Fuzhou is divided by the Yellow River on one side, and the terrain on the other two sides is dangerous, and the only better place is the north of the city, which is also the only way to the realm of Western Xia.

Qin Wei rode a horse and stood on a high ridge and looked out at the Shaling Town in the distance.

Behind him, Xie Ting smiled and said, "Lang Jun, why don't we go to the realm of Western Xia?" ”

Like the psychology of many tourists who traveled to the border in later generations, Xie Ting also wanted to cross this line to see how the territory of Western Xia on the opposite side was different from that of the Great Song Dynasty.

Qin Wei also thought so.

In his previous life, he had been here more than once, but in his previous life, this was Gansu, a serious domestic region.

Now that they have started all over again, the barren and vast land has become the territory of aliens.

"It's really a little uncomfortable, just go shopping......" Qin Wei nodded, and rode forward for a distance, just past the boundary monument.

At this moment, it means that he has stepped out of the land of the Great Song Dynasty and set foot on the land of Western Xia.

Zhi Jizu was startled, and hurriedly rushed up to stop Qin Wei, and said eagerly: "Lord Qin, this can't be helped!" If we are discovered by the rangers of the Tangut people, we will cross the line and will be attacked! ”

Zhe Jizu is a native of Fuzhou, he has dealt with some people in the northwest such as Dang Xiang since he was a child, and their fierceness and barbarism, the ancestors of Fuzhou people have a profound experience.

"What are you afraid of, we don't wear official uniforms anyway, besides, we're just a few dozen people, it's okay to go over and take a look, it's a big deal, let's say we're here to trade."

What Qin Wei decides, that is the established fact.

Di Qing smiled and grinned: "General Zhe, my family said that you want to go, then you must go, if you are afraid of taboos, take people back to the city, we will go back." ”

What is it called being afraid of taboos, but it is better to say that it is afraid!

Di Qing's agitation method is very effective against Fold Jizu, Fold Jizu's face turned red, and after hesitating for a moment, he said loudly: "I'm afraid of an egg!" Go and go, as long as Lord Qin rushes to go, the last general will dare to go! ”

"Haha! Then let's go, at noon, the official invites you to eat in Shaling Town! ”

Qin Wei rode his horse, followed by Xie Ting and other Northern Liao soldiers, they had no horses, but they still ran and followed Qin Wei closely.

After a distance, Zhe Jizu couldn't help but look back at the group of Northern Expeditionary Army running behind, and couldn't help but praise: "What a Northern Expeditionary Army, their endurance is not bad, even the old soldiers in the army can't run for so long!" ”

"Brother Di, how did you train these people?"

Di Qing glanced at the Northern Expeditionary Army behind him lightly, shook his head and said, "A certain one is responsible for training, but the training method was formulated by Brother Qin. ”

He formulated the training rules of the Northern Expeditionary Army?

He really knows how to command troops?

Zhi Jizu looked at Qin Wei who was running excitedly in front of him, and he was sure that this person didn't even ride a horse often before, just looking at his posture, he was a novice in the battle formation.

But such a person can train such an elite soldier.

He hadn't seen the skill level of those Northern Expeditionary Army, but it was up to them to be able to travel more than ten miles long distances and keep up with Qin Wei who was riding a horse in front.

This stamina...... It's impeccable!

All the way to Shaling Town, Qin Wei stopped a few hundred meters away, looking at the city wall of Shaling Town made of yellow embryonic bricks, and his heart was full of emotion.

What kind of Western Xia is this, they don't even have enough money to build the city wall.

But they still established themselves a few years later, and even survived the sweep of Song and Liao.

Many years later, an angry young man named Han Qi, who had led the Great Song army to Fuzhou to send troops to Western Xia, thought that the Great Song Huben could wipe out this barren land in one fell swoop, but the result was...... The failure of the Great Song Dynasty and the Xia Dynasty created a three-kingdom situation.

The Shaling Town of the Tangut people did not have much of a common population.

Most of the local tribes gathered here, and they came here with the goods produced by their own tribes, and exchanged the goods produced by other tribesmen, and everyone took what they needed.

In addition to the Western Xia army patrolling the frontier, it was these tribesmen who came to buy and sell, as if forming a military-dominated trade market.

Qin Wei looked at the endless stream of tribesmen from the northwest.

Their appearance is no different from that of the Song people, the general difference is that the northwest wind and sand weather are bad, so most of the people here have rough and dark yellow skin.

Qin Wei looked at his step-ancestor beside him suspiciously, and asked, "There are a lot of people in this Shaling Town, isn't it a military powerhouse, how can so many people come here......

Zhi Jizu clenched his fists with a wry smile and hurriedly said: "My lord, I just remembered that today is the monthly big gathering in Shaling Town, and many people in the border town will come here to catch up with the market and buy some daily necessities. ”

Isn't this a trade market?

Qin Wei frowned slightly and said, "What about the field?" Didn't the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia open a trade field for many years? Why don't these people go to Fuzhou? ”

It was a market set up on the border of the Song, Liao, and Western Xia dynasties to exchange markets with neighboring countries.

There is a moot field with the Xixia market on this side of Fuzhou, which is generally the local abbot of Zhizhou, and then the military is responsible for the order and stability of the position.

Zhe Jizu shook his head and explained: "The cost of the field is too high, in addition to the official business, merchants need to pay taxes, pay tooth money, and obtain supporting documents before they can trade...... And here is much more convenient, they can buy and sell at will, and they can set their own prices, as long as they pay a city entrance fee when they enter the city. ”

That's not much like the rules of Mule & Horse City.

Qin Wei smiled and asked, "Will the people of the Great Song Dynasty on our border come here?" ”

Zhe Jizu thought about it seriously and said, "Almost nothing! After all, my Great Song Dynasty is a big country of commerce and trade, and those people can do business in their home cities, so why bother to go far...... Moreover, the Xixia people are fierce and usually have friction, so the people are generally reluctant to deal with the people here. ”

The neighboring people were fierce, and the Song people were afraid of being bullied, so they didn't dare to come.

Ay!

In the big country of the Central Plains, the people don't even have the slightest sense of superiority, especially the people on the border, they can't wait to escape from here as soon as possible.

Lest the officers and soldiers defending the city here find out, Qin Wei divided a group of people into several batches to enter the city.

After paying a modest entrance fee, Qin Wei gave the reins to Qiao Feng and strolled through the city alone.

It's a very dilapidated town, and there is no serious street plan in it, only the same loess road that runs through the whole town.

The surrounding buildings are cluttered, and some houses are even crumbling.

The feeling of four words - a piece of earthy yellow!

Most of the houses here are made of loess ramparts, and a few buildings have a small number of masonry and wooden structures.

The city is very lively, and people of various tribes with different costumes sit on the ground and place their own goods in front of them, but most of them are some necessities of life.

And the things here are compared to Bianliang City...... The difference is no longer enough to describe.

It's simply the difference between modern society and primitive society.

Qin Wei walked aimlessly on the streets, he really came to Shaling Town this time just to enjoy the exotic scenery.

After all, these books are not available, and even if you listen to someone explain it, it is better to see it with your own eyes.

It's just that what Qin Wei didn't know was that from the moment he entered the city, he was targeted by several ill-intentioned people.

Qiao Feng had already discovered the abnormality, but he just saw that Qin Wei was strong in nature, so he didn't want to disturb him.

Di Qing and Zhi Jizu also discovered, and the two looked at each other and just wanted to start, but they were stopped by Qiao Feng with his eyes.

It wasn't until Qin Wei was tired of shopping that he stopped in front of a fairly clean tavern.

"Let's go, I said I want to invite you to eat and drink, and so-and-so is counting."

Qin Wei walked in with a smile, there were not many people inside, there were only two tables of guests, and it seemed that it was also from Xixia.

After all, on other people's territory, everyone sat down very low-key and ordered a few pots of wine and a few catties of boiled mutton.

Qin Wei lost his appetite just by looking at the white miserable mutton, drank a sip of turbid home-brewed rice wine, smacked his lips and whispered: "Hey, I suddenly started to miss Bianliang......"

Qiao Feng sat beside him, seemingly casual, but he used his entire body to block all the gaps around Qin Wei.

He took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Lang Jun is used to the dishes of our restaurant, where can these things from the bitter cold places outside the country compare to ......"

"It's not, it's just ......" Qin Weixiao looked at the Xixia people in the tavern and muttered: "Such a barren place, how could they ......"

How could they defeat the Great Song Dynasty?

It was almost noon, and there were not many taverns in Shaling Town, so the number of people in this tavern gradually increased.

There were many merchants from other tribes here, and Qin Wei even saw someone serving in Liao......

"How can there still be Liao people?"

Qin Wei couldn't help frowning, this is the border land of Song and Xia, and it is not close to Liao.

Zhi Jizu whispered very indifferently: "It's normal, many tribes on the Liao side will come to the border cities to trade, but their goods are much better than those of the Western Xia people." ”

After drinking less than half of a pot of wine, Qin Wei put a bowl.

The taste is too inferior, and drinking this kind of thing is not as good as alcohol mixed with water.

was about to get up, but he heard Qiao Feng say: "Lang Jun, someone is stealing your horse ......"

Outside the tavern, beside the horse stake, there were two young men, and the sneaky cat was beside the horse, one helping to look out for the wind, and the other was secretly untying the reins.

Without Qin Wei to speak, Di Qing got up and walked out of the tavern, and grabbed the young man who stole the horse.

Seeing this, the other young man was only slightly flustered, and suddenly took out a short knife from his arms, stepped forward and slashed at Di Qing.

Just didn't wait for the young man to get close, Di Qing kicked the young man to the ground directly.

He grabbed the neck of another teenager with one hand, and just wanted to make a move, but was stopped by Qin Wei coming over and whispering.

"Forget it, let them go, we're not locals, don't get into trouble......"

Di Qing let go of the young man, and the two teenagers knew that they were invincible, so they hurriedly fled the scene and disappeared into the city in the blink of an eye.

"It's pretty fast......"

Qin Wei smiled indifferently, but he heard a voice behind him: "They stole your horse, why did they let them go?" ”

The one who spoke was a handsome young man, dressed in the service of ordinary Western Xia people, followed by two sturdy Western Xia men.

Zhe Jizu saw the unusualness of those two men at a glance, and bowed his head behind Qin Wei and whispered: "They are all good hands, you look at their standing posture, at first glance, they are from military background." ”

Qin Wei's face remained unchanged, he looked at the young man and said, "I'm just passing by, I don't want to cause trouble." ”

The young man smiled and nodded, "Smart people don't entangle with people...... Under Li Changkong, I don't know your name? ”

"When we meet, there is no need to say the name, there will be a period later."

Qin Wei looked at the young man and suddenly felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart.

After signaling Di Qing and the others to glance, everyone turned around and left the city.

On the path outside the city, Di Qing asked with some hesitation: "Brother Qin, the younger brother looks at that person is not simple, like the son of a nobleman in Western Xia. ”

Zhi Jizu also nodded and said: "Just look at the two people behind him, that momentum is definitely a pawn in the army, and with such a guard to follow, he is definitely a big man." ”

Big shot...... Are there any teenage bigwigs in Western Xia?

Qin Wei looked back at Shaling Town, and a thought suddenly welled up in his heart.

"Quick! Return to Fuzhou City immediately! ”

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Back in Fuzhou City, after Zhi Jimin learned that Qin Wei had gone to Shaling Town, he ignored the people around him, and came up and pressed his brother Zhi Jizu to blast the hammer.

Zhi Jizu wailed and begged for mercy, but just as he wanted to explain, he was slapped by Zhi Jimin covering his mouth.

Qin Wei is a Beijing official, and in terms of position, he is on the same level as Zhe Ji Min.

Zhi Jimin couldn't stop Qin Wei's actions, so he could only use the method of beating his younger brother to warn Qin Wei and ask him to be careful in Fuzhou.

Qin Wei glanced at Zhe Jizu sympathetically, and said with a smile: "Zhezhizhou Mo fights again." This matter is also to blame for the official's insistence on going, and my brother couldn't stop him, so he had to follow us. ”

Zhi Jimin smiled bitterly: "Lord Qin, this place is full of dangers, especially the cities of the Western Xia people...... If you are in danger, it will be difficult to redeem you! ”

"Zhezhizhou is serious, this time we explored Shaling Town, and found that the soldiers and horses on the border of Western Xia have moved, and I am afraid that something will happen on the border of Fuzhou......"

Qin Wei discussed the discovery of this trip with Zhi Jimin.

Zhi Jimin's face suddenly turned cold, and he said, "Is it really as Lord Qin said...... Li Yuanhao came to Fuzhou? ”

Qin Wei said coldly: "It doesn't matter if it's Li Yuanhao or not, the important thing is that this person is both a Western Xia nobleman and suddenly appeared on the border, no matter what Western Xia wants to do, we should be vigilant." ”

Zhi Jimin nodded calmly, and shouted outside: "Tell me to go down, and the whole of Fuzhou is on guard!" ”

As soon as Zhi Jimin's military order was issued, he heard a military report from outside.

"Oh no, General, our scouts have found a large number of Western Xia troops twenty miles outside the city, and the speed will soon approach Fuzhou!"

Sure enough, it came!

Qin Wei suddenly sat up straight, and the figure of the young man appeared in his mind.

"Order the whole army to defend!"

Zhi Jimin didn't care about being polite to Qin Wei, and went straight to the city with his men and horses, Qin Wei followed closely behind, and only said 'Let's go too'!

The people soon came to the city tower, and saw the Xixia people flocking outside the north of the city, and the horn of the bull whistle shook the sky.

"Here, the enemy is coming!"

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