Chapter 242: Qiao Feng's Entanglement
Since separating from Zhao Xiaoxi, Qiao Feng took his new wife A Zhu to enter the Liao Kingdom on the grounds of root-seeking visits. Along the way, the two seemed to forget all their misfortunes and lived a leisurely life in the horse grassland.
In this journey to find their roots, Qiao Feng and A Zhu also saw the hardships of those Han people living under the rule of the Liao State. There is also a lot of doubt about the so-called national policy of the Han and Liao families in Liao.
Compared with the people who fled to the Great Song Dynasty in Liao, as long as they are honest and obedient, most of them can eat and clothe warmly. But the Han people living in Liao, unless they have backers and backgrounds, they can only become slaves.
Farm horses for those Liao nobles in exchange for the right to live hard. And this kind of selling into slavery is often passed from father to son, and from son to grandchild from generation to generation, and almost does not enjoy any dignity in life.
Even if some nobles are stripped of their official positions, their slaves will be exchanged for another nobleman as goods. Continuing this kind of life, a little bit worse than death.
Although Qiao Feng already understood that the grievances between Han and Liao were not a day or two. And the blood in his body is really the blood of the Khitans. can see the tragic situation of these Han people, Qiao Feng is also a little uncomfortable.
Sometimes he wanted to come to the rescue, but Azhu stopped him. Because Azhu knows that this kind of rescue will never change anything. These nobles would not be relentless to the slaves who dared to escape.
In order to see less of this kind of tragedy, Qiao Feng finally chose to take Azhu and chose to go to some relatively sparsely populated places. Seldom went to those big cities again, and the two rode four horses and lived a life of peace with what they encountered.
In this ancient version of the trip, the two did not encounter horse bandits. But with Qiao Feng, a big master, most of these horse bandits who dared to rob him would not have any good results.
What's more, Azhu is not a weak woman. Ordinary horse bandits couldn't hurt her in the slightest. In this way, the two of them galloped across the grassland in four horses, enjoying the happy time that belonged to them almost aimlessly.
What touched Qiao Feng a little was that they could enjoy such a leisurely life. A big reason is that I never have to worry about supplies. Every time when their supplies are about to run out. There will always be people who will send them supplies.
These people who sent them supplies were none other than the Wuwei and Buyi Pavilion spies sent by Zhao Xiaoxi to the grassland. Qiao Feng sometimes wanted to convey any information, and it was through these, never disturbing the martial guards of their husband and wife to convey it.
Until the rebellion of the Liao Kingdom, Qiao Feng took Azhu to a tribe with a small population to accept the warm hospitality of these herdsmen. But he ran into the Liao cavalry and came to clean up.
I really can't see it, the leading cavalry general. Even the leader of this tribe is nearly sixty years old. He was also whipped with a horsewhip unceremoniously. Ignoring everyone's pleadings, he resolutely decided on the so-called massacre order.
As a result, when this general who led 300 cavalry to clear out this combatable army, there were only more than 100 people. When the order to kill was given, Qiao Feng finally made a move and captured the other party with one palm.
What surprised Qiao Feng was that this general who participated in the counterinsurgency was meritorious. He was not worried that Qiao Feng would dare to kill him, and he still ignored Qiao Feng's threat. Let these cavalry carry out the massacre.
As a result, Qiao Feng was angry, and his neck was twisted. And the cavalry of this small tribe who were not willing to die. Seeing Qiao Feng so brave, he took out desperate courage and killed all the cavalry sent by the Liao Imperial Court.
When the battle is over, I see that the tribal ranch that used to be worry-free has become a slaughterhouse. Qiao Feng realized that he had made this move. It further confirms the rebellion of these tribesmen.
It's just that in the face of this kind of tribal cavalry who survived the catastrophe, they took the initiative to bow down in front of Qiao Feng. I hope that Qiao Feng can lead them to resist the tyranny of the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji. Otherwise, sooner or later, they will also be dead.
I came across such a thing on a good trip, and watched those who had been drinking with me before. The herdsmen who warmly entertained him and Azhu were equally deadly and wounded. Qiao Feng's heart was really very uncomfortable.
Thinking of what Zhao Xiaoxi told him, although the Liao State is strong, it is not convinced and loves to kill. Sooner or later, such a nation will embark on the road of cannibalism. At first he didn't believe it, but now he can't help it.
The people in power killed each other for the throne, and in Qiao Feng's opinion, what did it matter to these herdsmen. Now it seems that the country is not peaceful, and the people should not think about living a stable life. This kind of purge is not unique to this small tribe.
Looking at the pleading of these tribal cavalry, and the babies who were still in the midst of praise. Qiao Feng knew very well that if he left it alone, these people would definitely not survive for three days, and they would all be slaughtered.
He really understands what it means to be innocent to the people, so he can only promise these cavalrymen and will not leave with his hands. Be sure to find them a safe place so that they can live a stable life again.
Qiao Feng, who was accustomed to making promises, naturally made the survivors of these tribes feel that there was finally a hero to protect them. The fear in my heart has also been greatly alleviated.
But Qiao Feng, who returned to the tent, didn't know what to do to give these herdsmen a place to live in this vast grassland. can only find this clever wife, hoping that the other party can give him ideas.
Looking at Qiao Feng's headache, Ah Zhu understood Qiao Feng very well. In fact, no matter if he is from that country, he still can't see good people being bullied. But this intervention means that the days of the two of them will come to an end.
For Qiao Feng who didn't know how to resettle these herdsmen who had lost their homes, Azhu quickly said: "Brother Feng, we definitely can't resettle them. However, I think your third brother's subordinates should have a way.
Didn't they give us three distress signals when we entered the grassland? If I'm not mistaken, there must be your third brother's men near us. Just put the signal out, and they will definitely appear.
Then I will ask them about it, and I think they will be able to find a way. Although these people are usually a bit elusive, they must have a hiding place here.
These people can avoid the eyes of the Liao spies, so there should be more ways to settle these herdsmen than us. I think that if you believe Brother Zhao, you might as well find those people and ask them to help you resettle these herdsmen.
In fact, the cavalry of this tribe, if they want to escape, I believe that they will always find a place in this grassland. But these old and weak women and children, they really have no way to live. Alas, why are they all of the same people, but they want to kill each other? ”
When he lived in the Great Song Dynasty, although Qiao Feng had also seen the imperial court calm and rebel, he did not dare to directly slaughter the people like this. As long as they are willing to submit to the imperial court, most of them surrender and do not kill. And this rebellion in the Liao State turned into a bloody purge.
Qiao Feng, who always felt that he should do something, didn't know what he could do. After all, he is now a white ding, except that his martial arts are higher than others, and he does not have a single soldier under him.
It is undoubtedly whimsical for such a person to persuade Emperor Liao to stop this kind of killing. What's more, from the mouths of the surviving tribal cavalry, he already knew that this kind of suppression of the rebellion had turned into an opportunity for the nobles to make a fortune.
The big tribe that really has tens of thousands of warriors, as long as they are obedient to the imperial court, are willing to obey the dispatch of the imperial court. and the rebellious imperial uncle Yelu Chongyuan, and he was not deeply involved, so he could escape.
And like the current subordinate tribe that has suffered a catastrophe, they have no choice and no right to resist. If the nobles wanted to annex them, they could only choose to annex them in order to survive.
But the cavalry generals who led the team didn't want to accept them as their subordinates, but just wanted to neatly seize all the wealth and livestock of this tribe. It was precisely because there was no way to survive that these cavalrymen had to put up a desperate resistance.
Such things are nothing new in Liao. In short, the size of the tribe determines their status in the Liao Kingdom. Even this tribe, they are farther away from other tribes, and the pastures they choose to graze are more remote.
But they were still targeted by those greedy nobles and big tribe leaders, and their small tribes became the reward of the Liao Emperor for rewarding meritorious officials. As for their life and death, people like Emperor Liao never cared.
As a person in the rivers and lakes, Qiao Feng understands the truth of the law of the jungle. But seeing these originally peaceful people suffering such an unknown disaster, he really couldn't turn a blind eye.
Following Ah Zhu's instructions, Qiao Feng found the three bamboo tube-shaped distress signals from the package. Under the watchful eyes of the herdsmen who gathered the corpses of their loved ones, this improvised version of the signal flare was sounded.
As the fireworks signal takes off, it blooms in the sky. It didn't take long for Qiao Feng, who was staying in the ranch to help clean up the battlefield, and soon saw a hundred riders appear on the grassland of the ranch.
Looking at these cavalrymen in different costumes, the surviving cavalry of the tribe was also startled. It wasn't until Qiao Feng told them that these people were the ones he had beckoned that these tribal cavalry breathed a long sigh of relief.
When the cavalry arrived at the ranch and saw the corpses that had converged, it was clear that there had been a cavalry encounter here. Except for the three cavalrymen who led them, the cavalry walked in, but the rest of the cavalry scattered around the ranch to keep guard.
This kind of well-trained cavalry knows at a glance that it has been specially trained. And Qiao Feng finally has a deep understanding of Zhao Xiaoxi's ambition to look down on Liao. But he didn't know what he should do that day!
Listening to the middle-aged man in the lead, he said very respectfully: "Wubu Di Twelve, I've seen Uncle Qiao." I don't know if the uncle summoned us, what can we serve! ”
For these martial guards with the code name of heaven and earth, Qiao Feng didn't know at all how many people there were in this martial arts. Being able to deploy so many elite cavalry in Liao shows that Zhao Xiaoxi's strategy is extraordinary.
What moved Qiao Feng a little in his heart was that these subordinates of Zhao Xiaoxi were very polite and respectful to him. has always been honored by him as an uncle, which also means that Zhao Xiaoxi, who is the prince of Dasong County, wants to treat him as a big brother! (To be continued......)