On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 319 Worshiping the Holy Mountain

In late summer and early autumn, at the intersection of the two rivers, all eight Khitan tribes gathered in this pasture.

Cui Che rode a magnificent war horse. He picked up his bow and arrows from time to time as he galloped. He heard a continuous whizzing sound, and all five arrows that had left the string were nailed to the bull's-eye.

The generals of the Sui army and the Khitan nobles all clapped and cheered:

"Yan Gong's divine shot!"

Although Cui Che cherishes his life and is unwilling to fight for human life on the battlefield, he still practices riding and archery on a daily basis to exercise his body. Otherwise, how would he be able to 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 towards him. Facing the compliments from everyone, he waved his hands with a rather depressed expression and sighed:

"I'm still unfamiliar! I think back in those days, when the sage tried me on horseback and archery, Cui fired three arrows at once, and all of them passed through the target. That's my real skill!"

The Khitan nobles were all dumbfounded and admired.

Cui Qiji couldn't help curling his lips: I am so shameless, bragging about myself like this.

Yang Jian once asked Cui Che to demonstrate mounted archery twice. The first time was in the third year after the founding of the emperor. After the Battle of Baidao, Cui Che hit six out of ten, which made a joke. It also let Yang Jian know that it was just a fluke that he shot Ashina to take pictures.

The second time was in the seventh year of the founding of the Emperor. Cui Che was getting older and his arm strength had increased. After four years of hard training, his shooting skills became more and more proficient. In addition, he felt great that day and only missed one shot out of twenty arrows. He was praised by Yang Jian.

As the general manager of Youzhou.

As for the three arrows that shot through the target in unison, he was just trying to bluff the Khitans, and no one dared to force him to show his skills in public anyway.

Cui Che's riding and shooting performance also kicked off the conference.

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

Although the Khitan army was vulnerable on the battlefield, if they were to pick them out individually, their martial arts would be no worse than that of the Sui army, or even better.

After all, they are nomads and have been on horses since childhood. The only thing they lack is discipline and weapons and equipment.

Fang Xuanling came over and whispered:

"Ming Gong, when the world changes, you can recruit barbarians. As long as you have strict discipline and a little training, you will be an elite soldier.

"In the future, we will launch battles, attack cities and seize territory. Ming Gong will be like a tiger with more wings, and he will also be able to weaken all the tribes in the north of the Great Wall."

Cui Che nodded when he heard this. This was his original plan, so he worked hard in Northern Xinjiang.

Cui Che disagreed with Shi Jingtang's behavior of recognizing Hu as his father and asking for reinforcements.

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

Rather than letting these people stay in the northern part of the Great Wall, it would be better to consume them in the civil war in the Central Plains.

Of course, the prerequisite for driving the Hu soldiers to fight must be that they have a stronger Han army under their command, otherwise the consequences will be to repeat the mistakes of the Western Jin Dynasty.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it was during the Eight Kings' Rebellion that the elite Han soldiers were exhausted, and the barbarians were recruited into the army, which ultimately led to the tragedy of the Five Barbarians' chaos in China.

On the vast grassland, bonfires were lit everywhere. The nobles of the eight Khitan tribes sat around Cui Che, observing Cui Che's words and carefully trying to figure out Cui Che's thoughts.

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

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

Look at the scenery of Ahui Lusu next door. Who wouldn'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 you consider to be a holy mountain. According to legend, after death, people, regardless of high or low, will return their souls to the Black Mountain. Is this possible?"

Ohma would be the first to compliment him:

"Sure enough, Mr. Yan is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. This is indeed true. Black Mountain is not far away from here. It's just that we won't go into the mountain unless it's time for sacrifice."

The other seven people were a step slower, but they still wanted to echo the words and show their presence.

Cui Che suggested:

"Now that the eight Khitan tribes are gathering together, it's a rare occasion. Why don't we go to Montenegro tomorrow to offer sacrifices according to your Khitan customs."

Hearing that Cui Che was going to the sacred mountain of his clan, the eight chiefs did not feel humiliated. After all, they had made it clear that they were going to offer sacrifices in accordance with Khitan customs.

Black Mountain, also known as Saihanhan Ula Mountain in later generations, means the beautiful and rich Khan Mountain.

Stretching for dozens of miles, the mountains are thick and huge. Because the soil was once purple-black, looking from a distance, the mountains are as black as ink, giving people a solemn and sacred feeling.

Guided by the eight chiefs, Cui Che passed through rugged mountain roads and finally reached the top of Black Mountain.

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

Cui Che personally slaughtered the animals, mixed their blood in wine, and sacrificed to Heishan together with the eight chiefs.

Following the Khitan custom, after offering sacrifices to Heishan, Cui Che and the chiefs of the eight tribes sighed with emotion:

"Chinese people 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. In order to understand the siege of Yingzhou, I had no choice but to send troops to Khitan.

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

"And Cui has never been aggressive in his life. This world is huge and can accommodate us living in harmony.

"Today I will worship the Holy Mountain with you, and I would also like to settle old grievances with you. I wonder what you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the clever Ohamahui said quickly:

"With Yan Gong intimidating the northern frontier, our tribes that depend on the Sui Dynasty can avoid military disasters. Da Hemo will only be grateful to Yan Gong, so there is no resentment."

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

Cui Che turned his attention to the newly joined Wu Bu.

Chief Defubu choked up and said:

"I was deceived by Goguryeo and offended the power of Sui Dynasty. I was defeated and captured. I thought I was going to die, but I was treated as an honored guest by Duke Yan.

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

The Sui army initially plundered the Fenwen and Daji tribes, which had nothing to do with his departure from the Fu tribe. Although what he said was a bit hypocritical, it still made some sense.

The Tubian tribe and the Xiwandan tribe were in the same situation. The Tuben tribe was plundered by the Kumoxi people, but the Xiwandan tribe and the Chufu tribe escaped.

Cui Che turned his attention to the chiefs of Fenwen and Daji tribes. When they were about to express their loyalty, Cui Che spoke first:

"Most of the women and children of your tribe were sold to the Eastern Turks at the discretion of the Sui sages."

"But there are still some women and children who remain in Youzhou and are owned by the army officers and soldiers.

"This is their private property. Cui cannot give it to each other. I hope you two can be considerate."

The two of them looked sad. Just when they thought there was no hope of rescuing the women and children, they heard Cui Che continue:

"But you can prepare some property and contribute money to redeem it. If the financial resources are insufficient, Mr. Cui has considerable wealth and is willing to help."

(End of chapter)