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Volume 7: Joking about drinking the blood of the Huns Chapter 1: Journey to the West

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    "Chilechuan, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, the sky is like a dome, covering the surrounding fields. The sky is blue, the fields are vast, and cattle and sheep can be seen on the wind-blown grass."

    Li Yu stared out of the carriage window. The grassland scenery outside was vast and the sunshine was warm. It was the season when the pastures grew wildly in midsummer. The air was filled with a strong fragrance of grass. Each tribe under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Army had designated pastures for grazing. Lands with abundant water and grass were everywhere.  There were herds of cattle and sheep, and the shepherds sang melodious and ancient tunes. Everyone who saw this group of travelers shouted hello. It was not like the legend in the mainland of the Central Plains, where the barbarians attacked and killed each other on the grasslands, and the barbarians were all cruel and cruel.

    After being rescued from Bianliang and walking on the road for almost a month, the stagnation of being imprisoned for many years gradually dissipated. Li Yu took a long breath and saw that the heaven and earth were far-reaching and vast. It made people feel comfortable, but he was often uneasy.  He knew that Chen De, the governor of Anxi Province, was no longer what he used to be. Even the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Jiong, was extremely wary of him. Just because he dared to take him away from Bianliang in such a rebellious manner, he knew that this man really had no plans in his heart.  In the eyes of the court, even if he misses his old feelings, how will he treat himself?

    This carriage is specially made in Anxi. It is strong and comfortable. The outside of the carriage is engraved with the logo of the Anxi Jiedushi Mansion. When walking on the grassland outside the Great Wall, all tribes are in awe.  Centurion Ansido led 20 cavalry to guard the carriage, while Centurion Bagan led 30 cavalry to guard the outside. Along the way, various tribes who surrendered to the hussars came to support them.  The grassland people are warm and hospitable, especially when entertaining distinguished guests. Everywhere is a feast of slaughtering cattle and sheep, singing and dancing. The only thing that makes Li Yu feel uncomfortable is that tribal warriors often compete with hussar sergeants at banquets.  .

    In order to prevent them from having delusional thoughts and to urge the sergeants to practice martial arts diligently, Chen De did not prohibit challenges. He even promulgated a duel law to stop fighting. If there were disputes between tribes that were difficult to distinguish between referees,  The two parties are allowed to fight a duel with warriors. No matter whether they win or lose, neither party is allowed to retaliate.  This decree was actually accepted by many tribes that were not affiliated with the Anxi Army. The duel gave each tribe an alternative to the frequent genocide and genocide. These tribes also asked the Hussars to send officers as arbitrators.  The grassland order led by Anxi is slowly being established.  The tribes that did not obey the Anxi army were attacked and driven out month after month, and were forced to move to the grasslands further north and east.

    The centurion of Chengying Camp, An Sidao, who was responsible for escorting this trip, was originally Zhang Zhongyao's confidant, and the centurion Bogen was a Mongolian.  On the eve of the Gaolianghe defeat and Bianliang falling into chaos, the two rescued Li Yu from Bianliang. When leaving, they faked the appearance that the Longxi County Duke's mansion was on fire and all the people in the mansion were burned to death.  With extra caution along the way, we finally arrived at the border of Lingzhou. Fifty cavalry sergeants rested their horses at an inn next to the commercial road.  This inn can accommodate seventy or eighty people. A group of people came in and led the carriage and horses to the back of the inn. After filling most of the seats in the inn, they called the shopkeeper to feed the horses with fine feed and brought out the good wine and food.  .

    "My lord, this is the dome melon, which is a specialty of the Western Regions." An Sidao was born in a noble family. Although he was not as meticulous as the court servants in Jinling, he arranged everything very appropriately along the way, which made him very happy.  Li Yu, who had just escaped from Bianliang, was particularly grateful.  "Thank you An Dutou." Li Yu took the fruit plate and said in a faint voice.  After living in the North for several years, the ruler of Jiangnan became a little more cautious due to his precarious mood.

    Although An Sidao and Ba Gen were extremely polite along the way, the murderous spirit shown by the soldiers of Chengying camp made Li Yu secretly frightened. When he lived in Bianliang, he experienced the harshness of the world, and Li Yu deeply regretted that he had been obsessed with it.  In Xin Ci Zhang's Zen state, he never paid attention to national affairs. Whenever he missed his homeland, he would recall and ponder bits and pieces of Shi Ce's Bingshu that he had read before. With his talent, once he paid attention to it, he would make progress.  Li Yu also secretly observed the Anxi army and horses along the way. Compared with the original Jiangnan Army and Bianliang Forbidden Army, he felt that the soldiers were tough and domineering. They were not as obedient as the imperial army. Most of the sergeants had their own opinions.  Shangguan is also very polite to his subordinates. He does not take pride in his official position, let alone treat him like a child servant.  He had an exquisite and clear mind, so he treated An Sidao and other escorting generals politely, without pretending to be the former leader of the Jiangnan Kingdom.

    Li Yu took a bite of the dome melon. It was extremely sweet and delicious. A cool air refreshed his heart and mind. He felt that the summer heat had completely disappeared. He wondered why there was such coolness in the July season. Could it be that the small village here  The inn also has a cellar for storing ice cubes like the palace. Turning to ask, An Sidao smiled and said, "Don't be surprised, sir. The owner of this inn immersed fresh melons in rattan baskets in the cool deep well."  When the guests are in the water, pick them up and cut them when they want to eat." Li Yu praised: "This shop owner is also thoughtful and has the wisdom of a wild old man to show off." At this time, the shopkeeper happened to come up to make tea in person, and An Sidao smiled and said: "  Go, go, my officials have brought good tea and cups, so you just put on a pot of hot water." He disliked the inn's tea sets and tea leaves for not being good, and was afraid that the shopkeeper would be offended, so he smiled again: "  Shopkeeper Sun, the senior officials in my family have a very high vision, and they also praise you for your cleverness. It seems that you are soMy wife is sure to have a prosperous business.  "

    Sun Gouzi hurriedly smiled and said: "What are you talking about, sir? I just open this shop to occupy a place and cultivate a few acres of thin land next to it." Seeing that Li Yu was puzzled, An Sidao explained: "This shopkeeper Sun  They are households who followed the lord from Lanzhou and voluntarily moved to Hexi. According to the lord's rules, as long as they settle on unowned land for three years, the surrounding sixty acres will be granted title deeds. Others only care about choosing a water source.  The ownerless land was used for grazing and farming. Shopkeeper Sun also had an idea, so he took the money rewarded by the government, and also collected some money from more than a dozen households with heavy profits, and opened a business next to the official road in Lingzhou.  This store is hoping to make a fortune."

    Li Yu nodded and thought to himself, the northwest was originally a vast land with sparsely populated areas, and it has experienced many years of war, and it has become even more so. If this method is adopted in Anxi, the Han people in the Central Plains will definitely come west to open up those ownerless wastelands in the future.  Along the way, although An Sidao spoke respectfully, he always addressed him as "gongye", while when mentioning Chen De, he always addressed him as "lord". The implication was already clear to Li Yu.  He looked up at a government notice posted on the storefront, and suddenly found that many of the words on it were missing pen and strokes, and even he didn't recognize some of the words, and he couldn't help but look surprised.

    "Today there is a horse thief He Lu'er, who disrupts the trade routes, kills people and seizes goods, committing a crime that requires death. The commander of the hussar army ordered the officials and people of Lingzhou to kill the thief on the spot as soon as they see it, and reward him with a hundred and fifty taels of silver." An Si  Dao saw Li Yu's expression, took out the crystal clear white bone china tea set made by Anxi, brewed the top-grade Sichuan tea, and served it to Li Yu. He read out the content of the notice and explained, "My lord deeply hates the illiteracy of the sergeants and civilians.  When he was in Lanzhou, he practiced virtuous government. At the beginning, in addition to his own name, the sergeants were required to know 300 characters, and the households were required to know 150 characters. Later, the number was gradually increased. Today, most of my Anxi soldiers can  I can understand military orders and announcements. However, my lord said that the original Chinese characters were too complicated, so I deleted the complicated ones and simplified them. Military orders, announcements, and documents, as well as those for teaching soldiers and civilians, all lacked handwriting."

    "The missing pen character," Li Yu became interested as soon as he heard it. He carefully considered the number of words on the notice and felt that although the missing pen character lacked the original soul, he could still roughly see the origin, and it was indeed better than the original one.  It was much easier. He felt a little disappointed and inexplicably excited. He picked up the teacup. The shop was very bright at the moment. The wall of the cup, as thin as cicada wings, seemed to be penetrated by light. Li Yu stared at it for a while, and something floated inside.  The tangled tea leaves were like needles, and I took a sip.  Chen De has deeply left his mark on the soldiers and people of Anxi. Even the habit of drinking tea, from the generals to the common people, is accustomed to boiling fried tea with plain water, rather than the habit passed down from the Tang Dynasty.  The method of decoction and taking tea cake.

    Sun Gouzi has been opening a shop on this official road for half a year, and his eyes have long been trained to be vicious. Although the more than fifty merchants, except for the high-ranking official in the middle, who is wearing brocade clothes, the others only wear coarse clothes, but the more than one hundred horses  But they were all high-quality Hexi horses, and just seeing that the carriage could be marked with the mark of the Jiedushi Palace, one knew that this group of people was either rich or noble. Therefore, without waiting for An Sidao to greet him, he brought fresh seasonal grapes, pomegranates, etc.  The fruits were served at the same price as the regular price, and ten sheep were slaughtered later. They were roasted and fragrant. Before they were served, the whole yard was filled with the aroma.

    Not long after, the food was served and chopsticks had not yet been taken. Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves and whistles sounded loudly outside. An Sidao's face changed slightly, and he thought to himself that he had to travel thousands of miles to get there. He stumbled in front of his house and looked out the window.  , Shopkeeper Sun also happened to run downstairs from above and said loudly: "Officials, the shop is surrounded by horse thieves who came from nowhere." An Sidao and Bagan exchanged glances and ignored Li Yu.  With a pale face, he ran up to the second floor and took a look. He saw about two hundred horsemen circling around the inn, making the sky full of smoke and dust. The horse thieves were beating the horses while shouting loudly, and they were very arrogant.

    An Sidao looked back at Sun Gouzi and said angrily: "There are still such a large group of horse thieves in Lingzhou that have not been driven out. The sergeants of the Hussars must have neglected their duties." According to the rules laid down by Lan State, the sergeants  Managing households also has corresponding public security responsibilities. Leisure thieves can take care of it themselves, while large groups of thieves can be eliminated by the army. The Hussars are so prestigious that there are such a large number of horse thieves in Lingzhou. It is related to Li Yu's safety and An Si's safety.  Tao couldn't help being extremely angry.

    Sun Gouzi said with a bitter face: "The high officials don't know something. Recently, our Lingzhou business roads have become increasingly prosperous, and many horse thieves on the grassland have heard the news. The sergeants have suppressed one group after another."

    Bagan knew some situations on the grasslands. He said solemnly: "After some grassland tribes were defeated, the originally aloof leaders and members of the tribes were unwilling to submit, so they dispersed and became horse thieves. These people plundered everywhere and acted cruelly.  No matter they are tribesmen, merchants or Han people, they all hate these people."

    "Since the Hussars were stationed in Lingzhou, they killed more than 7,000 horse thieves. Before our army stationed, the Song army closed the city to defend itself, and tribes from all directions plundered. The Han people could only live in the city, and large merchants could only follow them.  The army ration team marched together. After our army settled in, we conquered and drove away the surrounding tribes and bandits.Only within the territory of Lingzhou can the people go out to colonize, colonize and multiply.  The merits and demerits of the Hussars should be judged by the public. It is not your turn to slander them.  "

    An Sidao looked back and saw that the man who was speaking was looking at the horse thieves with a cold face. He was tall and wearing a short Gebu shirt with a white wolf head badge on his chest, which was the identity mark of the Tenth Commander of the Anxi Army.  He was not wearing a military uniform and was just eating and drinking in the shop, so An Sidao didn't notice him.  "Two noble gentlemen, please calm down." Sun Gouzi hurriedly came over to laugh with him, "Master Shang, this is Mr. An from the east. The more than fifty people who eat and drink in the store are his waiters. Mr. An, this is Mr. An.  Mr. Shang, the sergeant who shelters the shop."

    Shang Zhongxin snorted and said in a deep voice: "Sun Gouzi, these horse thieves are here with bad intentions. Teach your guys to close the door of the store tightly and pour more water around the firewood. Don't let them get close. Prepare the best  If you have good horses, call Zhang Tai and Liang De, the two breeds of dogs, to come over. I want to go out and fight with the horse thieves." The car escorted by An Sidao's cavalry team was engraved with the mark of Anxi Jiedu Envoy's Palace, although it did not indicate it.  Because of their status and their rudeness to the Hussars, Captain Shang Zhongxin could not let these people be harmed by horse thieves.

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