People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 52

pity!

Li Yao always felt sorry for not being able to recruit Qu Yi, but he quickly adjusted.

After all, this guy, Yuan Shao who can get rid of him quickly, has a very bad personality, so we should wait until the future to think of other ways.

After leaving Xiping Pavilion, we continued to head to Lingju. In fact, Li Yao had never been to this place himself, but he would not get lost if he had a map. It was a smooth road to follow Huangshui all the way to the east.

Gradually passing through An Yi, Po Qiang, and Yun Wu, there was basically no danger. If they were just ordinary horse thieves, they could be dismissed at will, and they were not considered dangerous at all.

It's just that they have a few more lives in their hands. They have long been accustomed to this kind of thing, and they must be aware of it in the Hehuang area.

Living in the wild is indeed difficult, so whenever they encounter a city, they will rest for one night and wait until the next day to go on the road again.

Even though they came to Yunwu, this is the seat of Jincheng, with high walls and thick walls, which is very spectacular, but they still didn't stay, crossed the Huangshui River and started heading north.

It is also interesting to say that there is actually Jincheng County in Jincheng County, and Beigong Boyu is the Dahao of Jincheng County.

However, the seat of Jincheng County is not in Jincheng but in Yunwu. Such an arrangement is surprising.

Back to business, Li Yao and the others left Yunwu to cross the Huangshui River, and continued north along the river. This river is the Zhuanglang River, which is also an important tributary of the Yellow River.

Generally, cities are built near water sources, and even Lingju is no exception. As long as you go north along the river, you can't find the wrong place.

After days of running around, they finally arrived on this day, and the stretch of the Great Wall had already appeared in their sight.

"It's finally here..." Li Yao was quite excited, pointing to the Great Wall in the distance, looked around and said with a smile:

"Let's hurry over there!"

Not only Li Yao, but everyone else was also quite excited. After traveling for more than ten days, they finally arrived at their destination.

As they got faster and faster, they got closer and closer to the Great Wall, and soon the Great Wall appeared in front of their eyes.

This Great Wall is not the main Great Wall, it is only about five meters high, and it is quite dilapidated.

Because the entire land of Hexi was incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty, it no longer needed to resist the Huns, so it did not continue to maintain it.

At the foot of the Great Wall is a vast grassland, like cattle, sheep... They are all in groups, grazing leisurely, and there are guards around them, and they have been spotted at this time.

Immediately afterward, they led people to surround them, but the two sides did not clash, because the other party knew Li Yao, so he took the initiative to say:
"Young Master, you are finally here. The Lord has already ordered you to take you to the barracks after seeing you!"

Li Yao also knew the person who spoke. His name was Li Xiong, and he was also his uncle. However, when Li Yao saw Li Xiong and the elite knights behind him, he asked in confusion:

"Uncle Xiong, don't you usually train? Why are you still grazing now!"

Hearing this, Li Xiong looked at the cattle and sheep again, and then explained with a smile:
"Of course we train, but we also take turns grazing. How can those corn and wheat taste as good as cattle and sheep..."

"Yi Cong camp grazes, guards the Qiang camp to farm..."

"We graze for better food. They farm because they are only allotted for farming. The army is not all training, and they have to farm at the same time. What is the little food given by the court enough for?"

Li Yao suddenly realized that the frontier troops of the Han Dynasty wanted to garrison the fields, but Huang Zhongyi changed the farming into grazing.

There is also a battalion protecting the Qiang. Li Xiong's tone seems to be very disdainful. It seems that this army really exists in name only.

Then Li Yao said:

"Then take us to the barracks!"

Hearing this, Li Xiong nodded.

Then give orders to the left and right, some continue to graze, and some leave with him.

These knights took orders immediately, and soon thirty knights continued to herd, and another two knights followed behind Li Xiong.

After everything was arranged properly, Li Xiong led Li Yao towards the barracks.

At this time, Li Yao looked at the knights around him. Most of them had disheveled hair, and they were all Qiang people.

In the beginning, Huangzhong Yicong were all members of the Xiaoyue clan, but as wars broke out, they gradually disappeared, not all of them died, but because they were assimilated.

Whoever made Yicong's source of troops were all Qiang people from various tribes, and in the end this army was completely exchanged.

The reason why the Qiang people of all tribes became the source of righteous soldiers was because the imperial court promised them that they wanted to live in this grassland and not pay taxes, only pay people.

This was not the case in the past. The Han Dynasty was still strong and powerful, so it oppressed the Qiang people at will, planted the worst land, served the most labor, and even fought for free.

Therefore, there were three huge Qiang rebellions, which lasted for more than a hundred years, and the central finance was dragged down, laying the foundation for the subsequent collapse.

Probably because the imperial court was really bored. These Qiang people were different from the Han people. They would rebel if they were squeezed hard, so they were appeased to a certain extent.

After the strong men become righteous followers, the tribe does not have to pay taxes, and if they want to expropriate the Qiang people, they will be given a lot of rewards.

Is it possible to escape oppression without paying taxes?

still can not!

The Qiang people of all tribes were subdued and no longer rebelled at will. If they needed other daily necessities, they had to drive livestock to trade.

As long as they enter the city and face those wolf-like officials, even the wool will be wiped clean.

These officials can feel at ease in their own hearts, and they are even more handy in attracting foreigners.

Where there are them, there is oppression.

Because the Qiang people always rebelled, they got some appeasement, but the Han people just endured it, and in the end they got worse...

Until it could no longer be tolerated, the Han Dynasty lost half of the world in a Yellow Turban Uprising.

Only then did I realize that the Han Dynasty oppressed the Han people even more!

Not long after, they came to the military camp, but the military camp was not in the city, because the military camp was outside the city.

Looking at these facilities, Li Yao can say that they are quite simple, some horses, some fences... It doesn't look like a regular camp, at most it is a temporary camp!
Looking at Huangzhong Yicong now, it is not so much a regular army as a nomadic tribe.

At this time, Li Xiong began to explain:
"We don't need to go to the city, and the two leaders don't like to go to the city. The lieutenant Hu Qiang always makes things difficult, so the location of the barracks changes from time to time, and we can move directly to wherever the water and grass are luxuriant."

Li Yao nodded to express his understanding, then followed Li Xiong into the camp gate, even though he was a little disappointed in his heart, he still warned himself:

A deity makes a mountain, not its altitude;
Water does not have to be deep.

As long as Huang Zhongyi was strong enough in battle, it didn't matter what the barracks looked like, and they were originally Qiang cavalry.

(End of this chapter)