To the north of Xiawu Mountain is the sphere of influence of the Dai Kingdom. The terrain is mainly plain, but it is not a completely flat environment. In fact, there are still many slopes.
There are seemingly densely packed tents on the edge of a stream. Judging from the style of the tents, the tents are a bit complicated. It can be seen that most of the tents are of the style of the Jin Dynasty.
This camp, which seems to have approximately 10,000 people, is currently one of the main forces of the Zhao family.
Zhao Muxie is currently the leader of the Zhao family who moved north. He divided about 70,000 Zhao people into more than 20 groups. The largest number of people is in the camp north of Xiawu Mountain, and the rest are scattered in other areas with rich water and grass.
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If there are many countries that are semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural, and Qin has the largest number of nomadic ethnic groups, then the Zhao family has fully entered the nomadic era.
It seems that history has really played a big joke on the Jin State. The Hu family, who was once nomadic, returned to the Jin State to pursue settled farming, but the Zhao family, who left the country, has completely turned the family into a nomad.
"Is King Luohan leaving?" Zhao Huo lost his grace and cleanliness and looked rather sloppy.
In fact, even though Zhao Mu Shi picked it up with great care, it still looked like a wild man.
For example, the weather has just gotten warmer, and you still need to protect yourself from the cold wind if you live in the wild for a long time. Should you wear more warm clothes?
To be honest, no matter how much fabric you wear on your body, it will be unable to withstand the cold. Wearing some pendants made of animal fur becomes a way to keep warm.
Animal fur has that layer of skin, which generally has the effect of blocking the wind. And a fur scarf has a warmth-keeping effect that is definitely far better than that of cloth.
Given the current predicament of the Zhao family, they do not want to lose too many people by living in the open, and dressing in bewilderment is the only choice among the options.
Zhao Mushi twitched the corner of her mouth.
There are currently three kings in Zhuxia, and the Emperor of Zhou is the co-lord of most of the princes. The second king of Chu was recognized by some princes. The third king of Wu was considered a fool at first, but later he insisted.
Shengsheng was recognized by some princes.
There are no two people, no two masters, right? The Jin State once wanted to defeat the Chu State and remove the title of king, but the Emperor of Zhou often caused trouble to the Jin State. However, the Zhou royal family cannot be blamed. Who allowed the Jin State to intercept the princes?
What about the tribute to Emperor Zhou?
Within a few decades, the Jin State became the object of tribute from the princes and developed its own hegemonic foundation, which also ushered in the so-called era of the collapse of rituals and music.
Jin State and Chu State fought for more than a hundred years, and ended up with both sides losing. In the end, Wu State took advantage of it, but because in the end there was no real overlord, the other countries were actually relieved that they didn't have to give in.
Who pays tribute?
Zhao Muxie said with a self-deprecating smile: "Today, Muxie is the King of Zhao."
The nomadic tribe is now so overwhelmed that a tribe of several thousand people dares to claim the title of king, making the title of king worthless among their group.
Of course, their kind of king is a kind of grass-headed king, and they usually bear the name of their own tribe, such as King Luohan.
"King Zhao? This may happen one day." Zhao Huo said.
A tribe of several thousand people can be called the king, and Dai can be regarded as a kingdom, so why can’t the Zhao family be called the king?…
It is true that the Dai Kingdom closed its doors and claimed to be king. When they communicated with other countries in the Zhuxia system, they would turn into a viscounty kingdom. This was very similar to what Wu Kingdom was playing at the beginning.
Zhao Muxie shook her head and said: "The Zhi family is back, and the cavalry attacked the Luohan tribe."
To the north of Xiawu Mountain is the sphere of influence of Dai Kingdom.
To the north of Juzhu Mountain is the sphere of influence of the Loufan tribes.
No matter whether Loufan is now or in the future, they will be a loose tribal alliance. The difference is that currently there is no overall leader, and in the future all tribes will submit to one tribe.
Zhao Muxie's eyes gradually became sharper, and she said: "There are many tribes in Loufan. As far as we know, there are seven tribes with more than three thousand people, and eight tribes with more than 1,000 people. This is what I know, but I don't know.
Is it geometry?"
Judging from the geographical location, Loufan's sphere of influence should be in modern Inner Mongolia.
According to the maps inspected by later generations, Loufan's sphere of influence was slightly smaller than the current Jin State, and exceeded most of the countries under the Zhuxia system.
I'm afraid it's impossible to calculate exactly how many people are upstairs.
So, let’s make a rather unreliable estimate, thinking that there should be a total population of 300,000 to 400,000, right?
Don't think that Loufan is completely nomadic. In fact, a small part of them live a settled farming lifestyle, mainly concentrated in the southwest near Linhu, which means they are relatively close to the Hu family fiefdom in Jin State.
Zhao Huo immediately knew what Zhao Muxie was thinking.
A family like theirs, which used to have a big business, had to be well-educated. Who doesn't know the importance of population?
Population is not only a labor force, but also a source of soldiers. For the current Zhao family, the more people, the better. Just relying on the current more than 70,000 Zhao people, they will either disappear in the frequent attacks or be nomadic one day.
The ethnic group was digested.
"When will Dai Junyong come?" Zhao Muxie asked.
The current king of Dai is a middle-aged man over forty years old. His first wife died of illness eleven years ago.
It was only about ten years before the Zhao family proposed a marriage with Dai Guo that Dai Junyong's wife died. Zhao Yang immediately contacted Dai Guo to arrange a marriage, but he did not decide whether the contemporary Dai Jun would marry Zhao's daughter or the other party.
The crown prince of Dai State married Zhao's daughter. At the same time, he did not determine which daughter Zhao would marry, which meant that he proposed a marriage.
When Zhao Muxie came to his side, he directly donated his compatriot sister Ji Ying, and the person he wanted to marry was the widower Dai Junyong.
Just from this point of view, Zhao Muxie is worthy of being a hero-like figure. She starts ruthlessly with her closest relatives, and her intention is nothing more than to show some determination.
Speaking of which, Zhiyao is thirty years old this year and Zhao Muxie is twenty-seven years old.
Zhao Muxie's sister Ji Ying is twenty-nine years old this year. Whether she is not married yet or whether something happened after she got married, how can outsiders know if they don't investigate specifically.
However, although nobles generally marry later and have children later, Ji Ying remarried at the age of twenty-nine... it was actually too late.
Of course, if Zhao Yang had not died unexpectedly in battle, Ji Ying would have probably been lent to Dai Junyong or the crown prince of Dai ten years ago, when Ji Ying would have been nineteen years old...
Zhao Huo is currently considered the second in command of the Zhao family.
As for Gubu Ziqing? After the Zhao family was removed from the Jin Kingdom, he was completely ruined.
"You can come today." Zhao Huo said.
Zhao Muxie was completely silent.
After being quiet for a long time, Zhao Huo broke the silence again and said, "When will I invite him to a banquet?"
Even if they choose to station themselves at the border of Jin State, they are currently living under someone else's roof.
Zhao Muxie said calmly: "We will start in three days."
They were the ones who took the initiative to invite Dai Junyong over and had enough time to make some advance preparations, including arranging relevant troops in "Dai".
That "Dai" was the capital of the Kingdom of Dai, which was small in size and had no royal air at all.
This cannot be blamed on Dai State. Their king was a descendant of the Xia Miao people, but the vast majority of the people under his rule were very mixed. In future generations, they should be called Zahu.
In the evening, Dai Junyong brought about 3,000 people to Zhao's camp. They had no precautions at all and went straight into the camp that Zhao had helped prepare. Afterwards, most of them acted like they were doing whatever they were supposed to do.
Looks wary.
To put it bluntly, Dai Guo was immediately related to the Zhao family by marriage, and the Zhao family's current situation was very bad. From Dai's perspective, it was too late for the Zhao family to curry favor with Dai Guo. How could it be detrimental to Dai Junyong and his party?
Zhao Muxie personally went to the camp gate to greet Dai Junyong, showing her warm and hospitable side.
"The Zhi family has returned with troops to harass Luohan, and Muxie has promised King Luohan that she will send troops to help this year." Zhao Muxie said.
Dai Junyong frowned and said: "The Luohan tribe has few soldiers, so it is enough to call the king behind closed doors. Why does Muji want to call him the king?"
It’s just one building, but there are at least dozens or hundreds of kings. Are you tired?
Zhao Muxie said: "Now that my family is small, having more friends is a good thing. How dare I care about it?"
Dai Junyong frowned deeper and said: "The Zhao family still has a population of more than 100,000, which is no different from our country. Furthermore, there may be some shortcomings in the marriage of the Zhao Dynasty and going south. What is there to fear beyond the two mountains?
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By the way, what is the population of Daiguo? It is an unreliable guess, but there is a total population of three to four hundred thousand, right?
Perhaps because he didn't want to talk too much about unhappy topics, Dai Junyong looked around and asked, "Where is Huo?"
Zhao Muxie smiled and replied: "King Tuoke and I had a dispute, and my uncle came to apologize."
At this time, Dai Junyong didn't want to talk at all, and even felt regretful about marrying Zhao.
In Dai Junyong's opinion, Zhao Muxie had simply disgraced the Zhao family, the kind of person who would be left in the mud and trampled on by others.
After entering the tent, people from both sides sat down facing each other.
After finishing speaking, Dai Junyong began to persuade Zhao Muxie. In general, even if the Zhao family was temporarily in decline, after all, the ancestors had been prosperous for a long time, so they should not do anything that would bring shame to the ancestors.
This struck a chord with everyone in the Zhao family. They felt deeply insulted. Some people's expressions were distorted and they looked very ferocious.
Dairen saw the strange look on the Zhao family's face, but didn't think about it. He even felt a little embarrassed because his monarch spoke too directly and unpleasantly.
Zhao Muxie showed an appropriate expression of shame and said awkwardly: "Today is a happy event, don't worry about it, let's eat Jin wine."
Dai Junyong also began to think of Zhao's mother-in-law as his brother-in-law, and he even thought about returning to the capital to raise troops to teach the Tuoke tribe a lesson, kill King Tuoke or capture him alive, so that he could get out of that situation for the Zhao family.
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Of course, the banquet was in a lively atmosphere, and many Zhao people behaved strangely, which was only affected by the fact that the emperor and ministers of Dai thought that the words they said when they first arrived were not pleasant.
After a banquet, naturally some people refused to drink, but the important people were very drunk.
"Let's do it tonight?" Zhao Huo appeared again.
Zhao Muxie was silent, then silent, and then silent again...
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I'm a little rushed, so I apologize for any typos. Also, the chapter title was originally going to be Spring and Autumn, I am the King, but I suddenly thought of the Seventh Elder, which is very inappropriate!