In Chang'an City, after listening to the messenger's report, Zhang Wen knelt down in command for a long time without responding, as if he had heard a joke that was not very funny. Did Xianling Qiang fall? They were defeated by Zhu Kui and Ma Teng with 20,000 troops.
As a result, more than 100,000 people were beheaded, more than 30,000 women and children were captured, and cattle, sheep and horses were lined up for thousands of miles.
This, this...isn't this a replica of the historical record that records that the champion Hou went deep into the barbarian land alone, defeated the Xiongnu, and defeated Shi Yanran?
Of course, during that period, the Qiang were massacred and all major Qiang ethnic groups were destroyed. This was also a violation of the imperial general's orders, and An Tai was finally established in Liangzhou for more than ten years.
It was a pity that when the Xianling Qiang was finally conquered, he was brought back to the imperial court and appointed as Taiwei. However, he died in three years. In his policy of pacifying the Qiang, "a long-term strategy can only be established when the eldest son threatens him and cuts his neck and ears with a white blade."
Get rid of the root cause." The last step was not completed, and the security of Liangzhou for decades could not be completed.
At this time, the leader of the Xianling Qiang clan, Bei Gongyu, was killed by Zhu Kui, and his lair was also wiped out by Zhu Kui. Duan Jiong's plan to pacify the Qiang was finally fully implemented by Zhu Kui.
On the side, Jin Wu Yuan Pang hummed with a sullen face: "Young man with a yellow mouth, it's just a lucky coincidence."
Zhang Wen marched into Qiangyang, and Yuan Pang was one of the people who stayed behind in Chang'an. Earlier, military information came back saying that Zhu Kui did not respect military orders and sent troops privately, but he killed Han Sui and Bei Gongyu. He was so angry that he cut the bookcase in two, and later there was
I heard that Zhu Kui was young and arrogant and acted rashly. He secretly entered the Western Region with 20,000 soldiers and horses. When he saw that he was greedy for merit, he was very happy that he was dead now.
Unexpectedly, now... he has made a great contribution comparable to the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Zhang Wen glanced at him, but he didn't take his words seriously. People can get lucky, but they can never be lucky again and again. He already regretted agreeing to the Yuan family's request to help suppress Zhu Kui, and now he has become an enemy.
How to continue to suppress, how to use political means, hide needles in the thick of things, and dig a trap for him to jump out of, this is a matter of racking your brains.
Looking at the regretful look in Zhang Wen's head, Yuan Pang smiled awkwardly and said from his heart, Yuan Feng was his elder brother and Yuan Shu was his nephew. On the eve of the expedition, his nephew came to him to beg him, hoping that he could
Give Zhu Kui some good treatment in Xiliang, and don't think that the small grudge will gradually expand and become irresistible.
The aristocratic family cannot afford to lose their face, this matter has already spread in the eyes of interested people.
An idea struck him, and he stood up, came to Zhang Wen's ear, and whispered something.
Finally, Zhang Wen sighed and said, "Now that the matter is over, I will listen to your words."
"Tomorrow, Zhu Kui will go to Chang'an with his captive cattle and sheep. When we meet there, the hall will comply with his request and allow Ma Teng to surrender. This shows that he is the captain of the Qiang army and has a child's heart."
Outside Chang'an City, 20,000 cavalrymen were like herdsmen, surrounding the nearly 100,000 livestock in front, back, left and right, and marching slowly forward.
From the Western Regions Protectorate to Chang'an, it would only take twenty days if the cavalry galloped, but it took almost forty days to drive the horses, cattle and sheep. Fortunately, when passing through counties and counties along the way, the cities and towns took away a lot of them.
The number of cattle and sheep, plus the food of the army, was reduced by half.
The 20,000 cavalrymen must have been the happiest time in their lives. They ate sheep every day and cattle every meal. You must know that these cavalrymen were originally county soldiers and came from poor families. Every three or five days, they had a meal or a meal.
He ate meat, but it would never satisfy his craving for meat. Ma Teng and others were extremely grateful to Zhu Kui.
Ma Teng, who was behind, told Ma Chao with tears in his eyes that he felt that his goal in this life had almost been achieved, as if he had retraced the path of his ancestor Ma Yuangong to defeat the Xiqiang, and maybe he would face the Ma family's ancestors after his death.
, also has a face.
At the lowest point in his life, in order to survive, he joined the rebels and dishonored the honor of his ancestors. He thought that he would either be wiped out by the court or flee to the depths of the Western Regions to become a bandit. He did not expect that Zhu Kui would bring this to him.
The hope of life….
"Chao'er, if you have the chance, you will repay me well in the future."
The chatty Ma Chao grew up listening to the stories of his ancestor Ma Yuan. Like his father, he aspired to become a world-famous general like his ancestor. Ma Teng's words were deeply remembered in his heart.
At this time, Zhu Kui, who was in front of him, rode towards them. He greeted them first, and then said: "General Ma, we will reach the gate of Chang'an City in two miles. It suddenly occurred to Zhu that you should change your attire."
"Change your clothes?" What does this mean? Even Ma Teng and his son can't figure it out.
Zhu Kui smiled and said: "The general has made mistakes before. Although he was held hostage by Han Sui and other thieves, he has fought against the chariot generals and others after all. It is better to just go back arrogantly because he went deep into Xiqiang and made meritorious service.
, you should always show some sincerity of repentance.”
"General Zhu's words about sincerity of repentance are reasonable, but I don't know what Ma should do to show sincerity of repentance." Ma Teng asked.
"This is also simple. I wonder if the general has heard of the allusion of generals and prime ministers." Zhu Kui mentioned with a smile.
"Of course Ma has heard of this."
It is recorded in "Historical Records: Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru" that during the reign of King Zhao Huiwen, General Lian Po became Shangqing because of his meritorious service in defeating Qi. Because Shangqing Lin Xiangru stood on Lian Po's right as a civil servant. Before the Qin Dynasty, the scholar-bureaucrats
The right is respected, so Lian Po has always been dissatisfied. After Lin Xiangru learned about it, he never argued with Lian Po.
Then Lin Xiangru returned to Zhao with the jade intact and made great achievements at the Mianchi meeting. Everyone thought that he would no longer avoid Lian Po, but they heard what he said.
.If the generals are at odds with each other, they will definitely not be able to coexist. We must put the country first and then private interests.”
When Lian Po learned about it, he was very ashamed. He took off his shirt, exposed his upper body, and came to the door with a thorn stick on his back to plead guilty. At this point, they met and the two became close friends.
"But what does this have to do with whether Ma is sincere in repenting?" Ma Teng was still puzzled.
"Don't you understand, General Ma? General Chariot and Cavalry are the three nobles of the imperial court, and are the prime minister, while General Ma is the incorruptible man. Therefore, Kui asked General to carry thorns on his back and apologize to the whole army. This way, it should show the General's repentance.
Sincerity is also said to be a beautiful thing, I wonder if it is acceptable?" Zhu Kui smiled, waiting for his answer.
"I understand the name of General Zhu. If you have such a good deed, you should naturally repent and make a new start."
After saying that, he asked his son to chop some branches and at the same time he took off his armor.
Hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep were sent to serve, and a Chang'an army of soldiers and officials headed by Zhang Wen naturally had to greet them at the city gate.
Fu Xie and Tao Qian were both over fifty, so they were considered old. When they first heard that Zhu Kui had invaded the Western Regions and defeated the Xianling Qiang people, they were so happy. The two of them celebrated with each other the whole night without sleeping, which shows that they were excited.
extent.
Unexpectedly, Duan Jiming left and Zhu Huaiming came. If he hadn't been from Jiangdong, Liangzhou Sanming would have been renamed Liangzhou Siming.
The two of them stood at the front of the welcoming team, looking forward to it. Tao Qian was two years younger than Fu Xie, so he had better eyesight. He narrowed his eyes and shouted: "Here he comes, here he comes, our Weilu."
The general is here, Nan Rong, watch quickly."
At the same time, Fu Xie also saw clearly that the two of them met once when Zhu Kui first arrived in the army, so they knew their faces.
Soon the guard of honor was lined up, Zhang Wen stepped forward to greet him personally, and all kinds of horns were blown, which was very exciting.
When the destination was reached, Zhu Kui got off his horse and led Ma Teng, who was wearing thorns behind him, to walk there together.
In front of Zhang Wen, the two of them knelt down on one knee together, lowered their heads and said: "The last general, Zhu Kui, pays homage to the general of chariots and cavalry, and asks the general to forgive me. The last general, without the order of the general, sent troops privately."
"The guilty general is a horse, and he pays homage to the chariot general. The guilty general is incompetent. When the army is defeated, he is greedy for life and afraid of death. He is controlled by Han Ni and fights against the heavenly army. He deserves to die!"
The two people apologized when they met, which was indeed unexpected. Everyone thought that after beheading more than 100,000 aliens, they might not be arrogant and arrogant, so that Zhang Wen could be more grandiose when discussing his merits and demerits later, not wanting the young man to do so.
When you gain power, you can also achieve a city as deep as a city and a sophisticated understanding of the world.
What's even more eye-catching is that the man wearing thorns in front of them turned out to be Ma Teng. When he walked in just now, most people thought that this man with a haggard face and hair covering his face should first contact an important prisoner of Qiang, Zhu.
Kui was brought up to offer prisoners.
As Zhu Kui expected, this look of asking for forgiveness attracted the recognition of many people, including Sun Jian, who had fought with him the most, and couldn't help but look at him with suspicion.