Chapter 30 The word is the head
The Han envoy came at the right time, and seventy or eighty of the hundred shops supervised by Liu Ye had already been built, and there was only one and a half months left before the handover of work. Knowing that these Han craftsmen might die when they were completed, Liu Ye was so worried that he couldn't sleep every night.
Whenever she couldn't sleep at night, Liu Ye was thinking about her plan and thinking of countless possibilities, lest the Han side delay in buying a horse, or change her mind and not come to the Western Regions. Fortunately, the Han envoy came before the completion of the project, and she was also a matter of concern.
Wei Lu is a shrewd person, he can only see money in his eyes, and he can do everything with the desire for profit, he didn't expect Liu Ye to set a trap, he just wanted to collect five hundred good horses as soon as possible to make this big deal.
After the Weilu level, the next step is the treacherous and cunning Ubuji.
Liu Ye went to see Ubuji with the forged documents, and he was uneasy, in addition to worrying that he would see through the fake documents, and Fuma's disappearance. For the past few days, Fuma has been locked up in a small cabin on the mountain, guarded by Chang Hui and Feng Yan in turn, and has to keep an eye on her twenty-four hours a day, and if there is a mistake, they will all suffer.
This Fuma is also a weirdo, she doesn't cry or make trouble when she is imprisoned, but she just can't help but let her see Weng Guimi. Otherwise, she will make trouble to death, so that no one wants to live in peace.
Poor Weng Guimi was reduced to eating, drinking, and chatting, and as long as she was awake, she had to see him. For the sake of the overall situation, and in order to relieve her, Weng Guimi worked hard to accompany her.
Fuma guards her sweetheart, and she can find happiness if she loses her freedom, but Ubuji, who has lost her granddaughter, is not as comfortable as her, worrying about the things on the construction site every day, thinking about the old sage king who went to the Huns, and has to ask people to find Fuma's whereabouts everywhere. During the two months he spent in Akatani Castle, he felt much older, and he would not rest until he got rid of the person who had exhausted him.
The person who exhausted him was Liu Ye, who, accompanied by the division commander, braved the scorching sun above her head to the city wall under repair, where the tent set up for Ubuji was located.
The walls of Chigu Castle are also within the scope of reconstruction, mainly to block the invasion of the Huns at the junction of the Xiongnu, and Ubuji set up a stronghold here to facilitate the observation of the movements of the Xiongnu. Because Jun Sumi dreamed that the Huns would take the opportunity to make trouble, they would smash and loot and burn, and cut off the idea of Wusun's prosperity.
The excellent cavalry equipped by the army for Ubuji guarded the city wall day and night, and would come to report the slightest disturbance, even if the Xiongnu really had the intention of encroaching, they could control the situation at the first time.
This area exudes a cold and solemn aura, and the expressionless faces of the cavalry, as well as the cold spears in their hands, have a chilling power. Even in the sunny weather, I still feel my scalp tingle. Therefore, the Wusun craftsmen who built the city wall never dared to be lazy, even if they did not stop day and night without getting paid, they did not dare to say anything.
Liu Ye and Shizhong walked along the blue-gray city wall, firstly, to prevent excessive exposure from the sun's ultraviolet rays, and secondly, to resist the sand and dust outside the city, and to facilitate them to observe the enemy's situation.
There were four cavalrymen guarding the tent at the other end of the city wall, they were indifferently watching Liu Ye and Shizhong, if Ubuji gave the order to take their lives in the tent, these cavalrymen would not blink their eyes, and directly raised their swords and fell.
The closer he got to the tent, the more careful Shizhong became, and he subconsciously walked in front of Liu Ye, his slightly outstretched hands protecting her. In this depressing atmosphere, Liu Ye wanted to laugh for no reason, this posture in Shizhong reminded her of the game she often played when she was a child - the eagle catches chickens, and this image of Shizhong really has nothing to do with the old hen.
"Princess, what are you laughing at......" Shi Zhong glanced back at her and blushed embarrassedly, "Do you think I'm funny?" ”
"No, it's not, I just don't think you need to be so careful."
"But ......" Shi Zhong didn't finish speaking, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of blood splashing somewhere, and hurriedly took Liu Ye in his arms.
Liu Ye was frightened by his sudden enthusiasm, and thought to himself how it was possible for the always calm Shizhong to change his mood and give her a zero-distance hug at the door of Ubuji.
At this moment, there were two screams of "whoa" and "whoa" from behind the division, Liu Ye looked curiously, and saw that the open space not far from the tent was already a river of blood, and the flesh of the white flower on the ground that was still writhing, after the group let out those two screams, it turned into a weak moan.
Liu Ye has never seen a pig run after eating pork, let alone killing a pig, but this white flesh looks no different from a live pig on TV. The person with his back to them is about five feet tall, of course, this is the measurement standard of the Western Han Dynasty, and the five feet of the Western Han Dynasty is equivalent to one meter two in modern times, and this person is the height of a primary school student from the back.
But his figure was stiffly stretched horizontally, no different in height and width, and at first glance it looked like a square, and to that stood like a small mound. He held a half-eaten flatbread in his left hand and a pig-killing knife in his right hand. The black triangular pig-killing knife is about thirty centimeters long, the tip of the knife is crescent-shaped, extremely sharp, and the blade is sharpened to snow white and shiny, which shows that countless pig souls have died under this knife.
The man raised his left hand and stuffed the bread into his mouth, and the pig-killing knife in his right hand was still dripping blood, and he looked at the pig's breath, just like watching people wash clothes and cook. Such a professional and dedicated pig slaughterer is really rare, Liu Ye couldn't help but look at him twice, and Shi Zhong followed her line of sight, and was speechless for a long time.
He eliminated the big cake with three strokes and five divisions, picked up the pig-killing knife and walked towards the pig that had lost his breath, between the cold and light handover, listening to the "ho" and "ho" sounds, hundreds of catties of big fat pigs were broken into several pieces, and the sharp and translucent blades flew in the air, drawing a fleeting silver arc, which made people dizzy.
Such a superb knife technique is indeed a fork, it is hard to imagine that the movements of the pig killer with such a body size are so clean and neat, but the pieces of evenly sized and bloodstained pork on the ground, the air is filled with a strong smell of blood, Liu Ye looked at the straight and dizzy, smelled and retched, she pulled down the sleeve of the teacher, and said, "Let's go, don't look at it." ”
Shizhong retracted his gaze, helped the crumbling Liu Ye to the tent in Ubuji, and asked the guards to report. The pig killer had thrown the chopped pork into the boiling water.
Seeing this, Shi Zhong smiled and said: "It turns out that he is also Han!" ”
"How so?" Liu Ye glanced at it and suddenly realized, "Oh, yes, he is a Han person, only Han people are used to cooking meat and eating it, and people in the Western Regions eat barbecue nine times out of ten." ”
While the two were talking, Ubuji's guards opened the curtain and invited them in, Liu Ye entered the tent, and Shizhong followed. Ubuji had just finished scolding the few men who had not yet found Fuma, and when he heard that Liu Ye was coming, he stood up to greet him with a smile, and several disgraced subordinates took the opportunity to slip away and continued to search for Fuma's whereabouts throughout Chigu City.
"Mrs. Right, please sit down......" Ubuji had a reluctant smile on his face, he didn't have the heart to say anything, and asked her directly, "I don't know why Mrs. Right came?" ”
Liu Ye didn't have time to greet him, took out the parchment scroll and handed it to him: "The Han intends to buy five hundred good horses from Wusun, according to the rules, the messenger of the Han brought half of the deposit, elder, if you have seen that there is no problem, you have to report to the king, then I will ask someone to give you the deposit or to the king, and it will be the same for you!" ”
When Ubuji saw the words "five hundred horses and a deposit", his eyes immediately lit up, he pricked up his ears to listen to her, and nodded frequently: "The same, the same, this matter used to be in the hands of King Zuoxian, but now it is in my charge...... Wusun and the Han are allies, and the Han will definitely give their full support if necessary, not to mention five hundred horses, even if it is a thousand horses, they can be prepared within ten days......"
"Well, the sooner the better, on the way here, I was still thinking, it would be great if the elder could take full responsibility, otherwise it would be a few days to go back and forth to tell the king!"
"No, no, we're all our own people, so we don't have to be so troublesome." The biggest headache in Ubuji is the treasury problem that the military beard has been talking about all day long, and the money of the Han Dynasty came at the right time, it is simply a long drought and a rain!
Liu Ye sneered in his heart, if he has money to earn, he is his own person, what is the difference between Ubuji and Wei Lu.
"However, if you have to stamp the national seal of Wusun on the document, do you still have to go to see the king? Elder, can you call the shots? Liu Ye knew that Ubuji had the national seal in his hand, so he deliberately said this to stimulate him.
Ubuji unfolded the paperwork with a smile and said, "Mrs. Right rest assured, the national seal in the old minister's hand can represent Wusun, and the envoy of the Han Dynasty will definitely be able to hand it over smoothly." If you really can't rest assured, the old minister will send someone to tell the king, but the biggest horse farm in Wusun is in Akaya Castle, and in the end, the old minister still has to handle it! ”
"Okay, don't bother the king, the elder stamps the national seal on the paperwork, and I will ask someone to send a deposit."
"Okay, okay......" Ubuji hurriedly took out the sandalwood box under the desk, took out a seal the size of a bowl, dipped it in cinnabar, and vigorously covered the paperwork.
Liu Ye took the document presented by Ubuji's hands and said with a smile: "The deposit will be sent tomorrow, and there is Elder Lao." ”
"Yes, it should be......" Ubuji couldn't help but smile, "the old minister will prepare the horses as soon as possible, and never delay the trip of the Han envoy." ”
At this time, an authentic aroma of broth wafted in, Liu Ye couldn't help but say "It's so fragrant", and Ubuji hurriedly asked the guards to bring the broth for Liu Ye to taste.
After a while, the pig killer walked into the tent with a tray and habitually sent it to Ubuji, but Ubuji's face sank and said, "It's really unruly, I will send it to Mrs. Right first, and Master Shi ......"
The pig killer was stunned for a moment, and looked back at Liu Ye sharply, his black and white eyes as round as a lion's head. His eyes were as vivid as his knife skills, but Liu Ye felt furious in his heart, and he was not in the mood to drink the bowl of broth, so he got up and said goodbye to Ubuji.
Liu Ye and Shizhong walked back along the city wall, and after walking a few steps, they heard someone call her "Right Lady" in Chinese. Looking back, it turned out to be the pig slaughterer.
"Right, right, right lady......" He chased after him breathlessly, looked at Liu Ye eagerly, patted his chest, and said incoherently, "Ha, ha, salmon, my name is ...... I, I, I am, Han, Han...... I dream and dream to serve you...... You, you drink soup, soup, ......"
Liu Ye saw him holding the half-spilled broth in his hand, he was Han, no wonder he could make authentic broth.
"Your name is salmon?"
The pig killer nodded vigorously, staring at Liu Ye with round eyes, as if he had seen an idol he had admired for a long time, full of excitement and excitement.
Liu Ye took the bowl and drank the soup, and said with a smile: "Thank you, salmon, I remember you." ”