1843: Savage
On the official road, dozens of fast horses swept over, and the horse's hooves hit the concrete road, making a crisp sound. When the horsemen came from afar, the pedestrians on the road avoided one after another. Fortunately, the road was wide enough, and the horse knight's riding skills were extremely superb, and they were in danger. Even in the middle of the road, a carriage that could not be avoided. When the knights rushed over, they also picked up the reins and brushed the carriage and passed by.
Some people couldn't help but curse on the official road. Some people took a breath after seeing the knights on the horse. How could these savages appear in the capital of Daqi in a noble way?
But these people are too fast, and very few people like Chang'an have seen these knights, and few people have even heard of them, let alone know them.
Because these knights came from Liaodong, a place where the Tang Dynasty had conquered in the past, but because it was too bitter and cold, even in the powerful Tang Dynasty, there was only a governor's office. In the late Tang Dynasty, the rule of the Tang Dynasty completely collapsed and it became a land of unparalleled and uninhibited. After Qi accepted most of the legacy of the Later Tang Dynasty, he also tried to establish a rule there again, but after several temptations, he finally gave up.
First, because the people there are rebellious, cruel and easy to kill, they do not take other people's lives as their lives, nor do they take their own lives as their lives. The cost of conquering that place is too high. Second, it is also because there is nothing there that makes the people of Qi feel that it is worth paying such a great price, so the convenience of that area has been in chaos.
After hundreds of years of cruel battles, a group called Naoji stood out and gradually became the most powerful existence on the land, but even so, they did not unify the wild land.
Three years ago, the Female Zhi tribe tried to march towards the Qi border.
In fact, for them, they did not want to challenge this powerful enemy unless they had no choice. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Tang army was really afraid of them. Countless savage tribes were directly erased from history under the sharpness of the Tang army. The memories passed down by their ancestors were unforgettable. The people of Qi inherited the legacy of the Tang Dynasty, and among these savage tribes, they were naturally objects that they were unwilling to challenge.
But three years ago, they really couldn't survive. The weather was getting colder day by day, and the already barren land output was almost out of stock. Even the animal husbandry tribes had frozen to death by large tracts of grass, resulting in large-scale starvation of livestock. Under such circumstances, if they did not march towards Qi to seize food, they would starve to death.
The attack was sudden. The Qi border army did not expect that these savage tribes, which had always been honest, would quietly gather such a large army to attack them, and were defeated by the savage tribes.
But these tribes were too poor. When they encountered the strong city of Qi and the stable defense strategy, they were helpless.
However, the food and supplies he grabbed after succeeding in one blow made these savages go completely crazy. The victory of the war made them suddenly feel that the Qi army was not as terrible as that. Advancing to the mainland and robbing more food and more property became the biggest wish of every savage tribe.
At that time, it happened to be the civil strife of the Great Qi. After everything was settled, Prince Cao Chong of the Great Qi went to Liaodong to deal with these savage tribes.
For three years, Cao Chong finally repelled these savage tribes. When these border troops of Daqi had a strong and powerful leader, their comprehensive combat power would still be greater than those of these savages.
"Daguda, there is a teahouse in front of us. Where can we take a nap, eat something, take a break, and then go to Chang'an City, how about it?" The first man stopped the horse and said loudly.
As he stopped, all dozens of riders behind him stopped.
Until this time, the pedestrians on the roadside finally saw the appearance of these people. The tall and burly figure and thick beards were their hair. Some braided into countless small braids, some disheveled hair was strangled on their foreheads with only a hemp rope, and some were bald in the front half of their heads, and their hair was scattered on the back.
"Prince, is the big city ahead Chang'an?" The man called Aguda squinted his eyes and looked at the majestic and spectacular Chang'an City away. He took a deep breath of daring, and his face looked a little bad. Along the way, he saw too many big cities, but those big cities were nothing compared to Chang'an City in front of him, and were not worth mentioning. When he thought of the city walls of Qi people in Liaodong, it was a small county town, which was only more than a meter high, which could cause him to suffer heavy casualties. He couldn't help but be overshadowed again.
The people of Qi really cannot challenge them!
"It's Chang'an, is it still spectacular?" Cao Chong laughed and pointed at Chang'an City with a horse whip.
"It's not just pretending to watch?" Aguda shook his head: "Since you have arrived in Chang'an City, why not go to the city to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor immediately, I can't wait for a moment. Prince, you should also know that every moment, my people and allies die of hunger. I want to sign an agreement with your Emperor immediately, and then get a large sum of money and food to let my people survive this difficult time."
"There will be money and grain, suitable for planting and grazing. Along the way, you have also seen how vast and wealthy I, Daqi, is. What is the little thing you want? As long as you can do what we want you to do, everything is easy to discuss."
"Isn't it just to fight your enemies?" Aguda said with a grim smile: "We have no other skills. It is worth it to be able to exchange the lives of thousands of soldiers for these things that allow the tribe members to live."
Cao Chong smiled and said, "This is not a hurry. Even if you enter the city, you will not be able to see the emperor immediately. Our emperor manages such a huge country and has a lot of troubles. If you want to see him, you still need to report first to see when you have time to see him?"
"Aren't you the uncle of His Majesty the Emperor? Just tell him, won't it be enough." Aguda said incomprehensible.
"I am indeed the uncle of His Majesty the Emperor, but I am also his minister. Aguda, this is very different from you. Our place is a place that is disciplined. Unlike you, you speak loudly with hard fists."
A Guda thought about it, "Prince, isn't the same thing here? Because your fists are harder than me, I came here. Otherwise, why should I come? Just go and grab it directly?"
Cao Chong laughed. "The boy can teach you."
He was called a child by Cao Chong, and A Guda did not look angry at all. He seemed to be convinced by Cao Chong. In Liaodong, not only did the two armies fight against him, he was not Cao Chong's opponent, but Cao Chong entered his tribe alone in the end, and he also beat A Guda, who was self-conceived, to the point of not being able to fight back.
"I'm thirsty all the way, and I'm tired. Have a little rest and eat something casually. Let's go into the city again!" Cao Chong smiled and jumped off the horse and walked onto a simple shed on the side of the road.
"Isn't it a teahouse? What can I eat?"
"It's indeed a teahouse, you can't eat exquisite food, but there are still ordinary meals." Cao Chong said.
A group of dozens of people entered the large shed. There were originally many people inside. Seeing these vicious foreigners, they immediately stood up to avoid them. In an instant, only two or three tables of people in the corner were left. Aguda looked at them fiercely. Those people were carrying swords and swords, obviously they were not good at it. Seeing Aguda staring at them, he glared back without hesitation.
Several of Aguda's followers immediately stepped forward and touched the knife handle at their waists. The people also stood up with a sneer.
"Come back to me." Cao Chong shouted. "This is Chang'an, Qi State, and it is a place where laws are governed. If you make trouble here and violate the law, even if you are me, you will not be able to save you."
Aguda waved his hand, "Go back and sit down."
Cao Chong looked at the guests at the table. These people were obviously from the world, and their martial arts cultivation was not low. I think they were also a little famous in Chang'an. He lacked interest in these people, so he just glanced at them and sat back.
"Shopkeeper, each person has a bowl of noodles, and then some dishes are available." After seeing this, Agu beats a group of people and smiled and said, "You have good wine here. If there is, just bring it up, it won't be a shortage of money."
Cao Chong had white hair and white beards, dressed in a Confucian scholar, and was kind-hearted. The shopkeeper was worried that a group of people who were eating for free were wondering if he wanted the waiter to go to the city gate to call the soldiers guarding the city, but when he saw Cao Chong, he felt relieved. This was a big business, and he said repeatedly: "Yes and yes, not only good dishes, but also good wine. The authentic Erguotou from Ming Dynasty is a bit expensive. How much does the guest officer want?"
"One person, one jar!" Before Cao Chong could speak, Aguda said loudly.
"One person, one jar?" The shopkeeper suddenly straightened his eyes, "This guest official, this wine?"
"I know, it's very expensive, very expensive." Aguda touched his arms and actually found several beads, "Is this enough to pay the bill?"
These beads were rolling around the table, and the shopkeeper was a little ignorant, but the people in the corner were all straightened. Pearls were very common, but such a big pearl was rare. What’s even rarer is that when you touch it casually, there were several.
Seeing that the shopkeeper was still hesitating, one of them smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, you are rich, you can't get this thing at will. Why don't you prepare it quickly?"
The shopkeeper was already overjoyed when he heard this. He saw these people just now, and they were obviously not the same group. Since these people said so, it was natural that they were true. He picked up the beads, put them in his arms, and ran to the kitchen.
But at this time the people at the next table stood up, "Waiter, check out."
The waiter trotted over and said, "Several guests, eight bowls of chicken noodles, each bowl of five hundred ci, six plates of dishes of each color, each six hundred ci, and a total of seven thousand six hundred ci."
"Who has so many copper coins on him and can use other payments to pay?" the person in charge there cursed with a smile.
"Of course." The waiter nodded repeatedly: "If you pay the bill with silver, it only costs two taels and five cents of silver."
"Mingchao, can you collect it?" the man asked in a low voice.
The waiter glanced at the group of people on Cao Chong's side, and his voice immediately lowered, "Cause, of course, it is also two taels and five cents."
After saying this, the waiter slightly sided, blocking the sight of Cao Chong and others. After a moment, he left with a smile. The group of people also packed up their packages and strode away.
Chapter completed!