Chapter 1144: It’s all about acting
It is unclear when the barbarians in southern China began to interact with the Han people.
However, it was Qin Shihuang who formally brought Nanzhong under the control of the Central Plains court.
In the twenty-sixth year of the First Emperor of Qin (221 BC), General Chang Yi was sent to Yelang as an envoy at the order of the First Emperor of Qin, and the territory of the Yelang Kingdom was reorganized into two counties, Yelang and Hanyang, under the jurisdiction of Shu County.
In order to strengthen his control over Nanzhong, Chang Yi also transformed the plank road dug by his predecessor Li Bing, built the historically famous "Five-foot Road", and set up a postal booth on the "Wuchi Road".
In the years between the fall of Qin and the rise of Han, the Central Plains was in chaos, and Nanzhong took the opportunity to get rid of the control of the Central Plains.
It was not until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Tang Meng, the pioneer of the "Southwestern Silk Road", to visit Yelang again that the Central Plains resumed official contact with Nanzhong.
From the Qin Dynasty to the present, Nanzhong has always been regarded as a barbarian land.
It was this barbarian land, but both Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han never forgot it and tried to incorporate it into their territory.
In the past, Zhu Zhi might have thought that the two were better and were overjoyed at the success.
But after what happened last night, I remembered what Feng did to Nanzhong.
I have read a lot of books and know very well what Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty did throughout their lives. At this time, my thoughts are churning.
The reputation of Emperor Qin and Hanwu was so great that Zhu Zhi had to shake his belief.
Could it be that Emperor Qin, Han Wu, and even Mr. Feng's involvement in Nanzhong was really for the so-called phoenix guts?
Is Mr. Feng’s original school really at sea?
Why do you say it is the original?
Of course it’s because he is an outcast.
Even the Abandoned Disciple is so powerful, and the Hidden Immortal Sect is even more unfathomable when you think about it.
Don't blame Zhu Ju for his lack of firm belief. In fact, in this era, the theory of ghosts and gods is too popular.
Not to mention anything else, back then Emperor Sun and Zhang Zhao had talked about immortals in a serious way.
Yu Fan couldn't stand it, and bluntly said that there were no gods in the world, which angered Emperor Sun on the spot, and was eventually demoted to Jiaozhou to feed mosquitoes.
Poor Yu Fan died in Jiaozhou and did not come back alive.
If you don’t talk about Yu Fan, let’s talk about Zhang Zhao. Who is that person?
That was the hope of Jiangdong, ranking first among the civil servants of the Wu State, below the Lord of Wu, and the whole country was afraid of him. He was the author of "The Biography of the Zuo Family in the Spring and Autumn Period" and "Annotations on the Analects of Confucius". His posthumous title was "Wen", which shows his important status.
Even he believes that there are gods in the world, let alone others?
The oil lamp had run out of oil, the sky was bright and the sun was rising. Zhu Ju sat there all night.
The guard’s report sounded again outside the tent:
“General, a group of people has come outside the camp.”
Zhu Ju came back to his senses and frowned in appreciation, but there was no big surprise on his face.
Given King Feng Gui’s foresight, if this matter wasn’t the key to this person, how could he have sent someone over to test him as soon as he was young?
“How many people are coming? Who will take the lead?”
“General, there are more than a hundred cavalry, led by General Zhao himself.”
When Zhu Ju heard this, his eyes flashed, he stood up and took a deep breath:
“Let’s go out and have a look.”
Zhao Sanqian, the most trusted person under Feng Mingwen, personally led the army. What does this mean?
The remaining doubts in Zhu Ju's heart have disappeared.
Zhu Ju walked to the gate of the camp and saw Zhao Guang. He seemed to be a little impatient. He quickly raised his hands and said with a smile:
“Why is General Zhao here?”
As he spoke, he glanced behind Zhao Guang.
The leader of the Tiger Cavalry Army led more than a hundred cavalry this time, all of whom were lightly armed. It was unknown whether they were soldiers of the armored army or elite cavalry from other battalions.
But that’s right, after all, you can’t run fast with armor on.
Zhao Guang saw Zhu Ju appearing, suppressed the anxiety and impatience on his face, forced a smile, and pretended to sigh:
"Forget it, it's just these guys," he turned around and pointed behind him, "These guys have slacked off a lot recently and failed the exam the day before yesterday."
“After my brother found out about this, I was severely scolded.”
“No, when I learned that General Zhu was leading the trainee battalion out for training, I thought, I might as well bring them over and follow them for training.”
The words are reasonable and reasonable.
If Zhu Ju hadn't been following the training in the trainee camp, I wouldn't have believed it.
As a general of the Wu Kingdom, he had never seen a battalion with higher training intensity than the Tiger Cavalry Army.
The training of the Tiger Cavalry Army is entirely in accordance with the rules of the formation.
That is to say, the Han Dynasty has a lot of money, so it can afford the loss of money, food and war horses for the Tiger Cavalry Army's daily training.
Not to mention that Zhao Guang said he called Feng Mingwen brother, but in fact, Zhu Ju also heard about it:
When Feng Mingwen first came out of the mountain, Zhao Guang learned a lot from him, and it was only fair to say that he was both a teacher and a brother.
So, Zhao Guang must know some of Feng Mingwen’s secrets.
Coupled with the relationship between the two, it was only natural that Zhao Guang was sent here by Feng Mingwen.
Zhu Ju's heart was spinning, but there was a look of surprise on his face:
“It’s really a dream for General Zhao to personally guide the trainee camp!”
An ordinary soldier in the Tiger Cavalry Army has the ability to lead at least one team when released.
No matter how bad the exam is, it is still much better than the internship camp.
not to mention…
Zhu Ju glanced behind Zhao Guang again.
It has been so long, not to mention that everyone is standing still like a log, indifferent and desolate, even the horses have not moved.
He couldn't see where the team was missing.
“Being polite and being polite means promoting each other.”
Zhao Guang said politely, but at the same time he walked directly into the camp without any politeness.
“Is General Zhu’s trip going well?”
Zhao Guang entered the camp, looked left and right, and asked casually.
Zhu Ju already knew the other party's true intention, and he also knew that his little actions last night could not be concealed from the other party:
"It went quite smoothly, but something happened outside the camp last night, so we didn't break camp in time today."
"Oh?" Zhao Guang looked away, as if he didn't expect the other party to be so candid, "But I don't know what happened last night?"
"Fighting." Zhu Ju frowned slightly, with a look of doubt on his face, but his eyes were inquiring and his attitude was just right. "Last night, nearly twenty riders fought outside the camp."
Zhao Guang's eyes flickered, he didn't know whether it was intentional or not, and he didn't look at Zhu Ju, "Really? Well, I mean, did General Zhu discover anything last night?"
Oh, it’s not that I heard something hidden, but that I discovered something?
Zhu Ju smiled secretly, Zhao Yiwen was too young after all.
Zhao Guang also seemed to realize that his question was too straightforward, and quickly made up for it:
“I mean, since there was a fight outside the camp, General Zhu didn’t send anyone out to take a look last night?”
Zhu Ju had already expected this question, shook his head, and then nodded again:
“After all, the trainee camp is coming from Dawu, so it is not appropriate to get involved in trouble. Besides, if it is not necessary at night, the camp should be guarded and not moved. I still know this.”
As Zhu Ju spoke, he led Zhao Guang to a corner of the camp and pointed in a certain direction:
“The place where the fight took place last night was right there. I couldn’t see how many people there were, and I couldn’t speak clearly. I couldn’t see what they were doing, and I couldn’t hear what they were saying..."
The words are unclear?
Zhao Guang glanced at Zhu Ju suspiciously.
Zhu Ju's face did not change color.
Zhao Guang rolled his eyes and looked in the direction pointed by Zhu Ju, feeling a little surprised and uncertain.
“That’s not true,” Zhu Ju pointed to another place. “Two horses rushed into the ditch last night, so I dragged them into the stronghold.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Guang quickly asked: "Where are the two horses?"
"They are all here, but their front legs have been broken and are useless. I am still worried about how to send them back to Chang'an. General Zhao is here just in time, and it saves me from sending someone back to report to the official."
Although this is not the Chang'an area, it is still near Chang'an.
Twenty or so unknown persons were organized in an organized manner. This was no ordinary security incident.
Zhu Ju's current performance is that it is obvious that he does not want to cause more trouble.
In any case, the Tiger Cavalry Army is a forbidden army, protecting Chang'an, and Zhao Guang is the leader of the Tiger Cavalry Army.
It is much better to let him handle it than to do it himself.
When Zhao Guang heard this, he quickly said: "That's fine."
Then he turned around and looked, "Where are the two horses?"
“General Zhao, please follow me.”
Of the two horses last night, one had one front leg broken, and the other had both front legs broken. They were both lying on the ground, whining slightly from time to time. It looked like they wouldn't live long.
Their harnesses were all taken off and put together.
Zhao Guang glanced at the two horses, and then turned his attention to the harness.
He walked over, squatted down, turned over the harness, then said "Huh", turned his head and asked Zhu Ju:
“General Zhu, are you sure you have everything here?”
Zhu Ju nodded: "That's natural."
He pointed at the horse and said, "This horse does not have horse shoes, but it is quite a horse. It seems that it is not from the same batch as the other horse."
“That’s it.” Zhao Guang nodded, “No wonder I think the harness is wrong.”
Zhu Ju couldn't help but glance at him sideways.
This Zhao Sanqian, has he been in the army for so long that he doesn’t even understand common sense?
Do you think that everyone can be like the Tiger Cavalry Army, with all the equipment and equipment?
Zhao Guang didn't pay attention to Zhu Ju's gaze. He just walked around the horse again, turned back and turned over the harness, making sure he couldn't see anything, so he gave up in frustration.
Not getting the answer he wanted, Zhao Guang stayed with the trainee camp for two days, then found an excuse and left in a hurry.
Zhu Ju, however, was not in a hurry. He followed the original plan and route. After arriving at the destination, he rehearsed it.
Then he led the team back to the camp outside Chang'an City.
It was not until three days later that Feng Duhu sent the invitation. He only said that there was a banquet at his house and he wanted to invite General Zhu to come and talk about it.
After Zhu Ju received the invitation, he had a wry smile on his face, and then sighed:
Feng Duhu's patience is indeed better than that of Zhao Guang, but what is supposed to come will eventually come.
The banquet at the Right Hussar General's Mansion was held at the beginning of the lantern lighting.
Even if the banquet is after the curfew, with Feng Duhu’s power, there is still no problem in sending someone to take the person back home.
Feng Duhu stood at the door and personally welcomed the arrival of General Zhu.
Zhu Ju hurriedly stepped forward and saluted:
"What virtue and talent is there for Ju Ju? How can he take the trouble to come and greet him? It really makes Ju Ju extremely frightened and frightened!"
With a smile on his face, Feng Duhu helped Zhu Ju up:
“Why does General Zhu need to be so polite?”
The two men with evil intentions looked at each other.
Zhu Ju quickly looked away.
Although he knew that Feng Duhu had an ulterior motive for hosting him this time, Zhu Ju still felt guilty.
After all, no matter what happened between Feng Duhu and his disciples, he was doing his best to deal with Da Wu - at least joining forces to deal with Wei - without any selfish motives.
The longer Zhu Ju stayed in Han, the more he knew how difficult it was to build an armored cavalry army from scratch.
Not to mention money, food and horses, just the training of the soldiers was enough to make Da Wu blind.
And if Da Wu can really build an armored cavalry army in the next two or three years, Feng Duhu's help will be indispensable.
Even though Zhu Ju had been repeatedly moved by Feng Duhu, he also knew that the contents recorded in the two books he hid were too shocking.
The most important thing is that after he read the two booklets, it was meaningless to return them to Feng Duhu.
It is precisely because of this that Zhu Jucai felt more and more guilty towards Feng Duhu, who treated people sincerely.
Now he can only swear silently in his heart:
Except for His Majesty, he would never tell anyone about Feng Duhu’s secrets.
This was probably the smallest thing he could do for Feng Duhu.
While thinking about it, Feng Duhu had already led him to a small living room and asked him to sit down at the guest's seat.
“There may be a new entrance in the backyard in the near future, so it won’t be too noisy, so I have to arrange it here, which is simpler. I hope General Zhu won’t take offense.”
Feng Duhu asked someone to pour the wine, and at the same time, he half explained and half joked to him.
When Zhu Ju heard this, he quickly raised his glass and said, "Oh? Congratulations to the Central Protector!"
Feng Duhu had two wives and two concubines in his backyard.
The two wives have been ennobled, and the two concubines also receive salaries from the court, so they are known to the world.
Although it is said that Feng Du was not good at protecting women, so his family did not have the habit of keeping concubines like other families.
But a few years ago, weren't there rumors that Feng Guiwang had three thousand soldiers at night?
Feng Du smiled at Yan Yan and raised his glass in the same way:
“I only invited General Zhu here this time, for the purpose of leasing the first batch of weapons and armor for your country’s armored cavalry. Unexpectedly, I received the general’s congratulations first.”
The trainee camp has been practicing for more than a year. With three years as a deadline, they can almost go back and form Wu's own cavalry army.
After all, it only took more than three years to form the Tiger Cavalry Army, maybe?
So the trainee camp has been studying in Han for three years, which is almost enough.
“It’s all a happy event. Wu and Han are one with each other and fight against thieves. What’s a happy event for Wu is not a happy event for Han.”
Zhu Ju drank it all in one gulp and signaled:
“Since I came to the Han Dynasty, I have received the wrong love from the Central Protector, and I have never had the opportunity to repay the Central Protector. This cup is a tribute to the Central Protector.”
Feng Duhu was a little surprised when he saw Zhu Ju just sitting down and drinking two glasses of wine.
Zhu Ju’s mood seems to be a little off?
Thinking about it carefully, starting from the door of the house, the other party's eyes seemed to be a little wandering.
This is a sign of guilty conscience.
It’s like the feeling when someone does something that’s wrong to their partner for the first time, and feels guilty and guilty when they get home, but doesn’t dare to say it.
At any rate, he is also a boss-level figure, and he has been hanging out with Madam Right for so many years.
Since Feng Duhu saw the signs, he took a closer look at Zhu Ju's psychological feelings at this time, not only to a very close degree, but also to a vague degree.
Zhu Ju is a man who likes to socialize with scholars and loves to give money lightly. He definitely has nothing to say to his friends.
So having this kind of mentality at this time is in line with his personality.
Feng Duhu felt a little guilty for some reason. He raised his glass again:
“General Zhu…”
As soon as the words were spoken, Zhu Ju filled himself up with wine for the third time:
“Zhongduhu, this cup is for me to honor you on behalf of my lord. If it weren’t for you, my lord wouldn’t have been able to fulfill his wish for who knows how many years.”
Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, sent envoys to Liaodong many times to ask for good horses. This can be regarded as a long-cherished wish.
Of course, I don’t know if Zhu Zhi has any other meaning in it.
Hearing this, Feng Duhu drank the glass of wine silently.
In this case, I won’t say more.
I wish Emperor Sun will get his wish.
(End of this chapter)