Chapter 175 The Qiang Rebellion

Holding the bamboo slips in his hand, Fu Xie looked at Liu Ye with a stern expression: "Yuqing, the Chengji Qiang people gathered together to make trouble and refused to pay the food and grass."

Liu Ye snorted coldly: "Chengji is the northern gate of Tianshui. If the Qiang people are allowed to make trouble and link up with Beigong Boyu and Bianzhang's rebels, it will be a disaster."

Liu Ye thought for a while, and made a quick decision.

"Nan Rong, I left you a thousand cavalry and a thousand infantry, and asked Wen Ze to stay and help you. I brought three thousand cavalry to fight the rebellion."

Fu Xie nodded. The two were generals under Huangfusong's tent. He knew Liu Ye's ability very well, and knew that his ability to lead troops to fight far surpassed his own.

"Yuqing, be careful when going here, but most of the Qiang people in Chengji are burning Dang Qiang, which is not the same as Ling Qiang before the rebellion."

Liu Ye nodded: "I know."

Several cavalry galloped out from the county guard's mansion, the military order was conveyed, and the departments at all levels began to operate in an orderly manner. Yu Jin led two thousand cavalry to station in Jixian County. It is to arrange food and grass for Liu Ye's troops.

When Liu Ye led the army 20 miles away from Ji County, he sent a scout to notify the county officials, so the officials of Chengji County had already gone out to greet them.

A civil official with seven or eight attendants greeted him from a distance, and said respectfully: "My official, Chengji county governor Wang Shu, see the county governor."

Liu Ye nodded, and said calmly without anger, "The county guard Wang is going to prepare food and grass for 3,000 people for three days, and by the way, talk to the county guard in detail about what's going on."

"Yes, the sheriff please."

Zhang Ja led the army to station outside the city, only Guan Hai followed Liu Ye into the city with more than a hundred soldiers, while Liu Ye and Wang Shu talked while walking.

"Magistrate Wang, where are these Qiang people?"

"Thirty miles to the northwest, there is a valley, and the Qiang people built a city and tribe in the valley."

Liu Ye chatted with Wang Shu and got a general understanding of the situation. This Qiang tribe was from Shaodang Qiang. The leader was Yao Lingkun. The population of the tribe was about 4,000 people, and there were more than 1,000 people who controlled the strings.

Wang Shu said respectfully: "The lower officials have prepared a banquet for the sheriff to cleanse the dust, please let the sheriff come in."

Liu Ye didn't answer, but asked, "How is the food and grass prepared?"

"It's all ready, the sheriff, or else"

"No need. Rescuing soldiers is like putting out fire. The sooner the Qiang rebellion can be resolved, the better. I will send troops here."

Liu Ye acted resolutely, and went directly out of the city. The red cloak behind him opened with the wind, and he strode out of the city.

Wang Shu looked at his back and sighed: "With such a sheriff, Tianshui will have no worries."

"My lord, my lord!"

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Yao Lingkun frowned, only to see the soldiers under the tent rush in hastily.

"What are you panicking about?" Yao Lingkun snorted.

The Qiang warrior wearing a leather jacket and a felt hat looked anxious: "My lord! There is a Han army coming outside."

Yao Lingkun stood up with a serious face: "What? The Han army is here, how many are there?"

"There are thousands of people, and everyone is in a state of panic. Please ask your lord to go out and have a look."

Yao Lingkun looked angry: "Damn Han people! We pay 15 yuan for our own people, but ours is 10 yuan per mu, and now we even send troops over."

After finishing speaking, Yao Lingkun strode out, walked out of the hall, and walked up to the wall of the village.

Hundreds of Qiang people had gathered on the wall of the stronghold for a long time, and when they saw Yao Lingkun approaching, they cheered in unison.

"My lord is here."

The term "adult" is often used in TV dramas to refer lower-level officials to their superiors. In fact, the word "adult" was first used to address leaders among ethnic minorities, similar to "Shan Yu" among the Huns.

Yao Lingkun was taken aback when he walked up the wall of the village. There were only three Han army formations outside the city wall, each with about a thousand people, two cavalry formations, and one infantry formation.

A thousand infantry were standing still in the formation, surrounded by a big Liu character flag, while two thousand Han cavalry were galloping back and forth, their tails and horseshoes kicked up countless dust, and the sound of horseshoes was rumbling and powerful.

Yao Lingkun clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Bring me a bow and arrow!"

Hearing this, a Qiang attendant had already stepped forward, holding an ox horn bow in his hand. Yao Lingkun reached out to take it, and the Qiang attendant handed over the quiver.

Yao Lingkun picked up the bow and set the arrow, his sharp eyes carefully searched for the target, and the sharp arrow stopped suddenly.

"This guy in the red robe is a general of the Han people, right?"

What Yao Lingkun was staring at was none other than Liu Ye who was wearing a red robe and was at the front of the battle. He aimed his bow and arrow at Liu Ye's throat, intending to give the Han army a bad blow.

Whoosh!

collapse!

The bowstring resounded, and an arrow with carved feathers flew from under the wall of the village.

"kindness?"

Liu Ye suddenly swung the spear in his hand, just in time to knock out the carved feather arrow.

"drive!"

Liu Ye galloped out on his horse, rode alone to the bottom of the wall, and looked up at a group of Qiang people above the wall.

"I am appointed by the Son of Heaven to be the governor of Tianshui County. Which one is Yao Lingkun? Come out and answer."

Yao Lingkun put away his bow and arrow, and shouted: "I am Yao Lingkun, are you the new sheriff?"

Liu Ye replied: "That's right. The county guard deliberately changed the tax to 15 yuan. Why do you refuse to pay it?"

Yao Lingkun was furious when he heard the words: "Your Han officials naturally shelter the Han people. The Han people are all taxed at 15 yuan. Why are we still taxed at 10 yuan per mu?"

The taxation in the past dynasties of the Han Dynasty was very light. Basically, it was either a tax of 15 or a tax of 30. It followed the rule of Emperor Wenjing and Huang Lao's inaction. However, in the case of Emperor Huanling, the tax was raised to the mu Tax ten money.

Liu Ye was stunned when he heard the words, and thought in his heart: I clearly ordered in the whole county of Tianshui that the tax of ten qian per mu was changed to one tax of fifteen qian, why did this Yao Lingkun say that the tax was ten qian per mu, and his tone was different, it seems that there is something hidden in it .

Yao Lingkun snorted coldly: "Governor, the officials sent by the county to collect taxes have been imprisoned by us. Whether it is ten yuan per mu or fifteen yuan, if the county guard has the guts to enter, he will know immediately."

Zhang Jaw pulled his horse up to catch up, rushed behind Liu Ye, and whispered: "The sheriff is the governor of the whole county. If the Qiang people have any tricks and tricks, I will fall into the trap."

Guan Hai snorted even more impatiently: "What nonsense are the county guards talking to this Qiang people? Let's directly break down the city wall, kill chickens to make an example of others, and see who dares to refuse to pay taxes."

Liu Ye frowned when he heard what Zhang Jai and Guan Hai said. Is what this Qiang man said true or false? Do you want to put yourself at risk?

Liu Ye looked up and saw that the hundreds of Qiang people on the wall of the village were all filled with righteous indignation, gnashing their teeth, as if they had hatred for killing their fathers and taking their wives from the Han people.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get tiger cubs?"

Zhang Jaw frowned: "Sheriff, you?"