19. The Bright Gentleman (4)

Qin Sangruo said to Zaqin: "Zaqin, why did I run away from marriage, I guess you also know, you can't blame me." Zachin snorted, but said nothing.

Qin Sangruo said: "Since my mother became a toast, the Banna Dai people are unwilling, and for more than ten years, they have launched several attacks on our tribe, but under the struggle of my mother to lead the tribesmen, they have returned in vain every time. There are many reasons for this, one is that in recent years, the Banna Dai people have become less and less powerful; the other is that they have come from afar and are tired teachers, while our people are waiting for work at ease and taking advantage of all aspects; but the most important reason is that my mother was influenced by my father, and when my father and my mother first met, they instilled in him a lot of excellent Han culture, and taught my mother to read Chinese characters when he had time. After my father passed away, he left behind a number of Chinese books. My mother studied carefully when she had time, and unintentionally learned some of the Han people's tactics of war and tactics of marching and fighting, so every time the Dai people attacked, my mother would apply what she had learned to the war, and tried it repeatedly, so she won every time. ”

When Qin Sangruo said this, he glanced at Zha Qin, and a proud smile appeared on his face. Zachin tilted his head to the side, but he didn't hear.

Qin Sangruo said again: "More than a year ago, the old Tusi of the Banna Dai tribe was the one who had a marriage contract with my mother before, and now the father of the prince of Zaqin suddenly asked someone to propose to my mother, hoping to marry me to his son, that is, to marry this prince of Zaqin." After my mother got the news, she was stunned at first, because the Banna Dai people have a deep hatred with our Dehong Yi people, and they have fought countless wars over the years. And this prince of Zaqin has participated in the war against our Yi people several times, killing countless people, and he is not a good product. ”

"After some thought, my mother rejected the Banna Dai people's proposal. A month later, the old Tusi sent someone to ask for his marriage again, and this time Prince Zachin actually came. Brought a lot of gifts, and also brought a letter from the old toast. The letter to the effect that the two tribes have been grudges for more than ten years, fought four or five wars, and brought great disasters to the people of the two tribes. After reading the letter, my mother thought about it all night, for the sake of the whole family, and agreed to a policy of harmony the next day. So the prince stayed in the stockade for the time being to assist in the affairs of peace. Unexpectedly, on the evening of the third day, the beast was revealed in its original form, and did something inferior to the beast. ”

The corners of Zachin's mouth sneered slightly. Zhu Xiangru said: "What did he do?" Qin Sangruo said: "That night, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, after everyone in the clan sacrificed to the moon god, everyone celebrated until late at night, because it was too late, we all drank a little wine, my cousin Sanna drank a little too much, so she didn't go home, I arranged her to live in my boudoir, I wanted her to sleep comfortably, so I went to my mother's room to sleep with my mother." Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, the brute Zachin broke into my boudoir drunk, took my cousin for me, and raped her. Sanna drank a little too much, struggled in a daze, and heard the beast say that she was fascinated by me when she first saw me, and wanted to be with me. ”

When Qin Sangruo said this, his face was full of red glow, and he spat at Zha Qin and said, "It's really shameless." And he said, "The next day Sanna woke up and found that she was lost, so she cried and went to my mother." When my mother heard this, of course she was very angry, so she called Zachin for questioning. Of course, Zachin refused to admit it. Sanna was only fifteen years old, and in her anger, she committed suicide by throwing herself into a well. When Qin Sangruo said this, he reprimanded Zha Qin loudly: "You owe my cousin Sanna a life, don't you?"

Zachin was silent for a while, and said: "I thought it was you who was the person in the bed, but I didn't expect it to be her, only to blame her for being unlucky." Qin Sangruo raised his hand and slapped him again loudly, scolding: "Unrepentant brute." Then he said, "This is what happened." Of course, my mother and the people couldn't stop there, so I ordered him to be arrested and dealt with according to the rules of our clan. Unexpectedly, I don't know who revealed the news, and when he learned about it, he secretly fled overnight. ”

"My mother was furious, so she led 3,000 elite soldiers of her clan on an expedition to Banna, vowing to seek justice for her cousin who died unjustly. Unexpectedly, this time they had already taken precautions, with 7,000 men against 3,000 men, the two sides fought extremely fiercely, and finally our warriors were captured by them more than ten people. Both sides were exhausted and unable to fight again, so they boycotted the war and negotiated peace. In the end, the terms agreed were that Zachin killed Sanna, and of course it was impossible to pay for his life, because he was the prince of Tusi, so he paid a large sum of money, and released a dozen or so of our people who had been captured by them, and my marriage contract with him was cancelled. In the future, they will not interfere with each other, they will not invade each other, and the well water will not interfere with the river water. This is also a helpless move, my mother and the clansmen judged the situation, for the sake of longer-term interests, had to compromise, after the negotiation, my mother led the clansmen back to Dehong. ”

Zhu Xiangru said: "Your mother is a woman, she can afford to put it down, and she can be called a heroine among women." Qin Sangruo said: "But this father and son are really treacherous villains. In less than three months, the treaty was torn up and suddenly led troops to attack. My mother didn't expect them to be so vile, because the village was defenseless, and they broke through it. They forced my mother to promise to marry me to Tachin, otherwise they would kill all the men, women, and children of the clan. Considering the safety of the clansmen, my mother was forced to agree again. And promised to send me to Banna to get married in a month. ”

"But that was also my mother's expedient measure, and as soon as they withdrew, my mother prepared for war on the one hand, and on the other hand, immediately arranged for me to escape, and sent four retinues to protect me. On the third day after I left, I deliberately sent a letter to Banna Toast, saying that I had secretly escaped and was missing. When this beast found out, he led his men to chase him all the way to Kunming, and the four retinues I brought with me were also killed by them in order to cover me. I finally escaped from them and fled here, thinking that they could not find it in the deep mountains and dense forests, so I cut down trees and built a house by myself, and planned to stay for a few days until they really couldn't find me, and then go back to Banna to make plans, but I was still discovered by these dogs. After speaking, he was resentful and unwilling.

Zhu Xiangru said: "The world has never escaped the word 'reason', Zha Qin, you are not right in this matter first, you should not be so hard-working, if you make an oath that you will no longer entangle Princess Sangruo in the future, and no longer wage war against the Yi people, I will let you go immediately." ”

Zachin sneered, "Unless you also promise me a condition in exchange." Qin Sangruo reprimanded: "Now that you are a prisoner, your life and death are in my hands, and you dare to negotiate terms with me." ”

Zachin tilted his head and said, "If you kill me, my father will lead all the soldiers and horses of the Dai tribe to destroy your Yi tribe." Qin Sangruo was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "Don't threaten me, this is your private matter with me, what does it matter to my clan?" Zha Qin smiled: "Because you are the princess of the Yi tribe, you will inherit your mother's position as Tusi in the future, do you say it's none of your business?" Qin Sangruo trembled with anger and said: "I will slaughter you with a knife today, and then lead the clan to fight with you to break the net." After speaking, he raised the scimitar in his hand and slashed at Zachin.

Zhu Xiangru got up and stopped, and said, "Sister Sangruo, what conditions do you have for him?" Qin Sangruo suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, and said, "What conditions do you have, say it quickly." Zha Qin said: "We know that you Yi people have obtained a treasure, which is a relic left by your father to your mother. That thing is worthless to you Yi people, but it is a great holy relic to us Dai people. More than 100 years ago, due to the war, I don't know how to get it by your father, and after your father died, he left the holy relic to your mother. If you return the holy object to its rightful owner, I will grant you all the conditions, and I swear to the gods that I will not repent. ”

Qin Sangruo bit his lip and said, "My mother has long known that you have other plans, the war and the marriage are all fake, everything is for such a thing." Zha Qin said: "I participated in the war against your clan for the first time, and after I saw you, I really liked you, and it was true that I begged for marriage, but you looked down on me, and now I am with this Han youth, and this matter is over." If you return the holy relics to our clan, the Dai people will definitely be grateful for the kindness of your Yi people, and vow that they will never offend your clan for generations, and if you have any requests, you will obey them. ”

Zhu Xiangru saw that he said very solemnly, not as if he was a fake. Thinking that it must be priceless and extraordinary, he asked, "What is the holy thing you are talking about?" ”