It was understandable to replace Wang Shuang, but when he heard about Deng Ai, Guo Mo's heart was suddenly touched.

If he died at this time, I'm afraid his relatives in Shu would never know where his bones would be dumped, right?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say: "What the Master did..."

He wanted to say that the Taifu's move was a great kindness.

I just thought that I was the one being exchanged, and if I said it out loud, people would look down on me, so I could only swallow the second half of the sentence.

Although he was on a hostile stance, Sima Yi's actions still made Guo Mo feel a sense of respect.

If he were to put himself in his shoes, after knowing his current situation, the big man would be willing to try his best to change himself back.

Even someone like me, who has long been determined to die, still has to shed tears of gratitude, right?

"Looking at Mr. Guo's appearance, do you think that one day you will be able to return to Han?"

Now that things have happened, Guo Mo has nothing to hide: "Since arriving in Wei, I have thought about the day when I can return to the Han Dynasty safely."

"In that case, I will send someone to Guanzhong to deliver a message to Feng Mingwen and see what he thinks. I'm afraid I will be aggrieved sir in the next few days."

"Just let Sima Gong handle it."

After the guards escorted Guo Mo down to guard him, Sima Zhao said with some dissatisfaction:

"Sir, the people over in Xuchang are showing off to us. We finally caught this man and are actually trying to let him go?"

"It's not about putting it away, it's about replacing it."

"Sir, I heard that Wang Shuang took the initiative to surrender to the Shu people, and this is not the first time that this person has been captured. He was captured by the Wu people that year."

"From this point of view, this person is probably not a good general. What's the use of replacing him?"

Sima Yi scolded:

"What do you know? The army led by Deng Ai and Wang Shuang has no way to advance or retreat. The only option is to surrender and die in battle. You cannot expect everyone to be like Deng Ai and would rather die than surrender."

"This is the time for me and Cao Shuang to win over each other's hearts. Cao Shuang indulges in excess of etiquette and excludes those who come to remonstrate with him. I am abiding by etiquette and righteousness, and I treat virtuous officials with courtesy."

"If others know that I won't even give up on Deng Ai's skeleton and Wang Shuang, then between me and Cao Shuang, who is more worthy of trust? Do we still need to consider?"

Sima Zhao was scolded by his own master, and then he understood.

Your Majesty's approach turns out to be not as simple as it seems on the surface. It not only wins people's hearts internally, but also tests the thieves externally.

He couldn't help but said with some shame:

"The child is not thinking carefully."

Sima Yi stood up, took two steps slowly, and then said:

"Guanzhong is only separated from Henan by the Hanxiao Ancient Road. Zhuge Kongming is dead. Feng Mingwen, who is now leading troops stationed in Guanzhong, is our biggest opponent."

"It is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. If through this incident, you can know Feng Mingwen's character, why not send back an insignificant detail to the Han Dynasty?"

I had exchanged many letters with Zhuge Kongming in the past, and the two sides had sent envoys to communicate with each other many times.

Sima Yi could at least get a rough idea of ​​what kind of person Zhuge Kongming was from this.

Now we have a new opponent.

This opponent has a great reputation and a very bad reputation.

Of course, there are also good reviews, but they are not as famous as the bad ones.

Even if someone like Taifu Sima collided with Feng Mingwen for the first time, he was almost cut off by someone.

It really left Sima Taifu with lingering fears and a deeper understanding of ruthlessness, cunning and change.

However, based on Taifu Sima's understanding of Zhuge Kongming, Ruofeng Mingwen was indeed the figure designated by Zhuge Kongming to lead the army in Guanzhong.

Then some of the comments about this person that circulated in the Wei Dynasty may need to be re-evaluated.

Because of this, Taifu Sima did not dare to easily draw conclusions about what kind of person the other party was.

I'm even less sure which of those reviews are false and which are true.

"It's true! Brother, it's true! According to what brother said, I personally took people to see it."

In Wuyuan County, Xu Xunzheng reported to Feng Junhou with excitement on his face:

"Brother, you are really amazing. You even know where there are iron mines in Yinshan Mountain. Those old craftsmen have said that there is indeed a big iron mine in that place."

As Xu Xun spoke, he subconsciously glanced around to make sure there were no outsiders before continuing:

"That mine runs from Wuyuan County to the north of Yinshan Mountain. I don't have enough manpower, and I'm afraid that Huo Shao will discover it first, so I don't dare to send people across Yinshan Mountain to see how big this mine is."

"Anyway, looking at it now, it's very, very big, much bigger than Nanzheng and Nanxiang."

Although he had expected it, Feng Junhou could not help but feel his heart beat faster when he thought that Baotou in later generations would all belong to the Xinghan Society in the future:

"Have you bought them all?"

"Buy it!"

Xu Xun nodded repeatedly, "Brother, when he led the army here last year, didn't he worship Wang Zhaojun on the bank of the river?"

"So I told Huo Shao first that since my brother worships there, the Xinghan Hui will use that place as the boundary and take over the area north of the river in Wuyuan County."

At this time, there were not many Han people in Jiuyuan hometown, and almost all were Hu people.

The Xianbei Hu who were originally entrenched here have also been reduced by at least half due to last year's massacre.

Although barbarians from outside the Yinshan Mountains have gradually moved in, there is still no way to make up for the population lost in last year's war.

Therefore, the Jiuyuan hometown at this time was even more vast and sparsely populated than Liangzhou.

The hometown of Jiuyuan is said to be this county or that county. In fact, the main population is still concentrated in the Gaoque area, which is Shuofang County (the Houtao Plain in later generations).

Wuyuan County is located in the middle of the Hetao. Even if you ride a horse and run for several hours, you may not be able to see a few people.

This is also the reason why the imperial court promised that the Xinghan Hui could race and enclose land at will in the border counties.

I am not afraid that you will enclose the land, but I am afraid that you will not want to go to the border areas.

Not to mention that the Xinghan Association also undertook the resettlement work of some military veterans.

If old soldiers who are used to seeing blood are returned to their hometowns, if they are not properly resettled, it will be a source of instability.

But if you put it on the edge, it's very reassuring.

"Then Huo Shao first saw us buying land in Wuyuan County and advised us to go to Yunzhong County (i.e. Qiantao Plain) to buy it, saying that the land there was better than that in Wuyuan."

Xu Xun said and couldn't help laughing.

"Huo Shaoxian is also kind." Feng Junhou did not laugh along with Xu Xun, but asked a question, "Where is the coal? Have you found it?"

Speaking of this matter, the smile on Xu Xun's face disappeared and he shook his head:

"Not yet. We've looked a lot north of the river and haven't found any usable coal mines yet."

"But please don't worry, brother, there are many trees in Yinshan Mountain, we..."

Feng Junhou shook his head:

"No, since it has been decided that this will be the important base of the Xinghan Hui in the future, if we can avoid cutting down the trees on Yinshan Mountain, we should try not to cut them down."

"Try to search around Yinshan Mountain. If that doesn't work, you can also search south of Yunda River."

If the Feng family's "Memoirs of Feng Junhou" at the bottom of the box remember correctly, Yulin and other places south of the Hetao are second only to Datong's coal mining base.

If there is any mineral vein extending to the north, it doesn't need to be too big, it will be enough.

Anyway, with Dahan's current industrial technology, it doesn't use much coal.

"My little brother understands."

"Well, let's go to Shuofang."
Chapter completed!