To Rule in a Turbulent World

You Miao looked at Li Zhifeng's figure while flipping through the book, wondering what he would look like when he changed into a fur coat and iron skirt, but found that Li Zhifeng was also staring at the book.

"Haven't you read the historical materials of your own clan?" You Miao asked.

Li Zhifeng shook his head slowly, the slave tattoo on the side of his neck was particularly distinct in the sunlight.

You Miao leaned in his arms and read the book with him.It is mentioned in the book that Li Zhifeng's dog Rong tribe only worships the strong and often kills each other. The men are strong and strong, and all of them are born sharpshooters.Treating the Han people is like treating pigs, dogs and wild beasts. When the Northwest barbarian frontier was uncivilized, the Quanrong people would often break into the Great Wall to plunder food whenever there was a shortage of food, and even cannibalism often occurred.

"No." Li Zhifeng said suddenly.

You Miao said: "What?"

You Miao looked up at him in surprise, and said, "What's wrong?"

Li Zhifeng: "We don't eat people."

You Miao said: "Of course I don't eat people, Wang Zhi's book is just farting."

Li Zhifeng couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. You Miao knew that he was smiling, so she explained to him vividly that Wang Zhi was a great Confucian, but his writing and writing were full of loopholes. He made a lot of mistakes and talked nonsense for a while, Li Zhifeng nodded frequently, and You Miao started to flip through the book again, and was shocked when he saw the discussion of customs later!

Wang Zhi also mentioned a characteristic of the Quanrong people - there are no women in the clan!

There are no women, no old people in the Quan Rong tribe, only children.Young and middle-aged men act collectively like a pack of wolves, and the mission of passing on to future generations is completed by women of other ethnic groups, sometimes Qiang, sometimes Jiemo, and sometimes even Han.Adult men in the tribe are used to walking alone along the Great Wall on a full moon night, wandering between the prairie and other tribes, courting the foreign women they fancy.

After the courtship, they have sex, and the man leaves immediately after the sex.

Seven years later, the father will return to the tribe. If the wife gives birth to a son, the man will take away the seven-year-old child, give him a pony, and lead him to fight together, and suddenly walk on the grassland.If it is a daughter, the man will give the daughter a sum of money as her future dowry.

The mother will be killed by the man himself.

Li Zhifeng gave a rare smile and said, "No."

This is too unbelievable, You Miao said: "Of course not, how could you kill your own wife with your own hands?"

You Miao looked at Li Zhifeng and said, "Did he make this all up?"

Li Zhifeng shook his head slowly, and explained: "Partly."

"I will not kill my wife." Li Zhifeng said: "Courtship on a full moon night, after the act, he will hand his wife a wolf tooth as a certificate. When he comes back seven years later, he will bring his son back to the tribe. He went hunting and taught him how to survive on the grassland. If it was his daughter, he would give her ten sheep, five wolves, and ten rolls of animal skins as a dowry. If the army asks for help, if the son-in-law cannot support the family, he can also ask the dog for living supplies, so the 42 tribes outside the Great Wall are most proud of having a dog-in-law father-in-law."

"And then?" You Miao said, "What about my wife?"

Li Zhifeng: "When every Gounong man's son grows up enough to be independent, his father will retire, take the spoils, and return to his wife's tribe for the rest of his life."

You Miao nodded slowly, it still makes sense, Li Zhifeng said: "But not many people do this now, and some people will bring their wives back to the tribe."

You Miao asked curiously, "Do you have a wife?"

Li Zhifeng shook his head and said, "We call courtship a lone wolf going out of customs, and you must be 17 years old. I was not yet an adult when I was arrested in the Central Plains."

You Miao understood that this was probably a kind of coming-of-age ceremony of the Quanrong people, just like the crowning ceremony for Han men and the Jiji for women.The word "Lone Wolf Exit" is quite appropriate. Thinking of the 17-year-old boy Rong who is strong and strong, riding a horse, galloping all the way along the Great Wall, the moon is shining thousands of miles away, and the grassland is like the sea.

"How did you court?" You Miao asked.

"Some people are singing, some are playing Qiang flute." Li Zhifeng said.

Under the vast moonlit night, the teenagers of the Quanrong nationality wandered outside the girl's village, playing the Qiang flute, which is really indescribably romantic and unrestrained.

You Miao asked again: "Is there only one son in Quanrong?"

Li Zhifeng shook his head, You Miao said, "Two to three?"

Li Zhifeng thought for a while and said, "Not necessarily."

You Miao hummed and said, "How many brothers do you have? Did you all hunt with your father when you were young?"

Li Zhifeng didn't say a word, this kind of thing is normal, You Miao shouldn't have asked more, but thinking that since he was going to let him go, it doesn't matter.You Miao asked again: "Where's your wolf tooth?"

Li Zhifeng didn't answer. When You Miao picked him up, Li Zhifeng was completely naked, and naturally he had no spikes. Now his only valuable thing is the jade pendant on his neck. It was left by You Miao's mother, and You Miao lent him to save his life. .

Lying in Li Zhifeng's arms, You Miao reached out to pick up his jade pendant, rubbed it with her fingers, and said nothing.At this moment, he suddenly felt a little strange towards Li Zhifeng, felt that he was very pitiful, and didn't want him to go away.

But the lone wolf still had to go back to the place where the wolves were outside the Great Wall, and You Miao suddenly felt that such a person really shouldn't be a slave. At the age of 15, Li Zhifeng was caught, his claws were ground, his teeth were pulled out, and he was beaten with whips and sticks. The torture made him give up all resistance, and he was willing to be a lowly sex slave.

You Miao is born to be playful, and she often does pranks, but she never does things that humiliate others. Before her death, her mother told him that everyone in this world has their own destiny. , Everything is predestined, but as a human being, remember not to be too overflowing when you are prosperous, and not to give up on yourself when you are down. When you see someone down, help them if you can.

Although the dog army and the Han people have been fighting for years, everyone is also their own master. The bloody feud has been accumulated year after year, and it will never come to an end.You Miao turned back and forth in the book, and saw that Wang Zhi mentioned at the back of the book that the barbarians must be subdued by virtue, educated and assimilated, in order to be on the right path. "Hulu has no luck for a hundred years", but all races outside the Great Wall who enter the Central Plains, those who do not want to be Sinicized will be annihilated, and those who are willing to be Sinicized will eventually become part of the Han people.

You Miao read this book in the car for three days, set off before dawn during the day, and stayed at a post station at night when the moon was in the sky, or parked overnight in the wilderness. Those who do small things in business, and those who are hired by wealthy businessmen to deliver goods, all come from low-level backgrounds.When staying in the inn, Li Zhifeng waited on You Miao all the way, and those traveling merchants would drink and warm up at the inn, looking for a warm place everywhere, and they could spend the night in a crowded place.

As we continued to go north, the weather became colder and colder. When we crossed Yangkou Mountain in the Qinling Mountains, the biggest snowstorm since the beginning of winter occurred. Layers of snow waves roared in.The rolling hills are covered with thick white coats, which is a bit cloudy about where is the home of the Qinling Mountains, and the snow embraces Languan and stands still.

"It's freezing cold, hehe—"

"God don't get in the way—"

"Go home early, hey--"

All the coachmen were covered tightly, with their heads wrapped around their faces, only their eyes were exposed, and they shouted hoarsely as they drove forward. Even though You Miao was sitting in the car, she could feel the cold wind blowing from all directions from the car doors and windows. It poured in seamlessly, passed Yangkou Mountain, and it took several days. The weather cleared up in an instant, and God’s face was as bright as if it had never snowed. After leaving Yangkou Mountain, under the winding Great Wall, suddenly There is a bustling and noisy city in front of the city - Yanbian.

As the largest economic and trade distribution center on the border, Yanbian has existed for nearly 400 years. All 42 ethnic groups outside the Great Wall do business here. No matter how many wars have been fought over the years, the Hu people who invaded the Central Plains will deliberately avoid this place.

Even the Han and Hu people who were hunted down, as long as they fled into Yanbian and hid in the city, even if the foreigners had thousands of troops, they could not pursue them any more, let alone rush into the market rashly to kill and arrest people.

This is a millennium agreement made by the Hun King and the emperor of China 400 years ago. Regardless of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, Yanbian City will serve as a buffer and will never go to war for thousands of years.

The coachmen outside the carriage cheered one after another. You Miao slept all night, and now she looks out in a daze. The cold wind is still biting in the middle of the mountain. Looking down at the plain, Yanbian City is endless, surrounded by the Great Wall that travels eastward like a dragon. At that time, the city was crowded with people, and the sound of shouting came from afar.

In the distance outside Yanbian City, the huge ice lake is like a gemstone shining in the sun, and the cattle and sheep teams form a winding team on the snow field, leading to the city.

This is Yanbian City.You Miao thought to himself, although the degree of prosperity is not as high as that of the capital city, it has a special flavor beyond the Great Wall.After the caravan left the Yangkou Mountain area and went down the plain, You Miao took another look at Li Zhifeng.

Li Zhifeng rested his elbows by the window, looking casually into the distance.

You Miao: "Have you been to Yanbian?"

Li Zhifeng nodded slightly, then turned to look at You Miao, as if he wanted to say something.

You Miao wondered if he would run into Li Zhifeng's clansmen in Yanbian. If Li Zhifeng wanted to escape, this would be the best place and the best time.

Li Zhifeng: "I'll take you to play."

You Miao could see that Li Zhifeng was in a good mood, and asked with a tentative smile, "You used to come here often?"

As the caravan approached the city gate, Li Zhifeng turned his head to listen to the conversation of the Hu people in the distance, and said, "It doesn't count."

You Miao nodded, the caravan would stay in Yanbian for three days, and when they left here after three days, You Miao decided to let Li Zhifeng leave and go back to his home.Go back to your own home and don't have to be a slave anymore.