Cao Cao said: "Even if the horse is killed by the king? If Ma Teng knew that the horse had been killed by the king, would he be willing to give up? What's more, the other Qiang tribes are not willing to obey the king, right? If the king kills the horse because of a thought, not only will he not get any benefit, but he will bring destruction to the burning of Dangqiang. Xian Lingqiang has been looking forward to the end of the burning, the king will not be stupid to such a point, right? ”

Na Liang thought for a moment and asked, "Then what do you say you should do?" Just let the horses kill me? ”

"The king, as long as you are willing to listen to my opinion, I can make Burning Dangqiang continue to be trusted by the horse, and when the time is ripe, we will come to the inside and outside together, and directly enter Chang'an, at that time, the king will kill the horse and listen to it."

Na Liang asked, "Are all what you said true?" Can you really attack Chang'an? ”

Cao Cao nodded and said: "It's just a matter of time, as soon as one year, as short as two years, I will definitely be able to take Chang'an and slaughter all the Ma clan, when the time comes, I will serve the king as the lord of the world, and he Ma Teng can be the emperor, why can't the king be the king?" ”

Na Liang was moved by Cao Cao's words, Emperor, this is something that the Qiang people have never dared to imagine. He nodded heavily and said to Cao Cao, "You will be so good to let me be the emperor?" ”

"The northwest wind and sand are strong, the climate is dry, not suitable for me to live, I am the king of the Wei country, if I can help the king become the emperor, the king will help me restore the country with all his might, I only have this one request, if the king does not agree, we will not talk about anything today, and each will go his own way in the future."

Seeing that Cao Cao really had something to ask for, Na Liang smiled and said, "Okay, you are very straightforward, I have made this friend." ”

"No...... It's brothers! I am willing to make a blood alliance with the king and form a brother with a different surname. In this life, there will be no betrayal. ”

Na Liang saw that Cao Cao was very bold, and immediately said: "Okay, we will become brothers with different surnames, and we will share blessings and misfortunes from now on." ”

So, the two of them walked to a secluded place. After hastily bowing down, the two returned to the campfire one after another, while Xu Chu and Ma were still fighting fiercely, and the onlookers began to cheer happily.

Cao Cao saw that the matter had been completed, so he hurriedly called: "Point to point, point to stop, His Royal Highness the Prince, Zhong Kang." Let's all stop, and don't hurt each other. ”

After Xu Chu heard this, he immediately withdrew his hand and jumped out of the battle circle.

The horse was already tired and out of breath, and when he saw that Cao Cao had given him a step down, he glanced at Xu Chu, who was also out of breath, and said, "Hmph! Count you as fast as you run! ”

Both sides stopped, and the onlookers only felt very disappointed. And they were all gone. However, this time the first battle. Although the victory and defeat were not scored, Xu Chu's name as a tiger idiot had already spread among the Qiang people, which could be regarded as indirectly starting Xu Chu's reputation.

Seeing that the horse had retreated, Na Liang pretended to be enthusiastic and said, "General Tian, it's late at night. General Tian had better rest earlier. ”

Ma is no longer in wine, and he can't fight with Xu Chu anymore, after all, his body is overdrawn, so he nodded, and left with Wang Shuang.

Cao Cao and Xu Chu also said goodbye to Naliang. To each his battalion.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, you have to be more vigilant against Cao Cao in the future." Wang Shuang helped the horse, and after entering the big tent, he opened his mouth and said.

Ma Hu asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with Cao Cao?" ”

Wang Shuangdao: "Just now the minister saw Cao Cao and Qiang Wang Naliang go to the secret place together, as if discussing something, the subordinates were afraid of arousing their suspicion, so they did not approach, but looked at it from a distance, and saw that they were talking and laughing, very happy." The minister remembered Suo Xu's previous words, and felt that Cao Cao really shouldn't relax in the slightest. ”

Ma sneered and said, "Send someone to closely monitor Cao Cao and others, and if you have any contact with Na Liang again, come and tell me immediately." ”

"No!"

……

Cao Cao returned to the camp and was in a good mood, seeing that Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen were all there, and Yang Xiu was also there, so he asked, "Are you the people who pretended to be Xian Lingqiang just now?" ”

Cao Ren nodded and said, "Exactly, it's the strategy of the Marquis of Xiangnan." ”

Cao Cao turned his head and glanced at Yang Xiu, and arched his hand: "Hou Ye is very resourceful, I really admire it, if it wasn't for Hou Ye to come up with this method, I'm afraid that I will steal chickens and rice today." ”

Yang Xiu replied: "Wei Hou is too polite, now we are all people in the same boat, and we all have a common purpose, but I know very well that Ma is based on the Qiang people, if you can separate the relationship between the Qiang people and the horse, it is equivalent to half the success." Wei Hou is also a man of great talent, and when he sees me asking the generals to do such a thing, he will definitely be able to figure out one or two of them. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "It is indeed clever, I have already gained the trust of Naliang, and I will go out to other tribes tomorrow, I don't know if Lord Hou will accompany me?" ”

Yang Xiu shook his head and said, "If I go with me, I will definitely be seen soon, which is not appropriate." Wei Hou Ke followed closely by the horse's side, and acted when he saw the opportunity, I went to visit the wolf Qiang and the white horse qiang, followed in your footsteps, persuaded the Qiang kings one by one, and then waited for the opportunity to move. ”

"Hou Ye is alone, the Qiang people are brave and ruthless, I am afraid that there will be danger, it is better to ......"

"No need, Wei Hou's people and horses all remember it clearly, and one less will inevitably cause suspicion. Although the Qiang people are brave and ruthless, they are even more greedy for money, as long as I know the benefits, I will definitely be able to successfully persuade them. It's just that I'm worried that the Xian Lingqiang in the east of Liangzhou will slowly grow bigger, and the burning of Dangqiang this time has been greatly damaged, and the first Lingqiang will inevitably come back to deal with the burning of Dangqiang, and when the time comes, the Qiang people will inevitably have civil strife, which will inevitably damage our plan. In this matter, please pay more attention to Wei Hou. In addition, in the west of Burndangqiang, there is also a Zhongqiang tribe, this Qiang people are the most stable in the Western Qiang, but its strength can not be ignored, if you can use the strength of Zhongqiang, plus Burndangqiang, Shenwolf Qiang, Baima Qiang, etc., the subversion of the Qin State is just around the corner. ”

Xiqiang, from Sanmiao, is another branch of the Jiang people, and lives between Hexi, Cizhi River and Huanghe River after three generations. During the Warring States period, the Qiang people flourished.

The Western Han Dynasty was established in 2o6 BC. At this time, the Qiang people who entered the Central Plains had basically integrated into the Han nationality, and the Qiang people who did not enter the Central Plains were scattered to the west of the Great Wall, especially in the Hehuang area, except for some people living in Longxi.

There are many Xiqiang tribes, most of them are named after animals, such as white horses, yaks, ginseng wolves, yellow lambs, yellow sheep and so on. Probably a remnant of a totemic cult. Some are named after places, such as Sister Le, Bei. This part of the population may have entered into a geopolitical alliance. The more powerful Xian Ling and Yao Dangqiang took the patronymic as the name, showing the father-son joint name system of the patrilineal clan.

Roughly speaking, the Qiang in the northwest has many tribes, and each tribe has its own chieftain. Several phases of attack, killing and plundering, and frequent wars.

Among the Qiang, the first Lingqiang was the most powerful at first, living in the Great Elm Valley between Guide County and Jianzha County in Qinghai Province, with abundant water and grass, and relatively superior natural conditions. Externally, he used troops on the border of the Han Dynasty, annexed the weak internally, and once overpowered Zhuqiang by force, and was also the first tribe to be called the king of Qiang.

After the back. Zhuqiang suffered from the oppression of Xian Lingqiang, and burned Dangqiang, dozens of troops united, attacked Xian Lingqiang together, and successfully achieved victory, so Xian Lingqiang fled to the east, living in the north, settled in the area, after that. Xian Lingqiang's strength was gradually weakened.

Burning Dangqiang originally lived in the Dayuan Valley and now Qinghai Guidewest, with few people and weak strength. After the Qunqiang united to defeat the first Lingqiang, they clashed with the Beipu Qiang, so they conquered it, killed its chieftain, collected its people, and then moved to Dayuhou. Growing stronger. In addition, Zhong Qiang is also very powerful, claiming to have 100,000 troops, but he rarely participates in the struggle, and can be regarded as a permanent neutral among the Qiang people, precisely because of the exercise of this strategy. At a certain time, he strengthened Zhong Qiang, took in the people of other tribes who returned from the war, and gradually became another relatively powerful Qiang people in the Western Qiang. As for the other Qiang tribes, there are more than 10,000 large people and thousands of small ones, and they are all active for a while. However, the first zero Qiang and the burning of Dangqiang have become feuds, and they often rise again every ten or eight years.

Cao Cao once came to quell the Qianghu rebellion in Xiliang, and knew that once the Qiang people gathered, that kind of shape was very terrifying. However, there are no properly commanded military talents among the Qiang, and if there is a person who is proficient in the art of war to command these Qiang, the cavalry of the Qiang people is definitely the most ferocious in this era.

He knew that Yang Xiu was leaving, so he asked, "When will Master Hou leave?" ”

"Go now, if you wait until dawn, it will be easier to be recognized. Wei Hou, Xiqiang is a double-edged sword, if you use it well, you can cut thorns and thorns for Wei Hou and clear the obstacles in front, if you don't use it well, it will cut his hand, please be cautious! Yang Xiu reminded.

"Please rest assured, Master Hou, I have my own measure. I still have one more thing to ask for, I don't know how the horse is faithful in Zhongqiang? ”

"It's not as strong as the faith of the six Qiang people east of Zhong Qiang, but it still touches it, Zhong Qiang is an outlier among all the Qiang people, aggressive, but not warlike, if you want to invite Zhong Qiang's people, Wei Hou still needs to work hard."

"Well, I will. Master Hou, then say goodbye, and when you return to Chang'an, you will find a time to meet in secret, and there is still the matter of Sikong Chen Qun......"

"Wrap it around me. Wei Hou, I will leave here, and we will see you in Chang'an. ”

Cao Cao saw Yang Xiu leave with his own eyes, and when Yang Xiu left, he already had a mature plan, ready to use this opportunity to use the power of Xiqiang to complete his anti-guest-oriented strategy, and to make a comeback on the land of the northwest!

That night, Ma Chao, Cao Cao and others were resting in the Dangqiang tribe, and after sleeping until the middle of the night, suddenly shouts of killing broke out, and the fringe of the tribe also caught fire.

Cao Cao woke up when he arrived, lifted his sword out of the big tent, and happened to bump into Xu Chu, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xu Chu said: "I don't know where the soldiers and horses are coming!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Cao Ren ran over and hurriedly shouted, "Master, it's Ling Qiang first......

At this time, Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen all gathered over and guarded Cao Cao's big tent, but they saw that half of the Dangqiang tribe had already burned, and the Qiang people who burned Dangqiang were struggling to meet the enemy.

"Xian Lingqiang actually raided and burned Dangqiang, this thing is really unexpected, we must not sit idly by and ignore Burning Dangqiang, we need to fight back." Cao Cao said.

Cao Ren said: "Master, the first Lingqiang people are overwhelming, and it is a sudden attack, we only have these few people, how can we resist?" It's better to wait and see what happens, anyway, the life and death of the Qiang people have nothing to do with us, so why waste energy? ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Definitely! Now that Na Liang and I are in the same boat, burning Dangqiang will help us restore the country, and we must help. But...... First of all, Lingqiang is indeed a large number of people, you can come with me and make a shape in front of Na Liang. ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone followed Cao Cao and headed towards Naliang's location.

At this time, hundreds of cavalry gathered around Naliang's tent of King Qiang, and Naliang also personally draped them. Picking up Ma Chao's knife, he faced the first Lingqiang who attacked the tribe.

Xian Lingqiang came fiercely, hundreds of horsemen had already broken into the Chinese army, towards the king tent of Naliang, the cavalry who burned Dangqiang last night because of drinking, so that they were still a little drunk. To face the attack in this state is undoubtedly to go to death.

Soon, the cavalry of Xian Lingqiang rushed to the front of Naliang, and Naliang led the crowd to fight fiercely with him, although there were many people, they could not resist, and soon there were many dead and wounded around.

Seeing that Naliang was surrounded, he didn't want a white horse to fall from the sky, and a person with a silver helmet and silver armor on the horse's back. White horses and silver spears, spears swept, and all the cavalry of the first Lingqiang fell off Ma Chao, and there were casualties, it was Ma Chao.

Behind Ma Chao, Wang Shuang also took a big knife and killed it, led more than 200 cavalry to rush over, and cut off the cavalry of Xian Lingqiang with Ma Chao.

One of the first Lingqiang Qu Shuai met Ma Chao. Deng Shi was frightened, but he didn't expect Ma Chao to be here. Immediately ordered a retreat.

The rest of the encircled Xianlingqiang cavalry were all slaughtered by Ma Chao, Wang Shuang and others.

By the time Cao Cao and his people arrived at Naliang's tent, Ma Chao had already solved the crisis, and Xian Lingqiang retreated without a fight because he was afraid of Ma Chao's prestige, leaving a mess behind. The slaughter was put to rest.

When Ma Chao saw Cao Cao leading the crowd to come, he immediately sneered and said, "Cao Mengde! Why is it too late? ”

Cao Cao looked ashamed, he originally wanted to save Naliang, but he didn't expect to be a step late. He immediately turned over and dismounted. He saluted Ma Chao and said, "With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, why worry about these thieves?" The minister is just coming to join in the fun! ”

Ma Chao snorted coldly, turned to Na Liang and said: "Xian Lingqiang suddenly attacked here, you are not small, your department has been injured, you need to adjust a few days, and in the spring of next year, I will personally lead the strong team to attack Xian Lingqiang, and avenge this arrow for you!" ”

In the middle of Naliang's left arm at this time, blood flowed, and when he saw that the ordinary tribe was destroyed, although the fire was charged, the hatred in his heart was particularly deepened. He nodded and said, "Then it's up to His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"Newspaper-" A Qiang man rode his horse quickly, came to Naliang's side, and shouted loudly, "Oh no, the king, Princess Lanlan was taken captive by the people of Xian Lingqiang......

"What did you say?" Na Liang was very angry, and immediately shouted, "Chase! Send someone to chase after me, be sure to snatch Lan Lan back for me! ”

After Ma Chao heard this, he said to Wang Shuang behind him: "You lead a hundred cavalry, fire to pursue Lingqiang first, and be sure to bring Princess Lanlan back!" ”

Wang Shuangdao: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

So, Wang Shuang led a hundred cavalry to turn the horse's head and leave directly.

Cao Cao said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers are willing to pursue together!" ”

"Oh, no need, it's enough to have Wang Shuang alone, first Lingqiang is just taking advantage of the fire to rob, don't worry. When the day comes, you'll have to go with me to the other tribes!" Ma Chao said with a smile.

Cao Cao had no choice but to stop talking, seeing that Na Liang was injured and Dangqiang was injured, he secretly thought in his heart: "It seems that the strength of Burning Dangqiang is really not as good as before, we must find a chance to go to Zhongqiang, if we get 100,000 soldiers from Zhongqiang, we will definitely be able to use the situation to intimidate the rest of the Qiang people......"

After dawn, Cao Cao and others followed Ma Chao to say goodbye to Dangqiang, and continued to go to other Qiang tribes to visit the Qiang kings of all ethnic groups one by one.

At the same time, after the cavalry of Xian Lingqiang kidnapped Lan Lan, the sister of Dangqiang Naliang, they ran all the way to their tribe and galloped towards their tribe.

Wu Menghu, the handsome man of the first Lingqiang Qu, jumped off the horse, and with a huge figure and a strong physique, he walked straight to Lan Lan, who was kidnapped, and saw that Lan Lan was dressed sexy, wrapped in a veil, and looked at it carefully. Later, he reached out and tore off the veil that Lan Lan wrapped around his face, and he was surprised by Lan Lan's appearance.

After a long time, Wu Menghu said with a sigh: "No wonder the king has to snatch you, it turns out that you are so beautiful!" ”

Lan Lan was neither humble nor arrogant, neither noisy nor noisy, and asked, "You attacked Dangqiang just to rob me?" ”

Wu Menghu nodded and said, "The king of my family has been coveting you for a long time, and he has always thought that Dangqiang is powerful, and he doesn't dare to start. This time, I heard that all the 100,000 soldiers of Dangqiang were killed in the Central Plains, and their strength was not as good as before, so I have been planning for a long time and sent me to snatch you away. However, if you fight well, it is also a good choice to kill Nara. It's just a pity, General Shenweitian was also there at the time, if he hadn't been there, I would have cut down Nara with one sword. ”

"Naliang is the king of Xiqiang. The first warrior of Xiqiang, do you have this ability? Lan Lan asked.

Wu Menghu laughed and said, "The first warrior of Xiqiang! can only bully and bully the wolf Qiang, Bai Qiang, etc., with his little three-legged cat kung fu, if you come to us Lingqiang, don't wash my feet! ”

What he said is an exaggeration, but it is true. Burning Dangqiang and Xian Lingqiang is a feud, fighting with each other, not recognizing each other's existence, Naliang is called the king of Xiqiang, and the king of Qiang who first calls himself the king of Xiqiang, so the people of Xian Lingqiang regard the people who burn as Qiang as grass mustard.

However, I have to admit that this Wu Menghu is indeed brave enough, after the surprise attack last night. Shun lì kidnapped Lan Lan, and attacked the king's tent of Naliang by the way. It was he who led hundreds of cavalry to raid the king's tent in Dangqiang, and after seeing Ma Chao fleeing, he turned around and shot Naliang in the left arm with an arrow.

Lan Lan was no longer silent, she had been married seventeen times, and it didn't matter if she married one more time, anyway, she was a Kefu's life. Although the Qiang people do not believe in the fortune-telling of the Central Plains Taoist priests, it turns out that all Xiqiang men who marry Lan Lan. All died under Lan Lan's skirt due to various accidents on the wedding night.

Xiqiang's witch doctor had seen Lan Lan, but there was nothing abnormal. Later, this strange thing spread throughout Xiqiang. The king of Xian Lingqiang, Wu Jili, listened to the words, personally pretended to be a businessman, and went to Yaodangqiang to see Lan Lan, and under this look, he was immediately fascinated by Lan Lan's beauty, and after he went back. also secretly made up his mind that he would not marry Lan Lan in this life. That's why there is this absurd thing that Wu Menghu traveled hundreds of miles to burn Dangqiang, but just to rob a woman.

Wu Menghu had just rested for a while, and the scouts behind him came over to pay their respects. said that the pursuers were coming, so Wu Menghu turned on his horse and continued to gallop east with his subordinates.

Xian Lingqiang's men and horses ran in front, and Wang Shuang led a hundred Qin cavalry and more than 500 cavalry to chase after Dangqiang, chasing for a day in a row, and directly chased to Beidi County.

Xian Lingqiang because the Qin army supported the burning of Dangqiang, is to have a problem with the Qin army, so the Qin army was ostracized, the Qin army once tried to attack the first Lingqiang, but the first Lingqiang was very vigilant, and the Qin army played hide and seek, you come and I go, you go and I go, has been active in the north, Anding, Wuwei between the three counties, later, the Qin army has been on the Hanzhong and Guandong, ignoring the first Lingqiang, the king of the first Lingqiang Wu Jili led his troops to capture Lian County of Beidi County, permanently stationed in Lingwu Valley.

The junction of Lingwu Valley and Shuofang County of Huaxia Kingdom is also the edge of the Qin army, so Xian Lingqiang is in this area of no matter what, and gradually regained its former vitality.

Wu Menghu took Lan Lan and 800 cavalry all the way back to the Northland, but Wang Shuang and the others still pursued relentlessly, he was afraid of revealing Xian Lingqiang's place of residence, so he divided 100 cavalry to escort Lan Lan back first, and he himself changed direction and led the soldiers into Helan Mountain.

Because Wang Shuang and others were ordered, they also chased to Helan Mountain together, and they still chased after Wu Menghu.

And the hundred cavalry who were responsible for leading Lan Lan back to Lingwu Valley were getting closer and closer to Lingwu Valley, thinking that the pursuers had also been led away, and they were tired and sleepy, so they found a place to rest for the night.

Who knows, when he slept until midnight, he was suddenly attacked, and a general with a big knife in his hand beheaded more than a dozen people, taking the lead and being unstoppable, it was General Huaxia Guowei and Shuofang Prefect Pang De.

Pang De was originally stationed in Shuofang, and when he heard that there were always unknown cavalry haunting the border, he thought it was a Xianbei person, so he led more than ten horsemen away from Shuofang Mansion and went deep into the north to investigate, but he didn't expect to encounter this group of cavalry, so he suddenly attacked.

The garrison of Shuofang Mansion was all the wolf cavalry led by Zhang Liao in the past, each brave and good at fighting, although there were only more than ten of them, they also fought bravely to kill the enemy, and the tired and sleepy Xianlingqiang cavalry fled in all directions.

Pound was chasing when he saw a cavalryman with a woman, so he chased after him, and split the cavalryman in half with a sword, and when he saw that the rest of the cavalry had fled, he stopped chasing. He rode to the woman's side, glanced at Lan Lan, who was riding on horseback, and asked, "Who are you?" Who are your captors? ”

"My name is Nalan, and I'm an ominous woman." Lan Lan said in a northwestern dialect.

When Pound heard this, a hint of brilliance appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly asked in the northwest dialect: "Unknown?" How ominous? ”

"The Taoist priest in the Central Plains said that I was Kefu's life, and I had killed many husbands in a row, so I was an ominous person...... Lan Lan replied.

"Who are your captors?"

"It's the first person to be zero. He said that he would arrest me and sacrifice it to the king of Xian Lingqiang. ”

Pang De is also a native of Liangzhou, he has lived in Liangzhou since he was a child, and he knows the situation there very well, and after looking at Nalan, he immediately asked: "You are not like the Qiang people, nor are you like the Han people." From the Western Regions? ”

"I'm from Qiang, and I'm from Qiang, but my mother is from the Western Regions."

Pound didn't ask any more, looked around for a week, and said: "It's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, I only led these more than ten horsemen, and I only won by surprise." I'll give you a horse, and you go. ”

"I'm alone, and I'm helpless. What if you meet those who have been zero again? "Although half of the blood on Nalan's body is Qiang, his body does not look like a Qiang person at all, except for being able to ride a horse, he can't shoot a bow or shoot arrows, and he looks very weak.

Pang De immediately felt pity for the jade, and felt that what Lan Lan said was very right. He thought for a moment and asked, "Then would you like to go back with me?" ”

"You saved my life. You are my father-in-law, and I will do whatever you say. ”

Pound said: "Okay, you can go back with me." ”

The words fell, and Pang De and the others left this place with Nalan Xun in their arms and began to return the same way.

The next evening. Pang De and the others finally arrived at Shuofang Mansion.

On the city wall of Linrong City, the flags are lined up, the word Huaxia flutters in the wind, the wind roars, and the autumn wind is like a knife. There was a chill on Nalan's body. If it weren't for Pound taking off his coat and putting it on Nalan, who was wearing thin, I'm afraid that Nalan would have been unable to hold on.

On Linrong City, the wolf cavalry guarding the city saw that Pang De and his party had returned from a distance, so they opened the city gate and let Pang De and others enter the city.

Shuofang was originally a county, but since Lin Nan became emperor, all the counties in the territory were changed to prefectures, and Taishou was changed to prefects, which was regarded as an official of the second grade. However, Shuofang is the border fortress of Huaxia and a bitter cold place, so it is different from other places. In other places, the military and the government are separated, but in Shuofang, Pang De alone provoked the military and political power, just because Shuofang is sparsely populated, located outside the Saiwai, bordering the desert, and the bitter cold is extreme, except for the garrison, not even a single common person can be found in the city.

After entering the city, Pang De took Nalan to the prefect's yamen, arranged Nalan in the yamen, and instructed the soldiers to tidy up Nalan's room.

After all the preparations were made, Pound dragged his tired body back to his house.

As soon as I pushed the door open, I saw a woman rushing directly towards Pound, hugged Pound's waist, and said angrily: "Husband, why did you come back, people want to kill you......"

Pound laughed, hugged the woman sideways, and then went straight to the bed and poked.

"Let Madame suffer, this place is located outside the plug, and the bitter cold is extreme, no better than Jicheng. But as a general of Wei and a general in the country, I should also guard the frontier. Are you still used to living these days? ”

The woman is Pound's wife and is a Karasuma man. Lin Nan had ordered Hu-Han intermarriage three times, and Pound and his wife were the product of Hu-Han intermarriage, and it was the first time.

At that time, Lin Nan had just quelled Qiu Liju's Wuhuan rebellion, and successfully persuaded Nanlou and others to migrate to Liaoxi. At that time, some people were not optimistic about this marriage, but it turned out that Pound's married life was very happy, and he had already given birth to a son after just one year of marriage, and the personalities of the two were also very similar, because Pound's wife was also a heroine of the Wuhuan clan who could fight well.

"What are you not used to, you Han people say, marry a chicken and marry a dog with a dog, since I am married to you, I naturally want to be with you. Besides, we Karasuma people are all quilts in the sky and beds in the ground, and we have long been accustomed to life outside the fortress when we walk the world in a dome. To be honest, I'm really not used to being in Jicheng, but now that I'm here in Shuofang, I'm gradually getting back to what I felt before. By the way, husband, why have you been there for so long? ”

"It's a little bit of a delay. Madame, I came back from the Northland this time with a woman......"

"You...... Do you want to take a concubine? Mrs. Pang asked nervously.

"Where do you want to go, I Pound said, only you are the only one in this life. The woman I brought is a beautiful woman from Xiqiang, and her appearance can be called a captivating country, have you seen the cicada concubine of Your Majesty? ”

"Hmm. I've seen it. ”

"This woman is definitely no less than the cicada concubine, Her Majesty lost a spouse before, and the queen mother and the concubine each nursed two little princes, and now that there is no war, Her Majesty should also marry a few more concubines to enrich the harem. Therefore, I would like to dedicate this Xiqiang beauty to His Majesty. ”

After Mrs. Pang listened. The fox said suspiciously: "Husband, why did you suddenly think about this question?" ”

"Now in the entire Huaxia Kingdom, the ministers of civil and military affairs are anxious for His Majesty, although they didn't say anything, but they all knew in their hearts that His Majesty would accept concubines sooner or later. Whoever climbs to the in-laws of His Majesty will soar. I, Pound, have never had two hearts since I followed His Majesty, and I also look up to me. Let me be a general of Wei, I only have a lost brother, but I don't have a sister, this time I got such a beautiful woman by chance, if I don't dedicate it to Your Majesty, my pound's heart will not go. ”

Mrs. Pang said: "The husband is loyal to His Majesty, if he dedicates this beauty, His Majesty will definitely look at the husband differently in the future." ”

"His Majesty has always been very good to me. If it weren't for the meeting with His Majesty in Beigong Boyu's thief's den, I think I would still be releasing horses in Xiliang now. Of course. There is also Lord Taiwei, because it was Lord Taiwei's words that made me choose the right master. ”

"Then when are you going to give it to His Majesty?"

"Don't worry, I have other plans. Now that His Majesty has rushed to Luoyang and is preparing for the selection of talents, I should not let His Majesty be distracted at this time. I'll start by writing a letter to Lord Taiwei. Let Lord Taiwei recommend this woman to His Majesty xià......"

As soon as the words fell, Pang De immediately left the bedside, sat on a stool, and began to write a letter to Jia Xu, after the letter was written. So he sent someone to send him out.

The next day, Pang De appointed several personal entourages to send Nalan to the Taiwei Mansion in Jia Xu in Jicheng.

……

Huaxia Kingdom, Luoyang.

Lin Nan came to Luoyang, but he did not have such a spectacular appearance as he imagined, but rode a horse alone, with some personal entourage behind him, and came to the area around Luoyang City, which was being rebuilt.

As early as when Lin Nan announced that he was the emperor, he appointed Shi Sun Rui to gather the people and rebuild Luoyang City. Lin Nan even allocated a huge amount of money to Shi Sun Rui, so that Shi Sun Rui must build something bigger than Jicheng and more urban.

The city construction map was drawn by Lin Nan himself, and for the first time the drainage system was used under the city, and the construction began in the northwest twenty miles of the Luoyang ruins, while digging the underground drainage system, and at the same time smearing the excavated Yongdao with cement, to ensure that once it rained heavily in the future, there would be no flooding of the Seventh Army.

Lin Nan inspected the construction of Luoyang, stayed here for only one day, and then galloped towards Xiangnan City, the place where the civil and military talents were selected.

In Xiangnan City, there are crowds of people, and there are countless people from all over the country, and there is an endless stream, and a steady stream of people is pouring into Xiangnan City, and Xiangnan City has naturally become a temporary resting place for these civil and military talents. Among them, there are many people from abroad in China who have signed up to participate.

Because Lin Nan's proclamation of the emperor and the selection of civil and military officials had already spread all over the country, coupled with the abundance of time, the chosen location was Luoyang, which was in the middle of the world, so all kinds of people gathered here, waiting for the day when the selection began.

The Huaxia Army was stationed outside Xiangnan City, and the chief examiner of the military attache in charge of this selection competition, Zhao Yun had already set up the emperor's line here, and also set up a ring competition, so that people could count the registration situation before they dared to report to the top.

When Lin Nan arrived in Xingyuan, it was already late, and Zhao Yun, the general of the Huaxia National Tiger Might, personally led his troops to greet Lin Nan into Xingyuan.

"Ministers, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Below Zhao Yun, all the officers and officers in the line knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Lin Nanduan sat on the dragon chair of Xingyuan and said unhurriedly: "Let's all be flat." ”

So, everyone stood up and sat down under Lin Nan's signal.

"Generals, you have all worked hard, these days, worrying about the selection matter, I really don't want to go. I've got a dozen cartloads of fine wine to be there in a few days, and you'll be ready to drink when the time comes. Zilong, so far, how many people have signed up? ”

"There are 1,362 in all."

"What is the oldest? How big is the smallest? Lin Nan asked.

"The oldest was fifty-eight years old, and the youngest was only ten years old. As soon as the order was issued, it immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the reward was extremely high, and the reason for the meritocracy was very high, so the age gap between the applicants was very large. Zhao Yun replied fifteen-ten.

Lin Nan smiled: "There are only more than 1,000 people, there are really few people......

"Your Majesty, there are still ten days left before the official selection, I don't know what else your Majesty has to ask?"

"No, let's do it according to the phalanx I set before."

"No!"

In 190 AD, the first year of the Chinese Kingdom, the eighth day of October.

This morning, when the sun had just peeked out from behind the top of the mountain, the warmth of its first rays mingled with the coolness of the dying night, making one feel a sweet weariness.

It was a very fresh and beautiful morning, the sun was gilding the earth, the air was cold and sweet, and the joyful dawn shone above the entire city of Xiangnan, and under the sun, a ring that had already been set up was full of people.

In just ten days, the number of military attachés who came to apply for the election surged to 15,837, which gave Lin Nan a kind of hope.

The soldiers of the Huaxia Army lined up neatly around the ring, responsible for local security, and Zhao Yun stood by Lin Nan's side, responsible for his personal safety.

On the high ring, Lin Nan, who was wearing a dragon robe and a crown on his head, looked so mighty, stood on a high place, looked around at the people who came to apply for the election under the ring, and shouted loudly: "Today is destined to be an unforgettable day, because my Huaxia Kingdom wants to select generals from among you who can charge into battle." Some of you are from different places, some from Huaxia and some from other countries, although not everyone can know the registration information well, but they have also roughly browsed it. I hope you will be able to show a hundredfold confidence and strive for the top. Then, I announce that the first martial arts selection conference of Huaxia Kingdom is officially opened! ”

"Hooray! Banzai! Banzai! Banzai! The soldiers and civilians cheered loudly, shouting loudly, the sound went straight to the sky, and the vicinity of Luoyang, which had been lifeless for a long time, seemed to wake up, and the sleeping dragon also seemed to wake up little by little in this cheer.

Therefore, after Lin Nan announced the official opening, according to the unified arrangement of the number of the selected players in advance, the single number and the double number were separated, and they were divided into two groups, one for the Huaxia team and the other for the Shenzhou team.

Among the more than 10,000 people who signed up, the good and the bad were mixed, in order to be able to deal with this matter reasonably, Lin Nan deliberately divided the selection into five competitions: bow and arrow, horsemanship, weapons, strength and fists and feet. The competition adopts a knockout round, and each player in the first round does not directly participate in the competition, but first conducts an audition. Lin Nan deliberately selected some generals in the army to serve as chief examiners to rate the competitions of each item respectively, and those who met the selection specifications were hired, and those who did not meet were ruthlessly eliminated.

Therefore, in this military attache selection, Lin Nan only attaches importance to personal ability, that is to say, in the first round of selection, you have to pass all five disciplines, he wants a vanguard general, who can charge into battle, if he is not omnipotent, he is not worthy of being such a high official.

At three o'clock, all the contestants were all assigned to various venues around Xiangnan City for project testing, and the first round of auditions officially began.

Under the escort of Zhao Yun, Lin Nan walked between the various selection venues with his personal entourage, using his three-inch incorruptible tongue to cheer for the contestants. Those contestants were inspired by the emperor, and the more energetic they became, and when Lin Nan approached, they showed off their talents. (To be continued......)