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Chapter 247 The situation of the Mayans

Strictly speaking, Li Shimin and Qiuren have only met three times before, and they met at Li Xiu twice the next two times, but they always had a lot of fun talk, and Li Xiu couldn't interfere at all. The reason for this situation is actually mainly because Li Shimin and Qiuren are the same kind of people, and they admire each other very much, so every time they meet, they feel that there are endless topics to talk about.

However, Li Xiu heard something was wrong from the words of the bearded guest, especially when he thought of the bearded guest's evaluation of Li Shimin yesterday. If he really awakened Li Shimin in his words, maybe Li Shimin would launch a coup in advance, then it would be in chaos.

"Uncle, the eleventh brother is getting married. I don't know if there is anything to prepare. If you have any instructions, I will definitely help you!" Thinking of the above, Li Xiu hurriedly changed the topic. He was really afraid that the bearded guest would really encourage Li Shimin to launch a coup in advance.

"You can just watch some small things yourself. I rarely see the King of Qin, so I will have to have a chat!" The bearded guest said indifferently, and then continued to chat with Li Shimin.

"Uncle, I asked someone to invite a midwife to accompany Qu Yi. Do you think there is anything else to order?" Li Xiu said unwillingly again. Since his son is not good, let his grandson come on. Yesterday, he looked at the bearded guest and attached great importance to the child in Qu Yi's belly.

"You can do it yourself. Don't ask me about such a small matter!" After being interrupted again, the bearded guest said patiently at this time. After saying that, he looked at Li Xiu with a deep meaning, as if he had already understood what he meant?

"Your Highness, the spring is just right today. Why don't you and I go out together to celebrate the spring together? You can talk more!" After seeing Li Xiu, the bearded guest suddenly turned his head to Li Shimin and said.

"Very good, I have this intention, Brother Zhang, please!" Li Shimin also felt that Li Xiu was a little surprised. He interrupted the conversation between him and the bearded guest twice. Now that he heard the bearded guest invite him to go out for spring, he naturally nodded and agreed.

At that moment, the two bearded guests left the living room and left Li Xiu alone here. This made him stunned for a long time. Finally, he shook his head helplessly. He had already tried hard, but unfortunately he couldn't stop it. Even if Li Shimin really launched a coup in advance in the future, he could still have a clear conscience.

The spring scenery outside was just right, and Li Xiu didn't want to stay at home. Today is another tenth day, so there is no need to teach Qi Niang and Xiao Ya. Moreover, Li Xiu thought that he had not finished moving flowers and plants for Princess Pingyang yesterday, so he left home to Princess Pingyang. Sure enough, he saw Princess Pingyang who was busy in the garden.

"Hey, Li Xiu, why are you here? Don't you have to accompany your uncle?" Princess Pingyang asked in surprise when she saw Li Xiu.

"The King of Qin came today, but he and his uncle had a very happy chat. I couldn't even get in. And they went out for a trip, so I had nothing to do." Li Xiu smiled and took the flower hoe from Princess Pingyang's hand, then helped her dig a hole on the ground. Princess Pingyang planted an orchid in the basket, carefully sealed the surrounding soil, and finally watered it and stood up.

"How is he like me? Is there anything wrong with me here to find you?" Princess Pingyang asked in a low tone at this time, and her expression became a little nervous.

Li Xiu was so embarrassed to hear this, why did he forget that he could not ask about Li Shimin or Li Jiancheng in front of Princess Pingyang? However, he reacted quickly and deliberately smiled relaxedly and said: "The King of Qin is in good spirits. After seeing his uncle, he took the initiative to drink with him. Unfortunately, his uncle was unwell and could not drink. So after tasting the tea I made, they went out together. I don't know if he would come back today?"

Li Xiu did not lie, but just concealed the frustration when Li Shimin saw him at first. Princess Pingyang believed it when she heard these descriptions. She was obviously relieved, and her hands became much more flexible, and she began to concentrate on taking care of her beloved flowers and plants.

All day, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang were busy moving out the flowers and plants in the greenhouse, and they also had lunch with Princess Pingyang at noon. When it was getting late, Li Xiu said goodbye to Princess Pingyang and left. Speaking of which, the relationship between the two was actually very dull, and there was no big ups and downs when they got along. It was this kind of dullness that made the hearts of the two closer together.

When he returned home, Li Xiu immediately asked if the bearded guest was back. The answer he got was no. The bearded guest and Li Shimin had never come back when they went out, and they didn’t know where they went to the spring?

The bearded guest did not come back, and Li Xiu didn't know what he would talk to Li Shimin, so he could only shake his head helplessly and return to the inner house. It was dinner time. When Li Xiu came in, Yi Niang and Qi Niang had already sat down, but today, there was another person besides them, that is the Mayan girl Qu Yi.

Qu Yi is a guest, and strictly speaking, both parties are still relatives, and the bearded guest is not here, so it is normal for the erotic lady to invite Qu Yi to have dinner together. Li Xiu was just stunned by this, and then smiled politely at Qu Yi, but he didn't know what to say.

"Is Fish Walking... Sister Clothes' Axe Lord?" Li Xiu didn't speak, but he didn't expect Qu Yi to speak out at this time, but her pronunciation was simply too bad. After listening to it, Li Xiu didn't understand what she meant?

"That's right, this is my husband. Qu Yi's husband is my husband's brother, so he should call you sister-in-law!" Seeing that Li Xiu didn't understand, Yi Niang spoke first.

"Cough~, that's right, Brother Eleven is not here. If Li has something to take care of, Qu Yi, you can just ask!" Li Xiu also coughed dryly at this time. This Mayan girl is not as shy as an ordinary woman, but it also facilitates future communication.

Li Xiu couldn't understand Qu Yi's words, but Qu Yi could understand him. Qu Yi said happily at this time: "The fish are so good. I've lived here very hard. The food for the fish is very delicious!"

Li Xiu felt difficult for her when he heard Qu Yi speak. Not only did he speak slowly, but he was also inaccurate during his hair. Especially when "you" always said "fish", Li Xiu felt that his family seemed to have turned into fish, but it was difficult to correct. I hope she could notice this problem in the future.

Li Xiu was polite and then invited Qu Yi to sit down for a meal. It can be seen that the Mayan girl was very satisfied with the food at Li Xiu's house. Of course, it may be because of her pregnancy that she almost refused everyone at the dishes on the table. A person's appetite was comparable to that of Li Xiu, the big man.

After dinner, Li Xiu chatted with Qu Yi for a few more words. Although her Chinese is very bad, she got used to it after listening to it a few more times and could barely understand it. Moreover, Li Xiu was also very interested in the American affairs, so he asked Qu Yi about the customs and customs in the Americas.

However, most of Qu Yi stayed in her city-state, only very familiar with her city-state. Moreover, she was not very old, and she was even sixteen years old. This made Li Xiu secretly scold Zhang Shiyi in his heart, and even did not let go of such a young girl. A child of such a young life in later generations might have just entered high school.

Through conversation with Qu Yi, Li Xiu had some understanding of the city-state of Wahakton. Speaking of which, in the Mayan city-state, it was mainly composed of two classes, namely aristocrats and civilians. Among them, the nobles were mainly composed of military nobles such as warriors and administrative nobles such as city-state lords. Above the nobles, there was a more noble sacrifice.

Originally, sacrifices did not participate in the affairs of the city-state. They were only responsible for communicating with the gods, and the sacrifices also grasped the Mayan texts, calendars and other knowledge. It can be said that sacrifices were the true inheritors of the Mayan civilization. However, with the development of secular power, many city-state lords seized the position of sacrifice, or sacrifices intervened in the secular world, making them the lords of the city-state. Therefore, in many city-states, lords and priests both serve each other. For example, Qu Yi's father was a lord and a priest, combining divine power and royal power, and had absolute power in the city-state of Wahakton.

In addition to sacrifices, the rest are ordinary civilians. They are generally engaged in agriculture or handicrafts. Sometimes when urgent wars occur, civilians will be summoned to become soldiers. Moreover, the Mayans are very cruel to prisoners of war. They have no extra food to feed these prisoners of war, and they do not need these prisoners of war to work for them. In addition, their religion is popular with a ritual called blood sacrifice, which mainly uses blood to sacrifice to the gods, so most prisoners of war will be sacrificed.

Qu Yi's face shone with excitement when describing the blood sacrifice. In her faith, it was a very grand ceremony. However, Yi Niang and Qi Niang were so scared that their faces were pale and they were a little unacceptable for a moment. Only Li Xiu listened with relish. In his opinion, this should be the original custom left over from the Mayans. For example, there were similar human sacrifices in the history of the Central Plains, but it seemed that they were abolished during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In addition, through Qu Yi's description, Li Xiu also learned about the complex relationship between Mayan city-states. Because of the different gods of faith, they are prone to conflict due to religion, customs, etc., and they will also form alliances with some city-states with similar beliefs. However, this alliance is not very strong. When the interests of each other conflict, the original allies can easily become enemies, which also leads to constant wars between Mayan city-states. For example, in the northeast of Wahkton, there is a mortal enemy of similar scale. The two sides have fought a war of hundreds of years, and conflicts break out almost every year, and a war breaks out about ten years.

Listening to Qu Yi's story, Li Xiu also outlined some of the situations inside the Mayans in his mind, but at this moment, Yue Chan suddenly came in and reported softly, telling him that the bearded guest was back, which made Li Xiu stand up and say goodbye immediately. He wanted to know what the bearded guest and Li Shimin were talking about? (To be continued.)
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