Liu Xin continued: "If it weren't for those patriarchs and leaders of the Meng family waving their flags and shouting behind them, would Meng Huo be able to have such great ambitions? Does he dare to be the king of this barbarian? ”

Seeing that Zhu Rong was silent, Liu Xin took the opportunity to put his hand on her shoulder. Zhu Rong twisted twice, and then stopped struggling. Obviously, Liu Xin's words just now had already touched her a little, she was indifferent on the surface, and she must be at war with heaven and man in her heart.

"There is no small righteousness in front of the avenue! The Meng family's rebellious heart is not unique today, once they have such a mind, even if this rebellion is quelled, they will still have to rebel after a long time! Liu Xin suddenly said with a serious face, "I can completely let go of the Meng family and win a name of benevolence and righteousness, but what about in the future?" Years of war will only bring endless suffering to the Han barbarian people in Nanzhong, and the root cause of the war is not the Meng family, which has the ambition of unifying all the barbarian tribes! Don't believe you ask her! ”

Liu Xin's hand pointed at Yang Muyu and said, "Is your life better or worse now than it was three years ago?" ”

When he saw Feng Lie's face, Yang Muyu's heart had already made a little waves, and when he heard that Feng Lie was hurt like this by him because he took care of his past friendship with Meng Huo, he felt a little guilty, and the anger on his face gradually began to subside. Listening to Liu Xin's words, Yang Muyu couldn't help but lower his head and ponder.

The living conditions of the barbarians were very harsh, and many things, such as salt, iron, cloth, and even grain, had to be obtained by trading with the Han Chinese. Three years ago, the roads in the counties of Nanzhong were blocked, and it became difficult to obtain these things all of a sudden, and the prices in the market were ridiculously high, not to mention the ordinary barbarian people, and even the lives of their patriarchs were worse day by day.

Before returning to their respective tribes, the patriarchs of the vulture bone and Mulu did not complain in front of Liu Xin and Zhu Rong, and Zhu Rong was already clear about the situation of the barbarian tribes in the four counties of Nanzhong, and there was no need to listen to Yang Muyu at all. However, Zhu Rong still had some interest in Yang Muyu himself, who could dissuade Feng Lie, looked her up and down, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Although Yang Feng came with Wen Ping and Feng Lie, he was a little afraid of Liu Xin, and always hid behind and did not dare to step forward. But he could also see that Zhu Rong was dedicated to safeguarding the interests of the barbarians, and when he heard her ask, he hurriedly said: "Back to Mrs. Zhu Rong, she is Xiaomin's younger sister, called Yang Muyu, who married Meng Yu as his wife the year before last. ”

Liu Xin's eyes widened and asked, "Is she Meng Shu's wife?" ”

Yang Feng hurriedly bowed to the ground, kowtowed, and said: "Xiaomin's sister is kind-hearted, and she will never dare to participate in the rebellion, please ask the adults to spare her." ”

Feng Lie also arched his hand and said: "Lord Qiqi, this Yang girl has indeed dissuaded the last general, and she can't attack those children, thinking that what Patriarch Yang said is true, the last general is willing to guarantee with her life, she will never dare to rebel." ”

Liu Xin saw that the muscles on Feng Lie's face kept twitching, probably because of the wound, knowing that it was not easy for him to say such a long list of words, he nodded secretly, knowing that this rough man had moved his heart, probably because he had taken a fancy to Yang Feng's sister, so he waved his hand at him and said, "Feng Lie, you go down and bandage it first, let me think about it." ”

Zhu Rong also saw Feng Lie's thoughts, turned his head to look at Liu Xin, and asked, "What are you going to do with them?" ”

Liu Xin heard that Zhu Rong didn't even want to call "Brother" now, and knew that her anger had not completely subsided, so she had to say patiently: "My original plan was to use them all as official slaves, but the punishment of those children was not explained by me, it was completely Feng Lie's own opinion." ”

Zhu Ding said on the side: "It's no wonder that General Feng is in this matter, it is the practice of our barbarians to torture captured children, and it is also a bit of a matter of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots." ”

Zhu Rong was a little uncomfortable, cutting the grass and eradicating the roots is indeed a common method in barbarian tribal conflicts, but the scale of ordinary tribal conflicts is not large, and the casualties are naturally limited, and it will not be like this time, when the young adults of the Meng family alone killed more than 30,000 people. Zhu Ding's explanation made her seem a little vexatious.

Liu Xin's face was not shocked, and he said seriously: "Regardless of whether these are the customs of the barbarians or not, he will finally stop the precipice, otherwise I will still punish him." Rong'er, in the past few days in the barracks, you have also seen that Meng Shu rebelled under the instigation of Liu Dan this time, and the casualties of the barbarian tribes were not small. ”

In this war, although the Meng family suffered the heaviest casualties, other tribes also suffered many losses, and even these barbarian tribes in Jingnan, Bajun, Ke and other places, including the Zhu family and the Feng family, also suffered many casualties, and Zhu Rong was clear about these circumstances. Seeing Liu Xin mention this matter to her, Zhu Rong's eyes couldn't help but look at Liu Xin without blinking, wanting to hear what he had to say next.

Liu Xin sighed and said, "Rong'er, you also know that I don't like to dance with knives and guns, and I don't like to fight and kill. However, the Meng family's desire to rebel was not an overnight thing, but a premeditated one. If they don't take advantage of this opportunity to completely eradicate the Meng family, even if they die down today, they will definitely make a comeback in the near future, and in the long run, they will definitely drag all the Han and barbarian clans in the five counties of Nanzhong into a place of no return. You say, is it more important to protect the tens of thousands of people in the Meng family, or is it more important to protect the entire barbarian clan? ”

Zhu Ding saw that Liu Xin had been accommodating to his daughter, and he was very worried that Zhu Rong's face would be displeased again, which would make Liu Xin unhappy, so he hurriedly said: "Ah Rong, the lord can have today's situation, it is not out of thin air, since the lord said that the Meng family will rebel after a long time, then they will definitely rebel, don't doubt it." ”

Zhu Rong was originally a big grinning character, but the title of the heir of the god of fire gave her too much pressure. Thinking that Liu Xin, whether it was against the rattan armor soldiers or the other barbarians who charged behind the beasts, they were able to open the net without wanton killing, and now he must have his reasons for dealing with the Meng family like this, he couldn't help but say: "Brother, I blame you for being wrong." It's just that these women and children, let's not be official slaves, there are many people in them who are my childhood friends. ”

Liu Xin couldn't help but take a long breath and said, "Alas, then listen to you, organize them into various tribes, and hope that they can behave for themselves." ”

Yang Feng was overjoyed and said: "Dare to ask adults, can Xiaomin bring my sister back?" ”

Since everyone has let go, Liu Xin naturally has no reason not to agree, but before he could speak, Yang Muyu had already preemptively said, "Big brother, I won't go back with you?" ”

Yang Feng said with a dark face: "Sister, don't be stupid, although Meng Huo is not dead, but the entire Meng family is finished, do you still want to bury him for him?" ”

Yang Muyu said firmly: "I promised the one surnamed Feng, as long as he doesn't hurt those children, I will let him dispose of them." ”

Liu Xin laughed and said: "He has no right to dispose of you, I have the final say on the matter here." ”

Zhu Rong looked at Liu Xin playfully and said, "Brother, you won't be ......"

"What are you thinking?" Liu Xin interrupted her angrily, this heartless girl was making a fuss about the Meng family's affairs just now, as if she was going to break with herself, and now she actually made her own jokes again.

Liu Xin pointed to Feng Lie, who had just redressed his wound and was coming in from outside the door, and said, "Yang Muyu, look at it, Meng Shu has ruined Feng Lie's face, I'm afraid few women are willing to marry him." You are Meng Huo's wife, I will compensate you to Feng Lie now, are you willing? ”

Yang Feng hurriedly said: "My lord, this is absolutely unacceptable. ”

Yang Muyu said without hesitation: "I am willing!" ”

Feng Lie came in from outside, and happened to hear their conversation, so he immediately stayed there, unable to take a step.

Liu Xin "Huo" stood up, waved his hand, and said: "Patriarch Yang, Feng Lie is a fierce general under Liu, and it is not a grievance for your sister to marry him, and I am worried that Feng Lie is not very satisfied." ”

Feng Lie waved his hand again and again and said, "No, no, no, satisfied, absolutely satisfied." ”

Looking at Feng Lie's anxious appearance, Zhu Rong couldn't help but laugh out loud. Her laughter made Liu Xin's mood relaxed, pointed to the group of women and children, and said, "Lord Zhu, General Feng, the matter here will be handled by you." After delaying my work for half a day, I still want to go around the mountains and forests and find a secluded and uninhabited place, ah......"

Zhu Rong pinched Liu Xin's waist fiercely, bit his ear and whispered: "Think beautifully, today's incident has not punished you, you sleep by yourself today!" ”

After all, Zhu Rong still happily accompanied Liu Xin to the mountain forest behind the cave, as for whether he found a secluded and uninhabited place, it was not enough for outsiders. It's just that for two days in a row, as soon as they finished breakfast, the two of them went into the woods, and they didn't come back until dusk......

Yang Muyu insisted on staying, but Yang Feng couldn't resist his sister, and there were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with at home, so he had to rush back to the tribe alone. Zhu Ding arranged a separate courtyard for them, and the maids and servants were all available, so he sent them to hang red silk lanterns.

Feng Lie treated Yang Muyu politely and did not force her to do anything. In fact, even if he wants to use strong, the wound on his face is not allowed, and he doesn't know if he does anything else, anyway, he can't kiss Xiaozui. Feng Lie not only did not force Yang Muyu, but also did not restrict her freedom and allowed her to walk around in the cave by herself.

Bringing the cave is the settlement of the Zhu family, it has a very special position in the hearts of the barbarian people, Yang Muyu has also been with Yang Feng in the past, but I didn't expect to see it for a few years, it has undergone earth-shaking changes here, and the prosperous scene is more than the county town of the four counties in Nanzhong.

Yang Muyu walked on the street that brought the hole, and felt new to everything he saw. You can buy almost everything for food, use, and clothing here, and the price is quite fair, which is much cheaper than the other four counties in Nanzhong. A small barbarian village is still so prosperous, so what will Xiangyang City look like? Yang Muyu couldn't help but want to find a chance to take a look, and suddenly heard someone behind him shouting softly: "Muyu." ”