Reincarnation of the powerful minister

The city of Hastur is too small to accommodate nearly [-] troops from both sides, so most of the troops are stationed outside the city wall.

Nomads are accustomed to using the sky as their cover and the earth as their bed, and they also carry dome tents with them when marching.These dome-shaped felt tents, with white felt domes, are made of wooden poles and leather strips connected as skeletons, which are spacious and bright when spread out, and convenient for migration when folded up.

If you look down from a high altitude, it seems that countless round white flowers bloomed overnight on the grassland, surrounding a small city with mottled colors in the center.

When the sky was bright, Oara Khan King Hukuoli entered the city of Hasta with the eldest prince Altan, the elder Heiduo and hundreds of guards.

Wu Halang also showed his father's grand master's demeanor, coaxing the Tatar Khan King to greet him on the main road in the city.

According to the custom, the shamans of both sides took the lead and danced together like a rivalry, "invoking gods and praying for blessings".Immediately afterwards, the Khan kings of the two sides exchanged drinks and barbecues, and ate them on the spot to show their sincerity.

The atmosphere here is quite harmonious.On the Tatar side, Wuhalang was triumphant, while Little Khan was ignorant; on the Oara side, Hu Kuoli was yawning, and Heiduo took charge of the alliance ceremony.

"...Altan, are you angry?" A young man behind asked in a low voice.

Altan's eyes suddenly turned sharp, and when he turned his head, seeing that it was the 15-year-old Wodan, his expression relaxed a little. "Nothing," he said. "Father Khan said the alliance is in our favor."

The other guards reprimanded Wo Dan: "How many times have I said it, you have to be called 'Great Prince' or 'Great Witch'! Now you are the only one in the whole clan who is still calling you by your name rudely, admit your mistake!"

Wu Dan was very stubborn: "Altan is Altan! I, Erqige, call it that, and I call it that too!"

Altan raised his hand to stop the anger of the guards, and then grabbed Ondan's shoulder.

On his deep and wild face, his gold-like pupils are more dazzling than the scorching sun.Bathed in such gaze, Wu Dan inexplicably felt trembling.

Altan said in a deep voice: "I agree, you can always call me Altan. Your father, Sharidan, once carried me in a coma through the vast ice field to find the sacred tree, and finally fell at the foot of Ulan Mountain. I After waking up with the gift of the divine tree, he was buried forever under the frozen soil...

"I will remember all the warriors who fought for me. One day in the future, you will set foot on that ice field with me to welcome back the body of your father's hero."

Wo Dan's eyes turned red in an instant, he knelt down on one knee, beat his chest with his right fist and made a big salute: "My family and I will be loyal to Altan for life!"

The surrounding cavalry were deeply moved, and they all saluted their chests on horseback, swearing: "I will be loyal to the prince for life!"

The movement was a bit loud, but Hu Kuoli was tired and irritable, and his attention was completely lost on the surrounding things.Heiduo's face hidden under the cloak looked over from a distance.

Altan turned his head away as if nothing had happened.

Wu Halang also saw that Hu Kuoli was exhausted, so he invited him to the lobby of Feiyun Building to sign the alliance agreement.After the two copies of the letter of alliance are signed, he can take this great achievement and return to the Tatar royal court to ask his father for credit.

Aletan kept his expression on his face, but in fact he was burning with impatience—Wala would absolutely not be able to sign this agreement!But what can be done to cause the current alliance to rupture and abort?

Huo Dun and a few spies who do not accept at night, dressed up as locals, mixed with the crowd of onlookers on the street.

He had met Altan several times in Qingshui Camp, Lingzhou, and the two even fought once.For fear of being recognized by Altan, he pushed down the brim of his felt hat again.

According to the battle plan drawn up by Lou Yexue, Huo Dun and his party must trigger a fierce conflict between the two sides before the signing of the alliance agreement, take the opportunity to kill Wu Ha Lang, and blame Al Tan.

For this reason, when they first arrived in Hastur City three days ago, they started the layout.

Wuhalang brought four to five thousand cavalry and stationed outside the city, and his daily expenses were not small, especially wine, tea, beef and mutton, which were all supplied by nearby towns and tribes.

——Buy at a low price, or go for a robbery.

The spies and sharp soldiers of the Yebushou team mixed into the supplier, and mixed the powder made from Datura fruit into the tea.

Datura is the raw material of narcotics and analgesics. Improper use can cause poisoning, leading to restlessness, hallucinations, delirium, and coma in severe cases.

The reason why it is put in the tea leaves is because the liquor will change its taste once it is put in the medicinal powder. These North Desert people have been drinking spirits as water since they were young, and they can taste even a little bit of the peculiar smell.As for the tea leaves, people in Beimo put them in a large pot and boil them together with pieces of meat, soufflés, etc., so there is no peculiar smell when they are mixed with meat and fish.

They did not use a lethal dose, the purpose was to keep these Tatar cavalrymen in a restless state of mind, and then they would go mad and lose their minds when they were stimulated, similar to the howling in the army.

After feeding like this for three days, the tents in the Tatar camp were filled with mania. The cavalrymen drank a lot, fought when they disagreed, and wantonly robbed women and boys in the city to vent their animal desires.

Wu Halang didn't restrain himself at all. Firstly, he was also lustful, and secondly, he was full of animal nature in his bones. He believed that this was where the bravery of the prairie man lies.The city lord of Hastur City dared not speak out because of the commotion, and he was full of hope that the agreement would be signed quickly, and these plague gods would be sent away as soon as possible.

During the period, Huo Dun witnessed the Tatar cavalry trampling the young daughter of a merchant in the Central Plains with his own eyes. He couldn't bear to save her, but was stopped by Lou Yexue.

Huo Dun frowned and said, "That's also my citizen of Daming!"

Lou Yexue's complexion was frosty, and her tone was chillingly cold: "Those who achieve great things don't care about small things. For the benefit of the country, personal sacrifices are not hesitating."

If the second person said this, Huo Dun would have retorted: "Since you care about righteousness, how about sacrificing yourself?"

But facing Lou Yexue, he couldn't ask.Because he knew the answer to this question—when necessary, Lou Yexue would sacrifice herself without hesitation, just like the most steadfast believer, using her own flesh and blood to complete the burial of the national interest.

If you can do it yourself, you need others to do it too.It doesn't matter if you don't do it on your own initiative, as long as it can be used for me.

Huo Dun knew that his friend for many years was this kind of person, so he had this sharp, efficient team that only exists to complete the task at night.

After a brief hesitation, he chose to obey again—just like he had done countless times before.Knowing that it is morally wrong and human nature is evil, but still without hesitation, he stood beside the other party as an accomplice and protector.

In this beheading plan, Lou Yexue took multiple approaches:

First, poison the Tatar cavalry, preparing to cause riots at critical moments;

Second, place the dancers in the Feiyun Tower, keep an eye on Wuhalang, and pass on information;

Thirdly, let Huo Dun bring a few Ye Bu Shou soldiers of Northern Desert origin, pretending to be Wala people to assassinate Wu Ha Lang.After succeeding, lead Altan to the scene of death, and set the blame on him.

Seeing that King Khan of both sides was about to enter Feiyun Tower to sign the covenant, the Tatar camp exploded suddenly——

It turned out that a "shepherdess" who had been robbed violently rose up and roared "Tatar will perish" in Oarat language, and at the same time killed more than a dozen cavalry with a sharp knife.The bloody smell and wailing stimulated the chaotic minds of the cavalrymen who were already on the verge of madness, and immediately set off a violent wave of rage in the camp.

"The Oirats broke their promises and attacked us!" The Tatar cavalry roared, chopped the woman into pieces, and rushed angrily to the Oirat camp separated by a city.

The Oirat cavalry stationed in the camp have been on high alert ever since King Khan and the prince entered the city. They were afraid that the Tatars would break their promise and attack. When they saw the opponent brandishing their weapons and galloping forward, they mounted their horses one after another to fight.

The leaders of the several camps were noble officers from the Wara tribe. Seeing this, they organized the battle and sent messengers galloping into the city to report the matter to Khan Hukuoli and the eldest prince Altan.

The sudden outbreak of conflict was like a bolt from the blue, shaking the two parties who were about to sign the contract at the table.

Tatar and Oala have been hostile for many years, and conflicts between cavalry are common, but when it happens at this critical moment, people can't help but think about it.The atmosphere at the scene was suddenly frozen, and the two sides did not trust each other, and swords were on the verge of breaking out.

Heiduo broke the deadlock and said to Hu Kuo: "Maybe there is some misunderstanding. Please King Khan find out the situation first, so as not to fall into the trap of others."

Hu Kuoli nodded, and Wu Halang hesitated.

Altan suddenly said, "What the Heiduo witch said is reasonable. Father Khan, the witch is powerful. Why don't you let him represent Father Khan to investigate the situation and settle the dispute."

Hu Kuoli has an extraordinary dependence on Heiduo, and he doesn't seem to want him to leave.Altan said again: "If the great witch dares not go, I will go."

As they passed by, Altan showed an excited smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes shone with ambition.

Heiduo's heart trembled, and he suspected that he was going to take the opportunity to show off his ability, to establish his prestige in the army, and win people's hearts.With a flash of thought, Heiduo said hoarsely: "—I'll go."

Since he volunteered, Hu Kuoli agreed.

Heido left.Wuhalang also planned to send his cronies to mediate on the spot with his military talisman, so he proposed to suspend the alliance, and the Khan kings of both sides went to the courtyards on the east and west sides to rest respectively, and wait until the conflict subsided.

Wuha Lang felt very upset when the alliance was overwhelmed, and wanted to find a woman to relieve his anger.Passing by the courtyard, I suddenly saw an orchid dancer with a light veil and a very graceful figure, so I called her to serve.

The dancer giggled coquettishly, hooked her fingers, and teased with a western accent: "Come and chase me! If you catch me, let the adults do whatever they want..." She ran to the other side of the courtyard as lightly as a deer.

It was the first time for Wu Ha Lang to see such a charming woman, and he was so excited that he immediately chased after her with his personal guards.

As a result, after turning the corner of the corridor and breaking into a big room, what he chased after was not warm and fragrant nephrite, but a net of heaven and earth.

The cold light of the weapon lit up from the beams, under the bed, in the cabinet, and behind the door, besieged from all sides, and killed the guards who were caught off guard on the spot.

Wu Halang was also injured in a hurry, he drew his knife and struggled to resist, while calling for help.

It happened that Khan King Hu Kuoli and the eldest prince Altan passed the corridor with their guards, heard the sound and rushed to the door of the house, and saw Uharang's life hanging by a thread.

Altan is quite knowledgeable in martial arts, seeing the masked man's martial arts, he immediately shouted: "It's the swordsmanship of the Central Plains!"

Ming country spies?Without thinking, Hu Kuoli ordered the guards: "Take down the assassin!"

Huo Dun saw that he was missing a move, especially if Al Tan made a move, none of his teammates could resist it.Even if I have fought against him without defeat, if I fight against him again now, I may expose my identity, so I have to retreat first and find another good opportunity.

With a whistle, the assassins broke through the doors and windows and fled, and the guards chased them away.

Altan looked at Wuha Lang, who was covering his bloodied arm with a frightened face, and a thought suddenly tore through the dark sky like thunder on a rainy night.

The knife flashed, and the scarlet blood spattered on the white wall.

Wu Halang's eyes widened, his unbelievable expression froze on his face, his body froze for a few breaths, and he fell backwards bleeding from his mouth and nose.

King Khan Hukuo was shocked, coughed violently, and hissed, "Altan, are you crazy?!"

"You are the one who is crazy, Father Khan, who actually planned to sign such a humiliating and humiliating agreement with the Tatars." Altan drew out the blood-stained scimitar, turned to look at his father, with tears of grief in his eyes, "No, you're not crazy, you're hopelessly poisoned. The poison came from Heiduo."

Hu Kuoli coughed and said, "You already know... I can't lose the pill, it's worse than death..."

At this moment, his addiction started to break out, tears flowed down his face, his whole body was devoured by thousands of ants, and the unbearable acid, numbness, and pain pierced out from the bone marrow.He scratched the skin vigorously with his nails, and moaned hoarsely, "Heiduo! Go call Heiduo...Give me medicine! Medicine!"

Altan looked down at Father Khan who was prostrate on the ground.

I vaguely recalled when I was a child, my father carried himself on his shoulders and ran on the grassland in early spring-at that time, my father's shoulders were as tall and majestic as a mountain, supporting all the admiration and longing of a young child for growth.

"Father Khan! You hold back, hold back." Altan knelt on the ground, holding the handle of the knife with one hand, and the other hand wrapped around the wide skeleton under the tiger's strong skin, "The old witch said, Although this poison is powerful, as long as the willpower is strong enough, you can hold back the medicine every time you get an attack, and you will be able to get rid of it after a few years, and finally get rid of its control."

"Pills...Give me the pills, I can do whatever you want...You can write the alliance letter as you like...Take it, take it! Please give me the medicine..." Hu Kuoli could no longer hear his voice, All limbs and bones were occupied by crazy longing, twitching and begging constantly, not knowing what he said.

Two lines of hot tears rolled down Altan's face.He hugged his father's back tightly and said with a sob: "Father Khan, the eagle of the sacred tree has fallen into the mud. I will send your soul to the Longevity Heaven to completely... liberate."

He gritted his teeth, and stabbed the blade of the scimitar obliquely upwards from the gap between the chest and ribs of the person in his arms, exhausting all his strength.

The blade pierced through the heart, and Hu Kuoli spurted out a mouthful of blood, which splashed on Altan's shoulder.

The excruciating pain of dying brought him back to his senses.Holding Altan's arm tightly with his fingers, Hu Kuoli said intermittently with blood foaming from the corner of his mouth: "Well done, my son, the glory of Oala cannot be tarnished... the murderer will inherit the courage of the living, and you will Become the real king of this grassland."

Altan took a deep breath and hugged his father hard.

The body in his arms gradually lost strength, and suddenly there was another big convulsion, and then completely died.Altan buried his face in his father's shoulder and wiped away all the tears and pain.

He laid his dead father on the ground, kissed his pale forehead, and sang a shamanic song in a deep and slow voice:

"Pray for the eagle to come and take your soul;

Pray for the snow mountain to melt and wash away your frost dust;

Pray that the yellow female will give birth to foals, and your tribe will be rich;

I pray to the billions of gods in the Longevity Heaven to place you in the stars..."

Altan stood up again, and there was no trace of tears on his face.He walked to Wu Halang's body, cut off the other's head with a knife, and walked out of the gate of Feiyun Tower with the head.

Facing the black cavalry who were ready to go, he raised his bloody head and shouted in grief and indignation: "Uharang is despicable and shameless. I beheaded! Sons of Oara, avenge your Khan, and the Tatars are irreconcilable!"

The Oirat cavalry fell into a death-like silence at first, and then a stormy sea suddenly rose from the silent sea, raising their weapons and shouting in unison: "Avenge the Khan! Stand with the Tatars!"

Altan threw Uharang's head down the steps.

He looked at Heiduo who had returned in a hurry, and raised his voice angrily: "Heiduo great witch! Before you set off, you asked the ancestors and gods on behalf of Father Khan, and said that the trip will be smooth, and that the alliance will bring Oirat Profit and glory, the result? My father Khan died by the sword of the Tatars! Is this your psychic power?"

Heiduo stared at the rolling head in the dust and mud, feeling terrified and angry, but because of the black robe and hood, he couldn't see his expression clearly, so he could only hear his embarrassment and annoyance at the moment from his hoarse voice like swallowing coal. : "This trip should have gone smoothly, and the alliance should have been successful! This is God's will... unless someone makes a blasphemous move!"

"Shut up!" Altan's tongue burst into thunder, and he yelled, "I see who dares to splash the sewage of my father's sweat! Father's sweat saw through Uharang's conspiracy and refused to sign the alliance at the end. Is this what you said? Blasphemy? So whose god do you, Heiduo, believe in? Could it be that the tree you stabbed on your body is the sacred tree, but the wolf is stabbed in your bones?"

After being refuted by him in this way, the expressions of the Oara cavalrymen looking at Heiduo also changed significantly. Suspicion, speculation and wavering trust began to contagious in their eyes.

At this moment, the shout of an orderly passed through the crowd: "The Tartars are crazy, and even killed the cronies sent by Uharang!"

"Kill all the Tartars inside and outside the city!" Altan ordered, "Use their flesh and blood to pay homage to the Khan and appease the wrath of the gods!"

The Oirat cavalry roared like a herd of beasts roaring.

Altan turned his head to look at Heiduo, the ferocity and domineering intent between his brows and his unrestraint, coupled with his inhuman burly figure, he was like a ferocious beast of the prehistoric era, as if it would open in the next second With bloody mouth and sharp teeth, the person in front of him was bitten to pieces.

He grinned at Heiduo with his white teeth: "When the city of Hastur is pacified, please invite the great witch to perform a dance call to divination for me the fate of the next battle."

The next battle?Didn't he want to... take advantage of the fact that the Taishi is attacking Datong at this time when the Taishi is off the fire platform, and the Tatar rear is empty of troops, and surprise the Tatar royal court?How crazy, how bold, how arrogant!Is the man in front of him with a fierce fighting spirit still the enthusiastic and straightforward Altan?Heiduo was shocked in his heart, raised his face to look at Altan, revealing half of his jagged jaw from under the hood.

The Beimo tribe is physically strong, with strong bows and horses, and all the people are soldiers. They support wars by fighting, and they don't need to prepare food and grass. They can grab wherever they go.As long as you have plenty of physical strength, clever tactics and tenacious beliefs, you can explode into a powerful combat force.

Now that King Khan is newly dead, the so-called mourning soldiers will win. Taking advantage of the grief and anger of the tribe, they attacked the Tatar royal court in one go.This time the raider was famous, under the banner of revenge, it may not be able to destroy the Tatars, the purpose is only to deter and severely injure the opponent, let the enemy's flesh and blood become a stepping stone to his own prestige, and plunder the supplies by the way, and return with a full load.

Altan got on his horse and pointed the tip of his knife to the east——

The setting sun hung on the horizon behind him, and the bloody afterglow shrouded the new king who was about to rise in Beimo.

The Yebushou team rode the snatched horses and ran wildly under the chase of the Beimo cavalry.

Although Lou Yexue is proficient in horsemanship, but weak in constitution, Huo Dun worried that he would be thrown off by the Pegasus, so he shared a ride with him.

It took a full range of hundreds of miles to completely shake off the pursuers behind.Lou Yexue's tinnitus and nausea caused by the bumps forced her to hold back the feeling of vomiting, and her complexion became paler.Seeing this, Huo Dun slowed down the horse, and fed him a few sips of water with a cowhide sac before he recovered.

Huo Dun said: "Old Ye, can you still bear it?"

Lou Yexue leaned back against his chest, gasped and said, "It's not just enough to eat, it's really satisfying!" He wiped the water stains on the corner of his mouth, and laughed happily, "I just wanted to kill Wuha Lang, it turned out to be a waste of money, hahaha... The alliance between the two sides must be broken, and there is no possibility of reversing. The resumption of the war between Tatar and Oara is a great thing for me, Ming. !"

Huo Dun thought for a while, and asked: "Will the Oara people believe what Altan said that Hu Kuoli was murdered by Uharang? After all, it's all his one-sided words, and no one knows what happened in Feiyun Tower. "

"Why don't you believe it? Altan is the son of the sacred tree, and he is also the heir appointed by Hu Kuo Li. He has no motive to kill his father. Don't the Oara people doubt their old enemy Tatar, and the notorious Uharang, but instead suspect Won't you become your own Great Witch Prince?" Lou Ye Xueyu sneered.

Horton nodded, thinking that what he said was quite reasonable.

Lou Yexue showed a mean sneer: "Even if it was Altan who killed him? Beimo has a tradition of killing fathers. These barbarians are unfilial, benevolent and unrighteous, and they believe in power. Whoever gets the blessing of the gods is their king."

In fact, it can't be called the "tradition" of Beimo, but an inheritance ceremony under extreme circumstances, and it has disappeared a hundred years ago.But Huo Dun knew that Lou Yexue hated Beimo people, so he didn't refute.

He followed the other party's happy words and said: "After this shocking change, the Tatars and Oirats will fall into continuous conflicts and vendettas again. I think there is no time to harass me at the border of Daming again. Old Ye, you report this For your contribution, the imperial court will definitely reward you, and maybe transfer you back to the capital."

"——Why do I want to go back to Beijing?" Lou Yexue asked back, with an ambitious glint in her eyes, "The frontier is the place where I can flex my muscles. Yebushou is a special elite team. All together, let this team shine like a peerless magic weapon in my hands!"

Huo Dun was startled, and asked: "Do you want to be the chief officer who does not accept at night?"

Lou Yexue answered decisively: "Who else is it?"