The situation in Guanzhong was urgent, although Yuan Shang and his men and horses were eager to lead the troops to fly to Guanzhong immediately, but it was late, and they could not mobilize the soldiers in a hurry, so they could only tentatively rest in Jinyang City for one night, and then gather troops to go out on the road the next day.

That night, Yuan Shang did not live in Gao Gan's mansion or Jinyang's line, but went to the southern camp where Gao Gan prepared for him with 30,000 elites, one is to be able to better enter the wartime state, and the other is to be able to get familiar with these soldiers in Bingzhou as soon as possible, and reach the heart of the general.

Gao Gan originally intended to transfer more soldiers and horses to Yuan Shang in the annexation state, but Yuan Shang refused, Liangzhou was in chaos, in case it could not be contained, the war spread to the annexed state, but the gains outweighed the losses, and it was better to keep enough garrison troops.

Hearing that Zhao Yun fell into Yan Xing's hands, Yuan Shang's mood was not very good, and it could even be said that it was very bad, he didn't fall asleep for half a night, and he didn't sleep at all, one got up, holding the "Dunjia Tianshu Human Shield", while reading carefully, while waiting for the arrival of Tianming.

After reading it over and over again for an hour, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the camp, and then I heard the sound of a guard intercepting the person at the entrance of the tent.

“…… It's getting late, the lord has already gone to bed, and I ask the general to go back and see you again in the next day! ”

The person who came seemed to be in a hurry.

"No, the lord will march into the customs in the coming day, and he won't be in a hurry tomorrow! Good luck brother, help me out! ”

"The lord sleeps, no one can disturb him!"

"Just say a voice, if the lord doesn't get up, I'll just go."

"Not a single voice, this is a military order!"

The man was angry: "Your father-in-law can't get up in the middle of the night when he sleeps according to the military order!" It's too domineering! You little soldier, who are you? ”

“…………”

Yuan Shang put down the book in his hand and asked outside the tent: "Who is it?" So horizontal! ”

As soon as Yuan Shang's words came out, the people outside the tent hurriedly shouted loudly into the tent.

"My lord! It's me! Zhang Xiu! Xuanwei Hou Zhang embroidery! Zhang Xiu, who was defeated from Wancheng and went to Chang'an to join you! The current Yanmen Pass is too guarded! ”

Yuan Shang pulled his throat and said, "You are not guarding Yanmen. What are you doing here...... Do you want to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of junior high school? ”

Zhang Xiu shouted loudly at the top of his voice: "No, lord, I have something important to ask to see the lord, and I hope that the lord will approve it and give me a look!" ”

Yuan Shang was happy when he heard this, and shouted back: "Stab you with a sword?" I can't bear it...... If it's not a New Year's greeting, go back! In the middle of the night, I don't take any business except New Year's greetings. ”

Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then knelt down at the door of the handsome tent with a "poof", saluted, and shouted loudly with joy.

"Happy New Year, Lord! Yanmen guard Zhang Xiu. I wish the Lord a prosperous year and all the best! And in the new year, thousands of horses galloped and beat Liu Bei, Jin Ge Iron Horse beat Cao Zhi, thousands of troops and horses cut Sun Quan, fast horses and whips to kill Yan Xing, and the horses reached the success of Song Jian...... Childhood sweethearts collect Cai Yanna! ”

Yuan Shang grinned: "That's really good, what you said in this New Year's greeting is much more energetic than your kung fu in the war." ”

Zhang Xiu he: "Thank you for your praise...... Lord, let me in in the Year of the Monkey? ”

Yuan Shang waved his sleeves: "Look at your auspicious words for the New Year." Make a special exception and let you in! Let's be clear first, I don't have any New Year's money for you. ”

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Back then, when Cao Cao fell, Zhang Xiu was defeated by Liu Bei in Wancheng. Fearing that Cao Cao would have no one to protect him after his death, Cao Pi took advantage of Cao Ang's incident to seek his revenge, and in desperation, he led the remnants of his army west to Chang'an to meet Yuan Shang and surrendered to him. Later, he was brought back to Hebei by Yuan Shang and sent as a general in Bingzhou, and was ordered to garrison Yanmen.

Today, Yuan Shang sent troops to annex the state. Zhang Xiu deliberately rushed back to Jinyang from Yanmen to meet him.

When he was young, Zhang Xiu entered the handsome tent, sorted out the armor and robes, and then made a military salute and reported loudly: "The last general of the Northland Gun King, the elder apprentice of the Tong Gun God, General Jianzhong, Xuanwei Hou, Wancheng Taishou, temporarily lead Yanmen Taishou, Zhang Xiu has seen the great Sima General Yuan Gong!" ”

Yuan Shang touched his nose and squinted at Zhang Xiu: "What about the big list of dishes you nagging to tell me the name of the dishes?" ”

Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "Write more names, doesn't it seem that we have many positions, high skills, and heavy responsibilities, and it's good to sell a good fortune!" ”

Yuan Shang was amused when he heard this: "You came all the way back from Yanmen, won't you come specifically to make me laugh?" If you have something, just say it. ”

Zhang Xiu sorted out the vocabulary for a while, and then said: "Lord, Yongliang is in trouble, do you want to go to pacify in person?" ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "That's right." ”

"Lord, count me in!"

"You?" Yuan Shang was stunned when he heard this, he looked Zhang Xiu up and down a few times, and said, "What are you doing with me to Yongliang?" ”

Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "I came here to make meritorious contributions, lord, you forgot, what is the nickname of the last general?" ”

"Nickname?" Yuan Shang frowned: "New Year's greetings, little pioneers? ”

"It's the Northland Spear King!"

Zhang Xiu's face turned a little dark: "My lord, when the last general followed his uncle Zhang Ji at the beginning of the year, he was in Jincheng, and it was at that time when the leader of the Qiang tribe, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, united Han Sui and Bian Zhang to rebel. Although the last general's status was not high at that time, he also participated in the battle to quell the Qiang Rebellion! The nickname of the Northland Spear King was erected at that time! ”

Yuan Shang suddenly realized when he heard this, nodded and said: "In this way, you are not only familiar with the terrain of Liangzhou Jincheng and other counties, but when you were young, you also participated in the Liangzhou Chaos War to pacify the leader of the Qiang tribe, Beigong Boyu?" ”

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "That's right, and the subordinates have their own set of analysis of the methods for pacifying the Qiang chaos, which can help the lord stabilize the Qiang people in the long run." ”

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows: "Let's hear it." ”

Zhang Xiu's face was straight, and he said: "Between the Qiang people and my Han people, there have been exchanges for about hundreds of years, and they have long been incorporated into the rule of our dynasty, but they are still in an orderly manner, although they are engaged in farming, and they are still mainly nomadic. 'The strong are divided into chieftains, and the weak are possessed by people, and they prefer to be strong and strong, which is extremely difficult to govern! ”

Yuan Shang sighed and said, "What you said, I understand that for the Qiang people, I can't treat the Xianbei Three Kings like I do. Like the Southern Xiongnu royal court, it was impossible to slaughter it to the end of the slaughter with soldiers and horses first, and then merge its people into Hebei...... Because the Qiang people were incorporated into the Han Dynasty more than 300 years ago, they have intermarried with the Han people in the west for many years and had children, such as Ma Teng Ma Chao's father and son, although they regard themselves as Han people, but they are really Qiang and Han mixed blood, and the Xiliang border. It already belongs to the Han Dynasty, and the Han does not leave the Qiang, and they are all the people under the rule of our dynasty...... It's just that I don't understand, the same people of the Han Dynasty, after hundreds of years of assimilation, still rebelled endlessly! ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Shang was a little dissatisfied and continued: "It's not me who brags! Don't look at the Xianbei Three Kings and the people under the rule of the Southern Xiongnu who have just entered the territory of Hebei, but I have confidence. Within ten years, they can all be attributed to Wanghua, and there is no distinction between Han, Xianbei or Xiongnu...... On the other hand, the Qiang people have been melting into the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, and they have not yet melted in, have the officials of the Han Dynasty eaten in the past few hundred years? ”

Zhang Xiu heard this: "The Qiang Rong Han is different from the Xianbei Xiongnu Rong Han carried out by the lord in Hebei. The lord of Hebei is a relocation of people into the country, let them come to the territory of our Han Dynasty, and be affected by the customs of our land...... But the land of Xizhou was not originally the land of the Han Dynasty. It was that the champion Hou Huo went to the sick and ran thousands of miles after the deer, and he was subdued by King Hutu and King Hun Evil, Xizhou was once the territory of the Huns! Emperor Wu established the counties of Hexi. Relocating the people to the real side is to use our people to adapt to the land and folk customs of other people, and it is also reasonable that our dynasty has made a mistake in its policy towards Qiang, so that Qiang will not obey the Han and rebel repeatedly. ”

Yuan Shang became interested when he heard this, and said: "They are all people of the Han Dynasty, what special policies does my court have towards the Qiang people?" ”

Zhang Xiu smiled helplessly when she heard this.

"Of course, my lord, one of these words is difficult to describe, I will give you a rough explanation, in the sixth year of the Yuan Ding, Emperor Xiaowu on the basis of Jiuquan County, added Zhangye, Dunhuang two counties, and set up Linqiang County and Poqiang County in Xiping, the sixth year of Emperor Zhao and the third year of Emperor Xuandi, and our dynasty was divided into Jincheng County and Wuwei County, in order to isolate Qianghu! And set up a school captain to protect the Qiang, and the various departments of the Naqiang tribe are under the rule! However, the ruling system of the various tribes of the Qiang nationality is difficult to be on par with the interior of our Han Dynasty, so it exists in its country name and belongs to the rule of Han, that is, it is respected! The Second Emperor Zhaoxuan adopted the policy of 'Fu Xun Heji' and 'Huairou Envelopment', which made the border stable and promising in the early days of the Naqiang people. ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "What about the means of one country, two systems...... I understand, go on. ”

Zhang Xiu sighed and said: "It's a pity that since the beginning of the Jianwu period, the national policy has not changed, but there is more, the policy of 'Fu Xun and Ji' and 'Huairou Envelopment' has been gradually abandoned, but it is the law of enslavement that has been popularized in Liangzhou, and the county officials rely on their power to breed corruption, and turn the Qiang policy into a slave policy, turning the Qiang people from Han people to Han slaves, and supplying the border heroes to wield them arbitrarily. ”

Yuan Shang nodded, and said in his heart, today's Qiang-Han dispute, just like the American race problem in the past, belongs to ethnic discrimination, but people are black and white people bite each other, and here is the problem of Han and Qiang people pinching each other.

Yuan Shang touched his nose and said, "So, how to solve it?" ”

Zhang Xiu arched his hand and said: "If the lord can pacify Xizhou this time, Zhang Xiu is willing to be the captain of the Qiang school, for the lord to fight the side, and also ask the lord to treat the Qiang people, can cancel the slavery system, and re-implement the policy of 'Fu Xun and Ji' and 'Huairou Envelopment', Tian Ruojun, the people are waiting, the law is balanced, the system is strict, and the people of Han and Qiang are treated at a glance, then the land of Xizhou will be completely harmless." ”

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Zhang Xiu, you want me to be Lincoln." ”

"Huh?" Zhang Xiu didn't react, and looked at Yuan Shang blankly: "Who is Lincoln?" ”

Yuan Shang sighed leisurely and said: "That is the prince and king of a country far away, located outside the Saiwai, outside the Saiwai, outside the Saiwai......"

Zhang Xiu was a little confused when he heard this: "This King Lincoln, to the people under him, is also 'Fu Xun Heji', 'Huairou Envelopment', and 'Attaching Importance to Equality'?" ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said regretfully: "Yes, because of this, he is still dead." ”

Zhang Xiu was shocked: "How did you die?" ”

"Do you know that Jing Ke assassinated Qin?"

Zhang Xiu nodded: "Zhilu Dao." ”

"Did Jing Ke succeed in assassinating Qin?"

"Of course not."

Yuan Shang sighed and said, "King Lincoln also let Jing Ke assassinate him, and that time, Jing Ke succeeded. ”

Zhang Xiu was stunned when she heard this, and then sighed regretfully.

"Poor King Lincoln!"

“…………”

When they were young, the two pulled the topic back.

"Zhang Xiu, what you said about the proposal on the governance of the Qiang nationality is very reasonable, but I always feel that these things are not like you can analyze them yourself......" Yuan Shang looked at Zhang Xiu with a smile. "Tell me the truth, who did you hear these opinions from?" ”

Zhang Xiu's face turned red, and he said with a smile: "I can't hide it from the lord, these are all things that I talked about in private with Jia Xu in Wancheng, that old guy is from Wuwei, and he knows everything in Liangzhou and the Qiang people thoroughly......"

Yuan Shang was stunned when he heard this, nodded and said, "Jia Xu, old man, it turned out to be him......"

“……”

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Yuan Shang went south. He also requisitioned Zhang Xiu, the Taishou of Yanmen, and 30,000 soldiers and horses went straight into Guanzhong. When they went to the Jingzhao border, they came back with a report, saying that the soldiers and horses of Yan Xing, Song Jian, Qiang and other tribes had passed through Qinchuan and went straight to Jingzhao, Liangzhou had fallen, and most of the land of Yongzhou had been cut off by them.

Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses were stationed in the north of Jingzhao. After knowing the information, a military meeting was immediately held in the camp.

After understanding the current situation in Guanzhong, the generals were filled with righteous indignation, among which Ma Chao was the worst. Immediately go out of work to say that you want to fight.

"Jingzhao Chang'an is an important town in Yongzhou, and it must not be lost! The last general is willing to lead a group of soldiers and horses to fight Yanxing. Song Jian, the anti-Qiang people! Knock them out of Jingzhao! Exorcise this thief! ”

General Pang De also got up and said loudly: "Although Yan Xing's soldiers and horses are growing rapidly. But he is attacking the city and plundering the land in the name of Zhao Yun, while collecting the soldiers of the counties and counties for his own use, the city captured by him has almost no garrison, and there are almost empty cities, so the enemy army is only superficially powerful, once we counterattack successfully, all the lost ground will be like a swift wind sweeping autumn leaves, and it will be immediately recovered by our army! ”

Everyone present was filled with righteous indignation, and asked for their lives, asking to go to Jingzhao quickly to attack Yan Xing and Song Jian.

Yuan Shang thought for a while and said: "The fighting spirit of the generals is worth encouraging, but the simple hard fight is the next step, Yan Xing, Song Jian, rebel Qiang, the three-way soldiers and horses attacked Yongliang under the banner of Zhao Yun, occupied the initiative, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and the road passed through the county along the way, and the edge was exposed. ”

Ma Chao was curious when he heard this, and said, "What does the lord mean?" ”

Yuan Shang thought for a while and asked, "Hao Zhao of Jingzhao Chang'an, how many soldiers and horses do you have?" ”

An insider replied: "It is reported that Hao Zhao guarded Chang'an City with more than 10,000 elite soldiers, and after the rebellion of Yan Xing, Hao Zhao immediately collected the soldiers and horses of various counties and counties in Yongzhou and returned them to Chang'an to help defend them, and there should be more than 10,000, so there should be 25,000 soldiers available in Chang'an City." ”

"Twenty-five thousand...... Yan Xing, Song Jian and other soldiers and horses increased by about 200,000...... Enough for Hao Zhao! Yuan Shang nodded and said, "Use the pigeon whistle to send an order to Hao Zhao, and use these 25,000 elites to defend Chang'an!" Stop the troops of Yan Xing and Song Jian and others for me, use the city of Chang'an, block the strength of their army, and suppress their arrogance! ”

"No!"

Zhong Xuan didn't speak, just looked at Yuan Shang quietly, with an appreciative look in his eyes.

Ma Chao saw that Yuan Shang had arrived at the border of Guanzhong, but he did not send troops, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, and said: "Lord, if you don't send troops, let Hao Zhao defend to the death!" So what are we doing here? ”

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, dodge the edge is to avoid the edge, but let's not do nothing...... First of all, the first priority is to pull out the nails of the East and take care of a stable rear before we can proceed to the West! ”

Ma Dai was stunned when he heard this, and said, "The nail of the East that the lord said...... Mo doesn't mean ...... Luoyang? ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "The emperor is too dry, not long ago I united Liu Bei and Cao Zhi to give him a dismount, how long has it been, and he actually dares to do it again?" Presumptuous has come to me! What happened to the Emperor? Can the emperor be unreasonable? I'm going to have to give him something real this time and help him with ADHD...... The generals will listen to the order, our first mission goal this time, do the Son of Heaven first! ”

the Son of Heaven first?

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but raise their hands to wipe their sweat together.

That's right...... It's a bit too big to rebel! ”

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Yuan Shang's choice of this target is also for a reason, although the Son of Heaven has few soldiers, but after all, he is royal orthodoxy, and he gives other rebels the opportunity to crusade against Guanzhong in a regular name, and Yan Xing has sent Jin Yi to Hebei last time, Yuan Shang also roughly understood the reasons for the instigation of various rebels from Jin Yi's mouth......

They were instigated by the Son of Heaven.

If you don't clean it up, you can't do it!

Of course, Yuan Shang will not fight to Luoyang City for the time being. After all, once he moves, the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou and the Central Plains will immediately go crazy into Luoyang, and when the three families start to rob, the situation is out of control, the small physique of the Son of Heaven is too weak, and if he is killed by the chaotic army, Yuan Shang is afraid of being burdened with the murder of the king. When the time comes, the soldiers of the world will have to drown him with spit.

Of course, when the relocation of Hebei is completed, Yuan Shang will raise troops to go south to destroy Cao Zhi, and it will be much easier to take the Son of Heaven again. At that time, if you accidentally kill the Son of Heaven again...... Then he deserves to be considered unlucky, and he was killed twice by himself.

Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses marched eastward and did not fight Luoyang, but he expected that the soldiers and horses of the Son of Heaven would quietly advance westward.

Sure enough, within a few days' effort, there was a spy report, and the Son of Heaven ordered Xu Shu and Tong Fei to take the famous generals Zhu Hao, Huangfu Jianshou, Huangfu Li, and the pardon generals Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding, etc. as partial generals, and raised 4,000 people. Take advantage of the chaos and secretly march towards Guanzhong.

They wanted to fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to seize a place of development in Guanzhong, but they didn't want this beautiful dream to be directly strangled in the cradle by Yuan Shang.

The soldiers and horses marched to the Luyu Road of Sanfu, but saw a military camp located between the road crossings. The way was choked, and the big flag in the middle of the barracks was embroidered with a beautiful and enchanting word "Yuan".

When he saw that big word, Xu Shu seemed to have swallowed a fly alive, and his face turned a little green.

Guanzhong is so chaotic. Yuan Shang didn't go to deal with them, but instead led a large number of soldiers here to fight his own 3,000 weak brigade division, what did it mean?

I heard about Yan Xing. Song Jian's soldiers and horses have arrived in Jingzhao, and they are about to attack Chang'an, is Yuan Shang not afraid that Chang'an will miss?

Guanzhong he doesn't want it? Specifically to get angry with yourself? Is this kid Yuan Shang sick?

Xu Shu was at a loss in his heart, he never thought that Yuan Shang could be so messy, this move was indeed much beyond his imagination.

Xu Shu was at a loss in his heart, but at this time, the sentry of the Yuan army had obviously discovered them, with a 'rumbling' drum sound, but saw a group of Biao troops rushed out of the Yuan army's military camp, the person at the head, riding a white horse and red robe, wearing a purple and gold hair crown, raising a horse whip, was leisurely staring at his own soldiers and horses, his expression was casual and arrogant, his left and right surrounded by a group of generals, large and small, there were about 20 people.

Xu Shu estimated that this person should be Yuan Shang.

In fact, that person is indeed Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang stepped out of his horse, took two steps forward, swept his gaze in the army of the Son of Heaven, and said, "Which of you is General Zuo Xu Shu?" Come out and talk to General Ben. ”

Xu Shu calmed down, hit the horse, and said, "I'm Xu Shu, are you Yuan Shang?" ”

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Yuan Shang looked at Xu Shu for a while, and said with a smile: "You are Xu Shu, it's been a long time, you rescued the Son of Heaven from Xuchang, you are quite capable, why don't you stay in Luoyang and run here blindly?" Is this the place you should be jumping on? ”

Xu Shu smiled and said: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, I, Xu Shu, lead the soldiers of the Son of Heaven here, why can't I?" ”

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said, "Good guy, are you scaring me with the Son of Heaven Soldier?" Who are you and me? Let me tell you, I am the Great Sima General, in charge of the power of the world's soldiers and horses, that is, the Son of Heaven's own army, if you want to come in, you should be led by me, what do you do as a general Zuo? Acquaintances, get out of here! Save me from sending you! ”

Xu Shu frowned, sneered and said: "Ming people don't say secret words, I said General Sima, now the entire Guanzhong has fallen into fire and water, you don't protect the land of Guanzhong to repel all kinds of thieves, but intercept the soldiers and horses of the Son of Heaven here, you don't understand which is more important, don't you want Chang'an City?" ”

Yuan Shang sneered and said, "Don't want it, I don't want the whole Guanzhong!" I'm just going to put this tone today, I gave Chang'an City to the King of Heshou Pinghan! Thousands of you can't get into Guanzhong! Anyway, what I have in the city is, and you have the ability to bite me? ”

"You!" Xu Shu didn't expect Yuan Shang to be such a loser: "I was speechless for a while!" ”

On the other hand, Tong Fei, who was next to Xu Shu, kept looking at Yuan Shang, and when he heard this at the moment, he couldn't help laughing.

"Interesting, I've been walking the world for many years, and it's the first time I've seen such a freak."

"............" (To be continued......)