Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 584 Participating in the Wolf Qiang

Hearing this, Mu Jing just smiled faintly, Xi Zhicai is so smart, he already guessed the purpose of his trip from the fact that he took a second look at those Qiang people.

That's right, he came here for the Qiang tribe.

Qiang people, this is the confidant enemy of Liangzhou in the Han Dynasty, comparable to the Xiongnu on the grasslands, and the nomadic clans of Xianbei, even worse, with hundreds of thousands of people who control strings and armor.

This is also Dong Zhuo's greatest reliance.

Dong Zhuo made his fortune in Xiliang, but he was the owner of Jishi Mountain, the holy land of the Qiang people since he was a child. He has been friendly with the Qiang tribe since he was a child, and even married Dong clan members with some tribes. Brave and fierce.

Mu Jing didn't have much confidence in fighting Chang'an, but Mu Jing still thought it was possible to copy Dong Zhuo's retreat.

Of course, he wouldn't say this in front of Yushen and Zhao Yu.

This is a secret, the highest strategic deployment secret of the Minghou Mansion.

So he behaved very calmly, he ignored Xi Zhicai, and continued to go to the market, the market was very big, crowded with people, there were many stalls and shops, people came and went, forming a cross street.

And there are quite a few caravans going here to trade. They only saw four or five caravans, and some ordinary merchant ships were moored on the shore. It was obvious that there were caravans traveling by water to exchange goods.

"Magistrate Yu, I walked all the way and found that there are many Qiang people. Does Mianyang allow Qiang people to enter?"

Xi Zhicai asked suddenly.

"Report to the play Sima, this is allowed!"

Yu Shen said: "This is a rule that has been left by the previous dynasty. It has been hundreds of years. Because we Mianyang and the Qiang tribe are close, the court thought that exchanging needs can improve the relationship between the two sides. People rebelled, and this city gate was never closed to them!"

"Aren't they making trouble?" Xi Zhicai's eyes flickered coldly.

"It's natural to make trouble!"

Yu Shen said: "But Mianyang also has thieves and assassination teams, and they are not allowed to bring weapons into the city gate, so these years, some Qiang people have only made small and big disturbances, and nothing major has happened!"

He was a county lieutenant at the beginning, and these thankless things were originally managed by him, so he was very familiar with them.

"No!"

Mu Jing suddenly said: "The chaos in Mianyang before was caused by these Qiang people, and the chaos almost sent out an army to suppress it, didn't it?"

Mujing took over Hanzhong and pacified various counties in Hanzhong one after another. At this time, the riots in Mianyang were secretly commanded by those Hanzhong aristocratic families, but the name on the surface was the Qiang tribe.

"That's something my subordinates can't manage!"

Yu Shen smiled sheepishly, a little embarrassed. He naturally knew about it. From the beginning to the end, someone could cause this rebellion, which spread to the whole city, and the purpose was to put pressure on the new master of Hanzhong.

"Sihai, it's your responsibility. You carry it. It's not yours. I'm not a fool, so I won't let you bear it!"

Mu Jing patted him on the shoulder lightly: "But you have to be careful in the future, this thing can't happen a second time, Mianyang is adjacent to Wudu and Guanghan, it belongs to the intersection of three counties, and the waterways are unobstructed. Through the Qiang River, you can enter the Han River, and this place will definitely be occupied by caravans from all sides in the future. You must manage it well in the future, and this Marquis is still waiting for this place to become my purse!"

"Subordinates obey!"

Yu Shen's eyes swept across the market, and he suddenly understood the purpose of Mujing's trip, he took a deep breath, and said: "In the future, my subordinates should vigorously develop the advantages of Mianyang's geographical location, attract caravans from all sides, and communicate with each other. none!"

"You are very smart!"

Mu Jing smiled: "But that's not enough. This is Mianyang, and it's also the western barrier of Nanzheng. To put it bluntly, if you seek refuge in Wudu or Guanghan, open the gate of Mianyang, and we will be in Hanzhong." The west gate will be occupied without any effort!"

"Subordinates absolutely dare not!"

Yu Shen's pupils changed color, and he was covered in cold sweat. He quickly bowed his head and said word by word.

"stand up!"

Mujing helped him up, and said with a smile: "It's just a joke, it was Benhou who suggested you to be the magistrate, so I should trust you!"

This is knocking.

Yu Shen is a local faction, a local gentry, who has connections with aristocratic families, but also represents his own interests. Go be a dog.

"Thank you, Junhou, for your trust. In the future, I will do my best to protect the city of Mianyang for you!" Yu Shen swallowed, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his long sleeves, and quickly expressed his loyalty.

"So good!"

Mu Jing patted him on the shoulder, and looked at Zhao Yu on the left, Zhao Yu, Zhao Shenshu, this is a person who has been sitting coldly for a long time, knows how to advance and retreat, and acts cautiously.

"Mianyang Zhao, what do you think of Mianyang?" Mu Jing asked.

"Reporting to the Lord, Mianyang is a big city, and the land is rarely fertile in Hanzhong, and it has a large population, which means that there is a lot of labor. However, here happens to be gathering from all directions, and fish and dragons are mixed. For the sake of safety and stability, the garrison should be strengthened to be able to Steady development!"

Zhao Yu said.

"Zhicai, did you hear that!" Mu Jing jokingly said, "Everyone knows that Zhao County Prime Minister knows that soldiers and horses should be stationed here, but you are a majestic Sima in charge of the army, but you have never made any deployments, and you can't justify it!"

"It was you who said no to garrison, and you who said to garrison!"

Xi Zhicai was speechless: "It seems that the prince bet on me, the Sima of the Marquis Mansion, and the general in charge of the army has an opinion. It's always wrong!"

It's not that they don't garrison, it is necessary to garrison here, to prevent Wudu, Wudu is now stationed with Zhang Ji's elite Xiliang soldiers, and they will fight sooner or later.

However, in order to stabilize the aristocratic families in Hanzhong, Mianyang, as a place of confrontation between the two sides, was naturally afraid, so Mu Jing ordered to suspend the garrison.

"Hahaha!"

Mu Jing laughed out loud, seeing Xi Zhicai was devastated, which was also a pleasant thing to say.

After they inspected the market, they walked half of the city along Mianyang. The most important thing for Mujing is to look at the cultivated land, but Xi Zhicai cares more about the terrain. The terrain in the city and the terrain outside the city are all garrisoned troops. need to know.

In the evening, the setting sun shines.

Mu Jing and Xi Zhi returned to the post station, and Yu Shen and Zhao Yu, who had been with them for a day, bowed their hands and saluted, then left and returned to the county office to digest the news they had received that day.

In this day and age, two meals are the most important, morning meal and evening meal, when you are away from home, evening meal is also very simple, rice, two side dishes, ordinary, you can deal with it.

After dinner, it was night.

In the wing room, the oil lamp was lit, and Mu Jing and Xi Zhicai sat facing each other.

"what do you want to do?"

Xi Zhicai couldn't figure out Mujing's thoughts.

"Send troops to Jishi Mountain, how about copying Dong Zhuo's back?" Mu Jing shrugged and said in a somewhat joking tone.

Jishi Mountain, the origin of the Qiang people, is also the holy land of the Qiang tribe. For the Qiang people, it is equivalent to the court of the Central Plains. Whoever controls Jishi Mountain is the king of the Qiang people, the Qiang king.

"Is your heart too big?"

Xi Zhicai frowned: "This is impossible, although I also know that our situation is not very good now, there are too few ways out, going north and south, there are many passes, but the west is not the way out, even if Dong Zhuo has no time to take care of us now However, it is impossible for those warriors in Xiliang to see us attacking the Qiang tribe. What's more, if we send troops, we must go through Wudu and guard against Guanghan in the south. If Liu Yan knows that he can stab us, he will never There will be any hesitation, and we will really be attacked by the enemy!"

He paused, and then said: "The most important thing is that the Qiang people are rebellious and fierce in combat. With our military strength, we don't dare to send more troops, and we don't dare to send fewer troops. It is equivalent to delivering food to them. This is thankless. matter!"

"So not optimistic?"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes.

"Very pessimistic!" Xi Zhicai nodded seriously.

(End of this chapter)