Yumen Pass, since ancient times is the throat of the Central Plains and the Western Regions, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened the road to the Western Regions and set up the four counties of Hexi, it was named after the Western Regions when importing jade. Yumen Pass can be said to be the most important pass between Hexi and the Western Regions, which is not only an important military town, but also the throat of the Silk Road.

After the Yumen Pass, it is the rich Dunhuang County, but there is no danger to defend in Dunhuang County, so the Yumen Pass can be said to be the last barrier to Liangzhou.

At this time, Lü Guang's army was speeding towards Yumen Pass. According to the distance, there will be about two more days to reach Yumen Pass. Probably the heavens have mercy, today is actually a cloudy day, which is really rare in the desert area, there is no sun, there is a lot less heat, plus the weather has begun to get cooler, the temperature is just right, the most suitable for long-distance marches.

In the north, the winter is long and the summer is short, and there is no spring and autumn. That is, the cold air never comes, so the sun is very hot during the day and very cold at night. Duan Ye estimated that when the cold air went south as usual, this place would probably be covered in silver.

Since Duan Ye was also in charge of the Jiuquan Army, this miscellaneous army could not count on them to fight now, so Lu Guang was very considerate to put Duan Ye in the rear team, and Duan Ye also seized the time to fight with his soldiers with peace of mind.

The Gobi in front of you is endless, the blue sky above is cloudless, and the horse team that cannot see the head and tail in front of and behind is as small as ants in front of nature, but everyone's face is written with expectation and enthusiasm for the future.

Duan Ye rode his yellow horse, wearing the armor he was just used to, and talked and laughed with Duan Ping, Hu Kai and others around him.

After chatting, I learned that Hu Kai was actually from the background of asking for food, and he mixed up with the Liangzhou army, and he himself did not shy away from saying that because of the outstanding cheekiness and cleverness mixed up when begging for food, he was actually promoted again and again in this promising army, and when he heard this, Duan Ye couldn't help but ask curiously: "Hu Kai, I have heard that there is a beggar gang in this world, it is said that there are hundreds of thousands of gangs, and the gang leader has martial arts all over the world, and his power is all over the country, inside and outside the Great Wall, are you a member of the beggar gang?" ”

Hu Kai said a little nervously: "This ...... General Mingjian, indeed, the villain used to be a member of the beggar gang. ”

Duan Ye was a little dumbfounded, isn't Lao Jin's book a novel, but realistic? How did you get yourself right again?

Hu Kai continued: "Since King Zhou Ping moved eastward and the etiquette collapsed, beggars have come out of the world, so there are beggars who form associations to protect themselves, but this beggar gang is not a martial arts gang. ”

"Oh, why is that?" Duan Ye became interested, but it seems that this matter is different from what Mr. Jin said.

"Well, beggars are actually a kind of homeless people, but they make a living by begging for food, but their origins are not necessarily humble, many people even have great talents, this homeless people are everywhere, and the imperial court is very unfavorable, so after Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu took the throne, he sealed a beggar head in each of the thirteen states, there are counties and counties under the state, and there are beggars at all levels, hereditary replacement, although they are still beggars, compared to Shinong Industry and Commerce, the status is not high, but the beggars' affairs are all under the control of the beggars, generally even if there is something, it is also an internal solution, without a division, if you eat a lawsuit, For example, if a beggar sues the beggar, it will also be punished according to the civil complaint. “

"So, the beggars from all over the world are still officials?" Duan Ye heard the freshness, could this beggar gang still enter the house?

"Yes or no." Hu Kai said with a head, "The beggar has a lot of affairs, and the court set up the beggar, but it is just to facilitate restraint and prevent the homeless people from being used by careerists, so it is just to encircle the beggars, but there is no grade." However, because the Yamen generally does not interfere in the affairs of beggars, those beggars are not beggars at all, and some even have granges that stretch for hundreds of miles. ”

Duan Ye was surprised when he heard this. It seems that many historical things are very different from what the history books say, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that this beggar gang not only exists, but also has such a force. Can they be co-opted? What I lack most is manpower, money, and local stakes. And the beggars happen to be the most suitable force!

Thinking of this section, Duan Ye asked with some excitement: "Then Hu Kai, you are also a beggar?" ”

"Don't hide it from the master, the villain is a stable person, but the villain's ancestor is a beggar in Anding County, but my father once mistakenly believed in a traitor, which led to the position of the beggar being taken away, and the family fell into the middle of the road, so he really became a beggar, and finally mixed into the army."

"Oh, I really didn't expect you to go from an amateur to a professional, hahahaha." Duan Ye found it funny and couldn't help laughing. Duan Ping and Hu Kai thought for a while before they understood the meaning of amateur and professional, and couldn't help laughing.

"However, Hu Kai, as you said, since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the beggars in the world have been directly controlled by the central government, so 300 years have passed, is everything still like this? Now is the beggars in the world Fengjiankang orthodox or Chang'an? This question is what Duan Ye really cares about.

"This ......" Hu Kai looked embarrassed and said with some embarrassment: "Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court's control over the beggars in the world has been greatly weakened...... The beggar gang is basically self-contained, and at present, Jiangnan is probably closer to Jiankang, and Guanzhong certainly recognizes His Majesty the Heavenly King, and Youyan still misses the Murong family, as for Hexi Longyou...... It's all local chiefs, and they go their own way. ”

After listening to this, Duan Ye knew that the current beggar gang was simply scattered, but this also gave him more opportunities, so he smiled and said, "Then Hu Kai, although you are already the commander of our army, do you still have the idea to get back everything that your family should have?" ”

Hu Kai's breathing suddenly became short, as his father's eldest son, his father was killed, the family was defeated, and his mother hid in Qilian Mountain with his younger brothers, which was originally a shame for the son of man, how could he not be willing! Wasn't the plan to join the army back then be to mix up in the army, and then get it all back?

Beggar gang, it doesn't sound good, but once something happens in Guanzhong, the displaced people basically have to settle down in the northwest, and that place is really a treasure of feng shui! The beggars of a beggar gang are not much worse than the county guards, and the family heirloom inheritance, how can they not want it?

Seeing Hu Kai's face struggling, Duan Ye took the opportunity to add to the fire, "You think about it slowly, you can tell me at any time if you think about it, but I'm not only interested in your affairs, I guess many of the people you have interacted with for generations are also beggars from all over the world, right?" Tell them that I'm willing to make friends with them! ”