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Ximenqing never thought that Jin Xizong, the third emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom in history, was the son of Wanyan Shenguo. At this time, he was still a baby in his mother's arms, sucking milk in the arms of his mother Pucha!If you do whatever you can, this is a great opportunity to change history.
Of course, for Ximen Qing, even though he remembered that Wanyan Shenguo's son Wanyan Hesa was the future emperor of the Jin Kingdom, he would not bother to murder a baby who was still breastfeeding.Ximenqing's real opponents in the future should be Wanyan Nianmeihe and Wanyan Shengguo, the young and strong Jurchen nobles. As for the young Wanyan Hesta, he can only be an opponent to Ximenqing's sons when he grows up.
If Ximen Qing can conquer the hero of this generation of Jurchens, Wanyan Nianmei, what can little Wanyan Hesa do when he grows up?
It's a pity that when they came to Huining City this time, the outstanding children of the Jurchen clan, such as Wanyan Moulianghu, Wanyan Tarlan, Wanyan Wuben, Wanyan Nianmeidao, and Wanyan Shenguo, all went out with the emperor Wanyan Aguda. Failed to meet them.
Shooting and hunting with the Jurchen nobles is one of the best ways to befriend them, Ximen Qing naturally would not decline Wanyan Wuye's invitation.As for Zhao Liangsi, Ximen Qing didn't want to tell him the trick, so let him and Wanyan Wu Qimai, who likes to fight bears and tigers, fight slowly!
After Ximen Qing handed over the task of surveying the terrain of the Huntong River to Brother Qiao Yun and Wang Yi, he ordered his men to prepare horses, knives, bows and arrows, dry food and water for hunting, and led Jiao Ting and a few guards to ride along. The Jurchen warrior arrived outside Wanyan Wuye's stockade.
Although Wanyan Wuye is the cousin of Jin Emperor Wanyan Aguda, he is the former Jurchen leader and later named the fifth son of Jin Muzong's Wanyan Yingge. He is only in his 20s. Wanyan Moulianghu and others are about the same age.Therefore, Wanyan Wuye, who is young and strong, likes to go hunting in the mountains as well as reading books.
When Ximen Qing came outside the village, Wanyan Wuye, who had already been waiting at the gate of the village, rode up to greet him.
Chapter 6: Tang Kuo's Lazy Challenge
"Brother Wuye, I'm late, please forgive me!" Seeing Wanyan Wuye coming forward with a young Jurchen warrior on horseback, Ximen Qing hurriedly cupped his fists and said.
"Hahaha, why did Brother Ximenqing say such a thing? It was my sudden invitation. I don't know if I have disturbed Brother Ximenqing! Brother Ximenqing, let me introduce a person to you. This is one of my nephews, Tang Kuo from Tang Kuo Tobolu's son Tang Kuo Talan. Today Tang Kuo Talan will go up the mountain with us to shoot and hunt."
Ximen Qing looked at Tang Kuo who was beside Wanyan Wuye, he was about [-] years old, with a handsome face, wearing a Jurchen warrior's white peaked hat, braided hair hanging down his shoulders, and wearing silk silk White shirt, embroidered with falcons and hawks catching goose patterns on the shoulder sleeves of the shirt, a gold-decorated falcon belt around the waist, a white jade waist plate on the left side, a waist knife on the right side, and pointed black sheepskin boots on the feet , riding a magnificent white horse with a pair of bows and arrows hanging from the horse's back.What a good Jurchen aristocratic child, if it wasn't for his dark complexion, he could be regarded as a handsome young man if he brought this Tang Kuo tart to the Song Dynasty!
Ximen Qing remembered that the Tang Kuo tribe was also a wealthy Jurchen family in the Jin Kingdom, claiming to have many noble women, and they had been married to the Wanyan tribe for generations.The queen of Wanyan Aguda, the current emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, is the Tang Kuo family.
To be so close to Wanyan Wuye, it must be that Tang Kuo Talan beside Wanyan Wuye is not an ordinary Jurchen aristocrat's son, but is very likely to be the queen's nephew.
Ximen Qing, Wanyan Wuye and Tang Kuo Talan met each other on horseback, and rode out of Huining City together, and headed towards Hu Kaishan along the Hushui River.
Admiring the summer scene of swans soaring and wild ducks fluttering all the way, Ximen Qing and others came to Mount Hukai, chose a secluded mountain and started hunting.
There are many wild beasts on Mount Hukai. Driven by the Jurchen warriors, they got out of the dense forest one after another and ran wildly on the grassland between the mountains and forests.
Ximen Qing, Wanyan Wuye, and Tang Kuo Talan were all good hunters with outstanding archery skills. In less than half a day, they shot many elk, deer, golden pheasant, and hare.
Although Jiao Ting's archery skills are not as good as Ximen Qing's and others, but after all, he has spent a few days with Classmate Zhou, and because he is strong and strong, he can shoot a strong bow and crossbow, so he doesn't shoot many prey, but the most difficult one is But the wild boar died under his arrows.Jiao Ting also consolidated his reputation as a warrior among the Jurchens by hunting down the wild boar.
Tang Kuo's tart laziness may still be a teenager's heart. After seeing Ximen Qing's archery, he proposed to compete with Ximen Qing.
Ximen Qing thought to himself, you kid, don't you know my prestige at the willow shooting conference last time?How dare you challenge me?Seeing that Tang Kuo Talan insisted on competing alone, and Wanyan Wuye had no intention of stopping it, Ximen Qing was naturally not timid, and immediately accepted Tang Kuo Talan's challenge.
"You and I don't want others to help each other. Take weapons, bows and arrows, and go into the mountains together to search for prey. Whoever can hunt the best prey today will win the competition. Ximen Qing Bojin, do you dare to accept my challenge?" Tang Kuo Tarlan stared at Ximen Qing and asked.
This fellow must have often shot and hunted in Mount Hukai and was familiar with the distribution of prey on the mountain, so he changed the pure arrow competition into a shooting competition.If Ximen Qing can't find a better beast than the prey Tang Kuo Talan hunted in this half day, he will lose the game.What a cunning boy!
Ximen Qing thought to himself, I just need to be lazy with Tang Kuo and shoot the prey first after he finds the prey, then this little traitor's trick will not succeed.The only thing to be wary of is being thrown off by the little traitor Tang Kuo Talan in the dense forest.
"Little brother, how could I not dare to accept your challenge! It's just that I'm not familiar with the path of the mountain forest in Hukai Mountain. If I enter the mountain, I might get lost in the mountain. But you must be very familiar with this mountain forest, little brother. You Is it too unfair to compete with me in finding prey?" Ximen Qing deliberately objected to Tang Kuo's laziness.
"Hehe~ so you are worried about this! Didn't I just say that I will go into the mountain with you. With my guide here, I will not let you, a guest, get lost. Don't worry, I will not leave you alone. Yes." Tang Kuoting said lazily.
Zhongwu plan also!Little traitor, you said this yourself, you and I went into the mountain together.As long as I'm by your side, what good prey can you hunt?
Ximen Qing immediately accepted Tang Kuo's lazy challenge, and took three pots full of arrows from his men and hung them on the horse, making it look like he was going to fight hard.
Seeing that Tang Kuoting was lazy, he chuckled, took two pots of arrows from his warriors and hung them behind his back, and rode his horse into the forest.
"Brother Ximen, are you really going?" Jiao Ting asked worriedly when he saw that Ximen Qing was leaving.
"Brother Jiao Ting, don't worry, little brother Talan is here, everything will be fine. You can go down the mountain with Brother Wuye and wait!" Ximen Qing smiled confidently.
Now Ximenqing has a good relationship with the Jurchen nobles of the Kingdom of Jin, and has sent them many supplies that the Jurchens need most. They are being regarded as best friends by Wanyan Aguda and his ministers. There is no reason for the Jurchens to plot against him.
Moreover, from Wanyan Wuye and Tang Kuo Talan getting along as equals, it can be seen that the young Tang Kuo Talan in front of him should be a nobleman among the Jurchen nobles.Since Wanyan Wuye dared to let him enter the mountain alone, why would Ximenqing be afraid?
"Hoo~" Ximen Qing clamped his legs into the horse's belly, caught up with Tang Kuo Tarlan in front, and got into the sunny mountain forest together.
Wanyan Wuye watched Tang Kuo Talan and Ximen Qing disappear into the dense forest, he let out a long breath, and directed the warriors to pack their prey and go down the mountain to return to Huining City.
Seeing this, Jiao Ting had no choice but to take the prey and follow Wanyan Wuye down the mountain.
It was midsummer, but the woods on Mount Hukai were breezy and there was no sense of stuffiness.Ximen Qing followed Tang Kuo and crossed several hills in a row, but there was only a little sweat on his back.
Seeing that they were getting farther and farther away from the place where they parted ways with Wanyan Wuye, the two had wandered around the mountains and forests for more than an hour, but they failed to find a large beast worth hunting.
From time to time, a few pheasants, wild birds, roe deer and hares appeared in the grass by the roadside and on the canopy of trees, but these prey were too ordinary compared to the beasts that Ximen Qing and the others had hunted. Ximen Qing and Tang Kuo were too lazy. Neither was interested in pulling the bowstring.
Finally, after turning over another mountain in vain, Ximenqing saw that the sun had already set to the west, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Tang Kuotalan, let me ask you, why are there so few prey along the way? It is much worse than the wild beasts I hunted before noon. Little brother, do you really know where to find precious wild beasts on Mount Hukai?"
Hearing this, Tang Kuotlan reined in the rein and stopped his horse, looked around for a long time, and suddenly said, "Ximen Qingbojin, we seem to have lost our way!"
Chapter 6 Eleven The Power of Tang Kuobu
Tang Kuo's lazy words made Ximen Qing dubious.The Jurchens who are good at fishing and hunting still get lost in the mountains?Then Wanyan Wuye was able to let himself go into the mountain alone with Tang Kuo Tarlan at ease, he must have believed that Tang Kuo Tarlan had this ability, how could he get lost?Could it be that this little traitor is cheating again, trying to take this opportunity to get rid of me?
"Brother Talan, take a closer look, where is this place? Brother Wuye can safely and boldly let you enter the mountain alone. I think the little brother should be very familiar with the path of Hu Kaishan, right?" Ximen Qing didn't move. asked sternly.
"Of course I'm familiar with Hu Kaishan! I came here from Tuwenshui Tangkuo tribe to Presshushui where Wanyan tribe is located a month ago, and I've followed the warriors of Wanyan tribe to shoot and hunt on Mount Hu Kai twice! I remember all the big and small paths. But, this place doesn’t seem to be Hu Kai Mountain anymore, and I don’t know how I got here. How about we split up to find the way, you go to the top of the mountain on the left, I go to the top of the mountain on the right, climb up and look far, and find the way down the mountain?” Tang Kuoting scratched his head lazily, and said to Ximen Qing.
This guy really looks alike!He also said that he only went to Mount Hu Kai twice.If this is the case, I wonder if Wanyan Wuye has something wrong with his mind.But Wanyan Wuye was known as a "scholar" in the Kingdom of Jin, and he was obviously a clear-headed and smart person.Therefore, this Tang Kuo tart laziness is most likely pretending to be lost. He is looking for an opportunity to get rid of me and go poaching good prey by himself!Ximen Qing thought to himself.
"No, little brother Talan, it's too dangerous to go alone in the deep mountains and old forests, let's go together! I'll accompany you to the top of the mountain on the right." Ximen Qing said.
"I've seen a lot of deep mountains and old forests with warm soil and warm water. This mountain is nothing, so you don't have to follow me." Tang Kuota lazily shook his head and insisted on moving separately.
"Brother Talan, you are used to deep mountains and old forests, and you are fearless, but brother, I have never seen such mountains and forests in Song Dynasty, so I dare not act alone! It is too dangerous for me to act alone, I should follow you! "Ximen Qing said cheekily.
snort!Want to play the golden cicada escape shell, boy, you are still a little tender in front of the officials of Ximen Qing.
Tang Kuo was too lazy to think that Ximen Qing, who looked like a hero, would say such a thing. He couldn't think of a rebuttal for a while, so he snorted coldly, "So timid, he can't be considered a warrior", and rode his horse up the mountain .
Ximen Qing just ignored Tang Kuo's lazy words and didn't mind.He was riding a horse, brazenly following Tang Kuo, not letting him get away from him.
"Brother Talan, I heard that your Tang Kuo tribe has been married to the Wanyan tribe for generations, and is the most intimate and trusted tribe of the Wanyan tribe. I'm curious, what kind of tribe is your Tang Kuo tribe?" After catching up with Tang Kuo and Tarlan , chatting with him ramblingly.
Tang Kuo cast a lazy glance at Ximen Qing, and said, "Ximen Qing Bojin, if you want to make friends with my Jurchens and do business, you can't just follow the Hushui Wanyan department! Our Tang Kuo department is also a Jurchen department. A powerful tribe in the world, and a tribe that holds the power of the gods."
Ximen Qing asked curiously, "How do you say that the Tang Kuo tribe is a tribe that holds the power of gods?"
Tang Kuo tart smiled lazily, and told Ximen Qing that the Jurchens believed in shamanism, and the great shamans of all dynasties were all from Tang Kuo's tribe.
Hearing Tang Kuo's laziness, Ximen Qing immediately understood that if the Wanyan tribe was the royal tribe among the Jurchens, the secular chiefs and kings, then the Tang Kuo tribe, who monopolized the great shaman, was the priest tribe of the Jurchens. He is the spiritual leader of the Jurchens.
The marriage between the Wanyan tribe and the Tang Kuo tribe has undoubtedly formed the most stable political alliance and ruling core, which is beneficial to the Wanyan tribe's rule over all Jurchen tribes.
It’s no wonder that the current Jin Emperor Wanyan Aguda and his brother Wanyan Wu begged to marry Tang Kuo’s official wives. It’s really because the Tang Kuo tribe with the shaman chief priest should not be underestimated!
I don't know what kind of dignitary Tang Kuo Talan is in Tang Kuo's department, but Wanyan Wuye dared to let him and Ximen Qing enter the mountain alone, which shows that Ximen Qing has completely gained Wanyan Wuye's trust.