Chapter 67 The Rise of Heroes
At the end of winter, the Huntong River near Huanglong Mansion of the Great Liao Dynasty had long been covered with thick ice. This could have become a place for people around to skate and play with rafts and door panels, but within ten miles of this period, the surrounding area had been surrounded by teams of mighty and slaughtering officers and soldiers, and all idle people were not allowed to approach.
Emperor Tianzuo of the Great Liao Dynasty was leading the royal family to conduct seasonal fishing here. For a time, the Pan flag was flying and the people were clamoring. Yelu Yanxi, as the supreme leader of this empire, looked at the surrendered people (a Mongolian who had close ties with the Tatar people (Tatar people, Dadan) and smiled very happily on his face.
It is not easy to make these guys kneel here today. Yelu Otra, the Privy Councilor of the Northern Court, was a good man from the Great Liao Dynasty. After eight years of cruel siege, he feared these unruly guys and captured their powerful lord Mogus alive. In the spring of this year, Mogus was executed by Lingchi. On that day, Yelu Yanxi personally presided over the ceremony that symbolized the victory of this great battle, because no one dared to attack their pastoral areas since then.
Today, Yelu Yanxi smiled and looked at the various poses and styles below with the ministers below, with beautiful faces, breasts and buttocks dancing gracefully. Everyone was drinking and dancing, gradually pushing the atmosphere of this banquet to the peak.
During the meal, a heroic man with beards sat. The man was about thirties, with a stern body and broad chest. He could not hide a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, which made the singer in the hall repeatedly send him a secret message. This heroic man did not look at those bold women. All this seemed to arouse his interest, and he was thinking about his own affairs alone.
His name is Wanyan Aguda, one of the local "born" Jurchen tribes. In order to satisfy the vanity of the person above, he felt that Aguda had to surrender to his tyranny like a dog, laugh with him, and cry with him. Aguda's heart was ups and downs, on the surface, like a spring breeze, and was not surprised by favors and disgraces, but his heart was surging and ups and downs at this moment. Sitting on the felt blanket of the leopard skin, he was sitting on pins and pins, or remembering some not-so-beautiful past, he couldn't help frowning.
The Jurchen tribe was originally a whole, but the Great Liao Dynasty divided them into three parts: "Maturity" Jurchen: they were placed in the Liaohe River Basin and were completely assimilated by the Great Liao Dynasty; "Shun" Jurchen: they were regarded as an affiliated nation and had close and regular connections with the imperial court; but the largest and most important part was the "Shen" Jurchen, which was the tribe where Aguda was located. They were nominal people of the Great Liao court, but were not truly controlled. Each of these groups was divided into many tribes and clan organizations. They not only lived in the form of small peasant settlements, but also engaged in hunting, trapping and grazing livestock.
A Wanyan tribe of the "born" Jurchen tribes gradually established rule over its neighbors and condensed the Jurchen tribes into a powerful nation. The Great Liao court recognized the Wanyan clan as the Jurchen leader and appointed their leader as the Jurchen governor. He, Aguda, was an outstanding leader of the Wanyan clan. It was not until a year later that Aguda was elected by the tribe leaders as the leader of the Jurchen tribe to inherit his elder brother Wu Yashu.
But he has not been happy these years. A memory of the past gradually circulates in his heart, as if a sharp knife stabbed his heart and blood was dripping.
Ningjiang Prefecture, with its special geographical location, happened to be in the area where the "born" Jurchen tribes bordered the Liao court. There were abundant water and grass, giving birth to brave and strong Jurchen warriors and open-minded and innocent Jurchen girls.
Uncle Mantang is the most popular old man in this area. He will replace the cattle and sheep that "birth" the Jurchens and the captured prey they need for salt, cloth, barley and other necessities they need. Uncle Mantang has a lively and cute daughter Manjin, and the flower-like girl has already had a lovely love. Every time Aguda brings things to exchange for things with them, Manjin will either put a small bag of salt or a foot of flower cloth in his cloth bag. Sometimes, he will even give Aguda a small pot of barley wine that he likes the most. As long as he sees him, the girl's innocent face is filled with slowly happiness.
Man Jin had long remembered his friendship with him, but because his family was too poor, he was really ashamed to say that this pair of beloved secretly expressed their feelings, as if they would never have the chance to be together.
"Aguda, when will you propose marriage to my father?" Man Jin was a little sad about such a shameful meeting and couldn't help but mutter.
"Let's talk about it after this time." Aguda could only use the dragging technique for this matter. For his beloved, he was unable to use his endless strength.
Man Jin lowered his head dissatisfiedly, and heard this sentence from him no less than ten times. When he heard it again, Man Jin felt that he had no hope. Looking at A Guda with a difficult face, Man Jin couldn't help crying softly. Maybe it was because of the inspiration, or maybe it was driven by Man Jin's affection, A Guda thought of a decision that was scared but not regretful.
"Don't worry, wait until I go into the mountain again. I promise to come here with a betrothal gift after I come back this time and ask your father to promise me to marry you."
"Really?" Man Jin burst into tears and laughed. Although she didn't know why her lover said so confidently, she believed in Aguda's ability. As long as he promised by Aguda, he had never had any breach of trust.
The two regained their former love and affection, and they said endless love words to each other, and they dispersed their youthful desires, bringing each other into a new round of pictures of a better life in the future.
Haidongqing, as a special huge hawk, is said to have only one of the 100,000 condors, which is commonly found in the vast eagle of the seashore and rivers. The famous eagle Haidongqing often lives alone and lives on rocks or ground, and sometimes stands on tree branches for a long time. They feed on hares, rats, etc. After training, they can be used as hunting tools for royal relatives. Watching those young animals being hunted by Haidongqing makes these royal nobles feel very accomplished, and they are convinced by this flying king, which makes them very useful.
When the "hunting man" knocks on the woods in a forest where various small animals are hidden, shouts, "Foxes, mountain rabbits and various birds and beasts are frightened out, and then the sea Dongqing is scattered, with its tail small copper bells and sea Dongqing flapping its wings away, and it pounces on its prey like an arrow. If Haidongqing is in conflict with the mountain rabbit, the mountain rabbit will turn around and pull the branches and bounce Haidongqing, commonly known as "rabbits kicking eagles". Pheasants will also fight with strong wings, which is very fierce. Haidongqing, who is over three years old, can fight with the foxes, which will also be a fierce battle, but Haidongqing always wins the general.
Perhaps it was inspired by the spirit of Haidongqing, and as a supreme totem of Jurchen, Haidongqing represented the spirit of courage, wisdom, perseverance, integrity, strength, pioneering, enterprising, always upward and never give up. The people of the Liao Dynasty felt that controlling this animal was equivalent to controlling their will and beliefs. The Jurchens would be slaves forever, so Haidongqing became a tribute that the Jurchen tribe had to pay tribute to the Liao emperor every year. Later, the nobles used Haidongqing, who had paid tribute to the tribute back then, and did not know how to return to the wilderness again, making the number of this species smaller and smaller, and even more, they directly slaughtered and cooked food. They then reaped the consequences of this behavior.
But Haidongqing is not born in the area where they "bred" the Jurchen tribes. The special birds also feed on fish in the sea. In order to catch these birds in the coastal areas, they had to pass through the territory of their neighbors, the five countries.
At that time, the tribes could not easily cross the line. If they were caught, the fate would be very miserable. Once, just to capture a wounded sika deer, a Jurchen man accidentally crossed the line and was caught directly. He was locked up and beaten for a few days. After he was released, he died of death a few days after he was released. He heard from the local people who knew how to use medical skills that this person was infected with a chronic poison. As for what poison it was, he was not sure.
When Aguda proposed to arrest Hai Dongqing with his brother Wu Yashu, Wu Yashu was also shocked, but he could not give any objections. If he really wanted to help his younger brother complete this marriage that confused him, he knew that he had to accompany his younger brother. At least he had caught such a falcon before and was more familiar with his habits. He would not be relieved to let the younger brother embark on this possible path of no return alone.
In this way, they carried bows and arrows, snails on their backs, ready to catch hawks, and quietly headed towards the wolf and tiger land. Things went smoothly. Under the guidance of their brother Wu Yashu, they passed through a silent rainforest. Although they suffered a lot, they finally arrived at Fuyuan, the hometown of Haidongqing. Looking at the sky spreading their wings and soaring and picking up hares at a stunning degree, Agu laughed. He seemed to see himself taking the gold to his home, and her pretty face was as smiling as a flower.
But "squatting eagle" is not an easy task. Although they had already built a π-shaped bracket with three stones on the sunny hillside not far away, and this symbolized the Golden Bell God Hall in the Ninth Heaven of the Condor Heroes did not bring them much luck. After nearly twenty days of squatting, they still gained nothing.
When Aguda was dark, another rock was placed in the trap. In this sacred mountain that represents the residence of the eagle, grass was planted as incense. After celebrating the barley wine he brought with him, he set up the huge net again. The dead chicken tied on the net changed him to a pigeon whose wings were injured by him. Perhaps only the flapping living creatures can attract the attention of Donghaiqing.
Facts proved that Aguda's attempt was very correct. The next day, at dawn, the two Aguda brothers who were hiding in the "shed" disguised with branches not far away, could hear the struggle of pigeons on the Internet from time to time.
A shrill "screaming" sound pierced the sky, and Aguda and his brother were immediately awakened. They were so excited that they didn't dare to move, and they didn't dare to breathe. When a gray-white and huge Hai Dongqing circled over them several times, lifted the alert, and pounced on the pigeon as bait with a daunting degree, the two brothers next to them had already pounced over with excitement.
When they tied the prey onto the horse and were about to come out, an arrow shot from the dense forest. The unprepared elder brother Wu Ya Shu was immediately hit by the arrow. He fainted in pain. There was no doubt that the arrow was poisoned.
"Brother, you find a place to hide first. Let me deal with this person." Aguda had already found a cover and hid his whole body in, but before hiding in, he still pulled the bow and shot an arrow at the rough location where he had just attacked the person.
Although the man hid in a high place, he did not dare to shoot another arrow to prevent his specific position from being exposed. Aguda's arrow just now pierced through a stone next to him, which shows how terrifying the man's arm strength was.
They were like two hunters, waiting for the best opportunity to shoot each other under their sharp arrows. Compared to the person above, he had a good position and had no worries. Looking at the pain of his elder brother Wu Yashu on the ground, Aguda was already sweating profusely. When Wu Yashu finally gave him a look of understanding, his smile showed his body in the cover.
The people behind the dense forest on the hillside did not hesitate, and shot the deadly arrow directly at Wu Ya Shu's chest. When the arrow made a loud metal impact, the man realized that he had been fooled. It turned out that his arrow shot to the heart protection mirror on Wu Ya Shu's chest.
Aguda had already figured out the specific location of the person. Before the person could retract, he had already passed the sharp arrows brought out by the full bow through the blocked trees, and at a strange angle, directly shot through the man's throat and died suddenly on the spot.
Wu Ya Shu's chest was already covered with a stream of black blood. Although the force of the other party's arrow did not penetrate directly through the heart protection mirror just now, the force of the arrow still hit him directly into the rocks next to him, which further aggravated the spread of the toxins in the first arrow in his body. After Aguda briefly treated his brother Wu Ya Shu's wound, he tried to find an antidote from the man, but he found nothing. They were worried and unable to get treatment in time. Although Wu Ya Shu's body had a good foundation, because the remaining poison was not clear, the general leader who later "birthed" the Jurchen tribes could not survive until the day when the Jurchen unified the Northern Liao Dynasty and died.
They caught Haidongqing not to exchange it for money, but to use it to catch a swan, which specializes in eating beads and clams. After eating the clams, they hid the beads in the grain. Haidongqing had the habit of catching geese and liked to eat their brains. Aguda originally wanted to train it to catch this swan, thereby obtaining pearls in the swan's body.
When Aguda held the jade that proposed the marriage appeared in front of the old man Mantang again, he only saw a sad face, a white cloth oozing blood was wrapped around his head, and he was listless, as if an old man aged a few years ago. When he saw Aguda, tears kept spinning in his eyes, and he could no longer help but burst into tears.
In order to preserve her innocence and defend her chaste love with Aguda, Man Jin jumped into a tributary of the Huntong River without hesitation. She was not rescued as lucky as Xiao Hongling. From then on, she became the indelible shadow that Aguda always hid in the bottom of her heart. As long as he drank barley wine, he would unconsciously think of the past ignorant years that he had made him sigh.
Aguda was only in his teens at that time, and was in his prime. After worshiping the Jin Dynasty, he directly pulled out his own scimitar and killed the envoys of the Daliao who wanted to defile the innocent gold in Ningjiangzhou overnight. Then he took advantage of the night to escape and began his escape career for several years. It was not until he became the leader of a tribe of the Jurchens that the Daliao pardoned Aguda, who had been over thirty years old in order to stabilize the domestic situation. Later, he missed this former beauty. After Aguda founded the country, he changed his name to Jin.
At today's banquet, Emperor Tianzuo of the Great Liao Dynasty stationed in Chunzhou in order to show his power. During the period of fishing in the Huntong River, he arrogantly asked the Jurchen chiefs from abroad to come to pay homage.
When the "head fish banquet" symbolizing the first fish that came up was coming to an end, Emperor Tianzuo stood on the railing with the aura of my own, and ordered the chiefs who came to participate in the banquet to dance and cheer him up. In fact, it was not important to Emperor Tianzuo. He knew that these barbarians were used to dancing swords and arrows, so they would not be able to do anything. He wanted these people to make a fool of themselves. Only those who truly surrendered to themselves would not care about these, and those who were disobedient just took the opportunity to eradicate him.
When it was Aguda's turn in the end, maybe it was because he was still wandering. The first time he didn't hear the orders of Emperor Tianzuo. On the second or even the third time, Aguda looked embarrassed and always stood there like a wood. He didn't take the words of the emperor seriously at all, because he remembered Man Jin, and she was killed by this group of self-righteous and arrogant people. What qualifications do they have to let me dance in front of these people?
Emperor Tianzuo thought that the opportunity had come, so don’t blame me for being rude, so he angrily said to Xiao Fengxian, a minister next to him: “Aguda is heroic, and Gu Pan is different from ordinary people. You can kill him on the excuse of border affairs. Otherwise, there will be troubles.”
Xiao Fengxian seemed to have drunk too much, and one of his confidants came to Ningjiangzhou to take office. He killed one of them. How did he manage so many tribes in the future and make money for himself? Didn’t this emperor raise hatred for him and cut off my wealth? After thinking for a long time, he came up with a solution and said: “He is a rough man, he doesn’t understand any etiquette and righteousness, and he has not committed any serious crimes. If we kill him for no reason, it will have a very bad impact and will hit Xiang Hua of the Jurchen tribes. If Aguda dares to rebel, what can his small country do?”
Emperor Tianzuo then gave up and missed the best opportunity to kill this rising star, which made him regret it later.
Chapter completed!