In the early hours of the morning, Tagg had not yet fallen asleep.
Zhen Yuchui tried to escape, but was caught on the spot, while Yang Chiji discussed compensation matters with Du'er's official, Ma Han, that night.
The two sides bargained, testing each other's bottom line. In the end, the True Feathers reluctantly accepted the other side's harsh conditions, offering one thousand war horses and two thousand sheep as compensation to the Duer Wolf Cavalry who died in the battle.
Although the True Feather Tribe is a large tribe, such compensation is also costly.
However, in order to prevent Duer's troops from finding an excuse to get entangled, they could only endure the humiliation and bear the heavy burden.
In addition to Zhen Yuchui, the captives were naturally taken back by the Duerhu people and handed over to Taiyang Khan. In addition, Tagg also wrote a letter of apology to Taiyang Khan himself.
For Mahabe, although the immediate crisis was temporarily solved, it was also a great shame for Mahabe.
Tagg stayed up all night. After knowing the conditions reached by both parties, he hesitated and finally agreed to the conditions.
As for Liu Shutong and the two men, Tage followed Qin Xiao's suggestion and sent people to escort the two people to Liaoyang Prefecture in the northeast and handed them over to the Anton Protectorate for negotiation. In fact, since the establishment of the Anton Protectorate, the surrounding areas
Various tribes often have contact with him, and the True Feather Division also often has contacts there.
Tag's instructions were very clear. These two people were involved in the death of tribal Abhijia and even participated in the conspiracy to murder Tag. They were sent to the Anton Governor's Mansion. If the other party did not admit that they were from the Liaodong Army, then these two people would not be allowed to live in the grassland.
If you cause such a big incident and are directly involved in the internal affairs of the tribe, you must be punished according to the laws of the grassland tribe, and you must be taken back to the grassland for execution when the time comes.
Although the Anton Protectorate has always had the power to mediate conflicts among surrounding tribes, it must also respect the gradual customs and laws, otherwise its prestige in the hearts of surrounding tribes will be greatly damaged. Because of this, Anton openly
The Protectorate tried its best to respect the laws of various ministries.
If the Liaodong Army wanted to save Liu Shutong, they could only conduct private transactions with the envoys of the Zhenyu Department. Tag was not polite and told the other party that if they wanted to keep Liu Shutong, they must pay enough compensation, and they could ask for salt, iron, food and other supplies.
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Although there are many war horses in the grassland, one of the biggest disadvantages compared to the Tang Dynasty is that iron ore is extremely scarce. Except for the Hegu people who sit on the Iron Mountain and can forge a large number of war knives, most tribes can only exchange for war horses.
Weapons, and for this reason, the Iron Mountains of the Heguren are even more coveted than the war horses of the True Feathers.
In addition, salt is a hard commodity in the grassland. The price of salt in Datang is relatively cheap, but when it comes to the grassland, the price is more than ten times higher. In order to prevent a large amount of salt from flowing into the grassland, Datang has also been strictly controlling the export of salt to the grassland.
When the trade between the two sides was prosperous, the goods that Tang merchants used to trade war horses included mostly tea and salt, in addition to silk. As for iron ore, the Tang Dynasty strictly prohibited trade with the grasslands from the beginning.
The fate of Zhen Yuchui made everyone in the tribe sigh. When he was handed over to the Duer Husband, no one said a word.
After all, not only did he murder Abhikar, but he also attempted to kill Tagg. During the period of house arrest and investigation, he even killed a guard and escaped. Regardless of these crimes, according to the decree of the Shinhabube, he will be executed.
Ma Han and his party will return with Zhen Yube and other prisoners, and Zhen Yube will also send the compensation of war horses and sheep as soon as possible.
In fact, this is the most common method of resolving disputes in the grasslands.
If the other party accidentally kills the other party and the other party accepts compensation, the two parties can turn the conflict into friendship. If the person becomes a prisoner, the prisoner can often be redeemed by paying a ransom.
The loss of the Wolf Cavalry was not great. Not only did the Zhenyu tribe hand over the murderer who was Captain Zuo, but they also paid a large sum of money to compensate Duerhu.
Duerhu obviously has no plan to conquer Modong immediately. If he changes his original plan just for the lives of a few wolf cavalry, it will naturally be more gain than loss. Now that he has received the due compensation and apology, he can be considered satisfied.
In addition, Yang Chiji also negotiated with the other party. Chi Luo Yun and others were trapped in the barren mountains at that time, and the wolf cavalry came to kill them. A dozen people, including Ximen Hao and Chi Luo Yun, must have fallen into the hands of the Duer Husband.
It’s nothing like Ximen Hao and other Tang merchants. Although there is no explicit order on the grassland gradually, the tribes will not bully outside merchants. After all, many materials in the grassland are scarce, and these merchants are needed to provide goods circulation for the grassland tribes. If the merchants are persecuted
, was too scared to run over again, and the only losses would be the grassland tribes.
Even the Duer army welcomes foreign merchants and will also crack down on horse bandits who plunder foreign caravans.
However, Chi Luo Yun and several other female Eagle Guards and Grass Guards were all prairie people. If they fell into the hands of Duerhu, they would naturally become prisoners. In order for them to return safely, a ransom must be paid.
Ma Han was not too difficult when it came to the ransom for Chi Luo Yun and others, and agreed with them based on the normal price. Although the war horses and sheep could not be delivered immediately, the ransom for Chi Luo Yun and others was settled.
After that, Yang Chiji paid immediately, and Mahan also promised to release the prisoners immediately after returning.
Prairie people are very committed to these matters. As long as both parties have a good negotiation and make a commitment, there will usually be no changes.
Zhen Yuchui was taken away by the Duer clan, and everyone in the tribe understood that Wu Qingtage's succession to the throne was a certainty.
Tag is originally from the Khan clan, and has always cared for the people. Although she is young, she is also smart and brave. Having such a female Khan is a blessing for the real feather tribe.
After solving the internal troubles, Tage handed over the affairs of the Khan tent to Dabo Sheluo and several other clan elders, who together guarded the Khan tent. There were two thousand elite cavalry in the Khan tent, Duotuo and Songnuha.
Four thousand foot soldiers and horses are also mobilizing towards the Khan tent, and the strength of six thousand cavalry is enough to deter the coveted people from making rash moves.
At noon, Tag came to Qin Xiao's tent and saw that Qin Xiao was ready. Feeling satisfied, he signaled the person behind him to give him a set of leather armor and said: "Put on the leather armor, we will set off later.
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"Leather armor?"
"It's made of cowhide inside, with a strip of soft leather in the middle, and copper armor on the outside. There aren't many sets of leather armor like this in the entire tribe, and it's very precious." The female Eagle Guard who presented the leather armor explained: "This set of leather armor has always been
I have kept it in my collection and haven’t taken it out for many years. Tag specially gave it to you to wear this time, so you should thank Tag.”
Tag didn't talk nonsense, he just said: "Try it on and see if it fits you!"
Qin Xiao hesitated for a moment, said nothing, put on the leather armor and tied the prepared belt. The female Eagle Guard gave the leather helmet to him again. After Qin Xiao put it on, he felt a little bigger, but fortunately it was inside.
He was still wearing clothes, but there was no big problem. He looked a little bloated. He spread his hands and said with a smile: "Tage, do I look like a real true feather warrior now?"
But he saw Tag looking at him blankly, his eyes fixed, as if he didn't hear his own voice.
Qin Xiao was a little surprised and called out again. Tag just said "hmm", turned around and walked out of the tent.
Qin Xiao was a little strange. He found that Tag was obviously in a very low mood when he left, and asked the female Eagle Guard: "What happened to Tag?"
The female Eagle Guard shook her head, but took a knife, handed it to her with both hands, and said: "This is a tiger bone knife. The handle is made of tiger bone. Tagg said he would give it to you to make a saber." She lowered her voice and said, "This is
The sword of the sun-chasing tower."
"Sun-chasing tower capital?"
"It's Tage's brother." The female Eagle Guard said softly: "Your leather armor and this tiger bone knife are both relics of Zhuri Tatu. Back then, the Liaodong Army betrayed its faith and we fell into the trap of Bu Liuda.
They surrounded them, and both towers fought desperately to break through and open a gap, allowing the warriors of the tribe to retreat. Without the desperate fighting of the two towers, our entire army would have been annihilated. However, both towers died in the battle.
We only snatched back the body of Zhuri Tatu, while the body of Yuan Shu Tatu was taken back by the Buliuda people and never came back."
Qin Xiao frowned and his expression became serious.
"Tage has collected Sun Zhu Tatu's armor and tiger bone knife. No one has seen it for many years. Today Tage took it out and gave it to you specially." The female Eagle Guard said with emotion: "Seeing your outfit.
, Tage must have missed Zhusun Tower."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, took the tiger bone knife, put it on his waist, and walked out of the tent. He saw Tage standing aside, approached him, and said softly: "Tage, put on this armor, I feel like I'm
I have become more courageous." He walked around to Tag, but Tag raised his hands to cover his face, turned around quickly, and said, "Don't look."
"Crying?" Qin Xiao said softly.
"That's why you cried." Tag turned around, his eyes were red but there were no tears. He obviously took the opportunity to wipe away his tears, looked at Qin Xiao, and said: "You are dressed very well."
"I heard that this is the armor of Sun Chaser Tower?"
Tag frowned, but finally nodded slightly and said: "He died on the battlefield six years ago. When he first put on this armor, he promised to use this divine armor and saber to protect the tribe.
People, let us not be bullied by others. He is actually not in good health. He was weak and short when he was born, but he rides horses and practices archery day and night to make himself strong. Although he does not have a strong body, no one
His prowess is worthy of him."
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "I believe that he was thinking about protecting his tribe until he died. Because of this, his sacrifice was valuable. Tag, I promise you, as long as I put on this armor, my hands will
Holding the tiger bone sword, you are not a Tang Dynasty person, but a member of your True Feather Division. You will also abide by the promise of Zhushu Tatu and use this armor and saber to protect the True Feather Division and you!" His eyes were soft,
The voice was warm, but Tag's heart felt warm. Looking at Qin Xiao's eyes, he saw Qin Xiao's eyes glowing and looking straight at him. For some reason, Tag's cheeks turned red and he said softly: "You
Don't think too much, I'm just worried that some cold arrows will shoot you to death on the battlefield. Since I brought you to the battlefield, I must let you survive."
"Tage wants me to live, so I will naturally risk my life to protect Tage." Qin Xiao smiled like a spring breeze: "I am a lustful person, and I never want to see beautiful flowers wither. Tage
Ge is the most beautiful flower in the grassland, and it will naturally bloom more and more beautifully."
Tagg glared at him, but hearing these words felt particularly comfortable and sweet to the heart.