Wu Gen had a happy face, talked and laughed with Lu Fenxi, and walked out of the Lu family's door.
"Manager Lu, I'll take my leave then. If you hadn't reminded me of this meeting, I wouldn't have said whether I could meet the head of the family or not." Wu Gen grabbed Lu Fenxi's arm and said with a sincere face.
"Wu Qianhu, you are a bit too polite. The head of the family has always been fond of human things. The dragon pattern stone you gave him this time happened to be his favorite, so he was naturally very happy. But more importantly, Wu Qianhu is good at fighting and is good at fighting. Only when you lead an army, have many strategies, and know how to advance and retreat can you enter the eyes of the master of the family. This time you have been given an important task, and you have received so many rewards. I think it will be of great use in the future. Here, the old slave congratulates Qianhu first, no, it should be Wu City Lord." Lu Fenxi smiled widely and congratulated Wu Gen repeatedly.
"Where, if it weren't for the steward's care, how could Wu Gen, a member of the human race, gain power so quickly." Wu Gen turned his hand over, and there were already five more thorn jade coins in his hand, and he stuffed them into Lu Fengyi's sleeve.
"City Lord, you're welcome." Lu Fengxi's expression did not change, he looked around and whispered: "Just now, the head of the family intended to reward you with a girl from the clan. Although she is from a distant branch, her surname is Lu after all, so why don't you take advantage of the opportunity and accept it? . You must know that you are a human race after all, and you are naturally not tolerated by the shepherds. Even if you can fight, so what, you will be forced to die by a city lord. But if you are married to the Lu family, with this relationship as a guarantee, you may not be able to fight in the future. We can't get to the next level." Wu Gen knew in his heart that his five jade coins had an effect, and the old man finally told him the truth, with a wry smile on his face.
"Brother Lu, it's not that I don't want it, I really don't dare to. I came here because I committed a crime in Beizhou. I still have a wife at home. After two years, the limelight is over, I will definitely return. This man and horse I can't take her away. If I marry Qing'e of the Lu family, I might as well not leave when the time comes, but take her back. The head wife in the family is jealous, and it would be weird if she doesn't start a fight. So, I can only pretend to be stupid and refuse the family master's kindness. "
"Oh, it's a pity. It would be great if you were a shepherd. You may not be able to hold the position of governor in the future." Lu Fengxi shook his head repeatedly.
Wu Gen let go of the other party and bowed his hands.
"I'll say goodbye today. I'll bother you more when I have time. Let's have a drink together then."
"It's easy to talk, and the days are long. I wish Wu Qianhu a prosperous future." Lu Fengxi looked at Wu Gen with a smile, and quietly touched the thorn jade coin in his sleeve.
After bidding farewell to Lu Fenxi, Wu Gen's face quickly became gloomy as soon as he got on the carriage. This time when we entered Maojing City, we took the same route as Lu Fenxi. We wanted to meet the head of the Lu family, Lu Zhan.
When they met for the first time, Wu Gen was thinking about what gift to give. After communicating with Lu Fenxi, he learned that Lu Zhan liked dragon-shaped things, so he didn't have time to prepare. In addition, Wu Gen was stingy and was reluctant to buy anything expensive. He sent Niu Chao to find a dragon-shaped stone in the river, wrapped it up and sent it in.
When he met Lu Zhan, Wu Gen made up some words and said frankly that he saw the magnificent work in the river on the way and saw this strange stone when he entered the water. He felt that he was a weak man and did not dare to keep it privately, so he specially gave it to the owner of the family.
When Lu Zhan saw this stone, he liked it and ordered his servants to place it in his study. It is said that given his status, he has never seen any kind of treasure, and he can put it in the study and play with it, which shows that he really likes it.
Therefore, when it comes to giving gifts, it’s not about the price but the thoughtfulness. It was someone close to him like Lu Fenxi who knew what his master liked, so after Wu Gen came out, he gave some spiritual jade coins to him as a filial piety.
When Wu Gen saw Lu Zhan, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He originally suspected that one of the two people he met in Lushan that day was Lu Zhan, but he didn't want to, but he couldn't get along.
Lu Zhan is a gray-haired old man with the same build as Lu Lie, both very tall. Compared with Lu Lie's youthfulness, Lu Zhan was more domineering and aggressive.
How can such a person be content to live beneath others? Perhaps Wu Gen's gift was appropriate, but Lu Zhan was quite enthusiastic about Wu Gen, and his words often meant to win over him.
After asking some about the current situation of the Fearless Army, Wu Gen told the truth truthfully. There is no need to hide this matter, and it cannot be hidden.
Lu Zhan was also quite surprised to learn that Wu Gen had 2,500 troops after reorganizing his army. The fact that such a team could be formed in such a short period of time showed Wu Gen's ability.
Overjoyed, Lu Zhan specially rewarded the Fearless Army with a large sum of money, and also allocated 3,000 armors and weapons, allowing them to quickly expand to 3,000 men.
At the same time, Lu Zhan ordered Wu Gen to send troops to inspect the southern part of Panshi Road, and at the same time send people to reconnoiter the terrain and manpower configuration of Jiangguan Road adjacent to Panshi Road to make complete preparations.
As for what to deal with, Lu Zhan did not say clearly. In addition, Lu Zhan secretly ordered Wu Gen and Lu Peng to cooperate with each other to secretly destroy the Jing family, a small family in the east of Panshi Road.
When Wu Gen asked if he would keep one or two cities as he did with the Meng family, Lu Zhan asked not to keep any of them, but to put them all into the hands of the Lu family, and he would be responsible for all the consequences.
He also promised that if the situation in Iron Hand Province improves in the future, Wu Gen can serve as the city lord of Yungui City, the main city of the Jing family that was conquered this time.
One of these things interests Wu Gen. The herdsmen are not allowed to capture the humans who enter the city at will, and they can also build their own army. This means that the humans have a relatively independent and safe place to gather.
It has to be said that Lu Zhan's move was really generous. He gave a big city to Wu Gen. This was also because of the large number of fearless soldiers. This was much more generous than the Ji family.
Wu Gen secretly thought that if he hadn't met Ji Ye first, he might not have turned around and joined the Lu family.
A city can protect many people and save many human lives. Moreover, it can also levy taxes on surrounding areas and enjoy the same rights as other large cities. In a sense, it can be described as a country within a country.
Such a huge reward really spoke directly to Wu Gen's heart, leaving him speechless. He could only thank Lu Zhan for his kindness, and he would fight to the death to serve the Lu family.
After the things were delivered, the conversation between the two became more and more lively. However, Lu Zhan changed the topic and asked about the Xingshan Volunteer Falcon Army, which suddenly made Wu Gen feel vigilant.
After hearing the other party explain the reason, Wu Gen breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Lu Zhan also wanted to form a volunteer army and asked about poaching people from Xingshan.
Wu Gen had no choice but to tell the other party that the Ji family who built the shuttle would never let him go, but if there was a guard, he could help train him, and elaborated on the power of the Rebel Army.
Lu Zhan was also very moved after hearing this. He was a vigorous and resolute person, so he immediately asked Lu Fengxi to collect the members of the Lu family and the small families under his jurisdiction, and provide them to Wu Gen to form the Yifu Army.
These birds are usually used by each family for reconnaissance and delivering messages, and have never been used as a main battle force. However, Lu Zhan did not hand over all the Yifu troops to Wu Gen. He still assigned a commander, who was the governor of Wanhu Mansion.
This man's name was Lu Yuan, and he was originally Lu Zhan's nephew. Because his father died early, he took him into the house. He was raised as his own son on weekdays. Lu Zhan trusted him very much.
Unfortunately, Lu Yuan was not in the mansion today. He would just wait for Wu Gen to leave and he would report in with him. Finally, Lu Zhan asked Wu Gen vaguely about his marriage and pointed out that there were still several unmarried descendants in the clan, but the latter pretended to be deaf and dumb and did not answer directly.
Lu Zhan knew that Wu Gen didn't want to be arranged for a marriage, so he didn't say much and made the mistake of changing the topic.
When Wu Gen left, Lu Zhan sent his most trusted steward Lu Fenxi to the door in person, which gave Wu Gen enough face.
The carriage was walking on the streets of Maojing City, but it headed directly to the east of the city and stopped in front of a large house.
Wu Gen got off the carriage, nodded to the guard at the door, and walked in. This is Ye Ziming's house in Maojing City. It was given to him by his best friend, the daughter of Zhen Fu, and it didn't cost Wu Gen a penny.
After entering the main hall, Ye Ziming, Zhuo Ke and Niu Chao were all waiting here. When they saw Wu Gen, they quickly stood up and asked, "How is it? Does the head of the Lu family have anything to say?" Wu Gen motioned for everyone to sit down and said this The situation of the first meeting was recounted.
"So, this Lu Zhan is quite generous. Wu Gen, what do you think of this person?" After listening to Wu Gen's story, Ye Ziming was the first to speak.
Wu Gen raised his head and looked at the roof, and said quietly after a while: "This person is quite generous in what he does. He is strong and methodical, and he has the appearance of a human being. It's just that his sharpness is a bit too sharp and he is a bit headstrong. To be honest, I have never met Ji. Xin, when I see you today, I feel that Lu Zhan is not an incapable person." Ye Ziming smiled slightly and gently drew circles on the table beside him with his fingers.
"Indeed, because of Lu Lie, I originally thought that the Lu family was rude and violent. It was only after arriving in Maojing City that I discovered that the Lu family was not entirely like that. If they were in charge of the Iron Hand Province, it would not be a bad thing. Wu Gen, how do you decide about our affairs?" Wu Gen sat up, grabbed the towel next to him and wiped his face.
"There is no choice. Just follow the existing path. Just imagine that these families have been able to stand in Kuntianzhou for so many years. Which of them are mediocre people, and there are many heroes among them. If we are wrong, we can only blame the path we chose. Different, someone will eventually need to be sacrificed on the side of the road. Whoever blocks our way, we can only crush him mercilessly." Ye Ziming looked a little depressed, silent for a moment, and then said: "Wu Gen, Qiyin Want to meet you."
"Who, Qiyin? But that person." Wu Gen raised his head and said in surprise.
"Yes, can we talk alone?" Ye Ziming's eyes showed a hint of uneasiness, and he looked up at Zhuo Ke and Niu Chao.
Wu Gen frowned and took a deep look at Ye Ziming.
"Zhuo Ke, take Niucho out and don't let him eavesdrop."
"Yes, village leader." Zhuo Ke grabbed Niu Chao's neck and dragged him out. There was no one else in the hall, Wu Gen silently stared in the direction of the door.
"There is no one else here, you can talk." Before the other party could speak, Wu Gen said hurriedly: "If you want to leave, let's get together and be brothers, and I won't stop you. I won't blame you, just don't harm your own family just because of a woman." Xiang Qi's death is still a knot in Wu Gen's heart.
He could never forget the pleading look in Xiangqi's eyes before he died. If Ye Ziming had other ideas, Wu Gen thought it would be better to speak openly and honestly so as not to embarrass each other.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Ziming lowered his head,
"I like her, but I don't want to leave the Fearless Army." Wu Gen thought for a while, then reached out and patted Ye Ziming's arm.
"I really like that kind of casual romance."
"Really, the kind that I like from the bottom of my heart." Ye Ziming raised his head, his face was a little painful,
"I know this is wrong, I'm sorry, brothers."
"What's wrong with this? Don't worry, it's not too late for brothers to be happy. By the way, didn't you say that Qiyin wants to see me, where and when." Wu Gen comforted Ye Ziming with a smile.
"Today, right here, she's in the backyard."
