Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 144 I Have a Background!
Xun You actually knew that Wang Yun had betrayed him!
Facing Xun You's cold back, Liu Xie, who was belatedly aware, suddenly felt a chilling feeling.In his opinion, all the amazing and brilliant counselors in the world are talented and intelligent, but through Xun You's incident, Liu Xie found that he was wrong, and it was very wrong.

There are indeed geniuses in this world, but geniuses do not necessarily become people who will be remembered by history.Zhong Yong in history was a genius, but after him, how many people are as smart and unparalleled as him?Why didn't those people leave their names in history, and history only needs Zhong Yong as a negative teaching material?

Because what those people have is only intelligence.And if you want to achieve a career, the role of genius alone is actually very small.What's more, it's their character developed from their experience and comprehension.For example, after encountering such a major event, Xun You not only did not feel any resentment or complaint, but became calm to a terrifying degree.How could such a person not be remembered by history?

Similarly, thinking of this, Liu Xie's heart became more bitter.After all, it was too difficult for such a proud and assertive person to subdue him completely...so difficult that Liu Xie could only temporarily give up the idea of ​​subduing him, and began to treat Xun You as a friend and a teacher.

Although, he should have done so long ago.But luckily, it's not too late now.

After this episode, the speed of the convoy increased a lot.Liu Xie, who let go of his worries, either talked about world affairs with Xun You along the way, or asked Xu Huang for advice on military battle formation.Until the sun went down, everyone stayed overnight in the dilapidated post.

That night, Liu Xie couldn't sleep very well, because he heard two shouts of killing during the night.But he never walked out of the military tent once—since the defense work was entrusted to Xu Huang, he had to rest assured that Xu Huang could sleep peacefully.After all, when he panicked, the soldiers panicked even more.Moreover, meeting Ma Teng and Han Sui tomorrow is also quite a laborious task.

Early the next morning, Liu Xie turned over and walked out of the tent, smelling a faint smell of blood, but did not see a corpse.Obviously, those corpses were disposed of by the soldiers on duty at night.There was still a trace of blood on Xu Huang's forehead. After Liu Xie saw it, he wiped it off with Xu Huang himself, and sincerely said to Xu Huang and the soldiers: "Thank you for your hard work."

With a simple sentence, Liu Xie saw the trembling in the eyes of these iron-blooded men.

The following team was obviously weak. Liu Xie asked Xu Huang to write down the names of the soldiers who died in battle, and he planned to deal with their aftermath after returning to Chang'an.Since wars and death are unavoidable in the future for the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie must at least allow these soldiers to die with dignity and honor, without any worries.

Mei County is not far from Chang'an, only three hundred miles away.According to the speed of the rapid march in the Han Dynasty, it was possible to arrive in one day and one night.But because Liu Xie still played the banner of the court envoy in name, he would naturally not leave in such a hurry.At noon on the second day, the convoy arrived at the outskirts of Xianyang, only half a day away from Mei County.

And the closer to Mei County, the more strange Liu Xie discovered.After leaving Chang'an, there seemed to be more pedestrians on the road.In the still vast fields, there were also sparse figures of farmers.And the closer to Mei County, the more obvious this phenomenon.

When he finally entered Mei County, Liu Xie couldn't believe his eyes.There is a grass market here, the prosperity of which makes even the city of Chang'an a bit inferior!Cow and horse fur from Liangzhou, wine-making knives from Bingzhou, lacquer, silk, gold, silver, and copper from Yanzhou, feathers, leather, and whetstones from Jingzhou, silk from Sili, brocade silk from Yizhou, vinegar sauce, honey syrup, Grain, cooked food, bamboo and wood, Wencai couchcloth, fur and medicinal materials, books, calligraphy and paintings... There is a dazzling array of everything that one expects to find, and it is very lively.

Moreover, the merchants here are also very different. They all carry knives and arrows, ride fast horses, drink in big bowls, and shout prices.These people are not so much businessmen as they are adventurers, and their huge profits allow them to easily shed blood without frowning.

Liu Xie just couldn't figure it out at first, but after browsing around and inquiring about it with his familiar skills, he had a clue.Speaking of which, Liu Xie was a little dumbfounded because of the reason why these merchants dared to come here to trade, in fact, there were only two very simple reasons.

First, this is the territory of Ma Teng and Han Sui. They can be regarded as the ancestors of robbers. Who dares not to have eyes on their territory?Even some merchants who came from afar told the Ma family that their goods had been robbed halfway, and Ma Teng would personally send troops to exterminate the bandits.

Second, the reason why they would rather come here than to go to Chang'an is because there is no restriction of the rules and regulations in Chang'an.Here, you can do business without a specific place, and you don't have to worry about the regular restrictions of the market opening at noon and closing at sunset.The night market and morning market open all day long here have aroused great enthusiasm from merchants from all over the world.

Of course, there are naturally disadvantages.The most obvious thing is that the most primitive business model of bartering is still being carried out here. Gold is still hard currency, but merchants dare not accept copper coins.Because the small coins minted by Dong Zhuo are still circulating in the market, the fineness is not enough at all, and it is better to exchange things for things.Therefore, most merchants regard this place as a hub and transfer station, and after getting the items they need here, they will go back to their hometown for trade in groups.

Obviously, Ma Teng and Han Sui only took a happy way for the business here.They let the business develop on their own, only set up road cards on the main road, and charge a small amount of trading items as protection fees.

However, even for the extremely low toll fee, after Liu Xie showed his identity as an imperial envoy and coaxed him to learn about it, his eyes couldn't help but turn red: the toll fee here is even more than the annual income of Jingzhao. Much more!
Just when Liu Xie was thinking about how to restore the five baht money and open up business after returning to Chang'an this time.There was a sound of horseshoes in the distance of the grass market, amidst the dust and flying chickens and dogs, Liu Xie saw a group of cavalry rushing there, each of which was a tall Hequ horse with bone Decorated with a bone flute around his neck.Obviously, the team that came was the most elite knights of the Ma family, because the bone flutes under their necks were not special aesthetic decorations, but were used to command their subordinates to fight!
There are 500 people in this team, but everyone is an elite officer who can command dozens of people to fight!They rushed together, and they were as powerful as a rainbow, invincible!
At this moment, Liu Xie also put away the slickness of talking and laughing with those merchants and soldiers, and changed into a dignified but calm with a hint of laughter, fixedly looking at the young man headed by the team of iron cavalry, and said softly: "It's time to come, and it really came."

The only one who can make Liu Xie miss him so much is naturally only the young master of the Ma family - Xiliang Zhijin, Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi!
This time, Ma Chao no longer disguised himself, and the silver armor and brocade robe set him off like a jade tree of ice and snow.Especially after galloping on horseback, a dazzling trace was drawn across the brocade robe on the back, making the whole person look as dazzling and majestic as the God of War in Tiangong.

However, the God of War was in a very bad mood right now, the snow-white battle horse under his crotch sounded like thunder, and he rushed to the position ten steps in front of Liu Xie before suddenly stopping.Ma Chao yanked the reins, causing the two bowl-sized front hooves of the tall horse to rise high, and a burst of dust rushed straight to Liu Xie's face.This action full of provocative demonstrations made Ma Chao even more majestic, proud and trembling.

But what surprised everyone was that Liu Xie's 12-year-old body didn't even tremble when facing the thumping front hooves of the tall war horse, and his face was as usual, even with a hint of disdain.

"Bold!" Liu Xie's guards shouted loudly, before Ma Chao's horse was quiet, they rushed to the front and stopped the horse.

With a bang, the front hooves of the war horse fell, and dust flew up.

Ma Chao, sitting on the saddle bridge, stared at Liu Xie with a pair of beautiful eyes.The sharp gaze is as real as it is.After a long while, he paused and said: "How dare you come?!"

"Why don't you dare?" Liu Xie spread his hands and said with a smile.

"Last time in Chang'an, you lied to me that you were the son of Mr. Yang, Guang Luxun. I asked others later, and learned that Mr. Yang's son was in his prime." Ma Chao still looked down at Liu Xie condescendingly, his fair face A trace of anger blew across his face: "How dare you lie to me!"

"Oh, maybe you heard it wrong..." Liu Xie shrugged again, and said nonchalantly: "Do you still remember the last time you were with us, the one with a fox face, woman's eyebrows, and holding a The guy from the Gu Pot, right? That guy is the son of Mr. Yang, I never lied to you."

"You!..." Ma Chao just wanted to be furious, but suddenly remembered that that day, Mr. Yang treated this young man with this young man as his leader. If this is inferred, wouldn't this young man's identity be more prominent?Therefore, Ma Chao changed his words abruptly and asked, "Who are you?"

"Me?" Liu Xie pointed at himself, suddenly his face turned cold, and he said arrogantly: "You are not qualified to know my identity, take me to see General Zhengxi!" After saying this, Liu Xie turned away Ma Chao strode into Ma Chao's cavalry army.

Hmph, let you pretend to be handsome, my master, I have a lot of background!
(End of this chapter)