Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1015 Chen Zhengbei has a good reputation

"Ran Zhan went out to the fortress and robbed the Han people back? Or did he rob them from the Tuoba tribe?"

After all, Zhao Lu is also an old man in Shi Le's army, how could he not know what this means.

"The Tuoba Sixth Cultivator has taken control of the Tuoba Tribe. Even if there is a civil war, it may not necessarily fail. Could it be that Youzhou has used some sharp weapon?" After doubting it, Zhao Lu asked directly, "Ran Zhan How many people did you bring out?"

"I heard that there are only about 2000 people." The messenger was also a little unsure. "The specific number of people and the battle report are not clear. I just know that Ran Zhan took advantage of the internal strife in Tuoba's tribe and sent Tuoba to Tuoba under the banner of the agreement. More than half of the Han slaves placed by the Ministry have been kidnapped!"

"Promise flag?" Zhao Lu grasped a key point.

"Yes, this agreement was made when the Chen family had just arrived in Dai County and had an agreement with Tuoba Yulu about how many people of the Han family were to be transferred. It seems that the Tuoba tribe did not give them enough..."

"The Tuoba tribe is willing to vomit out the Han people?" Zhao Lu frowned, "The tribes in the north are trying every means to rob people from the Central Plains, and they will vomit them out? I guess it's a lot worse, they are all forced Chen Zhengbei sent people out at this time..." As he spoke, he noticed that the messenger who was speaking had a strange expression.

Then, I heard the soldier say: "Actually, based on the information that came in, after rough statistics, we got a rough number. It turned out that it was the tens of thousands of people that were agreed upon, and they also moved a lot. The number is almost consistent. It's bad." It’s not much, so the commander made a judgment.”

"What judgment?" I don't know if he felt it in his heart, but there was a sense of uncertainty in Zhao Lu's heart.

"The commander-in-chief said that Chen's pursuit of Murong Ren, his arrest of Wei Xiong, and his current attempt to rob the population and watch General Zhengbei's actions seem to be very fond of finding excuses and then making a name for himself!"

"That seems to be the case..." Zhao Lu savored these words and couldn't help but praise him, "As expected of a commander, he sees clearly and sees the key at once, right? It can be said that Chen Zhengbei started from If you don't take the initiative, you have to come up with some excuse. They are literary people, and they have a lot of twists and turns in their hearts! But this seems to be able to be used. As long as we don't give him an excuse to send troops, doesn't it mean that there is no need to worry? Will Chen Zhengbei suddenly go south? This makes the original danger controllable. Waiting for the commander to calm it down... huh? "

While talking, Zhao Lu was quite excited at first, but as he was talking, he suddenly thought of something, and his expression immediately changed.

Not only him, but his good grandson Zhao Hou was also stunned.

The messenger nodded and said: "The commander-in-chief also said so. The commander-in-chief also said that from this we can see Chen Zhengbei's careful thoughts and steady style, and we can also see his arrogant side. , can be said to be headstrong, and these can be exploited. We in Jizhou are mainly attacking south now, so we must not give the Chen family an excuse to send troops, let alone lay hidden dangers for the future. Instead, we can make friends with them and be friendly with them, as long as the two sides are polite to each other on the surface. , He, Chen Zhengbei, thinks that he is upright and follows the way of a gentleman. He cannot break up friendships without reason and point his sword at friendly people, right? "

Zhao Lu's expression was stiff, he nodded, and without saying anything else, he just asked: "You said that in addition to conveying news, you also brought an order from the commander-in-chief. What is the content of this order?"

The messenger glanced at Zhao Lu and whispered: "General, you must have guessed it. The commander-in-chief means that he cannot do anything to give Chen an excuse. A few passing soldiers can be used as favors. Why bother to make trouble?" What about the stalemate? If the worst comes to worst, it would be okay to sacrifice one or two members of the Han family in exchange for Chen's understanding and buy the commander some time." When he said the last sentence, the man glanced at Zhao Hou who was standing aside. , looking at the latter with horror.Zhao Lu fell silent, and after a while, he spoke with some difficulty: "Do you want me to let Liu Gang and Peng Qi go?"

"Yes, the commander already knows about this. He has given you clear instructions to let him go. It is best to send him directly to Youzhou to show your sincerity!" The messenger glanced at Zhao Hou again, "Fortunately, the commander I didn’t say anything else, otherwise your grandson might not be able to escape the blame. I hope the general can do it as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams."

Zhao Hou was stared at several times, feeling depressed and filled with anger stimulated by those words, but he did not dare to explode. The reason was simple - the messenger looked like an ordinary soldier, but he was Born in Jie people.

Zhao Hou considers himself the grandson of Zhao Lu. He is usually very powerful, and even some children from aristocratic families give him three points, but in the final analysis, he is still a member of the Han family. If he confronts a Jie man in public, even if the other person is just a soldier, word will spread afterwards. , those in power among the Capricorn people will also hold them accountable afterwards, making him miserable and walking around.

This kind of thing has happened many times in Jizhou territory. Zhao Hou naturally would not challenge it, so he kept his emotions in his heart.

Zhao Lu, on the other hand, frowned, leaned back in his chair, and said with some dissatisfaction: "You still want to send people out? What will others think if they see this? They will think that we are afraid of him, Chen Zhengbei! Marshal How could you give such an order?”

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A token was revealed from the messenger's sleeve and said: "The commander-in-chief personally issued the order. General, you are chasing Liu Gang and others just to let the commander-in-chief get a chess piece to make him happy. If you disobey the order, , wouldn’t it be counterproductive?”

Zhao Lu fell silent, looked at the token coldly, sighed at last, stood up and said: "Well, then I'll leave now. It's really unlucky that I came here in vain, dear grandson! This is a matter of letting people go." , it’s up to you.”

"This..." Zhao Hou was about to explode with anger. He wanted to be released in person. How could he bear it? He finally couldn't help but said: "If we really want to release people, can we just release Liu Gang and Peng Qi? That woman It was a real registration in the first place, and those guards were offended..."

"Don't you understand the order?" Zhao Lu looked at the grandson coldly, "Let everyone go!"

The messenger soldier added from the side: "The clans and families related to the woman are not allowed to take action. We must avoid anything that can become an excuse for war..." As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Lu, who was full of dissatisfaction, and said, "This is not fear, it is just to buy time. Once the commander stabilizes Jizhou, captures Yecheng, and the Northern Bureau is secured, it is not impossible to establish a country. The Huns are only one state away..."

"Okay, okay, I understand!" Zhao Lu interrupted the other party and said to Zhao Hou: "Okay, hurry up and do it, stop talking nonsense, and take advantage of the fact that no one has come from the north, otherwise..."

Before he finished speaking, someone came over to report, saying: "A group of cavalry came outside the city and asked to see the person in charge. They... they were under the banner of General Zhengbei!"

(End of this chapter)