A few days later, on the road from Daijun to the outside of the Great Wall, Yu Wenxun Niyan felt that the sky was vast and the sky was high, and he felt very comfortable.
Even when he saw the Qionglu of Daibei Tuoba Suolu, he started humming an unknown wild song happily.
In fact, when the deputy envoy Wang Chang doubled Yuwen Xun Niyan's "Lion's Big Opening", Yuwen Xun Niyan already felt that the Han emperor would definitely kill people in anger.
However, the subsequent development of the situation greatly surprised Yuwenxun Niyan, who had already knelt down to beg for mercy. The fierce Emperor of Han actually happily agreed to the request of deputy envoy Wang Chang.
'That Han emperor was so heroic, with ten thousand swords and guns, and a thousand complete armors! '
When he thought of this number, Yu Wenxun Niyan couldn't help but get excited again.
He couldn't wait to return to the Yuwen Department immediately and let everyone know the good news.
In this way, the uncles who are eyeing the position of Chan Yu can be silenced and they can obey their orders obediently from now on.
Not to mention the 10,000 swords and guns, it was enough for all the tribes directly under Yuwen Mogui and his son to change their uniforms, and to expand their troops by half!
The important thing is to count the total of a thousand pairs of armor, which will completely change the pattern of Yuwen Xianbei, and even the entire eastern Xianbei.
Yu Wenxun Niyan knew that Duan Xianbei, the most powerful among the Xianbei tribes, relies most heavily on force, which is only two thousand, well, no more than three thousand armored cavalry at most.
As for Tuoba Xianbei and Murong Xianbei, even if they have thousands of armored cavalry, the quality of their armors is definitely not comparable to the armors in Yuwenxun Niyan's hands.
The glorious future of Yuwenbu is already waiting for him!
"General, someone from the Tuoba tribe in front is here!"
Just when Yu Wenxun Niyan was smiling foolishly and thinking about the glorious future, the deputy envoy next to him, Wang Chang, suddenly said to him.
Yu Wenxun Niyan immediately gathered his mind, wiped the saliva that almost came out, straightened his body in the stirrups and looked around.
"It's Tuoba Sixth Cultivator!"
Yu Wenxun Niyan's face fell, and he lost the joyful expression before.
As a marksman on the grassland, Yu Wenxun Niyan's eyesight is naturally extremely good.
He had already seen a group of cavalry in front of him under the banner of Tuoba. The leader was Tuoba Liuxiu, the eldest son of Lord Tuoba.
After hearing what Yu Wenxun Ni Yan said, another person beside him said softly.
"So this is the Tuoba Sixth Cultivator!"
"How come, Governor Wu also knows about this person?" Yu Wenxun Niyan asked curiously, his attitude in his words was very kind. It was obvious that Governor Wu was not an ordinary person.
The 'Wu Zhonglang' in his mouth was only over 20 years old. His name was Wu Jun. He was from Changshan County in Jizhou. He was the younger brother of Wu Xin, the general of the Dahan Army, and was now one of the six governors of Jizhou.
Because the Wu family in Changshan County was familiar with horse matters, Liu Yu happened to be sent to the Yuwen Department to check on the horse tribute from the Yuwen Department.
"This man once invaded Jizhou, but before they could fight, the Tuoba tribe withdrew their troops on their own," Wu Jun said calmly.
"I see, this Tuoba Sixth Cultivator is truly abominable." Yu Wenxun Niyan said.
Although the Yuwen tribe and the Tuoba tribe have been friends for generations, this Tuoba Liuxiu behaves perversely and arrogantly. Even a rough and arrogant person like Yu Wenxun Niyan is a little disgusted with Tuoba Liuxiu.
"General, before we capture Youzhou, we will inevitably have to pass through Daijun Tuoba's territory many times. General, please be patient!"
Deputy envoy Wang Chang immediately spoke to persuade him, saying that he had already heard a little bit about Tuoba Sixth Cultivator's 'notorious reputation' when he was in Youzhou.
Just as the three people were talking, Tuoba Liuxiu led a group of cavalry to the front of Yuwen's army.
"Haha, who did I think it was? It turned out to be Brother Xunniyan!"
Tuoba Liuxiu stopped his horse, laughed and said to Yu Wenxun Ni Yan, but his eyes glanced at the motorcade behind Yu Wen.
"Brother Sixth Cultivation, I have finished my work and am passing by now. I was thinking of going to pay you a visit!"
Yu Wenxun and Ni Yan laughed.
Many of the customs of Yuwen and Tuoba are still barbarian, and it is not considered rude to call each other by their first names.
"Hey, this strong man is very unfamiliar, isn't he?" Tuoba Liuxiu asked, staring at Wu Jun.
"This is a wealthy businessman who is going to my department. Haha, Brother Sixth Cultivator is of course a stranger." Yu Wenxun Niyan was unwilling to let Tuoba Sixth Cultivator ask more questions and quickly changed the subject.
He saw many ragged people tied up with ropes at the rear of Tuoba Sixth Cultivation Horse Team, many of whom were even naked, exposing large areas of white flesh.
Yu Wenxun Niyan stretched out his hand and pointed.
"Brother Sixth Cultivation, who are these?"
Tuoba Liuxiu curled his lips without looking back.
"They are just Lu Shui Hu. This time I followed the master to chase the thieves to Junji Mountain and captured more than ten thousand Hu thieves!"
"If these thieves are not tamed, they won't even be willing to be slaves!"
After Tuoba Liuxiu finished speaking, he looked back and saw a prisoner of Lu Shuihu whose hands were tied, unable to hold himself up and sitting on the ground.
He immediately became furious and urged his horse forward to whip his head with the whip in his hand. In an instant, the Lu Shuihu's head and face were covered with blood, but he struggled to stand up under the force of fear.
The rest of Lu Shuihu's slaves all lowered their heads, and no one dared to say anything, giving off a thick atmosphere of numbness.
There was no trace of surprise on the faces of Yu Wenxun Niyan and other Xianbei people at this sight.
These Lushuihu people originally lived in Hexi, but later they gradually mixed with many other races of the Xiongnu. These people have very different looks from the Central Plains people. Even among the Xianbei people, they all have a look similar to the Central Plains people. Rong, they all despise these bearded and curly haired people.
What's more, once they are defeated and become prisoners, these Lu Shuihu are accustomed to plundering for a living. If they don't make efforts to correct them, they will not be qualified to be slaves.
Xianbei nobles like Yu Wenxun Niyan didn't bother to pay attention to Lu Shui's bastard. As for deputy envoy Wang Chang, a high-born scholar, he would never give such a bastard a second glance.
However, Wu Jun, the Han secret envoy next to him, was a little surprised after seeing the captured Lu Shui Zahu.
"He's actually a real Hu!?"
After hearing Wu Jun's words, Yu Wenxun, Ni Yan and Wang Chang both looked at him at the same time.
"Wu Du, er, Brother Wu, what do you mean by Zhen Hu?" Wang Chang asked softly.
"His Majesty has made it clear that anyone who kills a real Hu Yi to the first level and sends it to the military government of the county or county will be promoted to the first level for meritorious service! Those who are slaves will be redeemed by the officials and given good status!"
Upon seeing this, Wu Jun told him again about the "Killing Hu Order" that was still in effect in Jizhou.
Since the "Kill Hu Order" was issued, people from all walks of life in Jizhou were greedy for huge rewards, searching for Hu Lu and beheading them to earn merits. All Hu Lu who looked very different from the Han people fled to the Xiangguo area, resulting in short-lived affairs. After just a month or two, there was no trace of the Hulu in the entire Jizhou occupied by the Han army.
Now, whoever can behead Yihu will not only need force, but also luck.
When Wu Jun was saying this, Tuoba Liuxiu also ran over. After hearing what Wu Jun said about Jizhou's explicit order to "kill Hu", he immediately asked with some confusion.
"Eh? Are these thieves valuable?" Tuoba Liuxiu asked.
"Well, if a barbarian's head is white, he can be promoted to one rank, or he can be granted a good land! If he is an official, he can be promoted according to his rank, and there are also rewards!" Wu Jun said.
When he said this, his eyes looked greedily at those bastards.
These Lu Shui mixed beards basically have narrow faces, bearded faces, and curly hair of different colors. They all perfectly conform to the standards of Ji Gong Hulu.
It's a pity that Wu Jun was appointed as one of the six governors of Jizhou, but he was always stationed in Pingyuan County. He was the only one among the six who did not capture the head of a barbarian. This passively earned him the name of "no merit".
For Wu Jun, it is simply the biggest shame.
"Are your official positions in Jizhou very valuable?" Tuoba Liuxiu continued to ask.
Next to him, Yu Wenxun, Ni Yan and Wang Chang also stared at Wu Jun curiously.
"Well, nowadays, a Huru can redeem a slave as a good citizen. According to the price of a slave, it is almost a thousand yuan."
Wu Jun said.
The price of this slave was already very high, because Liu Yu issued an edict not to allow refugees with good citizenship to be slaves, and he repeatedly checked the household registration of slaves and released the remaining slaves, which caused the price of slaves with slave registration to rise sharply.
"Thousands of dollars?!"
When they heard the price, Tuoba Liuxiu and Yu Wenxun Ni Yan were all shocked, and even Wang Chang frowned slightly and started thinking.
Tuoba Liuxiu couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and looked at the Lu Shui bastards, seeming to be calculating whether it would be more cost-effective to sell these bastards to the Han people in Jizhou, or to keep them as slaves.
At this time, Wu Jun continued.
"Nowadays, for Jizhou officials who are interested in promotion, in addition to recommendation and promotion, the only thing left is the beheading scheme. Therefore, once they can get a Hulu, some people are even willing to pay ten thousand dollars to buy it!"
As the governor of Jizhou, Wu Jun naturally understands the reason for this situation.
Since Wang Mi was killed for causing trouble in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou gradually gained more areas directly under its jurisdiction. As a result, more officials were needed to serve, which resulted in many officials from poor families who were not recommended by high-ranking families. , the only way to gain promotion is through decapitation and merit calculation.
Although Liu Yu's approach was ridiculed by many wealthy and distinguished families as a kind of "tyranny of the Qin Dynasty", for ordinary children from poor families, it provided an additional way to transcend the family and become an official.
After all, in this way, money is more important than money. Those wealthy families who have mastered the judgment of counties and counties may not be able to crush poor families in terms of money. Even if they can crush one or two poor families, it is impossible. Suppressed all the poor families.
It's a pity that these Hulu were too inexperienced and too timid. Within a month or two, most of the Hulu were nowhere to be found in most of Jizhou.
Even Wu Jun himself, who was the supervisor, was always looking forward to the Han Emperor sending troops to conquer Jie Hu in the Xiang Kingdom so that he could be promoted and make a fortune and get rid of the suspicion of being a "nepotism" in his rise to power.
However, when Wu Jun said this, he obviously ignored the impact of 'ten thousand dollars' on these Tuoba and Yuwen.
"Ten thousand dollars!?"
When Tuoba Liuxiu heard this, his eyes lit up.
Since the Great Rebellion in the Central Plains, although the value of five baht has dropped sharply, if Lu Shui Zahu, who is always thinking about escaping, is worth ten thousand dollars, it is a very good deal for the poor Tuoba Sixth Cultivator. .
Seeing Tuoba Liuxiu's expression, Wu Jun knew that what he was thinking was very interesting.
This kind of buying and selling of heads was already common in Jizhou at this time. Some people even beheaded a barbarian and resold it five or six times before handing it over to the county military government for registration.
If we count them all, the people who sell the most Hulu heads are the soldiers of the prefectures, counties, and military offices in Julu and Anping.
"General Tuoba, if you want to sell these bastards, I would be willing to introduce you to the general." Wu Jun smiled slightly.
"real?"
Tuoba Sixth Cultivator was immediately overjoyed. If he could exchange these miscellaneous slaves for ten thousand dollars, then the money could be exchanged for something more valuable.
Nowadays, the Tuoba tribe has repeatedly won in their westward expeditions. There is nothing rare about this kind of Lu Shuihu. What the Tuoba nobles really like are the refugees from Jin who can cultivate fields, herd animals, and forge skills.
"Of course it's true. As long as the general can send these bastards to Zhongshan County, I can lead people to contact them on behalf of the general, and then the money and goods will be cleared!" Wu Jun said.
"Haha, if that's the case, that would be great. I can have as many of these bastards as the people of Jizhou want!"
Tuoba Sixth Cultivator seemed to have seen the luxury of sitting on a golden mountain after selling Lu Shui Zahu.
"How much do you want? How many are there?"
Hearing these words, Wu Jun's heart twitched slightly.
"It's bad, I seem to have set the price of a Huru too high."
While Wu Jun and Tuoba Liuxiu were discussing very eagerly, Yu Wenxun, Ni Yan and Wang Chang, who were standing next to them, could not bear it anymore.
"Ahem!"
Yu Wenxun Niyan coughed and said.
"Brother Sixth Cultivator, I'm still anxious to go back and revive you. How about we wait for Mr. Wu to come back and discuss the matter in the long term?"
Wang Chang also said at this time.
"Yes, Mr. Wu, don't we still have to inspect the horses? It won't be too late to pass by here after everything is over and discuss with General Tuoba."
"Anyway, the military order regarding the promotion of leaders will not be invalidated for a while."
After hearing this, Wu Jun came to his senses and couldn't help but blame himself in his heart for forgetting serious things.
"Yes, that's right. Otherwise, General Tuoba, wait until I come back to discuss this matter with the general. What do you think?"
After Wu Jun finished speaking, without waiting for Tuoba Liuxiu to speak, he planned to continue on his way with Yuwen and Wang Chang.
Just half a step away, he heard Tuoba Sixth Cultivator shout loudly.
"Wait!"
"Is it only Yuwen who has a horse?"
"I can sell this horse too!"
