The westernmost part of Sichuan and Shu, almost where it meets Qianzhou.

Although this place is not as steep as the east of Sichuan and Shu, it is also high and densely forested, and the terrain is complex.

The official road has been cut off dozens of miles away, which makes it more difficult for the several barbarian tribes who live here to go out or communicate with each other, and often the travel between the two villages requires several days of trekking over the mountains.

The result of this is that the life of these tribal barbarians is far more difficult than that of the major barbarian tribes in the central part of Sichuan and Shu, and the population is also extremely shrinking, with more than ten tribes only twenty or thirty thousand people, of which the young and strong are only three or four thousand.

Zhuge Qingyun also really came here for the first time, and when he looked at the dilapidated wooden structure built on the mountain, but the dilapidated and ancient wooden structure of the village living in a group, he couldn't help but sigh softly: "Is this the end of the Ba clan, which was second to none in Sichuan and Shu back then?" ”

Yang Xuan, who came with him and protected him all the way, couldn't help but ask curiously when he heard this: "My lord, is this Ba Shi very famous?" Was there a lot of power in Sichuan and Shu before? ”

"Of course, Sichuan Shu is actually called Ba Shu, there is a saying of Ba Shan Shu Shui, this Ba refers to the Ba people, Ba Shi, how much power and influence can they have in Sichuan and Shu at the beginning?"

Zhuge Qingyun said with emotion: "If you really talk about it, the barbarian tribes that now control the north and south of Sichuan and Shu, they are either branches of the Ba clan, or former subordinates, hundreds of years ago, they all looked at the Ba clan horse head. ”

"And how did this happen?" Yang Xuan was even more surprised, and hurriedly asked again.

"The Central Plains was still Li Tang, Zhao Song's world, and now these former royal families are gone?"

Zhuge Qingyun glanced at the other party and explained casually: "Of course, there is a thousand-year-old Tusi saying in the southwest, but after all, it can't be completely long-lasting, especially when they offend the surrounding tribes of equal strength, and at the same time, they are betrayed by the people under them......

"What do you mean......" Yang Xuan frowned, a little incomprehensible.

"Naturally, it is the barbarian tribes such as dragon and wood entrenched in Qianzhou and southern Yunnan. How do you think these two great Yunnan and Guizhou barbarian clans entered Sichuan and Shu? And not because they took the opportunity? ”

Zhuge Qingyun let out a long sigh: "Because the original ancestor of the Ba clan wanted to be a Shunmin and want to make the life of the people of Sichuan and Shu better, he completely leaned on my Dayue Imperial Court, and even achieved the point of changing customs......

"And this completely touched the bottom line of most of the local barbarian clan leaders, making it completely unacceptable to them. Therefore, they secretly colluded with the barbarian leaders of Yunnan and Guizhou, and then took advantage of the laxity of the Ba clan to suddenly rebel.

At that time, there were some disputes within the imperial court, and it coincided with the invasion of the ghosts in the north, and it was difficult to deal with internal and external troubles, so it was natural to lose care of this turmoil in the southwest. By the time the imperial court freed its hands a few years later and turned its head to look again, Sichuan and Shu had completely changed.

"The Ba clan, which turned out to be the most powerful, was almost uprooted, and its participating clansmen could only retreat again and again, and finally fled to this deep mountain and dense forest, surviving in secret. However, Mulong and other Yunnan and Guizhou clans took advantage of the situation and took all parts of Sichuan and Shu.

"It was also from that time that the imperial court's control over Sichuan and Shu became weaker and weaker, until now it ......"

Yang Xuan listened to this past, and looked at the dilapidated village, and couldn't help but have a new question: "Since Ba Shi is already like this, then why do we still come to see them?" Doesn't it mean that they have less than a few thousand people left to fight? Can you still help the court? ”

"Although the Bab has declined, the reputation of the millennium is still there, and after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. Moreover, His Majesty also believes that they will not be willing to live here like this all the time, as long as they are given a chance, Ba Shi will definitely be loyal to the court again! ”

After Zhuge Qingyun finished the last sentence, he climbed the steep slope that was one person in front of him: "Let's go, the village over there is the settlement of the direct Ba clan, maybe we can find a suitable candidate there!" ”

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Ba Long sat on the old stone chair, carefully examined the Han scholar in front of him, and said with suspicion in his tone: "You mean to let my Ba clan people go out of the mountain and help the Dayue Imperial Court enter Yizhou, Kuizhou, Huayang and other places?" ”

Zhuge Qingyun nodded solemnly: "Exactly, this is what Your Majesty means today, as long as Ba Shi can help the imperial court succeed in the rebellion, Your Majesty will help you restore the past glory of Ba Shi here!" ”

"Hahahaha......"

Before Barong, the patriarch could give an answer, the other clan leaders in the bamboo-made hall burst into mocking laughter.

A man sitting next to Ba Rong was even more straightforward: "How many people do we have in Ba Shi now, haven't you even inquired?" Do you think that with these soldiers and horses, you can help the imperial court? ”

"There are many soldiers, and sometimes a few thousand people are enough to determine the direction of a million-man war." Zhuge Qingyun ignored everyone's ridicule and explained.

Then he looked at Barong again: "Patriarch Barong, are you really willing to live in such poor mountains and rivers all the time, and no longer think about restoring the glory of your ancestors?"

"I miss your Ba ancestors, they are all heroes and heroes, and they are the masters of this Sichuan Shu. Now, you have been seized by a group of former slaves, and you have not thought of fighting for it back with your own hands?

"Or are you scared? The glory of your Ba clan has been defeated by those people many years ago, and you have no intention of returning to the center of Sichuan and Shu?

"If this is the case, I have nothing to say but to feel sorry for your ancestors......"

"Presumptuous!" When all the leaders in the hall heard this, they all changed color and scolded angrily, and some even stood up with a posture of wanting to do something.

Zhuge Qingyun didn't see the slightest fear, he still sat there, looking at Ba Long, who also looked calm: "Patriarch Ba Rong, although my words are a little ugly, they are the truth. I know that many Pakistani warriors dare not forget their original hatred, but they just suffer from not having the opportunity.

"But now, the opportunity has finally arrived, and it's up to you to have the courage to fight. I can assure you that this is the best and probably the last chance you have faced in the last few hundred years. If it goes down further, I am afraid that Sichuan and Shu will completely fall into the hands of the Longmu family, and in a few decades, no one will remember that there was once a Ba Shi, who is a well-deserved king of Sichuan and Shu! ”

Ba Long was still silent, only his eyes kept flickering, and finally waved his hand to let everyone else sit down, before he sighed and said: "Mr. Zhuge is really eloquent, and I am a little tempted to say it."

"However, this matter is at stake for my entire Bab, and we can't afford to lose...... So, let me think again! ”

Zhuge Qingyun immediately nodded: "Yes, I will live in Guizhai first, and wait for the Barong Patriarch to make a decision!" ”