Ashina Bisha packed up his luggage, arranged a carriage, and went to the Buddhist temple to see Yaoying.

The wooden frame of the flower wall in the courtyard is covered with tangled vines, and the green branches are full of fruits. The grapes are not yet ripe, but each one is plump, round, and crystal clear.

Bi Suo picked up two bunches of grapes and brought them into the house.

Yao Ying knelt in front of a long desk, her brows slightly furrowed, with a pile of scriptures piled in front of her.

Bi Su couldn't help but chuckle: "Did the king let you see it?"

Yao Ying nodded, smiled, pushed the scripture away, stood up, and motioned Bisha to sit down.

Xie Peng, who was guarding in the corner of the room, lowered his head and retreated.

Bi Suo sat on the felt carpet and looked around quickly. The furnishings in the room were still the same as before, without any new silk curtains or brocade curtains, precious beds or soft quilts. There were only a few large boxes filled with books.

Princess Wen Zhao was a princess who was very hard-working and could adapt to any situation no matter where she was.

This is exactly what Bisu was worried about. She has both unparalleled beauty and the charm and tenderness of a young lady, as well as the brightness and elegance of a royal princess, and a strong character. He admires such women, and therefore is even more afraid that Princess Wen Zhao will get close to Luo Jia.

He was in a daze. Yao Ying looked at him and asked, "General, is it inconvenient for the Regent to see me?"

Bi Suo came back to his senses, coughed, and said, "The Regent has important matters to attend to, so it is inconvenient for him to see the princess. If the princess has anything to say, I can pass it on for her."

Yaoying pondered for a moment. Sultan Gu's whereabouts were mysterious and all important government orders were conveyed by his personal soldiers. She wanted to meet him, but she didn't know when that would happen. Some of the things she said were the same as what Bisa said.

"Did the general send all the Beirong people he captured that night back to Beirong?"

Bi Suo shook his head: "Not yet, I will set out for Bei Rong tonight and escort them personally."

Yao Ying was stunned: "The general is going to escort them personally?"

Bisha's eyes flickered for a moment, but she did not mention the letter written by Luo Jia himself: "Yes, I will personally send them back to Beirong. Their prince's guards appeared in the royal court and palace. The Khan of Beirong must give an explanation to the royal court."

Yao Ying didn't ask any more questions and said, "I was just about to discuss this matter with the general. Those Beirong people could be of great use."

Bi Suo raised her eyebrows.

Yao Ying met his scrutinizing gaze and said openly, "I was trapped in the Northern Rong camp and heard many secrets of the Northern Rong royal family. Haidu Aling is a foreigner adopted by Wakhan Khan. Wakhan Khan's sons have been at odds with him for a long time, and the Khan is also jealous of him. There are many contradictions within the royal family. If the general can make good use of those Northern Rong people, he can deepen the gap between Wakhan Khan and Haidu Aling."

Bi Suo narrowed her eyes slightly, and looked at Yao Ying with a look that was very different from usual: "How did Princess know that there was already a rift between Haidu Aling and Wakhan Khan?"

Yao Ying chuckled: "Before, when the Buddhist disciple was in urgent need of water moss, the general went to the Northern Rong to ask for my dowry. Did the Wakhan Khan agree to return the dowry on the spot and reprimand Haidu Aling?"

Bi Suo touched his chin and said, "Not bad."

Yao Ying said firmly: "If other princes took my dowry away and the general went to the Northern Rong to ask for it, Wakhan Khan would not agree to return the dowry so easily."

Bisha recalled what happened that day and nodded: "Indeed, Wakhan Khan was very polite to me and even scolded Haidu Aling in public..."

His eyes lit up and he clapped his hands and chuckled.

"Wakhan Khan is using our royal court to deliberately suppress Haidu Aling!"

The northern barbarians worshipped the strong and were barbaric. It was not uncommon for the position of Khan to change hands in a day. Whoever was stronger could become the new Khan, and the same was true between fathers, sons and brothers. Therefore, the family affection within the royal family was weak. Whenever the old Khan died, the tribe would experience a violent turmoil due to the struggle for power. A powerful empire could grow rapidly in just a few years and conquer the grasslands, but it could also fall apart overnight and never recover.

Wakhan Khan was getting old, and Haidu Aling was young and strong, but he was not his nephew. The old Khan had already begun to be on guard against Haidu Aling.

Bisa was excited for a while, then frowned and said, "But this is just our guess. Maybe Wakhan Khan is trying to confuse me."

Yao Ying nodded, "Perhaps it is as the general thought. Wakhan Khan is a shrewd man and was just trying to confuse the general at that time, but it is not certain later. Haidu Aling's visit to the royal court this time has confirmed my guess."

Bi Suo narrowed her eyes: "Oh? Why did the princess say that?"

Yao Ying smiled and said, "General, if you were Prince Aling of Haidu, commanding a large army, fighting in wars all over the country, and full of ambition, would you have repeatedly provoked the royal court for a woman like me after the royal court and the Northern Rong signed an alliance?"

Bi Suo was stunned for a moment, and his eyes fell on Yao Ying's face: "The princess looks like a goddess, and Haidu Aling is determined to win her."

Yao Ying said calmly, "Yes, Haidu A Ling sees me as his prey, but he is an experienced hunter. A calm hunter will not take risks alone for his prey."

Bi Su looked at Yao Ying, her eyes gradually changed, she couldn't help but sit up straight, her expression became more serious.

"What does the princess mean?"

Yao Ying said slowly: "I know Haidu Aling a little bit. He is a man of great ambitions. He is definitely not someone who would ignore the overall situation for a woman. He is trying to confuse the Wakhan Khan and his son and let the Wakhan Khan let down his guard."

There's a reason why she's so sure.

In the book, Haidu Aling was brave and good at fighting, and rose to prominence quickly, which aroused the jealousy of other princes and the suspicion of Wakhan Khan. The princes set an ambush to trap Haidu Aling, and he fell into the trap and almost died tragically under the swords of chaos. Most of his most trusted personal soldiers died.

After his injury healed, Haidu Aling hid himself and pretended to be a limp because of his injured leg. For more than a year, he insisted on walking with a limp. Later, he captured several beauties in the northern desert during a campaign. One of them was known as the most beautiful woman. She was charming and seductive, and was good at sex. He spent all day hanging out with the woman in his tent, indulging in sex and neglecting military affairs. When his subordinates advised him against it, he killed them with a knife.

Seeing that Haidu Aling had become a useless man, living a life of drunkenness and dreaming, deserted by his relatives and friends, and unable to go out without beautiful women, Wakhan Khan and his sons gradually relaxed their guard against him.

Later, Haidu Aling led his troops into the Yayu tent, killed Wakhan Khan personally, massacred the Northern Rong royal family, and became the new Northern Rong Khan.

When Yao Ying was in the Beirong camp, the Beirong princes and Haidu Aling had been fighting openly and secretly for many times. Yao Ying simply added fuel to the fire, inducing other princes to seize Haidu Aling's spoils, exacerbating the conflict. Later, Bi Suo brought a letter to the Wakhan Khan to ask for a dowry. She also buried some tricks in the letter to make the Beirong Khan wary of Haidu Aling.

The situation within the Beirong royal family must be tense right now.

Yao Ying said softly, "Haidu Aling is not a man who is seduced by beauty. He must have had a conflict with Wakhan Khan and his son, so he deliberately went to the royal court and broke into the palace at night to make Wakhan Khan think that he was a fool who was infatuated with women."

After she finished speaking, she smiled and said, "These are just my guesses. The general is going to the Northern Rong Yazhang, so he can pay close attention and see if Haidu Aling and the other princes have any conflicts."

Bi Su's heart was shocked. She was stunned for a long time and then nodded.

"If everything is as Princess guessed, I can start with those subordinates to destroy Haidu Aling's hidden plan and make Wakhan Khan more vigilant against him."

Yao Ying clapped her hands and smiled quietly. This was exactly what she wanted to discuss with Bi Suo: "Whether Haidu Aling really broke into the palace at night on impulse or had other plans, the general can take the opportunity to cause trouble. If I guess wrong, the general can adapt to the situation, such as letting Wakhan Khan think that Prince Haidu Aling and the royal court have reached some agreement. In this way, even if Wakhan Khan has never been jealous of Haidu Aling, he will doubt him."

Bi Suo’s eyes suddenly widened.

Princess Wen Zhao could actually come up with such a vicious plan!

If the Northern Rong royal family remained calm, they would alienate Wakhan Khan and Haidu Aling.

If there is trouble in the royal family of Beirong, they will add fuel to the fire to make it burn even more fiercely.

In short, no matter why Haidu Aling was sent as an envoy to the royal court, Princess Wen Zhao would drag Haidu Aling into the water, bite off a piece of his flesh, and completely disrupt the Beirong royal family!

Bisha looked so terrified that Yaoying looked puzzled and explained, "The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances. To defeat the enemy without fighting is the best strategy. We reminded Wakhan Khan to beware of Haidu Aling, exacerbating the conflict between them, weakening the Northern Rong, and making them unable to take care of themselves is also one of the strategies to avoid war."

The Northern Rong sowed discord and instigated war among the Central Plains countries, hoping to take advantage of the situation and seize the country by trickery. She simply fought back.

After Yao Ying finished speaking, he stood up and saluted solemnly towards Bi Suo, saying, "I am not from the royal court, but I am a sojourner in the Holy City. I should not have interrupted and discussed such important matters. It is only because I am facing the threat of the Northern Rong like your country that I boldly speak out what I think. I hope the general will not be offended. The general just thinks that I am young and ignorant and speak nonsense."

Bi Suo's palms were slightly sweaty. After a moment of silence, she stood up and helped Yao Ying up: "The princess is a distinguished guest of the royal court. These words are known only to you and me. No one else will know."

Yao Ying smiled faintly.

She didn't care what Bisa thought of her, as long as the advice could be useful.

Bisha suddenly asked: "Princess, why don't you advise the king directly? I am only a general of the central army. All decisions must be approved by the king."

Yao Ying blinked her eyes, her eyes sparkling with the cunning and playful look of a young girl: "General, the mage is such a noble person. To use such a sinister scheme against a mage... I can't bring myself to say it."

Tanmarajiva was like a lotus standing in the wind, cold and noble. If she discussed these things with him, would he frown and drive her out of the temple?

Bi Su was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"What do you think the king is? He is the monarch of the royal court..."

After laughing for a while, Bisu's worries were somewhat relieved.

Luo Jia was right. Princess Wen Zhao had no romantic feelings towards him, only pure admiration and gratitude.

Luo Jia is always so clear-headed and rational, and is never confused by appearances.

No matter he is Luo Jia or has another identity.

Bisha stood up and left. When she reached the corridor, she suddenly turned around and leaned into the house: "Princess, you said something wrong."

Yao Ying raised her head: "Hmm?"

Bisha said seriously, "Haidu A Ling has fought many wars in the south and the north, and he is ambitious. The royal court has signed an alliance with the Northern Rong. He has repeatedly provoked the royal court in order to take the princess away. It may not be all a show."

Yao Ying shook her head and laughed.

She was born with natural beauty and had been a beauty since childhood. In addition, she was the daughter of the Li family. Even though she rarely showed up in public, she soon became famous throughout the Central Plains. There were countless playboys who admired her.

Whenever she went out on horseback, the young men from wealthy families would ride their horses and chase after her just to get a few more glances at her.

Zheng Jing, the fifth son of the Xue family, the son of the Pei family, the son of the Lu family, the son of the Cui family... Li De's subordinates, the personal soldiers of the Xie family...

Many people admire her beauty.

Yaoying believed that their love came from the bottom of their hearts, but so what?

She was born in troubled times and grew up in an aristocratic family. She knew that there were things that could arouse a man's desire to conquer her more than beauty, and that thing was power.

In order to climb to the pinnacle of power, a man can give up everything.

This is an era of heroes emerging and many men are busy fighting for power. Beauty is just a icing on the cake for them.

As long as I can wear the yellow robe, the whole world will be in my hands, let alone beautiful women?

Li De posthumously conferred the title of empress on Tang. People admired his deep love for his wife, completely forgetting that he resolutely abandoned Tang in order to consolidate his power.

Li Xuanzhen and Zhu Luyun have been infatuated for many years. He was willing to die for Zhu Luyun, but he still married Zheng Biyu, a girl from a noble family, for the position of crown prince.

A man like Haidu Aling would never stop conquering for a woman.

Every action he takes is for the sake of his ambition.

Seeing Yaoying's disapproving look, Bisu grinned.

"Princess, I don't know Haidu Aling, but I am a man."

When a man is determined to win a woman, he will do anything, regardless of the consequences.

Yao Ying spread her hands.

She didn't care what Haidu Aling was thinking. Even though she had been detained by that man for half a year, even though he occasionally showed a gentle side, she was still sober. She was taken away by Haidu Aling, and he wanted to tame her.

Bi Suo became interested and leaned on the door frame, looking Yao Ying up and down.

"The princess is a woman from the Central Plains. The Central Plains pays attention to etiquette. The Northern Rong people don't care about those complicated rules. It's the same here. The strongest and bravest man in the tribe will win the love of all the women. Haidu Aling is strong and brave. Princess, are you really not moved at all?"

Yao Ying raised her head and looked at Bi Suo as if she was looking at a fool: "General, why do you ask this? Could it be that you love someone like Haidu Aling?"

Bisha was choked by the blow.

Yao Ying lowered her head and flipped through the scriptures.

Li Zhongqian raised her, loved her, spoiled her and pitied her. How could she be so self-deprecating as to be attracted to a man who treated her as a plaything?

She respected every sincerity, and would not look down on others even if she could not reciprocate. However, she could not tolerate Haidu A Ling's love for her.

Bi Suo touched the tip of his nose, looked embarrassed, and turned away.

He could now rest assured that the princess was so rational that she would never risk being hated by the entire royal court by seducing Roga.

…

Bi Suo returned home and discussed with his staff for a while, then sent the list he had sorted out to the Buddhist temple.

"These strategies were suggested by the princess!"

He chattered back Yaoying's original words and emphasized his tone at the end.

Luoga is so noble that he must hate women with deep scheming minds.

After reading the list, Tanmarajaka had a calm expression on his face. He said nothing, lowered his eyes, and wrote down his instructions.

Bisa didn't know whether he had succeeded or not, so he left the meditation room holding the instructions.

Before leaving, he went to the palace.

Princess Chima was hosting a banquet with singing and dancing, clinking glasses, and all the guests were drunk. Princes and ministers could be seen everywhere hugging singing girls for pleasure and indulging in lust. The melodious music could not drown out the ambiguous sounds. The lights were bright, the food was feasting, and the people were drunken.

Bisha found the half-drunk Princess Chima, pulled away the man lying on her, threw him away, and said, "Princess, I'm going to leave for a few days and go to Beirong."

Princess Chima's drunkenness subsided a little after hearing this. She sat up from the couch, exposing her bare shoulders. "You can't go! It's too dangerous!"

Bi Suo said calmly: "I am a general of the Central Army, and I have been ordered to go on a diplomatic mission to the Northern Rong. What danger can there be?"

He paused, looking a little impatient.

"Princess, I advise you not to do anything stupid that might harm Luo Jia. I will continue to send people to watch over you while I am away."

Princess Chima's face darkened.

"Luo Jia let that Han woman live in the Buddhist temple." She said coldly, "He was seduced by beauty, and he ignored his family feud. He also violated the Five Precepts of not committing adultery. He did such a shameful thing that cannot be tolerated by the world. People are talking about it. You didn't persuade him, but warned me instead?"

She raised her head and looked straight at Biso.

"I know. You all say that I am mean, sinister, and willful... Compared to the noble Roga, I am a vicious woman. His tolerance makes my hatred seem ridiculous."

"Bisa, how can I not hate you when I see my family members die one after another?"

She sneered and dug her fingers deep into her palms.

"Why does he have to go against me? Why? When I wanted to kill all the Zhangs, he was kind and didn't allow me to kill innocent people. Fine! I won't kill innocent people! What about now? Why does he have to be so lenient to a Han woman?"

At this point, Princess Chima suddenly calmed down and seemed to be thinking about something.

"Luo Jia always shows mercy to the Han people... Does he know something?"

Bi Su frowned, picked up the gauze beside her and put it on Princess Chi Ma's shoulders: "It's not what you think. Luo Jia was just trying to save people. Princess Wen Zhao saved his life."

Princess Chima sneered.

Bi Suo let out a long sigh, "Luo Jia has a heavy burden on his shoulders. Please don't make things more difficult for him."

Princess Chima's face was filled with anger, and her body was shaking. She tried to hold back her anger and said coldly, "The Beirong people are cunning and cruel. When you leave, take more people with you."

Bisha smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. Wakhan Khan is afraid of Luoga and dare not touch me."

As he spoke, he sighed.

"I heard that you've been feasting and partying with those termites in the court lately. What's the point? Don't hurt yourself."

Princess Chima replied indifferently with a gloomy face. She watched Bisu leave and immediately called the maid: "Bisu is going to Beirong. You keep an eye on the Buddhist temple. I don't believe that Luojia saved the Han woman just to repay a favor! They must have gotten together long ago!"

The maid said in embarrassment: "Princess, the palace is not well guarded, we can get information... The Buddhist temple is the king's residence, and the guards are all from the central army. We will be discovered as soon as we get close. And the regent has returned, if he finds us..."

Princess Chima narrowed her brown eyes slightly and interrupted the maid: "Idiot! Since you can't get close, why don't you find someone who can get close? No matter how strict the guards of the Buddhist temple are, there will always be loopholes! Find out for me carefully and find evidence of Luo Jia and the Han woman's collusion!"

The maidservant dared not argue any further and kowtowed in response.

Princess Chima stood up, picked up a glass of wine and walked to the window.

Bisha's figure hurried across the courtyard with brisk steps.

He was loyal to Tanmarajiva, but Tanmarajiva sent him as an envoy to the enemy country.

A flash of hatred flashed across Chima's brown eyes, and his fingers clenched the wine glass tightly.

The Tanmo family has more than just prince Luoga, she is the princess of the Tanmo family. Since Luoga has disappointed her time and time again, she will take back the power of the Tanmo family.

The civil and military officials in the court will definitely stand on her side.

…

…

After Bi Suo left, Yuan Jue was sent to protect Yao Ying.

"The princess needs a guide when she goes out."

Yao Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Although Tanmarajiva had assigned her homework, he allowed her to leave the temple and walk around freely after the morning class. He was truly open-minded and considerate.

An old man named Qi Nian from outside the city brought her news that the first batch of silk in the shop had been sold out, and asked her when the second batch would be sold.

Yao Ying told them not to rush to sell and to wait until the Hu people had sold most of their goods.

Before leaving, Bisolin introduced a Sogdian merchant to Yaoying. She asked the Sogdian merchant to help buy a large piece of land. According to the original plan, all the people living outside the city were relocated there. She also bought several hundred sheep, some seeds and fruit trees, and asked those who could do farm work to plant mulberry, mallow and fruit trees.

Qi worked as a manager for several years and managed everything in an orderly manner.

The caravan cooperated with Yao Ying and agreed to help her pass on the message. However, the Northern Rong now deliberately cut off the connection between the Central Plains and the Western Regions. The western trade route was blocked, and they could only cross the congling mountains to the east. There was no guarantee that the message could be delivered.

Yaoying was not discouraged, as it was always better to have more hope.

After finishing the shop business, she asked Yuanjue if there were any craftsmen in the royal court who were good at carpentry. Yuanjue recommended several Persian merchants who were in exile in the royal court.

Yao Ying found those merchants and asked them to help make the wooden products she wanted.

The Persian didn't know Chinese and she didn't speak her native language fluently. After a long conversation, they were all talking at cross purposes. The Persian promised to make whatever she wanted.

Yao Ying felt that the Persians certainly did not understand her request, but seeing how confident they were, she had no choice but to give in.

After finishing her chores, she began to recruit guards.

There were many people in the Western Regions who were forced into exile. These people would risk their lives for a Sassanid silver coin.

Within a few days, the Sogdian merchants recruited a group of guards for Yao Ying.

Some of those people had black hair and black eyes, some had curly hair and brown eyes, and some had red hair and green eyes. They came from various destroyed tribes.

Yao Ying did not dare to trust outsiders for the time being, so she asked them to protect the old, weak and sick people in Qi Nian first, or follow the caravan. The guards could be loyal to her for silver coins, but they could also betray her for silver coins.

After being busy for a few days, Yaoying was so tired that her waist and legs were sore.

Just when she was about to take a breath, Yuanjue told her that Tanmaraka would give a lecture in the morning class in a few days and asked her to prepare in advance.

Yaoying was complaining in her heart, what preparations should she make?

Could it be that Tanmaragha wanted to check her homework?

Why is he so serious!

She thought that she just needed to go through the motions of studying every day, and she didn't remember anything!

Yao Ying did not dare to refute. In the next few days, she got up early every day and sat at her desk to read scriptures.

Early that morning, after she had finished her accounts, she sat at her desk and flipped through some Buddhist scriptures when suddenly there was a loud clatter and a bunch of grapes flew in from outside, hitting the long desk and rolling all over the floor.

Yaoying felt dizzy from reading the scriptures and was startled. She stared at the yellow-green grapes on the table in a trance.

A series of apologies were heard from outside the corridor. Several bodyguards had just been fighting in the yard, picking grapes and throwing them around, and accidentally threw some into the house.

Xie Qing immediately drew his sword, stood up and was about to go out to teach his personal soldiers a lesson.

Yao Ying waved her hands and called out to Xie Qing: "Qing, have you ever eaten dried grapes?"

The author has something to say: Biso wipes her tears: I was wrong, really, I thought that as long as Princess Wen Zhao didn't seduce Luo Jia, nothing would happen. I never expected that something would still happen!

Yao Ying: It’s none of my business. I didn’t do that.