On November 25, 272 AD, Wen Yang led his cavalry and escorted the wounded soldiers from the northern line since the war began to come to the winter camp of the Tuoba Xianbei.

Along the way, the entire army was dejected, as if they had lost a battle.

There is nothing to say about this. Uncle Meng brought new recruits who had just been recruited last year, and as a result, he made a exchange comparison, which led to his loss of the fighter jets that went deep behind the enemy. It seemed as if he was sent to escort the wounded soldiers.

"Great General Pingbei, welcome to the Tuoba people's home. I have ordered my men to prepare warm tents and horse milk wine for the general and your soldiers. Please rest well."

"Well, there is the leader of Lao Li. That, is our military medical team here?"

"Mu Banlan, the subordinate, reported to General Pingbei, that our army's military medical team has arrived at the camp for half a month, and the relevant nursing camps have been resettled."

"Oh, it turns out to be Doctor Mu. Well, we have transported more than 1,300 wounded soldiers on this trip. I'm working hard."

"I dare not, they are all responsibilities of subordinates."

The military doctors went to hand over the wounded on their own, and Wen Yang turned to the side: "Chief Liwei, I heard that Linglang De Mohan is back? Where are the others now? Can you invite me to see you?"

Is it finally here? Hearing Wen Yang's words, Tuoba Liwei felt a sense of relief inexplicably.

Desert Khan returned to the tribe at the end of October. To be honest, Tuoba Liwei, who is already old, was not much delighted in his heart when the eldest son returned, and some were just anxious.

As a generation of heroes, Tuoba Liwei was in charge of the Tuoba Xianbei for decades. He joined the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the south, paid worship and took the initiative to submit protons. After Ji Han entered Guanzhong, he actively contacted Guan Yi and took the initiative to send troops to help Guan Yi eliminate the Qifu tribe, and then joined Guan Yi's wool-for-grain plan.

Through this, the Tuoba tribe received a generous reward. Especially in Bingzhou, the Tongguan commercial road was sealed, and after Ji Han's commercial road moved north, the Tuoba tribe, at the middle point of this commercial road, took on the escort work, which made a lot of money.

The wealthy Tuoba tribe has thus vigorously absorbed the nearby small tribes, and the population has been increasing rapidly in recent years. With more people, there will naturally be more soldiers. With more soldiers, there will be more opportunities for survival and development on the grassland. Not to mention anything else, in recent years, in the competition with the nearby Yuwen tribe, the Tuoba tribe has basically gained the upper hand.

Development has always been a double-edged sword. The wealth of the tribe has led to the doves in the tribe becoming stronger and stronger. In the eyes of these people, since they can make money and buy things by doing business and collecting tolls, why bother going south to rob? Moreover, in recent years, the sheep in the tribe has grown stronger, while the number of cattle and horses is growing. The mobility of the tribe is actually declining sharply.

Similarly, due to the huge space required for nomadic production, and the increased damage to the grasslands after the increase in sheep flocks, the Tuoba tribe had to scatter the tribes in several different pastures - there was no single pasture nearby to support the entire huge Tuoba tribe. This pattern led to Tuoba Liwei having to split the tribes - the Tuoba tribe has now been divided into three parts, except for the old camp he personally managed by 70,000 to 80,000 people. There are two branches, which were handed over to his two sons, and each of them had a population of 50,000 or 60,000.

Tuoba Liwei, who is already a mature man, knows very well that after he dies, his two sons will definitely break out for the tribe's only rule. This is the iron law of survival on the grassland for thousands of years and is not transferred by human will. What he can do is to consciously tilt more resources towards the son he is optimistic about, so that after his death, the battle for the "throne" can end quickly, thus minimizing the harm the tribe will suffer.

However, he was so desperate that he was now released by the State of Jin.

As a grassland hero, Tuoba Liwei (calculated by the age in history books, this guy lived at least 100 years old) has more than 20 sons in his long life. Among the children currently living, the oldest Desert Khan is in his fifties, and the youngest son is less than 20 years old. Therefore, although this eldest son was sent to Luoyang to be a proton in his early years due to the situation, how much guilt or reluctance does Tuoba Liwei feel in his heart? That probably doesn't.

However, this guy is the oldest son at present. He returned to the tribe as a representative of Jin State! His arrival has led to the possibility of breaking the tacit understanding and balance of power that has gradually formed within the tribe over the years.

Perhaps as a proton, he had been living in Luoyang carefully for too long. The eldest son performed very high-profile after returning to the tribe. Less than a month after returning, he had organized three gatherings of children from the upper class of the tribe. At these gatherings, Tuoba De Mokhan cited classics and refuted all the rash men on the grassland in his eloquence. Even in martial arts such as shooting techniques and fighting, the ability of the eldest son also made the young generation of the tribe at the gathering were amazed.

People on the grassland have relatively simple thinking. The patriarchal law and other things are nonsense. The identity of Demon Khan's eldest son does not represent anything. However, when the eldest son shows both civil and military qualities, many middle and high-level leaders will naturally begin to move closer to Demon Khan: If you want to survive on the grassland, it is really important whether the leader is excellent.

In short, the balance that Tuoba Li had worked hard to maintain was quickly broken. The son, who had been in great struggle, was quickly abandoning his past grudges and actively moving closer.

Therefore, when Wen Yang asked to meet Desert Khan, Tuoba Liwei agreed very readily: I have understood that even if the Jin State is not destroyed this time, it is destined to be greatly damaged. In the future, the person on the grassland must be a great man. Then, leave everything to the man to judge.

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"The savage from the northern border, Tuoba Desert Khan, pays homage to the Great Han General Pingbei."

The curtain of the tent was lifted up, and when he walked in, a handsome man with slightly gray hair, but his eyebrows were relaxed, his nose was high and his eyes were bright, his face was rosy, and his figure was tall and strong.

When Wen Yang saw Tuoba Desert Khan at the first sight, he was slightly surprised, but he quickly reacted: "Hehe, Desert Khan, you have lived in the Han area for many years and are famous in Luoyang. Although Wen Chu had not met him in Luoyang in the past, he had heard of his name for a long time. How can a person like you be called a savage? You are too humble."

"I dare not, barbarians, where is the name of a talent?"

"Okay, okay, you are the same as Liu Yuanhai. After staying in the Han area for a long time, you are more troublesome than those bachelors. You are not sure who I was when I was in Luoyang. I won't say these literary words. I will ask you in the future, what do you want to do when Emperor Jin comes back?"

"Lobbying his father Khan, rebel against Han and return to Jin, and cut off the grain road of the Han Dynasty."

"Oh? But I think you've been back for almost a month and haven't worked hard at all."

"The destiny is in Han Dynasty, and my Tuoba tribe doesn't want to be a chariot with a mantis arm."

"Hahahaha~~Oh, Desert Khan, Desert Khan, have you studied loyalty, filial piety, rituals and righteousness in Luoyang for many years? Why did you get Sima Yan's salary in Luoyang and change your mind after returning to the tribe?"

"I am a barbarian, and I don't have to learn from the Han people to be loyal to the country. Besides, in the past hundred years, the Han and Wei, Wei and Jin dynasties have had two Zen times. It has not been heard that all Han people committed suicide to the Han people to be loyal to the Han people, nor has the Wei people to be loyal to the Cao Wei."

"Hmph! Sure enough, I will not argue with you about these things, so I will ask you one thing, what do you want?"

"First, seek survival. Second, seek a position of sweat."

"Tell me more carefully."

"I have two younger brothers, one is Xilu, and the other is Luguan. Each holds a department. They all have the ambition to inherit the throne of father Khan. When I returned, my two younger brothers regarded me as a hatred and wanted to remove me and get out of me quickly. If the second brother does not perish, I will not be able to survive. Second, after I get rid of my second brother, I will inherit the throne of father Khan. Ensure that the Tuoba tribe continues to be loyal to the Han Dynasty."

"Hmph! Tuoba Xilu and Tuoba Luguan have been sending envoys to make friends with our Han Dynasty in recent years. Xilu grazing in Hetao, which has made great contributions to maintaining the stability of many tribes in Hetao. Luguan is also diligent in maintaining the business path of our Han Dynasty north of Youzhou. Why should we get rid of them who are happy to cooperate and support you who don't know at all?"

"Precisely because they are so familiar with the great man, no matter who they take power, they will take it for granted and will not be grateful to the great man. But I am different. I am a shallow foundation in the tribe. After I take power, I have no choice but to firmly rely on the great man."

"Well, what you said is not unreasonable, so? What do you want to do with me?"
Chapter completed!