Chapter IV Gentlemen's Agreement

With Liu Cong's guidance, the rebel army crossed the Yellow River very smoothly, and then entered the Taihang Mountain from Yiguan.

Liu Cong stood on the peak of the mountain and watched Wang Mi's rebel army enter the Taihang Mountain, and Hu Yanhao said to Liu Cong beside him:

"Childe, this Wang Mi's rebel army is just a group of rabble, if I wait for the elite of the Han to fight, I am afraid that a single face can kill this rebel army timidly, and then it will break and flee, why should Childe be so polite."

Hu Yanhao is Liu Cong's wife, although he is older than Liu Cong, he is quite respectful to Liu Cong.

"It is precisely because of such an army that Wang Mi can stir up the storm in the Central Plains, making the Jin court unable to live in peace, and showing Wang Mi's ability!"

Liu Cong shook his head and said, "Besides, now that Grandpa raises the Han flag, there are very few people who vote, and now there are finally famous people who come to vote, how can we be lazy, so that Grandpa's great cause will add a few twists and turns!" ”

"Childe is righteous!" Hu Yanhao heard Liu Cong's words and sighed at Liu Cong's salute.

"Huh?" Liu Cong, who watched Wang Mi's army pass through the pass, suddenly let out a sigh of confusion.

Hu Yanhao followed Liu Cong's doubts and looked down, to be honest, he had seen too much of Wang Mi's army climbing the mountain scatteredly, and the army queue became even more crooked with the climb of the mountain, and even some soldiers needed the captain of the army to whip with a leather whip to continue climbing.

Therefore, compared with the regular army, Wang Mi's rebel army is really poor in terms of organization and discipline.

But now, a neat and rhythmic army suddenly appeared, and the two of them were side by side, about three guards in front and behind, and they formed a straight line to advance in an orderly manner.

Of course, it is unrealistic to say how neat and unified this queue is, but with other more scattered rebel armies as a comparison, such a neat and unified rebel army is particularly conspicuous.

This is like a firefly in the dark, at least it will enter Liu Cong's eyes.

Liu Cong sighed with emotion, "This Wang Mi is indeed not to be underestimated, there are more people who train soldiers in it, you can help me pay attention to it." ”

"No!" Hu Yanhao heard Liu Cong's order, but he answered.

In the following days, the rebel army basically spent the time in a hurry, marching almost thirty kilometers a day, and there was a supply of Liu Yuan's troops on the food, at least there was no problem in rushing to meet Liu Yuan.

Because he was in a hurry, he didn't have any training, so he basically rushed to the place to set up camp, and after dinner, Liu Tai pulled Chu sacrificial wine and began to teach the soldiers to read and write before dark.

Because the sun goes down for about half an hour, there is basically no opportunity to teach.

In the final analysis, the materials in his hands are still too scarce, and the rare campfires in the army are mainly used for night guards and patrols, and it is impossible to take them out for Liu Tai's camp soldiers to teach lessons, so if you want to learn knowledge, you can only hurry up.

But even so, Liu Tai could feel that he was getting closer and closer to Zuoguo City, where Liu Yuan was located.

Because with this direction, villages gradually appeared, although these villages were all fully armed when the army approached, closed the gate of the village, and made a gesture of confrontation at any time, but the fact that there are villages here shows that there is order here.

And Wang Mi was about to meet his former friend Liu Yuan, and his mood was somewhat complicated, that is, he was happy and worried.

It's just that he didn't show it in front of everyone in the rebel army, but Liu Tai, Wang Zhang and others could still see that Wang Mi was a little anxious and uneasy.

After all, Wang Mi has not yet decided what kind of status he can obtain after surrendering to the Xiongnu Han Kingdom.

However, these things have nothing to do with Liu Tai, and perhaps it would be more accurate to say that Liu Tai can't affect these things at all.

At this time, the only thing Liu Tai could do was to learn as much as possible the knowledge of this era and train his troops.

However, just when Liu Tai calmed down to enrich himself, Professor Liu Tai's Chu sacrificial wine expression was a little dignified.

Finally, when he was getting closer and closer to Zuo Guocheng, Chu Saijiu said to Liu Tai after teaching a course:

"The camp owner and Wang Shuai are like father and son, aren't they afraid that Liu Yuan has the blood of the Huns, has the heart of a tiger and a leopard, and sets up a Hongmen banquet?"

When Liu Tai heard Chu Saijiu's words, he raised his head and looked at Chu Saijiu and said, "Chu Saijiu, you have bad intentions!" ”

"People's hearts are separated from their stomachs, how can the camp owner know whether Liu Yuan will secretly attack Wang Shuai and make a trilogy!" Chu Saijiu Zhengse said, "No matter what, the camp owner and Wang Shuai are like father and son, and there will be nothing wrong with reminding you!" ”

Liu Tai thought for a moment, looked directly at Chu Xianjiu and said, "People's hearts can't be tried, especially if you preset your mind, no matter what Liu Yuan does, I am afraid that in the eyes of Uncle Wang, it will only deepen your suspicion." ”

"It's all for Wang Shuai's safety, isn't it!" Chu Xianjiu looked at Liu Tai, a little irritable in his heart, and couldn't help answering.

"But the person who reminded him may not be well-intentioned, is he?!" Liu Tai looked at Chu Saijiu and said calmly.

When Chu Saijiu heard Liu Tai's words, he choked for a while, and his expression was slightly melancholy, and he said:

"The camp owner really doesn't look like a twelve-year-old naΓ―ve, he is really a wise person, I don't know why he has such a judgment."

Liu Tai shook his head and said, "Not to mention that Liu Yuanhai and Uncle Wang are close friends.

Even if he takes 10,000 steps back, Liu Yuanhai named the country as Han, the purpose is to absorb people who are dissatisfied with the Jin Dynasty and have the Han family in their hearts.

Now that Uncle Wang has gone to take refuge, even if it is just as a benchmark, I believe that Liu Yuan will definitely not treat Uncle Wang badly.

Jin Ting and the Great Han, at least being a Han is more attractive, isn't it!? ”

"Could it be that the Great Jin is so bad that the camp owner would rather take refuge in the Huns than choose the Great Jin!" Chu Saijiu couldn't help but sigh.

Liu Tai didn't expect that Chu Saijiu would say such a thing.

To tell the truth, if you casually cross over from the indecent of history, you will hesitate to surrender to the Great Jin Dynasty or the current Xiongnu Han Kingdom.

Even if the Great Jin Dynasty is strictly speaking, there is still the blessing of the Han nationality, but as long as the people who come over are more comprehensive, they will basically not choose the Great Jin.

The reason is very simple, that is, the nine-product zhongzheng system.

If you come from a big family, it's easy to say, but if you don't have any big family to rely on, then no matter how much meritorious service you make, your status will be determined when others know where you come from.

In contrast, the Xiongnu Han State had at least the habit of the strong of the ethnic minorities as the king, and the Han people's inspection system, at least the system of the upward channel.

In addition, with the process of integrating Han culture in the north, it is inevitable that Han talents will be constantly reused, to some extent, if you want to have enough stages, then you can only choose the Xiongnu Han Kingdom.

Liu Tai thought of this, and said to Chu Sacrifice Wine, "Chu Sacrifice Wine, you should be from a big family, and the Great Jin Dynasty has always been generous to the wealthy family, so Chu Sacrifice Wine is also a natural gift for you to cherish the Jin Court, and I naturally yearn for the former Wei and Jin Dynasties." ”

"In this case, why don't you advise Wang Shuai, if he turns his back and removes his armor and surrenders with courtesy, he still doesn't lose his position as a marquis, wouldn't it be beautiful!" Chu Saijiu said to Liu Tai further persuaded.

"Because the elegance of the Jin court belongs to the family, but the pain of the Jin court is the common people!" When Liu Tai said this, he sighed,

"Not to mention that I am the queen of King Jing of the Great Han Dynasty, and I am even more of a dead country to the Jin court, and I am a person who will not be reused!"

Chu Saijiu heard Liu Tai's words, his face couldn't help twitching, but he also sighed helplessly, but as if he thought of something, Chu Saijiu said:

"The camp owner should not be arrogant, then Liu Kun and Liu Yueshi are the Liu family of Youzhou, and after King Jing of Zhongshan, they were also reused by my Dajin, which shows that Dajin definitely has no contempt for Liu."

"I don't have a brother-in-law of the Sima clan, and he was thrown to Bingzhou, and the court doesn't care about him, isn't this just exile!"

Liu Tai shook his head, stretched out his hand to stop Chu Saijiu, and wanted to say something.

Liu Tai said, "Chu Saijiu, I don't want to continue arguing with you on this point, it will only hurt my harmony."

I admire your loyalty to the Jin court, but let me first explain that my position with the Jin court is by no means the same.

As long as you are still standing on the position of the Jin Court, I will not listen to your plan. ”

Chu Saijiu heard Liu Tai's words, took a deep breath, and said, "Is the position of the camp master and Liu Yuan the same!" ”

"I don't know!" Liu Tai shook his head and said, "It mainly depends on how far Liu Yuan can go."

Look at his words and observe his deeds, isn't this still the truth you taught to sacrifice wine.

If he is really the lord of the world, and can understand that it is not easy for us to wait for small people, then why should Uncle Wang give him his life?! ”

"You don't know the difference between Huayi!" Chu Saijiu heard Liu Tai's words, but he couldn't help but say solemnly.

"Yes!" Liu Tai nodded and said, "For a big family like you, seeing the difference between Huayi and Huayi, how can we and the Han people do things for the Huns."

But for us and other low-level Han people who can't see any room for growth in the Jin court because of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, it is precisely because of the difference between Huayi that the Xiongnu Han Kingdom must be assisted by Han people such as us to govern the world, and have a better chance of getting ahead, isn't it?! ”

Liu Tai looked at Chu Saijiu calmly, and had to say that he had become a lot more shameless after coming to this era.

But Liu Tai was very calm and did not regret making such a choice.

Because the main contradiction of this era, at least now, has not risen to the contradiction between the Wuhu and the Han people, and even the contradiction between the people of the Jin Dynasty and the nobles of the family.

Up to now, don't look at Liu Yuan's name as Han, but in fact, it is still a continuation of the contradictions of the Eight Kings Rebellion.

Because the current Liu Yuan, Wang Mi and Liu Ling, strictly speaking, are all a confluence of the forces under the command of Sima Ying, the runner-up of the Eight Kings Rebellion, in fact, not only Wang Mi and Liu Ling, but even Shi Le have decisively joined Liu Yuan.

Because Sima Yue, the victor of the Eight Kings Rebellion, relied on Liu Kun, Wang Jun and Gou Xi to become the ultimate victor and control the imperial court, it can be said that the soldiers are strong and strong.

If it weren't for the internal struggle for power and profit, Liu Yuan's Xiongnu Han State would almost be wiped out.

And even now, the existence of Liu Kun alone has restrained the Xiongnu Han Kingdom and made Liu Yuan have a very hard time.

Therefore, don't look at Wang Mi surrendering to the Xiongnu Han with the rebel army, but strictly speaking, the Xiongnu Han State is the definition of the country established by Liu Yuan by later generations.

Liu Yuan himself posthumously honored Liu Chan as the emperor of filial piety, built the gods of the three ancestors and five sects below the Han Gaozu for worship, inherited the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, and claimed that he was also the Han Dynasty.

Han orthodoxy in the Xiongnu......

To tell the truth, if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew about this matter, would he have crawled out of the Maoling!

But in any case, although the surrender of the Xiongnu Han State may make people feel a little emotional, in fact, the people of the world really can't use the word traitor on Wang Mi, Liu Tai and others.

Especially for the common people at the bottom, when they experienced the life of the Jin Dynasty rushing towards the end of the dynasty as soon as the country was opened, especially after the devastation of the Eight Kings Rebellion, in fact, they still have a high degree of acceptance of this Han State that suddenly appeared.

When Chu Saijiu heard Liu Tai's words, he opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

Because what Liu Tai said is true, compared with the struggle for power and profit of the big families in the Jin court, relatively speaking, although Liu Yuan is a Huns, he has more opportunities in this place for the people at the bottom.

Especially when Wang Mi surrendered to Liu Yuan so decisively, Liu Yuan was afraid that he would give Wang Mi a heavy reward.

Compared with Liu Tai's conclusion that he only looked at things from his standpoint, Chu Saijiu, a big family like Chu Saijiu, was almost able to make an accurate judgment very decisively after being reminded by Liu Tai.

That is, Wang Mi will inevitably become a favorable trump card for Liu Yuan to balance the Xiongnu headquarters in the future, and Wang Mi's arrival will not only bring Liu Yuan an increase in military strength, but more importantly, he will only be called by himself, which really stimulates the attraction of Han talents.

Thinking of this, Chu Saijiu sat down on the chair helplessly, looking very lonely.

The future of the Great Jin Dynasty is becoming more and more bumpy, but those officials in the center of the Great Jin Dynasty are still fighting for power and profit, and they are not aware of the danger under their feet.

"Hey!" Liu Tai looked at Chu Saijiu with a disappointed look on his face, sighed helplessly, and said,

"Chu Saijiu, I know that my actions have made you uncomfortable by losing your freedom.

Otherwise, when I get to Zuoguo City and find a new master, how about letting you leave? ”

"The camp owner will let it go?" Chu Saijiu heard Liu Tai's words, but he couldn't help but ask in a deep voice.

"Your heart is not here, I can send someone to watch you for a while, can I still watch you for a lifetime!"

Liu Tai shook his head and said, "In this case, why don't we make a gentleman's agreement, when the time is up, if you want to leave, then leave, of course, if you want to work for Uncle Wang, then I will recommend you!" ”

"Uncle Wang......" Chu Saijiu smiled when he heard Liu Tai's words, "Camp master, your Uncle Wang is ready to serve Liu Yuan!" ”

"I only listen to Uncle Wang anyway, as for who Uncle Wang is loyal to, what does it matter to me!" Liu Tai smiled slyly at Chu Sacrifice Wine!