Xiao Rong: "No, what's the point of staying here? I'm going to leave with the Zhenbei Army."

Ah Shu said frankly: "Don't they want you?"

Xiao Rong: “…………”

You silly kid, why are you still bringing up things that are not related to the topic?

After a moment of silence, Xiao Rong decided to go for broke: "If they don't want me, they'll leave? Then I'll be embarrassed. I'll just blackmail them. If they don't take me with them, no one will have a good life."

Ashu: “…………”

Why bother, my lord?

Afterwards, Xiao Rong took out the stack of white paper, which he had used one less sheet at a time, picked up the pen and carefully wrote a line of words.

In this era when firewood is extremely expensive, paper can be sold at a price like gold. This little bit of paper was given to him by his cheap brother. He would not be willing to let Xiao Rong buy it.

After writing, there was no need for an envelope. He just rolled it up into a small roll and tied it with a thin thread. Xiao Rong then gave it to Ashu and asked him to give it to the general he met today.

Before Ashu left, Xiao Rong remembered something.

"Which general is the one who came to Pingyang to recruit?"

Xiao Rong usually doesn't remember things, as he is busy recalling the history books he has read. It is always Ah Shu who remembers these little things for him.

Ah Shu replied: "It is said that his name is Jian Qiao."

After saying that, Ashu ran away, leaving Xiao Rong with his eyes wide open in shock.

The general who had eye problems at such a young age was actually Jian Qiao?

The only one among Qu Yunmie's subordinates who was not liquidated and finally lived to the end of his life was Jian Qiao???

For some reason, Xiao Rong suddenly felt aggrieved. This person who had offended him was the only one who had a good ending...

On the other side, Jian Qiao was dejected.

There were not many talented people north of the Huai River. They were severely mocked by the Hu people in the past, and all the noble families followed the emperor to migrate south. Even those who did not leave were from second-rate families or commoners. As for staff and military advisors, they must be literate. Common people were illiterate, so nine-tenths of the options were eliminated at once.

At first, Jian Qiao went to inquire one by one according to the list compiled by the scholars in the city, and he was even able to get in and have a cup of tea. Later, when the news spread that the King of Zhenbei personally killed the aides who came to surrender, he was rejected more often than he had eaten salt.

Since there was none in Yanmen County, he went to Dai County and Zhongshan County. These places were close to each other, and it only took him two or three days to visit them all.

It's not because these places are not big enough, but because these places have been places of exile since ancient times. The disfavored princes and officials who offended the powerful all ended up here. ...

Only their Zhenbei Army did not despise them. The rest, as long as they had some potential, wanted to move to other big cities.

As the saying goes, a son will never dislike his mother's ugliness, and a dog will never dislike her - well, this analogy is not very good, but it is indeed true. The Zhenbei Army made its fortune here, and Jian Qiao grew up in Yanmen Pass. He still hopes that this place will get better and better.

In this way, Jian Qiao really took it seriously, instead of considering recruiting talents as a troublesome task assigned to him by Gao Xunzhi. For this purpose, he personally came to Pingyang City, an ancient city which was quite close to them but had produced many aristocratic family lineages.

And then... nothing happened.

Anyone who had heard of the heroic deeds of the King of Zhenbei did not want to see him. After the notice was posted, only three people came to surrender in one day. One of them was good at cooking, one had a sly look, and even if he didn't say it, Jian Qiao knew that he must have done something shameful. The other one made him marvel that there were all kinds of birds in the forest. …………

How could he be so precise that he didn't miss a single one and caught them all? Even now, when it was dark, Jian Qiao still felt deeply moved when he recalled Xiao Rong.

Bringing this man before the king might break his record for the fastest killing, or break his limit of patience. He normally wouldn't torture people, but maybe he would make an exception for Xiao Rong.

Forget it, it's just not meant to be. I hope Xiao Rong can understand that not keeping him is for his own good. He is doing good deeds and accumulating virtue! ...

Shaking his head, Jian Qiao no longer recalled Xiao Rong's face which was very likely to cause mental pollution, but continued to worry about where he could go next.

Just at this moment, a guard came in with a letter sent by Ashu.

"General, this is what Xiao Rong sent today. He also said that you must dismiss your attendants before you can take a look at it."

Jian Qiao was puzzled when he took it. He wanted to open it directly, but then he thought it was better to believe it, so he walked into the inner room and then unfolded it to take a closer look.

As soon as he saw the words, Jian Qiao's mouth twitched. This was not much better than when he first learned to read.

Is this man really a scholar?

Fortunately, Xiao Rong is not here. If he were here, he would definitely mock him and say, "Be content. It's not easy for him to write traditional Chinese characters. If he could only write simplified Chinese characters, you rough guys would have to guess for a while." ...

No matter what, Xiao Rong's handwriting was at least easy to recognize. Jian Qiao read it silently and then stood up.

Because what is written above is, make a feint to the east and attack in the west, lure the tiger away from the mountain, there is rebellion in the army, and Chang'an is in trouble.

Jian Qiao is not well educated, but he is one of the four generals under Qu Yunmie after all, and he is quite sharp in military acumen.

After the unrest broke out in Yizhou, the king immediately gave up pursuing the Huns and instead headed deep into the heart of Yizhou. The king had only conquered Yizhou last year, and that was the city farthest from Yanmen Pass. The Zhenbei Army was not good at governance, and it was out of reach for that area.

But before leaving, the king almost massacred the entire place in order to intimidate those foreign races. When Jian Qiao first heard about the unrest in Yizhou, he thought that those foreign races were making a comeback.

Later, he heard that it was the common people who were causing trouble and leading the peasants in an uprising, and only then did Jian Qiao feel a little relieved.

Uprisings are common, and farmers are easy to deal with. On the contrary, the foreign races are too wild and unafraid of killing, which is a real headache.

But what if... this is just a superficial phenomenon, and the real culprits are those Hu people, who are doing this to distract the king...

Yizhou is in the hinterland. Even if the king knew there was a problem, it would be too late to rush back. The Hu people did not know the king's whereabouts. So it seems that the third sentence about treason in the army is not groundless. Someone must have discovered that the king had left the main force with 20,000 soldiers and horses, and it was a good time, so they notified the Hu people.

As for which specific Hu people... it is also easy to infer. The one who now has the strength to compete with the Zhenbei Army, and is always eyeing the Central Plains, and has the opportunity to bypass Yanmen Pass, enter the pass from other places, and go straight to Chang'an, is the Xianbei.

Jian Qiao was furious, it was the Xianbei again!

He did not act immediately, nor did he get really angry. He directly believed the information sent by Xiao Rong. He pretended that nothing had happened. He first went out and found a trustworthy scout, and asked him to ride as fast as possible to Liangzhou. If the Xianbei people really came in, they would definitely be discovered.