PFC Chapter 617 The Oppressed Twin Brothers 13
Chapter 617 The Oppressed Twin Brothers 13
Chapter 617 The Oppressed Twin Brothers 13
Emperor Ning went to the Western Regions quietly this time, and his external identity was a merchant. Because there were many caravans traveling between the Western Regions and Ningguo, his attire did not attract attention.
It took only a dozen days to reach the border of the Western Regions from the capital. The Western Regions and the Central Plains were completely different. Not only in terms of clothing and appearance, but also in terms of geological features, there were no similarities at all.
All the way to the capital of the Western Regions, the more they learned about Emperor Ning, the more confident he became in conquering this land.
Unlike the State of Chen, which was also located in the Central Plains, there was a barrier between the Western Regions and the State of Ning. Emperor Ning had already begun planning in his mind how to use this barrier to achieve the goal of conquering the Western Regions.
However, it is difficult for the Central Plains army to invade such a place, so the necessity of purchasing war horses is reflected.
First, master the characteristics of the Western Region war horses, and then make good use of them to launch a counterattack.
"Sir, there is an inn opened by a Ningguo merchant ahead." The attendant ran over and pointed ahead and said, "Most of the Ningguo merchant caravans that come here will stay here."
Emperor Ning took a quick look and saw that there were indeed quite a few people who looked like people from the Central Plains coming in and out. "Then let's stay here today."
After a night's rest, I'll go meet the Western merchants who sell horses early tomorrow morning.
However, after Emperor Ning came in, his entourage of guards discovered that there were not only people from Ning in the inn, but also many people from Chen.
"Those Chen people seem to be good at martial arts. I secretly looked at the leader's bag and found a letter with the secret seal of the Emperor of Chen."
A letter with the secret seal of the Emperor of Chen? Were those people sent by the Emperor of Chen?
Could it be that the State of Chen also wanted to purchase horses from the Western Regions?
If both sides really use war horses from the Western Regions, wouldn't Ningguo have no advantage at all?
What's more, merchants have always been profit-oriented. What if Chen Guo spent a lot of money to bribe merchants and prevented them from selling horses to Ningguo?
Emperor Ning was in a good mood all the way here. He came here with the idea of traveling and enjoying the scenery, but he didn't expect to discover the Chen people on the first day he arrived in the capital of the Western Regions.
Fortunately, the existence of the Chen people was discovered in advance.
Emperor Ning decided to keep his troops in place and go meet the horse dealer tomorrow first.
The next day, there were thousands of horses in the racecourse, all with shiny and smooth coats, strong muscles, agile bodies, and bright eyes. They were truly the best horses.
"Many people from the Central Plains come to me to buy horses. Whether they are used for transporting goods in carriages or for long-distance riding, all is perfectly possible." The horse dealer looked relaxed and proudly introduced the advantages of his horses.
The conversation with Emperor Ning was not very enthusiastic, and it was obvious that he had no shortage of guests.
In just less than an hour, several horses had already been bought.
"I want thirty horses." Emperor Ning thought for a moment and said, "But I want to choose them myself. As long as they are good horses, the price is not a problem."
The horse dealer smiled and said, "Are you worried that I might sell inferior goods as good ones? The stable is right over there, you can pick any one you like."
The horse dealer led Emperor Ning and his entourage to the stable, which was actually an endless grassland. At a glance, there were hundreds of horses.
Emperor Ning asked the guards behind him to pick horses. After all, he would not go to the battlefield and was not clear about the characteristics that a war horse should have.
Not long after, the guards came back with several horses each. After the payment was made, they took the horses and left.
Emperor Ning only kept one horse, and asked his guards to send the rest to the border between Ningguo and the Western Regions and hand them over to the border garrisons to see if these horses from the Western Regions could adapt to the conditions there.
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"It's a Western Region BMW, but it seems to be just so-so. It was knocked down by a little mouse like me."
"Come on, is that a little mouse of yours? You have already made it poisonous."
On the way back to the inn, Emperor Ning noticed a horse lying on the ground at the foot of the city wall. A young girl next to it was standing with her hands on her hips, looking very proud.
Emperor Ning looked at the fallen horse and saw a familiar pattern on the saddle, which was exactly the pattern of the horse dealer's horse farm.
A little mouse knocked down a horse?
"What should we do with this horse? Just leave it here?" the boy looked at the girl and asked.
"Anyway, he's poisoned all over, so the meat can't be eaten. Let's hire two people to transport it outside the city and burn it." The girl said after thinking for a while.
Seeing that the young man went to find two local strong men, and the strong men transported the horses out of the city, Emperor Ning sent out two groups of guards to follow the strong men and the two young men respectively.
Soon, two groups of guards came back one after another.
The horse that was transported out of the city was burned by the strong man, and the two young men went to stay in another inn. After asking the innkeeper, they learned that the two had come to stay yesterday. They were wearing clothes from the Miao area, and they changed into Western clothes this morning.
Miao Jiang?
I have always heard that the Miao people are good at making use of snakes, insects, rats and ants. Today I saw with my own eyes two teenagers using a small mouse to knock down a horse. It turns out to be true.
"Sir, the two Chen people left this inn and stayed in the inn where the two Miao teenagers stayed." At this time, the guard who had been secretly guarding the Chen people came back and replied.
Emperor Ning was suddenly shocked.
Could it be that the Emperor of Chen knew that he wanted to purchase horses from the Western Regions and specially invited the Miao people to this place just to win on the battlefield?
The horse dealer I met today has so many horses that he would not stop doing business even if the State of Chen gave him money. The people of Chen knew this, so they thought of using Miaojiang tactics to deal with the State of Ning?
Emperor Ning felt as if he had guessed the truth of the matter.
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"Can't we rescue Namu?"
In the inn, Yun Xin looked at Yun Yi, her eyes full of expectation.
Namu is the holy woman of Miaojiang.
Coincidentally, the day they arrived in Miaojiang, they happened to meet Namu sneaking out. Seeing a little girl of the same age, Yun Xin helped her escape a wave of pursuit, and the two girls got to know each other.
But Namu was still taken back by the people who were chasing her.
Yun Xin then realized that on the surface Namu was the Holy Maiden of Miaojiang and the person with the highest status in the entire Miaojiang, but in fact she was more like a mascot. The political affairs of Miaojiang were handled by the elders, and she had no right to make decisions at all, yet she had to devote her life to Miaojiang.
After Namu was taken back, she continued to serve as the Saint. Although she could not make decisions on government affairs, she still had the final say in the Saint's Palace.
Namu invited Yunxin to visit the Holy Maiden Palace. They stayed in Miaojiang for another two days before coming to the Western Regions.
"It's not that we can't save her, it's where else can she go if she leaves Miaojiang?" Yun Yi asked.
Yun Xin opened her mouth and wanted to say that the world was so big that she could go anywhere, or she could go back to Jiangnan with them.
But she swallowed the words back when they came to her lips. If she secretly kept the Holy Maiden of Miaojiang, and those elders of Miaojiang went to the Ningguo court to demand her, their Yun family would be in great disaster.
"When she can really make her own decision, she won't have to leave. She can live a good life in Miaojiang."
Yun Xin was a little discouraged. "But those elders are not easy to deal with. What should Namu do?"
"Hasn't she already given you the answer?" Yun Yi said, pointing at the bamboo slips in Yun Xin's hand.