Seeing this, the old man smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, in fact, I am also a Qin person." ”

Are you also Qin?

Ying Kang and Zhao Boyu looked at each other in surprise, "Uncle is also from Qin, how can he live in Guanzhong?" ”

After hearing this, the old hunter sighed helplessly and said: "Back then, the ancestor uncle could not live for a long time because of the narrow terrain of the dog hill, and he sent many people to the east to seek a place to survive many times, and I was just one of them, and I went all the way east along Longshan Mountain, and finally I came to Guanzhong. Seeing that the land was fertile and the people were rich, they built thatched huts on the side of this mountain and settled down for the time being, so as to better understand the situation. ”

Ying Kang knew that the first leader of the Qin people was named Qin Feizi, the second was called Qin Hou, and the third was this Qin Gongbo, that is, his grandfather.

After listening to the old man's words, Yingkang and Zhao Boyu secretly thought: It's not just our generation that wants to develop eastward from Inuqiu, it turns out that there is a grand desire to develop eastward from my grandfather's generation.

Old Orion continued: "After I have learned the situation here, I once went back to Inuqiu and told my uncle about the situation here. After hearing this, my uncle was deeply moved, so he asked me to continue to stay here to learn more about the customs, production and living conditions of Guanzhong, and to prepare for the development of the Qin people to the east. Soon after, the uncle was unfortunately killed in the battle against Rong Di. Later, Rong Di blocked Longshan, and I couldn't go back to Dog Hill. No, I've been here alone for decades now. ”

"Hey---, hard work, old man." Ying Kang sighed secretly after hearing this: "I don't know what the situation is in Guanzhong? Is it suitable for my Qin life? ”

When the old hunter heard this, he immediately smiled: "The two of you must have come all the way along Longshan, so how do you feel about coming all the way here?" ”

"Good! The land of our dog hill is barren, and the wind is bitterly cold all year round. But once you get to this level, the land is fertile, the water is moist, and it is not as cold as our dog mound. If I, the Qin people, can live here for generations, we will definitely be able to grow stronger day by day. ”

Old Orion nodded: "You are right, Guanzhong is indeed very good; But the people in this pass can't tolerate us Inuqiu Qin people! In their eyes, we Inuqiu Qin people are no different from Rongdi in the northwest. Hey---, people like me who have been in Guanzhong for decades still find it difficult to integrate into other people's lives! When I came here, I was still able to make a living by hunting, but I am getting older and older in the past few years, what can I do in the future! ”

When he said this, the old man's face showed a desolate look.

"You've been in Guanzhong for so long, don't you have a place of your own? At the very least, you should find a piece of mountain land to reclaim some land to support yourself! Seeing this, Zhao Boyu not only asked.

"Of course I want to have a place of my own! However, although this pass is large, the land that can be cultivated has been occupied by the nobles, and not far from Longshan is Rong Di's territory. Where will we be given a place for these Inuqiu Qin people? Even if I want to do something in the Guanzhong aristocratic mansion, people may not be willing. ”

"What? Could it be that we Qin people are slaves to others, and no one is willing to do it? Why? ”

"Because people are afraid that our Qin people will escape or find out about them, to put it bluntly, people don't trust us Qin people." The old man said very politely, "Since Guanzhong is so unkind to see us Qin people, do you think we can still stay here?" ”

Listening to the old man's words, Yingkang and Zhao Boyu's hearts immediately cooled by half.

It seems that although Guanzhong is good, it is not something that we Qin people can stay in.

"Old man, why don't you go back to Inuhill? At least that's where we live! Ying Kang asked with concern.

After listening to Yingkang's words, the old man raised his head and looked at him suspiciously, "It's not that I don't want to go back, it's just that I also have to have the capital to go home!" When we were young, we also thought about going back to Inuqiu, but at that time, Longshan was occupied by Rongdi, and I couldn't go back to China! Now that I'm old, I can't get on a horse, I can't pull a bow, how can I go back to Inuhill? Besides, Guanzhong has a mild climate and fertile land, so I can still have a bite to eat. Once you return to Inuhill, even if you have food and drink, you may be frozen to death. I'm old, and I can't go back. ”

That's true!

In this case, what else do Yingkang and Zhao Boyu have to say?

"Old man, originally we thought that Rong Di was all over the Longshan Mountain, but when the two of us came all the way, we didn't see Rong Di's shadow, what is going on?" After a sigh, Yingkang changed the subject and asked.

Upon hearing this, the old man thought for a while and said, "Don't you know about the fact that the Son of Heaven sent Yin Jifu to the north to conquer the dog last year? ”

Ying Kang shook his head.

Seeing this, the old man sighed softly and said, "No wonder you, I, the Qin people, have lived in the barbaric western land for generations, and the affairs of the Central Plains have basically been isolated. Last year, the Son of Heaven took Yin Jifu, the secretary of the royal family, as the general to conquer the dog Rong, and fought until the Taiyuan area, so that Rong Di did not dare to go south for a while, so there were many fewer Rong Di on Longshan. Then the Son of Heaven sent troops to the south and defeated Rong Di again in the Battle of Thousand Mu, and Rong Di in the Han River Valley was also driven away. However, the only thing that did not send troops to the west to attack Rongdi in the northwest was this back and forth. Therefore, the surrounding area of the Inuqiu Qin people is still full of Rongdi, which makes it difficult for all kinds of news to arrive. It is not surprising that you do not know this. ”

How could it be?

The old man's words made Yingkang's heart even colder.

Although he knew for a long time that the Central Plains country looked down on the Qin people, and the royal family was unwilling to look at the Qin people squarely, he didn't expect that people would look down on such an extent.

even had to guard against the Qin people like a thief.

Hey---, from this point of view, it is difficult for the Qin people to develop eastward!

"Old man, since we have come to Guanzhong, we still want to see the rich scene in this Guanzhong, and we can have something to show off when we go back in the future, I don't know if it is okay?" Yingkang thought that since he had come to Guanzhong, he couldn't go back to Inuqiu directly because of the old man's words!

"That's fine, since you finally came to Guanzhong, it's better to take a look." Then the old man went out, pointed to the city in the distance and said to Yingkang and Zhao Boyu: "At the bottom of the mountain is Yucheng, which was originally the capital of Xiyu Gong, you can go in and have a look, but you must go out of the city before dark, otherwise, as soon as the city gate is closed, it will be difficult for you to come out." ”

Looking at the city below the mountain, Zhao Boyu asked: "Old man, so the westernmost city in the pass is the city?" ”

The old man shook his head, "No, there is another city-state to the west of Yu, called Sanguo. It was the westernmost city in Guan, and it was also a vassal state of the royal family. ”

There is also a small city-state scattered in the westernmost part of the Guan?

Ying Kang knew this, but he was surprised why the Zhou royal family wanted to divide such a small city-state in the westernmost part of Guanzhong.

Accidents are accidents, but the Zhou royal family is divided like this, what can you do with others?

"Old man, then let's say goodbye, the two of us will go to Yucheng first, it can be regarded as an eye-opener!"

"It's okay, go early and come back early." Then the old man took out two clothes from the house for the two of them, "Put them on, so that no one will see your identity." ”

After Yingkang and Zhao Boyu put on their clothes, they looked left and right, although they didn't fit well, but compared to their scout clothes, they always looked much better.

"Okay, we'll be sure to go early and come back early." After that, Yingkang and Zhao Boyu walked towards Yucheng under the mountain.