Plan to cut off the nine states

He Rong's tribe was well prepared for entering the fortress this time, with many soldiers and generals. Some family members also entered the fortress with their husbands, bringing with them a large amount of property and gold and silver treasures.

When Fan Jianglong and his subordinates saw boxes of money, their eyes widened.

Sixty-four boxes were arranged in eight rows and eight columns. The lids were removed, revealing the treasures piled randomly inside. Gold and silver were in different shapes, but there were no loose objects. Copper coins were not strung with ropes and were packed like a hill. In the box, he held it up with both hands and made a clatter on the ground.

"They all... belong to us?" Fan Jianglong was ecstatic. He originally wanted to ask a high-ranking official to do it, but now he just wanted to move everything in front of him.

"It belongs to you, as long as you can move it away." Master He Rongbu said.

"Yes." Several people replied at the same time. Fan Jianglong smiled and said, "Can you return the mount to us?"

Master He Rongbu shook his head, "No animals are allowed, you have to carry it yourself."

"How much can you bring?" Fan Jianglong was very dissatisfied.

"No need to carry it away. As long as you can carry it, it's yours. It's up to you to take it out of the camp as you wish."

"That's more or less the same." Fan Jianglong smiled again and said to his men: "Brothers, everyone has heard it. Even if we fight to the death today, we have to carry a few more boxes. We will count on them for the rest of our lives."

Everyone responded in unison, taking off their armor, rolling up their sleeves, and getting ready to fight.

"You can kneel on the ground and get on all fours." Master He Rongbu instructed.

"Yes, we can carry more that way. When we leave, we must give you a share." Fan Jianglong immediately knelt down, raised his head and said, "Sir, you can put treasures on our backs. Please put more treasures on our backs." For gold, put less silver, and finally pile up copper coins. Also, we don’t want wooden boxes.”

Lord He Rongbu smiled and nodded. Seeing that everyone was kneeling down, he nodded to the side and a group of soldiers came out to carry gold nuggets and silver bricks.

Fan Jianglong's mind was filled with the shiny treasures, and he didn't even notice a group of spectators coming nearby. He just reminded his men: "Everyone, stay closer. We will carry more gold and silver. We will divide it up later."

More than thirty people squeezed together tightly, forming a long back row. Every time a little weight was added to their bodies, they felt happy and felt that this trip was not in vain.

The He Rong people were willing to help and put a few thin wooden boards on their backs to facilitate stacking items.

Shan Yu He Rong watched this scene from afar with strong arms, and said to the guests standing beside him: "Money is also a kind of weapon, especially for you Central Plains people, so I brought a lot of them to use them to attack the city and destroy the stronghold. This It’s a demonstration.”

Lords He Rongbu on both sides laughed when they heard this, and Xu Chu said: "Those who can be defeated by money, do Shan Yuzhen think they are powerful enemies? The Central Plains has been entrenched to this day, and the people it relies on are not these people."

"So in addition to money, I also have hundreds of thousands of people who can control strings, high-ranking officials and generous salaries, beautiful servants and polite corporals, and the most powerful and invincible weapon in the world - I will spare your life."

The laughter on both sides became louder. Xu Chu just smiled and did not force an answer.

In the distance, the backs of Fan Jianglong and others were covered with gold nuggets. Everyone was not satisfied and started urging them.

More soldiers from He Rong came forward to help. Gold and silver were like hail, and copper coins were like rain, pouring on their backs.

Fan Jianglong and others shouted "No copper coins" at first, but gradually they felt something was wrong and their backs became heavier and heavier. However, He Rongren had no intention of stopping and dumped them casually, as if he wanted to bury them.

"Enough, enough, I don't want it anymore!" someone shouted, trying to stand up, but was stopped by a sharp knife. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't stand up even if he wanted to.

Fan Jianglong felt vaguely uneasy, but he still had hope and said to his men: "Brothers, hold on a little longer and work harder to lift all these gold and silver jewels, and they will stop."

Everyone encouraged each other, and gradually the shouts subsided. The weak ones could not hold on anymore, and quietly lay down, trying to be lazy. However, their companions followed closely behind, and soon they all lay on the ground, without the wooden planks and treasures on their backs. It has become lighter and is increasing rapidly.

Fanjianglong finally realized the danger and shouted: "I can't carry it anymore. I surrender. Let's surrender. We don't want the gold and silver..."

He Rongren just fell down, and even his head was submerged.

The begging for mercy turned into screams, the screams turned into wails, and the wails finally disappeared. He Rongren still continued to pour out everything in the box, and that was the end.

He Rongqiang took a few steps forward, pointed to the pile of treasures, and loudly said to the tribe: "The people of the Central Plains are nothing more than that. These treasures were sent by them, and we should return them as they are."

The people in He Rong cheered in unison.

He Rongqiangqian switched to speaking in his native language and spoke impassionedly, triggering waves of cheers.

Someone came close to Xu Chu and whispered: "Master Xu, do you understand?"

Xu Chu was not surprised to see this person in the He Rong camp. He smiled and said, "When did Zhou Canjun arrive?"

"Always here, follow Shanyu into the wall."

Zhou Yuanbin was a wealthy businessman in Jinyang, the son-in-law of the Shen family, and the brother-in-law of Jin Wang Shen Dan. When Shen Dan led his troops southward last year, he felt deeply that Jinyang was empty, so he sent Zhou Yuanbin out of the fortress to appease He Rong's tribe and avoid being attacked by him.

The Zhou family has been doing business with the He Rong tribe for generations and has been married to each other. They are as close as one family. Women from the Central Plains who marry into the He Rong tribe are often thought to be from the Shen family. In fact, most of them are surnamed Zhou.

Xu Chu and Zhou Yuanbin were old acquaintances, so they were not polite and asked: "What is Chanyu talking about?"

"The general idea is that you used to be greedy for money and thought gold and silver were the best things. Now you see, there are only so many things a person can bear, and if you have more, you will be crushed to death. If you don't bring gold and silver with you in life, you won't take it with you in death. Go, you can't feed your wives, children and horses, nor can you wear them to keep warm. Why is He Rongbu so strong? Our horses, our bows, and our ambitions are all things we can carry with us all the time. It has been in decline for a long time. In the past two hundred years, the grassland was not peaceful, and various tribes were fighting among themselves. Now the He Rong tribe is unified outside the Great Wall, but the Central Plains is divided again. This is a God-given opportunity... These are probably the words, Mr. Xu still wants to listen? "

Xu Chu shook his head. He Rongqiang's ambition was greater than he expected.

Zhou Yuanbin himself was half a He Rong man, so he didn't take these words seriously and said with a smile: "Master Xu must have been shocked when Shan Yu said he wanted to sacrifice to heaven."

"Fortunately, I've experienced this kind of thing before. God didn't want me, probably because I didn't taste good enough."

"Haha, Mr. Xu really loves to joke. What is Mr. Xu doing here? The eldest wife of Shanyu guessed that Mr. Xu is here to drive a wedge between He Rongbu and the Shen family."

Xu Chu pointed to the pile of silver coins in the distance, "I accidentally fell into the hands of thieves and was sacrificed here."

"Nothing else?"

"I am not a subject of any party, why should I participate in the battle of heroes?"

"That's what I told Shan Yu's eldest wife, she... forget it, just don't say it."

"Chanyu's two sons are very cute."

Zhou Yuanbin's eyes lit up, "Those twins are the darlings of Shanyu and his eldest wife. Shanyu said that they are God-given sons, and my sister also became the eldest wife because of them."

"Is that Zhou Canjun's sister?"

"Cousin... Shan Yu has finished talking. Let's talk about it later. Don't worry, Mr. Xu. Shan Yu has other plans for you. He won't..." Zhou Yuanbin closed his mouth.

Shanyu returned to the tent. His eldest wife and two children had left. He was sitting cross-legged on the thick blanket. The adults were sitting on both sides. Someone signaled Xu Chu to go to the front and stand with He Rongpingshan.

The Chanyu continued to lecture, with a stern tone. This time no one cheered, everyone listened quietly. The content of the lecture seemed to be related to He Rong Pingshan. The Chanyu glanced at it occasionally, and Pingshan's face became increasingly red.

Shanyu switched to the Central Plains dialect and said: "The King of Wu is yours. Let him surrender willingly. You will still be the Zuo Shenwei King of our He Rong tribe. If you can't, just follow his example, hand over the throne, and become a Ordinary cavalry, meritorious service, promotion, but don't say he is my brother."

He Rongpingshan's face was extremely red, and he said many words in his native language, which he thought was a confession and gratitude.

Shanyu said to Xu Chu again: "Pingshan is my closest cousin. My father died early. He grew up with me and is also one of my best friends. So you are wrong to say that he is not worthy of Princess Tiancheng." . But he is indeed not worthy now, not even worthy of being the king of the He Rong tribe, so I give him a task, whether it is difficult or easy depends on you. "

"If Shan Yu really likes this cousin, he should arrange another task for him." Xu Chu said.

He Rongqiang smiled and said, "It also lets King Wu know that He Rong's troops are bringing more than just elite soldiers and generals when they go south."

He Rong stood up and left with strong arms. All the adults stood up to see him off, and then followed him to leave. Many people came to He Rong Pingshan before leaving, muttering in a low voice, whether to comfort him or to give him advice.

He Rongpingshan had a gloomy face and responded with a yes to everyone.

When they were almost gone, He Rongpingshan also walked out. After a few steps, he stopped and said stiffly: "Follow me."

He Rongpingshan lived in an ordinary tent, which was part of his punishment, but his servants were still there, and there were a lot of them. Most of them were standing outside, and there were only two people inside the tent, cleaning them.

"Get out." He Rongpingshan chased away the servants, sat down cross-legged, looked at Xu Chu coldly, and after a while said: "You can sit down too."

"I have a companion who hasn't been accommodated yet and I can't sit down."

"Hey, didn't he carry gold and silver?"

"No."

"Someone will take care of him before he dies, so you don't have to worry about him."

There were no beds in the tent, and there were blankets everywhere. Xu Chu chose a place to sit down. He was not used to sitting cross-legged, but instead sat on his knees. This was a sitting posture he had practiced in the Valley of Thought.

Neither of them spoke. After a long time, He Rongpingshan said, "Are you willing to surrender to me?"

Xu Chu shook his head.

He Rongpingshan was not surprised at all. He lowered his voice slightly and said, "The Shanyu has no intention of giving me a way to survive."

"I think Shanyu cares about you very much."

"Three days, within three days, if I can't make you surrender, I might as well kill you. How about becoming a cavalry? I can still perform meritorious service and regain my throne."

He Rongpingshan blew out the candles and fell down to sleep. After a while, he sat up and said, "Why don't you sleep? Are you preparing for an assassination, or are you afraid of death?"

"I haven't eaten all day and I'm hungry."