Hearing that Dut wanted to go to Nanchao Shangguo, Ma Zhi thought to himself, whether you want to go to Nanchao Shangguo, I also want to have the opportunity to go to Nanchao Shangguo? The question is can it go? Of course, Ma Zhi could not reveal his true identity, so he had to deceive Dut and said: "The big boss wants to go to our country. What does this mean? Tell the truth to the big boss, as long as you are willing, I am willing to accompany the big boss. All expenses are borne by me.”
Dart was overjoyed and said happily: "If this can be done, it will be a great thing! But I don't know when it can be done?"
Ma Zhi thought to himself, if you want to go now, then I have nowhere to take you, so you can only wait until later! I'm afraid you'll never see me again! Thinking like this, Ma Zhi continued: "The chief may as well prepare five hundred horses first. I will return to the country in the near future. It will take as little as ten days or as long as half a month to bring money and personnel to buy horses. When I get there, At that time, we paid with one hand and delivered the goods with the other. At that time, the transaction was completed and the feelings were established. I immediately accompanied the big leader to go south and enjoy the sightseeing. I wonder what the big leader wants? "
Hearing this, Dart said loudly: "Okay! That's great! We were strangers the first time, got acquainted the second time, and became brothers after the third time! Okay! Very good! After completing the first business, I will follow you." Go to the south and go to the country!"
Immediately, Dut arranged a banquet to entertain Ma Zhi.
The banquet was carried out in a warm atmosphere until the evening.
As the sun sets in the west, a red sun hangs on the top of the Western Mountain, and the sunset glows red on the earth. White tents are scattered on the vast grassland, and smoke is curling up into the blue sky.
That night, Ma Zhi stayed at the Adian tribe.
The sun sets behind the mountain, and there is still a red light in the sky. It didn't take long for the sky to darken. After drinking, Ma Zhi sobered up a lot. He got out of bed and went to see Dut again.
When Dart saw Ma Zhi coming, he greeted Ma Zhi and asked after sitting down, "How is your meal? Can you get used to our Jurchen diet?" Ma Zhi replied: "Very good! To be honest, I am a traveler. , there are many delicious delicacies from all over the world, and the Jurchens’ delicacies are truly the best in the world, it’s so wonderful.”
Dart laughed when he heard this and said: "Your honor is a reward! If so, your honor will stay in Aidian for a longer period of time and taste all the delicacies of our Jurchen tribe. By then, it will not be too late to go." Ma Zhi nodded and said: "I appreciate the great leader's kindness; however, I have some other secular matters to deal with, so I may not be able to stay here any longer. I hope the great leader will forgive me!"
Dart said: "Even so, how can you force others to do something difficult? You can stay permanently or leave at any time as the noble wants." Hearing this, Ma Zhi pretended to be extremely happy. Then, Ma Zhi said: "Big Chief, I still have a lot of doubts in my mind. I want to ask the Big Chief, but I don't know whether I should explain it or not."
Dart said: "If you have anything to ask about, noble sir, just tell me. There is nothing you should say or not."
Ma Zhi said: "Is it convenient for me to come to your tribe to buy horses? I heard that your Jurchens have a Jiedu envoy named Wanyan who oversees the affairs of various Jurchen tribes. The big leader also knows that horses are a material for war preparation. In the future, I I am also preparing to exchange my iron tools with you for horses. Chief, I will tell you the truth, I want to know if I buy a horse from you, will Wanyan Jiedushi agree to it? After I buy the horse, will I be able to leave your territory? "
Dart heard the words and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know something! Originally, there were more than thirty tribes in our Shengnuzhen. Since Wanyan Jiedushi's grandfather's generation, we have successively annexed more than ten Shengnuzhen tribes. Now we have Wanyan Jiedushi inherited the position of Jiedushi from his father Wanyan Qilibo, and his ability was superior to that of his father. He fought everywhere and annexed a lot of the remaining tribes. The remaining tribes were Our five or six larger tribes are also under the control of Wanyan Jiedushi. As for matters such as selling horses, Wanyan Jiedushi has regulations. In addition to not selling horses to the Khitans, there is no rule that cannot be given to the Khitan people. The Southern Dynasty went up to the country to sell horses; the nobles came from the Southern Dynasty, so it should be fine to buy some horses."
Ma Zhi nodded when he heard this, and then asked: "Wanyan Jiedushi is so powerful, won't he also annex some of your bigger tribes in the future?"
Dart said: "Girls are really a family. Rather than being squeezed by the Khitans, if girls can really unite as one to compete with the Khitans and prevent the Jurchens from being squeezed, it must be said to be a good thing. The noble man is a native of the Southern Dynasty. , I don’t know much about the situation of our Jurchens and the Khitan people. In order to exploit us Jurchens, the Khitan people used various methods. They even set up a sales market in Huanglong Mansion. They said they were doing business with us Jurchens, but in fact they were buying and selling by force. Selling and exploiting our Jurchens. Therefore, we would rather do business with the Southern Kingdom than with the Khitan people."
When Ma Zhi heard this, he was secretly surprised, thinking that the hatred between the Jurchens seems to be far less than we imagined; on the contrary, they hate the Khitan people to the bone. This situation is definitely not good for the court. is a good thing.
Ma Zhi pondered for a while and then said: "If you have the support of the Southern Dynasty and want to buy horses from your tribe, support your tribe with more silver coins and ironware. Your tribe can also become a powerful tribe among the Jurchens, and you don't have to suffer the Wanyan Festival." The rule of the envoy."
Hearing this, Dart glanced at Ma Zhi and said, "The noble man doesn't know something. We Jurchens are sparsely populated. Even with the support of the Southern Dynasties, the Adian tribe can be rich, but not powerful. It still needs Wanyan Jiedu The envoy's rule can form a joint force to deal with the Khitan; if it breaks away from the Jurchen camp, the Adian tribe alone will not be able to form a big climate, and will still be bullied by the Khitan in the end."
Originally, Ma Zhi wanted to use the support of the Southern Dynasty and the support of silver coins and ironware as bait to sow discord between Dut and Wanyan Jiedushi, so that they would create conflicts so as to restrain each other; but after hearing Dut's request After these words, Ma Zhi thought to himself, it's over. It seems that the Jurchens and the various Jurchen tribes are united in terms of right and wrong, and they can't stir up trouble even if they want to. If he continues to say bad things about the Yan family, Dut will become suspicious.
With this in mind, Ma Zhi then started talking to Dut about some other parents' petty gossip.
After being idle for a while, Dart said: "Your Majesty is coming from afar and is very tired. Please rest early. Tomorrow, I will accompany your Majesty to go hunting so that your Majesty can appreciate the boldness of our Jurchens."
Ma Zhi is a man who is good at both civil and military affairs. He is not disgusted with things like riding horses and hunting. What he dislikes is not doing his job properly and treating riding horses and hunting as a serious matter all day long. Hearing that Dut invited him to go hunting tomorrow, Ma Zhi was naturally very happy and immediately said: "This is the best, thank you big boss."
Immediately, Ma Zhi said goodbye, left Dart's house, returned to his own residence, rested for the night, and said nothing.
Early the next morning, Dut sent someone to greet Ma Zhi.
Ma Zhi followed the visitors to Dut's place.
When Dut saw Ma Zhi arriving, he hurriedly greeted him, took Ma Zhi's hand and led him into the lobby. He greeted Ma Zhi and drank milk tea and ate mutton. Then he stood up and invited Ma Zhi to go hunting.
Ma Zhi followed Dut out of the lobby. There were dozens of people outside the lobby, leading horses, carrying quivers on their backs, and holding bows in their hands, waiting for Dut and Ma Zhi.
Seeing Dut and Ma Zhi coming out of the tent, several people hurriedly led the horses over and handed them bows and arrows to Dut and Ma Zhi.
Dart took the reins of the horse and climbed onto the horse.
Ma Zhi also took the reins of the horse and got on the horse.
Dart, who was riding on the horse, suddenly shook the reins and shouted: "Drive!" The horse Dart was riding galloped forward.
Ma Zhi also shook the reins and shouted: "Drive!" He galloped his horse and followed Dut.
Others were also riding on horses, following closely behind Dut and Ma Zhi's horses.
A team of horses galloping deep in the grassland,
A group of people were galloping when a deer suddenly jumped out in front of them.
Dart galloped in pursuit, arranging an arrow in his bow as he chased, filled the bow with both hands, and shot the arrow with a "whoosh".
The sword that Dart shot out was like a streak of white light. The white light reached the deer's butt in the blink of an eye, and the deer fell down with the arrow in its back.
Ma Zhi next to him was shocked when he saw this, because of the Jurchens' superb archery skills.
Dart laughed when he saw that he had shot the deer.
The entourage behind him rode over, chopped the deer down to the ground several times, and then carried the dead deer on his horse.
Ma Zhi was very surprised that the Jurchens had such superb archery skills.
Dart and his entourage rode forward.
The grassland here is dotted between hills, with rolling terrain, but there are thick autumn grasses and a small river flowing.
Ma Zhi followed Dut and other Jurchens, crisscrossing the mountains and rivers, showing off the Jurchens' boldness.
It wasn't until the red sun set that Dut, Ma Zhi and a group of others returned to Dut's station and entered Dut's lobby.
The next night, Dut invited Ma Zhi to eat game again. The entourage took turns toasting to Ma Zhi. Ma Zhi had a limited amount of wine, so he didn't want to drink it, but seeing that Dut was very interested, he risked his life to accompany the gentleman, picked up the bowl, and started drinking.
After drinking several large bowls, Ma Zhi collapsed to the ground.
Dart laughed when he saw this.
The entourage carried Ma Zhi to the room where Ma Zhi rested, placed Ma Zhi on the couch, and left quietly.
Ma Zhi slept drunk all night until the east turned white.
On the second day, Ma Zhi got up, washed briefly, and then went to the Dart lobby to say goodbye.
Dart tried to persuade him to stay again.
Ma Zhi said: "Thank you for your kindness, Chief. I have other matters that need to be taken care of, so I don't dare to stay too long. I also hope that the Chief will prepare the horses as soon as possible. I can take as long as one month, or as short as ten days, and come with some silver." Receive the goods.”
Dut replied: "Don't worry, noble man. Such a large grassland will definitely require your five hundred horses."
Ma Zhi said loudly: "Okay! Chief, let's say goodbye and see you again in ten days and a half!"
Ma Zhi got on the horse, clasped his fists at Dart, saluted, then turned the horse's head and shouted: "Drive!" He clamped the horse's belly with his legs, shook the reins in his hands, and the horse galloped up and galloped. stand up.
Dut and others waved at Ma Zhi who was walking away.
Ma Zhi, who was riding on horseback, was so anxious that he hurried towards Ningjiang Prefecture.
