I do research in ancient times

These words, Helan said very sincerely, and the amount of information revealed in it was also exceptionally large.

Originally, these family affairs of the Yeshan family should not be talked about by outsiders as brothers and tribes.

But the brother's bereaved son returned home after untold hardships. Not only could the family fail to provide shelter, but they also had to face the schemes and exploitation of their close relatives. Helan couldn't bear this.

He knew that Clay had great trust in these two businessmen.The child returned to Nanshi through untold hardships, alone and helpless, and these two were Clay's only remaining helpers.

Since this is the case, it is better to explain the situation to others in detail, so as to prevent Clay from making mistakes in the future and not knowing about the hidden losses.

Holland is a straightforward character, but not reckless.As the patriarch of Bai Keshao, he does not lack basic political acumen at all, and he has a thorough understanding of the situation in Nanshi.

Ever since Ye Suli's elder brother died in battle, Uncle Tuhan has aged a lot.Neither of the two elder brothers left behind any sons, Ye Suli disappeared again, and the Yeshan family suddenly fell into the dilemma of having no successors.

According to Uncle Tuhan's intention, he originally wanted to pick a smart child from his cousin's family to adopt, and then carefully cultivate him to grow into his heir, but his two daughters disagreed.

The eldest daughter, Thea, strongly recommended her two sons, saying that the adopted children are not as close as her own blood, and she will definitely support her brothers and sisters in the future, and will not be of one mind with them.

The youngest daughter, Helida, is more sensible than her elder sister.She never recommended her own child to her father, but asked to find out the whereabouts of her younger brother many times, which made Uncle Tuhan very pleased.

The matter of finding someone has been going on for many years, but there has been no result. Ye Suli seems to have evaporated, and even the border towns of Yechao can't find out his whereabouts.

Afterwards, Helan was also a little discouraged.

The world is so big, it is too difficult to find someone, let alone they are Donghu people, the Central Plains Dynasty has not been friendly to them.

But at this moment, Hai Lida said that she had heard about Ye Suli.

She brought back a child, who she said was Ye Suli's son, whose father had been killed by the Yechao frontier army.

Uncle Tuhan inspected the imprint on the child and remained silent for a long time.The child explained Ye Suli's physical characteristics very clearly, and also told many details that only his family members knew, so the old man left him behind.

Helan felt that at the beginning, Uncle Tuhan was suspicious of Sai Mu. After all, he didn't have Ye Suli's jade plaque on him, and the snow wolf's head was drawn a little wrong.

Helplessly, this child was very clever, especially good at reading people's eyes, and knew when to say what to say to catch the old man's heart the most.

After that, some changes gradually took place inside Nanshi.Uncle Tuhan began to avenge Ye Suli, and even received the envoy from Ximo Zhihai for the first time, because Sai Mu accidentally revealed that when he was hunted down by the industry, the Xihu tribe reached out to rescue him and sent him He was sent to the caravan headed to Sanbu Donghu.

"Sihu?"

Hearing this word, the radar on Ning Fei's head suddenly stood up.

"Nan Shi and the Xihu tribe are on good terms?"

"It's not a good relationship either."

Helan shook his head.

"Uncle Tuhan met Mo Zhihai's people to learn about the situation of Yechao's frontier army. At that time, Sai Mu said that Ye Suli was tortured and killed by the frontier army, and we were also very angry. We almost assembled a team and went to Yongxiguan to take revenge. .”

He paused, seemed embarrassed, but continued.

"But there are still calm old people in the tribe. You can't just listen to what the family says about this matter. After all, Xihu has bullied us a lot in the past. You can't believe what they say. It will be terrible if they come to attack us after we send troops."

"Mo Zhihai's emissary tried to persuade Uncle Tuhan for several days, but finally the clan couldn't make it through because of disputes."

"It didn't take long for the Eighteen Divisions of Xihu to send troops to the south. It had nothing to do with us at the beginning. Recently, the war seems to be tense there. Xihu wants to borrow Nanshi's big ship, and Nanshi wants to send some sailors and warriors. Cooperate with them in transporting troops and food in the Central Plains waterway."

This request may seem abrupt, but as long as you think about it carefully, you can find clues in Hu Qi's previous arrangement.

Years ago, Hu Qi went south, bypassing all the passes in the mountains, and took advantage of Xinzhou's defense to relieve Yulang to go home for the funeral. The lieutenant died of illness before the battle, and captured Xinzhou in one fell swoop.However, they could have taken the route from Yingyuan to Binzhou, but the Xihu tribe turned around and took a detour to Tonghui.

At that time, the aristocratic families in the Central Plains couldn’t figure out why Hu Qi, who was not good at the water station, abandoned Bingzhou to connect the remittance. After all, the Hu people did not have big ships, and it would be useless even if they mastered the entrance of the Central Plains waterway.

But looking at it now, if the Xihu tribe can borrow a large ship from Nanshi, there will be almost no obstacles to the eastward movement by water, which is much more flexible than breaking through barriers on land.

It turned out to be waiting here!

Ning Fei and Feng Kai's eyes met, and they both saw worry in each other's eyes.

Ning Fei regained her composure, and turned to ask Helan again.

"Did Nan Shi agree?"

In fact, Ning Fei already vaguely had an answer to this question in his mind.

He thought of the cause of the death of Hengshou Xue's second wife and son. It was said that they were pierced by thousands of arrows from barbarians who suddenly appeared outside Yinzhou City, and the whole team died.

At that time, the Hu people occupied Tonghui, but Yinzhou City was close to the hinterland of the Central Plains waterway, and it was thousands of miles away from Tonghui. How could the Hu people without boats go directly outside the city at night? !

I'm afraid I have already borrowed a boat from Nanshi!

The Xihu tribe has a boat, and if they can go to Yinzhou, they can also go to Wuzhi River. Isn't his Jiuling City dangerous?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, Ning Juzi's heart sank, and his face became more and more serious.

But Helan shook his head.

"Uncle Tuhan hasn't let go yet."

He paused and added another sentence.

"However, if you don't come, I don't think he can hold on for long. After all, the Xihu people will traffic the salt from the Central Plains. Hai Lida has been helping to lobby, and she will agree sooner or later."

"Salt transport?"

Ning Fei raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Why, Nanshi also lacks salt?"

"Why is there no shortage?! Who doesn't lack the three parts?"

Having said that, Helan suddenly sighed.

"If it weren't for the fact that we couldn't resist, we wouldn't want to do business with Xihu."

"Xihu people are vultures who are insatiable in their greed. Not to mention the high price, if they bite you, you will be torn apart until every drop of bone marrow is drained."

"Since you know the danger, it's okay if you don't do it."

Ning Fei chuckled lightly.

"Seeking skin from a tiger, drinking poison to quench thirst, how can it be long?"

Helan didn't understand the idioms very well, but he could guess from Ning Juzi's expression that they were pretty close.

"It's not as simple as you said."

He sighed.

"There is no other way. Unless the grassland trade roads can be reopened, salt will still not come in. I heard that because of the recent war, the Central Plains has banned the sale of salt and iron to the grasslands."

"Several small tribes attached to Nanshi are already trying to make a deal with Xihu."

Having said that, he curled his lips and deliberately lowered his voice.

"For example, Hai Lida's husband's family, Xihu moved here before, and they have always been quite honest. Since that sacred object appeared in Ximozhihai, their family has been jumping higher and higher."

"Oh?"

Ning Fei regained her spirits immediately.

"Then Harita's husband's family has a boat?"

Hearing what he said, Herran nodded.

"Of course there are, but they are all small fishing boats. They are faster than Nanshi's sea boats, but they can only go on inland rivers, and they can't hold too many things. They are light and light."

"Their family was bullied by the Eagle Horn King of Xihu before, so they had to go to Nanshi as a last resort. They don't have the same heart as our Donghu."

"If it hadn't been for that kid Menwa who captivated Hailida, and that girl's fuss, it would be impossible for Uncle Tuhan to marry his daughter to a Xihu man."

such.

Ning Fei nodded.

now it's right.

From Tonghui to Yinzhou, only a fast and inconspicuous small fishing boat can do it. Aunt Clay's husband's family probably passed through Xihu early in the morning and sent a fast boat to Huqi who was going south.

But after all, the Clippers can't carry food and grass, so they still have to rely on Nanshi's big ship.

But the two families had a deep enmity, and the Donghu tribe was not in a hurry to guard against the Xihu people. How could they borrow a boat?

That can only set up a target for Donghu, creating the illusion that the two families are fighting against each other. Donghu can temporarily abandon the old grievances for revenge.

The Yongxiguan frontier army was the unlucky target, and the Xibei goods sent by Xihu turned black and white, and became the murderers who killed Ye Suli.

Sai Mu has a snowy wolf head on his body, and he can tell the details of Ye Suli. Clay's little aunt, Hai Lida, has contributed a lot. She is Ye Suli's biological sister, and she should know some of his brother's daily behaviors and habits.

The three elder brothers are all dead, and the patriarch's branch has no males.Hai Lida married a Xihu people, and her descendants were destined to be unable to ascend to the position of Nanshi patriarch, so she did not recommend her own children like the elder sister, but instead recruited Sai Mu to pretend to be her brother's orphan.

Grandson and grandson, one can imagine who Tuhan will choose.

Even though she had some doubts about Sai Mu's identity at the beginning, Hai Lida has always shown that she cares about her brothers without desire or desire, which is in stark contrast to the eldest sister who is fighting for power.

How could Tuhan have imagined that his youngest daughter would do so many tricks in it, so he naturally believed in her deeply.

It was really a good game of chess, one ring within another, and I don't know how long it took.

It's a pity that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. It can be said that it is the arrangement of fate that a flood destroys all the arrangements.

"There's always a way."

Ning Fei smiled and said quite meaningfully.

"You helped the son of a good brother, fate will reward you."

"Oh, thank you for your blessing."

Helan nodded, not taking his words seriously.

While talking, there was a sudden commotion outside the house.

Some were struggling, others were yelling, and women were screaming.

Before the three of them got up, the voices from outside came into the inner hall.Several Nanshi warriors escorted a group of people into the yard, and Tuhan walked in last. He was holding a horn in one hand and Clay in the other. His old face was full of seriousness.

"Your Majesty!"

He shouted to a young woman standing in the front.