Chapter 43: Protector General

In June of the fourth year of Yonghe, Prince Xuan of Northern Zhao gradually hated Qin Gongtao. He said that he was fortunate to Yang Qi and Mou Cheng. Zhao Sheng said, "You dare to be arrogant and stubborn! If you can kill him, I will enter the Western Palace and I will share all the country and towns with Tao. If Tao dies, the lord will be mourned. I will do great things and be disgraceful." Qi and others promised.

_________ Introduction Excerpt

After the whipping, Zeng Hua "retreats" the Feiyu Army and more than 100 guards, and appointed former deputy commander of the guards, Feng Yangli as the commander of the guards, and then selected more than 100 elite troops as the guards. Feng Yangli's bravery and loyalty is no worse than the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is on duty tonight, it is estimated that even if he is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is on duty, it is impossible to "smuggle" his daughter into the back account.

Seeing that the bearded and others were ashamed and carried down to rest, Zeng Hua ordered the entire army to disband and go back to rest, but more than a hundred clerks were left behind.

Zeng Hua asked them to take advantage of this opportunity. His whip tonight had already given these wild Qiang soldiers a memory. Next, we had to rely on the clerks to educate them well, so that they could understand military laws and military disciplines, and understand obey orders. Zeng Hua gave some instructions, and then let these clerks who already understood what they should do disperse.

At this time, Zeng Hua turned around and found that Xu Zhi was still hiding aside. He had to stand there in panic because he had not had Zeng Hua's order.

Zeng Hua politely grabbed Xu Zhi's hand, pulled him back to the tent, and let him sit down on the side, while Zuo Pu Mo, who followed him in, sat silently on the other side.

Looking at Xu Zhi with a pale face, Zeng Hua sighed and said, "Sir Xu Zhi, I understand your thoughts and your inner confusion. You only have two of you left under my butcher knife."

Hearing this, Xu Zhi couldn't help but tremble slightly, trying his best to suppress his fear and emotions in the dim light.

"Your brothers and nephews must die. Tuyuhun has been strong here for decades, and I don't know how many blood and tears of the Qiang people are in my hands. I must use their heads to win over the Qiang people." Zeng Hua stared at Xu Zhi and said slowly, his voice hitting Xu Zhi's head like a heavy hammer, causing him to lower his head deeply and dare not speak at all.

"But the matter has passed. The people of the Hetao Qiang people in Qinghai are almost the same. I don't need to kill Tuyuhun. After losing the noble leader, these tens of thousands of Tuyuhun people live with the Qiang people. After a period of time, they are no different from other Qiang people. And before your Tuyuhun Khan Ye Yan committed suicide, I promised him that Tuyuhun, the hard-earned surname, will continue the blood heir."

Hearing this, Xu Zhi began to understand. He knelt down in front of Zeng Hua with a plop, and choked and said, "Sir, I..."

Zeng Hua quickly helped Xu Zhi up, helped him back to his seat, and continued, "Since you are willing to marry your daughter to me, I'm not polite. But Lord Xu Zhi doesn't have to do this to himself and your daughter. I have seen your daughter in the back account, and she looks so beautiful and extraordinary. It's really aggrieved her to send her to my back account in such a dark way."

Xu Zhi was a little moved when he heard this, and quickly stood up and said, "The little girl is three-pointed and it is a blessing to be able to climb up and serve the Lord. How dare she have it?"

At this time, Zuo Pu said, "Lord Xuzhi doesn't have to be so humble. Who doesn't know that Lord Xuzhi's daughter Zhenxiu is not only the most beautiful woman in Tuyuhun, but also the most beautiful flower on the thousands of miles of grasslands in Qinghai, Bailan and Hetao."

Hearing this, Zeng Hua couldn't help but feel excited. He recalled the appearance of seeing Zhenxiu in the back tent just now. The fire that had already been extinguished in his heart was surging up again, and he wanted to go back to the back tent immediately to be a "beast".

But now Zeng Hua could only swallow his saliva secretly and said calmly with difficulty: "Mr. Xuzhi, please take Miss Zhenxiu back first. Tomorrow I will ask Mr. Su Chang as the male matchmaker, and give a serious gift to him. Then I will order the departments to announce that I will marry Mr. Xuzhi and marry the lady of the noble family. But I have already hired Miss Fanfu in Nanzheng as the main wife, so I can only feel wronged that Miss Zhenxiu is a side wife."

Hearing Zeng Hua say this, Xu Zhi wished he could kowtow ninety-nine heads to this "good son-in-law". You should know that Xu Zhi endured the pain to send his daughter not only for his family, but also for more than 3,000 Tuyuhun households who are now living a life of silence. After Lord Zeng came to the grassland, he went up to the Tuyuhun Khan to the nobles of all sizes and the butcher's knife, and the heads rolled. Nearly 10,000 Tuyuhun people were killed, and thousands of noble Tuyuhun noble women became lowly slaves and female maids of the Qiang people.

The Tuyuhun people didn't know if their tribe had a grudge against Mr. Zeng in their previous lives, nor did they know when the butcher's knife would fall on them. In order to please the new strong man on the grassland and to save the lives of his family and more than 3,000 families, they thought about it and gave their most beloved daughter to Zeng Hua.

But things changed too quickly tonight. My daughter was successfully sent to the back account. I heard that Zeng Hua had also entered the back account. Xu Zhi believed that any normal man was not moved when he saw his daughter. But soon Zeng Hua came out again and ordered an emergency gathering. In front of the big tent, more than a dozen Zeng Hua's confidant generals and more than a hundred trusted guards were whipped in front of 6,000 soldiers for this incident.

The whip hit everyone's back and hit Xu Zhi heavily. Xu Zhi couldn't guess what Zeng Hua would do? For the military discipline and military laws he mentioned, it seemed to make some sense, but Xu Zhi was still frightened until Zeng Hua brought him back to the tent.

After hearing Zeng Hua's true thoughts, Xu Zhi's heart hanging from the ninety-nine heavens finally fell. Zeng Hua not only agreed to accept his daughter, but also adopted it as a side room with grand and formal etiquette. This shows that the saber hanging on the heads of Tuyuhun people was finally taken away, and they can finally be ordinary herders.

Seeing Xu Zhi bringing his daughter Zhenxiu back to his tent, Zeng Hua and Zuo Pu smiled at each other.

Zuo Pu watched Xu Zhi, whose steps were a little fluttering, and the tall and elegant Zhenxiu disappeared behind the curtain of the big tent, and couldn't help but sigh: "Tomorrow, as long as the news of the bride of the adults and Miss Zhenxiu spread throughout the grassland, not only can Tuyuhun people sleep peacefully, but many others will also feel at ease."

Zeng Hua swallowed, staring at the curtain and replied, "No matter how great a person does a good deed, others will not accept it, but a murderous devil suddenly becomes kind, and others will worship him like a saint."

Zuo Pu couldn't help laughing when he heard this. His lord didn't dare to think or do anything. Although he was cruel and ruthless, he knew when to be evil and when to be good. Such a person was simply a traitor born for troubled times.

After laughing for a while, Zuo Pu found that his adult was still staring at the curtains, his eyes that had always been shining were now dull, revealing a complex expression of filth, shamelessness, regret, regret and other intertwined expressions.

"Sir! Sir!" Zuo Pu felt something was wrong and quickly called out twice.

Zeng Hua suddenly came to his senses and turned his head when he heard the sound.

"Sir, are you okay?" Zuo Pu asked carefully.

"Nothing, I'm just a little annoyed." Zeng Hua whispered.

"I wonder why sir?" Zuo Pu was shocked. Why sir was annoyed? Could anyone have the head of the earth tomorrow?

"The price of being a gentleman is painful. Look at Miss Zhenxiu, such a wonderful person, I actually watched her walk out of my back tent." At this point, Zeng Hua even overwhelmed his voice, "Looking at such a thick leather robe, Miss Zhenxiu should still be as bulging as she should be. Her figure is so damn, I can't help but drool when I think of it."

At this time, Zeng Hua looked at Zuo Pu and stared at him, "Su Chang, you are the wedding host, so you can handle it easily and let me have a bridal chamber early. If I kill me, I will never finish it!"

Seeing this, Zeng, who was completely different from usual, and listening to him whispering "private words" that he said "brothers" in a low voice, he was moved in his heart. Perhaps it was this sincerity and honesty that made all those who followed him feel a kind of personal charm and willingly worked for this adult who always warms everyone's heart. And this Zeng's unpredictable plan and "human and gods" method made all those who followed him full of confidence and awe, as if there was no thing that Mr. Zeng dared not do, no things that he could not do, and nothing he didn't know.

Zhu Pu seemed to be very considerate of Zeng Hua's mood. He did not adopt the "orthodox" custom of the Central Plains, which was time-consuming and very tiring. Instead, he adapted to local conditions and followed the local customs, and directly adopted the lively and simple Tuyuhun and Qiang people's customs.

Early in the morning of the third day, Zeng Hua wore a small sleeve robe and a small mouth robe unique to Tuyuhun, a big long skirt hat, covered with red beads and red belts, and was wearing a newly seized lambskin. The white and soft fur looked particularly conspicuous on Zeng Hua's back, while the gold, silver, gems and other accessories hung on other parts of his body became embellishments.

Zeng Hua rode a horse and a sabre, and under the escort of three hundred magnificent cavalrymen, he came to Xuzhi's tent. There were already crowds of Tuyuhun and Qiang tribes who came to hear the news. They also happily wore large robes that were only worn during major festivals, hanging colorful and strange jewelry, surrounded Xuzhi's tent, and made all preparations for their mother's family.

Zhu Pu started and sang in Tuyuhun dialect in Tuyuhun dialect in the voice of the old duck male. A respected Tuyuhun old man walked out of the tent and began to sing duets. Zeng Hua was confused by the side and only felt that the two of them had finally negotiated the "price" for a quarter of an hour. Zhu Pu also happily directed his followers to lift the lids of the gifts one by one, and then held these gifts in front of everyone, showing off the number of gifts and its preciousness made the onlookers unable to help but exclaim again and again, making Xu Zhi, who was standing there accepting the gifts calmly, blushed, and felt very proud. Even Tuyuhun people who helped felt proud.

The bride Zhenshe finally came out. She was wearing a braided hair, covered with beautiful beads and shells, wearing a brand new big fur robe, an exquisite red wool blanket, and an extremely precious water-green silk around her neck.

Just as Zeng Hua went up to pick up his wife, he was grabbed by Zuo Pu. Then the wedding host whispered, and the burly Xian Lingbo and others rushed up immediately. Zeng Hua was depressed. Who was getting married? Why are you more anxious than me!

As soon as Xian Lingbo and others rushed to the vicinity of Zhenxiu, a group of people rushed out of the near Xuzhi tent. Suddenly, there was a fierce "physical conflict" with Xian Lingbo and others. The two sides squeezed together and greeted each other with fists. I wonder if Xian Lingbo and others were too strong or Tuyuhun's family was deliberately letting water, Xian Lingbo and others quickly squeezed out a clearing in front of Zhenxiu.

At this time, Zuo Pu quickly pushed Zeng Hua who was standing there and staring at him. Zeng Hua reacted suddenly and rushed over immediately. He carried Zhenxiu who was standing there on his shoulders, then ran away, which immediately caused everyone to laugh. Under the "counterattack" of Tuyuhun's family, under the "coverage" of Xian Lingbo and others, Zeng Hua put Zhenxiu on the saddle, then quickly turned over to the horse, instigated the mount, and hugged the "beauty" and "escape in panic".

In Chishui Camp, a grand banquet began at noon, with piles of bonfires everywhere, cattle and sheep were slaughtered one by one, and then barbecued. In the toasts, the rich aroma of wine mixed with the aroma of barbecue floated on the grassland. There were laughter everywhere and singing everywhere, and the entire Chishui Camp became a sea of ​​joy.

It was night, and after respectfully respecting Zeng Hua, everyone sang Qiang people's slang songs in unison, and sent Zeng Hua, who had been distracted all day, back to the bridal chamber of the big tent. Seeing Zeng Hua, who was a little panicked, almost tripped and gnawed at the door of the big tent, everyone suddenly burst into laughter, which made Zeng Hua, who had always been very thick-skinned, blush a little.

The room in the big tent is like spring, but outside the big tent is still a sea of ​​singing and laughing. Everyone continues to have a banquet and enjoys the happy time that they have only been looking forward to in their lifetimes.

"Sir Xuzhi, Tuyuhun Guikui still didn't reply?" Zeng Hua, who had been newly married for a few days, continued to get busy. On that day, he and Xuzhi, Zuo Pu, Xian Lingbo and others were discussing the matter in the Bailan area.

According to Xu Zhi's detailed introduction, Zeng Hua finally learned that the Bailan area is about west of the Daxue Mountains (Bayankala Mountains), the source of the river and the area near the Tongtian River, rather than the Qaidam Basin area in his previous minds. This place was reserved for the Dangxiang people.

"Kyukyu was a straightforward person and was sincere. He was the son of a maid and was bullied by other brothers when he was young. Tuyan Khan once took care of him, so he remembered Tuyan's kindness and followed Tuyan's ankle before and behind. Tuyan Khan died early and Ye Yan was young, Guiji was also one of the generals who were entrusted with orphans and were loyal to Ye Yan, so Ye Yan was relieved to hand over Bailan Mountain to him and gave him five hundred Tuyuhun tribes." Xu Zhi introduced in detail, "However, there were not many Bailan tribes, with less than 60,000 people, and they were the weakest among the Western Qiang people, so the source of troops was not strong. Even if Guiji worked hard, he could only raise three thousand soldiers."

"Since you don't want to surrender, then fight! It's summer now, so don't be afraid of heavy snow on the plateau blocking the mountain. Moreover, Ye Lixun and Jiang Nan have already sorted out their eyebrows. Su Chang, please introduce it to me!"

"Yes! In April, Jiang Nan defeated the former Tuyuhun tribe who guarded the Baima Qiang area, captured more than 600 Tuyuhun soldiers, and then began to rectify the Baima Qiang. Everything was divided into cattle and sheep by households according to the instructions of the adults, and then organized into meter and 100 households. Since Baima Qiang has always been a key area for Tuyuhun to take care of, the famous Qiang leaders were basically almost killed, and the remaining dozens of leaders were still a little bit worse, so the rectification and inclusion of the Baima Qiang area was safe, and everything was under the control of Jiang Nan, so there was no need to worry too much."

Then Zuo Pu talked about Nan Dangxiang and Ye Lixun.

After Jiang Nan stabilized the Baima Qiang tribe, he sent people to contact the Xiang Qiang tribe in the Nandang. The Xiang Qiang tribe in the Nandang was divided into six tribes, with a total of more than 50,000 people. Among them, the Tuoba tribe is the strongest and does not buy Jiang Nan's face. There were still a few small frictions on both sides.

Ye Lixun became enormous. The dozens of cartons he brought with him made the eyes of those poor people in the North Dangxiang Qiang who had been poor for life turned green. Ye Lixun used sweet words to describe the "beautiful life" of joining the army as if he was a god, and immediately moved many of the North Dangxiang Qiang people. What else can these North Dangxiang Qiang people rely on besides their own bravery? Joining the army is the only way for them to enter a "rich" life, and the military pay is rich, and they can divide the spoils, and their families can move to the "fertile" Hequ land and other tempting conditions, which made the North Dangxiang Qiang people cry and shout to join the army.

In just three months, Yelixun had recruited 5,000 Dangxiang Qiang people. If it weren't for the long journey, he would probably have more than 100,000 soldiers under his command. You should know that there were nearly 100,000 Northern Dangxiang Qiang people scattered thousands of miles. Moreover, even Heishan Qiang, Xueshan Qiang and even Supi Qiang were seduced by Yelixun's people and were ready to send some warriors to earn some "foreign exchange".

"Supi Qiang? Heishan Qiang? Snow Mountain Qiang?" Zeng Hua was a little dizzy. How many Qiang people were nesting on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau!

"Subi Qiang, also known as Sunbo Qiang, is located west of the Dangxiang Qiang people, with more than 30,000 tribes; Heishan Qiang, also known as Maergan Qiang, is located south of Baima Qiang, with more than 10,000 tribes; and Xueshan Qiang, also known as Bowo Qiang, is located between Sunbo Qiang and Maergan Qiang, is said to have more than 10,000 tribes. I heard that there are also a branch of Qiang people in the west of the Bowo Qiang people, which is different from the ordinary Western Qiang, called Shannan Qiang, which is extremely high, but the valley is extremely fertile. It is said that there are tens of thousands of tribes divided into dozens of tribes."

Zeng Hua closed his eyes and calculated. With his solid geographical knowledge, he finally calculated the approximate locations of these Qiang people. Sun Boqiang's territory should be on the northern Tibetan plateau, the very famous fairyland - the Qiangtang Grassland area; Maergan Qiang is in the Hengduan Mountains and the Sanjiang area; Bowo Qiang should be in the very famous Dagu area of ​​the Yarlung Zangbo River, which is the most famous Linzhi area; and the Shannan Qiang should be in the Lhasa River Valley area, which is the ancestors of Tubo later. Calculate the time, and it will be the time for them to flourish in two hundred years. However, in Zeng Hua's eyes, they are all lambs, and they have the opportunity to deal with them.

The next day, the fast horses that rushed from Wudu sent the official reward from the court. When Zeng Hua attacked Qiuchi and captured Yang Chu alive, the victory report from the imperial court took more than a month to digest it and prepared the reward for the military reward of the general Zhenbei, the governor of Liangzhou, the captain of the Xirong School, the military reward of the Qin, Liang and Yongzhou. Before he had time to send it out, another victory report came. He rushed thousands of miles, defeated more than 10,000 Tuyuhun tribes, captured more than 1,000 Ye Yan Khan, and almost choked to death.

Fortunately, this old reward was not given, otherwise it would be a big joke and would have to be rewarded. After all, the Captain of the Huxirong was a little stingy. The Captain of the Huxirong had already given the Zhang family in Liangzhou. What should I do? There was no suitable title for Zeng Hua to guard and govern the Xiqiang, which is said to have hundreds of thousands of people.

Finally, Liu Fan came up with an idea. Before the case, the Han Western Regions Protectorate Prefectures had a position of a general to protect the Western Qiang. Now, everything was safe, so the new reward was finally released. The Marquis of Linxiang County, General Zhenbei, led the governor of Liangzhou and the general of the commander of the commander of the Qin, Liang, Yong, and Yizhou.

With the authority of the general of the Protector, Zeng Hua could have a reputation as a separate and above-mentioned guardian lieutenant. In addition to the two guardian lieutenants of Hetao and Qinghai, Zeng Hua planned to move Bailan's troops to the Qaidam Basin and other western Qinghai, and set up Bailan's commander; move the Dangxiang Qiang people to the river source, connect to the upper reaches of the Tianhe River and the Yushu area of ​​Qinghai, and set up Hequ's commander; south of Hetao, east of Daxue Mountain and the east of the Jinsha River (Jinsha River), and east of Longhu (Songpan), and set up Baima's commander. The guardian lieutenant Lingbo protects Qinghai lieutenant, Tuyuhun continues to directly protect Bailan's commander, Yelixun protects Hequ, and Jiang Nan protects Baima's commander.
Chapter completed!