Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1290 Agreement

  The night breeze is cool, looking out from the high-rise buildings in Taiyuan City, you can see the sparkling lights of Jinyang City, Taiyuan, and the courtyards and streets look so peaceful and serene.

  In the high-rise building, the room was brightly lit and the veils were shaking slightly. Cui Jun and Cui Hou were raising their wine glasses to drink. There are also some singers and dancers in the room, dancing lightly, and there are several musicians beside them, playing music tinkly.

  Cui Jun was originally from a family of officials and eunuchs, so he naturally understood these extravagant tunes. After all, Cui Jun's father, Cui Lie, was also ranked among the three princes, although he had to pay a lot of money to Emperor Han Ling to hold this position at that time...

  Amidst the sound of the musicians playing and the singing of the singer, Cui Jun and Cui Hou approached and were talking in a low voice while drinking. In such an environment, even the adopted son who stayed by his side to serve may not be able to hear what they are talking about, let alone the ears behind the wall.

  Taiyuan, after all, the Cui family is a foreign surname.

Cui Hou has traveled from east to west, from north to south, and has seen a lot in recent years. In addition, his subordinates are also in charge of many caravans. This person's momentum has gradually developed. This time, Jizhou needs another batch of supplies. I have a chance to come to Jinyang, one is to meet the new cousin Cui Jun who has just taken office, and the other is to discuss the future direction of the Cui family.

"...Little brother has read all over the history books. Since ancient times, those who are purely engaged in business affairs have never been able to last for a long time...My current business is mostly relying on General Zhengxi...Some businesses are all ordered, and I dare not get too deep...I think my brother can understand It has something to do with it...for Cui's concerns, the land of Jinyang is not bad...the elder brother wants to establish a lintel here, and the younger brother also agrees very much...but the Wang family and the Wen family...I heard that the outside discussion is a bit big...everyone does things for people , need to draw it slowly..."

For General Fei Qian of Zhengxi, Cui Hou didn't have much malice. In a sense, Cui Hou was able to make a fortune again, and he followed Zhengxi all the way to the sky, but these words between him and Cui Jun were heartfelt. . Cui's development in Taiyuan is too fast, which will arouse the vigilance of the local gentry Haoyou, and even some rejection reactions. Cui Hou's intention is also to persuade Cui Jun to first strengthen the foundation of Jinyang City before expanding other aspects.

Of course, there are also things that Cui Hou can't say. For example, on General Zhengxi's side, Cui Hou, as an important person in charge of the caravan, no matter how famous he is, he didn't hold any specific official position in the Zhengxi system. It seems that the fundamental reason is that after he controls the money, it is naturally impossible for General Fei Qian of Zhengxi to let him control the power...

  Cui Junneng was transferred to be the prefect of Taiyuan, and Cui Hou felt that General Zhengxi was very good. For Cui Jun, the first thing to consider is the interests of General Zhengxi, and then he can make some moves in it, and use the power of General Zhengxi to overwhelm the local snakes such as the Wang family and Wen family in Taiyuan.

  Superior people must have a balance, of course Cui Hou knows this.

After the Cui family came out of Heluo, they always had to choose a place to take root again. Pingyang was obviously Feiqian's private land. They all planned to re-establish Cui's lintel in Taiyuan, and Cui Hou readily agreed and was willing to support it.

  For people like Cui Hou, without a gentry base or a territory of their own, it seems that they can never feel at ease, and they still have a wandering identity after all.

  No matter what you do, of course it takes time.

When Cui Hou said this to Cui Jun, he also hoped that Cui Jun would not act rashly and unsteadily just because he is the prefect of Taiyuan now, but of course, he also hoped that Cui Shi could really settle down. Feeling adrift again. So Cui Hou himself is very contradictory.

  Doing business is completely different from being an official.

Doing business represents risks. From purchase to transportation to sales, there are all kinds of expected and unexpected risks, but being an official is different. People in officialdom, no matter what they do, seek stability. Take no risk if you can.

  The problem is that if Cui Jun wants to do this, there must be risks.

  But leaves fall back to their roots.

  I don’t know where the roots are, so how will they fall?

  So, although this matter is risky and may not please both sides, it still needs to be done.

   "The place in Jizhou..." Cui Jun also lowered his voice, mixing his words with the music, "Your brother sees...how is the situation..."

  The most important thing in Taiyuan affairs is the defense against the east and north. At present, General Zhengxi's momentum is like a rainbow, so he will naturally follow Zhengxi, but if there is an emergency, Cui Jun will naturally have to consider how to go forward.

"...Business is still there..." Cui Hou said slowly, "Recently, Jizhou has increased the number of armored equipment... Within two or three years, it should still be...the number of soldiers in the left and right is not enough to fight...the soldiers of Jizhou should be stationed more Yu Bei..."

   Cui Jun nodded.

   As for Cui Hou's judgment, Cui Jun listened to some extent. After all these years of traveling from north to south, one can judge whether there are heavy troops stationed in an area from the military food reserves and equipment needs.

   "Two or three years..." Cui Jun sighed, and then picked up the wine bar.

  Cui Hou understood, and picked it up, the two of them made a gesture, and drank it down...

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   Outside Yanmen Pass, the sky is full of stars.

  A dozen tents stand on the edge of the meadow, and a group of men in leather robes are surrounding several campfires, grilling their prey.

  Yan Rou stood outside the tent, looking back at the towering mountains in the darkness. In the Yanmen area, everything seemed desolate, although it was once prosperous for a while.

  For many things, he spent the past year traveling around the Yanmen Wuyuan area. After Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, died, many things changed. At the beginning, Liu Yu and Liu Shijun led troops that outnumbered Gongsun Zan to encircle and suppress him, thinking that he would bring Gongsun Zan to justice in an upright manner, but unexpectedly, Gongsun Zan suddenly rushed and broke the center line...

  Liu Yu is kind to Yan Rou.

  If Liu Yu hadn't heard about Yan Rou back then, and then recommended Yan Rou as an intermediary to communicate with Wuhuan and Xianbei, perhaps Yan Rou would not have the status in the hearts of Wuhuan and Xianbei people today.

   After following the barbarians for a long time, I almost forgot that I was once a Han. If it wasn’t for Liu Yu and Liu Shijun…

  Yan Rou touched the robe she was wearing. This dress was gifted by Liu Yu himself.

"Let's set off tomorrow and go to Wuhuan King's Tent!" Yan Rou ordered, there are some things that should be done or must be done, otherwise I will feel uneasy in my whole life, "If... If one day, I die in a foreign land, you want Burn me, then bring my ashes back and scatter them on the land of the Han family..."

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  In the cool morning, the envoy Yuan Yin tidied up his clothes and walked into Ke Bineng's newly built, slightly simple and even crude Xianbei king's tent.

Yuan Yin came here with a mission. It has been three months since he went north. He brought a lot of gold, silver, porcelain, and silk. These days, he visited many ministers of Xianbei, sent a lot of things, and bribed many people. . Today, King Xianbei Ke Bineng is finally going to meet him in person.

  This is the moment when the dust settles and when it all begins...

  In the Xianbei king's tent, cadenced words continued to come out.

  "...a pair of mutton-fat flawless white jade cups, a pair of mutton-fat flawless emerald jade bowls, a pair of sapphire carved dragon and phoenix Ruyi pairs, a pair of carved gold bowls, a pair of red jade-inlaid silver cups..."

  Following the recitation of the gift list, gift boxes were accepted one by one. When the deputy envoy read out the gift items, Yuan Yin secretly looked at the expressions of the surrounding Xianbei ministers and Ke Bineng who was sitting at the head.

   These things, even if they are placed in the Han area, are enough to make people covet, not to mention the area north of Daijun, which has always been poor and bad, and there is not much output except cattle, sheep and horses.

  As a new force that rose suddenly and replaced the old Huns, Xianbei is not a noble family with profound heritage and inheritance, but a pure upstart. However, as an upstart, Xianbei is not qualified.

As far as Ke Bineng's king's tent is concerned, even the shadow of the nouveau riche is not revealed, neither is it dressed in gold or silver, nor is it exquisitely decorated. For the sake of structure, the felt on the ground has some patterns, and the tiger skin on the top is more or less powerful, but compared with any family with a little background in Han, this kind of decoration can only be called Shabby room.

  On the throne, Ke Bineng was watching with great interest all the dazzling treasures brought in.

  As the great king of Xianbei, his title of great king, unlike Bu Dugen, was not really granted, but was obtained by splicing his power. After Tan Shihuai's death, it was a bloodbath to compete for the throne of the king. Bu Dugen can stand out among them, and even now the overall strength is slightly better than that of Bu Dugen, so naturally he has some skills.

  Ke Bineng is very big, with a burly figure and thick arms. It is said that he is born with supernatural power and can fight fiercely with his bare hands. This is not necessarily bragging, even in later generations, some Siberian tribes raised bears and tigers as kittens and puppies, so Kebi can be the king of Xianbei who advocates force, of course he cannot be too weak in force.

  As Yuan Shu's envoy, and he was born in a big family like Yuan's, Yuan Yin himself is naturally a good dancer with long sleeves, and is also good at observing faces and people. In the process of dealing with these stinky Xianbei rough men, he also knew that these vulgar guys still have one advantage, that is, they speak seriously and say what they say, not as slippery as the sons of the gentry, who will be swayed for a long time Not sure what to think.

  If you like it, you like it, if you don't like it, you don't like it. The words and attitude are basically the same.

Over the past period of time, Yuan Yin has visited and bribed many Xianbei ministers, and he also knows that Xianbei has been arguing about this matter. Looking at these left and right Xianbei ministers who were fascinated by the golden jade brilliance today, Yuan Yin I think this should be no problem.

All kinds of gifts were presented, and then the gift list was handed over. Ke Bi Neng accepted it, but just glanced at it, and then frowned and put it aside. He didn't know much about Chinese characters, and many didn't know them. It looks like a ghost painting talisman.

"Good things..." The surrounding Xianbei ministers chattered about those exquisite jade bowls and gold cups, those beautiful silks and satins, but they really couldn't find any adjectives to describe them in detail, so they could only repeat blindly, "...It's really a good thing ..."

   "My lord..." Yuan Yin looked at the smiling Ke Bineng and said, "I don't know about the alliance..."

   Kebi Neng laughed, grinning like a bear: "It's easy to say, easy to say, the alliance... yes, of course it can..."

  Yuan Yin was overjoyed, although it was as expected, but after Ke Bineng personally agreed, he felt relieved, and said: "So, I will trouble the king to give a token, so that I can go back to the business..."

Ke Bineng laughed, and said: "We Shiwei tribe, what we have said is iron-clad, what token do we need! It's so petty! Haha, no matter, take this! Come on, let's hold a dinner today to entertain us Friend!" Ke Bi Neng casually took an old knife from the side and asked someone to hand it to Yuan Yin, then stood up and loudly ordered a bonfire dinner, which attracted excited shouts from the rest of the Xianbei people who were lowered.

Yuan Yin rolled his eyes, although he didn't know whether this sword belonged to Ke Bi Neng, and it was a bit worn out, so it was worthless in terms of value, but since Ke Bi Neng gave it, he could only accept it like this Come down, and then bid farewell to Ke Bineng...

  Looking at Yuan Yin's disappearing figure, Xianbei Zuoxian King sitting next to Ke Bineng said in a deep voice, "My lord, do you really listen to this Han man just for these things?"

  Kebi Neng picked up a golden bowl casually, and said, "If this is yours, would you just take it out and give it away?"

   King Zuo Xian shook his head: "How can such a good thing be given away casually?"

With a huff, Ke Bineng dropped the golden bowl, grinned, and looked into the distance, like a greedy bear staring at delicious meat: "The Han people sent these... Do you know what it means? It means There are more things in the hands of these Han people, even more exquisite and beautiful things than these! I heard that the Han people are beating themselves... If this is the case, why can’t we go and have a look?”

"When King Tanshihuai was alive, he said that to the south of here, there is a warm land with the best water and soil, the most suitable sunshine and weather..." Kebi Neng looked into the distance and said, "Where There are countless lands, countless pastures, countless treasures, and countless beauties... But why are we trapped here, fighting with our brothers? Instead of grabbing more and better things?!"

Kebi was able to wave his arms, as if he was chopping off a person's head, "Go! Tell that timid Budugen that if he is willing to go south with me! The title of king can be taken by him! "

  (end of this chapter)