As early as the Three Kingdoms period, a Yi leader named Tuo Azhe (called "Ji Huo" in Chinese literature) was named King of Luodian for his meritorious service in helping Zhuge Liang conquer Nanzhong. He ruled over Bijie, Dafang, Qianxi, and Zhi. Large areas of land such as Jin, Nayong, and Jinsha are the long country of Mu'ou Goujun.
By the Yuan Dynasty, the power of Mu'egou had crossed the Yachi River in the upper reaches of Wujiang River and extended eastward to Guiyang. However, its ruling center was to the west of Yachi River, so Mu'egou was also called Shuixi;
In the Ming Dynasty, according to the old rules of the previous dynasty, the ruler of Shuixi was granted the title of Xuanwei Envoy of Guizhou Xuanwei Division. According to the Ming system, the Xuanwei envoy was ranked third in rank and was the highest-ranking chieftain. Zhu Yuanzhang also issued an edict that "Guizhou Xuanwei envoy Aicui ranks above all other Xuanwei envoys", which shows the important status of the Shuixi chieftain.
After Aicui, Shuixi chieftains began to adopt the Han surname - An, so they were also called Shuixi An's family. The area it governs accounts for about one-third of Guizhou Province.
In fact, almost all Guizhou in the early Ming Dynasty was under the rule of chieftains. Among the several chieftains, the Sizhou, Sinantian, Shuixi'an and Shuidong Song families were the strongest and were known as the "Four Big Four in Guizhou" in the early Ming Dynasty. Toast”.
The two great chieftains Sizhou and Sinan ruled the eastern Guizhou area for hundreds of years. In the 11th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the two Xuanwei divisions of Sizhou and Sinan were pacified. Tongren, Zhenyuan, Shiqian, Liping, Wuluo and Xinhua prefectures. Combined with Guizhou Xuanwei Division and the four prefectures of Anshun, Zhenning, Yongning and Pu'an.
During the Wanli period, the chieftains of the Song clan in Shuidong participated in the rebellion. After being put down, they were also removed, and the land was reorganized and returned to its current state.
In other words, among the four major chieftains in Guizhou in the early Ming Dynasty, only the Shuixi'an clan remained. During the Wanli period, when the Shuidong Song clan and the Bozhou chieftains rebelled, the Shuixi'an clan sent troops to help the Ming court quell the rebellion. Therefore, not only was he not removed , but got a lot of benefits, forming a dominant family.
The current Shuixi chieftain, An Rupan, is fifty-five years old, with a medium build and thin cheeks. He wears a black narrow-sleeved right-slanted top, pleated wide-leg trousers, and a cerva.
His hair style is "Tian Bodhisattva", that is, he has a long lock of hair in a bun on the top of his head, wrapped in a long black scarf, wrapped into a pointed cone shape, and inserted diagonally in front of his forehead, called "Hero's Knot"; he wears honey wax beads in his left ear. , white ear rings and other ornaments, and a waist knife hanging on the waist.
At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged in the yamen of the Wei Qing Guard's office. Opposite him sat the angry-looking Chief Minister of Guizhou, Zeng Yi.
"Master Zeng, let me say this for the last time, if you are willing to help me win Guiyang City, I am willing to appoint Master Zeng as the prime minister."
Zeng Yi didn't wait for him to finish, and immediately interrupted him: "An Rupan, stop dreaming. I have been favored by the emperor in my official life, how can I be complicit in your rebellion?"
"Rebellion, who is rebellion? Mr. Zeng, please wake up, the Ming Dynasty is dead." An Rupan frowned, and he detained Zeng Yi, deliberately forcing Zeng Yi to cooperate with him, and won the victory without hesitation. Guiyang City. After five attempts to persuade him and all his good words, Zeng Yi refused to cooperate and his patience was basically exhausted.
At this time, Mu Kui'an Rushan of Liumu Zexi hurriedly walked in and said to An Rupan: "Changjun, it's not good. The Qin army broke through Dajiang Pass and hit Guiyang City."
Shuixi Tusi has jurisdiction over thirteen streams, also known as the Thirteen Clan. They are Mu Kua Ze Creek, Huo Zhuo Ze Creek, Huajiao Ze Creek, Jiale Ze Creek, Ze Wo Ze Creek, Xiong Suo Ze Creek, Yizhu Ze Creek, Dedu Ze Creek, Duoni Ze Creek, and Long Kua Ze Creek. Xixi, Anjiazexi, Liumuzexi and Yudezexi.
"Zexi" is a Yi language, which originally means "the place where the warehouse is located" and "zhai", similar to the "dong" of the Miao people. The leader of Zexi is called "Mu Kui". Mu Kui is appointed by the chieftain-Xuanwei envoy to be in charge of the money, food and military affairs of each Zexi.
Liumuze River is located northwest of Weiqingwei and is the closest to Guiyang City among the thirteen rivers. Mu Kui'an Rushan is An Rupan's younger brother, and the news he brought back surprised An Rupan.
"How could this happen? Didn't it say that Dajiang Pass was unbreakable? Why was it suddenly breached by the Qin army?"
Not only An Rupan was shocked, but even Zeng Yi who was present couldn't help but murmured: "Dianjiang Pass was breached? It was breached after all."
"Master Zeng, have you heard this? The Dajiang Pass has been broken. Guiyang City cannot hold on for much longer. Master Zeng, please wake up. Guiyang cannot be saved. If you are willing to cooperate with me, we can drive the Qin army out of Guizhou. Mr. Zeng enjoys endless wealth and splendor for generations to come, what’s wrong with that?”
An Rupan was making his last effort. Originally, he was cautious about the Qin army. In line with the principle of not surrendering and trying not to quarrel with each other, although he rejected Long Guangsheng's lobbying, he did not embarrass Long. Guangsheng;
Now that the Qin army has reached the gates of Guiyang City, without Zeng Yi's assistance, it will be almost impossible to seize Guiyang City under the Qin Army's nose, unless the Qin Army is defeated first.
Zeng Yi smiled coldly and said: "An Rupan, as the Ming Dynasty's ambassador, you are supposed to serve the Ming Dynasty. Now if you can send troops to repel the Qin army first, it will not be too late for me to discuss cooperation with you."
"Mr. Zeng, the enemy's army is strong. Only by relying on Guiyang City to hold on until the enemy's divisions and veterans are exhausted can we defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. Mr. Zeng, I will order all our troops and horses to follow you into Guiyang City. "Hold on, is this okay?"
Zeng Yi had long understood that the Qin army was a tiger and An Rupan was a wolf. It would be good if he could drive away the wolf and devour the tiger, but he would never do anything to lure the wolf into the house. He turned his head away, too lazy to say another word.
An Rupan had someone escort him down, and hurriedly summoned several Mu Kui from Side River under his command for discussion. These Mu Kui were all An Rupan's clan members, most of whom were cousins or nephews.
Arriving with these Mu Kui was a young woman in her late teens.
She has beautiful facial features and a small beauty mark on the lower left side of her lip, which makes her look even more delicate and beautiful. She wears a bandana on her head, silver ears, and a silver collar around her neck.
Wearing a pleated long skirt, the skirt is divided into three sections, the upper section is the skirt waist, the middle section is tubular, and the lower section is multi-pleated. A triangular purse is hung around the waist, and the lower end is decorated with five-color ribbons. They also wear mouth strings, syringes and decorated tusks on their chests to ward off evil spirits.
An Rupan has two sons and one daughter under her knees, the eldest son An Qian, the second son An Kun, and her daughter An Ruyi. The eldest son An Qian was weak and sick and could not go into battle, but the second son An Kun was brave and had been sent to capture Wujiang Pass.
The girl who came in with the Mu Kui was An Rupan's daughter. Before anyone else could speak, she spoke first: "Dad, I just found out another news. A hanging basket was put down in Guiyang City to lift Chen Guimin into the city. Chen Guimin must have gone to the city to persuade him to surrender. Since the defenders in the city put down The hanging basket shows that there must be no intention to resist. Maybe Chen Guimin went in and persuaded Guiyang to surrender to the Qin army."
"Is this happening? Chen Guimin really went to the city?" An Rupan asked in a voiceless voice. The situation changed too quickly.
"Dad, this is absolutely true, what should we do?"
"Quickly, gather the troops quickly." An Rupan originally intended to let the Mu Kui come to discuss countermeasures, but the news his daughter brought back made him unable to sit still. Before An Rushan and others could say a word, he immediately ordered Gather troops and horses and set off for Guiyang.
Shuixi Sanbianxi is very powerful, with a total of 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses, which is extremely rare for chieftains in the southwestern provinces. Generally, those small chieftains can have three to 2,000 soldiers and horses, which is already very impressive.
This time, An Rupan brought 20,000 troops and marched toward Guiyang Mansion. Along the way, he asked An Rushan, An Dali, An Che and other Mu Kui to come to discuss the matter.
Anjia Zexi Mu Kui Anche said hesitantly: "Changjun, I heard that the Qin State has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, occupying a large area of land. Do we really want to go to war with the Qin army?"
An Rushan rushed to say: "What's the use of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses? Our Guizhou has high mountains and dense forests. Even if his entire army of hundreds of thousands comes over, he will not be our opponent."
An Rupan had some knowledge, but was not as arrogant as An Rushan. He said: "Let's go to Guiyang City first. If we can capture Guiyang City first, we don't need to be afraid of the Qin army. If not, we will talk about it then."
An Ruyi said: "Dad, in my opinion, we might as well agree to surrender to Qin first and attack Guiyang City with them. After Guiyang City is defeated, the Qin army will definitely relax their vigilance. We will look for opportunities then. Attack suddenly and annihilate these thousands of Qin troops. Then the city of Guiyang will be ours."
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