Qin Lang and Bi Gui, who were having a drink, were shocked when they heard this.
Qin Lang hurriedly placed the cup in his hand on the table and stood up: "Quick, take me to General Xiahou's residence."
"Yes!" The Yu Lin said and rushed out, followed closely by Qin Lang, Bi Gui and others.
Xia Houxuan, who was on the hospital bed, was no longer as cheerful as before. At this moment, his face was pale and his breath was as thin as a thread.
He had just vomited a lot of black blood and was extremely weak. He was falling asleep on the couch.
He had a long dream.
In the dream, he was riding a white sparrow, with his body hanging from his waist, leading five hundred Yulin troops and two hundred Xuanjia guards, walking majestically on Qingshi Street in Luoyang.
There were cheering people beside the road, and at the end of the long road, his mother Cao Jue and his wife Huigu were looking at themselves with joyful faces.
After a long time, Xia Houxuan finally opened his eyes. Only then did he realize that he was lying on the hospital bed, and there were many people sitting around him.
He sighed slightly.
It turns out that he did not return to Luoyang, but was still in the north.
"General Qin..."
"General Xiahou, lie down and don't move, take a good rest." Qin Lang saw Xiahou Xuan getting up to salute again, and hurriedly supported him.
"Military doctor, has the toxicity in General Xiahou been reduced now?"
"General Qi." The old military doctor shook his head, sighed and said: "This is curare poison specially made by the Xianbei people. Although I have tried my best to treat General Xiahou, I still cannot completely eliminate the remaining poison. It seems that I have to save General Xiahou. , we have to negotiate with the Xianbei people..."
"General Qin..." Xia Houxuan was still very weak because of the lingering poison. He said to Qin Lang with great difficulty: "Can I ask you something..."
"General Xiahou, please tell me. As long as I, Qin Lang, can do my best, I will try my best to fulfill your request!"
Qin Lang was originally a generous character, and this time he fought side by side with Xia Houxuan on the battlefield, and he had a good impression of him, so when Xia Houxuan opened his mouth, he did not want to refuse.
"Thank you... thank you general... cough cough cough..." Xia Houxuan said, coughing continuously: "I beg the general to send a special person and fast horse to Luoyang... Jiuzifang, in my residence, find My mother wanted to report that she was safe..., and then asked Mrs. Zhuojing Li to come to Jinyang City... and said, "I haven't seen you for several months, and I miss you so much. I look at the winter snow in the desert in the north, and I miss her so much." She is pretty, so I want to join hands with her and have a look..."
"General Xiahou, don't worry!"
Qin Lang listened to Xia Houxuan's words just now, as if they were his last words. The other party was only more than 20 years old, more than 20 years younger than himself. It was really regrettable. He held Xia Houxuan tightly. His cold hands said decisively:
"I have taken note of your words. I will definitely send the fastest messenger and the most reliable guard to the Changling Marquis Mansion in Luoyang to deliver the message for you, and bring your ladyship safely to the north to meet you!"
After hearing Qin Lang's promise, Xia Houxuan smiled and nodded, and then passed out from exhaustion again.
"Come here, prepare your horses, I'm going to the Xianbei royal court!"
After Qin Lang left Xiahou Xuan's bedroom, he gave orders to the soldiers around him.
"General, the north of the desert is the enemy's lair. Don't go deep into it. I hope General will think twice!"
When the soldier heard this, he knelt on the ground and begged Qin Lang.
"I have made up my mind! Prepare your horses!"
Qin Lang was unmoved and walked towards the north gate as he spoke.
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Above the desert, the dust has ceased.
Nine knights dressed in luxurious clothes rode out from the north gate of Jinyang City, the first county of Bingzhou, and galloped north.
That was Qin Lang and his eight soldiers.
Qin Lang and his entourage galloped on the official road in the desert for two hours, and it was already getting late.
Qin Lang was afraid that they would lose their way in the desert, so he ordered them to pick up the bridle and move slowly along the official road.
Night falls, and the wind and sand never cease. The speed of the group was hindered by the wind and sand, which made Qin Lang anxious.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the north of the avenue. Not long after, a group of people came in the opposite direction to Qin Lang and his party.
When the soldiers saw that the knight in the distance was dressed as a Xianbei man, they became alert:
"General, there is someone!"
Qin Lang waved his hand and signaled his men not to act rashly. He carefully observed the cavalry in the distance and found that above their flag was a black wolf flapping in the wind. It was the flag of the Xianbei royal family.
"Brothers in the distance, are you from Wei in the south?"
Before Qin Lang could speak, there was a call from the other party. Qin Lang didn't understand Xianbei dialect. Fortunately, there were two or three people under his command who were from Bingzhou and knew some simple Xianbei dialect.
"What did they say?" Qin Lang was confused and asked the soldiers beside him.
"General Qi, they are asking whether we are Wei people from the south. If so, please come forward and tell us. Their Khan has something important to tell us."
"Understood." Qin Lang nodded and rode forward: "Let's go up and have a look."
Soon, the two teams met.
"Excuse me, your Excellency, are you from the noble Lord Kebi Neng?" Qin Lang suddenly thought of something, so he hurriedly asked.
Seeing that Qin Lang didn't speak Xianbei, the man said in blunt Zhongyuan Yayan (Note 1): "That's right, that's right. Are you the subordinates of Lord Qin Lang, the Cavalry General of Wei?"
"Yes, we are the soldiers under General Qin Lang." Qin Lang understood that the number of his party was too small, and for the sake of safety, it was better not to reveal his true identity. That's why he lied that he was a soldier.
"That's great. Here is a letter from our Khan, asking me to give it to your General Qin Lang. I didn't expect that I happened to meet you. It's really great."
The leader of the Xianbei cavalry was very happy. He took out the letter from his arms and handed it into Qin Lang's hands, and said happily:
"Okay, our mission is completed, see you later."
As the man spoke, he led his men back towards the north.
[Note 1: About Yayan. It is China's earliest common language and is equivalent to today's Mandarin in a general sense. Its phonology is an ancient phonology. Ancient Chinese people attached great importance to the unification of local dialects, so "Yayan" appeared.
Luoyang Yayan, known as Heluo language in ancient times, Heluo dialect, now known as Luoyang dialect, is the earliest common language in China, and its phonology is the ancient Chinese traditional phonology system. Ya Yan is also Xia Yan. There is a lot of evidence for the ancient interchange of "Ya" and "Xia": "Zuo Zhuan" is "Gongzi Ya", "Han Feizi" is "Gongzi Xia"; the Guodian Chu slips unearthed in recent years, "Confucius' Poetry Theory", is "Daya" and "Xiaoya" " is called "Daxia" and "Little Xia"; "Mozi" quotes "Daya" and also calls it "Daxia". Especially in "Xunzi Chapter of Honor and Disgrace", "The people of Yue are in peace, the people of Chu are in peace, and the gentlemen are in peace." "Ruxiao Pian" writes: "If you live in Chu, you will be Chu; if you live in Yue, you will be more; if you live in Xia, you will be in summer."
"Ya" and "Xia", which are opposite to ""Chu" and "Yue", generally refer to the Central Plains area centered on Luoyang in the past dynasties of China. After the Zhou Dynasty, with the migration of the capitals of each dynasty, the basic dialect of Yayan It was also improved accordingly. All the orthodox Han dynasties spared no effort to promote Yayan. Yayan reached its peak development during the Tang and Song Dynasties, reaching one word for one sound. A large number of Tang poems and Song lyrics emerged, and neighboring countries rushed to learn from Luoyang. Yayan. Mandarin with Luoyang dialect as the standard pronunciation has lasted for more than 4,000 years, and has been affected by North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, Japan and other countries surrounding China. The specific form of Chinese before Zhou Dynasty is unknown. It is said that at that time The standard language of the Zhou Dynasty is the predecessor of the standard language of the Zhou Dynasty. The standard Chinese language of the period is generally considered to be the language of the Book of Songs, that is, Luoyang Yayan. Yayan is mainly popular in the Central Plains area centered on Luoyang in the Yellow River Basin. The writing of the Zhou Dynasty What they learned was the Yin and Shang characters of the Shang Dynasty. And the Yin people learned from the Xia people. The elegant language in ancient times was the Xia language. The Xia Dynasty had its capital in Luoyang, Henan and its surrounding areas, and the Shang Dynasty also had its capital in the Central Plains with Luoyang as the center. area. Therefore, the basis of the standard pronunciation of elegant Chinese in the past dynasties should be in the Luoyang area. It is speculated that the ancient Mandarin was based on the ancient Heluo dialect, which is now Luoyang dialect. The word Huaxia has a very profound meaning: Hua means the beauty of clothing. ; Three thousand disciples came from all over the world. It is said that Confucius used Luoyang Yayan to lecture. "The Analects of Confucius·Shu Er Seventh" said: "Confucius' elegant words, "Poems", "Books", and "Zhao Li" are all elegant. Words. "The national language of the Han Dynasty is "Luo language", and Luo language is the Yayan inherited from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. The standard Luo language of the Han Dynasty is called "Zhengyin", "Yayan", and also called "Tongyu" After the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei and other dynasties successively established their capitals in Luoyang, inheriting the phonology of the Han Dynasty and adopting Luoyang Yayin as the national language. After the Eastern Jin Dynasty moved the capital to Jiankang, Luo language and Wu language combined to form Jinling Yayin, also known as Wuyin and Nanjing Yayin. The words were followed by the Southern Dynasties.】
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The night is getting darker.
After Qin Lang returned to the camp, he immediately opened the letter and saw that the letter said:
"Ke Bineng, the righteous king of Xianbei, presented this letter to Qin Lang, the heroic cavalry general of the Wei Dynasty:
After the battle a few months ago, I learned that your country is rich in talents and has strong soldiers and horses. It is not a frivolous offense. I am convinced.
I once accidentally injured your general with a wolf-toothed poisonous arrow. After inquiring, I found out that the person injured was the prince of the Wei royal family and the Marquis of Changling. Therefore, I feel very guilty and want to send the antidote to the general. I hope you can The general ignores past grudges. However, I, Xianbei, also want something, and nothing more. I only need a letter of credentials from your country’s major, and I, Xianbei, will be reconciled from now on, and we will not attack each other for a hundred years. I will be very grateful to you. This wolf tooth curare poison will not kill anyone within two months. After two months, as soon as the certificate of credence arrived at my court in Xianbei, the young king immediately offered the antidote. In the tenth month of winter, King Kebineng of Xianbei Fuyi wrote it himself. "
Qin Lang looked at the letter, frowned and pondered for a long time, then took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, unfolded the silk, and wrote a memorial on the desk suggesting that the emperor conclude an alliance.
"Come here!" Qin Lang blew dry the ink marks on the table, then put it into the box and sealed it with fire paint.
"General!" The soldiers outside the house heard the general's summons and immediately opened the door and came in.
"You must go to Luoyang immediately and deliver this memorial to His Majesty. You must be quick. Do you understand?"
"I understand your humble position!" The soldier took the brocade box from Qin Lang's hand and went out to perform the mission.
