My lady, I'm going to rebel.

The caravan set off, heading north.

Li Cheng, the caravan's escort leader, rode in front. A few days ago, everyone was in high spirits, but after a few days, everyone looked pale.

"Get up, we should go!"

As soon as the sun rose, Mingjia began to ask everyone to pack up the tents.

Mingjia, a 50-year-old middle-aged man, was considered old in his day. He was said to understand the Xiongnu language and was one of the key figures in the Li family caravan.

Li Lian and Gong Wen looked unhappy after being woken up. Then they looked at Mu Zheng, who looked full of energy after splashing cold water on his face.

"Don't be so proud. Look at that Mingjia, he has already climbed onto the horse, and you are not even as good as an old man?" Mu Zheng quickly set up the tent and kicked Gong Wen in the butt.

Gong Wen yawned. He was also very surprised. After traveling for so many days, he, a strong young man, was exhausted. But Mingjia seemed to be unaffected at all. It was unbelievable.

Just when everyone was busy, Bai Xiaoya came out of the tent with an angry look on his face. His hair was messy and his face was full of impatience.

"Mingjia, what are you doing? Everyone is so tired, can't you let us sleep a little longer?" Bai Xiaoya's voice was filled with anger.

Mingjia frowned, "Boss Bai, we are already close to the border. There are many bandits here. If we don't get to our place before dark, we might be in danger."

"Danger, danger, that's all you know about danger. We've been walking for two or three days, and every day you've been talking about danger? But where is the danger? Where is the danger? I didn't even see a stray dog." Bai Xiaoya became more and more angry as he spoke, and his voice became a few degrees higher.

"Boss Bai, the reason you didn't run into any wild animals is because you left the jungle and wilderness in time..."

"Stop talking nonsense! I'm exhausted and need to sleep for another hour." Bai Xiaoya was about to return to the tent. Li Cheng saw this and her face turned cold. But strangely, she didn't move at all, instead she glanced at Mu Zheng.

Uh.

Mu Zheng understood that this was to make him the bad guy.

It just so happened that Mu Zheng also couldn't stand Bai Xiaoya.

He stepped forward and waved his fist.

"court death?"

All disputes disappeared.

leave.

Mingjia gave Mu Zheng a grateful smile. Mu Zheng nodded at him and turned around, just in time to see Bai Xiaoya staring at him with resentment.

Mu Zheng raised his eyebrows and didn't bother to pay attention.

And so, we continued on our journey.

Ten days later, the caravan crossed the border and arrived at the Xiongnu border.

"Everyone, be careful. There are no soldiers from our dynasty guarding here. It is very likely that you will encounter the Huns." Li Cheng has been introducing knowledge related to the Huns since he went out of the border.

She said that after the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the Huns surrendered to the Han Dynasty. There was almost no war during the past hundred years, and the people living in the border areas lived happily.

"However, in the past two years, the Xiongnu have been at odds with our Xin Dynasty again. They have been harassing our people and occasionally injuring people. In any case, everyone should be careful and try not to get into conflict with the Xiongnu."

"Hmph!" Li Cheng finished speaking, and someone in the group snorted coldly, "It's all because of that dog of ours... It's all because of the current emperor. If he hadn't arbitrarily changed the Xiongnu's name, we wouldn't have had to fight them for years. Now the peace we once had has been shattered, and the people living along the border are especially terrified."

Mu Zheng looked over and saw a man named Watanabe. His words opened up the conversation, and several merchants started talking at once, mostly denouncing Wang Mang.

"enough!"

Li Cheng interrupted everyone's conversation. "In your minds, is the current emperor really that bad?"

"What else?" Li Lian asked back.

Uh……

Li Cheng was stunned. Wherever she looked, everyone was staring at her.

"Forget it. We're just ordinary people. We don't want to talk about state affairs." Li Cheng quickly changed the subject. "In this Xiongnu, the princes, nobles, special forces, and Yehu are actually very wealthy. If we can establish connections with them, it will be much easier to do business in the future."

"What is special forces, Ye Hu?" Mu Zheng asked.

"The Teqin are the Khan's heirs and confidants, and the Yehu are the tribe's chieftains," Li Cheng explained. "These people are rich and powerful, so be careful when making friends with them and don't offend them. We're in business, and profit is what matters."

Li Cheng's comments were general, but after a few words, everyone still gained a lot of information. So, everyone praised Li Cheng again, and Li Cheng was delighted and laughed heartily: "You are all citizens of Daxin. I certainly can't let you die in a foreign land."

Everyone chatted as they walked, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"Brother Mu!" Mu Zheng heard someone calling him, but he knew who it was without turning around. There was only one person here who could call him brother.

Mingjia rode his horse to Mu Zheng's side and said, "Thank you for waking me up early these past few mornings."

Mu Zheng smiled. He had heard this kind of thanks many times before and didn't take it seriously. However, Mingjia's hesitant look piqued Mu Zheng's curiosity. "What's the matter, old man?"

Mingjia glanced around and lowered his voice, "I noticed that Manager Bai has been staring at you from behind these past few days, and his eyes are quite unfriendly."

Bai Xiaoya?

Mu Zheng wasn't surprised to hear Mingjia say this. After all, the conflict between him and Bai Xiaoya was long-standing, so it was normal for him to hold a grudge against him.

Seeing that Mu Zheng was not too surprised, Mingjia said, "Don't take it lightly, brother. This Shopkeeper Bai is a frequent visitor to Xiongnu. He is very familiar with this place and has certain connections."

Oh?

Mu Zheng didn't expect this news.

If Bai Xiaoya really has his own people in the Xiongnu, it would definitely not be a good thing for Mu Zheng.

"Thank you, Mr. Ming." Mu Zheng bowed to Mingjia.

"Oh, call me uncle from now on. Although I am old, if I try hard, I can give birth to a child like you." Mingjia said with a smile.

Ok.

Mu Zheng was almost speechless after hearing Mingjia's words.

A man can still have children at the age of 40. Indeed, from this perspective, it makes perfect sense for Mu Zheng to call Mingjia uncle.

As the two were talking, there was some chaos in front of the cavalry, and after a while they actually stopped.

Mingjia kicked his horse's belly and was about to move forward, but Mu Zheng did not move.

Firstly, he judged that it was not a big deal because there was no special warning sound from the front. Secondly, he had to stay in the middle of the team to avoid any accidents.

Soon, Mingjia came back.

"One of the horses had diarrhea, and its legs might have gone limp, so it fell over and overturned the cart."

Mu Zheng nodded after hearing this. Everyone waited for a while before the cavalry continued to move forward.

However, this time, the team stopped again before they had gone far.

After a while, Gong Wen came running over. "Oh, these animals may have not seen such lush green grass for a long time. They ate too much last night and are all suffering from stomach upset. Just now there was only one, and now there are seven or eight."

Everyone frowned when they heard this. It was out in the wilderness, and if the horses couldn't move, they would have to spend the night on the grassland.

Mingjia murmured as he rode on horseback, "This isn't right! Are these horses used to a hard life? Are their stomachs unable to handle a bit of tender grass?"