Chapter 502: Prelude to Chaos in China
The luminous cup of grape wine reminds you immediately if you want to drink Pipa. --------"Two Liangzhou Ci Poems. One" by Wang Han of the Tang Dynasty
It is said that Chen Long and the four captains of the Qinglong Special Forces Division took action together to capture the leaders of the Lushui Hu people, Yi Jian and Zhi Yuanduo. After Chen Long claimed to be from the Xiaoyue clan, he also personally told the history of the Xiaoyue clan's migration to the south, mixed marriages with the Qiang and Han people, and finally gained the trust of Yi Jian, a concubine, and Zhi Yuanduo.
Chen Long ordered people to release the two of them. Na Zhi Yuan Duo was more enthusiastic than Yi Jian's concubine. Just as the mutton had been cooked, as soon as the lid of the big iron pot was opened, the whole room was immediately filled with fragrance. Zhiyuan Duo conjured up a jar of fine wine out of nowhere, and invited Chen Long to sit down in the main room next to him to talk. Chen Long asked Zhuge Jin to accompany him.
On the table was a large bowl of mutton, exuding a mouth-watering aroma of meat. Zhiyuanduo poured the wine into the empty bowl. The color was like red amber jade, which was the common grape wine in the Western Regions. Zhiyuanduo raised his bowl and said, "Brother Huaiyang, we don't know each other without fighting. The rules of the prairie are to drink three cups first!" After that, he raised his head and drank it all.
When Chen Long saw Ekin's concubine bending her neck to do it, he couldn't help secretly feeling happy. He grabbed the wine bowl and said, "I still have to rely on the help of my two brothers!" After that, he drank it all in one gulp. The wine is like a pipe, with a hint of tannin that overflows with aroma, which is the taste of wine in later generations. Zhuge Jin followed suit, and the four of them finished three bowls in a row, and then laughed and started tearing apart the lamb legs to share.
Chen Long chewed the delicious mutton in his mouth and said vaguely: "Brothers, I heard that deep in the mountains of that day, on the bank of the Ili River, there is rich grape wine. I yearn for it very much, but unfortunately I have never been there."
The Western Regions have produced fine wine since ancient times, and the fine wine of the Western Regions is no longer just fine wine. The wine culture has already penetrated into history, humanities, politics, economy, military, medicine, and even love. The three thousand years of Western Region wine culture has slowly spread in later generations. Open, like a mellow fragrance overflowing, blooming like a flower. And the brotherhood between men is even more complete without drinking or rejoicing.
Na Zhiyuanduo smiled and said: "If it weren't for Ekin's prostitute and concubine, how could we have the fine wine we have today. Brother Huaiyang, your business is my brother's business, so relax. From here to Tianshui, We, the Lu Shuihu tribe, are all scattered. Even if we want to enter Tianshui City, my tribe has many ways."
Chen Long said happily: "Thank you so much to Brother Zhiyuanduo." After that, he poured new wine to pay tribute. The concubine Ekin remained silent, but her glass was dry.
Slowly getting drunk, Zhi Yuanduo said again: "Brother Huaiyang, let me accompany you to the outside of Tianshui City. There are many people along the way, and we can help you find out whether such a group of suspicious robbers has passed by. However, When you enter Tianshui City, it will be the time for us brothers to say goodbye."
Chen Long asked smoothly: "Thank you, brother! I don't dare to disturb brother too much. How many people from your clan are here this time?"
Zhiyuan Duo said: "Escape! The whole clan has come, are there tens of thousands of people? The cattle and sheep herders are all looking for a place to stay."
Chen Long was slightly shocked. The Hu people's march south was the prelude to the Five Hus' chaos in China. The migration of an entire ethnic group may be an organized and premeditated behavior, except for natural disasters.
After thinking about it, Chen Long raised his glass and said, "It seems that the water and soil along the Wei River are rich and fertile. There are so many tribesmen here, why don't you just put down roots here?"
Without even thinking about it, Zhiyuan shook his head and said: "Brother, how can it be such a simple thing? Not to mention that the defenders of Tianshui are not welcoming to us. Even if they don't interfere, there are very few places like this on the edge of the Wei River. Most of them are still occupied by aboriginal people. To be honest, brothers, hundreds of people from my tribe also grabbed this place, and there are several new graves added to the river beach."
Chen Long nodded slightly. After all, the Lushui Hu people fled here to grab food. How could they not conflict with the Qiang, Hu and Han people in the original place. After toasting, Chen Long asked again: "Where do the two brothers want to take their people? If they go east, it will be Chang'an, the capital of Xijing, which is naturally heavily guarded; if they go south, they will reach Hanzhong after passing the Qinling Mountains, where there are generals Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi are guarding it, I heard they are all the territory of the Qinglong Army."
The concubine Ekin who had been silent was obviously observing Chen Long's expression. At this moment, she suddenly said: "Brother Huaiyang, since you are doing business in Hanzhong, I heard that the weather there is good this year and the food harvest is good. Many Qiang people have suffered from drought. , Di people and even Ba people gathered near Hanzhong to eat. How did the troops there treat the refugees?"
As soon as Ekin's concubine said these words, Chen Long's heart was like a flash of lightning, and he suddenly woke up. The leader of the Badi people, Li Hu, and his stern barbarians are now robbing Hanzhong for food, and the migration of the Lushui Hu people as a whole tribe, could it be related to this matter? There is no room for so many Lushui Hu people on the Wei River. Is their real destination the Hanzhong Plain? If they join forces with Li Hu, the total number of the two tribes will exceed 50,000. When the time comes, they will gather their strength and plan to capture Hanzhong and then Chengdu. The southwest corner will no longer have the surname Chen or Liu. Is this the real purpose of Lu Shuihu's journey south?
The more Chen Long thought about it, the more true it became. According to the official history, it was Li Te, the grandson of Li Hu, who established the Han Dynasty in Shu. During the period of the First Emperor, the three kingdoms of Bashu, Shu and Ju were destroyed by the Qin State. The Ba people moved to many places and were famous for their bravery and good warfare. Whether in the battle between Qin and Chu, in the army of Han King Liu Bang, or in Liu Bei's field troops, the Ba people were a vanguard or death squad. According to legend, Wang Ping, the general of the late Shu Han Dynasty, was the commander of this army. , and Wang Ping is from Danqu.
According to the official history, when Queen Jia Nanfeng was in power, the Qin and Yong prefectures suffered from drought for many years. Many people in the six counties of Tianshui, Fufeng, and Lueyang were hungry and hundreds of thousands of refugees flocked to Hanzhong. Once full. But the imperial court refused, and only sent a censor, Li Mi, to comfort him and supervise that the refugees were not allowed to enter the Jiange. Unexpectedly, after Li Mi accepted the bribes from the refugees, he reported to the court that the refugees would enter Sichuan. From then on, the chaos in China finally became unstoppable.
Among these refugees were the five brothers of the Li family, descendants of Li Hu: Li Te, Li Fu, Li Xiang, Li Liu and Li Xiang. The Yi Jian prostitute and Zhi Yuanduo, two Lu Shui Hu people who went south to Hanzhong, were just the tip of the iceberg of this big wave.
Chen Long was shocked and confused, but he had no good plan for the time being. He could only hope that Ma Chao and Xu Shu would return to Hanzhong soon to help Ma Dai stabilize the situation. Facing two foreigners, although he knew what they wanted to do, Chen Long felt powerless. He could only hope that the strategy he taught Xu Shu to place all the refugees outside Yangping Pass would have some effect.
Chen Long had thousands of thoughts in his mind. When he raised his head, he suddenly saw the eyes of Ekin, the concubine, looking at him. He couldn't help laughing and raising his glass: "Brother, concubine, first tell me who gave you your name? I will inform my brother about the current situation in Hanzhong."
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
