Chapter 176 In Xia Qu Shang, Jiang Shang's Shang (Thanks to a Bing Xin
Chapter 176 I am Qu Shang, Jiang Shang is Shang (thank you for the silver alliance with a heart of ice in the jade pot!)
In Changning County, the Qu family's mansion is holding a clan meeting of the Qu family. Except for Qu Ping, the head of the branch family located in Linqiang County, all the branch family heads are present, whispering to the left and right, and discussing.
This is the second time within seven days that Qu Ping has missed the clan meeting.
Of course, it was difficult for Qu Ping to be absent, and it was with the permission of the patriarch Qu Yun.
Qu Yun knew very well that Qu Ping could never leave Linqiang County, which was currently facing a huge trouble - the Tufa Xianbei tribe led by Tufa Shouchan was attacking Qu Ping's tribe.
This is also the main reason why Qu Yun held the clan meeting this time.
Since the Bianzhang and Han Sui Rebellions occurred in Liangzhou in the second year of Zhongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (185), the people of Liangzhou either went south to Shu, or east to Hanzhong, or died in wars. The number of Han people became smaller and smaller. On the contrary, the number of Qiang people increased.
The more there are, the wider the scope of activities becomes.
The Qu family, which was originally distributed in the three eastern counties, had to shrink its territory to Xiping and Jincheng.
In the 20th year of Jian'an (215), Cao Cao pacified Yongliang. The Qiang people who had been rampant in Liangzhou for 30 years died, some fled, and some surrendered, leaving Liangzhou empty.
As one of the few Han Chinese in Liangzhou, the Qu family's life suddenly got better. They took advantage of the opportunity to disperse the clan members, regain their ancestral land, and spread their branches.
But this beautiful situation only lasted for a few years, and it came to an end due to the sudden appearance of visitors from the north.
Tuoba Pigu led a Xianbei tribe to move south to Liangzhou and settled in Dongsan County.
Tuoba Pigu was originally the eldest son of Tuoba Jufen, the leader of the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei tribe in Saibei.
In the first year of Huangchu of the Cao Wei Dynasty (220 years), the leader of the Tuoba Tribe, Tuoba Jufen, passed away. His second son, Tuoba Liwei, was appointed as the leader (i.e. Emperor Yuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty) because his mother was a "goddess" with a magical appearance.
Although Pi Gu was the eldest son, he could not succeed to the throne.
Tuoba Pigu was so angry that he led a group of tribesmen to flee from the Yinshan Mountains and Hetao area in the north of Saibei, along the Yellow River, along the eastern foot of the Helan Mountains, and then came to Hexi and the north of Longxi to nomadic.
Later, he gradually settled in the vicinity of Linqiang County, Xiping County, Liangzhou.
Tuoba Pigu's son Shoutian was born in a quilt. In Xianbei language, the quilt is called "bald-haired", so Tuoba Shoutian was called bald-faced Shouxian. This is how the Xianbei tribe got its name, called bald-haired.
department.
The clan members were all dissatisfied that their leader, Tuoba Pigu, could not succeed to the throne, so they simply changed their surname to Tufa, abandoning the original Tuoba surname.
In the eighth year of the Jianxing of the Shu Han Dynasty (230 years), that is, this year, Tuoba Pigu died, and his son Tufa Shouguan succeeded to the throne. Tufa Xianbei changed his gentle behavior in the previous ten years and became aggressive.
After ten years of peaceful development, the Bald Xianbei tribe has grown stronger and their nomadic range has gradually expanded. They soon bordered the Qu family that was entrenched here, and they often had conflicts over land grabs.
The first person to bear the brunt of the conflict was the Qu family in Linqiang County, that is, the branch of the Qu family led by Qu Ping.
The Bald Xianbei tribe now has a population of tens of thousands, which is almost the same as the population of the Qu family.
In this era, when encountering this kind of territorial grab, people usually resort to force.
Whoever has the big fist, who strikes hard, has the final say.
The bald Shouchan rode a horse and drew a distant circle for Linqiang County in the west of Hexi Province, informing the Qu family here that no matter who Linqiang County belonged to before, from now on, it would be Xianbei's territory.
After Qu Ping learned about this, he was immediately unhappy.
The Qu family is a wealthy family in Liangzhou and has been standing in Xizhou for a hundred years. When did they ever experience this kind of birdiness?
Enclosure?
hehe!
The two sides faced each other tit for tat, refusing to give in an inch. They were extremely jealous every time they met, and they would fight with real swords and guns without saying a word.
However, due to the small number of soldiers, the Linqiang Qu family suffered repeated losses in the confrontation with Tufa Xianbei. They had to shrink their defense lines, retreat to the city, and call for help from the Qu family headquarters to shake people off.
The new patriarch of the Qu family, Qu Yun, felt extremely troubled by this and had to hold an expanded family meeting to discuss countermeasures.
The Qu family is a wealthy family in Liangzhou, and ambition is born in their bones.
After several failed attempts to rebel against Wei, the Qu family is now much smaller than before, with only 50,000 or 60,000 members left, and as many as 5,000 soldiers.
To be honest, Qu Yun doesn't want me to go to war with Xianbei.
But making peace doesn't work.
Bald Shoutian did not agree to make peace.
In the world of the Xianbei people, there is no talk of peace at all. What they pursue is "either I will beat you until you surrender, or you will beat me until I surrender."
The situation is clearly beyond human control.
So this time Qu Yun did not sit back and talk to everyone as usual, but stood up straight with a serious expression and looked around everyone.
"The Qu family is facing a crisis now. Do you have any good ideas?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was quiet for a moment, and then the discussion started more intensely.
An old tribesman with a long beard stood up, cleared his throat, waited for everyone to look at him, then stroked his beard and suggested:
"Clan leader, as the saying goes: take a step back to let the world be at peace. Our clan is in a period of weakness and is in urgent need of recuperation. It is not appropriate to start a war with the bald Xianbei. Why don't we just tolerate it for the time being?"
endure?
Qu Yun looked at him calmly and asked: "Elder of the clan, if I retreat three points today and Xianbei advances one foot tomorrow, what will happen then?"
"This, this, this..." The old man from the long-bearded clan hesitated and couldn't answer, so he knelt down and sat back with a look of shame on his face.
A young and strong man nine feet tall and nine feet wide stood up and said with a proud expression: "Chief, let's fight with them! Xianbei has a heroic leader, and our clan also has warriors. Qu Bu is willing to be a pioneer and fight with the bald Xianbei
Fight to the death and drive them out of Liangzhou completely!"
Qu Yun looked at Qu Bu, a strong man with a height of nine feet, and was silent.
Qu Bu is very brave, and his weapon is a 108-pound saw. He often claims that he is the reincarnation of Xiang Yu, the reincarnation of the overlord, and that he is no more than a hero in the world.
If he had been born thirty years earlier, what would have happened to Lu Bu?
Like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they are only allowed to lead horses; like Ma Chao and Zhao Yun, they are only allowed to carry swords!
The rest, such as Huang Zhong, Sun Ce, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao and others, are all insignificant!
No one can be his enemy!
However, Qu Yun, who knew the details of Qu Bu, would not be fooled by the former's wild words. He waved his hand noncommittally and motioned for him to sit down first.
"Let me think twice about this matter."
It is impossible to give in. The Qu family has been standing in Liangzhou for hundreds of years. If we give in, our backbone will be broken.
But blindly starting a war with Xianbei is not a good idea.
Not to mention that the bald Xianbei have a large number of people, and everyone in the tribe is brave and good at fighting, so it is difficult to deal with them.
Once a fight breaks out, many consequences are unpredictable.
As a clan leader, you need to consider the safety and prosperity of the entire clan.
In fact, the way to solve this problem is also very simple. Qu Yun only needs to give in to the Wei State completely, send his son to Luoyang as a hostage, then shrink the defense line, pretend to be badly beaten by the bald Xianbei, and then
On the grounds of disrupting the order of Liangzhou or invading foreign tribes, Wei was asked to send troops to suppress Bald Xianbei.
By doing this, you can preserve your strength and let the bald Xianbei have a taste of the power of the Wei cavalry.
But Qu Yun could not make such a decision no matter what.
Not to mention that he only had one son, and he was reluctant to send him to Luoyang as a hostage.
There is a deep blood feud between the Qu family and the Wei State. How can the blood of the previous clan leaders be shed in vain?
Although he had no choice but to temporarily succumb to the Wei State, Qu Yun always had a strong idea in his heart that one day he would rise up against Wei, support Liang, and separatize the region.
Restore the former glory of the Qu family when they dominated Liangzhou!
However, this road is so difficult.
Qu Yun frowned deeply and was helpless for a moment.
The clansmen looked at the young clan leader silently, and no one expressed any opinions.
There was nothing they could do.
The lobby of the Qu family fell into a long, deathly silence.
After a long time, another tribesman stood up and proposed "Unite with Shu, fight against Wei, and fight against Xianbei."
Qu Yun followed the reputation and saw a young tribesman with sharp eyes, named Qu Shang, whose courtesy name was Jialiang.
Qu Shang's real name was Qu Shan. He was fond of reading and strategizing since he was a child. He often sat on the bank of the Yellow River, hugging his knees and sighing. He compared himself to Jiang Ziya, Jia Xu, and Zhuge Liang. So he changed his name to Qu Shang, with the courtesy name Xu Liang, which means a collection of three people.
He is a great talent of this era.
He said that Bald Xianbei's current behavior is provoking the Han people, it is a reckless act, and it is an unscrupulous aggression. He must give the most ferocious counterattack to prove the pride of the Han people of the Qu family.
The creed of the Han people has always been: kill those who offend us, and punish those who invade us!
This proposal was approved by many tribesmen, including some of Qu Yun's cronies, confidants, and respected tribesmen.
Even Qu Yun's eyes suddenly lit up. He stared directly at Qu Shang and asked the latter to explain in detail how to unite Shu, how to fight against Wei, and how to resist Bald Xianbei.
Qu Shang explained his plan in detail.
The plan can be summed up in one sentence: contact the governor of Yongzhou in the Shu Han Dynasty, conquer the general in the west, and protect the Qiang lieutenant...
Ma Su.
Qu Yun nodded his head repeatedly.
After the meeting, people were immediately sent to investigate all of Ma Su's information. Soon, all of Ma Su's information came together one by one.
Even Ma Di himself has arrived in Changning County.
Qu Yun was shocked when he learned this information.
Alarmed, Ma Su quietly pacified the five Qiang tribes by using force, intimidation, or gentle tactics to infiltrate the Qiang people.
Er Jing Ma Su came so quickly.
In other words, all the Xiqiang that are active in the eastern part of the plateau no longer exist.
This news was tightly blocked by both Shu and Wei, and Qu Yun didn't know about it until today.
Before that, he had heard about Ma Su's reputation, and knew about the latter's victory over Wei in several battles. He also knew about the recent Wei-Shu Liangzhou battle, in which Zhang He was defeated and the Wei cavalry was almost completely wiped out.
At that time, he did not delve into why Ma Di was able to win, but was secretly glad that after this defeat, Wei's control over Liangzhou would definitely be reduced. Then, the Qu family would be better off in the future.
Then the Xianbei land enclosure incident occurred.
If the Qu family can really unite with Ma Su, it will be an excellent strategy to break the current predicament.
However, if you want to successfully reach a cooperation intention with Ma Su, the price you have to pay will definitely not be small.
In addition, Qu Yun was worried that Ma Su's appearance in Changning County at this moment was not a coincidence.
For a moment, he even suspected that Qu Shang was a spy sent by Ma Su. But then he burst into laughter and threw this suspicion out of his mind.
——He and Qu Shang have known each other since they were children. The latter is a family scholar with a very proud temperament, so it is impossible to be related to Ma Su.
Therefore, Ma Su’s arrival is God’s help to the Qu family!
Qu Yun looked around and said solemnly: "Incoming guests, with the highest standards of etiquette, please invite Ma Su!"
"Wait a minute! I'll go and invite you myself!"
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Linqiang County.
The Qu Family Courtyard.
Qu Ping, whose hair and beard was spread out, was like a fierce tiger that preyed on people. All the tribesmen and servants trembled in front of him, not daring to breathe a single breath.
Until a confidant trotted in and reported: "Master, the letter for help has been sent, and the bald Xianbei has also withdrawn!"
"good!"
Qu Ping's gloomy expression finally softened a little, and he cheered for himself and his clan members:
"That bald Shouchan is so arrogant and deceives my Qu family. If I don't take revenge, I, Qu Ping, swear that I will not be a human being! I have predicted that within a few days, this man will die without a burial place!"
The confidant hesitated for a moment and continued: "The head of the family, Bald Shouchan said when he retreated that he would come back tomorrow..."
Qu Ping glanced at his cronies angrily, and the cronies immediately showed a look of fear on their faces. He quickly raised his fist and declared: "Xianbei will be defeated, and the Qu family will win!!"
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Changning County.
Cross Street.
The fifteenth round of Ma Su and four people walking on the street.
Zhang Xiu asked worriedly: "General, does Qu Yun not want to see us?"
Ma Su looked to his side and said, "Xiao Dai, what do you think about this matter?"
Dai Ling shook his head: "General, I heard Xu Miao say that Qu Yun has always had a high opinion of himself. Xu Miao visited him three times in the past, but he never saw him."
Ma Su nodded and turned to Zhao Yun: "Old General Zhao, what do you think?"
"Look at Zhao..." Halfway through his words, Zhao Yun suddenly stroked his beard in a pretentious manner and stopped talking.
"how?"
"how?"
Zhang Xiu and Dai Ling asked together.
Whether Qu Yun sees him or not is related to the success of the trip, and the two of them cannot care less.
Zhao Yun laughed and said, "Qu Yun is definitely willing to meet us. Not only does he not want to meet, he will come to greet him personally."
Dai Ling and Zhang Xiu looked at each other, and the latter said: "Why is the old general so sure?"
Zhao Yun smiled and waved his hand: "Well, when scoring, sometimes it's certain, sometimes it's not."
"When?" the two asked again.
Zhao Yun raised his arm and pointed behind the two of them: "I was sure when Qu Yun came with people to greet him."
"..."
The two people quickly looked back and saw a group of people approaching in darkness from the other end of the street.
The leader was about thirty years old, with a particularly handsome appearance and a long beard that was combed three times under his chin, giving him a distinguished temperament.
Qu Yun didn't notice the surprised expressions of Dai Ling and Zhang Xiu. He held up his hands and said from a distance: "Master Ma is here. Qu Yun is late. I'm rude. I'm rude."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Ma Di happily went up to him and returned the gift. He secretly sighed that it was so useful to have Dai Ling who knew everything inside. It was not in vain that he spent so long driving Dai Ling to the point of desperation... Ahem, put Dai Ling into a corner.
Ling recruited his subordinates.
From Qu Yun's enthusiastic attitude, Ma Su felt that this time he would conquer the "Jin Xiwu" copy or even conquer the three eastern counties of Liangzhou in real life.
There's drama!
After the ceremony, Ma Su looked past the nine-foot strong man Qu Bu behind Qu Yun, and stopped at the delicate scribe Qu Shang. He asked curiously: "How do you call this gentleman?"
No wonder Ma Su was curious, this person was indeed the fourth person he had seen with such arrogant eyes.
The first three are Yang Yi, Wei Yan, Liu Yan...
His arrogant and arrogant attitude made it difficult not to notice him.
Qu Shang slightly cupped his hands and said calmly: "I am Qu Shang, whose courtesy name is Jialiang, Jiang Shang's Shang, Guo Jia's Jia, and Zhuge Liang's Liang!"
Hiss~
This name... is so awesome!
Ma Su and the four of them took a deep breath.
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