In the county government of Huangsha County, in the banquet hall for entertaining guests, the lights are bright inside and outside today, and lanterns are hung everywhere, and the entire specifications of the banquet in the hall are even grander than the previous reception of Ji Yaoling and others.

This is not to say that Lu Dengyun is also a guest, and his status is more noble than that of Ji Yaoling, or that he is more valued by Gu Xuan, in fact, the reason is very simple, after Huangsha County opened up two-way trade, after these days of accumulation, the county government just relied on tax extraction, and finally saved some spare money these days, not to mention that there were more caravans coming and going, and there were a lot more things that could be sold in the bazaar.

However, although the size of the banquet is not small, there are not many people who came today, and there are only four in total, Gu Xuan, Lu Yi, Lu Dengyun, plus a Jinglong who has just returned from the barracks.

The candidates for this banquet have all been carefully considered here, first of all, Jinglong was originally a former Youzhou soldier, and he can be involved in this relationship, plus he and Lu Dengyun also know each other, if everyone drinks and talks together, this atmosphere will naturally be better.

Because Gu Xuan's status is there, one is the prince of the court, the prince and noble, and the other is just an ordinary hundred households in the army, Lu Dengyun can't really get along with him on an equal footing no matter what, no matter how kind Gu Xuan is, Lu Dengyun himself will not exceed the rules.

And if the generals who can only charge into battle sit with the Wenchen strategists, they are born to not deal with each other, and they are tired of each other, and it is impossible for Lu Yi, who is a Wenchen, to drink with the jar like him.

Strategists may also be jealous of each other because they want to seek a higher status, but between the generals, there is more of a kind of sympathy, so in order to ease the atmosphere, Jinglong must also be specially found to accompany him, and the atmosphere is adjusted so that he can speak, if he relies on Lu Yi alone, it will definitely not work.

There are a lot of dishes on the table, but considering that Lu Dengyun was originally from the border army, there must be a lot of people sleeping outside the restaurant, and he is a native of Youzhou, so there is no overly delicate food prepared here, just some delicious but rough food, such as the roast whole sheep made of lamb less than three months old, crispy skin and tender meat, bubbling oil, cheesy but excellent taste, as well as some Youzhou characteristics of poplar skewer barbecue, such greasy food, but more to Lu Dengyun's appetite, that is, even the juicy cantaloupe next to the table can not be taken care of。

After Lu Yi's special arrangement, even the maids who came up to deliver food during the banquet were all specially selected Rakshasa clan and Huangsha County natives of mixed blood, and Lu Dengyun, who was biting the meat in his mouth, was dumbfounded, he never expected that in this Huangsha County, the Rakshasa clan had been so thoroughly integrated with the locals.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, it's finally time to talk about the topic.

Seeing that Gu Xuan suddenly put down the chopsticks in his hand, the other three people sitting below also put down the food in their hands one after another, raised their heads, looked at the main seat, and waited for the following.

Gu Xuan's eyes squinted, and Jinglong under him understood, so he quickly got up from his seat, walked over and closed the door of the hall, and did not come back after that, and directly guarded the door alone, as a guard guarding the door.

Without saying any more polite words of "how is the wine and food", Gu Xuan asked directly towards Lu Dengyun in a deep voice: "I rashly invited General Lu over today, it is really because Xuan has something to ask for, but before I confess to General Lu, I want to ask General Lu a question, I don't know what General Lu thinks about the future of our Liang Kingdom and the Rakshasa clan?"

Of course, Lu Dengyun understood what he meant, twisted his brows, lowered his head very seriously and pondered for a moment, and then raised his head, a little embarrassed: " Lord, please forgive me for saying bluntly, between us and the Rakshasa clan, there is really a world of difference, not to mention anything else, those Rakshasa clan, really not exactly what the prince sees such a kind appearance, you may not know, you may not know, those Rakshasa tribes who really live in the desert, all know how to rob, do not know self-sufficiency at all, they are in order to survive, so they will spare no effort to invade the surroundings, poisoning the borders of various countries for many years, this matter, it is really not possible to solve overnight. ”

This sentence can be regarded as the essence of the Rakshasa race, why are they naturally warlike, and even want to invade the surrounding countries recklessly?

Because there are not enough things in the desert, if they don't take the initiative to go out to rob, they won't survive, so even if it's just for the continuation of the group, they have to risk their lives to plunder the people of other tribes around them, this is irreconcilable nature, unless one day they have endless food to eat, endless wine to drink, they will stop the pace of aggression.

Lu Dengyun saw through this, so he has always had a hostile attitude towards the Rakshasa clan, because he knew that unless all countries cede land and sue for peace with the Rakshasa clan, make offerings every year, and ensure that the other party's entire clan is fed and clothed, it is impossible for the other party to give up invading them.

Gu Xuan didn't care about this, he put down his wine glass, and said very bluntly: "Don't hide it from General Lu, as early as last month, I have already reported to the imperial court, and I just got the exact news a few days ago, the imperial court has agreed to let me preside over the Zhao'an Rakshasa clan!"

Lu Dengyun was stunned when he heard this, he was just a small hundred households in the border army, even if he was valued by General Zuo, it was nothing more than that, and it could even be said that General Zuo himself was not worthy of participating in the political affairs of the capital, let alone him.

How did he know about these news, but even if it was something that the imperial court had ordered to agree to, he was familiar with the temperament of the Rakshasa clan, he still frowned and retorted: "Lord, this is not my prejudice, twenty years ago, why did the three Congzhen towns in Huangsha County fall, isn't it because of these Rakshasa clans, these Rakshasa clans in Huangsha County, I look at their living habits, they are indeed no different from us, and they have been living here for many years, but those Rakshasa clans in the sand sea, their ancestors have been born with this kind of backbone, and they can't be safe! ”

Twenty years of things, Jinglong is one of the victims, and when he heard this, he could only bow his head silently.

"These Rakshasa clans are just white-eyed wolves that can't be raised, I think。。。。。。 ”

In the middle of his words, Lu Dengyun suddenly stopped, lowered his head, and said no more, after all, he didn't want to save Gu Xuan's face, although he really wanted to say the true idea of "I think this is the enemy at all".

The anger in the room froze suddenly.

Gu Xuan was also stunned by what he said, he really didn't expect this person to be so direct, he simply said whatever he wanted, he had been a superior for so long, he was almost instinctively a little angry, but he still forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and patiently explained to him: "The problem is still the same sentence, if you really want to merge with the Rakshasa clan, General Lu feels that how many sacrifices you have to sacrifice to calm the entire sand sea." ”

This time it was Lu Dengyun's turn to answer, he frowned, and after thinking about it seriously, he replied honestly: " If the duel is launched on the plain, the Rakshasa clan has 400,000 people, and I only need 100,000 people to wipe it out, and the casualties will not exceed 8,000 at most, this is not that I am boasting, the Rakshasa clan is just occupying the sand and Haiti, in fact, they are not good at tackling tough battles, and they basically do not know the art of war, and my tiger army is united, 100,000 people are like one person, plus the accumulation of advantages such as war horse equipment and so on, if the two sides are hard-hitting, it is not difficult to annihilate them. ”

Lu Yi suddenly said next to him: "But the general also said that it must be a duel in the plains, in other words, if the Rakshasa clan shrinks into the sand sea, the general can't do anything about them, yes or no?"

Ordinary people must have to defend a few words at this time, but Lu Dengyun still nodded very honestly: " If it is in the sea of sand, I don't know how many people are needed, in the desert, the situation is too complicated, there are often big sandstorms coming, as well as various quicksand traps, which are not suitable for the army to move, and the depth of the desert is extremely far, even if it is our border army, in fact, it has only traveled a hundred miles to the north at most, and it has not been in further, if they are bent on shrinking in, it is true that there is not much way to take them, but if the court is willing to make up its mind to eradicate them, I am also confident that they will be wiped out!"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Yidu had to praise him for being powerful, you know, the Rakshasa clan can run rampant in the sand sea and no one can control it, it is not for nothing, it can be said that few people in the southern countries dare to say that they can take them steadily, Lu Dengyun can guarantee that he can completely annihilate the other party with his troops, which is already extremely amazing.

Lu Dengyun is not a person who likes to talk about it, unless he is 100% sure, he will never speak.

Lu Yi immediately said: "But then I don't know how many people will be sacrificed, does the general want to exchange the lives of the people of Liangguo with them? There is no winner in the war, since there is a better way to solve it, why should the general try?"

"Don't mention the matter of Zhao'an, I think that in fact, as long as the army is split, the squad acts, and a large net is built to cover the border, it is impossible for the Rakshasa clan to attack. Lu Dengyun frowned and said, "It's a pity, every time I propose to go up, it won't be done, maybe I'm too stupid, and I haven't taken into account many problems, but if you want to say Zhao'an, I don't count, if the prince calls me here today, just to talk about this matter, I can only say that the prince has found the wrong person, I am just a hundred households in the Tiger Ben Army, and there is really nothing I can do to help the prince, and since the court agreed to the prince's proposal, the prince will do it, why bother looking for me?"

He doesn't understand why the prince specially called him here today, only said so many things about Zhao'an, according to his thoughts, Zhao'an is impossible to recruit An, the Rakshasa clan can be described in one sentence, the dog can't change eating, you gave him a piece of meat today, tomorrow he may still kill you directly, because in the mind of the Rakshasa clan, there are only four words "exhaust and fish", how many things, you have to eat and wipe clean, this is also the way they have honed out in the desert to survive.

Besides, having said that, such a major event as Zhao'an, he can't stop it at all, let alone make a contribution.

When Lu Yi heard this, he glanced at Gu Xuan, and each of them showed a meaningful smile.

Gu Xuan immediately said: "What General Lu said is extremely reasonable, has General Lu ever thought about it, obviously the strength of the two armies of Huben and Yuyang is the best in the world, why can't even a single Rakshasa clan be cured? Is it because the Rakshasa clan is scattered and invisible, coming and going without a trace, and it is too difficult to catch a trace? Or is it that Emperor Taizu did not let Youzhou set up a big pass, so that these rogues could wantonly invade our land?"

This kind of question, where does Lu Dengyun dare to answer, vainly discussing the last life of the founding ancestor, he is not worthy, it should be said that no one is worthy.

Lu Yi took advantage of the situation and said: "Then did General Lu think that someone deliberately fed these Rakshasa clans with the blood of the border people through the legacy of Taizu?"