Wolf Juxu Mountain looks far away, but when you really walk, you can reach it in one day.

According to their habit of coming all the way, Liu Jing and his entourage waited quietly by the carriage and horses, and saw Nie San greeting people in the spring breeze, and soon disappeared between the big tents.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, Liu Jing raised his eyes and looked around, only to see large and small felt tents scattered all over the valley as far as the eye could see, completely uncountable, at least tens of thousands of tents, echoing the white clouds floating in the sky.

The felt tents are not close to each other, but because of the huge number, they seem to be densely packed together.

Beyond the felt tent are patches of endless alfalfa pastures.

According to Lao Nie, the Huns cultivated alfalfa in the same way as sporadic crops, only in the spring and summer of each year, they managed the fields roughly, and then let the crops grow freely as the large groups of men and horses migrated away.

Right now, the alfalfa meadow is full of small purple and blue flowers, looking like a sea of flowers, thick and dense, pleasing to the eye.

Thinking that the plants that bring beautiful scenery are also excellent pastures, in this pleasing to the eye, it contains an incomparably solid stability.

This is the gift and nurturing of nature, and it is the most harmonious way for the grassland people to get along with all things in heaven and earth.

***

The Xiongnu herdsmen who rode horses, drove sheep, led cattle or camels, and were mostly dressed as ordinary people.

They generally wore a shaggy short, narrow-sleeved blouse on the upper body, and a kind of hakama (kù) that separates the legs from the middle, and short boots on the feet, which looked very neat.

Occasionally, a few figures dressed in gold and silver, with glittering gold belt hooks hanging from the leather belt around their waists, look like nobles, and they will wear a long coat over a short coat with great care.

The texture of these long clothes, Liu Jing can see at a glance, is basically made of brocade silk, and carefully used various colors of precious fur to inlay the hem and placket, Han and Hungarian fusion, beautiful and solemn.

After coming for a few days, he had gradually seen the clues, the higher the status of the noble chief, the longer the long clothes he worn, the more complicated the patterns of Han fabrics used, and the other Han ornaments he wore on his body also increased.

Since they know the goods so well, then persuading the Huns to close the market, half selling and half giving away, can be regarded as their favorite.

He was thinking about it, when Lao Nie got out of nowhere, led them to a few small yurts on the side, and instructed,

"You're staying here, you can start unloading and trimming up.

Food and drink will be brought to you, so don't run around.

I live by you, and come to me if you have any trouble. ”

"When will you be able to see Shan Yu and the Great Clan?"

Liu Jing asked hurriedly.

"See that big white felt?"

Lao Nie pointed to a huge felt tent in the distance, which seemed to rise from the ground surrounded by a group of felts.

"That's the yurt of Mao Dun Danyu.

He's been very busy these days, and he has a lot of government affairs to deal with, so you can wait, maybe when he will summon you. ”

"Is the Great Clan busy? Why don't I follow you to meet the Yan clan first?

I still have the bracelet that the queen ordered me to bring, especially for the Da Yan clan. ”

***

"Oh, what's that rarity, show me?" Lao Nie was also interested.

Liu Jing reached into his arms and touched it for a long time, and found a small delicate lacquer box with a red background and a black cloud pattern of the three beasts, and opened the upper cover with a silver buckle, which was a string of yellow, purple, and white crystal bracelets.

In the sunlight, the hand sparkles brightly, and each bead is the size of a person's little knuckle, polished to a clear and clear surface.

Lao Nie looked carefully, the beads were crystal clear, and they were actually made of excellent crystal polished regardless of the cost, without a trace of impurities.

"This is really a good thing, Rao is the maiden family of the Da Yan clan, and he can't take out such a beautiful object."

"Just take a look."

Liu Jingsheng was afraid that he would take a bad look at this bracelet, so he quickly closed the lid and put it back in his arms.

"This is what our queen took off her wrist on the spot, how precious."

"Da Yan lives in another felt tent, but she is not busy.

Okay, then I'll take you to see the Da Yan clan first. ”

Seeing Liu Jing so flexible, Lao Nie felt that his matchmaking was expected to be successful, and he was also full of joy.

***

Liu Jing held the small lacquer box, and followed the footsteps of Lao Nie, step by step into another big felt room on the side of the big white felt.

As soon as he stepped into the yurt, he only smelled a heavy fragrance that looked like flowers and not flowers, which rushed to his face and made people dizzy.

This is not the fragrance of thatch, Du Heng and other spices used in the Central Plains, eighty percent of them are frankincense or sandalwood bought from merchants in the Western Regions.

It can be seen that their trade routes with the Western Regions are more smooth and developed than imagined.

Liu Jing was so smoked by the strong incense that he couldn't blink, and when he saw Lao Nie stroking his chest and bending down, he also took a deep squeeze.

Listening to a soft female voice say a few words in Hungarian, Lao Nie pulled Liu Jing and sat on the wool cushion on the side.

The two old ladies held several large copper plates in front of them, which contained a dazzling variety of dried cheese, naan and dried fruits, as well as a bowl of bright red drinks for each person.

"It's ...... Blood? ”

Liu Jing maintained a smirk on his face, but his eyes were fixed on the rippling red liquid in the celadon bowl, and asked Lao Nie in a low voice.

Lao Nie trembled when he heard his voice, squinted at him, and whispered,

"Don't be surprised, this is wine, wine made from grapes, from the Western Regions."

"Oh."

Liu Jing was relieved and breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't know what grapes were, but they sounded like some kind of normal fruit of plants and trees.

Although he was ready to be buried in the desert this time, and he also understood the custom of the grassland peoples to fight for the alliance with blood, it would still be too difficult for him to force him to drink a large bowl of blood alive.

***

Lao Nie and Da Yan started a conversation, and both of them looked extremely relaxed, like chattering relatives.

He said that he was tired, so he took a large sip of wine from the porcelain bowl, and then the old woman poured it for him.

After a while, he turned his face to Liu Jing and said,

"Your intentions, and the meaning of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, what kind of peace talks, Guan City, the Da Yan clan understands it, and she has no objection.

They are the Huyan clan, which is more mainstream and conservative, and they don't like to toss blindly to the south.

By the way, your lacquer box, take it out quickly. ”

"Oh, okay."

Liu Jing hurriedly handed the box to the old woman, and the old woman respectfully presented it to the Yan family.

It was only at this time that Liu Jing raised his eyes slightly, looking at the legendary Da Yan clan in front of him who didn't even dare to provoke Mao Dun Shan Yu easily.

As the most powerful woman in the whole grassland, Da Yan's age is not the oldest, and she looks about the same as Lu Pheasant.

She wore a brocade turban around her head, and on her turban was sewn various small ornaments such as cloud-shaped gold sheets, four-leaf gold plates, and gold-coated shells, and under the turban, several thick black braids hung down.

Her gold earrings are very large, embedded with turquoise, and a string of gold beads and jade pendants are connected below, which are full of jewels and brilliance.

Liu Jing thought of the clear outline of the Seven Princes' mournful high nose and deep eyes, and found that he looked very similar to his mother, but the skin of the Great Princess's was fairer and his eyes were deeper.

Da Yan took out the bracelet, put it directly on his wrist, looked left and right, showed joy in his big eyes, nodded to him with a smile, and said something.

Lao Nie hurriedly translated,

"The Great Lady asked you to ask the Empress of the Han Dynasty how she was, and said thank you for the gift from the Empress, she liked it very much."

Liu Jing waved again and said to Lao Nie,

"There are also a lot of splendid deep clothes, gauze shirts, earring earrings, finger rings, copper mirrors and copper lamps, all of which are hand-selected by our queen.

In the future, if the peace is negotiated, I can send all kinds of good things every year. ”