In the southeast of Saibei, it is the location of a certain tribe in Donghu.

One day in early February, He and his entourage arrived.

The Xiongnu and Donghu, large nomadic peoples, belonged to a tribal alliance, and each tribe had its own elders.

Along the way, He Xian and his entourage changed into the costumes of the Donghu people, and the Donghu people led the way, so as not to get lost on the grassland.

Nomads live in pursuit of water and grass, and when the grass in one area is eaten by cattle and sheep, they will move to other areas, except for a few places, there are few fixed settlements.

When the weather permits, nomads will move at any time, and during the winter, they will find a place to back the mountain, shelter from the wind and the sun.

The Saibei region belongs to the modern Mongolian Plateau, which is not entirely a grassland, but also mountains, Gobi, hills, and plateaus.

When He Yan came to the location of the tribal elder, he did not immediately ask for a meeting, but first learned about the relevant situation, especially the elder's attitude towards the people of the Central Plains, and whether the supplies were sufficient.

After understanding, for the materials that nomads such as horses, cattle and sheep can raise and produce by themselves, because of the contributions of the Huns, each tribe in Donghu is relatively sufficient, and the materials that they cannot produce and can only be provided by the Chinese people in the Inner China are somewhat insufficient.

In the long history of ancient times, such as cloth, salt, tea, containers, grain crops, etc., made by the Han people, the northern nomads wanted to obtain either by plunder or by trade.

At present, this tribal elder did not have much hostility towards the Yan Kingdom, and He Yan felt that he could fight for it.

He revealed his identity and asked to see the elder, and learned that the elder had been summoned by the king of Donghu a few days ago to discuss the matter, and it would take some time to return.

The tribes themselves also had stewards, and Hosan and his retinue were arranged to live in a tent.

The largest tent in this settlement was the tent of the tribal chief, and next to it was a small tent.

The inside of the tent is exquisitely decorated, completely Chinese characteristics, there is a dresser, there are all kinds of rouge gouache on the table, there are copper mirrors and various utensils.

On the other side there is a bookshelf with many bamboo books and a small number of paper books.

A young girl is looking at paper books, she is the daughter of a tribal elder, she likes and yearns for the Central Plains culture, and has also studied the Chinese language, can understand the Chinese script (Qin Wen Xiao Seal), and can speak the Chinese language.

Just as she was fascinated, the maid walked in, and when she came back to her senses, she let out a long sigh with a deep sorrow between her brows.

"Father, do you have any news?"

"Princess, there is no news from the elder yet!"

"Hey......"

The princess let out a long sigh again, her father was summoned by King Donghu, and it was very likely about her marriage. Through the news, I learned that it was King Donghu who fell in love with her beautiful flowers, and learned that she liked the Central Plains culture, so in order to please her, he named her a princess.

She is the most beautiful woman in the tribe, and I hope that her future husband will be a great hero. King Donghu is not only more than 20 years older than her, but the most important thing is that he is extravagant, I don't know how many women there are, and the princess is 10,000 women who are reluctant to be the king of Donghu.

"Princess, I just heard that the Zhao State in the south sent an envoy to ask to see the elders!"

Zhao Guoren is here! The princess was immediately interested, and forgot her troubles for a while.

She loves the culture of the Central Plains, often inquires about various news in the Guannai, understands the situation in the Central Plains, and has heard of the sudden rise of King Zhao, this person has the help of the gods, a blockbuster, and also invented paper, she wants to know more.

"Great, I'll meet the envoy first!"

The princess immediately asked the maid to go and inform her.

This tent belonged to her little nest, and she walked out of the tent and went straight to her father's big tent, which was where the family usually ate, and where the elders summoned relevant personnel to discuss matters, and she was the elder's favorite daughter, and she came and went freely.

"My princess summoned the envoys of Zhao State!"

The maid spoke in the original dialect that was not fluent, and He Yan and his entourage were deeply surprised, according to their understanding, there was no princess in Donghu.

Looking at everyone's surprised eyes, the maid explained: "The princess loves the culture of the Central Plains, and the king specially gave her a title that only exists in the Central Plains. ”

I see, He Xian followed the maid to the elder's tent.

Walking into the camp, I saw a girl dressed in Central Plains costumes, sitting above the center, and He Yan's first impression of her was beautiful.

"The envoys of Zhao have seen the princess!"

He Xi made a salute to the princess.

The princess stood up and saluted him, and said in a gentle tone: "The envoys have come all the way, and my father is not here, so I will receive him on my father's behalf." ”

She also spoke in the original dialect, although she was not fluent, she could understand it.

Because she loves the culture of the Central Plains, she also deliberately gave herself a Chinese name, named Wei Fang.

Tables and cushions have been prepared in advance, and He Xian is seated.

"Why did the envoy ask to see his father? If it's convenient, you can tell me, maybe it can help. ”

Wei Fang said politely.

He Xian thought to himself, this princess loves the culture of the Central Plains, at least she has a good impression of the Central Plains country; She can be named a princess by the king of Donghu again, and her weight in Donghu must be not small, if she can say good things in front of the tribal elders, the possibility of successfully convincing the elders should be greater.

"Princess, the salt, cloth, grain and many other items abundant in the Central Plains are exactly what the northern tribes of Saibei lack. The Xiongnu and Donghu often invaded the Central Plains for this, and the Central Plains countries rose up to fight, and the Xiongnu and Donghu took no advantage. I wonder if the princess wants the war to continue, or if she wants to live together peacefully? ”

He Yan first tested the other party's attitude.

Wei Fang said: "I naturally don't want to have wars and killings, Donghu has horses and livestock, I can exchange them with you, and I don't need to fight each other." ”

She didn't want the Donghu people to be harmed, and she didn't want to hurt the Central Plains people.

He Yan said again: "I came this time to discuss this matter with Donghu, King Zhao hopes that you can exchange horses with Zhao Guo, and I hope that I can coexist peacefully with you in the future." ”

Wei Fang was overjoyed when he heard this, and said happily: "When my father comes back, I will tell him well." ”

After a slight pause, she asked again: "I have admired the Central Plains culture for a long time, and I heard that a lot of things happened in the Zhao Kingdom, can the envoy tell me about the Zhao Kingdom and the King of Zhao?" ”

Speaking of this, there is a look of anticipation.

He Xian happily agreed, and told the affairs of Zhao State in a eloquent voice, including the living conditions of the people, what kind of person King Zhao was, and what good changes had taken place in the past few months. What he said was selective, it was all the good side of Zhao Guo and King Zhao, and he definitely didn't mention the bad aspects.

Wei Fang listened with relish, very engrossed, and asked questions when He Yan talked about certain aspects that she wanted to know more about.

With the support of this beautiful princess, interested in her country and the king, this is beneficial and harmless, but I don't know how much weight her words have in front of the elders.

"How is this paper made?"

When He Yan talked about inventing paper, Wei Fang asked.

"Princess, this is a secret, and I don't even know about it!"

At this moment, a boy came in from outside, speaking Donghu that he did not understand.

Immediately, a man strode in.

Wei Fang introduced: "Mr. He, this is my brother!" Then he said to his brother in Donghu language: "This is the envoy of Zhao State!" ”

Her brother's name was Jin Lun, in his early twenties, and he was burly and strong.

Jin Lun bowed to He Xian, and He Xian returned the gift.

Wei Fang explained the meaning of He Yi, and Jin Lun looked happy after hearing it, and said: "This is very good, there is no need to fight with the Central Plains people in the future." ”

Wei Fang translated the past in the Chinese dialect, and even her brother supported it, and He Yan was pleased.

However, Jin Lun's expression quickly changed, and he said to his sister: "Hey... The king has always been thinking about you, in the past, you were still young, and your father could still shirk the past, I'm afraid this time it won't work! If you don't want to be a king's woman, you can't run away and flee to the south. The envoys of Zhao State came, and they happened to go south with them. You have always liked the Central Plains, go to the Central Plains to live a good life! ”

Wei Fang said: "No, if I escape, the king will definitely be angry with my father and affect the whole family." If I really can't escape, I can only accept my fate! ”

At this, her eyes were moist and tears welled up in her eyes.

The two conversed in Donghu language, but He Yan couldn't understand it at all, so it was better to avoid this situation.

What he didn't know was that seeing Wei Fang unexpectedly today brought an unexpected huge gain to Zhao Guo in the future.

He said goodbye and returned to the tent where he had been arranged.

After that, for three days, because Wei Fang promised to entertain the envoys of Zhao State, He Xi and his entourage ate and slept well.

Three days later, the elders returned.