Gai Wu knew that Tan Zhaoyu would come to him today, which was already a sign of closeness. Otherwise, as a mercenary group that took refuge in Qiu Chi, Tan Yuda could directly give an order, instead of discussing with him with good words.

Qin Zhongzhi also persuaded him: "The people of Lu Shuihu can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, and they are happy to come from hardship. In the past few years, you have followed the girl, and your life is much better than in Lu Shuihu? At that time, your people gave birth to children, and the weaker ones could only be sent to the snowy mountains and let them die, because you had no extra food to keep sick children. But look at how many more children have you had in your mercenary group in the past few years? If you had stayed in your hometown, none of these children would have survived. As the leader of the Lushuihu people, you must lead them forward. If you always think about your past personal grudges, how can you achieve great things? ”

Gai Wu lowered his head and clenched his fists. Of course, he knew that life was something they could never have imagined before. But his father, could it be that he died in vain?

Qin Zhongzhi sighed and said, "You ask yourself, if you let the people of your mercenary group make their own decisions, will everyone be willing to sacrifice everything in front of them to avenge their dead relatives?" The dead are already dead, so you still have to take care of the living first. ”

Qin Zhongzhi said this very bluntly, as a leader, if he only thinks about personal revenge, he will only lead his own clan to destruction.

Seeing that Gai Wu still didn't say anything, Tan Yuyu simply resorted to a killer move, and said to Mo Yao: "Go find Senior Brother Yun and let him see how his followers are blinded by their own selfishness." ”

Gai Wu was immediately stunned when he heard this, he had always admired Yun Daosheng very much, and always wanted to show his good side in front of Yun Daosheng. Yun Daosheng was the most taboo about innocent killing, which could be seen from his unsparing efforts to persuade the Western Qin prisoners. If Yun Daosheng knew that he was blinded by hatred, he might not know how disappointed he would be.

"That's it! I promise you that it is. I will take the mercenary group back to Wushi City today, lest some of them have resentment and secretly cause trouble behind my back. ”

After Gai Wu finished speaking, he turned around to leave, but Tan Yuyu stopped him again, "Gai Wu, don't worry. Sooner or later, Beiliang will also be ours. ”

Gai Wu didn't look back, gave a sullen "um" in a sullen voice, and walked away.

Qin Zhongzhi said with a smile: "Commander Gai has grown a lot in the past few years. If it had been two years ago, I am afraid that it would have reached the point of burning jade. ”

Tan Yingyu was a little stunned, "He's not grown, he's afraid." Once a person has something that cannot be lost, he becomes timid and timid. ”

Qin Zhongzhi said in a long voice: "Know how to be afraid, strip away recklessness, and grow up." The same goes for girls...... But luckily, girl, you're not just adding fear, you're also getting more power. ”

Tan Zhaoyu smiled when he heard this, as if the thick haze in his heart had also dissipated. She said in a brisk tone: "What do you think about the fact that Frustrated Meng Xun personally came to Caohan City?" ”

Qin Zhongzhi got up and cooked a pot of tea for the two of them, and while waiting for the water to boil, he pondered: "Then it depends on whether he is more afraid of Tuoba Tao or more afraid of you, a girl." ”

Tan Zhaoyu raised his eyebrows, "How do you say this?" ”

Qin Zhongzhi analyzed slowly: "If he is more afraid of Tuobatao, he will definitely try his best to obtain more population and land, so that he can have the power to resist the Northern Wei Dynasty." But if he was more afraid of Xianji, he should know how to advance and retreat at this time......"

Tan Invite Yu thought for a while and ordered: "Fuqu Mengxun will not arrive in a few days, you go and talk to Cui Yong, let him lead the heavy cavalry regiment to meet him, and then take Fuqu Mengxun to the camp to take a stroll and open his eyes." Tell Brother Cui to be respectful to King Beiliang, even if he wants to slap his face, he can't make people find out what is wrong. ”

Qin Zhongzhi responded with a smile, "Rest assured, the girl will go together sometime." As he spoke, he took out a roll of bamboo slips from his arms, handed it to Invite Yu and said, "I'm not very worried about frustration and Mengxun, but the demographics of this Western Qin are really very different from the record. Now, although only one city of Caohan City has been checked, the actual population and records are less than 2,000. ”

Tan Yuyu only felt his temples jump sharply, "I won't fight for a long time, I'll lose both people and money!" ”

Qin Zhongzhi raised the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, "Girl, that's not how this word is used...... But it seems that it is not wrong to use it this way...... Nine times out of ten, the big errors in the general population records are due to the construction of civil works, but the death of labor is not registered. Ke checked the records of Western Qin in recent years and found that except for the Bingling Temple Grottoes built during the reign of the former King of Western Qin, there have been no major fortifications in Western Qin in recent years. ”

"Bingling Temple Grottoes, ......" Tan Yuyu suddenly showed a look of nostalgia, "When we preached in the Northland, we also went to make a big fuss about their summer festival...... At that time, Senior Brother Yun was very angry with them. It's been nearly five years in the blink of an eye. ”

Qin Zhongzhi also sighed, "Yes, Shaohua is easy to get old." It is only when people recall the past that they can most easily understand the meaning of the white horse's mistakes. ”

Tan Invite Yu sighed, "You don't have to check these two thousand people." Nine out of nine are running to be monks. Buddhism in Western Qin was revered. When a monk doesn't have to pay taxes or serve in the military, it is estimated that some of the brains have run over. ”

Qin Zhongzhi was stunned, and then frowned, "These two thousand people say a lot or too much, and a little is not a lot." If you really let it go, I'm afraid that other cities will follow suit if they know about it. Can you send troops to suppress it? Forcing these people to return to the vulgar? ”

"It's really a bit difficult...... Tan Yuyu tapped his fingers on the table, and said while thinking: "Master, through divination, they have speculated that Tuoba Tao will issue three edicts to destroy the Buddha in the future, and many monks will die at that time. Master has always hoped that I could change the way of heaven and save the lives of these people. I really didn't expect that this kind of thing of robbing people from the temple made me encounter it first. ”

Qin Zhongzhi poured a cup of tea for Invite Yu and said, "The twisted melon is not sweet. If you force them to return to the world, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not change temples and become monks. ”

Tan Invite Yu touched the teacup and confirmed that the temperature of the tea was just right, before he raised it and took a sip with satisfaction, "The reason why they are determined to be monks is nothing more than for two points, one is faith, and the other is evasion. Let's do both. ”

Qin Zhongzhi asked curiously, "How does the girl plan to do both?" ”

Tan Yuyu pondered for a moment and said, "We are a Taoist army, and there is no reason to protect the Buddhist temple." We can't work hard to seek peace in the world, so they just need to recite sutras in Buddhist temples. From now on, Buddhist temples will either organize their own armies to protect themselves, or pay taxes to the imperial court to serve on a per capita basis. The most important thing in the north is the bandits, without the protection of the imperial court, the fat of the Buddhist temple is so big, I am afraid that everyone wants to take a bite. ”

Qin Zhongzhi nodded and continued: "Then Commander Wu doesn't have to go back to Wushi City, just let him protect the Cloud Dao Chief and go to Bingling Temple." If faith and well-being are shaken at the same time, presumably those who are just trying to escape from the army will naturally return to Western Qin. ”