Chapter 67: Prairie Sacrifice

The barbarian took Wu Yanxiu to start a new round of madness on the grassland.

Many places in the Turks are not open to the ministers of the Great Zhou, although Wu Yanxiu is not interested, but if the barbarian wants to introduce him and lead the way, he can only follow and travel all the way unimpeded.

Wu Yanxiu was very interested in the fragrance on her body, "You are very fragrant." ”

Man'er nodded, "This is a sacrificial spice, very precious, it is formed by mixing many rare medicinal materials together, only the gods can enjoy it, ordinary people smell more, and they can also calm their minds and calm their minds, Father Khan has always asked me to personally participate in the preparation of sacrificial materials, and it has been a long time, so I have this fragrance on my body." ”

Medicinal fragrance, no wonder the fatigue of these days has been relieved a lot.

There are two kinds of grassland sacrifices, one is the royal sacrifice, in which only nobles can participate, and the other is the folk sacrifice.

Wu Yanxiu hadn't seen it, but looking at Man'er's performance yesterday, it was obviously not fun, but it was because he asked a lot and thought he was interested, so Man'er specially brought him to see.

On the grassland, the herdsmen circled and circled, the tribal priest stood in the front, in front of him was a large ding, emitting thick black smoke, the smell was mild, the priest god muttered a series of non-human language prayers, the herdsmen sang rhythmic grassland songs, the first paragraph, singing praises to the gods of heaven, the protection of the grassland, the latter paragraph, asking the supreme god to save your people and water and fire.

It was a long sacrifice, and the rest was sung and the rest was sung for a whole hour.

The priest's dry hand slipped from his cane, bent his legs, bowed to heaven and earth three times, and announced the end of this ceremony, and everyone relaxed and shouted three times to the grassland, "Celestial!" God! God! “

The priest was still receiving the will of the gods, and everyone sat down and waited for the priest to receive it.

Because of Wu Yanxiu, Man'er did not enter the inner ring, but just watched quietly in a corner of the crowd.

After a while, the priest's sad and excited voice reached the ears of everyone present, "The gods said that the Mur Khan will lead us to become the strongest people in the steppe, the strong men of our tribe, every inch of land that can be trodden and as far as the eye can see is the territory of the Turks, and all the enemies of the Turks are the enemies of the gods, and the Turks are invincible." ”

The atmosphere around him began to be lively, cheers rang out, and Wu Yanxiu broke out in a cold sweat.

The priest is obviously just a silent messenger, taking advantage of the unity of the steppe people and the reverence for the gods to deepen their invincible confidence and boost morale.

How many such rituals are held at the same time in this grassland?

"Barbarian," Wu Yanxiu tried to calm himself, "How often is the sacrifice held, and does each tribe have a priest?" ”

Man'er happily introduced to him: "No, the priest is the messenger of the gods, only those who are selected as the spirit children can hear the language of the gods on specific days, the spirit children need to know many skills on the grassland, be respected, and have high morals, and then accept the selection and canonization of the Khan." ”

Isn't he the messenger of the Khan? Mo Si really has the ability to designate the messenger of the gods.

It's really troublesome to get along with each other this time.

But there is still salvation.

Wu Yanxiu began to praise the grassland culture and appease the Khan, who was listening to his whereabouts. "Barbarian, do you know that the beauty of the Great Zhou is a kind of orderly beauty, solemn and domineering, but cold. The prince and princess are different from the commoners, the natural difference between the noble and the low, everyone has a corresponding social status, the people at the bottom respect the people at the top, His Majesty rules the six departments, the six departments control the hundred officials, and the hundred officials appease the people, and the hierarchy is strict. But since I came to the Turks, I have found that this is a completely different world, the princess and the prince can play and have fun with the ordinary people like friends, each has his own pleasure, everyone does not have to be cautious to observe the etiquette of respect and inferiority, everyone is a good brother and sister, and the Turks are united and friendly. ”

In the end, I didn't forget to praise the barbarian, "Only such a vast grassland can cultivate such a heroic character of yours." ”

This is so nice that the barbarian is very happy, "Of course, the people of the prairie are arrogant and uninhibited. ”

Wu Yanxiu took advantage of her happiness and asked his biggest doubt, "Then why do you want to marry Zhou Ren?" Do you want to make peace with the Great Zhou, or does your father Khan want you to make peace with the Great Zhou? ”

After participating in the sacrifice, when it was time for lunch, the guard led two horses and walked over, and the barbarian turned around and got on the horse, "There is no difference, Father Khan wants to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't achieve his wish, and I will not satisfy his wish by marrying the prince of the Tang Dynasty." And I admire the culture of the Great Zhou, and it's good to marry a Zhou person. ”

Hearing her say this, Wu Yanxiu felt better, she was voluntary, and it was okay.

Is this a conspiracy of the silent sip, or a conspiracy of the silent sip?

The priest's words were a sign of war, and he wanted to return to Luoyang.

Now Mo Si still needs time to prepare, so he has to hurry up and leave the marriage.

Wu Yanxiu changed his previous laziness, and immediately got up and went to the Turkic royal court.

He hid his worries and dealt with the Turkic princess carefully.

Along the way, he was talking to the barbarians about the history of the Central Plains, from Qin Shi Huang to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and then to Tian Khan.

The barbarian hated Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, that was the estrangement between the grassland people and the Central Plains, the history of Huo Qubing and Wei Qing's breaking the enemy, and the history of blood and tears of the ancestors of the grassland, as a foreign race, she could not feel the pain of the Central Plains people being invaded, the grassland was the survival of the fittest, competing for territory with each other, and failure meant death.

The grassland people advocate bravery, and generals like Huo Qubing are heroes in their hearts, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as the emperor, is a tyrant in the hearts of the grassland people.

Plunder the grassland territory, humiliate the grassland royal court, and drive their ancestors away from the most familiar and fertile lands.

Wu Yanxiu was speechless, and the two were really irreconcilable.

He even had some doubts about whether Li Shimin's soft policy towards Turkic Tibet was right or wrong, for the sake of the reputation of the Khan of this day, Li Shimin squandered a lot of resources, and Princess Wencheng brought advanced culture to Tibet, which contributed to the current strength of Tibet. For the Turks, the Quanqi tribe, follow their customs, and allow hereditary, the means are really much worse than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and now the Tang Dynasty border troubles could have been avoided, silently sipping dictatorship, admiration for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and plundering thoughts, has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

An honorific title can be exchanged for countless benefits from the Great Zhou.

It's ridiculous to pay attention to these etiquettes at times.

The two were fighting, but they didn't stop and go. At night, the barbarian left, Wu Yanxiu did not rest, changed the carriage from the horse, and continued to march towards the destination.

If you arrive a day early, you can see your own ending.

At night, the grassland was extremely cold, and the strong wind accumulated most of the grassland distance, becoming more and more violent, and the wind howled into the carriage, and the people who blew shivered.

(End of chapter)