"As long as you straighten out the affairs of the world, all things in the world can be controlled by you. If you don't straighten out the thread, who will complain if you get a bloody head? You old man has been thinking about immortality all your life, why don't you study the world?
What is the nature of all things?
I'm afraid the Tao Te Ching has been ruined by Taoist priests. Do you still remember what I said?" Before Yun Ye finished speaking, Yuan Shoucheng whispered:
"The Tao is as deep as the sea, as tall as the mountains, it spreads all over the universe and is everywhere, it flows endlessly and everything comes to you, you can't get it if you seek it, and you can't reach it if you talk about it! The Taoist gives birth to the heaven and the earth.
Decline is the one who supports all things without scarcity; the sky gets it and it becomes high, the earth gets it and it becomes thick, the sun and the moon get it and it moves, the four seasons get it and order it, and all things get their shape."
After hearing these words, the four Taoist priests immediately sat down on the ground and recited the "Tao Te Ching" together. Yun Ye sighed, Yuan Shoucheng still did not give up, and still had great confidence in Tianchi. What he originally said was Lao Tzu.
Quiet and inactive, Yuan Shoucheng immediately blocked his mouth with Lao Tzu's words. Anyway, since he is so obsessed, why should he be a villain in vain? Taking them to travel to Tianchi in April or May next year is not a big deal.
The heavy snow seemed to have imprisoned Tingzhou, and at the same time, it also imprisoned time. Yun Ye could not move, and neither could those people from the Western Regions. The Gobi Desert in winter was not a time for people to move easily.
Only the water in the karez is free, with white steam gushing underground. The activities of the Hu people in Tingzhou are actually using the karez tunnels. There is not a single person on the ground, but in the underground karez tunnels
, people were coming and going, it was very lively, and the kerosene Yun Ye needed was still continuously transported into the underground warehouse.
Fan Hongyi happily finished counting the fuel oil for this month. He felt a little embarrassed when he saw the flattering expressions of the merchants. He took three thousand jars of oil from others without paying a penny, and he still had to accept their gratitude. This scene affected his mood.
The impact was huge.
Sending troops to escort merchants was originally a matter within his authority. Now this authority has been sold by Tian Yuanyi, and the one with the highest price will get it. The marshal burst into laughter after hearing this, and he was made red in the face. Fan Hong felt,
If he continues to associate with Tian Yuanyi, sooner or later he will become a shameless villain like him.
In order to preserve his moral character, Fan Hongyi has been living in the military camp these days, doing drills and training with the sergeants, patrolling the camp together, and even building camps together. He regards these practices as a kind of test for his will. A true man should
How can we be so dignified and glorious in the world that we can be just like a dog?
Heavy snow blocked the Tianshan Road, and Yun Ye was worried in the camp. Even if Qu Zhuo and the others got the information, there would be no way to get from Loulan to Tingzhou in such weather. All things could only start next spring after the snow melts.
Only then will the river of time continue to flow.
Tingzhou was covered with heavy snow, but it was a sunny day in Suiye City. Heifeng wore expensive black fox fur and led a dozen warriors hired from the local area through the streets full of people.
The slaves tied with ropes at the edge of the market didn't even look at it. This is the place where low-level slaves are purchased. They are all serfs or herdsmen that the bandits snatched from other places. According to Qu Zhuo's instructions, he needs
Buy fifty tough war slaves. I heard that some of them are war slaves who are specially trained to fight. They are not afraid of life and death, they only know how to fight. The best thing is that they don't care who they fight for.
War slaves and beautiful female slaves are hot commodities, and only those nobles who are on the verge of bankruptcy will sell their war slaves. Under normal circumstances, such nobles are no longer nobles, because their last trump card to save their lives has been sold.
Xiaomiao's flaxen hair and dark eyes reveal a strange beauty. The role she plays today is Heifeng's little daughter. There is a veil hanging on her face and her flexible eyes make people unable to recognize her at a glance.
forget.
There is always a large group of children behind her, for no other reason than that Xiaomiao always brings food to them. It is all real food, not leftovers. Those dirty children have never seen a whole piece of naan bread.
I have never eaten large pieces of mutton. These foods are only found in sister Anji’s charity basket.
Therefore, Sister Anji's name quickly spread throughout Suiye City. As long as it is time to eat, their residence will be overcrowded. Qu Zhuo has warned Xiaomiao more than once that such a ostentatious move will not do any good for the job he wants to do, but he
Saying it means not saying it, because Xiaomiao will take his food and give it to the street children.
Broken Leaf City has never been as hot as it is now, and there have never been so many people. The hired warriors pushed aside the crowd to clear a path for Heifeng and Xiaomiao.
There are a lot of people watching the excitement here, most of them are idlers who come to see the slave girls with their flesh exposed and shivering in the cold wind. If you don’t have money to buy, you might as well take a look. The luxury of the black wind makes those idlers automatically make room.
, this is a noble man who cannot afford to offend.
"My rich brother, Abdullah, may I have the honor of serving you?"
Heifeng glanced at the slave trader who came over, raised his head and nostrils arrogantly and said to the short slave trader: "I believe in the sun god, no! I don't have any brothers from the slave trader, I'm just here to buy slaves, if you
If there is good stuff and I like it, I will buy it. If not, I will go find someone who has the goods. I don’t have much time to wait.”
The slave trader was not unhappy at all and continued to bow his waist and said: "I have beautiful female slaves here, and one is a virgin. Her skin is as white as milk and feels as smooth as the best silk in Tang Dynasty.
, her voice was as tactful as a lark, My Lord, I wonder if you are interested.
"My family is expanding. I need strong war slaves to protect my property, and I also need to find a little slave girl to serve my daughter Anji." Heifeng held Xiaomiao's hand with a shy belly. No need to perform, his eyes
They were all full of pampering, and Xiaomiao snuggled up to him obediently. After getting along with him these days, Xiaomiao liked the stories Heifeng told her very much.
"Honorable Master, you have really found the right person. The Agutai family of the Sasan Kingdom has declined. Their little prince sold the last sixty-three war slaves. They are very affectionate and do not want to be scattered and sold.
Please ask me to sell them to a customer all at once. It would be great if you could buy them all at once, sir."
"Big man-eater, if these people are really warriors, I will give you a price that matches their bravery. If you did not give me sixty-three lions, but gave me a group of wild dogs, I would be a child."
It won't happen, hahaha." Heifeng didn't expect that he was so lucky today that he could meet sixty-three war slaves at one time, which was rare.
Speaking of goods, the big eater named Abdullah straightened up immediately. The Agutai family is an ancient family, but in this generation, all the family has left are wine bags and rice bags. His family is famous for its war slaves.
Brave and loyal.
"My noble lord, the war slaves of the Agutai family are very famous. They have been in my hands for half a year. No noble lord has come to ask about the price before. It is a pity that they cannot afford it. What you said is so true.
It makes sense, good goods should have a good price.”
Xiaomiao ignored Heifeng's bargaining with the slave traders. Her eyes kept looking around at the female slaves. As soon as her eyes fell on the female slave, the female slave immediately knelt down and begged Xiaomiao to take her away.
.
How could Hei Feng not know what Xiao Miao was up to? He quickly said to Xiao Miao: "These women are really pitiful. We can't save them all. If you like, you can choose two female slaves in the tent later. We can
That’s all you can do.”
The Marquis will definitely save them all here!" Xiao Miao pouted and said bitterly.
Heifeng shook his head helplessly and said: "There are many poor people in this world. Even the Marquis cannot save them all, unless the Tang Dynasty can occupy this place. I remember that the Tang Dynasty has no slaves, right?"
"Of course not. All the maids and servants in my house come to help with the work. Everyone is well fed and warmly dressed, just like serving my little flower. She just comes to the house to learn the rules and learn them well.
If you follow the rules, you can go out and marry into a good family."
After hearing Xiao Miao's words, Heifeng was stunned for a moment. He just said what he said casually. He didn't expect that the Hou Mansion would really be like this. He knew very clearly that Xiao Miao never lied.
"Could it be that there is really paradise?" Heifeng murmured to himself, and then followed Abdullah into a large tent. At a glance, he saw a group of people standing against the wall. They and the tent
The other slaves inside were obviously different in spirit and spirit, and their bodies were obviously much stronger. A gray-haired warrior bowed to Heifeng and said: "Honorable Master, we sixty-three warriors are only willing to be sold together."
, unwilling to spread out.”
After saying that, he folded his arms and leaned against the wall again. Black Wind was very happy and said to Abdullah: "Yes, they look like brave warriors. The most rare thing is that they can also speak Turkic language. Very good. How much does it cost?"
I want them all."
Abdullah's eyes were filled with laughter. "Three thousand silver cakes, my lord, do you think the price is worth it?"
Xiaomiao glanced at the old war slave and found that he had closed his eyes in pain and clenched his fists tightly. He was in so much pain that he couldn't help himself. She felt sad for these warriors in her heart. She could see that these people were all
He is a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles.
Seeing that Heifeng was still bargaining, his anger suddenly surged. He took out a sea blue bead from his purse, threw it on the porcelain plate and stammered to Abdullah: "I bought it!"
Everyone was staring at the sea-blue pearls spinning around on the plate. Abdullah swallowed hard and squeezed out three words: "Let's go with the pearls!"
"They are worth the price!" Xiaomiao said this to the old war slave.