Chapter 10 one

Batu stroked the little girl's beautiful curly hair, and replied softly, "We are your father's guests, and my name is Batu. Your father is calling you, come quickly." "Okay, I'll go." The little girl replied obediently, bouncing and running to Gadiyan's side.Gadiyan embraced her in his arms, his solid arms trembling slightly. The little girl looked at her father in surprise: "Abba, what's the matter with you?" Jia Diyan opened his mouth, and finally answered: "It's okay, Dad is fine. Bing Ji, why don't you sleep? Where's your mother?"

"Didn't you ask the doctor to prescribe a dose of calming medicine for grandma today? Grandma took the medicine and slept well. I couldn't sleep. I saw the light in the big tent was on. I thought you were here, so I came here .” Gadi let out a long breath. The little girl put her mouth next to Jadiyan's ear and whispered, "Abba, why have I never seen that big brother over there? And that big sister, look how pretty she is!" Only then did Jiadiyan look at the translator and deputy envoy beside Batu.Before this, his eyes never stayed on "him".He couldn't help being amazed by his daughter's eyesight, which might be the unique keenness of an innocent childlike heart.

"Abba, are they your friends?" "Oh, they, Dad has something to discuss with them. You are a child, you shouldn't be listening here, go back to sleep, okay?" "Is it a secret?" "yes." "Okay then, I'll go back to sleep first. Come here soon too." "Okay. Hutan, send the little princess back." Hutan is Jiadiyan's confidant, and Jiadiyan trusts him very much, like a sibling. Hu Tan responded and wanted to hug the little girl, but the little girl struggled to break free from his arm, and quickly ran to Batu's side. "I'm going to bed. Can I come and play with you tomorrow?" She looked up at Batu and asked expectantly.

"I'm afraid not tomorrow. Later, will you?" "Well then, you must come to me." "Okay. It's a deal." Batu patted the little girl's head caressingly.The little girl smiled contentedly, let Hutan hold her hand, and left the big tent. The intriguing silence returned to the big tent. Jiadiyan's inquiring eyes kept sweeping over Batu and his "deputy envoy".At that moment just now, he was really terrified. His daughter is his lifeblood and everything he cherishes most in this world.He knew that once Batu hijacked his daughter, he might have to unconditionally agree to all the demands made by Batu.But Batu did not do this. From this point of view, the young Mongolian general can be regarded as aboveboard.Next, how should he reply to Batu?Withdraw the troops, because we will not be able to explain to the Axie and the Caucasus in the future; if we don’t withdraw the troops, we will inevitably have to fight the Mongols, who are at their peak of martial arts and invincible.Alas, what should he do to ensure that the interests of the Qincha Department will not be damaged?

Batu waited quietly.Although he was extremely anxious inside, there was a bit of leisure in his expression. Hu Tan hurried back to the big tent.He glanced at Batu, walked up to Gadiyan, whispered something to him, and Gadiyan nodded with a smile on his face. Hutan left the big tent again.After about a quarter of an hour, he returned to the big tent carrying a red lacquered wooden tray carved with patterns.On the tray were two smooth and white fine porcelain wine glasses, which contained wine, or a liquid like wine. The dim candlelight projected into the wine glasses, flickering blood blue light maliciously.

Jiadiyan and Hutan looked at each other and smiled.Gadiyan gestured. Holding a tray, Hu Tan approached Batu and his "deputy envoy" - Lan Rong.Gadi said slowly: "According to the rules of our Qincha people, everything is left to the Almighty to decide. Of these two glasses of wine, one is poisonous and the other is not poisonous. You can choose one, if you can walk out of the tent alive after drinking it , Jiadiyan will fulfill his promise and leave the battlefield. Of course there are two of you now, no matter, Jiadiyan allows the one of you who can survive to walk out of the tent, Jiadiyan is still willing to fulfill his promise."

Batu stared at Gadiyan: "Really?" "Gaddiyan never speaks out loud." "Okay! Since it is the rule of the Qincha Department, I am willing to hand over my life and death to Almighty God." Batu smiled and looked at Lan Rong, and all the instructions were exchanged in an instant in his eyes.He reached out to take the wine glass, and at this moment, Lan Rong suddenly grabbed the two glasses of wine in his hand at an astonishingly fast speed, and drank them all in one gulp.Her agility surprised Batu, and it was too late to stop her. "Lan Rong!" The candle light danced the dance of death easily in Lan Rong's eyes. Her chest felt a little stuffy, but she didn't feel any special pain.The blank space in her mind is constantly expanding, eroding her thinking. She knows that she can't let her consciousness disappear completely before she finishes what she wants to say. Gadiyan opened his mouth in surprise.

"Get out of the big tent alive." She said every word.Her lips were dry and her saliva was sticking to her tongue, making it difficult for her to say every word.Even though she could feel that her life was passing by, she still refused to take her eyes off Gadiyan.Finally, she saw Gadiyan nod, slowly but surely.Then, all her strength was exhausted, and her body fell into Batu's embrace. "Lan Rong!" Batu's heartbreaking call became far away in Lan Rong's ears, and her vision became more and more blurred, but Batu's face was infinitely magnified in the depths of her memory. Except for this face, her surroundings There is only darkness that is eating and devouring everything.At the end of the darkness, she understood what her love was, and it was the tenderness of a young girl who had been engraved in her heart when she first met many years ago.

"Take me...home," she struggled, her voice almost a whisper.Completely blinded, she stretched out her hand, groping for Batu's face, and Batu immediately took her hand.She felt his hand was extraordinarily warm and strong, sighed contentedly, and closed her eyes. "I'll take you home!" These were the last words she could hear, like the wind blowing through the tip of the grass, swaying in the depths of her remaining memory, and then slowly disappeared into the distance. There was a deathly silence in the big tent.Batu leaned over to pick up Lan Rong, and walked out of the tent door.No one stopped them, and Jiadiyan and Hutan were still staring at them blankly.After a long time, Jiadiyan thought of something and gave Hutan a wink, and Hutan followed immediately.

"Please wait! General Batu, our..." Batu stood still, silent for a moment, and there was some difficulty in his flat voice: "Are you talking about a gift? You sent someone to pick it up with our General Mangesa. According to the agreement, we will send the remaining half in the Qincha Department. Send someone to deliver it after the troops withdraw." "Okay. General Coza, please lead the way." Brother Mang looked at Lan Rong in Batu's arms in astonishment: "Little prince, what's wrong with her?" "I'm taking her back to camp. Go on your mission."

"twitter!" A treacherous and sinister smile suddenly flashed across Hu Tan's face. Jebie, Subutai, Wulianghetai and Meng Ge, who have been hanging on their hearts all the time, finally hoped that Batu would return safely. Batu didn't care to explain anything to them, and while ordering the guards to pass on to the doctor in the army, he sent Lan Rong back to the tent surrounded by everyone.Not long after, the doctor arrived in a hurry and felt Lan Rong's pulse.Batu watched the doctor's expression anxiously. "How about it?" "Miss's pulse condition is weak, but it's still stable. It's not a serious problem. But—" "But what?" "Miss is so lethargic, I think it's caused by some medicine." "Isn't it poisoned?" "There is no sign of poisoning. Why does the little prince ask such a question?" Only then did Batu tell everyone what had happened during his negotiations with Ghadiyan.When talking about Jiadiyan's request and Lan Rong's reckless grabbing of two glasses of wine, his eyes were slightly wet and his voice was choked up. Jebe sat down beside his daughter and held her hand affectionately. "General Jebe, I..." Zhebie smiled and stopped Batu from blaming himself: "Don't say it, little prince. Lan Rong is right to do this. Don't say that this matter is safe and secure, even if Lan Rong's life is really in danger, as long as it goes away If you can persuade Jiadiyan to stop the army and guarantee the safety of the little prince, she is worthy of being my Zhebie daughter." "Doctor, are you sure that Lan Rong is not poisoned?" Subotai still asked worriedly. "Yes." The doctor replied affirmatively, "Miss has no symptoms of poisoning." "Since it's not poisoned wine, what kind of tricks did Gadiyan play? Could it be that he just wants to test the young prince's courage?" "No! Of the two glasses of wine, one is indeed poisonous." Meng Ge interjected thoughtfully. In an instant, all eyes fell on Meng Ge's face. "I remembered a story that Eji told me when I was a child. A long time ago, a girl fell in love with a young man. The girl's father firmly opposed this marriage. In order to prevent the girl from meeting the young man, he sent the girl The girl was imprisoned in the castle. The girl refused to give in and fought against her father with a hunger strike. Her body was getting weaker day by day. Seeing that her life was in danger, the father had to release her and called a young man. In front of the two of them In front of the people, the father ordered two glasses of wine to be brought. He told the young man that one of the two glasses of wine was poisonous and the other was not poisonous. If the young man was lucky enough to drink the non-poisonous wine, he would allow the young man to marry his daughter; If the young man drank poisonous wine, it was God's will to separate the young couple. For the sake of his sweetheart, the young man agreed to use his life as a last-ditch effort. However, before he could choose which glass of wine to drink, the girl took the two She drank all the glasses of wine. It turned out that she thought that both glasses of wine were poisonous, and the young man would die no matter which one he drank. In this case, it is better to let her die. She hoped that the young man would survive and have the opportunity to start his own life in the future. A new life. As a result, the girl did not die. To prevent such a thing from happening, her father put poison in one glass of wine beforehand, but put the antidote for the poison in the other glass of wine. The girl drank the two glasses of wine together At this moment, the girl's father was finally moved by the steadfast love of the two young people and agreed to their marriage. Eji said that this story happened in the ancient Babylonian Kingdom. Since then, people in the ancient Babylonian Kingdom often used this ancient method to help them make a decision whenever they had difficulty making a decision about something. Unexpectedly, the Kipchak people would also use this method. Thanks to Lan Let's drink both glasses of wine, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous." The doctor first relaxed his frown: "It is clear that the poison and the antidote have interacted and caused the lady to fall into a coma. If my judgment is correct, the lady will wake up within an hour. Let her sleep well now." Sleep for a while, everyone please leave first." "I want to stay with Lan Rong, can I? I won't affect her." "Oh? Alright. When Miss wakes up, remember to drink more water for her." "I see. General Jebe, I will leave the outside affairs to you and General Subodei. You must pay attention to the movement of the Kipchak Department." "Understood. Don't worry, little prince." Only Batu and Lanrong are left in the tent.Batu sat down beside Lan Rong, staring at Lan Rong's sleeping face for a long time. He remembered a painting in Yelu Chucai's tent.Yelu Chucai, a Khitan nobleman who was deeply respected by Zu Khan, was a pure scholar, an excellent politician, and also Batu's teacher.On Yelu Chucai's body, there is only a faint shadow of the once nomadic boldness. The Khitan tribe entered the Central Plains, and was squeezed out of the Central Plains by the Jin Kingdom established by the Jurchens, but Yelu Chucai received a cultural education in the Central Plains that affected his life.He advocated governing the country with Confucianism and governing himself with Buddhism. Even when he finally became Genghis Khan's senior staff, he still tried to influence Genghis Khan and the Mongolian cavalry with his persistent benevolence.At the same time, Yelu Chucai loved culture and art very much. No matter where the Mongols went, the first thing he wanted to protect was books and art treasures of various ethnic groups in addition to the people. At that time, the Mongolian army had just captured the Hezhong area, and Batu went to visit Yelu Chucai, and saw this painting in his tent—later he knew that it was the masterpiece of an Islamic folk painter rescued by Yelu Chucai— — That’s the name of the painting. It should be said that Batu was shocked for the first time because of the extremely gorgeous colors of this painting: the dark blue sky, the fairyland-like scenery, the beach and shells against the water birds with colorful and dazzling feathers, the waves beating against the black reef, rolling up Silver spray.In the middle of the reef, a girl is sleeping.Her head was slightly tilted to one side, and her long hair was gathered around her neck from one side, spreading over her plump breasts and slender waist. She was wearing a golden feather coat, shining like a flame.A flame illuminated her face. It was a delicate, clean and lifelike face like ivory. Her pink mouth was slightly opened, and her eyes were covered by thick eyelashes. He slept so peacefully and peacefully.This movement and stillness, this splendor and elegance have achieved amazing coordination in a romantic and lively atmosphere. The appeal of art is infinite. While being moved, Batu gradually understood why Yelu Chucai spared no effort to protect culture and art.As Yelu Chucai said, art is a part of civilization, and appreciating them is the beginning of understanding civilization. Yelu Chucai gave this painting to him on the eve of his mission to conquer Yulong Jiechi.He understood Yelu Chucai's intentions. He just hoped that he could quickly adapt to the new civilization in the new conquered land. Are the eyes of the girl in the painting as deep and pure as Lan Rong's?In his imagination, Lan Rong merged with the sleeping girl in the painting.When the end of this expedition has a suitable opportunity, he must give this painting to Lan Rong. The friendship between life and death cannot be desecrated, but how should he repay this deep affection? "Batu..." Lan Rong's weak whisper brought Batu's thoughts back to reality, and he immediately responded softly: "I am here. Are you awake? Lan Rong." Lan Rong opened her eyes and stared at Batu in surprise, her eyes made Batu a little sad. "Lan Rong, how are you? Is there any discomfort?" "Where am I?" "In our camp." "So... in the wine... are you really safe?" "I'm fine. We're all fine." "Did Gadiyan agree to our conditions? It turns out that he was just trying to test us! Fortunately, we finally passed his test." "Lan Rong, why are you so stupid! If something happens to you, will I have to feel guilty for the rest of my life?" "I'm fine. As long as you're safe and well, and as long as you remember me, I don't want anything else." "Promise me, you won't do this in the future." "You promise me first: take care of yourself." "I promise you." "A deal?" "It's a deal! Lan Rong, I'll get you some water." Lan Rong obediently let Ren Badu rush to take care of her.This moment is precious to her, she thinks, if one day she has to marry a man she doesn't love, she can still grow old slowly with this memory, and slowly walk towards the final destination of life. Oh, no, no, is it too early for her to think about death?After all, she was only nineteen years old, but she suddenly felt a sense of vicissitudes in her heart, especially after experiencing this life and death, she only wished never to wake up.She knew that there would be a day when she, a woman who hid her love but wanted to marry someone else with her body, would no longer be able to savor and feel such ecstasy and heartbreak. Lan Rong's eyes gradually filled with tears. "Lan Rong, what's the matter with you? Is there something uncomfortable?" "No, it's not. I'm just... just... homesick." Batu smiled slightly, sat down beside Lan Rong, and thoughtfully clasped her hands. "We'll go home when the Merqi people are wiped out." "Are you going back with us?" "Well, go back. I miss Zuhan, and I want to stay with him for a while before returning to my father's fief. The journey is so far away, it will be difficult to see him in the future." Lan Rong's eyes dimmed.That's right, Batu will return to the fiefdom of the eldest prince, Jochi. If that's the case, there may only be endless thoughts left for her in the days to come. The sound of swords clashing faintly came from outside the tent, mixed with the sound of hurried footsteps, and there was a glimmer of light in the skylight, and Badu listened attentively to the movement outside. "Go and have a look." Lan Rong pushed Batu's hand. "No, I'll be with you. If there's anything, they'll come and let me know." "Don't worry about me, I'm fine here, really." Batu hesitated for a moment: "Okay, I'll come to see you after the Ashes and Caucasians are defeated. You are still very weak right now, so you must not go out casually, you understand?" Lan Rong gave a soft "hmm": "Don't forget what you promised me." "Don't worry, I will protect myself." The military doctor hurried into the big tent: "My lord, General Jebe invites you to come over. Miss, I will take care of you here." "I'm going. Is there any movement from the Qincha Department?" "They evacuated the camp."