After Ayang County, the village forts along the road gradually increased, and there were many stone buildings built with stone chips and loess, and many Qiang people wearing colorful linen clothes walked around upstairs, vigilantly looking at this cavalry in yellow armor. www.biquge.info Qiuming remembered that when he traveled to Jiuzhaigou in the past, he had heard the tour guide introduce this, so he proudly said to Guo Jia and Wei Yan: "See, that is the watchtower of the Qiang people, there are no beams and no pillars inside, and it is all made of stones, which reflects the superb skills and experience of the Qiang people."

Ma Teng said with a smile: "This is called Deng Cage in the Qiang language, and it is generally used to defend against enemies and store grain. ”

Qiu Ming's eyes rolled and said, "Isn't our army short of food?" If we burn all these dengengs or watchtowers, won't the rebels also be short of food? ”

Guo Jiadao: "We are an official army, and the ordnance and baggage are all supplied by the imperial court, so it is easy to run out of food and grass." As for the rebels who have no food, they can go to the local area to loot, and they don't have to worry about the people's voice and official reputation, and it is difficult for a shortage of food to occur. Besides, the Qiang people here are also the people of the country, and burning their food may cause them to freeze and starve to death, how can you bear it? ”

Ma Teng also said: "The main people living here are Sister Le Qiang and Dang Qiang, who are mainly engaged in farming, and burning grain can be said to kill them." Among the rebels, Xianlingqiang and Burndangqiang are the mainstays, and most of them raise cattle and horses, even if the grain here is burned, it is not a big threat to them. ”

Qiu Ming was dizzy by what he said, and said with a smile: "I just say it casually, don't burn what you think is inappropriate, I'm as good as a stream." ”

At this time, someone on the nearest watchtower shouted and waved at them, and Tyumen asked Ma Teng, "Is it your acquaintance?" Ma Teng shook his head blankly: "I don't recognize it, but ignoring it will inevitably cause suspicion, so it's better to talk about it in the past." ”

Galloping closer, someone on the watchtower asked, "Where are you guys?" ”

Qiu Ming saw that this watchtower was six or seven stories high, and there were several arrow holes on each floor, and he was about to make a name casually, but Guo Jia preemptively said: "We are General Ma Teng's troops, passing by here to carry out tasks, do you have anything to do?" ”

A young face poked out from the arrow hole: "I am Mo Ling of Sister Le Qiang, the most beautiful Yunduo Mayina in our village was snatched away by the wolf Yu of Ling Wuqiang, there is a shortage of horses in the village, can you help us defeat the wolf Yu and take back the beautiful Ermayina?" ”

Qiu Mingqi said: "I heard that the Qiang people don't have the custom of robbing marriages? Why would they entrust the Han people to snatch it back? ”

Ma Teng was also a little puzzled, and after asking carefully, he learned that Le Sister Qiang had been in a state of collapse since she was killed by Taiwei Duan Cheng more than 20 years ago, and she was currently the weakest among the Qiang in Xiliang, and was often bullied by other tribes.

Qiang marriage robbery, after the man's marriage proposal was rejected, he snatched the woman home when she was out, and proposed again the next day with fat and wine on his back. But other tribes bully Sister Qiang Ma Shao declined, often did not propose marriage and came to the door to rob, and even there were examples of killing all the woman's family and forcibly abducting people, and the woman who snatched it back did not get the status she deserved, and was often tortured to death after a few years, so Sister Le Qiang was angry, and every time she encountered a marriage robbery from Qiang, the whole clan resisted.

This time, the wolf Yu who came to rob the marriage is a handsome man of Lingwuqiang, he is brutal and killing, but he does not dare to provoke the big clan like Lingqiang and Dangqiang, but he often catches Sister Le Qiang to bully, and in recent years, there are not ten or eight women who have been snatched from Mo Lingzhai, but no one can come back alive.

Wolf Yu has long coveted Ermayina, but because she is too young to start, she recently heard that the little girl has grown up, so she came to the door to ask for it. The old and young in the village were caught off guard by him, and he broke through Ermayina's house, slaughtered his father and brother, and watched him take people away, but there was no horse to chase.

Qiu Ming was indignant and said: "If you fall behind, you will be beaten, this is really an unbreakable truth in the world, but what", he looked up at the white clouds floating in the sky: "Today's weather hahaha." ”

Mo Ling didn't know what he meant, and looked at Qiu Ming strangely, but Guo Jia said loudly: "Where is that Wolf Yu's clan?" Is it too late to chase after him? Mo Ling was overjoyed: "It's too late, no matter how much Wolf Yu is a bastard, he is also a handsome Qiang person, and he will have to wait until the evening to hold a banquet before he can enter the cave room with Ermayina." I know the way, and I'll take you. ”

After a while, Mo Ling came out of the watchtower, leading a thin pony in his hand. Seeing the eyes of Qiu Ming and the others, Mo Ling blushed and said: "If it weren't for the fact that all the horses were poisoned by Taiwei Duan more than twenty years ago, our Le Sister Qiang would not have decayed to such a state, and the other tribes were afraid that we would become strong again, and they would have refused to sell us good horses, and all we could get was such a useless horse." ”

Huang Zhong snorted and said, "That's not self-inflicted? Why did you rebel back then? ”

Mo Ling looked at Huang Zhong strangely: "That's not forced by you Han people, if you have a good life, who is willing to rebel regardless of life and death?" Moreover, the emperor of the Han people not only forced us Qiang people, but also forced you Han people, aren't you people all rebelling? ”

Huang Zhong realized his current identity, and was speechless for a moment, Qiu Ming smiled and said: "We Han rebelled in order to fight the country and become the emperor, but what are you Qiang people for?" Can you also be an emperor? ”

"Why not?" Mo Ling's face turned red: "Therefore, according to the old legend, as long as you subdue the Baiqiang tribe and make all the Qiang people sincerely follow, you can calm the world and become the emperor of your Han people." ”

Tyumen laughed: "Legends are always legends, and it is completely impossible. ”

"How could it be?" Mo Ling's eyes flashed with excitement, and it could be seen that these thoughts had long been ingrained in his heart: "Several great heroes of the Qiang tribe have long since subdued Baiqiang and become emperors. ”

Seeing Qiu Ming's disbelieving expression, Mo Ling said: "The first one is Emperor Yan", Qiu Ming immediately waved his hand: "No, no, this can only be regarded as the second-in-command of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, and that idea is not an emperor, but just a tribal leader." Mo Ling shook his head and said, "Okay, the second place is Xia Yu." ”

Qiu Ming was taken aback, Dayu is a Qiang people? How come you've never heard of it? He was still in shock, but he heard Mo Ling continue: "The third is Ji Fa, and the fourth is Ying Zheng. ”

Qiu Ming is not from a history background, so he doesn't distinguish between truth and falsehood of what Mo Ling said, and he doesn't dare to refute it, but when he hears the last name, he is overjoyed, no matter what those are, at least Yingzheng is definitely not a Qiang person. Ying Zheng's real body is the son-in-law that Xiang Shaolong brought from Handan, this is evidenced by a book, but I can't tell you such a secret thing. (To be continued.) )