When Han Cheng put forward the second condition, Fu Zhu and Xu Miao didn't understand Han Cheng's approach, and we didn't lack sheepskins, didn't this give food to the Southern Huns in a different way?

Han Cheng said with a smile: "Three thousand stone grain, say not too much, say no less."

But it just ensures that the people of the Southern Xiongnu can survive this winter smoothly, and many people will not starve to death.

Now that the problem of food and clothing for the Southern Xiongnu has been solved, then they will no longer desperately attack Yanmen County.

After all, where there is war, there are casualties, and everyone knows that it feels really good to be alive.

Besides, we don't need to fight hard for food, but the sheepskin is ours, so it's a good deal. ”

When they heard the last sentence that Han Cheng said, Fu Zhu and Xu Miao felt like a mirror in their hearts - the lord is going to slaughter a fat sheep.

Sure enough, when Han Cheng finished speaking, he continued to say to Fu Zhi: "Fu Changshi, after the negotiation is over, you will personally tell the Gu family in Lou Fan County and the Bai family and the Wang family in Yinguan County about the content of the negotiation, they should pay." ”

Fu Zhu understood what Han Cheng meant, smiled in his heart, and said, "Obey!" My lord, did you let their family give 3,000 stone of grain? ”

When Xu Miao heard it, hehe, the long history of frustration is really bad, and the plan to rob while the fire is good is good.

As soon as he thought of this, he heard Han Cheng's words coming, "What three thousand stones?" Their family gave 5,000 stones, and my Fenwu army cushioned 5,000 stones themselves to let the Southern Xiongnu retreat. Changshi, they are a family with 5,000 stones, and they still owe me 5,000 stones, don't make a mistake about the number. ”

Xu Miao said in his heart: "Frustrated with Changshi, compared with the lord, your strategy is a small fight, and you can take the sheep with your hands; The lord's strategy is to rob while the fire is on. ”

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In Yanmen County, a large number of people fled, and there were only three families left in the family: the Gu family in Loufan County and the Bai family and the Wang family in Yinguan County.

Among them, in terms of grain reserves, financial resources, and the number of private soldiers under his command, the Gu family has the greatest power.

When the news that Lou Fan Pass was broken by Liu Neng, the left king of the Southern Xiongnu, reached Lou Fan County, the Gu family held an emergency meeting.

I saw Gu Chun, the head of the family, standing in the hall, and said angrily: "Gu Qiu, you bastard, I will do my best to support you with all my family's strength, but I didn't expect you to put my Gu family in danger for a few hundred taels of gold, you are killed in battle, or I will dispose of you with family law." ”

After a while, Gu Tong saw that the head of the family was almost vented, so he dared to stand up and say, "The head of the family, Gu Qiu is dead, let's think about what to do in the future, right?" "Gu Tong is Gu Chun's younger brother, and he has won Gu Chun's trust, and at this time, only he dares to say a word in the Gu family.

When Gu Chun heard the name Gu Qiu, the fire that had just been suppressed rushed up again, and said:

"What can I do? Resign yourself to fate. If the army of the Southern Xiongnu really attacked the county seat, would those county soldiers in the county seat be able to use it?

If we run away with our families now, we won't be able to outrun the horses of the Southern Huns.

Alas, I can't keep it, I can't run it, it's all because of Gu Qiu's waste, my Gu family is going to end. ”

Everyone in the hall had no good plan, and they didn't dare to speak, and the huge hall was so quiet that even if only a needle landed, they could hear it.

A day later, news came from Lou Fu Pass: the army of the Southern Xiongnu had been staying at Lou Fu Pass, and there were faint signs of returning to the north.

Gu Chun had already recovered from Gu Qiu's anger, and said inwardly: "Could it be that something happened on the grassland in the north that gave the Southern Xiongnu a reason to have to withdraw their troops?" ”

Said to a middle-aged man beside him: "Gu Tong, you go to Yinguan County to visit Bai Feng, the head of the Bai family, that guy is well-informed, maybe he knows what's going on." ”

When Gu Tong heard this, he hurriedly said, "Family master, I'll go now." ”

When Gu Tong arrived in front of the Baijia Mansion in Yinguan County, he handed over the prayer post and waited for a while.

Unexpectedly, only one subordinate came out, handed Gu Tong a letter and said: "Our family master said that what needs to be said is in the letter, and I have been busy with affairs recently, so I can't see guests, please forgive me." ”

After the Bai family finished speaking, they went back.

Gu Tong took the letter and said in his heart: "What a cunning fox, you wait, feng shui takes turns, there is a time when you beg our Gu family." ”

When Gu Tong gave the letter to Gu Chun, the head of the family, after Gu Chun opened the letter, he saw only one sentence, "Yanmen has changed the sky, and the martial arts are the main; If you want to live, let the blood go first. ”

Gu Chun's mind was full of fog, and the first half of the sentence seemed to be related to the Fenwu Army, but what did the second half of the sentence mean? Nor is it clear.

Gu Chun put the letter aside, and after lunch, he was just about to rest for a while, when he heard a report from the subordinate at the door: "Shi Fu, the commander of the Fenwu army, has come to visit the head of the family." ”

The three major families in Yanmen County, with the Gu family being the most powerful, came to ask for food, of course, the Gu family was chosen first, and Fu Zhi thought so and did so.

However, Gu Chun didn't think so, Gu Chun didn't have a good impression of the Fenwu Army:

Coming from Jizhou, they occupied Yanmen Pass and didn't leave, and their generals also proclaimed themselves the Taishou of Yanmen County, and completely regarded Yanmen County as their own home.

It is also necessary to implement the land division order after the year and return the land to those peasants, which makes Gu Chun even more dissatisfied in his heart: the land belongs to his own aristocratic families, how can lowly peasants be equipped with land?

Hearing the news of the visit of the Fenwu army commander Shi, Gu Chunxin said: "When the Southern Xiongnu broke through the Lou Annoying Pass, what did your army do?" Seeing that the Southern Xiongnu were leaving, did you want to show your merits, and asked yourself for food, hum. The beauty of thinking. ”

If it were usual, Gu Chun might think calmly, but now Gu Chun is full of thoughts that the Southern Xiongnu of Lou Fu Pass will retreat quickly, and he will send people to occupy Lou Fu Pass and the distribution of benefits after occupying Lou Fu Pass.

But I didn't have time to think about why the long history of the Fenwu Army came to visit at this time, but he simply thought that he was frustrated and asked for food, and he didn't consider whether the Southern Xiongnu army did not attack the county seat, whether it had anything to do with the Fenwu Army?

He said to the subordinate who was at the door, "You let him wait in the living room." ”

At that moment, the person brought Gu Chun's words to the frustrated people waiting at the door, and the frustrated pro-soldier said: "This Gu family master is too arrogant, he dares not to come out to greet him in person?" Changshi, I'll take a few people in and pull him out and kowtow to you to make amends. ”

Since the frustration used the fire to burn the Yanmen Pass and killed a large number of Southern Hun soldiers, the Fenwu army is full of respect for the frustration, and a situation like today is really the first time, so the frustrated soldiers are very angry.

Frustrated professor waved his hand and said, "Don't be rash, the lord's major affairs are important." Then he followed his subordinates into the ancient mansion.

When he arrived at the living room, he saw Gu Chun, the head of the Gu family, and said, "Shi Fuzhu, the commander of the Fenwu Army, came to visit the head of the Gu family, and I ask the head of the Gu family to forgive me for any disturbances." ”

This is just the etiquette of the literati of this period, and the kind words spoken when meeting are not frustrated politeness.

This humble behavior strengthened Gu Chun's thoughts: he came to ask for food.

Echoed casually: "What's the bother." However, my ancient family and the Fenwu Army have never intersected, and I don't know why Changshi came to my ancient mansion? ”

Seeing that Gu Chun's attitude was so cold, he didn't know the reason, so he could only continue: "The soldiers of our Fenwu Army fought bloodily at Yanmen Pass, forcing the Southern Xiongnu to negotiate with our army.

But during the period, Lou Fu Pass was lost again, and Lord Taishou could not bear the suffering of the people, and now he has reached a consensus with the army of the Southern Xiongnu:

They retreated back to the north of the state, but our Fenwu army provided them with 20,000 stone of grain, the amount of which was too large for my Fenwu army to afford alone, and now we need the Gu family to provide 5,000 stone of grain. ”

Although the grain was used by Han Cheng to exchange for sheepskin, he could not give it to the Gu family, so it could only be said that it was a consensus reached by the Southern Xiongnu Army in negotiations.

If the Gu family master's attitude was better, Fu Zhu might have told the Gu family master about the cause and effect of the matter, but now with this attitude, Fu Zhu thought it would be better to forget it.

Gu Chun didn't know the specific situation of what happened in Yanmen Pass and Lou Fu Pass, and said in his heart: "Cut, the despicable Fenwu Army, obviously used the grain to compromise and seek perfection in exchange for the retreat of the Southern Xiongnu, but they said it righteously and awe-inspiringly, as if they had made a lot of merit for the people, and they still wanted to come and ask for five thousand stone of grain." Dream on. ”

"Five thousand stone grain!" Gu Chun exclaimed. "With so much food, our Gu family can't take it out at once, and it is estimated that no one in the entire Yanmen County can take it out at once. You Fenwu Army is a little too much. ”

Frustrated and said, "How much does the Gu family master think is more appropriate?" ”

As soon as Gu Chun heard this, there was still room for bargaining, and said: "The Fenwu Army has worked so hard to protect us, and my Gu family can't be regarded as invisible, so let's do it, my Gu family will take out five hundred stones to thank the Fenwu Army for their guards, as for the remaining food mentioned in the negotiation, you Fenwu Army can figure it out by yourself." ”

Although the Gu family is the first family in Loufan County and even the current Yanmen County, they have a large amount of land, but the five thousand stone grain is at least a year and a half of the Gu family's savings.

Gu Chun thought that the Fenwu army was taking advantage of the fire to rob, so he said this, and highlighted the importance of the Gu family in Yanmen County.

Frustrated and said angrily: "I spilled blood among the soldiers of the Fenwu Army, and I actually got such words from the ancient family master.

Hmph, five hundred stone of grain, thank you for the kindness of the ancient family master.

As for the future, the head of the ancient family can be responsible for today's words. ”

After speaking, there was no etiquette, and he got up and walked out the door.

Gu Chun looked at the figure of the frustrated teacher,

"Phew, a little long history dares to show off in front of me; When I was scared in ancient spring?

Hmph, the entire Yanmen County, without the support of my Gu family, who can do it to stay in this position? When the time comes, you will ask me. ”