There are thousands of people in Baishui City, and the adult men in the tribe are basically able to fight, and the importance of the use of iron tools to the primitive and backward peoples cannot be overstated.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty drove the Xiongnu north for more than 2,000 miles, and fought the Xiongnu desert south without a royal court, an important reason is that the arrows of the Xiongnu were made of stones and bones, and could not shoot through the chain mail worn by the Han army.

When the Han cavalry charged, it didn't matter how many arrows were in the body. It's like a hedgehog, and it can still be hit. By the Sui and Tang dynasties, the northern nomads had mastered the art of iron smelting, and the arrows they shot were no longer bone stones, but iron arrows, which could shoot through chain mail.

At this time, armor with heart goggles appeared in the Central Plains, and plate armor made of whole metal was called Mingguang armor. This belongs to plate gold armor, and it is no longer chain mail.

In this case, as long as Baishui City has mastered the iron weapons, it will be invincible in the war against the Xiongnu and the surrounding tribes.

Chu Jinmo also saw this clearly, when the neighboring tribes were satisfied with the beautiful life they had now, and when they were rich and peaceful, Chu Jinmo had a very long-term vision, and a large number of iron tools entered Chu Jinmo's tribe. Craft weapons, make knives and guns, and use farm tools.

After such a hard work by Chu Jinmo, Baishui City has become even more powerful than before. The other tribes had two choices in front of Chu Jinmo, either surrender or perish. Chu Jinmo has the potential to unify the west.

At this time, Chu Jinmo's attitude towards the Huns was still quite respectful, and he tried every means not to stimulate the Huns, he knew that it was not time to compete with the Huns at this time.

Chu Jinmo was respectful to the Xiongnu, fulfilled his duties, and did his duty as the envoy of the Yuexi Festival.

At this time, a tribe called the Slanting Moon rebelled. The Oblique Moon rebelled, Chu Jinmo took the initiative to ask Ying, and there was no need for the Celestial Empire to send troops, and the Weichen Department was enough to eliminate the rebels.

King Zuo Xian is very happy, you, the envoy of the Yuexi Festival, are not doing it in vain, to solve the worries of the monarch's father, you can go to this battle!

So the Yuexi people saw a Yuexi person who was completely different from the previous tribe and set out, wearing iron armor, hanging iron knives from their waists, and shooting arrows that were iron arrows. When such a warrior fought with a man wrapped in animal skins and putting stones and arrows, the result was conceivable, and the Slanting Moon Department was defeated, and the Slanting Moon Department was swallowed up by Chu Jinmo.

After the annexation of the Leaning Moon Department, the first thing Chu Jinmo did was to offer prisoners to the Xiongnu royal court, all relying on the wise leadership of King Zuoxian, and the soldiers used their lives, and I Chu Jinmo had no size for himself.

After defeating the Xieyue tribe, Chu Jinmo did not covet the spoils of war, but took the initiative to sacrifice prisoners to the Xiongnu. King Zuo Xian was very happy when he saw it, and the more mediocre people were, the more they liked such courtiers.

King Zuo Xian said: "The last time the Tuoba Zhen rebellion was quelled, you refused to accept the spoils. This time the captives are all given to you, and as for the booty, we have all the pigs, cattle and sheep here, and they are all given to you! ”

In this way, not only did they annex the Leaning Moon Department, but the spoils of war also went to Chu Jinmo. Chu Jinmo has his back to the Huns, and it is a good shade under the big tree, and he develops his own power under the noses of the Huns.

Due to the rapid annexation of Baishui City, there are many remaining problems that have not been solved, and the annexation of some new tribes has not had time to digest, and the sense of national identity for Chu Jinmo is not strong, at this time there are some opposing voices, among which the most fierce opposition is Chu Jinmo's uncle - Chu Xuandi.

I have heard Chu Xuandi mention this person, he is not a good person, and he has different ambitions. Chu Jin Mo rose and descended secretly, and let Chu Xuandi be the clan elder.

I wondered, "What kind of official is the tribal elder?" ”

Chu Jinmo said: "He himself originally had a tribe, and this tribe listened to him for everything, and all the people and money belonged to him. Now I made him the elder of the tribe in Whitewater City, and he was the honorary leader of the clan, but in fact he no longer held the power of the army. ”

I nodded, "This will discourage him." ”

Chu Jinmo said: "It is said that I have done my best enough to be benevolent to him, and he wants to rebel against me, not only will I not deal with him, but I will also give him such a high honor." If he knew each other, he would hand over his rights and be happy to be the elder of his tribe, and he would be rich and safe for the rest of his life. ”

Chu Jinmo's idea is benevolent, but unfortunately Chu Xuandi has no self-knowledge, and he wants to usurp the real power of the leader of Baishui City, and he is determined to get along with his nephew.

Chu Xuandi not only instigated the people of Baishui City to rebel against Chu Jinmo, but he also publicly declared that now was the time for everyone to choose a side, and let everyone choose whether to stand on his side or on Chu Jinmo's side. If you follow him, you will have meat to eat, and if you follow Chu Jinmo, you will die. It made the people of Whitewater City panic and messed up.

After all, Chu Xuandi was Chu Jinmo's uncle, the elder of the clan, and he rose up to instigate, and a very serious situation was placed in front of Chu Jinmo. Faced with his uncle sowing discord and scattering the hearts of the people, what should Chu Jinmo do?

Chu Xuandi even did not hesitate to lure wolves into the house at this time and collude with other tribes. He colluded with one of the largest tribes in the western part of the country, called Wuchun, to attack Whitewater City.

At this time, internal and external troubles, seeing that the foundation that had been built up after a lot of hard work was about to be destroyed, this unobtrusive uncle would rather destroy the foundation than oppose Chu Jinmo.

This night, I asked Doris to light the incense, a green lamp, take a book and lie down on the mat to read, and Doris and Luo Qiaoer waited on the side.

When I finished reading half of the book and sat up, I found that Chu Jinmo had fallen asleep on the mat next to me. I whispered to Doris, "How long has he been here?" ”

Doris glanced at the sleeping Chu Jinmo, and whispered back: "It's been a while, I saw you reading, and I didn't let you quarrel, but he fell asleep himself." ”

I shook my head, he has been too tired recently, because of Chu Xuandi's matter, everyone in the department was scattered, and Chu Jinmo didn't worry less.

I took a coat and draped it over him, making a silent gesture to Doris and Lo Qiao'er for them to stand back.

After they left, I sat next to Chu Jinmo and looked at his side face.

In the light of the starlight, his lips are as beautiful as cherry blossoms, his skin is as delicate as porcelain, his fair skin looks like an egg membrane, and it looks even more charming under the starlight, and his long and dense eyelashes are like two small brushes, gently sweeping the skin with his breath.

I wanted to touch his black jade-like hair, but I stretched out my hand but paused in mid-air, and my heart turned a thousand times, and the half-ring did not fall after all.

"I thought you were a carefree person, how could you think about a small thing for so long?" Chu Jinmo slowly opened his eyes like an ancient well.

I quickly retracted my hand: "Why don't you speak when you come, you are waiting here stupidly." ”

Chu Jinmo sat up straight: "I'm willing to wait", he looked at me and whispered: "I'm just a fool!" ”

I didn't know what to say, so I lowered my head and said nothing.

Chu Jinmo sighed and said, "I have always wanted to give you a stable and idyllic life without war, but I didn't expect this road to be so difficult." ”

I said, "Is it because of Chu Xuandi?" ”

Chu Jinmo nodded: "Now some people are willing to follow Chu Xuandi, if I want to keep it forcibly, the twisted melon is not sweet, and I keep people but I can't keep my heart." So whoever is willing to go to Chu Xuandi, I will let him go. ”

I said, "After arriving at Chu Xuandi's place, they will understand what is in dire straits!" ”

Chu Jinmo's approach was right, I listened to the report of the secret agent, and the people who went to Chu Xuandi went there to take a look, and it was not at all what Chu Xuandi said. Chu Xuandi doesn't treat his subordinates like Chu Jinmo at all, he is narrow-minded, has no measure, and is stingy and reluctant to reward.

And Chu Jinmo's tolerance and virtue formed a stark contrast at this time, and those who went to Chu Xuandi came back.

As long as there are people who leave, no matter how much they come back, the power of the example is infinite, and the hearts of the people who have dispersed all of a sudden will unite again, and everyone will come back to Chu Jinmo one after another.

Not only did the people who left come back, but even the neighboring tribes came to defect, because they felt that Chu Jinmo was too great, and the people fled, not only did he not suppress it, he did not chase and kill, but on the contrary, he was free to let his subordinates disperse. So the crisis within the clan can be considered resolved.

But Chu Xuandi also united other tribes to deal with Baishui City. During the reign of the Empress Dowager Yaotian, Baishui City was obscure, although it was not rich, but at least there was no war. And after Chu Anguo's trouble, Baishui City recuperated. Under Chu Jinmo's rule, most of the small tribes have been subordinated or just obeyed.

At present, there are four main tribes that can still pose a threat to White Water City, or can compete with the strength of White Water City. They are the Wuchun Division, the Cangnan Division, the Ningda Division, and the Red Moon Division, known as the Four King Kongs.

In order to usurp power, Chu Xuandi jumped up and down, and three of the four King Kongs were instigated by him, and the Wuchun Division, Cangnan and Ningda Divisions were all instigated. In addition to the fact that the Akatsuki Department didn't listen to his instigation, it may also be that he felt that his strength was enough. It can be seen that the situation in Whitewater City is tense now.

Faced with such a situation, Chu Jinmo calmly analyzed, among the three, the threat was the greatest, the closest to Baishui City, and the most lethal was the Wuchun Department. Therefore, Chu Jinmo repeatedly warned his clansmen not to provoke Wu Chun. If you can endure it, endure it for a while, take a step back and open the sky, and don't take the initiative to provoke.

This Tiangong people came to report that the Wuchun Department had sent someone. Chu Jinmo went out to inspect at this time, and he was not in Baishui City, so I asked someone to bring the Wuchun envoy up.

I sat in the main hall, picked up a cup of tea, took a sip gently, and squinted my eyes at His Highness's arrogant and uninhibited Wuchun envoy. He was dressed in a short red robe with a long fringed pendant hanging from his belt.

The Wuchun envoy said: "You Baishui City forcibly took away ninety pairs of armor from our Wuchun Tribe!" ”

I put down my teacup and said, "Is there a misunderstanding?" We people in Whitewater will never buy and sell. ”

The Wuchun envoy snorted coldly: "If you don't admit it, our Wuchun will meet with the soldiers of Baishui City!" ”

Helian Rui beside me was very angry and was about to draw his sword immediately, I shook my head at Helian Rui.

He turned to the Wuchun envoy and said, "This is our fault, ninety pairs of armor are returned!" Please go back to the descendants and I apologize to the chief of Wuchun. ”

After sending off the Wuchun envoy, Helian Rui asked me: "Master, this is obviously a provocation from the Wuchun Ministry, why is it so tolerant?" ”

I said lightly: "You can see that it is a provocation, now is an eventful time, don't act rashly." ”

The fact that I returned the armor made it impossible for the Uharu to find an excuse to send troops, but I knew that there would be a next time for them. I hope it doesn't come so quickly! Wait, wait until Whitewater City is a little stronger.