The snow on the street was shining silver, and the sky was impeccably blue. Snowflakes covered every roof, and the short poplar trees lined up in turn on the street, and the branches were filled with snow. Overnight, the snowflakes filled all the cracks and ditches. The snowflakes reflected a white light, making Tian Changge unable to open his eyes at all. The first snow in winter came quietly. Tian Changge tightened his slightly thin fur coat, and let out a mouthful of white mist. His body suddenly felt clever. The indoor warmth was as warm as spring, which formed a sharp contrast with the outdoor frozen three feet. He really didn't want to go out on such a day.

"We have to start." Yingqiong was already in front of her. Today, she was dressed in a fluffy velvet grey squirrel fur coat, wearing a pair of black cowhide snow boots on her feet, and her cloud-like hair was hidden in a big felt hat. The sun shone on her face, her bones were naturally beautiful, and her red round face added a bit of charm and beauty.

"I don't want to fly kites today." Tian Changge said stutteringly, and from time to time, he glanced at Yingqiong, who is particularly unique today with the corner of his eyes.

"Today is a good day." Yingqiong's pair of big flashing eyes made people think a lot.

"Maybe I should go home." Even though the beauty was in front of him, Tian Changge still couldn't get interested and made a cold attitude of keeping others from thousands of miles away.

"A man, a real man, should have gone to the world. It would be good to open your eyes if you don't say you're doing something." Yingqiong did not reveal any tone of trying to keep her, but instead made Tian Changge unaware of the 'scheming'.

"Princess..."

Yingqiong then came back from her panic and said slowly: "Everyone has ambition and cannot be strong. However, you must have a certain opinion so that I can go back and commit suicide."

"Why do we make our own kites today?"

"Really? This is your ability to eat. Are you afraid that you will have no food to eat in Hei Shui City in the future?"

"It's okay, when you learn to make a kite, maybe when I come here again, I will receive your 'messenger' floating over from Youyan."

Yingqiong gritted her teeth. At this moment, she imagined a beautiful scene of a thousand-mile kite sending lovesickness in her mind. When she raised her wonderful goals, she happened to touch a hot gaze that came from Tian Changge. Her heart strings suddenly tweaked her. The other person's eyes showed indescribable tenderness. Moreover, his appearance was good, sincere, and his words were humble but not dull. She suddenly became soft-hearted.

So that afternoon, Tian Changge took Yingqiong to the market in Heishui City to buy bamboo, fish glue, string and paper. They spent a few hours to build the skeleton of the kite and cut the thin cotton paper that made the kite more flexible. Tian Changge even drew two little people on the wings of the kite, one left and one right. Tian Changge had a black bottom on the left and one right, and Yingqiong had two small braids on the right. Yingqiong did not show any good in the whole process. Tian Changge was happy in his heart and worked hard to make the wind.

The zither was more vigorous. Then, they had to prepare the strings themselves. Tian Changge said that after the kite was finished, he wanted to surprise Yingqiong and the princess. Yingqiong asked with a blushing face. Tian Changge did not mention a word and kept silent. Yingqiong turned around Tian Changge like a singing bird. Tian Changge was afraid that she would be unhappy in the end, so he had to tell the surprise - he hoped Yingqiong, princess or more people could join the "Kite Fighting" competition.

It turns out that when Tian Changge's hometown is howling the cold wind and snowflakes are flying, all the boys and girls will join the kite fighting competition. I heard that many boys and girls have secret feelings and love for three lives through this unique way. However, the string used to pull the kite has been specially treated. In advance, a shuttle line must be put into a bucket of fish glue mixed with glazed shavings, and then hang the line on the tree to let it dry. The next day, they will wrap the line prepared for the battle on a wooden shaft. When the snowflakes melt and the spring rain continues, the boys and girls participating in the kite fighting will have some cross-cut wounds on the fingers, which is the evidence left by the kite fighting for a winter.

Although Tian Changge took the lead and taught Yingqiong the entire process of making kites in every detail, the kites she designed always had one or another problem, and could not escape the tragic fate. Later, Tian Changge had to do it all. Looking at the vivid "big fish", "eagle", "big geese", and "big centipede" almost couldn't put down the entire yard. Yingqiong touched it like a little girl and touched it around, and couldn't let it go. But what surprised Tian Changge was that the "princess" behind the scenes had never been revealed.

What made Tian Changge even more unexpected was that one morning after a few days of busyness, when he slept and pushed open the door, the "big fish", "eagles", "big geese", "big centipede" that had not been guided by him actually ran to the sky. People who were watching closely on the sidewalk and on the rooftops, cheering, cheering and cheering for the kite fighters of men and women in the snow. Yingqiong and the princess who had a one-sided relationship, they joined tirelessly. The string in their hands was sometimes pulled and sometimes quickly, looking up at the sky without turning their eyes, trying to occupy a good position in order to cut off the kite string of their opponents. Tian Changge, the greatest hero of the kite competition, seemed to be tragically rejected and abandoned. Tian Changge stood in the snow sadly, crying without tears, as if he was as stupid as a wooden chicken.

A slight sound of silk thread being broken from the air. The glazed bright string pulled by the mandarin duck kite with a special meaning in Yingqiong's hand was cut by his opponent. At this time, the uncontrolled kite was aimlessly flying in the sky. There were a group of young men and girls chasing kites fluttering in the wind. The "princess" seemed to be particularly good at fighting kites. During the round and forth, several kites were killed, until they circled and fell into the fields, fell into the yard of a certain family, hung on trees, or parked on the roof.

Then there were more and more people running around the neighborhood. From this moment on, it seemed that everyone enjoyed the fun of fighting kites, including Tian Changge, who was lost at the beginning. The entire pursuit process was very intense: kite chasers flocked across the streets and alleys, pushing each other, and a child climbed up the poplar tree full of ice to pick up the kite. As a result, the branches were overwhelmed. He fell from a few feet high and could no longer walk, but when he fell down, he still grabbed the kite in his hand, without any pain on his face, and even a smile of a winner.

"Why are you still standing there? You haven't gone to get our kites back."

"It's so crazy, who thought of this."

Yingqiong glanced at the "princess" who was fighting with the last opponent in the distance. Only then did Tian Changge suddenly realize that this "princess" was a hidden master.

At this moment, every kite chasing person was ready to try. They headed towards the place where they expected the kite to fall, their tense muscles were ready to go, their necks were raised, their eyes were narrowed, and their fighting spirit was high.

Tian Changge disappeared on the corner of the street. When he appeared again, he grabbed the still bright-colored "mandarin duck" in his hand. The kite competition had already been divided into the winners and the only thing left on the battlefield was the inconspicuous "geese" in the hands of the "princess". She waited for the kite to fly high enough. Finally, the "geese" in her vision condensed into a small dot, and suddenly took out a short knife to cut the shiny glazed line. The "geese" flew southward, and the beauty stood in that direction, silent for a long time...

One night, a grand bonfire party was held in Heishui City. Men and women, young and old, sang and danced around the burning flames, exuding the passion in their bodies. Under a crescent moon, men and women were sitting side by side, saying some endless love words. Tian Changge wanted to inquire about the true identity and origin of the "princess" from Yingqiong one night, but he didn't know that he had knocked down a jar of old Shanxi vinegar, and there was a strong and pungent sour smell between the two sides.

"I heard that the 'princess' is also from Jiangnan, and I have been looking for someone over the years."

"Is she a Han?" Tian Changge was really surprised. He didn't expect that he, a fake Han man, would meet a real Han man today. "Why, why are you in Liao Kingdom again, and you are also the 'princess' of the Great Liao Kingdom? Then she also understands the language of the Han people?"

"What's so strange about this? My Chinese and the Chinese I wrote are taught by the 'Princess', and she knows a lot."

Tian Changge's face turned red and began to talk to Yingqiong. He now wanted to find out the true identity of this 'princess'. "I grew up in the south and didn't understand the situation in the north." He said: "I'm ignorant, I'll teach you how to laugh."

"How could I laugh at you!"

"Yes, yes!" Tian Changge made a fuss while the iron was hot, "Yingqiong, can you tell me some of the past of the 'princess'?"

However, Yingqiong said that it was not a fair thing, so she began to talk about the history of the Khitan.

In northeast China, two important rivers flow.

A river called Tuhe, which is today's Laoha River, originated from Yiwulu Mountain.

A river called Huanghe, which is today's Xilamulun River, originates from the southern end of the Greater Xing'an Mountains.

Both rivers flow down from the mountains, crossing mountains and ridges, and flowing to the plains. The initial surging gradually soothed. Finally, at the foot of Muye Mountain, they gathered together and together gave birth to a green grassland with abundant water and grass.

On this magical land, a long time ago, a god-man riding a strong white horse traveled here and saw this lush grassland, he was shocked. He loosened his reins, and he let his horse run freely, traveled all the way upstream of the Tu River.

At the same time, a celestial girl who had lived in the Immortal Palace for a long time was also attracted by the beautiful scenery of the world and came to the world. She was sitting in a green cattle and carriage and flowed down the Huang River from the "flat pine forest".

Both the gods and the celestial beings were immersed in the beautiful scenery. Before they knew it, they came to the foot of Konoha Mountain where the two rivers converged. Suddenly, they were all stunned and stared at the person who appeared in their sight.

The breeze blows, and the tide like waves swells on the grassland. The blue sky, white clouds, clear water, and beautiful women form a beautiful picture, making the two of them feel excited - they fell in love at first sight.

So, the gods and the celestial daughters got married, let go of the horse's reins, unloaded the ox cart, and settled down on this beautiful grassland in front of the mountain.

The gods and the celestial daughter gave birth to eight sons. When these eight children grew up, they each started their own families and started their own businesses, reproduced and grew up, and eventually grew into eight tribes of the Khitan.

The encounter between the gods and the celestial daughters, the legend of the green cow and the white horse, may be just a legend. However, the Khitans believed it deeply, so whenever there was a military activity or a spring and autumn sacrifice, they would inevitably use the green cow and white horse as sacrifices to express their respect for their ancestors.

After the founding of the Kingdom of Taizu Yelu Abaoji, he built the ancestor temple on Muye Mountain. The gods were in the South Temple and the goddesses were in the North Temple. He also created statues of the two and their eight children, and worshiped them on time every year. Whenever the war broke out, he would come here to worship his ancestors and pray for blessings.

For many years, the Khitans have lived a leisurely hunting life in the Liaohe River Basin. They are self-sufficient. When they are hungry, they have cows, sheep, and horse meat to make food. When they are thirsty, they have mountain springs, Liaohe River water, horse milk, and goat milk to make drinks. They wear animal skins and coarse cloth clothes they make themselves, and they are rarely connected to the outside world, as if they are paradise.

However, this kind of life without any competition also brought certain limitations to their development - their living conditions are far inferior to those of the farming tribes in the Central Plains.

After realizing this, the Khitans became entangled. On the one hand, they wanted to have a tribal life like a paradise, and on the other hand, they were eager to live a superior material life. However, since ancient times, good things have been difficult to achieve both sides. What should I do? After the fierce debate, in the end, the minority obeyed the majority, and the Khitans decided to have a tentative contact with the Central Plains.

At this time, after experiencing the turmoil of the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms in the Central Plains, the Northern Wei Dynasty rose rapidly, unifying North China, and becoming a lion that dominated the north.

The surrounding ethnic groups and tribes saw the Northern Wei defeating Hu Xia, defeating Rouran, conquering Northern Yan, and subduing Northern Liang, forming a faint confrontation with the Southern Dynasty. They immediately realized that the "minds" who were not sophisticated enough, had not a great momentum, and had a large population, could not challenge the Northern Wei Dynasty at all. So they sent envoys, holding horses, driving cattle and sheep, holding jewelry, and holding rare birds and beasts, to the Northern Wei Dynasty to pay tribute to the Northern Wei Dynasty to show their loyalty and obedience to the Northern Wei Dynasty.

When the Khitan tribe, who was about to communicate with the outside world, saw the opportunity coming, they immediately sent envoys to the Northern Wei Dynasty to request the ceremony. When the Northern Wei emperor was happy, he approved all the requests for the ceremony, and the Khitan tribes were naturally included. Therefore, in the next ten years, the Khitan tribe sent envoys to contribute famous horses to the Northern Wei Dynasty on time every year.

This year, the Khitan tribe, like in previous years, sent envoys to the Northern Wei Dynasty to offer gifts. However, unexpectedly, this ordinary congratulations laid the groundwork for the fate of the Khitan in the next few decades.

The messenger of Chaoxian was named He Chen. After he came to the Northern Wei Dynasty with gifts, the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, that is, Emperor Xianzuwen Tuoba Hong, was in a state of great joy, and unexpectedly received He Chen like an envoy from other ethnic groups. This made He Chen flattered. He forced himself to remain calm, but his heart was still turbulent, excited, and excited.

When the banquet was given, something even more shocking happened. Tuoba Hong actually let He Chen sit in the last position. He Chen was so excited that he almost fainted. This was a courtesy that the Khitans had never received before! For the first time in his life, the Khitans finally sat on the same seat with other ethnic groups and lived on the same seat!
Chapter completed!