Chapter 579 Opening the City Gate
Northern Border, Jinyang
"My Lord, this is it." Ma Jin looked around and confirmed that this was the burial place of General Qin Yue.
When the second master buried the general here, he marked it. The mark was the Yellowstone in front of us, which could not be buried even by heavy snow.
Ma Jin stepped aside. When the general died in battle, the Second Master had originally planned to carry the coffin back to Chang'an. However, not long after, the Qin family was convicted, and the Second Master had no choice but to find a place to bury the general.
Fortunately, when the general was buried, there was no fanfare and a sleight of hand was used, otherwise the general's tomb would have been destroyed by the Xianbei barbarians.
In fact, the fact that Qin Yue's tomb remained safe and sound was also due to the help of a small number of local people who knew about the incident and helped to conceal it. They were grateful for the generations of Qin's army who had protected the northern border, and they quietly protected General Qin Yue's tomb, not wanting anyone to disturb his peace.
Qin Heng took three sticks of incense and while burning them, he told his father about all the changes that had taken place in the Qin family in recent years, and also talked to his father about the relocation of the grave.
"Dad, after your death, the Qin family was exiled to Pingzhou."
"It's also our Qin family's destiny. You should know that the Song family forcibly married Lu Desheng's second daughter, Xie Zhan's fiancée, to Xiaoliu."
"Thanks to her, our Qin family is safe and sound, and the children are growing up."
"Your daughter-in-law is now the ruler of Pingzhou. The men of the Qin family are working hard to assist her in resisting the Xianbei and other barbarian tribes, and to secure a safe habitat for the Han people behind her."
"Pingzhou is a good place, you will like it. When you move there, we will live close to each other, and your family will be able to visit you often."
"Is it Prince Qin?" a trembling voice asked tentatively.
Qin Heng turned around and saw an old man looking at them with tears in his eyes.
The old man was a local resident. In fact, he had been quietly paying attention to the movements here since they appeared.
Qin Heng and his personal guards knew all the movements of these small animals.
Qin Heng nodded slightly at him.
"I knew it must be the descendants of the Qin family." As he spoke, the old man took two steps forward and pointed out the most accurate location for them. "General Qin's tomb is to the west of this large yellow stone."
"Thank you very much."
"You're welcome, thank you." The old man waved his hands repeatedly.
During every New Year, they would secretly come to pay tribute to General Qin.
First, it allows General Qin to enjoy some of the world's incense, and second, it is hoped that General Qin's spirit in heaven can protect the land of the northern border.
Their lives had been truly hard over the past two years, and they missed the time when General Qin was still around.
"Prince Qin, are you planning to move the grave of General Qin?" The old man saw it when his personal guards took action, and he felt uneasy.
"Yes, our Qin family has settled in Pingzhou now. So we want to move my father's grave there."
"It's what I should do."
The grave was quickly dug up, and Qin Heng personally buried his father's body.
The old man never left.
Before leaving, Qin Heng told the old man, "Old man, the city gates will be opened in three days. If you want to leave the northern border, take this opportunity to leave."
The old man was stunned at first, then overjoyed, "Won't the people from the Xianbei royal court stop us?"
"Won't."
"Prince Qin, can I tell others?"
"OK."
"Can we go to Pingzhou?" the old man asked cautiously.
"Yes. If you can successfully reach Pingzhou, each family will receive five taels of silver as resettlement allowance from the government office."
Upon hearing this, the old man immediately made a decision in his heart: go to Pingzhou, he must go to Pingzhou!
"Remember, the gates will only be open for three days."
The old man understood that if you want to leave, hurry up.
On the way out, Qin Heng and his companions encountered a scene in a secluded place where Xianbei soldiers were robbing a woman.
The people who were robbed were a brother and sister. Four or five Xianbei barbarians, one of them was holding the girl, while the other three or four were beating and kicking the boy.
Qin Heng gave a signal, and Ma Jin nodded. He arranged for the men to disperse to prevent anyone from coming this way. He then led a dozen or so men to surround the area.
Not long after, all these Xianbei soldiers were buried underground, and the brother and sister were saved.
As the brother and sister persisted in asking, they learned that Ma Jin and others were soldiers from Pingzhou, and that the city gates would be opened in three days.
The news spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Pingzhou soldiers also posted red notices at the city gates and other crowded places. People who knew the news rushed to tell the news, and the people in both places became agitated.
"It's the Qin family army, the Qin family army is back!"
"Not coming back, coming to pick us up!"
"Hurry up and pack up, the city gate is about to open!"
The northern border and Pingzhou are located in the northeasternmost and northwestern parts of Dali, respectively. The mountains are high and the roads are long, making it difficult for news to spread. In addition, the imperial court and the Xianbei royal court intentionally or unintentionally obstruct the spread, so the common people in the two places know very little about Pingzhou.
If it weren't for the Pingzhou soldiers' extensive propaganda in Liangzhou and other northern areas, the common people in both areas would not have known that Pingzhou and the Xianbei had negotiated such a condition.
Even the two days before leaving were not peaceful.
Xianbei soldiers often broke into people's homes and robbed them of valuables. If people dared to resist, they would beat them.
After these things happened and spread, ordinary people learned their lesson and started to pack up their valuables before leaving home.
Those robbers broke into the house and stole whatever they wanted. It was up to them.
Finally, the agreed day arrived and the city gates of the two places opened as scheduled.
The common people had been waiting there long ago, and from a distance, it looked like a sea of black people.
Under the organization of some caring people, people lined up spontaneously.
The situation was exactly the same at all the major city gates.
Currently, the highest person in charge of the Northern Border and Liangzhou is Tuoba Jin, and the general stationed in the two places is Dugu Zhong.
For such a big event, the two of them naturally had to be on duty at the city gate.
Ever since they received the handwritten edict from Tuoba Khan, the two had anticipated that many people would leave, but they never expected that there would be so many.
The two of them didn't look good.
Qin Heng brought people here.
Each side occupied one side.
Seeing Qin Heng, Tuoba Jin and Dugu Zhong suppressed the thoughts that were coming to their minds.
Never mind, let these common people go. This time, they were inexperienced and after occupying the northern border and Liangzhou, they made life miserable for the people.
Nowadays, the common people in the two places are very uncooperative with their governance and are not very active in their work. In addition, the people in the northern border and Liangzhou are more tough than those in the Central Plains, and conflicts with their Xianbei soldiers often occur.
Next time, they will definitely pay attention.
When the time came, the city gates slowly opened and the people began to leave the city in an orderly manner.
Originally, there should not be any inspection at this time, but the Xianbei city gate guards were greedy. When they saw wealthy families going out, they would stop them and say they wanted to search.
The people who were stopped dared not speak out.
Ma Jin and others noticed it immediately and walked over directly.
Snap! Ma Jin whipped the Xianbei city guard with a whip, sending him flying.
"What are you doing?"
"I should be the one asking you what you want to do. If I tell you to release them, then do it properly! Why, you searched them once before releasing them, and you're doing it a second time? Do you think we, the soldiers of Pingzhou, are dead?"
The change at the city gate made everyone look at Qin Heng and Tuoba Jin.
The city gate commander was anxious and angry, "Second Prince, General Dugu, are we just going to let them be so arrogant?"
The city gate general spoke loudly, and Qin Heng looked at them with a deep gaze.
Tuoba Jin was filled with rage. He himself was abandoned by Qin Sheng. Now he had no fighting power at all and had been deprived of his qualifications as an heir. That was why his father Khan was confident in handing over the northern border of Liangzhou to him.
How could he not hate Pingzhou and the Qin family? He dreamed of eating their flesh alive.
Moreover, the actions of the Pingzhou soldiers were a slap in the face of the Xianbei royal court.
Dugu Zhong suppressed him, "Second Prince, don't forget the Khan's order! Besides, the captives of the Buyeo tribe are still in the hands of Pingzhou..." This is the key to controlling the Xianbei.
And seeing Qin Heng's fearless appearance, could it be that he has something important to rely on? Dugu Zhong muttered to himself.
Pah! Tuoba Jin slapped the gatekeeper in the face. "I told you to open the gate, so just open it and let them go. You're doing this in vain!"
The city gate general covered his face and said, "Yes, yes, I was wrong."
After saying this, he shouted to his subordinates, "Did you hear that? Let him go!"
"Yes!" These Xianbei gatekeepers dared to be angry but not to speak.
This scene suddenly made the eyes of the originally numb people light up. It turned out that the Qin family army was the only one that could control these Xianbei barbarians.
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