When Xin Wang Zhao Zhen talked about Niu Ruidong, Ma Yunrui and others, he glanced at the door and said: "You know, I don't like to rely on uncertain factors, so I need them to give up the original plan and come here to meet with me. Convergence. They have no establishment, and they are not considered to be regular believers in the king's army. Even if the spies check it, it is not easy to find out, so they can be our most powerful reinforcements. Moreover, their family members are in the area occupied by the king's army, so they are not afraid of them. Anti-water. Although their combat effectiveness is not too strong, they are not bad."
Ji Qianqian opened the letterhead and read the content, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes. He thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "The people of the barbarians of the ethnic minorities, how do you plan to house them?"
This is also a question that Xinwang Zhaozhen has always considered. He can see that those barbarians are willing to follow him, but they dare not speak because of their low status. But he didn't care about this. The barbarian tribe has a population of more than 300. Because of their natural physique and survival in the harsh environment of the forest, most of these people have high martial arts strength.
Excluding other factors, these people can be considered a powerful help. So he thought for a while, and said: "People here may not be able to accept people from the barbarian minority for a while," he said: "The only way is to get them to return to the tribe temporarily. After I finish the task, I find the big The place where the majority of ethnic minorities gather just happens to need a large number of people who are close to our army, so they are moved there."
"That place? Where?" The girl Ji Qianqian was taken aback.
"A gathering place of many ethnic minorities, you will understand soon." Xinwang Zhao Zhen pointed his finger on the table and said: "By the way, what are the savages in the forest. I haven't asked you yet, Ji Qianqian."
"That's just a coincidence." Ji Qianqian replied: "When I encouraged ethnic minority villagers, I didn't expect them to come. But I think..."
He raised his head and looked at Xin Wang Zhao Zhen. Said: "I'm afraid they are here to find Bai Yue."
"Bai Yue?" Xin Wang Zhao Zhen frowned slightly.
Just as Xinwang Zhaozhen spoke of Baiyue, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open without warning. The young prince paused, feeling slightly annoyed at who was so rude.
He turned his head and saw the three faces outside the door. One of the unique faces was first reflected in the eyes of Xinwang Zhao Zhen. The face under that man's dark skin had rocky edges and corners, and his pale eyebrows were sunken under his eye sockets. , The eyes are shining brightly. The half-length tresses drooped behind his head and landed on a tiger coat. "Master, your Royal Highness is busy with something, you can't enter at this time."
At the door, he became a guard warrior under King Xin, a swordsman who was forced to retreat into the house all the time. He was forcibly pushed into the room by the three of them. After entering the room, the words of the soldiers stopped abruptly. He turned his head and looked helplessly at the young Xinwang, and said, "His Royal Highness, the subordinates are negligent, but they..."
The letter king Zhao Zhen waved his hand to him, indicating that it was nothing. Then he raised his head and looked at each other. The tall barbarian stood motionless by the door like a legendary barbarian. He recognized the barbarian in this forest called Lu Kui, one of the barbarian leaders living in the forest to the north. The two people behind him are both masters of the younger generation of barbarians in the forest.
At this time, the ethnic minorities living in the mountains and forests, with the exception of the Yao, Miao, Bai and other larger tribes, the other southern ethnic minorities have not been divided in detail, and are generally collectively referred to as barbarians.
When the Jianghu swordsman warrior withdrew, he closed the door and the room fell silent.
Lu Kui looked at the furnishings in the house with his unique eagle-like eyes, because the night’s battle had just passed and the room was too late to be re-arranged, so he maintained the original dark and reddish style favored by Commander Mo. It's just that there seemed to be a pungent smell on the thick carpet that made the barbarian leader Lu Kui frown.
When the guards left, Ji Qianqian finally stood up angrily. She frowned and said, "What are you doing here?" Although she was petite and young, she still looked at the other party without showing any weakness and asked, "This is the residence of King Xin. How can you break in like this? Come? Fortunately, Qiansui believes that Wang Qiansui is magnanimous. If other princes and nobles, this time would have taken you down."
The letter king Zhao Zhen sighed after hearing these words, thinking that these guys who had been with beasts all day really didn't know how to deal with people in the world of Song etiquette. But he stopped Ji Qianqian because he saw the white moon behind the three barbarians. Baiyue hid behind three bear-like barbarians and smiled shyly at him. Xin Wang Zhao Zhen's expression softened a little, so he said, "I won't say more about the extra gossip, what's the matter with you?"
He could already confirm that these barbarians came for Baiyue. The barbarians in the forest are a special force. They are different from the tribal villages of ethnic minorities and trade with the Han people. They appear here, something must have happened in the forest. What is the only thing that has something to do with a little girl like Bai Yue
"His Royal Highness," the leader of the barbarian clan said stiffly: "We are here to take away Baiyue."
Xin Wang Zhao Zhen was not surprised, he had guessed it a long time ago. "What do you mean?" He asked as he went to see Baiyue. But the little girl avoided his eyes and nodded, which made him feel a little strange.
The letter king Zhao Zhen looked at the three savages and said, "You come to me, you have to make things clear, right?"
"That's the Lord Xinwang." The young barbarian who had been standing behind Lu Kui came in at the sight of the machine: "Although we have consulted Miss Baiyue, her father, and the village chief of their village, Miss Baiyue still insisted. Only leave with the consent of the adults."
"Is that so?" Xin Wang Zhao Zhen lowered her head and looked at Bai Yue.
"That's it." Bai Yue replied in a low voice, "Brother Zhao Zhen."
The young Xinwang looked at her and then at Lu Kui and his group. He thought for a moment, and felt even more strange. "So, please tell me what's going on." He frowned and asked, "Why don't you speak up."
"Miss Baiyue asked us to form an alliance with you, and believe in the king." Lu Kui's gaze fell on him, his sharp gaze remained unchanged, as if he was looking at the banal gentry of the Han. He opened his mouth and said: "Because it is said that you got into trouble to save him." Lu Kui said forcefully in blunt Chinese, "We thought about it. It's not unacceptable, but there are a few conditions. "
"Wait." Xinwang Zhao Zhen frowned, and he interrupted the other party with a wave of his hand: "I have no interest in trafficking in human beings. You'd better explain it to me from beginning to end."
The silence in the room caused Ji Qianqian and Cui Hu to look back at him.
The three barbarians glanced at each other, and then Lu Kui said: "Well, Xin Wang Qiansui. This matter starts with the reason why the three of us left the forest gathering place this time. This time we came out because of us. The wizard's prophecy." Xin Wang Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard it, but he patiently continued to listen.
The barbarian leader Lu Kui continued: "The wizard mentioned in the prophecy that a saint of our race will inherit the will of God and will be born in this land." He paused, and continued: "... And we think this little girl Girl is Baiyue."
"Magic prophecy?" The letter king Zhao Zhen responded softly. Although there are no gods in this world, but because of superstition, prophecy has the will to influence people. When this will intervenes in human history, an oracle or prophecy will be lowered. This is the so-called prophecy. Of course, there may be something unknown and unexplainable, but Zhao Zhen, a special soldier, has never seen it, so he doesn't believe it. The letter king Zhao Zhen glanced at Baiyue and thought of these things first.
To be honest, this news made him a little surprised. If Baiyue was born at his order, wouldn't he be able to command the barbarian army to fight for him? The letter king Zhao Zhen then thought of Commander Mo's actions against Baiyue, and maybe the Jin Kingdom's army got some inspiration from this news. Going further, maybe the connection between Commander Mo and those gold men is not just as simple as using each other. From this point of view, things have become complicated.
Jin people are afraid of Han people because of the large number of Han people, as well as the civilization and technology of the Han people. But in a real sense, in the absence of a strong general, the Jinren are not afraid of the Han army. For some savage minorities, the golden people have a soft spot for buying. In fact, in that era, the racial combat effectiveness of off-road barbarians was stronger. This is also caused by the harsh natural environment in the mountains and forests. Therefore, the barbaric Jurchens are still very interested in adding an army of southern barbarians.
"How do you make sure that the person mentioned in your wizard's oracle is Baiyue?" Xinwang Zhao Zhen asked.
"Master, we have our own means of confirmation." The young barbarian on the left among them replied.
"You mean she is the saint of your forest tribe?" Xin Wang Zhao Zhen finally calmed himself down. He nodded and said, "I forgot to introduce myself. I am the eighteenth brother of long live today, Xin Wang. Facts. I have learned a lot since I learned from the teacher, and the legend about the saint in the forest was also heard at that time..."
The letter king Zhao Zhen half-truthed the lie, and the three barbarian warriors did not express any objection after hearing it, but there was a sense of surprise.
The court teachers were so knowledgeable that they became the best excuse for Xin Wang Zhao Zhen to cover up what he had learned, and no one could break this lie anyway.
The letter king Zhao Zhen shook her head and said, "Since Baiyue gives me the full power to decide this matter, then you can't convince me, so just don't want to take him out of this territory for half a step."
He saw that the barbarian leader Lu Kui raised his eyebrows and wanted to speak, but he interrupted him, "I don't have to say any more. I don't know much about your barbarians than you know about yourself." Xin Wang Zhao Zhenlian. Said coldly. "Whether it's the stealth technique or the wood trail technique, no matter which kind of technique, I can get you out. You can give it a try."
The leader of the barbarian tribe, Lu Kui, gave up his plan to forcibly take away Baiyue when he heard the king of letter Zhao Zhen say the two technologies possessed by the barbarians. The Han people have a very shallow understanding of the barbarians in the jungle, but the letter king Zhao Zhen in front of him is obviously an exception. The letter king Zhao Zhen has the most powerful intelligence network, and naturally knows the strength of this barbarian tribe. Moreover, this group of barbarians is not isolated from the world.
After hesitating, the leader of the barbarian tribe, Lu Kui, knew that the other party screamed out his thoughts. It must not be a mere intimidation. He hesitated and replied: "So what do you mean by Chitose? We have made it very clear. I think you should believe everything we say, and I can even swear in the name of our ancestors-we Innocently hurt Miss Baiyue, but took him to complete the necessary rituals to become a barbarian and become a noble saint."
"You don't want to avoid the harassment of the Chinese people or the private army? But I heard that many powerful people are very interested in buying and selling your people. They sell you as slaves at a high price." Xin Wang Zhao Zhen said.
The three barbarians are all choked.
"What are you trying to say, Qiansui Wang?" The young man behind Lu Kui, the leader of the barbarian tribe, had been eager to try, and finally spoke at this moment.
"Of course we want to avoid being disturbed. This is the guarantee of our life in the forest. The barbarians have always liked peace, not to mention this is the tribal rule we have always followed." He said, "Forgive me for speaking out. Believe in the king. Lord Chitose, I don't quite understand what you mean."
"My meaning is very simple." Xin Wang Zhao Zhen replied: "I can protect you, oh, I understand, about you have a misunderstanding. In fact, I am talking about protecting you, not because of my power here again. I think You should know that you believe in the king's army, I have the ability to protect you."
The letter king Zhao Zhen stopped here. He leaned back on the chair for a while, showing a playful look, crossed his index fingers and replied: "Let's make a deal."
"Deal? Do you want our herbs and animal skins to have poison? What deal are you going to do?" the barbarian leader Lu Kui said with some confusion.
"Help me once, I will provide protection for your future--!" Xin Wang Zhao Zhen replied word by word.
"So you can temporarily become an ordinary person and become the natural ruler around Shimen City?" The leader of the barbarian tribe Lu Kui glanced at the letter king Zhao Zhen, and realized for the first time the other party's true thoughts.
He said: "In fact, this proposal is okay. Our barbarians have no desire or hope for power, but..." He changed the conversation and said, "I still have to say it again. Our agreement is equal. Basically, we are not free from your control and restriction."
The letter king Zhao Zhen shook her head and said, "Well, let me put it another way. I don't want you to help me launch an offensive." He said, "I want you to go deep into the forest to help me find the path to Jinling. To make money, to travel to and from big cities such as Jinling all the year round, I will definitely avoid the blackmail of some checkpoint guards and take the trails."
"Jinling? Xiaolu?" Lu Kui, the leader of the barbarian clan, thought of believing Wang Zhao Zhen's words in confusion. The young man next to him suddenly whispered, "Boss, the path we found last time?"
The barbarian leader Lu Kui suddenly reacted. He raised his head and stared at Xinwang Zhao Zhen, and asked: "Are you sure we tell you that path, and you will protect us? But there is nothing related between these two things."
The letter king Zhao Zhen listened and said with a smile: "You only show me how to avoid the trail that the card army walks. I am going to Jinling to do business, and the Song army has set up checkpoints along the way. The entire Jinling area, including the waterway, has been blocked. It is tightly controlled. Therefore, I need the help of you local snakes."
The elder of the barbarian clan was startled when he heard the term "earth-headed snake", but he finally reacted and nodded.
"That's right, when did you know that path?" Xin Wang Zhao Zhen said with a serious face.
The leader of the barbarian tribe, Lu Kui, was infected by his seriousness, and couldn’t help but seriously said: “Almost three years ago, when we were selling bear, tiger, fox, and deer skins to Jinling City, we were severely caught by those Han officers and soldiers. We searched and blackmailed. In the end, we had a conflict and killed a few Han soldiers. Finally, we had no choice but to walk over the mountains and walk the path to Jinling."
"Can you still confirm the direction now?" Xinwang Zhao Zhen said hopefully. "It's hard to say." Barbarian leader Lu Kui shook his head, and said: "In fact, we found the path by accident that time. At that time, we went deep along the mountains to avoid the officers and soldiers. But if we want to find that place now, I am afraid that we will have to go again. It’s only necessary to send people to confirm, but with a general direction, it won’t take much time." He raised his head and said, "My lord, want to go together?"
The letter king Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "No, I don't have this time now," he said: "This transaction is so completed, you send people to find this place, once you have the exact news, you will immediately notify me."
He looked at the three barbarians. This deal is actually beneficial to him unilaterally, but Xinwang Zhaozhen knows that the barbarians never think about it this way. These guys who live in the forest don't care about fame and wealth. When dealing with them, you have to find out what they are interested in. Things will do.
And to protect their power from discrimination and harassment by the Han people is an irresistible temptation for these barbarians.
The barbarian leader Lu Kui and the two young barbarian young men behind him nodded to each other. In their opinion, the proposal of the king Zhao Zhen was equally profitable and harmless to them. But Ji Qianqian has been listening to their conversation, the previous situation made it difficult for him to get in. But at this moment he finally found the room to speak. When the barbarian leader Lu Kui responded to Wang Zhao Zhen's proposal, he immediately opened his mouth and said: "You took Baiyue away, but his relatives in the village are now in Shimen. Mo dominates the territory. And General Zhang Jun’s revenge may come here at any time. Have you not considered this?"