Xiou Kingdom.

In a wild land, dense forests are everywhere, and wild animals are often present.

A long-toothed, spotted cloud-patterned tiger was lying on the ground, with a pair of eyes as big as a copper bell, staring at the elk in front of him. In order not to alert the snake, this ferocious beast carefully gathered its murderous aura.

However, in the eyes of Chinese people, this beast that is extremely dangerous is a delicious meal in the eyes of Yue people in Xiou.

Behind this ferocious beast, there were more than a dozen Yue people holding bamboo spears and bamboo bows in their hands, lying behind the ferocious beast, wanting to be the oriole behind.

As they approached, all the hunting Yue people were waiting for the moment when the giant tiger pounced on its food. This moment was the moment when the giant tiger relaxed its vigilance. They could kill this ferocious beast without any effort.

Horse hooves neigh.

Just when the Vietnamese were fully focused, the hoof riders flying from afar destroyed all this.

The tiger discovered its original aura, lowered its head and lies dormant again, and its huge body quietly retreated.

Watching his big meal slip away like this, a girl stood up unhappily among the crowd and led her to stop the knight.

"Who are you?"

The girl had big eyes, two small tiger teeth, and a round face. She was angry and very cute.

"I am a knight under His Highness the Crown Prince of Great Qin. I came to visit the King of Xiou and Song with a few carts of gifts." The knight was proficient in the dialect of this area and said it to the people here in local dialect.

"Gift?" The girl listened to the word, her eyes seemed to be emitting light, and she said to the knight: "Where is the gift?"

"Just a mile behind me, because I couldn't find the way, so I came to find the way."

"Let them follow us with gifts, and I'll take you to see the king." The girl patted her small breasts, and the meaning seemed to be saying that anything is easy to say with a gift.

"Thank you girl." The tall knight held his fist and bowed, thanking him.

Since King Yue Wujiang failed to attack Chu, Yue State was defeated by Qi and Chu. A large number of Yue State nobles were unwilling to the rule of Chu and Qi and scattered towards the south of the Yangtze River. One of them was to Xiou, today's Guangxi.

Shortly after the fall of Yue Kingdom, the descendants of Yue King still had the ambition to restore the country, but as time passed, their passion gradually faded, and Yue people began to get used to local life.

Unlike Minyue and Ouyue, the land of Xiou is blocked by mountains and mountains, with high mountains and far away waters. Not to mention the land of the Central Plains, even with the people of Chu, there are very few contacts.

Gradually, these Yue people in Xiou forgot the smelting technology passed down from their ancestors, the craftsmanship of building cities and houses, and the labour of farming and working, they began to eat raw meat and drink blood, becoming more and more like local natives, making a living by fishing and hunting, wearing animal fur and turtle skirts.

In the cave, Song Xun was sitting on his tiger-skin throne, and at the bottom were a group of important officials of the Xiou Kingdom sitting on straw mats.

In Xiou, the ritual system was chaotic and there was no high or low level. The text was led by the older and those with high virtues, while those with strong and strong martial arts were the heroes. Although the Song Dynasty was nominally the king of the Xiou Kingdom, it was actually only the leader of the largest tribe in the local area. In addition to its tribe, there were thirty-six kings of Yi, the smaller ones gathered hundreds to thousands of troops, and the larger ones could gather five or six thousand troops. These thirty-six kings of Yi were either afraid or respected, and all respected the Song Dynasty as king.

"Great Elder, how is the situation in our tribe this year? How many newborn babies are there?" The Song people were tall and tall, and they were wearing tiger skin brass, with extremely thick and blue veins.

The great elder mentioned in the Song Dynasty was a famous local wizard who was good at medicine and divination, and was good at knowing herbs. He was very prestigious in the Xiou land. He also gave himself the name of a Chinese man, named Lu Wen.

Lu Wen said: "There are 3,000 new babies this year, and more than 400 survived. I have seen it, and I believe they can grow into strong warriors in the future."

"Yeah!" Yi Xu Song nodded, very satisfied with the result.

The sanitary conditions in Xiou are very poor. It is a good result for newborn babies to survive in one out of ten. And the proportion of tribes with wizards like the Great Elder is even higher.

"In our territory, three new warehouses were built to store rice, millet and grains from Luoyue tribute from us. In addition, some dried butchers and dried fish were dried. I have ordered people to transport them into the warehouse. These three warehouses are already filled with 80%, which is enough for our tribe members to live for two or three months."

"It's a pity that we don't have the high farming skills of the northerners, otherwise our tribe members wouldn't have to be hungry and full because of the decrease in the number of prey in the off-season." Zhizhao Song sighed and said.

In Xiou, the Yue people made a living by fishing and hunting. The so-called fishing and hunting, eating according to the weather, is even more unstable than a lifestyle like farming and working. Therefore, the translation urged the Song Cai to build a warehouse to store food in case of emergencies.

"Dad!"

While the translation was urging the Song Dynasty to discuss the national situation with everyone, the tiger-toothed girl broke in.

Everyone is used to the girl's rude behavior, but they don't care much about it.

The tiger-toothed girl walked to Yi Xusong, turned around, and spread her long skirt, like a beautiful flower.

"Dad, is it good-looking?"

"My buds are the best, do you think so?" Song Sheng was crazy and had a very irritable temper. However, he couldn't get angry with this daughter, but he loved her very much.

"Yes, yes!" A voice of approval sounded from the cave.

"Your Highness Princess, where did you get your long skirt?" Only Lu Wen asked first.

"Ah! It was a gift from the northerners. They said they were the envoy of the Prince of the Great Qin and came to pay homage to their father." The news was blocked in the two Yue areas. Even if they were the princess of Xiou, they were not very clear about the outside world. Therefore, Yaer didn't even know where the Qin Dynasty was, let alone the prince of the Great Qin. Girls like Yaer still didn't care about military and national affairs. What she carved was the valuable high-carved pleated skirt on her body. This was a beautiful thing that the girl had never seen in this wilderness.

However, the King of Xiou was different from the Song Dynasty and the Great Elder Lu Wen. They were quite knowledgeable people. They knew what kind of giant Qin that the girl mentioned was! They also knew what kind of powerful figure the prince of Qin was.

"Call the envoy." King Xiou ordered.

Fatty Jin traveled all the way, through thousands of mountains and rivers, and finally arrived in the territory of Xiou Kingdom. Along the way, when he saw the Yue people in the village hanging rhinoceros horns outside the thatched house, hardwoods used to cut items, and clam beads played with children in their hands, Fatty Jin's pair of thieves' eyes shining, and he felt like he had reached the legendary paradise. These are all priceless things! The clam beads in the child's hand are so big that they are enough to exchange for a decent house outside.

After passing through several villages and passing the path guarded by the maid, Fatty Jin entered the cave with the Yue people who led the way.

Although the entrance of this cave is narrow, there is a unique world inside. The road is twisting and there are many forks. Fatty Jin almost took the wrong path several times.

If it weren't for someone's leadership, Fatty Jin thought to himself that he would have to be lost in this hole.

"The Qin envoy Jin Lian met with the King of Xiou."

Fatty Jin walked into a larger cave, and the cave was full of brilliant fire. The King of Xiou was sitting at the top, and below were a group of ministers from Xiou who were eyeing him. They were stout, fierce in appearance, and fierce in their eyes.

Fatty Jin burst into cold sweat. For a moment, he felt as if he had walked into a wolf's den.

"You northerners have so much red tape. Let's talk about it! What is the reason why Prince Qin asked you to come?" Yi Xusong waved his hand and said.

"Buy land!" Fatty Jin's voice resounded throughout the cave. As Fatty Jin finished speaking, his fat body shook unconsciously, while the people in the cave were talking.

Lu Wen stood up and came to Fatty Jin. Looking at Fatty Jin's eyes as big as mung beans, Lu Wen said, "Can you know that the land is the most precious thing in a country and cannot be given up."

Who are you cheating on? Last month, you didn’t use a piece of wasteland on the west side to exchange for three trucks of food.

Fatty Jin cursed in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face. "The Great Elder is right. However, before leaving, the Prince of the Crown Prince brought me gifts to count trucks. There were exquisite clothes, iron for farming, food and meat, just to show our sincerity. If this trip is successful, the Prince of the Crown Prince said that there were gifts to count trucks."

After hearing Fatty Jin's words, the people in the cave were talking about it. The number of trucks of goods was indeed heart-warming.

"Since that's the case, how much land does Prince Qin want?" Zhixu Song finally let go. It seems that even the King of Xiou was not moved by the carts.

"Two pieces of land that are big in cowhide." said Fatty Jin.

"What Qin envoy said is serious." Translation: Song leaned forward, and his voice changed a little because of excitement.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince's words are as good as the horse."

"What does it mean?" asked Song Xun.

"It's a sure thing."

"Okay, I agree." The eunuch Song waved his hand and agreed proudly.

When most of the people in the cave retreated, only Yi Xu Song and Lu Wen were left in the cave.

The great elder of Xiou Kingdom was now worried. He said to Yishu Song: "The Qin people are cheating, so the king must be careful."

"I know." This king, who seemed cruel to outsiders, now spoke softly, and his eyes were filled with a light of rationality. "Two days ago, I got news from Jiejun of Nanyue. Wuzhu, the King of Minyue, and Ouyang Yao, the King of Ouyue, had surrendered to Qin. The Emperor of Qin surrendered him to the chief of the king and gave him the surname Zuo, and still asked them to manage the old land. Great elder, do you know what this Zuo means?"

Lu Wen shook his head. He was known for his knowledge in the local area, but he still had only a few understandings about Chinese writing.

"It means docile and tame." Yi Xu Song gritted his teeth and said, "These two unpromising guys are simply a shame for our Yue people."

"Since that's the case, why do you still have to agree to the Qin people's conditions?" Lu Wen said in confusion.

Yi Xusong's face shone with a cunning light and asked, "Great Elder, what is the most important thing for us? Is it the land?"

"It's the population!" Lu Wen replied, "It's worthy of being a local wise man."

"Yes, we don't need to cultivate fields. For us, vast land is a broad concept. Only the population of a tribe is the only criterion for measuring strongness. With those cargoes, our tribe can safely spend the next off-season, and what we pay is just a piece of wasteland."

"But the Qin people are treacherous, and they are afraid that they will play any tricks." Lu Wen said with some concern after all.

"The Qin people are not only treacherous, but also extremely cruel. If we don't agree, can't they forcefully rob it? Now we have not broken up. Even if they play tricks, they are on our land. Maybe we will still have some profits at that time."

Translation: Song Yixiao said so.

"The king is wise."

In the cave room, a woman in long-haired and plain clothes sat upright in front of the dressing table, with a bronze mirror and a few boxes of rouge on it.

In this Xiou land, bronze mirrors and rouge are undoubtedly rare things. The identity of the owner can be imagined if you can use these things.

This woman was Yi Yu Song's favorite concubine, and I asked for it. Yi Yu Song always agreed. The woman was delicate and plump, with a pair of charming eyes on her charming face, and her fair and slender thighs were standing aside. At this moment, the woman looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and her face showed a sad look.

The woman's name was Ruan Zhu, who was originally the wife of a tribe leader of Luoyue. Three years ago, Yiyu Song led the troops of the Xiou tribes to attack Luoyue and destroyed many Luoyue tribes. They burned the village to collect goods and plunder the population, which was very impressive. The woman's husband was killed by Yiyu Song in that battle, and she herself became Yiyu Song's prey.

For three years, the elixir Song loved women well. However, deep down in the woman's heart, the elixir Song was still very despised. Therefore, life became more and more depressed.

"My beloved concubine, look, what do I bring to you?" Yi Yu Song laughed, took some rouge, clothes, bronze mirrors, accessories and other things, and walked in and placed them on the women's dressing table. Yi Yu Song was also following his personal bodyguard leader, the handsome Tie Yuque.

Looking at the messy items on the stage, Ruan Zhu was very displeased. But she still smiled reluctantly on her face under someone else's eaves.

"Master, why are you so happy today?"

"Hahaha! Is it?" Yi Xu Song leaned closer to Ruan Zhu, put his huge head on Ruan Zhu's fleshy legs, and whispered: "Actually, I was very angry today, but I had to pretend to be very happy on my face."

"Is that so? Why?"

"The Qin people are here! The Qin people are finally here!" Zhihu Song seemed a little tired and murmured, and fell asleep peacefully on Ruan Zhu's legs. (To be continued.)
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