A group of cavalrymen holding red flags galloped past, sending up a cloud of smoke and dust.【】
Their chest protectors, saddles, saddle pads, quivers, belts, spears, shields and war clubs are all red. This is a personal guard of Timur Khan, patrolling the military camp. Soldiers, craftsmen, and merchants
When they saw it, they all gave way to them.
A white cavalry team was approaching, and all their equipment was white.
The two teams crossed each other, and the two cavalry leaders in chainmail raised their hands to salute each other. In this way, the two mighty teams rushed past, immediately bringing a sense of killing on the battlefield, but as they galloped
On both sides of the road we pass, there are numerous stalls.
This so-called road is composed of vendors' stalls. They spread a felt blanket on the ground, put food, saddles, iron tools, leather, medicinal materials... and started business. There was also a white cloth on the side of the road.
There was only a covered shed, inside which a barber was trimming the hair and beard of the warrior holding the helmet.
Solemnity and leisurely bustle are perfectly blended together.
When you are in it, your line of sight will inevitably be blocked. If you go down from a high place, you will find that further to the left of the stalls on the left is a large Turkish bath, a row of wooden structures, with steaming heat emitting from the windows. Some people have just finished bathing.
Some people are walking out, others are walking in.
Not far behind the vendors on the other side is a large, empty circular venue, where a circus troupe is performing bear and monkey tricks.
As your line of sight continues to rise, the scope will further expand. When you look down from the air like an eagle, you will find that all of this is just a small corner of the huge tent-style city. When it turns into a small black
When you click on it, you can't reach the edge of the city, and even an eagle's eye can't reach the end.
This is the military camp where Tamerlane was stationed in Nidaza, a moving city.
An Indian with a turban on his head sat cross-legged on a nail board and played a bamboo flute. Two king cobras spit out snake letters and danced in front of him. Although their fangs had been pulled out, at this scene,
The people next to him still kept a respectful distance from him, so the rewards he received were very small. However, the skinny artist didn't care and still played his flute with his eyes slightly closed.
Compared with this Indian Asan, who is not very popular and whose income from performing arts can only fill his stomach, the circus next to him is very popular because the dance of two snakes is far less charming than the enchanting dance of two snakes.
The woman was scratching her head. They were a small group of entertainers who had just arrived at this military castle to pan for gold a few days ago.
The soldiers loved their performances. They not only knew a lot of juggling, magic, but also beautiful dances. The beautiful dances were performed by two enchanting women, which could definitely attract the attention of all men.
According to the requirements of the teachings believed in by Timur Khan, adultery, fornication, and homosexuality are prohibited for all male and female members of society. Whether they are slaves or free people, they are absolutely not allowed to engage in it or force others to engage in it. Therefore, although
I don’t know if this kind of behavior was practiced secretly in military camps that were not under Timur’s direct control, but here, no one dared to violate this rule.
In the military camp, except under special circumstances with the permission of Timur Khan, alcoholic beverages are absolutely not allowed at other times, even for soldiers who believe in other religions. Gambling is also not allowed. Alcohol, sex, and gambling are not allowed.
, these things are not allowed, these strong and energetic soldiers can only find other fun after training.
Therefore, various performing art forms have a large market here and are extremely popular.
Within a few days of arriving here, this little circus was warmly welcomed by the soldiers. The art groups here all perform in various military camps. Everywhere they go, this little circus is the most popular
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After the two dancers finished their performance, they retreated gracefully behind the curtain set up with a piece of tarpaulin. A bearded man with a white handkerchief on his head immediately performed a neat somersault and turned in front of the guests, holding a clown's nose and holding his hand.
He held a gong inside, made a "bang" sound, and then turned the gong over, turning it into a begging plate.
The coins thrown by the soldiers jingled on the gong. He bowed and laughed, and shouted in broken Turkic: "Thank you, thank you, thank you for your reward. Please don't go away. Next,
Our little girl will also perform magical magic tricks for you.”
In the crowd, there were several people covered from head to toe with headscarves and robes, standing there quietly. Their faces were also covered with scarves, but from their graceful eyebrows and charming eyes, it could be seen that they were
Several women. These women also held weapons in their hands. They whispered a few words and then turned and left.
When one of the women turned around, she waved her hand, and a bunch of money flew up and landed accurately in the gong of the bearded man.
"thanks, thanks……"
The bearded man thanked him in an exaggerated tone and bad language. At the same time, he grabbed handfuls of coins and hurriedly put them into his arms. If Ming'er, Zi Qi and the others were here, they probably wouldn't recognize this person.
With dark skin and a thick beard that covered almost half of his face, the acrobat who was constantly nodding and bowing to the audience was their husband Yang Xu.
Xia Xun glanced at the leaving female soldiers. Although they were wearing loose robes, a gust of wind blew their robes close to their bodies, revealing their beautiful figures. Xia Xun thought to himself: "These few
This female soldier is from Timur's tent. This place is not far from his military tent. Unfortunately, it is so close. It feels like we are at the end of the world. It is really difficult to get closer than to reach the sky."
Xia Xun sighed secretly and raised his voice: "Hey, the magic show is about to begin. Please enjoy it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a little girl wearing a robe and veil walked out from behind the curtain wearing a colorful magic carpet...
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There was a burst of cheers and applause from outside. Tang Saier's performance was warmly welcomed by everyone as soon as it started.
Before Xia Xun arrived here, he never thought that the military camp that was supposed to be solemn and well-disciplined could be like this. However, even though the military camp looked like a fully functional city, Xia Xun could feel the huge energy it contained.
and orderly.
Perhaps, it is precisely because this military camp is as well-equipped as a city that such an army can fight for thousands of miles as if it were at home. But in the original army, there was bound to be a lack of discipline because this was always the case with their army, and wine
, Sex and gambling cannot be operated here due to religious prohibitions. Therefore, after a long period of running in, not only will they not have an impact on their military discipline, but they will become a useful supplement to the Timur Empire's expeditionary force.
Xia Xun returned to the back of the tent, immediately took off the clown's nose, threw it on a torn bag together with the gong, and sat down on the dirty rug.
Although Xia Xun is said to be like a dragon and a tiger like a tiger, Xia Xun has no lack of training in this area, and his pampered life in the past few years has not made him lose his airs, but he jumped on the edge of the field like a real entertainer.
It was quite tiring to dance and yell at the top of his lungs the few words he had learned that didn't make sense.
Chen Dong and Ye Anhui were already very skilled in wrestling. Under the guidance of Sehazhi, they quickly mastered the characteristics of Mongolian wrestling. Therefore, the two of them are now actors, with their backs bare.
, wearing a short skirt covered with various strips of cloth, wrestling like a Mongolian man. They came on the stage before Siren and Jeanne, and were resting at the moment.
Xilin and Jeanne specialize in performing dance and music, and are the mainstays of the entire circus. Their performances are the most popular among the soldiers, followed by Chen Dong and Ye An's wrestling. Tang Saier is good at magic, and she can come up with whatever she wants.
A few gadgets are enough to make these idle soldiers shout interesting.
As for Liu Yujue... Xia Xun thought that he would be more useful than him, at least his somersaults were very good. But after arriving here, Liu Yujue soon found a performance project that suited him. He could do it, and he could also write.
, he can draw the bow left and right with both hands and write calligraphy at the same time.
Samarkand is now arguably the most eclectic place in the world, home to many of Eurasia's most talented artists, craftsmen and people, as well as engineers and scientists.
After the Yuan Dynasty was defeated in Mobei, many dignitaries of the Yuan Dynasty gave up and fled back to the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mobei, and defected to Timur's command. These dignitaries who were loyal to the Yuan Dynasty were both Mongolian and Han Chinese, and most of them had profound Sinology, so
Chinese characters are not uncommon in Samarkand.
Liu Yujue's Han appearance is too obvious, and the deliberate pretense only arouses suspicion. Anyway, this city-like military camp is a mixture of Asian, European and African peoples, many of whom are Han. This way, he openly shows that he is a Han, pretending to be a down-and-out man.
Han people are actually safer.
Although these soldiers may not necessarily recognize Chinese characters, they are quite interested in one person writing with two hands at the same time, and writing two different lines of words at the same time. The boring life in the military camp makes them willing to find all kinds of fun, so Liu Yujue also became
An actor.
The three people sent by Harry Sultan who were proficient in sub-multilingual languages were originally one of his close warriors. They were unsmiling and had dull expressions. Such people had to stay in the background as handymen.
Therefore, in this circus, the auxiliary prince Yang Xuyang, who can speak human words to people, tell ghosts to ghosts, pretend to be dragons, and tigers, became the person with the lowest status. He was responsible for beating the gong.
He solicits customers, collects money by bowing, and is responsible for playing a clumsy clown for everyone's amusement during the downtime between the actors coming on and the actors coming off.
What? And Sehachi?
Sehazhi is a Mongolian, and the largest number of Timur's troops are Mongols and Turks. Is there anyone more suitable than Sehazhi to come forward to deal with people?
So Sehaji naturally became the leader of the circus troupe.
Mr. Sai Da coughed and said in a long voice: "Xiao Xiazi..."
Xia Xun shuddered, jumped up quickly, and approached the old Buddha: "Master, please give me your orders."
Mr. Sai Da said slowly and calmly: "You have to handle things with care. How can you fix this if it breaks?"
Not to mention, the back tent is ventilated everywhere, so it is easy to be seen. Xia Xun can do this, and it is normal for Sehazhi, the boss, to take care of it when he sees it. Celine and Jeanne can't help laughing, Xia Xun is a chicken
He nodded like he was pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, sir, that's what you taught me."
Then he said a few words to him in a low voice. After hearing this, Sehazhi's eyes flashed slightly, then he coughed and said: "The people here really like our troupe, so let's perform here for a few more days.
You're not in a hurry to leave." Xia Xun secretly praised him. He was always rude, but it was both rough and subtle. I was worried that he didn't act like one.
After a while, Tang Sai'er performed a few tricks, and then Liu Yujue came on the stage. Liu Yujue had shaved off his beard and regained his handsome appearance. Among the people, his performance was not particularly popular, but he was very popular.
That's it, it's better than nothing.
On the stage today, Liu Yujue, as usual, first played a piece of Dongxiao, which received a little applause. Liu Yujue didn't take it seriously, and then performed calligraphy. It was lively for outsiders, and the audience was interested in the fact that he was able to write two different lines of characters at the same time but was distracted.
It is a dual-purpose technique, and the applause is also for this.
After the performance, Liu Yujue smiled slightly, bowed and left the stage, but unexpectedly, someone followed him backstage.
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"Hey, this is the backstage, who asked you to come in?"
As soon as he saw the man breaking into the back tent, a warrior named Zangfeng sent by Harry Sultan to cooperate with Xia Xun and others immediately dropped what he was doing and went up to him and shouted in Turkic language.
When Xia Xun heard the sound, he raised his head and glanced at the person. He was about fifty years old, with shallow wrinkles on his face, three locks of long beard, a clear face, and was wearing a blue cotton robe.
The man smiled, and Liu Yujue said in fluent Chinese: "My little brother is good at handwriting. In this place, compatriots who can speak fluent Chinese are considered rare. They can write calligraphy with calligraphy."
People with such charm are even more rare. I just wonder how the little brother, who is so talented, ended up in such a predicament?"
When this man spoke, not only did he speak in correct Chinese, his tone was extremely refined, and he sounded as warm as the wind.
Xia Xun and Liu Yujue looked at each other and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. Liu Yujue bowed and saluted: "Old sir, my late-born surname is Bai, Bai Yuluo."
Guo Yixuan softly said "Ah", nodded and said: "The name is very elegant, and the appearance is good, but..., the little brother has a handsome character and a lot of knowledge, but now he has fallen into this situation. He is really a white jade covered with dust. Come on.
This name is somewhat unlucky."
Liu Yujue said seriously: "Names are given by parents. How can children be picky and criticize themselves? The destiny of life is unpredictable. If it is because the name is unknown, it may not be."
The man laughed, nodded and said, "I said something wrong, please don't blame me."
Liu Yujue cupped his hands and said, "I haven't asked you your surname yet."
The man stroked his beard and said proudly: "My surname is Guo, and I am the descendant of Guo Yixuan, the queen of Fenyang County in the Tang Dynasty."
p: Along the way, the second embarrassing incident:
By the way, I arrived at the hotel a long time ago and saw that Feng Ling was late. After asking, I learned another thing: Feng Ling is blind.
Only then did I know why he was so enthusiastic about waiting for me to go together.
When he learned that I was in Pudong, he had no choice but to leave by himself. As a result, he wandered around Hongqiao Airport for a long time and couldn't find his way out. He carried a big bag and walked around for a long time, looking around slyly. As a result...
This aroused the suspicion of the security guard, who secretly kept an eye on him.
Finally, when he got tired, he found a corner, put his bag down, and squatted on the ground. While continuing to look for the way and spying on the stewardess, he opened his bag as if he wanted to take something. The security guard immediately pounced on him as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
Hold him down...
Finally, he was escorted by two security guards and left majestically, like a gangster brother.
Poor thing, it's a miracle that this guy made it to the hotel intact_