Chapter Twenty-Five: Dancing with Wolves
"Below is the leader of the Jia family's caravan, who was elected by everyone to negotiate with the big leader!" 'Jia Gongzi' stepped forward, bowed and prepared to negotiate with these horse thieves, in her opinion, Xiao Yi has already succeeded, and the rest of the business matters should naturally be negotiated by her, and force will eventually succumb to the scheme.
"Huh! Han family son, please show your sincerity! Zhao Lang's eyes flashed, and then he paid attention to the roast sheep in front of him, the golden fat continued to drip down, and the thick aroma of meat drifted around in the night breeze, this roasted whole sheep was almost ready.
"Good! Zhen Luo, the fourth son of the 'Zhen family', the gate lord of the Hebei Shi clan, on behalf of the Han family caravan by the river, came to discuss the matter of crossing the road with the big chief! "In order to show his sincerity, this 'Zhen Gongzi' had no choice but to tell his actual origin.
The Zhen family, a large gate valve in Hebei, is not only rich and rivals the country, but also has great influence in the local area, and controls the smuggling of horses from the grassland.
With such a background and such a strength background, in Zhen Luo's opinion, he should be qualified to negotiate with Zhao Lang! As for the so-called sincerity, apart from the last bit of secret on his body, there is nothing to hide!
"I want sincerity!" This time, Zhao Lang didn't even raise his eyelids, obviously very dissatisfied.
"This, Hebei Zhen family-female...... Zhen Mi ......"
"Huh! The little girl dodged aside, it's not your turn to talk about such a thing, let your man come over! In a flash, Zhao Lang's gaze was like a storm on the grassland, directly past Miss Zhen, and collided with the two all-devouring gazes in Xiao Yi's eyes, although it was only an invisible eye collision, but everyone felt that countless sparks seemed to be rubbing out of the air, fierce and abnormal!
"Ahh …… He's not my man! Miss Zhen, who was full of shame, was about to go crazy, what is this, before the negotiations started, she got a man for herself, she is still a big girl who has not come out of the cabinet, it is a matter of her own reputation, she must be explained clearly, "He! …… He's just a buddy in my caravan! ”
"Dude? …… Your Hebei Zhen family can't afford a guy like him, but a beautiful girl like you can hire him as a husband! With a slight smile, Zhao Lang made a gesture to Xiao Yi to come and take a seat, as for Miss Zhen, who was flushed, she was directly ignored, in Zhao Lang's opinion, only Xiao Yi was worthy of negotiating with him, the evil wolf would not negotiate with a lamb, and the only one who could negotiate with the wolf was the wolf!
"Thank you!" Xiao Yi strode forward, first comforted Miss Zhen, who was about to collapse, and then sat down cross-legged opposite Zhao Lang, under the illumination of the firelight, a small face was extremely cold, the person was still the same person, the face was still the same face, but the temperament had undergone earth-shaking changes, compared with before, it was like two people!
As for our eldest lady Zhen, after kicking Xiao Yi twice in a depressed manner, she just sat beside him like an angry little daughter-in-law, and this move, in the eyes of Zhao Lang and other horse thieves, is that a woman is coquettish with her man, otherwise why is a warrior like Xiao Yi bullied by a little girl like this, on the grassland, beating her own man, that is a privilege only a real lady!
"Blessed by the great Kunlun God, under the rule of the Great Hun King's Court, since the second king - Zhao Lang!" With his arms raised high, his palms facing the sky, Zhao Lang reintroduced his identity with a serious face, people are like this, the more down-and-out they are, the more they pay attention to their identity, even if it is an empty name, the Great Hun royal court has been divided between the north and the south for hundreds of years, and how much gold can he have in the title of 'self-second king', it is nothing more than a dream to restore the glory of the past.
"The Great Hun - the second king, surnamed Zhao?" Xiao Yi thought about the relevant memories in his mind, in his previous life, he seemed to have had this aspect in a large-scale historical TV series, but it was too long and a little vague, but he didn't expect that this horse thief leader was really not small, he was a real descendant of the Hun nobles, ...... a flash of inspiration, Xiao Yi finally remembered, "You are the descendant of Zhao Xin, the 'second king' of the Hun royal court?" ”
"Exactly, I didn't expect you Han people to remember the name of your ancestor!" Zhao Lang's face was full of pride, obviously very proud of his bloodline and the glory of his ancestors.
Zhao Xin, formerly known as Ahuer, was originally the little king of the Huns, but later surrendered to the Han Dynasty in anger because of the conflict with the Xiongnu military ministers, and was deeply appreciated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. When the general Wei Qing went out to fight, Zhao Xin was the forward general, and the weight of trust can be seen from this; Later, the military minister Shan Yu died, and his younger brother Yi Zhi Xianshan succeeded to the throne, and re-recruited Zhao Xin with a strategy, and crowned him as the 'Zi Zi Wang', becoming the second only existence in the Xiongnu royal court, and married his sister to Zhao Xin as his wife, and built the famous 'Zhao Xin City' for him on the grassland, as the 'Zi Zi Wang's nest, all military affairs were discussed with him and then decided, and he was honored and favored throughout his life!
In the history books of the Han people, more records are Zhao Xin's despicable behavior of two rebellions and two surrenders, and he has been criticized morally, but through the clouds and fog of history, we can see that Zhao Xin, the leader of a small Xiongnu tribe, can be appreciated by the heads of the two major groups of Han and Xiongnu, and must have its superiority, that is, first-class military vision, and strong ability to command troops, it can be said that Zhao Xin is definitely one of the strongest military generals of that era, but unfortunately the opponent he met was a generation of war god - Huo Quai, Under the invincible aura of the god of war, anyone can only become a foil of green leaves, this is Zhao Xin's sorrow, but it is the great luck of that era!
The fire is shining, the roasted whole sheep on the top has been seven ripe, according to the habits on the grassland, so that you can eat, there are Xiongnu slaves on the side to offer two small trays, which are placed in the grassland rare fine salt, salt, even in the Han land is also the state's monopoly of materials, together with iron, become the two major economic pillars of the Han Empire, related to the lifeblood of national life, whether it is peacetime, or war years, the Central Plains Dynasty has always imposed a ban on the sale of salt on the grassland, So much so that the Huns could only get a little bit of salt from the distant Western Regions, which was really more expensive than gold!
Generally speaking, only the banquets of the Xiongnu nobles will have the luxury of salt, and the ordinary poor people can only eat lightly, or add a little salt from the blood of animals, and now Zhao Lang has taken out the salt, which is definitely the importance of Xiao Yi.
The Huns don't have chopsticks or anything like that, Zhao Lang pulled out his scimitar directly from his waist, cut the fat mutton with his hands, and then ate it with fine salt, and at the same time signaled Xiao Yi not to be polite, if you want to know how your opponent is fine, just look at the way he eats, only the one who eats meat is the wolf, and the lamb will only eat the grass!
"Brush!" In a flash of cold light, the 'greedy wolf' knife was unsheathed, eating with a knife, cutting fresh food, this is not difficult Xiao Yi, this is how the army will eat, some bloodthirsty soldiers will even be proud of eating raw meat, especially half-cooked pork legs, which are sought after by all the Han army, and they are absolutely domineering!
Xiao Yi cut off a leg of mutton very skillfully, and then handed it to Zhen Mi beside him, signaling the latter to enjoy the rare delicacy on the grassland, then began to cut the meat to eat, ate a few bites, and took out his treasure wine gourd from behind him, the stopper was gently pulled out, and the strong aroma of wine immediately wafted out, making the surrounding Huns twitch their noses in unison, spirits are definitely the favorite of the grassland people!
"Come and don't be rude, since the second king, please try our Han family's beautiful bar!" Xiao Yi first poured a sip by himself to show his sincerity, and then threw the wine gourd over, looking at Zhao Lang's frequent licking of his lips, he knew that he was also a drunkard!
Mouth-to-mouth, after pouring several sips in a row, Zhao Lang took a breath, his eyes were slightly closed, and he savored the aroma of wine in his mouth, with an endless aftertaste, "Fragrant, thick, sweet, not on the top, it is really a first-class good wine in Handi!" Such a fine wine is enough to sacrifice to the great Kunlun god! ”
"Huh! Unexpectedly, the 'self-king' is also a lover of wine, strong wine, fat lambs, and stunning beauties, this is the greatest enjoyment of manhood! "To talk to a wolf, you must use the language of a wolf, Xiao Yi first pointed to the fat sheep wine in front of him, and then touched Zhen Mi's small waist beside him, that profligate look is even more horse thief than a horse thief!
"Hah! Ha ha! Han family son, you are right, wine, lambs, and beautiful women, that is the greatest enjoyment of manhood! The horse thieves led by Zhao Lang suddenly burst out laughing, and they applauded and praised Xiao Yi's words, and the relationship between the two sides quickly became harmonious in laughter......