Chapter 203 The Original Shaman (1)
Chapter 203 The Original Shaman of the Central Plains (Part 1)
In May, the grasslands were plump and traded between some large tribes and the border became more and more frequent.
Although going deep into the grassland, it is not an easy task for the Central Plains merchants. There are also thieves and cavalry on the grassland.
However, the profit is really attractive, and a profit of five times higher is enough to make people sacrifice their lives.
Although the herdsmen on the grassland live in poverty, there are many rich nobles in the large tribes. Moreover, the grassland is so peaceful that everyone wants to improve their lives, and there is no time to rob, and for a moment, the demand has increased.
There is no shortage of cattle and sheep, no shortage of animal skins, and no shortage of herbs. What is lacking is iron, grain, salt, tea, and silk from the Central Plains.
These things are the favorites of the leaders of the tribe.
Therefore, Central Plains merchants who rushed to the grassland for trade generally traded these things that were not rare in the Central Plains, and went to exchange for specialties that were very common in the grassland.
Once these things are brought back to the Central Plains, they will make more than ten times more profits!
With such high profits, even if you go deep into the grassland, there are still many merchants who will continue to do so!
There must be two or three of the ten caravans. They encounter various crises, natural disasters, plunders from grassland bandits, or accidentally encounter wolves. None of them may make people have the life to go back without a life.
In order to increase the chance of survival, the caravans who were willing to sneak into the depths of the grassland had at least 200 people, and each had weapons to prepare for unexpected situations.
Baitai Caravan is one of them.
The Baitai Caravan, founded ten years ago, was jointly created by three Central Plains Trading Franchise. The three businesses traveled back and forth several times a year, and sent hundreds of people each time. On this grassland, as long as these people do not encounter difficulties from the large tribe, they still have no problem living.
Therefore, in just ten years, the three owners of the Baitai Caravan made a fortune and became famous big families. Driven by interests, even though they heard that the Khan of the Grassland had been established and might enter the Central Plains at any time, the three decided to continue to send caravans and go deep into the Grassland to trade.
This trip took another ten days.
"Hey, I said, guys, are you talking nonsense? The eagles on the grassland are different from the Central Plains. There are hundreds of people here, and they dare to rush down and grab our rabbits! It's really rare!" A middle-aged man sitting in the middle carriage remembered the scene when he was hunting just now and couldn't help but speak loudly.
I was having nothing to do on the journey, and everyone liked to chat along the way. After hearing what he said, the guys in the nearby car started to talk about it.
What we are talking about is that the grassland is high and the earth is vast, the water is beautiful and the grass is fertile, so the big eagles raised are also more ferocious than the Central Plains!
A middle-aged Taoist was not loading the carriage but just following in the spacious carriage where the caravan was walking. A middle-aged Taoist was very good at hearing the conversation outside and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
"Master, why are you laughing at?" a disciple asked.
"It's nothing, I'm just feeling something." The middle-aged Taoist said softly. This person was Taoist Deyang.
"I don't know when I will reach the Khan tribe. If I go slowly, Khan will have to pull out the tent and go elsewhere?" said a Taoist: "There are risks on the road, which is really worrying."
"Don't be impatient. This time I go north to the grassland, I will definitely see the black dragon. Master has already made it clear back then, so don't worry." The Taoist Deyang smiled: "And I look at the luck. This caravan is still lucky. It will be smooth sailing along the way, and there is no need to worry about danger."
"What Master said is that we are too impatient." These people were very convinced by the Master. When they heard that the Master mentioned the Master's divination, they stopped talking about it.
"This time, the teacher only takes you a few of you and keeps others in the observation, which means that you have deeper blessings. If you meet the Khan in the north this time, if you can get rewards, it will be of great benefit to your practice. Don't act emotionally at that time."
The Taoist Deyang was afraid that his disciples would be young and energetic, so he went to the Khan tribe and was unacceptable to causing trouble again. Therefore, he repeatedly reminded him along the way and said, "And this time he went to join Khan for some reason."
"The Lord of the Central Plains has had rules for thousands of years and knows the way of luck, but the Hu people don't know it. Therefore, the rewards and names are mostly generous, not as stingy as the Central Plains."
"The ancestors are very wise and know the new way of the gates, and they must take the Hu fortune to prosper. This is why I always insist on going to the grassland to join the black dragon."
"Master, please rest assured. We know the pros and cons of it, and we will not do anything randomly at that time." Several Taoists said hurriedly, with great admiration in their hearts.
If it is Wang Hongyi, I will also like it.
There are many Buddhist and Confucian sects in the Central Plains. It is difficult to make a new Taoist sect prosperous, but in barbaric areas, they do not pay attention to this at all. Even if the Khan is called "Emperor" and "mainly in charge of the Taoist sect in the world", the Khan may not hesitate - it is a dream to get it in the Central Plains.
The Taoist Deyang nodded and felt relieved.
Looking out along the gap in the car window, the grassland far and near was gradually becoming richer. Taoist Deyang was a little confused and didn't know what he was thinking.
"I wonder if my junior brother and the others have arrived in Jingzhou?" Thinking of his decision with his junior brother that day, the Taoist Deyang looked complicated.
A branch of Beiming Dao led by the Deyang Taoist went deep into the grassland to find the new grassland Khan Asuda!
When the Taoist of Deyang entered the grassland, he watched with his eyes and saw that there were a lot of black air on the grassland. In the distance of the grassland, a black dragon energy rushed up, disturbed and circled and fought for it. Black smoke was rolling in at the confrontation, rushing straight into the sky.
This made the Deyang Taoist gradually stabilize the confidence along the way.
The Deyang Taoist branch has always had a deep blessing. Jin Shiqing, the founder of Beiming Dao, once saw that this son would have the effect of promoting Taoism from the dragon in the future!
Therefore, he was very caring for his lineage, but his destiny was unpredictable. In order to prevent the Daotong from being in trouble, Jin Shiqing was involved in the other six branches.
However, overall, compared with the Deyang Taoist lineage, it is much worse.
Such a past made Taoist Deyang believe in the important task of inheriting the Taoist tradition. In addition, the black dragon's aura rose up to the sky, which was a ruthless disregard for the majesty of the people. It was just an ordinary person, but those who looked at the qi even had the urge to kneel down and worship without being controlled.
This is exactly the same as what Master said more than ten years ago, and it makes him feel confident in the Great Khan of the Grassland.
With this power and aura, even if there is difficulty in entering the Central Plains, it can still be divided into half of the country, which is enough for the Taoist sect.
At this time, the Baitai caravan had already walked into the territory where Dahan Ascehta was currently stationed.
When we were less than fifty miles away, there was a sound of horse hooves in the distance and a cavalry rushed towards us.
These cavalrymen were all calm, resolute, and murderous.
The cavalry leader was a hundred households, and they were even wearing armor. They were less than forty years old. The eyes were full of evil spirits, and the black and red aura soared into the sky. I don’t know how many people they killed to have this energy.
Some people who are proficient in ethnic minority languages are busy explaining to them that since this caravan comes every year and has a trade relationship with the Khan, these cavalrymen will ease their tone as soon as they hear the name.
Baihu glanced at it: "What did you bring?"
"There are iron blocks, salt, tea, and silk." The person in contact quickly replied: "They came thousands of miles to offer them to the Khan!"
Speaking of giving it to the Khan, the hundred households suddenly felt a stern.
In fact, people from the Chamber of Commerce knew that the so-called offering was actually a transaction. Khan Ascehta knew this. He came quickly and only robbed him, but he would not be stingy.
Speaking of the fact that the grassland army can gather is that it is generous and not stingy with the warriors.
However, these hundreds of households were invincible with the Khan and had developed a climate. The hundreds of households waved: "Check!"
The cavalry came down to check and found that it was indeed blocks of iron, salt, tea, and silk.
At this time, I found out that I saw five or six people wearing Taoist uniforms, clearly distinguishing themselves from the surrounding merchants. The Baihu glanced at him and drank, "Who are these?"
"This is the shaman from Central China."
"Shaman" means wise, and later gradually evolved into the agent of the gods of the grassland. However, the Central Plains did not use the term "shaman" and only called it "witch" in words.
But at this time, on the grassland, the shamans had a great influence. Some great shamans should respect even the great khan.
There are privileges in politics and military affairs on the grassland. Any war or other hesitant incidents should be consulted for advice.
The translator did not say Taoist priests or shamans, and immediately made the hundred households pay attention to it.
After hearing this, Baihu looked at the Taoist Deyang: "Are you a shaman from the Central Plains?"
At this moment, the Taoist Deyang smiled calmly and said in the local tribal language: "I am a shaman from the Central Plains. We came here, but we came to pay homage to the Khan."
Since he knew that he would gain luck from the Khan and better serve as the leader, this person not only collected geographical information secretly, but also learned Hu language specifically.
"Meet the Great Khan?" The Hu Yu from the Taoist Deyang was already stunned by the hundreds of households. After hearing this, he even looked up and down: "Do you want to see our Great Khan?"
"That's right, I traveled thousands of miles from the Central Plains to come here, and I got the divine enlightenment. I came to pay homage to the Khan. If there are important things, I will report to the Khan." said the Taoist Deyang.
Seeing that these Taoists had a good temperament, they became unusual when they saw each other. Baihu hesitated for a moment and his tone slowed down: "I want to see the big khan, please wait. I will report this to Qianhu before I talk about it."
The Taoist Deyang naturally knew that if he wanted to see the lord of the grassland, he would upload the newspaper step by step and say, "Thank you."
Baihu turned around and rode his horse, and led a few people toward the tent not far away.
A tent is the residence of Lord Qianhu Limu.
Lord Li Mu is one of the thousands of households personally granted by the Khan. Although it is not ten thousand households, he is very affectionate in front of the Khan. He is the first person to follow the Khan to fight south and north, and can be regarded as a confidant.
So the first defensive garrison let him stay here.
At this time, Li Mu was lying in his tent. When he heard someone was about to report the matter, he asked the hundred households to come in from outside and knelt down in front of him: "Li Mu, just blocked a caravan, which was the former chamber of commerce. They came to trade with the Khan. In the caravan, there were also several shamans from Central China who said they were taking their god's divine enlightenment and traveled thousands of miles to pay homage to the Khan, and asked Lord Li Mu to decide."
Generally speaking, when the country was founded, they had the ambition to sway the world, and the Hu people had never been afraid of their past lives. Since the beginning of several generations, they naturally had the spirit of "all the teachings prayed for me to be brave"!
And the lack of similar knowledge is also the reason.
In the history of the earth, the Yuan Dynasty began to suppress these religions for several generations. Later, it was encroached on the court and performed the demon dance, and was constantly sucked away the luck. Of course, the most important thing was that the Yuan people did not sacrifice to the Emperor of Heaven.
As a result, it was destroyed by the Red Turban Army (Mingjiao).
However, after the Manchus took over, they abandoned the original old religion and sacrificed the Emperor of Heaven according to the official scriptures (note that Emperor of Heaven is not the Jade Emperor). There are reasons for this for three hundred years.
Chapter completed!