When he left Ximen Jiangcheng, Li Jinyang's health was obviously much better, and he often opened the window to talk and laugh with Guo Song. He was especially interested in Mengzi. He hinted several times that he was willing to buy Mengzi, but he was declined by Guo Song with a smile.
Guo Song had already guessed that he was a member of the royal family, but the Anshi Rebellion had completely torn the dignity of the Tang royal family. Du Fu described in his poem the tragic situation of the royal children after the destruction of Chang'an City.
Under the waist are jewels of green coral, and the pitiful king and grandson are weeping in the corner of the road.
When asked, he refused to tell me his name, but he told me that he was a slave in poverty.
So even if he is from the royal family, Guo Song does not have much respect for him. In fact, not only Guo Song, but also followers like Li An and Wei Ping respect Li Jinyang, but they fear Li Jinyang like a tiger.
In other words, it is absolutely impossible to worship him as a god.
The Anshi Rebellion completely disrupted the order of dignity in the Tang Dynasty. Even ordinary farmers could ride a donkey into the Hanyuan Hall of the Ming Dynasty and walk several laps. How much awe can the people of the Tang Dynasty be expected to have for the royal family?
The reason why Guo Song gave the white wolf skin to Li Jinyang was because he asked for 5,000 yuan. The white wolf skin was of little significance to Guo Song and he didn't need it. He just wanted to take it to Chang'an and sell it at a good price. Since Li Jinyang
If Guo Song is willing to pay a high price to buy it, why not?
As for him saying that he gave the white wolf skin to Li Jinyang, he was just being polite. For example, if you like the Hotan seed jade that your friend is wearing very much and say you want to spend money to buy it, your friend will definitely take it off and say that you can take it if you like it.
Never talk about money.
Of course, they are just saying polite words, but don’t really think that your friend is giving it to you. This is a subtle way of telling you that the jade is not for sale. Of course, if it only costs a few dozen yuan, then that is a different matter.
Of course Guo Song knew that Li Jinyang would not be embarrassed to ask for his own things in vain, so when Li Jinyang gave him a small house with three acres as a thank you gift, he accepted it without hesitation. He not only gained favors but also made friends.
A three-acre house is not cheap in Chang'an, especially in core areas such as Pingkangfang and Xuanyangfang. Even if you have money, you can't buy a house.
The caravan went all the way north, passed through the Yin Mountains, entered the prairie, and stayed overnight.
This afternoon, the group finally arrived at the Hunyi River. This is a large, clear river. However, the river is not long, only more than 500 miles long. However, on both sides of the river are the most fertile grasslands.
Li An pointed at the river with his riding crop and said with a smile: "When you see the Hunyi River, you will know that you are not far from Sijie Yazhang."
The Yazhang is the royal tent of the great chief, equivalent to the capital of the Sijie tribe. You must know that the Sijie tribe occupies a vast area, with a territory of more than a thousand miles, and is distributed with hundreds of small tribes. The Yazhang will always be located in the most fertile part of the grassland.
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Guo Song saw herds of sheep scattered in the distance, herdsmen on horseback galloping by, and a dome tent. The population near the river was indeed denser than elsewhere.
At this moment, a series of rapid horn sounds were faintly heard in the distance. Everyone couldn't help but be startled. How could there be a horn? Could it be that Chief Sijie knew that they were coming and was preparing to welcome them?
Li An was still very experienced, so his expression changed and he immediately said: "Hurry up and retreat, hurry up!"
"Uncle An, what happened?" Wei Ping, the escort, asked.
"This is the horn sound indicating an enemy invasion. There is probably a conflict in the north. Let's retreat first and then learn about the situation."
This was obviously a wise decision, and the convoy immediately turned around and headed south.
However, Guo Song did not follow the retreat south. He turned back to Li An and said, "Uncle An, you go first! I'll go check out the situation."
Without waiting for anyone to respond, he urged his horse and galloped away to the north.
Li An was in a hurry and was about to shout, but Li Jinyang stopped him, "Uncle An, let him go! He will be fine."
Li An had no choice but to watch Guo Song Benyuan.
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Guo Song galloped his horse and ran for more than twenty miles, only to see more than a thousand knights fighting fiercely on the grassland. They were all dressed in the same way, wearing black leather armor and flaming headdresses, but one of them was wearing a black cloak, while the other was wearing a black cloak.
On one side is a white cloak.
Guo Song's eyes were fixed on the party wearing a black cloak. They were the ones who had kidnapped Shi Tong.
The black-cloaked warriors were obviously the intruders, and they had the numerical advantage. They killed the other side and kept retreating. The white-cloaked warriors kept blowing rapid horn sounds.
Guo Song was also wearing a black warrior uniform. His Pegasus pulled off a white cloak and flame headdress from a dead man on the ground and dressed up as the defeated party.
A black-cloaked warrior shouted loudly and thrust his spear at Guo Song. Guo Song dodged to avoid the spear. The two horses crossed each other and he drew his sword to strike. The sword was as fast as lightning. There was only a flash of cold light, and the opponent's head was killed.
The sword flew away, the bones rolled to the ground, and the headless corpse fell off the horse.
Guo Song had a murderous intention in his heart. He galloped on his horse from the side and went around to the other side behind the black cloak warrior. About a hundred steps away, Guo Song drew his bow and arrow and shot an arrow at the opponent's leader from behind.
The leader of the black cloak warriors is a captain. He wears a silver headdress and has armor on his chest. He is loudly instructing his men to surround the opponent.
He never dreamed that a cold arrow would be shot from behind. This arrow was powerful and extremely fast. It shot into the back of his neck with a sound of 'Pfft!', and the tip of the arrow came out from his throat. The commander's body shook, and he turned over and fell off his horse.
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The leader was shot dead, and the situation immediately reversed. The black-cloaked warriors had no intention of fighting. They turned their horses and fled westward. After a while, more than 700 warriors gradually ran away, leaving corpses on the ground.
At this time, the white cloaked warrior rushed forward, pressed his chest with his hand, bowed and saluted: "Thank you warrior for your help, protect the leader of Yazhang!"
Guo Song also bowed slightly and said: "I am from the Tang Dynasty. I am following the imperial merchants of the Tang Dynasty to the north. I happen to be fighting. I can help you a little. You're welcome!"
The white-cloaked warrior leader was suddenly surprised and delighted, "Is it Li An's caravan? Where is he?"
Guo Song pointed to the south, "They are taking shelter in the south for now!"
The white-cloaked warrior leader immediately summoned two of his men and asked them to greet the Tang caravan.
At this time, a burst of horn sounds came from the north, and countless flags appeared in the distance, and a black line appeared more than ten miles away. The leader of the white-cloaked warriors was immediately overjoyed, "The governor is back!"
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Li An and his party received a warm welcome from the Sijie tribe, especially Guo Song, who enjoyed VIP treatment and stayed in Ye Hu's tent, which was second only to the king's tent. However, Guo Song declined in the end because he was really not used to it.
The kind of luxurious life where four girls accompany you, and you have to use gold and gemstone cups to drink water.
He finally stayed in an ordinary guest tent covered with sheepskin. In the afternoon, a man in his thirties came in, put his hand on his chest, bowed to Guo Song and said: "I am in Manhe, the tent of Governor Saler."
Mei Lu, as you Tang people would say, is the internal affairs manager, and he is very willing to serve Mr. Guo!"
Mu Manhe seems to be very smart and capable. He has lived in Chang'an for many years and can speak fluent Chinese.
Guo Song asked him to sit down and said to him: "Although I am traveling with Huangshang when I come to Sijie this time, I actually have other important matters!"
"I know, Li An has already told me that it seems that the young master is here to redeem people. We have more than twenty Han people here, but the nearest Han person also came last year, and he was not kidnapped. He was a blacksmith and brought his family
After people came with the caravan, they settled down in Sijiebu, which happened in September last year."
"My two friends were captured in the south of Fengzhou. The cavalrymen who captured them were about thirty people, wearing black leather armor and flaming ornaments on their heads. Each of them was wearing a black cloak."
Mu Manhe nodded, "That's the Absi tribe. Young Master also saw it. Our soldiers all wear white cloaks, and the troops of the Absi tribe wear black cloaks. Those with red edges on the cloaks are centurions, and those with silver edges.
He is a captain of thousands, and the one with a gold border is a captain of ten thousand."
"It's a black cloak with red edges!" Guo Song added.
"That's right. They should be Albus's sentry centurions. They usually have a team of thirty people."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and asked: "What is the relationship between Albus and Si Jie?"
Mu Manhe smiled lightly and said: "Albus is also called Xisijie, and he is a branch of Sijie. We were a family at first, and their commander Albus. Mutt was also the father-in-law of our commander.
But since eight years ago, the two families have gradually turned against each other, and there have been frequent conflicts. This time, when the governor of my family was on inspection in the east, the other party sent troops to sneak attack the governor's wife and children in an attempt to kidnap the governor's wife and children. There were not many guards in the governor, but thanks to
Master, please help me in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous, my governor is extremely grateful."
Guo Song's face showed disappointment. It turned out that Shi Tong was kidnapped by the Albus Division and had nothing to do with the Si Jie Division.
He suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "What is the relationship between Albus and Xue Yantuo?"
Mu Manhe said angrily: "They are allies, and it was the Xue Yantuo tribe who instigated them to split the East-West Sijie tribe. The Xue Yantuo tribe also promised Albus Mutt to help them annex the Sijie tribe!"
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, then turned around and asked, "Today, Absi sent troops to sneak attack on Si Jiebu's tooth tent. Is this the end of it?"
Mu Manhe shook his head, "Of course we will take revenge. This time we will completely destroy Absi's tentacles. The governor hopes that you can also participate in the war!"
"Why do you think of letting me join the war?"
Guo Song was really puzzled. Although he had helped Sijiebu before, he was from the Tang Dynasty after all, and wars between tribes on the grassland generally did not like outsiders participating.
Mu Manhe pondered for a moment and explained: "We have been fighting with the Absi tribe for eight years, and have been waiting for the opportunity to destroy the Absi tribe. Your arrival has given us hope."
"I still don't understand?" Guo Song was even more confused.
Mu Manhe's eyes were sparkling, and he looked at Guo Song and said: "The god that Absi worships is a silver wolf, and if you shoot the White Wolf King, you are the envoy sent to us by the Changsheng Heaven!"