Zhu Nao

In the Taiyuan Mansion, Henry Zhang racked his brains to buy people's hearts, used eighteen martial arts, and spent a lot of money, vowing to win back the people's hearts that were robbed by Zhu Nao.

And Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji in Yanzhou City watched him jump up and down coldly, and naturally they would not be idle.Soon, the people they sent out found out the details of Wei Bian and the Black Horse Army.

Youzhou, originally a place of bitter cold, has been a border county sandwiched between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Hu people since ancient times.If the Central Plains Dynasty was prosperous and strong, Youzhou would be peaceful and stable; but once the Central Plains Dynasty declined, Youzhou would immediately be in turmoil.

For thousands of years, before the little emperor was killed by Guo Jinli, Youzhou had fallen into disintegration due to the decline of the Central Plains royal family.There are thieves in Youzhou, and bandits have caused harm.However, when the Central Plains began to completely fall apart, the situation in Youzhou gradually stabilized—it was precisely because of Wei Bian.

That Wei Bian was originally a Sima in the Youzhou Army. Because of his clever mind and generous donations, he has attracted hundreds of people who are willing to work for him.He started his business with these hundreds of people, and after a few years of hard work, he gradually merged the other departments of the Youzhou Army, and subdued many bandits and bandits.

As his power grew, all the green forests in Youzhou also began to take refuge in him.He never refused anyone who came and used them all, and finally built a powerful army, which is now the Dark Horse Army.

If that's the case, Wei Bian and his black horse army are just a bandit army, no different from other bandit armies in the world.But the rare thing about Wei Bian is that he acts quite farsighted.

Originally, these green forest robbers under his command lived by looting and looting houses. However, the first thing Wei Bian did after unifying the Youzhou Army was to strictly enforce military discipline, prohibiting soldiers from burning, killing, looting, and endangering the people.After all, with only so many people and so much land, how could looting be a long-term solution?When all the people are killed, the land is uncultivated, the livestock is unraised, and the craftsmanship of the craftsmen is lost, how long will the days last?

But to feed such a large population, we must have other means of making a living instead of relying on robbery.Fortunately, the people who grew up in this bitter and cold place in Youzhou can be brave and good at fighting, but the world is falling into a situation of disintegration and wars.The princes from all walks of life were eager to expand their army and recruited soldiers one after another. Wei Bian then figured out a way to make a living by fighting for others.

It is said that fighting for others is a job of licking blood, and many people should not be willing to do it.But the job is actually not that dangerous.The most important thing in a war is morale. If the morale of a soldier is low, it will lose its fighting spirit.So in many cases, Wei Bian only needed to bring the dark horse army to join the army that hired them. When their enemies saw the arrival of reinforcements and heard the reputation of the dark horse army for being brave and good at fighting, they knew that they were invincible, and they might withdraw on their own.What the Dark Horse Army does is nothing more than build up momentum for others, and then they can make a lot of money.

Is there any kind of extremely dangerous, narrow-death battle?Of course there are.But before Wei Bian agreed, he would spend some time carefully investigating the intelligence and analyzing the situation carefully.If he thinks the chances of winning are too low, then he would not have accepted the deal from the very beginning, so what danger is there?

Therefore, the dark horse army's way of making a living is actually not dangerous, but the rewards are extremely high.Often a single transaction is enough for everyone to live comfortably for a few years and support their families.Although Wei Bian was not a civil servant, the people of Youzhou gradually lived a peaceful life because of his good command of the army...

After inquiring about all the deeds of Wei Bian and the Black Horse Army, the officials of the Shu Army and the Yanzhou Army inevitably became worried.

Not to mention anything else, the reason why Wei Bian is so famous is not only that he is good at fighting, but more importantly, this person has great reputation.Whenever others asked him to do something, he either refused to agree, and once he agreed, he never changed his mind halfway.And since he accepted Henry Zhang’s invitation, it shows that he is also fully prepared.If Zhu Nao wanted to instigate him to deal with Xuantian Sect, it would be extremely difficult.

Especially the Yanzhou Army under Xie Wuji. At the beginning, Yanzhou was taken by Xuantian Sect, the general who defended the city was killed, and a large number of people in the city were killed. He has a sworn feud with Henry Zhang and Xuantian Sect.They were afraid that Zhu Nao's divorce plan would not succeed, and they wished they could send troops to fight there immediately, and quickly took off Henry Zhang's head before the Xuantian Sect's soldiers and horses had trained well.

And Juno?He is still not in a hurry, while devoting himself to restoring the people's livelihood in Yanzhou, while waiting for the people he sent to Taiyuan to return with peace of mind, it seems that he is not worried at all.

His determination made Xie Wuji also determined, and Xie Wuji's determination made the Yanzhou soldiers under him less anxious.People can only calm down and wait quietly.

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On the other side, Fenyang City, Taiyuan Prefecture.

Wei Bian was sitting in the courtyard, talking with several of his trusted brothers.

"By the way, it's been almost a month, and Chengdu Yin and General Xie haven't moved at all. Didn't they just say that they are at odds with the Xuantian Sect? Why haven't they sent troops yet?" a man named Lin Shen said. said the young man.

As soon as he said this, everyone booed immediately.

"Why, you kid thinks your life is too long, wish you could fight sooner?"

"Brother, you can hear what that bastard Lin Shen said. If there is a real fight, everyone must send Lin Shen to go up first!"

"That's right, since he wants to fight so much, let him do the death thing first."

Lin Shen blushed from being booed by everyone, and hurriedly defended: "I didn't mean that! Of course it would be best if I didn't have to fight, but I just suddenly remembered this and just said it casually."

This Lin Shen is usually stingy and greedy for money, because he is good at riding and shooting, and he is good at arranging troops, so Wei Bian also reuses him.The reason why everyone booed him was partly as a joke, and partly because they had some discord with him on weekdays, so they took the opportunity to ridicule him.

It was Wei Bian who smoothed things over and said with a smile: "Okay, stop making trouble. Why do you think I dare to take this job from Zhang Shijun? If there is only one Xie Wuji in Yanzhou now, I may not dare to take it. But In addition to Xie Wuji, there is Zhu Nao here, so I dare to lead you to earn this money."

Everyone couldn't help being surprised.A single Xie Wuji is powerful enough, adding a Zhu Nao, wouldn't it be even more frightening?Why did the addition of Zhu Nao make Wei more emboldened?

Wei Biandao: "As far as I know, General Chang Sheng Xie is good at fighting and warlike. But that Zhu Fu Yin from Chengdu is a foresight man. With him around, they will not rashly use troops, at least, they will not make large-scale advances." ...Moreover, General Xie seems to be willing to follow the order of Zhufu Yin. Therefore, it is really uncertain whether this battle will be fought. Even if it does, it will not be a huge battle."

Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji, no matter which of these two people, they are all extremely powerful among the princes who are fighting for hegemony today.They have tens of thousands of troops under their command, but their jurisdiction is also very vast, so not many soldiers and horses are brought to Yanzhou.Xie Wuji brought tens of thousands of people, while Zhu Nao only brought a few thousand people, and his favorite general and elite subordinates even stayed in Shu.

The north is so chaotic, based on Wei Bian's understanding of Zhu Nao, Zhu Nao should first gain a firm foothold in the north.And if he wanted to gain a firm foothold, he couldn't easily lose his troops and lose his generals.In other words, unless Zhu Nao dispatched a large number of troops to help, otherwise he would not attack Xuantian Sect with all his strength.The situation in Shu is also complicated, and Zhu Nao should not ignore the interests of the Shu government and rush to the north.

Therefore, Wei Bian was not worried that Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji would make a big attack, so this deal was no different from the one he took over before.He sent troops here mainly to support the Xuantian Sect, even if they fought, it would be a small fight.They will not have great risks, but have huge benefits, why not do it?

But Wei Bian knew that although Zhu Nao would not use force easily, he would not let it go.What Zhu Nao will do, Wei Bian can fully imagine - Zhu Nao will definitely send lobbyists to approach him, trying to find a way to drive a wedge between himself and Xuantian Sect.After all, for Zhu Nao, if he can turn his face against Henry Zhang, he can win a big victory.

Thinking of this, Wei Bian actually had some vague expectations.He expects Zhu Nao to send someone to lobby him, but not because he intends to take the opportunity to join Jun Nao, but because he is very curious and wants to know what kind of means Jun Nao will use to deal with him?

Zhu Nao's reputation is too great, and Wei Bian has heard of many of his deeds over the years.But while admiring Zhu Nao, Wei Bian also had some unclear thoughts in his heart.Sometimes he couldn't help but secretly think that maybe Zhu Nao is a person who is hard to live up to his reputation, and Jun Nao may not be as powerful as the rumors... Maybe, he may not be as powerful as himself?

With this idea of ​​dissatisfaction and rivalry, Wei Bian will start to look forward to Zhu Nao being deflated once in his hands to prove his own ideas.No matter what methods Zhu Nao uses, he will not cooperate.One is that he accepted the deal from Xuan Tianjiao, no matter who the enemy is, he will stick to his principles.Second, he is really looking forward to seeing Zhu Nao suffer a setback under his hands...

While Wei Bianzheng was in a state of obsession, a soldier suddenly ran in and reported: "My lord, a man surnamed Sun came outside with two servants. He claimed to be a cousin of the queen's mother's family. He learned that the king was in Fenyang. , come to pay a visit.”

All the subordinates asked Wei Bian, "Brother, do you still have relatives in Fenyang?"

Wei Bian nodded and said, "There is indeed a distant relative here." He paused, then stroked his beard with a smile, "This is really about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay: What does this mean?

Wei Bian waved his hand and said, "You guys go to the back and rest first, and I'll talk about it after I meet this relative."

Hearing what he said, everyone had no choice but to get up and leave.

After a while, several soldiers led the cousin and his two servants into the yard.

The cousin surnamed Sun was Wei Bian's younger generation. When he saw Wei Bian, he immediately stepped forward to pay a visit excitedly: "Uncle Wei, do you remember your cousin and nephew?" His two servants also came to salute.

Wei Bian looked at him for a moment, and said, "Naturally I remember. I hugged you when you were young, and you grew so big in the blink of an eye. Even though you have grown up, you can vaguely recognize your eyebrows and eyes."

Cousin Sun was touched and said: "Uncle really has a good memory. Ever since my nephew met my uncle, my uncle's heroic appearance has always been remembered in my heart. After hearing all kinds of things about my uncle over the years, my nephew admires me very much, and I am afraid that my uncle has forgotten me. Now I know that my uncle Remember, my nephew really died without any regrets."

Wei Bian smiled and said, "You have a good memory. When I hugged you, you were still a baby, and you didn't even recognize your own father, but you can remember me as a cousin. Uncle is also very touched."

Cousin Sun froze and laughed a few times.

Although the grandson's cousin and Wei Bian are relatives, but the relationship is far away, not three thousand miles, but two thousand miles.And he knew that Wei Bian came to Taiyuan, so he didn't come to visit him immediately, but he came at this time, which is enough to show that he has another purpose.But Wei Bian didn't expose it, and Cousin Sun was thick-skinned enough, and the two actually sat and chatted for a while, chatting about old things between relatives.

After a while, Cousin Sun suddenly covered his stomach with a painful expression: "Uncle, I'm afraid my nephew has eaten up his stomach, can I let my nephew go first?"

Wei Bian said: "You go."

So two soldiers stepped forward and took Cousin Sun to find the hut.One of Cousin Sun's servants went with him, but another stayed behind in the yard.

After the people left, Wei Bian looked at the servant who stayed behind, and said, "You stay here, do you have something to say to the king?"

The servant hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down in front of Wei Bian with a plop: "I will tell you the truth, the villain came here this time because he has a good deal to tell the king."

Wei Bian said: "What business? Come and listen to me."

Undoubtedly, this servant is a lobbyist sent by Junao.He bought off Cousin Sun with money, and found an opportunity to come to Wei Bian.

The lobbyist went straight to the point and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know something. The villain knows a few Shu merchants, and those Shu merchants are the celebrities in front of the Zhu Fu Yin of the Shu Mansion. According to them, the Zhu Fu Yin has been famous to the King for a long time. I have always wanted to get acquainted with the Great King. And that Zhu Fu Yin is a wise and generous master. In the past few years, many heroes in the world have taken refuge in him. Yin, the villain can recommend it for you."

Wei Bian declined and said: "I have been famous for Governor Zhu for a long time, and I admire him very much. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely go to visit him in person. But now I have my life, and I am separated from Governor Zhu by Chu and Han, so I went there rashly. I'm afraid the enemy camp is inappropriate. Let's talk about it later."

He didn't agree, but he didn't mean to tie up the lobbyist and execute him.No matter what kind of thoughts he has towards Jun Nao, he and Jun Nao have had no grievances in the past, nor have they had any grudges in recent days.He received money from Henry Zhang to work for Henry Zhang this year, and he may not accept money from Zhu Nao to work for the Shu Mansion next year.There's no need to overdo things.

The lobbyist said: "The king is a man with a long-term vision, and he should make a long-term plan. This Xuantian religion is a cult, and Henry Zhang is a heinous sinner. How can this religion last for a long time by relying on cheating and abduction? Believe that the king has his own See you."

Wei Bian smiled and said, "I don't know if Xuantian Cult is a cult, or whether it lasts for a long time, and I don't care about it. I only know that if a gentleman says a word, he will whip the horse quickly. Since I have agreed to Zhang Shijun's business, I will Don’t lose your trust.”

The lobbyist said: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly. Your Majesty's commitment to justice is indeed admirable. But isn't your Majesty's commitment to justice just to win people's trust and get good results in the future? Licking blood, it is better to choose a clear master as soon as possible. Zhu Fuyin will be the hero who can dominate the world in the future. If the king and the dark horse army under the king's command surrender as soon as possible, why worry about not being an extremely human minister in the future? Li, is it really worth it to miss out on your future?"

Hearing this, Wei Bian's eyelids jumped violently.

He really didn't expect that the lobbyist sent by Zhu Nao would be so daring to speak so straightforwardly.Now the world is full of heroes, Han Rushan in the south of the Yangtze River has just proclaimed himself emperor, the Guangjin Army and the Henan Army are fighting for the Central Plains, and the Changsha Mansion in the Yunmeng Plain has also been in the limelight after annexing Jiangling. Although it was hit hard last year, it may not be impossible to turn around...

Zhu Nao is indeed one of the most popular figures among the princes, but he may not be the strongest in soldiers and horses, nor may he be the richest.The Bashu land he occupies does not have an advantage in the competition.

Under such circumstances, Jun Nao's subordinates dared to declare so boldly that Jun Nao was the overlord who would dominate the world in the future.Is he fooling people without blinking, or is he really so confident...