Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 21: Use this to test the cadres
"Join the army, the Hulu tribe has arrived!"

Yu Jin was ordered to go to Mayi to retrieve the military rations. However, the first place he went to was not Mayi City, but the Chile Tribe.

The Hulug tribe was one of the six tribes of the Chi-Le.

Hulu Jin was a famous tribal leader of the Hulu tribe.

Decades ago, a folk song was circulating on the northern grasslands: "If you want a good husband, you should marry as much as Houli."

This Hulu Bei Houli was the great-grandfather of Hulu Jin.

Thanks to the excellent genes in the family, the descendants of Hulu Jin are different from those short and pointy-cheeked Hu people. They are all tall and mighty.

When the Rouran Khan Anagui returned north, he was escorted north by Yang Jun, the commander of Huaishuo Town, and Hulugu Jin. When Anagui invaded Gaolu in the south, he was also repelled by Hulugu Jin's troops.

Hulu Jin has a high prestige in this northern grassland, but he is not noble.

Yu Jin looked for him because of his prestige.

Among the many Hu tribal leaders near Mayi, Hulu Jin was the best.

When Yu Jin met Hulu Jin, he was practicing martial arts with his son Hulu Guang on the river bank.

After learning that someone was coming from Pingcheng, Hulu Jin immediately came to greet him.

However, after learning about Yu Jin's purpose, Hulu Jin shook his head.

"If it's anything else, I can help, but if you want to put pressure on Li Shuang, the mayi city keeper, for money and food, I can't help!"

"Why?"

"Join the army and know what is the most popular thing in Mayi City now?"

Yu Jin began to guess.

"Mayi has always been a gathering place for livestock, so war horses should be well-deserved."

"Bingzhou's lacquerware is exquisite and has always been favored by the leaders of various tribes, and it may even be the most important."

"There's a shortage of iron on the grasslands right now. Could it be the various iron tools?"

Hulujin shook his head and gave the answer.

"It's Red Romance!"

A big question mark appeared on Yu Jin's face.

"What is Red Romance?"

"It was a singing and dancing house run by Liu Gui, a merchant under Li Shuang. The dancers there came from all over the country, from Hu girls from the Western Regions to maids from Silla. They were all beautiful and charming. The name means 'red clouds reflecting in the distance, waves glittering'."

Yu Jin stroked his beard and sighed:
"This name does have some meaning!"

After sighing, Yu Jin realized that he was testing him and asked:
"But what does this have to do with what I asked the chief to do?"

"After this singing and dancing house opened, Li Shuang invited the leaders of the surrounding tribes to attend a discussion. The leaders of each tribe lingered there day and night, and some have not returned for a long time. To be honest, even among my own tribe, many people went there, and the expenses were very high."

"It's just a singing and dancing place, why is it like this?"

Hulu Jin felt a little sad that these children from noble families were out of touch with reality.

A singing and dancing house would not be worth much if it was in Luoyang, but it was in the northern border.

How could those Hu people in the northern tribes who live with wild beasts all day long have ever seen this thing?
"That's true, but the northern border is remote, and these leaders have never seen the wealth of Luoyang. How can they resist the singing and dancing of the Red Romance?"

It was also common for a famous tribal leader like Hulu Jin to receive favors from the Northern Wei court and serve as a guard in the Luoyang Palace.

"Also, this dance hall is different from the one I saw in Luoyang."

Yu Jin snorted coldly, his expression looking very bad.

"But this alone is not enough to make Chief Hulu act like this, right?"

"To be honest, all the tribal leaders who joined the army and went to Honglangman were pulled into an organization called Tongxinmeng by Li Shuang."

"What is this?"

"Simply put, from now on, the Tongxin Alliance will purchase all furs, medicinal herbs, livestock, and other supplies produced by the tribes near Mayi, and then sell them south. The profits will be distributed among the Tongxin Alliance. Furthermore, the Tongxin Alliance will also purchase ironware, salt, tea, pottery, lacquerware, and other goods from Bing and Si states, and then sell them to the various tribes."

The words that came out of Hulujin's mouth made Yu Jin feel a serious crisis.

This Li Shuang secretly formed a clique, united with the clique to attack the dissidents, and his plan was not small. Then, he looked at Hulu Jin with suspicion.

"Could it be that the leader has also joined this organization called the Tongxin League?"

Hulujin gave a bitter smile.

"What are you talking about joining the army? If I had joined, how could I have confessed everything about joining the army?"

"What does the leader mean?"

"Ever since the rebellion of the Six Hans and Baling was defeated, the northern border has been in turmoil, and both the Eastern and Western Chi-Le are feeling uneasy. I would like to have the military officers persuade Prince Guangyang that not all of his subjects are traitors with rebellious intentions. Most of them simply rebel because they can no longer make ends meet! If Prince Guangyang can restore order and persuade the court to convert the Six Garrisons into prefectures, there is no need to worry about the Six Garrisons being in turmoil."

Yu Jin was silent for a long time. Then he said:

"I deeply admire your loyalty, Chief. However, the affairs of the court are now a tangled mess, and even Prince Guangyang is confused. The most urgent task is to defeat Po Liu Han Baling, and the situation in the northern border may turn around."

After saying this, Yu Jin bowed and said:

"Since the leader is burdened by his people and does not want to break up with Li Shuang, I will take my leave. In addition, King Guangyang has prepared some livestock, money and food, and I hope the leader will accept them."
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Mayi.

In the city guard's mansion, Yang Kan was bare-chested, holding two 100-jin stone locks in the cold winter.

Seeing Li Shuang coming, Yang Kan put down the stone lock and saluted.

"Lord!"

"I don't think I've ever seen you go to Red Romance. That kid Liu Gui hangs out there all day. What's the matter? Do you think the girls there aren't pretty enough?"

Yang Kansai explained:
"It's not that the girls there aren't beautiful, but for those of us who practice martial arts, strengthening our muscles and bones is our top priority. We must avoid being hurt by women, so I've never been there."

"What about Gaoang?"

"Although Ao Cao is a mischievous man, he is also a warrior and knows the importance of this matter, so he has never been there."

"Then where did he go?"

"It seems he went out of the city with a group of rangers. I wonder what he did there?"

Not long after Yang Kan said this, Gao Gao came back in a hurry.

"My lord, I have found out."

Li Shuang looked puzzled and asked:

"What did you find out?"

"The tribe that gave us a thousand crossbows wasn't actually part of the Po Liu Han tribe, but a smaller tribe affiliated with it. Their leader was a woman, incredibly beautiful and charming. From afar, she looked incredibly graceful."

Li Shuang glanced at Yang Kan with a helpless look on his face.

"Didn't you say he wasn't lustful?"

Yang Kan was also a little embarrassed.

Who knew that Gaoang waved his hand with an expression that said, "You don't understand what I mean."

"That tribe may be small, but it's very wealthy, commanding three thousand elite Xiongnu cavalry. The tribal leaders around Mayi are all eyeing that woman. My lord, if you marry her, those three thousand elite Xiongnu cavalry will be ours!"

Gaoang said this with an excited look on his face, rubbing his hands.

"I've long wanted to try the Xiongnu cavalry. They must be different from ordinary soldiers."

Li Shuang was speechless when he saw Gao Ang's perverted look.

How can you say such weird things with such a serious face?

"You guys are training your muscles and bones, so why shouldn't I be training my own?"

Li Shuang had a proud look on his face, but he didn't believe it at all in his heart.

Gao Ang wanted to win those three thousand elite cavalrymen, so even if the other party looked like a sow, he could still say that the other party was as beautiful as Xi Shi and even more beautiful than Diao Chan!

Is it true as Gaoang said that Honglangmang can become the best-selling product in Mayi?

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(End of this chapter)