Chapter 67: The Stranger (2)
Wei Cao's meaning is very clear: the noisy conversation of the three brothers of the Fang clan is very human; For now, there is only one way to abandon the pawn to protect the handsome.
Desperately pushing He Yun out of the top tank, Lu Yao, Wei Cao and others quickly walked away, and finally were able to meet the leaders of the people of the Jinren in peace and stability. It took a full hour for He Yun to rush back to Lu Yao's side crookedly, looking at his pale face, he really suffered a little.
At night, Wei Cao summoned more than 100 of his subordinates who had mastered his strength, set up a few bonfires by a river beach to barbecue, took out the treasured liquor, and set up a rough but very sumptuous banquet to entertain Lu Yao. The Jin people in northern Xinjiang have lived in the grassland for many years, and the customs of eating tend to be close to Hu'er, and a large piece of beef and mutton is boiled half-cooked during the banquet, sprinkled with a handful of coarse salt and served like water. Lu Yao was originally a habit of the southern scholars, and he couldn't stand this kind of extremely fishy smell of anger. But these days, he has led his army to cross the grassland, and his diet is the same as that of ordinary soldiers, not to mention mutton, and even horse meat and wolf meat have eaten a lot, so he can barely eat a little.
But the protagonist of this banquet is not Lu Yao. As soon as the banquet was set up, the three Fang brothers appeared out of nowhere, patting their chests and determined to accompany them. At the banquet, the three of them took the initiative to toast everywhere in turn, as if they regarded themselves as masters, first saluted the guards who came with Lu Yao one by one, and then took care of many Jin homeless leaders below Wei Cao one by one. Accompanied by the toast, the three brothers did not stop the diligent conversation and the tide of gossip, which caused a crowd to turn their heads everywhere they went.
Seeing that the night was getting late, after three rounds of drinking, they rushed to serve Lu Yao again. Lu Yao didn't drink well, and at this time, he was persuaded by Wei Cao's subordinates to drink a few glasses, and he was a little drunk, and when he saw the Fang brothers coming, he wanted to stand up to greet him, but his legs and feet were sore for a while. The Fang brothers were originally holding the chips and other things, but seeing that Lu Yao couldn't get up, they immediately flew forward!
These three people seemed to be literate, but the action of flying was as fast as lightning, so frightened that the two guards behind Lu Yao reached out to touch the knife at their waists, and they thought that someone had stabbed them. But he never thought that the three of them beat their legs and pinched their shoulders, and they actually gave Lu Yao a massage on the spot.
The guards breathed a sigh of relief, each of them already breaking out in a cold sweat. The two of them glanced at each other, as if they were secretly scolding the three Fang brothers for being unreliable.
The six big hands of the three Fang brothers were kneading their bodies, and this feeling made Lu Yao really embarrassed. He thanked him repeatedly, trying to stop this overly intimate behavior. But the three brothers didn't care what Lu Yao thought, while massaging him hard, they kept quoting scriptures, and had no mouth to praise General Lu Wen Ke Anbang, and his strategizing was like Zhuge Zhiliang; Wu can set the country, brave and mighty like Guan Yun's long. Lu Yao opened his mouth to say half a sentence, and immediately a hundredfold, a thousand times the words returned, blocking the second half of his sentence back into his stomach.
After a lot of words, Lu Yao almost doubted that he should sweep away the Northern Xinjiang Zhuhu and reshape Lang Lang Qiankun tomorrow, otherwise he would really not be able to face the friendship, love and high hopes of the three Fang brothers. After all, he was not drunk yet, and after holding on for half a moment, he barely broke free from the hands of the three demons, and retreated under the banner of being overwhelmed by alcohol.
At this time, the three brothers felt stunned. The three of them looked around, trying to find an opponent who could withstand the gushing rhetoric, but unfortunately, everywhere they looked, the heroes bowed their heads, and no one could fight.
Fang Qinzhi's face was stunned, and he looked back at the second brother and said: "General Lu, a hero, it is rare to see us at first sight. Just about to open his heart and talk about big things, why did he leave first? What can the three of us brothers do about it? How? ”
Fang Mianzhi persuaded a few words: "Brother, General Lu has gone through fierce battles before, and he has traveled a long way here, and he is physically and mentally exhausted. It's okay to talk about it another day. ”
Fang Jianzhi was young and vigorous, and immediately waved his arms and sleeves: "Why do you need to change the day?" Two brothers, the moonlight is so bright tonight, let's go to General Lu and talk all night, it's not too fast! ”
Fang Qinzhi said with a straight face: "Jian Zhi, you are thinking badly...... Although the moonlight is bright, after all, autumn is cool. We still had a candlelight conversation in the room where General Lu was staying. If you are tired, you might as well lie down on the same bed and sleep on your feet...... This is the right way! ”
Fang Mianzhi and Fang Jian gave a salute: "Brother Gaojian!" Brother, see you! Brother insight! ”
The three of them chatted with each other and walked excitedly past the side of the river. Everywhere they went, the faces of the people who drank and feasted were colorless and silent, and no one dared to provoke them.
Since Lu Yao retired on the grounds of exhaustion, He Yun followed him to the resting place.
The shelter they were given was a manor not far from the river beach. Although the manor is not large, the corridor inside is very exquisite, and many of the furnishings are obviously purchased from the Central Plains at great expense. He Yun took a three-legged and four-eared copper basin to fetch water, and Lu Yao covered his face with a cloth towel soaked in water, and the cool feeling made him sigh comfortably.
At this moment, someone outside the house asked, "Is General Lu here?" Fang Qinzhi, Fang Mianzhi, and Fang Jianzhi asked to see. ”
Lu Yao took off the cloth towel and saw He Yun's face full of horror.
This kid was obviously scared by the Fang brothers, and Lu Yao couldn't help but be angry and funny. He originally wanted He Yun to go out and say that he had fallen asleep, but Lu Yao had a strong premonition: the three Fang brothers' almost neurotic flamboyant performance was not necessarily so simple. The accumulation of corpses on both sides of the trade road on the grassland is enough to prove that there is no easy person to trade between the Hu tribes in northern Xinjiang. Visiting at this moment, perhaps...... Some special intentions?
"Don't hurry up and greet you." Lu Yao kicked He Yun, who was stunned, put on his robe again, and walked towards the main hall.
Bypassing the screen and going out, Lu Yao was stunned. It was said that the three Fang brothers were visiting, and they were sitting and waiting in the main hall, but it turned out that there was only one person in Fang Qin.
Looking at Lu Yao's inquiring expression, Fang Qinzhi smiled indifferently: "The second prince and Jicai are chatting with Master He outside. Since I am here to get down to business, I am enough. ”
This person was indeed Fang Qinzhi, but his expression and temperament were completely different from Fang Cai's eccentric businessman who was maddeningly diligent. He rested the feather fan that he had not left his hand on the table beside him, and bowed down to Lu Yao, his movements were steady and meticulous. When he got up, the flickering candlelight reflected in his deep pupils, and he suddenly gave birth to a calm and sea-like bearing.
Fang Qinzhi's state was suddenly very different from before, and he returned to the same way as a normal person. Rao is Lu Yao was a little mentally prepared, but he was still slightly taken aback by this huge contrast.
"Don't hide it from General Lu, being in a foreign land with tigers and wolves as companions, no matter how cautious you are, it is inevitable that you will be negligent. However, if you are silent and simple because of this, it is not a good way to carry out your mission. Fang Qinzhi said leisurely: "When we think about it carefully, we simply talk nonsense, and we are noisy and noisy all day long to disturb people's hearts. In this way, even if there is an occasional mistake, it will only be regarded as frivolous and bizarre rhetoric and actions, and will not arouse suspicion. However, at that time, I never thought that more than 20 years would pass in a flash, even if it was pretending, it was also pretending to be a habit. ”
Listening to the tone, the three brothers of the Fang clan were extremely jealous of the Hu clan in Northern Xinjiang, and frankly admitted that their behavior was out of disguise. It turns out that they also came to the north of Xinjiang with a mission from the Central Plains? Over the years, the situation in northern Xinjiang has become more complicated day by day, and the Xianbei tribes have been fighting and uncertain with each other, so that the northern Xinjiang prefectures and counties of the Great Jin Dynasty have also been turbulent. Without a bit of reliable credentials, no one dared to rush to and fro among the tribes of northern Xinjiang, let alone caravans carrying goods and goods. The three brothers of the Fang family have been able to do business in Northern Xinjiang for more than 20 years, which is not much better than Wei Deyuan.
I wonder which side is behind them? What is their mission? What do they want from me? Lu Yao's mind was in a hurry, but he was not busy asking. He stared at Fang Qinzhi, and only after a long time did he bow his head slightly and said, "I knew that the three were extraordinary, and it was so." This kind of good intentions is really admirable. ”