Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Snowy Night
Gap Fortress, Suleman lights up the night battle.
The golden drums were beating together, and the sound of killing filled the field. Tens of thousands of lanterns and torches were like stars all over the sky, illuminating the battlefield brightly.
Trebuchets and camel cannons are the sharpest siege weapons that Suleman can use.
However, the Xiakou Fortress was built on the Yellow River and cliffs, and a large number of catapults cannot be manipulated. A small number of catapults faced local materials and relied on reefs as the city wall. The destructive power was extremely limited. Not as powerful as a crossbow.
Crossbow arrows, boulders, poisonous smoke and fireballs, all available weapons are attacking heartily, and the Xiakou Fortress is still standing still under the guard of Cheng Shixiong.
At the same time, the gorge was continuously firing weapons down the city.The crossbow continuously fired sharp arrows that were as thick as short spears. Even if the horses were used as cover, once the sharp arrows were shot, they would be able to pierce through and break a hole the size of a goose egg.Because it is condescending, the stone bombs fired by the catapults on the city are bigger and heavier, with amazing power. The Huihe soldiers who attacked the city left their horses and gave up their best way of charging. Facing such a fortress, it is really Feel at a loss.
Under the steep cliff wall, there are piles of bloody corpses, broken ladders, crashed cars, and scattered corpses. The Yellow River not far away is whimpering, like countless grievances, weeping faintly. ...
"Lord Suleman, Lord Suleman, you can't fight like this."
Xiao Manying stumbled into Su Erman's big tent, and said with a mournful face: "My tribe, in the past few days, has discounted a total of 3,000 people, which means that the 3,000 tents have lost their pillar Ah, Lord Suleman, we cannot afford such a loss."
Xiao Manying was full of remorse. When Suleman's army came under pressure, he shouldn't have been blinded for a while and killed Hu Laowen's younger brother and son to beg Suleman. Lost, can’t afford to fight, can’t afford to walk, now it’s good, although he became the head of the clan as he wished, but he was made a pawn by Suleman, but in every bad battle, he always let his tribe stand in front, it’s a pity It was too late to regret it at this time, and Xiao Manying could only beg Suleman for mercy.
Su Erman's face darkened: "With so many casualties, you think I'm not in a hurry? But there is no one who survives a war. If you lose thousands of troops, you come to complain to me, and who should I complain to?"
Xiao Manying said: "Master Su Erman, although this city is not big, the terrain is too dangerous, and soldiers and horses cannot move around, so we can only fill it with human lives in the narrow valley mouth, braving the rain of stones and arrows..."
"This is the only way to go, otherwise, mobilize the whole army to go around hundreds of miles, and then go over the mountain? Huh, people can go there, can horses go there? Can horses go there, and food, fodder and luggage go there? This battle..."
"My lord, I didn't mean to take a detour. Didn't you say that the troops of Li Jiyun and Huyan Aobo are coming soon? Why not wait for them to come..."
"Huh, when they come, can we change our style of play? If we can't even take down a small gorge, won't they make us look down on us? If they think that we are nothing more than that, after the event, How to share the world with them? Furthermore, they are currently blocked by the Ghota village. The harder we fight here, or even take down the gorge, we can attract enough troops so that they can arrive smoothly and join forces with us. How? If we stop at the foot of Xiashan City, Yang Jiye can send troops in Lingzhou to help cut Tazhai, if Li Jiyun can't come over, won't we be alone?"
Xiao Manying gritted her teeth: "Then... then I can't let my tribe fill in people. Who can stand such a style of play?"
Su Erman's face darkened, and he said sharply: "Little Manying, Hu Laowen's brother and son, you killed it yourself. How many of your clansmen are not convinced by you? If I wasn't here to guard you, you would gossip The head of this family may not be able to save his life, if you play tricks on Suleman and me...humph!"
Seeing that the patriarch was angry, several warriors of the clan held down the hilt of the knife.
Xiao Manying's face was blue and red and said: "My lord, it's not that Xiao Manying is half-hearted towards the adults, it's really such a style of play, and only let my people rush to the front..."
He stamped his feet and squatted on the ground: "No matter how hard our tribe fights, if I don't rebel, my clansmen will rebel. If we rebel before the battle, then I, Little Manying, will not be able to hold back, my lord Just figure it out."
Suleman glanced at him, saw that his face was full of remorse and depression, and his expression did not seem to be fake, he thought to himself: "It seems that he really can't stand it anymore. Um..., his tribe has lost three thousand people. Young and strong, from now on, he can only be a vassal of me, and he can no longer betray him. Think of ways to?"
Thinking of this, Suerman walked over with a smile, picked up Xiao Manying, and said with a friendly face: "Little Manying is an eagle on the grassland, why is he downcast now, like a hen that has been plagued by plague, hahaha, your It's not that I don't know the hardships, but from the day we raised the anti-flag, we were doomed to succeed and not to fail. Once we fail, there is no way out. I am also anxious in my heart. Okay, okay Well, you go back first, stop the siege, withdraw people to rest, um..., I will think of another way."
When Xiao Manying saw that Suleman finally let go, she couldn't help being overjoyed, and quickly agreed with gratitude, and quickly ran back to send an order to withdraw the troops.
"Shatuo, it should be reasonable, the old man is easy to attack all the way, how can he be planted in this gorge?" Suerman walked to the tent, looked at the dark fortress of the gorge, and pondered: "Zhang Pu will defend now. In Xiakou village, he was originally from Li Jiqian in Yinzhou, but now he is not proud in front of Yang Hao, Li Jiyun intends to tell him the opposite, but Li Jiyun can't make it for a while, and Zhang Pu and I can't talk, how can this be? Is good?"
Su Erman stood at the tent and thought for a long time. The cold wind was blowing on his face, which made his face cool. When he reached out to touch it, there were scattered snowflakes floating on his face. The snowflakes turned into snow water in an instant.Su Erman turned his gaze, and saw that there were sporadic lights on in the continuous camp on the right side of the formation, which was Hena Muya's camp.
"Since Aguli sent someone here, you can't just stand aside and watch the scenery. If Xiao Manying wants to retreat, let Hena Muya go up."
Su Erman smiled slyly, held the knife on his waist, and strode towards Hena Muya's camp...
The wind is strong and the sky is very cold. Zhu Yun is watching the snow.
The snow in front of her eyes is not heavy, but the snow in her heart is full of snow, just like that winter when she dragged Yang Hao to count the stars on the Lu River.
Whenever she thinks of Yang Hao, her face is hot for a while, and as she gets closer to Xingzhou, her pretty face is congested all day long, looking very radiant.
She took the initiative to ask for orders to assist Aguli. With this reason, she was able to leave Yang Hao's side, but if she escaped from the monk, she could not escape from the temple, and she still had to go back after all.Today, she has already received the news from Xingzhou that some people are going to carry out the last step of the snake attracting plan by herself tomorrow: beheading.
What happened here, then... At that time, I will face him at last, what kind of embarrassing scene will it be?
Zhu Yun raised her face and looked at the silent night sky. Those two eyes were like two bright stars, her cheeks were flushed, and two peach blossoms...
Shame?Of course she is ashamed, she never thought that she would be so courageous, lying in his arms, boldly asking for a child for him, a child belonging to the two of them, she still remembers everything in the drunk Clearly, he...he seemed to be drunk at the time, he probably doesn't remember, right?
Zhu Yun became more and more ashamed as she thought about it. With a snort, she covered her cheeks and stamped her feet in shame. That kind of shyness of a daughter is a charming style that no one has ever seen. snowflake.
"I don't care! My body... I told you to look at it! My man has slept with you! Besides, you have promised to have a child with me! If you don't marry me, who will marry me?" ?”
Zhu Yun suddenly put down her hands in embarrassment, clenched her fists with both hands, gritted her teeth, and desperately mustered courage for herself, her battle energy was instantly full and expanded to an unprecedented height.If Yang Hao was standing in front of her at this time, I believe Miss Gu would be able to gather him up with all four hooves, carry him into the bridal chamber, and cook the uncooked rice into mush with a blast of fire!
at this time……
"Master Secret Service."
A soldier's voice suddenly came from behind, and Zhu Yun's superhuman ear and vigilance, cultivated as a killer since childhood, was completely unaware.
"Ah! What's the matter?"
Zhu Yun was so frightened that she jumped like a rabbit, and the courage she had just inspired disappeared without a trace in an instant.
The soldier was startled by Zhu Yun's action, he took a step back quickly, and said respectfully: "Master Special Service, Lord Suerman Yehu has arrived, and I have important military affairs to discuss with you."
"Oh? Suleman..., where is he now?"
"Waiting for you in your big tent."
"Okay, let's go!" Zhu Yun tightened her cloak and walked forward.
Su Erman was sitting in Zhu Yun's large tent of the Chinese army, deliberating on his prepared speech, when he heard a report from outside: "Master Secret Service is here..."
Su Erman hurriedly stood up to greet her, and saw a beautiful woman who walked in lightly and floated in, with an extremely calm demeanor.
"Master Secret Service, the old man visited late at night, didn't you bother him?" Suleman greeted him with a smile, but thought in his heart: "Hmph, a little girl, just because she is related to Aguli, can be with the old man." Equal? When the strength of your clan is also weakened, by then, not only you, but even Aguli will have to act according to the old man's eyes."
Seeing the sweet-faced Hena Muya in front of him, and thinking of how like Xiao Manying she was about to cry after suffering a dumb loss, it was as if she had seen someone taken advantage of, and the smile on Suleman's face became wider and wider.
Zhu Yun saw Su Erman with a big beard, and thought of the news of network closure from Xingzhou today, her already sweet smile became even sweeter as if dipped in honey.As a killer, when she wants to kill someone, the harmless smile on her face is always very touching...
On the upper reaches of Puganshui, it has been snowing heavily for several days, this is an important territory of Jurchen Wanyan.But at this moment, this place has just been occupied by the Anchegu tribe. The Wanyan tribe of Puganshui was called Shengjurchen by the Liao and Song Dynasties, and they were an uncivilized and ignorant tribe.They have no writing, no government, no laws, and they don't even know the year and month. People don't know their exact age. If you ask how old the Jurchens are, they will answer like this: "How many times have I seen the grass green." Wanyan Aguda was not born yet. His ancestors originally lived in Xianjing Mountain in the southeast corner of the original Bohai Kingdom. Due to poverty and embarrassment, they had just moved back to their hometown, Puganshui, and had not yet grasped the power of the tribe. Using them The culture and civilization learned and mastered to transform their own tribe have died in the hands of the Anchegu tribe. There are hundreds of large and small Jurchen tribes in the Puganshui (Mudanjiang) basin, and the tribes have experienced fighting and killing each other with cruel methods.As the larger tribe, the Wanyan tribe possesses more territory and resources, and naturally has more enemies.Compared with the Wanyan tribe, the Anchegu tribe is more civilized at this time. Since they have mastered the exclusive agency right of the maritime trade route, they have greater prestige and power among the tribes, which violates the Wanyan tribe. The interests of the facial department. There are contradictions and conflicts between them, and the only solution is force. Therefore, Wanyan Department launched a challenge to Su Qiu's Anche Department. It is tantamount to choking the economic lifeline of each tribe. Originally, many neutral tribes have sided with Anche Gubu, but this is unexpected by the current Wanyan tribe. Therefore, the two sides who have been evenly matched in the past, this time the balance of victory began to tilt towards Anche's bones from the very beginning. The battle that took place at the Pungan Shuiwanyan tribe's garrison ten days ago was the last battle between the two tribes. war.In this battle, Zhu Lizhen, the head of the Anche Gubu clan, did not wear armor, was half-naked, and held a newly bought Japanese long sword in his hand. In this battle, the Anche Gubu killed nine elders of the Wanyan tribe. The situation where the Bone Tribe dominates is inevitable. Today is the day when Zhulizhen’s father, Anche Gupu Lite, married the wife of the chief of the Wanyan tribe. Various tribes from far and near sent people to celebrate. Shuhu, Tudan, Wulinhe and others were not weaker than Anche The forces of the Bone Tribe also sent people, even the Heshilie Tribe who had a feud with the Anche Bone Tribe sent people. They either drove by car, or rode horses, or drove snow and sledges, and they rushed to the water with gifts. There is such a group of mysterious pedestrians who are also on the way to Puganshui. They are riding snow sledges. Each snow sledge is pulled by more than a dozen dogs. A group of four snow sledges looks like a relatively powerful tribe. . On a snow sledge in the middle sat two people who were much petite compared to the burly men in fur caps and robes beside them. They couldn't see their faces at all. In the evening, as soon as the sledges arrived at the Puganshui Wanyan tribe, they were welcomed into the house where the former chief of the Wanyan tribe lived by the groom Guan An Chegupu Lite. But other envoys cannot enjoy it. Piles of raging fires ignited in the spacious open space of the tribe. The thick pine logs piled up into a volcano. The snowflakes form an interesting contrast. The two mysterious guests who had been staying in the patriarch's room were accompanied by Zhu Lizhen and walked to the open space.Surrounding the fire, simple and primitive pine tables have been arranged, and the floor is covered with wolf fur mattresses that can block the cold. Banquet and drink, no one noticed the arrival of these two guests. One of the two guests whispered a few words to Zhu Lizhen, and Zhu Lizhen nodded again and again. Soon, another table was added in the lower position where the light was relatively dim, and two layers of wolf fur mattresses were specially placed on the floor. The mysterious guest walked over gracefully and sat down quietly.And Zhu Lizhen rushed to toast to all the guests for his father. "Bah, bah, bah, it's so fishy!" A guest frowned and quickly spat out the food that had arrived.Her voice sounded like a woman's, and she spoke Chinese. Her body was tightly wrapped, and only her delicate face was exposed. Perhaps even the Song Dynasty Gong'e, who was most familiar with her in the past, could not recognize her in this icy and snowy world. , the woman sitting among a group of rough men is their Princess Yongqing. "Hehe, this is an authentic barbecue, but... do you think that everything is authentic and original, which is the best? That's not always the case." Another woman who is slightly taller than her is naturally Zhe Ziyu is gone.She picked up the knife with a smile, cut off a piece of roasted mutton, dipped some salt in the simple wooden dish in front of her, put it in her mouth delicately, and chewed it. Yongqing gave her an unconvinced glance, grabbed a knife and cut off a piece of mutton, threw it into his mouth, and chewed it vigorously as if he had a grudge against it. "The barbecue dishes in the palace probably have to carefully simmer the mutton with various seasonings and spices, and brush the salt water mixed with spices over and over again when grilling, right? Hehe, there is no such condition here. For generations, their ancestors, That's how you eat." Zhe Ziyu said, and took another sip of the bitter bad tea. Although the food here is very bad, she is calm and calm. She is not like a pampered lady. Yongqing almost always uses her as a comparison target. Immediately, he picked up the tea and took a sip, then gulped it down like medicine. Looking back and seeing Zhe Ziyu looking at her with a pair of eyes with a smile, Yong Qing couldn't help but blushed, and hurriedly tried to find something to say, leaned towards her, and whispered: "The mistress of the Wanyan Department, is that you?" Not very pretty." Zhe Ziyu lightly sliced the mutton with a knife, glanced at her, and raised his eyebrows: "Why do you ask?" Yongqing frowned, and said puzzledly: "I just killed someone's husband, and immediately married someone's wife, if the mistress of the Wanyan Department had not the beauty of the country and the city, and the car bone Pulit As the head of the clan, how could he be so fascinated by the fascination that he would risk the world to do such a thing?" Zhe Ziyu smiled and said: "You guessed wrong. The rules and customs here are different from those in the Central Plains. Killing her husband and taking her wife is nothing. A woman is also a part of the family's property in their clan. An Che It has nothing to do with the fact that Gu Pulit married the mistress of the Wanyan Department because of her beauty, but because of the need to rule the Wanyan Department..." Zhe Ziyu paused, and then said: "The mistress of the Wanyan Department is already over sixty years old, hehe, how can a sixty-year-old woman be beautiful? An Chegu Pulitt is not yet By the age of fifty. In the tribes on the grassland, a long, long time ago, women held power and were the leaders of the tribe. At that time, a newborn child in a tribe only knew his mother, not his father. who is it. The Wanyan tribe... there are still some ancient customs like this. The mistress of the whole clan also serves as a witch, that is, the Shanman (shaman) wizard in the Central Plains. , Going out, fighting, after the patriarch makes a decision, there must be a witch to divination and make the final decision, so she has more power than the patriarch.Anchegu Pulit married her as his wife, but only in name. Through this method, the Wanyan tribe... will disappear from now on, and will be completely integrated into the Anchegu tribe. " "So that's how it is..." Princess Yongqing suddenly realized. At this moment, there was a noise in the distance, the sound came down the wind, overwhelmed the laughter in the square, everyone turned their heads to look into the distance, they were married in their 60s, they were dressed in new clothes, and they were very well dressed Anchegu Pulit, who was sitting side by side with the terrifying shaman and mistress, frowned, and gave his son a wink. Zhu Lizhen immediately stood up with the knife, waved his hand, and walked forward with a few warriors from the clan. . Today is the joy of father's big wedding, and they are also on guard against someone from Wanyan's department who will disobey and cause trouble. They have already arranged countless warriors around, so they are not afraid that someone will cause trouble.After a while, Zhu Lizhen came back in a hurry, panting and said: "Father, it's not...it's not the people from the Wanyan tribe making trouble, it's...it's people from the Liao Kingdom." "What? People from the Liao Kingdom? How would the Liao Kingdom know?" An Chegu Pulit was shocked, and the envoys of all ethnic groups around were also stunned, and the audience was immediately silent.Zhu Lizhen said: "The envoy of the Liao Kingdom didn't know that his father had already occupied the Wanyan Department, he... he came to deliver an order to the Wanyan Department." As soon as Zhu Lizhen said this, he heard a yin and yang voice saying: "An Chegu destroyed the Wanyan Department? Haha, that's good. The two parts are combined into one, so I won't have to go to another place." With a voice, a man in the official uniform of the Liao Dynasty walked over waddlingly, accompanied by several guards in bright armor, swept the audience vigorously, and went straight to the main seat. An Chegu Pulit quickly stood up to greet him, and the envoys from all ministries stepped forward one after another, reporting their identities. The envoy from the Liao Kingdom was overjoyed when he heard that, and laughed loudly: "Haha, I still think this trip is a hard job. It’s cheap, and there are people from the upper and lower ministries of Puganshui, which saves a lot of trouble. This official came here on the order of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and all of you ministries should obey the order.” The heads of the ministries hurriedly bowed to receive the order, Zhe Ziyu pulled Princess Yongqing, and hid in the crowd to salute, and shrank his body, Princess Yongqing glanced at her, and asked softly: "Do you recognize him? " Zhe Ziyu nodded, and said in a low voice, "This man is an official from the Honglu Temple in the Liao Kingdom. His name is Mohen. He was once an envoy to Xixia." The two were talking quietly at the bottom, and Mohen stood on the head and said loudly: "Now we have the letter, the remnant of Yelu Sanming, the traitor of the Liao Kingdom, has disappeared in the Nuzhi territory, and the Nuzhi ministries are ordered to arrest and search for it immediately. Mountains and rivers and valleys, don't let the bad guys hide. The court has eyes and ears in the territory of Nvzhi. If the ministries don't do their best, once the truth is found out, the clan chiefs will be severely punished, and the tribute of the tribes will be doubled. Two hundred pieces, ten tiger skins are added to..." The leaders of the various ministries who bowed their heads secretly complained, telling them to find someone is nothing, the problem is that they have known the style of the Liao bureaucrats for so many years, and every time there is a decree, it is an opportunity for them to search for it. Specific orders like this, Did you try your best?As long as the person is not captured in your territory, you can be charged with not doing your will wholeheartedly. Like the northern pearl, the pearl is large and round, and has always been loved by the dignitaries of the Liao and Song Dynasties, but the pearl oyster of that kind of pearl does not mature until winter, when the water has melted into ice, and the ice is several feet hard, and it is necessary to dig through the ice layer and go down to the river. You can only get it by picking up clams, and it takes about a hundred clams to pick a single pearl. Of course, you need to pick up more clams to get better pearls. The hardships can be imagined. There is also the tiger skin, although it is said that the three Jurchen warriors can hunt tigers, and they are extremely brave, but that tiger is not something that can be hunted casually, and besides, the king of beasts can be found everywhere.If he wanted to avoid making things difficult, he had to show filial piety to the special envoy of the Liao Kingdom. For a while, the envoys from all ministries immediately turned their heads, thinking of sending someone back to get some property to stop him. Mo Mohen talked about drudgery, but in fact, this trip to the Jurchen territory was really a great job, and he spent a lot of effort to win it.Especially when I bumped into so many tribesmen here at once, he didn't have to travel hard. He just sat in the Wanyan tribe and waited for each tribe to send money. His heart was filled with joy. As for which tribe was destroyed Tribes, he didn't worry about these things. In the eyes of the Liao people, the Jurchen tribes were like a flock of sheep. They came to shear once their wool became fat, and ignored their disputes. The more fierce the internal quarrels, the better. After Momohen announced his will, he sat down on the main seat, glanced at the female monster next to him with a smile, and said to An Chegu Pulit: "Chief Pulit, I heard that you have wiped out the Wanyan tribe. Want to marry the mistress of the department? Hehehe, double happiness, congratulations, congratulations." Pulitt said with a smile: "Don't dare to be, dare not be, the angel of the kingdom is here, and Pulitt is very honored." None of the Jurchen envoys sent by the Liao Kingdom were not greedy, and those who were greedy were considered to be of good character, but extorted some special products such as ginseng, mink fur, pearls, honey, etc., and some of the inferior character would make the Jurchen The women of the tribe serve the bed, and they are euphemistically called "recommended pillows". Whether it is the woman of the leader of the tribe or the girl of the tribe, as long as they are beautiful, no one will be spared if he sees them. There was once a tribal leader who refused to use his beloved wife to sleep with him. The special envoy of the Liao Kingdom turned around and found an excuse to embellish the then emperor of the Liao Kingdom and sent troops to defeat his tribe. The military supervisor flogged the leader to death, threw him into the dog pen, and took his woman away.Since then, the Jurchens' wives and daughters have been insulted, their wealth has been taken away, and their tribes have been dispersed. There is a lot of hatred in their hearts, but because of the disunity, they are powerless to resist, so they can only accept it. As for Pulitt..., he is completely assured of his bride. If it weren't for her special status, Pulitt would have wished that the special envoy of the Liao Kingdom in front of him would snatch her away, so he didn't worry about it. Seeing him He was so numb to his annexation of the Wanyan tribe, but he was overjoyed instead.While complimenting Mohen, he took out an exquisite necklace inlaid with diamonds from his arms, handed it to Mohen's hand respectfully, and said with a smile: "Since it is the will of the Shang Kingdom, we will naturally obey it, but ...The mountains here are high and the roads are dangerous, especially when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and the wild beasts are ferocious. Even the best hunters dare not go deep. The murderer must be arrested. To say a few good words in front of the emperor, we... really have unspeakable difficulties." This collar is one of the treasures that Zhe Ziyu specially selected from the treasures bought by Nanyang merchant ships from foreign lands and brought back to the Central Plains. Hearing that Pulitt was going to marry a wife, he gave it to him as a gift.The value of this circle itself is already indescribable, and its artistic value goes without saying. Zhe Ziyu's vision is much better than the sum of all the people present. Seeing that he was able to take out such a precious collar, the ink mark was beyond his expectations, and immediately smiled and said: "Oh, about this, you can rest assured, I have only entered your tribe until now. Of course I know if the road is difficult or not, hahaha, it’s really impossible for you to move here, it’s too inconvenient to move, and now the queen mother has decreed that a road is being built from Shangjing to your Wuguobu (near Yilan County, Heilongjiang today) )’s Royal Road, which was specially built for the tribute to Hai Dongqing. After this road is repaired, fast horses and high carts can pass. Haha, when I have a chance, I will say a few words for you in front of the Queen Mother, and I will also repair it. A way to get to you." "Yes, yes, please sit up, angel, it's rare for an angel to come, please drink a few more glasses of wedding wine tonight." Pulit and the others coaxed Mo Hen to sit down, Zhe Ziyu gestured to Zhu Lizhen, Zhu Lizhen understood, and took the time to run over, taking the two guests out of the venue early. "In such a scene, it is really not appropriate for the fifth son to show up. Please rest early. Tomorrow, I will go to the capital to pay tribute. I will escort the fifth son and send you back to Xixia." "So, thank you, Patriarch." Zhe Ziyu smiled sweetly, turned his eyes, and said casually: "For the convenience of paying tribute to Haidongqing, the Liao people actually opened up a royal road leading directly to the tribes of the five countries. What do you think?" In the past, Zhu Lizhen also thought that all their misery came from the Liao people's covetousness for Hai Dongqing, but since Zhe Ziyu pointed out the last time, he has opened his mind, and thinking about things is no longer so simple.Hearing Zhe Ziyu's question, he knew that there must be a mystery. After a little thought, he shook his head and said: "No, there are ghosts in it. How could it be possible to spend a lot of manpower and financial resources to build such a road for the convenience of sending the eagle? Moreover Said, it’s an eagle, it’s not such a huge thing, it’s put in a cage, and it can be sent away with a horse, so what kind of roads do you need to build?” Zhe Ziyu smiled slightly: "The young patriarch is indeed wise. The Liao people provoked you to fight internally with the excuse of Haidongqing. Now they want to build a road that can be quickly reached by the army and strengthen control over you. The excuse is Haidongqing, haha , the Liao people can't think of a second excuse, or do they take you all for fools?" Zhu Lizhen was surprised and angry when he heard this, and Zhe Ziyu said again: "When the road leading to the tribes of the Five Kingdoms is completed, the Liao Kingdom will be very 'kind' to build another road leading to you without the good words of the special envoy. It's on the way, it will be more convenient to exploit you in the future..." Zhuli really hated, "I'll go and tell my father." Zhe Ziyu smiled and said: "What are you in a hurry for? The road is not a well-built one. Then again, even if you know the purpose of the Liao people, what can you do? Can you refuse... the kindness of the 'Liao people'?" ?” "This this……" Zhu Li was really speechless, but he was also smart, he already knew that the Fifth Young Master was extremely clever, and his wisdom was definitely beyond his control, so he respectfully said: "Please also ask the Fifth Young Master for advice." Zhe Ziyu smiled and said: "Are there any large groups of horse bandits in the territories of your various ministries?" Zhu Lizhen smiled wryly and said: "What can we rob in this place? Occasionally there are thieves, but it's just three or two people eating together. The nomadic tribes of the Liao Kingdom often expelled Tiele, Uja and other people for the grassland. They couldn't bear it anymore, they were angry and resisted killing people, and they would flee to us, and some princes who failed to usurp will also flee to take refuge. The Liao Kingdom has always ordered us to repatriate fugitives, but some fugitives carry a lot of money Yin Caibao, Fifth Young Master knows that we...are poor, and we will try our best to cover them up if we get benefits, but it is too late for such fugitives to cover up their whereabouts, and they will not intentionally cause trouble." Zhe Ziyu said with a half-smile: "That's easy. No, you can create something out of nothing. Yes, you can blame it. Haven't you and the tribes of the five countries always had enmity? If there are bandits or people affected by them in their territory The asylum fugitives set up ambushes, dig traps, destroy the roads built by the Liao Kingdom, and shoot and kill the people who built the roads in the Liao Kingdom. Not only can they stop the road construction, but they can also..." Zhu Lizhen understood it when he heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "Fifth Young Master, Zhu Lizhen understands, I will discuss the countermeasures with my father tonight." Zhe Ziyu nodded with a smile, and walked into his dorm. As soon as Zhu Lizhen left, Princess Yongqing said to Zhe Ziyu, "Why did you tell him this?" Zhe Ziyu smiled lightly: "If the east is in chaos, the Liao Kingdom will hope that the west will be more stable. Since we have seen the things that are good for us, it is just a passing word, why not do it?" "Yang Hao...does he still need to use such a conspiracy to move across Hexi?" "You are wrong. Sometimes a small conspiracy can play a big role in things that millions of troops cannot do. In ancient times, there was no hero who did not have powerful force, but none of them only Relying on powerful force, those who only know martial arts are the fate of the overlord of Chu. When you can borrow strength, you must borrow strength." "But the Jurchens' situation..." "The Jurchen's life is not good, very bad. It's not that they don't want to change, but they haven't thought about how to change. They will think about it sooner or later. I just told them one step in advance. I am not harming them. I give them What they want, and at the same time get the results I want, the best of both worlds, what's wrong?" Princess Yongqing sat down on the table, staring at a small oil lamp made of animal oil on the table, chewing on what Zhe Ziyu said over and over again, feeling fascinated, Zhe Ziyu opened the bedding, turned his head to look, and saw Yong Princess Qing stared at the lights, her eyes glistening like jewels, as if... realized something...
On the upper reaches of Puganshui, it has been snowing heavily for several days, this is an important territory of Jurchen Wanyan.But at this moment, this place has just been occupied by the Anchegu tribe. The Wanyan tribe of Puganshui was called Shengjurchen by the Liao and Song Dynasties, and they were an uncivilized and ignorant tribe.They have no writing, no government, no laws, and they don't even know the year and month. People don't know their exact age. If you ask how old the Jurchens are, they will answer like this: "How many times have I seen the grass green." Wanyan Aguda was not born yet. His ancestors originally lived in Xianjing Mountain in the southeast corner of the original Bohai Kingdom. Due to poverty and embarrassment, they had just moved back to their hometown, Puganshui, and had not yet grasped the power of the tribe. Using them The culture and civilization learned and mastered to transform their own tribe have died in the hands of the Anchegu tribe. There are hundreds of large and small Jurchen tribes in the Puganshui (Mudanjiang) basin, and the tribes have experienced fighting and killing each other with cruel methods.As the larger tribe, the Wanyan tribe possesses more territory and resources, and naturally has more enemies.Compared with the Wanyan tribe, the Anchegu tribe is more civilized at this time. Since they have mastered the exclusive agency right of the maritime trade route, they have greater prestige and power among the tribes, which violates the Wanyan tribe. The interests of the facial department. There are contradictions and conflicts between them, and the only solution is force. Therefore, Wanyan Department launched a challenge to Su Qiu's Anche Department. It is tantamount to choking the economic lifeline of each tribe. Originally, many neutral tribes have sided with Anche Gubu, but this is unexpected by the current Wanyan tribe. Therefore, the two sides who have been evenly matched in the past, this time the balance of victory began to tilt towards Anche's bones from the very beginning. The battle that took place at the Pungan Shuiwanyan tribe's garrison ten days ago was the last battle between the two tribes. war.In this battle, Zhu Lizhen, the head of the Anche Gubu clan, did not wear armor, was half-naked, and held a newly bought Japanese long sword in his hand. In this battle, the Anche Gubu killed nine elders of the Wanyan tribe. The situation where the Bone Tribe dominates is inevitable. Today is the day when Zhulizhen’s father, Anche Gupu Lite, married the wife of the chief of the Wanyan tribe. Various tribes from far and near sent people to celebrate. Shuhu, Tudan, Wulinhe and others were not weaker than Anche The forces of the Bone Tribe also sent people, even the Heshilie Tribe who had a feud with the Anche Bone Tribe sent people. They either drove by car, or rode horses, or drove snow and sledges, and they rushed to the water with gifts. There is such a group of mysterious pedestrians who are also on the way to Puganshui. They are riding snow sledges. Each snow sledge is pulled by more than a dozen dogs. A group of four snow sledges looks like a relatively powerful tribe. . On a snow sledge in the middle sat two people who were much petite compared to the burly men in fur caps and robes beside them. They couldn't see their faces at all. In the evening, as soon as the sledges arrived at the Puganshui Wanyan tribe, they were welcomed into the house where the former chief of the Wanyan tribe lived by the groom Guan An Chegupu Lite. But other envoys cannot enjoy it. Piles of raging fires ignited in the spacious open space of the tribe. The thick pine logs piled up into a volcano. The snowflakes form an interesting contrast. The two mysterious guests who had been staying in the patriarch's room were accompanied by Zhu Lizhen and walked to the open space.Surrounding the fire, simple and primitive pine tables have been arranged, and the floor is covered with wolf fur mattresses that can block the cold. Banquet and drink, no one noticed the arrival of these two guests. One of the two guests whispered a few words to Zhu Lizhen, and Zhu Lizhen nodded again and again. Soon, another table was added in the lower position where the light was relatively dim, and two layers of wolf fur mattresses were specially placed on the floor. The mysterious guest walked over gracefully and sat down quietly.And Zhu Lizhen rushed to toast to all the guests for his father. "Bah, bah, bah, it's so fishy!" A guest frowned and quickly spat out the food that had arrived.Her voice sounded like a woman's, and she spoke Chinese. Her body was tightly wrapped, and only her delicate face was exposed. Perhaps even the Song Dynasty Gong'e, who was most familiar with her in the past, could not recognize her in this icy and snowy world. , the woman sitting among a group of rough men is their Princess Yongqing. "Hehe, this is an authentic barbecue, but... do you think that everything is authentic and original, which is the best? That's not always the case." Another woman who is slightly taller than her is naturally Zhe Ziyu is gone.She picked up the knife with a smile, cut off a piece of roasted mutton, dipped some salt in the simple wooden dish in front of her, put it in her mouth delicately, and chewed it. Yongqing gave her an unconvinced glance, grabbed a knife and cut off a piece of mutton, threw it into his mouth, and chewed it vigorously as if he had a grudge against it. "The barbecue dishes in the palace probably have to carefully simmer the mutton with various seasonings and spices, and brush the salt water mixed with spices over and over again when grilling, right? Hehe, there is no such condition here. For generations, their ancestors, That's how you eat." Zhe Ziyu said, and took another sip of the bitter bad tea. Although the food here is very bad, she is calm and calm. She is not like a pampered lady. Yongqing almost always uses her as a comparison target. Immediately, he picked up the tea and took a sip, then gulped it down like medicine. Looking back and seeing Zhe Ziyu looking at her with a pair of eyes with a smile, Yong Qing couldn't help but blushed, and hurriedly tried to find something to say, leaned towards her, and whispered: "The mistress of the Wanyan Department, is that you?" Not very pretty." Zhe Ziyu lightly sliced the mutton with a knife, glanced at her, and raised his eyebrows: "Why do you ask?" Yongqing frowned, and said puzzledly: "I just killed someone's husband, and immediately married someone's wife, if the mistress of the Wanyan Department had not the beauty of the country and the city, and the car bone Pulit As the head of the clan, how could he be so fascinated by the fascination that he would risk the world to do such a thing?" Zhe Ziyu smiled and said: "You guessed wrong. The rules and customs here are different from those in the Central Plains. Killing her husband and taking her wife is nothing. A woman is also a part of the family's property in their clan. An Che It has nothing to do with the fact that Gu Pulit married the mistress of the Wanyan Department because of her beauty, but because of the need to rule the Wanyan Department..." Zhe Ziyu paused, and then said: "The mistress of the Wanyan Department is already over sixty years old, hehe, how can a sixty-year-old woman be beautiful? An Chegu Pulitt is not yet By the age of fifty. In the tribes on the grassland, a long, long time ago, women held power and were the leaders of the tribe. At that time, a newborn child in a tribe only knew his mother, not his father. who is it. The Wanyan tribe... there are still some ancient customs like this. The mistress of the whole clan also serves as a witch, that is, the Shanman (shaman) wizard in the Central Plains. , Going out, fighting, after the patriarch makes a decision, there must be a witch to divination and make the final decision, so she has more power than the patriarch.Anchegu Pulit married her as his wife, but only in name. Through this method, the Wanyan tribe... will disappear from now on, and will be completely integrated into the Anchegu tribe. " "So that's how it is..." Princess Yongqing suddenly realized. At this moment, there was a noise in the distance, the sound came down the wind, overwhelmed the laughter in the square, everyone turned their heads to look into the distance, they were married in their 60s, they were dressed in new clothes, and they were very well dressed Anchegu Pulit, who was sitting side by side with the terrifying shaman and mistress, frowned, and gave his son a wink. Zhu Lizhen immediately stood up with the knife, waved his hand, and walked forward with a few warriors from the clan. . Today is the joy of father's big wedding, and they are also on guard against someone from Wanyan's department who will disobey and cause trouble. They have already arranged countless warriors around, so they are not afraid that someone will cause trouble.After a while, Zhu Lizhen came back in a hurry, panting and said: "Father, it's not...it's not the people from the Wanyan tribe making trouble, it's...it's people from the Liao Kingdom." "What? People from the Liao Kingdom? How would the Liao Kingdom know?" An Chegu Pulit was shocked, and the envoys of all ethnic groups around were also stunned, and the audience was immediately silent.Zhu Lizhen said: "The envoy of the Liao Kingdom didn't know that his father had already occupied the Wanyan Department, he... he came to deliver an order to the Wanyan Department." As soon as Zhu Lizhen said this, he heard a yin and yang voice saying: "An Chegu destroyed the Wanyan Department? Haha, that's good. The two parts are combined into one, so I won't have to go to another place." With a voice, a man in the official uniform of the Liao Dynasty walked over waddlingly, accompanied by several guards in bright armor, swept the audience vigorously, and went straight to the main seat. An Chegu Pulit quickly stood up to greet him, and the envoys from all ministries stepped forward one after another, reporting their identities. The envoy from the Liao Kingdom was overjoyed when he heard that, and laughed loudly: "Haha, I still think this trip is a hard job. It’s cheap, and there are people from the upper and lower ministries of Puganshui, which saves a lot of trouble. This official came here on the order of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and all of you ministries should obey the order.” The heads of the ministries hurriedly bowed to receive the order, Zhe Ziyu pulled Princess Yongqing, and hid in the crowd to salute, and shrank his body, Princess Yongqing glanced at her, and asked softly: "Do you recognize him? " Zhe Ziyu nodded, and said in a low voice, "This man is an official from the Honglu Temple in the Liao Kingdom. His name is Mohen. He was once an envoy to Xixia." The two were talking quietly at the bottom, and Mohen stood on the head and said loudly: "Now we have the letter, the remnant of Yelu Sanming, the traitor of the Liao Kingdom, has disappeared in the Nuzhi territory, and the Nuzhi ministries are ordered to arrest and search for it immediately. Mountains and rivers and valleys, don't let the bad guys hide. The court has eyes and ears in the territory of Nvzhi. If the ministries don't do their best, once the truth is found out, the clan chiefs will be severely punished, and the tribute of the tribes will be doubled. Two hundred pieces, ten tiger skins are added to..." The leaders of the various ministries who bowed their heads secretly complained, telling them to find someone is nothing, the problem is that they have known the style of the Liao bureaucrats for so many years, and every time there is a decree, it is an opportunity for them to search for it. Specific orders like this, Did you try your best?As long as the person is not captured in your territory, you can be charged with not doing your will wholeheartedly. Like the northern pearl, the pearl is large and round, and has always been loved by the dignitaries of the Liao and Song Dynasties, but the pearl oyster of that kind of pearl does not mature until winter, when the water has melted into ice, and the ice is several feet hard, and it is necessary to dig through the ice layer and go down to the river. You can only get it by picking up clams, and it takes about a hundred clams to pick a single pearl. Of course, you need to pick up more clams to get better pearls. The hardships can be imagined. There is also the tiger skin, although it is said that the three Jurchen warriors can hunt tigers, and they are extremely brave, but that tiger is not something that can be hunted casually, and besides, the king of beasts can be found everywhere.If he wanted to avoid making things difficult, he had to show filial piety to the special envoy of the Liao Kingdom. For a while, the envoys from all ministries immediately turned their heads, thinking of sending someone back to get some property to stop him. Mo Mohen talked about drudgery, but in fact, this trip to the Jurchen territory was really a great job, and he spent a lot of effort to win it.Especially when I bumped into so many tribesmen here at once, he didn't have to travel hard. He just sat in the Wanyan tribe and waited for each tribe to send money. His heart was filled with joy. As for which tribe was destroyed Tribes, he didn't worry about these things. In the eyes of the Liao people, the Jurchen tribes were like a flock of sheep. They came to shear once their wool became fat, and ignored their disputes. The more fierce the internal quarrels, the better. After Momohen announced his will, he sat down on the main seat, glanced at the female monster next to him with a smile, and said to An Chegu Pulit: "Chief Pulit, I heard that you have wiped out the Wanyan tribe. Want to marry the mistress of the department? Hehehe, double happiness, congratulations, congratulations." Pulitt said with a smile: "Don't dare to be, dare not be, the angel of the kingdom is here, and Pulitt is very honored." None of the Jurchen envoys sent by the Liao Kingdom were not greedy, and those who were greedy were considered to be of good character, but extorted some special products such as ginseng, mink fur, pearls, honey, etc., and some of the inferior character would make the Jurchen The women of the tribe serve the bed, and they are euphemistically called "recommended pillows". Whether it is the woman of the leader of the tribe or the girl of the tribe, as long as they are beautiful, no one will be spared if he sees them. There was once a tribal leader who refused to use his beloved wife to sleep with him. The special envoy of the Liao Kingdom turned around and found an excuse to embellish the then emperor of the Liao Kingdom and sent troops to defeat his tribe. The military supervisor flogged the leader to death, threw him into the dog pen, and took his woman away.Since then, the Jurchens' wives and daughters have been insulted, their wealth has been taken away, and their tribes have been dispersed. There is a lot of hatred in their hearts, but because of the disunity, they are powerless to resist, so they can only accept it. As for Pulitt..., he is completely assured of his bride. If it weren't for her special status, Pulitt would have wished that the special envoy of the Liao Kingdom in front of him would snatch her away, so he didn't worry about it. Seeing him He was so numb to his annexation of the Wanyan tribe, but he was overjoyed instead.While complimenting Mohen, he took out an exquisite necklace inlaid with diamonds from his arms, handed it to Mohen's hand respectfully, and said with a smile: "Since it is the will of the Shang Kingdom, we will naturally obey it, but ...The mountains here are high and the roads are dangerous, especially when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and the wild beasts are ferocious. Even the best hunters dare not go deep. The murderer must be arrested. To say a few good words in front of the emperor, we... really have unspeakable difficulties." This collar is one of the treasures that Zhe Ziyu specially selected from the treasures bought by Nanyang merchant ships from foreign lands and brought back to the Central Plains. Hearing that Pulitt was going to marry a wife, he gave it to him as a gift.The value of this circle itself is already indescribable, and its artistic value goes without saying. Zhe Ziyu's vision is much better than the sum of all the people present. Seeing that he was able to take out such a precious collar, the ink mark was beyond his expectations, and immediately smiled and said: "Oh, about this, you can rest assured, I have only entered your tribe until now. Of course I know if the road is difficult or not, hahaha, it’s really impossible for you to move here, it’s too inconvenient to move, and now the queen mother has decreed that a road is being built from Shangjing to your Wuguobu (near Yilan County, Heilongjiang today) )’s Royal Road, which was specially built for the tribute to Hai Dongqing. After this road is repaired, fast horses and high carts can pass. Haha, when I have a chance, I will say a few words for you in front of the Queen Mother, and I will also repair it. A way to get to you." "Yes, yes, please sit up, angel, it's rare for an angel to come, please drink a few more glasses of wedding wine tonight." Pulit and the others coaxed Mo Hen to sit down, Zhe Ziyu gestured to Zhu Lizhen, Zhu Lizhen understood, and took the time to run over, taking the two guests out of the venue early. "In such a scene, it is really not appropriate for the fifth son to show up. Please rest early. Tomorrow, I will go to the capital to pay tribute. I will escort the fifth son and send you back to Xixia." "So, thank you, Patriarch." Zhe Ziyu smiled sweetly, turned his eyes, and said casually: "For the convenience of paying tribute to Haidongqing, the Liao people actually opened up a royal road leading directly to the tribes of the five countries. What do you think?" In the past, Zhu Lizhen also thought that all their misery came from the Liao people's covetousness for Hai Dongqing, but since Zhe Ziyu pointed out the last time, he has opened his mind, and thinking about things is no longer so simple.Hearing Zhe Ziyu's question, he knew that there must be a mystery. After a little thought, he shook his head and said: "No, there are ghosts in it. How could it be possible to spend a lot of manpower and financial resources to build such a road for the convenience of sending the eagle? Moreover Said, it’s an eagle, it’s not such a huge thing, it’s put in a cage, and it can be sent away with a horse, so what kind of roads do you need to build?” Zhe Ziyu smiled slightly: "The young patriarch is indeed wise. The Liao people provoked you to fight internally with the excuse of Haidongqing. Now they want to build a road that can be quickly reached by the army and strengthen control over you. The excuse is Haidongqing, haha , the Liao people can't think of a second excuse, or do they take you all for fools?" Zhu Lizhen was surprised and angry when he heard this, and Zhe Ziyu said again: "When the road leading to the tribes of the Five Kingdoms is completed, the Liao Kingdom will be very 'kind' to build another road leading to you without the good words of the special envoy. It's on the way, it will be more convenient to exploit you in the future..." Zhuli really hated, "I'll go and tell my father." Zhe Ziyu smiled and said: "What are you in a hurry for? The road is not a well-built one. Then again, even if you know the purpose of the Liao people, what can you do? Can you refuse... the kindness of the 'Liao people'?" ?” "This this……" Zhu Li was really speechless, but he was also smart, he already knew that the Fifth Young Master was extremely clever, and his wisdom was definitely beyond his control, so he respectfully said: "Please also ask the Fifth Young Master for advice." Zhe Ziyu smiled and said: "Are there any large groups of horse bandits in the territories of your various ministries?" Zhu Lizhen smiled wryly and said: "What can we rob in this place? Occasionally there are thieves, but it's just three or two people eating together. The nomadic tribes of the Liao Kingdom often expelled Tiele, Uja and other people for the grassland. They couldn't bear it anymore, they were angry and resisted killing people, and they would flee to us, and some princes who failed to usurp will also flee to take refuge. The Liao Kingdom has always ordered us to repatriate fugitives, but some fugitives carry a lot of money Yin Caibao, Fifth Young Master knows that we...are poor, and we will try our best to cover them up if we get benefits, but it is too late for such fugitives to cover up their whereabouts, and they will not intentionally cause trouble." Zhe Ziyu said with a half-smile: "That's easy. No, you can create something out of nothing. Yes, you can blame it. Haven't you and the tribes of the five countries always had enmity? If there are bandits or people affected by them in their territory The asylum fugitives set up ambushes, dig traps, destroy the roads built by the Liao Kingdom, and shoot and kill the people who built the roads in the Liao Kingdom. Not only can they stop the road construction, but they can also..." Zhu Lizhen understood it when he heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "Fifth Young Master, Zhu Lizhen understands, I will discuss the countermeasures with my father tonight." Zhe Ziyu nodded with a smile, and walked into his dorm. As soon as Zhu Lizhen left, Princess Yongqing said to Zhe Ziyu, "Why did you tell him this?" Zhe Ziyu smiled lightly: "If the east is in chaos, the Liao Kingdom will hope that the west will be more stable. Since we have seen the things that are good for us, it is just a passing word, why not do it?" "Yang Hao...does he still need to use such a conspiracy to move across Hexi?" "You are wrong. Sometimes a small conspiracy can play a big role in things that millions of troops cannot do. In ancient times, there was no hero who did not have powerful force, but none of them only Relying on powerful force, those who only know martial arts are the fate of the overlord of Chu. When you can borrow strength, you must borrow strength." "But the Jurchens' situation..." "The Jurchen's life is not good, very bad. It's not that they don't want to change, but they haven't thought about how to change. They will think about it sooner or later. I just told them one step in advance. I am not harming them. I give them What they want, and at the same time get the results I want, the best of both worlds, what's wrong?" Princess Yongqing sat down on the table, staring at a small oil lamp made of animal oil on the table, chewing on what Zhe Ziyu said over and over again, feeling fascinated, Zhe Ziyu opened the bedding, turned his head to look, and saw Yong Princess Qing stared at the lights, her eyes glistening like jewels, as if... realized something...