Seeing that Feng Yong was anxious, Lu Hao was not anxious anymore.
But seeing him sit down again, stroking his beard, he said slowly:
"Huh, why do you need to rush to defend yourself? I'm not sure whether this rumor is true or false. However, the prince is good at using troops, so it can't be false, right?"
Lu Hao said and smiled slightly, "The prince wants to learn how I, the Great Wu, manage ships, and I, the Great Wu, also want to learn how the prince and prince use troops!"
"Especially since the land of Wu is short of horses, it is even more difficult to find generals to lead the cavalry. Otherwise, how about I, the great Wu, send some people to the army of the princes to learn how to use the cavalry?"
Governor Feng glanced at Lu Hao in surprise.
Isn’t it said that a gentleman is easily deceived?
This old man seems to be thinking very quickly.
Thinking about it, he is Lu Xun's biological brother after all, and his family background lies there.
Governor Feng said haha:
"We'll discuss this matter in detail later. By the way, Mr. Lu has come all the way, so it's hard work. Why not go down and take a rest first."
"Tomorrow, I will prepare a banquet to cleanse Mr. Lu. By the way, Mr. Lu is from the south of the Yangtze River. He must not know the customs of Liangzhou, right?"
"Not to mention anything else, this roasted whole lamb is an extremely fine delicacy..."
Seeing Governor Feng talking about him, Lu Hao felt that he had already seen through this man's tricks, and he sneered in his heart.
However, what the other party said was somewhat reasonable. After all, he was new here, and since Wu State had something to ask for this time, he naturally couldn't be impatient.
And he just happened to take this opportunity to learn more about his opponent and make more preparations, so he followed the donkey downhill:
"That's fine, I'll leave it to you to worry about it."
"It's easy to talk about." Governor Feng laughed, and then looked at Zhang Bai, "I have been friends with God Zhang for a long time. We only exchanged letters, but never met him."
"Now that Mr. Zhang is back in Liangzhou, he will have a good talk with me."
Zhang Bai quickly stood up and saluted:
"The king has given orders, how dare Zhang disobey?"
Lu Hao, who had been observing Feng Jishi's expression, was shocked when he saw that the other party's eyes were slightly narrowed and he looked at Zhang Bai with a seemingly evil look.
Feng Mingwen was so amazing that he thought so quickly that he got the information from Zhang Bai.
It's just that I meant it, but Zhang Langjun didn't mean it.
Due to my deliberate calculation, I did not expect that Zhang Langjun would be misunderstood by Feng Mingwen.
Thinking of this, Lu Hao couldn't help feeling guilty.
Alas, it seems that when I return to Dawu later, I will have to say something nice to His Majesty so that His Majesty will stop suppressing the Zhang family, which can be regarded as compensation.
Lu Hao was in a state of turmoil when a maid came over and said respectfully:
"Please, Mr. Lu."
Lu Hao had no choice but to stand up and follow the maid outside.
When he walked out of the door and turned around, he took the opportunity to look back, but saw that Governor Feng seemed to be angry and taking action...
After returning to the post house, Lu Hao was thoughtful and walked back and forth, constantly looking at Zhang Bai's dormitory.
Unexpectedly, it was not until night fell that I saw Zhang Bai coming back with a gloomy expression.
Lu Hao secretly thought something was wrong and hurriedly went out to greet him:
"Why did Jianyi come back so late? Why does he look so sad?"
Zhang Bai saw Lu Hao and forced a smile: "Nothing, I'm just tired from the journey. Just take a rest."
With that said, he walked directly into his room.
Lu Hao followed closely and looked left and right to make sure no one was there before closing the door.
"Jianyi, what did Feng Langjun say to you?"
Zhang Bai sat down and looked at Lu Hao with a wry smile:
"Mr. Lu really hurt me this time!"
Lu Hao's face suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and he also sat down:
"What do you mean by this?"
Zhang Bai said "ha" and sneered:
"Mr. Lu, do you really not know? Are you pretending not to know?"
Lu Hao coughed and asked in a low voice:
"But because of the armored cavalry incident?"
After the Battle of Xiaoguan, everyone knew that Feng Mingwen had a cavalry army with terrifying combat power. Three thousand troops could equal a hundred thousand Wei troops.
Three thousand to one hundred thousand is actually nothing new to Wu Guo.
After all, it’s not like there are people with over 800,000 yuan...
But when three thousand cavalry defeated a hundred thousand Wei troops, the meaning was completely different.
Who doesn't know that the Wei army is the best in the world in cavalry?
Now that the 100,000 Wei army has been defeated by the Shu people's three thousand cavalry, how strong are the Shu people's elite cavalry?
So some ignorant people said that it was a ghost rider from the underworld summoned by Feng Wenhe, who specialized in eating flesh and blood from the underworld.
Don’t you see, Feng Wenhe is known as the Ghost King in Nanzhong. Many Yi people in Nanzhong know that he likes to drink human blood and eat human flesh.
If you want to find peace in one place, you need to sacrifice three thousand women to use the women's yin energy to transform their cruel nature.
Back then, Nanzhong moved a large number of women to Hanzhong...
Of course, this rumor is too exaggerated and somewhat unbelievable.
But it is almost certain that Feng Wenhe has a cavalry army with ghost cavalry under his command.
It’s just that many people in the world don’t know the details.
Because those who know the details... basically went to the underworld.
This adds a bit of mystery to the "Ghost Riders" under King Feng Gui.
Lu Hao naturally knew the name of "Armored Cavalry" through Zhang Bai.
After all, who in the Wu Kingdom doesn't know that the Zhang family has a close relationship with King Feng Gui. I heard that Zhang Bai personally visited Liangzhou two years ago.
"Besides this matter, what else can there be?" Zhang Bai sighed, "Your Majesty sent me as a deputy envoy to Liangzhou. It is to say that I am familiar with Liangzhou."
"But don't I know that His Majesty wants me to persuade Feng Junhou to facilitate the request for a horse?"
This was a bit unkind to Sun Quan.
But it was hard for Lu Hao to say anything from Zhang Bai's mouth.
Because of the "Ji Yan Incident" that year, Zhang Wen was implicated. In fact, His Majesty wanted to use this to suppress the Zhang family, one of the four surnames in Wu County.
This is something that everyone knows very well. Speaking of it, His Majesty did something wrong.
It's just that no one dared to say it openly, but everyone still sympathized with the Zhang family's experience.
What's more important is that Zhang Bai took a big risk when he went to Liangzhou as an envoy.
It's easy to say that it's well done.
If it is not done well, it will fall into the hands of the emperor, and the brown sugar channel controlled by the Zhang family will probably take a big bite.
Zhang Bai married Lu Yusheng. Although she was Lu Ji's daughter, she was raised by Lu Mao and had the same affection as father and daughter.
Therefore, Zhang Bai was not afraid of showing his resentment towards Sun Quan in front of Lu Hao, but when he saw him saying with a slight complaint:
"If it's just this matter, I can still try my best. But why do you, Mr. Lu, want to cause trouble and bring up the matter of the armored cavalry with that Junhou Feng?"
"This is good. Feng Junhou not only has doubts about me, but also about Da Wu's sincerity in seeking horses. What should I do?"
After Lu Ji heard this, he also said "tsk":
"You can't blame me entirely for this matter. Who told Feng Wen... well, I mean, who told Feng Mingwen to act irrationally?"
"According to my opinion, Feng Mingwen either directly agreed to this matter, or he made excuses to shirk it, or gave him less horses."
"When the time comes, I will argue with that 'glib talker' and seek benefits for the country, but I don't know that this person..."
At this point, Lu Hao said "tsk" again.
And judging from this man's performance during the day, isn't this armored cavalry's key point perhaps?
At this point, how could Lu Hao give up so easily?
He was even very moved.
Everyone knows that the Wu army is not good at land warfare.
If you can get the secret method of military training in his hands, then you don't have to be afraid of the Wei thief?
Unexpectedly, Zhang Bai's words were like a basin of cold water being poured down from the beginning:
"That armored cavalry is the secret treasure of Feng Junhou's sect. I heard that the emperor of the Han family wanted to get the secret method and wanted the prince to marry the daughter of the Feng family."
"According to my opinion, this method is really an important weapon of the Han State. How can it be easily allowed to be practiced by the Wu State?"
Lu Hao was shocked when he heard this:
"Is this happening?"
Zhang Bai hesitated to speak.
"Jian Yi, you seem to have not finished speaking yet?"
Zhang Bai glanced at the closed door, then lowered his voice to a level that only two people could hear, and motioned for Lu Hao to come over.
Lu Hao quickly leaned over and heard Zhang Bai say in a voice as loud as a mosquito:
"More than that? I heard that for this armored cavalry, the queen even sent her own sister to Feng Junhou..."
Even though Lu Hao usually cultivated his Qi very well, when he heard this sentence, he almost couldn't help but scream out loud.
Is it so exciting?
But he opened his mouth suddenly, and then closed it tightly again.
Underneath his robe, his body was already tense.
"Jian... Jianyi, don't dare to talk nonsense about such things."
Lu Hao reminded with some trembling.
Zhang Bai shook his head and saw him pointing at himself and then outside:
"Mr. Lu, do you think that with the relationship between our Zhang family and Feng Junhou, I dare to fabricate such things at will?"
Lu Hao swallowed unconsciously:
"Then why are there no rumors about this matter?"
"Rumors?" Zhang Bai sneered, "Who dares to spread rumors like this? Don't risk your life? Hasn't Mr. Lu heard about the Li family in Shu?"
In fact, the incident between Feng Langjun and the Zhang family's young lady was a rumor almost ten years ago.
Who would be free enough to tell a rumor for ten years?
So, everyone who understands this matter now understands it, and those who don’t understand it, who dares to chew the royal ear?
But the key is that Lu Hao doesn't know. It's impossible for him to specifically inquire about old news from ten years ago, right?
What's more, there are very few people in this world who know the complete truth behind the legend of Feng Wenhe and Zhang Xiaosi.
Not to mention that Feng Wenhe's reputation is soaring, and he is not afraid of this scandal.
Even if someone chews the root of the ear for ten years, this matter has turned out to be that the young lady of the Zhang family recognizes heroes with her sharp eyes and will not marry anyone who is not a gentleman.
Stories of heroes and beauties are indispensable.
After all, as schools were built all over the Han Dynasty, Nanxiang's chivalry and storytelling gradually spread to the people.
Feng Tubiao, who controls public opinion, feels very happy!
So now what Lu Hao is thinking is: That's right, after all, Xiao Wenhe is cruel and ruthless...
I only heard Zhang Bai sighing and saying:
"Speaking of which, in fact, there is a reason for this matter. And Mr. Lu should have heard of this reason."
When Lu Hao heard this, he said curiously:
"How come I don't know?"
But Zhang Bai explained:
"Does Mr. Lu know the term 'flowery face and moonlight appearance'?"
"Of course I know that when I heard this word, it was Feng Junhou praising the Zhang family's young lady..."
When Lu Hao said this, he suddenly stopped and looked at Zhang Bai in disbelief.
Zhang Bai nodded:
"When Feng Junhou returned to Jincheng from Hanzhong, he met the Zhang family's young lady in a peach grove outside Jincheng. The two fell in love at first sight and secretly fell in love."
"So Feng Junhou sent a poem to the young lady of the Zhang family. The poem goes: The clouds think of the clothes, the flowers think of the face, and the spring breeze blows the threshold and reveals the rich dew.
If we hadn't seen him at the top of Qunyu Mountain, he would have met at Yaotai under the moon. "
"Thus, the name of the Zhang family's young lady, 'Hua Rong Yue Mao', was passed down to the world."
"After the Battle of Xiaoguan, the world only knew that Feng Junhou was greatly rewarded, but few people paid attention to it. The Han Dynasty court also granted the Feng family three concubines."
"It's just that until now, Feng Mansion has only one wife and two concubines..."
Having said this, Zhang Bai looked at Lu Hao meaningfully and said nothing.
Lu Hao was already stunned.
After a long time, Lu Hao seemed to come back to his senses, but his expression was constantly changing.
Since the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Six Kingdoms, etiquette in the world has long been lost.
The world only thinks that concubines are humble.
But Lu Hao was eager to learn since he was a child. In order to study when he was young, he was unwilling to go to any state or county to study.
Therefore, he who is familiar with classic poems knows what a real concubine is.
In ancient times, concubines were sisters who married together to the princes. The elder sister was the wife and the younger sister was the concubine.
If the elder sister unfortunately dies, the younger sister will be the legal wife. This is to ensure that there will be no accidents in the marriage between the two families.
A truly long-standing family still retains this tradition.
If it is true as Zhang Bai said, the Queen of Han would be willing to give away even her own sister for the armored cavalry in Feng Mingwen's hands.
So……
"Then it can only show that this method is indeed a treasure in this world."
Lu Hao stood up suddenly and muttered to himself.
Originally, he was just thinking of using this as an excuse to prevent Feng Yong from asking for Wu's boat-managing skills.
But now after hearing Zhang Bai's words, the idea of obtaining this method and dedicating it to Lord Wu started to become stronger.
When greed comes together, it is difficult to eliminate it.
In the days that followed, although Lu Mao was enthusiastically executed by Feng Jishishi, he was still in a daze.
When he heard that Governor Feng no longer asked to learn Wu's shipbuilding skills, he only asked to trade horses for ships so that Wu could send people to Hanzhong to help the Han Dynasty build ships.
He finally couldn't help but said:
"Your Majesty, Wu and Han fought hard against thieves. East and West are as close as one family. Wu has the advantage of sailing ships, and Han has the edge of iron armor."
"If Wu can learn the iron armor of Han, he can go north to Hefei to compete with Wei."
"If Han can learn from Wu's boats, he can sail down the river from Hanzhong to defeat the bandits."
"With such a flanking attack, the Wei thieves will be destroyed. Isn't it beautiful?"
When Governor Feng heard this, his expression changed and he shouted again: "Haha!"
"Gong Lu's determination to destroy thieves is very strong and admirable."
When Lu Mao heard this, he knew that he wanted to avoid the matter again, so he quickly grabbed Feng Jishishi's sleeve tightly and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, I have already learned clearly these days that the armored cavalry is an important weapon of the Han Dynasty. I understand that your Majesty does not want to spread the word."
"But isn't the skill of maneuvering a ship an important weapon of my great Wu? My great emperor Wu led his troops to the north many times, but because he lacked the skill of cavalry, he could not compete with the Wei thieves, so he could only return without success."
"If you can have such a fine horse in the hands of a prince, why do you have to do this?"
You fart!
During the Battle of Longyou, I had no use for cavalry to defeat the Wei thieves!
If one hundred thousand people can't do it, can they blame their own soldiers?
"Mr. Lu, it's not that I don't want to give it, but you also said that this method of forming an armored cavalry army is an important weapon of the country. Am I the one who has the final say whether to give it or not?"
Governor Feng looked at Lu Hao sincerely, "It is up to Lord Wu to go find the Emperor of Han and talk to the Prime Minister about this matter."
"Besides, can you guarantee that Lord Wu is really willing to exchange Wu's boat-managing skills?"
When Lu Hao heard this, he almost blurted out: Of course I can guarantee it!
Remember how much benefit your Majesty promised for Liaodong?
When Gongsun Yuan killed his envoys and surrendered to thieves, His Majesty vowed to take a boat to personally conquer Liaodong.
The ministers in the court repeatedly warned, but His Majesty did not change his mind.
In the end, he presented two memorials in succession to express his interests, which made His Majesty change his mind.
This also shows His Majesty's desire for horses.
But what Feng Mingwen said makes sense. For such a major matter, His Majesty must be informed first.
Lu Hao nodded:
"That's okay. If this can happen, the prince will not be able to hide his secrets."
Governor Feng said vaguely:
"Mr. Lu, it's better to ask Lord Wu about his wishes first."
When Lu Hao saw Feng Mingwen's appearance, he knew that he must be very reluctant.
He was afraid of long nights and many dreams, so he quickly sent a messenger back to Wu.
However, he stayed in Liangzhou and waited for the leaders of the two countries to reach an agreement. He would not be relieved until Feng Mingwen agreed in person in front of him.
