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"I've seen General Sima!" A group of merchants stood up and bowed with fists when they saw Sima Rui.

Sima Rui's face flashed with an unhappiness. When he looked at the merchants, there was a smile on his face. He strode forward, reached out to hold a big fat man like a ball, and said intimately: "Shopkeeper Liu, I saw you at the last time at the Liu Shangshu family in the capital. Why did you arrive in our Lucheng?" Without waiting for the fat man to speak, he turned around and patted an old guy, "Brother Lu, why did Lord Lu ask you to handle these chores? Isn't this a waste of talent?"

Manager Liu and the young man named Lu were also full of joy, "General Sima, I haven't seen each other for many days. We are very pleased to see General Sima's military power during the day. This time, we have hope."

"Oh!" Sima Rui pointed to the chair, "Sit, sit, what's the problem for you two? As long as Sima can do it, he will naturally spare no effort."

The young man named Lu clasped his fists and said, "With General Sima's military power, doing this is just a trivial matter. To be honest, General Sima said that I came in person this time because a large number of goods in my family were robbed by the damn horse bandits in the desert. He suffered heavy losses! Actually, it's okay to lose goods, but one of my cousins ​​is also trapped in it, and my life and death are unclear, which makes my family unable to eat and sleep at night!"

"Yes, General Sima, I came here because of this incident. A large number of goods were robbed by our business. Fortunately, the people were fine, but this batch of goods was also of great value. To be honest, General Sima was quite annoyed, so I sent me to deal with this matter. General Sima, I have no choice but to ask for the general!"

"Everyone comes for this? Your goods were also robbed by the bandits in the desert?" Sima Rui turned his head and looked at the other merchants and asked.

"No, not bad, General Sima is the mastermind for us!" a group of businessmen said in a verbal way.

"There are many horse bandits in the desert. Not only are we Dayue people, but also Meng people. It is not easy to destroy them. If my army is dispatched and they sneak to Meng people, I can't do anything to do it?" Sima Rui pondered.

"General Sima, the person who robbed our goods was the Eagle-billed Rock Horse Bandits. It is impossible for them to sneak to the Mengren. As far as I know, the Mengren is also thinking about suppressing them!"

"Shopkeeper Liu, how do you confirm that the one who robbed you is the Eagle-billed Rock Horse Bandit?" Sima Rui asked back.

"Of course, someone escaped and someone in the caravan escaped by luck." said Manager Liu.

"So that's how it is!" Sima Rui nodded. "But dear shopkeepers, there are a few difficulties in this. First, our Lucheng border army has just been reorganized, and the brothers have not had a rest for several months. Sending them to fight at this time will easily cause disgust and affect their combat effectiveness, so we have to rest for a while. Second, if our army leaves Lucheng, it is easy to have misunderstandings with the Meng people. You must know that we have a truce agreement with the Meng people now. This requires communication with the other party and time. So, please be careful, and when all this is done, I will definitely send troops."

Hearing Sima Rui say this, the shopkeeper Liu and the young man surnamed Lu are all full of joy, "That's nature, that's nature, it's natural. It's not easy to dispatch a large army. In fact, my elders just told General Sima, "I am a great Yue, how can I tolerate these horse bandits going rampant? As long as General Sima has this plan to wipe them out, we will feel at ease. Are you, everyone?"

"Of course, of course!"

Pi Dingqiu walked up with a smile, presented Sima Rui with both hands, and said, "General Sima, this is a little army dispatch fee collected by our merchants. When General Sima sends troops, he can reward the soldiers to inspire morale. A small meaning is not worthy of respect."

She Wenzhuang next to Sima Rui walked up to pick it up and placed it gently on the table next to it.

Seeing Sima Rui collecting the money, the merchants all smiled, "We will say goodbye, General Sima, we are waiting for your good news." Manager Liu smiled and bowed his hand. The merchants also stood up and bowed with fists.

"Okay, okay!" Sima Rui stood up and said, "Please come back for now. When there is news, Sima will tell you!"

Seeing a group of businessmen leaving, Sima Rui's smile gradually disappeared, and instead he looked unhappy, "This Pi Dingqiu is so tired of living that he actually pulled Liu Shangshu and Lord Lu's people to suppress me. Wenzhuang, do you think these two adults are really robbed?"

She Wenzhuang said: "The catastrophe must have been robbed, otherwise these two people would not have appeared in Lucheng. It would be difficult for anyone to rob him."

"You mean the fool is making a fool in it?"

"It's very likely!" She Wenzhuang said: "This is to suppress you from above and make you in a dilemma. If you fight, you have no chance of winning. If you don't fight, you will inevitably have adverse statements to you in the court, which will make Lord Sima very passive."

Sima Rui nodded, "Yes, the person who came up with this trick should really be killed. Wenzhuang, you write a letter to my uncle in Tanzhou and ask him for attention. Now I am not sure if I fight. I am afraid that I will trouble my uncle to mediate for me in the court. My father will not be able to come forward."

"Wenzhuang understands."

"In addition, let Yao Meng and the others come in, they always have to do it." Sima Rui said.

Yao Meng, Wang Zhuang, Ding Jian, Qu Lu, Qiao Zifang and others entered one after another, "General Sima!" Everyone bowed.

Sima Rui smiled and pointed to the box beside him, "General Yao, there is some money in this box, you can share it!"

Yao Meng and others were shocked, "General Sima, is this?"

"We have worked hard all these days. Someone just sent a sum of money, so we just thought it was our hard work. Yao Meng, don't refuse, take it and share it!" Sima Rui said loudly.

"Yes, thank you General!" Yao Meng walked forward, opened the box, and screamed in surprise, "So much, general, there are 50,000 taels of silver in total! How dare we bear this?" The other people also refused.

Sima Rui waved his hand, "Fifty thousand taels, only ten thousand taels per person. You have so many generals and schools under your command. If you divide a little by one, there will be not many people in your hands. Take it!"

"Thank you, General!" The few of them were very excited. General Sima's generosity was once again experienced today.

"Yao Meng, your first battalion sends more sentries to patrol and inquire about the recent whereabouts of the bandits of the Eagle-billed Rock, and find out if they have any other destinations besides Eagle-billed Rock?"

"General, do you want to hit Yingzhu Rock?" Yao Meng was shocked.

"The Eagle-billed Rock Horse Bandits robbed the caravan and harmed the border residents. They were extremely evil. They must be beaten. But now is not the time. Do the preliminary preparations first and find out all the situations. When it is really time to fight, so as not to be in a hurry." Sima Rui said. "Someone above is forcing me to be forced!" Sima Rui sighed.

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Chapter completed!