When Xia Xun heard this, he turned around and saw a sixty-year-old man wearing a wide leather robe and braided hair with a golden ring coming towards him with a smile on his face. This old man was extremely tall, as powerful as a lion, with loose hair.
The pigtails and the huge gold rings under his ears gave off an extremely wild flavor. Behind him were five or six big men, including the young girl who died with her hairpin.
The old man crossed his hands and bowed deeply to Xia Xun, saying, "Gulma Hun has met the Lord of the Ministry!"
Xia Xun put down the fox fur in his hand, turned around and said with a smile: "You're welcome, please get up quickly, the Lord of Hada City is here?"
In front of Xia Xun, this old man was not as arrogant as the girl dressed in men's clothing. Although he was tall and powerful, like a lion, in front of Xia Xun, he was as docile as a cat. When Xia Xun asked, he hurriedly
He bowed again and said with a smile: "I don't dare to take it. I don't dare to take it. It's just the grace of the imperial court. I have been entrusted with some errands to control some barbarians here for the imperial court. I cannot be called the city lord. The Lord of the Ministry calls me by my first name."
That’s fine.”
As he spoke, he turned sideways, made an invitation gesture, and said: "I didn't know that your lord was coming, so I didn't come from a distance to greet you. Please forgive me. If your lord doesn't mind that my residence is shabby, please come to my home."
Sit down and let me serve you tea."
Xia Xun said: "The city lord is very polite. I am here to pay you a visit."
Magulhun also seemed to know that he must have come to find him after all his efforts. Now that he heard his confirmation, his face suddenly tightened, and he thought to himself: "Oh no, every official who takes office will come to me to plunder."
, but...these Han officials are all proud of their status and are waiting for me to bring gifts to their door. This governor is so impatient that he actually came to the door on his own initiative. I don’t know how much money I have to send to satisfy him."
He was worried in his heart, but he had to force a smile on his face and said: "The presence of the Ministry of Education makes me shine. That's your face. Welcome, welcome. Your Majesty, please.
Please, ah, Master Bingbei is here too, please please."
After saying that, he turned to the man who was selling fur goods and shouted: "Puladu, why don't you go quickly and copy all the best fox skins in Hada City and ask the Lord to choose? What are you doing there?"
Pu Ladu responded hurriedly, ignored the stall, and ran away in a hurry.
Xia Xun touched his nose and said nothing. He just thought: "I still have to pay the money, but all I have on me is treasure money, and the hawker won't accept it. The Lord of Magulhun City, business
It may not be limited to this Hada city, I think it will be accepted."
Chu Bingbei wanted to buy fox skins on his behalf to flatter him. He wanted to buy four fox skins, but actually he wanted to flatter the queen's sister-in-law. Although his mother-in-law was gone, the queen's sister-in-law was better than
The mother-in-law is even more powerful. Now that she has to buy a fox skin for Ming'er, she also has to take one with her for this sister-in-law. Why can't she bring some gifts back to her when she goes on a long trip?
Although the Queen had opposed her marriage to Ming'er at the beginning, after Ming'er got married to her, the aunt took great care of the Yang family. A large part of Ming'er's generous dowry was included in it.
It was bought by the queen. It is a courtesy. Even though she is a queen and she doesn't need anything, it can be regarded as a little bit of her own kindness.
Xia Xun and others followed Magulhun to his residence. Magulhun's residence was a huge courtyard in Hada City. To say it was magnificent, it was not even close to that. This city
The owner's residence is just more spacious and regular than other people's houses. There are also many leather goods piled in the yard, and some cattle and sheep are tied to the two sides.
Ma Guerhun invited Xia Xun and others into the upper room. There were mats and large cushions on the big kang, a big kang table, a window, paper-coated white paper, and paper-cut window grilles on it. It was a typical northern
It is a local custom. Ma Guerhun invited the guests to the Kang, and then quickly ordered his family to prepare food and drinks, and then said to the girl dressed in men's clothing: "That's it, go quickly and get my good Tuanbing bud tea."
The girl stood there reluctantly and said: "Uncle Amoji, who knows where you put your tea cakes!"
Magulhun glared and said: "You don't know who knows? Yesterday, you stole a piece of dough cake from me to make tea. Do you think I don't know? Go quickly!"
The girl pouted and walked out angrily.
After a while, I heard the girl's voice in the main room: "Amu (aunt), here are the tea cakes for you, I'll go to the city for a walk!" After saying that, there was a sound of footsteps, and the girl actually walked out.
Ding Dusi said with a half-smile: "Magulhun, your niece seems to be quite hostile to us."
Ma Guerhun said with some embarrassment: "Several adults don't know. My niece originally had a sister who was married to Duji Sizhong, the guard of the Eight Tigers Road. She didn't want the Tatars to invade, so Shen Yong, the capital of Liaodong, refused.
After sending troops, Dujisi defended his position and died in the battle. His dead sister was also kidnapped. Now her life or death is uncertain. Alas, she is pregnant..."
Speaking of this, Magurhun braced himself up and said with a smile: "This time, my lord beheaded Shen Yong and sent troops out of the border. After that girl heard about it, she praised you lord in front of me more than once."
, even if there was some resentment in my heart, it has long since dissipated. Haha, she has a cold-faced and cold-tongued temperament. In fact, she is a very good person. Don't take it off, sir."
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Haha, naturally this governor will not be as experienced as a little girl. Hmm..., you said her brother-in-law is a guard of the Eight Tigers Road? As far as I know, the guard of the Eight Tigers Road is 30,000 guards.
The son-in-law of Muldus..."
Magulhun smiled and said: "That's right, that girl is Pei Yishi's youngest daughter, Temur."
Only then did Xia Xun find out that Magurhun and Peishtmul of the Thirty Thousand Guards were brothers. After their clans surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, Peishitmul became the commander of the Thirty Thousand Guards and held a military position.
His cousin Magulhun took advantage of his status and prestige in the tribe to become the lord of Hada City. There were no civil servants in Liaodong, so he actually shouldered the responsibilities of a civil servant in Hada City, responsible for trade order and taxation.
While carrying out economic functions such as collection, it is also responsible for local judicial functions.
It is not surprising that in a large family with deep roots, some people have become local leaders in various fields of politics, economy, and military. Even in the Central Plains, through the family's intentional cultivation and support, the family has emerged as outstanding figures in various fields.
It is also a common phenomenon, and it is even more common in ethnic minority areas. If you want to replace it with an ordinary person, he will not be able to fulfill the corresponding obligations at all, either without the ability or without the full support of the local wealthy family.
After learning about this relationship, Xia Xun was secretly happy. He came here specifically for Hada City. The greater the potential power of Hada City, the more beneficial it would be to his plan.
The water is boiling and the tea is served. The fine tea cakes and tea soup are fragrant and fragrant. They use blue and white porcelain bowls. However, the blue and white porcelain dishes are relatively rough. They should not be produced by several famous porcelains in the Central Plains.
Origin.
A few people were drinking tea and chatting. In the meantime, Magulhun took time to leave and whispered to his mother-in-law to prepare gifts for several Han officials. After hearing her husband finish talking about the gifts to be prepared, the mother-in-law couldn't help but feel a little pain in her body and asked in a low voice.
: "Do you need to prepare so much?"
Ma Guerhun glared and said: "It's not like you married that girl. I told you earlier that the master of Liaodong has changed. We have to pay homage to her as soon as possible and give her gifts. But you are willing to send troops to rescue Shen Yong because of this, and you are killed."
My son-in-law refused to let me go, but now, he comes to visit me on his own initiative. Will he be satisfied if he doesn't take more belongings than usual?
I heard that the governor is also a relative of the emperor's family, which is even more serious. He will definitely be unhappy if there are no gifts. The Temuer family is not the only one who is powerful in this land. If the governor wants to
If someone else is in charge of Hada City, do you still dare to rebel? Until then, it will really be a fight, and nothing will be left. Go and prepare as I say."
His mother-in-law was very reluctant to let go, but her husband was cautious. If she really wanted to offend the relatives of the Ming Emperor and not let her man be the lord of Hada City, the loss would be great, so the mother-in-law could only murmur.
Gudi ran to the back house to get ready.
Here Magulhun cheered up again and ran back to the house to talk to Xia Xun. After a while, the dishes in the kitchen were cooked one after another and served like water. Although Magulhun was from Hada City,
The lord of the city, in fact, has the same status as the chief of a relatively large tribe. He also has things like silk and satin, fine porcelain and fragrant tea that are enjoyed by the upper class in the Central Plains. However, due to the living environment and living atmosphere, the whole life
The level cannot be improved.
You are on the Mochou Lake, painting a boat in the waves, wearing a lake silk armor and a Sichuan embroidered tube skirt, with bright eyes and white teeth, with the spring breeze blowing on your face, stretching out a pair of catkin hands, with orchid and jade fingers coated with cardamom, that is
What kind of artistic conception is it? You are wrapped in silk and satin here, and as soon as you step out of the room, horses neigh and cows moo, and sheep dung is everywhere. Even if you are dressed the same, it is out of place.
The same goes for this dish. The dishes here are a bit rough, which is very different from the exquisiteness of the wealthy families in the Central Plains. The plates and pots are all the largest. The dishes are all pickled wild vegetables, braised beef, and hand-grilled mutton.
, casserole stewed chicken, braised pork cubes, but the dishes outside the Great Wall have a unique flavor, which is quite appetizing.
Coupled with the strong wine that was like burning in the stomach, both the host and the guest ate happily. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the chopsticks were all piled up. Ma Guerhun said hello, and the younger members of the family gathered in boxes.
Many things were brought in from the cage, including a box of mink skins, a pound of ginseng, a plate of northern pearls, and the hard-to-find sea blue, which was placed on the arm in a majestic and heroic manner.
When they saw such a rich gift, the young imperial envoy, Chu Bingbei and others' eyes widened. Xia Xun turned his eyes and asked with a smile: "What does this mean?"