() When Tian Chong said these words, Ma Teng and his son were holding wine glasses and persuading several arrogant leaders around them to drink. Upon hearing this, Ma Teng's hand shook and the cup fell.

He didn't know where he fell. He just asked hurriedly: "What, the Qiang rebellion has completely occupied the entire county of Xiabei? Is this true?"

Tian Chong smiled bitterly: "How dare I deceive you about this matter? We have seen with our own eyes that the power of the Qiang people in Beidi County has greatly increased, and it has swept over the entire county. We had no choice but to..." He did not say the following words.

went down. But Ma Yue on the other 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 along with a group of people was not only because of the influence of their names, but more importantly,

Is it because the Qiang people are so powerful that they have threatened their survival?

This is indeed the case. Tian Chong and other horse thieves used to loot in Beidi County. This time the Qiang people suddenly rebelled, which is bound to cause harm to them. What's more serious is that because of the Qiang rebellion, Beidi County has already

In the chaos, they could no longer maintain their livelihood through robbery, so they had no choice but to accept the invitation of Yiwofeng and surrender to the court.

But Ma Teng still found it difficult to accept 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 no reports about the Qiang rebellion there.

He has disappeared from the government."

"Father, I'm afraid this is proof that the Qiang people have controlled the entire county of Beidi! It is precisely because Beidi has been completely controlled by them and the government personnel cannot convey the news, that we have no idea about the situation there.

As far as I know." Ma Yue's expression was also very gloomy. He really did not expect that this Qiang rebellion would have such serious consequences. In his memory, from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, the so-called rebellion

The Yellow Turban Uprising was more harmful, and the others were just minor troubles. So even though they knew 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 terms of the long history, compared with the chaos of the Three Kingdoms that followed, the chaos in Liangzhou was nothing at all. But for people living in Xiliang

For the people of this place - 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 prepare to deal with it quickly, otherwise the whole of Xiliang will fall into Qiang rebellion!" Ma Yue continued.

Ma Teng also made a decision immediately: "Yes, the matter is serious. I must quickly ask the state and county officials to take precautions. At the same time, I must immediately send someone to report the matter to the court!" As he said this, he just said hello to a few horse thieves leaders.

He left in a hurry. As he left, the atmosphere at the banquet became solemn, and soon everyone dispersed.

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It wasn't until late that night that Ma Teng came back with heavy steps, his face full of exhaustion. Brother Ma Yue was still waiting for his father to return. When they saw him, they hurriedly approached him and asked about the situation: "Father, the governor and the prefect are...

What did you say?"

"They don't dare to take this matter lightly. They have already sent detective horses to check the situation in the north. After all, the matter is very important. We don't dare to report the news of the Qiang's power to the court just by listening to one side of the story. However, we have already

We have sent troops to carry messages to other counties, asking them to be prepared to resist the Qiang rebellion." Ma Teng simply stated the government's response.

Ma Yue frowned again, very dissatisfied with the government's cautious actions. This anger was burning in his eyebrows. They still wanted to act so prudently for fear of being reprimanded by the court for lying about military information. It was really speechless. But

There was nothing he could do about this matter, because it was not even his father Ma Teng's decision, and he could not speak.

"I hope it's not too late. Once the Qiang people really start making trouble, not only Beidi County, but also the entire Xiliang area may be disturbed by the rebel army. After all, there are many Qiang people here." Ma Teng was worried.

typical.

But what Ma Yue is worried about is different from his father. What he is worried about is the safety of the Han people living in Xiliang. In Liangzhou, there are many Qiang and Han people, and even in Long County, there are many

The Qiang people. The distinction between Hu and Han has existed since ancient times, and the conflict between the two sides is inevitable. Due to personality reasons, the Han people can live in harmony with the Qiang people when they are strong, but once the momentum is reversed,

This may not be the case. I am afraid that the Han people in Xiliang will be severely affected by this chaos.

Ma Yue's heart tightened at the thought of the villagers being robbed or killed by the Qiang people. He didn't want such a tragedy to happen to the Han people, and he had to do everything he could to save the situation.

the appearance of.

"Father, in addition to guarding the door, the government should do something else. It should send troops to attack the Qiang rebels." Ma Yue couldn't help but suggested: "If we can suppress their arrogance and make them no longer

If you dare to expand at will, it will naturally be better."

"This is easier said than done?" Ma Teng smiled bitterly: "Although there are nearly 100,000 troops stationed in Xiliang, they are divided into six counties. Even Geng Bi may not be able to mobilize troops to quell the chaos before the imperial court issues an order.

As a father, you don’t even have this power.”

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 border have the full power to mobilize the frontier troops to fight the enemy. Otherwise, they can only ask the court for instructions first. This is

It was also a helpless move to ensure the safety of the central government. Otherwise, if the general was disloyal, he might lead troops into the Central Plains, and the emperor's seat might be replaced by someone else.

This may be a good way to maintain the stability of the rule, but once chaos occurs, such rules will seem too rigid and will be very detrimental to quelling the chaos.

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

Ma Teng just shook his head helplessly. He only had a few hundred men and horses at his disposal. It was enough to suppress a horse thief, but it was obviously impossible to make a big move. Ma Yue sighed, and when he was about to say it, suddenly a

The idea popped up in his mind: "Father, in addition to the army, we can use the Han horse thieves operating in Xiliang to our advantage."

"Huh? You mean..."

"Just like the decision made by Na Tian Chong, after the Qiang people rebelled, they would surrender to the government in order to protect themselves. Then I am afraid that other horse thieves will have the same idea. As long as we can persuade them to cooperate with the government

Cooperate and let them use their familiarity with the geography to harass and fight the Qiang rebels, 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, let alone risk their own lives to fight against the Qiang people." Ma Teng said not very confidently.

"It all depends on people. Father, we must give it a try, for the sake of the stability of Xiliang!" Ma Yue hurriedly advised again: "And I already have people who will come forward, and they are the horse thieves who just surrendered. They

I also hope that I can make contributions quickly to gain the trust of the court. This matter will be of great benefit to them, and they will definitely agree."

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

Early the next morning, Ma Teng summoned the leaders of these horse thieves and told them this idea. After weighing it, they actually agreed to it. After all, they also needed to make meritorious deeds as soon as possible so that they could stand in the army.

It's a sure footing. Not to mention that this may also attract more people of the same kind to join the official army, and then the status will be more stable, right?

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Just when these horse thieves began to move, the situation in Xiliang had already turned sharply. After the Qiang people, who had already controlled Beidi County, took a short rest, they divided their forces and sent troops to the surrounding counties.

At that time, these counties and cities were not fully prepared, and they captured the cities one after another at once, and Xiliang was completely in chaos.

What's even more terrible is that at this time, the Qiang people actually launched the slogan of killing the eunuchs (eunuchs next to the emperor) on the side of the Qing emperor. This also greatly encouraged the Han people who were already very dissatisfied with the eunuchs in power.

, within a few days, many rebellions broke out in Hanyang, Wudu, and Anding counties, and the government could no longer control the situation.

At this time, the imperial court suddenly realized that something was very wrong, especially the middle-ranking officials who now held the power of the government. They were not too worried about the rebellion in Xiliang, after all, it happened in the western border area.

Violence (speechless harmony) and chaos will not affect them in Luoyang, but they are deeply abhorred by such a slogan they put forward.

The civil servants in the DPRK have begun to use this as an excuse to criticize these middle-ranking officials. Letters of memorials have also been delivered to the palace like snow flakes, asking Han Ling Emperor Liu Heng to quickly punish these middle-ranking officials around him.

to pacify the rebellion in Xiliang. Fortunately, these memorials were seized by the central officials, so they did not cause too big a problem. But once the matter gets too big, it will be difficult for them to keep covering it up. Then what will happen to them?

The end may have arrived.

Whether for the sake of the stability of the rule of the Han Dynasty or for their own safety, the central 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 immediately issued an order, asking Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, to unite the troops of the six counties to quell the chaos. But what the court did not know was that at this time, most of the six counties of Liangzhou had been captured by the Qiang people.
Chapter completed!