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The clan where Zhao Hongrun "stayed overnight" took "sheep tongue" as his surname.

Hmm, whether this "sheep tongue" is a name or a surname, Zhao Hongrun is neither clear nor interested in asking.

Especially when Zhao Hongrun looked at the dozen or so family members of this small clan, standing in the hall and trembling under the deterrence of the Wei soldiers and the Pingxuan army of the Junshui Battalion, he was even less interested.

"Sheep's tongue?"

Zhao Hongrun set his eyes on the old man in front of the thirty or so people with a flattering look on his face, but he could still see infinite horror, obviously, this well-dressed old man was the patriarch of this small clan, the head of the family and the like.

"Yes, yes, the villain is called Sheep Tongue Tao."

The old man agreed resignedly, and at the same time secretly looked at the two groups of soldiers in the house.

Among them, he seemed to be able to judge from the style of the armor: the sergeants of their Chu State.

The problem was another wave of soldiers, mighty warriors in black armor.

Looking at the entire Chu State, how many Yi monarchs could be extravagant enough to make armor out of iron?

Obviously, nine times out of ten, this group of soldiers is not the soldiers of their Chu State.

"Is it really Wei Bing?"

Yang Yutao couldn't help but feel a little panicked in his heart.

In fact, when Yan Mo and Li Qi controlled the whole city, there were many people who informed the clans in the inner city of the changes in the city, and Yang Yutao also heard a report from the house slaves, saying that the Wei army had invaded Runan.

At that time, Yang Yutao disdained it, and scolded the house slave severely.

Because in his opinion, their Yijun Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo was leading an army of 160,000 to defeat the Wei army and retreat, how could it suddenly attack Runan?

Unexpectedly, after just one day. Ben dang really had Wei soldiers break into his clan village.

And what shocked him even more was that Yan Mo and others who were obviously the generals of their Chu State were mixed up with those Wei soldiers, and instead scolded them, the clans of Runan.

calmed down his panicked mood, rubbed his hands together, and called flatteringly and respectfully: "Your Excellency, ......"

But he wasn't done yet. was stopped by Yan Mo.

"What kind of monarch, this is His Royal Highness King Su of Great Wei!"

Yang Yutao trembled at Yan Mo's reprimand, looked at Zhao Hongrun carefully with wide-open and somewhat dizzy eyes, and muttered secretly in his heart.

"Wang? King Wei? King Wei is so young?'

I can't blame him for being lonely and unheard, I can only say that the news of this era has limitations, as if many Wei people will be at a loss about Xiong Tuo's identity as the "Yijun" of Xuancheng Jun, and the Chu State cannot understand why there are so many kings on the Wei side.

Isn't Wei afraid of the destruction of the country because of so many kings fighting each other?

Thinking about it from this aspect, it is understandable that Yang Yutao will mistake Zhao Hongrun for the king of Wei. After all, according to the national conditions of their Chu State, the king is the supreme existence, and there is only one king in a country.

Thinking of this, Yang Yutao hurriedly became a little more respectful, and shouted with a flattering face: "It turned out to be the ...... of King Wei."

However, his words were also stopped before he finished speaking, but the person who scolded him this time was Zongwei Shen Yu next to Zhao Hongrun.

"What King Wei?! King Su! ”

Shen Yu scolded sharply.

He said in his heart, just kidding. King Wei, can you shout casually?

If this is spread out, it will be spread falsely. Maybe some people really think that His Royal Highness can't wait to be the son of Great Wei.

was scolded twice in a row, and the old face of Yang Yutao suddenly became ugly, pale and bloodless.

Behind him, judging by her age, a young woman who did not know whether it was his daughter-in-law or a concubine, the baby girl in her arms cried out with a wow.

And the rest of the people of the sheep tongue family were also full of fear. Constantly look at the weapons in the hands of those soldiers with his eyes, for fear that those fierce soldiers will be unhappy and kill them all.

Glancing at the baby girl who was crying because of fear, Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and motioned for Shen Yu and Yan Momo to interject again, and immediately. He said to Yang Yutao with a pleasant face: "Just call King Su." ”

Hearing this, Yang Yutao hurriedly shouted respectfully: "Su...... King Su. ”

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded, and said unhurriedly: "This king has just arrived, and he has no place to live for the time being, so he has to disturb your mansion, please forgive me." ”

Yang Yutao opened his old eyes and looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise, because he felt that the young King Su in front of him was gentle and polite, and he was more like a nobleman than the nobles of their Chu State.

Just kidding, Zhao Hongrun is the prince of the Ji Zhao family, and he has been strictly required by the etiquette officials in the Great Wei court since he was a child, and his words and deeds are all trained by those etiquette officials in a regular manner.

For this reason, how much hardship did Zhao Hongrun suffer when he was young?

But at this time, Zhao Hongrun's hardships back then have finally paid off, no, his Great Wei court etiquette that has been strictly trained for many years has made Yang Yu Tao know that the other party is from a big noble, and his heart suddenly became more respectful, and he bowed for a long time and said: "King Su came to the cold house, which really made my Yang Yan family shine......

It's no wonder, after all, the State of Chu is a country that pays attention to bloodline and family origin, and a person of noble birth can often be easily recognized by others, even if he is just a straw bag.

"Oh, it turns out that "sheep tongue" is the name of the family......

Zhao Hongrun seemed to nod and respond to the sheep's tongue with satisfaction, but in fact, he was just suddenly realizing that the sheep's tongue was actually a name.

However, his nodding greatly alleviated the fear in Yang Yutao's heart.

After all, no matter what country you don't speak the language, nodding and smiling is not always a sign of hostility.

From the side, Yan Mo figured that it was not early, but Zhao Hongrun and the others had not yet eaten, so he stood up and instructed Yang Yutao: "Free up a few of the best rooms, and in addition, go and prepare a table of good wine and food, understand?" ”

Don't look at Yan Mo's tone is very heavy, but on the contrary, this commanding tone makes Yang Yu feel relieved, after all, in his opinion. As long as they serve these people carefully, I believe that this King Su, who has the elegance of a great nobleman, will definitely not let these soldiers kill them again.

So, after consulting Zhao Hongrun, Yang Yutao hurriedly drove the family to other rooms, while calling the house slaves to prepare to vacate the best room. While ordering the back kitchen to prepare wine and food.

"You stay with Your Highness."

Zong Wei Shen Yu whispered a word to Zhang Biao, and then took a few Wei soldiers from the Junshui Battalion to the back kitchen.

As the so-called defense is indispensable, he doesn't want his Royal Highness's meal to be thrown into some mess.

It is believed that Shen Yu and those Wei soldiers will definitely closely monitor the actions of those cooks, and even after each dish, he will order the cooks to taste the poison one by one.

Not to mention that Shen Yu went to spy on those cooks, but also Zhao Hongrun.

When Zhao Hongrun agreed to let Yang Yutao's family move to other rooms on their own, Yang Yutao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and scolded and urged the domestic slaves in the family to prepare the tables needed for the banquet. As well as sake bottles, sake jugs, lacquered chopsticks and other fine tableware.

During this period, Zhao Hongrun looked curiously at the house slaves coming and going in the hall.

He was surprised to find that the family of this small clan was only a dozen people, but the number of domestic slaves in the house was not more than twenty or thirty?

Out of curiosity, he asked, "Sheep tongue Tao, how many people are there in your sheep tongue family?" ”

Yang Yutao replied cautiously, "The villain's house." There are two sons, a grandson, and a granddaughter, and both dogs are married......"

"This king doesn't want to know that much detail. Just ask how many of you are. ”

"Thirteen." Sheep Tongue replied respectfully.

"How many of these...... Hmm, slave? ”

Yang Yutao thought for a moment and replied uncertainly, "Probably...... Sixty or so people. ”

"It's just a family of thirteen people, and there are more than sixty domestic slaves?"

Zhao Hongrun looked at Yang Yu Tao a few times with a strange expression, and asked tentatively, "Your family is very rich?" ”

Sheep's mouth opened, as if frightened. Prostrate on the ground, Lian Sheng pleaded: "Little Lao'er is willing to pour all his family wealth, and I only hope that King Su will spare my sheep's tongue and my life......"

"This old man knows each other."

Zhao Hongrun was a little funny, in fact, he didn't mean to seize the family's wealth, after all, he had planned to eat and live in this family.

Case. Naturally, he wouldn't go under the knife from this family.

"Get up, this king just asks casually." Zhao Hongrun signaled.

Seeing this, the sheep tongue Tao only got up from the ground in a reluctant way.

From the side, Yan Mo seemed to have guessed the curiosity in Zhao Hongrun's heart, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness King Su has misunderstood, this sheep's tongue clan is indeed just a small clan. …… Dozens of domestic slaves, this is nothing in the Chu State. At the end of each year, if His Royal Highness carries a bag of rice and grain on his back and shouts in Runan City, I believe I don't know how many young men are vying to sell it to His Highness as domestic slaves. …… Their remuneration is only to ensure food and shelter. ”

"And that kind of thing?" Zhao Hongrun looked surprised, and said in his heart, isn't this a house slave that can be bought without spending money? This is not a thing at all in the Wei State.

"As a house slave, you can still live." Yan Mo sighed slightly, then glanced at Yang Yutao, and continued: "I believe that most of the house slaves in this house are the former farmers of this family, because the harvest is not good, they can't afford to pay off the rented grain, so they simply sold the land and themselves and became a house slave to pay off the debt...... Your Highness didn't think the last general was joking, in fact, not everyone can be recruited as a house slave...... Some people who have no way out will either go to join the army or wait to starve to death, this is the situation of the civilians of Chu State. ”

"This general is right......" Yang Yutao nodded again and again in agreement with Yan Mo's words, and at the same time became more sure in his heart: This general must be a Chu person, because only Chu people know the situation of Chu so well.

"That'...... Those rich big clans, how many house slaves do they have? Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.

Yan Mo thought for a while and said with a smile: "A really rich big clan would not live in this kind of city with others. …… To the north of Runan is Zhengyang, and when you reach the territory of Zhengyang County, you can see the small cities named after the big clans, and your Royal Highness will be able to see what is really a rich and extravagant big clan! ”

His tone was full of a bit of mockery and contempt.

"This king will wait and see!"

Zhao Hongrun suddenly became a little interested, although he never thought of robbing the ordinary Chu people, but those rich big clans in Yan Mo's mouth, Zhao Hongrun did not intend to let go.

After all, he invaded the territory of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, this time in order to reap the benefits.

Whether it's population or wealth, he wants it all! (To be continued.) )