Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 620
Chapter 621 : The Powers of Xiliang
In the fourth year of Tiantong, on July 21, Zhuge Zhan returned to Xiabian City with the condition of Tuozuo, the leader of the Naiqin Tribe, and told Li Siye about Tuozuo's request. Li Siye had no problem with this. Firstly, Li Siye didn't think he would be unable to defeat Xiliang, and secondly, Deng Sheng, who was far away in Wancheng, also agreed to accept the Qiang tribe who was interested in Deng, so Li Siye readily agreed, but Li Siye still let Zhuge Zhan go Nanzheng asked Zhuge Liang. After all, if there was a contingency, the place that finally accepted the Naiqin tribe must belong to Zhuge Liang, so Zhuge Liang's consent was still needed.

So, Zhuge Zhan rushed to Nanzheng again. In the fourth year of Tiantong, on July 28, Zhuge Zhan returned to Wudu County with his own satisfactory answer. The Naiqin Tribe outside Qiangdao City had a conversation with the leader of the Naiqin Tribe, Tuo Zuo, and brought Tuo Zuo back to Xiabian City.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on the second day of August, Zhuge Zhan took Tuozuo back to Xiabian City, and Li Siye personally led people outside the city to greet him. Originally, a small tribe like the Naiqin tribe only needed to send an official to greet them. There is no need for Li Siye to come in person, but the Naiqin tribe is the first Qiang tribe to submit to Deng, and the Qiang people are the key to Deng's governance of the Xiliang counties in the future, so Li Siye came to the city in person to show his sincerity. Greeting from outside, but also extending goodwill to all Qiang tribes.

"Leader Tuozuo, this is the Hussar General Li Siye from the Governor's Mansion of our Great General Deng, General Li!" Zhuge Zhan introduced Li Siye to Tozuo.

Seeing this, Tuo Zuo quickly saluted Li Siye in fear and fear: "Tuo Zuo has met General Li!" Although Tuo Zuo is the leader of the Naiqin tribe, the Naiqin tribe is a small tribe, and Tuozuo has seen the biggest in his life. The official is only the prefect of a county, and with the strength of the Naiqin tribe, the prefect of a county may not take Tuo Zuo seriously. Suddenly a general appeared, although Tuo Zuo didn't know much about the general's governor's mansion. What kind of official is Hushi General, but he still understands the title of general, and adding a big character in front of the general means that this person in front of him is bigger than all the generals.

Li Siye helped Tuo Zuo up with a smile, and said: "You don't need to be polite, you are the leader of the Naiqin tribe. You are the leader of the Naiqin tribe, and you are in charge of the life and death of a clan, the rise and fall of honor and disgrace. In terms of status, you are still above me, Li Siye. There is no need to be so cautious!"

"Don't dare! Don't dare!" Hearing this, Tozuo repeatedly said that he didn't dare.

"Okay, Chief Tuo Zuo, this is not a place to talk, please follow me into the city, I have already prepared a banquet in the city to welcome the leader!" Li Siye saw that Tuo Zuo was still so reserved, so he invited Tuo Zuo into town.

After entering the city, during the banquet, Li Siye asked Tuo Zuo about the situation of the Xiliang counties, and Tuo Zuo replied: "General, because I traveled in the Xiliang counties all the year round in the past few years. The terrain is somewhat familiar, but my Naiqin tribe is just an insignificant small tribe after all, and I have no ability to get in touch with the high-level Qin army. Now, the biggest official of the Qin army in Xiliang is Ma Zhi, and in Xiliang, all the Qin army, including the county guards and county magistrates in Xiliang, have to listen to him."

"Ma Zhi? I have no impression!" Li Siye tried his best to recall the name Ma Zhi. It stands to reason that the Qin army who can control the entire eight counties of Xiliang must be a well-known general of Qin State, but no matter how Li Siye recalled , I just can’t think of a person named Ma Zhi.

At this time, Chen Suo, who had been sitting at the end, came out and said, "General, the villain knows this Ma Zhi!" , his identity is only a businessman in Hanzhong County, so he is not qualified to sit here, but considering that he is the person Tuozuo knows best, and among all the people present, Tuozuo trusts him the most, so Li Siye will Chen Suo also attended.

"Oh, let's talk about it carefully!" Hearing that Chen Suo knew about Ma Zhi, Li Siye asked hastily. He had no choice but to prepare for a match, but now he didn't even know the basic situation of his opponent.

Chen Suo said: "Ma Zhi was born in the Ma clan of Xiliang. The Ma clan was originally from the Central Plains. They moved westward with the descendants of Ying Qin and took root in Wuwei County, Xiliang. However, they remained unknown until Ma Zhi's father Ma Hong Congjun served under the command of Meng Wen, the father of Meng Zhan, the former great general of the Qin State. Later, Ma Hong married the daughter of a Qiang nobleman, gained the support of some Qiang tribes, and began to emerge in the army. At that time, the turmoil of the Qiang people One after another, in order to suppress and appease the Qiang people, the Qin State vigorously promoted Ma Hong, and finally Ma Hong sat all the way to the positions of General Pingxi of Qin State and Governor of Tianshui County."

"At this point, the Ma clan began to rise. Ma Hongyi gave birth to three sons. The eldest son, Ma Sheng, was a famous Qin general who was famous all over the world. He was later beheaded by Chen Guogong (Chang Yuchun) in Quren City. Yang, died in Xiliang in the early years. The third son was Ma Zhi. Ma Zhi's ability was not top-notch among the three brothers. When Qin entered Guanzhong, he left Ma Zhi in Xiliang to handle family affairs."

"After Ma Sheng's death, Ma Zhi officially became the patriarch of the Ma clan, and in order to compensate Ma Sheng for his heroic death in Quren City, Qin Guo also added that Ma Zhi did have some ability, and because of the relationship between the Ma clan and the Qiang clan , Qin Guo promoted Ma Zhi to be the general of Pingxi, the governor of Wuwei County, and at the same time controlled the Xiliang army. Because of Ma Zhi's existence, although the Qiang people had occasional turmoil in recent years, they were generally stable. Relying on his relationship with the Qiang people, Ma Sheng selected [-] elites from the various tribes of the Qiang nationality, and formed a team of Qiang rangers. They are good at riding and shooting, and they are very powerful. After Ma Sheng went to Chang'an, this ranger arrived Ma Zhi's hands." Chen Suo continued.

Li Siye nodded. He didn't know Ma Zhi, but he still knew Ma Sheng. Ma Sheng was a famous general of Qin. Being less than Deng Jun, and being in an isolated and helpless situation can be said to be a crime other than war. In terms of ability, Ma Sheng is somewhat stronger than Wang Feng and Ying Huai. There can also be one, and Ma Zhi, as Ma Sheng's younger brother, should be able to gain the trust of Qin State and control the Xiliang army, and his ability should be good.

"Ma Sheng was over half a hundred years old when he died in Quren City. As his younger brother, Ma Zhi shouldn't be too old!" Li Siye said.

Chen Suo nodded, and said: "It is said that Ma Zhi is a few years younger than Ma Sheng, but he has reached the age of knowing destiny."

"The relationship between Ma Zhi and the Qiang people in the Xiliang counties is so unusual. Wouldn't it be difficult for us to win over the Qiang tribes in the eight counties of Xiliang? Maybe the Qiang people will help Ma because of their relationship with the Ma clan. Wisdom." Deng Zhong said at the side.

The Ma family has Qiang blood and has been friends with the Qiang people for many years. If Deng Jun invades Xiliang, will the Qiang people in the eight counties of Xiliang join the Qin army in resisting Deng Jun?

Everyone nodded when they heard the words. This is a big problem. Although the Naiqin tribe has surrendered to the Deng Kingdom, they can also win over the Qiang tribes in the counties of Xiliang by virtue of the relationship of the same clan, but the Naiqin tribe is relatively weak , in the large ethnic group of the Qiang nationality, there is not much right to speak at all, but the Ma family is different. The three generations of the Ma family have had good relations with the Qiang people, and they are still related by marriage. Moreover, the Ma family is powerful and stronger than the weak Naiqin tribe. Believable.

"Actually, not necessarily!" At this time, Tozuo said: "Although there are countless Qiang tribes in the eight counties of Xiliang, there are only three tribes with the strongest strength, namely the Pinni tribe, the Naifeng tribe, and the Qiang tribe. The Mengya tribe, these three tribes are all 10,000+ tribesmen, tens of thousands of strong, plus the tribes belonging to them, they can easily organize tens of thousands of troops, the entire eight counties of Xiliang are basically headed by these three tribes .”

Chen Suo on the side nodded and said, "That's basically the case. Ma Hong married a woman from the Mengya tribe back then. It was the Mengya tribe's struggle that shocked the other Qiang tribes."

"That was in the past!" Tozuo continued, "I moved from the Naifeng tribe, and I have been in touch with my ancestors for many years. I visited the Naifeng tribe last year, and the leader of the Naifeng tribe Er Tuo once complained in front of me, saying that the Mengya tribe relied on the relationship of the Ma clan to deceive others too much, suppressing the Nafeng tribe and the Pinni tribe everywhere, and wanted the two tribes to take the lead in supporting Kupi, the leader of the Mengya tribe. King Qiang, if the two tribes disagreed, they were jointly suppressed by the Qin army and the Mengya tribe."

"That is to say, only the Mengya tribe in the eight counties of Xiliang is really united with the Ma clan?" When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and it would be much easier now. There are two of the three major tribes of the Qiang tribe. Dissatisfied with the Qin army, as long as Deng Jun provokes a little and makes a promise at the same time, it should not be a big problem if he wants the Pinney and Naifing tribes to submit, and what Tozuo said just now, any of the three major tribes can pull up Tens of thousands of elites, this is a very powerful force. The reason why the Qiang people have been unable to fight against the Qin army before is because they are relatively backward in all aspects, because they are not united enough. Otherwise, with the bravery of the Qiang people, the Qin army will definitely not be able to please .

"That's what Er Tuo said, and I don't know if it's true or not!" Tozuo said cautiously. He heard it all from hearsay and didn't see it with his own eyes, so he couldn't be sure that Er Tuo, the leader of the Naifeng tribe, said in front of him. Whether the words are true or not.

"No matter what, it is His Majesty's will to march into Xiliang, and we have to complete it no matter what, so no matter whether the Naifeng and Pingni tribes really have conflicts with the Mengya tribe and the Qin army, we must try to win them over. Chief Tuo Zuo, do you know where the Naifeng tribe is in Xiliang?" Li Siye said.

"The Naifeng tribe is located in Angu City in Longxi County, which is close to the Taoshui River and has a relatively rich water source," Tuozuo said.

After Li Siye heard this, he hurriedly came to the map and said: "Angu City goes north along the Tao River to Didao City. Didao City is the seat of Longxi County. As long as Didao City is controlled, our army can attack Tianshui eastward." County, north can attack Jincheng County, the choice is much more."

"If we want to invade Longxi County, our army still has a roadblock!" At this time, Li Jing, the general of Tianwuwei, said with a smile.

"General Li is talking about the southern captain in Lintao City?" Deng Zhong asked. After arriving in Xiabian City, Deng Zhong had heard that in Lintao City in Longxi County, there was a Southern Captain's Mansion established by the Qin State, which governed Longxi. The affairs of the various ethnic groups in the three counties of County, Jincheng County, and Wudu County.

Li Jing nodded and said: "Exactly, when the Qin State was established in Xiliang, in order to control and balance the various ethnic groups in the eight counties of Xiliang, it specially set up four captains, namely the southern captain of Lintao and the northern captain of Lianxian County. The captains, the eastern captains of Wushi, and the western captains of Yumen, these four captains were the focus of Qin's control of the Quartet at the beginning, and they successively had heavy troops in four places, but later, due to various reasons, the western captains The mansion then declined, and the Northern Captain’s Mansion was abolished because of the problem of support. In the end, only the Eastern Captain and the Southern Captain were left. After the Qin Army entered Guanzhong, the status of the Eastern Captain also dropped a lot. There is only one Southern Captain's Mansion left."

"General Li, it seems that you really know a lot!" Li Siye looked at the cousin in front of him with a smile, and smiled knowingly. Before deciding to attack Xiliang, Deng Guochao was most worried about Xiliang. Unfamiliar with Li Siye, what Li Siye didn't expect was that Li Jing had launched an investigation into the counties of Xiliang so early on. After all, these things can't be known just by asking, and they must be investigated in depth, even though the information Li Jing got was not counted. Particularly useful, but generally better than nothing.

Li Jing smiled and said, "It's nothing. My Great Deng's ambition is for the world, and Xiliang is also one of the goals. The last general is just a little bit prepared for a rainy day."

"Okay, it's good to plan ahead, let's talk about the situation of the southern captain." Li Siye said.

Li Jing continued: "The Southern Captain's Mansion is mainly responsible for coordinating the affairs of the various ethnic groups in Wudu County, Longxi County, and Jincheng County, and is responsible for reconciling the difficulties among the various ethnic groups. In the eight counties, except for the Qin people, the Qiang people have the most people. The four major captains, except for the western governor's mansion far away in Yumen, are used to check and balance the Qiang people. The strongest. After the establishment of the four major captains in the Qin State, they allowed the captain's mansion to recruit elites from all ethnic groups to join the army. Since the soldiers and horses only listen to the command of the Captain's Mansion, even the Qin court cannot mobilize them."

"There are as many as 2 people?" Li Siye was a little surprised, because he had checked before going out, and the Qin army in the eight counties of Xiliang was only 5 people. There are 2 people.

"General, these soldiers and horses of the Captain's Mansion only obey the orders of the Captain's Mansion, so few people know the existence of these soldiers and horses, because the Qin Army has never sent these soldiers and horses to the battlefield." Li Jing explained.

"Why is this? The four major captains were all appointed by the state of Qin. As long as Qin controls the four major captains, they can mobilize the soldiers and horses of the captain's mansion. Why can't they be mobilized?" asked the solution.

"This is exactly where the problem lies, because the four major captains are hereditary. Since the founding of the Qin State, the existence of the four major captains has indeed strengthened Qin's control over the counties in Xiliang, but more than 200 years have passed. The country's control over the counties of Xiliang has long been incomparable, and the existence of the four major captain's mansions is already dispensable, so the three major captain's mansions in the west, north, and east will gradually decline. It will not allow the existence of Duwei Mansion similar to princes in the country." Li Jing said.

As soon as everyone heard it, they understood, that is to say, at the beginning, the Qin State set up the four major captain's mansions to strengthen the control of the counties and the defense of the border, and let the four major captain's mansions each recruit soldiers and horses, set Under the hereditary system of captains, when soldiers and horses became privately owned, the people in the captain's mansion worked harder, so Qin easily completed the control of the counties, but it's a pity that more than 200 years have passed In fact, the Duwei's Mansion, which used to guard the border of the Qin State, has long been a big trouble for the Qin State.

(End of this chapter)