I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 226 There is Gu Zhong in the Northwest

Although Hu Zhen had long been prepared for an unexpected encounter, he did not expect this situation.

Facing Lu Shuihu, whose number was ten times greater than theirs, Hu Zhen had no confidence even with his elite subordinates in Bingzhou.

Not to mention that they are now carrying a group of Qiang people put together temporarily, although these Qiang people have good abilities when taken alone.

Facing the unkind arrival of Lu Shuihu, seeing that Lu Shuihu did not attack immediately, Hu Zhen knew that they were wary of their own combat power and were evaluating whether it was necessary to attack.

He tried to negotiate with Lu Shuihu.

Growing up and active in the border areas, Hu Zhen knew the customs of the Hu people very well.

When Lu Shuihu saw Hu Zhen leaving the spear in his hand alone, he broke away from the team and rode towards them. He quickly sent a fierce-looking man with a scar on his face to meet Hu Zhen.

"The leader of my department asked you, what is in the car?" Scarface asked viciously.

"Three carts of silk." Hu Zhen was unmoved. He was a little disappointed that it was not the leader of the Lu Shui tribe who came to meet him.

Hu Zhen would not be frightened by this little trick, and responded calmly: "Yes, let's just treat it as a first meeting gift to the leader of your department."

Before Hu Zhen was about to leave, Scarface asked: "The leader of my department wants to ask who you are?"

Lu Shuihu immediately heard a response - "Not enough!"

Scarface was in awe of Hu Zhen, nodded solemnly, and rode back to report.

"I would like to use these five cars to make good friends with the leader of your tribe. If you agree, I will lead everyone to leave immediately. Otherwise, we will have to fight with each other."

After Hu Zhen finished shouting, the Qiang cavalry who were originally guarding the vehicle abandoned the vehicle and rode their horses closer.

"My department also wants these two vehicles!"

Scarface continued to shout: "Where are the remaining two cars? What's on them?"

"Anding County, Hu Zhen!"

Scarface turned around and shouted, "He said yes!"

"Grain and cooking pots."

After a while, Scarface returned, his attitude no longer as vicious as before: "The leader agrees to your request."

After receiving the order, Scarface immediately shouted fiercely: "Your horse must stay too!"

As an adult from Liangzhou, Hu Zhen is not made of cotton.

Hu Zhen stared at Scarface for three or four seconds before agreeing: "That's okay."

Hu Zhen suddenly pulled out his sharp saber and shouted with great momentum: "No!"

The sound clearly reached Leader Lu Shuihu, and Scarface, who was in front of him, was startled by Hu Zhen's sudden outburst, and even his horse neighed twice.

Scarface shouted: "I want them all!"

Swords, bows and horses are Hu Zhen's bottom line.

In order to prevent accidents, everyone carried water bags and two days' worth of dry food on their horses, and the gold was not on the car. Now, these measures are coming in handy.

After this experience, the Qiang people in the team became more convinced of Hu Zhen. But this is just the beginning.

Without the drag of a carriage, their journey was much faster, but also because there was no silk cover, the interrogation they encountered was more stringent. Especially the Huang family in Duling County, Jiuquan County.

The ancestors of the Huang family once had the Prime Minister Huang Ba. During the reign of Emperor Huan, after Huang Ba, Huang Jun was appointed as Shangshu Ling and granted the title of Marquis within the Pass.

The Huang family is a wealthy family in Jiuquan. There is no one stronger than him among the local Han people, and he is closely related to the Qiang people.

When Hu Zhen wanted to buy grain, he had to come into contact with the Huang family, whether from Han people or Qiang people.

Huang was suspicious of Hu Zhen's motives, but was not convinced by Hu Zhen's reasons - the goods were gone before they arrived at Dunhuang, and they had to go west to explore the road again?

Although Huang Yan, who once joined the rebels, is not from the same clan as the Huang family in Jiuquan, who knows if there is support from the Huang family behind him.

Hu Zhen didn't dare to gamble, so he could only lead his people to escape.

Fortunately, in Jiuquan County, the names of Shaodang Qiang and Huangzhong Qiang can still be used, and the Huang family is not the only one in Jiuquan.

It really made Hu Zhen, who remembered the road, lead his people to Dunhuang County. However, at this time, the original team of more than fifty people were either dead or injured. Even though they were all Qiang people who were accustomed to the harsh living environment, only There are more than forty people.

The injured Qiang man Hu Zhen did not give up and entrusted him to the local Qiang people.

After entering Dunhuang County, Hu Zhen seemed to have entered another world.

Dunhuang, like Jiuquan and Zhangye, all had no governors, and governance relied entirely on powerful local families.

But it was also the reason for opening up trade routes. Not only did the large Han families in Dunhuang not doubt Hu Zhen and others, such as the Zhang family, Linghu family, etc., they directly sent people to inquire enthusiastically about the difficulties they encountered on the road and provided them with various solutions. ideas for solving problems.

Hu Zhen was a little puzzled at first, but it was not until later that he understood that Dunhuang was the last stop on the way to the Western Regions. Many transactions between the Han people and the Hu people had to be carried out here. As a wealthy family that controlled the local county officials, they could Earn considerable profits.

Seeing this, Hu Zhen revealed the Baidiezi seeds he wanted to buy this time. Although he didn't say who wanted it, the wealthy people agreed very simply.

Then he led the people to continue westward.

The wealthy families of Dunhuang not only did not stop it, but also supported it - only by seeing the chaos in the Western Regions can we understand the beauty of Dunhuang County.

Suo Clan of the Two Thousand Stone Clan specially sent Suo Zhan to accompany him. Suo Zhan is praised as one of the Five Dragons of Dunhuang and is quite prestigious near Dunhuang.

They set out from Dunhuang County and headed west. However, along the way, they encountered desolation.

Hu Zhen once worked as an official in Wuji Xiaowei's office, and he rode horses along with the team. In his memory, this road was still very lively more than ten years ago.

This place is often used by the military and can lead to Loulan City of Shanshan State, which is directly west of Dunhuang. It was once the residence of the Protector of the Western Regions and the long history of the Western Regions; it can also go to Liuzhong City of Cheshi State located in the northeast of the Western Regions, where Colonel Wu Ji was stationed. And Shule City, where Geng Gong once led his soldiers to defend with their lives, are all in this direction.

But now... looking at the postmen at Senei Station next to him who only had three melons and two dates, Hu Zhen felt empty for a moment.

When he returned to his hometown, things had changed, and no one could even recognize him.

In his memory, Liuzhong City and Shule City were Tuntian cities. The former was in the front of Cheshi Kingdom, and the latter, although named Shule, was in the back of Cheshi Kingdom. When there was heavy snow in the fields near Tuntian City, there would always be soldiers stationed there who couldn't help but go to work in the fields, but now, the fields are probably overgrown with weeds.

Finally, Hu Zhen didn't want to arouse suspicion, so he couldn't help but ask Suo Zhan: "Liuzhong City, Jinpucheng, Qiegu City...are these farming cities still there?"

Suo Shi had long realized that Hu Zhen was by no means a simple businessman, otherwise he would not have sent Suo Zhan to accompany him.

Suo Zhan heard this and replied: "After the news from Luoyang was cut off, the Xianbei people often came to harass, and there were also restless people in the countries in the Western Regions. Later, some of these garrison troops returned to Dunhuang, but due to the long distance, some also returned to Loulan City person."

(End of this chapter)