My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 93 Lu Yi's Philosophy

Ten days later, Lu Yi successfully led the caravan to the new garrison of the Hunye tribe.

The Huns lived by following the grass and had already mastered the rules over the past hundreds of years. As early as the last time they parted, they informed Lu Yi of their future garrisons in advance, saving Lu Yi the hard work of searching in the vast desert.

As soon as they arrived at the Hunye tribe, the first person to come out to welcome them was not Hexutuo who admired Lu Yi, nor Hatler who worshipped Lu Yi, but Qiqige, the enthusiastic flower of the grassland, who was the first to rush to Lu Yi on a strong horse.

"Thanks to Changshengtian, my lover was finally sent to my side..."

Although Qiqige was just a woman, she had excellent riding skills. When she swung her horse past Lu Yi's mount, she immediately turned over lightly, left her mount and sat in Lu Yi's arms. This beautiful horsemanship and bold display of love immediately made everyone in the caravan cheer loudly.

"Hehe..." Lu Yi also hugged Qiqige tightly. Just as he was about to speak, his mouth was blocked by a passionate kiss.

Cheng Lian and others couldn't help but scream when they saw this, but Zhang Xun was the only one who looked at his brother-in-law being carried in the arms of a beautiful woman with a confused look on his face, not knowing what was going on.

"Hehe, don't blame me, Brother Zhang. This is just the custom of the grassland..." Gao Shun knew that Zhang Xun didn't know that colorful flags were flying outside the Great Wall before Lu Yi's wedding, so he immediately crossed out the words of Zhang Xun who was full of doubts and dissatisfaction.

"Haha, you are my most loyal partner in the Hunye tribe, and my most distinguished guest in Heshuto. On behalf of the Hunye tribe, I welcome you!"

Hexuto finally arrived with Hatler at this time. When he saw his daughter given to him for free again, his old face was full of smiles.

"Brother-in-law!" Hartler's shout immediately afterwards completely broke down Zhang Xun's defense. He wanted to question Lu Yi, but was temporarily controlled by Gao Shun, Cheng Lian and others who had been paying attention to him.

"Oh..." Lu Yi noticed something strange behind him. When he turned around and saw this scene, he suddenly felt a headache.

However, it has to be done despite the difficulty. If this matter is not handled properly, rifts will inevitably arise between the three parties.

"This is how it all happened..."

An hour later, Lu Yi stated the facts that he had polished in the grand tent of the Hunye tribe.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this, and the atmosphere in the big tent became a little weird.

"Hahaha, what I was talking about is just that my husband found a sister for me in the Han Dynasty. I'm so happy that how could I be jealous!" Qiqige broke the silence first and said with a big laugh.

"How can an eagle soaring in the sky have only one follower? The stronger the eagle is, the larger the territory, the more prey, and the more followers it has. My husband is the wisest, most powerful, and bravest man I have ever seen in my life. If such a man can't find another woman, I will be unhappy about it!"

Love must be selfish. How could Qiqige be willing to share such an excellent man as Lu Yi with other women? But love is also selfless. She had long known from her father's hint that as a Hu person, she could not become Lu Yi's legal wife. Therefore, she was willing to endure the bitterness and jealousy in her heart for Lu Yi, and did not want her man to have any embarrassment.

Hesuto couldn't help but smile again upon seeing this, and was delighted with his daughter's eloquence.

After calming down for a moment, Zhang Xun had to accept the reality. In fact, he had long expected that with Lu Yi's abilities, he would have unlimited achievements in the future, and it would be normal for him to have many wives and concubines. He just didn't expect that he would have married into the Hunye tribe before marrying into the Zhang family.

This included both the anger of making decisions for his sister and the worry about whether Zhang would be able to gain an advantage in Lu Yi's power in the future.

"No matter what, my sister is your first wife, married in a formal ceremony, and should be your legal wife!"

"Of course..." Lu Yi nodded solemnly. He had already reached an agreement with the Hunye tribe after he accepted Qiqige.

"Huh..." Zhang Xun showed a bitter smile on his face after hearing that.

The smile was because he protected Zhang's interests.

As for the bitter part, he didn't know how to tell his sister the news after he returned. "Haha, today we have a distinguished guest. Our tribe will hold a grand bonfire party, with delicious roasted lamb legs and enthusiastic grassland women. Everyone must come and join us." Hexutuo was experienced and immediately announced with a big laugh, defusing the awkwardness.

That night, a banquet was held in the Hunye tribe.

All the guys in the caravan were allowed to participate. In name, they were the guards of the caravan, but in reality they were Lu Yi's secret assassins and the backbone of his future army. Therefore, they not only had to guard the caravan, but also had to undergo training from Lu Yi, Gao Shun and others. There were complicated rules to follow for setting up camp and marching every day. If they were not careful, they might be scolded and punished by Gao Shun and other managers. They were already holding back a fire in their hearts.

At the instruction of Hesuto, the Hunye tribe also sent many women to accompany these men. While washing away their fatigue from the journey, they could also get fresh blood and contribute to the prosperity and growth of the tribe.

Not only did Lu Yi marry a wife and take concubines, but these Hu women also took the initiative to offer themselves, which was inevitable in the times.

The difference between ideal and reality often arises as resources become scarce.

The less resources are available, the more illusory the ideal world becomes.

Lu Yi naturally has principles and bottom lines in his heart, but if he wants to make a career in this era, he must be flexible, even cruel.

Mercy does not control soldiers, and justice does not control wealth.

Wang Mang adhered to the moral bottom line throughout his life and was a saint who was elected as emperor by the entire country and all classes.

Some of the policies he implemented after coming to power would have been good things that were in the interests of the country and the people even in Lu Yi's previous life.

Abolish slavery, nationalize land and minerals, restore the well-field system to equalize land, and fight against foreign races to establish the status of Han and Hu as suzerains...

Such a person who had morality engraved in his bones and tried to follow the moral etiquette he believed in all his life in every word and deed, however, caused an unprecedented disaster. A full 40 million Han people paid the price of their lives because of his policies that stood on the moral high ground. Even he himself lost his country and died because of it. The top of his head was made into a specimen by Liu Xiu and collected for more than 200 years.

Wang Mang's failure was due to being too idealistic and nihilistic, which led to him destroying his own foundation and floating into the sky.

Having been a gentleman for too long, he began to impose his own standards on the rest of the world.

Little do people know that when people eat grains, they naturally develop seven emotions and six desires.

In this way, enforced morality becomes a shackle.

Therefore, the higher a person floats, the more miserable he will be when he falls.

Two hundred years later, Dong Zhuo once again dragged the Eastern Han Dynasty into a chaos even worse than the Xinmang Rebellion.

Lu Yi learned from history and naturally could not follow their old path.

The best strategy is to combine ideals and practicality.

We should neither fall into the trap of blindly pursuing practicality, nor completely abandon practicality and become detached from reality.

First, accept reality, discover and summarize its laws; second, integrate into reality to strengthen oneself to ensure the most basic survival; finally, have enough power to break through the obstacles of the old era and change reality.

This is Lu Yi's philosophy, and also the direction of his future life and power.

(End of this chapter)