As soon as the soldier finished cursing, he saw the man pushing the cart in front of him staggering. He didn't know whether he stepped on a stone or was frightened by his sudden loud voice.
"Bah!" The soldier whipped him away.
"Are you itchy? How dare you be lazy in front of me? If you don't get up, I'll beat you to death!"
As he spoke, he whipped up again.
Mu Qier had already taken out the bone flute, but was immediately held by Bai Xiao. Bai Xiao shook his head at her and signaled her to retreat first.
The three of them quietly retreated out again.
Mu Qier felt heartbroken when she thought that those people who were suffering might be people from her own tribe. She wondered:
"Brother Muren, why don't you let me do it?"
Along the way, Xiao Lei heard Mu Qi'er calling Bai Xiao Muren brother. He had become accustomed to it and just regarded it as a sentiment between newlyweds.
Bai Xiao looked solemnly and said:
"If we alert the Beimang royal family to the fact that we are coming to Beimang, the Third Young Master of Chu sent by the Emperor to transport food and grass will also be in danger. It will affect the Emperor's plan."
Their information line is now very smooth. As long as there is a Shangshan Escort Bureau, they can get the latest news.
"Let's be patient for a few days. We will first understand the time when outsiders will come to the mine and how they will hand over to them, and then we can make plans. Don't worry, we won't have to wait too long."
They visited a total of five large tribes that were seriously short of food.
Last year's drought, coupled with the joint defense of the Yunxiao Kingdom and the Dongyi Kingdom, left the Northern Barbarian Kingdom no opportunity to take advantage of it. The Northern Barbarian Kingdom experienced the most severe year in its history.
People starve to death every day and even tribal leaders have to live frugally.
Under such circumstances, human integrity must give way to survival.
In particular, when the Northern Barbarians saw that the people of Xizhao who had been conquered by the Yunxiao Kingdom, instead of being enslaved, were living and working in peace and contentment, they were even more moved.
The cruelty of the Northern Barbarian emperor was the direct reason for their alienation.
Four of the tribal leaders expressed their willingness to accept relief from the Yunxiao Kingdom after receiving assurances that their original lives would not be changed.
The only tribal leader who was unwilling to betray the Northern Barbarian Emperor was directly assassinated by him and Mu Qier.
In this way, Chu Wenjin and his party can go smoothly without any hindrance. He and Mu Qier must remain calm and not act rashly.
Mu Qier also understood that the overall situation was the most important thing, so he could only endure the heartache and nodded.
"Okay, I'll listen to brother Muren."
Three days later,
Chu Wenjin and Beiye Hongming have arrived at the Guna tribe, the first large tribe in the Northern Barbarian Kingdom.
They came with grain and seeds, and the people of the Guna tribe naturally welcomed them warmly.
The leader of the Guna tribe stepped forward and saluted.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, welcome the Minister of Chu to our Guna tribe as a guest."
Chu Wenjin also returned the gift.
"I've met Chief Guna."
"Inside please."
When Leader Guna said this, his eyes were looking at Chu Wenjin, but for a moment he looked at Kitano Hongming.
Kitano Hongming felt slightly unhappy, but the Guna tribe finished talking to Chu Wenjin, then invited them into the house, and glanced at Chu Wenjin first. Maybe it was just an unintentional mistake.
When he returned from a trip to Yunxiao Kingdom, he felt that his suspicions had become worse, and he couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
After sitting down, Chief Guna said again:
"We, the Guna tribe, are very grateful to the Yunxiao Kingdom for putting aside their past grudges and helping us this time. We also hope that the Minister of Chu can stay here and let us entertain you for a while to express our gratitude."
"Ahem."
Kitano Hongming coughed deliberately to remind Chief Guna of his presence.
Although Chief Guna’s words can be said to be polite, shouldn’t we first thank him, the prince, for his hard work in borrowing food?
How could they be grateful to their enemy country in the first place? Don’t you know how much Jun Lingyun cheated him to borrow these grains?
Leader Guna then bowed his head to Kitano Hongming.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince has had a hard time traveling. I wonder when you plan to return the war horse you borrowed from our Guna tribe?
You also know that war horses are the basis for the survival of the tribe, and the year is not good, so we still hope to go hunting on horseback."
Kitano Hongming's face turned dark. He almost forgot that the twenty war horses and two hundred thousand taels of silver were borrowed by the envoys.
But he originally thought that the small tribes near the border gathered together, but he didn't expect that the envoy actually ran so far away.
The leader of Guna also had no eyesight. How could he say such an internal matter of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom in front of Chu Wenjin, the minister of the Yunxiao Kingdom, and make it a joke?
Kitano Hongming naturally looked calm.
"I am the crown prince of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom. Chief Guna is still worried that I will default on my debt?"
"Of course we are not worried that His Highness the Crown Prince will default on the debt. We just hope that it can be returned as soon as possible."
Kitano Hongming took a sip of tea, and there was a sound as the tea cup was thrown on the table.
"Don't worry, when I return, I will naturally send someone to bring the war horses."
"That's good. Thank you, Your Highness, for your consideration."
Now that Chief Guna knows the truth about the genocide of the China tribe, how can he trust the people of the royal family again?
At that time, the leader of the China tribe and the emperor were brothers.
He made great contributions to help him secure his position in the country. But in the end, he didn't end up exterminated.
Moreover, the emperor is capable of killing even his own son, so how can he be soft on others?
Learning from the past, if one day the emperor feels that their Guna tribe is too strong, won't they also be exterminated?
How could it be that the prince, Kitano Hongming, had borrowed this grain now? It was clearly Emperor Yunxiao who sent it to him through Kitano Hongming because the second prince was his sworn brother.
If not, is Emperor Yunxiao stupid? Doesn't he know the current situation of the Northern Barbarians and is unable to organize a large-scale attack?
Kitano Hongming felt agitated.
In the past, the leaders of several major tribes had selfish motives, but at least they were respectful on the surface. Why do they always feel like there is a thorn in their words today?
Could it be that he is too worried?
"The guards of our palace met with misfortune. Can you ask Chief Guna to borrow some guards? I will let them come back when I return to the palace."
Chief Guna pointed to his circle of guards generously and said:
"His Royal Highness, there is no need to be so polite. If you like whoever you like, just click on it and use it. They will do whatever they want."
Kitano Hongming felt at ease now. It seemed that he had been overly preoccupied just now.
This is all due to Jun Lingyun and his people, who kept talking to him all day long, making him nervous.
After the greetings, Chu Wenjin looked at the fur hanging on the wall in the room and touched it with his hands. It felt smooth and shiny, and it was the best fur.
Such good furs are rare in Yunxiao Kingdom, but here they are casually used as wall decoration.
"Chief Guna, I wonder if you would be willing to exchange these furs for other supplies?"
The things in his warehouse that are not easy to sell may be needed by the northern barbarians. It would be great if he could take the things that are not easy to circulate and exchange them for these sought-after furs.