Winding and undulating mountains, endless rivers, sometimes open and sometimes narrow river valleys, flanked by high and uplifted loess plateaus, there is a gray pass lying in the middle of the two large plateaus, this is Chaonasai (Zhuanglang County, Gansu).

Chaona County is the most famous is the local lake Chao Na Shui, the old belief of Qin has three great gods, respectively, "Wu Xian", "Da Shen Ju Shui", "Ya Camel", Chao Na Yu is the place where the god of Da Shen Ju Yu is, more than 100 years ago, Qin Fang Tu Chu, Qin Huiwen King made Zhang Yi conspire to attack Chu, and sent a messenger to Chao Na, dedicated to the Shen Shen, cursed the King of Chu and prayed to the Qin army "Ke Chu Division".

The stone drum engraved with the curse of Chu Wen is still placed in the temple next to the temple, the top of the temple is white, although the Central Plains is already the beginning of spring, but the plug is the coldest time, and the snow that fell a few days ago is still not melted.

The white-faced and bearded eunuch Zhang Ao and the local officials stood at the door of the temple, looking at the Western Avenue in anticipation.

They were waiting for Wu Shilu.

It turned out that last month, he learned from Gongsun Bailu that "Wu Shilu is the mastermind behind hiding Heifu's eldest son", Zhang Ao immediately sent someone to Xianyang to report to Zhao Gao - Wu Shilu is the new Guannei Hou, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

At the end of December, Zhao Gao replied to the letter, telling him to "don't act rashly", and it is best to use tricks to deceive Wu Shilu out of his lair.

Zhang Ao understood that he openly went to Wushi County to capture Wushi on Wu's own territory, and he was afraid that they would have to take their lives, so he lied that he was ordered by the second emperor to come to the court to worship Da Shen Juyun......

"Please officiate on behalf of His Majesty the Marquis of the Wu clan!"

The three great gods seem to be very effective, King Qin Huiwen succeeded in cursing Chu and allowed Qin to gain hegemony, so after the successive generations of Qin kings succeeded to the throne, they had to send people to worship the temple of the three gods, even King Qin Xiaowen, who died after three days on the throne, was no exception.

The emperor has all kinds of opportunities, and he can't come in person, so he is either the prime minister, the representative of Jiuqing, or a certain prince and marquis.

So Zhang Ao's excuse doesn't sound like there's anything wrong with it, and he is very hopeful of deceiving Wu Shi Liu, and when Lao Wu makes a sacrifice to the gods, he gives an order and knocks him to the ground!

It's quite beautiful to think, but Zhang Ao misestimated that Wu Shi Lu was well-informed, and Wu Shi Lu over there agreed to come, but he deceived everyone to wait from morning to afternoon in front of the temple, and the hands of the warriors hiding in the temple holding the blades were numb, and Wu Shi Lu did not appear until Zhang Ao's subordinates came to report in a hurry.

"Zhang Jun, the whole clan of the Wu clan, out of the stopper!"

He ...... He's running away from sin! ”

Zhang Ao was shocked, and in a hurry, his throat broke directly.

"Chase! Let the guards of Chaona County go out of the fortress to pursue, live to see people, and dead to see corpses! ”

……

A few days later, outside the Great Wall of Northern Qin, Qiang Hua led a group of his clansmen across the snow-melted meadow and met an old acquaintance who had been waiting here for a long time in a mountain col.

"Fu Zhi!"

Qiang Hua jumped off his horse and laughed.

"Zihua!"

The tall and tall Fu Zhi also greeted him, the two had not seen each other for a long time, and hugged each other.

But quickly, Qiang Hua grinned and pushed away the former robe: "You Fu Guokui, your strength is still so great!" ”

Both of them are born in the north of the good family, Qiang Hua is a native of Jingyang County, is the grandson of the hero Qiang Xuan, born in the door, the ability is not weak, he is especially good at riding and shooting, it is said that he once led the family to ride from the pursuit of a group of bandits, killed many captives, and was famous in the local area.

Fu Zhi of Yiqu County is also a military nobleman, as powerful as a cow, he plays the common "stone" in the army, just like the Hercules of the Olympic Games, after a few rotations, he can throw dozens of steps in one breath! Beyond the pavilion!

They were recruited into the army by Heifu nine years ago, and together with thousands of other good families, they formed the Northern Goblin Cavalry, and made great achievements in the crusade against the Huns! Later, he became a military officer and served in the northern counties.

After the second succeeded to the throne, the old department of Heifu in Northland County was liquidated, and Zhang Han, as a friend of Heifu, was the successor of Heifu's policy in Northland.

Fu Zhi was a soldier at the time, Cao Youshi, and also ran away with Zhang Han, but Qiang Hua, who became the county lieutenant of the previous dynasty, because he was the grandson of Qiang, Xianyang did not dare to move him without conclusive evidence, and only removed from his post.

"Is the little prince okay?"

Although Qiang Hua has not been a subordinate of Heifu for a long time, he has always been obsessed with the expedition outside the Saiwai, and Sang Mu carried the captives into the north, and the first stop was him!

Fu Zhi smiled and said: "Very good, little Junhou is a young hero, he is good at being tall, he can drink a bucket of goat milk every day, eat three catties of meat, open a half-stone bow, and hit nine out of ten!" ”

"Ten years old can shoot a half-stone bow?" Qiang Huale said: "The archery skills of the little prince are much better than those of the marquis of Wu Zhong." ”

Heifu's archery skills are not good, whether in the South County or the North Land, it is a well-known thing.

After the greetings, Fu Zhi made a long story short: "I asked you to meet you this time, I want to ask, what is the purpose of the Wu family?" “

Fu Zhi once went to find the Wu clan with Zhang Han, informed the court that he had learned about the Wu clan, and forced him to raise troops, but the merchant ran away directly!

"It is said that he and his tribesmen drove cattle and sheep to the west, and this is to the west of the river and Qiangzhong?"

Sene is still the Qin official, but as long as it is out of the Sai, it is a place outside the law and a paradise for adventurers.

For decades, Wu Shi Lu did entrepot trade inside and outside the Great Wall, and Hu Rong Qiang people have friendships, and even married Huang Zhongqiang, the border is sparsely populated, Wu Shi Lu has raised hundreds of horsemen, and there are many Qiang Rong Jun Chang protection, to chase his people, will return.

Qiang Hua said what he heard: "The soldiers who went to pursue all returned halfway, and at most brought back ten hundred cattle and sheep, which were deliberately left by Wu Shilu, and he wanted to tell the pursuers: The poor chaser may die, and if he does not chase, he can take these cattle and sheep as a thank you gift for Wu Shilu." ”

As a native of the Northland, who doesn't want to make friends with a local tyrant like Wushi?

Everyone is not stupid, so no matter how much Zhang Ao intimidates, no matter how many people are ordered to go, he is destined to not be able to recover Wushilu.

After learning what happened from Qiang Hua's mouth, Fu Zhi was a little worried, Wu Shi Lu had slipped away, but without Wu Shi Lu's response, Zhang Han's army might have to be delayed......

After the two exchanged internal and external news, Fu Zhi said to Qiang Hua: "Zihua, if you want me to say, instead of staying in the fortress to be angry, and watching those villains sent by the puppet emperor flying high, why don't you go out of the fortress together and follow Captain Zhangjun!" ”

"I can't go."

Qiang Hua smiled bitterly: "It's not that I'm afraid of death, but my brother followed General Li to the west, and I was the only eldest boy left in the family." Hundreds of people in the whole clan are counting on me, and if I run away, I must take the old and weak women and children of the whole clan, otherwise I will harm them. ”

"Moreover, the battle situation in the Central Plains also needs me to pass it on."

Fu straightened his head: "But didn't you say that Xianyang has been arresting the old officials of the old department of Marquis Wuzhong recently, and he has become more and more frenzied, and he was even arrested and imprisoned because he was a neighbor of Marquis Wuzhong's family." ”

Qiang Hua said with a smile: "Biansai is different from Xianyang, the military clan in the north, married from generation to generation, has long been intertwined, and it affects the whole body. If Xianyang dares to send me to prison, it will definitely chill the hearts of the good families in the north, and the group will rebel, as long as I am careful, everything will be fine. ”

When the two separated, Qiang Hua repeatedly promised Fu Zhi: "When Marquis Wuzhong enters the pass, I will be the first to respond with my clansmen and bring bows and horses to follow!" ”

"Spring has arrived, the war has resumed, I believe that day is not far off!"

……

On the other side, hundreds of people from the Wu clan have arrived at the edge of the big river hundreds of miles away, and the water of the turbid river is still exceptionally clear here.

"After crossing the river, it is Zhangye County, it is the grassland of Hexi, and we will be safe."

Wu Shi Lu didn't look like an escape at all, but like a play. His wives and concubines were in huge felt tents, eating and drinking on the road, and when he was hungry, he would let people pick fat sheep among the livestock and slaughter them, and when he was thirsty, he would open the barrels and pour the rice wine that had been treasured for many years and even the wine of the Western Regions.

Although this departure, abandoning the territory of the Wu clan, and sending the cattle and sheep to the pursuers for free along the way, will bring great economic losses, he is not distressed, and he also teaches his two sons a lesson:

"There is nothing more precious than the life of one's own family, the daughter is gone, and it will come back, this is what Dajia should do!"

Besides, as Li Xinkai's vested interest in Hexi, the Wu clan also had a lot of pastures in Zhangye County, where the population was sparse and even more northern, and he was able to start from scratch in the past, but now he can start again.

If the pursuers are still in hot pursuit, Wu Shilu will not be able to take a few more steps, go to Huangzhong, go to the house of the Qiang people's Hao chieftain as a guest, and taste the good wine made by the blue lake, barley and snow water, whether it is sweet.

So if you calculate carefully, plus Huang Zhongqiang's words, he stepped on not five boats before, but six......

But before crossing the river on a sheepskin raft, Wu Shilu stopped his eldest son Wu Ting: "You stay!" ”

Uting was stunned: "Father? ”

Wu Shilu said: "Do you remember what I said about Yiqu and Gongsun? ”

"From today onwards, my family will also be split into two!"

"Wu Fang follows me, as for you......"

Wushi Luo faces the east, and points in the direction of Helan Mountain.

"Let's dig out a few boxes of gold cakes that my family hid in that place and go to find Zhang Han!"

The second Wu Fang listened on the side, and was stunned: "What kind of golden cake?" ”

Wu Shi Lu and Wu Ting glanced at him and said nothing.

Uting only said softly: "Those golden cakes were slowly saved by my father after many years of business, and they were exchanged for half a tael, which is worth tens of millions......

Wu Shilu didn't blink his eyes: "I even fed Hu Hai 20 million yuan to Bai, how can Marquis Wu Zhong be less?" ”

"You tell Zhang Han for me......"

Wu Shi Lu drank a glass of wine, squinted his eyes and said: "I, Wu Shi Lu, really want to contribute to the great cause of Wu Zhonghou, but because of my carelessness, I was discovered by Xianyang, and I had no choice but to flee outside the Saiwai. ”

He touched his tendrils and smiled: "I am a small businessman, I have no soldiers and no power, and I have no knowledge and courage. ”

"I can support the ...... of Marquis Wu Zhong"

"That's all there is to it!"

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PS: The second chapter is in the evening.