Jingzhao, Duling.

After Du Ji drowned, he was buried back to his hometown, and he was originally the Marquis of Fengle Pavilion, and his nickname was Dai.

After the funeral, the three sons were filial piety in front of the tomb, and there were many Du Ji's former officials and protégés in Yongliang Erzhou.

Many people have a contact environment because of the mourning.

On the night of the 14th of July, a group of scholars from Xiliang handed over the prayer post; He came to worship as a former official of Du Gi and offered 55 baht coins.

In his early years, Du Ji was promoted as the commander of Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Mansion and the commander of Xiping County, and it was normal for some former officials and protégés to be promoted during the period.

It's just that what makes the three Du Shu brothers hesitate is the surname of the person who came, it is Qu Ying, Qu Yi's Qu Shi, Qu Shi who performed Qu Shi four years ago as the mastermind of the Liangzhou Rebellion, and Qu Guang, who continued to raise troops to resist Qu Guang, the mastermind of the Wei army in the Second Battle of Hexi two years ago.

The death of Qu Yan and Qu Guang did not bring down the family.

On the contrary, under the encouragement of the envoys of the Han army, more and more Yueshi Hu people, Di people, Qiang people, Zahu people, and Hun other tribes have taken refuge in the Qu family, and there is a tendency to develop into Xinhe Huang Yicong.

The so-called Hehuang Yicong, the Han servant army that Tian Xin made up is a thing of nature.

It's just that the Han servant army has a chance to turn regular, and the Hehuang Yicong is an armed mercenary army that is mixed and mixed with Han and Hu.

Of course, with the advantage of the Han, the leaders of the Hehuang Yicong were generally Han Chinese, or Sinicized tribal leaders.

The two clans of Ju Koji are homologous, and in the simplification of Tian Xin's text, Koji is simplified to Qu.

The trend of simplifying the text has spread to the Xiliang region, and the Koji family has also followed the trend and simplified the surname to Song, which is the most obvious signal of war, which means that the enmity between this family and the Wei army will continue to carry out to the end, and it will not die.

The Qu family, almost at this moment, symbolizes rebellion and also symbolizes the envoys of the Han army.

The three Du Shu brothers have not yet entered the ranks, Du Shu is only twenty-seven years old, the second brother Du Li is nineteen years old, and the third brother Du Kuan is seventeen years old.

Du Lisheng's strength and courage took the lead in expressing his position: "The Han ancestor died, the Han army was su, and the imperial court moved to Yedu." The court is still afraid, and we should seek a way out as soon as possible. ”

Du Shu didn't make comments, and went to see the third brother Du Kuan who came back from Luoyang, Du Kuan, as a young son, often accompanied Du Ji, and had a deeper understanding of Luoyang and Kyoto.

Du Kuan was not very interested: "It is true that as Brother Zhong said, there is a lot of awe for Chen Gong inside and outside the court. ”

Du Li looked expectantly on one side, although he did not speak again, the meaning of urging and eagerness was very obvious.

It's always good to see each other, anyway, in this remote suburb, Qu Ying and his gang will not stay overnight, and there is room for refutation if they encounter any accusations.

Du Shu's mind settled, and he still wanted to cover up and save more: "I'm going to see this Qu clan alone, and it's better for the second and third brothers not to know." ”

Du Li said frankly: "My brother shares honor and disgrace with the same spirit, so why bother to act like this?" I heard that Kong Wenju's children had said before they were sentenced that there were no eggs under the nest, how similar is it to my family now? ”

The third Du Kuan was silent, and Du Shu knew when he saw this that the third child agreed with the second child's words, otherwise he would refute it.

Du Shu looked at the two younger brothers repeatedly, and said: "I'm afraid that the middle brother will give someone a handle without words, so it's better for me to go alone." ”

Du Li didn't want to argue anymore, and sent Du Shu out of the grass house, Du Shu led two tribal warriors to the gate of the cemetery to greet Qu Ying and the others, and the so-called door was only two firewood.

The walls of the surrounding cemetery are made up of transplanted sea buckthorn shrubs, which appear dilapidated and barren, but have a miraculous effect on beasts.

There is a brick temple in the cemetery, and several grass houses and wooden sheds.

Du Shu welcomed Qu Ying and the others to the wooden shed near the chaimen to take a cool look at each other.

Du Yi is a pavilion marquis, a pavilion marquis with a nickname, and it is not surprising that a small temple is built in the cemetery for worship.

The Qu family launched two rebellions and failed, which meant that the old, middle-aged, and middle-aged people suffered great losses.

So Qu Ying is very young, in his early twenties, and only two beautiful and heroic mustaches can make him look more mature.

He looked at Du Shu, his eyebrows were rude, and he arched his hand: "But Du Shubo in person?" ”

"It's our people, why did you come here?"

"The world is bustling, and I am here to seek wealth."

Qu Ying carefully took out a letter from her bosom, and took out the folded paper from the envelope, although she had not opened it yet, she could already see the handwriting on the paper, rows of names, and reddish-brown fingerprints.

Qu Ying raised his eyebrows and saw that Du Shu was about to make an angry face, so he said: "Mr. Du, I am a key criminal arrested by Cao Weihai, why can I walk in Guanzhong and not investigate for the government?" ”

Only then did Du Shu restrain his expression and said in a calm tone: "My father is loyal to the court, and my three brothers were born in troubled times, so they should be loyal and filial to the family." Please forgive Du for saying bluntly, Zhenxi General Wen Taowu is a powerful and powerful enemy, and Yongliang is stable, which is definitely not something that the Han army can shake. ”

Qu Ying still spread out the white paper and pushed it in front of Du Shu, her voice was dull, with a little arrogance: "My Xiliang surname, in addition to the Jia family, the remaining eight surnames such as Han, Yan, You, Zhou, Qu, Duan, Zhang, and Song have formed an alliance, with the intention of supporting the Han family and being inseparable from the Wei thief." In addition, the seven surnames of Tianshui Jiang, Yang, Yin, Zhao, Liang, Dong, and Li all joined forces, and the four surnames of Beidi Fu, Li, Huangfu, and Xie wanted to start together. ”

He said and looked at Du Shu: "Every family in Guanzhong has their names signed by their children. Even if you don't want to participate, you won't denounce it. I heard that the Du clan has a famous Du Yi, the word Ziteng, is a general under Chen Gong. Du Shi should respond and make great contributions. ”

Worried that Du Shu would not believe it, Qu Ying took out a bag from his sleeve, took out the silk book and handed it to Du Shu: "Mr. Du, this is written by Zhongyun, the Shouyou of Longxi County. ”

"Oh? Has it come to this? ”

Du Shu was surprised, Longxi County Shouyou Chu is a native of Wuwei Guzang, his father You Yin, and Dong Zhuo's general Hu Zhen had a grudge, was killed by Hu Zhen, and later Hu Zhen died violently, and he was still apologizing to You Yin and begging for forgiveness when he was dying, and the world was amazed, thinking that You Yin had a very powerful ability after his death.

And the current Liangzhou Thorn Shi Zhang Ji, who was just a small county official back then, was a subordinate of You Yin, and was entrusted by You Yin to raise You Chu.

After Cao Cao settled in Liangzhou, Zhang recommended You Chu for Cao Cao, and You Chu served as the county guard of Hanxing County (Tianshui), and in the past two years, he was transferred to the county guard of Longxi.

The relationship between You Chu and Zhang Ji is like that of father and son, You Chu is actively involved, what about Zhang Ji?

Du Shu carefully examined this handwritten letter of You Chu, the handwriting was barely recognizable, Du Ji had served as the county guard of Hedong for a long time, and before Zhang Ji recommended You Chu, You Chu served as the county commander in Hedong.

Du Shu's expression changed back and forth, carefully folded the silk book, lowered his eyebrows and returned it to Qu Ying: "My father has been loyal to the Wei family, and my brother was born in troubled times and has never eaten a meter from the Han family." Therefore, I can't bear to turn my back on the Wei family and be an unfaithful and unfilial person. ”

As he spoke, Du Shu took out the dagger from his arms, pulled it out and wiped it gently, scratched his palm and let the blood drip down, and swore an oath: "This is what I say from the bottom of my heart, but everyone has their own aspirations, and I will also keep it secret for the Yongliang Township Party." If there is a leak, destroy my race! ”

Qu Ying's face did not smile, and Sen Ran looked: "We will be defeated, and the clan will be wiped out." If Mr. Du refuses, why not ask the children in the family to sign it? In this way, we dare to believe Mr. Du's oath. ”

"My father came from a cold family, and now there are only three people in the family, so how can they come to the side branch?"

Du Shu held the dagger in his right hand and stared at Qu Ying: "My brother would rather die than be that disloyal and unfilial person!" Don't say more, go quickly! ”

As Du Shu's tone grew, Du Ji's former officials, protégés, and warriors who were filial piety around him approached with their swords.

Qu Ying laughed, left five strings of five baht coins, and led the people away.