As soon as this guy said it, the guard hesitated. He was a cavalry officer and was later selected to serve as a guard in the palace, so he was no stranger to the habits of good horses. Although this horse is a little slender at the moment, it is obviously not a horse that can bear weight, in his eyes it is far inferior to the party horse and the Khitan horse, and is more suitable as a war horse that needs to be used by armored cavalry.

But he also knew that what this guy said was not wrong. He had already made up his mind to fight to the death, but he was persuaded by this guy, but he hesitated a little. However, in his eyes, no matter what kind of good horse this horse is, it is not as important as a hair of Huang Qiong, a prince.

What made this guard hesitate was that if he really stirred up the fierceness of this horse at one time, then if he didn't make this king of Hejian County, he would really be in danger. Born in a cavalry, after all, he is also a person who knows horses, and he still knows and masters some horse nature.

Fortunately, the situation on the field did not make him hesitate for long. Just when he was undecided, the crazy horse over there. Maybe it's because I feel like I've had enough. Maybe he couldn't toss the person on his back despite all his might, accepted the fate of failure, and gradually quieted down.

It's just that the horse is quiet, and although Huang Qiong can't use kung fu, she can only resist and is full of soreness. But I was worried that the horse would suddenly go crazy again, but I still didn't dare to let go. Even though the horse was now licking him with a pleasing attitude, and he was too tired to hold the horse's neck, he still didn't dare to let go.

Until the troublesome guy rushed over after seeing this scene and said: "The master is done, even if you drive this horse away now, it will not leave." People pick horses, but in fact, horses are also picking people. Fierce horses are like fierce people, they have always only served the strong, and they have ended up from the beginning. You have tamed him, and you will be his sole master for the rest of your life. There is no possibility for anyone else to ride this horse. ”

After that, he walked to the horse, touched the sweat on the shoulder blades of the horse, and stretched out his hand in front of Huang Qiong to unfold it, a piece of red as if mixed with water and blood was displayed in front of Huang Qiong before he said: "Congratulations to the master, I got an extremely rare sweat and blood horse." ”

"This horse is what the Book of Han says, called the heavenly horse by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and selected the second division general Li Guangli to pour the troops of the country to expedition to the Western Regions. Originally, this kind of horse was not uncommon in the Central Plains during the Han and Tang dynasties. However, since the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions were first lost to the Tibetans, and then they were accused of the Uighurs cutting off the Silk Road, and this kind of horse became extinct in the Central Plains. ”

"When the former king of Huaiyang County was on an expedition to Qinghai, he once got a descendant of a bloody horse. It's just that the horse is not a pure sweat and blood horse, but a horse crossed with the Tuyuhun horse, and the bloodlines have long been mixed. But even so, the king of Huaiyang County regarded it as a treasure. Your horse is a pure sweat horse, and judging by the teeth, it is just three years old and just mature. It must have been frightened just now, but this natural horse king, a natural rejection of the inferior horses in its eyes. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, at least the father of this horse should be the king of horses in the grasslands of the Western Regions. So from birth, it has a natural pride. It's just that I don't know how this horse king could fall into the hands of a horse dealer. As far as I know, this horse was generally the preferred mount of the Uighur khans. ”

After hearing this guy's words, Huang Qiong just smiled and didn't say anything. In fact, he was so sore at the moment that he didn't have the energy to discuss anything with this guy. Just told Jia Quan to go to the boss and buy the horse, and then he didn't say anything.

At this time, the one who had already been frightened and trembled, just looking forward to selling this horse that could not move at every turn as soon as possible, where would there be bargaining? Jia Quan not only bought it for a hundred yuan without much effort, but also easily found out the origin of the horse.

It turned out that the Uighurs, who were currently in control of the Western Regions, were fighting against the Kara people who were advancing eastward, and the entire Western Regions steppe was full of war. The horse, which was still a young horse at the time, was picked up by this horse dealer in the grassland. It's just that this horse grows older and has a more and more fierce temperament.

Not only can other horses not share the groove, but they will even bite it when they come to it, so they have no choice but to lead it and sell it. It's just that he has been in Jingzhao Mansion for more than half a month, and the other horses have been sold, only this one has not been sold because no one can get close. Moreover, these dignitaries and nobles in Jingzhao Mansion mainly bought horses to pull carts or use them for riding.

When these people buy horses, they are afraid that the horses will be fierce. This horse is such a performance that no one will buy it. Even went crazy today. If it weren't for Huang Qiong's appearance, which caused this horse to hurt people or other horses, he would have traveled thousands of miles from Suzhou to sell horses this time, not only could he not make money, but he would also have to suffer a lawsuit.

Now that the benefactor wants to buy it, he is already a thousand thanks, where do you dare to ask for a high price? Compared with this brother who feels that he is very lucky, Huang Qiong and his party are very bad. Huang Qiong, who was sore by the horse, had no intention of continuing to shop, although it was still early. asked Jia Quan to hire a carriage and got into the carriage all the way back home.

Back in the house, Huang Qiong didn't say anything. Just told the guy who wanted to ask for guilt to recover the Qinghai horse as soon as possible, and after he waited to use it, he went back to his bedroom with the help of Li Hai, who rushed over. Sending Li Hai away, Huang Qiong hurriedly put down the curtain on the bed, and relieved the pain all over her body.

It was only when Huang Qiong woke up from her meditation and walked out of her bedroom that she found that the troublemaker was kneeling outside the door of her bedroom. Jia Quan stood aside, helplessly persuading. Seeing this guy kneeling outside his door, Huang Qiong frowned and asked Jia Quan to take him to the study.

After entering the study, he saw this person kneeling down again, and after receiving the tea handed over by Li Hai, Huang Qiong said lightly: "If you really think you are a slave, then kneel here all night." Since you are not a slave, do not kneel at every turn. Where is your previous arrogance? ”

Huang Qiong's words fell, but this guy ignored Jia Quan's move to help him up. Instead, he kowtowed heavily, and said with tears in his eyes: "Song Zhizhao, the son of the criminal minister of the country, is in danger if he doesn't check it for a while today." Although the prince is magnanimous, he is really guilty of the crime, and he asks the prince to punish him heavily. ”

Regarding this answer called Song Zhizhao's mixed tastes, Huang Qiong gently sipped the tea in his hand before putting down the teacup and said, "Is it hard to escape the blame?" How is it that this king does not know what your sin is? You let this king get two good horses today, and this king should reward you heavily, why do you say that you are guilty? Song Zhizhao, if you really do this, you will look at this king wrongly, and you will also look down on yourself. ”

After saying that, Huang Qiong waved his hand to let Li Hai withdraw, then stood up and walked in front of this Song Zhizhao, and after helping him up with his own hands, he said: "People can't be arrogant, but they can't be arrogant." You should be a scholar, you should understand this truth. Although this king does not know, why you are a scholar to the point of being sold into slavery. ”

"But this king still has something to say, not only for you, but also for Jia Quan. It is impossible for a person to live a life like a tailor-made in a tailor's shop. The world is always difficult, and anything can happen. But no matter how big the predicament is, as long as you keep your heart. Again, people can't be arrogant, but they can't be arrogant. ”

"You are not a slave in the first place, and you have come to this point, maybe the world is impermanent. You have kept your heart, and this king also hopes that your heart can continue to be guarded, and you must not lose it at will. If you sell yourself into slavery, you have already insulted your heart, so why do you kneel down at every turn? This king here, there are not so many false courtesies. ”

Perhaps it was the life of selling oneself into slavery during this period of time that endured hardships and humiliation. Huang Qiong's words made this Song Zhizhao suddenly cry. There is irrepressible humiliation and unwillingness in the cry, and more importantly, there is also a question about the way of this world. Listening to his cry, Huang Qiong and Jia Quan looked at each other speechlessly. This is a person with a story, Huang Qiong is very sure.

After crying loudly and crying out the hardships in his heart, Song Zhizhao knelt in front of Huang Qiong again, slammed his head on the ground and said, "Please prince, call the family to avenge their grievances." The father was really wronged by death, but there was nowhere to complain. If it weren't for the prince, I don't know how much insult he would have received now. ”

Song Zhizhao's move, Huang Qiong's brows furrowed, but she didn't say anything. He just said, "Whatever you want this king to do for you, you have to stand up and say." Because if a person kneels for a long time, he doesn't know what it's like to straighten up and speak, and this king doesn't want people around him to kneel at every turn. ”

Looking at Huang Qiong's expressionless expression when he said this, Song Zhizhao hesitated for a moment and finally stood up: "Lord Wang, Zhizhao is the son of Song Wen, the former governor of the four products of the Suzhou group of herdsmen. My father was honest and honest, and he had never done anything against the laws of the imperial court, but he didn't want to be framed for stealing and selling military horses and party members. ”

"It can be seen from the sky that the party members have been nomadic for a living. Although the imperial court has always controlled the number of horses grazing by herdsmen, each herdsman is not allowed to graze more than 30 horses. If there were more than 30 horses, the imperial court confiscated them or forcibly sold them to Han land. But even so, where will there be a shortage of horses for the party members? said that my father sold military horses to the party members, what is this not an empty white tooth frame? ”

"Suzhou is located at the intersection of Longyou, Qinghai and Hexi corridors, whether it is the Dangxiang people in the north, or the Tuyuhun or Tubo tribes in the southwest, and the Uighurs outside the Yumen Pass in the west are nomadic herders, and no one lacks horses. Even if the horses they graze are not war horses, the horses of the herdsmen are not war horses either. ”

"The herd supervisors, but the yamen set up by the imperial court in Qinghai and Longyou to breed horses for military use, do not have the ability to transform young horses into war horses. I ordered the whole dynasty, and each group of pastoral supervisors was only responsible for breeding and supplying horses. Turning horses into war horses is a matter for the Ministry of War. Although the shepherds are under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, they are after all a civil official. ”

"The horses of the herd warden are basically the same as the horses grazed by the surrounding indigenous tribes. The party members came to the herdsmen to buy horses privately, did they have a lot of money and no place to spend it? Although the horses in Suzhou Horse Farm are crossbred from Dangxiang horses and Tuyuhun horses, which are better than ordinary Dangxiang horses, they are not much better. ”

"It's just that in some aspects of adaptability, it's better than the party's horses. In terms of endurance, it is also slightly better than the party horse, but not as good as the Khitan horse used in Northern Liao. This kind of horse, the party people buy it back and basically have no effect except for a small amount that can be bred. My father sold horses to the party members in private, isn't it nonsense? ”