The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() When Tian Chong said these words, Ma Teng and his son were holding wine glasses and trying to persuade the leaders of the gang around them to drink. When they heard this, Ma Teng's hand shook and the glass dropped. I don't know where it fell, but I hurriedly asked: "What, the Qiang rebellion has completely taken over the entire Beidi County? Are you serious?"

Tian Chong smiled wryly: "How dare I lie to your lord about this matter? The Qiang people in Beidi County have greatly increased their power and have swept the entire county. We have seen it with our own eyes. In desperation, we will..." But he didn't say the following words down.But Ma Yue on one side already knew the meaning of the second half of the other party's words - the reason why these horse thieves returned to the government with a group of people was not only because of the influence of their names, but more importantly, they should be Qiang people The situation is so strong that it has threatened their survival?

The fact is indeed the case, Tian Chong and other horse thieves used to plunder in Beidi County, but this time the Qiang people suddenly rebelled, which is bound to cause harm to them.What was more serious was that because of the Qiang rebellion, Beidi County was already in chaos, and they could no longer maintain their livelihood through looting, so they had no choice but to be invited by a nest of wind to surrender to the court.

But Ma Teng still had some difficulty accepting such news. He hesitated and said: "If things are really so bad, why didn't the government get a report from Beidi County? In the past few days, there have been battle reports about the Qiang rebellion over there. It has disappeared from the government."

"Father, I'm afraid this is just evidence that the Qiang people have controlled the entire Beidi county! It is precisely because the Beidi has been completely controlled by them that the government cannot pass on the news, so we know nothing about the situation there. I know." Ma Yue's face was also very gloomy, and he really did not expect that this Qiang rebellion would have such serious consequences.In his memory, during the period from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, the so-called rebellion was the Yellow Turban Uprising that was more harmful, and the others were just minor disturbances.So even knowing that the Qiang rebellion was close at hand, they didn't take it too seriously, thinking that it would subside soon.

But now it seems that things are definitely not as simple as imagined.Perhaps in the long history, compared with the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms that followed, the chaos in Liangzhou is nothing at all.But for people living in Xiliang—whether they are officials, civilians or bandits—this chaos is definitely a major disaster.

"Father, this matter must be reported to the governor and the prefect. The government must quickly prepare for it, otherwise the whole of Xiliang will fall into the chaos of the Qiang people!" Ma Yue continued.

Ma Teng also made a decisive decision: "That's right, the matter is serious. I must hurry up and ask the county government to take precautions, and at the same time send someone to report the matter to the court immediately!" He said hello to several horse thief leaders, He left in a hurry.And with his departure, the atmosphere at the banquet became solemn, and soon everyone dispersed.

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It was not until late at night that day that Ma Teng came back with heavy steps, his face was full of exhaustion.And the Ma Yue brothers were still waiting for their father to return, and when they saw him, they rushed to meet him and asked about the situation: "Father, what did the governor and the prefect say?"

"They didn't dare to take this matter lightly. They have already sent scouts to check the situation in the North. After all, the matter is of great importance. We dare not just listen to people's one-sided words and report the news of the Qiang people's power to the court. However, we have already Send people and horses to bring letters to other counties, let them prepare to resist the Qiang army." Ma Teng briefly stated the government's response.

Ma Yue frowned again, dissatisfied with the government's prudent actions.The fire has reached their eyebrows, and they still want to act so prudently, for fear of being reprimanded by the court for lying about the military situation, which is really speechless.But in this matter, he can't do anything, because this matter is not even in the hands of his father Ma Teng, let alone him.

"I hope it's still too late. Once the Qiang people really start to make a fuss, not only Beidi County, but the entire Xiliang land may be disturbed by the rebellion. After all, there are so many Qiang people here." Ma Teng was worried. typical.

But what Ma Yue worried about was different from his father. What he worried about was the safety of the Han people living in the land of Xiliang.In Liangzhou, there are a lot of Qiang and Han people living together, even in Long County, there are many Qiang people.The distinction between Hu and Han has existed since ancient times, and the contradiction between the two parties is inevitable.Because of their personality, the Han people can still live in harmony with the Qiang people when they are strong, but once the momentum is reversed, this may not be the case.I'm afraid that the Han people in Xiliang will be severely impacted by this chaos.

Thinking of the villagers being plundered or killed by the Qiang people, Ma Yue's heart felt tense for a while.He didn't want such a tragedy to happen to the Han people, and he had to do everything in this matter to save the possible occurrence.

"Father, in addition to guarding the door, the government should do something else. It should send troops to attack the Qiang rebellious army." Ma Yue couldn't help but suggested: "If we can suppress their arrogance and make them not If you dare to expand at will, it will be better."

"This is easier said than done?" Ma Teng smiled wryly, "Although there are nearly [-] troops stationed in Xiliang, they are divided into six counties. As a father, I don’t even have this right.”

Ma Yue was silent, he naturally understood this.No matter which dynasty or generation, unless the frontier is under serious threat, the generals guarding the frontier have the full power to mobilize the frontier army to fight the enemy, otherwise they can only ask the court first.This is also a helpless move to ensure the safety of central yang, otherwise if a side general is disloyal, he may lead troops into the Central Plains, and the emperor's seat may be replaced.

This may be a good way to maintain the stability of the rule, but once chaos really occurs, such rules will appear too rigid, and it will definitely be very unfavorable for calming the chaos.

"Father, is there no other way?" Ma Yue asked again.

But Ma Teng just shook his head helplessly. He could mobilize only a few hundred people in his hands. It would be okay to suppress a horse thief, but obviously it would be impossible to make a big move.Ma Yue sighed, and when he was about to say forget it, a thought suddenly popped up in his mind: "Father, in addition to the officers and soldiers, we can make the Han Chinese horse thieves active in Xiliang work for us. "

"Huh? You mean..."

"Just like the decision made by Na Tianchong, after the Qiang people rebelled, they would surrender to the government in order to protect themselves. I'm afraid that other horse thieves will have the same idea. As long as we can persuade them to cooperate with the government Cooperate, let them harass and attack the Qiang rebellious army with their familiarity with geography, maybe they can delay their actions!" Ma Yue put forward his own idea.

"This... I'm afraid it's very difficult. Those horse thieves may not all be as sensible as Tian Chong, and they would not use their lives to fight against the Qiang people." Ma Teng was not very sure.

"Father, we have to give it a try, for the stability of my Xiliang!" Ma Yue hurriedly persuaded: "And I already have people who come forward, these are the horse thieves who just surrendered. They I also hope that I can quickly make contributions so as to gain the trust of the court, this will be of great benefit to them, and they will definitely agree."

"This..." After hesitating for a long while, Ma Teng finally nodded: "Just try it as you want, I hope those people really have this kind of heart!"

Early the next morning, Ma Teng recruited the leaders of these horse thieves and told them his idea.And after weighing it, they actually agreed with this statement.After all, they also need to make contributions as soon as possible, so that they can gain a firm foothold in the army.What's more, it might be possible to draw more of the same kind into the army, and the position will be more stable by then, won't it?

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Just when these horse thieves started their activities, the situation in Xiliang had taken a sharp turn for the worse.The Qiang people who had already controlled Beidi County took a short rest, and then divided their troops to send troops to the surrounding counties. At this time, these counties were not yet fully prepared, and they were captured by them one after another. Completely messed up.

What's more terrible is that at this time, the Qiang people actually uttered the slogan of killing Zhongguan (the eunuch next to the emperor) on the side of the Qing emperor.And this also greatly encouraged the Han people who were already dissatisfied with the eunuch's rule. Within a few days, there were many rebellions in the counties of Hanyang, Wudu, and Anding, and the government could no longer control the situation.

At this time, the imperial court suddenly realized that something was going wrong, especially those middle officials who now hold the power of the imperial court.They are not too worried about this rebellion in Xiliang, after all, it was a riot that happened in the land of Xizhen, and it will not affect them in Luoyang, but they hate such a slogan they put forward of.

The North Korean and Chinese official forces have begun to use this as an excuse to attack these middle officials, and letter after letter has been handed over to the palace like a snowflake, asking Han Lingdi Liu Heng to quickly send out these middle officials around him. To stabilize the chaos in Xiliang.Fortunately, these playbooks were all detained by the middle officials, so they did not cause too many problems.But once things get too big, it will be difficult for them to keep covering up, and the end of them may be coming.

Whether it is for the stability of the Han Dynasty or for their own safety, the middle officials must work hard to put down the Qiang rebellion in Xiliang.

Therefore, in the autumn of the second year of Zhongping, the imperial court issued an order to order Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, to order the troops of the six counties to quell the chaos.But what the court didn't know was that most of the six counties of Liangzhou had been captured by the Qiang people at this time, and Geng Bi could really gather less than [-] troops, and what he was facing would be tens of thousands of Qiang Han rebels ...