Beidi County, Wushi County (Ningxia Guyuan), the continuous mountain rocks are dark red, like a cluster of burning flames, so it is called flint, and it is like the crown on the top of the chicken's head, also known as the chicken head mountain.

The newly promoted Hou Wu clan of the Great Qin is located in the field under the Jitou Mountain, with a barrier made of fiery red stones, vines on the towering brick wall that have withered, and heavily armed horsemen patrolling around, which are the disciples of the Wu family.

Standing on top of the Rong Tower, the bloated Wu Shi watched a team escort a mysterious guest away, revealing a sneer.

"Father, why is that Zhang Han here?"

Wu Shi Lu has two sons, one Wu Ting and one Wu Fang, who have been in Qin for many years, and their clothes and diet have long been Central Plains.

Only then did Wu Shilu shield others to meet with Zhang Han, a wanted criminal at large from the imperial court, and the second son couldn't help but be suspicious.

"The wolves in the mountains will come out of their holes when they smell blood, what do you think Zhang Han can do?"

Wu Shilu waved his hand and sat down cross-legged on the side of the case, Zhang Han came in a hurry and left in a hurry, the mutton had just been roasted and delivered, and a lot of spices were added to it from Lingnan, which was fragrant.

"It's a pity, Zhang Han has no mouth."

Wu Shilu used a knife to cut the cooked mutton and put it in his mouth, while saying: "He came to remind me, be careful, I am afraid that Xianyang will know about the matter of me sheltering him and Heifu's eldest son!" ”

"Ahh Wu Fang was young and timid, and couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this.

Wu Ting is quite calm: "My family's eyeliner is all over the Senese, and there are also many servants in Xianyang who operate cattle and horses, live in the market, and pass on the news day and night. Although some time ago, someone leaked the whereabouts of Heifu's eldest son, causing Xianyang envoys to look for him, but my family notified them in time and asked them to transfer immediately, and they were not arrested. ”

Wu Shi Luo gnawed on the sheep's hoof: "Although Zhang Han didn't say it explicitly, I guess that this incident was said by Gongsun Bailu." ”

Wu Fang was furious: "This thief, in the past, he didn't take less money from my family, father, it's better to send someone to kill him!" ”

Wu Ting shook his head: "No, my family's power is along the Great Wall, but it can't reach into Yiqu City, besides, although the Xianyang envoy goes to the north, but if he wants to move the Wu clan, he must return to Xianyang, and go back for at least two months, at this time to kill Gongsun Bailu, wouldn't it be true to the crime of my family in advance?" ”

Wu Shilu spoke: "Don't you think it's strange? Gongsun Bailu was relied on by Heifu, and later became Zhang Han's cronies, when Zhang Han had an accident, Yiqu and white wolves ran away, why didn't Gongsun run away? ”

Wu Fang said: "It's because of him...... Coveting an official position? ”

Uting said: "I'm afraid it's because of the large number of clansmen, don't you dare to run away?" ”

Wu Shilu smiled and said: "You should know the past of Gongsun and Yiqu, their eldest father was originally the second son born to Empress Dowager Xuan and Yiqu Jun......"

"Gongsun Bailu's eldest father was ashamed of his Rong identity, so he changed his household registration, thought he was Xia Zi, wore summer clothes, said Xia Yan, and changed his grandson."

"The eldest father of the white wolf in Yiqu is not, he just wants to be a Rong person, continue to take Yiqu as his clan, braided his hair and clothes, and put on his left hair, leading his people to migrate and livestock, eating meat and drinking cheese."

One stem bears two fruits, and it also represents the two ways of life of the Northland, which is well known in the Northland County, but in the eyes of Wu Shilu, there is a different interpretation.

"The two families of Gongsun Yiqu seem to have been fighting for decades, three generations, but in my opinion, they are just enemies on the surface, and they secretly protect each other."

"For example, during the rebellion of Chang Yu, the ruler of the Rong people in Guannei was more edicted by Chang Yu, raised troops in response, and besieged the Qi Nian Palace, and the father of the white wolf of Yiqu also participated in it, but the father of Gongsun Bailu at that time resolutely supported the first emperor."

"After the rebellion was quelled, the first emperor wantonly liquidated the party of Chang Yu, and the Yiqu clan was hit hard and almost wiped out, but it was the Gongsun clan who helped him, which allowed the Yiqu white wolf to survive."

In short, these two families often make different choices, in order to protect the other and help each other, no matter which one is in power, it is a kind of survival wisdom to continue in this difficult world.

Therefore, the Yiqu White Wolf resolutely ran with Zhang Han, and the pastures, clansmen, cattle and sheep of the Yiqu clan were all taken over by Gongsun. It seems to be annexed, but in fact, who knows if it is taken care of? If he is defeated by Huhai and Heifu is in power, Yiqu can protect Gongsun in turn. ”

Thinking about it darkly, Gongsun Bailu may still be a double agent, while reporting the whereabouts of Heifu's son to Xianyang, and at the same time, on the order of Zhang Han, he wants to pull the Wu clan into the water......

"What does my father mean is that this matter is planned by Zhang Han, just to force my father to rebel?"

Wu Fang trembled with anger: "This Zhang Han, my family kindly sheltered him, but he took revenge and did this kind of thing, father, I will take the rider and arrest him back!" ”

"Confused, if my father has murderous intentions, can Zhang Han still get out of Wushi Fort alive?"

Wu Ting reprimanded his younger brother and said: "Father, the matter has come to this point, no matter what you do to make up for it, you can no longer win the trust of Xianyang, my family, do you want to follow the Shu County guard and raise troops to respond to the Northern Expeditionary Army?" ”

As the eldest in the family, Wu Ting traveled back and forth between Xianyang and the Northland, and was very concerned about the war situation in the East......

Moreover, the relationship between Wushi and Heifu has always been good, and the wool and brown sugar trade is even more blessed by him, so that it is prosperous today.

"Zhang Han also persuaded me so."

Wu Shilu was full of mutton and hiccuped: "But the reason why the Shu county guard raised troops was because he was afraid that Heifu would send troops into Bashu and mess up the counties under his rule, so it was better to take refuge directly, anyway, once the war burned to Hanzhong, it would be difficult for Xianyang to send troops into Shu to ask for guilt." In addition, he also made great contributions to the lord of the country, and after the war, he was able to sit on the position of prime minister. “

"But it's not the case in the north, the soldiers in Guanzhong can come in ten months, although the Wu clan has more than 1,000 clansmen, and they can call on the Hurong tribe, but they are not the opponents of the official army, besides, I raise troops, what do I want?"

can be the richest man in the world, and has not been cut leeks by the imperial court, Wu Shilu has his strengths, and his positioning is especially clear.

"Wu Shilu, just a lowly Rong businessman, favored by the first emperor, this can be compared to the position of the king, you have to make a pilgrimage with hundreds of civil and military officials, and pass through the Western Regions, open the north, sell silk candy for the country, and get rich to tens of thousands of gold, I have nothing to ask for status and wealth."

"What I seek, only the Wu clan can enjoy wealth in the world, at least two generations of wealth, that's it......"

Three generations? It depends on whether Sun Tzu is virtuous or not, and he doesn't force it.

In short, when troubled times come, some people are dissatisfied with the status quo, but Wu Shilu is the one who is most eager to maintain the status quo.

It's a pity that it's not easy to find a balance on a single tree, and these two non-offending states have been broken.

Zhang Han is unwilling to wait all the time, and wants to force Wu Shilu to make a choice!

Wu Shilu instructed his two sons: "Now that the matter is over, I can't refuse Zhang Han's side in person, I have to refuse and give up, let him beg me and look forward to me." ”

"But you can't learn from the widow Qing's son Ba Zhong, who brazenly rebelled, and finally ended up dead, his wife fell into the hands of others, and all the wealth of gold was used as a dowry, which cheapened the black husband."

"The property of another family is immovable, but the goods of my house are movable. As long as you drive the cattle and sheep, take the servants of the clansmen, go out of the fortress, go to the foot of Helan Mountain, the army along the Great Wall has gone to two, and the rest of the people can only guard the Fengsui Pass, even if Xianyang wants to arrest me and ask for the crime, it is difficult to send troops out of the fortress to pursue in a short time. What's more, I have friends outside the Seychelles......"

"And wander on the grassland for a year and a half, preserve the wealth of the people, watch the changes in the situation, and leave the bloody things to those who want to fight for the world."

Wu Shilu understands that the ownership of the world has not yet been determined, and it is too early to make a decision at this time.

Ba Zhong, who is anxious for quick success, is the lesson in front of him, Wu Shilu shook his head and said:

"How could a widow such a shrewd woman give birth to such a stupid son?"

He taught his two sons: "You must remember that as a businessman, no matter how rich your family is, you must remember two sentences......

"The first sentence is, drought is a boat, water is a car, and there is a shortage of water."

"The second sentence is, long sleeves are good at dancing, and more money is good!"

The former is easy to understand, Wu Shilu reached out to help Zhang Han and Heifu's eldest son when they were in trouble, and now that the south has become a trend, he has one more way.

It is not difficult to have more money and good Jia, and if you have more capital, it will naturally be easy to do business, and Wu Shi has the essence of this way, so he can take out 20 million money to serve Hu Hai, and he should buy peace in exchange for more than half a year.

The hardest part is that the long sleeves are good at dancing.

In dance music, the level of dancers is not high, it is said that as long as you look at how well she throws her sleeves when she appears,

And whether a businessman is clever or not depends on whether he will make friends: the long sleeves swing half a foot in front of you, and the fragrant wind is bursting, so that every onlooker feels that he wants to be friendly with him, and in the end, no matter who wins, he will not lose his benefits......

"Pedal two boats." Uting was concise and to the point, summarizing his father's business experience.

"Two?"

Wu Shilu laughed: "In the current situation, if you want to live to the end, how can you only step on two!" Do you think that the only people I secretly sheltered were Zhang Han and Heifu's eldest son? ”

He can still count how many forces he has invested in.

Starting with the thumb with the turquoise ring, the bejeweled fingers stick out one by one.

"Hu Hai."

"Hef."

"Li Xin."

The small eyes on Wu's chubby face flashed with a cunning light.

"And the Huns and ......"

"Xiang's!"

……

In the thirty-eighth year of Qin Shi Huang, in the twelfth month of the summer calendar, there was heavy snow everywhere in the north.

Crossing the winding Great Wall to the north, the further north, the colder it becomes, especially in the north of the Yinshan Desert that even Chen Ping has never been to, the snow is as big as goose feathers, and wearing several layers of leather jackets are cold to the bone.

Beyond the desolate Gobi, three thousand miles away from the Great Wall, at the foot of the Wolf Juxu Mountain, a felt tent is backed by a ridge, stretching for several miles.

This is Shan Yu Wangting, since the first year ago, after Prince Maodun killed his father Touman, he took his troops to the north to escape to the desert, avoiding the Qin Dynasty in the bitter cold and without water and grass.

Winter goes to spring, the ewes give birth, the mare gives birth, the woman also gives birth to a child, after many years of recuperation, the Huns have recovered slightly. Mao Dun also gathered several tribes that fled north after the fall of the Yue Clan, and annexed Ding Ling further north, the national strength of the Xiongnu was close to that of the Qin Dynasty before the Northern Expedition, and there were tens of thousands of horsemen with bows.

And in the golden tent alone, the firewood was swirling, and the tent was warm, and Mao Dun was eating meat and drinking wine with the most trusted left and right, until the sheepskin tent was lifted, and with the cold wind, three people covered with snowflakes were pushed in by the Hun warriors.

The leader was the envoy of the Wu family, who knelt down on one knee and said in skillful Xiongnu to the Hu man wearing the golden eagle crown in the center:

"Born of heaven and earth, placed by the sun and the moon, the Huns are in a big order, and the head of the Wu family asked the villain to bring his greetings and small gifts!"

With that, he turned around and let the two behind him step forward.

Mao Dun put down the mare's milk wine in his hand, touched his curly beard, and said in the Hun language:

"Since a year ago, Wushi has resumed trade with the Xiongnu, but I don't want silk and wine, as long as copper and iron utensils, and people, this time I sent ......"

He looked at the two people behind the messenger: one was a middle-aged man who had lost one ear frozen by the heavy snow, in his fifties, and walked with a limp, and the other was a young man in his twenties, pursing his lips pursed from the cold, with a deep whip mark on his face, and his eyes full of alarm.

"Two emaciated slaves?"

The left and right sides were furious, thinking that Wu Shilu was insulting Da Shan Yu, and almost wanted to draw his sword, but Mao Dun stopped them.

"They are the ones mentioned by the head of the Wu family...... Chu people? ”

"That's right."

The middle-aged man who served hard labor on the Great Wall, who had been tortured and humiliated, took off his bulky felt jacket, his body was thin, his eyes were resolute, and he did not hesitate to lose an ear for this trip.

should have been a hero who stirred up the world in history, but now he is so down.

He glanced at the prince of the Hu people, and finally fixed his gaze on Mao Dun, and said loudly:

"I am the middle father of the Shangzhu State of Chu."

"Xiang Liang!"

"Fortunately, under the protection of the head of the Wu family, I came here thousands of miles away to form an alliance with the Xiongnu Dadanyu for the Chu State!"

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PS: There is only one chapter today, and there is chapter 465 in the north of Maoton.