Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 84
Jiangyang County, Han'an County (now Neijiang City), and Han'an County are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Tuojiang River.

In the past, Emperor Wu sent Tang Meng from Fuguan (now Hejiang Town) to Yelang to persuade him to join the Han Dynasty.Jiangyang County has always been an important frontier town since it was attached to it, and it is known as "locking the door of the Tuojiang River and shielding Xichuan".

A few months ago, because of the rebellion in Nanzhong, Zhuge Liang specially sent General Zhengnan and Marquis of Yongchang Ting Zhao Yun to lead the Central Forbidden Army to go south to Jiangyang County to retreat and calm the people, and built the Longtou Mountain Pass in Zhongshan, Jiangyang County, the government office.

But all of this has nothing to do with Deng Ai. Deng Ai is worrying about recruiting the people of 獽 and 蜑 to form the Chijiawei.

Compared with Wang Ping, who was from Yiyang, who could speak the language, Deng Ai, who was from Jiyang, Yiyang, Jingzhou, did not understand the language of the barbarians in the Southwest.

Deng Ai was not familiar with the place of birth, so he led more than a hundred soldiers to Han'an County, and under the guidance of local officials, he went to several places where barbarians gathered to recruit soldiers.

The water flow of the Tuojiang River alternates between slow and fast, and the beaches and Tuo River alternate with each other, winding and winding, and there are many hills in Han'an, so barbarians often gather in these places to form small villages, without a ruler, and the scorpions and scorpions often live in caves.

And these scorpions and scorpions have a complex composition, and there are also barbarians from different tribes in the South and Central China who migrated to Jiangyang County for different reasons, so Jiangyang formed a hodgepodge of the border between Han and Yi.Due to the severe oppression of the barbarians in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the people of Pi and Xi hid in the mountains one after another to escape taxation and corvee.

During the period when Zhuge Liang ruled Shu, under the national policy of "Harmonizing the Rong in the west and pacifying the barbarians and the Yue in the south", the people of Yu and Yu began to contact the outside government slowly; The relationship with the scorpion and scorpion in the county is not harmonious, and the scorpion and scorpion are not popular.

All these hindered Deng Ai's formation of households and entry into the guard. When Deng Ai led the soldiers to recruit troops, the people of Qi and Xi left the gathering point to hide, thinking that it was the Han people who were fighting slaves. It is not as simple as what I thought for the entry of scorpions and scorpions into the guard, and the trust of the barbarians in the big man is very low.

Deng Ai inquired in Han'an County for many days and understood that although the barbarians in Han'an County did not have a nominal ruler, there was a man named Su Gu among the barbarians who had a high prestige among the barbarians. His father had served the Han people, and Su Gu knew about Han affairs. As for the barbarian customs, if there is any injustice among the barbarians, Su Gu will be dealt with.

When Deng Ai knew about it, he asked the peddler to find out the location of Sugu. Deng Ai led several people along the Tuojiang River to Sugu Village.

The banks of the Tuojiang River are not easy to walk. The course of the Tuojiang River is tortuous, intersected by mountains and valleys, with ups and downs. Hawkers lead the way, and Deng Ai walks behind.

Under the scorching sun, Deng Ai was so hot that he was sweating profusely, and his whole body was hot and sticky. Mosquitoes by the river were still flying around the crowd at this time, 'hum!hum! 'It really made Deng Ai a little irritable, waving his hands from time to time to prevent mosquitoes from getting close to him, but Deng Ai still couldn't resist, he was bitten by mosquitoes a few times, his hands were swollen and itchy.

Seeing Deng Ai's panic, the peddler grinned and said, "General, let's take a few more steps for now. There is wormwood in front of us. Later, we can burn the wormwood to drive away the gnats."

Deng Ai heard that, while scratching the itching on his hands, he quickened his pace, followed the peddler and crossed the river again, and saw the ground covered with wormwood on the bank.Everyone was overjoyed, pulled up the wormwood on the ground, and tied it into a ball. The soldiers took out the flint and lit it slightly to let it release smoke. In an instant, the stinky smoke filled the air. Everyone still ignored the pungent feeling.

After solving the problem of gnats, everyone also quickened their pace. Under the guidance of the peddler, Deng Ai found Sugu Village one mile away from the bank of the Tuojiang River.

Deng Ai ordered the peddler to come forward to report, and the peddler said in the Southwest Yi language: "Deng Ai, the governor of the left gate of the inner mansion of the Great Han, is visiting the leader of Sugu."

When Deng Ai died of illness in Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang was ordered to open the inner mansion and set up the left and right gates as governors. Deng Ai was the governor of the left gate and Ma Zhong was the supervisor of the right gate.

Liu Bei mentioned in his last words that Ma Su cannot be reused, and Deng Ai will skip others, so Zhuge Liang personally tested Deng Ai and Ma Zhong after he opened the mansion; Everyone didn't take it seriously; they don't know that Hu Du and Deng Ai are both civil and military, and they are well versed in the art of war, and there are people who will succeed me as a great man!"

When the peddler stepped forward to report, Deng Ai was also carefully observing the Sugu village. The village is not big, with caves as houses and wooden stakes outside.The low wall is made of soil, and the soil outside the wall is fresher than other places. If it is correct, there should be a trap below. Not far away, there seems to be a scorpion man as a bright post, but I don’t know where the secret post is.

While Deng Ai was thinking about it, there was a commotion in front of the door, and a person at the head, dressed in sackcloth and Hanfu, went out to greet him. Deng Ai took a closer look, and saw that the person who came was nine feet long, with an ordinary face, dark complexion, a hulking body, and exceptionally long arms. , What a man of the bear!
Deng Ai regained his composure, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Ai has met Chief Su."

When Deng Ai was about to wait for the peddler to translate, Su Gu clasped his hands in Chinese and said fearfully, "Don't dare, General Deng is a nobleman. Su Gu doesn't know that the supervisor will come, otherwise Su Gu will definitely visit in person."

"I didn't expect Chief Su to speak Chinese." Deng Ai continued.

Su Gu was accustomed to being surprised by the Han people. He led Deng Ai inside. Su Gu said with a smile as he walked, "Xian Yan once taught me that the Chinese name is Su Gu (gǔ) and the word 鬷 (zōng) false. Xian Yan specially invited soldiers People named me, and I was called Sugu in Xiayi."

"The Gu is big and far away; the "Poetry" says: '鬷, 緫; false, big too. The big is speechless, and there is no dispute!' It seems that my uncle has a lot of expectations for the leader." Deng Ai praised Su Gu. name said.

"The general is powerful, that's what the scholar said. Back then when Gu was young and ignorant, he was fierce and aggressive and hurt people's lives many times. Xian Yan then took this name, hoping that Gu would restrain his temper." Su Gu slowly explained the reason for his name.

Deng Ai nodded slowly in agreement, and chatted with Su Gu for a few more words. When he walked into the cave, Deng Ai felt a burst of coolness in an instant. .

Deng Ai looked at it and found that although the cave was not gorgeous, there were all the things that Han people received in Su Gu. He thought in his heart: "Su Gu has a big physique, his arms are huge and powerful, he is a man of bears, and he also knows Chinese. If Gu is recruited under his command, this matter of entering the guards can be pushed around in Han'an County. '

Su Gu and Deng Ai knelt and sat in the room facing each other.Su Gu picked up the kettle, poured water into the bowl slowly, and said with a smile: "Gu's family is poor, and besides, Gu doesn't like to drink, and there is no wine in the house. It's hot today, and the general came from afar to drink spring water to quench his thirst. Gu has already died." In the evening, people hosted a banquet in honor of the general."

Su Gu handed the bowl to Deng Ai, and Deng Ai took it with both hands, and drank it without hesitation. The cold spring water soaked into Deng Ai's heart.

(End of this chapter)