With laughter, Liu Bang soon appeared in the tent.

Cao Shen went up to meet him,

"Pei Gong, you came just in time, I just happened to have something to see you."

Liu Bang's expression moved slightly at this time, and he said,

"Brother Cao, what's the matter with me, but it's okay to say."

He came to persuade and test the other party, so of course he had to wait for the opportunity.

Cao Shen was unaware of the opponent's small movements, so he took out the prepared documents very naturally and said,

"Pei Gong is now in spring, and the grass roads have been restored."

"In the past few days, I have seen that the number of slaves in the camp seems to have increased again. Many soldiers actually used the pretext of training to plunder small western city-states."

"I heard that this time General Lu and Zhou Bo led people to pursue the remnants of the Xiongnu, and some soldiers refused the military order and wanted to plunder."

"This matter damages the dignity of our army, and it also damages the discipline of the army."

When they took over this Great Qin cavalry, the military discipline was strict, and the combat effectiveness of the sergeants was also extremely strong.

But now it is unheard of for a Qin army above the level of a centurion to take his own subordinates to plunder.

Listening to Cao Shen's words, Liu Bang's face became slightly embarrassed.

Of course he knew about these things, and it could even be said that he had single-handedly facilitated them.

He didn't let go, and these people didn't have the courage. Daqin's military law is not just a show.

But soon his heart moved, this matter is indeed a violation of military law, but it is a good way to test the opponent.

If the other party can't even do something to violate military discipline for him now, let alone betray Daqin with him.

So he intentionally made a look of embarrassment, and then sighed slowly,

"well…"

Cao Shen quickly asked,

"Pei Gong has something unspeakable to hide, you can say it out, and I will do my best."

Liu Bang showed a wry smile at this time, and then said,

"Brother Cao, you also know the current situation of our army."

"This place is very far away from the main county of Daqin, and it is difficult to supply supplies. Ten bags of rice can only be transported to one bag. The soldiers are suffering."

"The reason why I do business with those merchants is to subsidize the soldiers."

Cao Shen nodded at this time, he knew that what the other party said was true, and supplies on the grassland were indeed not easy.

But this cannot be an excuse for robbing people and selling slaves, so I went back,

"Pei Gong, the officers and men will go on an expedition here, and the government will reward them with military merits and titles..."

Just before the other party finished speaking, Liu Bang shook his head and interrupted,

"Brother Cao, the soldiers are human beings, and they have wives and children at home. It was not counted before, but since the war with the Huns, many soldiers have not been back for three to five years."

"How can the government's military rewards satisfy the soldiers?"

"Although they can be rotated back now, most of the soldiers still have to garrison the grassland. You know the hardships involved. If you don't let them earn some money, the morale of the army will be useless."

It was because he understood the mentality of the soldiers that he was able to recruit his own people so quickly.

Cao Shen immediately fell silent. In terms of grasping people's hearts and leading the overall situation, he is indeed inferior to Liu Bang.

Seeing this scene, Liu Bang narrowed his eyes slightly at this time, he was about to test the other party, and quickly said,

"Brother Cao said that you yourself have great talents, but when you rewarded military merits this time, you only got a small title. I don't deserve it for you."

"It's better to hoard more goods here, and life will be easier in the future."

"The Huns in the west are now at war with those city-states. This is the opportunity I'm waiting for. If you don't mind, why not go there with me."

After Liu Bang finished speaking, he stared at Cao Shen closely, watching the other party's reaction.

Cao Shen was taken aback for a moment at this moment. In fact, when he heard the beginning, he wanted to refute. The military law of the Qin army is to reward meritorious service, and military merit is always relatively fair.

He didn't feel he was being mistreated.

It's just that when I heard what the other party said later, I realized that something was wrong.

The other party is blatantly urging him to violate the military law!

He was about to refuse, but he suddenly remembered the secret letter from His Royal Highness that he had just received.

It said that no matter what order Liu Bang gave him, he must obey it first.

He is not a stupid person, and he understood something almost instantly in his heart.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have taken precautions against Liu Bang, and even expected that the other party would violate military laws.

Then myself...

Thinking of this, Cao Shen looked at the other party with an extremely complicated expression, and then said slowly,

"Pei Gong's words are reasonable, but I'm being rude, and I wish to go with Pei Gong."

Hearing this, Liu Bang laughed almost immediately, and said,

"Okay, okay, I have Brother Cao to help me, and I will definitely get what I want."

Of course he noticed Cao Shen's hesitation, but that's normal. Anyone who encounters this kind of thing will hesitate for a while. With the other party's temperament, it would be a ghost if he directly agreed.

Soon he took out a bag of gold from his bosom and said,

"Brother Cao has also worked hard these days. This is the harvest of this slave trade, and everyone has a share."

In fact, he still learned this trick from Zhao Lang. Uncle Xiang had often bragged to him how good Zhao Lang was to him.

And there is another meaning, if you take the money, you are one of your own, and the other party has stains on him, even if you want to go back on your word, you have to weigh it as much as him.

This time I did not hesitate for too long for breakfast, I took the money bag and went back,

"Then thank you, Pei Gong."

Liu Bang laughed and said,

"From now on, I will be a good brother who loves Jin Jian, so don't be so polite."

"Brother Cao, I won't bother you if you are busy. We will set off for the west tomorrow morning."

After speaking, he got up and left.

After Liu Bang left, Cao Shen picked up the money bag left by the other party with a complicated expression, and muttered to himself,

"Pei Gong, don't do anything stupid."

He can now be sure that Liu Bang's actions have already been expected by His Highness the Prince.

I am a hidden weapon, but who knows if there are other arrangements.

Early the next morning, Liu Bang led his people towards the west.

More than ten days later, a small city-state outside the northwest frontier of Daqin Xindi.

The city-state's citizens were standing on the low city wall at this time. They looked at another city-state with smoke and dust in the distance and faint wailing sounds in the distance.

"Father, why don't we save people? My fiancée is there!"

The little prince of the city-state at the highest part of the city wall said to his father anxiously.

At this time, the city lord just shook his head with a pale expression, and said,

"Those are extremely powerful existences of the Huns. They just pass by us now not to provoke them, and they can't afford to provoke them."

After the previous wars, the notoriety of destroying the Huns has already started in this city-state.

Just as he said this, when he saw the smoke and dust, he came towards this side quickly, and when he got close, he saw a pair of Hun cavalry with at least a thousand people.

In an instant, everyone's faces turned pale.

Although there are tens of thousands of people in their city, there are not many soldiers.

Just when everyone was a little bit desperate, suddenly a group of cavalry with no more than a hundred people came out from the side and directly blocked the Hun cavalry's way.

The two sides didn't know what they said, and after a while, thousands of Hun cavalry retreated slowly.

Everyone was dumbfounded, and the little prince even asked,

"Father, who are those people? How can a hundred people drive away so many people?"

The city lord replied with a complicated expression ~lightnovelpub.net~ Those are Qin people. "

"Qin people?"

The little prince's eyes lit up instantly, and he said loudly,

"I also want to be from Qin."

It's just that before he finished speaking, a group of Qin cavalry arrived at their city gate and shouted,

"The Great Qin cavalry is here, surrender or perish!"

In an instant, the whole city was silent.

(An'an)

(end of this chapter)

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