The whining sound of Hujia echoed over the grassland.
It's night, and the dots of firelight illuminate Shentu Zemuyuan. The sound of Hujia is sad and desolate, which makes people feel desolate. There is a faint singing voice, floating from a distance, which makes people shed tears...
Cao Peng was in a bad mood, so he put on his clothes and walked out of the military tent.
His health has improved, but due to various reasons, he still cannot afford to admit his illness to the outside world.
After arriving in the grassland for many days, negotiations between all parties have begun. People headed by Liu Guang were discussing with Huchuquan openly or secretly, while Tian Yu secretly contacted the powerful commanders of the Southern Huns. Although they were in the same envoy However, they are in different positions. What Liu Guang wants to do, Tian Yu will definitely oppose; and what Tian Yu insists on, Liu Guang will definitely deny.
But these things have nothing to do with Cao Peng.
Cao Peng's mission to the fortress this time had another mission, which was to find Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Yan.
But in the vast Gobi grassland, there are hundreds or even thousands of tribes scattered... Not to mention the vast Xianbei prairie, there are countless barbarian tribes. Under such circumstances, finding a woman is like looking for a needle in a haystack. .
Cai Yan was kidnapped by the barbarians, and God knows where he will end up.
Maybe she died, maybe she became a lowly female slave. She was not a relative of the emperor, so at least there were clues to be found. An ordinary woman was mixed among a large number of plundered Han women. Who could know her identity?
Cao Peng tried to ask some Han women among the Xiongnu tribe, but he had no clues.
I don’t know how Cai Wenji was found in history. However, this also shows that Cai Wenji was at least not unknown in the Xiongnu tribe. For this reason, Cao Peng ordered people to inquire about many tribes in private, but there was still no news.
"What are they singing?"
Cao Peng turned around and asked in confusion.
Han De listened for a moment and said in a low voice: "When I was born, I did nothing. After I was born, the Han Dynasty declined. The sky was unkind, so it brought chaos and chaos, and the earth was unkind, so I found this time. On the day of war, the roads are dangerous, and the people's soldiers* **We are sad and sad together. The fields are obscured by smoke and barbarians are flourishing. Our will is good and our integrity is lacking. It is not suitable for me to deal with the secular world. Who should I sue if I cause evil and humiliation... After a while, I will play the piano and beat it, and my heart will break. No one knows how to die.
Young Master, who seems to have written the poem..."
The Cao Peng of today is not the Cao Peng who was just reborn into the world back then.
Especially in the past three years, under Huang Yueying's supervision, his cultural accomplishment has improved rapidly. Although he cannot say that he is as talented as Bei Chuangli in reciting poems and writing poems, he can more or less appreciate the connotation and implications of some poems.
The singing and the sound of Hujia complement each other perfectly.
The lyrics are very sad, which fits the characteristics of Hujia.
Hujia is a wind instrument in which reed leaves are rolled into the shape of a double reed or a conical tube. The first end is flattened into a reed, and the reed and pipe are mixed into one. The Taiping Imperial Review records: Hujia people, Hu people roll reed leaves and play them. It is used to make fun, so it is called Hujia.
Its origin is roughly at the turn of Qin and Han Dynasties.
It has long been impossible to find out who the inventor was.
In the Han Dynasty, two kinds of Hu Jia appeared. One was made of reeds with three holes on the reed tube. It was mainly popular in the Saibei area, and this is the type of Hu Jia that Cao Peng heard now; the other was The type is the Hujia with a wooden pipe body, three holes and a reed that was introduced after Zhang Qian's passage to the Western Regions. It became popular in the Central Plains.
After the Southern and Northern Dynasties, this kind of Hujia was gradually replaced by the seven-hole Jiaozhen, and then disappeared in the Central Plains.
What Cao Peng was curious about was that the poem was beautiful, complemented the music, and was extremely expressive.
"Who wrote this poem?"
"Oh... I'll go and inquire about it right now."
After a while, Han De hurried back and said respectfully: "Sir, I heard that this was done by the princess in King Zuoxian's tent."
Princess Zuoxian?
Isn’t that Liu Bao’s wife?
Cao Peng's heart moved, "Let's find out who Princess Zuoxian is from, whether she is a Hu or a Han, and what her surname is."
"Here!"
Hande agreed and quickly ran down to arrange the matter.
Cao Peng returned to the military tent, his brows furrowed together.
There are many women with such talent and learning, but the woman who can do good things and integrate music rhythm into poetry is probably...
However, Zuo Xian Wang Liu Bao may not be easy to deal with.
Cao Peng once saw Liu Bao in the dark. This guy was a young and energetic man. He was about thirty years old and not tall, about 165cm. But this was in line with the general characteristics of the Huns. It is said that the Huns were taller than
None of them are very tall. There are some differences between the Han Dynasty and later generations. Han people are generally taller than Hu people. In later generations, on the contrary, ethnic minorities, especially those living in the wilderness areas in the north of the Great Wall, are taller than Han people in the Central Plains.
This, perhaps, is caused by that damn ‘great national integration’...
Cao Peng could feel that Liu Bao was a little afraid of Cao Cao, but at the same time he was a little repelled.
He seemed to be more inclined to the Han Dynasty, perhaps because of his surname "Liu". During several alliance negotiations, Liu Bao remained silent. But from his burning eyes, Cao Peng could see this person.
Ambition towards the Central Plains.
Who is Liu Bao?
Perhaps, this person is not very famous in history.
But he has a son who is extremely famous...
That was Liu Yuan, the emperor who defeated the Western Jin Dynasty and established the Xiongnu Han Kingdom among the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms. He was also the first Hu leader to sacrifice the butcher's knife to the Han people. Cao Peng knew about Liu Yuan, but he didn't know much about Liu Bao.
It was just instinctive that there was a slight rejection of this person. As for Huchuquan, he was old... This person was not enough to scare Cao Peng.
In a few days of alliance, Cao Peng had a general understanding of the southern Xiongnu.
The political power of the Southern Xiongnu was somewhat like a trinity. The Great Chanyu was the general leader of the tribe, and the left and right kings were divided to rule, forming an extremely complete ruling system. The three cooperated with each other, but at the same time they were wary of and rejected each other, and even the tribes
Small-scale conflicts often occur between them... Huchuquan's dominance over the southern Xiongnu does not seem to be particularly strong. The capital left by Yu Fuluo at the beginning was enough to make Liu Bao, the Xian King of Zuo, form his own line.
When King Youxian went to Bei, he was originally the commander-in-chief of Huchuquan's army.
Only because he saved Huchuquan's life and later tried his best to support Huchuquan, he won the position of Youxian King after Huchuquan came to power. In terms of origin, he is not comparable to Liu Bao. But this person is better than Liu Bao.
He is brave and warlike, and his reputation is not too bad. He is sitting in the city of Shoujiang, facing Kebineng, the great master of central Xianbei. Although the population under his command is not as good as that of Liu Bao and Huchuquan, they are all brave and good at fighting, so he also became Huchuquan.
Quan is a person whom Quan relies on very much.
The attitude of getting rid of inferiority seems very ambiguous.
He neither had much communication with Liu Guang nor had any contact with Tian Yu.
On the surface, it seems that Qubei is only loyal to Huchuquan. But Cao Peng can feel that Huchuquan is also wary of Qubei. In short, judging from the current situation, Huchuquan, Liu Bao,
The three Qubei people restrained each other, which also allowed the Southern Xiongnu to maintain an extremely stable situation. They sat on the most fertile land in the Hetao to recuperate and recuperate, while eyeing the Central Plains. In the past few years, the Southern Xiongnu appeared to be surrendered, but in fact they had no control over the Central Plains.
The invasion was even worse than that of Kebineng's central Xianbei. After all, Kebineng was still facing the threat of Yanliyou.
if……
Just if!
If Cai Yan was a member of Zuo Xian Wang Liu Bao, would Liu Bao willingly let him take Cai Yan back to the Central Plains?
Anyway, Cao Peng would never agree.
Outside the military tent, the sound of banshee gradually died down, and the singing also stopped.
Shen Tuze was immersed in the silent night, and everyone was immersed in sleep...
Han De inquired about the news from outside: The princess of Zuo Xian was a Han Chinese, and her surname was not clear. It was said that when Dong Zhuo was killed and Li Jue and Guo Si rebelled in Guanzhong, Liu Bao led his troops to invade Guanzhong and kidnapped them.
There are countless Han women. The princess was one of the Han people who was kidnapped at that time. She was first favored by a tribal lord, and later she was given to Liu Bao, the Xian King of Zuo. Now, the princess has given birth to a son and a daughter. The boy’s name is Adiguai, who is about eight years old.
, the daughter’s name is Ameiguai, and she is only five years old. It is said that this princess lives in seclusion and rarely appears in public.
Cao Peng, I have a headache!
The time, place, and events that happened all seem to fit, and the characters seem to be right.
It's just that I don't have a name or surname, so it's a little hard to be sure after all.
If I make a mistake, wouldn't it delay something important?
"Sir, it is said that this princess has also written several poems, which are widely circulated in the local area.
I asked someone to inquire and copy the contents of those poems... You might as well refer to them."
"The Rong Jie forced me to be a family member, and drove me to the end of the world. The clouds and mountains are thousands of times, and the return journey is far away. The wind is thousands of miles, and the dust and sand are blown up. There are many people, and they are as fierce as insects and snakes. It is arrogant and extravagant to control the strings and wear armor. Two
When I take pictures of Zhang Xuan, my strings are broken, my ambition is shattered and my heart is broken, so I feel sad."
Two beats?
Cao Peng suddenly remembered that in the poem just now, there was a poem that said, "The music plays with the bamboo flute while playing with the piano."
Nowadays, there is another poem about "Two beats and one piece of hanging string is in despair"... Cao Peng quickly opened the next article and read it by candlelight.
"When we cross the Han Dynasty and enter the city of Hu, it would be better to have no life if our family is dead... The wind is overwhelming and we are trapped in the dark camp. I am sad and regretful for the present. The third film was made...
Day and night, I don't miss my hometown, and I am the most miserable when my temperament is full of energy. The country is in chaos due to natural disasters, and people have no masters... The four shots make it even more miserable.
The wild geese march to the south in order to express their feelings, and the wild geese return to the north to obtain the Chinese sound. The wild geese fly high and are hard to find... The five beats are cold and the meaning is profound."
Hujia eighteen shots!
Is this the famous Hujia Eighteen Pai in later generations?
In Cao Peng's mind, he was almost certain that the Princess Zuo Xian who made the Eighteen Pats of Hujia should be Cai Wenji.
However, this is just a conjecture after all and has not yet been confirmed.
Cao Peng pondered for a moment and said softly: "Han De, tomorrow morning, you and I will go to King Zuoxian's camp to investigate and see the situation, and then make a decision."
Han De said: "Do you want to call Shang Shiyuan?"
"No, Shi Yuan has been helping Guo Rang these two days, so we don't want him to show up.
Just you, Wang Shuang, and four Fei Qi will follow you. Although we are in Hu Di now, I don't believe that anyone can do anything to me."
"Humble duty, obey orders!"
Cao Peng waved his hand and signaled Han De to go down.
He sat in the military tent, picked up a few poems on the desk, and read them again and again by candlelight.
In a large tent about thirty miles away from the mission, a woman about twenty-seven or eighty-year-old was lying on the couch, gently patting the arm of the girl next to her, and humming folk songs in Hun language.
Showing confusion.
But I don’t know, does anyone in my hometown still remember me?
