"Sir, although Hezhou is not a big prefecture and does not have many troops, it has always been the mainstay in northern Henan. Yang Chi and more than 2,000 soldiers in the Governor's Office where he is located have a very good reputation in the local area. In the previous Suchi riots and Henan turmoil, Yang Chi led his army to defend Hezhou to repel the riots, which stabilized the overall situation in northern Henan. Now, due to food and wage issues, the heroes have retreated and thousands of elite soldiers have collapsed. This is definitely a great loss for the court."

He Zhu quickly took Liu Shaocong's words and specifically talked about Yang Chi's recent contributions and the importance of Hezhou.

In addition, Liu Shaocong and Yang Chi are fellow villagers and classmates, and have a very good relationship in private. He said good things about Yang Chi as soon as he came up. He Zhu was worried that if Li Xun had a misunderstanding, the matter would be difficult to deal with.

After hearing the two of them, Li Xun nodded. He didn't know the relationship between Liu Shaocong and Yang Chi. Even if he knew, Li Xun would not think too much, because Yang Chi was indeed a talented person. The court treated him badly. In the previous Suchi riots, Yang Chi still led more than 2,000 soldiers to defend Hezhou for many days. Finally, through a night attack, he defeated the more than 20,000 invading riots, saved Hezhou, and stabilized the situation in the entire northern Henan.

During the war, due to the extreme shortage of money, grain and materials, Yang Chi found many wealthy families in Hezhou, hoping to borrow some money and grain, but they flatly refused. In order to stabilize the morale of the army and increase morale, there was no way. Yang Chi had to lead people to confiscate a few large households. Half of the money and grain obtained was distributed to the soldiers of the entire army, and half of them recruited young and strong dead soldiers.

Although Yang Chi did this, he was rude and rude and violated the law. However, when the riots were at the city, Hezhou was in danger. This was the only way that Yang Chi could think of. Through this move, he obtained a batch of money and food, which not only greatly improved the morale and confidence of the army, but also recruited thousands of young and strong help, strengthened the overall defense of Hezhou, and finally won the victory of the war.

Of course, Yang Chi had no background and no backer. He was born in a poor family. After the war, although he made great contributions, he could not resist the anger of many wealthy families in Hezhou and was almost convicted of a serious crime. In the end, Li Zhong told him about his love. Zhao Xun then made a fuss. In the name of comparing merits and demerits, he neither rewarded Yang Chi nor cured him. His position remained unchanged.

After Liu Shaocong's detailed description, Li Xun had a certain understanding of Hezhou and Yangchi.

Li Xun said: "What about Zhezhou? The Qiang people have had many troubles recently. What is the reason?"

Liu Shaocong said: "Things in Zhezhou are a bit complicated..."

The Qiang people are ethnic minorities, mainly living in the southwest of Jiannan, with their habitats close to Dali and Tubo. They are between the Central Plains dynasties and the Tubo and Dali forces. Some are assimilated into Tubo and Dali, while others are attached to the Central Plains dynasties, or assimilated into the Han people, or survive in the cracks. They can be preserved and developed separately under the long-term and uncertain situation of the Jin Dynasty and Tubo.

The Qiang tribe has its own culture and system. Each thousand people are a Shansi, forming tribal groups of large or small, with a total population of about 500,000. The Qiang tribe living in the Jin Dynasty was nearly 300,000, of which the Heishui tribe has the strongest strength, with more than 100,000 Shansi, that is, the population exceeds 100,000.

This time, the Qiang tribe, which was massacred in the entire village, was caused by the Heishui tribe.

The Qiang people are brave and ruthless, and very xenophobic. Since they were accepted by the Jin Dynasty three hundred years ago and moved to Jiannan Road, they have been very responsible for the first hundred years and have lived in harmony with the local Han people.

During the reign of Emperor Muzong, Muzong was stupid and lustful, cruel and unkind. At that time, the leader of the Qiang tribe took his daughter to Fengjing to meet the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. When Muzong first saw the daughter of the Qiang tribe, he was shocked. He then sent someone to find the leader of the Qiang tribe, hoping to take his daughter as a concubine and promise various benefits. This move was flatly rejected by the leader of the Qiang tribe because his daughter had been betrothed to others. In the Qiang tribe, many women had already decided on marriage in advance as soon as they were born, and they would not be cancelled for life. Even if the man died before getting married, the woman was still regarded as his wife. Unless he paid a lot of money and asked the man's family to voluntarily cancel the marriage, the woman would have to be widowed for life.

The leader of the Qiang tribe refused Muzong's request, which was reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it. However, Muzong's stupidity and cruelty did not care about these things. He ignored his noble identity as the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, and actually drove the leader of the Qiang tribe out of Fengjing and forcibly took his daughter as his concubine.

These actions of Emperor Muzong were regarded as a great humiliation by the Qiang leader. After returning to the tribe, he immediately joined forces with other Qiang tribes and launched a rebellion.

During that period, the national strength of the Jin Dynasty was still in its prime. The rebellion of the Qiang tribe could not shake the rule of the Jin Dynasty at all. Therefore, the rebellion of the Qiang tribe was quickly put down. At the end of the matter, tens of thousands of Qiang tribe members were killed, and the leader of the Qiang tribe refused to surrender and committed suicide angrily.

The rebellion was quelled, but the hatred between the Qiang and the Jin Dynasty was completely aggrieved. In the years that followed, the Qiang people always rejected and hostile to the Han people, and small-scale rebellions often occurred.

Liu Shaocong said in a heavy tone: "During the period of Emperor Yizong, the Qiang tribe launched a rebellion. With great determination, Emperor Yizong mobilized a 100,000 army to completely attack the major Qiang tribes. More than 100,000 Qiang tribes were killed. After this battle, the Qiang tribe's vitality was greatly damaged. For the next sixty or seventy years, he has been very honest and low-key and dared not be enemies of our Jin Dynasty again."

"The Qiang people live in mostly mountains and forests, and the living environment is extremely harsh. Although the massacre during the Yizong period, the Qiang people have not recovered after so many years. At this time, the Qiang people's population may be only over 200,000, and can be used as a battle-fighting young and strong people, with a maximum of 10,000 or 20,000 people, and lacking weapons and money and food. At this time, the Heishui tribe dared to openly massacre Han villages. Where did they get the confidence and courage? Among them, there may be the two forces, Dali and Tubo, which are fueling the fire."

He Zhu's ancestral home is in Jiannan Road. He has lived there for many years and is obviously very familiar with the situation of the Qiang people.

Liu Shaocong finally said in a deep voice: "When I returned from Jiannan Road, the Black Water Tribe stopped and the situation eased, but many Qiang people were heading to the Black Water Tribe to gather. This is very likely the peace before the storm comes. The Black Water Tribe may be accumulating strength, and a larger rebellion may break out next."

After listening to the story between Liu Shaocong and He Zhu, Li Xun fell into deep thought. After a moment, he stood up: "I know what you said. I will go to the palace immediately and report to the emperor immediately about the matter between Hezhou and the Qiang tribe."

Li Xun stood up and left. Before leaving, he said to them again: "You two know very well about the affairs of Hezhou and the Qiang people. You can calm down and think about it. If you have any insights, you can go to my mansion to see me at any time."

"Yes, sir."

He Zhu and Liu Shaocong responded in unison and bowed to Li Xun.
Chapter completed!