"It's actually a brother......

Zhao Hongrun was really moved.

Although after Lu Balon's subsequent explanation, that person should be his half-brother, but that is also the younger brother who has been with him for more than 30 years since he was a child, he actually said that he would kill him, Zhao Hongrun really didn't know whether to say that Lu Balon was ruthless, or was it too reckless.

"Why should the patriarch ...... Why be so impulsive? Things are not yet clear...... Hey, please mourn. ”

In fact, when he said this, Zhao Hongrun felt more pity in addition to sympathy and pity, because he felt that maybe he could draw out some other accomplices from the tribes in the city through Lu Balon's younger brother, after all, if there was only Lu Balon's younger brother, Zhao Hongrun didn't think that the other party had the guts.

"Thank you, King Su." Lu Balon casually responded to Zhao Hongrun's comfort, and immediately, as if he had seen through Zhao Hongrun's thoughts, he said in a deep voice: "King Su rest assured, although I, Lu Balon, look vulgar and reckless at first glance, I am not a fool, and I have asked the person who conspired with him from Gachehan's mouth. The 'Gakhan' in his mouth was his brother's name.

And after saying this, he took a piece of sheepskin from his bosom and handed it to Gao Kuo beside him.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help blushing slightly, after all, what he cared about most in his heart was indeed this matter.

Fortunately, at this time, Gao Kuo handed the sheepskin to Zhao Hongrun, so that Zhao Hongrun could resolve the embarrassment on his face by pretending to watch the names recorded in the sheepskin.

"Human...... That's a lot.'"

Looking at the names recorded on the sheepskin, Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly.

To be honest, since the names on the sheepskin are all written in the language of the Zong people, although Zhao Hongrun can understand the words of the Shan people, he can't understand the words of the Shan people.

But this does not prevent Zhao Hongrun from judging the conspirators confessed by Lu Balon's younger brother Gaqihan before his death.

『……』

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Lu Balon, at this moment, he really felt sorry for Lu Balon's younger brother Gaqihan, after all, no matter what this person did before, but he finally revealed the conspirators to his brother Lu Balon before he died, so that Zhao Hongrun could eradicate some of the hidden hostile elements.

In this case, even Zhao Hongrun feels that he can actually open up the net.

However, Lubaron's attitude was very resolute: "No! Betrayal is shameful, let alone betraying the sacred blood alliance?! …… Shameful betrayers, there is no place in this heaven and earth. …… Gaqihan's shameful behavior has disgraced the Lun clan, and there is only one death! ”

Hearing Lu Balon say so resolutely, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

After all, in the Central Plains country, treachery and rebellion are actually very common, to put it closer, just like the peace treaty that he Zhao Hongrun once signed with Chu Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo, if it weren't for the relationship between Mi Jiang, I'm afraid that neither of them would take that thin peace treaty seriously, if there is an opportunity in the future, Chu Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo will inevitably attack Wei State, and Zhao Hongrun's side, there is a chance that he will also think about how to seek benefits from Chu State, how can he really form an alliance with each other in private? "PS Author's Note: Actually, marriage was quite useful in ancient times, sometimes more effective than a contract that was clearly written in black and white."

But on the side of Sanchuan, on the side of these "uncivilized barbarians" who are regarded by the Central Plains countries, integrity is truly regarded as the foundation of the foundation, and I have to say that it is a bit ironic.

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun said to Lu Balon with a pleasant face: "Patriarch, for your younger brother, this king regrets it. …… In view of the fact that Brother Ling had come to his senses before his death and confessed to these conspirators, this king felt that it was inappropriate to pursue the truth again. …… This king suggested that Ling Di be regarded as a warrior who died in the war with the Kakkaku people, and that he should be buried thickly, and that this king would also give him a bereavement pension to settle his family in the future, okay? ”

Lu Baron was quite shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect the Su King in front of him to be so generous.

And from a selfish point of view, he naturally hoped that his younger brother would be properly placed after his death, and he would not have to be poked in the head with a spear and erected in the city for public display.

"Thank you, King Su...... And these people? Lu Balon's gaze fell on the sheepskin in Zhao Hongrun's hand.

Zhao Hongrun stared at the sheepskin in his hand for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Patriarch, why did Brother Ling instigate the clansmen and want to secretly help the Qiangjiao people?" Is it because I, the Wei people, once slaughtered the Di people? ”

Because Zhao Hongrun frankly said the word "massacre" several times, and defined this matter as an "ugly thing", and even bowed his head to Lu Balon in front of several patriarchs to apologize, so this knot in Lu Balon's heart has long been eliminated, so after hearing Zhao Hongrun's words, he also nodded and said frankly: "There is this partly reason, but more importantly, Gaqihan does not think that we can defeat the army of Kajiao." …… He thought that my decision would make the Lun tribe face the retaliation of the Qiang tribe after the war. ”

"I see......

Zhao Hongrun nodded with relief, he was not surprised by this, after all, there were still more than 200,000 Qianjiao troops outside the city, and in Sanchuan and Beidi, where the art of war had not been spread, many Xuan, Qian, and Beidi people, including the Hu people in Beidi, they could not understand what it meant to "defeat the strong with the weak", and their understanding of the winner was still at the level of "as long as there are more people, they will definitely win", so even if the battle situation in the past few days is actually the advantage of the Wei people, but in the eyes of people like Lu Balon's younger brother Gaqihan, it seems to be this kind of petty fight, It is simply impossible to shake the army of the horns.

This is not surprising.

"Having said that, a few days ago, it was indeed Brother Ling who privately called the soldiers sent out to get in touch with the Karma people in the name of investigating the movements of the Karma Horn, and revealed our information to the Karma Horn people, right?"

"Yes......" Lubaron bowed his head in shame.

I have to say that as soon as he thought of this, the anger that had not subsided filled his chest again.

You must know that after Gaqihan made a whistleblowing, the follow-up sentinels, those warriors of the Lun tribe were attacked by the Horned Cavalry.

Gaqihan was wise, and at that time he arranged for his sons and nephews to do other things, so that the task of exploring the army of the Karma was handed over to the rest of the tribesmen, causing the Lun tribe to lose dozens of warriors in the clan at that time, causing the unknown Lu Baron to scold the other tribesmen for being traitors among them at that time.

What Lu Balon never expected was that among the traitors he scolded at that time was his younger brother Gaqihan, which was definitely an ugly incident that would make the Lun tribe lose face.

In this way, it is no wonder that Lu Balon is so angry and kills his brother who has been with him for more than 30 years, hoping to save the face of the Lun tribe.

It may be that seeing Lu Balon's embarrassed face, Zhao Hongrun immediately explained: "Don't misunderstand, patriarch, this king has no other meaning, this king wants to ask, when Ling Di contacted the Jiaojiao Army, did he agree on anything...... Cipher or something? ”

I have to say that Lu Balon is really not the stupid person he said in his mouth, after hearing this, he immediately came to his senses and asked tentatively: "His Royal Highness King Su, is it not trying to lure the Qiangjiao army into the city?" ”

"That's a good idea, isn't it?" Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.

Hearing this, Lu Baron nodded slowly, then frowned and said, "In that case, then the people in the sheepskin must be arrested first, lest they flee from the city and reveal the matter to the people of the Horn." ”

"Well, put these people under house arrest first, including a few young people who have just 'lost', but please don't act impulsively this time. …… If the patriarch promised that the king would not be angry enough to torture them in private, or even harm them, the king would hand over the matter to the chief. Zhao Hongrun took the sheepskin in his hand and said.

Lu Balon looked at Zhao Hongrun deeply a few times and nodded silently.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun handed the sheepskin back to Lu Balon, and asked casually: "By the way, are there any people from other tribes besides the Lun clan on the sheepskin?" ”

"Yes, the Meng family, the Xu family, and even the gray sheep tribe have ......"

Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, and asked, "What about the Aries Tribe?" ”

Lubaron shook his head with a complicated expression.

It is no wonder that, after all, there are signs of betrayal by the clansmen, all of whom are quite large-scale tribes such as Gong and Luo, and small tribes such as "Hydroxy" and "He" did not participate, and among those medium-sized tribes, only the Aries tribe did not participate in this betrayal, which made Lu Balon, the patriarch of the Lun tribe who has now faintly become a competitor to the Aries tribe, feel a little ashamed and worried.

What to worry about?

Naturally, they were worried that Zhao Hongrun would be serious about them.

Although it is said that the tribes in the 'Luoshui Alliance' are equal to each other, it is obvious that those who have a good relationship with the Wei State or His Royal Highness the Su King in front of them will get more respect and benefits.

No one is a fool.

"That's ......" Zhao Hongrun nodded and ordered: "In this case, the patriarch and discuss privately with the patriarchs, ventilate and put these people on sheepskin under house arrest first, but don't make a noise...... Let's just say that they left the city on the orders of the king, in short, don't make the tribes suspicious for the time being. ”

"King Su doesn't 'use' these people to deal with the horns?" Lubaron asked in surprise.

"Not yet." Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said calmly: "This king gradually feels that the patriarch of the Horn tribe, Bitatu, does not seem to be an arrogant and incompetent person as this king saw at the beginning. …… If he is a suspicious person, if this king uses deceit, it may not be easy to succeed. Therefore, it is best to force it to the point where it is helpless. At that point, he'll probably try to take a risk......"

"What is helplessness?" Lubaron asked curiously.

"It's very simple, for example, it is difficult for him to conquer the city." Zhao Hongrun said calmly: "In a few days, the Jiaojiao will be in trouble due to the problem of running out of food, and at that time, Bitatu will inevitably attack the city." And if he can't capture the city, he will think about it...... The idea of going the other way, this is human nature. Speaking of this, he sighed slightly and sighed with emotion: "Of course, this also means that in the next few days, we will face the most ferocious offensive of the Qiangjiao people so far. ”

I have to say that Zhao Hongrun's guess was really right, and the patriarch of the Qiangjiao tribe, Bitatu, was indeed starting to be anxious, because as Zhao Hongrun guessed, the more than 200,000 troops of the Qiangjiao without logistical food and grass support were not capable of fighting a protracted war with the Wei army at all.

What's even worse is that there is a news from the rear that an army of the Wei people has come around behind them, slaughtering the tribes that are assisting the Qiangjiao, and advancing all the way to the tribal camp of the Qiangjiao tribe. (To be continued.) )