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The clan where Zhao Hongrun "stayed" had the surname of Sheeptongue.
Well, Zhao Hongrun didn't know whether this sheep's tongue was a family name or a surname, and he had no interest in asking in detail.
Especially when Zhao Hongrun looked at the dozen or so family members of this small clan, standing in the hall and trembling under the intimidation of the Wei soldiers and Pingyang soldiers in the Junshui camp, he was even less interested.
"Yangtongue Tao?"
Zhao Hongrun turned his attention to the old man in front of the thirty-odd people who had a flattering look on his face but could still see the infinite fear. Obviously, this well-dressed old man was the patriarch or head of the small clan.
"Yes, yes, the villain is called Yang Yan Tao."
While the old man agreed submissively, he secretly looked at the two groups of soldiers in the room.
He could tell the identity of one group of soldiers from the pattern of their armor: they were sergeants from the Chu Kingdom.
The problem is another wave of soldiers, those powerful warriors wearing black armor.
Looking at the entire Chu State, how many kings of Yi were so extravagant as to make armor made of iron?
Obviously, these soldiers are most likely not soldiers of their Chu country.
Is it really Wei Bing?
Yang Shitao couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
In fact, when Yan Mo and Li Qian took control of the city, there were many people who informed the clans in the inner city of the changes in the city. Just now, Yang Tutao also heard from his slaves that the Wei army had invaded Runan.
At that time, Yang Shitao looked disdainfully and scolded the slave severely.
Because in his opinion, their Yijun Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo was leading an army of 160,000 to attack the Wei army and was retreating steadily. How could the Wei army suddenly attack Runan?
Unexpectedly, after just one day, Wei soldiers actually broke into his clan manor.
What shocked him even more was that people like Yan Mo, who were clearly soldiers from their Chu country, mingled with those Wei soldiers and instead scolded them, the Runan clans.
After calming down his panic, Yang Shitao rubbed his hands and called out flatteringly and respectfully: "Your Majesty..."
However, before he could finish his words, he was stopped by Yan Mo in a stern voice.
"Your Majesty, this is His Highness Prince Su of the Wei Dynasty!"
Yang Yantao trembled when he was scolded by Yan Mo. He looked at Zhao Hongrun carefully with his slightly dim eyes wide open, muttering secretly in his heart.
King? King of Wei? King of Wei is so young?
We can't blame him for being ignorant. We can only say that there are limitations in the news of this era. It seems that many Wei people are confused about the "Yijun" status of Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng. The Chu State cannot understand the Wei State either. Why are there so many kings over there?
Isn't Wei afraid that so many kings will conquer each other and the country will be destroyed?
Thinking from this aspect, it is understandable that Yang Shitao would mistake Zhao Hongrun for the King of Wei. After all, according to the national conditions of their Chu country, the king is the supreme existence, and there is only one king in a country.
Thinking of this, Yang Shitao quickly became more respectful and shouted flatteringly: "It turns out to be King Wei..."
However, his words were also stopped before he finished speaking, but this time the person scolding him was Zongwei Shen Yu who was next to Zhao Hongrun.
"What King of Wei?! King Su!"
Shen Yu scolded sharply.
He thought to himself, I'm just kidding. Can King Wei call him casually?
If this spreads out and spreads rumors, some people might really think that His Highness can't wait to become the emperor of Wei.
After being scolded twice in a row, Yang Shitao's old face suddenly became ugly, pale and bloodless.
Behind him, a young woman who was either his daughter-in-law or his concubine, judging from her age, let out a cry from the baby girl in her arms.
The rest of the Yangtou family also had a look of fear on their faces, constantly looking at the weapons in the hands of the soldiers, fearing that those ferocious soldiers would kill them all if they were unhappy.
Glancing at the baby girl who was crying because of fear, Zhao Hongrun waved his hand to signal Shen Yu and Yan Mo not to interrupt again. Then, he said to Yang Shitao in a pleasant manner: "Just call Su Wang."
After hearing these words, Yang Shitao quickly shouted respectfully: "Su...King Su."
"Well." Zhao Hongrun nodded and said calmly: "I have just arrived here and have no place to stay. I have no choice but to disturb your residence. Please forgive me."
Yang Yantao opened his old eyes and looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise. Because he felt that the young King Su in front of him was gentle and polite, and he looked more like a noble than the nobles of Chu State.
Just kidding, Zhao Hongrun is the prince of the Ji Zhao clan. He has been subject to strict requirements from the etiquette officers in the Wei court since he was a child. His words and deeds were all trained by those etiquette officers in a orderly manner.
For this reason, how much hardship did Zhao Hongrun endure when he was young?
But now, Zhao Hongrun's hardships have finally paid off. No, his Wei court etiquette, which has been strictly trained for many years, allows Yang Shitao to know at a glance that the other person is from a noble family, and his heart suddenly becomes even more Respectfully, he bowed and said, "King Su's visit to my humble abode really brings glory to my family, Yangtian..."
It's no wonder, after all, Chu State is a country that pays attention to blood and family background. People of noble birth can often be easily recognized by others, even if they are just a idiot.
Oh, it turns out that "sheep's tongue" is a family name...
Zhao Hongrun seemed to be nodding in response to Yang Ton Tao with satisfaction, but in fact, he just suddenly realized that Yang Tongue was actually a family name.
However, his gesture of nodding greatly alleviated the fear in Yang Yantao's heart.
After all, no matter which country you are in and don't speak the same language, a nod and a smile will never mean hostility.
From the side, Yan Mo guessed that it was getting late, but Zhao Hongrun and others had not eaten yet, so he stood up and ordered Yang Yantao: "Vacate a few of the best rooms, and prepare another one." Good food and wine on the table, do you understand?"
Although Yan Mo's tone was very serious, on the contrary, this commanding tone made Yang Yan Tao feel relieved. After all, in his opinion, as long as they take good care of these few, I believe this person has the elegance of a great noble. King Su will never let these soldiers kill them again.
So, after asking Zhao Hongrun for instructions, Yang Yantao hurriedly rushed his family members to other rooms, asked the domestic slaves to prepare the best room, and ordered the kitchen to prepare wine and dishes.
"You stay with His Highness."
Zongwei Shen Yu whispered to Zhang Ao, and then led several Wei soldiers from the Dredging Camp to the back kitchen.
As the saying goes, it is essential to be on guard against others. He did not want his Highness to be thrown into some messy food during the dinner.
I believe that Shen Yu and the Wei soldiers will closely monitor the actions of the cooks, and even order the cooks to taste each dish one by one.
Let's not talk about Shen Yu's side who went to monitor the cooks, let's talk about Zhao Hongrun's side.
When Zhao Hongrun agreed to let Yang Yantao's family members move to other rooms on their own, Yang Yantao breathed a sigh of relief and scolded the slaves even harder, urging the domestic slaves to prepare the tables, wine bottles, and wine bottles needed for the banquet. Lacquered chopsticks and other fine tableware.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun looked curiously at the domestic slaves coming and going in the hall.
He was surprised to find that there were only a dozen or so family members in this small clan, but there were more than twenty or thirty domestic slaves in the mansion?
Out of curiosity, he asked: "Yangyu Tao, how many people are there in your Yangyu Yi clan?"
Yang Yantao answered cautiously: "The villain has two sons, one grandson and one granddaughter, and both of them are married..."
"I don't want to know in detail, so I'll just ask you how many people there are."
"Thirteen mouthfuls." Yang Shitao replied respectfully.
"How many of these... um, slaves are there?"
Yang Yantao thought for a while and replied uncertainly: "About... sixty people."
There are only 13 people in a family, but there are more than 60 domestic slaves?
Zhao Hongrun looked at the sheep's tongue with a strange look on his face and asked tentatively: "Is your family very rich?"
Yang Yantao opened his mouth, as if he was frightened, and crawled to the ground, Liansheng pleaded: "I am willing to spend all my family wealth. I only hope that King Su will spare the life of my Yang Yan family..."
This old man is quite knowledgeable.
Zhao Hongrun was a little funny. In fact, he had no intention of taking away this family's wealth. After all, he already planned to live and eat in this family.
In this case, he would naturally not perform surgery on this family.
"Get up. I'm just asking casually." Zhao Hongrun signaled.
Seeing this, Yang Shitao got up from the ground obediently.
From the side, Yan Mo seemed to have guessed the curiosity in Zhao Hongrun's heart, and explained in a low voice: "His Royal Highness Prince Su has misunderstood. The Yangtou Yi clan is indeed just a small clan... dozens of domestic slaves. This is not the case in Chu State. It's nothing. At the end of every year, if His Highness carries a bag of rice and shouts in Runan City, I believe there will be countless young men vying to sell it to His Highness as a slave...their reward is, It’s just a guarantee of food and accommodation.”
"Is there such a thing?" Zhao Hongrun looked surprised and thought to himself, doesn't this mean that he can buy domestic slaves without spending money? This is something that does not happen in Wei State at all.
"As a domestic slave, I can still survive at least." Yan Mo sighed slightly, then glanced at Yang Yantao, and continued: "I believe that most of the domestic slaves in this house are the former farmers of this family, because of the harvest Unable to repay the rented grain, he simply sold the land and himself at a low price and became a domestic slave to pay off the debt... His Highness must not think that the general is joking. In fact, not everyone can be recruited as a domestic slave... Some are not. People with good connections will either join the army or wait to starve to death. This is the situation of the common people in Chu State."
"What this general said is..." Yang Shitao nodded repeatedly in agreement with Yan Mo's words, and at the same time he became more certain: this general must be from Chu, because only Chu people know the situation of Chu State so well.
"Then...those big wealthy clans, how many slaves do they have?" Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.
Yan Mo thought for a while and said with a smile: "A truly wealthy clan will not live in a city like this with others... To the north of Runan is Zhengyang, and when you reach Zhengyang County , seeing the small towns named after big clans, His Highness will be able to see what truly counts as a wealthy and extravagant big clan!"
His tone was full of sarcasm and contempt.
"I will wait and see!"
Zhao Hongrun suddenly became somewhat interested. Although he had never thought of plundering ordinary Chu people, Zhao Hongrun had no intention of letting go of the big Yin Fu clan that Yan Mo mentioned.
After all, the reason why he invaded Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo's territory this time was to reap profits.
Whether it’s population or wealth, he wants them all! (To be continued.)