From Longshan to Xihai to the plateau and grassland around Xihai, since ancient times, the Qiang and Di tribes have reproduced and grown. The Qiang and Di people have no unity and do not establish monarchs and ministers. If the strong ones are divided into geniuses, they will be divided into geniuses and tyrants, and if the weak ones are attached to them. For thousands of years, thousands of tribes have attacked and robbed each other and used their strength to be powerful.

As the Han family emerged and the Han people gradually moved westward, the conflicts between the various tribes of the Qiang and Di and the Han people gradually replaced the conflicts within the Qiang and Hu people. The Han and Hu sides fought bloody battles, which led to a large-scale rebellion. The Han court sent troops to suppress the rebellion many times in the past century, spending billions of dollars in money and food, but they were unable to truly quell the rebellion.

Only in the past few years when Ma Chao was appointed as the Liang Gong and was in charge of Hanyang, the Qiang and Di tribes were slightly more stable.

Why is this so?

In the eyes of the heroes of the Han family, Ma Chao's style of acting is quite incomprehensible. He always judges his enemies and friends, fights and choices, and even says that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bit confusing. But if you consider it from the perspective of Qiang and Hu, Ma Chao's actions have their own reasons.

Although Ma Chao received official positions in the court and governed the four Han counties, in his eyes, his subordinates were not the imperial army, but a particularly powerful part of the Qiang and Hu. Over the years, Ma Chao led troops across the Qiang and Hu divisions, constantly smashing the more powerful ones and attacking those who did not obey orders.

He doesn't need any political wisdom, he just needs basic strength judgment, quick and neat intimidation and bold fighting and massacre. In a pool of blood, he can naturally intimidate everyone.

This method is the one that the Qianghu tribe is most familiar, understands and admires the most.

But this method is also unacceptable to Han people and local scholars.

The Han people in Liangzhou guarded the border for hundreds of years. Although they had deep conflicts with the central government, they always regarded themselves as Han people. However, if Ma Chao continued like this, he would probably create a title of Shanyu for himself. At that time, would his rule over the four counties of Liangzhou be the rule of the Han family? Is his regime still the false Liang Gong regime of the Han family?

If so, shouldn’t Ma Chao treat the situation between Cao and Liu more calmly, rather than like this now, just trying to be happy with one blow from the east and another?

This time, Ma Chao led his troops to confront the troops of King Hanzhong, and this question became more and more frequent in the hearts of many people. But no one could answer it. No one dared to ask, after all, Ma surpasses the cruelty.

In the past few years, Ma Chao has been constantly attacking the surrounding alien races, and has used the four counties of Liangzhou as the location for the recruitment of materials. Therefore, when marching, he also brought Han staff from Hanyang, Longxi and other places such as Chief Shi Zhao Ang, and Jiang Xu, the military officer.

The new chief reporter Zhao Xuan is also among them.

At this time, Zhao Xuanshen stepped on the lush meadow and walked around a cavalry garrison.

Through the fence, he could see the cavalry preparing for war, teams of people galloping back and forth, stabbing the target with long handles that removed the gun head. The horse's hooves stomped off the turf on the ground, stirring up waves of sand and dust, and the momentum was terrifying. Many soldiers carried supplies under the shouts of officers.

The so-called supplies are not weapons, food, but a large amount of hay. After all, tens of thousands of cavalry gathered together, which is the most important thing to be guaranteed. For the Qiang and Hu cavalry masses, the hay eaten by horses is more important than the food eaten by people.

At the entrance of the camp where the food and hay was stored, several elite cavalry teams directly under Ma Chao were stationed in scattered. Only by obtaining the transportation team specially allowed by Ma Chao and a small number of close subordinates could they enter and exit freely.

The new chief reporter Zhao Xuan is still in it.

Zhao Xuan entered the grain camp, walked around the haystacks for a few times, and then went to the small official who was responsible for counting the entry and exit of materials.

Under the rough shack, a young clerk sat lazily. Whenever he sent out a batch of hay, he would draw a stroke on the bamboo slips; for every ten strokes, he added a vertical line. As he was drawing, he suddenly reached out and held the knife on the table table. He looked up and saw Zhao Xuan coming in, smiled again, and nodded.

This young man is Jiang Wei, the son of Jiang Jie.

Zhao Xuan kept walking around Jiang Wei and went backwards.

Behind the shed, several middle-aged people were alarmed by the sound of footsteps. They turned around and saw that it was Zhao Xuan, so they felt relieved.

Zhao Xuan recognized that the leader was named Pang Gong, and he was Xiaobo. He was a wealthy family in Zhongtao County, Hanyang County, and had more than 200 brave men under his command. Because he was a distant relative of Pang De, he was very trusted by Ma Chao. He is now one of the military officers under the tent and often served as the attendant guard.

"Xiao Bo, this is my plan. Please make a decision as soon as possible. After all, we don't have enough time, right?" The gentle voice came from Pang Gong's opposite, and it was Jiang Jie who spoke.

Although he was accused by Jiang Xu and ordered by Ma Chao to return home, there were thousands of ways for the scholars of Hanyang County to avoid Ma Chao's orders. Jiang Yu followed Ma Chao's army to Hechi, and there was no obstacle along the way. At this time, several people behind him were all convinced and decided to cooperate with Jiang Yu.

Among these people, including Yin Feng, who was the former commander of the Licheng Army, Yao Qiong, the leader of the troops stationed in Xi County, Li Jun, and Wang Ling, the great hero of Wudu, were all powerful figures who still maintained considerable force under the Liang Gong system of Ma Chao. These people naturally had an impact on Pang Gong.

"Within three days."

After thinking for a while, Pang Gong said in a deep voice: "We will give you a reply within three days."

"Then please Xiaobo." Jiang Er nodded.

He turned to Zhao Xuan and said, "Ziying, you send me Pang Zengjun."

Zhao Xuan led the way and brought Pang Gong and others out, while everyone behind Jiang Jie dispersed.

This grain camp was strictly guarded by Ma Chao's subordinates, occupying the entire plateau and no one has ever gone deeper at will, so it is most suitable for secret discussions. When the secret discussions left, it was not surprising that the outside world discovered it because there was a steep slope covered with tall trees behind the grain camp.

At first glance, there is no road between the slopes. If anyone dares to climb, he will roll to the bottom of the slope and fall into a meat paste. But in fact, there is a road with very little traces. You only need to climb the trees carefully along the way, and you can cross the gap between the slopes and directly reach the outside of the camp, a remote place with a low-lying terrain.

Zhao Xuan tied his sleeves tightly, took the lead, and led everyone down slowly.

The group was silent along the way, with only occasionally the small stones on the cliffs being loosened by their steps and falling from the forest. When they slowly approached the flat ground below, there was a long abandoned station.

Zhao Xuan crossed the collapsed back walls of many of the inns and then passed through the empty courtyard, and saw two close entourages of Pang Gong.

Pang Gong seemed straightforward and fierce, but in fact he was a very cautious person. Especially after playing for Ma Chao, he was surrounded by escorts at any time. When he went to meet Jiang Jie, he brought several brave subordinates around him just in case.

These two people stayed here specifically to ensure safety down the mountain.

Perhaps because they waited a little long, the two of them sat on the back against the earthen wall, looking like they were dozing off.

Zhao Xuan leaned out his body slightly and called out.

Then he smelled a strong smell of blood.

He saw blood flowing slowly from the necks of the two entourages, seeping into the collars of their clothes, and then slowly condensing.

Although Zhao Xuan is a scholar, he is in a place like Liangzhou and has seen many fighting and experience. He immediately understood that the two entourages had just been killed, and they were immediately killed at a speed that was lightning speed.

It is very likely that the murderer is nearby!

It is very likely that Jiang Jie and Pang Gong's meeting were discovered!

What should I do?

Zhao Xuan gritted his teeth and swayed one hand behind him, causing Pang Gong and others to stop immediately, and pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist with the other hand and slowly stepped out.

"Who killed someone?" He asked calmly. After thinking about it, he decided to pretend to be an outsider here accidentally, so he added: "I am Zhao Xuan, the head of Liang Gong's account, and the inspection has come here! Who dares to do anything randomly? Think about how to deal with Liang Gong!"

This shout caused someone outside the post to laugh.

"It was Zhao Xuan and Zhao Ziying who led the way. Haha, I don't need to explain to anyone. But you, the master, have to think about how to explain to me."

The words fell into Zhao Xuan's ears, almost like thunder. In an instant, he felt his eyes turned black and he wanted to kneel down on the ground and kowtow to beg for mercy.
Chapter completed!