Chapter 134: The Proud Beast Envoy
As neighbors who don't have a good relationship, the orcs naturally care very much about everything that happens to the barbarians. When Zhangzhung Gyatso expelled the barbarian king Xiang Ba Rencuo and established himself as khan, there was a lot of quarrel among the beast tribes about the relationship between the two tribes.
The Orcs did not have a strong government, but rather several powerful tribal chieftains, forming a looser, senator-like body to manage the affairs of the Orcs. It is conceivable that the institutions of this kind of senate are very inefficient.
The Great Chiefs sent scouts to spy on the Barbarians' every move, and according to the information they received, they learned everything that had happened to the Barbarians. Zhangzhung Gyatso did not rush because he had just unified the barbarians, but became more and more completely in control of the entire tribe. This also made the orc chiefs have to deal with it. After all, Zhangzhung Gyatso had led his troops to break through their encirclement and suppression army, and was a more formidable enemy than the barbarian king Xiang Baringtso. If his ambition is big enough, I'm afraid the orcs will be restless next.
Moreover, after each barbarian king succeeded to the throne, he would launch a war against the orcs, which had almost become a common practice. They had to guard against it.
The Great Chieftain Mao Yisig insisted on his suggestion, and felt that he should send an envoy to talk to the barbarians, and even if he could not reach a peace treaty, at least listen to Zhangxiong Gyatso's tone and prepare for the next response.
But the other great chief, Khadzigeri, disagreed, and he was arrogant and looked down on the barbarians. thinks that even if he unifies hundreds of thousands of barbarian tribes, it is nothing remarkable. After all, the population of the orcs was nearly ten times that of the barbarians, and they were not afraid that Zhangxiong Gyatso would come and ask for trouble.
Even Haoji Gezhi said with a slight sneer: "Zhangxiong Gyatso is so angry, with hundreds of thousands of barbarians, he dares to claim the title of Khan (meaning of the gods)? ”
"Hojgeri is right, this winter, there was a heavy snowstorm in the Tulum wasteland, and the barbarians are afraid of heavy casualties. They don't have the power to deal with us, but we should send someone to meet Zhangzhung Gyatso. Perhaps they will be begged to be given to us by the calamity, and when the time comes, we will give us some food, and perhaps we will be able to obtain a large number of livestock skins from the barbarians. The Grand Chieftain Mondurak echoed Hajgigeri's opinion, and he was even more concerned about whether he could reap more benefits from the barbarians.
Several other great chiefs also chimed in, much to the pride of Haojigeri. Mao Yisig couldn't, so he had to follow the crowd, but he still admonished: "I hope that the envoys we send to the barbarians are better not to stir up trouble, even if the barbarians suffer heavy losses due to the heavy snowstorm, it does not mean that they will obediently obey." Even if he provoked Zhangxiong Gyatso, he used the excuse to divert the contradictions of the tribe and attack our beast clan again. I wonder if you'll be able to be happy?"
Mausig's words were not unreasonable, after all, for the orcs, their greatest enemy was the Terrans to the south. Every winter, they send troops to invade the Terran towns on the border, plundering them. The rewards you can get are much stronger than the war with the barbarians.
After discussing it, they quickly chose an envoy and sent him to the Tulun Wasteland to meet with Zhangzhung Gyatso. This messenger was from the tribe of Hadhitigri, and he was instructed by the Great Chieftain...... Don't lose face with the orcs.
The envoy Huktu and his men rushed to the Barbarian Golden Horde's court, and he remembered the instructions of the great chieftain, and very arrogantly asked the guards to inform Zhangzhung Gyatso in a commanding tone. Zhangzhung Gyatso ended his play with the women and came out to meet him.
"You are the new king of the barbarians, Zhangxiong Gyatso, and I have brought a message from the great chiefs of the beast tribe to congratulate you on becoming the barbarian king. Huketu, although he congratulated in his mouth, his expression was arrogant, and he frowned when he saw it.
"You may be mistaken, I am the Khan of the barbarians, not the barbarian king. Zhangxiong Gyatso reminded.
"Haha, you barbarians only have hundreds of thousands of people, what qualifications do you have to call yourself [Khan], if you are called a great rebellion, you will be punished by the Immortal Heaven. Even the great chiefs of our beast clan have to show humility to the Immortal Heaven, so I advise you to change this title!"
Huktu felt good about himself, retorted. He thought that if he could force Zhangxiong Gyatso to change his title, he would have done a great job, and the chiefs would definitely praise him when he returned.
Zhangxiong Gyatso's face sank, and before he could speak, the barbarian generals on the side were dissatisfied first. Lagjian Shen shouted angrily: "How do we Zhangxiong Khan want to call it, what do you beasts do? ”
Huketu's face changed, and he snorted: "The barbarians are really a rude race, I'm talking to your barbarian king, where is your turn to intervene?"
Ragjian was furious, and when he took a few steps forward, he was about to beat him up. Zhangxiong Gyatso waved his hand and said indifferently: "Envoy of the Beast Clan, you are not just here to quarrel with our barbarians, right? ”
Huktu thought that Zhangxiong Gyatso had softened, so he said with satisfaction: "The matter is very simple, spring is coming, and the great chiefs have learned that your barbarians have suffered from a snowstorm, so out of mercy, they are ready to conduct a trading meeting between the two tribes in advance. You must have frozen to death a lot of livestock in the snowstorm, and we are willing to exchange food or household utensils with you to help your barbarians tide over the difficulties. ”
Zhangxiong Gyatso was a little amused, it seems that the envoy Huketu did not know that the barbarians did not cause major losses this time. Thanks to the heavy snow he expelled from Khanting and Gujit Canyon, the entire tribe was able to retain its strength, and except for a few cattle and sheep that froze to death at the beginning, the rest survived the winter.
But trading with the beasts is a good thing, after all, most of the barbarians' daily necessities, such as pottery, iron pots, grain, and robes, need to be exchanged from the outside. Rather than letting those tribes secretly exchange with orc smugglers, it would be better to have a large-scale trading conference, which would be more enjoyable. Even Zhangxiong Gyatso can collect some taxes through this trading conference, killing two birds with one stone.
Nodding, Zhangxiong Gyatso agreed: "Well, if it's this matter, I can promise you right away and set a date." I don't know if there's anything else you can do, if not, then leave!"
Huketu was furious, no matter what he said, he was the messenger of the beast clan, when he came to the barbarian Khan's court, he was not warmly entertained, and he was driven away by Zhangxiong Gyatso just after saying a few words, so he still has to lose face.
Even though the Great Chiefs of the Beast Clan did not give him the rights, he still couldn't help but say coldly: "Our Great Chiefs still have a few things for the Barbarian King to agree. First, you are not allowed to call [Khan] in exchange for the title of Barbarian King. Second, at the time of the trading conference, we hope that you will swear in the name of the Immortal Heaven that you will not wage war against the orcs in the future. ”
Before Zhangxiong Gyatso could say anything, the people below completely exploded, and Nanka said in a gloomy voice: "What qualifications do you orcs have to take care of the affairs of our barbarians?
"Damn, this bastard Huktu, it seems that he doesn't want to go back to the steppe alive, Khan, why don't you just kill him?
Huketu was startled, but still shouted inwardly: "You are bold, there are millions of people in the beast clan, do you want to bear the wrath of the beast clan?"
Zhangxiong Gyatso quieted the crowd, and he looked at Huktu: "Did you say these things yourself, or did your great chief tell you to say them?" Think about it carefully, this is a question of whether we are friends or enemies between the two tribes, and don't cause trouble for ourselves." ”