In the tent, Beigong Yan, who had been waiting for the news and had never fallen asleep, learned that the envoy of the Yizhou army had arrived, and immediately greeted the Qiang generals who were also waiting for the news in the tent.

Mao Jue, who was waiting outside the tent, saw that several members of the Qiang general hugged a young general who was about the same age as his own lord, but was even more heroic, and immediately guessed the identity of the other party, and immediately put his hands together, his left hand was outside, and his right hand was inside, and he shook it to the end, and said: "The general of the Han chariot and the Hou Liu of Chengdu under the tent of Bo Cao is engaged in Mao Jue, and he has seen the general of Beigong, and he is polite!" ”

Led by Beigong Yan, everyone returned the salute, and Beigong Yan smiled and said: "I have long heard of the name of Lord Mao, and when I see it today, Yan Sansheng is lucky!" How about a gentleman please enter the account? ”

"Dare to disobey!" Mao Jue said.

"Please!" Beigong Yandao.

The two of them humbled and walked into the tent side by side.

When I came to the handsome tent, I was humble again, and then I sat down.

Beigong Yan said: "Lord Mao, these are all my Qiang warriors, this surname is Hou Mingwu, this surname is ......"

Beigong Yan introduced the generals in the tent to Mao Jue, and after everyone saluted again, Beigong Yan said again: "Lord Mao, the temperature is cold right now, why don't you drink some wine to keep warm?" ”

Mao Jue said: "I have long heard that the people of the Qiang nationality are good mellow mare's milk wine, the wine is strong and mellow, and the spirit of the Qiang has been going for a long time, but there is no chance to get it. ”

Beigong Yan laughed and said: "The land of my Qiang land is barren, the grain is not abundant, the food is rough, and the wine is naturally not as good as the Central Plains wine, I am afraid that the adults will ...... after paying for it."

Mao Jue said: "It is true that the environment of the Qiang land is harsh, but it is the sinister environment that has created the tenacious character and strong physique of the Qiang people, and I believe that the mellow wine of the Qiang people must also inherit the will of the Qiang people!" ”

"Haha, I hope the adults will not be disappointed, come on, serve the wine ......"

When the soldiers heard Beigong Yan's order, they immediately stepped forward and put a pottery bowl in front of Mao Jue, then untied the leather wine bag made of the sheep's stomach on his waist, pulled out the stopper and poured a full bowl of milky white milk wine, and then filled Beigong Yan and the Qiang generals one by one.

"My lord, please ......" Beigong Yan picked up the pottery bowl in front of him and said to Mao Jue.

"Please ......"

Mao Jue picked up the bowl and savored the unique fermented sour taste of mare's milk wine, and then drank it all, and there was no trickle left.

Beigong Yan and the others saw that Mao Jue drank the entire bowl of mare's milk wine, and did not see the slightest unhappiness, and they couldn't help but show a smile on their faces, and they all drank the wine in the bowl.

Beigong Yan held the empty bowl in his hand and said, "My lord, how is this wine?" What do you like with adults? ”

Mao Jue put down the wine bowl and said: "This wine smells slightly sour, the entrance is spicy like a knife, and the fine aftertaste has a hint of sweetness. ”

Beigong Yan waved his hand and said, "Since the adults like it, let's drink a few more bowls!" ”

Mao Jue hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it, and said: "Wine is good wine, Jue hates to be drunk for a long time, but Jue came this time, and he has the heavy responsibility of the lord. How about you do the lord's business first, and then drink with the general? ”

Beigong Yan naturally understood Mao Jue's intention, this matter was related to the future of the Qiang people, of course he would not object, and said: "Since this is the case, then put the wine on the side first, and ...... public before private."

Mao Jue saluted again and said: "General, my lord ordered Jue to come, the purpose is to believe that the general must be able to guess one or two, and Jue doesn't care about it left and right, how about we go directly?" ”

Beigong Yan said: "Very good, my Qiang people are all rectums, if the adults come to some twists and turns, they really can't resist it!" After that, he smiled self-deprecatingly.

Mao Jue didn't laugh, he said: "Since this is the case, Jue made it clear that my lord is here to save the lives of millions of people in the Qiang tribe!" ”

Beigong Yan said: "Is your lord's words alarmist? What danger is there for my Qiang people, that it will bring disaster to the lives of millions of Qiang people? ”

Mao Jue said: "In the past, Ling Zun raised troops against the Han Dynasty, and after repeated wars in Qiangdi, countless clansmen died in vain, and Ling Zun was also killed by Han Sui. In order to avenge his father, the general did not hesitate to stoop to Dong Zhuo, a thief of the Han Dynasty, which is understandable, and now that the general has avenged his father, why should he serve Dong Rebellious? If the general does not abandon the darkness in time and continue to be with him, the people of the world will regard the general and the Qiang people as Dong rebel and a party, and abandon it and fight it together! Dong Wei was defeated by my lord in a row, and had to flee in a hurry like a lost dog, and his destruction was just around the corner, did the general really want to let millions of Qiang people be martyred for Dong Wei? ”

Beigong Yan said: "How can I not know that Dong Zhuo's actions are against heaven and harmony, and there will be a defeat, but Dong Zhuozhu will repay his father's revenge in the next, and he will be kind in the next, and my Qiang people have clear grievances, how can I not repay them?" ”

Mao Jue said: "No, it's not so much that Dong Zhuo helped the general avenge his father, but that the general helped Dong Zhuo eliminate Han Sui and Ma Teng, who is gracious?" Who is favored? The general also said that the Qiang people have clear grievances, if I remember correctly, when Ling Zun raised troops against the Han Dynasty in the past, Dong Zhuo personally led a large army to suppress it, countless Qiang soldiers died in the hands of Dong Zhuo, and tens of thousands of Qiang people were slaughtered by Dong Zhuo, it can be said that the Qiang people and Dong Zhuo have a blood feud that does not share the sky, the general does not want to avenge the clansmen, but recognizes the thief as his father and the tiger as a soldier, the general can have the face to face the compatriots and villagers who killed Dong Zhuo's hands in vain? If the Qiang people knew that the general and the Qiang were in the same company, how would they view the general? Does the general have to wait until the betrayal of his relatives is left and his fate is on the verge of waking up? For the sake of the general's revenge for his father and the mud, he is willing to give the general a chance to choose, hoping that the general will abandon the darkness and turn to the light, return to the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, and destroy Dong Zhuo together. If the general is obsessed, the lord of my family has to go to war with the Qiang people in order to repay the emperor's favor and protect the land of the Han Dynasty. At this point, please make a decision as soon as possible, tomorrow morning, my lord will move forward to chase Dong Zhuo, I hope that before that, the general can give my lord an answer! ”

Beigong Yan shouted: "Is the adult threatening?" ”

Mao Jue said unhurriedly: "No, Jue is just telling the truth, the future of the general and the Qiang clan is between the general's thoughts, and it all depends on the general's decision!" ”

Beigong Yan looked at the generals and said, "Okay, as long as Liu Cheqi can agree to the next few conditions, he will be willing to ride a horse for Liu Che!" ”

Mao Jue said: "General, please speak, Jue will truthfully report to the lord, if the conditions are reasonable, Jue will definitely promote this matter!" ”

"Thank you so much, sir!" Beigong Yan thanked Mao Jue and said: "First, if my Qiang people surrender to Liu Cheqi, Liu Cheqi will not be able to bring up the old things again in the future, and the crime will be related to the Qiang people's past!" ”

Mao Jue nodded.

Beigong Yan said again: "Second, after the Qiang people surrender, Liu Cheqi must treat the barbarians as if they were barbarians, regardless of the Qiang people, barbarians, and Han people, they are all treated equally, and they cannot be separated from relatives!" ”

Mao Jue motioned to continue.

"Third, the land of the Qiang land is barren, and now the cold is coming, the Qiang people can't eat their stomachs, after the Qiang people surrender, please Liu Cheqi to donate some food and materials to help survive the cold winter."

"Fourth, it is also related to the land, the world knows that the Qiang land is barren, and the Qiang people live a difficult life, and after the surrender, I hope that Liu Cheqi will set aside some land in Guanzhong, Yizhou or Jingzhou for the Qiang people to move and cultivate, of course, the emigrated Qiang people will strictly abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty, and also ask Liu Cheqi to warn the local officials and the people not to disdain and persecute the Qiang people!"

"Anything else?" Mao Jue said.

"After surrendering, Liu Cheqi must ensure that the identity of officials and generals at all levels of the Qiang nationality remains unchanged, and the safety of all Qiang people's bodies and property must be guaranteed."

"Anything else?"

"That's all, as long as Liu Cheqi can agree, he will lead all the Qiang people to surrender!"

Mao Jue straightened his clothes and said: "The general's conditions are understood, and you can answer the general now, the general's conditions are not unexpected by my lord, if there are no other conditions, I can promise all the conditions of the general on behalf of my lord now!" ”

"Really?"

"There is no lie, but my lord is also ordered to tell me about it!"

Beigong Yan said: "My lord, please speak!" ”

"My lord can agree to these conditions of the general, but please tell all the Qiang people that the past does not matter, but if it is after surrendering, those who violate the law and discipline will be punished according to the law, no wonder my lord did not say it clearly!"

"Of course, after the surrender of my Qiang people, I should abide by the law!"

"In addition, after my lord defeats Dong Zhuo, he will prepare a new cavalry unit, but the general knows that the soldiers of my Yi and Jing land are not good at riding, and a large number of soldiers may be transferred from the general's command to the new cavalry unit, so as to be the grassroots and backbone, so as to improve the overall combat strength of the cavalry under the command of my lord. Of course, my lord will also reserve a division of Qiang cavalry for the general, and the general will be the commander of the leading division! ”

Beigong Yan nodded, although he was unwilling to dismantle his troops, but he was under the roof, he had to bow his head, and he also understood that Liu Zhang could not let all the Qiang soldiers join together, so as not to form a mountain in the army in the future, and the tail would be difficult to fall!