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Chapter 18 Jiuhong Stars

Sending envoys to Daxing was the decision made by King Mun Cook of Jiuhong Prairie one evening more than ten days ago. At that time, Utiz was lifting the curtain of the tent and looking at the sunset in the west.

He liked the clouds at this moment the most. He watched the sunlight cover them with a layer of light golden gauze, watched them dance with the wind, listened to them singing happily, the singing was golden, and it would be warm in his heart; if the wind came bigger, it would be even better, and he could see the lions, tigers and dragons, and large groups of burning horses galloping in the sky, bringing out waves of red clouds. As he looked, he would laugh silently, and then he would just keep watching the sun set.

He didn't know why he liked the sunset. In fact, what he liked the most was to look at the sky for a long time, the white clouds, the wind whispered in his ears, and the birds singing beside him; or to find a cloudless day, riding a horse on the grassland aimlessly, carefree and unrestrained, with large patches of blue above his head and large pieces of green above his feet. If he ran to the shore of the Jingshui Lake, he would jump into the clear lake surface and let the splashes wet his shoes; if he ran to the foot of Jiuhong Holy Mountain, he would look up at the snow on the holy mountain and sincerely thank the goddess of earth for his reward and tenderness.

He doesn't like fighting and war, and doesn't like blood and violence. He feels that life should be leisurely and calm, riding horses, shepherding sheep, occasionally catching some hares, lit a fire at night, often singing, dancing with the people he likes, and then falling asleep. Therefore, on this rough and fierce grassland where everyone admires heroes, he is so dazzling and out of place. Because of his gentle nature, he cannot be loved by his father like his two brothers.

"Yutiz, come in and have a meal."

"Okay, grandma."

Sweet milk tea, sprinkled with salted baklava, and cheese melted in his mouth, have always been his favorite food. Ejiskam looked at him quietly, his face full of kind smiles.

Utitz is not Iskam's biological son. His biological father is the famous lord of the grassland, Mun Cook, and his biological mother is a female slave. Ten years ago, Mun Cook wanted to cover up a mistake he made by drunkenness. After the female slave gave birth to Utitz, he brutally killed her, and ordered people to throw the newborn baby at the foot of the holy mountain to worship the wolf god.

At that time, Iskam happened to follow his husband and attarkam, who was also a shamanic high priest, went to the Holy Mountain to worship the goddess of earth. He saw the baby lying on the grass and couldn't help but use the child as a gift from the goddess, so he adopted him and named him Yutiz, meaning "Star".

Later, Moon Cook knew about this and could do nothing. After all, only the most noble shaman on the grassland and his spouse could have the titles of "Atakam" and "Iskam". Akkam is equivalent to the incarnation of God. If he adopts a baby, it can only be regarded as God's will, so Iskam became Utji of Yutiz in just right.

Iskam is a kind and gentle woman. Utiz grew up into a kind boy without realizing it. His greatest ambition is to become the next generation of "Atakam" and then find an "Iskam" like Eji. When his peers yearn for fighting on the battlefield, he hopes to climb the holy mountain to worship; when his age practices horse swordsmanship, he is studying scriptures; when his peers work hard to exercise, he is practicing sacrificial rituals.

Over time, because of his incompetence and his physical weakness, he was far less powerful than other children on the grassland, Yutitz was called the "weak Yutitz" by his peers. Moon Cook became more and more disgusted with him after learning about this. Although everyone on the grassland knew that he was the king's son, Moon Cook never agreed to recognize him.

"Yutiz?" Iskam gently called the child who was eating deliciously.

"What's the matter, grandma?"

"The king ordered you to go to the golden tent to see him tomorrow."

"Didn't he want me anymore? Why did he ask me to see him?" Yutiz hated this man who cruelly killed his biological mother and wanted to feed him a wolf.

"My mother doesn't know, but the king's order cannot be violated."

"Then I'll ride on the mud tomorrow"

Mudba was a pony picked up by Utitz. Because it was rainy on the day I picked it up, the pony rolled in Mudba. In addition, it had a tan hair, so Utitz gave it the name "Miba".

Muncook summoned Utiz not because of his original intention, but because of helplessness. The day before yesterday, the sealed letter came from Daxing in the south. The letter said that Daxing's eunuch Hu wanted to meet with "Jiu Hong Zhuli Gu Tu Shanyu Xiu Tu" in Shengjing City. What is "eunuch"? The eunuch is an eunuch. The eunuch is not worthy of being a slave to the dignified grassland king, and he still wants to "meet"? Muncook originally wanted to throw away the secret letter, but the following content in the letter attracted him. The general meaning of the letter is as follows:

Jiuhong and Daxing have been fighting for nearly a hundred years, and have only been a little slow in the past five years. Therefore, Eunuch Hu wanted to take this opportunity to promote permanent peace between Daxing and Jiuhong. In order to show his sincerity, he was willing to give Mizhou as a gift to Jiuhong Shanyu. At the same time, he was willing to teach Shanyu the son of Daxing's etiquette, poetry and books, to cultivate the future master of both civil and military affairs for Jiuhong. I hope that Shanyu can send envoys to return before the fifteenth day of next month to promote this eternal beauty.

This secret letter can smell the conspiracy by smelling it with your nose, but Moon Cook also knew that the most prominent person in Daxing's power and status was the court eunuch Hu, and this man did not take the country and the people at all seriously, so the big money of ceding the country may not be impossible, and the conditions listed in the secret letter were too tempting.

The grassland people are mainly nomadic people, and their lives are very difficult. They often cause famine. They are all because they do not have enough arable land and those who are good at farming. If they can obtain the fields and people of Mizhou, they will alleviate the pressure of food shortage in one fell swoop, which will undoubtedly greatly enhance Jiuhong's national strength. At the same time, Mizhou's strategic significance is also very prominent. They are heading to the four Wanqi tribes in the north and the throat of Daxing in the south. With the strength of Jiuhong's cavalry, once they break through the defense line of Daxing, Mun Cook is likely to rule the Central Plains and become Jiuhong's greatest hero in hundreds of years!

Although Muncook was cruel and greedy, he was not stupid. He knew that Eunuch Hu had proposed this condition that seemed to be sincere but actually had other intentions. Judging from the secret letter, he wanted him, a son who could become the lord of the grassland, to be a hostage, and to leave before the fifteenth of next month.

There are two princes officially enthroned by Moon Cook. The eldest son Karatien is brave and good at fighting and powerful, just like when he was young. Now he is the Left King; the second son Kasaba is meticulous and wise and brave, and is called "the wise man of the grassland". He is especially good at civil affairs. Jiuhong can prosper today and he has made great contributions. He is now ranked as the left general of Jiuhong, and is called "Yiduwuti", which means "the gift of the goddess of earth."

If it were as stated in the letter, Muncook should have sent Karatien and his envoy to Daxing. After all, on the grassland, Zuo Xianwang is equivalent to the next King Xiu Tu. But the good and bad luck of this trip cannot be predicted. He cannot send his eldest son, who is also the number one warrior of Jiuhong, to the tiger's mouth; but he cannot send Kasaba, either. He has handled Jiuhong's political affairs in an orderly manner, and the people's livelihood is becoming increasingly prosperous under his conditioning. No one can replace him on the grassland.

Both sons were not good, and Mun Cook was so anxious that he was so anxious that he remembered that he had a son, Utiz. Anyway, he wanted to feed him wolves at the beginning, but now he was feeding tigers. And the most important thing is that Utiz is nothing in Mun Cook's mind, and it doesn't matter if he lives in Daxing. If he had a good or bad luck, it would indeed provide an excellent excuse for Jiuhong to start a war!

A dispensable son changed to Mizhou, who had been coveted for a long time, and Moon Cook came to a conclusion.

This is why Utiz is standing in the golden tent now in a daze. He doesn't know what to call Moon Cook when he sees Moon Cook. If he is called "king", he is a real prince. According to the rules, he should be called "Father"; if he is called "Father", he will not feel uncomfortable, and Moon Cook never admitted that he is the son of King Xiu Tu.

"Come here!" Mooncook looked coldly at his son he had met for the first time.

Utiz stepped forward a few steps and stood in front of Mooncook's eyes.

"No," Mooncook was surprised to see that Utiz did not wince at all, "Why don't you call me my father?"

"Father!" There was no touching of father and son meeting each other except for a faint anger in his voice.

"From today, you will officially become the prince of the Ministry of Fen of Jiuhonglou, and be granted the title of King You'anle, and be called "Yidu Protector", and rewarded a thousand cattle and sheep, and two hundred slaves." Muncook decided the future of Yutiz in one breath. Maybe he felt that he would not be able to return to the grassland in 100, so he was very generous in rewarding.

Utiz didn't react to the sudden change in his identity for a moment, and stood there blankly, making Moon Cook very dissatisfied.

"You're not thanking me yet?"

"Thank you, the king", Yutiz said the word "father," and the king of fathers, and Moon Cook didn't feel anything. He said to himself, "I will send someone to take care of the fiefdom. You can set off as soon as possible. Arrive in Shengjing, Daxing before the fifteenth month next month, no mistakes!" After saying that, Yutiz didn't understand, so he asked someone to take him down.

"Don't blame me for being cruel, it's just that you have a hard life!" Mooncook laughed and watched Yutiz leave, feeling very good. Maybe he was excited about Mizhou who was about to get it?

The newly released "You'anle King" was obviously not happy. He couldn't figure out the situation at all. Why did Moon Cook suddenly see him just to give him a formal title and then go to the capital of Daxing? Something was wrong, something must be wrong, but Yutiz was so dizzy that he couldn't figure it out for a moment.
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