Chapter 650 Luo Chu
It is said that ever since Zhao Yun shot and killed the head of the Huang family with an arrow, and Liu Bei's army conquered the Huang family and six affiliated families, the mood of the people in Jinan State and the surrounding counties changed.
While Liu Bei was busy dealing with the aftermath, Luo's family left Luoyang City and arrived at the south bank of the river after several days of marching.
Jizhou is usually called Hebei because the original division was based on a river.
During the Bang Zhou period, Luo and Wei were both located in Hebei and were not far from each other. Later, Luo made great efforts to expel the barbarians and expanded eastwards to become a country spanning a river, but the capital of Luo was always in Hebei.
Every time the Zhaocheng delegation went to Luoyang, they would cross the river through Henei County, and now they are also returning to Zhaocheng from Henei County.
As time went by, the water in the river gradually became less clear than it was a thousand years ago. However, because the Qin Dynasty did not have time to cut down forests on a large scale, the pre-Han period focused on protecting water and soil and did not build palaces on a large scale, so the river has always been relatively clear.
It was not until the Later Han Dynasty that Guanzhong was gradually abandoned and the environment changed, and then some changes occurred. However, the river is still only slightly turbid and has not turned completely yellow.
Luo Chu, the youngest of the Luo clan, suddenly reined in his horse by the river, looked at the roaring water, the splashing waves, and the river that never stopped running eastward, and suddenly said to Luo Shu, "Second uncle, I will not go back to Zhaocheng.
Aunt Diao Chan was sent to Zhaocheng, and the noble lady of the Cai family is also here, so it seems that good things are about to happen.
If any uncle gets married, please send a letter to Yinghou State, and I will prepare a great gift and return to Zhaocheng to congratulate him."
Luo Shu was stunned and asked, "Ah Chu, you haven't even been crowned yet, there's no need for you to go back to Yinghou State.
Besides, this world is in chaos, how can I feel at ease leaving you, a child all alone?
What if my sister knew that I let you leave alone and blamed me after we returned to Zhaocheng after paying homage to our ancestors? "
Luo Chu smiled cheerfully when he heard that. He had a particularly bright and sunny appearance, which always made people feel warm in their hearts.
"I'm afraid mother misses me. If I return to Yinghou State now, she will be very happy. Besides, it's only 600 miles from here to Yinghou State. I can arrive in a few days, so it's nothing."
Seeing that Luo Chu had made up his mind, Luo Shu could only agree, but of course he couldn't really let Luo Chu go alone. If Luo Chu went alone, it would be like Tang Monk entering a group of monsters and getting killed.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Achu, twenty spirit soldiers and three hundred brave warriors will go back to Yinghou State with you. You can ask them to return to Zhaocheng after you return."
Luo Chu smiled and agreed. Luo Shu patted Luo Chu's head gently. Everyone stepped forward and patted his shoulders and said, "Go back to Yinghou State and give our regards to your father and mother. We will see each other again during the ancestor worship ceremony."
Luo Chu dismounted and knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Luo Shu, then stood up and said with a bright smile: "Second uncle, this is goodbye, all uncles, this is goodbye!"
Diao Chan looked at the spirited young man with curiosity. She was much older than Luo Chu. Even in this world where the Luo family advocated late marriage, her age was suitable for marriage. However, her appearance had not changed since it reached perfection.
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Luo Chu led his brave warriors to cross Yanzhou and enter Yinghou State. According to the current month, it should be time to withdraw the troops and return to Yinghou State to farm.
As all the Taiping troops headed for Luoyang, the conflict between the Yanzhou government and the bandits eased somewhat, but it was still chaotic.
But when the warriors dare to go out, especially with twenty spiritual soldiers wearing armor all the time in the front, no one dares to provoke them.
It is no exaggeration to say that with just these 300 brave warriors, even if the opponents were thousands of migrant soldiers or ordinary county soldiers, they would be useless as they would scatter and flee after a charge.
This was the first time in Luo Chu's life that he led an army alone, which was quite novel. As a result, while on the march, he suddenly encountered a group of refugees who were besieging a caravan.
The caravan was very large, with hundreds of carts filled with goods. Not counting the grooms, there were hundreds of guards alone, all well-armed and even with bows and crossbows. It was obvious that it was a caravan with connections in the government. The word "Mi" was written on the flag hoisted high.
As a son of the Luo family, all the representative nobles of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty knew about this. Luo Chu knew at a glance that this was a caravan from the Mi family of Xuzhou. Not only did Zhaocheng frequently trade with them, but the Yinghou Kingdom also often had business dealings with the Mi family.
Luo Chu decided to rescue the Mi caravan. After a brief observation, he found that the refugee army besieging the Mi caravan was not very strong, with only more than 3,000 people, and no more than 100 of them had one or two pieces of armor. It was precisely because of this that they could not break through the guards of the Mi caravan for the time being.
In the caravan, Mi Zhu just felt that he was really unlucky. With his status, he basically didn't need to go out on business trips in his family. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing during this trip.
As the refugee army gradually surrounded him, the people around him began to persuade him, "Master, we can't take these goods. These refugees are targeting the goods. We can break out directly and leave safely."
Although Mi Zhu felt aggrieved, he knew that there was no other way except this method. He couldn't waste the family's manpower here, so he said angrily: "When I return to the family, I will definitely eradicate this refugee army to avenge today's revenge."
Most people did not take this seriously. If it was in Xuzhou, it was still possible. The Mi family was a big family in Xuzhou. Although they were not the kind of aristocratic family with generations of nobility, they were businessmen with huge wealth and generations of prosperity and their status was also very high.
Mi Zhu was recruited by two governors of Xuzhou as Beijia. The so-called Beijia means that when traveling with the governor, he would ride in a carriage alone because of his high status. This is called Beijia!
This is the first assistant official under the governor, and only the head of a large family in the state can hold this position. This shows Mi Zhu's status in Xuzhou.
If this refugee army was in Xuzhou and offended Mi Zhu, the prospects would indeed be bad. However, this is Yanzhou, and the power of the Mi family cannot reach there at all. Mi Zhu's words are just empty talk.
"Eh? Patriarch?"
Suddenly, his men pointed at the suddenly scattered refugee army and became speechless.
Mi Zhu quickly turned around and saw that the refugee army that had been quite ferocious before was suddenly fleeing in all directions, and a tall phoenix flag was raised at the outermost edge.
Phoenix?
Mi Zhu suddenly realized what was happening and said in a choked voice, "It's Luo!"
His subordinates finally recovered from their aphasia, and shouted with infinite joy in their voices: "Master, it really is the Luo family, it is a brave warrior of the Luo family!"
The uniforms of the brave warriors are too obvious. There is only one copy in the world. Add to that the unique phoenix flag and the big word "Luo". If you still don't know what's going on, you'd be a fool.
Young Master Luo is passing by here!
After the brave warriors put on their armor, Luo Chu swung his sword and with just one charge he broke the human wall into pieces.
The brave warriors wore black armor and red robes, and they all rode good horses. Although there were only a few hundred of them, their momentum when charging was as if there were thousands of troops.
The leader of the refugee army saw that the brave soldiers had no intention of resisting at all, so he immediately fled with his men. The entire refugee army scattered and fled in a short time.
When Luo Chu rode his horse to the front of the Mi family caravan, Mi Zhu hurriedly walked out of the caravan, bowed deeply and said, "I wonder which young master of the Luo family is here.
I am Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family in Xuzhou. Young Master saved me from the fire and water. I bow to thank you! "
Luo Chu took off his helmet, revealing his bright face. Mi Zhu did not expect that he was such a young boy, and Luo Chu did not expect that he was the head of the Mi family. He said in a clear voice, "Master Mi, you don't have to be polite. I have never been crowned, and I don't have a name. You can just call me Master Chu.
My father, Marquis Ying, was on his way to the Kingdom of Marquis Ying. He happened to see the head of the Mi family in danger on the way. It was just a small favor for him. "
Prince Chu!
As for the sons of Marquis Ying, there is no need to think about them, whether they are legitimate sons or illegitimate sons. Not to mention the holy mark on his forehead, since the fall of the Luo Kingdom, as long as the Luo family has a wife, they will not take concubines.
Or he would be like Luo Jing, Marquis of Dong'a, who did not have a wife but only concubines. And everyone knows that the current Marquis Ying married a daughter of the Luo family, so it is impossible for him to have concubines.
Looking at Luo Chu's outstanding appearance like the blazing sun, he suddenly thought of his sister, who was a beauty famous throughout Xuzhou.
Even if you want to be a little more low-key, there is nothing wrong with saying she is the most beautiful woman in Xuzhou.
I heard that Luo's son never considered family background when choosing a wife. He only looked at appearance and moral character.
There is absolutely no problem with my sister's appearance. In all my years of life, I have never seen a woman more beautiful than my sister.
Needless to say, in terms of moral character, the Mi family is a wealthy family with great wealth for generations, and the women born into the family are definitely well-educated and well-mannered.
Although my sister sometimes behaves like a child, she is not annoying at all. This is the joy of life.
Mi Zhu, who often dealt with Luo's business, knew that many women in the Luo family were in charge of the family business. His sister liked doing business the most and was very talented in this area.
If she marries into the Luo family, after understanding her abilities, the Luo family will definitely let her take charge of part of the business, so that she can also do what she likes.
Mi Zhu loved his sister very much. If he had to sacrifice Mi Zhen's marriage for the family cause, Mi Zhu would still sacrifice it, but if he had a choice, he still hoped that his sister could marry a man of her dreams.
Mi Zhu's thoughts drifted further and further away. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was good. This was a win-win outcome, so he became more and more enthusiastic towards Luo Chu.
Luo Chu just felt that the head of the Mi family was too enthusiastic towards him, but he didn't hate it, because he could feel that there was not a trace of hypocrisy in this enthusiasm, it was full of sincerity.
He naturally didn't know what was going on, and it was impossible for him to imagine that in just this short moment, Mi Zhu regarded him as his future brother-in-law.
If Luo Chu knew what Mi Zhu was thinking, he would definitely be in tears and laughter. Has the rumor that Luo's son chooses his wife based on her appearance spread so widely?
Mi Zhu and Luo Chu traveled together, and with Mi Zhu's deliberate flattery, the two had a very pleasant conversation.
But the caravan moved slowly, and the two had to part eventually. Although Mi Zhu wanted to take Luo Chu back to Xuzhou immediately to meet his sister, he knew that these things could not be rushed.
Luo Chu now has to go back to Yinghou State, which is the most important thing, so after making an appointment, he invited Luo Chu to visit Xuzhou. Luo Chu originally planned to go south along the Huai River to see the old land of Wu and Chu and experience the scenery of Jiangdong.
There is a word "Chu" in his name, and he is quite interested in the Chu area. Although Jiangdong is now called the old land of Wu and Yue, it is actually the place where the most Chu culture is preserved, even more than the real old land of Chu in Jingzhou.
When the two parted, Mi Zhu was very generous and gave a lot of gifts to the brave warriors as a reward for their previous rescue.
Luo Chu knew at a glance that after giving out these gifts, Mi Zhu’s profit from this business trip would basically be gone.
But Mi Zhu didn't feel sorry at all, and Luo Chu nodded slightly when he saw it. No wonder he was able to inherit the family business and make it big, he was indeed not an ordinary person.
As for the gifts sent by Mi Zhu, Luo Chu asked the brave soldiers to accept them all. Just as the Buddhist classic says, "even Buddha needs money for incense", the brave soldiers are not made of iron, so why not take the extra money?
Especially in recent years, the family finances have not been very good. Since there are wealthy people who can provide more subsidies, we should provide more subsidies. We won’t let our brothers suffer for the sake of so-called face.
Besides, Luo Chu knew that if he accepted Mi Zhu's gift, Mi Zhu would have to thank him for giving him the face. Sure enough, after seeing Luo Chu asking the warriors to accept all the gifts, the smile on Mi Zhu's face became more sincere, and he kept thanking Luo Chu for the help he had given before.
The two parties said goodbye, and Mi Zhu laughed heartily as he sped away, "This trip was worth it!
Now we just have to wait for Master Chu to come to Xuzhou. If he succeeds, our Mi family will be well-known and will be no less powerful than the Chen family in Xuzhou."
Xuzhou Chen family?
What came out of Mi Zhu's mouth surprised his men, but when they thought about it carefully, it was indeed true. Since ancient times, those who had a relationship with the Luo family were all very rich.
Although this kind of wealth and honor does not come as quickly and prominently as having a connection with the royal family, it can even make you the best in the world in just a few years.
But among all the states, the wealth and prosperity that the Luo family could bring was the only one second to the royal family.
In fact, Mi Zhu couldn't help but think of Lanling Xiao of Xuzhou and Han of Huaiyin. If the family could transform into a family of Confucian classics by joining hands with the Luo family, and then invest successfully and become a founding hero, that would be truly prominent.
After Luo Chu and Mi Zhu parted ways, they passed through Yanzhou. Along the way, bandits of all sizes were basically unwilling to have anything to do with him and his brave warriors.
If it weren't for the need to protect the horses, they would have been able to cover the 600 miles very quickly. Even if they had to stop and go, their speed could still be described as lightning.
As more and more familiar scenes appeared before him, farmlands belonging to the Kingdom of Ying appeared before him, stretching along the straight road to the end of his sight.
Luo Chu knew that he was back!
He rode his horse to the end of his sight, and then he saw a tall city and a group of people waiting for him on horseback.
(End of this chapter)
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