When this guy said it, the guard hesitated. He was a cavalry officer and was later selected to serve as a guard in the palace. He was no stranger to the habits of good horses. Although the current horse seemed to have slender bones and was obviously not a horse that could bear heavy loads, in his eyes it was far inferior to the party horses and Khitan horses, and was more suitable as a war horse that needed to be used by armored cavalry.
But he also knew that what this guy said was right. He had already made up his mind to fight to the death, but after being persuaded by this guy, he hesitated a little. But in his eyes, no matter how good the horse was, it was not as important as a hair of the prince Huang Qiong.
What made the guard hesitate was that if his visit really aroused the horse's temper, then the Hejian County King might really be in danger. As a cavalryman, he can be regarded as a person who knows horses after all, and he still knows and masters some of the nature of horses.
Fortunately, the situation on the field did not make him hesitate for long. Just when he was hesitating, there was that crazy horse over there. Maybe it’s because I feel I’ve had enough trouble. Maybe he tried his best to dislodge the person on his back, so he accepted the fate of failure and gradually calmed down.
However, the horse calmed down. Although Huang Qiong did not dare to use kung fu, he could only resist and his whole body was full of pain. But he was worried that the horse would suddenly go crazy again, but he still didn't dare to let go. Even though the horse was licking him in a flattering way, he still didn't dare to let go of his hand that was too tired to hold the horse's neck.
Until the troublemaker saw this scene and rushed over and said: "Master is done, even if you drive him away now, this horse will not go away. People pick horses, but in fact, horses also pick people. Fierce horses Just like a fierce man, he only obeys the strong, and he will always do so. After you tame him, you will be his only master for life. No one else can ride this horse."
After that, he walked to the horse and touched the sweat on the horse's shoulder blades. He stretched his hand in front of Huang Qiong and spread it out. A piece of red like blood mixed with water was displayed in front of Huang Qiong. : "Congratulations, master, for getting an extremely rare and bloody horse."
"This horse is what the "Book of Han" says. It was called Tianma by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He selected General Li Guang of the Second Division to lead an overwhelming army and expedition to the Western Regions. This horse was obtained from the Tianwan Kingdom. Originally, this kind of horse was used in the Central Plains during the Han and Tang Dynasties. It is still not uncommon in the region. However, since the Western Regions were first lost to the Tubo in the middle of the pre-Tang Dynasty, and then were attacked by the Uighurs, which cut off the Silk Road, this kind of horse has become extinct in the Central Plains."
"The former Huaiyang County King once obtained a descendant of a sweat-blooded horse during his expedition to Qinghai. However, that horse was not a pure sweat-blooded horse, but a horse that was crossbred with a Tuguhun horse, and the bloodline was already mixed. But Even so, the Huaiyang County Prince regarded it as a treasure. Your horse is a pure sweat horse, and judging from the teeth, it is just three years old and has just matured. I think it was not frightened just now, but this kind of natural instinct The King of Horses naturally rejects the inferior horses around him."
"If I'm not wrong, at least this horse's father should be the king of horses on the grasslands of the Western Regions. So it has been born with natural arrogance. But I don't know how this horse king became a Taoist horse. In the hands of the dealer. As far as I know, this kind of horse has always been the preferred mount of the Uighur Khan."
After hearing what this guy said, Huang Qiong just smiled and said nothing. In fact, he was so sore right now that he had no energy to discuss anything with this guy. He just told Jia Quan to go to the boss and buy the horse, and then he said nothing.
At this time, the man was trembling with fear and just looking forward to getting rid of this horse that was always prone to kicking. How could he still bargain? Not only did Jia Quan buy it for a hundred dollars without any trouble, he also easily figured out the origin of the horse.
It turns out that the Uighurs who control the Western Regions are currently fighting the Kara people who are advancing eastward. The entire grassland of the Western Regions is full of wars. This horse, which was still a young horse at the time, was picked up by this horse dealer after wandering on the grassland. It's just that this horse has become more and more temperamental as it gets older.
Not only could other horses not share the same trough, they would even bite him when they came near him, so he had no choice but to bring him over and sell him. It's just that it's been more than half a month since he came to Jingzhao Mansion, and all the other horses have been sold. Only this one has not been sold because no one can get close to it. Moreover, these dignitaries in Jingzhao Mansion bought horses mainly for pulling carts or riding horses.
When these people buy horses, they are afraid of the horses' violent tempers. This horse performs like this again, and no one will buy it. I even went crazy today. If Huang Qiong hadn't appeared and caused the horse to hurt someone or another horse, he would have come all the way from Suzhou to sell horses this time. Not only would he not be able to make money, but he might also be facing a lawsuit.
Now that the benefactor wants to buy it, he has already thanked him profusely. How dare he ask for a high price? Compared to this man who felt that he was very lucky, Huang Qiong and his group were in a very bad situation. Huang Qiong, who was sore from being jostled by the horse, had no intention of continuing to stroll even though it was still early. Ask Jia Quan to hire a carriage and get on the carriage all the way back home.
Back at the mansion, Huang Qiong said nothing. I just told the guy who wanted to apologize to let the Qinghai Cong recover as soon as possible. After waiting for him to use it, he went back to his bedroom with the help of Li Hai who came over. After sending Li Hai away, Huang Qiong hurriedly put down the curtains on the bed and used Qigong to relieve the pain all over his body.
It was only when Huang Qiong woke up from her trance and walked out of her bedroom that she found the troublemaker kneeling outside her bedroom door. Jia Quan stood aside and was persuading helplessly. Seeing this guy kneeling outside his door, Huang Qiong frowned and asked Jia Quan to take him to the study.
Entering the study, he knelt down again when he saw this man. After taking the tea handed over by Li Hai, Huang Qiong said lightly: "If you really think you are a slave, then just kneel here all night. Since you don't People who are slaves should not kneel down easily. Where did your previous arrogance go?"
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, this guy ignored Jia Quan's move to help him up. Instead, he kowtowed heavily and said with tears in his eyes: "Song Zhihuan, the son of a criminal official of the imperial dynasty, accidentally put the prince in danger today. Although the prince is magnanimous, it is really hard to escape the blame. Please still ask the prince." Heavy punishment.”
Regarding Song Zhihuan's mixed answer, Huang Qiong gently sipped the tea in his hand before putting down the cup and saying: "It is impossible to escape the guilt? How come I don't know what crime you are guilty of? You made me suffer today." You are two good horses. I should reward you heavily. How can you blame me? Song Zhihuan, if you really do this, you have misjudged me and underestimated yourself."
After saying that, Huang Qiong waved Li Hai to exit, stood up and walked to Song Zhihuan, helped him up with his own hands and said: "People can't be arrogant, but they can't be without pride. It seems that you should be As a scholar, you should understand this. Although I don’t know why you, a scholar, ended up being sold into slavery."
"But I still have something to say, not only for you, but also for Jia Quan. It is impossible for a person to have his clothes tailor-made like in a tailor shop. Life is always hard, and anything can happen. But no matter what No matter how difficult it is, you just have to keep your heart. As the same saying goes, people can't be arrogant, but they can't be without pride."
"You are not a slave in the first place. Perhaps it is because of the vagaries of the world that you have reached this point. You have guarded your heart before, and I hope that you can continue to guard your heart. Don't lose it casually. You sold yourself. Being a slave has already humiliated one's heart, so why should one kneel down every now and then? I don't have so many false courtesy here."
Perhaps it was because of the hardship and humiliation suffered during this period of life as a slave. Huang Qiong's words made Song Zhihuan suddenly burst into tears. There was uncontrollable humiliation and unwillingness in the cries, and more importantly, questions about the world. Listening to his cries, Huang Qiong and Jia Quan looked at each other speechlessly. This is a person with a story, Huang Qiong is sure of this.
After crying loudly and expressing the hardships in his heart, Song Zhihuan once again knelt in front of Huang Qiong, knocked his head heavily on the ground and said: "Please, Your Majesty, redress the injustice of Zhonghuan's family. Zhihuan's father really died unjustly." , but there is nowhere to complain. If it had not been for meeting the prince, I don’t know how much insult Zhixing would have received."
Huang Qiong frowned at Song Zhihuan's move, but didn't say anything. He just said: "No matter what you want me to do for you, you have to stand up and say it. Because if a person has been kneeling for a long time, he will not know what it feels like to stand up and speak. I don't want someone around me who is always ready to get down. People who kneel.”
Seeing the expressionless expression on Huang Qiong's face when he said these words, Song Zhihuan hesitated for a moment and finally stood up: "My lord, Zhihuan is the son of Song Wen, the former fourth-rank supervisor of the Suzhou group's pastoral supervisor. My father is an honest man and has never done anything that violates the laws of the imperial court, but he never wants to be framed for stealing and selling military horses and party members."
"It can be seen that the Dangxiang people make a living by nomadic herding. Although the imperial court has always controlled the number of herdsmen grazing horses, each herdsman household is not allowed to graze more than thirty horses. If more than thirty horses are exceeded, the imperial court will confiscate them or forcibly sell them to the Han Dynasty. Land. But even if this is the case, where will the Dangxiang people be short of horses? Saying that my father sells military horses to the Dangxiang people, what is this if not a false accusation?"
“Suzhou is located at the intersection of Longyou and the Qinghai and Hexi Corridors. Whether it is the Dangxiang people in the north, the Tuyuhun or Tubo tribes in the southwest, or the Uighurs outside Yumen Pass in the west, they all make a living as nomads. There is no shortage of people. Horses. Even if the horses they herd are not war horses, the horses of the herd supervisors are still not war horses."
"The herding supervisors are just yamen established by the imperial court in the Qinghai and Longyou areas to breed horses for military use. They do not have the ability to transform young horses into war horses. I have customized it for the Qi Dynasty, and each group of herding supervisors is only responsible for breeding and supplying Horses. Turning horses into war horses is a matter for the Ministry of War. Although each group of pastoral supervisors is under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, it is still a civil government office after all."
"There is basically no difference between the horses in the Qun Mujian and the horses grazed by the surrounding indigenous tribes. The Dangxiang people come to the Qun Mujian to buy horses privately. Do they have so much money that they have nowhere to spend it? Although the horses at Suzhou Racecourse, It is a cross between a Dangxiang horse and a Tuyuhun horse. It is better than the ordinary Dangxiang horse, but not much better."
"It's just that the adaptability in some aspects is worse than that of the Dangxiang horses. In terms of endurance, it is also slightly better than the Dangxiang horses, but not as good as the Khitan horses used in Bei Liao. Apart from a small number of these horses that the Dangxiang people can buy back, they can be used for breeding. , basically of no use. My father secretly sells horses to party members, what else is it if it’s not nonsense?"
