Chapter 1160: Head
Although over the years, I don’t know how many Hu people have died directly or indirectly in the hands of Feng Duhu.
Not to mention how many Hu people became laborers.
But one thing is undeniable.
There are more Hu people, because Feng Duhu took various measures, thus ending the life of living by the water, with no clothes on, and no security.
Divide pastures, raise cattle and sheep, exchange wool for food and other necessities, and even work in various workshops to ensure a stable life for the family...
When the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was marching south in the past, I don’t know how many barbarians were destroyed in the war.
But now the Nanzhong Yi people call the prime minister Grandpa.
If the current trend continues, Feng Duhu may also be called Grandpa Feng by the barbarians in the grassland in the future.
As for whether the name Grandpa Feng will be passed down for thousands of years like Grandpa Zhuge, no one can say for sure.
But it is foreseeable that by the end of the Han Dynasty, as long as people and things on the grassland were involved, Grandpa Feng would definitely be a figure that could not be bypassed.
Grandpa Feng...ah, not counting now, I should call him Feng Duhu.
Feng Duhu inspected the Northland and came to Jiuyuan from Qinzhidao, focusing on Wuyuan County.
At the same time, instructions are given:
The forests in Henan and Yinshan have been regarded as frontier fortresses since ancient times, and have the same status as customs.
To cut down trees to burn charcoal, we must adhere to the principle of cutting down one tree to plant two.
After giving the instructions, Feng Duhu cordially received the local people and asked about the difficulties they encountered in their lives.
What Feng Duhu was most concerned about was the learning environment of the children in border schools.
He personally came to the school, inspected the environment of the border school, and encouraged the children to study hard and make progress every day.
As one of the most important figures in the court, Feng Duhu’s trip has a lot of political meaning behind it.
This time I came to Jiuyuan, ostensibly to inspect the Northland, but its main purpose was to endorse the Wuyuan Ironmaking Workshop.
After staying in Jiuyuan for more than a month, the weather in the north has started to get cooler.
Taking advantage of the crisp autumn weather, Feng Duhu left Jiuyuan and turned east, heading for Pingcheng.
At the market outside Pingcheng, the last batch of barbarians from the grasslands were packing their goods and preparing to return to their tribes before it snowed in the north.
Feng Duhu, who came from Jiuyuan, took the same road that he used to attack Bingzhou.
The Baishan Mountain Trail, which used to be blocked by the Xiegui Ni Sect, has now become a commercial road connecting the grasslands.
The more people come and go, the more lively it will be.
But sometimes too much excitement may not be a good thing.
On a certain main mountain road, two tribes that were going back and forth met each other, and for no apparent reason, they suddenly had a dispute.
“Dou Huiqi, what do you mean? Your carriages and horses are all blocked on such a wide road, and you still can’t let people go?”
But when I saw the tribe returning from Pingcheng and preparing to return to the grassland, someone shouted: "Haha!"
“I’m sorry, Tuoba Desert Khan, my servants didn’t tie the goods securely, and they fell apart when they got here. They are now tying them up again.”
“How about you turn around and go another way?”
There is more than one trail on Baishan Mountain, but if you get halfway there, turning around and changing the trail again will waste at least a day.
The leader of the blocked tribe was a tall young barbarian with a rather handsome face.
At least among the unkempt prairie barbarians, this appearance is considered rare.
But he saw that the people behind him were all angry.
On the contrary, the young man known as Tuoba Desert Khan has a gloomy look, but he can still keep his composure:
“Dou replied, your servants made an oversight. They should be punished and warned to make up for their mistakes as soon as possible, instead of causing the road to be blocked and making it impossible for people to walk because of their oversight.”
"Our two tribes have fought together against the enemy. In view of our past friendship, can you ask your servants to move the goods that are blocking the road and let us pass first?"
It’s just that he didn’t say this, it’s okay. As soon as he said this, Dou Huiti immediately felt as if he had heard a big joke, and said sarcastically:
"Love? Yo, yo, so you know what love is? Who did the lord of your family marry? As the son of the lord of your family, shouldn't you say you don't know anything when you meet me?"
As soon as these words came out, Tuoba Desert Khan choked.
His face twitched and looked extremely ugly.
“Dou Huiqi, don’t bully others too much!”
The tribesmen behind Tuoba Desert Khan almost drew their swords when they saw the young patriarch being embarrassed.
Dou Hui was not afraid, but he just sneered:
“It’s you who talk about friendship, but it’s you who don’t want to talk about seniority. What? Are you still thinking of taking action now?”
“Come on, let’s see if you have the courage to use the knife. I will stand here today and let you chop!”
Tuoba Desert Khan stretched out his hand to stop the tribesmen who were about to rush out, and shouted:
“Don’t move!”
Although the Han people did not set up a sentry tower in this place, everyone who came here assumed that the nearby area was considered the territory of the Han people.
In the territory of the Han people, you must abide by the rules of the Han people.
Unless you don't plan to trade goods here.
Unless you think you can beat the Han's elite cavalry.
Otherwise, if our side really launches weapons first, then we will never come to Pingcheng again in this life.
Moreover, when the Han cavalry is coming, run as far as possible.
Seeing that Tuoba Desert Khan was not fooled, Dou Huiti looked a little surprised.
If your guess is correct, it should be the first time the other party has come here. I didn't expect that he knows the rules here so well.
But seeing Tuoba Desert Khan took a deep breath and slowed down his tone:
“Uncle, for the sake of my mother, can you let us pass here as soon as possible?”
Seeing that winter is approaching, Pingcheng's market may be closed at any time.
Even if it is not closed, if it arrives one day late, there will be one less product that can be traded.
The most important thing is that there are a lot of people behind him.
If he shows weakness at this time, how will he explain to the adults?
How to serve others in the clan in the future?
So Tuoba Desert Khan naturally did not want to change roads.
But the person my lord married was Dou Huiti's sister.
So even if Tuoba Desert Khan was unwilling, Dou Huiti was still his uncle in terms of seniority.
Although your Excellency has a bad relationship with Dou Huiti, you have a life-long friendship with Dou Huiti's lord Dou Bin.
Otherwise, how could Dou Bin marry his daughter to an adult?
When the people on Dou Huiti's side heard Tuoba Desert Khan calling him uncle, they burst into laughter on the spot.
Seeing that Dou Huiti still had no intention of letting anyone move the goods, Tuoba Desert Khan was about to speak when suddenly a group of people came up from behind with a look of shock on their faces:
“My eldest son, a group of elite cavalry is coming from behind. They are very elite. They seem to be the Han army..."
"What?"
How could the Han army come from the north?
And why did you come here at this time?
While he was hesitating, he saw that there was already a commotion behind him.
“Get out of the way, get out of the way!”
Before Tuoba Desert Khan could figure out what was going on, several Han army elite cavalry had already forced a way through the crowd and rushed over.
Glancing at the scene that was obviously the center of the accident, the leading Han army general rode on a horse and asked condescendingly:
Not only is his attitude condescending, but his tone is also a bit arrogant and domineering.
But Dou Huiti, who originally wanted to make things difficult for Tuoba Desert Khan, changed his face drastically.
Before Tuoba Desert Khan could speak, he had already stepped forward, nodded and said:
"Sir, this is the negligence of our slaves. They did not tie up the goods exchanged from Pingcheng and scattered them on the way. We are cleaning them up. They will be fine soon. They will be fine soon!"
The general of the Han army sat on his horse and took a look, and found that some goods had indeed fallen to the ground.
At that moment, he said impatiently:
“Hurry up and clear the road!”
“Yes, yes, immediately, immediately, immediately, immediately!”
Although these elite knights in front of him were only wearing leather armor, their horses, weapons, and even the murderous intent that could not be concealed on their bodies were far stronger than the Han army he saw in Pingcheng.
Obviously, the person who can send such elite cavalry to explore the road is someone they can't afford to offend.
Having been stuck in Dou Huiqi for most of the day, Tuoba Desert Khan cleared all the goods to the roadside in less than a moment, clearing most of the road.
After a while, the Han cavalry with bright armor and sharp weapons came in high spirits.
The flags are cracked, the halberds are as long as the forest, and the momentum is astonishing.
This is definitely a formation reserved for noble people when traveling.
Whether it was Dou Huiti or Tuoba Desert Khan, they did not dare to look up at all. They stood on the roadside, bent down and held their hands in silence, holding their breath.
Their tribesmen, under the close threat of the Han army's elite cavalry, even involuntarily prostrated themselves on the ground and touched their foreheads to the ground.
I don’t know how long it took. After the mighty Han army passed by, many people were still dazed and could not recover for a long time.
Tuoba Desert Khan, on the other hand, looked at the smoke and dust raised by the Han army with a confused look in his eyes.
Even though he is considered a figure in the clan, at this time, with all his thoughts, only one voice echoed:
"Is this the majesty of the Han family? It is really shocking and makes people feel frightened..."
With emotion, he was the first to come to his senses and quickly asked people to follow the Han army, passing through Dou Huiti's tribe and heading towards Pingcheng.
Whether someone is leading such an elite division, or this elite division is protecting a noble person.
Whenever they see such a large formation, everyone knows that a big shot has come to Pingcheng.
Many people are speculating, who is this big shot?
But soon, no one will have to guess anymore.
Because the news spread the next day:
The right hussar general of the Han Dynasty led the Marquis of Pingcheng County, and Feng Zhongduhu came to inspect the north.
After hearing this, Tuoba Desert Khan couldn't help but feel a little enlightened when he thought of yesterday's battle formation:
“It turned out to be Feng Duhu who came, no wonder!”
Recalling that he had just passed by the legendary Feng Duhu, he sighed again.
How great would it have been if I could have been lucky enough to meet Feng Duhu at that time?
It’s just the cruelty in reality that tells him:
Not to mention meeting Feng Duhu, even if you want to meet Colonel Hu Xianbei, that is still elusive.
In fact, Tuoba Desert Khan came to Pingcheng this time not just to exchange goods.
He represents the adults to see if he can establish good relations with the Han people.
It's just that he went to Hu Xianbei Xiaowei's mansion several days ago to ask for an audience, but he couldn't even get in.
This frustrated him greatly.
Although over the years, under the leadership of adults, the tribe has continued to grow, many old Xianbei tribes have come to join us.
Now there are more than 100,000 people who control strings, making the Dingling people who come south from Mobei famous and avoid it.
But in the eyes of the Han people, they are still just larger tribes on the grassland, no different from other tribes.
After all, the Han people had excellent soldiers and horses, even as strong as Kebineng, and they were all wiped out.
Now in the frontier areas, only the Hu people seek help from the Han people. How can the Han people ask for help from the Hu people?
My own tribe is neither close to the frontier nor can be compared with Kebineng, so naturally it is impossible for the Han people to value it.
Seeing that he was repeatedly rejected, Tuoba Desert sweat, and went to the only restaurant in Pingcheng to borrow wine to dispel sorrow.
Winter is coming soon. If his request to see him fails, he will have to lead his tribe to leave Pingcheng and return to his tribe.
How will you explain it to the adults then?
"well!"
Tuoba Desert Khan drank a glass of wine, and then let out a long sigh.
While I was thinking, I heard someone sitting next to me say:
“There is a saying that raising a cup to relieve sorrow will make it worse. Mr. Sir, I saw that when the barbarians from the desert came to Pingcheng, they came back full of joy. Why did they come to you, but their faces were full of sorrow?”
“Toast a glass to relieve sorrow and make it worse? What a great sentence!”
Tuoba Desert Khan's eyes lit up and he looked around, only to see a man in extraordinary clothes sitting there with guards behind him. He knew at a glance that he was not a simple man.
It's just that this man, although his clothes are of extraordinary quality, he actually looks a bit bulky. He doesn't look like a scribe, but more like a general leading an army.
If it weren't for the looming nobility, it would be difficult to believe that such beautiful words came from his mouth.
"I see that Mr. Lang has an extraordinary demeanor. If it weren't for this leather robe, he would be almost different from the ordinary barbarian. That's why he was curious and struck up a conversation. Don't be surprised."
Although this statement sounds a bit contemptuous of the Hu people, it is actually praising Tuoba Desert Khan for being different from ordinary Hu people.
The Hu people have been looked down upon by the Han people for hundreds of years.
This man's words were not considered offensive to Tuoba Desert Khan's ears.
In addition, Tuoba Desert Khan usually admired Han culture. Now when he heard the sentence "raising a glass to relieve sorrow, sorrow will become worse", he couldn't help but want to applaud.
"It's a lucky thing that a barbarian can get into the eyes of Mr. Hu Yi. How dare you say something strange?"
Tuoba Desert Khan stood up, straightened his robes with some embarrassment, cupped his hands and saluted:
“Xianbeisuo’s head is Tuoba Desert Khan. May I ask Mr. Gao’s surname?”
“My surname is Feng.”
The man sat there in a big posture, only returning the salute without getting up.
Not only is the tone rude, but the actions are even rude.
But the more he behaved like this, the more Tuoba Desert Khan believed that this Mr. Feng must be a noble man of great status.
“Tuoba Langjun comes from Xianbei Suotou?”
Mr. Feng tilted his head slightly and thought for a moment:
“I remember that Xianbei Suotou moved to Changchuan a few years ago, which is not close to here. How did Tuoba Langjun come here?”
Tuoba Desert Khan was shocked when he heard this:
"Sir, you are well-informed! I did come from Changchuan, and I just arrived a few days ago."
At the same time, he felt more and more that the noble man in front of him, who was guarded by the guards, was mysterious and mysterious.
“What are you doing here?”
The two of them only exchanged a few words and asked someone like this, but Mr. Feng didn’t seem to feel embarrassed at all.
“I am exchanging the materials needed by some tribes...”
Before he finished speaking, Tuoba Desert Khan saw a look that was half-smile but not a smile on Mr. Feng’s face.
I saw the other party raise his glass and take a sip, but did not answer the conversation.
Although I am silent, everything is in silence.
Tuoba Desert Khan swallowed back the rest of his words involuntarily.
Although Mr. Feng’s expression was calm, his gaze was too sharp, which made Tuoba Desert Khan feel like he was being ignored.
It makes people feel that if you lie in front of him, it will only be treated as a joke.
(End of this chapter)