Chapter 37: The Miserable Old Maozi
Chapter 37 Miserable Old Maozi
Ivan Jie did not enter the legendary palace, nor did he meet the great emperor of the East, and was driven out like a beggar.
Ivangeli didn't understand, he was here to be a messenger, how was he thrown out? Later, Ivan Jie begged for food in the suburbs of Beijing for two years, and gradually understood why he was thrown out.
It's not that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't want to see Ivangel, it's that he is too poor and too dull to give gifts to the officials of the Ministry of Rites who are in charge of this matter.
Just because there was no gift, the dream in Ivangel's heart was shattered.
Later, Ivangeli returned to the Siberian Khanate, only to find that there was no place for his own existence. He was originally loyal to Tsar Vasily IV, but during the few years of his mission to the Eastern Empire, the great Vasily IV the Great was killed in the rebellion, and after several twists and turns, the young Mikhail Romanov became the new Tsar.
Vasily IV was killed, and no one knew about Ivantjie's contribution to the Eastern Empire, and his nobility was gone.
Ivan Jay was very unwilling, so he led a group of outlaws and re-exiled to the vicinity of the Tula River as a robber.
Ivangeli wanted to become a nobleman again, with his own castle and land, so he came to the banks of the Tula River. Originally, he wanted to go to Zhangjiakou, but he was afraid that he would encounter the situation again and be thrown outside like garbage.
At first, Ivan Jay wanted to make a fortune through trade as soon as possible, and he found Mongol and Han caravans to trade, but the results were still miserable.
Because of his strange appearance, the Mongols regarded Ivan Jay as a messenger of the devil and refused to sell him anything at all.
There was no trade, no income, and the people brought by Ivan J. were starving and cold, and they were at a loss in this strange place.
Finally, two fellow Slavs could not stand it and stole a sheep from one tribe.
That day, they had a full meal, but at the cost of the two Slavic compatriots being stoned to death by the angry Mongols.
After this incident, Evangel completely went on a different path, and since he was not accepted, no one wanted to believe him. Then he will rob and keep robbing.
At the beginning, Ivan Jie didn't dare to grab more, and he could only pick a caravan with a relatively small number of people. But the result of this is that they get very little, and most of what they loot is food.
This time, Ivangele intends to make a big ticket, grab enough goods, and return to Siberia.
Things are such a coincidence, Ivan Jie finally made up his mind to do a big vote, but he ran into iron ink.
......
Looking at Ivan Jie, who looked depressed in front of him, Tiemo didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
When later generations read historical documents, they once saw the name of Ivangel. During the Wanli period, Ivan's outstanding envoy to the Ming Dynasty was given a cold reception. There are very few records about Evangel, but I didn't expect the real situation to be so miserable.
Tie Mo was silent for a long time, and Evangel took off his animal skin hat, his knees prostrate on the ground, tears rolling across his vicissitudes of life.
"You, kill me, let my brothers go! I was the one who brought them to this strange place, and I hope they will return alive, and we don't want to rob them...... But there are not enough supplies, what are we going to do when we go back? ”
"Starve to death on the way, or return to Siberia and continue to suffer from hunger and cold......"
Tie Mo crouched down and carefully looked at the expression on Evangel's face. He believed that Ivan Jie was not lying, and if Ivan Jie had the idea of robbery from the beginning, he would not have risked his life to cross the Gobi Desert and go to the unfamiliar capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Those red-bearded bandits would not have left their homeland and come to the unfamiliar Tula River to find a way to survive if they were not forced by life.
Tie Mo still has a decision in his heart, killing Evangel is very simple, but what can he get?
In Ivangel, Tiemo saw a broader path.
"Ivanjie, get up, do you think there is a future for robbing caravans?"
Ivan Jie didn't get up, just raised his head and smiled miserably, "What can we do if we don't rob us, we don't even have food and drink if we don't rob, they treat us as the devil's people." Oh, God..... How can they think that? ”
"Ivanjie, now I'll give you another way to go, I'll provide you with enough supplies for you to transport back to Siberia and Moscow, but I need you to exchange for enough good things. Furs, craftsmen, etc., can you do it? ”
Evangel stared at the stranger in disbelief.
"You.... Are you really willing to barter with us? ”
"Of course!"
"You're not afraid that I'll run away and never look back?"
"I believe you won't go back forever, and even if you don't go back, the most I will lose is a little bit of goods!"
"Well, I promise you! But you're going to let my brother go! ”
"It's nature!"
At this moment, Chang Minyue finally couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed over from the crowd, she pushed Tie Mo fiercely, and clenched her fists with tears in her eyes.
"How can you do this, they just killed a lot of my men....."
"It's your people who died, not my brother, so it doesn't seem obligated to avenge you, right?"
Tie Mo glanced at Chang Minyue coldly, sneering in his heart. This woman is really self-righteous, why does she think that others should listen to her?
"Niu'er, don't go back with the caravan, you stay in Urg first, take Ivan Jay to meet Hasler, and say that these people are my people."
Han Niu'er pointed to her nose a little inexplicably, but nodded helplessly.
"Brother Tie, I listen to you, don't worry, what to do, I know in my heart!"
Tie Mo nodded with relief, called Han Niu'er to his side, and whispered a few words, which allowed him to take Ivan Jie's people back to Urge.
Chang Min Yueqi's violent jump was like thunder, and his eyes were as cold as knives.
Tiemo didn't care about Chang Minyue's opinion, and the contradiction between Chang Minyue and Chang Minyue didn't care about it a little more.
The caravan re-embarked on the road, and the people of the Chang family followed not far away.
Azig also couldn't understand why Tiemo did this, and she only asked when she was far away from the Chang family's team.
"What do you think? He actually let go of the bandits who killed and set fires. ”
"Hehe, you Mongolians often come to our house to hunt grass valleys, and we are not doing business now? If you really want to talk about it, I'm a traitor to the Ming Dynasty now, right? ”
Aqige suddenly spoke, when did the Mongols not go to the south in winter? When it comes to killing people and setting fires, the Mongols did much more than Ivangel's people.
"Ask you something, did you kill Bazhuozi?"
"Yes, you're going to avenge him?"
Azige's face was cold, his little face tensed for a moment, and suddenly he let out a burst of laughter like silver bells.
"Revenge? I should thank you! ”
Thank me?
Tie Mo looked inexplicable, you shouldn't be sick, right?