When it came to the famous general Qin Liangyu, everyone was moved. First, it is because the Shizhu Tujia white pole soldiers under the command of Qin Yuyu are really powerful, and secondly, because Qin Liangyu is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, since he is a loyal minister of the imperial court, he is the sworn enemy of the righteous army, which is not a joke.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Shizhu Tujia, the commander of the white pole soldiers, Qin Liangyu, she is the Tusi of the Tujia family, she is the one who defeated Luxury Chongming, this person also defeated Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, and she is extremely powerful." Zhu Yuanzhang still has something to say later, in fact, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered Sichuan, the Tujia family actually refused to surrender to the Qing soldiers, and guarded the stone pillar for more than ten years, the Qing army occupied the whole of China, but could not fight the small stone pillar, until the sixteenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Qin Liangyu died for a long time, her grandson Ma Wannian finally couldn't hold on, and was forced to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, which shows how strong the Tujia family is.

Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously: "The Tujia family can be said to be a high wall in front of us, and it is impossible not to cross it." In addition, Sichuan is not only the Tujia ethnic group, but also the Tibetan, Yi, Miao, Zhuang, and Qiang ethnic groups...... It is impossible for us to beat these ethnic minorities one by one, if we want to really take Sichuan into our arms, it is not possible to rely on beating, we must use the method of 'probation', Zhuge Liang had captured Meng Shu seven times, why didn't he kill Meng Shu with a knife, and he had to subdue it? It is because Zhuge Liang also deeply understands that ethnic minorities cannot be subdued by fighting, if you fight him, he will fight with you, fight back and forth, and you will not get any good results...... It is only through probation that these ethnic minorities can be truly used. ”

As soon as he said probation, the three brothers of the Meng family laughed: "We think...... Probation or something. It's General Zhenxi's forte. The three brothers thought of the villagers of Mengjia Village, and they felt a little funny, this Zhu Jun's ability to influence people was really extraordinary, and in a blink of an eye, all the people in Mengjia Village became Zhu Jun's supporters.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "If you want to influence a nation, it's not about arresting him a few times, just letting him go a few times, the most important thing is to bring them a better life. No, this is just a superficial phenomenon. The real reason is that Zhuge Liang is a good hand at internal affairs. He brought a better life to the people of Xishu, so he could subdue their hearts, and what we have to do is exactly this. ”

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang garrisoned Guangyuan. No further advancement. The main reason is that I want to pilot corn. Studying a policy that could be implemented in Sichuan, the results were good, and the corn promotion in Guangyuan and Bazhou was very smooth. Next, it's time to radiate to the south...... Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to take too fast steps, you must know that there are too many ethnic minorities in Sichuan, and each ethnic group has its own unique customs, if the steps are too big and the area is too wide at once, just dealing with these different ethnic minorities will be as big as a fight, occupy a small place first, and make contact with ethnic minorities on a pilot basis, so that they can best integrate into it, so that ethnic minorities can accept the arrival of Zhu Jun.

He asked the three brothers of the Meng family, "Which ethnic group is the closest ethnic group to our Guangyuan here?" ”

The three brothers of the Meng family frowned and thought for a while, then stretched out their hands and pointed to the southwest: "Western Sichuan...... The closest to us here are some tribes inhabited by the Qiang people......"

Originally, the southwest of Guangyuan is the famous city of "Mianyang", and the west of Mianyang is a large area of Qiang Tusi fiefdom, the Qiang is a mysterious and ancient people, the history is extremely long, now scattered into many small troops, scattered in the mountains near the west of Mianyang, maintain a semi-farming and semi-grazing lifestyle.

The Ming court appointed the Qiang Tusi, responsible for the management of the Qiang people, although this Tusi hung the title of the chief soldier of the Ming court, but in fact did not obey the king, it can be said that it is not a person of the court at all, in the mountains themselves called the king and hegemon, only occasionally received the edict of the court, was promised benefits by the court, will lead the troops down the mountain to help the court fight.

After the three brothers of the Meng family finished their introduction, they added: "Since our Zhu army has taken Guangyuan, it is approaching Mianyang, and the imperial court will inevitably station heavy troops in Mianyang to resist our invasion, and these garrisons must be indispensable Qiang people, after all, they can be regarded as defending their homeland, even if the imperial court does not issue an edict, they will take the initiative to fight this battle." ”

When he said this, Wang Er was a little incomprehensible, and he couldn't help but stick out his head and ask: "Since Mianyang must have stationed Qiang soldiers, why didn't Yang Sichang transfer them to attack us with Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong and others?" As a result, the troops were insufficient, and the encirclement network was shattered by us, and they have not yet been organized. ”

Hearing his words, the three brothers of the Meng family laughed: "Yang Sichang can mobilize the Qiang soldiers, that is, the sun has come out of the west." In fact, not only the Qiang soldiers, even the soldiers of the Zhuang, Miao, and Tibetan ethnic minorities, none of them were moved by Yang Sichang, and the Tusi of the people was like the emperor of the soil, no one would sell their face, if it wasn't for the threat to their hometown, they would never have made a move...... Well, of course, the Tujia family is an exception, this clan listens to the words of the court the most, and cares about the court's affairs everywhere. In fact, it's not just the soldiers of ethnic minorities who will be like this, the Han soldiers still don't serve much, let's take our three brothers as an example, don't they just don't listen to the dispatch of the imperial court at all, and drill everywhere in the mountains? ”

As soon as the three brothers said this, Li Yan finally understood, no wonder Sichuan has been a big trouble in all dynasties, since ancient times, Sichuan has not been the land of Longxing, who wants to use this place as a base camp and rear, and use the financial, material and manpower here to deal with the Central Plains, it is really an impossible task...... Because it's not easy to tidy up your own home.

Li Yan couldn't help but stare at Zhu Yuanzhang with strange eyes, and asked cautiously: "General, the situation in Sichuan is so complicated, even if our Zhu army occupies the entire territory of Sichuan, I am afraid that we will not get much benefit, but will be overwhelmed by these ethnic minorities, why did you decide to capture here?" Now it seems that it is better to send troops directly from Shaanxi to Henan and Shanxi, and let Sichuan alone. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly: "For those who don't have the confidence to manage these ethnic minorities well, of course, they just let them go straight to the Central Plains, but I want to try it, it is these ethnic minorities who are holding me back." Or become my help! When he said this, there was a sense of confidence in his bones, which made Li Yan can't help but feel a pang in his heart.

As Sichuanese, the three brothers of the Meng family were very confident in Zhu Yuanzhang because of the affairs of Mengjia Village, and laughed: "We also believe that General Zhenxi can manage these ethnic minorities well...... Gee...... Put them in front of those ethnic minorities and tell them to be obedient...... Belch...... Maybe it's not so easy, these ethnic minorities are very wary of the Han people, let's hand over the corn to them. They may not dare to plant. If you don't plant it, how can you know that corn is good? It's really hard to do. ”

When Li Yan heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he personally inquired about the old farmer in Zhu Jun's territory. I know the power of corn. But I heard the three brothers of the Meng family say. He also knew that it was more difficult to promote corn to ethnic minorities than to Han people, so he rolled his eyes. had a plan, and couldn't help but speak: "The late life first joined the Zhu army, and he has not yet established an inch of skill, and this time he wants to try the matter of dealing with the Qiang people." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded at Li Yan and said, "Since you are interested, go and try it......"——

Mianyang, is an important town in Sichuan, can be called the gateway of the Chengdu Plain, the hometown of the great poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty is here, and the famous Xiongguan "Sword Pavilion" is also under the jurisdiction of Mianyang.

The Sword Pavilion has the sword gate pass of the natural danger, the grandeur Cui Wei, a husband when the pass, ten thousand people can not be opened, non-human can be broken, since ancient times it is known as the barrier of northern Shu, the throat of the two rivers. And if Zhu Jun wants to win the Chengdu Plain, Jianmen Pass is the only way to go. This was abolished in the 31st year of Hong, and then re-established in the 21st year of Jiajing, with 100 households guarding the Rong all year round.

Of course, Yang Sichang would not let go of such a pass, so he ordered Zhang Ling, the deputy commander-in-chief of Sichuan, to lead 3,000 Sichuan soldiers to garrison this pass, and another 3,000 Qiang Tusi soldiers to guard the pass with the Sichuan soldiers.

To say that this Zhang Ling is not simple, this person is sixty-eight years old this year, can be regarded as a veteran, but old and spicy, can open a five-stone bow, 100 shots, 100 shots, the army is called "God Crossbow General". (Note: According to the history of the Ming Dynasty, this general can use a five-stone crossbow on a horse, and he will be a crossbow in the army.) ）

The Qiang general who guarded the Jianmen Pass with Zhang Ling is not seen in the history books, this person is named Rimai Muxi, he is very tall, his skin is reddish-black after being exposed to ultraviolet rays, and there are two very conspicuous plateau red on his face. It turns out that the places where the Qiang people live are relatively high altitudes, with sufficient ultraviolet rays, but the oxygen is thin, so most of the Qiang people are like him.

At this time, there was no saying that fifty-six nationalities were one, and most of the Han people did not look down on the Qiang people, and the Qiang people also hated the Han people, and there were few intersections in normal times, so they were forced to join forces together to guard their hometowns, and both sides did not adopt a non-cooperative attitude, and the Sichuan soldiers led by Zhang Ling were stationed in the barracks in the Guannei. The Qiang soldiers led by Rimai Muxi simply gathered in the mountains and forests of Jianmen Pass and set up a tent.

At this time, in the big tent of Rimai Muxi, several patriarchs of the Qiang tribe are gathering together to chat, the person sitting on the left head of Rimai Muxi is named Tashi, the patriarch of a tribe with more than 2,000 people, who has always lived on the snowy mountains, this time I heard that the thief army entered Sichuan, considering that the thieves may infringe on the territory of the Qiang people after defeating the officers and soldiers, so Tashi led hundreds of young people from the headquarters out of the mountain, and stationed at Jianmen Pass with the joint camp of Rimai Muxi, and there was also a patriarch named Marsi who also sat next to them, and the three of them got together, There are more than 2,400 Qiang soldiers in total, and they are known as 3,000 to the outside world.

Tashi said with an obvious unhappy look on his face: "Rimai Musi, Marsi, you two come to comment, we went out of the mountains to help the imperial court fight, and the imperial court actually didn't give us food and salary, and asked us to raise our own salary, this is really hateful." ”

Marcy said next to him: "Yes, these treacherous Han people are not upright at all. ”

These two people have relatively little knowledge, but Rimai Muxi, a big toast, is well-informed and knows some of the rules of the imperial court, so he said to the two small patriarchs: "Tashi, Marsi, don't quarrel, during the Jiajing period, the imperial court requisitioned the wolf soldiers of the Guangxi Zhuang tribe to fight against the Japanese, and did not pay the grain soldiers, but also let them raise their own salaries, this is the policy of the imperial court for a long time, but it is not specifically aimed at us." It is said that a few years ago, the Tujia white-pole soldiers went north to deal with the Tartar soldiers, but they were not paid...... Didn't Qin Liangyu go the same way? ”

As soon as he said this, Tashi and Marsi didn't want to say anything, and the two just said angrily: "If it weren't for the thieves who saw the fight in western Sichuan, we wouldn't have to come to help these Han people fight." Blood, sweat, and food. ”

Rimai Muxi sighed and said, "Alas...... But...... After all, people are fighting in western Sichuan, and if we don't make a move, we will be beaten by the thief army, which is also a helpless thing. ”

The three of them were chatting, and suddenly, a Qiang soldier ran into the tent: "Three patriarchs, strange things...... Outside the camp, a Han Chinese asked to see him. said that he was a messenger under the command of Baishui Zhu Ba. If you have something important to discuss, you can discuss with us. ”

Rimai Muxi Daqi: "The thief came to us to discuss? What's negotiable? Call in and hear what he has to say. ”

After a while, the messenger arrived, and the person who came reported to himself: "Li Yan of Qi County was born in the evening." I came to talk to a few patriarchs about a business. ”

None of the three Qiang patriarchs had heard of Li Yan. And they are not to blame for it. The Qiang people have lived on the snow-capped mountains in western Sichuan for a long time, and they have turned a deaf ear to things outside the mountains, and names such as Baishui Zhu Ba, Chuang Wang Li Zicheng, and Eight Great Kings Zhang Xianzhong may have been seen in the Tang newspaper of the government. But a second-level character like Li Yan has a black eye.

Li Yan said straight to the point: "Our army wants to invite three retired soldiers ......"

"Retirement?" Tashi jumped up: "We have withdrawn our troops, so that you can break through the Sword Gate Pass, and then kill our Qiang people to do evil?" ”

Li Yan hurriedly said Zhu Jun's words for a while, saying that Zhu Jun's military discipline was clear and would not be unfavorable to the Qiang people, but the three patriarchs obviously didn't believe it. Li Yan thought to himself: Sure enough, the three brothers of the Meng family are right, ethnic minorities are deeply wary of the Han people, and they cannot be easily convinced.

He hurriedly changed his words again: "If the three patriarchs are willing to retire, our army is willing to offer 20,000 catties of corn...... and the planting technology of maize......"

"Corn?" The three patriarchs obviously hadn't heard of this thing, because the Qiang people's place of residence was at a high altitude, so the main crop of the Qiang people was a plateau grain called barley, and as for corn, even the Han people didn't know much, let alone the Qiang people.

Li Yan briefly introduced corn and told the three patriarchs that this crop has a high yield and can help them improve the lives of the Qiang people.

Li Yan spoke bitterly, his mouth was dry, and he thought that even a sow could be said to be able to climb trees, but he didn't expect that after the three Qiang leaders heard it, their faces showed a look of disbelief.

Tashi was the first to speak: "What nonsense! The grain that our Qiang people eat is called barley, which is the greatest grain on the plateau, and an acre of land can only produce 60 to 100 catties.

Li Yan put on a sincere look and said: "Whether it's true or not, you can know it after a try, how dare you deceive people?" You sent a few people to the homes of the people in Guangyuan and Bazhou to ask, and you will find out. ”

His attitude can not be described as insincere, there is no half-false sentence in his speech, but the Qiang people have a deep prejudice against the Han people, where is they willing to believe, the three patriarchs said in a loud voice: "Don't try, you must be a liar, cunning Han people, get out of here!" If you talk nonsense here again, we don't care if you are a messenger or not. ”

Li Yan saw that they were stubborn, and he knew that it was useless to say anything more, so he had to quit. Outside the camp, there was an entourage waiting for the horse, he got on the horse, galloped all the way to the north, and after half a day, he came to a temporary camp of the Zhu army, where the three brothers Xu Renjie and the Meng family each led 3,000 black pole soldiers and more than 1,000 Sichuan soldiers to wait for him.

Seeing Li Yan come back with a depressed expression, the three brothers of the Meng family immediately laughed: "Let's just say, the Qiang people won't believe you, you want to lobby, now you know, right?" ”

Li Yan sighed: "Before I went, I was still fantasizing, maybe with my three-inch incorruptible tongue, I could move them, but I didn't expect them to not even believe a word of what I said...... The three brothers of the Meng family, you are really right, it is not so easy to deal with ethnic minorities. ”

The three brothers of the Meng family said, "Then what is Mr. Li going to do next?" Did you go back? ”

The depression on Li Yan's face suddenly ended, and he said with a smile: "How can you give up so easily?" I have other strategies that are useless, I thought that if I could solve it by lobbying, I didn't need to use a strategy, but now, this strategy must be used......" He hugged his fists at the three brothers of the Meng family, and arched his hand and said: "In this matter, please ask the three brothers to help me." ”

The three brothers of the Meng family said with a smile: "Mr. Li just orders." ”

Li Yan said: "The matter of the three defecting to the Zhu army has not yet spread, for the Qiang soldiers, you are still officers and soldiers of the imperial court, I want to invite the three of them to go to Jianmen Pass for a trip......"

The three brothers of the Meng family said with a smile: "Is it to cooperate with the outside and work together to break the city?" ”

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Definitely! There is a crossbow general Zhang Ling guarding the Jianmen Pass, and there are Qiang soldiers camping on the periphery, it is extremely difficult to combine the inside and the outside, even if you suddenly attack from the inside, you may not be able to succeed, and you will put yourself in danger in vain, I will not let the three brothers take such a big risk, my strategy is ......"

When he said this, he lowered his voice, attached it to the ears of the three brothers of the Meng family and Xu Renjie, and whispered.

After listening to this, the faces of several people became strange.

The three brothers of the Meng family, the Great Khan, said: "This ...... Is that okay too? ”

Xu Renjie was different from the three brothers, he stroked his palms and laughed: "There is such a clever plan, Mr. Li, I am not as good as you, hahaha, without further ado, let's go and prepare." (To be continued.) )