The sudden change made the Sui soldiers vigilant, and Yang Ji's personal troops were even more prepared. Pei Xingyan and Yang Jian, who had never been on the battlefield, saw the massive cavalry stopped a mile away and took up combat postures. In terms of posture, he tightened his grip on Ma Shan nervously, assuming a desperate posture of going into battle.
Yang Ji didn't change his expression. He had been dealing with foreigners for so many years and knew the behavior of the Turks very well. Just from their attire, it could be seen that this team of thousands of people were soldiers guarding Baicheng. , Fuli means wolf, and the Fuli army means the personal soldiers of the Wolf King. Each of them is an experienced warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles. Their mission is somewhat similar to that of the left and right guards of the Sui Dynasty. They are all "emperors" soldiers.
Their appearance showed that the Turkic "supervisor" prince Ashina Duji was not far away.
"Zong Luohu, take a group of soldiers up to have a look."
"Here!" Zong Luohu had been a big thief for so many years, and Mrs. Fan had lived in the city for a year or two and could speak fluent Turkic. He responded and brought a team of his own Pegasus. And go.
They did not clash with the Turkic army's forward, but communicated with a group of Turkic army scouts who also rode out, and then pointed to the Sui army. After a while, several Turkic soldiers retreated into the formation. , What are you communicating with your general? Soon, more than 20 Turkic cavalry rode out of the formation. After joining Zong Luohu and others, they galloped towards the Sui army's formation.
The leading Turkic general was a captain of ten thousand men, who was about thirty years old. However, he was not a Turk, but a Caucasian.
The white people are the barbarians in the eyes of the Turks. Their status in the Turks is far inferior to that of the barbarians in the Sui Dynasty. Yang Ji was really surprised that this white man became the captain of ten thousand men attached to the Li army.
When he got close, the Caucasian general dismounted and walked to the flag with the word "Sui". Under Zong Luohu's introduction, he held the Han ceremony to Yang Ji. He said in stiff Chinese with excitement on his face: "The bones are broken." Tie Xian pays homage to King Wei and His Majesty the God of War!"
Upon hearing the other party's introduction, Yang Ji's doubts disappeared and he smiled and said, "General Qigong is a Qigong noble?"
"Exactly!" He said: "Your Majesty, I am the second prince of Qi Gu. Two years ago, I married the daughter of the Great Khan and became a captain of thousands. Later, I made great achievements when I attacked Ashina Huade. He became a captain of ten thousand men again.”
"Congratulations then." Yang Ji heard two pieces of news. One was that Qi Gu had pledged his allegiance to the Eastern Turks, and the other was that Qimin Khan was supporting Qi Gu Tiexian. Once the old chief Qi Gu died, he would He will help him seize the position of great chief and control the bones in an indirect way.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qigun Tiexian looked at Yang Ji with admiration and said, "Your Majesty, your reputation is well known to everyone in Turks. Even my hometown, Qigun, is widely rumored about your great name and deeds. My father praised you as the Great Wall of the Sui Dynasty. I didn’t expect you to be so young."
After a pause, he added: "Your Majesty... no one on the grassland is afraid of you."
Yang Ji laughed loudly: "Your Great Khan said that I am the most distinguished guest of the Turks. I don't want you to be afraid of me."
"It is precisely because everyone is afraid of you that they respect you." Qi Gu Tiexian solemnly stated a cause and effect relationship.
Yang Ji did not continue the topic and returned to the topic: "General Qi Gu, we are here to see Ashina Doji under the orders of the saint and the entrustment of Qimin Khan. Is your eldest prince in Baicheng?"
"Since the king entered Baidaochuan, our people have reported to the prince. The prince has come to pick him up in person, and I am just the forward." Qi Gu Tiexian thought for a while and then said: "Baicheng is more than fifty miles away. In terms of time, the eldest prince should be about thirty miles away from here. I will take you there right now."
After saying that, he got on his horse, turned the horse's head and ran towards his army. When the Turks left one after another, Yang Ji called out: "Let's go!"
After giving the order, the Sui army followed the Turks' vanguard and marched quickly.
After traveling north for more than ten miles, the sound of horns and the rumble of horse hooves sounded in front of us. Soon, at the end of the field of vision, a large white wolf banner appeared flying in the air. Immediately behind the banner were endless cavalry. The cold blades in the hands of the cavalry almost reflected the cold sky.
The cavalry rolled forward like a torrent towards the south.
There is nothing better than this, a sea of people.
The army of Qi Gu Tiexian bypassed to the right, allowing the Sui army to face the army directly.
Yang Ji saw that the opponent's army was all wearing helmets and armor, holding spears and knives in their hands, and they looked like they were preparing for a battle. Moreover, although the opponent slowed down, they had no intention of stopping, knowing that Ashina was very auspicious. This is giving yourself authority!
He immediately ordered the army to stop, and asked the flag bearer to hold the flag with the word "Sui" and his own flag, and led a hundred personal guards to rush towards the white wolf banner.
Ashina Duoji looked at the hundreds of cavalrymen and the big flag that were running towards him like sharp arrows. He felt infinite murderous intent in his heart and wanted to order them to be shot into a hornet's nest.
But he didn't dare.
At this moment, although it is easy to kill Yang Ji, Yang Ji is not the emperor, and he will not be able to shake the Sui Dynasty even if he dies. There is no benefit except angering the Sui Dynasty and bringing disaster to the Eastern Turks.
Because of the ambivalence of wanting to kill but not daring to kill, Ashina Duoji sent tens of thousands of troops to greet Yang Ji, hoping to give him a blow and psychologically 'win' Yang Ji. But when he saw Yang Ji galloping toward tens of thousands of troops with a small lone army without fear, he realized that not only was it ineffective, but it also showed his own cowardice.
Seeing that Yang Ji was one mile away, Ashina Duoji had no choice but to stop the army and rode out to meet him on his own. He laughed and said, "King Wei, I haven't seen him for many years, and he has become more and more majestic."
"The same goes for the eldest prince!" Yang Ji smiled.
He did see Ashina Duji several times in Daxing City, each time accompanying Qimin Khan to the court to pay his respects, but the last time was during Yang Guang's Northern Expedition.
"King Wei has made great military achievements, especially in the battle in the Great Lakes area. The king is so powerful that tens of thousands of Turkic warriors want to go to Daxing City to see the king." Ashina Duji said loudly with a hint of meaning in his words.
Yang Ji smiled and said: "The Sui Dynasty is a country of benevolence, hospitality and etiquette. If friends come from afar, we will treat them with the strongest wine and the best food. But if the visitor is an enemy with ill intentions, then we I have no choice but to keep complaining and use the heads of enemies to build tall temples one after another."
The smile on Ashina Duji's face froze. He knew that during Yang Ji's first expedition to the Great Lakes area, he killed tens of thousands of captives and tens of thousands of Turkic children on the shores of Har Lake, and then built more than a dozen towers more than ten meters high. Not long ago, after he defeated Qilifushu, he built several more Beijing temples in the Great Lakes area and near Lady Fan City, and all of them killed Turks.
So this is what Yang Ji is undoubtedly referring to now, and he is using a tough attitude to fight back what he said before that "tens of thousands of Turkic warriors want to go to Daxing City."
Ashina Duoji was furious in his heart, but he had to suppress the anger and murderous intention in his heart. He smiled dryly and said: "Haha, of course we Turks are friends of the Sui Dynasty. We go to Daxing City as guests and as emperors. The splendor of the country is like a king coming as a guest.”
"What the eldest prince said is absolutely true." Yang Ji smiled and said: "The vast majority of people want to live a peaceful and prosperous life. Only madmen like to fight and kill."
"..." Ashina is talking about yourself, right?
Yang Ji seemed to see Ashina's agitated thoughts, and said with a smile: "I said I am such a madman, but a little worse than my father."
Ashina Duoji's heart suddenly crossed. The so-called "a little bit worse" means that the tombs of the Turkic ancestors were not burned, right?
Although he felt unhappy, he also knew that he could not threaten Yang Ji, so he did not continue the "program" below. Instead, like a hospitable host, he welcomed the Sui army led by Yang Ji back to Baicheng.
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Baicheng is a large, square city, modeled after Daxing City. The royal palace also adopts the layout of the town center, facing north and south. However, the well-organized residential areas are all tents. Except for the royal palace, everything else is still like that of the prairie people. To build the customs and customs. This surprises many first timers.
In the evening, piles of bonfires were lit on the grassland that was wider than Guangyangmen Square in the north and south.
The real hospitality program kicked off with the bonfire feast.
The bonfire dinner is one of the most solemn ways to entertain guests on the grassland, and the sky happened to be clear and clear these days, so Ashinaduji simply placed the reception banquet directly south of the palace. Tables and beds were set up on the grassland that was designated as the "main banquet hall." Hundreds of rough butter lamps inserted on lampstands illuminated this area like daylight.
In front of the "main banquet hall", a group of Turkic girls danced gracefully, Turkic musicians played their unique musical instruments, and bursts of singing echoed in front of the palace.
The Turks are also very particular about the arrangement of seats. The empty seat representing the sage Khan is placed on the ninth step in front of the palace, and the empty seat representing the Qimin Khan is placed on the left side of the eighth step.
There was only a lamp on the table and nothing else.
Yang Ji and Ashina Duji's seats were across the front of the first level, and their tables were not far apart to facilitate conversation. Below are the generals of the Sui Dynasty and the Turkic nobles, who are also seated according to their status.
Other than that, there is nothing else to pay attention to.
Stimulated by singing and dancing, the singing and dancing cells of the grassland people were stimulated. Some of the Turkic nobles were stroking their beards and watching the singing and dancing, whispering to each other and making casual comments; some were tapping jade bowls with tachyons and beating the rhythm. There are also people who are holding the maid up and down while letting the maid feed them food and wine, while their eyes are still watching the singing and dancing, which can be said to be true.
As for the Sui Dynasty, it was very normal.
On Yang Ji's right side, Zhang Chuchen, who had resumed his women's clothing, was kneeling, and behind him stood Murong Xianyue and Xian Yufang on both sides. It's not that the Turks didn't arrange a maid for him, but that Zhang Chuchen snatched her away.
Her reason is very simple, that is, everyone here is Yang Ji's enemy. Although Ashina Duoji will not interfere with the banquet, she is worried that the maid arranged by the Turks will have a grudge against Yang Ji for killing his father and destroying the family. Or maybe he was bribed by a Turkic noble. If the Turkic maid suddenly stabbed him with a knife, wouldn't Yang Ji's death be in vain?
So for safety reasons, she took the position of maid.
Yang Ji would not make fun of his own life. He felt that Zhang Chuchen was right to worry, so he said that he was used to letting his maids serve him, otherwise he would not be able to eat, otherwise he would not have brought three delicate and weak women. In response to this, , Ashina Duoji didn't take it seriously. After all, some men even slept with other men. Compared with this, Yang Ji's fetish was nothing.
As for Da Xijing and others, there is no such treatment, but their Turkic maid is not bad in appearance, but she is not Turkic after all, and she does not dare to touch Yang Ji in front of her.
Yang Ji knew that this occasion was not suitable for talking about business, and Ashina Duoji had no intention of talking about business, so he ate, drank, and enjoyed the dance.
Turks do not have a profound cultural heritage, and the dances of girls do not have any special meanings or stories. They are almost all related to martial arts, fighting, and hunting.
Take the beautiful Turkic twins in front of them. They are like primitive people, wearing large three-point leopard skin costumes and doing leopard hunting and fighting movements. This wild style of dance is simple, straightforward and quite interesting.
After looking at them for a while, Yang Ji couldn't help but glance at Zhang Chuchen.
Zhang Chuchen saw Yang Ji looking at the two scantily clad Turkic women with half of their balls exposed, unblinking, and secretly sulking in his heart. At this moment, he saw Yang Ji suddenly turning his head and whispered angrily. : "What are you looking at?"
Yang Ji said: "I'm wondering, if you go up there, will you dance better than them?"
Zhang Chuchen and Liu Rumei learned the Assassin's Sword, which emphasizes killing with one blow and being able to escape with one blow, and is extremely ruthless; and their sword dance is a beautiful and illusory combination, integrating agility and agility, seemingly Fairies are dancing gracefully, but they have hidden murderous intentions. If you are not careful, they will kill you.
Yang Ji has seen all of these, but he has never seen pure dancing once. However, since they have such good skills and their bodies are so flexible, their dancing must not be bad.
Zhang Chuchen said without hesitation: "Of course I can dance well, how can they know how to dance? They are clearly trying to seduce people."
"Then you go up and defeat these barbarians." Yang Ji said seductively.
"I don't want to go up there." Zhang Chuchen glanced around, curled his lips and said, "I'm not a dancer now, so I can't dance casually..." She hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and said, Ruying said: "If you want to see it, Master, I can dance alone for you when no one is around..."
"Dressed like them?"
"Thinking too much!"
"Sir, I can, I don't care." As soon as Zhang Chuchen finished speaking, an unclear voice came from behind.
These words were obviously spoken by Murong Xianyue, who was standing on the right side of the back.
As they spoke, the two people turned their heads in unison, only to see Murong Xianyue hiding in a blind corner where the light could not reach, gnawing on a large leg of lamb.
Murong Xianyue's temperament is a bit like a man's, and her behavior is the same. Once she is hungry, she will look for food. After running around all day today, she was already hungry, and she saw that all the Turkic maids were eating, so she just picked up a leg of lamb to gnaw on when the food was being served.
Of course, being hungry is not the main reason why she eats secretly. The main reason is that she is a martial arts-loving killer and assassin who must maintain enough physical strength to complete tasks and fight protracted battles at any time.
Yang Ji didn't know much about Murong Xianyue's past, but she was like this on the day she was transferred to the palace. Not long after they were placed, she asked when they would eat.
"Master, I have Xianbei blood, and I am not as particular as pure Han people!" Seeing Yang Ji and Zhang Chuchen, Murong Xianyue said carelessly: "As far as I know, many people with Xianbei blood are not normal. I am considered good, but some men are proud of sleeping with their stepmother, sleeping with their sisters-in-law, sleeping with their daughters-in-law; for this reason, some people are not willing to imprison their fathers to kill their brothers, murder their brothers, and abuse their sons."
Murong Xianyue's words were really not an exaggeration.
From the Five Husties to the early period of Emperor Kaihuang, Han civilization in the Central Plains north of the Yangtze River completely collapsed, and ethics and ethics were in ruins. After the death of a high-ranking official, his beloved concubines and maidservants were either kept by his descendants or sold to others; and after some people heard the news of the death of their brothers or colleagues, they advised their wives and concubines to remarry on the same day and negotiated the price with their sons, so that Qiuping, this kind of advice will continue until he gets his wife and concubines. And like Murong Xianyue said, "He does not hesitate to kill his brothers, murder his brothers, and abuse his sons", naturally it also happens in places where the sun does not shine.
This shameless social chaos and social atmosphere led to serious barbarism in the Central Plains dynasty. In order to bring the Sui Dynasty back to the Han family's right path, Yang Jian stipulated that "any wife above the ninth rank or a concubine above the fifth rank cannot remarry after her husband dies..."
But if a woman wants to marry or a man wants to marry, how can the emperor control it? Therefore, this edict had no effect; later Yang Jian also stipulated that those who marry stepmothers, sisters-in-law, daughters-in-law, and daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law will be dismissed from office, and descendants who come out of the chaos will not be allowed to serve in politics or the military; people will not be allowed to join the army or become officials for generations.
Although these regulations are simple and crude, one-size-fits-all, they can bring the entire society on the right track; although they are not conducive to some families and people with special circumstances, the overall effect is very good.
"I will take it seriously, please don't lie to me?" Yang Ji's eyes lit up with some anticipation. If the hot figure Murong Xianyue puts on a big leopard and dances at three o'clock, the scene will be beautiful just thinking about it.
"But I want to accompany you out of the dust."
"Just stay with me, am I still afraid of you?" I don't know whether it was because he was stimulated by Murong Xianyue or something else, but Zhang Chuchen actually agreed.
While the three masters and servants were talking, Ashina Duji on the other side sat close and asked Yang Ji: "Your Majesty, when you came to Turks this time, did you bring instructions from the sage Khan?"
Yang Ji took out a small golden arrow, raised it high, smiled and said to Ashina, "Does the eldest prince recognize this golden arrow?"
Qimin Khan's golden arrow is equivalent to the military talisman of the Eastern Turks. It can command the warriors of all tribes under his rule. The Turkic nobles present naturally recognized him. When Yang Jiliang came out, everyone was silent.
Ashina Duji waved his hand and ordered the Turkic dancers and maids to step back. He took the golden arrow from Yang Ji's hand, looked at it silently, returned it to Yang Ji, and said in a deep voice: "This This is the golden arrow that my father Khan used to mobilize troops. I wonder what King Wei did when he came with this arrow in his hand?"
Yang Ji said loudly: "The Khitan people have been disrespectful to us in the Sui Dynasty recently. They burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. After discussing with Qimin Khan, we agreed that the Khitan should be taught a painful lesson. The saint sent me to come to Turks this time. , I just hope that the Turkic warriors will shoulder their responsibilities."
Yang Ji's words were very serious, and the area suddenly fell silent.
Ashina Duoji's eyes flashed. When the Khitan went south, he followed his father's order and sent envoys to persecute the Khitan chief.
Of course, it cannot be said that it was forced, but more like-minded; just because of the strength of the Sui Dynasty, it has aroused vigilance and fear in the surrounding areas. Since they cannot defeat the Sui Dynasty alone, they can only stay in groups to keep warm.
Ashina Dubi stood up with a thick neck and shouted: "Your Majesty, although I, the Turks, are the co-owners of the grassland, the Khitan, the Lin tribe, and the Xi tribe in the east submit to the Great Sui Dynasty, and the Khitan is your home of the Great Sui Dynasty. Slave, if a domestic slave bullies his master now, the master can just teach him a lesson. But now the saint wants his neighbor to come forward. Doesn't this seem unreasonable?"
Ashinadu must be the third son of Qimin Khan. As a descendant of the Ashina family, he is proud of his Turkic blood and is full of wolf nature. When my grandfather Shabolu Khan dominated the world, 400,000 Turkic cavalry killed six animals in the seven states of Yongliang in the Sui Dynasty.
In particular, Shabolu Khan said, "As long as I am filial in the south (referring to Northern Qi and Northern Zhou), why worry about poverty!" He even regarded the Central Plains dynasty as a filial son and a virtuous grandson, which made Ashina extremely proud. .
To this day, the unparalleled glory of the Turks still remains in Ashina Doubi's thoughts, but today, the "filial son and virtuous grandson" in his eyes has in turn become a "father". This makes Ashina Doubi what to do? Can you bear it?
Therefore, like his brothers, he had a very tough attitude towards the Sui Dynasty and was dissatisfied with his father's "simply living" way of survival. He always encouraged his father to strive for a country of equality instead of surrendering to the Sui Dynasty.
Ashina Qilifushu silently glanced at his younger brother and laughed secretly to himself. He had been so tough before, but it was not until he led an army to march westward to the Great Lakes region and was killed by Yang Ji that no one was left alive. He finally gained experience. After understanding the power of the Great Sui Dynasty, he also seriously reflected on it during his stay in Daxing City. Slowly, he understood his father's difficulties - it was not that his father did not want to get along with the Great Sui Dynasty as an equal, or that he did not want to destroy the Great Sui Dynasty, but because of his strength. If you are not as good as others, you have no choice but to adopt the strategy of keeping a low profile and biding your time.
As for the inexplicable toughness and inexplicable self-confidence of their brothers, to put it bluntly, it is the saying in the Sui Dynasty: "If you don't have a family, you don't know the price of firewood and rice, and if you don't raise children, you don't know the kindness of your parents." And his younger brother Ashinado must have never suffered from the disadvantages of the Sui Dynasty. , I don’t know how powerful and powerful the Sui Dynasty was.
Judging from the current strength of the Great Sui Dynasty, let alone a panic-stricken and divided Eastern Turks. Even if they returned to the arrogant Turkic Khanate period, they would not be able to defeat the Great Sui Dynasty at its peak.
When he saw Yang Ji smiling and saying nothing, he said: "This is something that is beneficial to both the Sui Dynasty and the Turks. Why should the third brother be so excited? Besides, the golden arrow in the king's hand is my father's military talisman. It can mobilize us All Turkic armies. Therefore, it is obviously the consensus between the sage Khan and his father to teach the Khitan a lesson."
"Moreover, we, the Eastern Turks, are the subjects of the Sui Dynasty. We need the Sui Dynasty to help us deal with the disobedient Tiele tribes. What reason do we have to not respect the order of the sage Khan?"
Ashina Duji looked deeply at Ashina Qilifushe, and then waved his hand to interrupt Ashina Dubi who was about to refute. He knew very well that from the moment Yang Ji took out the golden arrow, he had to send troops and fully cooperate with Yang Ji.
First, there is no difference between the Eastern Turks and the Khitans. They are both domestic slaves and courtiers of the Sui Dynasty, rather than equal neighbors as Ashina Dubi said.
Second, his father Qimin Khan was initially just a small tribal chief with less than 10,000 soldiers. The reason for today's great climate is entirely due to the help of the Sui Dynasty.
Although the current strength of the East Turks is far from what it was at the beginning, because their core force is too small and too few, they still cannot digest and purify the current East Turkic tribes; so many nobles here are obeying the orders of the Great Khan.
All these nobles suffered hardships from the Sui Dynasty, and some of them were even defeated and captured by the Sui army and handed over to Qimin Khan. Therefore, their fear of the Sui Dynasty was far greater than that of the Turkic Great Khan; they dared to disobey the orders of the Qimin Khan, but they did not dare to disobey the Sui Dynasty's military orders.
What's more, Yang Ji not only represents the Great Sui Dynasty, but also has the Great Khan's golden arrow in his hand. Why don't they, who are as afraid of the Sui Dynasty as a tiger, not listen? Although Ashina Duoji is a great prince, he is not a great khan, and he is not a true "prince". What qualifications and prestige do he have to stop these nobles?
Originally, these swaying nobles were in chaos without a leader, but as soon as Ashina Lives made such a statement, everyone had a backbone, and everyone nodded frequently.
If he opposes forcefully, he will probably become everyone's public enemy and push everyone towards Ashina Qilifushe, whose strength will be greatly reduced.
"Your Majesty!" Ashina Duoji looked at Yang Ji and asked in a deep voice, "I wonder how many troops our Turks need?"
Yang Ji said: "Forty thousand elite cavalry is enough!"
Ashina Duoji looked at Yang Ji for a while and said coldly: "I promise you, I will let Duobi lead troops to assist the king."
The coach is the only one Ashina Duji can strive for.
"Although the third prince is unparalleled in bravery, he is based in the south, and south of Baidaochuan, there are still a large number of Sui soldiers. Although the saint ordered the armies to withdraw, I am worried that some people are eager to perform meritorious deeds and deliberately provoke disputes. If the soldiers on both sides are because of If any 'misunderstanding' occurs and a conflict occurs, it will be of no benefit to both of us, and it is not what the saint and Qimin Khan wanted..." Yang Ji drank the wine in the cup and said to Ashina: "Three Prince, the Turkic army in Baidaochuan currently lacks a commander. If a certain general of the Sui army loots a certain tribe of yours for his own selfish purposes when withdrawing, other armies will inevitably follow suit, and your garrison will naturally also I will fight back vigorously. If the situation develops to that point, Bai Daochuan will be littered with corpses and blood will flow into rivers. So I think it is appropriate for the third prince to go back and take charge."
Ashina Dubi listened silently and said no more.
He knew that Yang Ji did not want him to be the coach of the expedition against Khitan, but what Yang Ji said was not unreasonable. Moreover, Baidaochuan is his base camp. If the Lingzhou Army, Fengzhou Army, Shengzhou Army, and Yunzhou Army in the south of Baidaochuan suddenly attack to the north while he is away, his direct lineage will become a piece of scattered sand. He was taken away by the Sui army in one fell swoop.
Such tragic consequences are definitely not what he wants to see.
Seeing the third child shrinking, Ashina Duoji helplessly asked Yang Ji, "I wonder who the king thinks is suitable?"
"I think the second prince is good! The second prince can be the commander." Yang Ji said with a calm expression: "If the eldest prince is worried, you can ask General Qi Gu to assist."
"Okay!" For this plan, Ashina Duji is more acceptable. Qi Gu Tiexian is their brother-in-law and a direct descendant of their father. However, because they spend more time together, their relationship is better than Ashina's. Ephesus is close.
If Qi Gu Tiexian comes back with meritorious service and he strongly recommends it to his father, he will definitely honor his feelings.
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