Chu Kun nodded, and he continued: "These small tribes are no more than a thousand tents, and no less than a hundred tents, with a small population and a small scale. Captain Wang Bo has already been sent to find out, but I don't know the specific situation. ”

Wang Wei quickly finished his meal and said to Chu Kun: "Sir, I think it is necessary for us to go to the chicken and learn about the situation on the spot. ”

Chu Kun looked at Wang Bian suspiciously, and said, "Do you not believe in your brother's ability to do things so much?" ”

Wang Rong shook his head and said, "No, my brother is indeed very proficient in military affairs, but for this kind of diplomacy, Mr. Chu still has to do it." ”

Chu Kun chewed on the word "diplomacy", nodded, and said: "The word 'diplomacy' is used well, foreign exchanges. ”

In this way, Wang Wei and his guards were busy with spring ploughing, and then took Chu Kun and several officials from the Governor's Mansion to Ji Lishi.

Wang Bo personally took the defenders to stand at the gate of the city and wait, when he saw Wang Rong arrive with his personal guards, the whole person was very happy, stepped forward and hugged Wang Rong who had just dismounted, and said excitedly: "Little brother, you haven't come to see your brother these days, yo he, it's so dark?" Did you go to the Ishni Cave to mine? ”

Wang Rong angrily pushed away Wang Bo, who was covered in stinky sweat, and said: "Brother, if I hadn't led the soldiers and horses to reclaim the land and carry out spring ploughing, you would have been hungry." ”

Wang Bo listened to Wang Rong's words, looked at his younger brother in disbelief, and said, "Spring ploughing? Just you? Do you know how to divide the whole grains? At that time, our family didn't have land to plant, and you, who have never planted land, went to farm? Isn't it a scourge for the crops? ”

Wang Rong said with a wry smile: "Everything has to be learned, at least I am young and strong, and I will always be stronger than the old people who died in the guards." ”

After listening to Wang Rong's words, Wang Bo was silent, he joined the army a few years earlier than Wang Rong, and of course he knew the situation in the army. Many armies do not pay enough pensions to the families of killed and disabled soldiers, and it has become a common practice in the military to eat empty salaries and deduct pensions.

However, Wang Rong paid full compensation to the soldiers and families of the dead and disabled, helping to plough the land during spring ploughing and harvesting during autumn harvest, which can be described as the only scorpion.

Wang Bo didn't say much, and took Wang Rong into the city and came to his mansion. In the main hall, Wang Rong asked directly: "Brother, is there any new news about the Qianghu tribe near the border during this time?" ”

Wang Bo nodded and said, "These small tribes are the tribes of the western mane led by Fu Meng. This winter, they were hit by a series of white and black plagues, with a large number of livestock dying and many people dying of cold and starvation. ”

Wang Rong listened to Wang Bo's words, nodded, and said, "How many people are left in these tribes?" ”

Wang Bo glanced at Wang Pu next to him, Wang Pu stepped forward, took out a piece of paper, and handed it to Wang Rong with both hands, when Wang Rong read, Wang Pu said directly: "According to statistics, the population of the Fumeng Department is the largest, with 1,500 accounts and more than 5,000 people, and the other tribes add up to more than 2,000 accounts and more than 7,000 people. And among them, there are very few young people, only more than two thousand, and the rest are women and children, and there are no old people in sight. ”

Wang Rong listened to Wang Pu's report and asked suspiciously, "They abandoned the old people?" ”

Chu Kun has always lived in Shuofang County and knows the people very well, and he said: "In the custom of the people of the people, the strong people eat fatty food, and the old people eat leftover food. They value the able-bodied and despise the old and weak. Therefore, when they encounter a disaster, the first person they abandon is the elderly, so it is not surprising that they cannot see the elderly. ”

After listening to Chu Kun's explanation, Wang Rong nodded silently, this should be caused by the environment of the grassland, on the vast grassland, between heaven and earth, people have little strength, and only the strong can survive countless disasters and military disasters.

Wang Bo took over the topic and said, "Zhong Ming, the leader of the Fumeng Department asked to go to the Chicken Horse to discuss the mutual market in person, what do you think?" ”

Wang Rong smiled and said: "Shuofang County has had a practice of mutual markets for a long time, and when he knew about it, Mr. Chu reported to the county guard as soon as possible, and the county guard also reported to the imperial court as soon as possible. A few days ago, the county guard had already forwarded a reply from the imperial court, and whether or not they could exchange markets depended on the actual situation. Meeting with the head of the Fumeng tribe was a good opportunity to judge the situation. ”

Wang Bo slapped the table, laughed and said, "Okay, I will inform the leader of the Fumeng Department tomorrow to come to the chicken, and then you can talk to him about the specific situation." ”

Wang Rong nodded in agreement.

At noon the next day, a group of five people rode a war horse to Ji Lisai, and the attire of these five people was obviously different from that of the Yongguo people. They were dressed in leather robes, all with leather nomadic hats, and with scimitars at their waists, and the horses they sat on looked thin because of the long lack of refined food.

At the head of the knight, with a full beard and sharp eyes, he looked to be in his thirties. He saw Wang Bo personally greet him at the city gate, so he hurriedly dismounted twenty meters away from the city gate, led the horses to Wang Bo, and said, "Captain Wang, let you wait for a long time, forgive your sins." ”

Of course, Wang Bo couldn't have waited for him all morning, but when the scouts came to report, he came to the city gate. Wang Bo laughed and said: "Patriarch Fumeng, we meet again, come, hurry up, follow me to meet the governor of the Western Governor's Mansion, he has received an edict from the imperial court." ”

This leader is the leader of the Fumeng Department, Fumengdu, he listened to Wang Bo's words, and couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, it was actually someone from the Western Governor's Mansion who came.

You must know that the Western Governor's Mansion is now well-known in the Qiang, and its soldiers and horses fought with the Qiangqi army in the Chicken Fortress, the Saiwai Grassland, Guangmu City and Shuofang City, winning four battles and four victories, and annihilating a large number of the Qiangqi army with fewer victories. The Khan vomited blood and fell into a coma, and the Bearded Shan Yu ordered the withdrawal of the army.

Fu Mengdu followed Wang Bo into the city, and when he came to the main hall of the mansion, he saw an old man standing there waiting. He knew that this was Chu Kun's etiquette to himself, so he stepped forward quickly, saluted respectfully and said, "Fumengdu, the leader of the Fumeng Clan, meet Mr." ”

Chu Kun looked at Fu Mengdu, who spoke fluent Central Plains, with a little surprise on his face, and replied with a smile: "The Central Plains dialect of the leader of Fu Meng is good. ”

Fu Mengdu said respectfully: "My mother is from the Central Plains, and she has taught me the Central Plains dialect since she was a child. ”

Chu Kun bowed his head and said: "I see, Captain Fumeng, please take a seat, Captain Wang, you can continue to train the soldiers." ”

Wang Bo saluted and walked out of the lobby.