"Master Hou, the team of the old Qiang king is already ten miles outside the city, and we should also set off." Zhao Ang arched his hand and reported to Lu Rui.

"Wei Zhang, are you sure that the old Qiang king only brought five hundred people? No other ambushes? Cao Pi looked at Zhao Ang worriedly on the side, this old Qiang king will come as soon as he says, is it true that he surrendered? Will the old Qiang king, who has a heavy army, succumb so easily?

"Second son, Ang has sent countless spies, as well as Hou Ye's own spies, all of which show that there is no ambush within a radius of hundreds of miles, and Ang's spies in the stockade have also returned to the Qiang tribe without any changes. The second son can rest assured. Zhao Ang arched his hand and replied to Cao Pi.

"Zihuan, if the old Qiang king wanted to deal with us, he would have sent a large army to besiege the city a long time ago, and now he hasn't done it, so he shouldn't do it, let's go and meet this old Qiang king and see what he wants to do?" Lu Rui tidied up his clothes and walked out of the Taishou Mansion, he was going to meet this old Qiang king.

Outside Xiliang City, Lu Rui took the civil and military officials of Xiliang and the local wealthy families to greet the old Qiang king.

"Whew!" I only heard a trombone sound, and a team of Qiang military horses appeared not far ahead, which was the team of the old Qiang king. The leader was a famous cavalryman, carrying a large banner embroidered with a large Chinese character embroidered with five-color embroidery thread!

Preemptive? Lu Rui narrowed his eyes, what is this doing? actually embroidered a Chinese character, not the Qiang character, could it be that this old Qiang King was thinking about Sinicization, and as soon as Lu Rui came, he threw himself into his arms? Of course, this is just Lu Rui's beautiful idea, if it weren't for this, this old Qiang King would be very scheming, and he would be a difficult character to deal with.

"Qi Hou Lu Rui greets the old Qiang king!" Seeing the two leaders coming, Lu Rui arched his hand to the old man. This name should be the old Qiang king. "Master Hou. Wrong. The young one next to him was the old Qiang King. Jiang Jian reminded Lu Rui in a low voice on the side.

"Huh? Mistaken. Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, but the young man next to him was the old Qiang King! Jiang Jian also showed an embarrassed expression on the side, this old Qiang king is very mysterious, except for a few guards who have seen his true face closely, the rest of the clansmen have not seen this old Qiang king.

Usually, the old Qiang king wears a mask and receives his clansmen. Jiang Jian could only confirm his identity by seeing the gem dagger on the old Qiang King after the two of them approached.

"Master Hou. The old man is the housekeeper of the old Qiang king, Zhong Wen, this is the old Qiang king! The old man arched his hand and saluted Lu Rui.

"Under Jiang Wentao, I have seen Master Hou!" The young man on the side gave a big salute to Lu Rui.

Is this the real Lao Qiang King? Lu Rui saw the young old Qiang King, and was stunned in his heart, this person looked very young, in his early twenties, compared with other Qiang people, his figure was not burly. It's a bit weak and unruly, and the literati are dressed up. I don't see that it's a Qiang person at all, but it's a bit like a Han person.

"Lu Rui has seen the old Qiang king, and I ask the old Qiang king to forgive me for the rude just now." Lu Rui quickly came back to his senses and returned the salute to the old Qiang king.

"Hou Ye is polite, the so-called ignorant is not guilty, I really don't look like the king of a clan, and it is normal for Hou Ye to admit his mistakes." Jiang Wentao smiled, patted his clothes, and laughed at himself.

"King Lao Qiang is polite, since this is the case, Rui is not polite, King Lao Qiang, please!"

"Master Hou, please!" After speaking, the two of them led people into Tianshui City enthusiastically.

Then everything went smoothly, Lu Rui made a big dust-washing banquet for the old Qiang King in the Taishou Mansion of Tianshui City, the guests and hosts were happy, until late at night, everyone went back to the room drunk to rest, and the next day, Jiang Wentao and Lu Rui officially met in the side hall to discuss major matters.

"Master Hou, you and I are equals, how about the words be commensurate?" Jiang Wentao took a sip of hot tea and glanced at Lu Rui.

Is the word commensurate? This Jiang Wentao is really powerful, there is nothing that is commensurate with the words, but his Jiang Wentao's words are too public, if the words are commensurate, one is extraordinary, one is too public, which one suffers? The following is a common strategy used by the ancients in negotiation, and whether it is used well depends on the ability of both parties.

"Old Qiang King, this time the Qiang clan and my Han court are discussing state affairs, not a private meeting, according to the bottom of the view, it is better to be called a knighthood, so that it does not look rusty, but also convenient to talk." When Cao Pi saw that the old Qiang king was trapped, he immediately stood up and helped Lu Rui out of the siege.

Yes, yes, Cao Pi's growth rate is very fast, and a strategist at this age is already a qualified strategist, Lu Rui nodded with satisfaction.

"Gongzi Cao?" Jiang Wentao glanced at Cao Pi, this is one of Cao Cao's sons? has such a strategy at a young age, it seems that it is not unreasonable for Cao Cao to dominate the north, at least his son is more strategic than Ma Teng's.

"Zihuan, presumptuous! How can you talk to the old Qiang king like this, this marquis has not yet decided, you will help me decide? Lu Rui pretended to be angry and glared at Cao Pi.

"King Lao Qiang, Zihuan is still young, and there is something inappropriate in his words, please forgive King Lao Qiang." Lu Rui turned his face and glanced at the old Qiang King.

"Hou Ye said with a smile, how can I blame Gongzi Cao for this, but what Gongzi Cao said is also reasonable, the two countries will be allied, how can they be commensurate with words? This is the fault of the next, I am quick to speak for a while, please forgive me. The old king smiled, arched his hand, and returned to Lu Rui.

"King Lao Qiang said with a smile, you and I are here to discuss today, but it is just an alliance between our army and your tribe, how can it be an alliance between the two countries?" Lu Rui snorted coldly in his heart, this Jiang Wentao will really take advantage of the situation to go up the tree, and he actually set this meeting alliance as a national alliance, what a good calculation!

If Lu Rui recognized the state's alliance, then the problem would be big, first, he recognized that the place controlled by the Qiang people was a state, not a tribe subject to the Han Dynasty. Second, what is Lu Rui's identity? Dare to be commensurate with the envoy of the state, if it represents the Han Dynasty, there is no problem with the title, but there is a problem with the object of allegiance. Cao Cao is Cao Cao, and Liu Xie is Liu Xie. Not to be confused. If it represents Cao Jun, then Cao Cao is the king of a country, and the intention of killing the monarch is obvious.

"Eh! Master Hou, this king has been weak and sick since he was a child, and sometimes he will talk nonsense, so it is better to write down the words of you and me, so as not to cause misunderstandings. Jiang Wentao patted his head and shook his head, revealing guilt.

"I see, since the old Qiang king has such a request, Rui naturally agrees, Zihuan, you represent us and record the words of the two of us." "No!"

"Zhong Wen, you record my words with Hou Ye on behalf of us!"

"Yes, King!" Subsequently, Lu Rui and Jiang Wentao discussed the governance of Han and Qiang in the land of Xiliang, and the process was very smooth, there was no-for-tat, and the opening battle had already given the two of them a bottom in their hearts.

In the end, the two made a pact in writing, the alliance of heaven and water. The main content of the Tianshui Alliance is that Cao Jun recognized the rule and status of the old Qiang king in the Qiang land, and informed the world in the form of a law. Jiang Wentao would never raise an army to fight against the Cao clan in his lifetime. The rest of the provisions are some of the basic elements of the opening of borders and mutual trade between the two communities. (To be continued......)

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