The devil is coming

Chapter 54 Western Piano and Eastern Erhu
Tumancheng, formerly known as Tumancheng.
The history of Yan State, if the last 100 years are removed, is simply a history of wars with the barbarians. During the war years, Tumancheng was the forefront of the war between Yan State and the barbarians.
Countless times, the men of Yan State set out from here to expedition into the desert.
Either they were wrapped in horse leather, or they carried the heads of barbarians in triumph.
A large part of the reason why the kingdoms in the Central Plains were so ruined was that the Yan State relied on its own power to block the northern threat from the desert, giving the three big countries in the Central Plains the opportunity to "sing and dance".
Of course, this does not mean that the monarchs of the Yan Kingdom were so selfless and dedicated, willingly guarding the border for the civilization of the Central Plains.
Who said their geographical location is so bad?
Unless the monarch of the Yan Kingdom is tired of sitting on the throne and wants to change his life in the desert to live as a rancher eating cheese and wearing sheepskins, it is absolutely impossible for him to bow to the desert barbarians.
However, it has been nearly a hundred years since the smoke of gunfire left Tuman City. This former frontier fortress, the first military town, has now developed into the military, economic, political and cultural center of the entire Beifeng County.
Compared with Tumancheng, Hutoucheng is really just a younger brother.
The business and trade economy that Hutou City has always been proud of is just eating a little bit of the soup that has been poured out all over the city.
There are a lot of foreign merchants here, and they regard this place as their transit point. Caravans from desert barbarian tribes, caravans from the Western Regions, and even more distant western caravans all gather here.
At the same time, caravans from Yan, Jin, Qian, Chu and a large number of small eastern countries also linger here all year round. It is really not an exaggeration to say that this is the "Shenzhen" of this world.
now,
At Tumancheng Street Market,
A middle-aged man with a mustache and a white Western-style coat was walking with a dog.
The dog leash is very thin.
It's so fine that you can take it back and knit it for a skillful woman.
But the dog on the leash is very big.
It has white and black hair and a long tail. If it were fully raised, it would be much taller than a normal adult man.
The residents all over the city have seen the world and are respectful of this big dog. There are some children who are not afraid and keep chasing and playing behind the big dog. But if you let them get close Even these little kids wouldn't dare to touch a dog's head.
If you look at it from a modern perspective, this giant dog looks a lot like a husky.
However, this size is comparable to that of an adult Alaskan with plenty of bones.
One person and one dog wandered on the street for a long time, and then returned to the mansion.
Tumancheng is large, but its style is extremely rough. It is not like the capital city of Qian Kingdom. It is divided into many districts and cities inside and outside. However, the masses naturally have their own settlements, rich areas and civilian areas. According to different Housing prices are very consciously divided.
There are also mansions built by businessmen from various countries. In later generations, these mansions will become tourist and photo spots.
The courtyard of the mansion is very large. Although there is no official military attaché in the embassy in the future, the private guards in the caravan are indispensable, and the defense is quite tight.
Tumancheng officials also allowed this, because there was a Zhenbei Army military camp outside Tumancheng. The Zhenbei Army had a camp of 5 troops and was stationed there. No one dared to act arbitrarily.
As for this large Erha, originally the city guards would not allow it to enter during the inspection at the city gate.
There are monsters in this world.
Daze in the Chu State, Tianduan Mountain in the Jin State, and deep in the desert to the north of the Yan State are actually places where monsters roam.
In some armies, there will be tamed monsters to assist in the battle. The strange beasts equipped by Yan State's own officials and generals also fall into this category, but they are artificially bred and bred.
If the monster goes crazy, especially in the city, the damage and impact it will cause will be too great.
However, when entering the city that day, the Erha performed a juggling act and proved that he was a big dog who could only do acrobatics, so he was allowed to be brought into the city.
There was a charcoal pot burning in the room, and Winter took off his coat.
Two blond maids came over with hot towels, squatted on both sides of Erha, and wiped Erha's feet.
After finishing their work, the two maids withdrew.
Winter poured tea, two cups.
Erha stepped to the table, straightened his body, and sat on the chair. He stuck a paw on the teacup and brought it to his mouth. He stuck out his long tongue to taste the tea.
"The tea from Qian Country is indeed good." Winter praised.
"Indeed, in the past, when tea was trafficked to us, the journey was long and fresh. It also passed through a long desert. It seems that the tea was also contaminated with the astringent taste of sand."
Erha, spit out people's words.
"The best tea, the best porcelain, the best silk, and even the most beautiful women are all in Qian Country. This Qian Country is really enviable."
Winter sighed while sipping tea.
"There are desert barbarians outside the Yan State, there are Daze in the Chu State and the Shanyue people in the Daze who are causing rebellion, and in the Tianduan Mountains in the Jin State, there are not only monster tribes, but also savage settlements.
Only in this Qian country, the land under its jurisdiction is suitable for human habitation. The land is rich and the products are rich. "
Winter nodded and said: "Perhaps it's because the geographical conditions are so good. The Qian Kingdom is actually the weakest among the four eastern countries."
The most classic battle in the Qian Kingdom was the battle that made the first Zhenbei Hou famous.
But apart from this, when Qian Guo faced Jin and Chu successively, they were both abused masters, winning less and losing more.
Erha put the tea cup on the table with his paw and said:
"I really like the words of the wise men from the East: Live in sorrow and die in happiness."
"What a pity. This east is indeed full of gold, but it is too far away from us."
"It's not just a long journey, but do you still remember the disaster back then?"
Barbaric disaster refers to the fact that a hundred years ago, after the barbarian tribes, led by Wang Ting, fought against the Yan State for many years, the Great Khan of the Barbarian Royal Court had to admit that the Yan State and the Yan State's cavalry were indeed a piece of cake that was not easy to chew. Stones, and was beaten to death many times by the Yan people.
There was no way, since the way south was almost hopeless due to the existence of Yan State, the Wang Ting Khan of that generation turned to command the barbarian tribal cavalry to plunder westward.
First, they swept through the countries in the Western Region and forced them to surrender. Then the barbarian cavalry drove further and directly broke into the western border.
The barbarians who were originally beaten to a pulp by the Yan people at the border of the Yan Kingdom instantly regained their confidence in front of the Western countries and defeated many Western countries, which greatly shocked the Western world.
Perhaps it was because the Great Khan, who had been oppressed by the Yan people since he succeeded to the throne, had been suppressed for too long, so after invading the west, seeing that the situation was good, he began to become promiscuous.
He personally led the royal court's elite and the army of wise kings in an attempt to attack Huanglong. His sword pointed directly at the capital of the largest empire in the West at that time, hoping to directly defeat the spirit of the Western world and turn the Western land into a barbarian people. of new pastures.
As a result, the Holy See took action. In that battle, all the Knights Templar came out. All the elites from the Western countries gathered. There were countless great magicians and great fighters. Even the Western dark camp sequence seemed to have mobilized its forces. Help out.
In that battle, the barbarian Khan who went deep alone and the most loyal and elite royal court elite around him were all destroyed!
Although the barbarians still had extremely strong fighting power, they were driven back again by the Western countries because they were leaderless.
Since then, the Barbarian Royal Court has gradually become a mascot similar to the emperor of later generations due to its heavy losses. It can no longer integrate and order the desert barbarians to obey its orders.
A hundred years ago, after receiving this news, the monarchs and ministers of the Yan Kingdom were extremely surprised. The barbarians who had been fighting against them for so many years were actually defeated by Westerners.
How terrifying are these Western countries?
But in the eyes of the Western world, oh my God, this group of terrifying barbarians were defeated by the Yan Kingdom in the east and then came to us, but they are already so terrifying that they almost caused the entire Western civilization to be annihilated by their iron hoof. ,
God, how terrifying is that empire called "Yan"?
Therefore, over the past hundred years, because the desert barbarians have become honest, the Belt and Road Initiative has been established.
Both East and West think each other is terrible and not easy to mess with.
With such an attitude,
Over the past hundred years, exchanges between the East and the West have maintained an extremely good honeymoon phase.
The Yan State attaches great importance to commerce. Compared with the other three eastern countries, the territory of the Yan State is really barren, and the royal family of the Yan State also has to face the situation of many local clans sucking blood from their own empire, which is even more... For the urgent need to safeguard their own business interests.
"A hundred years have passed, but the Zhenbei Army here is still strong."
Winter sighed.
In recent decades, the Roman Empire has risen again and become the undisputed largest power in the Western world.
He originally thought that after such a long period of peace, Yan's terrifying war machine would have become rusty, but the facts told him that this army, known as the Zhenbei Army, was still extremely terrifying.
The empire wanted to extend its tentacles to the east. The barbarian tribes were easy to deal with, but the journey was too long. A laborious expedition was already extremely stressful. When the empire's army crossed the desert and arrived in the east exhausted, they Can it withstand the charge of the 30-strong Northern Army cavalry from the upper and lower towns of Beifeng County?
“Rome was not built in a day, we just need to do the things we are doing well.
Besides, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion and the Zhenbei Army under its command have already estranged themselves from the Yan court. If we can get the promise of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion and reach cooperation with them, and the empire's power extends to the east, it will no longer be the case. Dreamed. "
"Will those old antiques from the Senate agree?"
"Get things done first, and then consider the Senate. If we can achieve cooperation with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, the Senate will have to agree or not... Haha, they are not afraid of another bloodbath by the generals below. The Senate?"
"This matter cannot be rushed. The princess has been refusing to see me. She must have noticed my identity. I will try again in a few days."
"These Easterners are like this. It doesn't matter how fierce their internal conflicts are, but they are extremely wary of foreign races like us. In their eyes, there is actually no difference between us and barbarians."
"lets change a topic."
Winter interrupted Erha's words,
reach out,
He took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, pulled out the cork, and took a deep breath of the aroma inside. His face showed a look of great enjoyment, and he said slowly:
"How's the investigation going on about that group of people?"
"They only came to us, not to other businesses."
"You didn't find other Western businessmen either?"
"No, they just found us."
"Why do I feel like they have seen through our identities?"
"You mean, they are spies from the Yan Kingdom's court?"
"No, no, no, how could a secret agent come up with such a magical thing without doing his job properly? As for that thing called soap, aren't you using it every day these days?"
Erha heard this and said:
"I must have washed that thing too many times, and I'm losing some hair."
"Haha, when you go back from now on, take a bath with soap, and then spray this on your body. Won't every spermary female dog in the empire be obsessed with you?"
Erha grinned and smiled. Obviously, he had been fantasizing and looking forward to this scene for a long time.
"Have you confirmed the location of those people?"
"Not yet. They have been deliberately hiding themselves since they gave us this gift."
"Not a fool."
"They probably want something from us and want to negotiate with us," Erha said.
"If you want to negotiate, you must be qualified to sit at the same table with me, otherwise..."
At this time,
A black shadow penetrated from the doorway of the room, revealing a human figure kneeling on the ground.
"What's the matter?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, we finally found the location of those people."
Hearing this, Winter stretched out.
Road:
"Go ahead, make less noise and catch the ones alive."
"clear."
The black shadow figure disappeared immediately.
Erha then raised his paw and pressed a bell on the table.
"Jingle Bell…………"
Immediately, Erha lay on the ground again, pretending that he was really just a dog.
Soon, footsteps were heard outside, and a man who looked like a native of the Western Regions came in respectfully.
"Honored master, your loyal servant Maimuti is at your command."
Winter glanced at Erha, who was lying on the ground wagging his tail, with a smile on his lips.
Road:
"Go and choose a female from the mastiffs I bought from Barbarian Merchant a while ago and give it to her."
Winter pointed at Erha under the table.
Maimuti nodded and said, "Okay, Master."
"Oh, by the way, I asked you to find someone who can play the piano in Tuman City. Is there any news?"
In fact, Winter didn't have too many expectations for this task. Even in the West, there are very few people who know such an elegant instrument as the piano, let alone in this distant East.
He likes to play the piano, but it's like meeting a close friend in the mountains and rivers. Without anyone who understands the piano around, he feels that the sound of the piano has lost its original flavor.
"Reporting to the master, I found one. He said that he knew the piano, and he took the initiative to describe the appearance of the piano to me. Although there was a slight difference, the general appearance was consistent with the master's piano, but... "
"Oh? Did you really find it?" Winter immediately became happy and said, "Just what?"
"It's just that he is blind."
"My piano teacher is also blind. He is blind, and his perception of music is more acute than that of normal people."
"Yes, Master, you are right."
"Where are the others now?"
"Already waiting for the master's call in the living room."
"Okay, invite him in."
"Wang!"
Winter pointed at Erha lying on the ground with some disgust.
"Take it out first and breed it."
"Wow~~"
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Thanks to Bingtang Snowman and Chris_MZH for becoming the 48th and 49th alliance leaders of "Demon Arrival"!
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