Shen Qingshan looked down at Fang Jie's hand holding hers, with a contented smile on the corner of his mouth.
"What you did just now, will you offend the Mu family?"
Shen Qingfan asked as he walked: "After all, in Eastern Xinjiang, the strength of the Mu Mansion is unquestionable. You almost crippled the hands and feet of a great practitioner of the Brightness Realm, and even dug a hole in the heart and clothes of the young master of the Mu Mansion. Once this attitude comes out, how can the people of the Mu residence be friends with you?"
Fang Jie said with a smile: "Once this attitude comes out, people in the Mu Mansion will be more willing to be friends with me."
The two of them turned around the forest, and the guards were waiting here. After getting on their horses, they continued to march north. Fang Jie flicked his whip and said, "The attitude of these two people is definitely not that of Mu Guangling. The cultivator is just a follower. His master doesn't like me, so he naturally wants to stand out. If he stands out, do I have to endure it? If I really endure it, this friend can't do it, because he will feel... that he can be bullied you."
Shen Qingfan thoughtfully, then nodded.
"Let's go, since you have revealed your identity, you simply won't hide it anymore."
Fang Xie ordered his subordinates to say: "Catch up with Chen Xiaoru and the others, tell them to stop and wait for me, and then send someone to the people of Beiliao to ask for the great Khan of Beiliao, Wan Yanyong, and tell them that the Black Banner Army has arrived."
After saying this, he accelerated his horse and rushed out. Shen Qingfan looked at Fang Jie's back, and found that the man was so handsome when he showed his confidence.
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Wanyan Chongde's life was indeed not very good, and he didn't even have any freedom during these days. Ever since he arrived in Dongjiang, facing the friendliness shown by the Mu family, he questioned and quarreled with Wan Yanyong, Wan Yanyong's attitude towards him became more and more indifferent.
Wanyan Chongde did not believe that Han people would express friendship without purpose. He had lived in the Central Plains for several years, and he liked the generosity of Han people, but he never believed that Han politicians would be generous. He remembered that when he lived in seclusion in that small county, he heard such a sentence when chatting with the professor of the private school.
A politician will not do things without reward.
The Mu Mansion has a good reputation, but the people in the Mu Mansion are also politicians.
Wanyan Chongde knew very well that the higher the status of Han people, the less trustworthy they are, because it is impossible for a trustworthy person to climb to a high position. Although this idea is a bit gloomy, it is true. He has never seen any high-ranking person relying on pure kindness to rise to the top, nor has he seen a high-ranking person show pure kindness.
This has nothing to do with nationality.
Wanyan Chongde had the experience of living in the Central Plains and the grasslands. In a Han village, if you walk into a house when you are thirsty, you will get a bowl of water. On the steppe, you walk into a tent and get a bowl of mare's milk. People are kind most of the time, as long as you don't touch their interests. It is said that the people of Meng Yuan are generous and hospitable, but the nobles of Meng Yuan kill people without blinking an eye. It is a living example that the Northern Liao nationality has been bullied by the Mongolian Yuan people for so many years.
The same is true for the rich and powerful of the Han people.
This world has always been like this.
When you meet hospitable herdsmen on the grassland, you will be happy and feel that the grassland people are really nice. If you don't go far, you may meet a horse thief who kills without blinking an eye, and the leader may be the herdsman who warmly entertained you just now. When you meet hospitable villagers in a village in the Central Plains, you will be happy and feel that the Han people are very nice. If you walk out the door, someone will knock you down with a stick and take away all your money.
In Wanyan Chongde's view, the good name of the Mu Mansion is no different from the good name of the Buddhist School in the Western Regions.
But Wan Yanyong, who received a large amount of benefits just after arriving in Dongjiang, didn't think so, especially after a few years, when the people in the Mu Mansion didn't make any demands but were still funding, Wan Yanyong believed in his son even more. is wrong. Therefore, he and Mu Guangling sworn brothers.
The few times Mu Guangling came to meet him, he would always praise Wanyan Chongde for his etiquette and talent, but the more he praised him like this, the worse Wanyan Yong would treat him. In the eyes of Beiliao people, talking about friends behind their backs is a villain's behavior.
Not long ago, after Wanyan Chongde once again advised Wanyan Yong to be careful of the Mu Mansion, Wanyan Yong finally couldn't bear it anymore, and angrily deprived Wanyan Chongde of all his military power. All the Zhihan cavalry were taken back. This was a very severe punishment, and it signaled to people that the crown prince's status might be lost.
In the Northern Liao nationality, if the son of the Great Khan cannot inherit the Khan throne, then an heir must be selected from among the Khan's younger brothers. And it so happened that... Wan Yanyong had a younger brother who was ten years younger than him. This secret service is only over forty years old, he is in the prime of life, and he also has a certain influence in the army.
After arriving in Eastern Xinjiang, the first thing Wanyan Chongde did was to remind Wanyan Yong to be careful of the goodwill of the Mu Mansion. The second thing was to ask for a reorganization of the army, and then to build a fortress with all the strength of the whole family. If the Han did not give them a city, they would Build one yourself, and only have a city that is difficult to break into, and you can really gain a foothold. Third, he asked Wan Yanyong not to be completely Sinicized, but to keep the hunting habits of men.
But these are not in line with the ideas of Wan Yanyong, the great Khan of the Northern Liao nationality.
Especially, he didn't get along with his uncle Wanyan Kang.
When Wanyan Zhongde persuaded Wanyan Yong, Wanyan Kang refuted it at that time.
Wan Yankang said, first, if a person expresses kindness to you, but you guard him with a knife, then you will not only lose a friend, but you will never have a friend again. Second, the Beiliao people have only just arrived in Eastern Xinjiang. It is a joke to want to build a city, not to mention that the Beiliao people are not capable of doing so. Even if they were, the people on horseback don't need a city to find a sense of security. Third, since we have already arrived at the place of the Han people, why do we still insist on the backward way of life? Men keep safari? It's better to grow more food!
Wanyan Yong agreed with Wanyan Kang's proposal very much, and he also thought that Wanyan's emphasis on virtue was a bit too much.
Now Wanyan Chongde is facing the situation that Mu Guangling will praise him every time he comes, so Wanyan Yong is getting more and more alienated from him because of his guilt. Wanyan Kang will also be able to find something to find his shortcomings at any time and any place, telling Wanyan Yong that there is still a long way to go before he succeeds to the position of Khan, and he still needs to hone and grow.
But Wan Yanyong was already old, men in Beiliao didn't live very long, and few of them could live to be seventy years old, because it was too cold there, and they couldn't resist the invasion of the climate when they got older. The average life expectancy of the men of the Northern Liao nationality is only in their forties, and the average life expectancy of the women can reach sixty years old.
The deaths caused by the war are not counted. If the war is counted, the life expectancy of the men of the Northern Liao nationality is shorter, so... the Northern Liao nationality is a nation with yin and yang decline, and the number of women is at least twice that of men. Moreover, it seems that the proportion of men is still shrinking.
After arriving in Eastern Xinjiang, due to the huge changes in the climate, many people fell ill due to acclimatization, and Wan Yanyong was one of them. I don't know what happened, but the Mu family recruited a large number of doctors to diagnose and treat the Beiliao people. Most of them recovered quickly, and the Beiliao people who had never used Han Chinese medicine recovered very quickly. But Wan Yanyong was not among them, he has not recovered since he arrived here, and his body is getting worse day by day.
As a result, people from the Mu residence came more diligently, and Wan Yankang said that the prince was immature in front of Wan Yanyong more and more times.
It seems that Wanyan Yong, the Great Khan of the Northern Liao Dynasty, has gradually lost interest in the prince.
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Wanyan Yanshou is Wanyan Kang's son and Wanyan Chongde's cousin, but he has always regarded Wanyan Chongde as a sweat, respecting Wanyan Chongde more than his own father. Therefore, Wanyan Yanshou is also a very painful person, just as painful as Wanyan Chongde.
Also facing their own father, the situation of both of them is a bit delicate. But in this way, the two became even closer.
"Brother!"
Wanyan Yanshou poured half of the bag of wine into his mouth in one go, and then couldn't help coughing violently. This is the wine-making technique they learned from the Han people after they arrived in Eastern Xinjiang. It is a new wine this year. It tastes spicy and not thick and soft. Drinking it is like a fire burning down, and it hurts the throat.
The kumiss that the people of Beiliao are used to drinking is much softer.
"There is no way to go on like this."
Wanyan Yunshu sighed: "Yesterday my father said some weird things to me again... Now everyone can see that Da Khan doesn't like you, neither does my father, and your cold cavalry has been taken back." I went, and my father got more and more rewards... What should I do if this continues?"
What else could Wanyan Chongde do besides wryly smile
"Perhaps, the Great Khan thought that I was not capable of leading the tribe to live a better life."
He took the wine bag and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp: "But I still don't want to believe that the people in the Mu Mansion don't have any selfishness!"
"But the Khan believed it."
Wanyan Yunshu lowered his head and said: "Yesterday I told my father that you must inherit the position of sweat, and my father whipped me... the pain in my back is still burning. Originally, he had no chance, but Now is the opportunity to…”
"Extend life."
Wanyan Chongde took a look at Wanyan Yunshu: "I know Uncle, his temperament is not like this at first, but only after he arrived in Dongjiang, tell me... have the people in Mufu met him in private?"
Wanyan Yunshu nodded after being silent for a long time: "Yes...but my father won't let me tell you. He said that you are stupid. When you live in a place where the Han people live, you don't think about how to get along with the Han people better. Instead, you always think about it. If you don't know how to guard, you will lose many friends and make the tribe unsafe."
"Yeah... I'm so stupid, why didn't I think of this before entering the customs?"
Wanyan Chongde let out a long breath of foul air: "Longevity, uncle, did you accept the gift from the Mu residence?"
"Um."
Wanyan Yunshu nodded: "I have received several boxes of things, but Dad won't let me see them."
"hehe."
Wanyan Chongde smiled, with worry on his brows: "Maybe, we shouldn't enter the customs."
The two fell silent at the same time, but their worries were clearly different. Wanyan Yunshu has a straightforward and honest personality, he just feels that he is sorry for Wanyan Chongde, his father is robbing Wanyan Chongde of his position, and it is uncomfortable for him to be caught in it. What Wanyan Chongde was worried about was the crisis of the entire Beiliao tribe, which might be coming soon.
"Father doesn't see me at all."
Wanyan Chongde sighed: "He sent someone to tell me that he would see me when I knew I was wrong. But I won't admit that I was wrong."
"But brother, are the Han people really that cunning?"
"No."
Wanyan Chongde shook his head: "It's not that the Han people are cunning, but any powerful and ambitious nation is cunning. The Han people are like this, the Mongols are like this, and now... even us Beiliao people are going to be like this."
Falling into silence again, neither of them knew what to say.
At this time, a soldier from outside quickly came in, and said eagerly but with unconcealed excitement: "Your Highness, the princess is back! Sweat doesn't want us to tell you, I sneaked here, and I'm about to Go back...Your Highness, you have to find a way to meet the princess, she may be able to persuade you profusely."
Wanyan Chongde's eyes lit up immediately, he stood up and asked, "Is anyone else here besides my sister?"
"have!"
The soldier glanced outside and said in a low voice: "Commander of the Black Banner Army, Fang Jie, who was named Lord of the Town, has also come, and he is now in the treasure tent of the Great Khan!"
The excitement in Wanyan Chongde's heart cannot be expressed in words, even his hands could not help trembling slightly: "How many troops did you bring?"
"Horse?"
The soldier was stunned for a moment: "I didn't see a large group of people, it seems that there are less than a hundred people."
"Less than a hundred people?"
Wanyan Chongde's face immediately darkened again: "There are less than a hundred people... what are you doing here? Could it be... Could it be that Fang Jie didn't understand the meaning of my letter?"