Ma Su?!

Ke Wu's eyes were sharp: "What are you doing here?"

"I want to talk to you alone."

Ma Su did not continue speaking. He looked at the people on the street and had something to say.

Ke Wu hesitated for a moment. If he rejected Ma Su now, it would be inconsistent with etiquette. Secondly, it would be difficult to guarantee that the other party would not become angry and hurt others.

So Ke Wu waved his hand to the servant waiting at the door to go out and convey the order, and asked the soldiers on the street to move away. Then he invited Ma Su into the living room, and seated the guest and host respectively. They were five or six steps away and waited quietly for the latter to express his intention.

As soon as the two of them sat down, a quick-eyed maid came forward, twisting her delicate waist, and brought out fresh seasonal fruits that were not found in the Central Plains, and presented them on the table.

Just from the fact that it was early summer and there were fresh fruits from the Western Regions in the city, it can be seen that merchants from the Western Regions must have frequent business contacts with Liangzhou.

Ma Su chinned his head slightly, waited for the maids to leave, then looked directly at Ke Wu and said:

"I wonder if the Xihai Qiang people can be considered prosperous and peaceful under the rule of Chief Kewu?"

Hearing this, Ke Wu couldn't help but be surprised.

He originally thought that Ma Su would ask him what he thought of the situation in Liangzhou, or ask him to express whether he "supported Shu" or "supported Wei." Or, even worse, he would ask him "what he thought of the bald Xianbei." Unexpectedly, Ma Su would ask

Such a question.

The dignified general of the Shu Han Dynasty who conquered the west came all the way to ask the Qiang people if they could have enough to eat and if they could live peacefully?

This is really incredible.

Even though Ke Wu was used to seeing all kinds of things in life, he didn't know how to answer at this moment. He could only respond casually: "Thanks to the general, I am still rich and peaceful."

"Not necessarily." Ma Su waved his hand and said coldly:

"In Ma's opinion, the Xihai Qiang are in danger of a disaster and they don't even know it."

After a pause, he went straight to the point and threatened: "Now the Xihai Qiang and the Bald-haired Xianbei are collaborating and intending to become enemies of our Han Heavenly Soldiers. If I raise my troops to attack, the Xihai Qiang will be destroyed within five days."

Ke Wu stared at Ma Su's eyes carefully. He was horrified in his heart, but his face was calm. He stood up slowly, took two steps, and laughed loudly:

"Hahaha……"

"General, don't you feel that what you said is too much to deceive me, no one in Liangzhou?"

"The general seizes the prefectures and prefectures, and uses force to coerce the world. Don't you know that it is easy to intimidate people with strong force, but it is difficult to convince them? Not to mention that the general has a hundred thousand lions of the Wei Dynasty in the east, and there are a hundred thousand bald Xianbei tribes in the west.

From this, there are hidden worries about hundreds of thousands of tribes going south in the north, constraints from the court's sycophants in the south, desolation of the territory in the interior, and the danger of disobedience from the big families. This situation is so similar to the old days when Guan Yu was in charge of Jingzhou!

"

"At this time, the general should cultivate political principles internally and defend against enemies externally, instead of coveting the small Qiang territory in the Western Sea. If the general sends troops to attack at this time, won't he be afraid of repeating the loss of Jingzhou?"

"We, the Xihai Qiang, have always loved peace and have no intention of becoming enemies of the Shu Han, let alone the generals. When the Wei Kingdom ruled Liangzhou, they granted me the right of self-government to the Xihai Qiang."

"My lord, I have just entered Liangzhou, and before I have a stable foothold, I threaten to seize my city and my ethnic group. In order to protect myself, I, the leader, will fight even if I have no choice."

"If there is no resistance, Ke would rather lead his people to flee to the Western Regions to survive, rather than lose their ethnic identity like the Western Qiang tribes and become ordinary people under the rule of the Shu Han!"

"Pa bang bang..." Ma Su sighed while stroking his palms.

"Well said, Chief Kewu."

"Although I don't know where you heard this distorted statement, in fact, I have no intention of annexing the Xihai Qiang."

Ke Wu was startled and looked hesitant: "Is this true?"

"Natural!" Ma Di said firmly.

"In the past, the State of Wei granted your clan special rights, and I, Ji Han, have continued to do so. I wonder what Chief Kewu wants?"

"As long as Chief Kewu is willing to remain neutral and not ally with Bald Xianbei, I, the general, am willing to swear on Ruoshui that I will never return to the Western Sea Qiang in my lifetime, how about that?"

Ke Wu suddenly felt a little moved: "...I need to think about it. General, take a rest and Ke will come to change clothes."

After saying that, he cupped his hands and left in a hurry.

After a while, Ma Su came back with a new look, the greasy middle-aged farmer's appearance disappeared, and what appeared in front of Ma Su was a powerful and powerful person.

It's just that there are bruises and purple patches on his face, which makes him a little uncoordinated.

Needless to say, these injuries were all caused by Ma Su, Zhao Yun, and Qu Bu.

Ma Su secretly laughed in his heart, but said: "I don't think the leader's method of disguise is so clever. It's really hard for people to recognize each other when they meet."

"..."

Ke Wu noticed that his words reflected the three beatings today. He didn't want to answer this question, so he changed the topic and said:

"General, Ke still has doubts."

"The general must take an oath on the weak water and promise not to exploit our people or recruit our people into the army..."

"Impossible!" Ma Di took out his sword from his waist and said in a bad tone, "This general can only agree to the first one (pointing to water as an oath), but the second and third ones are absolutely impossible."

"If you refuse my request and don't believe me, then I, the general, will have no choice but to send troops to pacify Xijun first and then Xihaijun. Even if Liangzhou is lost because of this, I will not hesitate!"

"..."

Kewu was extremely speechless.

When he met a reckless general like Ma Su, he was truly speechless.

Not to mention, this rough and sloppy method was more intimidating and frightened him.

Thanks to his long years of hanging out in Liangzhou, a very vicious place, and dealing with many tribes who would fight each other whenever they disagreed, Ke Wu knew that what Ma Su said was probably true.

If he rejects Ma Di's proposal, the latter will 90% attack his tribe first.

There was a long silence in the lobby, and Ke Wu understood that a decision must be made now.

The General Zhengxi, the governor of Yongzhou in the Shu Han Dynasty, is not so easy to fool.

Ke Wu let out a long breath and cupped his hands to Ma Su: "General, let's set off now."

"Where to go?" Ma Su was startled.

"South of the city, by the weak water, General, you don't want to break your promise, do you?"

"..."

Ma Di walked out of the house first and met up with Zhao Yun and others who were waiting outside. Then, together with Ke Wu and his guards, he got on his horse and left the city to swear an oath by the Ruoshui River.

After completing this set of procedures, it was already noon on the third day when we returned to Jile City.

Ke Wu took out a roster from the inner room, held it in both hands and handed it over, saying calmly.

"General, this is the population and property list of my tribe. There are currently 80,000 people, and the warehouse is full of money and grain."

"This is the number of soldiers in my tribe. There are currently 10,000 soldiers."

After Ma Di took over the roster and read it, he came to the top of the city and inspected the large group of Xihai Qiang people from a high position.

This combination of divisions and win-wins not only disintegrated Bald Xianbei's allies, but also created 10,000 soldiers out of thin air from not a single soldier in hand.

The next step is to use these 10,000 soldiers to capture Bald Xianbei by surprise and clear the dungeon.

Then, swallow the Xihai Qiang with its bones and skin...

Pointing to weak water as an oath?

Only children believe in oaths.
Chapter completed!