The Lu Shuihu people had now become their own people, and He Mulan naturally wanted to ask all the causes and consequences clearly.
Lunaruo bluntly said that he did not know who was behind the instructions, but only knew that the one who came to Liu Song to find the Tiantai Army was a Buddhist monk, and the Tiantai flag was also in his hand.
The Buddhists take care of the Lushuihu people a lot. In times of chaos, the Buddhists protect the old and young of the Lushuihu people. They also teach them the languages and characters of various ethnic groups. It is the kindness of these eminent monks of Buddhism.
That's why Lunaruo and the others were willing to come as ordered.
These more than 1,000 people have no way to directly pass through the borders of Song and Wei countries, but have to travel northward through mountains and mountains. The hard work involved can be imagined.
According to them, it has been about a month since the people who connected with them placed them in a valley in Luliang Mountain to provide them with food, grass and living necessities.
When they were ordered to fight yesterday, they only said that they would ambush a Xianbei army, which numbered about 500, and hoped that they would kill the leading general.
During the days of standby in the valley, they not only gave them new weapons, but even gave them a considerable amount of gold as a reward. It was these weapons and rewards that gave them peace of mind to stay in the Luliang area for such a long time.
He Mulan asked several times, except that he knew that the person behind the scenes might be related to Buddhism, and that King Pengcheng of Liu Song also contributed a lot, but he couldn't find any useful clues.
What happened to Gai Wu and Yuanjia Wubi before had already made He Mulan know that both Fomen and Liu Song had always been eyeing Wei Guo. The former wants to further expand the influence of Buddhism, while the latter is born to stand against each other. The Liang Kingdom regards itself as orthodox, and some small actions in private are normal.
A group of Hu Ben soldiers buried the pot to cook, because they were afraid that people behind the scenes would notice that something was wrong, but they rushed to the camp in Xihai County after using some food hastily.
Both the Hu Ben Army and the Lu Shui Hu people were used to marching quickly, but they rushed back to Xihai County in one day. Li Shun, who came to inquire, found that the five hundred people who came back were mighty and mighty, and his eyes were bulging in shock. When he came out, he didn't even dare to let He Mulan into the camp.
"Li Shijun, these are my captives. Now they have obeyed my orders, please open the camp door!" He Mulan was locked outside the camp door by Li Shun, and shouted impatiently inside.
The group of soldiers had been marching for a day. At this time, they were exhausted. They just wanted to go to the camp to have a good night’s rest, drink some hot soup, and soak their feet, so that the horses could build up their horsepower. How could they expect to have a closed door
Unexpectedly, Li Shun also shouted and responded across the Yuanmen: "General Hua, as the envoy, I have to know who you are bringing with you, right? If so many unidentified troops enter the camp, what if they have bad intentions! "
"You man, what do you mean by wickedness!"
"It's not eating you, what are you worrying about!"
Many Lushuihu people who understood Xianbei immediately scolded them. They were very sensitive to others looking down on them, and when they heard that Li Shun regarded them as cats and dogs, they were even more furious.
He Mulan knew that Li Shun was the main envoy and thought more than others, and was under a lot of pressure, so he appeased the Lu Shui Hu people behind him, and went down to negotiate.
"Li Shijun, these people are old friends of my disciples. They are my disciples' clansmen and friends. They don't know each other without fighting. I don’t know what’s going on, but there are more people and more help, and I paid them to hire them just to protect the safety of the mission.”
He Mulan cupped her hands towards Li Shun who was behind the door.
"There are many inside stories, please let me enter the camp and talk about it."
The Hu Ben army guarded the safety of the entire mission, and Yuan Po Qiang came in a hurry after receiving the news. Li Shun knew that these Hu Ben army would not listen to him no matter what. The Hu Ben army even drove him out, and could only continue down the stairs, and said with some displeasure: "Since General Hua has made a guarantee, I will trust them once. But the food, grass and baggage we prepared for this departure are for the Hu Ben army. Prepared, you are responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of these thousand people, General Hua!"
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"Why are you so rude!"
"We are fighting for you, and we don't even pay for it!"
"General Hua, you said before that you made rice!"
A group of Lu Shuihu people who heard that they didn't include rice immediately screamed in exasperation, Dayou-Jun wanted to leave without rice. Li Shun pouted at the door, just staring at He Mulan's expression.
He knew that He Mulan was born in a poor family, and he would definitely be reluctant to bring so many Lushui Hu troops on his own. But if the Huben army's food and grass were to be distributed to the Lushuihu people, the Huben army's soldiers would not do it either. Over time, there might be conflicts between the two armies, and He Mulan's prestige would also decline.
This time, no matter how slow He Mulan was, she realized that Li Shun didn't want her to bring Lu Shui Hu Ren.
What kind of temper was He Mulan, and how could he be threatened by Li Shun? She stretched out her hand and grabbed a wooden post at the gate, and was about to show Li Shun some color when she heard a harsh word from behind Li Shun.
"It's just food and grass for a thousand people, what's the difficulty? Li Shijun, we raised the Lushui Hu people ourselves."
Yuan Fang, who was dressed in a green shirt, walked out behind Li Shun with a smile, and bowed slightly to He Mulan.
"My lord, stay safe, everything is fine?"
He Mulan was about to get angry, and when she saw Yuan Fang readily agreed, she immediately let go and nodded with a smile.
Others don't know Yuan Fang's ability, but Li Shun, who is in front of the imperial government, knows it, and his face suddenly becomes ugly.
As if the excitement was not enough, Yuan Fang continued to add: "Because we have raised these Lushui Hu people, it is equivalent to following the general's private army. General. Of course, since it is to protect the mission, of course, the safety of the mission is still the focus, but the command is vested in the general, can Li Shijun understand?"
He Mulan made the meal, and He Mulan gave the money. Of course, this group of people could only listen to He Mulan. Li Shun originally wanted to drive these Lushuihu people away, but after hearing this, he found that he had pushed out the good people who could be obtained, and suddenly his intestines were about to regret. time command.
But what he said was like poured water, Li Shun could only helplessly walk away in order to take care of his old face.
As soon as Li Shun left, the atmosphere in the Huben army immediately became very good. Yuan Poqiang commanded the Huben army to open the camp gate.
"Welcome General Huwei back to the camp!"
"General Huwei returns to camp!"
"Tiger Ben mighty!"
The military orders were passed down one after another, and the backbone of the entire regiment's Hu Ben army came back. Some of the envoys of the embassy were not at ease to pursue He Mulan, who was chasing Juqu Mujian, but now they heard the horns and cheers from outside, and their hearts were slightly settled.
The world is not peaceful, and they have to travel more than a thousand miles. If there is no such a general with superb martial arts, anything can happen.
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent nearly 10,000 envoys across the Western Regions to Dawan to seek horses, wasn't it still robbed on the way back, and everything was looted in the end
Lu Shuihu was originally a little hesitant in his heart. When he saw a scribe in Tsing Yi who ran away Li Shun with a few words, he was very curious about the Tsing Yi man. When the camp door opened, Yuan Fang came out to greet him. He Mulan introduced to Lu Shuihu. This is her master book, and everyone has a respectful expression.
This is the person who will make the meal and negotiate the commission with them in the future.
He looks very young and has a friendly face. It shouldn't be too difficult to talk, right
Lunaruo showed a relaxed smile.
"I said how did you get me back so much food for food?" Yuan Fang glanced at the Lu Shuihu people behind him without showing any trace, and whispered in front of He Mulan.
"The ambush soldiers who ambushed us on the road turned out to be old acquaintances with my disciples, so I recruited them here." He Mulan said to Yuan Fang with some guilty conscience: "You just said that you can manage the food and grass of a thousand of them, we bring them here. Is there enough cargo?"
"Oh, that..." Yuan Fang raised his eyebrows, "I'm fooling Li Shun, I have to let you in first."
He Mulan was stunned by Yuan Fang's words and almost fell over.
"You actually said it casually!" He Mulan lowered her voice and glanced back quickly, "There are rations for a thousand people, and two thousand horses, you are actually fooling people!"
"Li Shun doesn't know how much food, grass, and baggage we have brought. I'm the chief clerk. If I say it's not enough, it's not enough. If I say enough, it's enough. And there are so many prefectures along the road, it's not easy to get some food and grass..." Yuan Fang disagreed. , "How can there be a reason for the general to pay for the war for the great Wei. This is the world of Tuoba Xianbei, not the world of your Hua Mulan. Of course, the money and food are from your majesty."
"Be careful, be careful that the walls have ears!"
He Mulan was so frightened that she almost stretched out her hand to cover Yuan Fang's mouth. She turned around and saw that Chen Jie had been pulled by Mangura to speak. He was following Zheng Zong, who couldn't get rid of him no matter how he was thrown, and his ears were stretched out. Eavesdropping!
He Mulan felt irritable again, and glared at Zheng Zong fiercely, until he quickly stepped back and plugged his ears with his fingers.
"This little official is also interesting, but he is a bit wretched." Yuan Fang couldn't help shaking his head when he saw his ghostly behavior.
"This kind of person is not easy to use, but there are unexpected joys when you use it well. You have to work harder."
"...I really don't want to use it."
He Mullan paused.
"But I can't get rid of it."
"He is proficient in many languages, and he looks very smart. Maybe he can use it when he is traveling in Beiliang. Don't worry too much. Most of the affairs of the diplomatic mission are in charge of Li Shun. Use it if you need it, and use it as a decoration if you don't need it, and it's not a great character."
Yuan Fang was in charge of thousands of households in the Wubi family of Yuan Jia, so how could he see a small official as a translator, even if he used to run errands in front of the emperor.
He Mulan knew how powerful Zong Ai was, she just smiled wryly when she heard the words. She first entrusted Yuan Fang to arrange accommodation for the Lushui Hu people, and then returned to her tent and ordered the soldiers to prepare buckets and water for bathing.
After knowing that He Mulan was a woman, Chen Jie led troops to guard He Mulan's washing and bathing personally, and not even a mosquito could fly in. This also made He Mulan feel a lot more at ease, and the bathing and changing clothes were more comfortable than before. Be comfortable, don't have to be sneaky.
After taking a bath, He Mulan went to Yuan Fang to discuss the matter, and the personal soldiers under the command of Na Luohun cleaned up the tent. While carrying the water to clean up the room, Zheng Zong suddenly came in and looked around curiously.
"What are you doing here! The general's tent is not to be trespassed!"
A guard looked alertly at the paperwork that He Mulan had left in the case.
The documents that could be left casually by He Mulan were all documents that didn't matter, but any document in the army was confidential, so they all glared at him, hoping that he would retreat.
Zheng Zong showed a kind smile and said sincerely: "I have been taken care of by the general before, and I was also on duty for him. I just came here to see what I can do..."
He looked down and saw a pile of dirty clothes beside the bucket, and his eyes lit up.
"Ah, it seems that you don't have time to scrub this. Anyway, I'm idle, so I'll just take it and wash it."
Zheng Zong picked up the dirty clothes and socks on the ground and looked at them with a smile.
"I'm sick, and I'm so happy to wash my clothes."
Several guards shook their heads.
"If you want to be so free, go wash it, and send it to us after you wash it."
He Mulan's clothes are now washed by personal soldiers, and they are not happy if they are not washed for them. After a long time, He Mulan will follow them.
'Chen Xiaowei should be happy to know that he doesn't have to do laundry anymore, right? '
Several personal soldiers saw Zheng Zong happily take away the clothes, showing a smug smile,
Every time I watch him do the general's laundry, I feel that his expression is really struggling and pitiful.
Yes, a good man, who is willing to help others to wash dirty clothes and pants and smelly socks.
It was said that Chen Jie accompanied He Mulan around Yuan Fang and came back, and when he entered the tent, he first asked the guard generals on duty where the dirty clothes were.
He is a veteran of He Mulan's side, and several of the newly promoted guards said flatteringly: "Chen Xiaowei doesn't need to wash today, the one named Zheng Zong took it and washed it. He said he wanted to thank you. The grace of our general's general, so... "
"Who allowed you to agree? Did the general say that personal items can be handed over to outsiders?"
Chen Jie was furious when he heard this, his eyes slashed at everyone like a knife.
"The general is not a woman, what can't you do..."
"That's right, didn't you wash it too..."
"Can I do the same?"
Chen Jiji shouted in a hurry, flung the curtain and ran out.
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Zheng Zong took He Mulan's dirty clothes into the tent, and after searching for a long time, he couldn't find a basin that could be washed. Only then did he remember that a follower like them would not have the conditions to wash if he hadn't rested for several days. Clothes, clothes are worn dirty and dirty, choose a good day to wash together.
Washing is also looking for a small river or something.
"Forget it, don't wash it first!"
Holding a pile of clothes, Zheng Zong suddenly smiled wretly, buried his head and face in He Mulan's dirty clothes, and took a deep breath.
Hmm, does this taste a little weird
Well! It must be the masculinity of the general!
Zheng Zong dawdled for a few times, but before he raised his head, he only felt a gust of wind hit his head, and then the whole person flew out!
"Are you fucking sick!"