. We can also return the imperial edict. At most, the emperor is unhappy, but you are not a big crime. There are both successes and failures in the mission. If you fail, you will be punished. Who dares to go on an mission in the future? But you just want to succeed. Have you ever thought about the undercurrents of the waves here, who sent a gust of wind? Shibi Khan could sit idly by, what would Dun be about this matter? Even if you can succeed, what can you get? Get Qigui's suspicion and slander, or can you get the absolute trust of the emperor?"

Xiao Buyi finally breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "Thank you for your second brother for your reminder."

Li Jing smiled, "I know you will understand."

Xiao Buyi suddenly smiled sly, "But my second brother knows we can't leave, otherwise I wouldn't have let me go hunting."

Li Jing looked back and saw Chi Jishi and a few of his men, sweating profusely chasing him from a distance.

When Chi Jishi turned over and dismounted, she gasped heavily and said for a while: "Mr. Xiao, it's a blessing that you didn't go far." Before Xiao Buyi could say anything, Chi Jishi had already said first: "I know Mr. Xiao must think that I was deliberately avoiding it, but this was a huge injustice."

Seeing Xiao Buyi silent, Chi Jishi said hurriedly: "Does Lord Xiao not believe what I said?"

Xiao Buyi smiled and said earnestly: "How dare I not believe it? I will leave for more than ten days. I am afraid that if I don't turn around today, I will still not see him."

Chi Jishi just shook his head, "I knew Lord Xiao must have misunderstood. I was in a hurry at the time, but my opponent said to go to the market. They misunderstood what I meant and deserved to fight. In fact, my original intention was to find Ke Dun to marry, but I didn't expect that I was delayed along the way and I was just coming back now."

Xiao Buyi was finally moved, "Did you go find Ke Dun?"

Chi Jishi touched her sweat and nodded bitterly, "How could I refuse with the emperor of the Sui Dynasty with kindness? It's just that this matter is not as simple as I imagined. I thought about it all night before I remembered that if Ke Dun approves, it would be possible." Seeing Xiao Buyi's puzzled gaze, Chi Jishi smiled, "If Lord Xiao doesn't believe it, I can go back to the camp with me, where an old friend there really wants to see Lord Xiao again."

**
To be continued...