Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

What about Southwest?

What about the Qiang people in the northwest?

What about the Xiongnu and Fuyu tribes in the Northeast?

What are those places like?

……

Liu Xie didn't dare to think about it.

……

In the past few days, he cleverly did not reveal his identity, but continued to pretend to be a rich man, hiding in the crowd silently, trying not to attract the attention of these Shanyue, just to be able to delay .

After this period of contact, Liu Xie has understood that these guys in strange clothes are not Han people at all, but aliens from the mountains and fields like Hu people and Qiang people, that is, the kind of "savages" mentioned in history books. ".

"Savages" have no concept of nationality, let alone respect and obey the so-called Han royal family.

If these people know his identity, then not only will he not be able to keep his status as the Son of Heaven, but it will put him in new danger.

Because of this, all he can do is wait silently.

Waiting for someone to come to Danyang to rescue him.

Waiting for his wife Fushou to arrive in Lujiang smoothly, and get the help of the local prefect Zhang Yan.

And... Try to keep yourself from being noticed by these people as much as possible.

What Liu Xie can do is only these.

……

Yes, just like what I said before, these Shanyue will not kill all of them after looting the merchants and capturing the thieves, but will choose to kill the soldiers and servants among them, and the rest will have a high status Those who are not, will be brought back to this cave in a unified way.

After capturing and torturing these people, Shanyue will let them send letters to their families, and at the same time demand a huge ransom to redeem the scholars in these families.

Those who came from sidelines and were not in a good position... would naturally be abandoned by their aristocratic families.

Such a person is meaningless to Sangoshi.

This is also the reason why Fushou picked out one or two people from the cage every once in a while when he saw Shanyue before he escaped.

For Yamagoshi, there is no need for them to live anymore.

As for the legitimate sons of the family, or the main line of the small family... Often the family is willing to pay a huge ransom to redeem their heirs.

But Sangoshi will look at the sincerity of the other party and choose to put the hostage back, or simply take the money and tear up the ticket, leaving the other party with no talents.

……

This income is the key to the fact that the vast majority of Shanyue's population barely engages in production, but can feed close to 10 people.

If the other party gives money and food to redeem people, the money and food can support them.

If the other party reported to the government, or even brought private soldiers over...

With the scale of nearly 10 people and the danger of the mountains and forests, the armaments of these private soldiers will become weapons in their hands, making them stronger.

This is how Yamakoshi survives.

……

"Hey, Zhang Taishou... Zhang Shijun! When will you come to save me..."

"I can't get through this day!"

Leaning against the muddy wall, Liu Xie's expression is a bit painful now.

It was precisely because of this that he subconsciously imagined what the future would be like waiting for him.

"I don't know if your eunuch is really as good as Zhang Changshi said... If you have a bad temper or don't respect the law, wouldn't I have just left the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den again?"

"The wolf's den is better than the tiger's den, right? At the very least, you don't have to worry about whether the other party will catch me out one day and kill me if you don't like me..."

Sighing silently, as a member of a masquerading family, Liu Xie also pretended to send a letter to Lujiang, and the recipient of the letter was Zhang Yan, the prefect of Lujiang.

It's just that almost half a month has passed, but he hasn't received any news.

There was neither news that the other party came to redeem him, nor that the other party sent troops to rescue him.

even……

Even when there was no news, those Shanyue had no corresponding measures.

After his understanding during this period of time, as long as there is no reply for more than five days after sending a letter, Shanyue generally assumes that the hostage will be regarded as an abandoned child and will be killed directly, so as not to continue to raise it.

In terms of the pace of this era... From Wu County to Lujiang, and some areas around Danyang County, five days must be enough.

And what about Liu Xie?

Five days and five days...five days and five days...

Although Liu Xie couldn't remember how long he had been captured, he must have had half a month.

Then why don't these guys even have the slightest thought of killing themselves?

It's like... forgetting yourself?

Liu Xie subconsciously felt that this was a bit of torture.

Chapter 9 Expedition? First expedition!

"Oh, it's been more than half a month, right?"

"Will this little girl be able to do it... Could it be that she died on the road?"

……

That night, in the Shanyue Camp in Jingxian County, Danyang County, in the leading barracks, a short and thin man less than seven feet tall, wearing armor, was frowning, looking at the letter in his hand, his face was full of gloom look.

This person is the leader of Shanyue in Danyang area, and also the leader of more than ten Shanyue Congzun in the entire Yangzhou territory, Zulang from Yue.

Relying on the Yue soldiers under his hands, he has been in Jing County for several years, and with Danyang as the center, he controls most of the land in Yangzhou.

Even Zhou Xin, the prefect of Danyang, could only barely protect himself in front of him, and did not dare to mention any matter of attacking and suppressing rebellion.

……

"Zong Shuai, don't worry, wait a little longer."

"It is estimated that within these two days, that guy will definitely come to Danyang to find trouble."

……

Beside the short man, there was a man in regular clothes with a fat and wrinkled face sitting on his knees.

Looking at his appearance, he didn't shaved his forehead like Zu Lang, but tied his hair in a bun, just like a Han Chinese.

……

"Zong Shuai, you are not a Han Chinese. You don't understand how high the status of the brat you caught before is in the etiquette of the Han people. He is the crown prince! Although there is no specific crown prince, as long as he is qualified, he is already better than us. Human beings are infinitely more noble."

"If that person knows that Liu Xie is in your hands, he can't help but send troops to rescue him."

"Zong Shuai, you want to take revenge on that person, this is a golden opportunity."

……

I saw him looking at Zu Lang with a flattering face, if it wasn't for the fact that he was indeed wearing Han clothes, he would also look like a Han Chinese... I am afraid that others would think that he is Zu Lang's lackey, a special existence for the other party .

Of course, the truth is not far behind.

If Fushou or Liu Xie were present, they would definitely be able to recognize that this man was not from the Shanyue forces at all, but he was clearly the "local businessman" in Wu County who invited them to accompany him that day when he was in Wu County.

Both of them thought that they had met Shanyue Jielu, and that the businessman might have already encountered an accident... But they never thought that at this moment, not only did the other party not become a prisoner, but he was even living a very good life.

Looking at his appearance, it is obvious that Zu Lang, the leader of the Shanyue bandit, has already known each other for a long time.

……

"Zhu, is what you said reliable?"

"You know my temper. If this matter is done this time, I won't be able to give you a high official salary. There is no problem with being rich and honorable!"

"I have been entrenched in Danyang for almost ten years, and our two families have also cooperated for almost ten years. I'm afraid you know better than me how much money I have."

"Don't doubt whether what I say has the ability to come true."

……

There was a hint of banditry in the words, and Zu Lang's expression changed several times, even a little gloomy.

……

"It's just... if you lie to me, or this plan doesn't come true..."

"Then just wait for me to settle accounts with you!"

……

"Don't think that you brought me a lot of people before, so I will let you go easily!"

"That yellow-haired boy in Lujiang, I will kill him!"

"At any cost!"

……

Talking loudly to the other party, Zu Lang gritted his teeth fiercely, as if he had some blood feud with the "yellow-haired boy" he called.

……

Originally, Shanyue used to be domineering in the area of ​​Yangzhou and lived a good life. You Zhang Yan, who knows where you came from, once you enter Lujiang, you don’t say anything. kill...

What is this called?

Regardless of whether there is any relationship between his Zu Lang and the adopted son, this is a real slap in the face of his Zu Lang, and it is his Zu Lang's face that is lost!

Not to mention, among the six counties in Yangzhou, the Lujiang River is the closest to the Central Plains, and has the richest oil and water...

After his power in Lujiang was frustrated, the income of the entire Shanyue power dropped drastically!

Otherwise, why would he take such a risk to forcibly plunder the passing caravans and blackmail their corresponding families?

……