"Does Uncle Ji know about Long Ruijun's departure?" Qin Xiao asked softly.
Qin Ji nodded and said: "I have heard about it, but it is not clear what the situation is. The four northeastern counties have always been guarded by the Liaodong Army. In the past hundred years, there has really been no other troops mobilized out of the pass. This time Long Rui's army came out
It’s a bit surprising.”
"I know something about it." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "I heard that Long Rui's army is short of war horses. Their general is highly regarded by the emperor and can speak well in the court."
Qin Ji said: "Are you talking about Qin Xiao? I don't know much about this person, but I heard that he beheaded the Prince of Bohai in Kyoto and became famous far and wide. This general of Qin killed the Prince of Bohai with his front foot, and was sent by the imperial court to
In the Northeast, I think it seems like a demonstration to the Bohai people, warning them to be honest." Then he smiled and said: "But such military and national events have nothing to do with us ordinary people."
"Uncle Ji, if we want to promote the Lion Cong on a large scale, it will be very difficult to rely solely on your own strength." Qin Xiao said seriously: "What you just said is right. Once such a good horse is used by the Tang Army, it will definitely greatly improve the Tang Army.
combat strength, so you still need the support of the imperial court in the end. If you go to Long Ruijun to find Qin Xiao and tell him about Shishi Cong, I believe he will make a proper arrangement for you."
Qin Ji sighed: "Brother Qin, some things are easy to say but difficult to do. Except for you, no one is willing to take a second look at me as a lion, not to mention that it is difficult for ordinary people like me to see you.
General Qin, even if he does see it, he probably won't be interested when he sees Lion Cong."
"You have to try." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "If you don't try, how will you know he won't accept it?" Pointing to Lu Xiaolou behind him, he said: "My brother has friends in Long Ruijun. If you want to meet him,
General Qin, go to Long Ruijun and ask someone named Lu to introduce you. Then you will naturally meet the person in charge. Tell the person in charge the details of the lions. I believe that breeding lions in large numbers is not a castle in the air.
.”
Lu Xiaolou was startled, but immediately nodded.
Qin Ji thought for a while and finally said: "In that case, I'll go over and give it a try. I hope that following your good advice, I can have a good result." He didn't stay much and said goodbye.
Qin Xiao then went over to untie the horse's reins and said to Lu Xiaolou: "One horse for each person, just consider it as your reward for coming out this time. With such a BMW, it's worth your trip."
Qin Xiao did not ride the Black Overlord during this trip. After all, the Black Overlord was too conspicuous, and many people knew that he had such a magical horse. If someone recognized the Black Overlord, his identity would be exposed immediately.
, so I just rode out on a random horse.
Qin Ji gave two horses as gifts this time. Since he knew they were of the lion breed, Qin Xiao was of course very happy.
He had to rest in Pingcheng for a day the next day. After Ximen Hao arranged things for the caravan, he came to the inn to meet Qin Xiao. He took a map and spread it on the table. He introduced: "There are people under the villain who are often here.
Doing business in the Modong area, I drew a rough map of this area. It is not very accurate. Moreover, the grassland tribes often migrate and have no fixed settlement. The specific location of the tribe cannot be completely identified. However, the approximate location of the horse farm will not appear too much.
The big deviations are probably all in this area." He pointed and swiped his finger up and explained: "We will set off tomorrow and go out of Pingcheng to the north. This area is inhabited by the Xile and Tusun people, both small tribes.
The caravans are also very friendly, you just need to be careful of horse bandits on this section of the road."
"Is the horse bandit very arrogant?"
Ximen Hao smiled and said: "The border area is never peaceful, but our Ximen family has been trading on the border all year round and has good connections. If we use the banner of the Ximen family, the horse bandits usually won't make any plans. This time the caravan also has more than a dozen good players.
, martial arts are all good, if ordinary horse bandits rob us, they will be seeking death." Some words are hard to say, I think that the general single-handedly entered the rebel formation, and the horse bandits came to stroke the tiger's beard, it was really a living thing
of impatience.
"Two hundred miles to the north, there is a barren mountain. When you reach the barren mountain, you can turn east, which is more than a hundred miles away, and you will enter the Zhenyu Grassland." Ximen Hao slid his fingers and explained carefully: "Here we are.
Chagan Lake is where the Khan Court of the Zhenyu Tribe is located. The grassland tribes live in close proximity to each other, especially the Tusun Tribes, who are constantly migrating. It is difficult to determine their specific locations. The Siler people's migration is not that frequent.
Their Khan Court has always been near Chagan Lake."
Qin Xiao asked: "Can we go directly to the Khan Court?"
"No." Ximen Hao shook his head and said: "There will be many big tents around the Khan Court." Worried that Qin Xiao would not understand, he explained: "To give an inappropriate example, the so-called big tents in the grassland tribes are like
In our county, the number of herdsmen managed by a large tent varies from about a thousand to three or four thousand. They are usually managed by Tutun and captains. A large tent with a large number of people can be managed by
The Tutun commanders, and to a lesser extent the captains, are in charge. However, many Tutuns and captains are from the special service, so the cohesion of the Siler people has never been weak."
"Special service?" Qin Xiao scratched his head. He only knew about the existence of the Xile Tribe after arriving in the Northeast, and he didn't know much about the Modong ethnic group.
Ximen Hao said hurriedly: "Special Qin is a status. They are blood relatives with the Great Khan of the tribe, either brothers or heirs. It is the name given to the men of the Khan tribe, just like the prince or prince of our Tang Dynasty.
However, the Sile people do not have the idea of a prince, and will not establish an heir early. They respect the strong. Among the descendants of the Great Khan, whoever has made the most contributions to the tribe will be able to inherit the power. If the Great Khan
If a khan dies of old age, he will designate a successor before his death. If he dies in battle or in an accident, the special elders of the tribe will often jointly elect a new king khan."
"I see." Qin Xiao nodded slightly and said, "If he is the son of King Khan's brother, is he also a special agent?"
Ximen Hao shook his head and said: "Although they are blood relatives of the Khan clan, they can no longer be called special guards or special guards. Those who are talented will become Tutun or captains. I am acquainted with Tutun Chiroge.
, his father is Zhenyu Khan’s brother, his father is a special agent, but he is not.”
"Understood." Qin Xiao was a little confused after hearing this, but after all, he was going to Zhenyu Grassland, and he still needed to know something about the customs and customs of the Xile people.
"The Khan's Court is surrounded by large tents. Foreign caravans can enter the pastures of these large tents to trade with them, but they will not let you pass through their pastures and approach the Khan's Court." Ximen Hao said that the situation in the Modong Grassland was obviously abnormal.
Familiar, explained: "Zhenyu Khan's sweat tent is like the sun, guarded by the tribe in the middle. Unless you get permission from Zhenyu Khan, the caravan will never be able to approach the Khan's court. Unless you are an envoy from other tribes or countries
Sir, in order not to delay the important matter, someone will send you to the Khan's court, but whether you can see Zhenyu Khan still requires Zhenyu Khan's order." Seeing Qin Xiao frown slightly, he smiled and said: "General, don't worry, if you
If we want to see Zhenyu Khan, we can introduce him through Chiluoge. Chiluoge is not only a special guard, but also a Tutun. He guards a horse farm with a tent and is very important in the Zhenyu tribe. As long as we can convince Chiluoge