During the snowstorm on the grassland, the Tuoba tribe had the most to eat.

There is always something between the Mobei tribes and the Qin State, and as soon as they enter the Qin State, they will be swallowed up.

But it can be seamlessly connected with Tuoba Xianbei. As long as Tuoba Liwei is the main one, the integrity of the tribe can continue to be maintained.

It's the same as being sealed.

Of course, the tribes in Mobei are more willing to defect to Tuoba Xianbei.

"Ku Xian collected 13,000 tents in Langju Qingshan, and his strength has greatly expanded. It is a taboo!" Desert Khan talked in Chinese.

Wuhuan King Ku Xian is not from the Xianbei tribe. After occupying the pasture of Langjuqingshan, his ambitions are also growing. He has eight thousand Wuhuan elite cavalry and nearly 10,000 wandering cavalry. If he raises his arms, all men, women and children in the clan can do it.

It is easy to draw a bow and raise an army of sixty or seventy thousand men.

Ku Xian had long wanted to break away from Tuoba Xianbei, but he did not dare to make any move due to his years of relationship and prestige with Tuoba Liwei.

Tuoba Li frowned slightly, thirteen thousand tents equals a population of fifty or sixty thousand.

It's nothing in the Central Plains, but it's already one of the top powers in the grasslands.

"There is a proverb in the prairie: if an eagle's wings are hardened, it will fly alone." Desert Khan continued to add fuel to the fire.

"What are you going to do?" Tuoba Li glanced at his son.

After returning from Qin, he was completely different from before.

"Strike first to gain the upper hand!" Desert Khan waved his palm like a knife and made a head-cutting motion.

Tuoba Liwei was a little hesitant, "Kuxian has not shown any signs of rebellion. If I kill him, wouldn't I be breaking the trust of other tribes?"

"If Ku Xian takes action, it will be too late." Desert Khan said anxiously.

He and Ku Xian were already incompatible.

Ku Xian only wanted to follow the old traditions of the grassland and practice tribalism. He admired the Maodun and Tanshihuai of the past, and openly opposed Desert Khan's strategy of sinicization.

Sooner or later there will be a battle between the two.

Tuoba Li is a humble person who has matured into a mature person, so he naturally knows it well.

But as people get older, their desire to kill is not what it used to be.

Back then, Tuoba Liwei took away the daughter of the head of the Luhui tribe and annexed the Luhui tribe with his own hands. He was so decisive in his killing that he became the Tuoba Xianbei of today.

"Our grassland is not as prosperous as the Central Plains. In the current situation, we are surrounded by tigers and wolves. Only by uniting can we deal with them. If there is civil strife, the Tuoba tribe will fall apart at best, or disappear like Wuhuan back then!"

Liwei's eyes were old and deep.

Although the tiger is old, its remaining power is still there.

As long as he is around, Ku Xian will never dare to betray him.

Tuoba Liwei did not have this confidence, but on the contrary, he was very dissatisfied with Desert Khan's impatience, "It seems that you have forgotten the traditions of our grasslands for so many years in Qin."

This is undoubtedly quite a dissatisfaction.

The butt determines the head. As a Xianbei Khan, Tuoba Li could appease the Han people and pay tribute to Luoyang, but he had to rule the tribes from a grassland perspective.

He allowed Desert Khan to be moderately Sinicized, but he did not allow him to completely abandon the Xianbei tradition and become a Han Chinese.

This is the essential difference and the real contradiction between father and son.

Desert Khan knew that he could not persuade his father, so he sighed, said goodbye, and returned to his tent to drink wine.

He felt that his father was really old and not as wise and powerful as before.

Even if you have to succumb to the Sima clan, you don't have to be so anxious to be a pawn.

The Tuoba tribe repeatedly attacked Taiyuan and Yanmen, and the relationship with Qin became sour.

The Desert Khan's strategy of uniting with Qin to resist Jin and unify eastern Xianbei was shattered.

The Xianbei tribe can only become weaker and weaker in the confrontation between east and west.

"Prince, have you ever heard about Ban Dingyuan's old story?" a person said quietly outside the tent.

"Of course I have." Desert Khan was not surprised at all by the visitor.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs? If Ku Xian continues to grow stronger, I'm afraid that the prince will not be the prince in the future!"

Ku Xian did not get along with Desert Khan, but he had a very good relationship with Tuoba Xilu and Tuoba Chuo.

The three of them often went hunting and had banquets together. Tuoba Xilu and Tuoba Chuo gradually became opponents of sinicization. In the past two years, they encouraged Tuoba Liwei to actively make friends with the Sima family, besiege the Qin State, and recover Yunzhong and Jiuyuan.

, Yanmen and other places.

Tuoba Liwei became closer and closer to the two of them, and became farther and farther away from Desert Khan.

Desert Khan suddenly stood up and said, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?"

"King Qin is willing to lend a helping hand to the prince!" The voice outside the tent became deep.

As long as Desert Khan nods, Xianbei will be his, and Ku Xian won't have anything to worry about.

But Desert Khan backed down at the critical moment.

Tuoba Liwei's influence was far-reaching, and Desert Khan had lived in the Han Dynasty for many years, was familiar with the classics, and attached great importance to the word "filial piety".

"If the king of Qin had not been concerned about the prince, he would have launched an army to attack the Tuoba tribe!" The voice outside the tent became increasingly serious.

Silence fell in the tent.

After a long time, Desert Khan said quietly: "The five punishments belong to three thousand, but the crime is no greater than being unfilial. The one who wants the king is supreme, the one who is not a saint cannot do it, and the one who is not filial has no relatives. This is the way of great chaos! If I do this unfaithfulness

How can you lead the people on the grassland with unfilial and unjust things? Your Excellency, don’t say anything more, the King of Qin will not use such tactics!"

This is Desert Khan's choice, and it is also Tuoba Xianbei's choice!

"In this case, the prince takes it very seriously." The voice outside the tent became smaller and smaller.

Darkness swept across the sky.

It swept through the continuous Xianbei camps under Guangwu City.

On the city wall, Wei Guan stood in the night, "Desert Khan is a majestic man, and I am afraid he will cause trouble in the future."

"I never thought there was such a person on the grassland. If Tuoba Xianbei falls into his hands, there is no way he will rise in the future." The voice behind Wei Guan was exactly the same as the voice outside the desert sweat tent.

Emphasis on filial piety is equivalent to knowing the rules of the Central Plains.

The current strength of the Tuoba tribe is not as good as that of Tadun and Ke. Tuoba is very good at governance. If the Xianbei tribe continues to develop with such forbearance, it will definitely become a behemoth in the future.

"Who in the world is comparable to the king? Tuoba Xianbei is at the crossroads between the east and the west. The king penetrates the grassland to hunt the Central Plains, and the Tuoba tribe has to get rid of him!" Wei Guan waved his hand, and several more people walked out in the dark night, all dressed in Xianbei clothes, Kun

His hair is braided, and his appearance and demeanor are the same as those of Xianbei people. "Desert Khan is unwilling to take action, so let Ku Xian take action first!"

"Wei!" Several people held their hands and backed away, disappearing into the night.

A few days later, rumors spread among the Xianbei tribe that Ku Xian wanted to stand on his own in Langju Qingshan.

Langju Qingshan is stuck between Daijun and Mobei.

If this place were to stand on its own, it would be like cutting the Xianbei tribe in two.

The threat to Dai County is great.

Tuoba Liwei had no choice but to retreat and return to Daijun.

The Xianbei people retreated, and Chen Qian stayed in Hedong. Liu Yuan was left alone, so he had no choice but to retreat.

Yanmen siege contact.

But in the cold wind, a cavalry force of 5,000 people rushed out of Taiyuan City in the dark, took advantage of the night to pass through Yanmen, and headed straight for the grassland.

The man leading the army was Ma Long.

No one would have thought that the Qin army would go out at this time.

"The end of the confrontation between east and west is not in Hedong, but in Tuoba Xianbei. Your Majesty wants to penetrate the grasslands and hunt the Central Plains. This is the time for Xiaoxing to use his life!" Wei Guan's words were still swirling in Ma Long's mind.

Wei Guan was considered his bole.

The attack on Tuoba Xianbei did not violate his promise back then.

From the time Yang Zheng promulgated the equalization of land, Ma Long knew the final outcome of this East-West confrontation.

"Now is the time for a man to make great achievements!" Ma Long waved his long spear and pointed to the north.

The cavalry behind them surged forward like lava...

(End of chapter)
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