Although Rouran is at war all year round, they are also engaged in foreign trade.
Except for the Central Plains.
It's just that the goods they trade are either cattle, sheep and horses, or their own homemade weapons, or they are slaves - so they are not on the table.
Not only Rouran, but the entire Donghu were envious of the vastness and prosperity of the Central Plains, and their rich supplies, so they tried their best to go south and let their cavalry enter the pass.
Because Donghu is located in the desert, there is not much jewelry production, but they love jewelry very much.
Rouran Khan is no exception.
So, when he saw the boxes of gold and silver jewelry presented by Xie Yuan, he became excited and even had a greedy light in his eyes.
After hearing that the remaining items were to be traded, Rouran Khan immediately gave him a warrant.
Stay as long as you want.
The envoy comrade who was treated as a guest received the warrant and confronted Rouran Khan.
Hearing that Persia also drank strong wine, Rouran Khan took out Rouran's strong wine to entertain the caravan.
Luo Chen was too drunk, but Huo Qubing and Xie Yuan were so drunk that they almost blew each other with wine jars, which made him feel numb.
He felt... that he was a fake prairie man and could not drink like a Central Plains man.
It's so embarrassing.
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The next day, Xie Yuan took the remaining goods to trade.
Because they knew that Xie Yuan came from Persia and brought jewelry trade, many Rouran nobles rushed to buy his products.
They had nothing to offer, they all had cattle, sheep and powerful horses, and some wanted to trade weapons.
In addition to weapons, Xie Yuanzhao collected all other trade goods.
Cattle can be used for plowing the fields, sheep can be kept for slaughter to satisfy hunger during times of famine, and as for the fierce horses...
Comrade Xiao Xie looked at these strong and fat horses with a deep look in his eyes.
While trading in Xie Yuan, Huo Qubing and Luo Chen went around the tribe in the name of sightseeing, and soon got two pieces of news.
The governor of the Huo family angered the new Khan because of his repeated refusals, and was demoted to a slave to be sold.
All members of the Yujiulu clan who did not die in the battle were turned into slaves, and the Yujiulu Khan was sent to fight hand-to-hand with tigers for the entertainment of others.
After hearing the news from the two of them, Xie Yuan looked at Luo Chen and saw that he was absent-minded, so he asked: "Do you want to save your father Khan and your tribe?"
Luo Chen hesitated for a moment and nodded.
He did not want to see his people and his father Khan become slaves and be tortured to death by these Afughan nobles.
"I can save them."
Luo Chen was shocked: "Little sir...are you willing to save my people?"
"Yeah, but I have a condition."
"You say!"
Xie Yuan played with the order and said warmly: "If you take Rouran back in the future, I want you not to allow cavalry to set foot in the Central Plains for a hundred years."
"I promise! If you don't believe it, I can sign the knot right now! We, the Yujiulu clan, always keep our word!" Luo Chen said hurriedly.
"Do you still know about cutting knots?" Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows.
"I have studied the culture of the Central Plains... My father and I both like the Central Plains very much." Luo Chen touched his head.
"If you like it, you still want to fight." Huo Qubing next to him chuckled.
Luo Chen pursed his lips.
It's not like they wanted to fight...they were forced by Xianbei...
If they don't listen to Xianbei, Rouran will disappear from history.
According to Xie Yuan's request, Luo Chen wrote two copies of the knot book, one in Rouran language and one in Zhongyuan language.
Luo Chen immediately agreed and wrote the knot letter. He didn't realize how difficult it was behind the promise.
The various ethnic groups in Donghu relied on the dominant Xianbei family, and Rouran was also oppressed.
And if you want to stop fighting, it is impossible not to listen to Xianbei's words - if Rouran really stops fighting, Xianbei will definitely destroy Rouran.
In other words, if Yu Jiulu Khan really fulfills his promise, there are only two ways waiting for him.
Either the clan will be exterminated and Rouran will be annexed by Xianbei.
Either the whole family moves south and goes to the Central Plains to change their names.
From Luo Chen's words, it is not difficult to tell that Yu Jiulu Khan is not like fighting. If he agrees, he will definitely choose the latter path——
This is why Xie Yuan said this.
Anyway, time travel has already happened, and woodblock printing, Xiteng paper, and even sweet potatoes have come out, so it wouldn’t be too much for him to step in and advance the national integration.
The two of them took their fingerprints, and Luo Chen put away his copy of the knot book and asked: "How does the young gentleman plan to save my people?"
"It's easy for your people to save you, but it's a little tricky for your father to save you. Let me think about it."
At dawn the next day, Xie Yuan calculated the time.
There are still more than four days left for the disguise.
It was probably too late, so he asked Huo Qubing and Luo Chen to go to the slave market and use the remaining jewels to buy all the people from the Yujiulu tribe. By the way, he found the Huo family governor who was almost sold to mine.
When father and son met, Huo Qubing was afraid of ruining Xie Yuan's affairs and did not dare to recognize each other, so he could only take these people back and lock them in a cage.
After not seeing each other for several years, the Huo family governor's eyes had lost light, he had become numb, and he even became lame in one leg.
Huo Qubing felt distressed and did not dare to look at him again.
On the other side, Xie Yuan went to the Colosseum.
He found the soft noble in charge here and asked: "If the beasts here win three games in a row, can they take away anything in the field as a trophy?"
The nobleman recognized him as the Persian envoy and immediately nodded with a smile: "Of course. But... noble envoy, I do not recommend that you participate in beast fighting. Those jackals, tigers and leopards are very ferocious."
"We Persians have trained elephants to fight. Jackals, tigers and leopards have never been difficult to train. I want to give it a try."
Seeing that Xie Yuan was determined to play, the nobleman did not dare to undermine the good relations between the two countries, so he had to let Xie Yuan in.
Upon hearing that the Persian envoy was going to fight the beast himself, Rouran nobles came to watch one after another.
Many people saw Xie Yuan's thin and small body and felt that he couldn't even win a match.
The animals fighting here are all untamed, jackals, tigers and leopards that have been hungry for several days, and there are even lions captured from the Western Regions.
With the size of the envoy, I'm afraid he would have to admit defeat halfway through the first game.
Soon, a hungry leopard was released.
The rules of beast fighting are very simple. If the beast is stunned or injured, the person fighting the beast will win.
Otherwise, you lose.
Usually people who lose will stay in bed for many days before getting out of bed.
But if you win, you can get generous rewards, so for the reward, many Rouran people are willing to give it a try.
But more nobles tend to watch slaves fighting with beasts and seeing them being torn into pieces and eaten - that is a great pleasure.
The leopard had not eaten for three days. When he saw Xie Yuan, his eyes glowed green.
Before the drum beat, it broke free from the chain and rushed toward Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan calmly jumped up and sat on the leopard's back, raised his fist and hit the melon on its head.
The leopard collapsed to the ground on the spot.
Everyone: "???"
Thin body shape, wolf-like fighting power?
Just one punch... gone?? This chapter has been completed!