C33 Feng Lang Ju Shu Wu Weng

At dusk, a group of more than a hundred Chinese horsemen appeared on the grasslands upstream of the Long City's Luanhe River. The horses carried all kinds of goods on their backs, making them look like a very ordinary Chinese caravan. This was the prairie area of the southern foot of the Great Fresh Ape Mountain (near the southern foot of the Great Xing'an Mountain), where groups of Wuhuan herdsmen were rushing their livestock back, and would wave and greet them with smiles whenever they passed by the caravan. The herdsmen's destination was the tent group at the foot of the mountain range twenty to thirty miles away, the location of the king's tent, which was also the current residence of the Liaodong, Wu Huan.

The Chinese caravan had a long history of doing business in the north of the city, and could have gone back to the Spring and Autumn Period. After the defeat of the Huns by the Wu Emperor in the current dynasty, the Chinese caravan left the Great Wall frequently in the north. However, due to the chaos in the Han Dynasty in recent years, the number of caravans leaving the city had greatly decreased. It was only when Wang became greedy to the point where he had to rely on Gongsun Zan. With Gongsun Zan's permission, the whole family moved to the high ground of the dam, and at the same time, exterminated the mounted bandits everywhere to ensure a safe road to the Great Fresh Mountains.

Most of the time, the Chinese caravan was able to sell all the goods in Greedy King's tribe. However, if the people of Wu Huan's tribe couldn't eat all of the goods, they would usually continue to head northwest to trade with the Tanhan Shan. Whether it was Liaodong Wu Huan or Xianbei People, both of them were used to the appearance of the Chinese merchant caravan. They also liked the appearance of the Chinese merchant caravan because the Chinese merchant caravan brought the most salt and tea in the prairie.

On the whole, the Chinese caravan was relatively safe now, except for the roaming mounted gangsters, no one dared to act against them easily. In order to collect the high transit fee, Gongsun Zan had warned Wu Huan and Xianbei People that no matter who the Chinese caravan was in, they would compensate them a hundred times more! If the caravan dared not compensate them, the Youzhou Armoured Cavalry would take it for themselves!

In the middle of the caravan, Gongsun Xu, who was dressed in a black suit and looked like a guard, took off his leather hat. He looked at the flat and endless withered yellow grassland in front of him and praised, "This place is really an excellent pasture."

Yan Rou, who was also dressed beside him, laughed and said, "My lord, you are right. The only place that can be compared with this place is the River Slope region, and even the top ranch of Wolf Juxu Mountain is not as good as this place. Seventy percent of the superior warhorses that the duke receives every year come from this place. "

"The wolf cub, Xushan, ah!" Gongsun Xu gazed far into the northwest and said with a smile, "When you're free, you must go take a look."

Lang Guxushan was originally the seat of the Huns' royal court, while Crown and Willow were the first Chinese generals to lead an army and take over that land. 'Lang Guxu' was a classic about General Huo's achievements. After the Huns moved westward, Wolf Juxu Mountain was taken over by the Eastern Hu people. Later on, the East Hu was split up, Tan Shihuai rose up forcefully, and Wolf Juxu Mountain became the Xianbei People's backyard. Now that he wanted to go to Wolf Residence at Xu Shan, he had to go through Xianbei People's Royal House. However, Gongsun Xu said nonchalantly, "I want to go take a look". He obviously didn't pay any attention to Xianbei People at all.

Yan Rou's eyes warmed up when she heard that. She immediately bowed and said, "This lowly general will definitely follow the lord!"

The Huns had gone away, but Wolf Juxu Mountain still held an important place in the eyes of the Northern Hughu, and Yan Rou was no exception to the dream of every festive Chinese general to emulate military lord.

"Alright, there will be a chance." Hearing Yan Rou's expression of loyalty, Gongsun Xu smiled and nodded.

Now, Gongsun Xu's direct line officers were first in line with Zhao Yun, followed by Yan Rou. These two had outstanding martial arts skills, and their loyalty was among the best. As for Wei Dun, Wang Wei, and Yang Hong, the three of them temporarily could not gain his trust.

Yan Rou was about to thank him when she saw Gongsun Yi, who was at the front of the line, run over and called out, "Young Master, someone's coming."

Gongsun Xu looked up and saw that two to three miles away, there was a group of people in black robes and wide-brimmed hats from Wu Huan, running towards them. The one in front was a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. There was a foot long white feather stuck in his hat, and a thick golden collar around his neck. He also had two golden earrings the size of teacups on his ears.

Yan Rou whispered, "My lord, that person is Greedy Wang Kurna's nephew, Ku Le. Could it be that Greed had already known about the news of his lord's arrival and had specially sent Ku Le to welcome him? "

"That's impossible!" Gongsun Xu shook his head and said with a frown, "Before this, I didn't inform Greed King, and the successor army is over a hundred miles away. They aren't that well-informed, right?"

Yan Rou quietly made a hand gesture, and the others quietly surrounded Gongsun Xu.

Ku Le stopped about a dozen steps away and asked loudly, "Where are you from?" He spoke in Chinese, but his tone was stiff.

Gongsun Yi came forward and answered: "We are the merchant caravan of Yu Yang, what business do you have with me?"

Ku Le asked anxiously, "Did you bring high-quality silk? I am willing to buy it at a high price. "

"Silk? Yes! We brought thirty pieces of high-quality silk with us this time. " Gongsun Yi answered loudly and asked tentatively, "May I ask if your highness would like to make clothes out of silk or bedding? We have tailors of the best craftsmanship in our team. "

"Very good!" Ku Le was overjoyed. He waved his hand and said, "I want to buy five silks for the Chinese women's clothes. I'll give you any price you want!"

"Sir, can you wait until we arrive at the King's Lodge to trade?" Gongsun Yi asked.

"Alright, I will wait for your arrival. "Let's go!" Ku Le waved his hand and the group of people turned their horses around and dashed away.

"Ku Le actually came here to buy silk?" Yan Rou's eyes widened in disbelief. "That guy only likes good horses and sabers. When did he become interested in silk?" This is truly strange! "

"It should be used to please the young lady." Gongsun Xu said indifferently, "Let's go."

The group of people set off once again, and soon passed by the herdsmen, heading towards the faintly discernible mountain range ahead.

In less than an hour, as dusk approached, Gongsun Xu and his group had already arrived at the foot of the vast mountain range. The tents and stalls stretched for more than ten miles. The bonfires and torches were like a myriad of stars, lighting up the area. The shouts of the herdsmen mixed with the cries of countless other animals, creating a chaotic scene.

Just as Gongsun Xu was about to stand and watch, an eight to nine-year-old kid ran over, bowed, and asked in a low voice: "Is Captain Ku Le's caravan you guys?"

"That's right, we are," Yan Rou replied in her fluent, tasteless voice. Kid, what's your name? "

"I am an adult now!" The teenager glared at Lili in dissatisfaction, but still answered his question, "I am called Wu Guozi, Sir Ku Le asked me to come and bring you guys to his tent."

"Please inform Lord Ku Le that we are going to pay a visit to Lord Greedy, and then immediately go to his tent."

"Alright, but please hurry, Lord Ku Le has a bad temper." Crow Fruit turned and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Yan Rou stopped him and asked, "Do you know why Ku Le wants to buy silk to make clothes?"

Wu Guanzi rolled his eyes. "Do you have malt candy?" I'll tell you if you give me a piece of caramel. "

In the Book of Songs, there is a saying, 'Zhou Yuan Ringrinds, the tea is sweet', meaning that the land of Zhou Dynasty was very fertile, and even the violets and bitter lettuce were as sweet as caramel, thus showing that the Han people in the West Zhou began to make caramel. However, the caramel was made from grain, so it was very expensive. Even in this dynasty, it was still a luxury that only wealthy families could enjoy.

"Haha, of course there's no problem!" Yan Rou smiled as she agreed. She turned around and instructed, "Give him a few candies."

Since he was disguised as a caravan, all the goods that he needed were prepared. Gongsun Jia opened a one-foot long cloth bag at his waist and took out two pieces of malt candy from inside.

Wu Guo took the candy and placed it on his palm, telling Yan Rou in a low voice, "There is a fresh and noble woman from Tanhan Shan, Master Ku Le wants to please her. "Don't ever tell anyone!"

After receiving Yan Rou's assurance, Wu Guozi skipped off.

"What about your daughter?" Gongsun Xu frowned. He thought for a moment and said, "Let's go see the king first and see what he'll say."

The king's tent was easy to find: two or three miles away, there was a large white tent, and in front of it stood a twenty feet high standard, embroidered in red and white with a roaring bear.

Yan Rou was very clear about the customs of Wu Huan, so she asked the others to wait at the same place. Then, together with Gongsun Xu, they took off their weapons and placed them on the horses.

"Halt!" He walked to the front of the tent for forty or fifty steps, and was stopped by two burly warriors.

Yan Rousi went over to pay the bill and said with a smile, "I am a merchant from Fisherman, and I have come to seek an audience with Lord Greedy King as per usual."

After they received the money, they heard Yan Rou's fluent words of contempt and their attitudes immediately turned better. One of them asked, "You didn't bring any weapons, did you?"

"Of course not, I know the rules."

"Very good!" The person who had asked the question came up and searched for a bit before leading them to the royal tent. He then handed them over to the other armored warriors.

With a smile, Yan Rou took out a few slots of money and handed it over to the two of them. Then, the two of them were searched once more before someone reported to the royal tent.

"Let them in." A hoarse voice came from inside the tent, followed by a few coughs.

Yan Rou was in front and Gongsun Xu was behind. After entering, they found that there were four oil lamps hanging on the wall, brightening up the inside of the tent.

The interior of the tent was decorated in a very ordinary manner. On both sides of the tent, there were only a few weapons and horns. Other than those, there was nothing else. The floor was covered with a thin layer of black felt. At the end of the felt was a two feet high black table. A short and stout man wearing a tiger leather robe was sitting behind the desk with his head lowered. Needless to say, this person was indeed greedy to the point of Wang Kurna.

Yan Rou clasped her hands and said, "Greetings, Lord Greedy King."

Kurna didn't even raise his head and asked, "Did you bring anything good this time?"

Gongsun Xu said with a chuckle, "No good stuff, but a good friend came."

Kurna raised his head and looked at Gongsun Xu, almost shouting out in shock.