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Chapter 41: Shaoliang City

Shaoliang City is the capital of Shaoliang.

On August 17, Zhai Hu brought Li He and Mo Jian to the capital in a carriage.

When he entered the city, Li He secretly compared Shaoliang City with Dongliang City. According to his observation, Shaoliang City is slightly smaller than Dongliang City, but the buildings in the city are generally more particular than Dongliang City. Most of them are wooden houses, with few earthen houses and thatched houses. It can be seen that most of the residents in the city are not ordinary people.

The carriage came all the way to Zhai Hu's mansion.

As Wei Zhu said before, Zhai Hu also had his own mansion in Shaoliang City, a wife and children, but he was responsible for training the army, and for some reasons, he lived in Zhiyang for a long time.

"The master is back."

When Zhai Hu brought Li He and others into the mansion, the servants on Zhai Hu's mansion were very happy and hurriedly reported to the mansion.

During this period, Zhai Hu said to Li He and Mo Jian: "I will send someone to my brother's mansion to ask first, and I will recommend you and the two of you later."

"Thank you, Sima Zhai."

Li He and Mo Jian clasped their fists and thanked them.

Then Zhai Hu invited Li He and Mo Jian to the main hall in the front yard, and at the same time ordered the mansion to prepare wine and food.

Soon, a little boy with a treacherous head ran into the room, and a little girl was following him. She looked four or five years old and shouted "Dadfather" and "Dadfather".

"Haha." Zhai Hu laughed loudly, touched the heads of the two children with a smile, and introduced to Li He and Mo Jian: "This is a dog and a little girl."

Li He and Mo Jian nodded and gave the two little guys a kind smile.

About an hour later, Zhai Hu, Li He, Mo Jian and the other two were drinking with dried fruits and other things. When passing the time, a servant from the mansion hurried in and reported to Zhai Hu: "Master, the servants come to report, the master has returned to the mansion."

Zhai Hu nodded, and then took Li He and Mo Jian to meet his brother Zhai Ying.

There is no need to ride a carriage, because Zhai Ying's mansion is next to Zhai Hu, and the two brothers are next to each other.

A moment later, when Zhai Hu took Li He and Mo Jian into Zhai Ying's mansion and came to the main hall, Li He saw a middle-aged man dressed in a beautiful and similar face to Zhai Hu, obviously Zhai Hu's brother, Zhai Ying.

"Big Brother."

When crossing the threshold, Zhai Hu greeted him casually.

"Um."

Zhai Ying, who was sitting in the main seat, responded and was about to speak when he suddenly saw Li He and Mo Jian following Zhai Hu, with a little confusion on his face.

Seeing this, Zhai Hu introduced the two of them. He patted Li He on the arm and said with a smile: "Li He, the warrior under Wei Zhu, was he who trained the strange soldiers and now serves as a five hundred general under Wei Zhu."

"oh."

Zhai Ying responded softly, smiled and nodded at Li He.

I have to say that compared to Zhai Hu, his brother Zhai Ying looks rigorous and serious. Even if he smiles and nods at this moment, he gives people a strong attitude of being superior, making it difficult to get close to him.

Immediately, Zhai Hu introduced Mo Jian to his brother: "This is a great man from the Mo family, Mo Jian."

Upon hearing this, Zhai Ying's face showed a few surprises, and he stood up and bowed, "It turns out that he is a great man from the Mo family, and he is disrespectful."

It’s nodding and smiling to Li He just now, and stood up to greet him. After all, the Mo family was once a world-renowned school. Even though it is now declining and declining, the Mo family still has a great reputation, let alone Mo Jian is still a great master of the Mo family.

"Doctor Zhai is so polite. Mo Jian is just a mountain villager and cannot afford to be a doctor Zhai's respect for such respect."

"Jiuzi is too humble...Jiuzi please sit down."

"Thank you." Mo Jian bowed his hand, turned his head and looked at Li He, and sat down on the second seat on the side.

This made Zhai Ying a little puzzled, but Zhai Hu understood what Mo Jian meant and said to Li He with a smile: "Li He, you can sit down too... Don't let Ju Zi down."

Li He looked at Mo Jian when he heard this, but saw Mo Jian smiling.

It is not difficult to guess that Mo Jian saw that Zhai Ying did not attach much importance to Li He, so he deliberately "promoted" him with the reputation of the Mo family. Although Zhai Hu was there, Zhai Ying would sooner or later know about Li He's unusualness, but it can be seen that Mo Jian had a very good impression of Li He.

After hesitating for a moment, Li He sat down in the seat that should have belonged to Mo Jian.

Seeing this, Zhai Ying's face showed a little surprise, but he didn't say much.

He said to Zhai Hu: "Second brother, I have received the letter you sent to someone yesterday. I asked you to come today because I want to ask about the situation of the Qin army..."

At this time, Zhai Hu had already sat down opposite Li He and Mo Jian. He raised his hand and pointed at Li He and said with a smile: "Brother, please ask Li He directly for this matter. The strange soldiers he led were amazing. This time, he went to Rong and killed thousands of Qin troops, and he would not hurt himself. I am afraid that Wei Wushang would be inferior to those who were not as good as those of Wei."

"oh?"

Zhai Ying then turned to look at Li He, nodded and smiled, "General Li Bai is young and unexpectedly has such ability. He is really young and promising. With such a brave soldier as Li Bai, it is my blessing for Shao Liang."

"Doctor Zhai is so serious." Li He bowed his hands and said humbly.

I have to say that compared to Zhai Hu, Zhai Ying gave him a feeling that he should not be close to others. Whether it is his serious attitude or a somewhat hypocritical politeness, it makes people feel that it is difficult to get close to him.

In comparison, Zhai Hu gave him a better feeling. Although he was unruly, the key was to show realness.

"Li He, tell me what you saw in Rong State."

"yes!"

Nodding, Li He told Zhai Ying what he saw and heard in the Rong Kingdom of Hexi. He heard Zhai Ying stroke his beard and remained silent for a long time.

Although the surprise soldier won a lot this time, Li He also said that the Luoshui Great Wall, which the Wei State and the Rong State of Hexi, had high hopes, fell under the Qin army's offensive in less than half a day.

Although the North City Pass had not yet fallen when Li He and others evacuated, considering the huge gap in the troops between the two sides, everyone felt that the fall of the North City Pass and even the Linjin Royal City was only a matter of time.

At most one month, the Rong Kingdom in Hexi may be destroyed under the offensive of the Qin army.

When the Qin army was in power, the Qin army would definitely turn around and attack him.

Seeing that Zhai Ying was silent, Li He couldn't speak rashly, and turned around and looked at Zhai Hu frequently.

Seeing Li He's gaze signaling, Zhai Hu asked, "Brother, what's going on in China? Let's say something about the battle or surrender."

Seeing that Zhai Hu was completely blocked, Zhai Ying glanced at his younger brother unhappily, and then said in a deep voice: "If the Qin army attacked me, Shaoliang, how could I sit and wait for death? But..."

He glanced at Li He and Mo Jian, and said, "But this matter should be discussed for a long time."

"...This is the same as not saying it."

Li He frowned slightly.

On the other side, Zhai Hu was also quite dissatisfied with his brother's vague attitude and asked again: "What do you say to the old man?"

Zhai Ying stared at Zhai Hu again, and then said lightly: "Mr. Dongliang...he intends to move the royal family to Wei State."

"Ha!" Zhai Hu laughed and mocked, "It's not that much, he is planning to escape?"

After pausing, he asked again: "Brother, what are your plans? Give up your previous plans and move back to Wei State?"

Somehow, Zhai Ying glared at Zhai Hu sternly, and then said in a deep voice: "I said that this matter needs to be discussed for a long time!"

After saying that, he stood up, looked at Li He and Mo Jian, and instructed Zhai Hu, "You will entertain Juzi and Li Baijiang on my behalf, and enter the palace with me tomorrow to discuss this matter with Dongliang Jun."

Immediately, he stood up and bowed to Li He and Mo Jian, and said apologetically: "Zhai has something to do, just ask my second brother to entertain Juzi on my behalf, and ask Juzi not to be surprised."

After saying that, he got up and left.

Looking at the brother's back as he left, Zhai Hu looked depressed and stood up to Li He. Mo Jian and the other two said, "Let's go, go back to our mansion first."

Li He and Mo Jian looked at each other, and then followed Zhai Hu to leave.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the three of them walked to the gate of the mansion, a servant from Zhai Ying's mansion chased him and said to Zhai Hu, "Second Master, Master, please go to the study to talk to you."

Li He and Mo Jian looked at each other, their faces slightly strange.

After all, Zhai Ying's move was obviously because he thought they were in the way and wanted to leave them alone to see Zhai Hu.

Zhai Hu also understood this and said to Li He awkwardly: "Li He, you can take Juzi back to my mansion first, and I will go back."

"yes."

Li He hugged his fists and took Mo Jian back to the next door Zhai Hu's mansion, while Zhai Hu followed the servant to his brother Zhai Ying's study.

As soon as he entered the study, he complained to his brother sitting in the study: "Brother, that Li He is the one I like, and that Mo Jian is even more a master of the Mo family. If you don't trust them, I will be embarrassed."

Zhai Ying glanced at Zhai Hu, but didn't explain anything. After signaling Zhai Hu to sit down in the study, he said in a deep voice: "This time I asked you to go back to Shaoliang to tell you something. Wei State... should not send reinforcements. You and I need to make some plans for the future."

Although Zhai Hu had guessed that Wei State would most likely not send reinforcements to Hexi, when he heard this from his brother, he was shocked and said in horror: "Seriously? Wei State really decided to give up Hexi?"

"Um."

Zhai Ying nodded and said, "The main force of Wei was dragged tightly by Zhao, and the remaining troops were not enough to fight against Qin. Therefore, some Wei State advised the King of Wei that instead of going to war with Qin again and being attacked from both sides, it is better to temporarily abandon Hexi and make good friends with Qin. After taking care of Zhao, we will then compete with Qin for today's affairs."

From the standpoint of Wei, this is actually true; but from the standpoint of Shaoliang, Shaoliang was undoubtedly abandoned by Wei.

The overlord of the world, Wei State was forced to the point where he needed to compromise?

"What are the plans for brother?" Zhai Hu became serious rarely, and his name for his brother also changed.

Looking at his younger brother, Zhai Ying whispered: "I have sent someone to tell the King of Wei that he begged the King of Wei to allow me to move back to Wei... I have received a response in the past two days. The King of Wei has allowed this matter. I asked you to come back because I wanted you to prepare this matter in advance."

Zhai Hu's expression changed slightly and frowned and said, "Shaoliang... I don't want it? At the time, I, Zhai, moved at least Liang because I, brother, you want to steal Shaoliang..."

Zhai Ying frowned and looked at Zhai Hu, then explained: "This time, that time... Now Qin is coming in a fierce manner. Since Wei does not support it, how can Shaoliang resist it? Why do you make plans earlier."

“…”

Zhai Hu remained silent and asked after a while: "Where are the soldiers under my command? And his family members, have they retreated to Wei State together?"

Zhai Ying hesitated for a moment, and then hesitated: "Wei State... hope that Shaoliang will do his best to weaken the Qin army..."

“…”
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