When he received the news of appointing him as the "Captain of the Guardian Colonel", Ren Hong was a little confused.According to his current rank of 2,000 Shi Guanglu doctors, he is already the first and second in command at the county level, even if Fu Jiezi suddenly retreats and asks him to take over the position of protector of the Western Regions, Ren Hong doesn't feel strange, but this guard captain "The subordinates really don't understand, among the four mansions, who recommended me, could it be that he has a grudge against me." ”After accepting the appointment in Chang Chaoshi, Ren Hong went to Su Wu's house, who was not sick, and confided in him his incomprehension.Su Wu had been shepherding sheep on Lake Baikal for 19 years, and he was sick in his legs and feet, and he was in pain as soon as autumn began.It was raining outside today, Su Wu sat in the hall, and he had to cover his feet with a blanket, there was no one in his house on weekdays, so Chang Hui and other old subordinates often visited, and in recent years, there have been more frequent visitors to Ren Hong, and Su Wu was as respectful and diligent as an uncle.He reached out and fiddled with the charcoal basin and smiled: "Daoyuan thinks, this is a chore?"
”"It's not that I feel bitter, but because of the chaos of Qiang, Hiroshi is afraid that he will make mistakes."
Ren Hong was extremely confident in doing other things, except for this Captain Huqiang.As far as he knew, the Qiang people had been dealing with Zhuxia for thousands of years, and they were the closest fraternal people in blood.From the Yin Shang, the Qiang people are the Yin nobles to make people sacrifice often, the Zhou Dynasty turned over and became the master, participated in the Wuwang war, Jiang surname from the West Qiang, as the closest ally of Ji Zhou, divided the local princes.The Qiang people who stayed in the west were driven westward by the powerful Qin State and entered the Longnan, northwest Sichuan, Qinghai Hehuang region and even the southern Western Regions, and differentiated into many species, collectively known as Xiqiang.Xiqiang is mainly engaged in animal husbandry, and in some fertile river valleys, there is also primitive planting, living in impermanent places, and relying on water and grass.There are many tribes, large in number, strong and weak, and there is no unified leader.At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, he took advantage of the Yueshi to move westward, entered Hexi to breed, and attached himself to the powerful Xiongnu.However, after Huo Qubing seized Hexi and the Han Dynasty set up four counties, the direct contact between the Qiang people and the Xiongnu was broken, and the Xiqiang tribes who were unwilling to surrender to the Han Dynasty were also driven out of Hexi and poured into the hometown of Hehuang, hundreds of thousands of people were crowded in that small area, which exacerbated the contradictions.Ren Hong has served in the subordinate country for a long time, and has also been in contact with Qiang affairs: "I heard that in 112 BC in the fifth year of Emperor Xiaowu's Yuan Ding, the Western Qiang tribes wanted to return to Hexi, so they gathered more than 100,000 people to make a rebellion, and the Xiongnu envoys besieged the border counties. ”"As a counterattack, in the autumn and winter of the following year, the Han general Li Xi and others attacked Xiqiang, and broke it, Xiqiang left Huangzhong and migrated to the Xihai and Yanchi to make a living.In addition to the obligation to investigate the movements of the Xiqiang tribe outside the county and guard the county, the captain of the Huqiang also had to lead the Guiyi Qiang who migrated to the Liangzhou Thorn History Department to mediate their relationship with the county.If necessary, he had to go into battle and lead the army to cooperate with the county garrison to carry out the campaign against the rebel Qiang.But the embarrassing thing is that although he is a military attache with the word "captain", he can do the post of an envoy, and he does not have too many soldiers in his hands and has limited power.Many things have to look at the faces of Jincheng, Wuwei, Zhangye and other county governors, but the obligations to be borne are not small, and they are often the first to be held accountable when there is chaos.The Qiang people are not under their own control, very chaotic, and the internal vendetta disputes are serious, compared to the unruly and unruly heroes of the Western Qiang, the Hu people of the Western Regions are simply Ming.Xiqiang is a stubborn disease of the two Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty is not prominent, but the Liangzhou Qiang Rebellion is the key to weakening the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court spent 24 billion money, after decades and can not be lifted, almost even Liangzhou was abandoned, and finally although the bloody suppression, but failed to fundamentally solve the problem, the follow-up Qiang Guanxi people and the Kwantung people struggle led to Dong Zhuo's rebellion, affecting the situation in the world at the end of the Han Dynasty.So in Ren Hong's view, Xiqiang is like a hot charcoal basin in front of him, but he was pushed to the side to bake, and what is more troublesome is that he can't tell whether this is a simple appointment or someone who wants to harm him, so he has doubts.Su Wu listened to Ren Hong's worries, but shook his head and said: "Daoyuan has always been enterprising and very responsible, why is it so gloomy today?"
”"Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, fearing death and enjoying life, human nature is also, but as courtiers and kings, since the Son of Heaven has given us the order to hold the festival, even if there is boiling water and fire ahead, we have to go, otherwise we can only resign because of our lack of talent and competence, and we will be laughed at."
Su Wu obviously had a good future in the court in the past, but he was recommended to envoy the Xiongnu, could he not retreat?"
A year ago, Daoyuan as a confessor, escorted the Wusun delegation into the court, encountered the rebellion of Qiuzi, the Huns besieged my Western Regions officials Pass, Daoyuan can clearly take a detour, but resolutely turned back, save the robe Ze in the fire and water, this move is the world's strongest, people with lofty ideals in the nine cities of Chang'an, all praise the name of Ren Daoyuan, how majestic.""
But today, Daoyuan was appointed as the captain of the Qiang Guard, but he looked forward and backwards, and was full of complaints, could it be that after the marquis got married, he was satisfied with the wealth of his beautiful wife and had concerns?
Young people, this should not be the case. ”Su Wu's words are ashamed of Ren Hongda, indeed, since he married the marquis, he is indeed a little satisfied with the status quo, like a knife that has been in the sheath for a long time and has been a little rusty.Although I hope to come back to do things, when Captain Huqiang's errand hits his head, he has the mentality of picking fat and picking thin.The reason why he likes to run to Su Wu's house is that he admires him as a person and pities his old age and loneliness, and secondly, he wants to use Su Wu as a mirror and take a look at it from time to time to see if the great ambition in his heart is lost in wealth and happiness.Look at yourself in the mirror, I've been idle for too long, and even my body is the same as the radish that I eat and chew every day, I have gained a little fat, and I have a little fat in my belly.Perhaps the cold wind in Qinghai and the snowy peaks of Kunlun can remind him of the fearless self who is rampant in the Western Regions.Ren Hong avoided Xi Changbai: "Hong doesn't dare to be afraid of hardship, but although I grew up in Dunhuang, Hexi, I have never gone deep into the Qiang land, and I only have a superficial understanding of Qiang affairs, and I am afraid that I will make mistakes because I don't understand Xiqiang, but I will miss the national affairs." ”"Dao Yuan underestimated himself."
Su Wu's tone slowed down, and he said: "When you were still a minor official of the Yiyang Marquis Mission, the first credit you made in the Western Regions was to successfully persuade the Ruoqiang people to relieve the plundering of Loulan, and help the Han to contain the cavalry of the Xiongnu servant captain. ”"This matter may be forgotten far away, but the court has not forgotten, the previous general ordered the four prefectures to promote the Qiang captain, and there are two candidates with the highest voice in the court, one is Guanglu Doctor Yiqu Anguo.Su Wu pointed at Ren Hong: "The other one is you!"
”"In the end, the general also chose you, this is the trust of Daoyuan, and it is also a tempering.""
I'm afraid it's not a little revenge" Ren Hong complained in his heart, since he refused to marry, his smooth sailing in his career has ended, either idle or hard-boned, but he said: "Hong came today, I also want to ask Su Gong for advice, I heard that Xiqiang has been restless recently, Xian Lingqiang has repeatedly invaded the Hehuang Valley to graze, and the rest of the departments are also restless, how to deal with it?"
”Su Wu shook his head and said, "I only know the skin of Xiqiang, and I can't help you." ”But the other person has the qualifications, and you can visit or get some useful advice.Su Wu fiddled with the charcoal basin again: "Recently, there is such a sentence in Chang'an. ”"The Western Regions are indecided, and they ask far away.""
If you don't decide about it, ask Weng Sun!""
General Zhao Chongguo is also the lieutenant of Shui Heng, and he is currently minting coins for the imperial court in Shanglin Sanguan, and he doesn't often return to his residence, so you should be able to find him if you go early tomorrow morning."
Su Wu said with a smile: "However, when I heard that the general was selected in the Chinese Dynasty, everyone was either inclined to Yiqu Anguo, or felt that it was more appropriate for you to serve as the candidate, but Zhao Wengsun thought that neither of you was the best candidate." ”PS: The second chapter is in the evening.