Chapter 180: The Princess of the Kingdom
In the 16th year of the Great Mongolian Kingdom, the 6th year of the Jin Dynasty, the 15th year of the Jiading Kingdom, the 1222 AD, the snow on the grasslands in the northern desert had already melted, and the breath of spring was also spreading on the grasslands. Unknown wild flowers bloomed in the places where the river flowed, attracting large groups of bees and butterflies.
Some gray-white yurts stood not far from the sea of flowers. Several children who were still unknown were wearing obviously wide robes, chasing the cattle and sheep that were eating away from the crowd. Women with deep wrinkles on their faces casually tied their hair with straw ropes and squeezed the goat's milk hard. They were wearing robes made of sheepskin, which were dirty and torn.
Everyone's expression was dull and empty. Wang Wentong had seen many such expressions on the grassland. Several men rode over on horseback when they heard the movement. When they noticed Wang Wentong and their convoy, their eyes immediately showed a little greed.
But when Brother Yixiang shot an arrow at one of the horse's hooves, the other people's greed immediately diminished a little.
Wang Wentong has long been used to this.
Because this is the real Mongolian! Primitive, barbaric, women are as dull as wood, just because they are wealth that can be exchanged and abandoned and do not deserve their own thoughts. Men are born robbers. If they want to survive on a grassland where conditions are not favorable, they can only grab everything they can get.
After Genghis Khan successfully robbed other neighboring countries in the form of a state, this kind of robbery was also granted permission or even rewarded.
So when walking inside the grasslands in the northern desert, almost every tribe is a potential robber. The legendary truth, goodness and beauty are inseparable from this place, and robbery and killing are the kingly ways!
Wang Wentong unconsciously thought of a new word that Ulutus once said, that is, "Three Views". According to his explanation, this is a person's view of something or basic society. In a country with normal views, killing is illegal, while robbery is illegal.
In an abnormal country, any murder or violation is acquiescent and approved.
After entering the grasslands in the northern desert and staying for a few days, the Mongolian Khan in his eyes was a country with abnormal values. Publicly humiliating and even torturing slaves was actually an interesting story and program that Mongolians like to hear.
The robbery of passing tribes and merchants is also something that every tribe noble recognizes and takes for granted.
However, there is also order! That is to pay a generous 'toll'. Generally, only Hui merchants who are well-informed and protected by the Khan have this right. Ordinary people can only lose both people and money, and leave their bodies on the grassland and become fertilizer for a certain wild flower and tender grass the following year.
In addition, there is a more noble status like today, who has extraordinary riding and shooting skills and a higher status!
When he received the acquiescence of Brother Yixiang, the guards from Qiexue army cheered excitedly, instantly drove the mounts below and rushed towards the small tribe who had ill-treated their feelings just now.
Soon, the fire rose, and the body began to turn into a wisp of ashes from the grassland along with the burning tent. The sounds of women's screams also floated in the fire, which was the Mongolian woman who was being humiliated.
The child's crying sound was also mixed, but it was soon covered by the man's joy.
I don't know how many small tribes that have been flattened! Along the way, all the tribes that tried to be unfavorable to Wang Wentong and their team turned into dead bones on the grassland. Neither the third princess Alahaibeji, who was the main envoy, nor the deputy envoy, had no intention of stopping them.
But this time, when he saw the guards find it troublesome and kill the exhausted woman, he is about to leave, Wang Wentong couldn't help but say, "These children are still young. Can you let them follow me as a child servant for your sake?"
The grassland is sparsely populated, and keeping these half-aged children to live alone may become fat in the mouths of the wolves. After all, Wang Wentong is kind-hearted and does not want to see these children without their parents feeding livestock.
"You are the Minister of Rites, are you still missing a child servant?" Alahaibeji said a little strange when he heard this.
"Reported to the princess, King Ulutus has an order that all boys and girls under the age of twelve must go to school to study. Moreover, under the rule of Eastern Mongolia, slaves are prohibited. Now it is a family of officials, and there are few child servants!"
This was the first time Alahaibeji heard such a strange edict and said, "Does Ulutus want everyone to be an official?"
In her eyes, only nobles and officials need to study. Others only know how to raise cattle and sheep, and they don’t need to read and read.
"No! The king has a saying that reading can make people smart, wise and wise! If they are all foolish and stupid people under their rule, then this king must be a narrow-minded fool!"
This principle is very new to Alahaibeji! Because there are more foolish and stupid people, they are easier to control. With more smart people, they are more likely to make troublemakers. Why is the truth in Ulutus's eyes the opposite?
At this time, Yelu Chucai also said, "The journey is long and it is very boring. If Mr. Wang is willing, can he explain this to us?" After that, he looked at Alahaibeji and said, "Princess, if Mr. Wang is talking about his full nature, what if Mr. Wang is giving him a mere child servant?"
"Okay!" Alahaibeji agreed immediately. There were just a few child servants, as much as the grassland needed. He didn't want to agree before, mainly because he was concerned about the other party's identity.
Wang Wentong thought about it and considered what to say and what not to say, and agreed.
After traveling westward, the border between Eastern Mongolia and Mongolian Khanate will be reached.
The familiar sea of corpses is still so shocking. Compared to what I saw before, many of the corpses were rotten so that they could not see their original appearance. The heavy corpse stinking also blew into the team with the breeze of the grassland, making Alahaibeji have to walk by.
When we arrived at the upper reaches of the Chilülian River, there were already a dark area of Eastern Mongolian border troops across the river.
Not only that, the senior officials of the Eastern Mongolian court, Abatu, the Grand Governor of the Five Armies, Quandong, the Minister of the Privy Council, Wang Xun, the Minister of Rites, and the newly appointed governor of the Hailar Provincial Chronicle, Chachanado and other senior officials of the Eastern Mongolian court were also waiting.
"Oh! There are quite a few people who welcome us!" Alahaibeji noticed the formation on the other side and said with great interest.
Yelu Chucai observed the other party's array! He found that it was still as slack as it was, and combined with the ink-colored armor, it gave people a heavy and solemn feeling. It was like a mountain facing, which made people feel a little vaguely breathless.
Chapter completed!