As soon as Xu You heard that Guo Tu actually recommended himself, he immediately became anxious, he was not unwilling to make this trip, in fact, this errand was just to buy a horse with money, and there was no danger, he just didn't want to follow the useless second son.

Everyone in the Yuan clan knows that the eldest prince and the third prince may be established as the prince in the future, only the second prince is not up or down, and there is no possibility of inheriting the throne.

Xu You followed Yuan Xi on this trip, it was purely burdened and unpleasant, how could he be willing to do such a thing?

And he and Guo Tu are not on good terms, this is Guo Tu cheating him.

"Ziyuan, what does this mean?" Yuan Shao saw Xu You's shirk, and suddenly looked displeased.

I'm afraid that any prince who has not determined a successor will hate his subordinates Wenwu to start choosing a team to stand in line, and Yuan Shao is no exception.

He said in a cold tone: "If I send Xiansi and Xianfu to go, you are willing to follow, right?" ”

"No, no, no, the lord has misunderstood," Xu You hurriedly stood up, waved his hand again and again, and said hurriedly: "It's just that I feel that my wisdom is a little insufficient, and I'm afraid of delaying the lord's major affairs." ”

"It's just to buy a horse with money, what kind of wisdom do you use?" Yuan Shao snorted coldly, his eyes forced Xu You to say, "If you don't want to go, you can say it." ”

"Serving the Lord, even if you go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire, you will never frown down, let alone such a trivial matter?" Xu You raised his head and swore an oath.

"Well, that's pretty much it," Yuan Shao nodded, and continued: "Remember, if you buy all the horses in the hands of the Huns, you can't leave even a single horse hair to others, understand?" ”

Yuan Shao occupied the land of the four states, and it can be said that he has a lot of money, so naturally he can't sit back and watch him sell his horse to other princes and increase the strength of others.

"No!" Xu Yu clenched his fists and shook his head.

……

Liu Ping led his generals and a thousand elite Cao soldiers to stay overnight, but they were beating drums all the way.

It is said that his generals are brave, and the 1,000 soldiers he brought are the prototype of the future tiger and leopard cavalry, and they are in the gap between Zhang Yang and Yuan Shao's forces, as long as they do not encounter the main forces of the two sides, there is no problem with safety.

But he has one of the biggest headaches, that is, he doesn't know where to go to be humble.

You must know that although the Southern Xiongnu have been attached to the Han Dynasty for many years, the Han court still let them take care of themselves, and their grassland people's living habits have never changed.

The territory controlled by the Southern Xiongnu is large, and Cao Cao only listened to the scouts from elsewhere to inquire about the news of selling horses, but he has never dealt with the Southern Xiongnu, and it is a grassland, unlike the Central Plains, there is a town and other place names to inquire about, so where can Liu Ping find low?

On this day, they traveled to the edge of Cao's power, and further on, Jizhou on the right and Hanoi on the left, and they were going to walk in the middle of the two areas.

The sun had sunk in the west, and Liu Ping ordered him to set up camp in the wilderness early and sleep peacefully for the last night on Cao's territory.

Going forward, you have to open one eye to sleep.

All the soldiers were busy camping, and Liu Ping sat on a stone on the side of the road to rest, and continued to ponder how to find Qubei.

At this time, a cavalry scout in front of him galloped over, rolled the saddle and dismounted in front of Liu Ping, and Shi Li said: "Yu Gongzi, there is a township in front, called Qili Township, and today there is a caravan in the township, which is said to go to the grassland to do business." ”

"Going to the prairie to do business?" Liu Ping couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, since this caravan could do business with the grassland people, it naturally knew where to find them, as long as Liu Ping followed, he would definitely be able to find it.

Of course, in this era of war and chaos, you can still do business, and go to the grassland to do business, there must be unknown ways in the middle.

"How many of them are there?" Liu Ping asked.

"It looks like there must be more than 200 people."

"Probe!"

Liu Ping stood up, turned around and instructed the generals: "Tai Shici, Lu Qi, and Zhou Cang will change into civilian clothes with me, and go to the front township to meet the caravan."

From now on, the army was led by Zhang Liao, supplemented by Xu Huang. ”

"Master, wouldn't it be safe for you to take only the three of them there?" Zhang Liao said worriedly: "Otherwise, the army will be led by Xu Gongming, and I will go with my master." ”

Since Zhang Liao came to work, everything has gone smoothly, and he has already transcended the ordinary master-servant relationship with Liu Ping in his heart, which is admiration from the bottom of his heart, and naturally he doesn't want Liu Ping to make any mistakes.

"Oh, Lao Zhang, you have to worry too much," Tai Shi Ci resisted the big iron spear, put his hands on the barrel of the gun, and yawned nonchalantly: "That caravan only has two hundred people, which is not enough for me to kill alone, what danger can the master have?" ”

Liu Ping also smiled and said: "We went in civilian clothes, and we didn't go to fight with people, don't worry." ”

In the end, the four of them took off their armor and changed into their usual clothes.

At a glance, Liu Ping is a rich boy with good manners, and Lu Qi changes into women's clothes, and he is a beautiful personal girl.

Tai Shici and Zhou Cang looked like bodyguards and thugs.

Moreover, Zhou Cangsheng is tall and mighty, like a black tower, and looks more competent than Tai Shici's loose appearance.

The four of them rode to the dense area of the house, abandoned their horses, and let the soldiers guard them, and the four of them marched into the village.

This is the place where the forces of Cao, Yuan and Zhang Yang set up the boundary, and it belongs to the three-regardless zone, so the population is more sparse, many roadside houses have collapsed, and there are not many pedestrians on the street.

On both sides of the road, there were corpses of starvation and disease that no one could collect, and even the hungry people who were alive were already dying of hunger, lying on the ground unkempt, begging for food with broken bowls.

There were many boys and girls who had grass on their heads, and they were sold as goods.

Due to Liu Ping's very different temperaments, he was pulled by many people along the way, begging to sell his children to him, almost half selling and half giving away, as long as he stuttered, he could live.

Looking at this purgatory-like scene on earth, Liu Ping felt uncomfortable, even if the Cao family Tuntian could not recruit all the displaced people in the world.

In his previous life, he sat in a spacious and bright classroom, reading the words recorded in the history books, such as "the world is in chaos", "cannibalism", "selling children and girls", and "life in troubled times is like grass mustard".

Even if he is in a high position at this time and can control the life and death of countless people, he would rather the god of fate send him back to the era when the country was peaceful and protected by a strong state apparatus (applause here).

This Qili Township is not big, as long as there is a main street, Liu Ping and they can easily find where the caravan is stationed.

It was about a post house, but it was long empty, and it was just a place for the caravan to stop.

The gang said it was a caravan, but it was more like a group of soldiers, guarded by dozens of soldiers armed with spears and full armor at the entrance of the inn.

Tai Shi Ci stepped forward with a smile and said to the soldier guarding the door: "This military master, are you going to go south or north?" ”

The soldier glanced at Liu Ping and knew that they were not ordinary homeless, and said casually: "I'll wait to come from the south and want to go north." ”

"Master, master, they are going north, we are saved," Tai Shi Ci waved at Liu Ping with great joy.

Liu Ping couldn't help frowning, this drama spirit is on his body again, but his acting skills are too exaggerated.

"In the descendants of the Liu family in Langya, can you spread it and want to see the head of your family in Xia," Liu Ping said politely.

"Please wait a moment," the soldier did not belong to any prince, but the guard hired by the caravan, seeing that Liu Ping had an extraordinary temperament and called himself Langya Liu, he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and hurriedly went inside to spread the word.

After a while, the soldier came out again and bowed to Liu Ping and said, "My master is invited." ”

As he spoke, he took Liu Ping and others into the door, only to see that the courtyard was even more heavily guarded, and it was simply ten steps, one post, five steps and one sentry.

A middle-aged man greeted him in front of the corridor and saluted Liu Ping with a smile: "In Xia Fan Xian, I have seen Lang Jun." ”

That Fan Xian looked like he was in his forties, white and fat, with bright eyes, and he looked very shrewd at first glance.

"Under Liu Ping, I have seen Mr. Fan," Liu Ping hurriedly returned the salute.

Although he came to the grassland to buy horses, this is also a military secret, so naturally the fewer people know his identity, the better, and it is best to buy the horses back unnoticed, so as to have a surprise effect.

So Liu Ping doesn't mind pretending to be in front of everyone.

Although Fan Xian didn't know that the young man standing in front of him was the current dynasty Jiuqing, an important figure in the Cao Group, he still politely welcomed the master and servant into the hall.

After sitting down, Fan Xian smiled as soon as he spoke: "Dare to ask Lang Jun to come, what do you have to say?" ”

"I heard that Mr. wants to go north, and I also want to go to the grassland to join my relatives, but I can't find where my relatives are, so I came to ask Mr. Yu for advice."

"Prairie Surrender?" Fan Xian was surprised: "Lang Jun actually has relatives in the grassland? ”

Liu Ping had already made up a set of rhetoric, so his face showed infinite sadness, sighed and shook his head: "It's not a secret, my aunt had no choice but to marry Yu Si back then, and she was ashamed of the family.

How could I have expected that if there was a big chaos today and the family was defeated, I could only go to my aunt to avoid trouble, which is really unbearable. ”

"It's all to blame for this troubled world," Fan Xian also sighed, paused, and said: "Since you and I have met, we are fated, we are going to the grassland to do business, and I know the big family under the account of King Youxian, and I will be able to help Lang Jun find his aunt." ”

Liu Ping was overjoyed when he heard this, he knew that the big pawn was the biggest subordinate official under the account of the Xiongnu Right Xian King, since this Fan Xian could find the big pawn, he would definitely be able to find the humble.

It's just that they're afraid they're going to have to follow this caravan.

"Thank you, Mr. for your help," Liu Ping saluted Fan Xian: "I don't know where Mr. came from and what kind of business he is doing?" ”

Fan Xian is worthy of being a businessman, and his eloquence is very good, and he talks endlessly when he talks about it.

It turned out that he was the worship of the Mizhu family, and the business he did was also very extensive, to put it bluntly, he went all the way, bought all the way, and sold all the way.

He bought sheepskin herbs from the grassland and sold them to the Central Plains, which were scarce, and then purchased materials from the Central Plains and sold them to the south, all the way to Jiaozhou, and then sold Jiaozhou's specialties back to the grassland.

He walked in the cracks of the princes' forces, and with nearly 300 parts of protection, this Fan Xian has a unique vision, tactful, even if there are a few obstacles on the road, most of them have been opened up by him with money, so he can make a lot of money by buying cheap and selling all the way.

Liu Ping was thrilled when he heard this, in this era, he can still do this business, this Fan Xian is really a talent.

It's a pity that such people don't recruit under his command.

Although he is only a fictitious position, if there are people like Fan Xian under his command, he will not worry about the wealth in the future.

So he made up his mind that he must get this Fan Xian to Xu Du.

"Mr. is really a genius, I admire it," Liu Ping couldn't help but sigh.

"It's just a minutiae," Fan Xian shook his head helplessly.

The Han Dynasty emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, and those who practiced business have always been looked down upon, and reading and becoming a scholar is what a superior person should do.

He said to Liu Ping: "Don't blame me for saying a lot, see that Lang Jun is also a scholar, and it is too condescending to go to such a wild place as the grassland, I heard that the Son of Heaven is in Xu, and the world is full of talents, why don't Lang Jun go to Xu Du, maybe what he has learned can be useful." ”

Liu Ping shook his head and said: "Those who go to Xu Du are all great sages, how can they get into the eyes of the Son of Heaven after learning this little bit?" ”

"That's the same," Fan Xian nodded and said, "I heard that Wang Langhuaxin and other great Confucians have gone to Xudu, and Lang Jun is young, so he really can't compare with him." ”

As soon as he heard Wang Langhuaxin and the two people, Tai Shici couldn't help but sneer behind him, listening to this Fan Xian as if he admired the two people very much, but he was there when Liu Ping refuted the two people speechlessly.

I didn't expect Tai Shici's smile, but Fan Xian was angry, the master spoke, and the slave laughed beside him, how could there be such a faux pas?

"Xiao Langjun and I hit it off at first sight, and it's no wonder that there is something wrong in the words." Fan Xian felt a little unbearable on his face, and casually pointed to Zhou Cang, who was standing beside him, and said to Liu Ping: "Xiao Langjun should accept such a dignified and calm person when accepting slaves, and he looks powerful and powerful, and he can also protect Langjun's safety." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Tai Shi Ci and said, "Like some hangers, flashy and useless people, if it were me, I wouldn't accept it." ”

Tai Shici: "??? ”

What kind of eyes does this guy have to look at himself, and he is flashy?

"Ahem!" Zhou Cang, who was next to him, listened to Fan Xian's evaluation, his eyes suddenly lit up, his chest was straightened and his head was raised, and his big black face was upright, showing that he was lofty.

Tai Shi Ci looked back at Zhou Cang, raised his eyebrows, and glared at him fiercely.

Zhou Cang immediately saw a cat like a mouse, lowered his head pitifully, and muttered secretly: "What he said, I didn't say it." ”

"Shut up," Liu Ping couldn't help but scold, for fear that these people would make a fuss and let Fan Xian see the clues.

Several people hurriedly stood upright, not daring to say anything more.

Fan Xian was very satisfied with Liu Ping's performance, and said with a smile: "I have been talking for so long, and I still don't know Xiaolangjun's words." ”

In the following table, Dehua, "Liu Ping's body was originally born as a domestic slave, how can there be any words?" So casually made up a familiar one.

"Virtue is born by the common people, Chunhua and autumn fruits, good words, good words!" Fan Xian sighed, and said: "Since Dehua can't go to Xudu, he has another place to go, I don't know if it's appropriate." ”