Qiongdu, also known as Xichang, is the seat of Yuexun County.
The city has high-rise buildings and streets extending in all directions. Compared with most cities in the Nanzhong area, Qiongdu is definitely considered exquisite.
Especially with the rise of the Wengcheng outside the city, the already high-lying Qiongdu City was considered indestructible under the protection of a complete city defense system.
Generally speaking, it is impossible for the Yizhou government to turn a blind eye to a city like this, but as mentioned before, the stronger and more stable a city is, the easier it is to be contested.
It is not that Liu Zhang has never appointed officials to guard the city in Qiongdu, but because he has not provided any military assistance to the officials he assigned for many years, the prefects who stayed in Qiongdu often had a short life.
Yes, the post of Yizhou prefect, who was supposed to be an important minister of Yizhou, turned out to be a life-threatening job as time went by.
Nowadays, Nanzhong has basically broken away from Liu Zhang's side, and the empty Xiongcheng has become a treasure land occupied by barbarians.
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In Qiongdu City, unlike in Nanguang City, the integration of Han people and barbarians was as smooth as before. It should be said that barbarians accounted for the majority here. The so-called Han people were driven out of the surrounding counties and counties, and few remained.
The Han people have a very unified identity.
"stop!"
In front of the government office, stern-faced Han officers and soldiers suddenly stopped a barbarian who seemed to be planning to enter the government office.
Even though the barbarian opposite was tall and tall, the officers and soldiers did not show any fear, which seemed to be different from the situation in the city.
"Why stop me?
Don’t you know me?”
The dark-skinned barbarian man was a little shocked. He pointed to his nose and moved his face forward, hoping that the other party would take a good look at him.
"The general said that there will be no guests today! No matter who you are, you will never see the general today."
As a result, the officer and soldier didn't even look at him and directly told him why he was stopped.
Finally, the barbarian became a little angry and said in a warning tone in a Chinese that was not very fluent:
"Get out of my way. I have something important to discuss with Yong Kai. If it delays the important matter, can you afford it?"
Having said that, the barbarians no longer had any patience. No matter how the officers and soldiers in front of them tried to stop them, they burst through the door with their chests puffed out.
"Hey! You...you are..."
The officer and soldier were also anxious. He picked up the spear beside him and was about to take action. But at that moment, he caught a glimpse of the sword shining brightly on the barbarian's waist, and recalled the man's fierce performance on the battlefield. In the end, he still surrendered.
Soft.
Yes, in fact, the officers and soldiers knew the visitor completely, and the so-called not seeing the guests behind closed doors was just a carefully prepared excuse. All of this was just the arrangement of the official.
He never said that he would not see the guest, he only said that he would not see the person.
As for the reason…
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Because of a moment of negligence, or a moment of cowardice, the officers and soldiers retreated, and the man strode into the government office.
There were also officers and soldiers in the government office. They probably didn't expect that the other party actually broke in. After reacting, they let the people walk through the courtyard and walked to the study.
In the study, the smoke of incense filled the room with a hazy feeling.
At this time, there were three people sitting on one side, seeming to be talking freely among the laughter.
While they were chatting, the noise outside the door alerted someone.
After exchanging glances, he stood up and walked to the door of the study, about to quietly reveal what was happening outside through the crack in the door.
But don't want to...
"Yong Kai! You are obviously in the house! Why did you let the soldiers stop me?"
There was a bang, and the door was kicked open with brute force.
Unluckily, he happened to be standing at the door, and the fallen door panel beside him was firmly pressed to the ground.
The other two people in the room were naturally stunned. Facing the light of the sun, they all knew the tall black figure that appeared at the door, and even said that what they just talked about was about this person——
"Ouch! Yong Kai! Zhu Bao! Quick... move the door panel away for me! I can't breathe!"
The embarrassment didn't last long. Someone's screams kept coming from under the door. Yong Kai quickly changed the topic——
"Um...Brother Meng...you...don't worry, there are still people under the door, quickly pull Mr. Gao out from under the door!"
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I don’t know how long it took, but the door was reinstalled. The room was no longer the place where the three people had secret conversations, but there was a tall, dark man with a completely different style from the other people.
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Sitting on a chair in the middle of the room, there were several other Han people sitting around him before he died. The three of them had different faces and evasive eyes. They seemed to have no idea that this guy dared to break through with brute force. This completely broke their previous situation.
plan of.
No wonder they were so embarrassed and uneasy - these people had all their wits about the man in front of them. Of course, the reason why this man came today was because he sensed something was wrong.
In short, several people looked at each other and started to confront each other. It was not until Yong Kai spoke that the deadlock was broken:
"Um...Brother Meng, don't be angry. We didn't mean to keep you out. The three of us were discussing how to deal with the Wuxi barbarians today. Who would have thought that you would come?
If you had informed us in advance, how could we ask soldiers to stop us at the door?"
Yong Kai narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, his words full of flattery.
But that's all. The identity of the barbarian man named Meng in front of him has been revealed. Yes, he is the tribal leader of the current generation of southern barbarians, Meng Huo.
This year was just twenty-five and six, and he had just ascended the throne in the clan. As a young man, he naturally wanted to do something great. It happened that the South Central region was in chaos and lacked a real leader. Meng Huo was very interested in this position.
Have been coveted for a long time.
The problem is that Meng Huo also knows his own abilities. As one of the rich families in Yizhou County, the Meng family once had great glory, but now it is at a low ebb. Meng Huo can rise to the top except that he does have some ability in leading troops to fight.
The more reason is that the shorter person is taller.
At least in terms of planning how to obtain the position of leader of Nanzhong, which everyone expected, Meng Huo had only slogans and no clue.
At this time, the three people in front of them brought a large number of soldiers, horses and supplies to Yuexi. However, there were so many tribal leaders that they actually found a stupid young man like Meng Huo.
Meng Huo was flattered and naturally wanted to do his best to maintain this cooperative relationship.
Facts have also proved that as long as the method is appropriate and the appropriate force is used, taking over Yuexun County is just a piece of cake for everyone.
However--
As time went by, Meng Huo felt more and more something was wrong.
