A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 669 Bell Dog Training
After a pause, Bell suddenly looked up and smiled at Yuan Wuyou.

"But if it were in Shiwei, if anyone wanted to approach my tent, they would have to call me out from a long distance to help. Otherwise, the Iron Army would be able to hear the movements of outsiders and smell the scent of intruders half a mile away. If they got close to the tent, the mastiff would rush out."

Yuan Wuyou was shocked when he heard this, his brown phoenix eyes flickering in the dark night.

"So fierce? Then how do you usually communicate?"

"So when visiting a family who raises mastiffs on the grassland, you have to ride a horse or bring a mastiff with you, and wait for the owner to come out to greet you before dismounting. The mastiff can smell the scent of its own kind and know whether it is a friend or foe. The worst-case scenario is that the mastiff rushes out and bites the horse first."

Yuan Wuyou chuckled, "The people here are really tough."

Bell then uttered a cry.

"Don't get me wrong. These mastiffs are usually very quiet. Even if they find a potential enemy, they will be quiet. They are smart, aggressive, and domineering. Although they like to bark, they don't bark randomly. They are also as brave and fearless as our northern cavalry. When they encounter a pack of wolves attacking a flock of sheep, they will bravely fight back even though they know they are outnumbered."

As he spoke, Bell squatted down and stretched out his hand to the mastiff, "Come here, Tiejun'er, show your battle robe to the successor Yin."

"Hmm?" Yuan Wuyou looked down in surprise, only to see Miss Beiyuan pulling out the long wheat-white hair on the mastiff's chest and combing its hair with her fingers while saying:
"People who raise mastiffs in Shiwei are used to judging the quality based on appearance. For example, most people think that mastiffs with heart-shaped white spots on their chests are brave and loyal by nature. Dogs with red eyes are the most aggressive. Dogs with white spots next to their paws can bring wealth to their owners... And the elderly say that dogs with white socks and white tail tips are mostly like to steal food and don't guard the house."

Bell patted the white heart on the mastiff's chest again, raised his head and grinned at Yuan Wuyou, "Look at our Tiejuner, he is one of the most handsome mastiffs in Hulun Lake!"

"Tsk tsk, look at what you said, so exciting? Are you trying to trick me into raising a mastiff?"

"If you want to keep one, I'll help you choose it when I get back. I'm the best at choosing puppies. Gray or mixed-colored puppies are usually not popular. When we choose puppies, we usually like to pick the last one born."

Yuan Wuyou looked down at the huge beast at his feet, a little scared, "There is no mastiff of this size in the Central Plains. Its fur is so thick, it must be very hot in the summer, right? There are so many people in the Central Plains, can we keep it? Can you hold this dog? Will it hurt anyone?"

"Raise it. It will definitely obey your orders and won't hurt the people you care about. Mastiffs are family members who can be buried with their masters since the time of the Xiongnu. They are more loyal than humans. There is no one in the wilderness of the northern border. There may be only one household living on a piece of grassland, so the owner is the closest person to the mastiff. They will not abandon their masters for rich people just because their masters are poor. When they encounter danger, they can die for their masters."

"I can see that you really love family members like Mastiff."

Although Yuan Wuyou had a smile on her face and spoke in a joking tone, she still stood upright, her eyes only looking at Bell in front of her, not even at the long-haired mastiff that was wagging its tail wildly at her.

Bell realized that she was still on guard, so he reached behind his waist and suddenly took out a bit with steel teeth and a ghost face.

"If you're still worried, I'll put a muzzle on it."

As she said this, she immediately squatted down and put the bit on the mastiff. She then reached out and stroked the mastiff's fluffy head twice.

Yuan Wuyou was shocked when he saw the grinning ghost face chewing, the steel teeth shining silver.

"The shape of your bit is...quite peculiar, isn't it?"

Bell raised his neck proudly, "My Camellia is handsome, strong and domineering, and she is also a three-year-old strong woman, which is very attractive! In the summer and autumn in Beiyuan, there are always 20 to 30 mastiffs following behind her, begging her to mate, which is very annoying, so I put an ugly muzzle on her to make her look fierce."

"Huh?" Yuan Wuyou became more and more frightened the more he listened. "You know, it seems like you, a mastiff, scolded two people."

Bell smiled and asked, "Who is it?"

Of course it’s the Gao brothers.

But even if Yuan Wuyou said the name, Bell might not be able to match it. "If you have never been to the Northern Qi camp, you may not know those two brothers."

"Well, it's enough that I know you."

At this moment, Bell turned around and saw two strong black horses approaching, one of which was Yuan Wuyou's.

"Let's go and take over Silver?"

After all, they had important business to attend to, so the two men each grabbed a pony and set off on the road, walking the dogs.

On the way, Bell kept telling Yuan Wuyou stories about the bond between the Shiwei people and the snow mastiff, trying to overcome her wariness of having a mastiff around her.

But Yuan Wuyou's mind was full of old friends who had suffered a tragic fate, and the story about the mastiff went in one ear and out the other.

……

Because it suddenly rained heavily before dawn, the Qi State, which had been preparing for battle all night and was on the alert, did not wait for the Zhou army to launch a surprise attack, so they went to bed in batches.

The girl who went out with Grandma Yuan in the middle of the night did not come back until dawn.

The next morning, even though the clouds cleared and the sun came out, it was still shrouded in mist due to the rain.

After the rain, the fragrance of rice remains in Rangcheng.

Yuan Wuyou secretly plucked a handful of heavy rice grains by the roadside and found that the stalks, leaves, and rice ears were exactly the same as the rice grains grown from the seeds he had obtained from the fisherman and farmer.

She couldn't help but think of the Hongmen Banquet yesterday, when Yuwen Zhi said that Rangcheng was a hell on earth, but the Rang County she saw was peaceful and harmonious. Even though it was controlled by the "rebels", the locals were still farming and supporting their families and living and working in peace and contentment as if nothing had happened.

Outside Rang County, there were Chishui rebels everywhere wearing black and red uniforms.

The guards guarding the city also allowed the farmers carrying sickles and pickaxes to enter and leave freely.

At that time, two people and a dog were standing in the middle of the dirt road in the rice field outside the city, not far from the city gate, and they were discussing strategy.

Yuan Wuyou was wondering whether to force his way into Rangcheng, a place without officials, or to sneak in by disguising himself as a farmer. When he glanced at the yellow rice fields in front of him, he saw a person coming out of the small rice path.

A man in red was riding a white horse, his hair full of pigtails tied into a high ponytail. He walked back from the city gate, and after confirming from a distance that it was her, he slowly came over pulling the reins.

Of course it was Gao Yanzong.

When they were only a few feet away, the man on the white horse said jokingly, "Lord? What a coincidence."

Yuan Wuyou was speechless after hearing this "coincidence".

If they met by chance, he would not turn back to look for her right before entering Rang City.

Yuan Wuyou looked up at Gao Yanzong, who was sitting on a tall horse. The red cross-collared robe he wore was very ordinary. It was not the special style of Qi’s military uniform that was easy to move in, nor did it have any special patterns of various tribes.

It's plain, but when he wears it, he still looks broad-shouldered, thin-waisted, and fair-skinned and handsome.