Shu Chen

Chapter 257 Thorn

The sun was setting towards the west, and with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow, Yijian said goodbye to his prostitute and concubine.

The Han army agreed to Lu Shuihu's request for attachment, and also agreed to return all the pastures that had been embezzled by the Niwei government and other Qianghu tribes and Haoyou.

However, these pasture fields are painted in Hanzhong or Shu.

"The land in the Hexi Corridor is barren and bitterly cold. Your Ministry has been in decline for a long time. If you continue to stay in Weiwu County, it may be difficult to recover its momentum for decades. Therefore, before I came, the Prime Minister specifically ordered that you move your Ministry to fertile soil. The land of Shu with lush water and grass should make up for the shame that the great Han has been unable to visit Hexi in recent years, which caused the nobles to suffer against Wei."

The general of the Han family explained it in this way.

Another official sitting at the table, Zhuge Qiao, the prime minister's son, also swore that Lu Shuihu would never be harshly punished after he moved to Shu.

This made Yi Jian's concubine stunned at first, and then sad in his heart.

Having lived for dozens of years, he is not lacking in sophistication and wisdom, and it is easy to hear the hidden meaning of the Han army - the big man does not want Lu Shuihu to have a leader again, let alone let them be in a place far away from the temple. regain momentum.

Migrating to the land of Shu and dispersing the households in the painting area prevented the cohesion of the tribe and could not give birth to the heart of rebellion.

Sure enough, the sons of the Han family are all the same.

Whether it is Wei Guo or a big man, they are all afraid of Lu Shuihu, who once rebelled.

However, even if he knew it in his heart, he had to agree to it due to the situation.

Lu Shuihu, who was dying, had no better choice.

However, he still has room to maneuver.

After the ambition in his heart was wiped out, he retreated to the next best thing, claiming that the son of his deceased brother was quite brave and could make the troops die, and he was willing to join the army to serve the great man.

To put it bluntly, he wanted to take the lead.

He knew that today the world is divided into three parts, and the battle between Han and Wei is in full swing. Even if Lu Shuihu is registered as a citizen, he will inevitably be recruited as a soldier by a big man with a small land and few people.

Since sooner or later you have to fight with knives and swords, it is better to enlist in the army now and gain fame as soon as possible.

Furthermore, when the Han army had not yet recovered the Hexi Corridor and joined the army, the Han army would definitely treat it kindly and promise a half-job for the sake of Qianjin.

In fact, Ekin's idea of ​​a prostitute is not bad at all.

After Zheng Pu and Zhuge Qiao heard the plea, they understood what he was thinking.

But he still smiled and praised a lot of high-sounding words, and promised that he would definitely write a letter to the prime minister and give him an official award.

Show your sincerity~~
Who made it so coincidental that Yijian's concubine secretly "asked for an official position"?

At that time, Zheng Pu still had bad taste in his heart.

When thinking of writing a letter to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, he specially added a sentence to arrange the nephew of Yijian's concubine to work in Nanzhong!

Get rid of the unhappiness of being robbed by the fire.

Anyway, he is the Central Guard, and he has the right to speak in the selection and appointment of low-ranking generals.

However, when he saw the nephew of Ekin's prostitute, he changed his mind.

This person's name is Li Tangmang, and he has already made a big name in the Hexi Corridor in his first year of life.

Yes, he is a horse thief who robs houses!
In the battle when Lu Shuihu was suppressed by the State of Wei, his biological father died before the battle, and he was rescued by his uncle's tribe when he was still young. Because he wanted revenge and did not want to be enslaved by the State of Wei, he won over a hundred people after growing up. The Yu people became horse thieves who lived in no fixed place.

Although in the past few years, the number of casualties among shadow followers has dropped to more than [-] people.

However, his bravery and ferocity made the bureaucrats, nobles and caravans in the Hexi Corridor turn pale.

Moreover, during the frequent encirclement and suppression by the Wei State government, he gradually lost his bandit spirit of fighting only with blood and bravery. Not only did he train the people under his command to prohibit words and deeds, but he also acted faintly with the rules of military struggle and attack.

This time, the old and dying Yijian concubine was able to escape the surveillance of the Wei State and come to the fortress of Yuyin to ask the Han army, which was his escort.

In order not to let Wei Guo realize Lu Shuihu's intention to seek asylum from the Han army, he went so far as to kill Yi Jian's concubine's residence at night, hacked to death and wounded more than a dozen people of the same origin, and then sent Yijian took away the concubines and belongings together.

Be worthy of the name "disgusting the real with the fake".

However, what Zheng Pu valued was not Li Tang Mang's determination and ruthlessness.

It is that he has wandered all over the Hexi Corridor in recent years, and he knows the topography and terrain well, so he can also become the best guide for the great Han to march into Hexi in the future.

And when Tang Mang was first introduced, he offered a military profile.

More than a month ago, when the Kewu tribe migrated to Xiutuze, he led the bandits to hang behind and wanted to take the opportunity to seize some luggage. Unexpectedly, he ran into him by accident.

After Zheng Pu heard this military situation, he immediately felt awe-inspiring.

The news that Liu Bao, the Zuoxian king of the Xiongnu, was awarded the Shuofang Protectorate by the anti-Wei Dynasty is not a secret among the great Han.

Now, since the Xiongnu, who were attached to Niwei, sent troops to Xiu Tuze, did Niwei also take action in Naowei County, which is closer to the fortress of Yuyin?

Quickly moved out of the army tent, called the guarded soldiers, and ordered him to rush to the city to find Zhang Bao, and asked him to send messengers across the river to find Jiang Wei's return.

The military is on fire.

It was mid-June, and the army led by Wei Yandu to attack Jincheng County was already on the way. If he could not detect the potential danger in advance, he would be dereliction of duty.

Naturally, Li Tangmang also received Zheng Pu's kind treatment.

Directly use the authority of the Central Guard Army to keep him by his side for the time being.

And write a letter and send it to the prime minister, please grant him the post of Sima in another department, which can be called abnormal letter.

After all, it is rare for mere horse thieves to be trusted with their lives when they first meet.

Even Li Tang Mang himself was surprised, and swore to show his loyalty for a while.

When standing behind him, he specially let the governor of Buqu beg for half a step to show that he has no dissent.

However, after Yijian's concubine said goodbye and left, the people Zheng Pu and Zhuge Qiao met again were some down-and-out scholars and wandering rangers in the Hexi Corridor.

Almost all of these people came alone, and their intentions were obvious.

They had no chance to stand out under the rule of the state of Wei, hoping to stand under the banner of the Han Dynasty and change their own destiny.

The difference is nothing but literature and martial arts.

Zheng Pu didn't have much interest in You Xiaer, so he asked the guarded soldiers to lead him to the city fortress and hand it over to Liu Yin for selection.

These people are used to wandering around on weekdays, and they are often impulsive and punished with military force. Without some training, they are unfit to serve as soldiers in the army.

But those down-and-out scholars are not.

Although these scholars must be good and bad, or their talents and learning must not be high, the territory recovered by the big man in these years is quite large, and the county guards and county magistrates, as well as officials such as masters and officials, can still be transferred from Shu. But the food official can't.

After all, how many scholars are willing to fight for food and travel hundreds of miles to come here?
And the scholars in front of me who are born with humble birth and can read and write are the best candidates to help the petty officials.

And when Zheng Pu went out to meet him in the army tent, he suddenly found a man who stood out from the crowd.

The man was about seven feet tall and thin, his clothes were covered with traces of mending; but his forehead was round and square, his light beard was neatly trimmed, his eyes were deep and his nose was like a penis, and he could be called a dignified appearance. People can't help feeling good.

With such clothes and appearance, as soon as you see him, you will know that you are a member of the White House.

After all, there are countless years of impoverished life, and you can't starve out such a bony body; and you can't cultivate a poetic and poetic bearing without the hard study of hanging beams and thorns.

Seeing Zheng Pu and Zhuge Qiao Bulai, he was neither humble nor overbearing, he just bowed slightly and bowed his hands in salute, showing no trace of flattery or flattery.

"I am Zheng Pu, the guard of the Great Han Dynasty. May I ask who is your Excellency?"

Zheng Pu, who had a crush on him, stepped up to this person, helped him up with great courtesy and asked questions.

"Reporting to the general, I am a native of Biaoshi County, Jiuquan, and my surname is Li."

The man held his head up, and answered without haste.

But before the words were finished, when his eyes met Zheng Pu's eyes, he pinched Zheng Pu's hand and pulled it back, and his body suddenly leaned forward; The dagger stabbed forward fiercely.

(End of this chapter)