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Jincheng County was established in the sixth year of Shiyuan (81 BC) of Emperor Zhao of the Western Han Dynasty. It governed part of the west of Lanzhou, Gansu and Qinghai. It governed Yunwu County and led Yunwu, Jincheng, Yuzhong, Lingju, Yunjie, Zhiyang, Paohan, Haomen, Baishi. It belonged to Liangzhou.

In the 13th year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (37th year), it was merged into Longxi County. Emperor Ming restored Jincheng County and still governed Yunwu County. He led 7 counties, including Yunwu, Jincheng, Yunjie, Zhiyang, Haomen, Lingju (now northwest of Yongdeng County), and Yuzhong County.

Although Yunwu County is the capital of Jincheng County, it is only the place where the Jincheng County Governor is located.

In Liangzhou, some county magistrates hold great power and control the life and death of this place. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the local emperors, but some county magistrates are not.

The capital of Jincheng County is located in Yunwu County, but the power center of Jincheng is in Jincheng.

This city that looks small but is actually extremely huge, the reason why Jincheng is the power center of Jincheng County is not only that Jincheng and Jincheng County have only one word difference, but more because of the aristocratic family standing in Jincheng.

Jincheng Qu family!

There are several statements about the origin of the Qu family in Jincheng.

One is from the Ji surname, which is a descendant of Huangdi. Huangdi had a descendant named Qi (Hou Ji), who was the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty. Qi's son Buqi had a son named Tao. When he was born, the palm text on his hand was very similar to the ancient word "Qu" and hence the name was Qu Tao. Qu Tao later became the leader of the Zhou people, and his descendants named his surname after his name, called Qu surname.

The second is from the surname. Among the descendants of Qu Tao, there was a man named Qu Wu who served as a doctor in Yan State. His descendants named his surname after his name and called Qu surname. The ancestor of the surname: Qu Tao.

Of course, there is another interesting story, which was during the reign of Emperor Ai of the Western Han Dynasty, which seems to be about the origin of the Qu family in Jincheng.

The story says: In the third year of Jianping (4 BC), Emperor Ai of the Western Han Dynasty, in the fief of King Liu Yun of Dongping, "there was a large stone in the middle of Hu Mountain, which was nine feet and six inches high. It moved its original location one zhang. It was heard from far and near, and it was a sudden rumor."

It turned out to be a well-shaped rectangular boulder lying on the lieutenant without long legs or moving it, but it turned over and rolled up and stood up.

King Dongping felt that it was not a good omen, so he piled up a mountain of earth in his palace like the shape of a gourd mountain, erected stone statues and inserted yellow grass to pray at any time.

One of the two false men who were "waiting to be called" in the capital was called Xifu Gong (Xifu, surname), and the other named Sun Chong, who knew about this, used this to make a big fuss, spread rumors and slander, and deceived the emperor's trust to achieve the purpose of being granted official positions and awarded titles.

So he wrote a letter to Emperor Ai of Han, saying that Liu Yun, "Handling stones in the palace, only destroying the court, but not hoping, and doing Huo Xian's plan and Jing Ke's change." He asked the Zhongchangshi to pass the letter to Emperor Ai of Han.

The sentence "Huo Xian's plan and Jing Ke's change" hurt Emperor Ai of Han, so he immediately issued an order to abolish Liu Yun as a commoner, and all other participants were executed.

The court officer Liang Xiang, Shangshu Ling Ju Tan, and the servant Bofeng hurriedly submitted a memorial to stop him, and strongly advised Emperor Ai of Han to pay attention to evidence and not to confess his confession easily. The angry Emperor Ai of Han was judged as "not knowing that he was jealous of evil and fighting against thieves, and his intentions were to wait and see, and his crimes were equal." These three were also expelled from the court and demoted to the people.

Ju Tan and his son Ju Guyi went to Xiping, Liangzhou to change their surname to Qu.

This is the source of the true historical story of "Qu Tan changing to Qu", "refuting to Huangzhong, because he lives in Xiping" and "Qu Qu and Qu" as the same clan as recorded in "Book of Han", "Common Common Meaning", "Zizhi Tongjian" and "Yuan He surnamed Zhuan" and "Qu and Qu are the same clan".

It also seems to be the real origin of the Qu family in Jincheng.

For a long time since then, Qu Tan's descendants have always been along the Huangshui River and even become a huge Qu family group famous in history in the northwest region. Minyan, Jincheng, Ancient West Prefecture, said, "There are no Count of Cattle and Sheep; the rich people in the south and the brothels in the north", which shows his wealth and power.

During the late Eastern Han Dynasty and during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Qu family produced many famous generals, such as Qu Yi, a powerful general who was as famous as the Hebei general Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who responded to Cao Cao with Han Sui and Ma Yao, and Qu Yan (Yan), a war general who guarded Western Liang, and Qu Yun, the commander of Emperor Min of the Western Jin Dynasty, to Zuo Pushe.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Qu Jia, the famous Gaochang king of the Western Regions, also came from Yuzhong, Jincheng. The Qu family was established in Gaochang for 134 years and was inherited for 9 generations. It was finally defeated by Hou Junji, the general of Emperor Taizong of Tang.

At this time, the head of the Qu family in Jincheng was Qu Yan.

This Qu Yan is not an easy person, but a person with great ambitions. Otherwise, when Cao Pi became emperor in later generations, he would not have colluded with the Liangzhou family to rebel against Cao Pi. Unfortunately, he met Su Ze, and his plan failed from the beginning.

But Qu Yi, who was famous during the Three Kingdoms period, was Qu Yan's uncle.

Jincheng is very small, much smaller than Guzang, but Qu Yan is not small, even a little big.

In the empty lobby, there was no one except a high seat, a person sitting on the high seat, and a messenger in front of the high seat.

There were only two people in the empty lobby.

One of them is naturally Qu Yan, and the other is an envoy from the Marquis of Luoyang in Wuwei County.

Half a month passed again after Cao Chong controlled the four counties of Liangzhou.

Half a month is enough for Cao Chong to integrate the power of the four counties of Liangzhou. Of course, it is only a preliminary integration, but even the preliminary integration is enough for Cao Chong to place his vision outside the four counties of Liangzhou.

After integrating the four counties of Liangzhou, Cao Chong began to plan other aristocratic families in Liangzhou.

Looking at the aristocratic families in other places, they are not as dangerous as the Qu family in Jincheng that Cao Chong is.

The reason why the Qu family in Jincheng was afraid of Cao Chong was naturally because of the power they held.

The Qu family in Jincheng was not originally in Jincheng, but Linqiang in Xihai County, as its name is, it is adjacent to Qianghu.

In the early Western Han Dynasty, the three counties of Linqiang, Anyi, and Po Qiang were set up along the Huangshui River Basin in the Huangzhong area. Among them, Xipingting was the capital of the local garrison troops and was a pure military unit, and was under the jurisdiction of Linqiang County in terms of regional and administrative conditions.

Judging from the name of the construction, these three counties and one pavilion were built to resist the Qiang and Hu in the northwest.

Three hundred years later, in the 18th year of Jian'an (213 AD), Xipingting was abolished in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Xidu County was established on the original site of Xipingting as the capital of Xiping County, governing the four counties of Huangshui.

According to the Han Dynasty regulations, "the population was limited to a thousand households, and large counties were established, and small counties were the chiefs." At the beginning of the establishment of the Western Capital, the highest executive was called "Xidu Chang". It seems that the population was obviously less than a thousand households.

It can be seen that when Qu Gu Yi first came, there were only Western Qiang garrisons or a small number of family members here.

According to historical records, although Ju Tan was demoted to serve as a citizen, his home was not confiscated. The wealth accumulated by being an official in the capital provided great material support for the establishment of a home, the expansion of territory, and the original accumulation of capital in the early days of the Qu family in Xiping, making them easy to join the ranks of local gentry, favored by local governments, and provided a reliable economic guarantee for future development.

Thirteen years later, the power vacuum caused by the war in Xinmang usurping the Han Dynasty and Liu Xiu's continuous years of support for the Han Dynasty gradually faded this sense of guilt and spiritual depression, creating a good political environment for the Qu family.

Linqiang County is neighbors with Qianghu, and its residence is intertwined. It can be said that you have me and I have you. The Western Qiang people are fighting fiercely and brave and strong, and often make a living by looting. They gather together to form associations, whistle and leave with a full load, and are erratic.

When the local government was unable to provide effective protection, on the one hand, it was a large amount of money to buy the Qianghu people to obtain temporary peace, and on the other hand, it was necessary to establish a strong family armed force for effective self-defense. At that time, the main strategy for the Qu family to survive was to make a living.

In the long-term battle against the reunion, this family armed forces were greatly trained. They mastered and used the Qiang fast horse scimitar and unexpectedly made a powerful Qu family armed group that shocked the side.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the Qu family in Jincheng was born in the war.

This is not like the Duan clan of Wuwei, but also a family like the Cao clan of Dunhuang.

The Qu family in Jincheng was born and grew up in the war, and also had the willful ** like the war.

They were even more aggressive. Their enemies were the King of the Western Qiang all year round, rather than the conquered Hexi Xianbei.

This is not a family that is easy to settle, just like the history of this family.

The original Qu family was still very simple, but after the Qu family came out, the Qu family was no longer as simple as before.

In the seventh year of Guanghe in the Eastern Han Dynasty (184 AD), the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in the Central Plains. Emperor Ling of Han sent the left general Huangfu Song to quell the rebellion. In the third year of Zhongping (186 AD), Huangfu Song went to Liangzhou to recruit soldiers. Qu Yi led more than 1,000 brave soldiers from his family to respond.

In Jizhou, the Yellow Turban Army in Bingzhou all returned to victory and was highly appreciated by Huangfu Song. After the rebellion was over, Huangfu Song returned to the court, and Qu Yi stayed in Liyang and became a sergeant general under the command of Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou.

Dong Zhuo went to Beijing to control the government and wanted to usurp the Han Dynasty. All the princes in the world jointly promoted Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai, who had four generations and three generations, to attack Dong Zhuo together. Although being the leader of the alliance may not be effective, in that era when warlords were separatist, who listened to whom?

Yuan Shao wanted to fight westward by Han Fu in Jizhou but could not make a move. Qu Yi resolutely forced Han Fu to surrender and welcome Yuan Shao to the west. Gongsun Zan was not welcomed by Yuan Shao's territory, and forced to pass the two sides, he would inevitably break up and fight.

At that time, Yuan Shao could not compete with Gongsun Zan at all in terms of strength. It was precisely because of Qu Yi's military talent that Yuan Shao finally defeated Gongsun Zan and became the overlord of the north.

In the famous Battle of the Border Bridge, Qu Yi used 800 swords, axes and 1,000 crossbow soldiers to resolutely resist Gongsun Zan's powerful white horse Yichi attacked one after another. The last counterattack killed Gongsun Zan tens of thousands of infantry and cavalrymen to throw away their armor. Qu Yi took advantage of the victory and chased until Gongsun Zan's central camp twenty miles away. He cut off the flag of the Yamen before returning triumphantly. On the way, he also dispersed another cavalry that besieged Yuan Shao to rescue Yuan Shao, creating a brilliant example of winning with fewer victory.

Although the Battle of Jieqiao did not completely change the strength comparison between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, it greatly improved the ambition of Yuan Shao and his followers. After the Battle of Jieqiao, Qu Yi was ordered to confront Gongsun Zan many times, with more victory and fewer defeats.

Historians commented that Qu Yi was "the nemesis of Gongsun Zan".

Some fans of the Three Kingdoms commented that Qu Yi's martial arts were no less than Zhao Yun. He should be the first general in Hebei than the famous generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Zhang He.

Qu Yi made great military achievements for Yuan Shao, but the result was very tragic.

In the fourth year of Jian'an (199 AD), when Yuan Shao's heavy troops besieged Yijing and finally eliminated Gongsun Zan, he lured Qu Yi to death. The "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Yuan Shao" records the crime of "self-bearing merits, being arrogant and insolent, Shao summoned him to kill him, and merged his many people."

When evaluating the relationship between Qu Yi and Yuan Shao, one of the people said: Qu Yi is strong, arrogant, not understanding the integrity of advance and retreat, not knowing the way of politics, and not flattering. This is naturally not for Yuan Shao's appetite. Yuan Shao is a lenient person but jealous on the outside. Although he looks like a polite and humble man, he is actually very conjecture and is in a murderous manner. He is naturally not at ease with his subordinates like Qu Yi who are of great achievements and both civil and military but cannot be welcomed. Therefore, it is reasonable to find an excuse to kill him.

So when Qu Yan's generation came, he never thought of truly believing in someone and working hard for it.

This is also the fact that Qu Yan was suppressed many times after the incident, and he pretended to surrender, and rebelled again until he was killed by Cao Wei.

After Qu Yan was killed, the fire of rebellion was still not extinguished and would rekindle whenever there was a chance.

Qu Guang and Qu Ying are both like this. The blood flowing from the Qu family in Jincheng is sinful and violent.

This is also the reason why Cao Chong was afraid of the Qu family in Jincheng.

A selfish and injured family is also a powerful family. It is not that easy to compromise such a family.

The facts are similar to Cao Chong's thoughts.

Qu Yan supported his jaw with both hands and said to Cao Chong's envoy: "The Marquis of Luoyang wants me to surrender to him?"

The messenger sat very straight and spoke very straightly.

"Junhou was originally the governor of Liangzhou, the guardian of Liangzhou, and the commander of Liangzhou. The county master is now in Jincheng. Jincheng belongs to Jincheng County, and Jincheng County belongs to Liangzhou. Naturally, the county master is also under the jurisdiction of Junhou."

Qu Yan smiled and asked, "Do you know why my ancestors chose to be in Xiping when they arrived in Liangzhou, and why did they end up in Jincheng County?"

The messenger was stunned by the question Qu Yan.

"This question is probably not the topic of your and I'm talking to today."

Qu Yan didn't mind and said to himself: "At that time, the ancestors fled. If they went to Pingyuan County, they would be immediately discovered and killed by the persecutors. However, Xiping was different, but Jincheng was different. Xiping was remote and far away from the capital. With Qiang and Hu as their neighbors, the location was exactly the opposite of Pingyuan County east of Chang'an. It was an unexpected place for the persecutors and was safer. Another point is that Xiping may have tribesmen or reliable subordinates. If they defect to them, they can be taken care of and protected, which is conducive to future development. Our Jincheng is so remote that the king and marquis can ignore it."

"In Liangzhou, how can the king and the prince turn a blind eye?"

"Then I surrender."

Qu Yan's sudden change of words made the messenger stunned for a moment. However, since Qu Yan said this, can his task be said to have been completed?

The messenger stood up and bowed to Qu Yan.

"Those who know the times are heroes, and you are wise to make your choice now."

But Qu Yan did not get up, but just curled his lips, making the messenger unable to figure out what Qu Yan was thinking for a while.
Chapter completed!