Dao Fruit

"Ugh!"

Tian Youqing groaned and fell backwards!

At this moment, the guard behind him stepped forward to hold him, massaged his qi, and forced the arrow out with his strength. Then he reached into his arms, took out the golden wound medicine, applied it to the wound, and then used his strength to make it transparent. . . . Read the latest and most complete novel

"It hurts so much!" At this moment, Tian Youqing finally had time to shout out, and sweated profusely.

His confidant was trembling with fear and couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "The swamp people are indeed savages and barbarians. They don't even know the rule that envoys should not be killed when two countries are at war!"

"Patience! Patience!" Tian Youqing panted and said these two words from between his teeth, constantly reminding his confidant and cheering himself up. "The dry season is approaching, and the swamp people are under great pressure. There have been many disasters in the five swamps in recent years. Food is even scarcer than in previous years. I don't know how many people have starved to death. The court banned trade. After Qiu Yan came to power, he adopted a policy of division and cracked down on those who engaged in private trade, which forced the swamp people to raise troops on a large scale!"

As he spoke, the gate of the big camp opened, and a strong man holding a longbow strode out, came to Tian Youqing, and sneered: "You are here to see the chief, come with me."

Tian Youqing covered his wound and gritted his teeth to follow. He recognized this man and knew that he was the son of the chief of the swamp people's headquarters and was quite powerful among the swamp people.

Speaking of the Swamp People, after the Battle of the Star Lord, they were influenced by external extraordinary forces and divided into several groups. After more than two years of development, the three most powerful groups have emerged.

The first is the headquarters that serves the Five Swamps Ancestor God. It has the largest number of people, but is limited to productivity and tools, and its combat power is not outstanding. However, if the Swamp People have any major actions, they cannot avoid this group.

The second is the Buddhist Swamp that serves Buddhism. It was originally booming and had the potential to replace the headquarters and attack Wuxin City to the north. Although it was successfully captured, it lost its support due to Qiu Yan's battle with the Buddha. The elite combat force participating in the siege was consumed by most of the counterattack of the Da Rui official army, and its vitality was greatly damaged, but it did not fall into a slump. After more than two years of development, it has a trend of recovery.

The third one is the Zao Swamp that believes in the Zao God. This tribal alliance is the most special. It has always been tepid, and there has not been much competition. It has become more and more low-key, but it is expanding rapidly and silently.

The reason is that the gods believed in by this tribe, while slowly guiding them, also gave them the methods of divine descent and divine fighting, which made farming, hunting, and cooking more and more smooth. Many seeds that other tribes could not grow, but they could thrive in places protected by the statue of the stove god.

With this advantage. There is no need for Zaozhao to deliberately promote it, and naturally many tribes will come to it. After all, the poorer the place, the more they yearn for food and clothing. The hungry tribes don't ask for much.

If it weren't for the suppression of the blood clan, the marsh people would have heard of it and left long ago. For the marsh people tribe. Population is an important wealth, and it is impossible to let it leave, but as time goes by, even if the tribes are still trying to control it, they have already become powerless.

Of course, in this process, there are also tribes that want to seize Zaozhao's wealth and food through conquest, but Zaozhao is not inferior to other tribes in terms of military strength. In fact, because of the relatively sufficient food, the young and strong are full of strength, and they will have an advantage in repelling the enemy in the future.

After that, there was a series of conflicts of interest, and the power structure within Zaozhan also changed, which eventually pushed Glolan, the most pious person to Zao Gong, to the position of the chief patriarch.

This time, the Swamp People's Coalition went north, and the Swamp People's headquarters wanted to invade Jiannan, but because Glolan intervened and asked the court for an official position, the situation became more complicated, attracting Fozhao and several other small and medium-sized tribes to gather around, creating such a formation, but also disrupted the original plan of the Swamp People's headquarters.

At this time, Tian Youqing wanted to see the chief patriarch of the Swamp People's headquarters.

Accompanying all the way, they entered the big camp. The camp was simple. When the Swamp People along the way saw Tian Youqing and his party, they all showed hostility, and many of them even grinned and made threatening expressions, which made Tian Youqing's confidants more and more panicked.

Afterwards, several people walked into a simple house built with branches and trees, and the man with the bow said: "Wait here! I'll go report! Don't run away! You two, watch them here!"

After instructing two swamp warriors to guard, he sneered at Tian Youqing and others and turned away.

Seeing that the people had gone far away, Tian Youqing's confidant walked up to Tian Youqing in small steps and whispered: "Minister, I think the atmosphere of this village is not right. Let's leave as soon as possible. The tone of Fu Tu's speech is strange and different from before."

Fu Tu is the name of the man with the bow.

While the confidant was talking, he carefully inquired about the swamp warriors in charge of guarding. Noticing that the two were staring at him fiercely, he couldn't help shrinking his neck. Fortunately, he knew that these ordinary swamp warriors were not proficient in the Central Plains Mandarin and could not understand what he was saying, so he felt a little relieved.

"Be patient, if there is no risk, how can we accomplish anything?" Tian Youqing said to comfort him. His face was pale without a trace of blood. Although the wound on his shoulder was under control, it still had a significant impact on someone like him who had never been tempered.

"This time, we really risked our lives to come here. The chief of the Swamp People's Headquarters asked for a lot, and we don't know what conditions he will put forward." The guard who came with the two of them had shown his ability to respond by treating Tian Youqing before, and now he said these words, showing a little knowledge.

Tian Youqing nodded and whispered: "That's right, but we dare to personally take risks. This is a sign of loyalty to the court. We can try to negotiate any conditions. In contrast, Qiu Yan is obsessed with military reform. , ignored all of this and just passively appeased him. Sooner or later, something will happen. We arrived here and were already ahead of him. If we can persuade the swamp people to retreat, it will be a great achievement! "

Ta-ta-ta!

While Tian Youqing was talking, there was a rush of footsteps outside. Tian Youqing immediately closed his mouth, straightened his clothes, and showed a calm expression on his face, neither humble nor overbearing.

Then, the visitor walked into the room. It was the chief of the clan of the Marsh People. He stared at Tian Youqing with wide eyes, and without saying a word, he made the air around him solemn.

Tian Youqing took a deep breath, stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Tian has met the patriarch, I am here this time..."

"Stop talking." Unexpectedly, the patriarch waved his hand, "Aren't you just here to persuade me to withdraw my troops? I will withdraw this soldier."

"Huh?" Tian Youqing was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he felt happy, feeling that his fortune was about to turn around, and his goal was about to be achieved before he said anything.

However, the team leader opposite said with a livid face: "But don't be happy, you are still a step too late. That imperial envoy from Dari sent someone over and persuaded Glolan from Zaomarsh. That boy Don’t hesitate to threaten me and force me to retreat!”

Tian Youqing's complexion changed drastically, and he subconsciously denied it: "What? You said that the imperial envoy sent someone to persuade Glolan in Zaomarsh? This is impossible!"

The relationship between the several tribes of the Swamp people is complicated, and it is difficult to distinguish between friends and foes. Now they share the same border. If one side retreats, the other tribes may stay, but this has hidden dangers. The retreating side may switch sides at any time. At this time, we will fall into a situation of being attacked from both front and back.

As for the so-called interests and ethnic consensus of the Swamp people, don't even think about it. The Swamp people appear to be a whole on the outside, but in fact they are not. Internally, each tribe is an independent kingdom, and there is never a lack of fighting and hatred. Zaowu suddenly retreated. , the patriarch of this tribe naturally did not dare to take it lightly, but before the goal was achieved, he had to return to the teacher. You can imagine the anger in his heart.

"How is it impossible?" Looking at the surprised Tian Youqing, the patriarch sneered.

"Prior to this, the imperial envoy Qiu Yan had almost no individual contact with the people in the marsh. He only met a few times..." Tian Youqing was already confused. He spoke out his thoughts. He didn't know whether he was answering or trying to comfort himself. , "In retrospect, I have had several contacts with you, the patriarch, and made many promises..."

"You know you made a promise!" The patriarch suddenly raised his voice, almost roaring, interrupting Tian Youqing, "It's funny! It's funny! If you don't have the ability, don't make the promise. Just tell me, promise it to me." Which one of them has managed it? Not only did our tribe fail to gain, but our situation became worse and worse!”

"Grand Chief, this is exactly Qiu Yan's trick," Tian Youqing replied with a bitter face. This was also a pain in his heart. He originally came to Jiannan, thinking that he could make a difference, but Qiu Yan didn't expect what he expected. In this way, being involved by the officialdom and military strategists, they instead win over and attack, and cut off Tian Youqing's help one by one.

Originally, Tian Youqing tried to contact the Numa people and made several verbal agreements with the chief of the clan. He planned to use his personal connections to promote it after returning. When the Numa people returned, he would have achieved great success, and Qiu Yan would reform the military system. If no results are achieved, judgment will be made.

He did not expect that Qiu Yan used his army to win over military strategists, attack several bureaucrats and aristocratic families, and cut off his network of contacts. Then he was passive at every step. Almost as soon as he agreed to something, he would be destroyed when he returned, and From the looks of it, Qiu Yan didn't do it intentionally, but when he was suppressing other aristocratic families and improving the military system details, he sabotaged it by the way, making Tian Youqing even more aggrieved.

"...It can be seen that Qiu Yan is deliberately planning to attack his political opponents while cutting off our help, so as to kill two birds with one stone!"

But the patriarch burst into anger: "Tell me this? Who knows? In the final analysis, it's not because you are incompetent and can't do it, so you just blame it on the imperial envoy? If the envoy of the imperial envoy can persuade Zaonuma to withdraw, he must be given The benefits are real, I trust you, I have met with you more than a dozen times, it took almost two years, but it’s useless!”

"Patriarch, calm down..." Seeing the other party's anger, Tian Youqing finally felt fear.

"How can I get rid of this anger?" The patriarch sneered, "We can't really achieve nothing in this march, otherwise where is my prestige? Now that you, a powerful official, have come to my door! Don't leave!" (To be continued. . )

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