When Jiang Wei led Wei Rong and Pang Hong to the camp, the battle was nearing the end, and the Qiang people who dared to resist had been ruthlessly killed, and those who were unable to resist were all holding their heads in their hands and kneeling on the ground to surrender.

The two of them slowly rode their horses to Ma Dai, who came to greet each other, under the frightened gaze of the Qiang people.

After the meeting, Jiang Wei asked about the battle damage, and Ma Dai replied: "I killed more than 20 brave people, and the rest of them lost their backbone, and in the face of our army's power, they had to surrender." Only a few of our soldiers were slightly injured, and General Liutun is already being treated. ”

This was a remarkable achievement, but he said this with no expression on his face, not the slightest hint of smugness, as if the matter could not be overstated.

After a pause, he added: "Compared to this, do you know that there is another 'old man' who has been arrested along with Arasso?" ”

"Oh? Who is it? ”

"It was Yadan who had been following the old Qiang King Yamuji when you defected to Yangping Pass last year."

Ma Dai said slowly: "Speaking of this Yadan, he is a very wise person in the Wolf Qiang, not only extremely familiar with the affairs of the East Qiang and the West Qiang, but also rumored to be quite involved in the poetry and books of the Han family. ”

Jiang Wei heard this, and suddenly became interested.

The Dongqiang refers to the Qiang people in Longxi and Longnan, and the Xiqiang refers to the Qiang people in Liangzhou and Xihai. Ma Chao has been away from Liangzhou for a long time, and when it comes to understanding Xiqiang, he is definitely not as good as Yadan, who was born and grew up in Si, if this person is willing to surrender, he is the best candidate to lead the party.

At that moment, he slowly bowed his head and followed Ma Dai to a relatively sturdy wooden house.

But when he saw that the wooden house was surrounded by vigilant soldiers, he entered the house, and there were three Qiang women with covered faces sitting in it, surrounded by a child of eight or nine years old, who were looking at the three people who came in in horror; On the side sat cross-legged a thin-looking Qiang man about thirty years old, who was Yadan.

But I saw that the child in it was dressed quite gracefully, with a narrow face, deep-set eyes, and a high nose. Seeing someone enter the room, he swallowed his saliva unconsciously, and asked in a trembling voice, "You... Who are you? For... Why are you attacking us? ”

Judging from his age and dress, Jiang Wei concluded that this person must be the Yalasuo himself.

He smiled and replied, "We're here to help you." ”

"Help me?" Yaraço muttered to himself, apparently not expecting an answer.

"Not bad!" Jiang Wei slowly bowed his head and asked rhetorically: "After your grandfather died, your father should have inherited the throne, but your relatives are not at peace, and now the king of Qiang sitting in Xiabi City is your uncle Yaden, don't you hate him?" ”

At first hearing the name "Arden", Yarasuo's eyes suddenly burst out with a resentment that a child should not have, and said hatefully: "He not only drove us out, but also took away many warriors under my father's account, even most of the cattle, sheep and horses were taken away by him, such a person, of course I hate him!" ”

Jiang Wei bowed his head slowly and said, "As long as you obey me, I will send troops to attack and defend you, so that you can recapture the city that should belong to you." ”

Yarazao was silent, clearly moved.

At this moment, the emaciated Qiang Han Yadan on the side sneered: "Ma Dai, you are originally a Han Chinese, what is your intention to meddle in the affairs of our clan this time?" ”

Ma Dai was about to speak, but Jiang Wei suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him.

In his opinion, Yalasuo's age is too young to lead hundreds of clans to survive, and the person who wants to come to the real charge in the East Wolf Valley should be this former wise man.

He held the torch and slowly approached Yadan step by step, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and asked, "Yadan, do you remember so-and-so?" ”

By the faint light of the fire, Yadan squinted at the person in front of him, and after recognizing his face, his complexion changed several times, and he stretched out his hand and said angrily:

"You...... Are you Jiang Wei? ”

Jiang Wei smiled but did not answer, indicating acquiescence.

Yadan suppressed the shock in his heart, pondered for a moment, and finally slowly bowed his head and said: "I said that we and the Ma brothers have always been in the well water and do not interfere with the river water, but I don't know why this time it suddenly became difficult...... It turned out that you Jiang Wei had revenge......"

He let out a long sigh and said, "You Han people have a saying, which is called becoming a king and defeating a king. The matter has come to this point, if you want to kill, you have to listen to the respect. It's just that I pity my Yadan, after all, I couldn't fulfill the instructions of the old king and the eldest prince, and I couldn't take care of the young master to grow up. ”

He said this decisively, and the atmosphere was a little sad for a while, and the Qiang girl on the side sobbed when she heard this.

Jiang Wei shook his head and said, "Yadan, if you are willing to serve me and help the Han Dynasty unify the Wolf and Qiang Tribe, not only will I not kill you, but I will also help Yalasuo ascend to the throne of the Qiang King as he wishes." ”

Yadan was stunned when he heard this, obviously a little moved, but he thought about it, then shook his head and sneered: "Not to mention that you are the murderer of Lao Wang, just say that there is a deep blood feud between the Qiang and Han people, and you want me to help you, that is wishful thinking!" ”

Jiang Wei smiled and didn't continue the topic, and suddenly asked: "Yadan, I heard that you are a rare scholar in the Qiang region, and you are also quite familiar with Han classics, so I want to ask you, in your heart, what is the future of the Qiang people?" “

"The future of our clan has the protection of our ancestors, and you don't have to worry about it!"

Jiang Wei smiled, turned around, and said slowly: "The Qiang people do not establish monarchs and ministers, and they have no one to grow each other, and if they are strong, they are divided into chieftains, and if they are weak, they are attached to people. Since the ancestors fought the sword, the descendants have been divided into one hundred and fifty kinds, because there is no faith and righteousness, and they have poured over each other, since the pre-Qin dynasty, how many of you have died at the hands of your own people? How many of them will live past the age of thirty? Therefore, in a certain opinion, if the Qiang people blindly keep the old and do not innovate, even if you Yadan takes the power of the Wolf Qiang one day, it will only be exchanged for three or five years of glory, and it will not bring any benefits to your people at all! ”

Yadan frowned and said, "I don't agree with this. At that time, the princes rose up together and competed with Dong Zhuo for Luoyang, resulting in the destruction of life; Later, your lord sent troops to fight with Cao Cao for Hanzhong, and there was no one in the world. Don't you Han people also fall into each other's favor? Why do you only say that I am like this! ”

Jiang Wei Zhengse said: "China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; There is the beauty of uniforms, which is called Hua. Zhuxia emphasized the etiquette of clothing, therefore, the princes and Dong Zhuo did not fight for Luoyang, but to save the generals and Kuang Sheji; My lord and Cao Cao are not fighting for a county and a place in Hanzhong, but to sweep away the fierce rebellion and do the righteousness! ”

"We Han people naturally have unscrupulous descendants, after a hundred years of prosperity, it is inevitable that there will be demons in the world, but my Chinese descendants in order to maintain the dress and etiquette, the society is willing to throw their heads, spill blood, put life and death aside, this public courage and righteousness; And you fight with each other, and the fight is only a small profit, and this selfish courage is also a small righteousness. “

Speaking of this, he accentuated his tone and suddenly shouted:

"This is my China's repeated prosperity and prosperity; And your power is dwindling, and you will never get rid of the barbarian title! ”