Three Kingdoms

I?

I don't have a name.

Well, it can't be said that I don't have a name at all, because I was born under the wheel of a Lele car, so I was called "Lele", but everyone knows that this is not completely a "name".

I hope to have a more formal name, such as "Karas" or "Leiter". The former represents courage and the latter represents honesty. Only then can it be considered a name...

"Lele" sounds like the name of a horse, or a cow?

The big boss is meeting with the witch and has driven away those of us who serve the witch.

Thinking about it, there must be something very important.

Something did happen. Although most of us live separately from the people in the tribe, we also heard some not-so-good news from those in the tribe.

The big boss has an order not to spread this information in private, so basically when everyone talks to me, they will start like this, "I'm telling you, the big boss said this, you can't spread this in private..."

I just nodded.

Then they will say it.

I very much hope that these news are not true and are just spread by these people, but from the seventh sun in March, um, thirty suns count, to the rise of the next month, strange deaths appeared in the tribe. .

To be precise, it appeared in the tent at the southernmost tip of the tribe, where the people who managed the "Kadazi" lived. "Kadazi" means bone dregs, which means that they are captured prisoners of war and are considered half livestock. Of course, someone must be responsible for grazing them.

Although the leader of the tribe tried his best to conceal this matter, saying that the two men were injured and beaten to death while grazing "Kadazi", and then killed all the "Kadazi" there and buried them with them...

"No spreading rumors!" 』

There are new orders.

But as mentioned before, this kind of thing had actually spread before the ban was issued. Some people said that the two shepherds who died had no external injuries on their bodies at all, and they did not look like what the big leader wanted. What are you talking about being injured?

Later, I originally thought that this matter would just go away, but on the fifteenth sun, three more people died, the same as the two people before...

The big leader ordered us to leave the pasture and come here.

We all thought that this matter was over and we could live happily again, but we didn't expect that on the twentieth sun, people started to die again. This time, five people died.

Twenty-one suns.

Just the fact that three people died made us happy for a while, thinking that this inexplicable death would soon be over.

But on the twenty-second day of the sun, eight people died.

Twenty-three suns are eighteen people...

Today, there are twenty-four suns, and not long after they have just risen, ten of them are already dead. No, someone else came to report just now, so there are eleven people...

I stared at the wooden board in front of me. The sun and little figures painted on it seemed to be shaking on the board, making me a little dizzy.

It is said that some people in the tribe, um, a lot of people, started to cough.

It is said that some of the people who cough are fine, while others will cough non-stop, getting louder and louder, and eventually cough up all the flesh and blood in their bodies, and then...

There's no after that.

The witch prayed for everyone, but...

Nothing seems to work.

Well, I shouldn't have thought that way, please God in heaven, forgive me.

The witch said that this was a warning from God. Anyone who has done bad things must pass this test from God...

Well, it seems to make sense. Anyway, that stupid guy who used to beat me and steal my food when I was little, the guy with a name like "Karas", died on the twenty-second day of the sun.

I seem to feel a little happy...

This is wrong and I can't feel happy.

The way "Karas" died was really ugly.

I don't know how to describe it, it just smells and is ugly.

All the people in the tribe were so panicked that they didn't even want to live in tents. They said there were devils in the tents, and they would rather build bonfires in the wild.

Fortunately it's not too cold now, otherwise...

"Lele!" Lele..." A shout sounded in the distance.

I responded subconsciously, and then stood up, only to find that someone was holding a carriage and turning the corner...

I hate this name!

The guy next to me opened his mouth and smiled, showing his yellow and black teeth. It made me want to grab a handful of dirt and throw it into his mouth!

I know this big yellow tooth, he is jealous of me, because I know how to count, I know how to count from one to a hundred, but he can only count to twenty, and he has to use his fingers and toes. If there are two or three missing, can we only count to seventeen or eighteen?

It is precisely because of this that I am more valued by the wizard. This piece of wood can only be handed over to me, not to him.

"Lele!" 』

I stood up suddenly, this time it was true, it was the witch calling me!

I hurriedly grabbed the wooden board and ran towards the place where the witch was.

Maybe the board became heavier, or maybe I ran too fast. I felt dizzy, the ground was shaking a little, and there seemed to be some bugs crawling in my chest and abdomen...

"Ahem, cough, cough..."

I lost my balance, fell to the ground, and started coughing.

I felt like my head was buzzing, like a hammer was hitting my head.

"No...ahem, it's okay..."

I tried to stand up again, but I saw the witch’s face twisted...

I have never seen the wizard's face look like this. He shouted something loudly, and then someone rushed up, grabbed my legs, and dragged me away...

Between the grass clippings and the clods of soil, I saw the big yellow teeth dragging me. He grinned, revealing those yellow and black teeth, like a dog biting the meat, desperately In drag.

I wanted to struggle, but I don’t know why, but all my strength seemed to go to my chest and abdomen, and then I escaped from the coughs...

I suddenly realized something, and I struggled to grab the grass that kept passing in front of me!

I want to stay here!

I'm not sick!

I……

"Ahem, cough, cough..."

……(⊙x⊙;)……

"Are you sure?" He actually got sick too? "The wizard closed his eyes, "Oh...he is my favorite child...so don't let him suffer...just send him on his way, God will accept him..."

A guard armed with a knife took the order and left.

The wizard wiped away the non-existent tears and sighed.

"It's very troublesome now..." The big leader stood aside and said, "There are already five tribes suffering from the disease... What I'm worried about now is that the disease will become more and more common..."

The big leader glanced at the magic witch, "And I doubt... can you get God's will?" 』

"You are blaspheming!" ” The wizard immediately put down his previous expression of pity and stared at the big leader fiercely, “Do you know what you are talking about? ! 』

"I am not blasphemous!" Those who cannot obtain the will of God are the real blasphemers! ” The big leader was not afraid of the intimidation of the witch at all. “You said before that God’s will was to come here, but more people died here! What do you want to say? ! Is it God’s will, or have you tampered with it... Or, you don’t get any guidance from God at all..."

"Your idea is very dangerous..." The wizard's face moved a few times, "Big boss, gods are everywhere, omniscient and omnipotent... You actually doubt the power of gods..."

"Say it for the last time! I didn’t doubt the gods! It's you I doubt! ” The big leader glared at the witch, “If you don’t get guidance from the gods today, then you have betrayed God! Lost the favor of the gods! Everyone in our tribe cannot be implicated because of your actions! I must make the decision for my tribe and for the thousands of Dingling people! If you cannot accept the guidance of the gods, then find another witch who can be guided by the gods! 』

The muscles on the wizard's cheek kept beating, "I can receive guidance from the gods!" 』

"Then tell me what the guidance of the gods is?" ! ” The big leader pressed forward step by step, “Don’t say it’s the gods who are telling us to die! 』

The wizard's expression changed, and then suddenly he seemed very surprised, "What?" Have you also received this message from the gods? 』

"what's the message? ” The big leader was stunned for a moment.

The wizard closed his eyes, with a look of sorrow on his face, "Actually, the gods gave me the message from the beginning, but I have been unwilling to accept it... The gods reminded me again and again, but I... oh... so the gods just I remind you again, the big boss..."

The big leader couldn't help but touch his head, feeling a little confused. Could it be that he really received something?

"ah? "The big leader suddenly remembered, "Could it be that..."

The wizard nodded compassionately.

"This is impossible! ” The big leader shouted.

The wizard closed his eyes and remained unmoved. After working in this profession for so long, from youth to old age, the shaman has a deep understanding that gods are aloof and unfathomable. If mortals can deduce everything, can they still be called gods? The more untrustworthy the words are, once they are believed, they become more solid and unbreakable.

"This is impossible! impossible! ” the big leader repeated, shaking his head repeatedly.

The wizard squinted his eyes, "But the gods have already told you...even you said so yourself..."

"What did I say? ! I didn't say anything! ” the big leader said angrily.

The shaman looked calm, "The gods cannot be deceived..."

"I..." the leader gasped, then frowned and said, "Why?" ! 』

The shaman looked at the big leader and said, "The gods also told you... What were you worried about before?" What are you confused about? And now, here is the answer..."

The big leader frowned deeply, "Could it be that..."

"That's right..." the wizard said slowly, "Before that incident, we didn't have these problems... But now... isn't this the guidance of the gods? 』

"..." The big leader fell silent, and then glanced at the witch.

The magic witch is also targeting the big boss.

"Do you think I'm a fool? ” The big leader whispered, “Do you know what you are talking about? 』

The witch also lowered his voice, "I know... when the Huns were still there, they also encountered this problem... The big leader is so smart, he must also know how the Huns solved this problem back then..."

"The Huns..." The big leader fell silent.

The wizard said slowly: "I was hesitant before... But now, boss, look, even the children around me... this is God's warning... if..."

The big boss became more and more silent.

Although what the wizard said was ridiculous, what was interesting was that he hit the truth right on target.

Plague is a thing that has accompanied mankind since ancient times.

In other words, before humans existed, these germs, viruses, molds, etc. were already the masters of the earth, and humans...

Compared with the time when human beings were born, these germs and molds are just younger.

The key is that humans themselves still like to seek death.

The problems encountered by the Xiongnu back then were actually similar to those encountered by the Ding Ling people.

In fact, it sounds very mysterious and complicated. In fact, the answer is very simple, but it cannot be solved according to the current understanding and medical technology level of Dingling people.

Isolate and inspect all people and livestock, isolate sick people and livestock, and then treat them while eliminating all intermediate hosts to prevent secondary infection of pollutants. These are very common and common disease prevention methods in later generations, even in large-scale epidemics. The United States cannot do this, allowing the virus to spread freely in the sewers at the center of its empire, let alone the Ding Ling tribe in the Han Dynasty.

Most of the plagues are caused by germs and viruses, and these germs and viruses often have a community nature, that is, people in this group of tribes may carry them, but they will not get sick, and then they will spread to another tribe. People in a tribe do not have the ability to be immune to this kind of germ, so it breaks out.

In particular, the original Dingling people lived a relatively simple life at the beginning, and there were no major changes. Then due to the sudden decline of Xianbei, the Dingling people expanded crazily, and many people left the land where they originally lived. They also accepted a lot of people from other tribes, and they didn’t have any hygiene habits...

Because of the temperature, it's okay in winter, the germs don't multiply too much, and the contagion isn't that strong, so even if someone gets sick at the beginning, it's not taken seriously. Now, as spring comes, the temperature rises. When the temperature is high, the infectivity of germs is no longer limited by temperature and begins to attack.

And now it happens that these Dingling people, who were originally scattered tribes due to Yuyang, are now clustered, and they do not pay attention to camp hygiene like the Hussars General. Human excrement plus animal excrement, Then in the spring mosquitoes breed, and then humans and animals infect each other, spreading in all directions, and eventually it becomes out of control.

To solve such a problem, according to the current medical level of Ding Ling people, it is impossible to solve it, so there is only one way left...

Let these sick people die, and the natural plague will disappear.

"I summoned all the leaders..." the big leader finally said, "This matter... when the time comes, you have to know what to do..."

"It is my duty to convey the will of the gods..." The shaman returned to his original enigmatic expression, "Please don't worry, big boss..."

The night in the desert has a special coolness.

The wind blowing from the north seemed to carry a cold breath, like the smell of death.

On the mound, the big leader stood in the middle, surrounded by the gathered tribal leaders.

"These days... everyone has gotten a lot of good things..." the big leader said slowly, "They are all good things... right?" Cattle and sheep, women and children, countless furs and blankets, and war horses... they are all good things..."

"But the good things on the surface are not necessarily good things inside..." The big leader slowly looked around, "What happened in the past few days... I don't need to say more?" Our witch said it was because these things contained the curse of the damn Xianbei cub! 』

The crowd was in an uproar and started whispering among themselves.

"I see! Now I understand! 』

"I told you so!" These Xianbei dogs have no good intentions! 』

"It's just as I expected!" Xianbei dogs have a vicious heart! 』

"That's right..."

The big boss waited for a moment, and after the surrounding voices became quieter, he said again, "There is a way to break this curse, and it is the only way... Someone comes!" Raise fire! 』

Following the big leader's order, the fire at the back of the hill was lit. The shaman in colorful divine robes held high the divine staff wrapped in colorful silk. Under the light of the fire, his whole body trembled. It was as if all the joints of the hands and feet were twisted, dancing inexplicably and strangely, and making sounds that were high and low, sometimes sharp and sometimes deep...

In front of the fire, there were some tied people twisting on the wooden stakes, like insects, or like sheep with their hands and feet trapped.

The witch danced more and more, moving more and faster, and his voice became louder and louder. With the witch's last roar, several Dingling people with colorful patterns on their bodies came forward, and then The person on the stake was disemboweled, then the bloody heart was pulled out from the chest and abdomen alive, and thrown into the blazing fire...

A smell like accidentally dropping chicken hearts into the blazing charcoal fire while grilling spreads in the air...

The heat wave is rolling, distorting the air above the campfire. It seems that something is jumping in it, and it seems like there is nothing...

A strong wind blew.

Flags, robes, and even grass leaves all made a rustling sound.

"listen! ” The witch’s voice seemed to be filled with an irresistible tone, “God is speaking! 』

"Close your eyes!" Listen to this voice..."

"God, God is saying..."

"Blood! 』

"More blood!" 』

"Use more blood!" Only then can this curse be broken! ” The wizard opened his arms and shouted crazily, “It’s either ours or the enemy’s! Blood! More blood! 』

"Ding Ling is victorious -" the big leader drew out his sword, stood on the hillock and raised it high, roaring across the night sky, "We want the blood of the enemy!" The enemy's blood to break the curse! I give this order in the name of Chief Ding Ling..."

"All the cursed tribes! 』

"immediately"

"Go to war!" 』

Clouds swept over.

The wind roared away.