Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 96 Han Thieves and Horse Thieves Are All Thieves
In Pinggu County, Yuyang County, Youzhou, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju rode their horses and galloped.

The weather in the past few days has been pretty good. At this time of the year, heavy snow always blocks the road, making it very inconvenient to travel.It seems that the weather is beautiful this year, and there has been no snow until now, which seems to encourage people who travel.

Since Zhang Chun was dissatisfied with the arrangement of the official position and offended Lu Zhi's emissary that day, he made up his mind to cooperate with the Xianyu clan.

This was not an easy task, because before that he had not had much contact with the Xianyu clan, and he himself did not have much friendship and understanding of the owner of the Xianyu clan, Xian Yujin, everything seemed to be starting from scratch.

However, Zhang Ju, a fellow villager, is very familiar with Mr. Xianyu, and he was the one who first proposed this plan. Looking at Zhang Chun who was riding on a horse with some worries, he smiled and continued to release Zhang Chun:
"Brother Chun, don't worry. Although the Xianyu clan is very powerful in the northern part of Youzhou, they have been repeatedly resisted by other noble clans. Because the clan has integrated many nomadic tribes who went south from the desert, their daily eating habits and work and rest styles are not the same as those of the clan. Other gentry clans are different. In addition, when they first came, they often invaded other people’s lands, so all clans in Youzhou are ashamed of them and regard them as different.”

Zhang Ju swung his whip at the horse, speeded up and narrowed the distance with Zhang Chun, and then continued.

"Previously, Xianbei's resurgence and invasion of Youzhou also made all ethnic groups hate foreigners even more. It is even more difficult for the Xianbei clan to deal with themselves. It is expected that the head of the family will agree to our request. Brother Chun may wish to raise the request at that time. Don't waste this rare opportunity. and also!"

The two of them rode their fast horses without stopping for a moment, heading towards Xianyu Jin's mansion in Pinggu County.

Before that, they had done some exploration and communication through letters or sent envoys, and the other party's response was good.Therefore, Zhang Chun still had great hopes for this interview, and he also nodded in recognition of Zhang Ju's comfort.

However, since you want others to fund you, you must be able to give back to others. This is a transaction, and it is also an unspoken rule of the gentry in the Han Dynasty.When it comes to trading, it is necessary to make the other party profitable. Along the way, he carefully thought about the bargaining chips in his hands, and kept thinking about how to sell them at a good price, and at the same time realize his goals.

Then Zhang Ju said:

"However, I heard that Patriarch Shaoyu has always been cautious and suspicious. If he wants to help him with all the power of the family, I am afraid that we will have to pay a considerable price. If this person makes unreasonable demands at that time, I hope Brother Chun will not mind."

Regarding Zhang Ju's "vaccination", Zhang Chun smiled contemptuously. He has already made up his mind. As long as the other party is willing to make great efforts, he can do it no matter what the price and promise!
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However, when they actually arrived at Xian Yujin's residence, they unexpectedly found that Xian Yujin and some of his family members were already waiting at the door.

It seems that Zhang Chun is not the only one who attaches great importance to this cooperation, and so does Xianyu.This made Zhang Chun feel relieved, because it meant that the negotiation for a while might become smoother.

Both of them hope to promote this cooperation and bring new development opportunities to each other, which is a good start.

However, as soon as the two sat down, Zhang Chun heard Xian Yujin make an unexpected request:

"If we want to cooperate, the two families must be married. I wonder if Zhang Duwei is willing?"

Zhang Chun looked at Xian Yujin's face, and thought to himself: Getting married is also a routine practice of the gentry, but marrying Xianyu's family, at Xian Yujin's age, he must be their son-in-law..., this matter Noisy!
He looked at Zhang Ju inquiringly, but Zhang Ju didn't say anything. He just told Zhang Chun with his eyes: This is probably one of the other party's bottom line. If the first request is not handled well, there will be no way to talk later.

So, Zhang Chun let go of his clenched fist, and immediately agreed:
"No matter where we come from, we are all juniors. Since this is the case, we will follow the Patriarch's instructions on this matter."

Seeing that Zhang Chun had thought about it and agreed, Xian Yujin was a little surprised, but then he was very happy. After all, there were very few other gentry or officials in Youzhou who were willing to be married to them, not even many who were friendly. Thinking of this Xian Yujin said straightforwardly:
"Good, so let's make a marriage contract later, and the general can choose a date to marry the little girl. However, after we get married, the whole family of the virtuous son-in-law will come to live in our family, and it will be inconvenient for the virtuous son-in-law to lead the army when he is away. You can also worry-free!"

Zhang Chun's scalp became numb when he heard this, he suppressed his anger and stared at Zhang Ju, saying that they all came to live in the clan, but in fact they came to be hostages, did they need to make such a big sacrifice?
At this time, Zhang Ju was looking elsewhere, as if I didn't speak and you made up your own mind, which made Zhang Chun angry.

But he closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, thinking of the contemptuous and disdainful eyes of the sheriff looking at him, and thinking of the stupid words said by the envoy Lu Zhi, Zhang Chun finally made up his mind and nodded in agreement...

However, Xian Yujin seemed to be overreaching, and he raised another heavy question, and he continued:

"Finally, after we cooperate, our Xianyu clan only contributes money, food, and manpower. The specific deployment needs to be taken care of by the virtuous son-in-law. The success or failure depends on the virtuous son-in-law himself. If something happens in the future, we must not implicate the Xianyu clan. This can be done." ?"

Zhang Chun can understand this point, after all, he can go anywhere if he fails, but the Xianyu family has such a large family business that they can't just leave...

"Patriarch... rest assured, Yuezhang, Chun has a good plan, as long as this is the case... you can keep Yushi safe."

Okay, if there is a benefit, go there, and others will resist if you have the blame. Who wouldn't like such a good thing?Respond now, and we will talk about it later depending on the situation. Who will let the money and food be in the hands of others.

"My son-in-law, please don't blame me for being old and unreasonable. It's just that I, Mr. Xianyu, have always said bad things before me. Now that my son-in-law is willing to agree to the above things, Mrs. Xianyu will have no worries. I will do my best to help you in the future, but if you need anything, you can speak bluntly." ..."

The two then discussed some details, how the two parties should cooperate in the future, how to distribute benefits, and finally formed a plan:
The Xianyu clan helped Zhang Chun expand his army, and Zhang Chun contacted the barbarians in the north to loot other gentry.After those Hu cavalry invaded, Zhang Chun led his rebel army, pretending to repel all these villains.

In this way, for the Xianyu clan, they could attack the gentry enemies who targeted them, and even take advantage of the trend to turn these unclaimed lands into their property, and Zhang Chun himself could earn more military merits.

This was something that Zhang Ju had already discussed with Zhang Chun on the way here, and now he proposed it in full, and got Xian Yujin's full consent.

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While Zhang Chun was conspiring with the Xianyu family, Dong Zhuo, who was far away in the Western Regions, was leading his Feixiong army to clean up the horse thieves.

In addition to dealing with the regular army of Dawan and other countries along the way, there are also some mobs, people in the Western Regions call them horse thieves.

In fact, horse thieves are not unique in the Western Regions, but the number of horse thieves in the Western Regions is quite large. Although it looks like a mob, it can also be said to be the biggest hidden danger to the security and governance of the Western Regions...

Therefore, after discussing with Liu Ai, who accompanied the army to sacrifice wine, Dong Zhuo also set the extermination of horse thieves as one of the goals of this expedition and military training.

However, these horse thieves came on horseback, leaped away, came without a trace, went without a trace, very cunning, and their familiarity with the terrain made them actual overlords in a certain area.

They collect tolls, blackmail caravans, rob houses and do all sorts of evil.By the time the government army came to suppress them, they had already disappeared without a trace.

At the beginning, the Feixiong army was the same as the previous army. After a lot of effort, they still couldn't catch the main force of the horse thieves.

Even Dong Zhuo personally led the army to attack and used various methods, but still had little effect.

After a period of time, a lot of water and food were consumed, and the horsepower gradually declined, but the shadow of the horse thief has not been seen much.Not only are the people below a little discouraged, but even Dong Zhuo himself feels that this matter is not easy to handle.

Until Jijiu Liu Ai discovered the way, he believed that the weakness of these horse thieves is that no matter how they hide and escape, they still cannot do without the water supply in the end. As long as they keep an eye on the water sources everywhere, they cannot stay in the desert all the time .

Therefore, Dong Zhuojun changed his tactics, recruited many local guides, and began to make articles around water sources. In fact, there are not many water sources in the Western Regions. Under Liu Ai's plan, he quickly achieved good results.

In a few days, the Feixiong army even broke the three horse thieves, large and small, and it was considered a fierce anger.

Seeing the booty brought back by his subordinates from defeating the horse thief made Dong Zhuo very happy for a while...

(End of this chapter)