Chapter 1335: The road of fire is the road of life

After a light rain, the air on the grassland became clearer and clearer, and Cui Yin arrived at the pasture where Ye'er was grazing with a large number of goods and materials.

It is a place where the nameless river meanders, and the herdsmen's tents are scattered along the riverbank, and the singing of high and low can be heard in the distance, and there is a quiet and peaceful atmosphere everywhere.

Cui Yin sighed with emotion, such a paradise-like scene is often a flash in the pan in the grasslands, maybe the next moment there will be invaders with sabers and bows and arrows to kill, regardless of men, women and children, in order to keep their homeland, they have to participate in the fight of life and death.

But this is their fate, Cui Yin is not a sentimental person, the purpose of his coming here is also to send the men of Ye'er to the battlefield to fight the big cannibals, and those unrealistic compassion can only be swayed by the cowardly.

Before coming to Ye'erbu, Cui Yin sent someone to rush over to see Ashley first, and it was during this contact that he accidentally learned that Ashley had another identity, that is, the son of the chief of Ye'erbu, no wonder this guy patted his chest and promised when he was in Xierfan.

Ashley took his brother and ran far away from the camp to meet Cui Yin, which was a very favorable sign, but there was still a trace of doubt in his eyebrows.

"Honorable envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Ashley and his brother Asta greeted the distinguished guests, and our father prepared wine and meat ...... the camp."

Cui Yin looked the two brothers up and down, the two looked very similar, Asta had a more immature face, obviously a younger brother, but his body was taller and stronger.

"Okay, well, Cui has been looking forward to drinking Ye'erbu's wine for some days, and today he finally got his wish!"

After a brief greeting, the group soon arrived at the camp, and sure enough, as Ashley said, the chief of the Ye'er Department was waiting at the gate of the camp.

Originally, Cui Yin still had a slight complaint about this big chief, a big Tang Tianwei, not to mention the chiefs of a small tribe, that is, the kings of those small countries in the Western Regions, all rushed to welcome him from afar, and now he was relieved when he saw the state of the chieftain in front of him.

The chief of the Ye'er Department actually had no legs, and the old man with gray hair sat on a simple cart, although his body was crippled, his eyes and demeanor were full of strength and confidence.

"Distinguished guests from the Tang Dynasty, please accept the most solemn welcome ceremony from the Ye'er Department...... Please take the fire ......"

"Fire Road?"

Originally, Cui Yin only heard it, but after seeing the ceremony prepared by Ye Erbu, he was also a little dumbfounded.

As a warrior, you have to walk barefoot across a whole field of unburned coals, and this is their most solemn and grand welcome ceremony.

Only by walking through this whole piece of coals can you prove that you are a warrior and a noble guest worthy of the respect of Ye Erbu.

Although Cui Yin can be regarded as a person who is anxious and wise, he is also a little difficult for a while, does he really want to take off his boots and walk over them barefoot?

At this time, the interpreter on the side whispered a reminder on the side:

"Yeerbu converted to Manichaeism as early as when the Sassanid Persians ruled Khorasan, but although this Manichaeism is from the same origin as the orthodox sect believed by the Persian aristocracy, it is still different from it, so the Yeerbu who converted to Manichaeism has always been suppressed as a heretic...... For hundreds of years, Ye'er has not yielded to the Persians, nor to the Great Cannibals, and if the envoys are to gain their trust and respect, this path of fire must be taken!"

After several hesitations, thinking of the prime minister's expectations and his trust in himself, Cui Yin finally made up his mind and let go.

He took off his boots, took off his socks, followed the example of the Ye'er warrior, and ran quickly towards the fire road.

The moment the soles of my feet touched the coals, the burning sensation came, but the expected severe pain of the burn did not appear, and it was only a slight dull pain until I ran the whole fire road.

Burns are certain, but certainly not very serious.

In order to show his fearlessness, he took the pottery wine bowl from the hand of the beautiful Yeerbe woman without looking at the soles of his feet, and poured it into his belly in a big gulp.

As soon as the drink enters the stomach, a strong sour smell rushes straight to the nose, and the taste is definitely not good, but it is full of strength.

"Good wine!"

After swallowing the last sip of wine, Cui Yin praised it from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, Ashley and Asta also ran barefoot from the fire road, and only the old chieftain Manyak was pushed by his entourage.

"If it's not for the legs...... I also have to accompany the distinguished guests to walk through the road of fire, the distinguished guests look weak, but their courage is comparable to that of the goshawks in the sky, the lions in the desert, those great cannibals boast of their invincibility, and in front of this road of fire, they will tremble and dare not move forward!"

With that, everyone laughed, full of disdain for the big cannibal.

This made Cui Yin keenly capture the details, and it seemed that Ye Erbu's hostility towards the big cannibal was stronger than previously judged.

After the Great Cannibals replaced the Persian rule of Khorasan, they imposed a poll tax on the infidels, and if they did not pay, they would be driven out of this fertile pasture by force.

During the Umayyad Dynasty, the Great Cannibal was relatively mild, but after the establishment of the Abbasid Dynasty, especially with the arrival of Abbas as the governor of Khorasan, the situation of the Ye'er Department deteriorated, and even the number of newborn males had to be strictly controlled. One was immersed in a river, and the other was castrated and sent to the Caliph's court as eunuch slaves.

In the steppes of northern Khorasan, not only the single leaf tribes, but also those who wanted to graze cattle within the empire had to accept such a cruel policy.

Therefore, it is not surprising that they have a deep resentment and hatred for the Great Cannibals.

It wasn't until the Shenwu army from the Tang Dynasty entered Khorasan, first the murdered governor Khorasan was captured, and then the Great Eclipse Prince Mahdi was defeated and fled, that the herdsmen of the steppe finally realized that the time had come to revolt.

It's just that because of the great cannibal's accumulation of power over the years, no one dares to be this up-and-coming bird.

Now, the Shenwu Army has sent an envoy to the Ye'er Division, and the disabled Ye'er Chieftain Maniak is obviously intent on becoming this up-and-coming bird.

Before coming here, Cui Yin still had some understanding of Ye'erbu, although he was a little embarrassed and didn't know enough about it, but he still had some understanding of the historical grievances between them and the big cannibals.

After a tedious and lively welcome ceremony, Cui Yin and Manyak finally sat down in the tent together.