Chapter 6 Qiangnan Ethnic Boundary
In late August, more than 10 people from Tuoba Yabu and Chan'er left the forest farm, crossed the Qiangnan Mountain, and entered the territory of the Qiangnan people. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Brother Tuoba met King Qiangnan in the forest farm?" Chan'er asked curiously.
"The Qiangnan people are keen on hunting, and many festivals celebrate various forms of hunting every year, and once they broke into the outer woods in pursuit of prey. Tuoba Yabu recalled, "After several fights, Shan Yugong and I both had a sense of sympathy, so we became brothers and agreed that the Tuoba family and the Qiangnan tribe would not invade each other. ”
"Are you the same age as King Qiangnan?"
"My eldest brother is three years old. When they first met, the first king of the Qiangnan tribe was still alive, and his younger brother inherited the throne of the county five years ago. In a few months, we will have been married for ten years. So in both public and private affairs, I plan to get together with him and have a good conversation. ”
"I heard that the Qiangnan and Qiangbei tribes have been fighting each other for many years, and the contradictions have been for a long time. The king of Qiangbei married a Victorian princess, and it was inevitably affected by the Victorian state militarily and politically. In this regard, King Qiangnan should also be on the same side as you. ”
However, the title of the righteous brother was conferred by the Victorian state, and the two sides have exchanged materials for many years. After the decline of the strength of the country, the princess of Qiangbei gradually lost her right to speak, and the king of Qiangbei seemed to be unwilling to be only a county king. ”
"The relationship between the parties is very delicate. Friend or foe may be just a thought. ”
"I don't want to be an enemy of my brother, even if we don't care about our friendship, based on strength alone, all the Qiangnan tribes are good at hunting, and the righteous brother is extraordinary......" Tuoba Yabu said, suddenly stopped talking, squatted down, leaned close to the ground and listened to something, and after a while, he said, "Unfortunately, today seems to be just in time for the hunting day of the Qiangnan tribe." ”
When Chan'er heard this, she leaned over to listen for a moment like Tuoba Yabu, and sure enough, the sound of horses' hooves and trumpets came from a distance.
"In the past, it was the king of Qiangnan who broke into your forest farm, and today you have broken into the back garden of the Qiangnan tribe. ”
"Fortunately, I showed mercy to my righteous brother in the past, and I should not be expelled today. Tuoba Yabu joked, and smiled at Chan'er.
After a tea time, Shan Yugong, the king of Qiangnan, took the lead in appearing in the field of vision of Tuoba Yabu and others. Shan Yugong saw Tuoba Yabu from a distance, his expression was more joyful than surprised, and then the corners of his lips lifted slightly, slowed down his horse and stepped forward a few steps, and said with a cynical expression:
"Who is coming? dare to trespass on the territory of my Qiangnan tribe. ”
Seeing Shan Yugong's serious look, Tuoba Yabu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and said intentionally:
"Today's autumn is high and cool, and I climbed high with my friends to look into the distance, but I didn't know that this side of the mountain was already the territory of the Qiangnan tribe. ”
"This mountain is called 'Qiangnan Mountain', and here it is my Qiangnan people who have the final say. How can Your Excellency and his party come as they say and wander around at will?"
"Yes. But I think that in the country of Nan, there is no place where I want to come to Tuoba Yabu. Tuoba Yabu replied unceremoniously.
Chan'er saw that Tuoba Yabu's words were different from her usual humility, and she vaguely felt that the conversation between the two had something inside, as if she was recreating the scene of the year. And then, the behavior of these two people is even more different from that year.
I saw that Shan Yugong didn't agree with each other, drew his sword out of its sheath, and at the same time jumped up from the horse's back and landed on the ground. Tuoba Yabu pulled out the scimitar at his waist, strode forward, and came and went with Shan Yugong.
Shan Yugong's knife skills are quite fine, and his skills are between Huang Feng and Xue Indigo, but the grassland grows up in the deep mountains, and he has a lot of fierce hands, and his knife skills have added a bit of wildness, even if it is Huang Feng, he may not be sure of winning for a while.
And Tuoba Yabu is above Huang Feng, and he is at ease in the face of Shan Yugong, who is familiar with his sword skills, but he has restrained himself and left a little affection.
The words and deeds of the two are just like the situation ten years ago, when the seventeen-year-old Tuoba Yabu and the fourteen-year-old Shan Yugong met for the first time-
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"Who trespassed into the Tuoba family's forest farm?" Tuoba Yabu walked out of the guards in the forest farm, although he was young, his aura around him was different from ordinary people.
The brothers followed their old friends after them, but they didn't know that this side of the mountain was actually the territory of the Tuoba family. Shan Yugong raised his eyebrows on horseback and said with some surprise.
"Your Excellency's old friend, but this one?" said Tuoba Yabu, pointing to the white ferret that Alai had captured behind him.
"Not bad. Your Excellency Lao handed over the ferret to us, and these brothers and I naturally did not bother much, so we took our leave. Shan Yugong was a young man, with a hint of arrogance in his tone.
"It's rare to have guests in the forest farm, and you should have welcomed them in the next place, but Your Excellency and your party will come and go, and they will leave again, when this is the place?" Tuoba Yabu smiled and refused, "As for this ferret, since it is already in my forest farm, I am afraid that Your Excellency can only return empty-handed." ”
"Your Excellency will not hand over the ferret, and you will be rude. What the Qiangnan people want, there is nothing they can't get. We can get into your forest farm, and of course we can take the ferrets with us. ”
"Then it depends on whether you have the ability to do it. ”
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Under the same sunlight, the scene of the two fighting ten years ago is vaguely overlapping with the present.
After Shan Yugong broke the one-style knife technique that was defeated by Tuoba Yabu in the past, he accepted it when he saw it, and while withdrawing the knife in his hand, he laughed loudly:
"I haven't seen him for three years, I thought I could beat my brother-in-law, but I forgot that my brother-in-law's sword skills would not stop. ”
"The progress of the righteous brother is indeed not small, and I think there is no opponent in the Qiangnan tribe. Tuoba Yabu withdrew his scimitar at the same time, and said with a warm smile.
"Are these friends of the righteous brother?" Shan Yugong turned his gaze to Xue Di and the others, and couldn't help but be amazed the moment he saw Chan'er, "Such a beautiful girl, shouldn't she be called Mrs. Sister-in-law." ”
Chan'er was not a formal person, but in the face of Shan Yugong's warm and straightforward words, she couldn't help but be a little embarrassed. When Tuoba Yabu saw this, he hurriedly said to Shan Yugong:
"If I marry, will I not invite you to drink? This is my little sister, Chan'er. ”
When Shan Yugong heard this, he smiled apologetically at Chan'er and said:
"It turned out to be Sister Chan'er, and she was rude. ”
"Brother Shan Yu is the righteous brother of Brother Tuoba, and he is Chan'er's brother. Chan'er is polite. Chan'er said with a light smile.
"She is also the niece of the Kaiser, and Princess Chanyuan is honored by the lonely country. Tuoba Yabu added.
"It's Princess Chanyuan, who is enshrined as a princess for the three kingdoms of Nan, Gu, and Heng......" Shan Yugong's voice couldn't hide his surprise, "When did the righteous brother have such a little junior sister!"
"There is also Brother Xue Indigo Xue, who is Chan'er's brother-in-law. Our uninvited guests, do you welcome or not?"
"Since you are your own relatives and friends, you should welcome yourself. Shan Yugong said while ordering someone to lead a few horses, "Brother Yi, Sister Chan'er, Brother Xue, if you don't think Nanzhai is simple, how about talking to me?"
"That's a nuisance. ”
Some of the people in the Qiangnan tribe knew Tuoba Yabu, and the rest of the people saw that Shan Yugong was so respectful to Tuoba Yabu and others, and they quickly gave way to a way.
Several people then rode on horseback, and Xi Tao and Xiao Rao rode with Huang Feng and Tie Yin respectively, and the group was led by Shan Yugong himself to the residence of the Qiangnan tribe.
Nanzhai is located in the main peak of Qiangnan Mountain, along the direction of the water source by the mountain to build a lot of stone blockhouses, the house is a flat-roofed house made of stone chips, it is square, the roof is paved with stone slabs, stretches out of the eaves. There is a watchtower built on the periphery of the residence, the shape is hexagonal, the height of the building is more than five zhang, it can be used to resist the enemy, store grain and grass.
Shan Yugong and Tuoba Yabu walked side by side, and first walked through the road of watchtowers to connect the houses. The children who were playing above the roofs of the stone towers on both sides saw Shan Yugong and his party returning, and they all happily called and looked, and several older children jumped off the eaves, gathered around the roadside, and greeted Shan Yugong and said:
"What good things did the prince hunt today?"
"Today there is a visitor, the time to hunt is early, but there is nothing rare for you to enjoy. I'll open your eyes another day. Shan Yugong replied in a friendly tone.
"A guest from the south?"
"Of course, only people from the south can walk with the prince. "A few children, you say a word, I say a word.
"The second son of the Tuoba family, have you heard of it?" asked Shan Yugong.
"Is it the Tuoba son who is good at riding and archery and can march, and go south to sweep away the Yi army?" the eyes of the child who spoke were full of admiration.
"Hmm. Shan Yugong nodded, and glanced at Tuoba Yabu.
"Next time, let's talk about it. Tuoba Yabu bowed slightly to the children, and then rode forward with Shan Yugong, smiled and said, "I'm a little famous with you." ”
"The Qiangnan people have always revered the brave and good at fighting, if it were not for the strength of the people to win the hearts of the people, even if I was the son of my father, the position of the king of Qiangnan might not be stable. Shan Yugong said, glanced back at Chan'er, retracted his gaze and said, "Your junior sister is the same truth." If she hadn't gone deep into the battlefield and fought for the respective interests of Gu and Heng, how could she have today's identity just in the name of King Gong's daughter. ”
There is a deep meaning in the words of the righteous brother. Tuoba Yabu turned his head to look at Shan Yugong.
Shan Yugong smiled lightly and said:
"I know that my brother has a big heart and ambition to accomplish. The Qiangnan tribe is just the Qiangnan tribe, there is no need to worry about this. And I will not take sides between my people and you. ”
A flash of gratitude flashed in Tuoba Yabu's eyes, and then he said softly:
"With your words, it is a kind of favoritism. Thank you very much. ”