When Liu Xin said that there was someone outside, Linger’s face turned white. The posture she was lying on Liu Xin was too ambiguous. If someone saw her, she wouldn’t have to be a human being in the future.
But when I heard another soft "cack" from outside, followed by two meows of "meow, meow", Ling'er was relieved and said with a trembling, "It's scary, it turns out to be a wild cat. "After speaking, she realized that Liu Xin's hand could touch her chest, and the face that was scared white just now turned red with shame.
Sometimes this kind of affair is only between one thought. If it hadn’t been for the wild cat to make a difference, I’m afraid Liu Xin had already pressed Ling'er under his body at this time, but now Liu Xin has already lost all interest and withdraws. He took his hand and said angrily: "Yes, it must be a wild cat lying on the window, but I was pinched by you this time, and it was really tired."
Ling'er blushed and said softly, "As long as the master likes it, the slave and maid can help the master pinch every day."
Liu Xin had completely returned to normal at this time, and said with a smile: "Okay, thanks for your hard work, you should also go down and rest early."
Ling'er gave a soft "um", and slowly got up from Liu Xin, squeezing, feeling full of loss in her heart.
In the early morning of the next day, Liu Xin and his entourage boarded the boat. This boat is not only tall and big, but also has a very wide deck. Not only the horses that Liu Xin and the others rode, but also Ling'er’s carriage got on the boat smoothly. But after all, the capacity of a ship is limited. A total of four boats were used this time to pull all the people on the ship.
Liu Xin boarded the boat this time to cross the river. It is the dry season, the current is slow, and the boat is moving very smoothly. Liu Xin stood on the deck, looking ahead, remembering that the Jingzhou area under his jurisdiction crossed the river north and south, the army, It is very inconvenient for the three hundred cavalry to use four boats to cross the river. So he said without looking back: "General Su, you go back and tell Kong Wen. Develop a kind of ship, each ship must be able to carry at least a thousand soldiers and their horses, equipment, and supplies. This kind of ship is not used for water warfare, as long as it has a certain degree of self-protection capability. It’s about landing and transporting supplies,"
Su Fei arched his hands and said: "Back to the lord, there are also ordinary transport ships that can carry hundreds of soldiers, but they are not stable and safe, and it is not convenient to get off immediately. If the lord said that this kind of ship, if it can be built, it will indeed be much more convenient. ,"
When Ling'er was a child, she followed her parents across the Yangtze River more than once, and she took some small boats. It was the first time to ride a huge boat like this. From time to time, she poked her head out of the car window and looked around. Liu Xin turned her head. Seeing her curious appearance, Linger smiled faintly at her, Ling'er shyly drew back into the car in a panic, and then secretly protruding that pretty face out of the window.
The fleet arrived across the river in a short time. Liu Xin and his entourage abandoned the boat and landed on the shore. There was a group of soldiers waiting in two rows on the dock. A school lieutenant walked up quickly and said, "The last general Wang Wei , At the order of General Zhang to welcome the lord here,"
Liu Xin felt very familiar when he heard the name, but couldn't remember it for a while, so he nodded and asked: "How is the war going?"
Wang Wei said, "Going back to the lord, General Zhang Lien Zhan and victorious. Now he has surrounded the barbarian rebels in a village."
Liu Xin knew that Zhang Fei had a violent temperament and was worried that he would kill too much. He hurriedly said: "You immediately send someone to inform Yi De and tell him to besiege and not attack, and return to Wuling City to see me."
Wang Wei turned around and commanded, and galloped away on a fast horse.
The group mounted their horses and headed towards Wuling City. Liu Xin asked Wang Wei to follow him so that he could understand the details of the matter. Most of the more than a thousand people that Wang Wei brought were infantry. The speed of the team's advancement naturally slowed down, however, In this way, Liu Xin had time to listen carefully to Wang Wei’s narration, and would interrupt him when he didn’t understand, and after asking some questions, he finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
The emergency report sent by Kuailiang was not exhaustive. Now, listening to Wang Weidao, Liu Xin has gradually clarified the cause of the matter. There is a family of noble family named Lin in Wuling County, which has a great reputation in the local area and has long monopolized the barbarian and Han people. The barbarians live in the mountains and have only a few fields. Selling mountain products has become an important source of income for them. Most of the mountain products are sold through the Lin family. The eldest son of the Lin family, Lin Zhen, walks all year round. The villages of the Barbarian people came and went to get along with a barbarian girl, but Lin Zhen was unwilling to marry a barbarian girl to go home. The girl couldn't think about it for a while, so she threw herself into the river, and the family found the Lin family to fail the theory, but was injured by the Lin family. Many people, the barbarians are very clinging together. When this happened, the whole clan was very angry. The patriarch personally led him into the Lin family to seek justice. The two sides clashed again.
The barbarians live in the mountains and forests, living conditions are bad, and they have developed a rougher personality. Sharp axes and machetes are both their production tools and their weapons. They have always carried them with them. This conflict was limited to shoving and verbal abuse. , Gradually evolved into a fight. Although the Lin family also raised a group of guardians, they were the opponents of these barbarians. After a short period of time, they were defeated. Those barbarians rushed into the Lin family and saw that the house was magnificent and rich in gold and silver. The warehouse was full, and they looted one after another, and even the patriarch could not stop it. In this conflict, except for some young and beautiful women in the Lin family who were robbed of the mountain by barbarians, the rest of the old and young were killed. Lin Zhen also died violently. The silver property was looted and the house burned out even more.
Lin Pu, the current prefect of Wuling, was the prefect of Cao Yu. He was in the same clan as the Lin family who was destroyed by the barbarians. He received a report from the chief of the ward and learned that so many people had died. Negotiations with the area, asking for the murderer, and the people who were sent to know the relationship between the Lin family and the prefect, their words were naturally biased towards the Lin family, which annoyed the barbarian patriarch, and simply cut him off, contacted other tribesmen, and rebelled.
After asking Wang Wei, Liu Xin learned that the customs of the barbarians are quite different from those of the Han people, and the women of the barbarians are gentle and affectionate by nature, and are often easily confused by the elegant appearance of the Han men. This is the case for this suicide barbarian girl, Liu Xin Originally thought that both parties should be responsible for adultery. Now it seems that the situation is not what he thought. Premarital adultery is a serious matter for Han people. In many places, both men and women will be immersed in a pig cage. However, in the barbarians, marriage is not like the Han people. They pay attention to "parents’ orders and matchmakers’ words." Young men and women can communicate freely before marriage. It is normal even to get pregnant before marriage, and most of them Loved men and women eventually become husbands and wives, and it is very rare to break up. In this way, in the eyes of the Han people, Lin Zhen and the barbarian girl are at fault, while in the eyes of the barbarian, only Lin Zhen is at fault, the barbarian. The girl is not at fault,
Not only that, but what surprised Liu Xin was that the barbarians in Wuling County were the most powerful among the three counties of Wuling, Lingling, and Guiyang. In the early Han Dynasty, the barbarians were treated with gentleness and exempted all taxes from the seven surnames. However, After hundreds of years of development, these seven surnames have gradually declined, and some new families have gradually emerged, such as the Feng family in Wuling, the Jiang family in Guiyang, and the Zhu family, Yong family, Meng family, and Mao family in the Bashu family. The barbarians living in Jingnan belong to the Baipu family, and the barbarians living in the southern county of Jingbei belong to the Bashu family. Baipu and Yangzhou are actually the same family, but the barbarians in Jingnan belong to the same family as the Bashu family. On the contrary, the barbarians of Wuling have moved closer, and Wuling’s family has the strongest momentum, faintly becoming the co-lord of the Jingnan barbarians.
This is quite different from Liu Xin’s original estimate. He originally thought that the Lingling and Guiyang counties were closer to the southwest and the barbarians should be stronger. Who knew the situation was the opposite. The reason for this is probably because Since Wuling is closer to the Central Plains, it is easier to access relatively advanced production methods, which has prompted the barbarians to achieve faster development. Besides, I really can’t think of more reasonable explanations.
As for why the Han-barbarian in Jingnan area live together, but the Baipu-type barbarians in Jingzhou are closer to the Bashu-type barbarians, it can only be because Han people are generally unwilling to marry the barbarians. Although most barbarians are beautiful and gentle, they still rarely Han men are willing to marry barbaric women as their wives, and intermarriage can also be regarded as the best means to resolve ethnic conflicts and achieve ethnic integration.
Although there are still many things that have not been figured out yet, Liu Xin already has a clearer mind.
From the wharf to Wuling City, you can see that many people have begun to busy in the fields. It seems that they have not been affected by the war. After asking Wang Wei, I learned that the so-called barbarian rebellion is just that they raised the flag. , Refused to pay taxes, and did not take the initiative to attack. On the contrary, after Zhang Fei led his second legion to arrive, he fought several battles in a row. The barbarian coalition forces were all retreating steadily, and now they have retreated from the villages to the control of the family In that stockade,
At dusk, Liu Xin and his party entered Wuling City. Not long after, Zhang Fei also rushed back from the military camp outside Fengjiazhai. He got off his horse and went straight to the hall, yelling, "Brother, If it weren’t for you to send someone to tell me to stop the offensive, I’ve already taken down the Fengjiazhai and escorted Fengjiazhai to the big brother to see if they dare to rebel.”
Liu Xin smiled and said, "Yide, I know that you are impatient. Fighting and killing alone can't solve the problem. Sometimes, you still need both kindness and power."
Zhang Fei said unconvincedly: "Brother, how did you become as sassy as Mr. Zirou? There is a big kill with Enwei and it's a happy one. By the way, I came this time and brought a meeting gift for the eldest brother."