Chapter 46: The Spirit of Fire
Liu Xie's visit made the people of Jiangli somewhat surprised and frightened, but then they were ecstatic.
This time the barbarian turmoil, their clan did not participate, precisely because Jiang Li was 'on an errand' by Liu Xie's side. When Jiang Li went to Chengdu to 'surrender' for the sake of her people, almost everyone felt that this little girl's life had come to an end.
For this reason, they also grieve for her for a long time.
When she finally got the news that Jiang Li had become the 'female soldier commander' beside His Majesty, all the people who were anxious for her and sad for her breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time rejoiced for her. Even, an 'assassin' can still be reused, and many people have a little bit of a good impression of His Majesty Liu Xie.
Therefore, this time the barbarian turmoil, many people participated, but they restrained the tribesmen and no longer caused trouble to the village.
Looking at the surrounding mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful, Liu Xie couldn't help but sigh secretly, what a good mountain and river! It's a pity that this place can't farm, and you can only live by hunting in all seasons, plus picking some herbs and planting some melons and fruits, which is indeed a bit hard. Under this premise, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, there will not be much appreciation.
Bring the cave village, because there is a hole behind the village is famous in the south. According to Jiang Li's introduction, their clan believes in worshipping the fire god Zhurong, and there is a stone statue of the fire god in the cave, and at the same time, it is the holy place of their clan and the place where the fire snake lives.
The patriarch of their clan is called the 'Bring the Cave Master'. From these things, Liu Xie can deduce that Jiang Li should be the Mrs. Zhurong in the romance (Mrs. Zhurong in the romance is made up by Lao Luo, so ...... You don't have to take it seriously! )。
Judging from the architecture and dressing style of this clan, it is somewhat like the Dai customs of later generations, which reminds Liu Xie of the very famous Dai peacock dance in later generations.
So, his eyes fell on Jiang Li, who was in a good figure, thinking about her dancing in front of him in a long skirt.
However, at this time, Jiang Li had already burst into tears when facing her hometown, her parents, and her people. Seeing Liu Xie, she couldn't help but laugh secretly in her heart, this Nizi usually looks like she is dead to her clan, but in fact, it is difficult to give up, only she knows that this time she is betraying herself!
The people who brought them were chattering and talking in dialects, and Liu Xie couldn't understand half of the sentence, but from their happy expressions, it could be seen that Liu Xie's appearance was ...... Oh no, it should be the return of Jiang Li, they are very happy, but they are a little apprehensive about Liu Xie coming with his soldiers.
They didn't know the purpose of Liu Xie's visit, and the Han people had always given them the impression that they were cunning and untrustworthy, envious and resistant, and this contradictory thinking made them somewhat awkward when facing the Han people. Actually, they have low self-esteem!
The thirty female guards who followed behind Jiang Li also chatted with their clansmen, although some were not of the same clan as Jiang Li, but after all, they were also barbarians, and they were somewhat cordial. At the same time, he also introduced Liu Xie and their group to these people.
"Oops, Mom! These barbarian girls are so welcoming! Guan Ping whispered to Lu Meng next to him, "Not long after we came here, I found that several girls were flattering at me!" Ziming, you say, what will happen if we marry a barbarian girl and go back? ”
Lu Meng pursed his lips and muttered, "I believe your father will break your calves!" ”
"It can't be! Look at Your Majesty......"
"The girl who flattered you, is the commander of the army beautiful?" Lu Meng pursed his lips again, and sighed at the end: "It's really strange, among the clansmen of the Jiang Commander, why is there no girl who looks as beautiful as the Jiang Commander!" I used to think that barbarian girls were all five big and three coarse, but now it seems that this is not entirely the case! ”
"Poof!"
A group of guards behind them were all amused by Lu Meng's words, and it was not because they didn't want to marry them, but because they thought that other barbarian girls were not beautiful enough!
In fact, this can't be blamed on Lu Meng, after all, he has not studied martial arts, and his physical fitness can be at the level of a female soldier, which one is not five big and three coarse, otherwise, this physical fitness will not be enough. And there are girls who have studied martial arts, and the family behind them is more or less a bit of power, so how can they send their own girls to be female soldiers! Yes, in the army, except for Jiang Li, who is not very beautiful, there are really not many other beauties.
It didn't take long for Jiang Li to introduce Liu Xie to her parents, relatives, and clan elders who came to greet them.
His Majesty came here, how could he not make them excited, so for a while, the sound of long live filled the mountains, startling countless birds.
Liu Xie smiled and told them to be flat, but he thought in his heart, no wonder the barbarians will become a country of their own, so remote, and the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is not easy to sinicize them. Unless they are forcibly relocated somewhere else, but this may be a surname, which is too low.
Chinese people generally have a concept of 'local', especially some old people, who have a strong idea of 'returning to their roots'. If you want these old people to agree to his plan, where is it okay to talk about it.
There is another, more important issue, and that is the problem of transportation. Not to mention that the mountain road is difficult to walk, the carriages and horses are almost impassable, and their horses are all left at the bottom of the mountain to be guarded by some Shenwuwei, and they can only walk on foot when they go up the mountain.
With such geographical conditions, even if the Han army wanted to conquer them, it was not as easy as imagined.
No wonder the ancients would say, 'Poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people', in such a place, the prestige of the government is really not so high.
If Liu Xie wasn't the emperor of the Han Kingdom, it was still a question whether these people would give themselves face!
This feeling of being unable to start and being powerless made Liu Xie feel very unhappy in his heart. No wonder the leaders of those barbarian tribes dare to negotiate terms with themselves, they are not without support! Of course, they have dependence, and naturally they will also have weakness, and their weakness is that they need to trade between barbarians to get the necessities they lack, such as salt, iron, food, etc......
Both sides have their own needs, so negotiation is really the only way. If there is a fight, if Liu Xie wants to subdue these barbarians, the time required will definitely not be short. Of course, this refers to the barbarians who hide in the mountains, not to the barbarians who live in the cities and villages.
The addition of the dawn and the arrival of Liu Xie injected a breath of vitality into this village, and for a while, the whole village was very lively.
With Jiang Li's parents, Liu Xie came to Jiang Li's home for the first time, which was a stilted building. This is how Jiang Li's father brought the cave master and asked his wife to bring out good wine and entertain their guests. Liu Xie smiled and asked his subordinates to bring the wine and other gifts they had brought, and asked the cave master to give these things to the people in the clan.
The master who brought the cave still has some understanding of Han culture, and he can speak official language, but his pronunciation is not so standard. Even some of the elders in the clan will say a few official words. In this way, communication will not be an obstacle.
In fact, Jiang Liguan's words are so good because of her father.
At Jiang Liming's house, Jiang Li took off her sword and armor, changed into a cloth skirt, poured wine for Liu Xie, her father and the elders of the clan, and then sat quietly on the side, listening to their chat. Most of the content of the conversation is about their harvest, as well as various living conditions, etc.
Soon, the sun sets in the west and the crescent moon rises.
Bring the cave master and the clansmen to start preparing for a bonfire dance to welcome Liu Xie's arrival.
Song's bonfire ball, in fact, Liu Xie also held in the army, if there is no war, Liu Xie will let the soldiers spontaneously hold such a bonfire ball, as long as anyone has their own specialty, they can go up to offer a ugly.
Occasionally, Liu Xie will also go to sing a song that makes people's blood boil. Of course, those are the military songs of later generations.
As soon as they heard that there was a bonfire dance, those Shenwu guards screamed one by one. Lu Meng and Guan Ping immediately swept over with a glare, and everywhere they passed, everyone became honest. This is someone else's territory, what if Your Majesty makes a mistake?
However, Liu Xie didn't care about it, and he didn't dissuade it, after all, this was the prestige they had established, and if he intervened, it would be a blow to their prestige. What's more, even if this is Jiangli's territory, you should be careful.
Therefore, during the bonfire party, there were not many soldiers who joined them in the fun, and they could only drool and watch groups of men and women singing and dancing in the bonfire. Jiang Li, a girl known as the 'thousand-year-old iceberg' in the army, actually ran out to offer a solo dance at this time.
It was a peacock dance, and Liu Xie could see her shape at a glance.
At this time, looking at the light figure by the bonfire, Liu Xie seemed to have a feeling of seeing the fire elf dancing.
Her father smiled beside Liu Xie and said, "Li Er is a girl in our clan, but she is known as a fairy in the fire, and this dance, under normal circumstances, few people can see it. Even my father, it's hard to have this kind of eye blessing. I heard her mother say that she has another dance, that dance, no one has ever seen it, she said that she dances for only one person in her life, I don't know if Your Majesty has seen it! ”
Looking at his smiling look, the corners of Liu Xie's lips raised slightly, and he didn't admit or deny it, and said, "Actually, this time I came here, in addition to letting you move out of the mountains and return to Han, there is another private matter!" ”
"I wonder what Your Majesty commands?"
Liu Xie looked at the elf by the fire, his eyes flashed with a soft light, and said: "I love your daughter very much, and I want to be a noble ......" (to be continued.) )