Chapter 550: Thunder
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Under the starry sky, large and small bonfires burned in black, circles of leather skirts swirled, and dance steps around the pillar of fire, and brass bells swayed softly.
The condiment smeared on the lamb slowly dripped into the fire and made a golden sound, and the slave used a small knife to divide the best meat into the plate, and walked quickly to the white royal tent in the center.
Inside the tent, the flames beeped and burned.
The joy of victory in the great battle filled every face inside, and in the spacious royal tent, there were already many Temujin's henchmen and tribal leaders gathered together on the two rows of leather carpets, and the four Temujin brothers, led by Altan, Kucha'er, Talitai, Subutai, Muhuali, Bo'ershu, Chilaowen, Kublailai, Zhelemi, and Belgutai, did not care at all about Bai Ning, an outsider who was sitting in the tent abruptly, and from time to time someone came to greet him with a silver bowl to toast.
After a short time, the slaves brought in the lamb and distributed it to the small tables of the generals. Temujin cut a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, pointing to the celebratory dance outside, "Warrior, when we get to the prairie, we should open our hearts and be happy, this is the right given to us by the Immortal Heaven. β
Bai Ning chewed a piece of meat in his mouth, put down the silver knife, and arched his hand: "Thank you for the kindness of the Khan, it's just that our family is in the mundane." β
"This is the difference between you southerners and my men on the grassland. β
Temujin wiped his greasy hands, looked at the people around him, and raised his hand: "...... I hide everything in my heart, and I don't cherish the time given by God at all. β
"The Khan seems to know us very well to the south. β
"When the high priest has free time, he will talk about some things about you southerners, and if you like it, you should go and get it in a dignified manner, but you have to be like a mouse in the soil. β
"What about the woman?"
Hearing Bai Ning's rhetorical question, Temujin laughed, attracting the generals sitting down, and he waved his hand indifferently: "...... Of course, it was snatched, as long as you took a fancy to it, even if it was someone else's bride, snatch it back into your tent and give birth to cubs. β
Below, Mu Huali and the others laughed together.
Bai Ning sat on the seat, looking at the laughing crowd in the tent, each of his faces was extremely simple, but he knew that it was under such a simple and extreme temperament that he also had a side that was almost barbaric and ferocious towards the enemy, which may have something to do with the environment in which they lived.
In the firelight outside, the vial danced to worship the gods, and the shaman's clothes seemed to be full of awe at this moment, and the originally cheerful crowd around them quieted down, slowly kneeling around them, and prostrate on the ground sincerely.
"Maybe it's as she says here......"
Bai Ning looked at the red divine robe dancing, as if a pair of eyes inside were looking proudly through the veil to tell him what kind of respect he had here, on this grassland.
In the corner of the tent, a figure walked out with a silver bowl, and Temujin patted Bai Ning on the shoulder: "This is the third of my sons, Wokotai." β
Another scary guy.
Bai Ning picked up the mare's milk wine and touched it with Wo Kotai, who was still so young, and the other party had a still somewhat green smile on his face, and he raised his head happily and drank it all.
"He doesn't speak your Chinese, you are my honored guest, I hope you don't have to be too careful. Temujin waved his son down, and the latter came and filled the empty bowl again.
Temujin raised his hand, and the wine spilled: "Come, let's drink once, since I have promised you, I will naturally keep my promise and not fight, that is a friend." As he spoke, he patted his chest: "You fight Jinguo, if you need help, let someone bring a message, but you have to give out the food." β
Bai Ning smiled, touched the bowl with him, covered the sleeves of his robe, drank it all in an elegant sip, and shook the empty bowl in front of him: "... We rarely drink alcohol in our family, and this encounter with the Khan is an exception. β
"There are so many rules. Temujin laughed heartily, stepped down from the first seat, ripped off his outer leather jacket, revealing his sturdy upper body, and swept his gaze over everyone present: "I heard that some of you warriors have killed many enemies today, which one is it? β
Among the generals below, Bo Ershu stood up, with copper rings hanging from his ears, and he pointed at a person and shouted, "It's Subutai!"
On the other side, the swarthy man, who had been called by his first name, threw the bowl cleanly on the table, quickly removed his coat, showed his muscles, and rushed forward with open arms towards Temujin in the middle.
The two suddenly fell together.
On the seat, Bai Ning pecked a sip of mare's milk wine, watched the wrestling between the monarchs and ministers in the field, and fell into deep thought. It would be nice if the monarchs and ministers of the Wu Dynasty were like this.
At this moment, in the flickering firelight, he remembered a man who strangled him with his own hands.
.........
As the night passed, smoke curled from the scorched wood......
The vial woke up from the tent, washed her face, and walked out of the tent, and there was a drunken man lying outside, and she walked to a certain tent, and when she stretched out her hand, a figure leading a horse next to her spoke: "He is gone, and he will leave at dawn." β
Temujin handed over the reins.
"If you want to stay, ride to see him off, if you don't want to stay on the grassland, chase him and follow him back to the Wu Dynasty. β
"Khan. β
This rough and majestic man rarely showed a kind smile and handed the reins to her: "The choice is always in your own hands, not the sky above your head, and the eagle only flies with the help of the sky, and it is still up to your minions to survive." β
His eyes flashed with a smile, and in his sight, the woman turned over and shook the reins and rushed out, looking at the back of the galloping away, he sang the ancient ballad of the grassland, majestic and vicissitudes.
The green east spits out the sun, and the dew drips from the blades of grass.
The horse's hooves stepped over.
A man and a horse walked in the vast grassland, the shadow dragged obliquely on the ground, and in the distance, Bai Ning stopped to hear the sound of the war horse running.
Turning around, as far as the eye could see, a red horse stood up and stopped on the grassy slope, and the bright red robe shook gently in the wind, and there was a slight tinkling of copper bells.
"Overseerβ" Vial cried out on horseback, her voice shaking.
Bai Ning had already understood her decision, stretched out her hand and waved, turned around, and rode her horse all the way to the south.
The light is falling.
A glittering light streamed across his cheeks, wetting the veil, "...... Thank you for remembering Bottle, Bottle will never hate you. β
"Rackβ"
Turning the horse's head, the woman wiped away her tears, turned her back to the direction of the sunrise, shouted, and galloped on the horse, there will be her new beginning.
In mid-August, Bianliang.
The withered yellow leaves were run over by the chariots, and the envoy from the northern Jurchens entered the city through the new north gate, and he looked at the renovated city wall with a smug expression on his face.
Then, he lifted the curtain and said to his entourage: "Go visit Lord Qin Hui Qin first......
Behind him were carriages full of gold, silver and jewels, most of which had belonged to the land and had been sent back, and he looked at the list on the paper of those who needed to be bribed.
"The officials of the Wu Dynasty don't all like to eat this set. He flicked the paper and smiled dismissively.
When it was thought that everything was finalized, however, it was not long before ...... He was driven out of the Qin Mansion.
PS: There is only one change. By the way, it is true that Temujin never went south in his life.