My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 175 Times make heroes

After Hu Tuo retreated, the entire Jiuyuan immediately had a rare opportunity to catch its breath.

Lu Yi seized the opportunity and immediately headed for Jiuyuan County with 500 servants as auxiliary troops.

Jiuyuan County is now headed by Zhang Xun.

And Zhang now follows his lead, so the entire Jiuyuan County can be regarded as his territory.

Although it was not as important as the Jiuyuan Pavilion, which was directly under its jurisdiction, Lu Yi, who was worried, still took advantage of the rare safe period to go to Jiuyuan County in person to inspect the city defense.

"Brother-in-law, why are you here!" When Zhang Xun saw Lu Yi coming in person, he immediately opened the city gate enthusiastically and personally led Lu Yi into the county magistrate's mansion.

"Of course I miss my uncle, so I came to see you."

Looking at his elder brother-in-law who had become more calm and steady after more than a month of training in officialdom, Lu Yi couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

all the time.

There is a difficult issue that has been entangled in the long river of history.

Is it the times that make heroes?
Or do heroes create the times?
Lu Yi had some thoughts on this issue before.

Combined with his experience of traveling through time for more than a year now.

He now has some insights into this issue.

Top heroes like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Zhuge Liang can naturally change their fate and circumstances.

But throughout history, such heroes who defy fate are too rare.

Moreover, often these heroes who are entrusted with a destiny also suffer all kinds of misfortunes because of the huge fate they bear.

Cao Cao suffered from headaches throughout his life, and whenever they occurred he felt worse than death.

Liu Bei had great ambitions and was indomitable, but he was able to achieve success late because he lacked time.

Zhuge Liang was extremely intelligent, but fate was against him at every turn, often disrupting his plans for victory.

And apart from these evil monsters that defy the heavens.

For most people, heroes are made by the times.

Haven’t you seen that Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, rose from Pei County, and after the founding of the Han Dynasty, top talents gathered in Pei County, and almost every friend who was related to Liu Bang left a mark in the long river of history.

It was not only the Li Tang that later rose in Bingzhou, but also the Zhu Yuanzhang group that rose in Huaisi.

It seems that God is particularly fond of these people. All their friends, relatives or old acquaintances are powerful figures who are recorded in history.

Often all the great talents of a later empire came from the same county.

So it is this county that has gathered so many talented people against all odds.

Or is it that the people of this county, after being transformed by the times, gained experience, broadened their horizons, and improved their knowledge in the process of following their lord in the fight for the world, and thus became heroes who could influence the general trend of the world?
When Lu Yi thought about it carefully, the latter seemed more convincing.

Although Lu Yi realized this, he still had the desire to collect famous figures and generals in the history of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms.

But at the same time, I also pay more attention to the people around me.

The gap between people will never be greater than the gap between people and dogs.

Take Zhang Xun for example.

Compared with his brother Zhang Liao who later became famous all over the world, the original Zhang Xun seemed as ordinary as a grain of sand.

However, because of the appearance of Lu Yi.

Zhang Xun first joined Lu Yi's caravan to receive training, and now he has become the head of a county. Under the attack of the Xianbei people, he repelled the Xianbei army and protected nearly 10,000 people in Jiuyuan County.

In just one year, he grew from a brave and aggressive knight to a reliable county magistrate.

This is the best embodiment of the saying that heroes are made by the times.

As Lu Yi's status and power continue to increase in the future, this hero cultivated by Lu Yi himself, or talent, can be called.

On the contrary, they are the best and most suitable subordinates. They share the same interests and the same protection as Lu Yi.

If Lu Yi continues to climb up by himself, perhaps one day he will be able to obtain the status of one of the Nine Ministers or even one of the Three Dukes in the court.

However, without these people as his foundation, he was destined to be a person of little influence and unable to achieve great things.

On the contrary, even now, Lu Yi is just a pavilion chief.

But he is in charge of a promising smuggling trade caravan.

He has a private army of two thousand men.

There was also a force of 800 heavily-armored cavalrymen, which was considered elite even in the Han army.

He controls the lives and deaths of more than 10,000 people in Jiuyuan County.

He had a strong influence on the Zhang family of Mayi.

They even secretly infiltrated the Mayi Great Wall Pass and extended their tentacles into the court's established violent institutions.

You say Lu Yi is powerful, but he is indeed just a small village headman, with little reputation and it is difficult for him to become known throughout the world.

But even though you say Lu Yi is weak, he is definitely not weak.

His power is already much greater than that of some county magistrates who serve as court officials.

Even Wang Zhi who was killed by Lu Yi before.

If he did not seek help from his brother Wang Fu, he would have fought a real battle with Lu Yi to the death.

The one who wins in the end must be Lu Yi.

"I heard that Hutuo attacked Luwu the day before yesterday. I know very well that we can never defeat Hutuo in a field battle, so I couldn't pursue him. I wonder how the battle went?" Zhang Xun was moved to see that Lu Yi was still concerned about his safety when the Xianbei invaded from the south, and he asked repeatedly.

"Don't you still believe in your brother-in-law's ability?"

"After Hu Tuo left behind 800 heads, he realized that he could not conquer Luwu and could only flee far away with his tail between his legs."

Lu Yi smiled when he heard this.

"I own Jiuyuan County, with a population of over 10,000. I have 3,000 soldiers and civilians, but I only killed 300 of Hu Tuo's men, and we didn't even get his head. I never thought my brother-in-law could achieve such a great result with just a small fort. Zhang Xun is not as good as me!"

Zhang Xun was also surprised when he heard this, and said with half shame and half admiration.

"Haha, we made a plan for the possible southward movement of the Xianbei people several months in advance. It is reasonable to have this gain without any intention."

However, Lu Yi waved his hands and didn't take this small victory seriously.

"However, these two battles made me see clearly the Xianbei people's intention to move south!"

Lu Yi restrained his smile and spoke seriously.

"Oh? What does my brother-in-law have to say?" Zhang Xun sat up straight and listened.

"The Xianbei people went south for only two reasons."

"One is land, the other is money, food and people."

"The Xianbei people came with a large army, but they bypassed the strong cities they encountered along the way. It definitely didn't seem like they were planning to capture the cities and hold them."

"So I guess that although the Xianbei people came to the pass with great fanfare, they actually came for the latter's money, food, and population."

"Therefore, as long as my uncle is determined to hold out until death, the Xianbei people will definitely not attack without regard for casualties."

Lu Yi spoke eloquently and analyzed the Xianbei people's thoughts clearly.

"So that's how it is. My brother-in-law's words immediately made me clear-headed!"

Zhang Xun suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this.

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(End of this chapter)