On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 319 Worshiping the Holy Mountain
At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, at the confluence of two rivers, all the eight tribes of Khitan gathered in this pasture.

Cui Che was riding a steed of steed, and while galloping, he picked up his bow and set his arrows from time to time, only to hear the sound of swishing, and all five arrows that left the string were nailed to the bull's-eye.

Sui army generals and Khitan nobles all applauded:

"Yan Gong shoots!"

Don't look at Cui Che who cherishes his life and doesn't want to fight for human life on the battlefield, but he still practices riding and shooting to exercise his body every day, otherwise how can he cope with those wives and concubines who are in the age of tigers and wolves.

Amidst the warm cheers, Cui Che got off his horse and handed the reins to Mai Mengcai who was coming to meet him. Facing the compliments from everyone, he waved his hands, with a somewhat frustrated expression, and sighed:
"It's still unfamiliar! Back in the day, when a sage tried me to ride and shoot, Cui shot three arrows at once, and all of them passed through the target. That's the real skill!"

The Khitan nobles were all dumbfounded and amazed.

Cui Qiji curled his lips involuntarily: Grandpa is really shameless to boast about himself like this.

Yang Jian had asked Cui Che to demonstrate riding and shooting twice, the first time was in the third year of Kaihuang, after the Baidao War, Cui Che was six out of ten, it was a joke, and let Yang Jian know that it was just a fluke that he shot and wounded Ashina to take pictures.

The second time was in the seventh year of Emperor Kaihuang. Cui Che got older and his arm strength increased. After four years of hard training, his archery skills became more and more proficient. In addition, that day, he felt so good that he only lost one of twenty arrows. He was worshiped by Yang Jian. He is the governor of Youzhou.

As for the three arrows fired at the same time, passing through the target, it was purely to scare the Khitan people, anyway, no one dared to force him to show his hand in public.

Cui Che's riding and archery performance also opened the prelude to this meeting.

At his suggestion, the Sui army and the Khitan each sent warriors to compete in riding, riding and archery, horse fighting, foot fighting, and even wrestling.

Don't look at how vulnerable the Khitan army was on the battlefield, but if they were to be singled out individually, their immediate skill was no worse than that of the Sui army, or even worse.

After all, they are nomads, who grew up on horseback since they were young. The only difference is discipline and weapons and equipment.

Fang Xuanling came over and said in a low voice:
"Duke Ming, when the world changes, you can recruit Hu people. You only need to be disciplined and train a little, and you will be elite soldiers.

"In the future, we will drive to fight, attacking cities and plundering land, Duke Ming will be like a tiger with wings added, and will also be able to weaken the various ethnic groups in the northern part of Serbia."

Cui Che nodded when he heard that. That was his plan, and that's why he worked hard in northern Xinjiang.

Cui Che disagreed with Shi Jingtang's act of recognizing Hu Ren as his father and begging for reinforcements.

But it doesn't mean that he will give up these high-quality soldiers outside the Great Wall.

Instead of letting these people stay in Saibei, it is better to consume them in the civil war in the Central Plains.

Of course, the prerequisite for driving Hu Bing to fight must be that he has a stronger Han army under his command, otherwise the consequence will be to repeat the mistakes of the Western Jin Dynasty.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, during the Eight Kings Rebellion, the Han soldiers were exhausted, and the Hu people were recruited as soldiers, which eventually led to the tragedy of the Five Husbands and the Chinese.

On the vast grassland, bonfires were lit everywhere, and the nobles from the eight tribes of the Khitan sat around Cui Che, carefully observing Cui Che's thoughts.

Under the auspices of Cui Che, Daji and Tubian elected new chiefs.

It is not a secret that Cui Che intends to choose a co-master among the eight Khitan tribes.

Look at the scenery of Ahuilusu next door, who doesn't want to be the king of the Khitan people.

Amidst the laughter, Cui Che suddenly said:
"I heard that there is a black mountain nearby, which is considered a holy mountain by you. It is said that after death, no matter how high or low, people's souls will return to the black mountain. Is there such a thing?"

Okama will be the first to compliment and say:
"Duke Yan is indeed well-informed and knowledgeable. There is indeed such a thing. Black Mountain is not far away. It's just that I won't enter the mountain when it's not a sacrifice."

The other seven people were a step slower, but they also had to speak up to show their presence.

Cui Che suggested:
"Now that the eight tribes of the Khitan are gathering together, it's a rare occasion. Why don't we go to Montenegro tomorrow and sacrifice according to your Khitan customs."

Hearing that Cui Che was planning to go to the holy mountain of his clan, the chiefs of the eight tribes did not feel humiliated, after all, they had clearly stated that they would sacrifice according to the Khitan custom.

Montenegro, also known as Saihanhanwula Mountain in later generations, means the beautiful and rich Khan Mountain.

Stretching for dozens of miles, the mountain is thick and the shape of the mountain is huge. Because the soil was once purple-black, looking from a distance, the mountain is as black as ink, giving people a sense of solemnity and sacredness.

Guided by the eight chiefs, Cui Che passed the rugged mountain road and finally reached the top of Heishan Mountain.

The flat and broad mountain top is convenient for offering sacrifices. Since the Khitan people advocate white color, Cui Che specially prepared white sheep, white geese, and the indispensable white horse for the sacrifice.

Cui Che personally slaughtered the animals, put their blood in wine, and sacrificed to Montenegro with the eight chiefs.

Following the Khitan custom, after offering sacrifices to Black Mountain, Cui Che and the eight chiefs said with emotion:
"People in China also say that their souls return to Mount Tai after death, but the rituals are different.

"In the past, there were conflicts between us. You invaded Liaoxi, and in order to understand the siege of Yingzhou, I had to send troops to Khitan.

"You were provoked by Goguryeo in the past, but now you have turned your back on the dark and turned to the bright, Cui is very relieved.

"And Cui has never been aggressive in his life, and the world is so big that we can live in harmony.

"Today, I will sacrifice to the holy mountain with all of you, and I am willing to settle old grievances with you. I don't know what you think?"

As soon as the words fell, the clever Dahe Mohui hurriedly said:
"With Duke Yan deterring the northern borders, we will be able to avoid military disasters by waiting for the tribes attached to the Sui Dynasty. Dahemo will only be grateful to Duke Yan, and there is no resentment."

The chiefs of the Tuliujin tribe and the Pilier tribe agreed one after another. They were originally attached to the Sui Dynasty and had no conflict with Cui Che. Naturally, there was no such thing as old grievances.

Cui Che turned his attention to the newly attached five departments.

The chief of Chufubu choked up and said:

"I was deceived by Goguryeo, I offended Sui Tianwei, I was defeated and captured, I thought I was going to die, but I was treated by Yan Gong as a distinguished guest.

"What I worry about day and night is how to repay Duke Yan's kindness. I don't have any other ideas."

It was the Fenwen and Daji tribes that the Sui army plundered at the beginning, and it had nothing to do with his departure from Fubu. Although he said this, although it is a bit hypocritical, there is some truth to it.

The same is true for the Tube tribe and the Xiwandan tribe. The Tube tribe was looted by the Kumoxi people, while the Xiwandan tribe and the Chufu tribe escaped.

Cui Che shifted his gaze to the chiefs of the Fen Wen Department and the Da Ji Department. The two were about to express their loyalty when Cui Che spoke first:
"Most of the women and children in your tribe were decided by the sages of the Sui Dynasty and sold to East Turkic Ren."

"However, there are still some women and children who still stay in Youzhou and belong to the soldiers of the army.

"This is their private property. Cui can't give it away. I hope you two will understand."

The faces of the two were gloomy, and just when they thought it was hopeless to save the women and children, they heard Cui Che continue:
"But you can prepare some goods and buy them with money. If you don't have enough money, Cui has a lot of money and is willing to help."

(End of this chapter)