royal robes

Chapter 436 Fengzhou City

"Xianggong..." He Meiyu was not very happy. The couple were newlyweds, and originally wanted to go sightseeing together, but Gao Huaide, who was also the son of Prince Qi, ran out on the road.If he was by my side all the time...how embarrassing.

Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand and said: "Meiyu, this matter is settled. Zong Xin often said that the more shameless a person is, the more promising he is. If Gao Xiandi follows up so shamelessly, he must be a great person in the future. But …I have a condition, you have to stay away from us, okay?”

Gao Huaide immediately nodded and said: "Isn't it always like this? I am far enough away from you, every time you let me act alone, although I have been following you, but the distance is already very far, and I almost lost it several times , if you weren't riding such a big cow, I really wouldn't be able to find you. How far away is enough?"

"It's almost the same as before." Zhao Kuangyin said shamelessly: "Brother Gao Xian, you have to understand. Our husband and wife have just got married, so it's not appropriate for you to stay by our side all the time, right? If you see something you shouldn't see, even I'm not angry, what if Meiyu gouged out your eyes? Can you beat her?"

Gao Huaide nodded and said: "That's reasonable...Thank you for not killing me, sister-in-law."

"You're welcome, just be sensible. My husband, let's start now. Which direction are we going?"

Zhao Kuangyin looked around, and then said: "We should go northeast, but we will encounter Khitan soldiers, and the clothes of the few of us are not suitable. Then let's go north first, and find some small tribes to change. A few Khitan clothes, and then go northeast, this is the best."

"That's right. Although we are not afraid of Khitan dogs, we must also avoid conflicts. After all, it is inconvenient for a few Han people to move alone on the borders of Liao Kingdom." Gao Huaide said: "Brother Zhao, if you go further north, you will completely belong to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. In the territory of Youyun Sixteenth Prefecture, the population is relatively sparse, but after all, we are still wearing Han clothing, so it is better to take a small road. The best thing is to encounter a few small villages, buy some Khitan clothing from there, and we can go northeast. "

"Well~ yes, just take the path. Bring your things and get ready to go."

In fact, Gao Huaide didn't need to explain, because Zhao Kuangyin had always taken small roads because he was worried about being recognized.When you get to Khitan, you have to take a small road. After all, the Han people are just afraid of being recognized as their true identity, but the Khitan people will be in trouble as long as they are recognized as Han people.

Zhao Kuangyin and his party immediately packed up their things, and the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry carried by the little black cow were nothing at all, and they went straight to the north.

Zhao Kuangyin and his party didn't see a small village at the boundary of Youyun Sixteen States at all. Even if they saw the village, it was a mess. There was almost nothing in the house, and there were some bones in the village, which looked very miserable.

This also made Zhao Kuangyin and his group hate Khitan deeply, because these people were originally Zhongyuan citizens, and because Shi Jingtang sold Youyun Sixteen Prefectures in exchange for Yelu Deguang's support to seize the country, that's why the people in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures suffered so encountered.

The miserable sight of this line made Zhao Kuangyin very sad, and vowed to unify the Central Plains, and then repel the Khitan, so that Youyun Sixteen States could return to the protection of the Central Plains.

Ideals are still ideals. The most important task of Zhao Kuangyin and his party is to find Han people and buy some Khitan costumes from them, so as to avoid the trouble of entering Shangjing to find Zongxin.But unfortunately, Zhao Kuangyin didn't know Yeluruan's policy, and this is the westernmost part of Khitan, which borders Tubo, and has long been uninhabited.

Zhao Kuangyin was also stubborn, heading north all the way... until they felt that the surrounding scenery became more and more desolate, the woods became less and less, and the grassland also became less and less. At first there were some small stones on the ground, but in the end it turned out to be a large area of ​​dead land. It even had sand in it.

The days are getting hotter and the nights are getting colder... In fact, they have long wanted to turn back, but unfortunately all three of them got lost, and they didn't even know where North was.I just follow the sun when the sun comes out every day, because that direction is east, but after a short walk, as the sun moves, I feel that the distance is getting farther and farther away.

I don't know where this is. Fortunately, Xiao Hei has a lot of things on his back, and the three of them don't have to worry about food and drink for the time being, but... this situation can't last for too long, but because they are lost, they can't find their way, and they don't know where to go .

After walking for more than half a month, Zhao Kuangyin and his group finally saw the city. Just before they entered the edge of the desert, they cried and saw a city.The people around here are too sparse, and the three of them didn't meet any traces of human habitation at all. They only knew how to walk forward, thinking that there was no way to get out in this life.

It is of course a good thing to see the city, the three of them immediately drove towards the city, but stopped after a short while.The feeling of this city is different from that of ordinary cities, as if it is in a war. ... There are already soldiers outside the city pointing at them with weapons, and if they rush faster, the battle will start early.

In fact, the appearance of Zhao Kuangyin and his party was too scary, otherwise such a large group of soldiers would never be intimidated by three people.If they walked over directly, this kind of thing would never happen.

The guard shouted, "Who is coming?"

"Ordinary people, we lost our way nearby and finally saw the city, can you let us enter the city?"

"Lost?" The guard looked at these three people carefully, two men and one woman. The woman was quite beautiful, and the two men were also extraordinary.It’s not like I know them, just look at the black bull and I know that most people don’t have such a mount.

This black bull is terrifying, but since it is someone else's mount, it is not in danger, it mainly depends on whether these people are good or bad.The sudden appearance of so many people with high martial arts skills inevitably made people suspicious.But judging by their state, they don't look like bad guys, not to mention there are a lot of bad guys in the city, so there's no need to be afraid of them.

The guard said: "Report your name."

"My son, Zhao Jiuchong, this is my younger brother Zhao Huaide, and the humble Neihe family. I was going to Cangzhou on a small road, but I met a robber on the way. I got lost on the way and worried that the robber would catch up. So I went north and didn't know where we were. The three of us I have been lost in the wilderness for nearly half a month, may I ask if you can let us rest in the field?"

The guard nodded and said, "Are you stupid? Cangzhou is hundreds of miles away, why did you come here?"

The three of them are all stupid, is there really such a long distance?Hundreds of miles away?However, I have been getting lost recently, and I am very persistent in going north, wanting to go directly to Shangjing by bypassing the Khitan city on a small path.But if you think about it carefully, it’s actually not that much difference, as long as you go east from here, you can reach Khitan.

Zhao Kuangyin cupped his hands and said, "May I ask, what is this place?"

"This is Fengzhou, it's too far for you to get lost."

"Toyosu?" The three of them spoke in unison, almost unable to believe their ears, how did they come so far away?But the location is correct, Fengzhou is in the north, and it is facing the extreme north.During the Tang Dynasty, this place was originally the territory of the Turkic people. Later, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty defeated the Turkic people, and this place became the territory of the Tang Dynasty and continues to this day.

Because it is located in the far north, few people mention it, but the economy here is quite developed, because all entry and exit have to go through Fengzhou, and the flow of people is very large.However, the residents here are more complicated. In addition to the Han people, Khitans, Turks, and Tubos will all come here. It is a neutral place where dragons and snakes are mixed.

But the location of Fengzhou today is very embarrassing. Because of the independence of the Northern Han Dynasty, the connection between Fengzhou and the Central Plains was completely severed. was not occupied.

Zhao Kuangyin cupped his hands and said, "Master, the three of us are definitely not bad people. Besides, even if we are bad people, what can we do with just three of us?"

"That's true... come in." The guard felt that this made sense. No matter how powerful they were, the three of them would be like this. It was absolutely impossible for these three to kill all the soldiers in the city, so let them go. It's okay to come in.

Moreover, the guard also saw that these three did not look like bad guys, and even felt a sense of righteousness from them.It adds a bit of goodwill invisibly. Of course, the most important thing is that this woman is very beautiful. Is there any reason why such a beauty should not be allowed to enter the city?

A group of three people successfully entered Fengzhou City. Immediately after entering the city, they felt that it was different from what they had imagined. The life in the city was very prosperous. There were people in all kinds of costumes, and there were even some people with very strange looks. The clothes were like a thick layer of cloth, a white cap was wrapped around his head, and he had a big beard.

Of course, all three of them have seen the world and know that they are Hu people.It's just that I didn't expect there to be so many Hu people here, and there are many people in Tubo and Khitan costumes.Although everyone is at war, businessmen will never stop because of this. The war is the economy, because during the war, foreign trade is particularly important. Fengzhou City is the center of all regions, so the trade here is very developed .

To the west of Fengzhou is Tubo, to the south is the Northern Han Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty, to the east is the Khitan, and to the north is the Turks.All the several forces have entered into underground transactions in Toyosu, selling some of their own interests to each other, and getting benefits from the other side to support themselves in the war.

This is actually a reincarnation. The Khitan people brought the best medicinal materials, cattle and sheep to Fengzhou, and exchanged fine wine and food from the Turkic people. Only food can support the Khitan to fight.The Turks used these medicinal materials, cattle and sheep directly to the Tubo people for horses, and various precious minerals. Of course, the purpose of the Turks was also to fight.

The Tubo people traded these things for weapons and siege equipment. However, Tubo didn’t want to start a war with other countries. They were still dealing with their own country’s problems.Tubo has split into countless small tribes, and there are always some people who want to integrate all the tribes, and then make Tubo unified and strong again.

In fact, many tribal leaders think this way, but they don't admire each other. They all hope that they can be emperors, and the situation of division has not changed in any way.

(End of this chapter)