When Li Xingchen and the others looked at Du Qi, Du Qi was not looking at them.
Before he came, he had heard that the two Nanchen coaches, Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian, as well as the other Pei Zilie who was in Hezhou at this time, were all young and outrageous figures. It turned out to be true when he saw it today.
Du Qi couldn't even believe the courage of these two young men to lead a lone army all the way and finally conquer such a huge territory. He couldn't even believe the Northern Zhou army that had made them flee.
He was defeated so completely in front of Li Xingchen.
Especially Zhang He, who once oppressed the Ba people and had to continue to flee into the mountains, and Lu Teng, who once killed all the rivers and mountains in red. Their ruins were directly or indirectly related to this Li Xingchen.
In other words, Li Xingchen was kind to the Ba people.
This also made Du Qi focus more on Li Xinchen. He knew very well that the other two people present could not really determine the future cooperative relationship between Nan Chen and Ba Ren. It was Li Xinchen who could really draw the conclusion.
Therefore, Li Xingchen is his opponent today and possible companion in the future.
The Ba people are definitely not an ethnic group that does not repay their kindness. Otherwise, they would have been isolated by the entire era. It would be impossible for them to reproduce and reproduce from generation to generation until today. After all, any nation that wants to expand and reproduce cannot really do so.
Isolated from the world, as long as there is communication with the outside world, there will be favors and hatreds, and the Ba people have always had the character to repay favors and revenge.
But Du Qi also has to stand from the perspective of the entire Pu people. After all, he is not just a person, but also carries the expectations of all the Pu people. Therefore, repaying a favor is one thing, and he can win more benefits for the Pu people in the future.
Profit is another matter.
Du Qi prides himself on being able to distinguish clearly.
Li Xinchen and Du Qi walked into the meeting hall one after another. Li Xinchen made an invitation gesture and said with a smile: "Young clan members have been working hard for a long time, and it is really a sin to make the young clan leader wait!"
Du Qi nodded: "General Li is polite. Now General Li dominates Ba County, Hezhou, and Luzhou. They are all in the hands of the general. If the tribes of the Ba people want to survive, they need to rely on the general's breath, so they are the weakest people if they wait a little longer."
It should be done.”
Li Xingchen smiled and said nothing, while Xiao Shilian glanced at Du Qi with some admiration. As for Gu Yewang, he could only sigh deeply in his heart. No one in Ba could see Li Xingchen clearly.
Now that Li Xinchen has occupied Bajun, and has included Hezhou, Luzhou and other important places, at least in terms of momentum, he can be regarded as dominating. As for Li Xinchen's mentality towards the Nanchen court, everyone knows it well.
Heeding the tune but not the propaganda can already be a good description of the current Li Xinchen. If we say that before attacking Bajun, Li Xinchen would ask for the consent of the East Palace in advance, and even apologized to Chen Xu after taking Bajun, in order to deceive him.
These people under my command were promoted.
But this was the first time. After the battle against Hezhou, Luzhou, and now the battle between Yuchi Jiong and Wei Xiaokuan that Li Xinchen was planning, Li Xinchen had no intention of informing the court again, and had even begun to be wary of the court.
Du Qi and other Pu people have obviously seen Li Xinchen's mentality clearly. Before Li Xinchen, there were not a few people who occupied Bashu who had such a mentality, such as Gongsun Shu who once proclaimed himself White Emperor, and Zhang not long ago.
He. No matter where they all went, at least they had this idea more or less, but Gongsun Shu did it in the end, but ended up in Bashu, and Zhang He simply didn't have the courage.
After all, the Northern Zhou garrison in Shu County, Hezhou, Luzhou and other places would definitely not allow Zhang Hezhen to do anything rebellious and treasonous. Even Dai Cai, Cheng Feng and others in Zhang He's own system would not allow him to do anything.
agree.
But now Li Xingchen is completely different. He is not a minister in the Northern Zhou system. He has his own soldiers and horses and his own civil and military staff. The far away Nanchen court is beyond the reach of Li Xingchen because there is Jingzhou in the middle. So Li Xingchen
He is fully capable of truly dividing the land of Bashu and becoming a new White Emperor Gongsun Shu.
This is the expectation of the Ba people for Li Xinchen. They do not expect Li Xinchen to dominate the world. They only hope that Li Xinchen can protect Bashu and the Ba people in this troubled time.
This is enough.
When Du Qi and Li Xinchen made eye contact, Li Xinchen nodded slightly. He had already figured out the purpose of Du Qi's visit, but now looking at Du Qi's respect and eyes, Li Xinchen was able to confirm that his guess was correct.
Du Qi solemnly raised his hand and said: "General Li, on behalf of the Pu people, more than 10,000 men, women and children, I beg the general for help."
Li Xingchen was startled: "Why did the young patriarch say this?"
Xiao Shilian and Gu Yewang looked solemn. They both realized that the greeting stage was over and the next thing to talk about was the business.
Li Ping brought the tea just in time. Li Xingchen made a gesture to sit down, picked up the teacup calmly, and gently swept away the floating tea leaves with the lid.
Du Qi was not sloppy and said in a deep voice: "What the general doesn't know is that our Pu people have been forced into the mountains by the Zhou people for several years. Over the years, the tribes have been scattered and have struggled to survive. Fortunately, there are many birds, animals, melons and trees in the mountains.
In addition, the tribes support each other so that they will not starve to death. However, this year, the fields cultivated by our tribe on the mountain slopes have not yielded much. In addition, almost all the animals in the mountains and forests have been hunted, so if
If the general doesn’t lend a helping hand, I’m afraid we won’t survive this winter and there will be no more Pu people in the world!”
As he spoke, Du Qi stood up and bowed deeply to Li Xingchen.
Xiao Shilian and Gu Yewang glanced at each other subconsciously. No wonder Pu Ren was the first one to rush over and seek refuge with Li Xinchen. Obviously their situation was far worse than imagined!
They had imagined before that Pu Ren would come to Li Xinchen for some reason. It was inevitable to seek stability in this troubled world, and even Li Xinchen thought so. But they did not expect that Pu Ren had already started
Hungry has even reached the point where it is unsustainable.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems not unreasonable. This year, there are indeed many places in Bajun and southern Shujun that have failed harvests, which is why Li Xingchen has refugees to resettle. And the fields down the mountain have failed to harvest, and the already barren fields on the mountains are naturally better.
Where to go, so it is reasonable for Pu people to be hungry.
More importantly, the Ba people have been driven into the mountains for a long time. All the birds and beasts in the mountains that can be hunted have been killed long ago. Now they suddenly encounter such a predicament. Obviously, the remaining birds and beasts have no way to let the Ba people.
It lasted.
So now the Ba people have no choice but to come to ask for Li Xinchen!