Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 139 Grassland Sacrifice
Man'er led Wu Yanxiu to start a new round of madness on the grassland.

Many places in Turkic were not open to the ministers of the Great Zhou. Although Wu Yanxiu was not interested, Maner wanted to introduce him and lead the way, so he could only follow him and travel unimpeded.

Wu Yanxiu was very interested in the fragrance on her body, "You smell very fragrant."

Man'er nodded, "This is a sacrificial spice. It is very precious. It is formed by mixing many rare medicinal materials. Only the gods can enjoy it. Ordinary people can be calm and calm after smelling it too much. Father Khan has always let me I personally participated in the preparation of sacrificial materials for a long time, so I have this fragrance on my body."

The fragrance of medicine, no wonder the fatigue of traveling these days has eased a lot.

Grassland sacrifices are divided into two types, one is royal sacrifices, which only nobles can participate in, and the other is folk sacrifices.

Wu Yanxiu hadn't seen it before, but judging from Man'er's performance yesterday, it was obviously not fun, but because he asked a lot of questions, he thought he was interested, so Man'er specially brought him to see it.

On the grassland, the herdsmen circled round and round, and the tribal priest stood at the front, with a big cauldron in front of him, emitting thick black smoke, but the smell was mild. The priest chanted a series of non-human language prayers, The herdsmen sang rhythmic grassland songs. In the first part, they praised the bravery of the gods and their protection of the grassland. In the second part, they asked the supreme god to save your people from water and fire.

This was a long sacrifice, with rest and singing, rest and singing, which lasted for an entire hour.

The priest's boring hands slipped from the cane, he bent his legs, and bowed to heaven and earth three times, announcing the end of the ceremony. Everyone relaxed and cheered three times to the grassland, "God! God! God!"

The priest was still accepting the will of the gods, so everyone sat down and waited for the priest to finish receiving.

Because with Wu Yanxiu, Man'er didn't enter the inner ring, but just watched quietly in a crowded corner.

After a while, the sad and excited voice of the priest reached the ears of everyone present, "The god said, Mochu Khan will lead us to become the strongest nation in the grassland, the strong men of our tribe, who can travel everywhere and see Every inch of land is Turkic territory, and all Turkic enemies are enemies of the gods, and Turkic is invincible.”

The surrounding atmosphere became lively, cheers rang out, and Wu Yanxiu broke out in a cold sweat.

The priest is obviously just a silent messenger, using the unity of the prairie people and the awe of the gods to deepen their invincible confidence and boost morale. Is this a marriage just to paralyze Da Zhou and then deal a fatal blow?

How many sacrificial activities like this are held simultaneously on this grassland?

"Man," Wu Yanxiu tried to calm himself down, "How often is the sacrifice held, does every tribe have priests?"

Man'er happily introduced to him: "No, the priest is the messenger of the god. Only those who are selected as the soul boy can hear the language of the god on a specific day. The soul boy needs to know many skills on the grassland to be respected. If you have a high moral character, you will accept the selection and canonization of Fu Khan."

Isn't he the messenger of Khan?Mochuo is really capable, and can appoint the messenger of the god of heaven.

This marriage is really troublesome.

But there is help.

Wu Yanxiu began to praise the grassland culture to appease the Khan who monitored her whereabouts. "Man, do you know that the beauty of the Great Zhou Dynasty is the beauty of order, solemn and domineering, but cold. Princes and princesses are different from ordinary people. There is a natural difference between high and low. Everyone in the society has a corresponding social status. , People at the bottom respect the people at the top, His Majesty commands the six ministries, the six ministries control the hundred officials, and the hundred officials appease the people, and the hierarchy is strict. But since I came to Turkic, I realized that this is a completely different world. Princesses and princes can be like friends with ordinary people Play and have fun together, everyone has their own fun, everyone does not need to be careful to abide by the etiquette, everyone is good brothers and sisters, Turkic people are united and friendly."

In the end, I didn’t forget to praise Man’er, “Only such a vast grassland can cultivate such a heroic temperament like you.”

This sounded really nice, and Man'er was very happy, "Of course, people in the prairie are all arrogant and unrestrained."

Taking advantage of her happiness, Wu Yanxiu asked his greatest doubt, "Then why do you want to marry a man from Zhou? Do you want to make peace with Da Zhou, or does your father want you to make peace with Da Zhou?"

After attending the sacrificial ceremony, when it was time for lunch, the guards came with two steeds. Man'er turned and mounted the horse, "There is no difference. Father Khan wanted to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty, but his wish was not fulfilled. I will marry the prince of the Tang Dynasty. His wish has been fulfilled. Besides, I admire the culture of Da Zhou, so it would be nice to marry a Zhou person."

Hearing what she said, Wu Yanxiu felt better, she did it voluntarily, that's fine.

Is this a silent conspiracy, or a silent conspiracy?

The priest's words are a sign of war, and I really want to return to Luoyang.

Now Mo Chuai still needs time to prepare, so he has to hurry up the marriage and leave quickly.

Wu Yanxiu changed her laziness before, and immediately stood up and went to the Turkic royal court.

He hid all his worries and dealt with the Turkic princess carefully.

Along the way, he was talking to Man'er about the history of the Central Plains, from Qin Shihuang to Han Wudi, and then to Tian Khan.

Maner hated Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deeply. It was the barrier between the grassland people and the Central Plains people. The history of Huo Qubing and Wei Qing’s defeat of the enemy was the history of blood and tears of the grassland ancestors. As a foreign race, she could not feel the pain of the Central Plains people being invaded. Those who survive, compete with each other for territory, and failure means death.

The prairie people admire bravery, and generals like Huo Qubing are heroes in their hearts, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as an emperor, is a tyrant in the hearts of prairie people.

Looting the grassland territory, humiliating the grassland royal family, and driving their ancestors away from the most familiar and fertile land.

Wu Yanxiu was speechless, there was really no way to reconcile the two.

He even doubted whether Li Shimin's gentle policy towards Turks and Tubo was right or wrong. Li Shimin squandered a lot of resources for Khan's reputation today, and Princess Wencheng brought advanced culture to Tubo, which contributed to Tubo's current strength.For the Turks, all the tribes, follow their customs, and allow hereditary inheritance, the means are much worse than that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Now the border troubles of the Tang Dynasty could have been avoided, silently sipping power, admiring and plundering the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

One honorable title can be exchanged for countless benefits from Da Zhou.

Pay attention to these etiquette, sometimes very ridiculous.

The two were fighting and fighting, but they didn't stop and go.At night, when Man'er left, Wu Yanxiu didn't take a rest, changed the carriage from the horse, and continued towards the destination.

Arrive one day earlier, so you can see your own ending.

The prairie was extremely cold at night, and the strong wind accumulated more than half of the prairie's distance, becoming more and more violent, and the wind howled into the carriage, making people shiver.


(End of this chapter)