Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1685 Progress

  Taixing two years, autumn.

  On this day, Jia Xu, who went to investigate the surroundings, got off his horse in disgrace, sat on the ground grinning and hammered his legs, so that the blood in his legs could recover as soon as possible.

  Jia Xu's embarrassed appearance attracted these Han soldiers in the Western Regions to laugh, but the smiles of these Han soldiers were good-hearted, and someone told Jia Xu loudly, don't stand still, you need to move to recover quickly.

Jia Xu arched his hands in the direction of the point, and then walked up and down with his legs looped. Not to mention, after walking a few steps enduring the soreness and numbness, his wood-like legs gradually It started to recover a bit, and finally felt like it was my own leg, instead of being replaced with two pieces of wood halfway.

  The troops of Lu Bu and Li Ru were stationed on the pasture of a Hu tribe.

Maybe whoever stays for a long time will feel that this site belongs to someone. This wave of Hu people has been here for about fifteen or six years, and they think this place should belong to them. When Lu Bu came, these Hu people wailed in pain Cursing, cursing, resisting, and fleeing, they completely forgot how they drove and killed the Han people when they came here...

   Lu Bu executed the original leader of the Hu people, and then directly rewarded the captured Hu people's property and some population to the Han soldiers and some vassal Qiang troops who fought with Lu Bu.

These Qiang people who came from Longyou are already used to this kind of dividend distribution, and they don't even think that what Lu Bu brought down are other Hu people who are not much different from them. They happily thanked Lu Bu and Li Ru, flattering them all. The expression of loyalty, looking forward to the next more generous dividends.

   "How's the terrain survey going?" In the tent, Li Ru was writing something. When he saw Jia Xu came back, he raised his head slightly and asked directly without stopping his writing.

Jia Xu pulled a bearded stool, sat down, shook his legs, hammered the hammer again, and said: "Although the water and plants in this place are good, but... there is no danger to defend, and it is a place of contention. I heard that the city of Da Yuezhi in the west is not bad... but the distance in the middle..."

Li Ru's health is not very good, but as a military strategy, he has to check the surrounding terrain, so he has been holding on for a long time. Now that Jia Xu is here, he will naturally let Jia Xu go instead, so that Li Ru took a break to adjust.

  However, the Western Regions are very desolate. Naturally, it takes a long time to ride a horse to survey the terrain. For Jia Xu, who has been pampered by Sanfu for quite a while, he is naturally not used to it.

Li Ru nodded and said: "This is also something I have considered... The Western Regions are like a long snake that cannot move. It can be attacked but difficult to defend... After thinking about it, I found that it is still What General Hussars said back then is right...the battle in the Western Regions is more important than soldiers, and more important than merchants..."

  Jia Xu rubbed her gradually recovering leg and nodded silently.

   What General Hussars pointed out is a brand new way of thinking and a brand new path. In the past, when dealing with the frontier issue, people on the one hand felt that the gain outweighed the loss, and it was better not to do it. On the other hand, people thought that this was the prestige of a big country, and it was necessary. Both sides had certain reasons, which led to the national policy of the court. Uncertain, the Western Regions will not be peaceful for a long time. Now General Hussars has come up with a new solution, which is to declare power with soldiers, and to consolidate land with business.

   As for Xuanwei's target, it is natural to choose carefully...

   "Where's Marquis Wen?" Jia Xu asked when he came back, not seeing Lu Bu.

"He couldn't stay still, and took some soldiers out for a walk..." Li Ru put down his pen, and while gently blowing on the ink that was not yet dry, he said, "Remember to take this Shandong policy back with you when the time comes." ..."

   "Oh..." Jia Xu replied subconsciously, and immediately realized, "Brother, you..."

   "Cough cough..." Li Ru coughed a few times, and wrapped the fur around his body again, "Don't look at me like that, I can't die now...Don't worry..."

Seeing the sadness on Jia Xu's face, Li Ru laughed instead: "To live so long, it's considered a mistake, confiscating someone... It's enough to be thankful, but I can't see Huqi in person. What are you talking about, Aherbeizishan... It's a pity... By the way, ahem, Marquis Wen... Marquis Wen, he has a talent for leading cavalry in battle, so he has to make good use of it... By the way, you have seen the Dangerous Man Already?"

   "Who?" Jia Xu was interrupted by Li Ru, "You mean the Semu man who came a few days ago?"

  Li Ru nodded, "They call themselves Wei Xu..."

   "It's a strange name..." Jia Xu shook his head and said, "But I guess they also think that our Han people's name is very strange... These um, Weixu people, what's wrong?"

   "These guys are said to have had a fight with Yan Qi before..." Li Ru said slowly, "Then they lost..."

  Jia Xu sneered, "So now we think we can help them?"

   "Why don't you help?" Li Ru laughed twice.

  Jia Xu came to his senses and said, "...that's true... you can try it..."

Li Ru nodded, and said: "It's very difficult to talk to the Weixu patriarch, but I can guess what he means... These guys, after hearing that we have returned to the Western Regions, they pull out some old things to make friends... But it's also just right , just ask him to go directly to Marquis Wen... Thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, hehe, Ban Mengjian is probably just a false finger, not only thirty-six, I'm afraid there are more than seventy-two! It's messy! This dangerous beard People, maybe can be a breach..."

  At this time, the Weixu people also found Wen Hou Lu Bu.

There is no need to point out, even if Lu Bu is like an ordinary soldier, sitting and eating with ordinary soldiers with a bowl of coarse food, but his sturdy aura still exudes a dangerous aura, just like the soldiers on the prairie. Like the fierce tiger and mountain lion, although it is lying lazily, it does not mean that it can be ignored.

The soldiers who followed Wei Xu and his party whispered a few words in Lu Bu's ear, explaining Li Ru's meaning, Lu Bu nodded slightly, then looked at Wei Xu, raised his eyebrows, did not stand up, and sat still He just said hello: "Can you understand Chinese? Have you eaten? Would you like to eat some together?"

The Weixu patriarch nodded quickly, nodding and bowing to express that he could understand Chinese, and thanked Lu Bu for the food. He was not dissatisfied with Lu Bu's arrogance. On the contrary, in the eyes of Weixu people, or many Hu people, arrogance It is the natural power of the superiors, and the practice of respecting the virtuous and the corporal will only make the Hu people mutter in their hearts, I am afraid that this Han Chinese is not sick...

In the social concepts of Hu people who have just left the slave system, or are still in the semi-slavery system, the hierarchical system of superiority and inferiority is very strong, just like Ah San in later generations, the difference between different levels is cloud and mud Seeing Lu Bu's behavior, it may be arrogant in the eyes of the Han people, but it is taken for granted in the eyes of the Hu people.

   "I don't even have any eyesight! What are you doing sitting still!" Lu Bu kicked Wei Xu to the side, "Give up a seat for the guests!"

   "Ah..." Wei Xu didn't dare to bark his teeth at Lu Bu, and muttered dissatisfied with the bearded people, "A group of red necks..."

  The Weixu people probably have some Altai blood, and their skin color is relatively fair, so under the wind and sun, they don't look like Lu Buwei Xu's bronze color, but some are as red as boiled shrimp.

But the physique, it can be considered as tall and strong, with a beard covering his mouth, and he needs to wipe his beard on both sides when eating, Hululu will finish eating, and the formal meeting with Lu Bu will be considered as the beginning .

The two sides each introduced their own subordinates. Lu Bu noticed that the two subordinates brought by Weixu were rather strong and strong. They were tall and thin, with long hands and feet and sharp eyes. The short and strong one has thick finger joints, which should be of the type that is strong in melee combat.

  The Weixuren asked his subordinates to deliver a bulging cowhide bag, and in non-standard and dry Chinese, he smiled and said to Lu Bu: "Some, um, something is missing...the general is in pain..."

   "Ah? Oh..." Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what the Weixuren was talking about. He waved his hand and asked the soldiers to bring up the leather bag. His hands were heavy, and when he opened it, he found some dog's head gold!

  Although the dog's head gold is not pure gold, and the purity is not very good, it is also very dazzling with its heavy yellow color.

  Lu Bu laughed, then threw the cowhide bag to his subordinates, told him to put it away, nodded and said: "I have a heart..."

  Clan leader Weixu smiled, his eyes flickering, and said: "As long as the general is happy... I had more the year before last... Now they are snatched away by the Yanqi people..."

   "You mean that you think I will be greedy for money, so you instigate me to rob Yanqi people?" Lu Bu asked with a half-smile.

  The Weixu people were keenly aware of the change in Lu Bu's expression, and quickly waved their hands and said, "No, it's not, general...it's just the general's pain...pain..."

   "It's hard work! Xin!" Lu Bu couldn't help emphasizing.

   "Heart?" Patriarch Wei Xu stroked his chest, then looked down, "It's bitter here?"

   "Oh, forget it..." Lu Bu didn't intend to correct it, "Beating Yanqi is not a big deal... Although gold is good, but gold can't be eaten or worn. If there is too much gold, it will be the same. It's useless..."

   Patriarch Wei Xu listened hard, and then said: "Yes, that, change, food, clothes..."

   "Oh? Do you still understand?" Lu Bu nodded and said, "But, who do you want to change?"

   "Looking for...uh..." Patriarch Wei Xu was about to say something, but suddenly got stuck, because he realized that the Han people are actually the biggest exchange merchants. Of course, you can also go west to find Guishuang and Anxi, but it is even more inconvenient. "General... what do you want?"

Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "That's wrong, it's you... What do you have?" Lu Bu is not stupid, but he is more used to such a more straightforward way of communication, and this way is more suitable for barbarians. The space is not suitable for those courts who are used to it.

  Obviously, the Weixu patriarch also adapted to this model, and didn't feel that Lu Bu's words were offensive or inappropriate. On the contrary, his eyes lit up and his confidence doubled. When he came here, he was worried that he would be dismissed as if he was on Li Ru's side, and he was dismissed with a few words. He didn't expect that this Han general is willing to talk about some deeper topics.

  As for the benefits of Lu Bu's outspoken words, the Weixu people felt relieved. If Lu Bu didn't say anything, or didn't want anything, it would make the Weixu people worry about other problems.

"General..." The Weixu patriarch hesitated for a moment, then looked at the sturdy appearance of Lu Bu's subordinates around him, and seemed to be cruel at last, and said, "General...gold, I know, there is a place, there is gold, general help me , I will tell the general about this place..." Obviously, Patriarch Weixu seems to have thought about this sentence many times, and when he said it, it was clear, which is much better than the previous vagueness.

   "Oh?" Lu Bu pointed to the cowhide bag just now and said, "You mean that's where the gold came from?"

   "Yes..." Chief Wei Xu nodded.

  Lv Bu let out a haha, laughed a few times, and when the Weixu patriarch thought there was hope, he said: "You fought Yanqi before because of this willingness, right?"

  Clan chief Weixu changed his expression, he hesitated for a while and didn't know how to answer.

"Because it's not in your hands anyway, so tell me now, if I'm greedy for gold, it's tantamount to biting and fighting Yanqi, and it's tantamount to avenging you, and you didn't pay anything..." Lu Bu Haha laughed, and said, "You've done a good job with this account!"

   "We gave you gold..." said the leader of the Weixu clan.

"But that place is no longer in your hands, is it?" Lu Bu smiled, waved his hand and said, "Change to something else... don't worry, you can think about it..." Walking through the Han court, Lu Bu He said that when he came back now, it was too easy to face these barbarians.

The Weixu patriarch exchanged glances with his subordinates, as if they were discussing something, and finally said: "General... I still have some horses... very, very good horses... If the general is willing to take back the pasture for me, I am willing to give it to you." The general will share... half of it..."

  "A good horse?" Lu Bu whistled suddenly, and then the Chitu horse in the distance also neighed for a long time, as if responding, "Is there a horse like me?"

   "This..." Patriarch Weixu naturally understands horses. He straightened his neck and stared at Chituma, and said with some frustration, "No...not bad, more...same as my horse..."

"What is worse?" Lu Bu didn't quite understand, but he turned to look at Patriarch Weixu's horse, and weighed it up in his heart, "You mean like your horse?" Naturally, Patriarch Weixu's horse was better than those of ordinary soldiers. War horses are much better.

  Clan Chief Wei Xu nodded, "Yes! This is our last thing, if not, we would rather break it..."

   "Hahaha..." Lu Bu didn't care about the faint threat of the Weixu patriarch, and said, "How much is there? Is there any five thousand?"

   "Five thousand?!" Patriarch Wei Xu stared wide-eyed, "That's a good horse! A good horse! Why are there so many?! I only have five...no, three hundred..."

"Okay, then five hundred..." Lu Bu said decisively. After hanging out with the general Hussars for a while, Lu Bu also learned a few commercial Sanshou moves, "Five hundred! A horse like you! Send troops to find trouble with that Yanqi!"

  (end of this chapter)