"Bring it on," Liu Ping was puzzled.

He is also 10,000 elite soldiers, how can there be a spy who is so short-sighted that he dares to hit the head of the gun?

Not long after, Tai Shici brought in a young man in a brocade dress with a lot of flowers.

Looking at the outfit, it looks like a rich boy.

"It's him, sneaking outside our camp in the middle of the night, and letting the patrol soldiers catch him," Tai Shi Ci said.

"Spare your life, spare your life, you are just passing by, who knows that you have accidentally trespassed into the precious land, forgive your sins, forgive your sins," the young man looked frightened.

"Nonsense, what time is it, you even claim to be passing by?" Tai Shi Ci questioned.

At this time, the sky has changed, there is only a crescent moon outside, and it is not very bright, who will rush at this hour?

At this time, two tears squeezed out of the young man's anxious eyes, and he shouted: "I really am not a spy in Xia, I am just in a hurry, and I have to go at night."

Who wants not to know the way, so they stumbled here.

I beg you to spare me, for if I delay in calling for help, all of us will die. ”

As the young man spoke, he knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Ping repeatedly.

……

"Chengnan Weidu, go to Tianqi five," this is a common proverb in Guanzhong, which is about the two wealthy families of Jingzhao Wei and Du, who are only one foot five away from the sky.

Speaking of Wei's alone, in the Han Dynasty, the father and son were prime ministers, the fourth feudal marquis, and the people were prosperous, and they were the leading family in Guanzhong.

Even in this period of secession of princes, no matter how turbulent the situation in Guanzhong was, these top wealthy families still stood tall with their young families and many tribes.

But at this time, in the Wei ancestral hall, Wei Xuan, the head of this generation, was full of sadness, looking at the oil lamp on the table.

"Guo Yan has sent someone to give an ultimatum, asking us to take out 20,000 stone grain, and we are willing to let us go, what can I do?"

Wei Xuan, who was in his forties, rubbed his temples vigorously as he spoke.

These words were said to the two gray-haired old men in front of him, who were Wei Xuan's two uncles.

Although Wei Zhou is the head of the family, the two living uncles are of high seniority, so if there is anything that determines the danger of the clan, they have to discuss it in the ancestral hall.

Previously, Guo Yan was defeated by Liu Ping on the bank of the Yellow River, and after leading the remnants to retreat to Guanzhong, at first he only robbed the people's families of grain as military food.

But Guanzhong had already suffered a disaster, and after their looting day after day, they were already about to dig three feet into the ground.

The people either starved to death or fled, and the entire land of Guanzhong was uninhabited by them.

Guo Yan always wants to live, and in desperation, he can only attack the big tycoons who didn't dare to move before.

After all, these wealthy families have weapons in their hands and tribes under them, and the entire manor is built like a small city, and it is not easy to start.

But Guo Yan has thousands of Xiliang troops under him, and has recruited 2,000 local bandits, there are so many people, what are you afraid of him doing?

Those subordinates of the wealthy clan are just a bunch of rangers, how can they compare with his powerful Xiliang army?

Anyway, if you don't rob it, you will starve to death, Guo Yan made up his mind, if those wealthy families refused to give in, he was ready to directly lead the army to attack the manor and occupy the magpie's nest.

At that time, not only will there be food, but also the relatives of those wealthy families in the manor.

Those women are usually pampered and well-fed, and they can snatch the daughter of a commoner family more than they usually rob.

But from the standpoint of the wealthy family, this is no less than a catastrophe.

At this time, the second uncle of Wei, who was sitting next to him, sighed and said: "After the accumulation of my Wei's for several generations, over the years, the total grain stored in the family is only more than 23,000 stones, and now that the autumn harvest season has just passed, if it is given to Guo Yan, what will the whole family eat?"

Never give! ”

The second uncle shook his head as he spoke.

This Guo Yan is too ruthless, if he asks for three or five hundred stones, Wei's wealth is rich, and this kind of century-old wealthy family has the habit of storing grain, so he will give it.

But as soon as Guo Yan opened his mouth, it was 20,000 stones, which was simply forcing Wei's family to death.

"However, if he disobeys Guo Yan, he said that he would wash the Wei family in blood," the third uncle on the opposite side had blank eyes, and his voice trembled: "Guo Yan, this thief, has superior force, and there are thousands of troops and horses under his command, including more than a thousand Xiliang troops, how can these eight hundred parts in our hands be Guo Yan's opponent?" ”

No one spoke, and they all fell into deep thought.

What the third uncle said was the truth, relying on one of their families, it was not a lot to feed 800 parts, which was enough to resist ordinary bandits.

But Guo Yan is not a bandit, he is also a famous Xiliang general under Dong Zhuo back then, and letting them compete with Guo Yan and the fierce Xiliang Army is tantamount to asking for their own death.

At this time, the third uncle continued: "I heard that the Du family is already ready to pay food to save their lives. ”

"What?"

Wei Xuan looked at the third uncle intently, "Their Du family is similar to our Wei family, and they suddenly took out 20,000 stone grains, they are such a big family, and there are so many parts, what do they rely on to support it until next year's autumn and yellow?"

What's more, Guo Yan is a hungry wolf who can't be fed, and after he finishes eating the grain and grass, he will continue to ask for it.

With this first time, it's hard to say that there won't be a second time. ”

"The tree is dead, the person is alive, I heard that the head of the Du family is preparing to dismiss the tribe and lead the He clan to take refuge in Shu." The third uncle explained.

"If a person leaves his hometown, dismisses his subordinates, and flees to Shudi, won't he become a homeless person?"

Wei Xuan shook his head and said categorically: "The ancestors of the past dynasties have been buying the ancestral industry here for hundreds of years, even if I and Guo Yan are both burning, we must not let go of the ancestral industry." ”

As a wealthy family for hundreds of years, Merriam-Webster's greatest asset is to own a large area of land.

If you move away and the land can't be moved, it is equivalent to the loss of the ancestral industry, which is what any wealthy family owner does not want to see.

In order to make a living, he left his hometown and went to Shu, first, the future is uncertain, life and death are boundless, and second, he travels thousands of miles and cannot sacrifice his ancestors, which is obviously not a good choice.

Therefore, Wei Zhou is ready to give it a go, preferring to die standing and maintaining the dignity and pride of a century-old wealthy family, rather than fleeing like a homeless person.

"Good!"

Although the second uncle is old, the blood is still there.

He slapped the table excitedly, blew his snow-white beard and said to Wei Xuan: "Sure enough, it is a good boy of my Wei family, and it is not in vain that my brother chose you to inherit the family business."

Our Wei family has no bad seeds, in order to keep the family business, even if the jade is burned, it is worthy of the ancestors. ”

"Thank you Second Uncle for your support!" Wei Xuan clenched his fists and said categorically: "I have made up my mind, and I swear to live and die with Wei's ancestral industry and defend against the enemy who comes to attack." ”

"Hey! You are bringing about your own destruction," the third uncle couldn't help but shake his head and sigh as if the second brother and nephew had beaten chicken blood in front of him.

But he is not old, and he is not the head of the family, so he can't refute what the two decide.

He had to look at the darkness outside the window and muttered, "I don't know if Da Lang went to the court to ask for help, and whether the court will send troops to exterminate the bandits." ”