Zhu Nao

Although Dasan Pass was guarded by Yanzhou soldiers led by Xie Wuji, Zhu Nao had already ordered Wei Yue to dispatch more than a thousand troops from central Shu to support him.So after Xie Wuji left, Zhu Nao immediately ordered Wei Yue to take people out of the city to receive Han Fengxian's troops.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and Zhu Nao hadn't slept all night, and was so sleepy that he yawned again and again.So he assigned the task to everyone, and went back to the house to sleep.

As soon as he fell asleep, he soon fell asleep.He sleeps very soundly this time, but some people can't fall asleep no matter what...

……

It was almost dusk.

Han Feng paced back and forth anxiously in the yard, while several soldiers were sitting nearby, chattering in low voices.

"You said it's getting dark, why hasn't anyone from the Shu army come to us? How do they plan to arrange us? Shouldn't they put us under house arrest?"

"No way? If you want to put us under house arrest, why not just kill us? Since we are left behind, we must be used."

"That's right, our captain is the desert wolf who has fought all over the desert!"

"But why did the Shu army take us in, not the Yanzhou army? Don't you find it strange? They dragged on all night last night. I suspect that there was a conflict between the Shu army and the Yanzhou army—it was Xie Wuji who refused to take us in." , then Chengdu Yin wants us to stay?"

There are also a few smart people under Han Fengxian.Based on the situation in the past two days, they guessed the situation in sevens and eighties.

"They left us here for a day, could it be that Xie Wuji and Zhu Nao are still arguing? They won't kill us in the end, right?"

The voice of the person who said this was a little louder, and it reached Han Fengxian's ears.Han Feng turned his head abruptly first, staring at the man viciously.The man knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and immediately bowed his head and kept silent.

You must know that Han Feng suddenly joined the enemy first, and the enemies he voted for were panicked. Don't they panic themselves?That's just frightening!

Not to mention how many times he fought against the Yanzhou army along the way, as early as in Liangzhou, he was ordered to attack the caravans of the Shu merchants and the Yanzhou army, and he had already formed a relationship with Xie Wuji and Zhu Nao.If it weren't for the fact that there was no way out, Han Feng would not take this risky move.

Everyone hurriedly gathered around, chattering to comfort Han Fengxian.

"Captain, since Chengdu Yin accepts us, he will definitely use the captain again."

"Yes, yes, I heard that Chengdu Yin is still a child of the Central Plains royal family. The captain will definitely become a great success in the future!"

"That's right, that's right, we brothers will all have a good life in the future!"

Under everyone's appeasement, Han Fengxian finally turned pale.

Someone hastily struck while the iron was hot, and comforted: "Captain, if Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji quarreled for us, wouldn't that be a great thing? There is no one in Sichuan who can fight, and Zhu Nao has been pointing at Xie Wuji since he was King Qin. If they fall out, the lieutenant will have a better chance in the future! There are tens of thousands of troops in the middle of Sichuan, and the lieutenant will command all of them in the future?"

"That's right!"

"Junao Ken turned his face for the captain and Xie Wuji. Doesn't that mean that he values ​​the captain more than Xie Wuji? The reputation of the captain's desert wolf seems to have spread throughout the Middle Earth!"

These soldiers were chattering, not only comforting Han Fengxian, but also comforting themselves.Now that they have entered Dashan Pass and stayed in Jun Nao's territory, if Jun Nao really wants to do something to them, it will be difficult for them to escape, and they can only think of the best.

Han Feng first listened to everyone's flattery, feeling both apprehensive and anticipating.

Finally, before it was getting dark, the gate of the yard opened.

Several soldiers of the Shu army came in: "Han Fengxian, the governor of the Zhu family has called you to have an audience."

Han Feng hurriedly stood up first, and wiped the sweat from his palms on his trouser legs awkwardly.

He took a few deep breaths, suppressed his anxiety and hesitation, and followed the soldiers out.

……

Not long after, Han Feng was taken to another courtyard, where someone was already waiting for him.

He took a closer look and saw three people sitting in the courtyard, all of whom were not very old.The young man sitting in the first seat has a fair and handsome face, and looks very kind; the young man on his right is in his early twenties, with a handsome appearance and a strong body, and looks like a person who has been practicing martial arts all year round; the man on the left is more aggressive , with one leg crossed, the sitting posture is very casual.In addition to the three of them, there were several guards with knives in the yard.

Han Feng had never seen them before, so he didn't know who these people were.The soldier of the Shu Army who brought him introduced him: "This is Yin Zhu, this is Lieutenant Cheng Xiaowei of the guard army; this is General Wei of the Shu Army Zhonglang."

Han Fengxian was secretly startled: he didn't expect Zhu Nao to be so young, and also so handsome and kind-hearted, completely different from Dong Jiang, who is full of flesh and blood!

He hurriedly bowed to the three of them: "The sinner Han Feng first pays his respects to Yin Zhu, Colonel Cheng, and General Wei."

Zhu Nao said, "You don't need to be too polite, get up." Then he ordered, "Bring a chair for Captain Han."

Several guards hurriedly moved a chair for Han Feng, and Han Feng got up first, and took his seat first.

Jing Zhe looked at Han Fengxian vigilantly, while Wei Yue observed him with great interest.

Zhu Nao cut to the chase and said, "Captain Han, you want to serve under me, don't you?"

Han Feng hurriedly stood up and saluted again: "Yes. The sinner is willing to work hard for Zhu's Yin. He will do whatever he wants!"

Zhu Nao waved his hand, signaling him to just sit and not salute all the time.

Han Feng first saw that he was young and kind-hearted, and he really had no pretensions, he didn't look like a person who had experienced hardships.Seeing that there are all people from the Shu Army here, and there is no one from the Yanzhou Army, I feel a little more happy: it seems that his soldiers have really agreed that Zhu Nao had a quarrel with Xie Wuji for him. Not happy anymore!

He suffered under Dong Jiang's hands for two years, and he has long hated Dong Jiang, who is old and cunning.Seeing such a kind-faced officer, he felt more and more fond of him.He didn't know very well about Zhu Nao's life experience, he only knew that according to the rumors, Zhu Nao seemed to be a prince's grandson, and seeing that his posture didn't look very calming, he couldn't help but suspect: Zhu Nao probably didn't rely on his life background to get on the throne. Are you in such a high position?

If so, it would be a great thing for him!He had had enough of being manipulated by others, if Zhu Nao really had no heart and no experience of the world, would he have to rely on him more and obey his advice?

For a moment, he was full of beautiful visions for the future, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

But Zhu Nao said in a gentle voice: "Lieutenant Han, I don't need to say those polite words here. It's getting late, so let's cut to the chase: You join my subordinates and work for me. I don't know what conditions you have? You Make it clear as soon as possible, and if you can agree, I will satisfy you. If you can’t agree, it’s better to make it clear earlier, so as to avoid further quarrels and unpleasant troubles in the future. I don’t want to follow in the footsteps of Han Zan and Dong Jiang.”

Han Fengxian's smile froze on his face: "What, what?"

Zhu Nao said: "Lieutenant Han can do things for me, there is always a condition?"

Han Feng was dumbfounded.

He was still thinking that Jun Nao looked like a talkative person, but he didn't expect Jun Nao to have a smile, but the words he said were as sharp as knives.Where is this person who is easy to get along with?Not at all!

Han Feng panicked at first, and Zhu Nao mentioned Han Zan and Dong Jiang again, which made him break out in a cold sweat.His voice was a little trembling, and he said: "It is Feng Xian's honor to work for Yin Zhu..."

Hearing what he said, Zhu Nao sighed: "Lieutenant Han, if you insist on saying polite words, I will take it seriously. I will order you at will in the future, will you take the truth?"

Han Fengxian: "..."

He panicked even more, fearing that Zhu Nao would really do that, he hurriedly stammered out what he had planned to make Zhu Nao happy before saying, "Master Zhu, I, I still have a group of people in Liangzhou." The old department...I want to go back to Liangzhou to recruit the old department so that I can work for Zhufu Yin. But Liangzhou is in chaos, there are many Dong Lao...Dong Jiang's remnants, please Zhu Fuyin send troops to help me..."

Some of his old troops were left in Liangzhou by Dong Jiang, and some went out with the army.It's a pity that there are not many people left with the army after the civil strife in Liangzhou army and the siege of Yanzhou army last night, and the only ones who can count on are those who are still in Liangzhou.

In the past two years under Dong Jiang's command, Han Fengxian has seen clearly.All status and titles are false, and the power to dispatch troops is of little use. If you really want to gain power, you have to own your own soldiers and horses.Therefore, he no longer has much interest in dispatching other people's troops, and he wants to recall his old troops wholeheartedly.

After he finished speaking, Wei Yue snorted lightly, while Jing Zhe kept looking at him coldly.

Zhu Nao chuckled and said, "You want your own soldiers?"

Han Feng let out an "uh" first, not knowing how to answer, Zhu Nao has already rejected it flatly: "This is impossible."

Han Fengxian was stunned again: "What?"

Before he could recover, Zhu Nao continued: "Lieutenant Han, if you want to stay in the Shu army, I can arrange a position for you. If you do well, I will not treat you badly." .But you want your own army—they take orders from you, but not from me—this is absolutely impossible. If Captain Han insists, then you can only find another job."

Han Fengxian: "..."

He only felt a basin of cold water poured down his head, completely extinguishing his blood, making him feel icy cold.

He originally wanted to play some tricks, and after gaining Zhu Nao's trust, he wanted to find a way to get back the old department.But Zhu Nao pointed out the key point, and it cannot be discussed.

Why would he want his old ministry?Yes, because he wanted an army that would only obey his orders and not be dispatched by others.

In fact, he also has legitimate reasons, for example, only by mobilizing his own soldiers and horses can he perform better on the battlefield.Commanding the soldiers brought out by others will inevitably be difficult to use.Moreover, the generals in front of the formation don't know the soldiers, and the soldiers don't know the generals. When orders are passed down, things often happen that the positive obeys the negative.He suffered too much from this kind of suffering, and he really didn't want to eat any more.

In addition to the above-board reasons, there are also some unspeakable thoughts: there is no doubt that with his own soldiers, he can have the confidence to do anything, and he also has the confidence to leave the disgusting officer.If he hadn't been deceived by Dong Jiang's rhetoric to take away his military power back then, how could he have swallowed his anger for two years?As early as a year and a half ago, they tore their faces apart!

But the little thought he wanted to hide, he failed to deceive Dong Jiang at the beginning, and it is even more impossible to deceive Zhu Nao now.

He was already in disarray, and stammered: "Master Zhu, let the wind go first and never have second thoughts. If you can regain the old department, you will serve the governor loyally..."

Zhu Nao smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll collect your old troops, break them up and organize them into the Shu army. What do you think?"

Han Feng was speechless for a moment.

Isn't it for Junao?Then dismantling his team, what reason does he have to object?But if this is the case, why did he go all out to summon the old department?To make a wedding dress for someone else?

He suddenly remembered the situation when he had just joined Dong Jiang in the past.

Dong Jiang and Jun Nao are completely different.Think back when he met Dong Jiang for the first time, Dong Jiang was extremely enthusiastic towards him, not to mention leaving him alone for a day and a night, but hated meeting him too late.At the beginning, he also proposed many ideas and conditions to Dong Jiang. Dong Jiang did not reject them all, but agreed to them all, and also promised him a lot of benefits.

At that time, he was very high-spirited and full of illusions about the future.But in the end, all Dong Jiang's promises to him were empty words.In the past two years, almost none of Dong Jiang's promises has been fulfilled, not to mention giving him any benefits, but depriving him of a lot of his original things!

Until yesterday when he came to join the enemy with Dong Jiang's head, he still had a lot of resentment and puzzlement in his heart: Why did Dong Jiang treat him like this?

But now, he was suddenly enlightened—like Zhu Nao, Dong Jiang never allowed anyone beyond his sphere of influence from the very beginning!

The difference is that Dong Jiang has been coaxing him with rhetoric, but Zhu Nao made it clear when he came up.

Han Feng first felt chills in his body, and a ball of anger was burning in his chest—this anger was not directed at Zhu Nao, but at Dong Jiang.But immediately he felt powerless again: Dong Jiang was dead.His grievances in the past two years have nowhere to appeal...

It turns out that Dong Jiang is not stupid, and Zhu Nao is not stupid either.The only stupid person is himself...

He remained silent for a long time, Zhu Nao secretly shook his head and said, "Captain Han."

Han Fengxian's sanity was recalled, and he looked at Zhu Nao blankly.

Zhu Nao said gently: "It's getting late, you should go and rest first. It's not too late to talk to me after you have figured this out."

Han Feng was speechless.

Zhu Nao seems to be much more honest than Dong Jiang, but what is the difference in reality?He is now dependent on others, no matter what Zhu Nao says, he has to agree first, and then find another way out later.Otherwise, as long as he dares to say no, Zhu Nao will have someone kill him immediately...

However, Zhu Nao seemed to see through his thoughts, and said: "If we can't reach an agreement, and Captain Han wants to find another job, I will never make things difficult for you. If you have no money and food, I can still give you some travel money." I just want to make friends with you. Therefore, Han Xiaowei just thinks clearly and doesn't need to be wronged."

Han Feng froze for the first time.

Jun Nao is willing to let him find another job? !This, how is this possible?

Zhu Nao said again: "If Colonel Han decides to stay, he will not get used to staying with me in the future, and he can still leave at any time. As long as you send someone to say hello to me in advance, I will still help you with money - a word from a gentleman Hurry up, this promise can be fulfilled at any time. If it’s really inconvenient to say hello, that’s fine. But... even if there is a day, we have to get together and break up, what does Xiaowei Han think?"

Han Fengxian suddenly felt as if he had been slapped, his face was burning with pain.

At this time, he should show his loyalty again, but he has no confidence to say so!Good get together and break up?With two human heads placed there, even if he wanted to say it, others would not believe it.

However, he still finds it inconceivable: Is Junao really willing to let him go?Or just testing him?If it's just a temptation, what he said seems to be very sincere...

He has heard that Han people study Confucianism, and there are a lot of rules, such as loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness and trustworthiness...especially loyalty, which is the most important thing.The desert is actually a place that does not value loyalty. From horse thieves to the army, rebellion is like eating and drinking, and it often happens.And the attitude of the people in the desert towards the rebellion is also very simple: you will die and live, the winner will be the king and the loser.

But now, in Zhu Nao's place, he has a completely different temperament.

He was suddenly at a loss.Junao is completely different from what he imagined, and today's conversation is also completely different from what he expected.He didn't know what to do.

Zhu Nao didn't urge him, but said: "Captain Han, go back and rest. When you think it through, come back and talk to me again."

Han Fengxian was indeed fidgeting and didn't know how to stay.He hurriedly saluted and left quickly.

……

After Han Feng left first, Wei Yue looked at his back and couldn't help but click his tongue twice.

"Boss," Wei Yue said, "I thought you were planning to use him again. If you don't give him military power, aren't you afraid that he will run away?"

What Zhu Nao just meant was to only give Han Feng the right to deploy troops first, but not give him the right to command the troops.This is the same as Dong Jiang's attitude towards Han Fengxian.And Dong Jiang's dead head also clearly stated: Han Fengxian is not satisfied with this.

But this is actually not the rule of the Shu army.Regardless of Wei Yue or Yu Changming, they both have the power to command and dispatch troops, but they need to get the other half of the military talisman given by Zhu Nao when they transfer troops.

In this case, if Yu Changming or Wei Yue wanted to rebel, it would not be too difficult.But Zhu Nao didn't restrict them too much, because he has always been a person who employs people without doubting them.

If the right to dispatch troops and the right to command troops are separated, it will naturally reduce the risk of army rebellion, but the disadvantages are also obvious: soldiers do not know their generals, and generals do not know their soldiers. .

But now we are living in troubled times, so compared to the risk of being rebelled by his subordinates, Zhu Nao would rather guarantee the combat effectiveness of the army.In the Yanzhou Army, Xie Wuji did not separate the two powers.But when it came to Han Fengxian, Zhu Nao refused to do so.

Even though Zhu Nao hadn't assigned any position to Han Feng, Wei Yue already understood in his heart that Zhu Nao had no intention of reusing Han Feng.

Sure enough, Zhu Nao didn't take it seriously and said, "If you run away, then run away."

Wei Yue didn't understand: "Don't you value him more than your sweetheart, General Xie?"

How much Zhu Nao valued Xie Wuji, and how much effort it took to form an alliance with Xie Wuji, Wei Yue was very clear about these things.

Zhu Nao gave him a funny look, and said angrily, "What nonsense?"

Wei Yue: "..."

He curled his lips: "Didn't you argue with General Xie yesterday because of him? If you didn't want to use his talents, why did you keep him? If you keep this kind of person by your side, you won't be able to sleep well at night." .”

Junao didn't explain to him.

After a while, Zhu Nao stretched his waist and said, "It's getting dark, let's all go back and rest. Let the soldiers rest as soon as possible today, and we should leave for Liangzhou tomorrow."

Wei Yue has long been used to his style of doing nothing but talking, but she also knows that he must have his own plans.So he shrugged, didn't ask any more questions, got up and went back.

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In the evening, Xie Wuji and Wu Cong returned to their residence.

This morning, Xie Wuji had a short catch-up sleep for an hour, and immediately got up to preside over the settlement of war profits and other aftermath matters.This busyness has been busy for a whole day, and I have time to catch my breath.

However, even when they returned to their residence, they still could not rest.The orderly sent a bunch of official affairs, all of which were reported by various departments in the army.

Xie Wuji roughly flipped through the pages and asked, "Is it all here?"

The messenger said: "General, it's all here."

Xie Wuji showed a tired look, pushed the official document to the side, and asked again: "Who else came to see me today?"

The messenger was stunned, a little inexplicable, he didn't understand Xie Wuji's meaning, so he reported a few names, all of them were those who came to submit official duties today.

After he finished speaking, Xie Wuji was noncommittal, but he seemed dissatisfied.

The messenger hurriedly thought about it carefully for a moment, but he couldn't remember who else he had missed.

"Cough." Wu Cong cleared his throat and reminded, "Did someone from the Shu army come here today?"

Xie Wuji had a downcast face all day today, looking depressed—although Xie Wuji had always kept his emotions secret, but Wu Cong had been by Xie Wuji's side for a long time, so he could sense his mood changes.

Why is Xie Wuji unhappy?Why else?Of course it's because of Junao!Wu Cong also couldn't understand, some time ago Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji were so close that they wished they could wear a pair of underpants, but because of a Han Fengxian, they would be so unhappy.

Of course Han Fengxian can be regarded as a good fighter, Wu Cong also admitted this.But so what?If he can fight again, is he better than Xie Wuji?There are many talented people in their Yanzhou army, why did Zhu Nao insist on holding on to Han Feng and refuse to let go?

And last night Jun Nao said that as long as anyone came to join him, he would never refuse.Wu Cong couldn't understand this.The military is a place that places great emphasis on military discipline.Xie Wuji wanted to kill the rebels, Han Fengxian, not because he was jealous, but because if he wanted to lead the army well, he must have the principle of not giving in.Not to mention Han Feng first, even the most trusted soldiers around him, even his relatives and family members, if anyone violated military discipline, he would kill him as soon as he said it, and he would never relent.Otherwise, the huge Yanzhou Army would have been corrupted from top to bottom.

Wu Cong also felt that it was unreasonable for Zhu Nao to do this, but since these days, he has also known how powerful Zhu Nao is.Therefore, he could only think that maybe Zhu Nao was a little confused because he didn't sleep last night, so he said such incomprehensible words.

After resting for a day today, Zhu Nao should also figure it out, come to Xie Wuji to apologize, right?

Unfortunately, he thinks too much.

The messenger shook his head blankly, and said: "No one from the Shu army has come to look for the general. What's the general, do you want me to pass the message?"

Wu Cong quickly glanced at Xie Wuji.Xie Wuji's expression didn't change much, but the atmosphere was inexplicably colder than before, making one's hair stand on end.

Xie Wuji took back the official document that had just been put aside casually, rubbed his eyes and said lightly: "It's nothing, you all go out."

Wu Cong and the messenger looked at each other, knowing that staying at this moment would only be annoying, so he hurriedly slipped away with oil on his feet.