Chapter 105: Hu Ren dismounts
The warriors on both sides watched each other vigilantly, spears or scimitars in their hands, and at the slightest order, a battle that took place outside the capital of the Hua Dynasty would immediately begin without resting on the death.
Seeing the tense situation, the officials and people watching inside the city gate ran back in horror, and then the heavy city gate slowly closed, and finally with a muffled "bang", the city gate closed.
It is the nature of the Chinese to love to see the excitement, and after a while, the people and officials quietly climbed up to the top of the city, leaning out half of their bodies, quietly watching the two sides of the confrontation under the city.
The atmosphere was indescribably suffocating and dull, thousands of people did not make any sound, Feng Qiudao and the Turks led by Feng Qiudao looked at each other, they both saw the monstrous hatred in each other's eyes, their hands clenched tightly on the hilt, and their knuckles turned white from too much force.
Fang Zheng stared at this scene coldly, as if he was unaware of the upcoming battle, he observed for a long time, and found that this group of Turkic people was impeccable in terms of both the array and the tacit understanding of mutual cooperation, and they were as close as if they were acting alone.
The emperor's will to him was to receive the envoys sent by the two brothers, Gu Lulu and Mo Si, who had become enemies of each other, at the same time, and the group of Turks in front of them were so tacitly coordinated in their offensive and defensive formations, they were by no means enemies of each other.
After thinking about it, Fang Zheng suddenly said to Lu Hongwen: "Lord Lu, you go and ask, which of the khans on the grassland are the envoys sent by them." ”
After not hearing movement for a long time, Fang Zheng turned his head to see that Lu Hongwen's face was as frightened as earth, and his whole body trembled like chaff, how could he still have the heart to listen to Fang Zheng.
Fang Zheng couldn't help but be angry and funny, young master, I haven't been scared yet, what are you afraid of! It seems that I am not the only coward in the Hua Dynasty. Later, if there is a real fight, young master, I will use this guy as a shield, and I will run away first.
patted Lu Hongwen's shoulder vigorously, and Fang Zheng said with a straight face: "What are you afraid of!" Three thousand of us have drowned two hundred of him, and one of them has drowned them with a soak of urine, go! Send me a message! ”
Lu Hongwen couldn't help it, he trembled and took a step forward cautiously, and chirped a few words in Turkic dialect, the vigilant look on the face of the Turkic man led by him faded slightly, and he chirped back a few words when he heard the words.
Lu Hongwen wiped his cold sweat and said: "He said that he was a messenger sent by the noblest and greatest Khan of the grassland, named Datata, and he also said that our Hua Dynasty people dared to kill their horses, and they have formed an enmity with them, and they want to wash away with our blood......"
Fang Zheng interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Okay, okay, don't talk about the following, the people on the grassland are really wordy, take revenge, take revenge, wash and brush, I don't know, I still think these guys drive a car washer......"
Fang Zheng touched his chin and pondered, originally said that it was two groups of people, but now only one group has come, and it is estimated that the other group is still on the way, we Hua Dynasty people can't compete with this group of fools, so it's better for the two groups of people to fight.
"Lord Lu, you ask the Turks, do you want war, or do you want an alliance? Give them a stick of incense time to think about it, and tell them, if you want war, we will give him war! Let's start here today, 3,000 men against 200 men, we can kill them all in a few rounds, and then we will make an alliance with the Bone Lu Khan. If they want to form an alliance, they put away the broken iron pieces in their hands for Lao Tzu, and they flashed Lao Tzu's eyes. ”
Lu Hongwen hesitated forward, just waiting for translation, Feng Qiudao on the side looked impatient, and unceremoniously pushed Lu Hongwen aside, and he himself chirped and talked to the Turks.
Feng Qiudao has the potential to be a diplomat, and when he speaks, his voice is fierce, and his hand grips the hilt of the knife tightly, giving people the feeling that he will draw his knife at any time, ordering the sergeants to attack, and the original scene of slaughter adds a lot of violent and bloody atmosphere.
The Turkic Datata, who was the leader of the Turk, had already turned pale, the scimitar in his hand was trembling slightly, emitting a flickering light, the scene was stalemate for half a pillar of incense, and Datata's expression had been unpredictable, as if he was hesitating and gritting his teeth, sometimes red and sometimes white, which made Fang Zheng look surprised.
"So what about the stupid bird pestle playing with his face, right? Is it so hard to decide? Fang Zheng pouted disdainfully.
Wei Chengde smiled and said: "The Turks are also difficult, it seems that they are fighting fiercely on the steppe, and they urgently need the help of an ally." ”
Finally, Dattata raised his head to the sky and roared, and then vigorously ripped the sheepskin robe he was wearing, and circled back and forth like a mad beast a few times, finally venting the anger in his heart a little, and then said a few words to his Turkic companions behind him, and the two hundred Turks who were on guard hesitated and slowly put away the scimitar in their hands after hearing Dattata's words.
Then Datata chirped at Fang Zheng again.
Lu Hongwen took the initiative to come up with a smile with a happy face: "Lord Fang, the Turkic people said that the men on the grassland are as vast as the sky, like a goshawk overlooking the earth......
Fang Zheng interrupted him impatiently again: "Why is Rory so verbose?" Getting to the point! Do they want to fight or do they want to make peace? ”
Lu Hongwen was stunned, and then said with a smile: "The Turks said that the matter just now is over, he wants to ask Lord Fang, can they enter the city now?" ”
Fang Zheng sneered, they just forget it, young master, I don't want to forget it, since you are soft, then it is time for Lao Tzu to be hard. Otherwise, how can you recover the fright you brought to Lao Tzu just now?
So Fang Zheng put on a smiling face and stepped forward, and said to Datata: "Welcome to the capital of the Hua Dynasty, your envoy has worked hard all the way, please enter the city to rest first." ”
Lu Hongwen on the side translated Fang Zheng's words to Datata, and Datata finally looked at Fang Zheng carefully this time, and changed from the disdain for him just now to face it squarely.
He saw that Fang Zheng was young, dressed in court clothes, and his face was quite upright, but he looked frivolous and slick, and his hippie smile had no serious look, Datata couldn't help but wonder, why would the emperor of the Chinese Dynasty arrange such an official to receive them? What is the significance of this move?
Before he could figure it out, Fang Zheng smiled and stretched out his hand to ask, two hundred Turks put their swords into their sheaths, and three thousand sergeants slowly relaxed their guard. The two sides finally reached a semblance of peace.
Fang Zheng introduced Wei Chengde and Feng Qiudao to Datata again, Wei Chengde arched his hand lightly, but Feng Qiudao snorted coldly, and he didn't pay attention to Datata.
Fang Zheng smiled at Datata and said: "Don't be surprised, he has such a temperament, the two of them will accompany you into the city, the official still has some business, and I will see you when I am done." ”
After listening to Lu Hongwen's translated words, Dattata said curiously: "What else do you have to do?" ”
Fang Zheng smiled slightly and didn't answer him.
Turning around and pointing to the horse corpses lying all over the ground, Fang Zheng said loudly to the three thousand sergeants: "Brothers, let the blood of these horses dry up to Lao Tzu, and all the horse blood will be sprinkled on this official road, and there will be more rules on this road in the future. ”
The three thousand sergeants looked at each other, then shouted excitedly, drew their sabers, stabbed the horse in the stomach, and bled the horse in front of the Turkic envoy.
The two hundred Turks, who had already relaxed their guard, were really enraged at this time, and they screamed and drew their scimitars, and rushed towards Fang Zheng like crazy.
The officials and people at the head of the city just breathed a sigh of relief, but when they saw that the two sides had returned to a state of tension, they couldn't help but exclaim in unison, and their hearts were once again hanging high.
Young Master Fang somehow wasn't scared this time, and stared at Datata with an old face that seemed to be smiling, as if he was sure that he would react.
Dattata's face twitched involuntarily a few times, his eyes were so angry that they seemed to be about to burst into flames, staring at Fang Zheng deadly, and finally yelled at the group of Turks a few times, the Turks were a little quieter, but the smell of fire on both sides was already extremely strong.
Dattata said a few words to Fang Zheng with a gloomy face and a hoarse voice. Lu Hongwen wiped his cold sweat and translated: "Lord Fang...... He said that the horse is a friend and comrade-in-arms of their Turks, and I hope you can give a reasonable explanation for the release of the horse's blood, otherwise he will meet His Majesty the Emperor of our dynasty and ask him to deal with you......"
Fang Zheng said to Datata with a smile as if nothing had happened: "Our emperor is very busy, so there is no need for your envoy to complain about this trivial matter." The rules of our court have always been like this, if anyone arrives at the border of the capital and gallops wildly, according to the laws of our court, he must kill his horse and let his blood go, no matter who it is, and if the messenger of the Bone Lu Khan is like you, their horses will not be saved. ”
Lu Hongwen smiled bitterly and translated Fang Zheng's words to Datata, and Datata's angry expression finally gritted his teeth and held back after hearing the words "Messenger of the Bone Lu Khan". He remembered the mission of this visit to the Chinese Dynasty, for them to Si Si Khan, the unification of the steppe was far more important than these two hundred horses,—— even more important than their dignity.
After a few loud reprimands, Data Ta Tie blushed and entered the city with two hundred angry and reluctant Turks.
Fang Zheng raised his middle finger towards the back of Datata, and then said to Feng Qiudao with a smile: "Brother Feng, you will ask someone to set up a sign next to the section of the official road that has sprinkled the horse's blood, and write a few words on it, just write 'Hu people dismount', and this will be a scenic spot in the future." ”
Feng Qiudao couldn't help but smile and nodded.
After Fang Zheng finished speaking, he ran up quickly after Datata's back with a smile, shouting as he ran: "Oh, comrade envoy, don't be angry, it's very dangerous for horses to speed and run red lights, and I'm also thinking about your safety......"