There is a field in the city of Huiningzhou, and every time there is a big gathering, there are Jurchens, Khitans and Song businessmen on the field. The Jurchens exchanged mink, ginseng, and deer antler velvet for salt, iron, and cloth from the Song people.

On this day, Liduo and Wuzhu invited Wang Lun and others to watch the horses. Wang Lun, Lu Zhishen and others walked in the field and saw ginseng, mink, pine seeds, beeswax, linen, grains, etc. The falcon seller carries the falcon on his shoulders and walks back and forth. The Khitans, Jurchens, Xi people, and Han people were busy trading and shouting constantly.

The hawker's shouts kept coming: "Beeswax, freshly cut beeswax!" ”

"Dongzhu, Dongzhu, Dongzhu of Hulunbo, three hundred taels of silver!"

There were people coming and going, and Wang Lun and a few people passed by the falcon seller, and he stopped to look at a falcon that he wanted to sell.

"Is this eagle Hai Dongqing?"

In those mountains and dense forests, there is also a kind of magical eagle - the sky overlord "Hai Dongqing". Regardless of the severe cold and heat, or the rain and wind, it bravely fought on the roaring forest sea, shuttling between the lightning and angry waves; It looks up at the sky and overlooks the earth, and Haidongqing is worshiped by the Jurchens as the "God of Ten Thousand Eagles".

Haidongqing lives in the basins of the Mingtong River (Songhua River), Heishui River (Heilongjiang River) and the Ussuri River. It is a bird of prey that is as big as a magpie, flies like an arrow, is fierce by nature, and can hunt swans and help people hunt. Li Bai, a great poet of the previous dynasty, once had a poem: "Dancing with wide sleeves, like a bird coming from the east." "There are clouds in the time:" carved out of Liaodong, the most handsome person is called Haidongqing".

With its extremely explosive power, Haidongqing can be called the air overlord of the ancient northern world. Haidongqing is not easy to capture and domesticate, and there is often a saying among the folk that "nine deaths and one life, it is rare to find an eagle". The nobles, princes and nobles in the Liao State, because of the national tradition of like hunting, did not hesitate to buy Haidongqing, who can catch and present, but also to atone, domesticated Haidongqing became a fashion at that time.

The emperor of the Liao Dynasty had to carry out the huge "eagle release" ceremony every year, that is, to take Haidongqing to the wild hunting and playing, the so-called spring mountains and autumn water, the four seasons of the bowl system. The people of the time said: "The Liao country has a desert, and it is soaked in the realm of the Great Wall, so it is appropriate to govern." Autumn and winter are cold, spring and summer are summer, and fishing with aquatic plants is normal. Each of the four seasons has its own place, which is called 'bowl'. ”

The name of Haidongqing, Wang Lun has been famous for a long time, but it is not to be seen!

Before the eagle seller could speak, Liduo sneered and said, "What kind of condor is this!" ”

The eagle seller still has to do business, and patiently explain to Wang Lun. Hearing Wang Lun's accent, he looked at his outfit again, and said with a smile: "It seems that a few people are not locals, the size of this eagle is very similar to Hai Dongqing, but it is not." ”

Shan Shiqi casually asked, "Then what is it called?" ”

The falcon seller explained: "This eagle is called 'Black Falcon', and you see, its claws are iron blue, and the claws of Haidong blue are silver or yellow, and the silver-white ones are the most precious. That kind of eagle flies high and fast, and we Jurchens worship it as the 'God of Ten Thousand Eagles' and worship it to the fullest. ”

Speaking of this, the eagle seller sighed and said, "However, Hai Dongqing, the best of the eagles, has also brought disaster to the Jurchens!" ”

As soon as he heard this, his expression tightened, and he asked, "What calamity?" ”

"It's a long story!" The eagle seller saw that Liduo and Wuzhu were of the same race, and he didn't hide it, telling the truth. "Hai Dongqing is a royal tribute, and the Great Liao Imperial Court asks for it endlessly, and it is almost caught. In order to catch eagles, we Jurchens went to the deep mountains and old forests on the coast of the East China Sea, some accidentally fell off the cliff and died, and some could not be delivered regularly and were beaten to death by silver angels. ”

What's even more infuriating is that whenever the silver angel comes to urge the eagle, the young and beautiful woman has to recommend him a pillow! The silver angel raised by the son of a bitch, regardless of the girl and daughter-in-law, or rich or poor, as long as he likes it, he has to sleep with him, and the Jurchens have been humiliated for many years. ”

Liduo and Wuzhu also knew about these things, but they were still indignant after listening to the words of the eagle seller.

"With Du Bo Ji Lie here, it won't be too long like this!" Wuzhu threw down this sentence and strode away.

In the end, Wang Lun spent twenty taels of silver to buy the black falcon. Xu is familiar with being domesticated, and this black falcon is also very obedient in Wang Lun's hands. Wang Lun asked Yang Lin to buy some beef to feed, and he took care of it for the time being.

Wang Lun's line was led by Liduo, and he caught up with Wuzhu after a while. A few people walked around the horse market in the east of the city, but they saw a large group of people surrounding one of them. The crowd was also greedy for excitement, and a group of people squeezed in, a row of wooden stakes, on which four horses were bolted: black, white, red, and blue. The other three are also rare and good horses, but they are dwarfed by the white horses.

I saw that the silver dragon horse was about a foot long, eight feet tall, and snow-white without a trace of variegation. The neighing of the head made all the horses on the surrounding tethered stakes bow their heads and suppress their voices, not daring to move slightly.

There was a saying in the ancient "Book of Horses": six feet is a horse, seven feet is a horse, and eight feet is a dragon.

The divine horse in front of him is eight feet tall, it is the dragon among horses, and it is no wonder that it has caused such a big movement in this horse market. This kind of divine horse, I am afraid that it is rare to wait for leisure in the northern Liao country.

The horse seller was a man with red hair and yellow beard, a dark face, a collar of sparse fur and a wrinkled beard, and a pair of fan-sized hands full of thick calluses.

The man who sells horses with yellow beards points to the horses and shouts: "The merchants who buy horses come to take a look, the famous horses in the north." I'm not afraid of not knowing the goods, I'm afraid of comparing goods, and I don't want money! ”

This horse dealer looks like this, and he obviously has Hu blood, but this Chinese dialect is quite standard except for a slight Hebei accent.

Seeing Wang Lun and a few people coming over, the horse dealer asked enthusiastically, "How many are the merchants who buy horses?" These few horses, all of them are good horses! ”

"Just take a look" Wang Lun catered to him, and several people gathered around to watch the horse. At this time, there were some wandering onlookers.

Seeing that the second Wang Lun was tied with silk clothes and a brocade belt around his waist, he was different from the locals, and asked: "Dare to ask Brother Tai if he is from the Central Plains?" ”

Wang Lun replied: "That's right, we are from the Song Kingdom in the Central Plains. ”

"Hey! I'm also from the Central Plains! Hearing Wang Lun's affirmative answer, the horse dealer slapped his thigh with joy, "It's just that I haven't been back for many years." ”

"You ......" Lu Zhishen was straightforward, looking at the yellow-haired horse dealer with a face full of disbelief.

Wang Lun didn't care where the horse dealer was from, but focused on watching the war horse. "Brother Ren, since you said that it is a local famous horse, dare to ask what kind of famous horse it is?" As soon as Wang Lun asked about the horses, the horse dealer's chatter suddenly opened, and he stretched out his hand and said: "These horses are all specialties of our northern land, this horse is called 'Black Wind', which runs like a black wind and can catch up with wild deer; this horse is called 'Green Fur Beast', which is four feet five inches tall and infinitely powerful; this horse is called 'Fire Fox' and is as red as a charcoal fire, without a single miscellaneous hair, and when hunting, it has the alertness of a fox, it not only runs fast, but also has extreme endurance, and can travel 800 times a day. ”

Seeing that the horse dealer was boasting about himself, Liduo and Wuzhu both rolled their eyes. But buying horses is not spending their money, and they will not stand out for Wang Lun.

Wang Lun smiled: "Isn't it a little too mysterious?" 'Red Rabbit Horse' only travels thousands of miles a day, can it travel 800 a day? ”

Seeing Wang Lun questioning himself, the horse dealer stiffened his face and said, "I don't fight with you, believe it or not." ”

Wang Lun looked around the black, red, and green horses several times, looking at them one by one. "It's better to take a closer look than to add money", the horse seller is constantly selling promotional tricks.

"What's the name of this horse!" Suddenly, Wang Lun walked up to the white horse and asked, "Why didn't Brother Ren introduce this good horse?" ”

"Hah! You've got a lot of vision! Seeing that Wang Lun took a fancy to his favorite, the horse dealer's eyes lit up.

"This horse has a name, it's called the Jade Lion of the Night!"

(Thanks to Brother Light Bull for the tip!) Ashamed! I wanted to add more, but children want to be watched, and their energy is limited! Thank you for your support, Santai will continue to work hard! ）