Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 906 Killing and Punishing the Heart

Guan Yu looked at their expressions and sneered in his heart, but he did not show such an expression on the surface.

"What's your name? Duo... Duo what?"

"General Guan, my name is Duohemu." Although Duohemu had just become the leader, he was extremely respectful to Guan Yu.

"Well, Dohem, now you are the new leader. You must live in peace with the Han people in the future, have more exchanges with them, and don't violate our borders again. Otherwise, the one who dies next time will not be just a leader. This general will personally lead the cavalry to crush your entire tribe."

As soon as he finished speaking, the purple-gold dragon riders behind him shouted in unison: "Tear down the entire clan, leaving no one alive!"

This murderous voice soared into the sky, echoed in the valley, and intimidated the hearts of every Qiang people.

Dohemu knelt down again: "I, Dohemu, swear to the Great Wolf God that as long as I live, I will not only never be an enemy of the Han people, but I will also be a vassal of the Han people and be loyal to them forever. If I break my oath, let the Wolf God smash my body into pieces, let the eagle peck out my eyes and internal organs, and throw them into the valley."

Guan Yu looked at the Qiang people present and saw that most of them had the same expression as Duohemu, and he felt very satisfied.

"Well, that's good. Since you are so loyal, I have another favor to offer to Your Majesty."

When the Qiang people heard the word "favor", they immediately felt great anticipation in their hearts.

Guan Yu said, "Your Majesty has issued an order that any Qiang tribe that is willing to submit to the Han Dynasty will be provided housing in the city closest to the grassland where you live. All tribes will still be managed by their leaders. They can graze on the grassland or live in the city. If there are people in the tribe who are not familiar with Han culture, the court will teach them. In addition, there will be special people to teach farming, weaving, casting and other skills. For all tribes that have submitted and have not violated laws and disciplines within three years, their taxes can be reduced by half when they trade in the business."

"Wow..." As soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked.

This favor came so suddenly that the Qiang people's hearts were almost jumping out of their chests with excitement.

They had long been fascinated by the wealth and prosperity of the Han Dynasty. They had gone to great lengths, suffered countless casualties, and tried every possible means to invade the Han territory. Wasn't it just to occupy their land and enjoy their prosperity?
Nowadays, we can live in those tall and solid cities without any effort. We no longer have to live in the wilderness and move every few months. This is simply a life that only exists in dreams.

As for the generals and leaders, this decree did not seem to have any ill intentions towards them. They could come and go freely, and all tribes and military forces were still under their control. At the same time, the income from the tribe's production could be exchanged for treasures from the Han Dynasty through trade, and the taxes could be halved. The people who benefited the most from this were not the ordinary people in the tribe, but the nobles in their tribe.

Such a thing with only benefits and no disadvantages suddenly came out of nowhere. How could they not be extremely surprised?
From the ordinary soldiers to the generals and the new leader Dohem, everyone was extremely excited after hearing the decree.

Especially Dohemu, who came to power by killing the old chief, so it is inevitable that there will be many people in the tribe who are dissatisfied with him. However, the benefits brought by the imperial edict of the Han Emperor alone are enough for him to overwhelm the vast majority of the voices against him.

He was so excited that the flesh on his cheeks twitched, and he knocked his head to the ground: "On behalf of the Bonan Qiang tribe, I, Duohemu, kowtow to thank His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty..."

Many Qiang people also knelt down and said, "Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty..."

Guan Yu exhaled lightly: "Huh... Fortunately, I finally completed the task assigned by Big Brother. In a moment of desperation, I almost killed that old villain myself. Fortunately, this Duohemu appeared. After he leads the infantry to Liangzhou, I should take care of him..."

Somewhere in the mountains and forests on the west coast, there stands a continuous camp.

These camps appear to be unified, but if you look closely, you can see that they are divided into dozens of large and small military camps, each operating independently.

At this moment, in the central area of ​​these camps, dozens of people sat in a circle. Behind each of them, there was a group of guards, highlighting the extraordinary identities of these dozens of people.

But despite this, all these people had frowns on their brows, with worry on their faces, and they seemed to be weighed down with a lot of things.

One of them coughed a few times, breaking the long-lasting silence.

"Ahem... Since that Bo Nan Qiang fled in fear of fighting, we don't have to feel sorry for him. Now that he was killed by the Han army, he was seeking death. For now, we should think of a countermeasure on how to defeat Guan Yu and capture Liang Province."

After this person said this, many other Qiang tribal leaders also spoke up.

"Yes, that's right. Before, we didn't have siege equipment, and we didn't know the strength of the Han army, so we had been roaming around without attacking, relying on the terrain to avoid the Han army's attack. Now everything is ready, and we know exactly how many troops Guan Yu has. It's time to fight him to the death."

"That's right. Let's fight to the death and seize Liangzhou."

Everyone started to make a commotion, but the noise sounded quite loud. However, looking at their faces, there was no murderous intent at all. Instead, they looked around, not knowing what they were guarding against.

Among these dozens of Qiang tribal leaders, there was one tribe that was much stronger than the other tribes in terms of the armor worn by its leader, as well as the appearance of the guards and generals behind him. That tribe was Dangjian Qiang, who seemed to be the leader of the alliance in this meeting.

At this moment, the leader of the Jian Qiang looked at the reactions of the crowd and stretched out his hands and pressed them for a while.

"Leaders, don't worry."

His prestige among the allies was extremely high, otherwise he would not have been able to squeeze out the Bonan Qiang, who had a similar strength to himself. As soon as he spoke, the leaders quickly quieted down.

The leader of the Jian Qiang said: "Everyone is right. Now we are ready for everything. It is indeed time to officially fight a decisive battle with the Han army. But..."

He looked up and glanced around, then smiled and said, "But the rebellion of Bonan Qiang may cause quite a stir. It's not that I don't trust you or your warriors, but now that the war is imminent, if someone learns from Dohemu, wouldn't it ruin our plans?"

These leaders had always been concerned about this matter, but due to the occasion, they had not pointed it out to him in person. Now that he had said it, they no longer had any reservations.

"That's right. If we want to defeat the Han army, we can't start a fight among ourselves."

"But I heard that the Han emperor's edict not only said that if a subordinate killed the leader, he could succeed as the new leader, but also said that if a tribe killed other tribes, it could not only legitimately annex their tribes, but also receive rewards from the Han emperor. I heard that the reward included a thousand pieces of silk alone."

"Wow, so many? If I can get all of this, wouldn't I be rich?"

"Dang Duo, what do you mean by that? Do you want to take the reward?"

"Hey, Hemer, you still dare to say that to me? When we went to battle a few days ago, he killed hundreds of my warriors in the chaos. Do you think I don't know?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How dare you slander me here? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

In a blink of an eye, everyone was arguing in a mess, which made the leader of the Dangjian Qiang very upset.

"Stop arguing. You just kept saying you wanted to be united, but now you're arguing like this. How can you defeat Guan Yu?"

After being scolded by him, dozens of leaders sat back cursing, but their faces were still full of indignation.

The leader of the Dangjian Qiang looked at them with disdain: "What I mean is that everyone should naturally give enough trust to their subordinates, but at the same time, they should also strengthen their own security precautions. The two are not contradictory. I deliberately said this in front of the generals and guards behind us because I trust them and am not afraid of letting them know. We Qiang people are all descendants of the Wolf God. We are open-minded and have nothing to hide. We should do as we should."

His words were righteous and passionate, and moved everyone present.

"Brother is still far-sighted."

"Yeah, that's for sure. We'll listen to you. We'll do whatever you tell us to do."

The leader of the Jian Qiang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, in that case, everyone go back and make good preparations. Three days later, each clan leader will personally lead the army and gather in the valley fifty miles southeast of here. Together, we will march into Liangzhou."

"Okay, let's do it."

All the leaders agreed. After everything was agreed, the crowd dispersed.

Three days passed quickly. When the day just started to dawn, the entire camp was unfurled. Dozens of tribes raised their troops and prepared to set out.

However, when most of the troops had been dispatched, there were still six tribal camps with no movement at all, which surprised many leaders.

When the leader of Jianqiang thought that the leaders of those tribes had not woken up yet, he immediately sent people to urge them.

Not long after, they all ran back in a panic: "It's bad, Chief, something terrible has happened, these six tribes...they..."

The looks and tones of these people frightened the leaders, and they hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with them?"

"Their military camps are all empty, except for... a headless corpse left in each of the commander's tents. Judging from their figures and attire, they are clearly the six leaders."

"What?" Everyone was frightened.

Even the leader of the Jianqiang tribe turned pale at this moment: "Well, it seems that their generals secretly killed their leader and took advantage of the night to defect with their troops. Their six tribes have only a few thousand soldiers, and the military camp is outside the allied forces. It is not difficult for them to escape without being noticed. How hateful, how abominable!"

At this moment, all the leaders immediately took a few steps forward and looked at the generals they brought with them with full vigilance.

Even the leader of the Dangjian Qiang tribe quietly moved his feet and moved closer to the dozens of leaders.

The generals all looked aggrieved: "Chief, I have absolutely no intention of rebelling."

"Yes, I am absolutely loyal to you, Chief. You must not doubt me."

"Shut up!" A leader seemed to have been overwhelmed by the tension and shouted at several of his generals.

"How dare you talk about loyalty? During the last battle, I was surrounded by the Han army and almost died. Why didn't any of you come to save me?"

"That's right, I remember that I also encountered a similar situation when I attacked Wudu County."

Many leaders echoed this and recounted the various disloyal acts their subordinates had committed in the past.

At this point, some of the generals finally couldn't help themselves and jumped out to refute: "You are the one who should shut up!"

The leader was stunned by his shout. He never expected that someone would actually stand up against him.

The general said angrily, "On weekdays, any benefits in the tribe are monopolized by you. We are also nobles in the tribe. You were able to become the leader because we brothers supported you. Now you are doubting us. With a waste like you, would we brothers have to wait until now to kill you and destroy you?"

"You...how dare you speak to me like that? I will punish you according to the clan rules!"

"That's right, it's treason to rebel against one's superiors!" The other leaders criticized it one after another.

As soon as they spoke, the generals of their tribe immediately jumped out and said, "You are not good people either..."

"What are you doing? Do you want to rebel?"

"We are rebelling today, what can you do?"

"Brothers, these bastards treat us the way they usually do. Now they want to kill us, why should we be polite? Come on together..."

"All the warriors of my tribe will follow this leader to kill the traitor!"

When the leader of the Jian Qiang tribe saw the chaos in front of him, he became extremely anxious and was about to speak out to stop it, but he saw two generals from his tribe coming towards him with weapons in hand, which scared him immediately.

"Hurry... hurry and protect me..."

"Pullingleng..."

The carrier pigeon landed at the door of the palace study. Gong Saner picked up the pigeon, Xun Yu took the letter from its legs, and quickly walked back to the study.

"Your Majesty, this is an urgent report from Liangzhou."

When Liu He heard this, he immediately put down his pen and said, "Quick, tell me."

"As you wish." Xun Yu unfolded the carrier pigeon and then showed a look of joy on his face.

"Your Majesty's plan was a great success. Among the many Qiang tribes that rebelled this time, in addition to the Bonan Qiang, four other tribes killed their leaders and led their troops to surrender. In addition, in the process of surrendering, the new leaders of nine tribes were killed again. The generals of the tribes led their trusted troops to attack each other, and their strength was greatly damaged. Several other tribes also rebelled, but they were suppressed by their leaders, but they were also seriously injured and hurriedly led their troops to flee back to the mountains."

He collected the urgent report and bowed, "I congratulate Your Majesty. The Qiang people's rebellion has been quelled without the use of a single soldier. In addition, the court has gained nearly a million people and tens of thousands of strong troops. This is truly cause for celebration."

Liu He was also excited: "Hahahaha... Yuan Zhi used a little trick to make them fall into chaos without fighting. Yuan Zhi's contribution this time is not small, I will reward him handsomely."

Xu Shu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this is all your planning. I dare not take credit for it."

"Hey, Yuanzhi, there's no need to be so modest. Merits must be rewarded, and faults must be punished. This applies to both military and state administration. A few days ago, the Queen and the Queen Mother personally wove a batch of new silks, which were of excellent quality. I selected 500 pieces from the Queen's inner chamber as a reward."

Five hundred rolls of silk were expensive even in the Luoyang market, not to mention that they were woven by the Queen and the Queen Mother themselves, so their significance was even more extraordinary. Xu Shu immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

"Your Majesty has treated me with great kindness and trust. Even if I sacrifice my life, I cannot repay you even a fraction of your kindness."

"Okay, okay, Yuanzhi, please get up quickly."

Liu He stepped forward and helped Xu Shu up personally.

Xun Yu said, "Your Majesty, this plot has caused great chaos among the Qiang people. In the next few months, or even a year or two, there will surely be many tribes that will suffer internal strife and come to us for refuge. Now that the Qiang people's rebellion has been resolved, it is time for Budugen, the Xianbei who has been running around in Liangzhou to help put down the rebellion, to return to the grasslands north of Bingzhou."

"Well, Wen Ruo is right." Liu He sat back in his seat.

"When Kuitou and Qianman were killed in an ambush set by Kebi Neng, their tribes were divided equally between me and Budugen. Once Budugen has absorbed them, his strength will surely increase greatly. Although Budugen has submitted to the court now, there is no guarantee that he will not have other intentions when the time comes. Therefore, I want to follow the strategy I used to deal with the Qiang people this time and completely subdue the Xianbei."

Xun Yu, Xu Shu and Qian Li's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty means..."

Liu He smiled slightly. "Budugen has made contributions to the court, so I naturally cannot instigate his subordinates to kill him. However... Budugen, his many generals, and the many Xianbei tribal nobles are also like the Qiang people, extremely envious of the wealth of our Han Dynasty. I plan to use this great achievement of pacifying Liangzhou to reward each of these people, and grant them land and beautiful houses in Liang, Bing, Ji, You and other places, attendants, slaves, beautiful wives and concubines, and give them a high-ranking official title in our Han Dynasty."

Xun Yu said, "Your Majesty's plan is a murderous move. Whether it's the Xianbei or the Qiang, there are no heroes left in their tribes. Your Majesty has rewarded them so much, letting them speak Chinese, enjoy Chinese salaries, live in Han houses, eat Han delicacies, and marry Han women. After a few years, how many of them will be willing to return to the grasslands and jungles? After a few years, the Qiang and Xianbei will be no different from the Han people."

"Haha, the one who understands my heart is Wen Ruo."

(End of this chapter)