Chapter 927 Opportunity
Under Xiaoguan in Anding County, there is a river originating from Longshan Mountain, flowing from south to north, and finally flowing into the big river coming from Quyin County.
It is the largest tributary of the river in the Longyou area.
Because it is opposite to the Luo River that flows from north to south into the Wei River, and the two are similar to each other, it is called the West Luo River.
When the two Han Dynasties were strong, the scope of Anding County included the entire Xiluo River, reaching the riverside, and even built a pass on the riverside.
Just because of the same situation as Beidi County, the Hu people continued to move south, coupled with the war in the Central Plains, political corruption and other reasons.
Cao Wei finally abandoned the area outside Xiaoguan.
At the end of March and beginning of April in the twelfth year of Jianxing, on the bank of the river north of Xiaoguan, at a glance, there was a green carpet with no edges.
As I got closer, I discovered that it was dotted with millions of flowers of all kinds.
The slender grass stems reveal light cyan, blue, lavender, yellow, white...
The cattle, horses and sheep, which have recovered from the winter, are grazing greedily with their heads down.
Occasionally one or two sheep left the flock, and soon the sheepdogs rushed out and drove the sheep back.
Then the shepherds laughed out loud:
“What a smart dog!”
“I heard that your Excellency specially traded cattle and horses for them at Feng Langjun’s dog farm. They are the best dogs.”
“Feng Langjun…”
There seemed to be some unclear meaning in his tone, but it eventually turned into a sigh.
A dog barked again in the distance. The shepherd looked up and saw a group of people appearing in the south.
They came from the south, and they were not driving sheep. Most of them were Han caravans.
It’s just that the caravan appears at this time, which always feels a bit strange.
Because in another month, the tribe will send people to Xiaoguan to exchange wool with Han people for grain, wool and other things.
What can the caravan do if it comes here at this time?
Shi Bao rode on the horse, pulling the reins from time to time to make the horse trot slowly and slowly.
Behind him were the guards sent by the Liangzhou Governor's Office.
Everybody wears armor and carries a bow and sword.
Wherever the horse team passed, birds hiding in the grass were startled from time to time.
The larger ones flap their wings and fly, even several feet in size.
Possibly after being frightened, the big bird felt very unhappy and hovered over the cavalry and kept chirping.
Shi Bao looked up and muttered:
“The cry of this bird is very unpleasant.”
The leader of the guards looked up and said:
"If the general doesn't like it, I'm willing to shoot him down."
Shi Bao pointed with his whip at the front to welcome the barbarian team, and said with a smile:
"If you can hit it, you will do well in the tent tonight."
The head guard smiled knowingly:
"The general has just arrived here, and I have to be on duty tonight. I'm afraid this good thing will not happen."
He turned to the other guards around him and said, "If you don't have to be on duty tonight, you can give it a try."
“Someone is coming!”
At that moment, people came out in large numbers.
Hold the crossbow with your feet, aim with the upper arrow, and hold your breath for a moment.
“Bang!”
The noisy bird chirping suddenly stopped, and then it fell from the sky.
“Color!”
Everyone shouted loudly.
The bird shooter put away his crossbow, whipped the horse's butt, and the strong horse gave a cry and galloped towards the place where the bird fell.
Then both sides watched the bird landing, and the knight turned sideways and picked up the big bird like an ape without slowing down the horse's speed.
The healthy horse turned the corner at the same time and galloped back.
His archery skills are good, and his riding skills are also good.
In the eyes of the barbarians opposite, the best eagle shooter in the tribe is probably nothing more than this.
“Can that eagle be shot down?”
Shi Bao was delighted to see the hunting spirit, and pointed at an eagle in the sky in the distance and asked.
"General, the barbarians have come to greet us." The head guard reminded him in a low voice, "Isn't it a little rude?"
"Don't worry, I'm familiar with this tribe." Shi Baohun said nonchalantly, "Besides, the barbarians are afraid of power and have no morals."
"If you can show your hand in front of them, they will be in awe and not rude."
Condor shooter is the most prestigious title on the grassland.
It is rumored by the Hu people in Liangzhou that Feng Langjun has countless vulture shooters under his command. Any cavalryman in the army is comparable to the vulture shooters on the grassland. He is the most powerful master in history.
This time, the leader of the guards did not let anyone in the team take action.
Because he knew that except for himself, who was from the Dark Night Camp and specialized in crossbows, the others in the team were unlikely to be able to meet General Shi's requirements.
He raised his head and looked at the eagle in the sky, and suddenly smiled:
"When Guo Jing of the former Qin Dynasty served the Qin State, he killed two birds with one stone and intimidated Hu Yi. Although I am not talented, I am not as good as Guo Jing, but I am still willing to show off the majesty of a Han man in front of Hu Yi!"
After finishing speaking, he grabbed his horse's belly and galloped out of the team. He held a long bow in his hand, nocked an arrow and galloped towards the eagle.
Anding Hu'er knew that the Han cavalrymen could control the horse without using both hands. When he saw a man on horseback controlling the bow with both hands, preparing to shoot the eagle, he was shocked and horrified.
So everyone’s eyes fell on this person.
Seeing that the guard leader had arrived at his destination, he made several more circles.
The eagles in the sky seemed to have noticed something was wrong, and they immediately wanted to fly high and away from danger.
At this moment, a shrill cry was heard, and the eagle that was about to fly high into the sky paused, and then fell weakly to the ground.
“The Condor Shooter!”
“Hero!”
…
The barbarians screamed in surprise.
Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty conquered the Xiongnu for more than 20 years. Hu'er heard that all Han soldiers were afraid of him, so he called him a Hanzi, and people called him a good man.
Exclaiming "hero" is the greatest respect for a Han man at this time.
Shi Bao laughed and then rode towards the barbarian team.
The leader of the Hu people is unexpectedly a woman who still retains her charm.
She had her hair styled like that of a daughter of the Han family, and wore narrow-sleeved trousers and a petticoat that were popular among migrant workers in the Han Dynasty. She personally led Shi Bao's horse, her eyes moving:
“Alang, are you here?”
Shi Bao turned over and dismounted, and seemed to be holding the horse, but in fact he touched the woman's hand without leaving any trace, and his voice became a little low and magnetic:
“Yes, it’s coming!”
The woman licked her lips and looked at the team behind Shi Bao.
The silent but extremely oppressive Han army made her eyes shrink slightly.
But when she saw the big bird and the big eagle on horseback again, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
“Alang’s visit this time seems different from usual?”
The woman's eyes returned to Shi Bao and she asked.
"Yes, the Lord sent me here specially this time. Besides you, I also want to go to other places on the grassland, so I brought some people with me."
The woman's eyes lit up: "Alang, could it be Feng Langjun..."
“This is not the place to talk, let’s go back to the tent.”
“Okay, Alang, go this way.”
With the woman taking the lead, the other Hu people moved to both sides to welcome this small Han army into the clan.
This Hu tribe is the Huns, and they are the tribe of the Yan clan where Hu Bo, the former leader of the Huns in Anding, served.
Actually, this stable and secure Xiongnu master was granted the title of Wei Guo.
It's just that Feng Langjun's reputation among the Hu people was too great. In addition, Feng Langjun led the army out of Xiaoguan at that time and swept through Anding County with a force of destruction.
Hu Bo was naturally demoted from his post to the Han Dynasty.
Later, Feng Langjun wanted to use Hu Bo's position to infiltrate the Jiuyuan hometown and prepare for the future battle of Guanzhong.
It’s just that his opponent Sima Yi was not a vegetarian. He took the initiative to consolidate Beidi County to prevent the recurrence of the Battle of Longyou.
Hu Bo became the chicken that Sima Yi used to teach the monkey.
Hu Bo Juzi's clan was wiped out. Except for a few dozen people who escaped, none of the remaining clan members survived.
Although most Hu people eat meat and drink milk, they also eat grain if conditions permit.
Otherwise, the stomach and intestines will be uncomfortable.
So they will find some places where they can cultivate the land and spread millet and the like.
In the past, when the Huns and Xianbei people were strong, there would be special slave tribes who would grow food for them in specific places.
But now the Hu people have another choice, and that is tea.
Just like Ms. Yan, she cooked a pot of milk tea herself and served it to Shi Bao in a bowl:
“Alang, please drink tea and warm yourself up.”
Shi Bao took it and took a sip. It was salty and sweet with a milky aroma. You could also smell the tea in your mouth. It tasted great.
He finished the drink in one breath and handed the bowl to Yan, "Here's another bowl."
This kind of milk tea is not available in the Central Plains.
Only found in Longyou, Liangzhou.
And only wealthy people can afford to drink it.
Because tea, brown sugar, goat milk, etc. are not things that ordinary people can get.
But if you want to say that the milk tea tastes the best, naturally it must be from the governor of Liangzhou.
Just because the milk has no fishy smell, it is enough to beat the milk tea offered by other people.
Not to mention the variety of flavors.
However, Shi Bao doesn't mind the smell of milk, so he thinks the milk tea made by Yan's family is also delicious.
Yanshi obediently brought another bowl over, watched Shi Bao drink it, and then asked:
“Alang came here this time, but did he bring good news?”
“It’s good news!”
Shi Bao nodded and patted his belly. He had eaten a little too much at the banquet just now, and after drinking two bowls of milk tea, his stomach was already full.
He lay down happily, with a blanket covered with fine velvet material under him. He exhaled comfortably:
“The prince has agreed to Ke Bineng’s request…”
There is no way to be unhappy.
Shi Bao felt that the Hu tribe on the grassland was his happy paradise.
Don't be greedy for money, you will get some wool on your hands.
Relying on the reputation of the monarch, no one can respond to the call, and his power can be described as majestic.
Let alone which Hu girl you like, you don’t even have to ask yourself, someone will help send it to you with just a look...
This is called real life!
What kind of life did you live in the past?
Just as Shi Bao was sighing, Yanshi had already fallen to his side. Hearing his words, he happily asked: "Really?"
Her husband was killed by Wei thieves. If it had been before, she would have just pretended that she had never had such a husband.
But it’s different now.
Now that she has the support of the Han people, she naturally wants to take revenge.
“Don’t worry, the Han Dynasty will send troops to Guanzhong sooner or later.”
Shi Bao hugged her and said, "If you do well this time, it might be a good opportunity."
Yanshi lay down in Shi Bao’s arms and said quietly:
"Now, except for relying on the army at Xiaoguan, my tribe doesn't even dare to cross the river. It's lucky to survive. What other good opportunities are there?"
"Silly!" Shi Bao burped and hit a certain place, feeling rich, "Revenge must be avenged."
"As long as you do what I say, your tribe will grow again and even become a trusted tribe of the prince."
“Seriously!?”
When Yan heard this, he stood up suddenly and looked at Shi Bao in disbelief.
Although everyone knows that following Feng Langjun can lead to good food and drink, there are also barriers to joining Feng Langjun.
How about taking a look at the western Xianbei people who entered Juyanze?
The most outstanding one is of course Hu Yi who followed Feng Langjun to Nanxiang from the beginning.
Ten years have passed. Not only have they been naturalized, but their children have also become Han Chinese.
Duanmuzhe, Liu Hun and others are the goals that everyone strives for.
The person who was granted the title of a prince was granted the title of a prince, and the person who was an official was an official.
Don’t take the dog official seriously. How many tribal commanders want to have a good relationship with the dog official so that they can buy good dogs!
The next ones are the Hu people from Longyou.
They were the second group to take refuge, and at the same time they helped Feng Langjun defeat the Wei thieves.
So they either lived on pasture or divided fields.
There are some tribal leaders, and now they are even outsourcers of Dongfeng Express. This is a path that makes many people jealous.
The worst of them are the Hu people in Liangzhou.
Because there are too many barbarians in Liangzhou, only those who have made great contributions to the Han Dynasty will be regarded as a trusted tribe by Feng Langjun and can be allocated pasture and cultivated land conditionally.
In addition to the problems left over from the history of right-wing oppression in the past, there are also reasons such as natural disasters.
Many Hu people not only starved to death as beggars, but also participated in rebellions to survive.
Now, of course, it is natural to follow the government to open up wasteland and cultivate land, borrow seeds to grow farm tools, and then slowly return them in the future.
If Hu Bo Juzhi survives in his job, maybe the Yan family will also benefit from it and become a trusted tribe of Feng Langjun.
As for now, relying on previous achievements, no one outside the pass dares to bully the Yan clan's own tribe.
But it is the original sin for the tribe to be weak.
The Yan family didn't know when their tribe would disappear quietly like those small tribes on the grassland.
At most, he could take his son to seek refuge with Feng Langjun. Feng Langjun would take Hu Bo's position into consideration and make sure that he and his son had no worries about food and clothing.
But my own people…
Maybe they will be dispersed. Like those **** in Liangzhou who don’t even have a sheep, they will either go to work in workshops, pastures and other places, or follow the government to open up wasteland and farm land, right?
Anyway, I will definitely not be as free as now, and at the same time, I can be taken care of by the Han army.
Thinking of this, Yan's heart became even hotter, and when she looked at Shi Bao, her eyes were filled with water.
“Alang…”
Yanshi took Shi Bao's hand and said in a voice that could squeeze out water, "When you came here, I specially washed my body with soap three times. Smell it, does it smell good?"
She leaned close to Shi Bao's ear and whispered, "I have already asked someone to send soap to the woman you saw several times at the banquet just now..."
Shi Xuanluo swallowed a mouthful of saliva and felt that his hand was held tightly by Yan Shi, unable to move it.
This made him smile knowingly, this **** is not letting go of hawks when she sees rabbits!
“Kebineng is contacting the big man through you this time. This is your way!”
“It’s not just Ke Bineng. The Lord wants to strengthen the connection with the Jiuyuan hometown. Who is most familiar with that area?”
Yanshi's face changed: "Alang wants me to go?"
My real Alang just died over there!
“I’m not asking you to go, I’m asking you to be a middleman, whether it’s a tribe that hates the Wei people or a tribe that wants to do business with the Han Dynasty.”
"You can mix it in. Once you have a wide network, you can get some wool, tea, brown sugar and spirits from the big men and sell them to them."
It’s not like Shi Bao has never been to Jiuyuan’s hometown and knows the price of wool and the like there.
To put it bluntly, as long as we can get goods at normal prices from Dahan, and have a stable source of customers on the grassland.
Selling it on the backhand for 70, 800 or 90 times is not a big problem at all. It is still a price but no market.
“But how can I get those things? I want them myself!”
"That's why I asked you to handle the matter now. As long as Kebineng's affairs can satisfy the king, I will naturally have a reason to let you get the goods."
"And it's still an internal price," Shi Bao emphasized, "The key depends on whether you have the ability."
The genocide of Hu Bo Juzi's family was still a great shock to the Hu people in Beidi County and Jiuyuan's hometown.
It is not so easy to change someone else and want to exert influence there again.
But the prince is different. The prince has a lot of money!
The family is going crazy because of those things, and even the in-laws are turning against each other.
He doesn’t believe it anymore. Will the barbarians not be tempted?
Taking advantage of Ke Bineng's opportunity, it is impossible for the monarch to reorganize the situation in Jiuyuan's hometown and Beidi County.
Yanshi didn't know if others were tempted, but she was tempted anyway, and her body began to tremble when she moved.
Is there really going to be a day when a sheep farts? What a waste of land!
I lie down and drink brown sugar milk tea every day, one bowl at a time!
“Alang, don’t worry, I know what to do...”
As Yanshi spoke, she fell into her lover's arms.
(End of this chapter)