There was a deep conflict between Xiao Lubuhua and the Northern Barbarian Emperor, his half-brother Xiao Liyou. But their grudges were one thing, and when facing the Chu people, all the Northern Barbarians were particularly united.
However, the Northern Barbarians have been raiding several small towns in the heart of the Great Chu every year, and this is not a big deal.
If Xiao Lubuhua paid too much attention, it would seem like he was looking down on Xiao Liyou.
Therefore, after Xiao Lubuhua arranged for his personal guard Xiao Magu to return to Beiman and deliver a letter to Xiao Liyou, he no longer cared about what happened next.
Anyway, I have told you the news, you can come or not.
When Xiao Liyou received the news, he didn't really take it seriously.
Having another route for a sneak attack is a good thing, but at most you can only gain an advantage once.
Although the Chu people are weak, they are not fools.
You took advantage this time, but next time you take this road, won’t people set a trap for you and catch you?
If the Chu people were really that stupid, they wouldn't have confronted the Northern Barbarians for so many years.
However, some old officials in the court always felt that Xiao Liyou, as the emperor of the Northern Barbarians, should be lenient to the nobles and even more lenient to the royal family.
Although Xiao Lubuhua had previously lost some strongholds and lost the defense map along the way, he had still caused some chaos in Da Chu. This time, he had also found a loophole in the defense line, which could be considered a good thing.
Xiao Liyou has basically eliminated and suppressed those forces that opposed him, and now is the time to feel satisfied.
Seeing that Xiao Lubuhua had been staying in Da Chu and did not dare to come back after the mission failed, he knew that Xiao Lubuhua was afraid of being punished by him later.
Since this half-brother knows how to advance and retreat, I don’t mind showing my emperor’s magnanimity.
As long as Xiao Lubuhua doesn't jump around in front of him and get in the way, it's not impossible to leave him a chance to survive.
After all, they have the same father!
If Xiao Lubuhua knew how to surrender, he wouldn't mind keeping him. It would also add some glory to his reputation.
Therefore, Xiao Liyou approved the old minister's request and issued an edict to encourage Xiao Lubuhua, which he gave to Xiao Magu, asking him to take it back to Xiao Lubuhua.
After Xiao Lubuhua received this decree, he felt mixed emotions.
However, since my royal brother doesn't really want to see me, I might as well stay in Da Chu.
In fact, Xiao Lubuhua had already quietly been lurking in Beiguan Town after the rumors of the government hunting him down subsided.
Therefore, he did not miss the biggest excitement in Beiguan Town a while ago - Shenxianzui and Furongju, two restaurants that were accustomed to bullying and dominating the market, failed miserably because they did not do business honestly and tried to refuse to pay a peasant family.
This actually alarmed the Locust Tree Goddess, who took action and gave them a severe lesson.
Like the behind-the-scenes owners of the two restaurants, Xiao Lubuhua also did not believe in the Locust Tree Goddess.
If the Great Chu really had the blessing of such a powerful god, it would not have been suppressed by the Northern Barbarians on the battlefield.
The Chu people were physically weak and were far less tall and strong than the northern barbarians.
They often can only rely on thick city walls and deep moats, pull up drawbridges, hide in the passes, act like turtles, and defend the city with great difficulty.
If they were really blessed by gods, why would they be so weak?
However, this excitement, while seen as lively by others, was rather annoying to Xiao Lubuhua.
Because the boss behind Shenxianzui and Furongju is in the same boat with Xiao Lubuhua.
The man's real name was Zheng Chong, and he went by the nickname "Sheng Ye" in the underworld. Zheng Chong chose a pseudonym that had nothing to do with his name, which also served to conceal his identity.
Zheng Chong, a illegitimate son of a prominent family in Bohai Commandery, came to Beiguan Town and built up his own family business. He acted with a reckless abandon.
When Xiao Lubuhua heard about Zheng Chong's story and learned that most of his businesses were restaurants and grain stores, he put a lot of effort into Zheng Chong. After several deliberate attempts to make friends with him, he finally established a friendship with him and finally brought him on board.
Xiao Lubuhua bought a lot of food and ironware from Zheng Chong, and arranged for his trusted people to lead the team to secretly transport them back to Beiman.
Zheng Chong was originally amazed at Xiao Lubuhua's audacity, and had always speculated that there must be some big shot behind Xiao Lubuhua.
After all, no ordinary powerful family would dare to smuggle grain and ironware to the northern barbarians!
When Zheng Chong learned of Xiao Lubuhua's true identity, he regretted it so much.
But he had already done several shady deals with Xiao Lubuhua and gained a lot of benefits from him. He was too deeply involved and it was difficult to extricate himself. He could only stay on his boat.
Therefore, the bond between the two grew deeper and deeper.
When Xia Daohua was causing trouble in the two restaurants, most of the people Zheng Chong sent to the Xia family and the team that stayed in the restaurant to wait for the opportunity were his own bodyguards, but there were also a small number of elite soldiers who were borrowed from Xiao Lubuhua.
However, no matter whether it was their own team or Xiao Lubuhua's top spy camp, although they found many suspicious points, they never saw anyone appear at the restaurant.
If Xia Daohua knew that the owner behind the two restaurants had such a relationship with Xiao Lubuhua, whom she had cheated, she would definitely marvel at this magical fate.
At this time, the mysterious fate played a role again, but this time the one who was tricked was not Xiao Lubuhua's power, but the power belonging to the Northern Barbarian Emperor Xiao Liyou.
At this time, the arrangement of summer rice flowers finally took effect.
The northern barbarians' pioneers not only saw the hydrogen balloons floating in the air and the large banners swaying beneath them, but also heard the annoyingly loud voice coming from the drone's loudspeaker:
"The Beiguan Town Thousand Households Office welcomes you. Please bring your pass and submit to inspection at the city gate. Violators will be executed on the spot!"
These soldiers were basically illiterate, unable to even recognize the characters of their northern barbarians, let alone the characters of the Great Chu. But the strange appearance of the hydrogen balloons and banners alone was enough to attract their attention.
Besides, there are also big loudspeakers on drones!
After all, they are a team that frequently crosses the border. Because they frequently cross the border, they understand some commonly used Da Chu dialect.
They understood the sentences that the drone played repeatedly.
It is precisely because I understood it that I was scared.
Could it be that Beiguan Town has really made some preparations?
The leader still didn't believe that Beiguan Town had made any preparations. But he didn't dare to advance rashly, so he set up camp with his soldiers.
Xia Daohua saw through the telescope that the group of people did not leave but stopped instead. She knew in her heart that the method of scaring them away was probably not going to work.
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