The Founding of the Red Chamber

Hanzhou City sent the battle report, Lin Jing was not in a hurry, the most urgent thing was Tu Xiaosan, for fear that his brother Ah Jing's territory would be taken over.Lin Jing changed into soft armor, and was about to take people back to Hanzhou City.Tu Xiaosan said, "Wait a minute, I'll order my soldiers and horses and go with you."

Lin Jing said, "No need, I know who it is without guessing. This is the soldiers and horses of the Erdaiqing tribe from the barbarian side. He doesn't have many people in total. He has to come here once or twice a year, otherwise it will be uncomfortable. "

Tu Xiaosan said, "I'd better go with you, otherwise, I'd be in suspense if I stayed in Jinzhou City."

Lin Jing was not polite to Tu Xiaosan, and said, "Success."

Tu Xiaosan went to order troops, Lin Jing said, "Call that Peng Li and go with you."

"Okay." Tu Xiaosan whispered, "Brother Peng has changed his name now. His original name was wanted by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but now he has changed his surname to Shui."

Lin Jing said, "His family came from the Cao Gang, so it would be appropriate to change his surname to Shui. However, the character Li belongs to Fire, and he changed his surname to Shui. This name and surname are a bit incompatible."

Tu Xiaosan said, "It's up to him."

Lin Jing also just said casually and didn't say much.He asked Apprentice Xiaosan to bring Peng Li and the others with him, but he wanted to take a closer look at the character of Peng Li and the others.Tu Xiaosan is from Jiangnan, and a group of people Tu Xiaosan brought out from Jinling followed him from Jinling to Shandong to outside the pass. It goes without saying that they were loyal.It's just that Peng Li and his gang were originally big snakes in Jinling City, and Tu Xiaosan tried to curry favor with Peng's family back then, but he didn't even have to curry favor with Peng's family.Now, Tu Xiaosan, who used to be a little beggar in Jinling City, has become a general of the third rank, and the Peng family, who looked down on Tu Xiaosan back then, has to rely on Tu Xiaosan to take him in to survive.In the blink of an eye, his identity was changed. Lin Jing knew the evil of human nature, so he was very worried about Peng Li.

In particular, people like Peng Li are from Jinling, so they can talk about half of their fellow villagers, but it doesn't show up now, and when Tu Xiaosan's power grows in the future, it will show up differently.

Xiangdang Xiangdang, the imperial court still pays attention to this.

Because it was a matter of Hanzhou City, Tu Xiaosan quickly ordered the soldiers and horses, Lin Jing also handed over the matter in hand to Xiao Niuzi, and then returned to Hanzhou City with Tu Xiaosan and others.

After arriving in Hanzhou City, Lin Jing realized that it was far from what he expected.

In the past, every year when the Daiqing tribe was short of food and drink, they would grab one or two games. Lin Jing beat them back every year, and this group of people could stop for a year and come back the next year.

Originally, Lin Jing thought it was the Daiqing tribe who came to grab things, but no, this time it was not the Daiqing tribe who came to grab things.It was the princess of the Daiqing tribe who came to join Lin Jing with her son and seven or eight guards who survived.

Lin Jing listened to his subordinates' report, "King Daiqing has offended the second prince of the barbarian king. The two tribes have been fighting since the spring of this year. They have been fighting until now. King Daiqing was defeated. Nine out of ten tribesmen. It was the princess who ran out with her family general who was dowry back then, protecting the little prince. The princess said that she had nowhere to go, so she came to join us. The second prince had killed King Daiqing and was clamoring outside, let us hand over Out of Wangfei and Xiao Daiqing, the subordinates did not dare to make decisions, so they ordered someone to invite adults to come back."

Lin Jingdao, "This year I borrowed weapons from King Daiqing, not to let go of five thousand horses, five thousand first-class knives and guns and fifty thousand bows and arrows. I don't care whether King Daiqing lives or dies. If a person dies, the debt cannot be repaid. You go." Tell the second prince that he has paid off the debt of King Dai Qing, and I will hand over the princess and the others. If not, then go back to raise money, and when you have enough money, we will talk about handing over."

Lin Jing ordered his subordinates to prepare for negotiations with the second prince of Man Wang, and then went to meet the widow and son of King Dai Qing. Princess Dai Qing was probably not considered a beauty in the aesthetics of the Han people. She had profound facial features, a slightly dark complexion, and a He is tall and healthy. Although he has changed into a Han Chinese dress, he still cannot hide his strength. Daiqing Prince Als stands beside his mother. He is a strong child and he is still young. According to Lin Jing's information Well, this kid is only eight years old this year, but he is like a calf, at least up to Lin Jing's chin.

Princess Dai Qing stood up, her body was straight, her right back was covered in front of her chest, and she bowed and saluted, "Your Excellency, General."

Als was stunned and saluted in a similar manner.

Lin Jing waved his hand, "Princess and prince don't need to be polite, just sit down."

Princess Dai Qing was not too polite, she first talked about the battle with the second prince of the Man King, "Our Dai Qing's pasture is not fertile, but it is still coveted by the tyrants. This spring, the number of horses we paid tribute to the king is wrong. To attack us, no matter how my king explained it, he still sent troops to us. After killing our king, he occupied our grassland. I took Ars and defected to my father first, but my father dared not take him in. Our mother and child had nowhere to go You can go, thinking that Your Excellency General is an unrivaled hero, so I come here to join you."

Lin Jing had no intention of sympathizing with the orphans and widowed mothers at all, and said, "If you hadn't come here every year to rob, I would have thought we were friends after hearing Wang Hao's words."

Princess Daiqing said with a straight face, "Although we are not friends, I only stayed with my father for one night, so I had to take Als and continue to escape. We, mother and son, have lived with your Excellency for three days. Your Excellency treats us Mother and son are better than my blood relatives. Although we are not friends, my king has been defeated by Your Excellency several times in these years. According to Your Excellency’s elite soldiers, you can go deep into the pastures to sweep up the pastures, but you can save my tribe’s life. Our mother and son are desperate. , if you want to avenge the past events, we mother and son would rather die at the hands of a hero like you than at the hands of such bandits as you. "

Speaking of it, Princess Daiqing's Chinese is very average, her accent is foreign, but although this woman is down and out, she still has the strength of a tribal princess. Although she is defeated, she is not humble.

Lin Jing said, "If I take you in, what will I get?"

Princess Daiqing said, "The pasture is lost now, and all our wealth is here." Then, holding an ebony box inlaid with gold silk, Princess Daiqing said, "These gold and silver are worth nothing. Except us I have nothing to offer you now. I can only say that when my son Alslen grows up, if he can regain our pasture, he will serve you as he served his father."

Tu Xiaosan glanced at the woman, and said to himself, this barbarian looks rough, but he is meticulous and shrewd.The mother and son came to seek refuge in desperation, and now they will recognize their son as a godfather.Moreover, he still has to recognize Ah Jing as his godfather.With Ah Jing's talent and character, it is a blessing to be his godson.

Tu Xiaosan was thinking about it, but he didn't say anything, which didn't affect Lin Jing's judgment on the mother and son.

After listening to Princess Dai Qing's words, Lin Jing took a deep look at the mother and son, and then sighed, "Does King Dai Qing have any arrangements for you?"

Speaking of King Daiqing, Princess Daiqing had tears in her eyes. She was a strong woman, even though she was sad, she still tried her best to hold back her tears and not let them fall.Princess Daiqing said, "It is the king who asked us to join you." As she spoke, the princess took out a letter from her bosom and solemnly handed it to Lin Jing.

Lin Jing said, "Why didn't you take it out earlier."

Princess Daiqing said, "Originally, there were hundreds of warriors who fled with me. The king asked us to go to the city to join His Excellency. I thought my father would help us, so I took the warriors to my father. If it weren't for my brother and The warriors protect each other, and the father has sacrificed our mother and son to Christ. This is all my fault."

Ars froze and gently tugged at his mother's sleeve, Princess Daiqing patted his son's head, Lin Jing took out the letter and read it.There were blood spots on the letter, which was actually King Dai Qing's request for Lin Jing to protect his wife and children.

Lin Jing said, "Although we have not been friendly these years, you orphans and widows, I can't bear to ask you to die like this. Forget it, stay here first, and talk about it later."

After ordering his subordinates to arrange the mother and son to stay, Lin Jingfang and Tu Xiaosan talked about King Dai Qing, "I really didn't expect that King Dai Qing passed away at such a young age."

Tu Xiaosan said, "I see this mother and son, the woman is strong and has a scheming heart, and the boy hasn't raised his head to say a word for half a day. If he is not a wimp, he is a hearty one. If you take his mother and son in, it may not be possible in the future. be rewarded."

Lin Jing said, "But just handing them over to Mr. Wang like this won't do me any good. On the contrary, it will make Mr. Mr. think that I'm afraid of him."

Tu Xiaosan asked, "What if I really took out a horse, a sword and a gun?"

"Don't say to exchange according to the amount I mentioned, even half of it, I will exchange it." Lin Jing's eyes lit up, and said, "Five thousand horses, if there are five thousand horses, half of our two families, you We can expand the cavalry."

Tu Xiaosan couldn't help laughing at Lin Jing's money-obsessed appearance, and said, "I guess that guy is reluctant." Not to mention five thousand horses, two thousand horses are not a small amount of wealth for a tribe.

"That's right." Lin Jing said, "It's not because of this mother and son that he clamored outside the city. He took down the Daiqing tribe for nothing more than business."

"Business on the market?"

Lin Jing nodded, "King Daiqing's previous tribe also had four to five thousand people. This is not a small tribe. Moreover, because of the transaction with Quchang, King Daiqing was very rich. A few years ago, the Muzhou Mansion was defeated. , the barbarians entered the pass and besieged the imperial capital. If it hadn’t been for General Guan to turn the tide, I don’t know what would have happened. Later, General Xie was ordered to reorganize the Muzhou Army, and then General Guan was sent. According to General Guan’s ability It is certain that the barbarians are rejected outside the pass, not to mention the matter of the Muzhou market. However, when the Muzhou market is closed, although the barbarians are full of cattle and sheep, they do not cultivate, and the products are even more monotonous. If there is no There is no way to buy an iron pot, let alone tea and salt. It seems that the barbarian king is in a hurry, so he wants to go north and find a way from me."

At this point, Lin Jing said, "I'm afraid this battle will not be small."

Tu Xiaosan was a little puzzled, "Since they want to do business with us, why don't they just say it outright, and cause a war instead? When the war starts, they still want to do business."

Lin Jingdao, "Third brother, you understood this truth early on, but you just put it between countries, and you didn't see it through for a while. Like you used to occupy the mountain as the king, didn't anyone else have the idea of ​​​​taking your mountain top? It takes a lot of work. A fight, let people know that you are not easy to mess with, and those people will naturally know how to deal with you? It is equally applicable between countries. These barbarians must win or lose before doing business. Otherwise, They've always been able to grab it."

The strange thing is that Lin Jing's somewhat violent temperament is actually not belligerent.On the other hand, Tu Xiaosan, with the corners of his lips curled up, revealing his white teeth, seemed to have a flash of murderous intent in the sunlight, Tu Xiaosan said, "It's just a matter of sharpening a knife with a barbarian."