"Childe, Tianshui is not far ahead, and my subordinates will be used as guides to investigate in the city, and if there is no problem, then arrange for Childe to enter the city." Jiang Jian looked ahead, there was Tianshui in front of him, the lair of the Xiliang Army, everything should be cautious.

"Well, be careful!" Lu Rui nodded, and let people rest on the spot.

Soon, Jiang Jian returned.

"Childe, there is nothing unusual about Tianshui City, everything is normal, Childe can enter the city normally."

"Okay, Ziwen, Zihuan, let's go!"

"Childe, let's go into the city in batches." Jiang Jian stopped Lu Rui.

"Oh? Jiang Yin, what do you mean by this? ”

"Childe, although Tianshui is a big city in Xiliang, it is still slightly different from the city of the Han people, although Tianshui is a big county, but Tianshui City is just a small city. If a large number of people enter the city, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, so it is better for Childe to be cautious. Jiang Jian reminded Lu Rui that this is Tianshui, not as good as the Central Plains.

"Well, Steward Jiang is from Tianshui, we all listen to the steward, how does the steward think we should enter the city in seconds?"

"Childe, my subordinates think that we can divide the five captains into five teams to enter the city, which can turn the Central Plains caravan, the Hanzhong sacrificial wine, the Qiang herdsmen, the merchants of the Western Regions, and."

"What else?"

"And the retinue."

"Your retinue?"

"Exactly, Gongzi, his subordinate was originally a Gong Cao of Tianshui Ji County, and he was a Qiang person, although the Ma clan ran Tianshui County, but in fact, the control of the following was not effective, and only Tianshui City could be controlled. There are still some old people in Tianshui. If a subordinate enters as an official of Tianshui County. It will be much more convenient. ”

"Hmm. Steward Jiang is reasonable, just listen to Steward Jiang! Lu Rui nodded, Jiang Jian's method is still good, this is the boundary of Xiliang, and there is a difference between it and the Central Plains, Lu Rui has just arrived, it is better to listen to Jiang Jian.

"But, Childe. If the son follows his subordinates, then please condescend to the prince and pretend to be an embarrassed follower. Jiang Jian arched his hand and glanced at Cao Pi and Cao Zhang. Lu Rui has no problem, but Cao Cao's two sons don't know whether to be convinced or not, after all, they are Qiang.

"Steward Jiang is serious, since Brother Rui calls you Steward Jiang, what if you pretend to be a subordinate? My Cao family is not a royal family, and I am a big hero if I can bend and stretch! Cao Pi is worthy of Emperor Wei Wen, and his answer is neither humble nor arrogant. It also reflects his arrogance.

"Akira has no opinion, I'm a sergeant of the Haw Par Cavalry. Naturally, the commander is respected! Cao Zhang remembered the military stick, although he was reluctant in his heart, but he still reluctantly agreed.

"Thank you, three sons!"

"Master Hou, let's arrange it now, and we'll enter the city later!"

"Okay, just do what you want."

Subsequently, each lieutenant of the Haw Par Cavalry entered the city with one hundred sergeants from the headquarters and fifty accompanying soldiers.

"Stop, who's coming?" Lu Rui followed Jiang Jian into Jiang Yin's convoy and entered Xiliang.

"It turned out to be Brother Wang, it's me, Jiang Yin!" Jiang Jian opened the curtain of the carriage and glanced outside.

"It turned out to be Lord Jiang, the little eye is clumsy, I didn't recognize Lord Jiang, what is Lord Jiang doing?" Looking at Jiang Jian and his party, Wang Xiaowei was stunned for a moment, isn't Jiang Jian the Gongcao of Ji County? It's not a major holiday, what are you doing here.

"Brother Wang, don't you know, now General Ma and General Han are facing Cao Cao in Chencang, I have no official business in Ji County, my younger brother came here to see the insider, some time ago, the insider just gave birth to a child, but he was busy with official business, he never met, today, he came to see the child."

"I see, since Lord Jiang is here to spies, the eldest brother should not stop him, but because of military affairs, the eldest brother still has to search."

"Of course, big brother please!"

"Good!" Subsequently, Captain Wang and his soldiers inspected Jiang Yin's convoy and found nothing and let him go.

"Jiang Yin, who is this captain? Doesn't seem to deal with you? Although the two of them spoke more cordially, as soon as Lu Rui heard it, he could hear that these two people were not all the way.

"Master Hou, this person's name is Wang Ju, and he is a capable lieutenant under Ma Chao, responsible for the guarding of the four gates. I am a Qiang person, if it weren't for Ma Chao's efforts to win over the Qiang people, how would I have let me live in a county for a long time? Wang Juyou's younger brother is filial piety, and he was deprived of his official position, so he was naturally dissatisfied with embarrassment. ”

"I see!" Lu Rui understood the reason, and at the same time thought of something.

"Ma Chao actually ignored the system of filial piety and honesty of the Han Dynasty, so there must be people who oppose it in Tianshui."

"Hou Ye Gao saw that the Han scholars in the city basically opposed the Ma family, thinking that Ma Chao did not respect the Han system and acted arbitrarily, and even some Qiang people secretly complained about the Ma family."

"The Qiang people also complain? Why is that? Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, the Qiang people have to be officials, and there are still complaints?

"Master Hou, you don't know, since Zhang Baiqi joined Ma Chao, he suggested that Ma Teng Han be a martial artist and Qiang was a civil election system, abolishing the original Han Dynasty's system of electing officials. The Qiang people are the main text, the Han people are the main martial arts, how can there be no accidents in Xiliang? ”

"What a powerful strategy, Zhang Baiqi is really powerful!" Lu Rui nodded in admiration, Zhang Baiqi This is a strategy used to strengthen Ma Chao's centralized rule, and he is indeed a master.

Originally, the Han Dynasty in Xiliang followed the system of Han and Qiang living together, and non-Han people won the position with double merit. To put it simply, it is to rely on strength to ascend to the position, but if it is not a Han Chinese, it is necessary to seek an official position with double public achievements. Although there is the idea of the Han nationality, this is the limitation of the times, and there is no way.

It is precisely because of the special official selection system in Xiliang that the non-Han officials in Xiliang are basically very powerful, especially in terms of military generals, because of the restrictions of double merit, the Qiang generals in Xiliang are basically outstanding people, including the soldiers are also very strong, which is also the reason why the Xiliang army can dominate the late Eastern Han Dynasty for a long time. (From the beginning of the Dong Zhuo period to the end of the Jiang Wei era, the overall strength of the Western Liang Army was the strongest local army in the Three Kingdoms)

Because of this, the generals from Xiliang are very arrogant and difficult to manage. But Zhang Bai's hand is a very powerful balancing technique, first of all, the main text of the Qiang nationality is the weakness of the Qiang people, which weakens the strength of the Qiang people. Secondly, the Han people are in charge of the military, which sounds very good, but in fact there are great drawbacks, the Qiang people account for a large part of the Western Liang army, and they do not choose officials based on strength, but use ethnic groups as officials, which naturally will not convince the Qiang people, which weakens the power of the people who command the army. In the end, the most important thing is that Ma Chao can be a mediator and firmly grasp the military power of Xiliang.

"Master Hou? What happened to you? Seeing Lu Rui's fascinate expression, Jiang Jian asked cautiously.

"It's okay, Jiang Yin, after settling down, you can find out the situation in Tianshui City immediately, and then we will discuss the plan to seize the city!"

"Yes, Master Hou!" After listening to Jiang Yin's description, Lu Rui had another layer of certainty about seizing Tianshui, Han and Qiang did not agree, and there was a chance! (To be continued......)

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