Zhu Nao

After the two armies met, they began to adjust their formation and prepare to go.

Xie Wuji looked at the long line of chariots and horses of the Shu Army, and asked, "Why do you have so many chariots and horses in your army? What did you bring?"

Zhu Nao laughed and said: "We Shu people are in the land of four fortresses, and it is not easy to go out of Shu. This is a rare opportunity, so I ordered people to bring some messy goods out, thinking that if there is a chance, I will sell them in the Central Plains." , maybe you can earn back the toll.”

Xie Wuji: "..."

Before his army set off, in order to reduce the burden on the soldiers, speed up the marching speed, and enhance the combat effectiveness of the army, he also specially ordered the soldiers not to carry any extras except for the necessities of life.Zhu Nao is good, not only does not take the car lightly, but also does the opposite. Does this still look like a diligent king?

——No, Zhu Nao didn't go to the Central Plains for King Qin.Otherwise, he would not only bring 2000 people.

Xie Wuji's mood is a bit complicated.He frowned slightly and said, "I thought you would be more interested in this opportunity."

"Opportunity?" Zhu Nao said, "You mean to go to the Central Plains to do business?"

Xie Wuji: "..."

Xie Wuji: "I mean, King Qin."

Junao understood.He glanced at the army brought out by Xie Wuji, and saw [-] soldiers in armor, neatly lined up, with dignified faces.Just standing there in line, there is a tendency to swallow up rivers and mountains. It is conceivable that this must be an unstoppable elite soldier.

What chance does King Qin have?Now the imperial court exists in name only and is almost destroyed.Once the emperor is saved, it is tantamount to gaining the imperial court and the name of commanding the princes of the world.This kind of opportunity is once in a lifetime.

Juno smiled.He didn't deny that he was interested in this matter, but he shrugged and said, "If you can't do it, why bother."

Xie Wuji frowned.

He stood against the light, and the white sunlight shone from behind him. His face was half immersed in the shadows, and he looked quite forbidding.He said softly: "You haven't tried it yet, how do you know that it's not enough?"

Junao just laughed.

The little emperor is a sweet pastry, a sweet pastry that everyone covets.This time, the princes of all walks of life, King Qi Qin, have many people with ulterior motives, and each family has its own calculations.People's hearts are bound to be inconsistent, and there must be many obstacles.Xie Wuji knew these things, and Jun Nao knew them too.But the two obviously had different views on the outcome of the matter.

This difference, in Xie Wuji's view, is the difference in identity between him and Zhu Nao, not the difference in views.He is a military general, and Zhu Nao's identity is a feudal official, so it is impossible for Zhu Nao to leave Shu.But he can.

As for what Jun Nao was thinking, he didn't know.

Zhu Nao had no intention of arguing with him, and suddenly changed the topic back: "By the way, General Xie, would you like to see if you are interested in the goods I brought out? If so, let's do business here It also saves me the trouble of long-distance transportation.”

Xie Wuji: "..."

Standing behind Xie Wuji, Wu Cong's eyelids twitched wildly.This Zhu Fu Yin is worthy of being a businessman, and the three words are inseparable from business!

After Xie Wuji was speechless for a while, he really asked, "What do you have?"

Zhu Nao then counted them on his fingers: "Weapons, tea, Shu brocade, herbs, porcelain, livestock, wood, jade and stone...all the things produced in the middle of Shu have been brought out. When we arrive in the Central Plains, let every family have a look. "

Xie Wuji: "..."

Wu Cong: "..."

It's really enough!

It's a pity that Xie Wuji just asked casually, and had no intention of patronizing Zhu Nao's business.He said: "Master Zhu, it's getting late, let's get on the road as soon as possible."

Zhu Nao said: "General Xie doesn't like anything? Is there anything missing? If you want to buy it, you must buy it as soon as possible. The cost of the journey is not much, and the cost is low. With our friendship, I will give you the most affordable price."

The corner of Xie Wuji's mouth twitched, he simply turned his head and went to organize the team.

Seeing that he was no doubt, Zhu Nao could only shrug his shoulders regretfully, and ordered the soldiers to regroup and prepare to set off.

……

It took some time for Xie Jiajun and Shu Jun to finally reorganize the team.

Originally speaking according to reason, since the two armies are traveling together, it is most appropriate to either go one in front and one behind, or separate ways.However, the Shu army has a special team. The entire army is just a heavy team with almost no combat capability.If they were allowed to travel alone, they might be harassed and looted by small groups of thieves on the road.

Xie Wuji can ignore their life or death, but after all, it is an alliance, the two sides get along fairly well, and in case they are robbed along the way, both sides will lose face.So after hesitating for a while, he still chose to let the Shu army walk in the middle, and his army followed him back and forth to prevent the bandits from thinking about it.

After the team was sorted out, the army marched in the direction of the Central Plains.

Xie Wuji rode on the horse and looked back.

The soldiers protected the baggage team, which felt like his army was escorting the darts for the Shu merchants-this is what he often does recently.

Wu Cong murmured: "All people from all walks of life are going to the capital to serve the king. Who cares about his shopping! He brings so many things, I really don't know who to sell them to."

Xie Wuji shook his head speechlessly, shook the horse rope, and said, "Let's go."

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From Sanguan all the way east along the Weishui River, you can reach the vicinity of Gyeonggi in a few days.Since the army still had enough time and heavy baggage, the team was not in a hurry to travel, and they traveled dozens of miles every day.

When traveling, Xie Wuji would sometimes ride on horseback to inspect the whole team, and sometimes he would walk alongside him near Zhu Nao, and the two talked one after another.

Whenever he traveled to valleys, woodlands and other precipitous and sparsely populated terrains, Xie Wuji would order the army to slow down the marching speed, and at the same time send several spies to investigate the terrain nearby.After confirming the safety of the road ahead, he will order the army to speed up and pass through the dangerous area as soon as possible.

When he got to the densely populated cities and villages, Zhu Nao would slow down and told Wei Yue, "Order someone to go nearby to find out the news."

Wei Yue received the order, and immediately ordered a group of people to go to the place where the common people lived.

Xie Wuji asked puzzledly: "Are you afraid that someone will hide in the house and wait for an opportunity to harm us?"

Zhu Naoqi asked: "There will be such a thing?"

Xie Wuji: "..."

Xie Wuji: "Then why did you send someone to investigate?"

Zhu Nao said with a smile: "Go and see what specialties are available around here, what the people here are short of. Buy some good things if you have them, and sell some of the things that can be sold."

Xie Wuji lost his voice again.

After a while, he rubbed his forehead, rode to the nearby high ground, and looked at the terrain ahead.

……

A few days later, the army finally came to the Ruzhou area.

When you arrive at Ruzhou, you can go south along the Yingshui River to reach Xuzhou.And Xuzhou is the place where the princes agreed to garrison troops.

The closer they got to the capital, the more people could notice that there were more and more bandits and refugees along the road.There are often signs of destruction in the cities and dwellings, and the rooms are empty. You can often meet a large number of fleeing people on the road, and there are often starving dead bodies on both sides of the road.

Everyone's mood also became more and more heavy.

After rushing to noon, the army rested on a plain.

Xie Wuji rode his horse to the shade of a tree, Jun Nao was resting under the tree, Jing Zhe was beside him.He is holding a book in his hand and fanning it.

Xie Wuji jumped off the horse and walked towards Zhu Nao: "What book are you reading?"

Zhu Nao raised the book in his hand: "General Xie said this?"

He smiled and said: "This is not a book, it is the account book of the past few days. It was just sorted out and delivered by the branch officer."

Xie Wuji: "..."

To his surprise, Zhu Nao's business has really flourished.He sold a lot of goods along the way, but his luggage did not decrease, because he also bought a lot of things.Most of the things he bought were those he felt could be sold in the Central Plains, and some he planned to transport back to Sichuan, so he didn't buy them immediately. He only made an agreement with local merchants to trade them when the army returned.

Xie Wuji took a deep breath, then let it out slowly, and said, "You are in the mood."

Zhu Nao said gently: "I'm not in the mood. So I'm not watching?"

Xie Wuji was silent.

They had just passed a village. It seemed that the village had been robbed by bandits or rebels not long ago. There were corpses everywhere.They sent spies to check, and there was no one alive in the village.And this isn't the first one they've encountered along the way.

Xie Wuji didn't have any chores to take care of for the time being, he also rested nearby, unscrewed the water bag to drink water.

Not long after, a spy came back on horseback.

"General Xie, Governor of the Zhu Mansion." The spies said, "The troops from Henan Mansion, Changsha Mansion, Jiangling Mansion, Jingzhao Mansion, Guangjin Mansion, and Jiangning Mansion have already stationed in Xuzhou and Songzhou. I heard that Lin'an Mansion and The troops from Changle Mansion are also arriving soon."

Since they were about to arrive in Xuzhou, they ordered the fast horses to go ahead a few days in advance, and went to Xuzhou and Songzhou to inquire about other Qin Wangjun's news.

Xie Wuji said: "How many people did they bring?"

The spy said: "According to the news they released, there are more than 3000 people in Jiangning Mansion, Jiangling Mansion, and Jingzhao Mansion, five to 7000 people in Changsha Mansion, Guangjin Mansion, and Henan Mansion, and about 2000 people in Lin'an Mansion."

Xie Wuji nodded, noncommittal.

Zhu Nao said, "I didn't expect General Xie to lead the most troops."

Xie Wuji said coldly: "I originally wanted to bring 1 people, but the governor of Guangjin Prefecture said that there were too many troops from each government, and he was afraid that Xuzhou would not be able to accommodate them, so he ordered me to reduce the number." He added, "I told him, I will Only bring 5000 people out."

Junao smiled: "How many people did you actually bring? Eight or nine thousand?"

The reason why Xie Wuji agreed to go with the Shu army also had this intention.The two armies were mixed, and no one else could see how many troops belonged to him.

Xie Wuji said: "Eight thousand. That's enough."

Zhu Nao said, "If General Xie is determined to clean up this mess, maybe 8 people will not be enough?"

Xie Wuji was startled, raised his eyelids and looked at Zhu Nao.His purpose is very simple, to destroy Guo Jinli's rebels, lead troops into the capital, and take the emperor to order the princes.Liu Song and Lu Guang were on all possible precautions, just to prevent him from having such ambitions, and in fact he did have such ambitions.As for the other troops, he didn't pay much attention to them, and he didn't believe that they had the ability to fight against him.

He didn't care what kind of jokes they were going to make, he only knew that with only eight thousand elite soldiers, no one could stop him.