Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 254: Liangzhou Chaos
Tianshui County.

The name Tianshui began in the third year of Yuanding during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Its name originated from the beautiful legend of "water pouring into the sky".

During the late Han Dynasty, Tianshui County played an important role.

Today, Tianshui County governs 11 counties, including Ji County, Pingxiang, Chengji, Wangyuan... It can be said to be quite large.

As for the inner thoughts of these Xiliang people.

From originally following Dong Zhuo to support the country, to the chaos caused by the rise of warlords, to Ma Chao raising an army, Cao Cao conquering Xiliang, and then to Liu Bei's recovery of Xiliang, these people of Xiliang have been busier than anyone else.

As long as you can be loyal to someone...

The people of Xiliang did not have such thoughts.

However, this only applies to most people in Tianshui. A small number of people in Tianshui still have their own wishes.

For example, Tianshui Gongcao Jiang Jiong...

Ever since his son was chosen by Xing Daorong and he himself had seen Xing Daorong with his own eyes, Jiang Jiong had no other thoughts at all.

I am only prepared to follow Liu Bei wholeheartedly and be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.

But he never expected that this loyalty... would soon not just be talk, but action.

...

"Gong Cao!"

"The governor invites you..."

It is said that Jiang Jiong was in his mansion that day when a soldier came to look for him and asked him to go to the prefect's mansion.

The prefect of Tianshui was also one of the four surnames of Tianshui, his name was Ren Lan.

During the Battle of Guanzhong, Ren Lan directly surrendered to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei took into consideration that he was from Tianshui and had made great contributions by surrendering, so he appointed him as the prefect of this place to help bring peace to the people.

Hearing that he was coming, Jiang Jiong immediately got up and left.

only…

When they arrived at the prefect's mansion, Jiang Jiong felt that something was not right.

Executioners and axemen were fully prepared on both sides, and all officials, big and small, in the mansion were kept here without exception.

"problem occurs!"

Jiang Jiong's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged.

He calmly entered the palace and bowed to Ren Lan, saying, "Ren Taishou, I wonder what happened that caused such a big fuss..."

Ren Lan's face was gloomy, but when he saw Jiang Jiong, his face became better and he said, "Mr. Jiang, I am not making a big fuss. I just heard that the Rong people are in chaos, so I asked you all to come here."

Although the Rong people and the Qiang people both lived in the northwest region, there were still great differences between them.

The saying “Qiang were originally lowly people among the Western Rong” shows that Qiang and Rong were originally in one large system.

In this system, since Qiang is called "the lowly ones", Rong is called "the noble ones", so it can be seen that the strong ones are called Rong and the weak ones are called Qiang.

In the "Investigation Notes on Qiang and Rong", Zhuang Xueben mentioned the phenomenon of "Qiang people and Rong officials" in Jiuzitun, Li County, which also confirmed this situation.

With the changes of the times, the "lowly" Qiang people began to gradually integrate into Han culture and enter agricultural culture.

The "noble" Rong people, on the other hand, maintained their traditions and culture, and maintained their tribal system and nomadic culture.

Simply put, the Qiang people have been assimilated to many parts of China, while the Rong people still maintain their nomadic style and are more like a foreign race.

Hearing about the Rong people's riot, Jiang Jiong hurriedly asked, "How many Rong people are causing the riot?"

Ren Lan said: "Tens of thousands of people have already captured Chengji, Wangyuan and other counties."

"The exchanges are very rapid, and it seems that there is someone behind the scenes directing them."

Jiang Jiong was shocked when he heard this.

There was something else behind the prefect's words, how could he not understand it?

He cried out: "But is Cao Cao plotting?"

Ren Lan nodded and said, "According to a report from a scout, Cao's general Zhang He appeared in the Rong army formation."

Jiang Jiong was furious when he heard this and said, "How can Cao Cao be so friendly to foreigners and harm the people of our Han family!"

"The Rong people are ignorant of reason, they kill, burn, rob and commit all kinds of evil!" "How could Cao Cao... be like this!"

As Jiang Jiong spoke, his face turned red, and he was obviously furious.

Ren Lan said: "What Gongcao said is correct, but now the enemy is strong and close to the county town. How should we respond?"

Jiang Jiong said hurriedly: "You can go to Chengdu to report this matter while going to Hanzhong to ask for help."

"Hanzhong is very close to here. If we can send troops there, the rebellion of the Rong people will be stopped."

Ren Lan thought it was a good idea and immediately sent someone to seek help.

Unexpectedly, before this man even walked out, the Rong people had already galloped over.

This speed is really too fast, which is obviously not normal.

Upon asking, I learned that Cao Cao had called for surrender, and nine out of ten counties in Tianshui County surrendered, most of them without a fight. This is what it means to be like a barbarian entering an empty land.

To put it bluntly, the people of Tianshui have long been accustomed to changing rulers.

It can be changed today and changed back tomorrow. How can the county magistrates from all over the country lose their lives for this?

Such a large army acted quickly and directly surrounded Jicheng, the county seat of Tianshui.

Now the messenger cannot leave, but the messengers from others who persuade the country to surrender can enter the city openly.

...

"Everyone, the King of Wei has returned to Liang Province. If you surrender, you can still save your lives and property. If you don't surrender, you will all die without a burial place!"

As the messenger spoke, his face was full of pride, as if the city had already been conquered.

Ren Lan was silent for a while, but Jiang Jiong reacted quickly and shouted: "You are friendly with foreigners and harm our Han people, and you still want us to surrender?"

"The world will be ashamed of your actions. I will kill you now to clear the world's name!"

After saying that, Jiang Jiong drew his sword and was about to kill the messenger.

The messenger obviously did not expect that Jiang Jiong would chop as he said. He was stunned for a moment and no longer had the high-spirited spirit as before.

Fortunately, Ren Lan saw that something was wrong and quickly grabbed Jiang Jiong.

But he said: "Gong Cao, don't get excited. When these two armies fight, they don't kill the messengers. This is the traditional rule. Gong Cao should not break the rule."

Jiang Jiong really wanted to kill this messenger.

One is that he is angry about Cao Cao's dirty deeds, and the other is...

He also wanted to put an end to Ren Lan's thoughts.

As long as this messenger was killed, Ren Lan would have no way to retreat and could only fight to the death.

But it was obvious that Ren Lan wanted to leave himself a way out, and he immediately grabbed Jiang Jiong and told him not to move.

Jiang Jiong didn't have the chance to stop me from hitting him, so he could only say angrily, "The governor will spare your life today, why don't you get out of here!"

"If you're a step slower, I'll kill you instantly!"

The messenger was shocked and angry.

He crawled to the door, but shouted, "Jiang Jiong! Don't be so proud!"

"When the army enters the city, you will beg for mercy!"

After saying that, he saw the sword in Jiang Jiong's hand flashing again, and he could not help but roll and crawl and ran out in a hurry.

But after this guy walked out, Ren Lan's expression couldn't help but turn ugly.

After a while, seeing Jiang Jiong's grim expression, he sighed and said, "Ah... It's not that I don't want to fight to the death, but there are too many soldiers. If I fight them, I'm afraid it will be hard for the people in the city."

Jiang Jiong knew clearly that no matter how many reasons Ren Lan gave, it was only because he wanted to leave a way out for himself.

However, it is not easy to achieve this extent without surrendering directly.

Jiang Jiong thought that this matter should not only be reported to Chengdu, but Ma Chao at Dasan Pass should also be informed.

Otherwise, if something happened here, Dasan Pass would become an isolated pass, and Ma Chao would be implicated as well.

Jiang Jiong didn't expect that Xing Daorong was at Dasan Pass at this moment. He just thought that something was wrong, so he quickly sent a letter to the pass.

His sending of the gift also made Xing Daorong understand exactly what had happened.

(End of this chapter)