Tianshui County.

Zhao's Wubao.

The counties with the surname Zhao mainly include Tianshui County, Zhuo County, Nanyang County, Xiapi County, Yingchuan County, etc. Among them, Tianshui County and Zhuo County are the most famous. As for Changshan Zhao, hehe, it is just a branch of the Tianshui Zhao family.

That's it, not popular.

After the pre-Qin Dynasty defeated Zhao, the nobles of Zhao State fled to Dai and supported Zhao Jia as the king and called him King of Dai. Later, the Qin army destroyed Dai again and Zhao State perished. After the fall of Zhao, the descendants of the Zhao surname were mainly divided into two groups.

One branch is from the Tianshui Zhao family in Tianshui County; the other is from the Zhao family in Zhuo County.

The leading figure of the contemporary Tianshui Zhao family is Zhao Rong. Zhao Rong, also known as Zhichang, is one of the "Eight Colonels of Xiyuan" together with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and is the "Left Colonel of the Assistant Army". However, along with the Han

After the death of Emperor Ling, the downfall of Jian Shuo, and Dong Zhuo's move to Luoyang, the Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan fell apart and lost its glory.

After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he reorganized and adjusted the Luoyang Forbidden Army, and Zhao Rong delegated it to Doctor Guanglu, which was regarded as a complete lack of military power. So when the capital was moved, Zhao Rong simply "moved" back from Luoyang in one go.

Tianshui.

It may not sound very nice to say that Zhao Rong was in Luoyang. Although he once served as the assistant captain of the left army, his reputation was not high. In the eyes of many people, he was just a piece of shit. Even if he had some taste, after a while he would be nothing.

It's gone, and it doesn't leave many deep memories.

In Tianshui, the Zhao family's county is really powerful. There are more than ten large and small Wubao, from Xixian to Xinyang, from Shanggui to Hanyang, from Xianqin to Chengji, there are Zhao's Wubao.

, in each Wubao, there are guests, tenants, disciples, old officials, apprentices, etc. who are vassalized by the Zhao family, or five to seven hundred people, or two to three thousand people, echoing each other from afar, supporting each other, forming a huge network of people.

In terms of network of connections, even Jiang Jiong's Tianshui Jiang family, although they are also county officials, are still far behind in terms of strength and cannot be compared.

In addition, the Zhao family originally had some military knowledge in their family studies, so they knew some methods of deploying teams and training soldiers, and the private soldiers they organized looked quite similar. Therefore, although Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty came to Xiliang Qiang or

Rebellion or surrender, there are constant turmoils, but for the Tianshui Zhao family, the impact is not great. How to live is still the same. Even when Bianzhang Beigong Boyu was at his strongest, the Zhao family was only superficial.

I just obeyed and didn't suffer any serious damage.

Attack Zhao's Wubao?

Don't think too much. If the Zhao family is forced into a hurry, they can still gather 20,000 to 30,000 troops. In addition, most of these private soldiers who are attached to the Zhao family have been there for several generations, whether in terms of loyalty or loyalty.

Dependence is extremely strong. If the Zhao family really wants to risk their lives, these private soldiers will definitely bring their families with them to fight with them. It will not be until all the loyal generations are wiped out in the war that the Zhao family will completely decline.

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And in this way, those who attack the Zhao family will also have to pay a considerable price. Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary and it is really impossible not to fight, most people will not easily provoke the Zhao family.

Situations like the Zhao family were the same in many places in China during the Han Dynasty. As a result, even the emperor of the Han Dynasty needed to repeatedly emphasize in his edicts that local tyrants were not allowed to bully officials sent by the imperial court. Emperor Zhi of the Han Dynasty once clearly stated

The edict issued "...the prefectures and counties will despise the constitution and defense...or expel the chief officials out of joy and anger...". Emperor Heng of the Han Dynasty also issued an edict requiring various places, "...the states and counties shall not force the chief officials to be expelled...".

Therefore, after the Jiang family and Yang family's manors in the southern suburbs of Tianshui were attacked, although the Zhao family Zhao Rong was concerned, they did not regard it as a major threat. They continued to drink and dance...

Of course, it is also possible that he jumped to Jiang Ji on purpose.

"Brother Jiang Xian..." Zhao Rong pointed out the dancers who were spinning in the hall and laughed and said, "Is this 'square dance' good enough?"

In the Xiliang area, due to the strong influence of the Qiang Hu and the Western Regions, the dance is not like the dancing with cloud sleeves in the hinterland of the Central Plains. In many cases, the Hu Xuan dance is also done, or it is called Hu Teng, or Hu Teng.

It is also called Tuozhi and so on. A dance performed by one person is called "White Dance", and a dance performed by four people is called "Fang Dance".

Jiang Ji stroked his palms and praised: "Skin like jade, light tung cloth shirt, long and graceful belt, flying in the air, picking up lapels and sleeves, raising eyebrows and moving eyes, circling quickly, with beaded hat tilted, I am a beauty, and I am a leader in dancing.

, Brother Zhao is indeed elegant..."

Zhao Rong laughed loudly, obviously a little proud, and pointed his finger and said: "If you are interested, brother, you might as well choose a warm quilt to sleep in... The girl on the left hand has greasy and smooth skin, with a unique fragrance, and when she sweats,

It’s three points thicker…”

Jiang Ji smiled slightly and said: "I have observed that these four women, although their boots are weak, tilting east and west, one after another, are always shaky and echoing each other. They have been together for a long time and have a tacit understanding for a long time. How can they do it because of selfish desires?"

, will it mess up the beauty of these four people’s robes?”

Zhao Rong's smile did not change, but his eyes moved, and with a wave of his hand, all the musicians and dancers in the hall understood. After Yingying bowed, they slowly left.

"My dear brother, by saying this, do you mean that someone does not care about the friendship between the four surnames?" Zhao Rong looked at Jiang Jiong, his smile remained the same, but there was a hint of coldness in his brows.

Jiang Jiong raised his hands and said, "How dare you, little brother. Brother Zhao was a talented man at that time. His actions naturally followed the will of God and responded to current affairs. How could a common man like this be able to guess. However... the book says, 'There is nothing like nourishment in a tree, nothing like disease in removing it.'

I don't know if Brother Zhao is doing it to 'cultivate virtue' or to 'remove illness'?"

Zhao Rong stroked his beard, slowly put away his smile, and said seriously: "Brother Xian may as well speak frankly, Brother Fool is all ears."

Jiang Jiong said: "In the past, people were killed and irrigated, and then they were pregnant, and they gave birth to a young and healthy person. However, all the cities and counties had fields and a large number of brigade, which could spread their virtues, foreshadow their plans, and finally eliminate the war.

Nowadays, the officials in Xiliang are on the same soil as me, cooperating with the people, being ungrateful and plotting against each other, plundering and plundering recklessly, resisting the orders of their superiors, violating the will of heaven, and conspiring to rebel. If they cannot be conquered, the generals will invade and Ji will decline soon.

also."

After hearing what Jiang Ji said, Zhao Rong smiled indifferently, and then said: "I heard that the manor in the southern suburbs of Tianshui was robbed by bandits? Could it be... haha..."

Jiang Ji did not deny it, but continued: "My younger brother is stupid and does not understand the meaning of the scriptures. He only knows the principles of human beings. Although most of the gentlemen in Xiliang grew up in the grass, the Jiang family did not neglect the etiquette. They gave gifts in the spring and gave gifts in the autumn. No one was left out.

.Now the Jiang family has neither raised any troops to respond, nor funded the expedition to the west. They only transport grain and grass, and do some business things for merchants, just to make a profit and earn some food for living... But the Xiliang officials are acting brazenly, regardless of friendship.

, Killing my people and burning our crops, I dare to ask Brother Zhao, is there any human reason for such behavior? Such a wolf-like and eagle-looking person has no ethics. If we kill the Yang family and the Jiang family today, if we all swallow our anger,

Let them do whatever they want, how could tigers and wolves in the past not kill others?"

"Well..." Zhao Rong frowned in silence. After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "The people of Xiliang have gone too far in this matter... My dear brother, are you speaking for Zhengxi?"

Guest?"

"Lobbyist, haha..." Jiang Ji laughed and said, "If it is beneficial to us, the four surnames of Tianshui, then why not become a lobbyist? What's more, the Yan family is now dependent on the Han family, traveling across the countryside, and it is likely that the latecomers will take over.

Is Brother Zhao also willing to give way to Xian?"

The flesh on Zhao Rong's face suddenly twitched, he glanced at Jiang Ji, and then said: "The officials in Xiliang are always old acquaintances. Are you going to conquer the west... How do you know that he has no intention of going to Longyou? If the front door rejects the wolf, the back door

So what if I enter the tiger?"

"Haha, haha..." Jiang Ji said with a smile, "Brother Zhao... there is a person who dies, and the son of his neighbor is the son of his neighbor. If he looks at his steps, he will steal a boat; his color, he will steal a boat; his words, he will steal a boat;

Action and attitude, do nothing but steal the war... Now we are conquering the west and merging with the north, collecting the Yinshan Mountains, setting up Guanzhong, taking Hanzhong, and sitting on the world's wealth, how can we want to seize Brother Zhao's war? What's more... Haha, there are tigers and wolves.

, why not drive the tiger away and devour the wolf?”

Zhao Rong smiled, nodded and said, "This is a prudent statement. If you have any advice, please tell me in detail..."

When Jiang Jiong saw that Zhao Rong finally moved, he leaned forward slightly and said softly: "This... I'm sorry for overstepping my bounds... Brother Zhao, you might as well do this..."

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"I suddenly thought of a plan... If I lead the army to the west, we might as well do this..." Jia Xu chuckled, came closer, and said to Xu Shu and Pang Tong.

Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, encountered an encounter and naturally needed to lead his troops there. After all, Xu Shu had been in charge of Zuo Fengyi for a long time. He was familiar with both Tongguan and Wuguan. In addition, these passes were very important, so he was on the safe side.

, cannot leave without authorization.

Pang Tong was relatively young and lacked some experience in commanding soldiers and how to serve the masses, as well as in terms of specific marching experience. Therefore, the most suitable candidate must be Jia Xu.

Before leaving, Xu Shu and Pang Tong sent Jia Xu to Shiliting. Unexpectedly, Jia Xu had only walked a few steps, but he came back chattering like this.

After hearing this, Xu Shu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said: "This plan is a bit risky... If you are not careful, it will become a prairie fire..."

But Pang Tong laughed and said, "This is a great plan!"

Xu Shu looked at Pang Tong and then at Jia Xu. After thinking for a moment, he finally nodded and said: "That's it. It's the time for the Autumn Festival, so we can do it in parallel..."

Jia Xu laughed loudly and did not continue to explain anything, because he knew that since Xu Shu and Pang Tong had understood what he meant, there would definitely be no problem in execution, so he cupped his hands on the horse and patted the horse.

forward.

Xu Shu looked at Jia Xu's retreating back, sighed suddenly for a long time, and shook his head. Jia Xu's strategies always target the weaknesses of human nature, but they basically have miraculous effects, but people are often like this, even if they know

He is aware of his own ugliness, but does not want others to point it out, and even hates those who expose the ugliness. Jia Xu's strategy is indeed extremely powerful, but if these people find out in the future that it is Jia Xu's strategy, it will be inevitable.

Provoke grudges...

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Naturally, they hate those who dare to uncover their own scars, but if they see some scars on others, most people will often be unable to help but uncover them...

Night has fallen.

The wall of the dock not far away had the village door tightly closed, and a circle of butter torches was inserted on the wall. The night wind pulled the flames long and long, reflecting the shadowy human figures.

Wubao was too small and there were too many people coming, so these ordinary soldiers from various tribes in Xiliang naturally could not enter Wubao to rest. Instead, they sat on the ground near the water near the wall, and raised large piles of

A campfire, where soup and porridge are cooked, plus some meat and bones, is already great.

The big animals gathered together in the distance, and naturally there were people taking care of them. The rest of the people were sitting around the campfire, and their weapons were within easy reach. The figure of the patrolling knight was looming in the darkness in the distance.

For these Xiliang men, the bitter cold may have become a habit for them.

A sharp whistle sound suddenly came from the sentry patrolling outside. The Xiliang men beside the campfire were stunned, then they immediately grabbed their weapons and stood up one after another.

"He's from the Ma family!"

After a while, the sentinel passed the news over, and everyone relaxed, thrust their weapons beside themselves, sat down and continued chatting, but this time, most of the conversation turned to Ma Chao and others...

"You said he's the Ma family's eldest son... This guy seems to be a bit handsome on weekdays, but he doesn't seem to be able to do it in battle..."

"Isn't it? The Ma family is in trouble. The pillar of the Ma family is gone. If this person is a coward, then..."

"Not necessarily. I went hunting with the Ma family last time. From a distance, it seemed okay?"
To be continued...