Late Han Zhao Tang

Chapter 29: Let Hu Li use his power
Zhang Yu's sudden beheading was truly horrifying!

As Zhang Yang's troops belatedly joined the battle, the Hu people in Chigan's camp were directly defeated. The Hu people who fled from the south were captured by Zhang Ji's troops who followed. In this night attack, a large number of people were captured by Chigan.

As the sky gradually brightened, people were cleaning up the battlefield, capturing the scattered Chiganhu people, and collecting the scattered cattle, sheep and horses.

"Brother, when did you become so good at using a spear?"

Hao Zhao rode forward and exclaimed: "We were able to win this time thanks to your bravery. If it weren't for you, my brother, who led the army with a spear and killed Chi Gan in battle, the situation between us would have been different!"

Zhang Yu shook his head, sat down on the haystack, rubbed his sore shoulders, and said, "I practiced bow and spear a lot when I was young, but I prefer bow to spear. Now the Tuqi killed the chieftain, and the situation is so bad that we have to use spear to break through the formation. And the bravest one who wields spear is Zhang Wenyuan."

Zhang Yu can shoot with both hands, so he is naturally gifted in martial arts. Usually, he uses a bow to avoid getting hurt in hand-to-hand combat. Sometimes it is also a tactic, such as in a night raid, when the enemy's mind is fixed, he suddenly changes his fighting style and takes advantage of the opportunity to achieve additional effects.

Hao Zhao smacked his lips and exclaimed, "Brother, you charged into the battle array with a spear, your bravery is beyond ordinary people. If Zhang Wenyuan is even better than you, I wonder how brave and heroic he is!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yu shook his head and laughed. Among the heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty, the bravest ones were Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, Gan Ning and a few others.

Compared with the beheading of Chiganhu that he faced today, the quality of the enemies he was facing was quite different from theirs.

As the situation became clear, Li Song rode over. When he saw Zhang Yu, he immediately dismounted and asked with concern, "Is Ji'an injured?"

Zhang Yu wanted to say that he was almost in trouble because of the arrows and spears. But he seemed to feel that it was inappropriate and immediately changed his words: "The master of the dock is wearing black iron armor, and it is difficult for swords and arrows to hurt him. Today, the cavalry killed the chief thanks to this armor!"

During this conflict, Zhang Yu was pierced by more than ten arrows, all embedded in his armor. However, the leather armor on his thigh helped him block a knife attack and avoid injury to his thigh. On the other hand, Li Guang, who was accompanying him, had no armor and suffered four or five wounds of varying sizes.

In ancient wars, the difference between having armor and not having armor was too great. All might be equal under a spear, but weapons like knives and arrows, if made of substandard materials, would hardly cause much damage to armored soldiers. If the armor was heavy, an ordinary spear would not easily penetrate it.

Li Song shook his head and sighed, saying: "It was too dangerous, Ji An should bring more people next time!"

"Where are the prisoners who surrendered before?" Zhang Yu asked, changing the subject.

"Like other Hu people, they will be guarded by Maoshan and his men!" Li Song replied.

"Bring him here!"

"promise!"

After a while, Ebe was brought in by the servants and stood beside Zhang Yu with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"You almost shot me that day?" Zhang Yu spread his legs comfortably and asked in Xianbei language.

"it's me!"

Ebe did not mince words and asked, "What are you going to do with me?"

Zhang Yu glanced at Ebe's brother and sister-in-law and said with a smile, "Why would I punish you? You just showed me the way, how could I punish you?"

"You shoot very well. I admire your archery skills very much!"

Ebe looked up at Zhang Yu and said sincerely: "If you don't abandon me, spare my life and give my family wealth and honor. I am willing to serve you, even if I am burned by fire, I will not change my mind!"

Zhang Yu shook his head and said, "You betrayed Cadre Chi under my threat. It's hard for me to trust you!"

Hearing this, Ebe knelt down and kowtowed, saying solemnly: "Eternal Heaven, if I am willing to serve you from now on, if I betray you again, I will be struck by lightning and die."

Seeing this, Zhang Yu looked solemn, helped Ebe up, and said, "Since you have made such an oath, I will treat you as my confidant from now on."

"Thank you for your gift!" Ebe folded his arms across his chest and bowed.

"What's your name?" Zhang Yu asked.

"The people who scolded the cadres called me 'ebe', but my original name was Asule," said Ebe.

Zhang Yu hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile, "How about I give you a name, Shiyi?"

"What wing?"

"Correct!"

Zhang Yu walked around with his hands behind his back, saying, "Since you are good at using arrows, others call you 'ebe'. Now I will call you 'shiyi' in Chinese. I hope you can be like my arrows, my weapon, protecting me and helping me kill my enemies."

Many names in the Xianbei language have special meanings, such as Tan Shihuai, which means invisible man, which is related to his unknown origin; Tuyuhun, which means hawk; Helan, which means steed; and Yuwen, which means grass.

At the same time, Xianbei language still survived in Mongolian in later generations. Different periods of Hu language had different Chinese translations due to different official languages. For example, 'ebe' can be translated as zhebie in the official language of the Song Dynasty, but it needs to be translated as shiyi in the official language of the Han and Jin Dynasties.

Listening to Zhang Yu's expectations, Shi Yi said with a serious expression: "Thank you for your order. From now on, Shi Yi will be your arrowhead and shoot through all enemies!"

"very good!"

Zhang Yu looked at the captured Chigan Hu people and suddenly had a bold idea in his mind. He said, "Shiyi, since you are a servant, you can choose fifty tribes from the old people of Chigan. I will appoint you as the head of fifty households and govern fifty households for me."

Hearing this, Shi Yi hesitated and said, "I have never managed anyone before, and I am afraid I will fail my master's expectations."

"nothing!"

Zhang Yu waved his hand and said, "Someone will teach you how to govern later. You can learn it after you have studied. From today on, you will be the head of fifty households." Shi Yi was overjoyed and bowed, "Thank you for the title!"

After Shi Yi left, Hao Zhao was puzzled and asked, "This Hu people just surrendered, why did you let him take charge of fifty tribes of Hu people?"

Zhang Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "If you don't use the Hu people to manage the Hu people, can you use the Han people to manage the Hu people?"

"Now, Bo Song and I may be able to manage it, but who else can manage it besides me?"

As he spoke, Zhang Yu seemed to have guessed what Hao Zhao was thinking, and said with a smile: "If Bo Dao wants to manage the Hu people, I can also give you fifty of them!"

"I'm afraid I can't do it!" Hao Zhao said embarrassedly.

Zhang Yu saw through Hao Zhao's thoughts and said with a smile: "Bo Dao has made great contributions by following me in the charge, so I must reward you. Now that you don't want to care about it, I will reward you to be a slave to the people of the four tribes. However, if you become a slave to the people of the five tribes, from now on, Bo Dao will be a member of my Sanhewu and must obey the rules of the Wuwu."

"Thank you for the reward, brother!"

Hao Zhao didn't think so much. He was very happy to hear that he could lead servants. He immediately agreed to join the Chanhewu. He also imagined a better life in the future, and soon he would be able to bring his family over to enjoy the good life together.

"Go get the slaves!"

Zhang Yu sent Hao Zhao away and said.

After Hao Zhao left, Zhang Yu saw a disheveled Hu man waiting not far away, so he asked someone to invite him over.

"My name is Buluhutuli. Thank you for saving me!" Buluhutuli said with a bow.

"Can you speak Chinese?" Zhang Yu communicated in Xianbei language.

"I was doing business for the tribe, and on my way back I was unfortunately kidnapped by Chigan Puda. If it weren't for your help, I would have ended up being a slave." Buluhu Tuli said.

Zhang Yu looked at Buluhutuli's figure, and thinking of his previous martial arts, he was attracted by his talent and said, "Although I saved your life, you also saved mine. Now that you have been frustrated in business, you will be punished if you return to the tribe. Why don't you stay and work for me? I will treat you with courtesy and make you the manager of fifty tribes for me!"

Buluhu Tuli hesitated for a moment and said, "My family is in the tribe. Now that I am serving you, I am afraid I will not be able to see my family!"

Zhang Yu was very generous and said, "If you are worried about this, you can bring your family here. If you want to return to the tribe, I will not stop you!"

Seeing this, Buluhu Tuli no longer hesitated and said politely: "Your Excellency first saved me from prison, and now you have rewarded my talent and given me an official position. Tuli dare not not serve you!"

"it is good!"

Zhang Yu helped Bu Luhu Tuli up and said with a smile, "Since tonight, there are two things I like most. One is to kill the Chi cadre, and the second is that you work for me."

"Thank you for your compliment!" Buluhutuli said flattered.

After some greetings, Buluhutuli was ordered to go and receive fifty tribes of Hu people.

The actions of Shi Yi, Buluhu Tuli and Hao Zhao in command of the Hu people attracted Zhang Ji's attention.

Zhang Ji rode to the central camp and saw Zhang Yu sitting on a haystack to rest. He asked, "Ji'an asked the two surrendered Hu people to accept the Hu people and rewarded the slaves to Hao Bodao. I wonder what's going on?"

Zhang Yu stood up and asked Zhang Ji to sit down, and then asked, "I have captured many Hu people. What do you want to do with them, father?"

Zhang Ji thought for a moment and said, "There are so many Hu people left in the fort that they may be a potential threat. So I originally wanted to sell them to Jinyang and give some of them as slaves to meritorious soldiers."

Zhang Yu shook his head and said, "Father's actions may strengthen the strength of Chanhewu, but it is difficult to greatly strengthen it!"

"In Wu, in the state, in the country, people are always the priority. Our Zhang family defeated the cadres and gained the people. We should collect the useful Hu people and capture the useless people. We should increase the strength of the Wu people and use them for our Zhang family."

In the simple ancient society, although there were signs of ethnic conflicts, they did not rise to the level of later generations. If we want to dissolve ethnic conflicts today, the best way is to divert the conflicts and turn them into class conflicts. After all, people will always speak for their own interests.

Seeing Zhang Ji was silent in deep thought, Zhang Yu said, "The Hu people regard nobles and adults as their leaders, and have the custom of master and servant. If we, the Zhang family, want to control the Hu people, we need to take a two-pronged approach."

"First, grant the Hu people slaves to meritorious soldiers and establish a law of reward and deprivation; second, let the close relatives of our Zhang family lead the Hu tribe, select brave and honest people as confidants, give them Han surnames, make them Hu slaves, and rule the Hu people."

"If we do both at the same time, it will not only make the people happy, but also strengthen the power of our Zhang family. As for the bad Hu people, we can sell them to the big families as slaves to weaken the power of the Hu people."

After the Zhou Dynasty, although slaves still existed in the Central Plains, it was no longer a slave society. On the contrary, the nomadic peoples living on the grasslands have always been a slave society. To solve the nomadic problem, we cannot use the Han people's thinking, but need to govern according to the customs of the nomadic peoples.

Of course, with only a few hundred tribes, it was not necessary to use complicated governance. But it was Zhang Yu's attempt to absorb the Hu people's armed forces and strengthen Chanhewu.

Zhang Ji wiped his messy beard and said thoughtfully: "What Ji'an said is the words of a man who is well versed in Hu customs. Now that Ji'an wants to strengthen our Zhang family, we can act according to Ji'an's arrangements."

If someone else said so, Zhang Ji would be reluctant to try. But since this was his son's plan, Zhang Ji was still willing to let Zhang Yu try.

"Please rest assured, father. I will do my best to govern the Hu people and will never let them cause chaos!" Zhang Yu said.

"Book of Tang, Biography 7": "Wusu Shiyi, whose real name was Alesu, initially joined Chigan Puda. Puda had a bad relationship with Taizu and ambushed Taizu on his way back. Shiyi was ordered to hunt Taizu and his arrow hit Taizu in the cheek. Taizu killed Puda, and Shiyi and his men dispersed. Later, Taizu defeated Chigan, and Shiyi and his brother Wusubin surrendered."

"Taizu asked: "During the battle on Yanmen Road, who was the one who put me in danger?" Shi Yi said: "I was the one. If you don't abandon me and spare my life, I will be your slave and repay you with my life." Taizu praised his courage and bravery, so he changed his name, pardoned him and appointed him as the head of fifty households."

(End of this chapter)