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Chapter 89 Li Hong's Attraction
Chapter 89 Li Hong's Attraction
Countless Han cavalry.
They weaved through the clusters of Xianbei tribes, picked out women and children, and drove them toward the open space in the center of the tribe.
The cries of women and children, and the laughter of soldiers looting, rose and fell in waves.
This was an order given by Lü Ping.
Before the majority of the Han army arrived, he was the highest-ranking Han official among the more than a thousand Han soldiers and several thousand mixed Hu people in the area.
at this time.
Faced with the occasional looting below, as long as it wasn't an excessive act of rape, Lü Ping would slightly avert his eyes and pretend not to see it.
He simply drew his sword, mounted his horse, and stood on high ground, leading several dozen trusted riders, expressionlessly surveying his surroundings.
It intimidated the various barbarian tribes.
As for why not teach these jealous bastards, whose hearts are practically bleeding with envy, to work together, to go down and plunder, and to drive away women and children?
The reason is very simple.
Firstly, those who are not of our race are bound to have different hearts!
Learning from the experiences of later generations, Lü Ping feared that plundering would embolden these mixed-race barbarians, and if they grew too powerful, it would turn into raising a tiger that would eventually harm them.
As for the second point...
It was just a simple sentence: "What kind of status do you have? You dare to challenge me?!"
But in a place where Lü Ping couldn't see.
Below.
Han Dang looked at the women and children he had just pulled out from a camp. They didn't speak Chinese and were tearing open their clothes, trying to hug his legs, kowtow to him, and beg him to let them go.
He slightly turned his head, signaling to his men behind him to pull the women and children away and drive them toward the open space in the center.
Seeing that the group of women and children had finally left.
Han Dang then spat lightly, his face full of anger.
"What kind of godforsaken place is this!"
"Before coming here, you were thinking of making a name for yourself by defeating the Xianbei and establishing your illustrious reputation!"
"How come... you haven't fought many battles, and those killed are mostly the old, weak, sick, and disabled who stayed behind. Forget about Xianbei cavalry, you haven't even seen many Xianbei able-bodied men!"
"In the end, all we can do is follow Commander Lü and bully these women and children!"
"What the hell is this bad luck!"
"If I'd known, I shouldn't have come!"
As he spoke, Han Dang became extremely angry and even drew his long sword from his waist, slashing it several times at the Xianbei tent beside him.
The camp was shattered into pieces.
It's not far from Han Dang.
Li Hong, who had been extremely obedient since being placed under Lü Ping's command by Tian Yan and had almost never objected to Lü Ping's transfer of his troops, had a slight change in his eyes upon hearing Han Dang's words and actions.
He called out with a smile.
"Lord Yi".
"What's wrong with you...?"
Li Hong was about to step forward when he walked towards Han Dang.
On the other side, Cheng Pu, who also had a dark expression and no interest in bullying the group of women and children, saw this scene and his expression changed slightly. He stepped forward one after another.
He feigned anger and rushed ahead of Li Hong, grabbing Han Dang.
"Lord Yi".
"Say less."
"If Sima Lü were to hear this, what would Sima He think?!"
talking.
Cheng Pu then exerted force, pulling Han Dang, who looked bewildered and even wanted to greet Li Hong, towards another location.
Completely ignoring Li Hong, who had already walked over.
Li Hong stood there stunned, his outstretched hand hanging in the air.
Seeing the two Youzhou men, who had been sticking together for a long time, leave quickly and disappear from his sight, Li Hong's face quickly darkened.
He abruptly flicked his sleeve, snorted coldly, and strode out.
"Demou, why are you pulling me!"
"I think I just heard the military commander call me!"
They were pulled to one side.
Han Dang looked puzzled. While asking Cheng Pu, he slowly put the long sword in his hand into his waistband.
Looking at Han Dang, who was barely a fellow townsman and quite to his liking, Cheng Pu composed himself and frowned slightly.
The voice was slightly cold.
"Lord Yi, have you become quite familiar with this Li Hong lately?"
Compared to Han Dang, who kept calling himself Qu Junhou.
Cheng Pu was quite direct; he addressed Li Hong by his full name.
"Of course!" Han Dang nodded without hesitation.
"Although that Marquis Li is only a rank of 600 shi (a unit of grain measure), he is quite kind and seems very steady, much better than the previous Marquis Li I served under!"
"They often ate together, asked each other about each other's well-being, and chatted about everyday things."
Han Dang hesitated for a moment, looked around to make sure no one was watching, and then lowered his voice to whisper to Cheng Pu.
"Even... Li Junhou privately gave Dang a lot of small gold coins, saying that he felt that Dang and he hit it off immediately and he was willing to befriend me as his partner."
"Demou, I'm only saying this to you."
"Don't tell anyone else."
Upon hearing this...
Cheng Pu, who initially thought the matter was minor and could be salvaged, suddenly changed his expression. He looked at Han Dang with disbelief and questioned him in a low voice.
"Lord Yi!"
"How dare you accept Li Hong's gold ingots?!"
"I've only been away from you for a few days and haven't given you any warnings, yet you dare to get so close to Li Hong?!"
"Do you know who this Li Hong is?"
"What's wrong?" Seeing the change in Cheng Pu's expression, even if Han Dang was dull-witted, he could tell that something was wrong. His expression also changed slightly, and he asked in a low voice.
"Does Li Junhou have someone backing him?"
"It's not just people?!" Cheng Pu sneered.
"During this time, I became curious about why our Commander Lü was asking the General of the Central Army for our return, so I became quite close to that Marquis of Chengjun."
"Marquis Chengjun said that Li Hong is backed by Wang Zhi, the governor of Wuyuan Commandery, and behind Wang Zhi is Wang Fu, one of the Ten Attendants in Luoyang!"
As he spoke, Cheng Pu noticed that Han Dang's expression didn't change much, only that he looked blank, as if he hadn't understood. After a moment's hesitation, Cheng Pu explained again.
"Of course, if I were to talk to you, a member of the Shan family, about eunuchs and the partisan struggle, you probably wouldn't understand."
Let me be more direct with you.
"Li Hong has a grudge against Sima Lü! His placement here is definitely not for good purposes; there will absolutely be some conflict later, and things will come to a head!"
"Besides you and me, who are from Youzhou, all of Commander Lü's men are his trusted confidants whom he brought from Wuyuan. They are loyal and reliable."
"That's why Li Hong came to win us over. Fortunately, at the crucial moment, he delivered a swift and decisive blow to Sima Lü!"
Speaking of it.
Han's expression finally changed slightly.
Cheng Pu looked into Han Dang's eyes again and said seriously.
"Well, Pu is fine. I was already a garrison commander under Gao Sima, and I haven't received much favor from Lü Sima."
"But you, Han Dang, are different. You were personally promoted from a squad leader by Commander Lü to become a platoon leader. Commander Lü has shown you great favor. If you betray Commander Lü, no one will ever look up to you again!"
Upon hearing Cheng Pu's words, Han's expression changed drastically, and he spoke repeatedly.
"I would never, ever have the thought of betraying Sima Lü!"
"Whether you have this thought or not is irrelevant!" Cheng Pu sneered and spoke in a low voice.
"The key is how you do it!"
"If you truly wish to gain the trust of Sima Lü, then hand over all the money and goods you received from Li Hong to Sima Lü and explain everything that happened."
"I understand." Han Dang nodded emphatically.
Seeing that his fellow townsman from Youzhou had finally come to his senses and was no longer stubbornly clinging to his delusions, Cheng Pu finally breathed a sigh of relief and casually asked a question.
"By the way, besides sending you money and goods, did Li Hong send any other gifts to anyone else in the army?"
Han Dang hesitated for a moment, then whispered.
"have."
"Who?!" Cheng Pu's heart, which had just settled down, jumped again.
"Wei Xu, the garrison commander under Sima Mo," Han Dang whispered.
"Li Hong visited him several times, giving him a lot of gold coins, which he accepted with a smile."
"What?!"
Upon hearing this name...
Cheng Pu was shocked and couldn't sit still any longer.
"Besides you, Wei Xu, who served under Commander Lü, also accepted Li Hong's gold coins?!"
Han Dang nodded slowly.