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Chapter 642 Choice
In the snowstorm on the grassland, the fattest food was the Tuoba tribe.

The Mobei tribes are always separated from the Qin State, and once 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 force, the integrity of the tribe can continue to be maintained.

It's like being sealed.

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

"Ku Xian collected [-] tents in Langju Qingshan, and his power has expanded wildly. It is a taboo!" Desert Khan talked in Chinese.

The king of Wuhuan, Ku Xian, was not from the Xianbei family. After occupying the grassland of Langju Qingshan, his ambitions continued to expand. He had eight thousand horses in Wuhuan's hands, and nearly ten thousand horses. Putting on a horse-drawn bow, it is no problem to gather an army of 7 to [-] people.

Ku Xian had long intended to break away from Tuoba Xianbei, but he didn't dare to move lightly because of his relationship and prestige with Tuoba Liwei for so many years.

Tuoba Li frowned slightly, [-] tents meant a population of [-] to [-].

It's nothing in the Central Plains, but it's already one of the most powerful forces in the grasslands.

"There is a saying in the grassland, if the eagle's wings are stiff, it will fly alone." Desert Khan continued to add fuel and vinegar.

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

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

"It's better to strike first!" Desert Khan swung his palm like a knife and made a head-cutting motion.

Tuoba Liwei was somewhat hesitant, "Ku Xian hasn't shown any signs of betrayal, if I kill him, won't I be breaking the trust of other tribes?"

"If Kuxian makes a move, it will be too late." Desert Khan said anxiously.

He and Kuxian are already at odds with each other.

Ku Xian only wished to follow the old traditions of the grassland, implement the tribal system, pursue Maodun and Tanshihuai, and openly oppose Desert Khan's Sinicization strategy.

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

Tuoba Liwei is an old man, so he naturally knows it well.

But when a person is old, his desire to kill is not as good as before.

Back then, Tuoba Liwei took the daughter of the head of the Wuluhui tribe, annexed the Wuluhui tribe with his backhand, and decisively killed Tuoba Xianbei today.

"Our grasslands are not as prosperous as the Central Plains. Today's situation in the world is full of tigers and wolves. Only by uniting can we deal with them. If there is a civil strife, the Tuoba tribe will fall apart at least, or disappear like Wuhuan back then!" Tuoba Li Wei's eyes are old and deep.

Although the tiger is old, its prestige is still there.

With him around, Ku Xian would never dare to defect.

Tuoba Liwei has this self-confidence. On the contrary, he is very dissatisfied with Desert Khan's impatience, "It seems that you have forgotten the traditions of our grassland after so many years in Qin."

This is undoubtedly a considerable dissatisfaction.

The ass determines the head, and Tuoba Liwei, as a Xianbei khan, can recruit the Han people and pay tribute to Luoyang, but he must rule the tribes from the perspective of the grassland.

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 also the real contradiction between father and son.

Knowing that he couldn't persuade his father, Desert Khan sighed, said goodbye and went back to his tent to drink dull wine.

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

Even if you have to succumb to the Sima family, 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 bad.

The desert Khan's strategy of uniting Qin and Jin to unify the eastern Xianbei was shattered.

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

"Has the prince ever heard about the old story of Ban Dingyuan?" a person outside the tent asked quietly.

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

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

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

The three of them often go hunting and feasting together, and Tuoba Xilu and Tuoba Chuo have gradually become people who oppose Sinicization. In the past two years, they have encouraged Tuoba Liwei to actively befriend the Sima family, besiege Qin, and recover Yunzhong and Jiuyuan , Yanmen and other places.

And Tuoba Liwei is getting closer and closer to the two, and farther and farther away from Desert Khan.

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

"King Qin is willing to help the prince!" The voice outside the tent became deep.

As long as Desert Khan nodded, Xianbei would be his, and Ku Xian wouldn't have to worry about it.

But Desert Khan flinched at the critical moment.

Tuoba Liwei's influence is too far-reaching, and Desert Khan has been in Han for many years, familiar with classics, and attaches great importance to the word "filial piety".

"Duan will continue to suffer from the chaos. If the King of Qin hadn't cared about the prince, he would have launched an army to attack the Tuoba tribe!" The voice outside the tent gradually became more and more serious.

There was silence in the tent.

After a long time, Desert Khan said quietly: "The five punishments belong to three thousand, and the crime is greater than being unfilial. Those who want to be kings are supreme, those who are not sages cannot, and those who are not filial have no relatives. This is the way of chaos! If I do this Unfilial and unrighteous things, what is the face of leading the people in the grassland, don't say too much, Qin Wang will not use such a strategy!"

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

"In this case, the crown prince cherishes it." The voice outside the tent became smaller and smaller.

Darkness sweeps across the sky.

Swept across the Xianbei camps under Guangwu City.

On the city wall, Wei Guan stood in the night, "Desert Khan is a different man, and he may be a future trouble."

"I didn't expect there to be such a person on the grassland. Tuoba Xianbei fell into his hands, and he might rise up in the future." The voice behind Wei Guan was exactly the same as the voice outside Desert Khan's tent.

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

The current strength of the Tuoba tribe is not inferior to that of Tadun and Ke Bineng back then. Tuoba Liwei is very good at governance. If the Xianbei tribe continues to develop with such patience, it will definitely become a giant in the future.

"Who in the world can stand shoulder to shoulder with the king? Tuoba Xianbei lives in the east-west hub, the king penetrates the grasslands to hunt the Central Plains, and the Tuoba tribe has to get rid of them!" Wei Guan waved his hand, and several people walked out in the dark night, all dressed in Xianbei costumes. His hair is braided, and his appearance and demeanor are the same as those of Xianbei people. "Desert Khan doesn't want to make a move, so let Ku Xian do it first!"

"Wei!" Several people stepped back and disappeared into the night.

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

Wolf Ju Qingshan is stuck between Daijun and Mobei.

If this place is self-reliant, it will be like cutting the Xianbei tribe in half.

The threat to Dai County is great.

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

The Xianbei retreated, and Chen Qian stayed in Hedong. There was only one Liu Yuan left. Naturally, he had no choice but to retreat.

Contact Yanmen Siege.

But in the cold wind, a cavalry force of 5000 men rushed out of Taiyuan City in the dark, passed through Yanmen in the dark, and went straight to the grassland.

The man who led the army was Malone.

No one would have thought that Qin Jun would set off at this time.

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

Wei Guan can be regarded as his bole.

Attacking Tuoba Xianbei did not violate his promise back then.

Since Yang Zheng promulgated the land equalization system, Ma Long knew the final outcome of this confrontation between East and West.

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

The cavalry behind them rushed forward like magma...

(End of this chapter)