Qin Official

"What is the purpose of the pavilion chief doing this?"

On the banks of the Gan River and the Pengli River, Heifu, Zhao Tuo and Wu Rui had just finished drinking chicken blood wine and worshiping each other as brothers, but Dongmen Bao looked a little unhappy. But he still held back. When he returned to the tents of several military officials, he saw that only Li Xian and Ji Ying were there, so he couldn't help but start complaining.

The Yue people like to worship each other as brothers after forming an alliance to show mutual trust. This is the custom of the Yue people. In order to win the trust of Qian Yue, it is understandable that Hei Fu becomes a brother with Wu Rui, but adding Zhao Tuo makes Dongmen Bao feel strange. weird.

Among the first few people who followed Heifu, they still affectionately called him "Tingzhang" in private. This was a privilege that only direct descendants had.

But now, Dongmen Bao feels that this honor that belongs exclusively to them has been squeezed in by an outsider like Zhao Tuo to share it.

So he was a little annoyed and unhappy, and Ji Ying also echoed his words.

Li Xian, who was on the side, was thoughtful and suddenly said: "What if not? You still think that the pavilion chief wants to become a brother with one of us?"

Dongmen Leopard and Ji Ying looked at each other, not even daring to say anything.

Ji Ying recalled that when he and Hei Fu first met, they were indeed called "Hei Fu Brothers". Even though Hei Fu became the chief of the pavilion, the chief of the village, and his boss, Ji Ying relied on his two brothers. We are the first to know each other, and we still call them by their first names.

The same goes for Dongmen Leopard. He didn't regard Hei Fu as his boss until he was rescued by Hei Fu in the Battle of Waihuang.

Although Li Xian regarded Heifu as an official, it was because he was related to Heifu. Deep down in his heart, he even secretly complained about being implicated by Heifu and being retaliated by Zuo Wei Yunman.

But all this changed after Heifu became Li You's personal guard.

At the Battle of Linyang, Heifu risked his life and went out of the city to pretend to surrender. He encouraged the soldiers, shouted "I will take you home", and commanded everyone to fight back in desperate situations to win. From that time on, Heifu's position in the hearts of the three people was completely established. .

Several people who called themselves brothers transformed into the Anlu Township Party Group with Heifu as the sole core. When Heifu went to Jiangling to take up a post, the group did not break up. Instead, it became increasingly close through planning to overthrow Yun Man and kill common enemies. Later, inspired by Heifu's ambition to become a marquis, the group found a goal to continue fighting.

From that time on, Hei Fu was like the moon, and they were like stars. After Hei Fu was received by the King of Qin and awarded the title of the Five Great Officials, Hei Fu was already a blazing sun to everyone.

A few people know in their hearts that the stars are only worthy of being a foil to the sun, how dare they shine with them? They have assumed the position of subordinates and dare not show any disrespect to Hei Fu.

Therefore, Dongmen Bao and Ji Ying were not angry because Hei Fu did not give this honor to themselves, but they were dissatisfied because Zhao Tuo, an outsider, was suddenly valued by Hei Fu.

Every group is naturally exclusive.

At this time, Gong Ao also opened the tent and went inside, and answered: "If you ask me, Zhao Tuo is just a small owner of five hundred buildings and ships. He is comparable to A Bao, Li Xian and Xiao Tao, and is comparable to Brother Sima. He is also match?"

Although Gong Ao joined later, he lived and died together. Dongmen Bao and Ji Ying regarded him as one of their own and responded: "However, Zhao Tuo is so virtuous and capable!"

Li Xian had his own opinions. Hei Fu often came to him for advice, so Li Xian knew that Hei Sima was a man with a purpose, and he must have had his purpose in treating Zhao Tuo so politely. "Sima naturally has his reasons for doing this. We must not doubt it. Besides, when has Sima ever treated everyone badly? When he was on an expedition, he tried his best to save our lives; after returning to Nanjun, he placed us in We will get a suitable position; in this conquest of Chu, we will also get a share of the gold, silver, money and silk. Could it be that the second and third sons are able to be where they are today, with high-ranking land and rich family wealth, all because of their own abilities? Isn't it thanks to Sima Zhi? force!"

Li Xian had spotted it right. Close to the big tree Heifu, his dream of becoming a county captain was getting closer step by step.

And if you are dissatisfied over such trivial matters and create a gap with Mr. Hei, it is really unnecessary.

Dongmen Bao and Ji Ying looked better after being persuaded by Li Xian, but they still refused to accept the stinky stone Gong Ao.

He shook his head and said: "One code equals another. It's not that I dare to doubt Sima, but I really can't see what's so special about Zhao Tuo!"

At this time, the camp tent was opened again, but it was Hei Fu who got in. He glanced at everyone and saw everyone there, then he smiled and said: "I mean, why are there no noises from A Bao and Ji Ying in the camp? Li Xian Gong Ao can't be found anywhere, so he is hiding here."

He walked directly to the desk, picked up the water cup that Dongmen Bao drank from, and didn't mind. He poured the water and took a sip. He looked back and asked calmly: "I heard you talking violently outside, what are you talking about?" "

After Heifu came in, Li Xian immediately went over to salute. Dongmen Bao and Ji Ying looked at each other and hesitated to speak.

Only Gong Ao Tian was not afraid of the earth or the earth. After bowing, he shouted: "I am talking about Sima and Zhao Tuo's sworn sworn relationship. This is an act of betrayal and loss of identity. We are quite puzzled! I hope Sima can clear up his doubts." !”

"It's very simple."

Seeing that Dongmen Bao and Ji Ying also had the same idea, Heifu smiled and said: "I am alone deep into Yuzhang. I have only advanced two hundred miles now. In the future, I may have to go south to Shanggan and Limensai, thousands of miles away... to maintain our ties. The only link between us and Nanjun and Jiangdong is Zhao Tuo’s fleet."

He pointed at the four people and became serious: "You and I are from the same hometown of Nanjun and Anlu. We have known each other for several years. We have experienced life and death together and traveled thousands of miles. We are brothers who can share hardships and wealth. , I can feel at ease by handing my back to you." "But Zhao Tuo is different. He is not my subordinate, he just borrowed it from Tu Duwei. He is nominally under my command, but in fact he does his own thing." "In your hands It seems that I ignored him as an outsider and ignored him, which was a foolish move that undermined my identity. Little did they know, I wanted him to put aside his life and try his best to help me. When I led the gentlemen south and went deep into the mountains and forests, I can have a safe way out. This trip is really dangerous. The Chu king, the Yue tribe, the rain, the miasma, if I am not careful, the whole army may be wiped out. I have to take this strategy to prevent it. All hidden dangers..."

Heifu explained his difficulty. Except for the smart man Li Xian, the three simpler-minded people looked at each other and felt quite ashamed. "Sima has good intentions, but we don't know what's wrong. We should be damned!"

They worshiped together. Although Li Xian felt that the logic was not right, he could only follow.

Hei Fu helped the four people up and said with emotion: "The so-called etiquette is all for outsiders to see. There is no need to be so pretentious when it comes to true feelings. Our blood has been flowing together since Linyang. Why use the customs of Yue people?" , Drink the blood of a few wild animals to emphasize? What do you think?"

"Sima's words are very true!"

His words were sincere and sincere. Dongmen Bao, Gong Ao, and Ji Ying were all very moved. They once again felt that their position as "direct lineage" was still unbreakable, and the jealousy in their hearts was eliminated. Quite a few.

After finally appeasing his old subordinates, Hei Fu breathed a sigh of relief. After everyone retreated, he shook his head.

"These guys have different personalities. It's not easy to cover everything."

But if you take the opinions of your old subordinates into account and do things timidly, then you are not a black man.

Heifu was confident that Gong Ao, Dongmen Bao, Li Xian, Ji Ying, Xiao Tao and other Nanjun people would unite closely around him and advance and retreat with him. But for Zhao Tuo, the two parties will have a temporary cooperative relationship for a few months at most, and Zhao Tuo will still have his own development trajectory in the future.

Heifu concluded that this person might become prosperous in the future, and even have the opportunity to become the lord of a state or the king of a country. He is a potential stock. At the moment, he is still in a weak state and has to hand in hard work. He dare not say that Zhao Tuo is grateful, but at least I will remember Mr. Hei’s “love” today.

In this world, what is unforgettable is not the icing on the cake, but the timely help. "Maybe one day in the future, this friendship will come in handy..."

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On the other side, after becoming brothers with Hei Fu and Wu Rui, Zhao Tuo bid farewell to Hei Fu and boarded the ship, preparing to return to Pengze.

He stood on the building boat, holding on to the railing, still unable to contain the excitement in his heart... "Although Lieutenant Tu regards me as a confidant, in fact, I am just a hawk and dog that captures prey and kills big ducks for him."

"Hei Fu is different. Although his status is not as high as Tu Sui's, he invited me to worship him as his brother in public. In the twenty-one years since I was born, no one has treated Zhao Tuo with such courtesy than this gentleman!"

Although Zhao Tuo felt proud that he had earned enough face in front of thousands of people, he was not stupid. He guessed that Heifu's move might have made him feel grateful and try his best to guard the waterway for the Nanjun soldiers.

But recalling the situation when he was bleeding, Heifu did have some sincerity.

Zhao Tuo raised his hand, and the warmth in his palm was still there when the two of them laughed together. "Sima held up the chicken blood wine and said to me sincerely, he does not want to be born in the same year as me, but he wants to die in the same year!"

"This sentence is truly sincere and never seems to be fake!"