The Han Dynasty was the prosperous period of the Qiang people, and their branches and names were numerous.

They lived west of the Han Dynasty, known as Xiqiang and Xiling, and lived nomadically, sometimes plundering the Han border and the Western Regions.

Among the Western Qiang ethnic groups, the most powerful tribal alliance is the 'Xian Lingqiang'.

When he arrived at Emperor Wu, Xian Lingqiang formed an alliance with Fengyang Qiang and prison sister Qiang, and colluded closely with the Xiongnu for a while, with more than 100,000 troops, and wantonly attacked Han Lingju, Angu and other places.

By the middle of the Han Dynasty, the Qiang people who had been defeated and annexed to the Han Dynasty moved inward in large numbers, lived together with the Han people, integrated, and were gradually assimilated, and began to engage in agricultural production, contributing to the economic development of the Han people.

The Qiang who did not return moved away to avoid disaster.

The Qiang people can be subdivided into Wuqiang, Faqiang, Tang Yak, Wuyi, Badi, as well as the Yak Qiang, Baima Qiang, Qingyi Qiang, Shenwolf Qiang and Ranjun Qiang in the southwest region, and many tribes.

All Qiang, Di and other southwestern Yi are also called Xirong.

At this time, Chang'an was brewing a great event, the wedding of the champion Hou and Her Royal Highness the Princess.

The prosperous Chang'an City entered a festive atmosphere early.

In the northwest of the Han realm, the night is thick.

Many Qiang leaders gathered in the first Lingqiang.

Nomadic tribes are characterized by fierce infighting, but when confronted with a stronger or richer target, they will unite with the outside world.

Some of the Qiang tribes, who are feuding with each other, can also be linked together and fight against the enemy together.

"I convened the ministries because I received news that the Han people wanted to broaden their borders. The Han emperor actually sent an edict to me and other ministries, asking us to go to Chang'an to meet the ministers, and if we didn't comply, we would send troops to attack.

The ethnic groups in the northwest and southwest of our country will become the primary target of the Han people. ”

The person who spoke was called Dian Zhen, and he was the chief of one of the Xian Lingqiang clans.

The man was in his early forties, in the prime of life, with a brownish complexion, and was not tall, but extraordinarily strong.

The Qiang people are distributed in the northwest of the Han border, and there are traces of them all the way to the coastal areas where the southwest and Baiyue meet, and there are hundreds of large and small tribes, and the strength is uneven.

The ancient Qiang ruled by Dian Zhen is one of the most powerful tribes, with more than 10,000 elites to fight.

He commanded Guqiang, located in the northwest corner of the Han land, the closest to the Han land, and repeatedly connected with the Xiongnu to rob and kill the Western Regions and the merchants that the Han Dynasty had risen in recent years, and robbed the property.

If the Han army attacked on a large area, they would withdraw and hide, and if they came from a small area, it would be difficult to form an effective blow to them.

"The Han people want me to wait for the annexation, it's not a day, which time has it succeeded? It's just a delusion of the Han emperor. ”

It was Mu Langtuo, the head of another small tribe, who spoke thinly, wearing a felt hat and a fierce face:

"Most of the people have summoned us, but they want to gather all the departments, raid the Han people, and give the Han people some powerful looks?"

Mu Langtuo spat out thick phlegm and said sharply:

"I heard that the Han army defeated the Xiongnu royal court. The Han emperor announced to the world for this and praised the exploits of the Han army and Han generals. I think it's to defeat the Huns, so that they think they can also defeat us and other races! ”

Mulangtuo and Dian Zhen have always had a close relationship and are allies.

The tribe of Mulangtuo has few people and horses, and is attached to the ancient Qiang tribe of Dian Zhen.

At this time, the Qiang people gathered in the village of the ancient Qiang department, located in a large hall built of loess and wood and stone, and the four walls were hung with animal skins for decoration. The torches burned, and the light and shadow flickered and dimmed.

Dian Zhen sat on the main seat, looked around at the dozens of tribal leaders sitting around, and said:

"I also heard about the defeat of the Xiongnu royal court, but the news from the north said that the Han army took advantage of the sneak attack, and the Xiongnu were in the summer pasture season, and the men and horses of the headquarters were not all assembled, so they were taken advantage of by the Han army."

And again, "We should be careful, but we need not be afraid. We have fought hundreds of battles with the Han army over the years, and we know them well enough. ”

Mu Lang dragged and said: "The Han people are deceiving me, and the Qiang people are scattered, and the various departments can't work together, otherwise why should we be afraid of the Han army?"

If all the departments can cooperate, I will kill one of them when the Han army comes! ”

Dian Zhen saw that the foreshadowing was almost over, and said: "The Han and the Xiongnu have fought twice this year, and they will definitely not be able to send troops to us at the moment."

If the ministries are willing to cooperate, it is a good opportunity for us now. You can give the Han people some power, and when they react, we have withdrawn and scattered into the southern forests to see what the Han army can do? ”

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The night was dark.

Huo Quai's conversation with Dong Fuzi collapsed, and the heads of the clans also followed Dong Fuzi out of the car.

Then Dong Zhongshu left, but the heads of these clans reunited in a big mansion in Chang'an to discuss the next steps.

"Dong Zhongshu and the champion Hou are involved in the dispute between soldiers and Confucianism, do we participate in this matter?" Wang Qian, the head of the Wang family, asked.

"Involvement? Do you want to participate in the battle between the soldiers and the Confucians? ”

Li Zhong sneered: "Your Wang's halberd is still in the hands of the champion Hou, don't you want to come back?" ”

Li Zhao also said: "Master Dong can not be afraid of the champion Hou, but we can't."

Not only did the inheritance fall into his hands, but the ancestors of our clan also did not participate in the government, otherwise how could they survive until now?

Let alone...... I, Li Guang of the Li family, are also generals in the court. Nor should we be involved in this matter from any point of view. ”

Wang Qian said: "Then what do you think should be done?" ”

"Would you like to take the heirloom back home?"

Wang Qian: "Of course! ”

Several other heads of the family expressed their attitudes, and the meaning was very clear.

The inheritance is still in the hands of the champion Hou, they are ostensibly on the side of Dong Fuzi, but in fact, both sides are not offended, and secretly they are also ready to move closer to the champion Hou, lick if they can, the situation is stronger than people, not ashamed, and strive to get things back.

The basic principle of each clan is not to participate in the court struggle, and to protect oneself wisely.

Wang Qian asked tentatively: "Champion Hou is about to get married, should we prepare a generous gift?" ”

Li Zhong said: "It's superficial, it's not just a generous gift. There should be some other indications. ”

Several companies quickly reached an agreement and went their own way.

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In October in Chang'an, the weather has become a lot cooler.

Early morning.

In the dormitory of Yuyuyuan, Liu Qing buried his face in the quilt and did not want to come out.

"I'm going to the court." She heard Huo Qu's voice getting up.

"Hmm." A soft voice came from under the thin quilt.

Then Liu Qing bent his ears in the quilt, and heard the sound of the door opening and the footsteps of leaving.

She took the quilt down, and then saw Huo Quai, who was standing on the couch with a smile, and suddenly screamed and pulled the quilt back.

Huo Quzhi smiled and went to the court.

In my mind, I remembered the process of last night.

Her Royal Highness the princess is really a stunner in the world, her skin is better than snow, and she is so graceful that it is indescribable......

After a while, Liu Qing, who was on the couch, showed his beautiful black and white eyes from under the quilt, and he was a little disappointed when he was sure that Huo Quai's illness was really gone.

The relationship between the two grew by leaps and bounds last night, and they almost used the content of the secret book.

Liu Qing promised several conditions that are extremely humiliating when he now remembers them, so that he was temporarily spared from being killed.

At this time, she got up from the couch, her long hair hung down like a waterfall, messy and lazy, her clothes were slightly scattered, and her long legs were as straight as jade were exposed under her middle coat.

She got down from the couch, pulled her bare feet in her shoes, crept to the bronze mirror, and took a picture of herself, with pink cheeks.

She looked down and tidied up her clothes a little shyly.

I touched my cheek and felt a little burning. Men and women together, feeling... I was fascinated, but in short, the relationship became closer.

Liu Qing thought generously, so a waitress came in, helped her wash and dress, and changed her skirt.

Liu Qing sat by the mirror, and the pictures in his mind flashed in the sky, some of them were from last night, and some of them were read in the palace secret book, and some of them overlapped.

She got up with light steps and asked the maid, "Master Hou has gone to the court?" ”

"Yes. Tell the cook to warm breakfast for the princess, and let the princess get up to eat breakfast and do other things. ”

Liu Qing was sweet in his heart, and said with a smile: "What is the breakfast food, let someone send it over?" ”

Huo Quai's departure from Yuyuyuan was quite busy.

First go to the court, and after the dispersal of the court, come to the palace of the guard to deal with all kinds of military affairs.

At noon, he went to an ordnance manufacturing department under the jurisdiction of the Chang'an Guard, took out the attack on the Huns, and came back, and studied the bronze arrow clusters along the way.

In later generations, there was a way to increase the wind resistance and increase the attack power by adding grooves to the bullets.

In this world, you can engrave spells to increase the power of the attack.

He wanted Mo Jiagong to use a similar method to study it and see if he could further increase the power of the crossbow arrows.

When I came out of Gongzao and returned to the Guard Hall again, it was already afternoon and dusk was approaching.

I found Zhao Ponu and Yao Zhao to inquire about the progress of transferring troops from all over the world to form the two armies of Yulin and Huben.

After all this, it will be late.

Waiting for Yao Zhao, Zhao Ponu left, but there were guards from the forbidden army, and Ru Bohu walked in with embroidered clothes.

Ru Bohu was dressed in a reddish-brown official robe, with a smile on his slender face: "Two days later, the champion Hou will get married, and it will be inconvenient for me to show up, so I will send the gift first." ”

Although Ru Bohu can leave the wooden building, he is in charge of investigating all things, and he will still reduce his public appearances and will not participate in Huo Quai's wedding.

The gift he sent was a bronze box.

With his identity, the contents are estimated to be of some value.

"What's the matter with the embroidery order?"

It is impossible for Ru Bohu to come here purely for the sake of giving gifts.

"The king of Huainan is dead." Ru Bohu took a seat behind a low seat on one side.

"Huh?"

Huo Quai's illness is in Huainan, and there is also an unknown dark line arrangement.

At the beginning of the Beiguan, a team of the Xiongnu attacked, and the king of Huainan also sent people to secretly pass, led by Tian You, one of the eight princes of Huainan.

Na Tian You was attacked by Zhao Ponu and Yao Zhao, and all the entourage were killed, but he was the only one who was able to escape back to Huainan.

In fact, it has been passive in the shadows.

At that time, Huo Qubing had not long mastered the magic power of borrowing corpses to return souls, and he was able to attach the magic power of strategy to the bamboo slips.

In the process of Zhao Ponu's pursuit of Tian You, he sacrificed the soul restoration plan engraved on the bamboo slip, like a divine thought seed, which was invisibly attached to Tian You's body and could exert a slight influence on it.

Huo Quzhi has the intention of trying to use the skill.

By the way, with its monitoring of Huainan movements.

But during this period of time, Huo Quzhi's focus was on attacking the Huns. And after Huainan was confiscated from the army, with the passage of time, the effect of Tian You's resurrection plan by borrowing the corpse was gradually weakening.

In the past few days, Huo Qubing has not felt the changes in Tian You's side.

Unexpectedly, I suddenly heard the news of the death of King Huainan.

"Is the message accurate?"

"Well, the king of Huainan hanged himself!"

Ru Bohu said: "The Lei Quilt and Wu Quilt beside the King of Huainan are two people, one article and one martial arts. Previously, he secretly came to me to embroider clothes and surrender to sincerity, and the time was before the king of Huainan openly rebelled.

Therefore, the credibility of the two is very high, and later Huainan had several measures, all of which were discovered in time, also because of these two people.

I received a secret report, and they were the first to confirm that the king of Huainan was dead! ”

King Huainan's close ministers Lei and Wu were two secret sons, and King Huainan reversed, and they initially denounced it, which is quite consistent with the records in the history books.

After Huo Qu's illness heard this, he was quite surprised by the death of King Huainan:

"Has the body been examined?

He deliberately rebelled, and after being defeated, he was vulnerable enough to hang himself? ”

Ru Bohu said: "I also think this matter is weird, but the embroidered envoy under my command has gone to Huainan, and there is no suspicion about the corpse." The only thing to worry about is that Liu Qian, the eldest son of the king of Huainan, and a few other relatives are missing. ”

This matter is a small episode, and the matter in Huainan will not affect Chang'an.

And the strange death of King Huainan, the follow-up is the work that Ru Bohu should care about figuring out, Huo Qubing heard this, and thought of borrowing the corpse to return the soul, which is still dormant in the surrounding counties of Beiguan, and there is no new movement in the secret force.

Huo Quzhi is embarking on a military campaign to level Siyi, and he doesn't plan to worry about anything else.

But before that, you have to tie the knot.

At the beginning of the month, Jiang Yan of the Yin and Yang family gave a total of two auspicious days, one on October 4 and the other on October 10.

Liu Qing chose the day of Double Ten, which is the implication of the perfection of both husband and wife.

The wedding date is near.

Chang'an City started a few days early, even the city gate is hung with colors, and the whole city celebrates together, which is the scale of the national ceremony.

The day before the wedding, the emperor edict said: In addition to Lang Zhongling's position, Ci Huo was promoted from the captain of Yao to the general of the hussars.

Hussar is an official name. According to the historical records, it should have been placed in the second year of Yuanjia, that is, there was still more than a year from now, with Huo Quai's disease, the gold seal purple ribbon, and the same as the three dukes.

Since then, the dynasties have been placed, sometimes adding 'big', which can be called "hussar general".

Hussar generals are of the second rank or from the first rank, and are generally lower than the generals. Huo Qu was appointed as a hussar general, but Yu Lu was equal to the general, which was a special case.

At this moment, because Huo Qubing had attacked the Xiongnu twice and defeated the Chinese army, this title was also released a year and a half ahead of schedule.

However, the general's title came down, but he did not have a gold seal and purple ribbon, and he was the same as the three dukes.

That is, if you have not reached the level equivalent to a general, you can still be promoted.

At this time, he decreed that Huo Qu was sick as a general, which was given by the emperor for the wedding, and it was also the afterglow of the previous attack on the Huns.

As the wedding date draws closer, all the preparations are in place.

The garden is already lit up with lights, and even at night.

Tomorrow is the day of the wedding.

PS: Some book friends asked about the gathering place, and besides, there is a ...... at the end of chapter 114

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