Chapter 245: Hundred Years of Humiliation and Feud
Late at night, the autumn wind howled, and a broad and strong man was tied to a big tree in the open space.
In the tent of Xiao Lin, Xiao Fengxian's steward, several Jurchens were kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered.
They brought ginseng, mink skins, famous horses, northern pearls, handsome eagles, and beeswax, which were piled high.
Xiao Lin smiled coldly: "Your leader is very courageous. There are so many leaders who can dance for His Majesty, why can't he alone?"
Wanyan Wuqimai lowered his head, knocked his forehead on the ground, and said: "Butler Xiao, it's not that my brother refuses, it's just that he doesn't know how to dance. If His Majesty is willing, we people are willing to dance for him."
"You dance? Are you worthy?" Xiao Lin cursed, and then took another look at the gifts they brought. He was quite satisfied, and said leisurely: "Labour, I went to intercede with the prime minister. When I get back, I will tell you
Wanyan Aguda, please be more honest from now on."
Wanyan Wuqimai had just been awarded an official title by the Khitan Emperor, but in front of Xiao Fengxian's servants, he was still nothing.
During the hunt a few days ago, Wanyan Wuqimai and several Jurchens performed deer calling, tiger shooting, and bear fighting for Yelu Yanxi. Yelu Yanxi was so amazed that he immediately gave them official titles.
, of course they are all false names and of no use at all.
The bravery of the Jurchens did not attract the attention of the Khitan nobles at all. In their eyes, these barbaric Jurchens in the north were just a small tribe and could not become a big deal at all.
You know, the Khitan territory is vast, and there are as many as eight hundred small tribes like this. If the Khitan nobles want to bully them, they don't know which one to pick first.
The Jurchen region produced "Northern Pearls", and the Liao Kingdom kept asking for them. The Jurchens had to dig ice to get mussels in the freezing and snowy conditions, which was miserable.
What's even more outrageous is that the Khitan sends people to the Jurchens every year to ask for Haidongqing. These eagle messengers wearing silver medals on their waists are called "silver medal angels". Not to mention that Haidongqing is rare in number and extremely difficult to catch, but the Khitan asks for Haidongqing.
The number is increasing year by year. I don’t know how many Jurchens died on the way to catch eagles.
What's even more outrageous is that these "angels" rely on their status to recommend pillows to any Jurchen beauties they like, regardless of whether they are married or not, or their family status. There are often Jurchen nobles at the door.
His wife and daughter who were guarding the outside were insulted by these people, and they dared not speak out in anger.
The Khitans have oppressed and humiliated the Jurchens for hundreds of years. It is not difficult to understand why they became so ferocious and brave when they destroyed the Liao Dynasty.
After holding it in for hundreds of years, the momentum that exploded was indeed extraordinary.
Secretly hiding an East Pearl, Xiao Lin happily came to Xiao Fengxian's tent. Xiao Fengxian had not yet fallen asleep in the tent, so Xiao Lin did not dare to go in and only talked outside.
Xiao Fengxian didn't care much and said impatiently: "I know, I'm going to sleep soon. How can I get up again for him and let him hang up all night first, and then talk about it after he wakes up."
The cold wind from the north blew by, and Wanyan Aguda was hung in the wind. The heavy shackles wore away the flesh of his wrists, but there was no trace of discomfort on his face.
The seeds of hatred have already been planted in the middle of the night
More than ten years ago, the Jurchen tribe was divided into dozens of unrelated tribes, and the Wanyan clan did not have a prominent position among the Jurchen tribes.
When Wugu Nai was appointed minister of Wanyan, the Wanyan clan developed into a powerful tribe and conquered and united more than a dozen tribes to form a tribal alliance.
Wugu Nai became the leader of the tribal alliance and was awarded the title of Jiedushi by the Liao Dynasty. Wugu used the support of Khitan to kill all his fellow tribesmen.
By Wanyan Aguda's generation, he had become the common leader of the Jurchen slave owners.
Since Emperor Yelu Yanxi of Tianzuo came to the throne, the Khitan aristocrats have increasingly exploited and extorted tribes who gave birth to girls. Khitan officials and profiteers, with the connivance of the Khitan court, often went to the market to forcefully purchase goods with "low value"
Jurchen goods also call themselves "fighting Jurchens".
An eagle circled down in the sky, landed on Aguda's shoulder, and rubbed his cheek very close.
Aguda felt the warmth of this flat-haired raptor, and the corner of his mouth actually smiled. Looking at the large tent where the Khitan nobles enjoyed themselves, a dangerous idea kept growing and spreading in his mind.
This time he came to the Khitan's Shangjing Road, and what he saw and heard was the corruption and incompetence of the Khitan nobles, monarchs and ministers. The Khitan people on the roadside looked disheveled, and there were many beggars.
Yelu Yanxi and Xiao Fengxian were even more extravagant, enjoying themselves day and night——
In Youzhou City, Yang Lin's bedroom was lit with incense, with a curtain hanging over his bed, and a Qiang girl was making the bed.
Outside the screen was Lu Qian from the Long Live Battalion. He clasped his fists and lowered his head and said, "Young Master, we have been away for a month and a half. There has been no news of any major events in Bianliang City. They only said that Cai Xiangfu's new law increased the salt tax and tea tax to over four million dollars.
The officials were overjoyed to build the Erling Pagoda and wrote a letter saying, 'Prolong the longevity of the saints, protect the country and love the people'."
Yang Lin chuckled and said: "Our Prime Minister Cai, with his new salt tea method, although he collected four million yuan for the court, he forced countless wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan to beg on the streets. Send a message to my father and ask him to go
Jiangnan gathers these homeless merchants and teaches those who have real talents and knowledge so that we can use them."
Cai Jing's new law, to put it bluntly, was to concentrate private wealth in Bianliang and into the hands of the court. This policy was continued for a hundred years after he was ruined. It has to be said that the Southern Song Dynasty was able to hold off the Mongols for 45 years with half of the country.
, this policy is indispensable.
His feet felt cold. The Qiang girl who was washing his feet lifted his feet and was about to wipe them with a cloth.
Yang Lin lifted up, rubbed her chest gently, smiled and said softly: "This is a rule, you must remember it."
The little Qiang girl blushed and nodded slightly.
Yang Lin put on his wooden clogs and walked to the bedside and said: "Since the official has built a building, the Long Live Battalion has to express its wishes and send an order to Yin Muhong to recruit Kaifeng Prefecture painters to paint six thousand three hundred and ninety-six auspicious pictures.
, compiled into a book, called Daguan Painting Book, to wish the officials longevity."
What a great effort! Lu Qian secretly shook his head, Shao Zai Meishang was really willing to spend money, how many painters would he have to recruit?
Seeing that Yang Lin had no other instructions, Lu Qian turned around, exited the bedroom, and gently closed the door for him.
On the other side of the gums, two pretty and smooth-skinned Qiang girls slowly untied their clothes and took off their underwear. One of them held his foot in his arms and lay down on his side.
After days of running around and working hard, Yang Lin was a little tired, and soon he started to snore slightly.
At the same time, on the Eclipta tree under the bright moon, a girl sat on the branch, swinging her feet back and forth.
Suina, who used to be heroic and heroic in the past, the flower of the prairie, has undergone subtle changes in her whole temperament since that night.
Inadvertently, the eyes are like spring waves, the face is peach blossoms, the cherry lips are trembling, and the sadness and confusion in the gaze are more moving than before.
Suina couldn't tell what she felt in her heart. She was a little resentful, a little desolate, and a little worried about gains and losses.
When the man arrived in Youzhou, Suina was frightened and frightened, fearing that he would come to find her.
I suppressed my shame and took a shower. I was scared all night. I repeatedly rehearsed in my mind how I should refuse harshly, scold someone harshly, or even hit someone.
Who knows, the night is getting darker, but no one comes.
Suina's fear dissipated, and instead she felt some hatred. The girl's thoughts were really unreasonable.