Chapter 42: Rebellion
At this time, at the camp where Liu Wei and the others were stationed, Cherrigi had already attacked the periphery of Liu Weizhong's military tent. The earth-shattering killing shout woke up Liu Wei, who had not yet fallen asleep, and walked out of the tent to check.
Hu Che'er led the guards to stand outside the tent for a long time, and when he saw Liu Wei coming out, he immediately bowed down and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, there are thieves who have entered the camp and attacked at night, and they have arrived at the periphery of the Chinese army's tent. ”
Liu Wei could already see the flames not far away, and faintly heard the noise gradually moving closer to his side.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei hurriedly ran over, came to Liu Wei and hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, the Cheriji of the Wolf Qiang has rebelled, and the army has entered the camp. ”
Liu Weiyi frowned and asked, "Where is Zilong?" ”
Hu Che'er replied: "I was invited by King Cheriji, who participated in the wolf, to drink. The last general has sent for him to tell him. ”
Liu Wei immediately understood that this matter must have been premeditated by Cheriji, and he was worried about Zhao Yun's safety, when a team of people suddenly rushed towards them. Hu Che'er was taken aback, he didn't expect the enemy to come so quickly, and hurriedly pulled out his waist knife with the guards to protect Liu Bian's group.
The people who come are confused.
In order to protect Liu Bian's safety, Midang's tent deliberately lived next to Liu Bian. Hearing that someone was attacking Liu Wei's camp, he immediately reacted quickly and rushed over with people.
Before he could get closer, Hu Che'er suddenly shouted: "Stop!" ”
As he spoke, the steel knife and the crossbow were instantly pointed at them.
The fan stopped with a flushed face. Looking at the murderous appearance of the other party, I am afraid that the other party's repeater will really greet him after taking a step forward. Running at the front of the team, it is impossible for Hu Che'er not to recognize himself, but he still draws a knife at himself, which shows that Hu Che'er and the others do not believe in themselves at all.
Although he is angry in his heart, he can understand Hu Che'er's behavior. After all, the situation was chaotic at this time, and he rushed over rashly, who knew who he was here to help?
Mi Dang inserted a single knife into the soil, bowed down and bowed to Liu Weishen, who was surrounded by the group, and said, "The minister is now here to protect the Son of Heaven." ”
Compared with Hu Che'er, Liu Wei still trusts Midang more. Moreover, it is also necessary to pay attention to the national unity of the Han and Qiang ethnic groups. ordered the guards to separate and surround him, and walked to the side of Midang in person.
Hu Che'er nervously followed behind Liu Wei, holding the waist knife, thinking that if he dared to break out suddenly, he would have to let him be in a different place.
Fortunately, the fan behaved extremely deferentially, and when he saw Liu Wei approaching, he bowed to the end.
Liu Wei stretched out his hand to help him up, and asked with a smile: "Do you know who is making trouble outside when you are a little prince?" ”
Since he had not yet come into contact with the thieves outside, Mi Dang did not know who was so bold as to attack the camp. However, Liu Wei's camp was in the center of the entire Qiang camp, and the only people who could kill it here were the Qiang's own people. The fan couldn't help but blush when he thought of this, I'm afraid Hu Che'er also thought of this, so he didn't trust him.
"The minister doesn't know who is causing the rebellion, but Your Majesty can rest assured, and the minister is willing to swear to protect Your Majesty's safety." Mi Dang replied categorically.
"It's King Cherrigi."
Mi Dang's heart sank, and his face was even more ashamed.
Liu Wei smiled slightly, patted Fan Dang's shoulder and said, "How can the thief who jumps off the beam set off such a big storm." With the little prince here, I am much more relieved. ”
Seeing that Liu Wei was in danger, he looked as usual, and couldn't help but secretly admire. What's more, Liu Wei trusted himself so much, he was very moved, his eyes were red, and he didn't say anything more, and took a single knife to lead people to meet the enemy.
The camp of the Xiyuan Army, which was responsible for protecting Liu Wei on the periphery, was already entangled with the Qiang army of Cheriji. Originally, Cherrigi still fantasized that he could sneak attack at night and kill the Han army, but he didn't expect that the Han army's guards were very strict, and he was discovered before he could touch it. What made Cherrigi even more depressed was that the Han army's subsequent reaction was quite fast, and it quickly entered a combat state, and this extremely fast reaction was the result of the Xiyuan Army's usual hard training such as emergency assembly numbers. made Cherrigi think that someone had told the Han people, so the Han army reacted so quickly.
Although there was no Zhao Yun's command to fight, the Xiyuan Army still showed a very high combat quality, and fought in coordination with each Baichang unit.
The Qiang army had little training in peacetime, and when fighting a war, it relied entirely on the combat ability of individual soldiers and the momentum of one go. If it fell into a stalemate, the Qiang army, whose overall combat quality was much lower than that of the Han army, immediately showed a decline.
Soon, the Midang led people to join the battlefield and became a new force that had been breaking the stalemate, and the scale of victory had been biased in their favor.
Cherrigi was greatly panicked, and more and more Qiang people rushed to rescue him after hearing the news, and the numerical advantage that he had relied on became less obvious. I had the intention to retreat, but I also knew that it was already difficult to ride a tiger at this time, and it was impossible to turn back.
In desperation, Cherrigi had no choice but to motivate morale and fight to the death. He didn't dare to lead the charge as an example, but he could still cheer him on in the back.
Cheriji shouted in the back and shouted: "My Qiang men have always been brave warriors, and they regard death as home. Kill the Han dog today, avenge our parents and brothers, and kill this person if you retreat! ”
Cherrigit's even intimidating encouragement did some work. The soldiers under his command thought that they had no way to retreat, and most of them burst out with some blood, howling and fighting desperately. It's just that the Xiyuan Army and Midang and others who block them are even more fearless of death. Especially the little prince, who shouted in the battle group, was crazy, and the single knife in his hand had long been thrown away, picking up an enemy's giant axe, picking up the tiger's tiger and making the wind, cutting off the enemy's head like an autumn wind sweeping leaves.
Mi Dang's heart is more anxious than anyone else to protect Liu Wei's safety. He has always made a promise, because Liu Wei was originally brought into Qiangdi by him, and before he came, he had patted his chest to Huangfu Song and Zhong Xuan to ensure Liu Wei's safety. In particular, Huangfu Song always put on a look of distrusting the Qiang people, which aroused his determination to protect Liu Wei to the death.
The most important thing is that if something happens to Liu Wei in the Qiang land, then the Han and Qiang tribes will completely fall into an incomprehensible end, which is undoubtedly a huge disaster for the Qiang people.
For the future and peace of the Qiang people, Midang naturally fought with his life. Neither side could win for a while, and it fell into a stalemate again.
At this moment, Cherrigi, who had been shouting and fighting in the back and motivating his subordinates, suddenly became dumbfounded, and then a trembling voice came out: "Stop, stop!" ”
Cherrigi was not loud, and was drowned out by the earth-shattering cries of killing. Cherrigi shouted again, his voice urgent and fearful.
"Stop, everyone!"
When the soldiers in front heard his shout, they looked back suspiciously, and immediately turned pale and shouted as well.
The sound of the truce grew louder, and when all of Cherrigi's men stopped and looked back at their king, they understood why their king had suddenly lost his fire.
Zhao Yun's cold silver spear went straight to Cheriji's throat, and Cheriji's face was bloodless, and his whole body kept trembling.
Once again, King Cherrigi was taken prisoner, and his men gave up their resistance. A farcical rebellion was quickly extinguished.
The battle began in the middle of the night and did not end completely until dawn. Cleaning the battlefield and guarding the prisoners, before Liu Wei sent someone to invite the old Qiang king to come over to discuss how to deal with the rebellion of the wolf and Qiang, the news of the old Qiang king's injury came from the camp where the Dangqiang was burned. Cheriji not only brought people to attack and kill Liu Wei, but also sent people from the old Qiang king.
Although I heard that it was only a skin injury, it was also more serious for the old Qiang King, who was over half a hundred years old.
Worried about his grandfather's injury, Mi Dang immediately said goodbye to Liu Wei and ran back to the camp where Dangqiang was burned. Liu Wei also ordered Zhao Yun to detain Cheriji and others in the camp and wait for their arrival. Under the protection of Hu Che'er, he took Cao Cao and Liu Bei to the camp of the old Qiang king.
Walking into the tent, Liu Wei saw the old Qiang king lying on the bed with his left arm bandaged. Mi Dang sat next to him with a worried expression on his face.
Seeing Liu Bian coming in, the old Qiang king struggled to get up and salute, but Liu Bian rushed over and held down the old Qiang king with a strong step.
"King Lao Qiang doesn't need to be polite, his body is important!" Liu argued.
The old king of Qiang was lying on the bed at this time, and he pleaded guilty to Liu with a guilty face: "Cherrigi conspiracy to rebel, and the ministers did not find out in time, which finally put Your Majesty in deep danger, please punish Your Majesty." ”
Lao Qiang's words were a bit exaggerated, although Cherrigi's rebel army rose suddenly and made a lot of noise, but Liu Wei did not feel any danger at all under the protection of Hu Che'er and other guards like iron buckets. Moreover, the barracks and the midang basically blocked the rebellious Qiang army from the periphery, until Zhao Yunhui subdued Cheriji, Liu Wei didn't even see the shadow of a rebel, but only listened to the excitement for half the day.
However, Liu Wei also understood that the old Qiang king said this, just to test Liu Bian's attitude towards the Wolf Qiang rebellion. Then he opened his mouth to comfort: "This matter is a disaster caused by Cheriji for his own selfishness, and it has nothing to do with other Qiang people, and the old Qiang king does not have to blame himself!" ”
The rebellion was only carried out by a handful of separatists led by Cherrigi, and the rest of the Qiang were still good. Liu Wei defined the nature of the incident, and the old Qiang king also let go of a lot in his heart.
Talking about the handling of Shenwolf Qiang and Cheriji, Liu Wei said that since the incident occurred in the Qiang land, it should be handled by the Qiang Metropolitan Protectorate. He doesn't need to be involved.
The old Qiang king shook his head at his words, and said with a straight face: "I heard that the Han people have a saying that is very good, the territory of the world is Your Majesty's, and all the people are Your Majesty's subordinates. Therefore, although the rebellion occurred in the Qiang land, it can be dealt with by His Majesty, and it is not a bad act. ”
The obedience of the old Qiang king made Liu Wei very happy, and he was also relatively lenient in dealing with Cherrigi and Sam Wolf Qiang.
"Cherrigi originally rebelled with Li Dao Guo Yan, and the court pardoned his crimes in the spirit of Han and Qiang brotherhood, but he did not think that he was unrepentant and used his sword and gun to plot rebellion, and now he has been captured again and should be punished for the crime of rebellion. All members of his family were reduced to sinners, and they were not allowed to hold high-ranking positions in the Qiang Protectorate and the Wolf Qiang Tribe. They can no longer enjoy the same social welfare benefits as the people of the Qiang nationality who are provided by the imperial court such as education and medical care. The other Wolf Qiang tribes should have been coerced by Cheriji, and I would not pursue their crimes, but their loyalty to the Han and Qiang Protectorate was not firm, so I decided to move the Wolf Qiang into the vicinity of the Qiang Road to take care of it, implement militarized tuntian management, and take the lead in sending people to educate them in morality. As for its original grassland and cultivated land, it was divided equally between Baimaqiang and Shaodangqiang. What does the old Qiang king think? ”
Liu Wei's handling opinions are very clear, only punishing the first evil, and not asking about the rest. The old Qiang king had no problem with this. He understood that if he really let Cherrigi kill Liu Wei, the consequences would not dare to imagine. Cheriji's actions are completely pushing the entire Qiang people into the abyss from which they will never recover. Not to mention that he also sent someone to assassinate himself. With the character of the old Qiang king, it is not an exaggeration to exterminate the Wolf and Qiang slaughtering clans. Despite his age, the ruthlessness of the old Qiang King when he was young has not diminished much.
The Qiang Road is the border of the Han and Qiang, and it is in the midst of the Han and Qiang wars all the year round, and it is suddenly barren and deserted, and the Wolf Qiang is moved there, which compresses their living space, which is not only a punishment for their restlessness, but also convenient for the court to monitor and manage.
The distribution of the original land of the Qiangs to Baimaqiang and Shaodangqiang was a warning to the pro-Han faction within the Qiang and to dissidents who opposed the naturalization of the Qiang. If you can get the territory for nothing, King Lao Qiang will naturally not object, and everything will be arranged by Liu Wei.
After asking about the injury of the old Qiang king for a while, after all, it was a toss for a night, Liu Wei was also a little tired, and asked the old Qiang king to recuperate with peace of mind, and then said goodbye and went back to the camp to rest.
Liu Wei went to rest, and the old Qiang king would not lie down quietly. There is such a big thing, which will be a great test for the newly-born Qiang Protectorate. How to quell the aftermath of the incident and minimize the adverse effects needs to be carefully considered.
Regardless of the pain, the old Qiang king discussed with Liu Bei, the general of the Qiang guard, for a long time, and finally came up with a plan. The next day, a meeting of the Qiang people was held, and the original story of the incident was told to the Qiang kings, as well as Liu Wei's opinions on the handling of the matter.
The reactions of the Qiang kings were mixed, and the pro-Han naturally raised their hands to welcome them, while dissidents like the Xian Lingqiang Fa Tong were naturally dissatisfied. Before the rebellion, Cherrigi had invited the same rebellion, but Cherrigi, who was impulsive and did not go out of his head, was a little more cunning, and did not agree to Cherrigi's request, but chose to wait and see what happened.
Seeing that Cherrigi was defeated and captured, he was about to be punished for his crimes, and his heart couldn't help but rise to the thought of the rabbit dying and the fox hurting his life.
It's just that now the pro-Han faction is powerful, and even if there is dissatisfaction, they dare not show it. The old Qiang king also distributed the land originally allocated to Baimaqiang and the Zangluo Qiang who burned Dangqiang to all the Qiang people, so that the benefits were shared equally, everyone had benefits, and no one said anything.
Liu Wei even more appreciated the selflessness and unity of the old Qiang King. He took money from his own Shaofu and rewarded a lot of Baimaqiang and Burning Dangqiang, and also sent a large number of craftsmen and scholars to the Liangqiang people to help them develop and build.
In April of the third year of Guangxi, the Hanqiang peace talks came to an end. Although it experienced a small turmoil in the Wolf Qiang Rebellion, it was a smooth transition. According to the results of the peace talks, a monument to the Han and Qiang brothers was built in Qiang Road to show that the friendship between the Han and Qiang brothers will last forever.
At the end of April, Lao Qiang Wang, Liu Wei, Liu Bei and other people paid tribute to Baishi, a sacred relic of the Qiang nationality, near the Bailong River.
The Qiang people believe that all things have spirits, and five of them are regarded as supreme spirits by the Qiang people. The old Qiang king, Liu Wei and others went to pay respects, and they had the meaning of announcing the confluence of Han and Qiang in heaven.
By May, the matter of Qiangdi had basically ended, and Liu Wei and others set off to return to Chang'an.
To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.