Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 189 Dunhuang Sox

There is no doubt that Huan Xi loves and appreciates Zhao Ju from the bottom of his heart. This is not entirely because Zhao Ju comes from the Tianshui Zhao family and is the leader of the highest sect in Longyou.

Zhao Ju is both a loyal minister and a meritorious minister, and his past merits and hard work cannot be erased just because of one mistake.

Of course, in the final analysis, this rebellion was not caused by Zhao Ju's improper governance.

To blame a civil servant for failing to defend the city when there were strong enemies outside, rebels within the party, and people in the city were panicked, in Huan Xi's view, was a bit overwhelming.

In fact, for the superiors, as long as their subordinates do not suffer any loss, even if they lose cities and territory, it is not an unforgivable mistake.

There are many such examples throughout the ages.

Even when Zhao Ju was in prison, he still upheld his loyalty and never gave in to begging Xianbei.

How could Huan Xi let such a loyal and capable minister resign and return home because of self-blame?

Huan Xi helped Zhao Ju up and comforted him:

"The rebellion in Liangzhou was caused by natural disasters, not the fault of history. In the future, I still need you to continue to serve as the governor of Liangzhou and govern the country for me."

Zhao Ju untied the knot in his heart and accepted the order happily.

After seeing off Zhao Ju, Huan Xi met the scholars who came to pay homage to him at Liang Palace.

After a large-scale purge against rebels, the gentry in Wuwei County suffered heavy losses, and those who survived were all as silent as a cicada when faced with Huan Xi.

After all, Huan Xi transported the corpses of the rebels and their relatives to Guzang, and the Jingguan built there still stands outside the city.

In fact, it was not just the Wuwei nobles who feared Huanxi. Sima Zuan, the governor of the West County of Liangzhou, had nightmares all night long and could not sleep well every night, fearing that someone would come to borrow his head to pave the way for his future.

"Master Fu! Something big happened! Something big happened!"

Chang Shi hurriedly broke into the mansion, and Sima Zuan was shocked:

"But there's a rebellion in the city!"

Chang Shi quickly shook his head and reassured:

"The situation in the city is still under control, there is no need for you to worry."

Sima Zuan breathed a sigh of relief and asked nervously:

"What on earth is going on that makes you so panicked?"

Nagashi explained:

"There is an urgent report from the border. Suofu, the governor of Zhangye, has sent an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people, heading towards Rile (today's Yongchang County, Gansu Province)!"

Rile was the governor of Xijun. Sima Zhuan said angrily:

"Don't talk nonsense, how can Suofu have so many soldiers and horses!"

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Chang Shi explained anxiously:

"Master Fu! It's absolutely true! Suofu and the Lu Shui Hu people sent troops together and have approached Jiedan (today's Shandan County, Zhangye, Gansu Province)!"

When Sima Zuan heard this, his face turned pale.

Lu Shuihu originated from Lu Fang of Xirong during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. After King Wu conquered Zhou, Lu Fang merged with the Peng tribe who moved westward, and became Peng Lurong.

Later, they were joined by some Xiongnu, Yueshi, Di, Qiang, Jie and other Hu people, and finally formed the current Lushui Hu people.

There are three tribes of Lu Shuihu, one of which is Anding Lu Shuihu, which lives in the Jingwei River Basin in Guanzhong.

One branch is the Huangzhong Lushuihu, which lives in the Hehuang Valley of Xiping County.

The last branch is Linsong Lushuihu, which lives in Linsong Xie Valley in the south of Zhangye County.

Juqu Qi Fuyan, who followed Suofu out from the east, was the chief of the Juqu tribe in Linsonglushuihu and the leader of the tribal alliance. The ancestors of Juqu Qi Fuyan once served as Zuojuqu of the Xiongnu, so they took the official position as their surname.

Although Linsong Lu Shuihu lived in Zhangye County, even the Qianliang Zhang family could only restrain them, and Suofu could not dispatch them.

Now the reason why I follow Suo Fu, the governor of Zhangye, to go eastward is actually just along the way.

Huan Xi will meet with Xianbei in Hexi Province in Guzang. When Juqu Qi Fuyan heard the news, he was unwilling to be left alone and wanted to participate.

Qian Liang had defeated Hou Zhao three times. Although he was powerful, compared with Huan Xi's strength, it was still not good enough.

After all, the Zhang family only occupied Liangzhou, while Huanxi occupied the four states of Yong, Liang, Qin, and Liang, and was famous for his ability in conquest and war.

Linsong, Lu, and Shuihu were able to maintain their independence when they were in Qianliang, but seeing that Huanxi was about to join forces with Xianbei in Hexi and completely establish his status as co-leader of the Hu people in Hexi, how could Juqu Qi Fuyan be willing to stay out of the matter.

When Suofu decided to share the burden with his superiors and attack Xijun, Juqu Qi Fuyan, who was interested in going to Guzang to join the alliance, naturally joined him enthusiastically and wanted to offer Huanxi a meeting gift.

However, of the 20,000-strong army, Suo Fu had less than 3,000 soldiers, and the rest were Juqu Qi Fuyan's tribe. This made Suo Fu secretly uneasy, worried that he would not be able to restrain Linsong Lu Shuihu after capturing the city.

He talked about his worries with his nephew Suo Bao. Suo Bao didn't take it seriously. He smiled and comforted:

"The reason why Juqu Qi Fuyan responded to the call and followed the army eastward was because he wanted to go to the alliance and make contributions to Liang Gong along the way.

“The rebellion in Xijun is solely the fault of Sima Zuan, what does it have to do with the people in the city.

"Liang Gong loves the people like a son, so how could he tolerate Qi Fuyan taking the opportunity to rob the people? Qi Fuyan is not a short-sighted person, so why should my uncle worry unfoundedly."

After hearing this, Suofu finally felt relieved. He had no doubts about his nephew's judgment.

At first, Xianbei rebelled and occupied Wuwei County. Later, Sima Zuan raised Xi County to rebel, and Suofu also wavered.

It was Suo Bao who argued hard and believed that begging Xianbei would not work, so Suo Fu firmly sided with Huan Xi.

Suo Fu, Suo Bao's uncle and nephew, and Suo Xia, who now guards Yinchuan and is highly regarded by Huan Xi, all come from the Dunhuang Suo family. But when it comes to talent, Suo Bao is the most outstanding among the three, even Suo Xia is not. Not as good as him.

Suo Bao was not only well-read in poetry and books, but his martial prowess was unparalleled in Hexi. Of course, he was still young and had not yet become an official, so his reputation was not obvious.

In the original time and space, Suo Bao was regarded as the most powerful general in Qianliang. He was famous for his bravery and invincibility in the three armies. He was compared to Guan Yu by his contemporaries.

Of course, being compared to Guan Yu does not mean that he can be on par with Guan Gong.

After all, Yin Hao was once regarded by the world as the reincarnation of Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang.

There were only a few hundred defenders in Xiedan City. Facing the 20,000 coalition forces of Suofu and Juquqi Fuyan, the defenders had already opened the city and surrendered before they could attack the city.

As Suo Bao asserted, Suo Fu's worries were completely unnecessary.

After Juqu Qi Fuyan entered the city, he strictly restrained his tribe and prohibited them from harassing the people in the city.

He wanted to offer his services to Huan Xi, not to enmity.

After Jiedan was defeated, the garrison generals of Lanchi, Xianti, Wansui and other three neighboring counties and the people in the city saw that the coalition forces were strictly disciplined and did not resist. They changed their flags one after another and opened the city gates to Suofu, Juqu and Qi Fuyan.

After Qifu Xianbei surrendered and Huanxi regained Wuwei County, the outcome of this rebellion was already doomed. Sima Zuan was like a grasshopper after the autumn, and he could not jump around for a few days.

Since Huan Xi would not send troops to Xijun immediately, he was naturally allowed to survive. But now that Suofu came out from the east, the situation immediately broke out of Sima Zhuan's control. Before the coalition troops could reach Jile City, a rebellion broke out in the city.

In despair, Sima Zuan and his family set themselves on fire and died.

　Let's rest first. There are only 7,000 today. Good night.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)