Zuyuan Ranch is the holy land of the Rouran people, also called the Sacred Royal Court, where the great Dan of Rouran usually lives.
However, Rouran people have a nabao system, and every three years the Chanyu will go out on patrol. The place where the Chanyu is is the location of the royal court.
Therefore, the royal court where Su Wen went to at this time was actually where the Great Chanyu was.
The Royal Court is less than three hundred miles away from the border of Daliang. In fact, the Royal Court was only thirty miles away from the border earlier.
It was just that Rouran's ranger vanguard was ambushed by the border troops, and then the main forces of both sides engaged in a contact battle. Both sides were very restrained. There was no winner in this battle, but Shanyu realized that the Liang Dynasty was well prepared.
He ordered the army to retreat and stationed the royal court in a place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and faced off from a distance with the Daliang defenders.
The confrontation between the two sides has been going on for a year. After leaving the Zuyuan Ranch for such a long time, Da Danyu wanted to retreat, but he was strongly discouraged by his powerful ministers and princes. After all, this laborious expedition consumed countless treasures. If he could not retreat from
Daliang was compensated at home, but they suffered a heavy loss this time going south.
Since the great chanyu has many soldiers and enough food, he naturally does not have to worry about the core troops and soldiers having second thoughts, and he also has enough property to quell the grievances of the expedition soldiers.
But it is difficult for the wise kings, princes, and some small and medium-sized tribal leaders who are attached to the royal court to fill this hole. It will be difficult to explain it back without ruthlessly cutting off a piece of meat from the Daliang Kingdom.
Recently, there was news that Shan Yu was seriously ill, and several ambitious princes had the idea of replacing him. They were actively working to win over all parties. For a time, everything inside and outside the royal court was filled with turbulence and undercurrents.
About a hundred miles away from the royal court, there are more people.
Tribes, large and small, were stationed around the royal court according to their strength.
Large tribes often only dispatched elite soldiers, while small tribes brought their families and entire clans to mobilize. However, these tribes could only gather a few dozen warriors at most, and they could only live in the outer reaches of the royal court. They
The ability to fight with the army is not strong, but you can still get paid by transporting cattle, sheep, grain and grass for large tribes, and doing some rough work.
However, the rewards were stripped layer by layer, which was better than nothing. The real boss wanted to break through the side wall of Daliang, enter the customs and plunder the rich Liang Dynasty people. This was the best opportunity for the tribe to make a fortune.
"Rouran...is really not weak."
As they passed by, Su Wen gradually became wary.
He discovered that even the Rouran warriors from a small tribe had armor and sophisticated weapons. Although it was leather armor, it was quite remarkable that the Rouran people could assemble such equipment.
Moreover, the Rouran people's cavalry tactics are really good, while the Liang Dynasty mostly relied on infantry. Once the Rouran cavalry broke through the border defenses and drove straight in, it would be a huge disaster.
"The people of Yan State have given the Rouran people a lot of support..."
Su Wen took a close look at the weapons and armor of the Rouran warriors and found that their standard weapons basically had the characteristics of the Yan Kingdom, especially the swords, which even had the logo of the Yan Kingdom's armory.
It is not known whether these weapons were directly funded by Yan Ting, or whether someone enriched their own pockets and resold the materials in the armory, and eventually ended up in the hands of the Rouran people.
Considering Emperor Yan's support for Wang Cizhi, Su Wen judged that the former was highly likely.
"Emperor Yan is really an old yinbi..."
Su Wen shook his head and sighed.
He did not think that Emperor Yan's methods were bad and despicable. In fact, it was normal for the two countries to use all possible means in the conflict.
It's just that since ancient times, the dynasties established in Daliang, Jingchu and Yan have all regarded themselves as orthodox. The three have been unified several times. Although they are currently in a state of collapse, they recognize each other from a civilized point of view.
In addition, they are all regarded as barbarians. We have always despised their barbarism and felt that it would be a great shame and humiliation to associate with them. In the past, political strategists and celebrities traveled freely and freely among various forces, but they were extremely
Shao Shao will turn his attention to the grassland. The reason is that lobbying these barbarians, regardless of whether the other party adopts their ideas, will be a humiliation to them.
However, as the spheres of influence within the three major dynasties have been demarcated by various university sects, the positions that rising stars can occupy are getting smaller and smaller. There are also many extraordinary people who have set their sights outside the customs and are willing to seek development in the grasslands or even further afield.
Chance.
A certain branch of the Ji Ran family was one of the first factions to set their sights on the Royal Court of Rouran. They have been deeply involved in the Royal Court for many years and have great power.
However, on the night of the Peach Blossom Banquet, Luan Anmin, the giant of this branch, was killed by Qian Haoran, and he fell into despair. He was even expelled from the Ji Ran family, and now he has parted ways with the Zhengtong Ran family.
After realizing that Ji Ran's family was buying "Zhang San's" head, Su Wen became alert.
This is still based on the premise that King Zuo Xian knew that Zhang San was Zhang? If they knew that Zhang San was actually Su Wen, they would probably make greater efforts to claim his life.
But he is still fearless.
He really wanted to witness a history of civil strife in the Royal Court of Rouran, so that he could be promoted to the second rank of historian.
If he couldn't witness it, he wouldn't mind promoting this period of history.
After all, Long Aotian is chasing after him. As long as he is lured to the royal court, he will always cause trouble.
"Who are you?!"
In the afternoon, as he approached the royal court, Su Wen was stopped by a horse team.
"A passer-by, from Daliang."
Su Wen responded. After several days of activities in the grassland, Su Wen basically figured out that although the Rouran people always wanted to invade Daliang, ordinary tribes still had a good attitude towards the traveling scholars from the Daliang Dynasty, and they would not be like horse bandits.
Use the knife or the gun.
The same is true when encountering many Rangers. Ordinary tribesmen yearn for the life of the Liang Dynasty, but the Ranger warriors know that these Daliang scholars who dare to go alone are often extraordinary people. The identity of most people
Although he is from Daliang, he is actually closer to the princes in the royal court, so he dare not offend him.
"Daliang people..."
When the leading knight heard Su Wen's words, he looked Su Wen up and down: "Whose last name is there?"
"Sun Yehou."
Zhang San has been on King Zuo Xian's blacklist and is being offered a reward by the royal court. Su Wen will not directly report this name.
"What? Now that I'm going to the royal court, do I still want to be questioned?"
Su Wen's tone was a little unhappy.
"nature!"
The knight was not afraid of Su Wen's expression, and even lifted the skirt of his leather armor to reveal the tribe's totem.
The totem is a vulture with three heads.
Seeing this totem, Su Wen knew that the other party was a warrior from King Youxian's tribe. Moreover, those who could wear totems on their clothes were of high status.
"What are you doing in the royal court?"
The knight's tone of voice became more restrained, but when he looked at Su Wen, he still had a lot of hostility.
"I'm just traveling to increase my knowledge. If I have the chance, I would like to visit the heroes in the grassland." Su Wen said perfunctorily, and then said: "I once heard that the right virtuous king Moda is one of the best heroes in the grassland. If there is
If you get the chance, you must meet me."
"Humph, my father is not that free to meet an unknown person."
The knight said proudly: "Since you are not Zhang San, just leave. I have no time to pay attention to you... Well, but since you know that my father is a hero and a smart man, if you encounter trouble along the way, report it to me."
With your name, no one will make things difficult for you."
"Thank you, Your Highness Maurice."
Su Wen bowed his hand, reined in his horse and got out of the way.
Mori led the knight diagonally and rode away. But he didn't go far before he turned back.
Su Wen didn't go far at this time. When he saw Moli Xian returning, he reined in his horse and stopped: "Is there something wrong, Your Highness?"
"OK……"
Mo Li responded obliquely: "Since you are from the Liang Kingdom, let me ask you, do you know anything about the villain Zhang San?"
"The villain Zhang San..."
Su Wen thought to himself: "Can't I just stand in front of you?"
"Recently, I heard a herdsman mention that he killed a lot of horse thieves, and his reputation is mixed. It's hard to judge." Su Wen was telling the truth. He killed many horse thieves, but he really did great harm to ordinary herdsmen.
However, there are also many herdsmen who usually go out to herd, but when they get on their horses, they become horse bandits and fall into the hands of Su Wen. They also end up with the same fate. Their family members and tribesmen naturally have no good words for Su Wen.
"No, no, no, I mean his status in Daliang. It is said that he is a student of which academy...well, a Confucian scholar from Qingshan Academy! It seems that his real name is Zhang San, or something...that word is a bit unfamiliar."
"Zhang?" Su Wen corrected: "The pronunciation is almost the same."
"you know?"
After hearing what Su Wen said, Mo Li looked at Su Wen sideways: "Do you know each other?"
"We have met several times."
Su Wen thought for a while and said: "This year's Daliang Dynasty's talent promotion ceremony, he passed the exam and ranked 107th among the three rankings. He is a newly promoted Jinshi."
"One hundred and seven?"
Mo Lixie thought for a while and said, "Is this a high ranking?" In his opinion, ranking one hundred and seventy-seven is not very good, and maybe being admitted to the Jinshi level is not bad either.
"There are three Jinshi in the list, a total of 108 people, and they almost failed."
Su Wen responded.
"What about you? Did you also participate in the Talent Recruitment Ceremony?" Mo Li asked obliquely.
"They are both on the third list, twenty-one."
Su Wen replied calmly.
What he told was all the truth. Sun Yehou got 21st in the third list, and Zhang Yu got the first place in the exam, but for both of them, it was an unexpected surprise.
"I see!"
Mo Lixie sighed: "One hundred and seven...one hundred and seven! The Liang Dynasty is really full of talents!"