Chapter 74 Chaotic Stew
There are barbarian tribes living near the oasis where Zhenbeihou Mansion is located. However, they are no longer pure barbarian tribes. They are like wolves on the grassland that have been tamed into Domestic dogs.
When the first generation Zhenbei Hou was guarding northern Xinjiang, he accepted the chiefs of four barbarian tribes as his adopted sons, and gave them the surname "Li". He became the "adopted son" of the Hou family for generations.
Therefore, it has also appeared in history that the Marquis of Zhensha Tuobei, who was just in his early twenties, sat on the first seat, facing the worship of four white-haired patriarchs, and called him "adopted father" .
When there is a campaign, the four major Guiyi tribes will recruit their young men to form barbarian cavalry to assist the Zhenbei Army in the campaign. From the standpoint of the barbarians, they are barbarians.
But the most ruthless thing about the first Zhenbei Hou was that he liked to set rules, not only for his own descendants, but also for outsiders.
For example, in order to prevent the four major Guiyi tribes from growing and breeding tigers due to the protection of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, he stipulated that every three years, the population of the Guiyi tribes needs to be verified, and based on each According to the different needs of each period, the population number will be adjudicated. If the number exceeds the red line, it will be dealt with immediately.
So, every year when the ratification year comes, many of the newborns of the four major Guiyi tribes that year will be drowned by their parents, which is called... the reduction policy.
This policy is indeed cruel, but it is very effective. For a hundred years, the four major Guiyi tribes have been bound to the chariot of Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and they dare not exceed the rules in the slightest.
However, tonight, in the area under the jurisdiction of the four major Guiyi tribes, there was a tent that was particularly lively.
Ten priests wearing black robes and human skull necklaces gathered in a circle and began to sing and dance, and obscure spells came from their mouths;
This is what happens in this desert land. , the oldest ballad.
Once upon a time, countless years ago, the ancestors of the desert barbarians would sing this funeral song when bidding farewell to their deceased relatives and friends.
An ancient jade-colored scepter was erected in the center, shining brightly with the singing of ten sacrifices.
Outside the tent, a white-haired old man wearing a red robe was looking up at the stars;
Next to the old man, there was a sturdy middle-aged man standing. It was already night, but the man was still shirtless. There were black lines on his body slowly flowing under the starlight.
"Nado Kaya, has your father covered it up?" the old priest asked.
“Reporting to the high priest, tonight I will let the woman whom my father favored recently put medicine in my father’s wine, and my father will sleep until noon tomorrow.
The warriors guarding here also They are all my confidants, there is absolutely no problem.”
“It’s rare, it’s rare, there are such loyal warriors like you in so many departments.”
"Honor the Barbarian God, Naduokayan has never forgotten one day that he is a descendant of the Barbarian God. Every day he looks forward to the return of the royal court and leads us to expel the Yan people!"
"Well, it's a pity. , but your father is stubborn, and the other three tribes have also forgotten their identities."
"My father, he has already forgotten. He is old, he is afraid of death, he has lost his faith, he has shamed the primitive gods!
The Yan people are cruel, and every three years I have to witness the newborns in the tribe being killed amidst the cries of their parents. Drown to death, the Yan people treat us like dogs under our feet!”
“But many people want to be dogs!”
Speaking of this, the old priest's voice was filled with clear anger.
Because it is not that the Royal Court has never attacked the four major Guiyi tribes, but so far, it has only absorbed the eldest son of those tribes, Nado Kayang.
This is also a normal thing. Who said that in the past hundred years, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has been in a strong position.
If something happens, attack the barbarians;
If nothing happens, attack the barbarians;
The previous generation of Zhenbei Hou went too far.
For his birthday, the Daman tribe celebrated it;
For his mother's birthday, the Daman tribe celebrated it;
Yan Huang It’s a birthday, so let’s celebrate it with a fight;
The weather is nice today, so let’s fight a fight!
This generation of Zhenbei Hou did not fight as frequently as the previous generation.
But the old priest knew that this was not because this generation of Zhenbei Hou "suddenly became kind-hearted", but simply because when his father was in power, he commanded the Zhenbei Army and beat the barbarians too hard. If the fight continues, the royal court will collapse.
Perhaps, in the eyes of this generation of Zhenbei Hou, only this kind of barbarians who seem to be organized but cannot be organized at all are the most peaceful barbarians, because they themselves will constantly fight against each other. .
How could these four major Guiyi tribes take the initiative to "abandon the darkness and turn to the light" before the Zhenbei Hou Mansion showed signs of decline?
“Even King Zuo Guli is a bastard!”
The old priest scolded the Sha Tuo Que Stone again.
That was a talented barbarian boy that he personally discovered from the Shatuo tribe. Although he did not follow the path of a barbarian master in the end, he was extremely talented in martial arts.
A third-grade warrior, on the battlefield, one person can stop a thousand cavalry!
In the words of later generations, it is equivalent to a country's strategic nuclear weapon.
As a result, after learning that the Shatuo tribe had been destroyed, Shatuo Queshi knelt under the barbarian king's tent for three days and three nights, begging the barbarian king to give him three thousand barbarian cavalry, so that he could avenge the Yan people!
The barbarian king did not dare to see him.
The meaning is very clear. If the Shatuo tribe is destroyed, it will also be destroyed. Once the royal court reacts excessively and completely angers the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, once the Zhenbei army has 300,000 cavalry If they all attack, the Royal Court may not be able to save it!
I tried to persuade him, and all the wise kings on the left and right also tried to persuade him.
But after kneeling for three days and three nights, he actually handed over his seal and the golden sword that symbolized the supreme glory of King Zuogu Li. He said that he was now a white body, and he was the same as the king. The court has nothing to do with it.
Since Wang Ting is not prepared to speak, he will ask for an explanation himself.
This bastard!
He actually ran to the gate of Zhenbei Hou Mansion to die alone!
How much effort the royal court put into cultivating him, and how much honor the Barbarian King gave him, yet he actually died so casually!
In the past two days, every time I thought about this, the old priest felt extremely painful.
When Shatuo Queshi "resigned" and left, King Zuo Xian brought two guards to stop him, but they were beaten out by him.
Since then, the royal court has begun to arrange this matter for him.
Shatuo Queshi, since his death is irreversible, then his body is the interest recovered by the royal court.
The body of a third-grade warrior killed many people before his death and was filled with evil spirits. If it can be retrieved and refined, it can be made into a puppet that is infinitely close to that of a third-grade warrior.
In terms of refining corpse puppets, the priests of the royal court have absolute experience.
The old priest has heard that the Yue tribe in the deep marsh of Chu State seems to have the custom of refining corpse puppets, but the old priest does not think that the Yue people's corpse refining techniques can be used. Compare yourself to it.
At this time, the tent was opened from the inside, and a priest bowed and said:
"The high priest has been summoned."
"Okay."
The high priest Then he glanced at Nadokayan who was standing next to him. Nadokayan immediately puffed up his chest and said in a deep voice:
"Please rest assured, high priest, I will ensure the safety of this place and no one will come." Excuse me!”
"Kaya, when things here are over, you can find an excuse to claim that you are sick in bed and can't see anyone, and then come to the royal court. I will let you go to the sacrificial hall to practice."
Jaya immediately knelt down,
Chengsheng said:
"Thank you, the Great Sacrifice for cultivating me!"
"Yes."
The high priest stretched out his hand and patted Jia Yang on the shoulder,
said:
"You have to believe that the days to come are still very long. As the descendants of the Barbarian God, we will eventually regain our Dominate this world!”
After saying that,
leaving the still-bloody Kaya there, the high priest walked into the tent.
"Let's begin, recall our warriors! Let him return to the Barbarian God as a warrior!"
"The Barbarian God is above!"
"The Barbarian God is above! ”
Ten priests knelt down collectively,
Everyone had a dagger in their hands, and they cut open their palms, letting the blood begin to flow along the ground under their feet, and finally gathered in the ancient Go into the jade scepter.
The high priest opened his arms and
shouted:
"Come back... Come... Come back... Come back... Come... Yo... …”
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In the room of the Hou Mansion, Zheng Fan was lying on the bed, holding the stone where the magic pill was sealed, shaking it.
He was regurgitating what the Sixth Prince said that night. Zheng Fan had no doubt that the Sixth Prince was a smart man.
His words at night have hinted at too much information. With his status, he must have seen through some tricks that even the ministers of the imperial court could not understand.
North, something big is going to happen.
In fact, according to the blind man’s original plan, Hutou City was only suitable as the first stronghold. After it developed to a certain level, it would have to change its base.
The Zhenbei Hou Mansion is like a behemoth, standing in the northern plains, which really restricts development.
So, are we really going to explore the south?
“Dong dong dong!”
There was a knock on the door,
Then the voice of the Sixth Prince:
“Zheng Lieutenant, get up and take a look. Play! ”
…………
“A sneeze!”
“A sneeze!”
“A sneeze!”
The sixth prince snorted three times in a row Sneeze, it was obvious that his body couldn't bear the howling cold wind, especially since he was still riding a horse and not in his warm carriage.
"Zheng Lieutenant, aren't you cold?" the Sixth Prince curiously asked Zheng Fan, who was also riding a horse beside him.
“There are two more sets of clothes under the humble armor.”
“Didn’t you remind me earlier?”
“Your Highness didn’t ask me.”
"Come here, come here, have you seen those three barbarians?" The sixth prince pointed to the front and whispered to Zheng Fan.
"I saw it."
"Those are the chiefs of the four major Guiyi tribes under the jurisdiction of the Hou Mansion. Three are here."
"Where is the other one?"
"Here, take a look around."
Zheng Fan looked around and quickly understood.
At the entrance of the school field, there were already densely packed war horses and soldiers. In the cold wind, they were still arrayed in order, and the killing atmosphere was almost so strong that it was suffocating.
“Look, the old lady is coming out.”
Zheng Fan looked forward and saw a chariot slowly driving out of the military formation.
Chariots, a combat tool, have long been eliminated in this era. Nowadays, they are more often used by military generals when commanding or as props in sacrificial activities.
This chariot was driven by eighteen horses, with two generals standing at the front of the chariot.
One held a long bow, and the other held an iron sword;
Behind these two generals, stood a woman wearing golden armor.
A woman is old, but time seems to be particularly kind to her.
Zheng Fan knew that the reason why he came to the Hou Mansion this time was because of the old lady’s fiftieth birthday. But with the woman in golden armor in front of him, it would be difficult for you to interact with a fifty-year-old woman. women connected together.
Beside the old lady, stood a young general wearing red armor. Zheng Fan recognized this young general as the princess.
"The seven generals of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, the one who holds the bow, is called Li Chenghui. In his early years when he was fighting the barbarians, he once went deep into the desert alone. When he came back, he carried dozens of barbarian vulture shooters' thumbs with him.
The man holding the sword is called Li Liangshen. His swordsmanship has already reached its peak. The swordsman of the Jin Kingdom once came to the Hou Mansion to look for him. After leaving, he once told people that Li Liangshen was not his opponent in the competition, but if there was a fight, he would be beheaded by Li Liangshen.
It is said that they are both third-level warriors, and they came to kowtow the day before yesterday. The sand on the door is like a stone."
Zheng Fan nodded when he heard this.
They are all big guys, and the ostentation is really grand.
It was only thanks to the Sixth Prince that he could stand so close and witness this scene.
Oh, by the way, what did the Overlord of Western Chu say when he saw the First Emperor's Luan Jia?
The chariot stopped,
all the Zhenbei soldiers standing around raised their weapons together,
"Tiger!"
"Tiger!"
"Tiger!"
The three barbarian tribe chiefs walked forward cautiously. When they were still a long way away from the chariot, the three of them knelt down and crawled together. Come here.
Except for one of the three patriarchs who is middle-aged, the other two are gray-haired old men, who must be much older than the old lady.
But at this time,
However, the three clan chiefs kowtowed together in fear and said:
"My child meets my mother, and my mother will live forever!"
"The chief of the Guiyi tribe is the adopted son of all the marquises of Zhenbei. , regardless of age, just seniority, even if the current prince is a kid, they have to call him daddy respectfully."
The sixth prince explained to Zheng Fan in a low voice.
“I can’t afford this great gift.”
"The child is guilty!"
"The child is guilty!"
The three patriarchs fought for the land with their heads.
"I would like to ask, are there any children in this world who betray their parents?" the old lady asked.
Zheng Fan immediately looked at the Sixth Prince.
The sixth prince was stared at a little unnaturally, and he said angrily: "There are so many cases where fathers and sons fight over property and even kill each other. Don't just focus on me, the royal family."
"That Duobu has changed his mind. . Since Mr. Hou is not at home, do you think less of the orphan and widower of the Li family?"
The old lady said slowly.
"My child is willing to mention the warriors in the tribe and baptize those many tribes with blood for my mother!"
"Those many tribes are disobedient and are in vain for the kindness of Guhou Mansion. They should be punished!"
The three clan leaders immediately pointed to the sky and vowed to fight.
The old lady lowered her eyes,
said:
"Before dawn, I want those many copies, and I will never hear the cry of a sheep again.< br>
If you can't do it, you won't want to take care of the disobedient children or the incompetent children. ”
"Tiger!"
"Tiger!"
"Tiger!"
"My child obeys!"
"My child obeys!"
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"My child obeys!"
The three clan leaders immediately stood up and returned to their respective tribes to gather warriors.
The soldiers in the school grounds also began to line up neatly and march out of the school grounds. While the three armies were attacking those many armies, the Zhenbei Army would press the battle outside!
The old lady stood on the chariot and slowly moved with the Chinese army. She really looked like the old lady She from the Yang family general.
It’s just that most of Taijun She’s stories are fictional, but the power of this old lady is real.
Compared with the old lady's powerful and terrifying aura, the princess standing next to her was as cute and small as a quail.
“In order to secure the inside, we must fight against the outside first.”
Zheng Fan said with emotion.
The Sixth Prince looked at Zheng Fan with some confusion and asked:
"I am just curious, where did you get so many golden sentences?"
Zheng Fan sighed, and replied with a perfunctory attitude that I am just perfunctory with you and I am too lazy to pretend that I am not perfunctory with you:
"Read more."
"Death."
“We Why don’t you go and watch together?”
“Why are you going? Those barbarians are as heartless as they are. Once they know that there is no hope for them to live, they will never be like that King Zuo Guli again. Get enough money first.
Gu, the Prince of Dayan, was their favorite target. Gu had already been assassinated once, yet he was so embarrassed to do it again?
Zheng Lieutenant, can you help me block another blow? "
"I didn't know that His Highness was an idle prince before I took up my post. ”
“You are too real! ”
The school ground has become empty. Just when Zheng Fan was about to ride back to the house with the Sixth Prince, he saw a bare-chested man holding two hammers slowly walking under the archway.
"Li Yuanhu, one of the seven general soldiers of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion." The sixth prince said.
This general with the double hammer was the one who came forward to fight with Shatuo Queshi when Shatuo Queshi knocked on the door that day.
However, the general now had an iron thorn on his back and clear blood stains on his back, making him look like he was guilty.
“Bang!”
The double hammers were smashed to the ground by Li Yuanhu, and two pits immediately appeared on the ground;
He himself sat cross-legged,
raised his head,
staring at the remains of the Shatuo Queshi hanging above.
"I am waiting for you. This time, I will not retreat again."
In the cold wind,
The remains of Shatuo Queshi were still gently swaying there.
On the periphery, another group of strong Zhenbei soldiers holding battle axes and thick shields stood majestically.
"Zheng Xiaowei, why do you think that looking at this posture and this body, what kind of trouble will happen?"
The sixth prince is very smart. Although he is not allowed to practice martial arts, he is also very capable. I soon noticed something strange.
Zheng Fan nodded seriously,
Said:
“So we still need to implement cremation of corpses as soon as possible.”
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Desert,
Sand dunes;
The wolf cub, who had almost fallen asleep, suddenly opened his eyes, lying on the ground with his dagger in his hand, listening to the tremors from the ground.
Siniang stood on the sand dune, looking at the black torrent rolling forward under the moonlight in the distance,
said:
"Liang Cheng, something happened , seems to have changed a bit.”
What was originally a drama about a gentleman on a beam seems to be turning into the master’s invitation to put you in an urn.
Liang Cheng opened his eyes slightly, looked at Siniang, and said:
“They are calling the corpse that is about to die, and let it transform into a corpse, then go straight back to the royal court. "
Sixiang looked at Liang Cheng with some confusion,
asked:
"Then what?"
"Then, because both parties are on the same channel, I seem to be able to summon the corpse."
"Then let's try it. Its coordinates were changed from Wangting to Hutou City... Oh no, Meijiawu."
Liang Cheng frowned slightly,
Siniang saw this,
Asked:
“What’s wrong?”
“That corpse doesn’t recognize me and won’t respond to my call. Generally speaking, corpses will be more familiar with themselves when they were alive. Things on earth react."
Siniang hesitated for a moment,
said:
"Then ask him if he still remembers Chongqing hot pot, Shaanxi noodles, and Northeast stew!" (End of Chapter)