The Boy with The Dragon Tattoo

Chapter 34: Coward Xue Jun

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In the history of the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty, there was an army with an extremely special status, called the Yu Xuejun. This army is the sharpest and most trusted guard team built by Genghis Khan himself.

Qi Xue Jun is equivalent to the imperial forest army of the ancient Central Plains emperor. Every sergeant in it is a nobleman, general and other meritorious children. This elite Qi Xue army enjoys extraordinary privileges. An ordinary Qi Xue army often has a high status. Having passed thousands of households, it has the supreme glory and status. Each member is personally selected by Genghis Khan and must serve him loyally.

According to the records of ancient Mongolian poets, Genghis Khan once described these cowardly Xue Jun in gorgeous language:

"My loyal guards, you all serve the king with all my heart!

Yunye lies outside, next to the starry night patrolling the palace. In the hurricane and snow, I’d like to take care of my skin care camp;

In the pouring rain, protect me and weave the wall room; the thorns and needles show off, and the rain is cold.

But for my sleep, stay the night long. All the enemies are waiting for Zhou, and you wait for nothing.

The ring is not blinking, the sword shines. But if you have to make a move, stand beside me!

I am now at the top, and work hard! "

Due to its superior combat effectiveness, Yu Xuejun ranks among the five elite troops in ancient China. Later, Genghis Khan gave these guards titles, and the seventy day guards led by Wogelie Che'erbi were named "Great Guards"; the warriors led by A'erhai Hesar were named "Old Warriors". ; The archers led by Sun Tie'e and Unlucky are named "Big Archers".

Genghis Khan asked his future successors to follow his arrangements and give these old guards a special favor. He said: "The descendants of my children and grandchildren, who will occupy my position for a long time, must be loyal to my legacy, be kind to you, and respect you as the patron saint of the empire!"

This army, which Genghis Khan called "the patron saint of the empire", had more than 10,000 people at its peak, and formed the basis of the Mongol Empire's rule.

When Yu Xuejun was initially selected, he must be a child of a Mongolian prince and noble. Later, some ordinary soldiers and white bodies (foreign people, people with no status) with great military achievements were also selected.

General Zhang Siyuan was brave and martial arts, and soon he was promoted from ordinary cavalry to hundreds, thousands... and tens of thousands. He did not monopolize every trophy he was divided into. They were distributed to his subordinates or transferred to other generals. He gradually gained the appreciation of Genghis Khan, and later transferred it to the Qi Xue army and became his confidant.

Thirteen people from the cavalry joined Qi Xuejun.

In the intermittent descriptions of the old man, Zi Yang and others learned about the origins of Yu Xuejun and the life experience of the Canglang Army.

The old man looked solemnly and said: "Genghis Khan has clear rewards and punishments, and he especially respects his heroes. After the death of important princes, nobles and generals, Genghis Khan will order Qi Xue Jun to be responsible for the burial himself."

Zi Yang suddenly realized: "What do you mean is that the cavalry used life and blood in exchange for Genghis Khan's trust, and finally, won the tombs of Mongolian princes, nobles and generals?"

Sheep Beard nodded, "These thirteen iron cavalry troops (the old man still calls them iron cavalry), more or less participated in the burial process of Yu Xuejun. In order to keep it secret, they tattooed all this information on themselves. After the war, their bodies will be secretly transported back to the Central Plains to reunite with other brothers. The secrets hidden in them are collected and preserved by the Iron Cavalry Order or the descendants of the Iron Cavalry Order. The Iron Cavalry Order meets the Canglang Army, Once all the key information has been collected, the descendants of the two races will excavate and destroy it in one fell swoop, breaking the pulse of the entire Mongol Empire."

Hearing everyone here silently, they imagined that, thousands of miles away from their hometown, dozens of soldiers who survived the cavalry were accompanied by unshakable enemies day and night, but they harbored immense hatred in their hearts, keeping the secrets of heaven and earth. . They don't know when they will die in battle, or if they still have a chance to see their hometown, they only know that they will always throw their lives and blood on this unfamiliar grassland.

All sacrifices and sacrifices are for a common belief in my heart.

The old man continued, "Later, after decades of collection, the twelve chapter maps were finally collected, but only the last one, the most important one, never appeared. After the contact was interrupted, the descendants of Tieqi Ling have been searching for more. For a hundred years, but nothing has been achieved."

Zi Yang said, "Is the missing one, the map with Genghis Khan's tomb painted by General Zhang Siyuan?"

The old man nodded and said, "At that time, only General Zhang Siyuan had the highest status in the Yu Xue army, and he was also the closest confidant to Genghis Khan."

"In Genghis Khan's later years, his descendants fought openly and secretly to fight for the throne, and his generals also chose sides, and even Qi Xue Jun was involved. In the end, he didn't dare to trust anyone. The only thing he could trust was someone who was inconsistent with him. Hateful outsider, ha ha ha ha."

The old man's dark smile made people shudder.

In the park, on August 18, 1227, Genghis Khan died of illness in Qingshui County, Gansu. His hearse from Gansu met Kent Mountain, the sacred mountain of Mongolia. He kept secrets along the way and kept the news from spreading among people who had not yet or just surrendered. , Can't even let his princes and ministers know.

The funeral was not reported until the hearse was sent to the royal camp on the Klulen River. After that, the hearse was placed in Han'erduo (the palace or the place where Genghis Khan was born). In the end, Yu Xuejun buried his body, and he buried with him countless rare treasures that scoured half of the world. For more than 700 years, the tombs of the emperors of the Central Plains have been dug up, only this Genghis Khan Countless people in the world have searched for the tomb, but no one has ever been able to find it.

Zi Yang asked, "Is this general one of the Xue Jun who buried Genghis Khan?"

The old man slowly shook his head and said: "I don't know, the last news that Iron Cavalry Ling received was that General Zhang escorted Genghis Khan's hearse back to the royal camp. After that, he suddenly broke the news with General Zhang Siyuan. Iron Cavalry Ling has been searching for more than 700 years. No news."

"In the past seven hundred years, the descendants of the Iron Cavalry Order and the Canglang have always prepared, practiced hard, and even specially trained a branch of watching Yin and Yang and robbing tombs, ready to welcome that day. General Zhang once instructed, definitely You must gather all the maps of the thirteen chapters before you can start the revenge action, otherwise you will fall short."

Zi Yang thought to himself that it had gathered the hard work and will of countless heroes. After more than 700 years, this is indeed an earth-shattering plan, but after hundreds of years of changes in the times, Genghis Khan’s golden family has declined, and the Yuan Dynasty also It has long since perished, and I don't know if such persistence is meaningful.

Immediately thought, the descendants of the cavalry and the descendants of the wolf may have been taught by their elders to strictly abide by the ancient precepts and remember the deep enmity of blood. This concept is deeply ingrained in their minds, so they still maintain the firm will of the cavalry back then. .

Seeing that the old man was dying, Lao Wang seemed to be dying at any time. He couldn't wait to ask a key question, "Did the cavalry have inherited any treasures in the past few hundred years..."

The old man slowly said, "This unicorn blood is one of the treasures searched by the Mongolian army. It is a secret tonic of a certain prince of Persia. Because it has the effect of reviving the dead, the formula was secretly brought back by the ancestors. Unfortunately, the materials are very rare, and the ancestors are also I worked hard to make a few of them, and left them to future generations in case of accidents. Other gold, silver and jewels are things outside of the cavalry."

Old Wang shook his head and said: "It's a pity, it's a pity. Even if it's revenge, you have to pay attention to the cost. If your ancestors had returned with a little treasure in the first place, you wouldn't have lived so embarrassed."

Zi Yang stared at him fiercely, what time are you telling the truth!