Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: There is another chapter at 12:00

In the spring of the nineteenth year of the Marquis of Jin (493 BC), the grassland at the northern foot of Guanchen Mountain.

The whip sounded loudly, and the chariots and horses rumbled, and a rather large team of chariots and horses came from the south. The carriages of cattle and horses were packed full of goods, with riders sitting on top of each cart, guards walking beside the carts, and several riders without saddles and stirrups.

For the first time Yu Xi came to the northern border outside the Juzhu Fortress, and she couldn't help but be curious and looked around.

The northern foothills of Guanchen Mountain is the season when spring flowers are blooming. Even the sky is extraordinarily high and refreshing in this season. Flowing on top, it's refreshing.

"In the Kingdom of Jin and Lu, it is rare to find such a vast grassland. If you can gallop here, it will be a great joy in life..."

Just thinking about it, Yu Xi suddenly caught a glimpse of small felt tents dotted all over the grassy slope. This was the first tribe he had ever seen. There were even a few Di people on horseback coming towards the convoy, and one of them also pulled Open the bowstring!

"Enemy attack!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw a jet-black feather arrow falling more than ten feet in front of the convoy, half submerged in the ground, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling slightly...

Out of the instinct of cavalry, Yu Xi subconsciously wanted to take the bow and arrow behind her back.

The knights who came with him also pulled out their weapons to prepare to defend against the enemy, but were stopped by Yi Dun behind him.

"It's the building that is annoying. They put arrows in front of us, asking us whether we are enemies or friends."

Yi Dun got out of the car and stepped forward, entering the range of the two Loufan knights, bent down and picked up the arrow, held it high, and said something loudly in Loufan Rong language.

A businessman next to him explained to Yu Xi: "Lou's annoying rules, if you lift the arrow, you are a friend, and if you break the arrow, you are an enemy..."

Yu Xi nodded, but did not relax his vigilance, but after seeing the two annoying people say a word or two to each other, he went back to the felt tent alone to report the letter. The other man got off the horse, walked over with a smile, and threw the skin bag attached to his waist to Yi Dun, not knowing whether it was water or wine.

Yi Dun seemed to be familiar with Lou's annoying rules, and he didn't think it was dirty. He took a big sip with his skin bag in his hand, and stretched out his thumb and shouted "Okay!" The annoying person in that building relaxed his vigilance and laughed, as if he had met his own brother, he gave Yi Dun a big bear hug...

After Yi Dun came back, facing Yu Xi's doubtful eyes, he wiped the suspicious white liquid from the corner of his mouth and explained, "Loufan has no conflict with the Jin people, the people of these tribes on the grassland are very hospitable, as long as you drink They drink their wine and eat their salt, and they are the friends of the tribe. After a while, when you arrive at the big tent of this tribe, if you are offered wine, you must drink a little. Just draw your sword and face each other..."

"Isn't it just a sip of wine?" Yu Xi, who is also a man in the army, didn't take this matter to heart until he vomited and vomited for several days after drinking the same wine in the annoying tent that smelled of cow dung. He couldn't even ride a horse, so he could only lie on the cart and follow the team northward in shame, and then he knew the benefits of this thing.

Yi Dun explained to him: "Loufan, from the emperor and below, eats the meat of livestock as the main food, and occasionally eats corn and wild vegetables. Of course, it is not grain that is used to make wine, but the milk of sheep and horses, which they call cheese. Pulp. Chinese people really can't get used to it at first."

Yu Xi was weak, staring at the lively profiteer in front of him and said angrily, "Why are you alright?"

Yi Dun said proudly: "If you want to gain Lou's annoying trust and let them give away or sell cattle and sheep, of course you have to act like them eat and drink. I have been walking here for several years, and now facing the mutton and buttermilk, I also It can be used as a leopard embryo Qiong Yao, and it can even taste a different flavor..."

Yu Xi naturally couldn't bear it in a short time, but the military orders were like mountains, so he could only force himself to accept it. Fortunately, on the fifth day of his trip north, he had gradually adapted to the food of the grassland. accept.

...

During this period, they had been walking north along the river. Along the way, Yu Xi found that some of the clans in Lou Anan were rich and some poor, and the same clan also had uneven wealth. The tents of some tribes are in dire straits, and most of the people coming and going are the old and the weak, women and children, and many of the young and middle-aged are still disabled and look resentful.

"What happened to them?"

"It's not just Loufan, but the customs of the Rong and Di on the grasslands, when there is no war, they will nomadic herding at will, shooting birds and beasts as their occupation; when the situation is urgent, everyone will practice their skills in attack and war in order to invade and plunder. This is their nature. ."

Yi Dun pointed to the vast and boundless grassland going north and said to Yu Xi: "Don't look at the grassland so vast, there are very few places that are really suitable for cultivation, and the terrain here is flat, and the strong storms in spring and summer are the lives of Chinese people. Unseen, Loufanren will also plant crops on the fertile soil by the river, but once disaster strikes, they will not harvest any crops. Therefore, most of them can only live in tribal groups to ensure there are enough cattle and sheep. The fertile water and grass immigrated to wherever, and several major tribes often fought for a good piece of grassland. For hundreds of years, some were annexed, some became slaves, and some grew, gathered wealth, and even established weekly A big city that is miles long..."

Over the past few days, Yu Xi already knew how hard it was to live on the grasslands. He asked in disbelief, "Is there really a big city on the grasslands?"

Yi Dun smiled and said: "Yes, the largest city is called Hezong City. It is at the source of the big river, in a nest formed by many lakes and swamps. The land there is fertile, and it can not only graze livestock, but also cultivate and support many people. Legend has it that Emperor Mu once once On the border of Hebei, I stopped in the country of the Hezong clan and worshipped Hebo. I heard that there are precious white fox Xuan raccoon dogs there, and there are also fine jade traded from further west. If you keep going west, you can even reach the legend The Ruins of Kunlun in the…”

Yu Xi remembered listening to the lord telling them the story of King Mu of Zhou and Zhao Zaofu going westward, so he had some yearning for "He Zongcheng" and "Kunlun Ruins" where the Queen Mother of the West was located. But their destination this time was not that. The convoy reached the big river and turned westward, like a place surrounded by jade belts. At the edge of the forest, they met a hunting tribe who called themselves "the commoners in the woods", and Yidun collectively called them "Linhu". After carrying out trade supplies, they turned to the east, towards the direction of Daiguo.

...

Yu Xi carefully observed and found that the convoy was walking in the north of a northeast-southwest mountain range at this time. This mountain was still lush and green, covering the surrounding fields, but looking to the northwest, through the endless grasslands, it could be seen. I don’t know if there are dozens or hundreds of miles away, there is a huge mountain range covered in snow.

Ten days after being alone outside the realm, the relationship between Yu Xi and Yi Dun is getting closer.

He pointed to the two mountain ranges and said: "The one in the southeast is called Zhongshan by the Chinese, the local Dihu pronounces it as 'barbarian', and the one in the north is called Yinshan. From Yinshan to Yan State, there are more than a thousand east and west. Inside, the sky is like a dome, covered with four fields, lush vegetation, many animals and tribes, it is the best place to trade cattle and sheep!"

"I have been to a small tribe of more than a thousand people at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, called the Xiongnu. The king of the Xiongnu tribe has long hair with golden rings and slanted furs. Their customs value the strong and strong, and despise the old and the weak. People eat fat food, and the old people eat the leftovers. So when the Huns saw strong passers-by, they would be happy to take off their leather skirts and spread their legs for them, just to give birth to strong descendants, their family husbands I am even happy to see this, and I will play Hu Jia outside the tent to add to the fun..."

Yu Xi was stunned. Although China's wildness is still the same, it has not reached this level of carelessness. These Rong and Di tribes are indeed wilder and more rude than they imagined.

Yi Dun jokingly said: "Sturdy men like you who are skilled in bowing and horses, the Huns women love the most."

However, Yu Xi had no interest in the Rong and Di women who could smell the smell of sheep all the way away, so she avoided it, thinking about the wives and concubines who had just moved to Yecheng.

In this way, they continued to walk eastward along the prairie between the mountains until they turned south at the mouth of a mountain range. Only then did Yu Xi learn that he had entered the land of the vassal tribe named Tu He in the north of Daiguo. .

However, as soon as they entered here, they encountered a sudden looting...

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In the early morning of this day, not long after starting from the stream where the camp was camped, a horseman dressed as a merchant noticed something strange.

"There are five or six riders in the northeast, and they have been hanging far behind the convoy..."

Yi Dun and Yu Xi looked at each other, Yu Xi rode his horse to the team and saw that there were five or six Di people wearing felt clothes and straddling the horses following.

"The other party didn't report the way they came~www.readwn.com~ I'm afraid that the comer is not good..." With Zhao Wuxi's support, the Yidun caravan numbered nearly 100, all of them young and strong men, and their weapons were hidden in In the car, once they encounter the police, they are a group of armed traders, and ordinary tribes dare not take their edge, so there is no battle along the way.

Today, however, the five or six Di riders in the lead were not afraid, but got closer. They reined in their horses and neighed, and they made loud whistles and laughter, which were actually provocative.

Yu Xi was furious and wanted to chase after him, but Yi Dun stopped him again: "No! These people are so bold, there must be support behind them!"

Sure enough, after a short while, behind the five or six cavalry, there appeared a horse team with different levels. Everyone rode on horses with bows. Roughly counted, there were as many as two or three hundred cavalry!

Unlike the small tribes without flags and orders along the way, Yu Xi also saw that among those knights, someone was holding a small flag, a long sackcloth fluttering in the wind, painted with a dye of some unknown material on it, a bright yellow thing……

"That's Huang Zhi..." Yi Dun, who has always been daring and could laugh and scold with everyone in the caravan when faced with a small crisis, sank his face, his expression a little solemn.

"The opposite is the East Hu people!" (To be continued.)