In the second half of the banquet, the guests and host suddenly became particularly close to each other. Several elders who were over fifty years old actually poured wine into each other while talking about relatives. The distance between the several tribes was not far apart.
, and they are all descendants of the White Swan, and have been intermarried with each other for hundreds of years. The blood relationship between the elders is naturally also constantly involved!
After a while, the uncle hugged his nephew, and then the uncle saw his nephew. The more they drank, the closer they became. It was not until late at night that the distinguished guests all enjoyed themselves. What surprised Li Xu was that after drinking so much wine,
They actually remembered to arrange to hunt together after the snow fell. They all agreed to send the youngest and most skilled archers from each tribe to Suchu tribe to listen to Xier's unified dispatch.
"Do you need so many people to participate in hunting in winter?" After listening to Tao Kuo's translation, Li Xu asked with some confusion. When he was in the Central Plains, he followed the adults to the mountains several times, and each time he went out with seven or eight people.
I have already mobilized a large number of people. Compared with the number of people promised by each tribe just now, it is simply a child's mud bowl and cannot be put on the table at all.
"Hunting is not a simple matter of shooting. In winter, gazelles run slowly, so if you surround them, you can keep them together. At most, our tribe has hunted more than 2,000 of them once. It was that year that Aslan's wife gave birth to him.
My son!" Tao Kuo looked beautiful while yawning out of stockings. She actually didn't understand why so many people were hunting together. But in front of Li Xu, the girl always wanted to appear smart and wise, so as not to give in to others.
This Central Plains man looked down upon him.
"Yeah!" Li Xu responded in a confused manner. He really couldn't figure out what was the inevitable connection between Aslan's wife giving birth to a son for him and hunting a few more yellow sheep. But since Tao Kuo's explanation was like this, he had no choice but to swallow it wholeheartedly.
Listening.
"Are you going hunting?" Tao Kuo asked boredly when he saw that there was no longer any topic worthy of translation before the banquet.
"I want to go, but I'm afraid everyone won't want to take me!" Li Xu's face started to turn red again, and he said sarcastically.
"You wouldn't have followed if your legs were hurting you. Besides, it's not like you don't know how to ride a horse or shoot an arrow!" Tao Kuo Tuosi frowned slightly and opened his eyes wide in criticism.
"I, I can't shoot accurately! I usually study and rarely shoot arrows on horseback!" Li Xu was so frightened by the girl's glare that he muttered an explanation.
"Ask Aslan to teach you. He is the best archer in our tribe! He once shot down a low-flying wild goose!" Seeing Li Xu blushing, the girl quickly smiled and comforted him.
She was kind-hearted, but she aroused the arrogance in Li Xu's heart. An inexplicable anger suddenly surged into his heart, which made Li Xu want to fight. He snorted and smiled coldly: "Shoot."
What's so great about wild geese is that I'm familiar with them. I've never practiced archery, so naturally I can't shoot accurately. If I practice every day, I might even be able to shoot down a big eagle!"
"Is it just you?" the girl asked with her eyes wide open, dumbfounded. The big eagle is the king of the air. Although its wings are spread out to a length of seven feet wide, when it flies in the air, it only sees a wine bowl from the ground.
Big and small. At such a height, not only are bows and arrows unable to reach it, but even the powerful crossbows used in the tribe to defend against enemy attacks will fall from the sky halfway through their shots.
Li Xu didn't know that the legendary eagle shooting hero was actually just an exaggeration. Unless the eagle happened to pounce down to attack its prey, with its flying speed and height, even the ancient foster uncle could only sigh in the air when he was reborn.
Seeing the girl's face full of disbelief, she swore in a low voice: "Just wait, one day I will shoot an eagle with my own hands and give it to you!"
"Why did you give it to me?" The girl's cheeks suddenly became dizzy. She no longer laughed at Li Xu's bragging, but instead became concerned about the gift that was impossible to get.
Yes, why? Li Xu also wondered why he thought of giving gifts for no reason. He frowned hard and finally came up with an answer. "Well, I'll give it to you. Anyway, that thing may not be delicious, and it's not good.
Take it back to the Central Plains!"
"You!" The shyness on the girl's face instantly turned into anger. When no one was paying attention, she stretched out her hand and pinched Li Xu hard. Then she turned away and refused to talk to him again.
Li Xu was pinched so hard that he grinned, but he didn't dare to scream. He could only blush, and while drinking, he cursed in his stomach: "An uneducated Hu man can actually have such strength in his hands, ugh - hiss!
"
This time, it was Xu Dayan who pinched him. Li Xu was pinched enough to regain his composure, only to realize that the banquet was coming to an end, and the elders who had finished talking about their kinship were thanking the host.
Li Xu raised the wine bowl in a daze, drank the last bowl of wine tonight with Su Chuixil in a daze, and listened in a daze to the tribal elders' many grateful words of praise on their foreheads.
He walked out of the big tent with a tired body. Under the moonlight, he saw that Uncle Jiu's face was extremely gloomy. He wanted to explain to him the reason why he had to stay on the grassland, but the opportunity was snatched away by Uncle Zhang again. He never drank alcohol.
After the virtuous Zhang Laosan got on the horse, he immediately lay on the saddle unconscious. Li Xu was so panicked that he had to jump off the mount. He took the reins of Zhang Sanshu's horse with one hand and his own livestock with the other, and slowly walked toward the vendors.
Advance camp.
"Alas!" Sun Jiu saw that the young man was still as sincere and kind as before. He was so full of complaints that he couldn't say anything. He sighed, patted Li Xu on the shoulder and said, "I promised your father to take you to the grassland to avoid military service.
, Alas, some things may be destined, and you can’t hide them! You don’t want to eat the military rations of the Sui Dynasty, but not all the mutton from the Su Chuan tribe is given away for free!”
"What's going on? Uncle Jiu, is Su Chuo's tribe going to fight?" Li Xu slowed down and asked blankly.
There was a strong night wind on the grassland, causing the clouds to fly quickly in the air. Under the uncertain moonlight, Uncle Jiu's face fluctuated like the clouds in the sky. After a while, the old man's face gradually became clearer.
He sighed and asked quietly: "Xu Zi, didn't you hear that they never leave the Xi clan?"
"I only understood a few words. Xi tribe, suotou water, duck and so on. It seemed that they were not happy about the drink at first, but then they became relatives again!" Li Xu admitted with some embarrassment. His Turkic
His English was not too bad, but the Turkic dialect spoken by Elder Lin had a strong native accent, which he really couldn't understand.
"It's no wonder, after all, you are still young and don't understand the tricks at the banquet!" Sun Jiu shook his head and said. "You actually did Su Chuixil a big favor tonight. If you didn't agree to stay at that time, I'm afraid the ministers and elders would also
I won’t be so enthusiastic about the Su Chui tribe all of a sudden! Hey, maybe this is all fate. It’s something that is destined, and people can’t change it even if they want to!”
Li Xu became even more confused when he heard this. He inferred from Uncle Jiu's words that the reason why the Lin clan was facing war was closely related to him. At the banquet, he did not do anything but ask Xier as he had discussed with Uncle Jiu in advance.
The clan leader made a request to stay in the Su Chuo tribe for a while, but barely said a word to the other Xi clan members. Could it be that he was really burdened with some kind of destiny, and that a random request could break the balance on the grassland?
"The silver wolf is a sacred object recognized by many tribes. Gan Luo plays a big role in these elders giving face to the Su Chuan tribe!" Really unable to bear to see his companions thinking too hard, Xu Dayan explained to Li Xu in a low voice.
"The Xi people who lived by the Suotou River were threatened by the Turks and had to migrate to this area. Their arrival also threatened the safety of the various tribes of the Xi tribe. Su Chuoxir wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of this gathering to
We reached an agreement with several tribes to jointly expel the Suotou Xi tribe. But his prestige is not enough, and the elders are unwilling to take risks with him!"
Xu Dayan did not understand a word of Turkic language, but when he analyzed the cause and effect, Uncle Jiu, a veteran Jianghu who was relatively proficient in Turkic language, nodded frequently. Looking at Li Xu who was thoughtful, he continued: "Although the various tribes of the Xi tribe belong to
Turks, but they have their own khan. If the tribes follow Suchusir and send troops without the consent of the khan, it means openly challenging the authority of the khan. Even if they win the battle, they will be blamed!"
"But they all agreed to send troops in the end, so they sent the strongest men from the clan to Su Chuo tribe to practice tactics in the name of hunting!" Li Xu finally understood something, and combined with some information he heard from Tao Kuo Tuosi, he concluded
road.
"The method of hunting coincides with the coordination of cavalry." Uncle Jiu concluded and continued to shake his head, as if he was dizzy after drinking too much wine. "They didn't want to agree at first, so when Elder Miye tricked you, I asked you when
Return to the Central Plains. This is to imply that Gan Luo does not belong to the Suchu tribe and will not bring them good luck forever. And you kid, alas! Not only did you say that you would stay here for the winter, you also promised that if Gan Luo is willing, he will
It will be given to Su Chuobu forever! The Hu people believe in these strange and chaotic gods the most. With the protection of the silver wolf, their courage will be strengthened..."
So that was it. Li Xu whipped himself hard with the horse's reins. He finally understood the whole story. His confused words actually created an alliance. What was infuriating was that from Su Chuixil to there
Miye, everyone thinks of themselves as fools. But I am so stupid that I made wedding clothes for others without hesitation.
"You don't have to be upset. We originally planned to stay here, so we don't have to be fooled!" Xu Da persuaded in a low voice when he saw the angry look on Li Xu's face.
"You're the bad boy. You saw Xu Zi falling into someone else's trap and you deliberately didn't remind him!" Uncle Jiu raised his hand and hit Xu Dayan's head with a blast, and cursed angrily. "This time.
Isn't it as you wish? When the Lin people are fighting, you happen to be behind the scenes and use their lives to practice the tactics you have learned. If Xuzi has three advantages and two disadvantages..."
"Uncle Jiu, Uncle Jiu!" Seeing Sun Jiu pointing the finger at him, Xu Da was so frightened that he bowed several times and explained with a smile: "How could there be a risk? I can guarantee that even if their elder is killed by someone,
Even if we kill him, no one in Pei will dare to let brother Zhongjian lose a single hair. Just think about it, without Zhongjian, who will take care of Ganluo for them!"
"That's true!" Sun Jiu thought for a while, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided. If the war between tribes does not threaten Li Xu's safety, he does not need to be so anxious. Anyway, the conflicts on the grassland continue every year. They will stop next year.
Come down and pick up Asahi yourself.
Thinking of this, the old man took a deep breath and whispered: "Maogong, you are older than Xu Zi and have more experience. Remember to take more care of him. After all, you are both from the Central Plains and came to the outside of the Great Wall together!"
