Chapter 1128 The Deception Is in Progress

The cavalry leader following Jia Xu stood on the haystack and used a wooden fork to pull down the bundles of hay. The wind blew open his short robe, revealing his thighs, which were wrapped in lapis lazuli. There was a faint trace of blood. come out. But Qu Chang didn't care about the injury on his leg at all. Instead, while looking at the strong man feeding the horses in the stable, picking up fodder, he said sadly: "What a pity for these horses... They are almost useless." Already..."

The man in the stable is using a wooden rake to spread the hay and beans in the manger evenly, so that some horses will not eat all the hay, while some horses will only eat a belly of hay and then come out to lift it again. A large bundle of hay was torn apart and thrown into the manger. Hearing Qu Chang's words, he laughed twice and said: "...it's not that bad, it's just losing some fat. After a year of raising it, it will be fine." They are all back, and they will be even stronger! This horse, like a human, will be useless if it doesn’t run..."

As he spoke, the big man fell silent and looked a little lonely. He did not continue talking, but worked more carefully to pull fodder and beans for the horses, from one stable to another, waiting for three or four After the stables were tidied up, I patted one of the sturdy black horses. Then the black horse was eating happily with its head down. It was still a little dissatisfied after being patted, and kicked and scratched the ground twice.

"This guy..." the big man said dotingly, as if he were his own child, and gave the big black horse some fodder before walking out of the stable.

The commander of the cavalry stopped when he saw that the hay was almost gone, then stood on the haystack, turned to look at the valley and the stretching villages in the valley, and said: "You are really good. It's so well packed... There are quite a lot of horses... There are twenty horses in one stable, four here and four there, that's eighty plus eighty... Well, there are eleven more over there... No, twelve...that's, um..."

The cavalry commander was already a bit overwhelmed. In addition to the few stables on the mountain here, there were also many stables dotted along the valley. There were also some horses on the pasture in the distance, consisting of more than a dozen horses. The wrangler is grazing...

Although these herdsmen were wearing leather robes, the cavalry commander could tell that they were actually Han people, but they were dressed like Qiang people for some reason. Maybe they were trying to hide from something?

This horse-raising valley is located near the Guanlong Ancient Road and close to Guanshan Mountain, so it is called Guanshan Pasture. It is a natural pasture in the mountains.

As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, this place was used as a pasture for the Qin people. At that time, Feizi, the ancestor of the Qin people, was raising horses for the Zhou royal family between the Wei and Wei Rivers. He made outstanding achievements. Later, he escorted the Zhou royal family to move eastward to Luoyi and served King Ping of Zhou. He was officially named a prince and completed his transition from nomadic pastoralism to King Ping of Zhou Dynasty. The transformation into an agricultural people.

From this perspective, this is actually the earliest birthplace of the Old Qin people and one of the earliest sources of the unified Han culture of the Chinese nation.

With the unification of the Qin Dynasty, although Longshan became an ordinary county, it was still important. In the Han Dynasty, because it was necessary to fight against the Xiongnu in the north, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty turned to a strategic counterattack, and finally defeated the Xiongnu. , and the realization of this process is closely connected with Guanshan Grassland.

"What is this?" said the big man. "When Marquis Jinghuan was alive in the past, there were over 10,000 horses herded here! This... what is it..." Although he said this, the big man did not look like that at all. He despises the number of horses today, but has an attitude called humility and pride.

"Okay!" The big man put down the wooden rake, looked around the horses, and then said, "If you can eat them all, that's enough! Speaking of which, you guys are pretty good. From Guanzhong to here, in total... well, one day He must have traveled four to five hundred miles..."

The commander of the cavalry turned over from the haystack, and when he landed, his wound was involved. He couldn't help but grin, took a breath of cool air, and then said after a while: "This is nothing. Back then, I followed...well, Wen Housha When we were in Xianbei, we only traveled three days from Jiuyuan County to Yunzhong... By the way, brother, I still don’t know your surname..."

"A certain person's surname is Jiang and his given name is Ji..."

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In the cottage halfway up the mountainside of Guanshan Pasture, Jia Xu was chewing with his cheeks puffed out.

"Uh..." Jia Xu burped with satisfaction, half-splayed on the mat, sipping the yahuazi and said, "Tsk, tsk, the beef here is the most delicious..."

Maybe it's a memory from his childhood, or maybe it's a personal feeling. Whenever Jia Xu sits in this Guanshan grassland, he always feels the most relaxed and enjoys the taste of the food here the most.

Although the delicious food in Pingyang can make Jia Xu salivate, it cannot make Jia Xu relax like here.

"Well, hurry up and get out after eating." A man sat in front of the hall with his back to Jia Xu, looking up at the sky, and said in a neutral tone.

This man has a wide robe and long sleeves, and his figure is not weak, but perhaps because he is too thin, the whole robe looks a bit empty. Although there is a crown on his head, you can still see the gray hair on the exposed area. Looking from the back, anyone would probably think that he is a droopy old man.

Jia Xu almost couldn't hold himself up anymore and fell on the mat. He quickly sat up and put on a bitter and resentful look, and said: "Senior brother, I thought you just had gray hair, but I didn't expect that your heart has also changed." It’s dark…”

The man turned around, and it was Li Ru. However, Li Ru's original black hair had turned all gray, as if he had grown twenty years older, and the wrinkles on his face were much deeper.

Li Ru glanced at Jia Xu, then came back, sat down and said, "Why bother looking for someone..."

Guanshan Grassland is actually not a very hidden place. It's just that the Han Dynasty gave up the policy of Xiliang, which led to the real administration of Xiliang to deteriorate day by day. Even here, such a good horse breeding land, was eventually abandoned.

Later, the Qiang people came and occupied this place. I don’t know when it started, but it became a refuge base for Li Ru and others.

Jia Xu was silent for a while, but did not answer directly. He just said something similar to Li Ru: "Why are you..."

Li Ru was silent.

You must know that Li Ru is only in his forties now, which should be in the prime of life. However, he has turned into a gray beard and hair, like an old man. This is probably because he has endured too much pressure in his heart. To.

There was another moment of silence between the two.

Actually, the original leader of the Xiliang people was not Dong Zhuo, but Beigong Boyu and Song Yang. It's just that Beigong Boyu is of Qiang descent and cannot be completely convinced by the Han people in Xiliang. And Song Yang was a guy with great ambitions but little talent. He didn't show any problems at first, but after the incident, he was exposed by various things.

It is precisely because of this that later Bian Yun and Han Yue, that is, Bian Zhang and Han Sui, turned against each other due to various problems. In addition, the Qiang people were naturally unsociable with each other, so they could not be like the Xiongnu. Or maybe an extremely powerful leader appeared in Xianbei to completely unify the Qiang and Han people, which eventually led to endless internal strife and the uprising failed.

Bian Zhang died, and some people suspected that Han Sui did it. Han Sui could not completely get rid of his own suspicion, which led to many people's evaluation of Han Sui being lowered a lot. In the end, Li Ru and others did not choose Han Sui, who already had some power at the time. Han Sui chose Dong Zhuo instead.

But what I didn't expect was that Dong Zhuo, who had the most commanding demeanor and was very popular among both Qiang and Han people in Xiliang, was still doing well in Xiliang. He could not only win over the Qiang people from all over the country, but also win over them. The Han people in Xiliang eventually became a huge power group. Such a perfect situation declined so suddenly after entering Heluo.

Just like everything before, it was just an illusion...

"Tell me..." Li Ru shook his head, then stroked his sleeves and said calmly, "What trouble did you encounter this time?"

"Well," Jia Xu rolled his eyes and said, "No, there's nothing difficult. It's just that I haven't seen each other for a long time and I miss you a lot, so I came here to pay a visit..."

Li Ru didn't even raise his eyebrows: "Tell the truth."

"Ahem..." Jia Xu coughed twice and said helplessly, "That's it..."

Jia Xu briefly explained the process, and then said: "...In fact, General Zhengxi... As for what he said, the law should be applied to its spirit, not the skill... This naturally remains to be discussed... The rest Well, it's pretty good. Compared to Dong Zhongying... um, well, what... at least younger, isn't it..."

After listening, Li Ru was silent for a long time and said, "I understand."

"Ah, ah?" Jia Xu was a little dumbfounded. If it were anyone else, Jia Xu could still use some strategies and plans, but for Li Ru, even if he used it, it would be almost useless. Sometimes, Li Ru would catch him and punish him severely. Starting, that's it.

Jia Xu rolled his eyes and said: "Now that Dong Zhongying is gone in Xiliang and the place is in chaos, senior brother is not worried that the books stored in Wuwei and Dingtianshui will be damaged?"

"Don't worry..." Li Ru said lightly, "I have already taken them all and put them in the valley..."

"This..." Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "...Books and books are dead things. If there is no one to pass on the mantle, it is just a pile of rubbish...I think there are many reckless people in the valley. Senior brother, aren’t you worried about losing the inheritance in the future?”

Li Ru suddenly smiled and said: "What you said makes sense... So I have found a successor who is considered smart. I will ask him to come and visit you tomorrow..."

"Ah ah ah..." Jia Xu bared his teeth and claws and rushed forward, then hugged one of Li Ru's arms, "Senior brother! You can't just die without saving him!"

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The sky was so gloomy that it seemed like if you stretched out your hand, you could tear off a dark cloud from the sky. The air was so heavy that you could squeeze out water by just twisting the corners of your clothes. It was very depressing.

It looks like there might be a heavy rain.

When the seasons change, rain often comes first, whether it is getting hot or cold.

Once the rainy season comes, it means that the horns of the bow are weak, the arrow shafts are swollen, even the armor is easily corroded and rusted, and the clothes and robes may be three-thirds heavier, not to mention the muddy roads, so most of them Case in point, the rainy season is also a brief dormant period for the war. .

Near dusk, at the ferry port of Shaanxi and Jin, a few small boats came from unknown time and staggered towards the south bank.

The pontoon bridge was destroyed, so if you wanted to cross the river, you had to ferry back and forth.

Businessmen, no matter what time, are like invincible heroes, full of resilience and strength, fully reflecting their individual independence. Even in the war, businessmen will appear on both sides of the confrontation, abandoning the original organization. The collective position, not even the country’s position, is just running around for immediate interests.

Of course, this benefit is excessive, huge, and exciting...

Just like this merchant ship flying the small flag of the Hedong Wei family, the young man standing on the bow faced the arrows of the guards on the south bank, waved his arms and shouted: "Don't shoot arrows!" Don’t let go of arrows! A certain Wei family businessman wants to go to Luoyang..."

"Wei family? A businessman?" Qu Chang, who was responsible for guarding the beacon tower on the south bank of Shaanxi and Jin, said in confusion, "If there wasn't a group that just passed by a few days ago, why did another group come?"

"This... isn't the rainy season coming soon... Let's take another trip while the road is still dry, otherwise we won't be able to go back..." the young man standing on the bow of the boat replied.

"Is this..." Qu Chang heard this and nodded slightly. This reason makes sense. After all, merchants transporting goods also depend on the weather. If it is the rainy season, they will also have a headache.

Qu Chang lay on the beacon tower and looked at the young man who was stopped on the river bank. The young man is not old, but his face is dark. He does look like a businessman who has been traveling around all year round.

However, I don't know him.

"Young man! I look at you with a tight expression!" Qu Chang said, "You said your surname is Wei? Hedong Wei?"

"Exactly," Pang Tong cupped his hands and said without changing his expression, "The Duke of Wei in the east of Anyi City is an uncle of a certain clan..." Anyway, there are many people with the surname Wei in Anyi City...

Qu Chang nodded. At his level, it was impossible for him to know any important role in the Hedong Wei family. It was just a routine question.

"What's being transported?" Qu Chang asked, looking at the flat-bottomed boat. The draft of this ship is a bit deep, so it must have transported a lot of heavy objects.

"This... is just some dried fish..." Pang Tong looked back and said slightly stiffly.

"Dried fish?" Qu Chang laughed out loud, then pointed at Pang Tong and said, "How dare you bully someone! Come on! Get aboard and search!"