Dong Zhuo and Marten are both from Xiliang. Who is the boss of Xiliang?

Regarding who is the boss of Xiliang, Dong Zhuo or Ma Teng, my opinion is: I'm not sure whether Dong Zhuo can be regarded as the boss of Xiliang, but Ma Teng is definitely not. Of course, the most powerful period of two people is different, and they can't be compared.

let's talk about dong Zhuo first. Dong Zhuo grew up in Liangzhou and made friends with Qiang people when he was young. There are a large number of Qiang people in Xiliang, so many cities are mixed with Han people, even without Han people. The Qiang people have many tribes in Xiliang, and their strength is not weak. When Dong Zhuo was young, he made a lot of Qiang leaders because of his generosity. As an adult, he resisted the Huns' attack in Xiliang.

In 166 AD, Xianbei people combined with Qiang people to make an insurrection, and Dong Zhuo led troops to counter-insurgency and won. At this time, Dong Zhuo had a high reputation in Xiliang, and his prestige in the army was hard to shake.

In 184 AD, there was another rebellion in Xiliang, and Dong Zhuo led an army to counter the rebellion, which was finally put down successfully.

With Dong Zhuo's repeated meritorious deeds, Emperor Han Ling was also afraid of Dong Zhuo and tried to relieve him of his military power, but he failed. Dong Zhuo should have been one of the most influential people in Xiliang at that time, and his reputation in Xiliang should be no less than that of Huang Fusong.

in the end, Dong Zhuo was able to enter the imperial court, that is, there were a large number of Dong Zhuo's subordinates in Xiliang, and he controlled the state affairs by relying on Xiliang's army.

Marten was still a member of the rebels. After the rebels failed, they answered that Xiliang became one of the warlords. The influence in Xiliang can't be compared with Dong Zhuo at all. So I think Dong Zhuo at that time can barely be regarded as the boss of Xiliang, and he made the Kanto governors know the strength of Xiliang Army.

in the heyday of Marten's power. Xiliang didn't completely listen to him. In addition to court officials, there are a large number of warlords and Qiang tribal leaders in Xiliang. Among them, Marten and Han Sui are the strongest warlords, and others are Liang Xing, candidate, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Chengyi, Ma Wan and Yang Qiu. Their strength is uneven, but they respect Han Sui. Marten's influence among Qiang people is not as great as that of Han Sui. Therefore, Marten's strength is not necessarily better than that of Han Sui, so how can it be the boss of Xiliang?