Chapter 061: Barbarian
This time I accidentally got the news that the mysterious immortal and the prince left the palace. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's an opportunity for Xiahou Bo to get closer, as long as you can contact it casually, you can understand the situation by looking at the prince's attitude.
Even if you can't get useful information, you can pass the news to the captain, and then the captain may look down on him. It's much better than what it is now.
That's why he dared to come recklessly.
When a few people went up to the third floor, there was a rush of rain outside, bringing a lot of moisture.
Hou Ruifeng sat on the sofa, looked at the rain curtain between heaven and earth, twisted his body comfortably, and then ordered: "Bring some fruit wine, and get a copper basin, you have it here, right? β
"Yes. Ma Yue was busy with his hands and feet, taking silk handkerchiefs for the prince and King Qi to wipe their sweat, and then taking some cold water to quench their thirst.
"Bring the prawns and I'll tell you how to make them. β
"No. β
After waiting for Ma Yue to finish his work, Xiahou Bo walked to the platform that extended to the outside and saluted the three of them.
"Do you have something?" said the prince.
"I am here to present the information of the Shu thief to His Highness. Xiahou Bo said. He had already thought about what he was going to say when he met, and this information was also true, but it hadn't been verified, but it could be used as a stepping stone to give those big people who wanted to go south a chance.
In the past, I didn't say that there was no suitable opportunity, but this time there were no other hole cards, so I could only say it, and I couldn't say that I was here to bang luck, so I was looking for death.
But the prince who didn't expect it was not interested at all, Cao Fu's decision was only known to a few people, and it had not yet been spread, and it was impossible for the prince to say it directly, so the topic of war is still a hot topic now, but it can't happen.
The prince said: "You have to talk to the captain about these, aren't you his diner?"
"This is the news I just got, and I'll report to the lieutenant later. Xiahou Bo's face did not change. This kind of thing is a bit of a traitor, so you must wash yourself up, otherwise it will be miserable if you don't please both ends, anyway, his intelligence source is analyzed by himself, and he has not revealed it to anyone, so he will not be exposed.
"Then you can report it directly to the captain. β
"It's easy to talk about it. Hou Ruifeng interjected on the side. He is still more concerned about Liu Ding's news to see if it is a big trouble.
"Then speak up. The prince suddenly changed his words.
"No!" Xiahou Bo was excited in his heart, but his face was not revealed, and he still said calmly, "It's Nanban who is about to make a move on the Shu thief." β
That's news.
Already outdated news.
Liu Ding probably started to do it.
Hou Ruifeng took a handful of wild fruits and ate them, so he didn't need to care too much about this information.
"I found out that the Nanban was storing weapons at the beginning of this year, training soldiers on a large scale, and it seems that there are people behind them to support, so I think they will do it in the next two months, when the south is rotten, and it is a good time for our army to attack. Xiahou Bo said calmly and forcefully,
"Nanban has already done it, and the scale is not large. The maids were all in the room in the distance, and they couldn't hear their conversation, so King Qi interjected.
"Did you do it?" Xiahou Bo was stunned when he heard this, "They went to the west not long ago, how could they go back so quickly?"
Hou Ruifeng was also stunned, isn't it south?
He just listened casually that day, but he also knew that there was a rebellion in the south, not in the west.
Thinking of this, he took out his mobile phone and asked Liu Ding in the strange expression of Xiahou Bo on the side.
- Hou Ruifeng: Liu Ding, is the rebellion in the west or south?
Soon, Liu Ding replied.
ββLiu Ding: It's in the south, is there anything going on with Shangxian? Lone is not busy now, and he can accompany Shangxian to play.
- Hou Ruifeng: Wait a minute.
Then he asked Xiahou Bo, who heard the text message ringing, his face was full of shock, "Are you sure it's in the west of Shu Han? Not in the south?"
"I'm sure it's in the west, but ......," Xiahou Bo hesitated for a moment before saying, "This is my judgment, the west must have two hearts for Shu thieves." β
"Do you know those tribes?"
"This is not clear, I only know that it is those southern barbarians at the junction of the Shu thieves and the Qiang people. β
"Then there is someone behind what you just said?"
"It's not my Great Wei people, it's the forces in the Qiang tribe. Xiahoubo's eyes flickered, "Their situation in the past two years has not been good, so they want to test the situation of the Shu thieves." β
This is the basis of his analysis, the situation in the Three Kingdoms in the past two years has been calm, there is no war, so that the surrounding tribes have no opportunity to take advantage of, and this year's topic of war has appeared again, giving the surrounding tribes an opportunity, and some of them who can't hold back want to take the lead, anyway, according to their expectations, even if Shu Han suffers a big loss, there is no way to take them. Who let Cao Wei's oppression of Shu Han and Sun Wu be too huge, that's what they did before, and this time they are ready to do it with confidence, anyway, as long as they don't go deep into the hinterland.
Listening to Xiahou Bo's words, Hou Ruifeng shook his head and sent the situation to Liu Ding.
Liu Ding's child is really tragic......
was hit on both sides, maybe he was overshadowed, but fortunately he got the news in advance and could remind him.
Liu Ding was obviously taken aback by the news, and after briefly thanking Hou Ruifeng, he stopped talking and went to discuss with someone.
"Shangxian, copper basin and prawns have all brought. β
Ma Yue led his subordinates over at this time, carrying a brand-new copper basin, and his subordinates behind him were holding a large fish basket. It was full of finger-long river shrimp, and they were about to catch up with crayfish, and Hou Ruifeng's appetite increased.
"Find two people to come over, take two quick knives, and learn how to deal with the river shrimp. β
Hou Ruifeng took the lead in the demonstration, and dealt with the live river shrimp with a few knives on the table, leaving only the shrimp.
Anyway, if you have a basket, then you can make two more dishes.
Hou Ruifeng demonstrated the two and stopped, watched Ma Yue's subordinates do it, and said to Ma Yue on the side, "I'll make the shrimp clean, take half of it, and break the other half, you have tools here, right? β
"Okay, okay. Ma Yue nodded.
"I'm going to have a barbecue today, bring up the venison, wild boar and lamb and cut it a little thinner. Hou Ruifeng continued to command.
"Understood, understood. Ma Yue continued to nod, and seeing that Hou Ruifeng was not speaking, he instructed the maid to prepare one by one.
"By the way, is there ice here?" Although the weather is cool today, it will be hot when it is eaten, Hou Ruifeng asked in advance.
"Nope. β
Ma Yue looked at the crown prince when he heard this, he had heard that ice cubes had appeared in the palace, and he had also rewarded many ministers, which was very surprising.
"Ye Xiang, you go and arrange it. The prince turned his head and said to Ye Xiang, who was standing on the side. The technology of making ice cubes has not yet spread, so even if it is simple, there is no such thing here.
"No. β
Ye Xiang went out to arrange.
Hou Ruifeng said to Uncle Xia: "Sit down, don't stand all the time." "Although I don't know if Xiahou Bo's information is accurate, and he is full of malice towards Liu Ding, but it is not a small help, so I will reward it, in case there is news in the future. Anyway, it's not that he's treating, it's just a word.
But Xiahou Bo didn't dare to overstep it, and glanced at the prince who was resting on the sofa.
The prince said impatiently: "If you let you sit, you will sit, and the words of the immortals are the words of loneliness." β
"No. β
Xia Houbo sat on the side.
"Alas......" King Qi sighed on the side, "those barbarians are really anti-bones, and they often take the people of the country captive on the border. β
Xiahoubo nodded, with a look of annoyance, "They just saw that our army couldn't free up their hands to clean them up, so they were so arrogant." β
"Are you also facing this situation?" asked Hou Ruifeng.
"Yes, the past two years have stopped, not only to maintain the war against Sun Wu and Shu Han, but also to guard against the barbarians in the north and northwest every year. The prince said.
"Are there a lot of them?" asked Hou Ruifeng strangely. It's an exaggeration to rob every year, they just free up their hands and can't clean it up.
"A lot!" replied King Qi. He knows more about this, "Especially in the last ten years, the number of barbarians has increased a lot. β
"Except for Sun Wu's situation being a little better, we and Shu Han have never been able to spare our hands for this situation. Xiahou Bo also interjected on the side. Seeing that the prince was no longer insisting on being a thief, he also changed his tune.
Fortunately, the situation is much better this year, and when the situation in the country is calmed down, we can free up our hands to clean up the barbarians.
It's just that this situation can't be revealed in advance, so the crown prince and King Qi bypassed this topic.
The prince said: "Uncle Xiahou, do you know the situation outside the city?"
Xiahou Bo knew what the prince was asking, and replied: "I heard that the rations of the displaced people have been distributed, and now they are no longer going to the eastern capital. β
"That's fine. King Qi breathed a sigh of relief, "But don't let them come to the Eastern Capital." β
Xiahou Bo was silent, although this was very damaging to say, but it was right, if the displaced people piled up around the eastern capital, it would be really difficult to do, and if it caused a riot, it would be even more difficult, that would only make the situation more difficult, the three of them had experienced it once, but they didn't want to see it.
"Fortunately, there are not many displaced people this time, and we can go back when the water dissipates. The prince said.
"It's not possible this year. β
Xiahoubo's knowledge reserve is very sufficient, and he is very clear about the doorway here, "Even if the rations are distributed, they will wait until the beginning of spring next year to go back, otherwise what if the rations run out, and there will always be food near the eastern capital." β
"Alas......" the prince shook his head and said no more.
Although he eats, drinks and has fun all day long, he is even more afraid of accidents, because then he can't mess around, and the wave of displaced people he passed through seventeen years ago is still fresh in his memory. The palace was all frugal, and it forced him to lose half of his weight.