"What? His Royal Highness King Su pardoned those tribes and allowed them to continue to live in these three rivers? ”

The next day, when Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, heard the latest news, he couldn't help but be shocked.

You must know that as far as he knows, it is impossible for Zhao Hongrun to allow those Sanchuan tribes who have shown hostility to their Wei army to continue to live in this land, after all, His Royal Highness King Su is quite strict in his treatment of the enemy.

"Are you mistaken? Smell continued? ”

Sima An asked the general of the Dangshan Army who came to report the matter suspiciously.

"You can't be mistaken."

Wen Xu shook his head and said with some certainty.

Sima An frowned when he heard this, touched his chin and pondered, "Is there anything hidden in this?" ”

Hearing this, Wen Xu glanced at his own general with strange eyes, nodded and said: "As the general said, the reason why King Su pardoned nearly ten tribes such as the Lun clan and the gray sheep of the Shan clan is because those patriarchs are willing to fight for our army......

It turned out that the cause of this incident was that Lu Balon, the patriarch of the Lun tribe, was very happy after receiving Zhao Hongrun's pardon, and immediately told the clansmen the good news.

The other tribal chiefs listened.

What, the Lun tribe was pardoned? What about us?

As a result, the nearly ten patriarchs learned the truth of the matter from the mouth of Lu Balong, the patriarch of the Lun tribe, and ran to the felt tent where Zhao Hongrun temporarily lived, and expressed to the king of Wei that "our clan is willing to fight for the king of Su" and "our clan is willing to join hands with your country to live in harmony and be friendly neighbors to each other".

During this period, the patriarch of the Aries tribe, Halegohe, and the patriarch of the Meng tribe, Meng Liang, also interceded for these patriarchs, coupled with the intercession of the Qingyang tribesmen such as Wuwu and Una, Zhao Hongrun finally retracted his order and allowed these tribes to continue to stay in the land.

Of course, a warning is inevitable.

For example, Zhao Hongrun's words of salute first and then soldiers: he warned those tribal patriarchs that if they betrayed after allied with Wei, then the Wei army would no longer show the slightest mercy to them.

"That's ...... so"

After listening to Wen Xu's narration, Sima An suddenly realized, touched the beard on his chin and muttered: "In other words, those tribes are fighting for my Great Wei now? Moreover, if they make another act of betrayal, my Great Wei can send troops to kill without moral accusation? ”

"That's pretty much it." Wen Xu nodded and added: "As far as I know, the patriarch of the Aries tribe, Halgohe, suggested that His Royal Highness King Su erect a monument on the bank of the Luoshui River outside the city, recording the various covenants between King Su and the local tribes, and also named it 'The Oath of the Water'. …… If any tribe recorded on the stone tablet openly betrays my Great Wei, the rest of the tribes will raise troops to fight and destroy this tribe! ”

"......" Sima An opened his mouth when he heard this, and said incredulously: "These Yin Rong ...... Sick in the head? Are they willing to accept such conditions? ”

Wen Xu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Because His Royal Highness King Su made a promise to start 'trade' with these tribes. …… Oh, trade, is to trade with these people, to exchange the goods of our Great Wei for the sheepskins, wool, goat's milk wine, cheese and other things of these tribes. In addition, it seems that His Royal Highness King Su also intends to build the land into a ...... "free trade city", and welcomes any merchants of all races and countries who abide by the principles of "fairness" and "voluntariness" to trade in this city. …… The last general doesn't know much about the commerce and trade that His Royal Highness King Su said, but according to the last general, the patriarchs of those local tribes seem to be eager to squeeze in, and even don't hesitate to become vassals of my Great Wei......"

"Business ......" Sima An muttered a few words, then nodded and said: "This is not strange, they are interconnected, and the profits in them are ...... It's extremely eye-catching. I think that His Royal Highness King Su brought back the batch of Chu products from the Chu State, and my Dangshan Army only divided some of them, which was enough for four or five years of military salaries...... It is not surprising that those Yin Rong patriarchs did not hesitate to become vassals of my Great Wei to squeeze into the list of business objects of His Royal Highness King Su......" Speaking of this, he smacked his lips and muttered to himself: "There is actually this method......"

"What? What did the general just say? Wen Xu didn't seem to hear clearly, and Wen Yan asked.

"It's fine." Sima An shook his head, and then, after thinking deeply, he got up and walked out of the marching tent.

Seeing this, Wen Xu asked later: "Where is the general going?" ”

"I went to see His Royal Highness King Su...... Ask for something. After thinking for a moment, Sima An actually said the word 'ask for advice'.

"Incredible...... When he heard that His Royal Highness King Su had pardoned those Yin Rong tribes, the general didn't get angry?"

Standing in front of the handsome tent of his Dangshan Army, Wen Xu looked at Sima An's departing back with an unacceptable expression.

From the side, Bai Fangming came to his side at some point and teased: "How is it?" I'm just saying that the general won't be angry about this, right? …… Bring. ”

"......" Wen Xu glanced at Bai Fangming unhappily, and immediately took out a money bag from his arms and threw it into Bai Fangming's arms.

"Hey! Wine money in hand! ”

Cushioning the weight of the money bag, Bai Fangming licked his lips and said with a smile, completely ignoring Wen Xu's unhappy expression.

On the other side, Sima An had come to the felt tent where Zhao Hongrun lived.

Because it was this general, Su Wangwei and Zongwei outside the felt tent did not stop them, but took the initiative to set up the tent for Sima An.

After nodding his head as a thank you to the other party, Sima An stepped into the felt tent.

"His Royal Highness King Su."

At this time, in the felt tent, Zhao Hongrun was tasting the goat milk wine offered by the patriarchs of the city inside, and at the same time introducing the beautiful scenery of his Wei country to Una.

On the side, Mi Jiang, who was acting as a personal guard, was drinking tea by himself.

She is not very accustomed to the goat milk wine of the people of Sanchuan, because the sheep gas is heavier, she still prefers the mellow tea.

"General."

Zhao Hongrun beckoned and motioned for Sima An to sit with him.

Sima An did not refuse, and after clasping his fists as a thank you gift, he sat in the seat opposite Zhao Hongrun, and still looked a little strange at Una, who had placed a croissant on the table and poured a large glass of goat's milk wine for him.

"The general's intention must be to be dissatisfied with the fact that the king pardoned those tribes and allowed them to continue to stay in the land, right?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Sima An turned his gaze from Una to the face of the young King Su on the opposite side, shook his head and said, "That matter, Wen Xu has already explained to a certain person...... If those tribes are all fighting for my Great Wei, it will be acceptable. ”

"W-What? Ahem, is it acceptable to the general? ”

Zhao Hongrun was drinking goat's milk wine, and was taken aback when he heard this, and accidentally broke out of breath and coughed repeatedly.

This scene is not embarrassing to see Sima An.

"Can you accept this, does it really surprise His Royal Highness King Su so much?" Sima An's face was a little dark.

"Yes! It's like the sun is coming out in the west......

"Not really." Zhao Hongrun sneered and said: "The general is dedicated to my Great Wei, and everything he does is for my Great Wei to be strong, and this king also feels that if one thing can make my Great Wei stronger and more powerful, Antai, the general will definitely agree." …… Then again, since the general didn't come for this, what is the so-called thing? ”

Sima An looked at Zhao Hongrun speechlessly, and his face was full of "Your Highness, who are you coaxing?" With such a look, Zhao Hongrun was also a little embarrassed.

After a long time, Sima An tasted a sip of goat's milk wine and said in a deep voice: "I heard that His Royal Highness wants to imitate the 'Oath of Beard' in the water outside the city, and set up a stone tablet engraved with the 'Alliance of the Water'?" ”

Zhao Hongrun smiled and explained: "That was the idea of the patriarch of the Aries tribe of the Qiang tribe, Halegohe, and King Su agreed when he thought it was feasible. …… As for the stone stele, Halegoh and other patriarchs will be responsible, and what this king has to do is to go to Yushui in two days to make a bloody alliance with him and reach a consensus. ”

"I heard that if there is a Sanchuan tribe engraved on this stone tablet, and they betray my Great Wei in the future, and there is no need for my Great Wei to send troops, these tribal patriarchs will gather people to kill them?"

"Yes!" Zhao Hongrun nodded and said with a smile: "Incredible, right?" ”

Sima An smiled rarely, and hit the nail on the head to explain the reason: "Is it because of the 'commerce' proposed by His Royal Highness King Su?" ”

Zhao Hongrun was stunned, and said with a wry smile: "The general is so keen, so that this king has no sense of accomplishment." ”

Sima An smiled slightly, then lowered his voice and asked seriously: "I heard that those tribes were originally willing to become vassals of my Great Wei, but His Royal Highness King Su refused. …… Why? His Royal Highness could have wantonly squeezed those Yin Rong, they were the vanquished, and they did not dare to disobey His Royal Highness King Su at all. ”

Zhao Hongrun took a sip of goat's milk wine and said calmly: "Because what this king wants is a hundred-year-long peace between my Great Wei and Sanchuan, not just a temporary truce for more than ten years." …… The general is right, this king can indeed wantonly oppress those Qiang and the Qiang, but will this matter last long? No way! Unfair and unjust treatment will only breed the resentment of the other party and breed hatred towards my Great Wei. …… Consensus can only be reached if we respect each other. …… General, you say, under what circumstances can a nation or a country be judged to be truly extinct? ”

"......" Sima An pondered for a while when he heard this, and he felt that Zhao Hongrun's words had a deep meaning.

"Is it the destruction of the country? Tribes destroyed? Or is it the death of the last countryman or tribesman? No! The real demise of a nation and a country lies in whether culture and traditions can be passed on...... Like the general, this king also wants to make the tribes in the land of Sanchuan "all perish", but this king will not only use force, this king will choose to export the culture, festivals, customs, writing, and language of our Great Wei to Sanchuan...... If one day, the tribal people in the land of Sanchuan will speak the language of our Great Wei, be enthusiastic about the culture of our Great Wei, and the people will think of Wei, will the general classify them as the Shan people, the Shan people, or ...... What about the Wei people? ”

After that, Zhao Hongrun blinked, lowered his voice and said: "This king did not deceive the general, the war of 'retaking Sanchuan', this king has already begun to deploy, but the method used is slightly different from what the general knows." ”

"......" Sima An was moved by the words, and nodded after a long time and said: "His Royal Highness King Su is far-sighted, and he can't reach it. …… Having said that, His Royal Highness intends to fight these Yin Rong in the name of the imperial court...... Hmm, did the Purs start trading? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun squinted, and a little awe-inspiring appeared on his face.

"Nope! This king wants to take this opportunity to promote the growth of the private merchants in our Great Wei Dynasty......"

"......" Looking at the cold eyes of the King Su in front of him, Sima An keenly felt that this His Royal Highness was obviously planning a bigger thing. (To be continued.) )