Shu Chen

Chapter 255
Despite the indignation in his heart, Zheng Pu still gave the Dunhuang Zhang family a satisfactory answer.

In order to preserve more details of the war for the big man, it is rare to be confused about some small details.

However, the bottom line of principle must still be adhered to.

Before making the promise, Zheng Pu especially emphasized one point: if the Han army's soldiers are pointing at the Hexi Corridor, the Dunhuang Zhang family must not send a single soldier out of Dunhuang or Xihai County.

Whether it is to send troops to deal with it in order to avoid the criticism of secular loyalty, or to subsidize food and fodder for the sake of personal friendship with others.

In this regard, it was the messenger who made a promise without thinking.

To be appointed as the envoy, he is not only Zhang Jiu's confidant, but also has a deep understanding of the affairs of the dog.

For example, the Zhang family in Dunhuang did not want to fight against the Han army with other Hexi prefects. He had just heard Zheng Pu's words and had a plan.

At that time, if Yang Fu, Huang Hua and others invite the Zhang family to send troops, the Zhang family only needs to secretly instruct several Haoyou or Qianghu small tribes in the county to pretend to be horse thieves who take advantage of the situation to loot, and then they can keep the county safe and let the people go. Others can't comment anymore.Even, the Zhang family could use Zhang Gong's former position as the captain of Wuji in the Western Regions to secretly send troops from several small countries in the Western Regions to wander outside Yumen Pass or Yang Pass, pretending to be knocking on the pass. Wouldn't everything be solved?
If you want what you want, there is no reason to worry about it!
Naturally, in order to thank the big man for abiding by the agreement between the two parties, he also vowed to claim that after returning, he would definitely advise Zhang to seal the county's mansion and storage in Zang County, so that when the Han army arrived in Dunhuang County, he would lead the soldiers to "eating pots and pulp to welcome the king." division".

After seeing off Zhang Jiu's envoy, Zheng Pu received an envoy from Lu Shuihu.

It was an old man with a face full of ravines, a flat and thin body, a gray and unkempt beard, cloudy and lifeless eyes, and one could not help but worry whether he could survive this year's cold winter.

The most noticeable thing is his deeply curved back.

I don't know if it was bent by the years, or by the bullying of Wei Guo for many years.

How evil is it that Lu Shuihu has declined so much by sending such an old man to act as a messenger?
As soon as he saw the appearance of the messenger, Zheng Pu was stunned.And when the soldier waiting to lead the way told him his name, even Zhuge Qiao, who had already given a faint praise of honor and humiliation for Yang Qi, couldn't help sighing.

He was actually Ekin's concubine!
In the first year of Zhangwu (the second year of Wei Huangchu), one of the leaders of Hexi Lushuihu who gathered tens of thousands of troops to rebel against Wei.

Although he is not yet in his fifties, his appearance already looks like he is dying.

However, if you think about how early Zhiyuan, another leader who was about the same age as him, died of illness, you don't need to feel too much emotion.

In the year of the Han Dynasty, the elders were always respected.

Zheng Pu and Zhuge Qiao felt a little sentimental, before waiting for Yi Jian's concubine to perform the ceremony, they took the lead in putting him in front of him, one on the left and one on the right to help him into his seat.

However, after the two of them also returned to their seats, Yi Jian's concubine got up and prostrated herself on the ground, crying like that old owl from the mountains.

It also made Zheng Pu and Zhuge Qiao look at each other.

The ethnic origins of the Lushui Hu tribe are too mixed, and the language is quite strange, neither the Qiang language nor the Xiongnu language.

Those who only have a little knowledge of Qiang language don't know what to say.

In desperation, he had no choice but to get up again to avoid the old man's salute, and wait quietly for Yijian's concubine to finish crying, and then listen to the translation of the army guide.

Listen for a while.

In the intermittent words of Yijian's concubine, Zheng and Zhuge roughly understood what Lu Shuihu was asking for.

Lushuihu is the collective name of the Han people for the many Qianghu small tribes that thrived in the Lushui River Basin (mainly gathered in the three counties of Lihan, Fanhe and Xianmei).

At first, because the various tribes were not united at the earliest, they were often treated unfairly when they were confiscated by the government for horses, cattle, sheep, supplies, and pastures.Later, because of Dong Zhuo's chaos, the world was out of order, and the government was unable to control the counties and counties. In order to protect themselves, they began to huddle together to keep warm.

When Cao Pi was in the Han Dynasty, the Hexi counties took advantage of the situation and raised troops to separate the regime. The Yongliang Wei army intensified the mobilization of Lushuihu people's resources and material resources when suppressing the rebellion.

However, their good times did not last long.

In other words, Lu Shuihu, who had little literature and little knowledge, could not resist the advance of the Wei army at all.

This year, Wei Wen Cao Pi took the famous minister Zhang Ji as the governor of Liangzhou, and led the army to fight against the rebellion.

Zhang Ji, who is sophisticated in affairs, not only successfully crossed the river with his strategy of attacking the west, but also his soldiers were very fast. He decided not to wait for the Xiahou Confucian army to arrive, so he led the general Fei Yao and joined the army Cheng Gongying to Xianmei County. The plan of defeat broke Lu Shuihu's main force of more than [-] riders, and also made Lu Shuihu unable to recover from a setback.

Because the subsequent governors of Liangzhou or prefects of Wuwei used the past as a lesson to adopt a high-pressure policy against Lu Shuihu.

For example, today the Lushuihu tribes are isolated from each other by the government, and they are constantly monitored by soldiers and horses. The materials and corvees collected every year are also twice as much as those of other Qianghu tribes.

The beautiful name is to make Lu Shuihu incapable of rebelling!

In fact, Wei Guo did it.

Lu Shuihu, who had been deprived of pastures and extortionate extortionate money, was suffering from hunger and cold, with difficulty in food and clothing.

Forced to make ends meet, it also ushered in collapse.

In order to survive, many people chose to herd sheep and horses for Haoyou, and even their whole family became disciples.

Yijian whore and concubine, who was defeated and surrendered, was no longer the leader.

In other words, under the strict monitoring and precautions of the government, Lu Shuihu had no chance of giving birth to a leader.

Now that the Wei army has withdrawn from Hexi, Lu Shuihu can unite again. Based on Yijian's former prestige and reputation as a concubine, everyone recommends him as a messenger to seek the Han army to help them get rid of the plight of oppression—— Ruo Han soldiers Heading westward, they will gather all the young and strong men of the tribe who can wield swords and spears, and be the vanguard of the Han army!

And after the Han army regained the Hexi Corridor, they could return the former pastures and fields to them, and the collection of materials and corvee would be reduced.

Don't ask for special encounters based on the merits of the expedition, but just ask for no more than other Qianghu tribes.

Such cooperation conditions are very fair to the Han army.

It can even be said to be humble.

Perhaps, in Lu Shuihu's impression, there is not much difference between the Han army and the Wei army.

After all, during the lifetime of Yijian's concubines, he was oppressed by Cao Wei in the second half of his life; the first half of his life was when the corrupt officials and endless swordsmen were in power, and the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou was the most fierce, and the bones were exposed in the wild.

However, Zheng Pu, who had listened carefully, pondered for a while, and did not intend to do what Lu Shuihu wanted.

It is not because of the stubborn belief that "people who are not of our race will have different hearts", nor is it because of the lack of people's hearts, relying on the opportunity of the Han army's recapture of the Hexi Corridor to become a foregone conclusion, they will do whatever they want for Lu Shuihu, who is at the end of the road.

It's that he doesn't want Lu Shuihu to stay in Hexi.

No need to think too much, you know that in this tribe that has been oppressed by the Wei state, every tribe is willing to do their best for the "Northern Expedition against Wei and the restoration of the Central Plains".

And he wants to take care of the overall situation.

Let Lu Shuihu stay in Hexi and treat him well, it will inevitably induce turmoil in the future.

(End of this chapter)