I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 225 Liangzhou Master Hu Zhen
Hu Zhen was from Anding County, Liangzhou. He didn't understand that he had been in the army for nearly three years and finally had a three-month vacation. He just returned to his hometown to visit relatives. How could he be favored by Huangfu Song?
Is it just because many people in the village call him Mr. Liangzhou?

I missed this long vacation, three years later and another three years later!
Huangfu Song sent someone to find him and asked him to find a way to take the Qiang people who were close to the Han Dynasty and try to cross the blocked road to the Western Regions. For the sake of people's livelihood, he went to the Western Regions to find more seeds of Bai Diazi.

Although this was an order from the emperor, he was not an envoy from the Han Dynasty.

At that time, Huangfu Song told Hu Zhen that he could refuse.

When it comes to people's livelihood and righteousness, Hu Zhen certainly did not refuse.

He didn't dare to refuse...

Well, in fact, Hu Zhen was not upset at all, and was even a little happy.

When he met Huangfu Song and learned the whole story, he felt that any hesitation on his part would be disrespectful to the emperor and Huangfu Song.

The above are just words that Hu Zhen wanted to use when facing his old colleagues after returning from the Western Regions. This proves that he, Hu Zhen, is not greedy for wealth and honor, but is doing everything for the sake of righteousness!

As subordinates of General Du Liao, after Dong Zhuo left Bingzhou to enjoy the blessings in the capital, their lives as Dong Zhuo's old men were not bad, but they were not the same as when they were under Dong Zhuo.

Even in the middle of the night, I can wake up laughing while dreaming.

Because Huangfu Song was not only General Zuo who was deeply trusted by the emperor, but also a fellow countryman of Hu Zhen!
When serving as officials outside, rural people at the county level are the best political allies.

Winning over these people is very important!

At worst, if something unexpected happens, just give up the gold you carry and surrender on the spot!

Thinking this, Hu Zhen looked at the fellow Qiang people beside him, his eyes becoming more and more eager.

Relying on his reputation in Liangzhou, it should be possible to save his life.

Huangfu Song spent a lot of thought on selecting this group of people.

Although the Hu family in Linjing County occupied a place in Anding County, they were not comparable to the Huangfu family in Chaona County. Leaving Dong Zhuo, he wandered around and hugged another thicker thigh.

Although there are some risks in this trip, wealth and honor can be found in danger.

Among the accompanying Qiang people were the Xianling Qiang from Youfufeng and Hanyang counties, several different Qiang tribes from Longxi County, Anding County, and Wuwei County, including the Hanjie Qiang, and even Ma, the prefect of Jincheng. Teng commanded the Huangzhong Qiang and Shaodang Qiang from Jincheng County.

Otherwise, why didn't Huangfusong go to Yang Ding, who was also known as the "Master of Liangzhou"? Is it just because he happened to meet him when Hu Zhen returned to his hometown?
After all, Hu Zhen had once earned the reputation of being a "Master of Liangzhou", so he still had the courage to give it a try.

It's time to find another way out.

Huangfu Song focuses on the enrichment of one tribe, allowing this group of people to use the names of their respective tribes to blaze a trail.

The largest number among them is the Xianling Qiang. They are the first Qiang people to participate in farming. They and the Hanjie Qiang who are active in Anding County are the ones Hu Zhen is most familiar with and the most worthy of his trust.

The total number of people in this group was more than fifty, and only one Han Chinese was hidden, Hu Zhen.

They all dressed up in the traditional Qiang style. In order to hide their presence, they brought five carts of silk. They claimed to the outside world that their trip was to try to reopen trade routes and sell silk to the Yueshi and Anxi.

After all, their main job is really to buy and sell goods. I dare not bring more for fear of making others covet me. If necessary, these five carts of silk can also be used as gifts.

Huangfu Song chose Hu Zhen not only because of Hu Zhen's reputation among the Qiang people in Liangzhou, but also because he discovered that Hu Zhen had the experience of serving as an official under Captain Wuji in the Western Regions.

Huangfusong understood that the purpose of the emperor asking him to send people to the Western Regions was to obtain more seeds of Bai Diezi, and he himself wanted to take this opportunity to understand the situation in the Western Regions. There is no conflict between the two. People sent to the Western Regions also need a Han official in charge.

In fact, after the Qiang Rebellion in Liangzhou, the imperial court also tried to send officials to counties with blocked roads. In the second year of Zhongping, He Jin, then the general, temporarily repelled the Qiang rebellion that invaded Sanfu in Liangzhou. Recommend Zhao Qi as the governor of Dunhuang.

Zhao Qi was a serious party member and was not afraid of the difficulties and obstacles ahead, so he really went to take office.

Then, as expected, he was caught by Bian Zhang, who had not yet died in the rebel civil strife, and forced him to become the leader of the rebels, almost losing his life. Zhao Qi finally persuaded Bian Zhang to let him go back. When he arrived at Chencang, he encountered rebel soldiers again and was spared from being naked.

After Zhao went through many hardships and almost died, the imperial court stopped sending officials to the west of Jincheng.

Therefore, it is still unknown what the situation is in the west of Jincheng County and Wuwei County.

The only thing that is known is that there is a vacancy for the governor of Dunhuang, and Huang Yan, the former governor of Jiuquan, has joined the rebels.

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With the support of Xianling Qiang and Hanjie Qiang, Hu Zhen's dominant position in the team is very stable. Even the Qiang selected by Ma Teng have already received Ma Teng's orders and dare not make mistakes.

The group of people, armed with swords, bows and horses, and wearing worn-out but sturdy leather armor, set out from Jincheng County, along Lishui next to Yunjie County, where Ma Teng was governed, and along the past trade route, all the way west.

Before leaving Jincheng County and approaching the next Qiang tribe in Wuwei County, Hu Zhen once again summoned a group of Qiang people and emphasized: "Once again, we are here only for business. These silks are for us and other tribes." I bought it from the Han people and resold it. As for me, I belong to the Youfufeng Xianling Qiang people, and there are Han people in my ancestors."

Hu Zhen is not boasting. With his demeanor and appearance, it is difficult to hide among this group of Qiang people without being noticed, even if these Qiang people are already talented people in various tribes.

After that, Hu Zhen took the trouble to confirm with his Qiang people one by one that they must be cautious in matters involving life and death.

In this way, they paid the price of two carts of silk and successfully passed through Wuwei County where the Han army and the Qiang people were pulling back and forth, and even Zhangye County was mostly gone.

Most Qiang people still have brains and know that once the silk business is done again, they, as local snakes, will also be able to get some benefits.

Moreover, the name of the large Qiang tribe in Huangzhong is also somewhat useful.

And Zhangye County, which Hu Zhen passed through, was originally a county that should be managed by Han officials. Although most of it is still under the control of the Han people, the controllers have become local powerful families... At least Hu Zhen has not heard of any county that is still under the control of the Han people. There are officials sent by the imperial court.

Hu Zhen only kept all this in mind and prepared to go to Jiuquan County.

But when Hu Zhen was about to leave Zhangye County, he encountered a group of miscreants near Zhangye's vassal state.

Then, Hu Zhen's suffering came.

This is a group of complex ethnic origins, active near Lushui, including Xiongnu, Yueshi, Jie, Di, and Qiang tribes. They don't care about the eastern Qiang tribes in the team, they only care about their immediate interests.

(End of this chapter)