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At the crossing of the Yellow River, Cui Hao and Wang Zhongde stood side by side at the wharf, looking at the dense boats on the river, full of emotion. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The two lasted more than a month, first through the three Jins, then through the pass, and finally through the Xiao Pass to the north, and suffered a lot before they came here.

According to the boatman, crossing the river from the ferry to the west is the jurisdiction of Hexi.

"Oh, there are so many people."

"The two of them don't know that since the announcement of the scientific expedition, countless scholars have gone to Hexi through this ferry every day."

"Are all the people in Xiqin stupid? Just watching a large number of talents defect to Hexi? ”

"Shh~ Xiao Langjun, be quiet, it will be troublesome to be heard by the Xianbei people over there."

The boatman first looked around cautiously, and then deliberately lowered his voice to explain to the two men.

"At the beginning, the Xianbei people did send people to intercept the past scholars, but they didn't want to provoke the anger of the people in Hexi."

"Dadu Hu immediately sent 30,000 iron horsemen south, crossed the Hongchi Ridge, and showed off his might on the other side of Jincheng."

"forced the lord of the Western Qin State not only to release all the detained scholars, but also to behead those who pleaded and those who were in charge to make amends."

"After this incident, Western Qin no longer dared to intercept Shizi to cross the river."

"Oh, I see." Cui Hao and Wang Zhongde suddenly realized.

"I heard that in the northwest and Western Qin, it is also considered a hegemon, why are you afraid of that big capital protector?"

"Hehe, Western Qin was really strong before, and when the King of the Three Rivers was alive, he also invaded Hexi many times."

"However, since the failure to compete with Wei Dadu for hegemony in Hexi in May this year, Western Qin has been much more honest."

"That battle was fought in the dark, and the Western Qin entangled the bald tribe and Houliang, and the three parties jointly sent tens of thousands of cavalry to the north."

"Who knew that most of them could not protect 20,000 foot soldiers, and the whole army was wiped out, so I didn't dare to be arrogant anymore."

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to know a lot about your small boatman."

"The two little Langjun are too famous, where do the little ones know more?"

"It's just that it's ushered in and sent all year round, and there are many people who have seen and heard a lot, so I understand a little bit."

"Boatman, do you still have a seat?"

Just as Cui Hao and Wang Zhongde were asking the boatman about the details of the battle of Wuting, they suddenly heard someone behind them shouting and asking.

The boatman didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly turned around, and replied in a loud voice: "Yes, yes, which guest officer wants to take the boat?" ”

Cui Hao followed the prestige and saw a young man of his own age, striding towards the dock.

He looked at it from afar, and suddenly felt that this person was magnificent and extraordinary.

The person who came was none other than the famous Wang Zhenxi, who hurried along the way and finally came to the ferry.

"Xiao Langjun also wants to cross the river to the west?"

"Huh? The boatman has a good eye. ”

"Hahaha, it's not that Xiao Langjun has good eyesight, but Xiao Langjun is dressed as a scholar, and he must be going to Hexi to participate in the scientific expedition."

"Oh, the two next to you are the same as Xiao Langjun, you can go together, and you can take care of them on the road."

Looking in the direction of the boatman's finger, Wang Zhenwei happened to have a confrontation with Cui Hao, and he nodded at the other party friendly.

"In Xiawang Town, a native of Beihai Opera County, I don't know Xiaolangjun's surname?"

"Your Excellency and the former Prime Minister of Qin, Wang Gongmeng, are fellow villagers, I don't know ......"

"That's under grandfather."

"Oh, I didn't expect to meet the descendants of the princes, and I was disrespectful."

"Cui Hao in Xiaqinghe, this is Wang Zhongde of Qi County, I have met Brother Wang."

Hearing this, Wang Zhen's evil brows frowned slightly, as far as he knew, Wei Shuo had always been hostile to the family, and the policies implemented in Hexi under his rule were all aimed at suppressing and weakening the family, and very few famous people from the family were willing to serve him.

For Wang Zhen's evil gaze, Cui Hao had already expected it.

It's just that the situation of his family is relatively special, and the Qinghe Cui family has long since lost its prosperity, and he is also very optimistic about Wei Shuo, so he came thousands of miles to defect.

"Did Cui Langjun also go to Guzang?"

"That's right!"

"Although the younger brother is from a wealthy family, he has been in war for many years, and his family resources have long been insufficient."

"At the beginning of the chaos in Guanzhong, Hao originally wanted to return to his hometown with his parents, but who knew that he was intercepted by Ding Ling Zhai Zhao on the way."

"I stayed in the Central Plains for several years and did nothing, and now I heard that Hexi wants to conduct a scientific expedition, regardless of the background of the talent, so I bid farewell to my parents to try my luck."

"After my brother is famous, why didn't he go to Chang'an to find a job, why did he come all the way to Hexi?"

"Yao Chang is a generation of king-killers, neither the male of Fu Jian, nor the traitor of Murong Chui, but he is a little shameless, although he is prosperous for a while, he will not prosper for a lifetime."

……

Cui Hao, Wang Zhenwei, and Wang Zhongde are not ordinary people, and they soon became acquainted, and they were all overwhelmed by each other's talents, and soon became friends.

During the boat trip, the three of them talked very happily, and the other two admired Wang Meng, the former prime minister of Qin, very much.

"Brother Wang, I heard that when the prince was dying, he repeatedly forbade the descendants of the Wang family to come out, I don't know why?"

"Could it be that the prince saw that the future of the former Qin was not good, so he tried his best to prevent the future generations from coming out, so as not to get into trouble?"

"That's pretty much the reason." Wang Zhenwei bowed slightly, affirming Cui Hao's guess.

"Before my grandfather died, he said that the rule of the former Qin was not stable."

"The policy of the Hu and Han division system laid a hidden danger for the collapse of the former Qin."

"He was worried that the Wang family would be implicated in the future, so he repeatedly tried to prevent the Wang family from coming out."

"It's a pity that no one in the clan could understand my grandfather's painstaking efforts at that time, and I only figured it out today."

"This is also the reason why I am not optimistic about Yao Chang, the Later Qin and the former Qin are in the same line, and the Hu and Han division system are also implemented, and the future will inevitably fall apart."

"Hexi is different, as far as I know, Dadu Hu has always adhered to the co-governance of Hu and Han, and strongly advocated turning Hu into Xia, although this road is difficult, but the foundation is solid."

"I see, most of them are also very accessible."

……

The journey was very good, and it didn't take long for the passenger ship to reach the opposite shore without any problems.

As soon as they walked out of the cabin, Cui Hao, Wang Zhenwei, and Wang Zhongde obviously felt that they were completely different from the other side.

The boatmen, merchants, and ordinary passengers, who had not dared to speak loudly on the other side of the shore before, seemed to have been relieved of some heavy burden, and suddenly became energetic.

Everyone called for friends, and they didn't care about the surrounding Hexi army with knives on guard.

Cui Hao and the three of them also seemed to be infected by the people around them, and they were a lot bolder, pointing to the surrounding scenery and commenting on them.

"Bo Yuan, Zhong De, look at those soldiers, they are wearing armor made of paper."

Suddenly, Wang Zhen exclaimed in surprise, attracting the attention of Cui Hao and Wang Zhongde.

Seeing the paper armor on the Fu soldiers, the three of them were shocked.

They couldn't figure out how the fragile paper in their impression could be used to make armor, wasn't it a joke with the lives of the soldiers?

Wang Zhenwei was even more disappointed, Wei Shuo, who he regarded as the master, was actually a butcher who disregarded the lives of his soldiers.

"Bo Yuan, this is the Hexi you are optimistic about?" Wang Zhongde couldn't help but laugh.

"Forget it, forget it, I don't think you two should go to any scientific expeditions, let's go to Jiangdong with me."

He was not very happy to come to Hexi in the first place, it was all caused by the persecution of Cui Hong's father and son, and now it was finally his turn to vent his evil anger.

was despised by Wang Zhongde, Cui Hao was speechless.

He didn't expect that he would come to Hexi with joy, and who knew that he would usher in a stick.

There happened to be a team of government soldiers passing by, Cui Hao seemed to see a life-saving straw, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, stepped forward and grabbed Du Bo's arm.

"Dare to ask you, why are you wearing paper armor? Can this paper armor block swords, guns, and halberds on the battlefield? ”

Originally, Du Bo was suddenly stopped by passers-by, and he was very dissatisfied, and was about to shine a fire, but found that he was dressed as a scholar.

He shook his head suddenly, and suddenly thought that the person who came might be a scholar who had come to participate in the scientific expedition.

Suddenly remembered the advice of the military lord, hurriedly suppressed the anger in his heart, and explained with a smile on his face.

"Xiao Langjun doesn't know that paper armor is the standard equipment of the Hexi Army, and everyone has a pair of soldiers in the box army and the government soldiers."

"Don't look at the paper armor as inconspicuous, but having it on the battlefield is enough to protect the soldiers from harm."

"Nonsense, paper is so fragile, how can it be possible to protect the soldiers?" Wang Zhongde's face was full of disbelief.

"Don't say you doubt it, and you don't believe it before you go."

"However, as we all know, since the formation of the Hexi Army, paper armor has followed its footsteps to fight in all directions."

"During the Battle of Wuting, in the face of tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry, the Hexi Army suffered few casualties, and the all-supported paper armor was effectively protected."

"At present, the soldiers of Hexi have long regarded paper armor as one of the most important equipment, but the wear and tear rate of paper armor is too high, and it is almost unusable after a big battle."

After listening to Du Bo's explanation, Cui Hao, Wang Zhongde, and Wang Zhenwei were finally relieved, and at the same time, they felt more and more that Hexi was too amazing.