West Ou Country.

Savage land, dense forests, infested with wild beasts.

A long-toothed moire tiger was crouching on the ground, with bloodshot eyes as big as copper bells, staring at the elk in front of him. In order not to startle the snake, this fierce beast carefully restrained its murderous aura.

It's just that the beast that seems extremely dangerous to the people of China is a delicious meal in the eyes of the Yue people of Xiou.

Behind this fierce beast, more than a dozen Yue people with bamboo spears and bamboo bows in their hands were lying behind this fierce beast, wanting to be the yellow finch behind.

Approaching, all the hunting Yue people are waiting for the moment when this giant tiger pounces on food, this moment is the moment when the giant tiger relaxes its vigilance the most. They could have no trouble and end up with this beast.

The horse's hooves neighed.

At the moment when Yue Ren was engrossed, the hoof riders flying from afar destroyed all this.

The tiger discovered the original breath, lowered its head again, and hibernated, its huge body quietly retreating.

Seeing his feast slip away like this, a girl in the crowd stood up very unhappily and led someone to stop the knight.

"Who are you?"

The girl was born with a pair of big eyes, two small tiger teeth, and a round face, and she was angry and very cute.

"I am a knight under the command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Great Qin, and I have come to visit the King of Xiou and the Song Dynasty with several carts of gifts." The knight was fluent in the dialect of the area, and spoke it to the people in the vernacular.

"Gifts?" When the girl heard the word, her eyes seemed to be shining, and she said to the knight, "Where is the gift?" ”

"It's just a mile behind me, and I can't find the road, so I've come to find it."

"Let them follow us with their gifts, and I will take you to the king." The girl patted her small breasts, as if to say, if there is a gift, it is easy to say anything.

"Thank you, girl." The tall knight clenched his fists and thanked him

Since the king of Yue failed to conquer Chu without borders, the Yue country was destroyed by Qi and Chu. A large number of Yue nobles were unwilling to accept the rule of Chu Qi and dispersed to the south of the Yangtze River. One of them was exiled to Xiou, the land of today's Guangxi.

Soon after the fall of the Yue Kingdom, the descendants of the Yue King still had the ambition to restore the country, but with the passage of time, the blood gradually receded, and the Yue people began to get used to the local life.

Different from Minyue and Ouyue, the land of Xiou has a continuous mountain barrier, and the mountains are high and the water is far away. Not to mention the Central Plains, even with the Chu people, there is very little contact.

Gradually, these Yue people in Xi'ou forgot the smelting technology handed down by their ancestors, forgot the craftsmanship of building cities and building houses, forgot about ploughing and working, and began to become more and more like the local natives, living by fishing and hunting, and wearing animal fur and grass skirts.

In the cave, Yi Hu Song sat on his tiger skin throne, and at the bottom was a group of important ministers of the Xiou Kingdom sitting on straw mats.

In Xiou, the etiquette system is chaotic, and there is no dignity or inferiority. It's just that the text is headed by the older and virtuous, and the martial is dominated by the strong and strong. Although the Song Dynasty was nominally the king of the Western Ou Kingdom, he was actually the leader of the largest tribe in the region. In addition to its tribe, there are also thirty-six Yi kings, the small ones can gather hundreds to thousands of troops, and the big ones can gather five or six thousand troops. These 36 Dongyi kings are either afraid or respectful, and they all respect and call Song as the king.

"Great Elder, how is the situation of our tribe this year? How many children were born? "The Song people are tall and big, and outside of a tiger skin corset, there is a thick and abnormal, green tendon burst horizontal meat.

The great elder mentioned by the translation of Song is a famous local sorcerer, who is good at medicine and herbs, and has a great prestige in the land of Xiou. He also gave himself the name of a Chinese man, called Lu Wen.

Lu Wen said: "There are 3,000 babies born this year, of which more than 400 have survived. The old man has already seen it, and presumably they will all be able to grow into strong warriors in the future. ”

"Yes!" Yi Hu Song nodded, very satisfied with this result.

The sanitary conditions in the land of Xiou are very poor, and the newborn baby can be saved by one out of ten, which is already a good result. And for tribes with wizards like the Great Elders, the proportion is even higher.

"In our territory, three new warehouses were built to store rice millet from the north and grain from the Yueyue tribute. In addition, there are some dried butchers and dried fish, which I have ordered to be transported into the warehouse. These three warehouses are eighty percent full, enough for our people to live for two or three months. ”

"It's a pity that we don't have the same high farming skills as the northerners, otherwise, our people wouldn't have to go hungry and full because of the decrease in the number of prey in the off-season." Yihu Song sighed and said.

In the land of Xiou, most of the Yue people make a living from fishing and hunting. The so-called fishing and hunting, watching the sky and eating, is even more unstable than the way of life such as plowing the fields and working. Therefore, the translator Song ordered people to build warehouses to store food in case of emergency.

"Daddy!"

When Yi Song was discussing the state with everyone, the tiger tooth girl broke in.

For such rude behavior of the girl, everyone is accustomed to it, but they don't care very much.

The tiger tooth girl walked in front of Yi Hu Song, turned around, and her long skirt spread out, like a beautiful flower.

"Daddy, is it good-looking?"

"My buds are the best, don't you say?" Yi called Song Sheng's rudeness and temper quite irritable, but for this daughter, he couldn't be angry, but he loved it abnormally.

"Yes, yes, yes!" There was a chorus of approval in the cave.

"Your Highness Princess, where did you get this long dress?" Only Lu asked, the first to ask.

"Ahh It was a gift brought by the northerners, and they said that they were the envoys of the prince of Great Qin, who came to meet their father. "In the land of the two crosses, the news is blocked. Even if you are the princess of Xiou, you are not very clear about the outside world. Because of this, what Daqin, Ya'er doesn't even know where it is, let alone the prince of Daqin. For military affairs, girls like Ya'er still don't care. All she cared about was the expensive carved pleated skirt on her body. This is a beautiful thing that the girl has never seen in this wild place.

However, the king of Xi'ou, Yihu Song, and the great elder Lu Wen were different, they were quite knowledgeable people. They know what kind of behemoth the Da Qin in the girl's mouth is! I also know what kind of powerful man Gui is the crown prince of Great Qin.

"Call the messenger." King Siou commanded.

The golden fat man traveled all the way, through thousands of mountains and rivers, and finally arrived in the territory of this Xiou country. Along the way, when he saw the rhino horns hanging by the Yue people in the village outside the thatched huts, the hardwood used to cut objects, and the mussel beads that children played with in their hands, the golden fat man's thief eyes lit up, and he felt as if he had arrived in a legendary paradise. These are priceless things! Just the mussel beads in the child's hand, the pigeon eggs are so big that they are enough to exchange for a decent house outside.

After passing through several villages and passing the path guarded by the maid, the golden fat man followed the Yue people who led the way into the cave.

Don't look at the narrow entrance of this cave, but there is a hole inside. The road turned around, there were many forks in the road, and the golden fat man almost made a mistake several times.

If it weren't for someone to lead him, the fat man thought to himself, he would have to get lost in this hole.

"Qin envoy Jin Lian to see the king of Xiou."

The golden fat man walked into a large karst cave, the fire in the cave was brilliant, the king of Xiou sat in the first place, and below, there were a group of courtiers of Xiou who were eyeing each other. They are stout, fierce-looking, and have fierce eyes.

The fat golden man was covered in cold sweat, and for a moment, he felt as if he had walked into a wolf's den.

"You northerners, it's just so much red tape. Go ahead! Prince Qin asked you to come, what is it for? Yihu Song waved his hand and said.

"Buy land!" The voice of the fat golden man resounded throughout the cave. As the golden fat man's words fell, the fat on his body shook unconsciously, but the people in the cave were talking.

Lu Wen stood up and came to the front of the golden fat man. Looking at the golden fat man's mung bean-sized eyes, Lu Wen said, "Your envoy knows that the earth is the most precious thing in a country, and it cannot be given up. ”

Fool whom? Last month you didn't exchange a piece of wasteland to the west for three truckloads of grain.

The fat golden man scolded in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face. "The Great Elder is right. However, before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left, he asked me to bring several carts of gifts. There are fine clothing, iron tools for farming, grain, wine and meat, just to show our sincerity. If the trip is successful, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, and there will be several carts of gifts to offer. ”

The people in the cave, after listening to the words of the fat man, all talked about it. Counting truckloads of goods is really exciting.

"In that case, how much land does Prince Qin want?" Yihu Song finally relented, it seems that for the number of truckloads of goods, even the king of Xiou, it is difficult not to be moved.

"Two pieces of land the size of cowhides." The fat golden man said.

"What Qin Envoy said is true." Yi Yu Song leaned forward, and his voice changed a little because of excitement.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that it is difficult to chase the horse."

"What do you mean?" Yi Hu Song asked.

"It's just that it counts."

"Okay, this king agreed." Yihu Song waved his hand and agreed quite arrogantly.

When the vast majority of people in the cave retreated, only Yi Hu Song and Lu Wen were left in the cave.

The great elder of the Xi'ou Kingdom was now worried, and he said to Yi Yu Song: "The Qin people are cheating, and the king must not be on guard. ”

"I know." This king, who seemed fierce and violent to outsiders, now spoke softly, and his eyes flashed with reason. "Two days ago, I got the news from the South Vietnamese Jun. Wuzhu, the king of Minyue, and Ouyang Shao, the king of Ouyue, had surrendered to Qin. The Qin Emperor demoted him to the rank of ruler and gave him the surname of Don, but still let them manage the old land. Great Elder, do you know what this donkey means? ”

Lu Wen shook his head, he was known for his great knowledge of the local area, but he still knew little about Chinese writing.

"It means meekness, meekness." Yihu Song gritted his teeth and said: "These two unpromising guys are simply embarrassing our faces. ”

"In that case, why do you still have to agree to the conditions of the Qin people?" Lu Wen said puzzled.

With a sly glint on his face, Yi Hu Song asked, "Great Elder, what is the most important thing for us?" Is it the land? ”

"It's the population!" Lu Wen deserves to be a local wise man and replied.

"Yes, we don't need to cultivate the land, for us, the vast land is a broad concept. Only the population of the tribe is the only measure of strength. With those truckloads of goods, our tribe can survive the next off-season in peace, and all we have to pay for is a wasteland. ”

"But the Qin people are treacherous, so I'm afraid that they will play any tricks again." Lu Wen said with some anxiety after all.

"The Qin people are not only treacherous, but also extremely cruel. If we don't agree, can't they just grab it? Now we haven't torn our faces, even if they play any tricks, it's also on our land, maybe we'll still have to make money by then. ”

Yi Yu Song smiled and said.

"The king is wise."

In the cave, there was a woman with long hair and plain clothes sitting in front of the dresser, on which there was a bronze mirror and a few boxes of rouge.

In this land of Xiou, the bronze mirror and rouge are undoubtedly not rare things. Those who can use these things can imagine the identity of their owners.

This woman is Yi Hu Song's favorite concubine, and she asks for it, and Yi Hu Song always agrees. The woman's figure is delicate and plump, with a pair of charming eyes on her bewitching face, and her fair and slender thighs are horizontal. At this moment, the woman looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and her face showed a sad color.

The woman's name was Ruan Zhu, and she was originally the wife of a tribal leader in Ruyue. Three years ago, Yi Hu Song led the men and horses of the Xiou tribe to attack the Yue and wiped out many of the Yue tribes. Burning the village to take things and plundering the population is not prestigious. The woman's husband was killed by Yihu Song in that battle, and she herself became the prey of Yihu Song.

In the past three years, Yihu Song has loved women well. However, deep in the woman's heart, she is still very contemptuous of the rude and incomprehensible translation of Song. As a result, life becomes more and more depressing.

"Concubine, look, what did I bring you?" Yi Hu Song laughed, took some rouge, clothes, bronze mirrors, accessories and other things, walked in, and put them on the women's dresser. Behind Yi Hu Song, he was also followed by his personal guard chief, the handsome Tie Yuque.

Looking at this messy table of items, Ruan Zhu was very unhappy in her heart. It's just that she is under someone else's roof, and she still has a reluctant smile on her face.

"King, why are you so happy today?"

"Hahaha! Is there one? Yi Yu Song approached Ruan Zhu, put his huge head on Ruan Zhu's fleshy legs, and whispered: "Actually, I was very angry today, but I had to pretend to be happy on my face." ”

"Really? Why? ”

"The Qin people are here! Qin people, it's finally here! Yihu Song seemed to be a little tired, muttered a whisper, and fell asleep peacefully on Ruan Zhu's lap. (To be continued.) )