The meeting was doomed to a humiliating end from the start.

Lu Qingxi rode a horse and walked in the darkness accompanied by several cronies.

Thorough......

The last word that came out of Tianhao's mouth has a rich meaning, and it is not difficult to understand, but it is sad to actually do it.

Darkness obscured his blank expression.

It is only now that Lu Qingxi really has a sense of being manipulated.

It's amazing, he never thought things would turn out the way they are today. Whether it was teaming up with Tianhao to kill the two brothers, or using poison to kill his father, Lu Qingxi did not have the slightest psychological barrier. He believes that everything is his own, and the difference is between "others give" or "I take it myself".

He firmly believes that this is an exchange, a small profit in exchange for greater power. If you don't do this, you will still be just a branch prince, not even the king of the stag, and it is impossible to become the "majesty" of all the deer people.

……

It's dawn.

The national teacher Wu Jiao led 90,000 temporarily conscripted Lu soldiers to the front camp and met Lu Qingxi.

In the face of the invading cattle people, they must fight back.

According to the previous agreement between the two, Lu Qingxi led the standing army of Buck City, plus the remnants of the collected sub-clans, a total of 110,000, starting from Buck City, and set up camp at the selected location east of White Deer City, on the one hand, to observe the enemy's situation, and on the other hand, wait for Wujiao to continue to recruit troops from the rear and gather forces.

If he didn't do this, Lu Qingxi wouldn't have had a chance to meet Tianhao privately at all.

"I have decided, I will send an envoy now to negotiate a truce with the Niu people." Lu Qingxi's attitude was very resolute.

The national teacher Wujiao was taken aback, and asked repeatedly: "Why do you want to stop the war?" The Niu people have captured White Deer City, which is a very important city, and it must be taken back no matter what. ”

"We are no match for them." Lu Qingxi's face showed a trace of pain, although it was a disguise, but there was also a part of the truth: "The combat power of the Niu clan is stronger than ours, not to mention that this is only a thunder cow department, if the entire Niu clan is pressed over, this little force in our hands alone will not be able to stop it at all." ”

Wu Jiao was angry, and he roared sharply: "According to your will, do you want to surrender?" ”

"This king has already said that it is a truce, not a surrender." For the first time, Lu Qingxi used the self-title of "this king" to Wu Jiao, and he vented his anger in anger: "Do you think I don't want to fight? Do you think I feel good in my heart? You don't look at what time it is! Broken Corner ...... You keep saying that it is the strongest fortress on the northern border, and the Niu people will not be able to defeat it anyway. The result? In less than a week, they captured Bailu City, and the Buck Deer Department was wiped out, followed by the three sub-clans of Xuanlu, Qinglu and Yanlu. ”

"When the king ascended the throne, he asked all the branches to surrender the population and let them gather in Bucks City. As you can see, no one obeys the king's orders, and they procrastinate until the coldest part of the winter. Seriously, I've always suspected that the kidnapping of immigrants by the Niu people has something to do with the tribal chiefs, maybe they were dissatisfied with the king, deliberately revealed the news to the Niu people, and were willing to give the things that the king wanted to outsiders. ”

"You know very well what kind of 200,000 troops we have assembled now, and there are very few who can really fight, most of them are temporarily conscripted civilians. They were not trained, and they died in vain when they went to battle. What's more, spring is coming, and if they are killed or captured, what about so much wasteland? How to solve the problem of spring ploughing? What will we eat next year? ”

Wu Jiao's mouth was open, and he couldn't say a word.

He is old and completely unable to keep up with this rhythm of thinking. Wu Jiao knew that what Lu Qingxi said was not wrong, now was not the time to start a war, the combat effectiveness between the Deer Clan and the Niu Clan was not proportional at all, even if he was lucky enough to win, the 200,000 army would definitely suffer heavy casualties. Next, you will also face the Tiger Clan, the Lion Clan, and the Eagle Clan......

He suddenly felt very tired, very tired, and for the first time in Wujiao's decades-long career as an auxiliary minister, he felt powerless to lose control of everything.

He sat down heavily in his chair, and he didn't speak.

Lu Qingxi ignored him and left the big tent with his attendants, there were still many things to deal with, and it was impossible for him to spend all his time on an old man with a stubborn temperament.

Wu Jiao sat quietly like this, and at noon...... Afternoon...... Until nightfall.

When the attendant sensed that something was wrong and went over to visit, he found that Wu Jiao was dead.

It was not some conspiracy, no poisoning, no murder, and no deliberate framing.

He is too old, and he still has to run the state when he is old. Since the death of Lu Fengguo, chaotic things have happened one after another, the new king has ascended the throne, there is intrigue within the clan, and the Niu tribe has invaded in a big way...... This is a chaotic and cruel world, and it is difficult for individual strength to change the status quo, so sitting on a chair and completing the last journey of life safely is actually a rare happiness.

Some people may not think so, but it is their freedom.

……

Cattle territory, capital, Black Horn City.

Fierce Tooth stood in the reception room of the National Teacher's Mansion, looking around curiously, everything here was new to him.

Rows of wooden shelves are lined around, some of which hold books bound in white paper, others of clay templates. As a highly qualified and outstanding young man around Tianhao, Fierce Tooth has been personally taught by the King of the Thunder Bull, he understands the importance of knowledge, and he studies very hard. Speaking of which, at this age, there are few young people who have as much experience and insight as Fierce Tooth, but even he, except for the Rock City Lord's Mansion, has only seen so many "knowledge carriers" here.

There was the sound of brisk footsteps at the end of the corridor, and the Great Master Wu Peng, accompanied by two attendants, quickly entered the room and saw the fierce fangs. The latter hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said respectfully: "The head of the Thunder Cow Department is a thousand fierce teeth, and he has seen a great master. ”

"Hehe, get up, get up!" Wu Peng picked him up with a smile, looked him up and down, and couldn't help but praise: "Ah Hao is very discerning, you are a brave warrior." ”

For the pig people, such praise is already the highest level.

The fierce tooth took out a secret letter from his pocket, and respectfully handed it to Wu Peng: "Great Master, this is the letter that His Highness ordered me to pass on to you. ”

Wu Peng didn't say much, reached out to take it, opened the seal, poured out the letter paper from the envelope, shook it vigorously, and browsed quickly, the expression on his face changed from solemn to surprised.

"White deer, green deer, Xuanlu, Yanlu...... This...... He sent four clan kings at once? ”

Fierce Tooth lowered his head, both in his attitude and tone, he was very respectful: "Yes, the bodies of the four clan kings are outside, and they are very well preserved, especially the heads. ”

Collecting and making bone bowls is a tradition of the northern barbarians, a habit deeply imprinted in the bloodline. In the eyes of outsiders, this behavior is extremely barbaric, even cruel. But in the eyes of the barbarians, this is an important evidence of strength, and only the head of the enemy can prove his strength, like a medal given to a warrior.

There are many sources of bone bowls: enemies, opponents, ancestors above the father's generation, compatriots and blood relatives...... Different bone bowls are given different meanings, but their function is still only a container. Cutting off the enemy's head and making it into a bone bowl, drinking and eating, can increase people's courage; Filling the soup with water in a bone bowl of your ancestors' blood relatives can bless your health and get rid of your illness.

The aristocracy had even more demand for bone bowls. In the case of the Niu Clan, the most important component of the treasure in the Royal Treasure Hall is the skull bowl from the kings of other tribes. The higher the status, the more valuable the head, and the more valuable the bone bowl made from their skull.

The last time Tianhao attacked the Pig Clan, if he hadn't obtained the corpse of the Pig King, his exploits would have been at least half gone.

This time, he sent the heads of the four deer clan chiefs, although they were not as noble as the pig king, but they were still an enviable achievement.

The bone bowl itself is significant———— the king of the tribe dies, and the people he is in charge of completely collapse, captured, destroyed, and killed...... The demise of the enemy means that we are strong.

"Good! Very good! Wu Peng's expression was excited, and he laughed loudly, who had always been steady: "The deer clan...... Hahahaha, it's four ethnic groups at once, which is really good. ”

Looking away from the letter in his hand, Wu Peng looked at the fierce teeth standing in front of him, and asked with a smile: "Tell me, how many captives did your patriarch capture this time?" ”

When he left Black Horn City, Fierce Tooth was repeatedly told by Tianhao: no matter what questions the great master asked, he must answer them truthfully.

"Fifty eighty-three thousand four hundred and twenty-two. More than half of the women, the elderly and children account for about 30%. ”

"What do you say? Five hundred and eighty thousand? This huge number once again shocked Wu Peng.

Fierce tooth nodded: "Our patriarch invited the Raging Bull Department and the Bison Department to send troops together to destroy the Buck Tribe. Because the stag patriarch succeeded him as the king of the deer clan, there was no clan leader for the time being. In this battle, we captured a lot, and the Raging Bull and Bison tribes received a total of 300,000 deer captives. As for how exactly they are distributed...... I'm not very clear, Your Highness didn't tell me. ”

His words sound a little naïve, but they are more credible. The great master couldn't help but laugh, this is the answer that is in line with the age of the fierce tooth.

Yuan Meng and Zongyu came back earlier, and the war between the Thunderhorn Department and the Deer Clan had already spread among the Niu Clan. Out of secrecy, Yuan Meng and Zongyu respectively sent messengers to report the details of the incident to Wu Peng, and also submitted a list of prisoners of war.

Wu Peng knew that Tianhao had gained a lot from this expedition, but he didn't expect it to be so rich.

He was not only interested in the population, but also in the delicate textile technology of the deer people. This means that the cattle have a powerful textile ability that is on par with the deer tribe overnight, and even far exceeds that of the deer tribe. After all, there is only one buck division left in the entire deer tribe, including the prisoners of war assigned to the mad bull department and the bison department, and the total number of prisoners obtained in this war is more than 800,000, nearly 900,000.

From then on, the overall pattern of the entire northern continent and all the barbarian tribes will be completely changed.

"Food, clothing, housing and transportation", no one can bypass the first item, and at the same time the most important clothes.

The territory of the Niu clan is located in the northernmost part of the continent, there are no worries, and now with such a large group of deer prisoners of war, coupled with the loom technology that has been decrypted by Tianhao before, there is no problem in the supply of fabrics, which is enough to become the largest cloth supply group of the tribes.

Wu Peng seemed to see that a new era had begun.

At the same time, he thought of the division of strength within the Niu Clan.

After the death of Niu Weibang, the Panshi Collar and the Lei Niu Department merged, and the total population was as much as 600,000, and now with the addition ————of 58 Lu Clan prisoners of war, the total population is nearly 1.2 million, far exceeding the main clan Black Bull Department.

What's more, both Yuan Meng and Zongyu were full of praise for the young Lei Niu patriarch in the letter. In other words, the Raging Bull Department and the Bison Department have chosen to take sides, and they are close allies of Tianhao.

A new, powerful ethnic group has emerged.

Wu Peng couldn't help but let out a long breath: Fortunately, all this happened after the death of the first king, if the first king was still in power, this great victory was very likely to turn into a big chaos.

No king wants to see the strength of the main clan being severely weakened, or the strength of a certain sub-clan swelling dramatically, leaping over the main clan.

There are two ways to solve the problem: first, divide the tribe, cut it into innumerable pieces, and redistribute the population. Second, find an excuse to kill the leader of the tribe and replace it with an incompetent mediocre person.

Fortunately, the two princes are now in joint custody, and a new Majesty will not be elected until a year later. Therefore, the strength of the Thunder Ox Department is a beneficial supplement to the entire Ox Clan, not a disaster.

Even Wu Peng himself didn't notice that his logical thinking had changed unconsciously. Compared with the interests of the royal family, the interests of the ethnic group as a whole occupy the initiative of his thinking.

……

South of the continent, Saxon Kingdom, Jeancshire, Powell Arena.

This is the traditional area of influence of the Marquess of Bosville.

To put it simply, it was a fief given by the king to a marquis.

However, too much time has passed since the original marquis, and the power of the nobility has been weakened, and the power of the nobility has also declined. The populace is not a fool, and the fools who honestly obey orders are also evolving. Year after year, they pay taxes and food, and they are hungry, cold, and miserable, wondering why I have to live this hard life...... Philosophers arose, and soon were thinkers of all different types. People no longer think that power and status are innate, and all sorts of jokes against the rich and aristocracy keep appearing.

Of course, ridicule and ridicule can only be exchanged in private, and ridiculing the aristocratic lord in person as "a pig" and the like will only bring trouble to himself, or even kill himself.

The current Marquis of Bosville is already old. When I was young, I liked to fight and kill, and I didn't participate in activities such as cutting off people's heads, and when I was old, I didn't have ambitions, I just wanted to maintain my status and consolidate my power, and I wanted to get a better reputation.