Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 925 Xianbei Mission
Yuan Xi built a city on the frontier fortress while waiting for news from Xianbei. A month later, the Xianbei envoy finally arrived.

He camped twenty miles north of the city fort, and the two sides had not yet contacted each other, but his preliminary demands had been conveyed through Tian Yu.

Yuan Xi did not come up to receive them, but temporarily placed them outside the city for the time being, saying they would meet in the next few days.

Now he and Lu Lingqi are sitting at the top of the city, facing the cool breeze on the summer grassland, grilling mutton skewers.

The freshly killed mutton was skewered with red willow paper strips and roasted on the slightly dancing flames, making a sizzling sound. The mutton oil gathered and dripped into the fire. The flames instantly jumped up and burned directly to the surface of the mutton. An indescribable burnt aroma filled the air.

Lu Lingqi's lower abdomen was obviously slightly bulging at this time. She leaned against the city wall and sat lazily on a fur felt. She chewed the fat and thin mutton in her mouth and sighed: "It tastes a lot like when I was a child."

Yuan Xi sprinkled a little salt on the mutton and put it in his mouth, "It's a pity that there is no cumin, otherwise the taste will be even worse."

"But the mutton is very good, and just using salt is also very good."

He was talking about cumin, which was introduced to China in the Tang Dynasty. If you want to get it early now, you can only open the Silk Road westward, which cannot be achieved in a short time.

Lu Lingqi pointed to the north, "I remember when I was a child, when the world was not in chaos, I followed my father and mother in Jiuyuan. This area was full of cattle and sheep."

Lu Lingqi said angrily: "I'm afraid these Xianbei people think that my husband is begging them and wants to reap the benefits."

Having said that, both of them felt that they were worried. According to the date, Lu Lingqi would probably give birth in the New Year, and she would not be able to travel long distances before and after. She might have to spend the New Year on the grassland this time.

Lu Lingqi said: "My husband's ambitions are too lofty. The feud that has lasted for hundreds of years is not so easy to resolve."

Therefore, when the Xianbei envoys entered, they were extremely surprised to see the Southern Xiongnu dressed up as Qubei. They couldn't help but look at Qubei a few more times before introducing themselves one by one.

Yuan Xi sighed: "The war has a profound impact on everyone in the world."

Yuan Xi laughed and helped her walk slowly towards the city. "You should have a good rest during this period. Maybe you can have a stable New Year."

"We can still suppress them at the moment. If we don't take this opportunity to integrate the Hu and Han, it will be even more troublesome when the Central Plains is in turmoil in the future and the barbarians invade."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Yes, but now is the best time in decades."

After Lu Lingqi finished eating the mutton skewers, she stood up, but she moved violently. She held her waist with an ouch and her face turned bitter. Yuan Xi quickly supported her nervously and said, "What's wrong?"

"If you want to live and work in peace and contentment, you need a peaceful and prosperous age, but this is even more rare in the border areas where turmoil continues."

"Once successful, Bu Dugen's unit will be a nail we planted within Xianbei. If we let the three units unify, Youhe will have to face hundreds of thousands of cavalry who can come and go at any time, and they can't stop them all the way. , Zhongyuan is really in trouble.”

These tribes are all very close to the northern frontier of Bingzhou and surround the Danhan Mountain where the Budugen Royal Court is located. They are more than 300 miles north of Gaoliu and are near the Daqing Mountains of Inner Mongolia in later generations.

Yuan Xi laughed and said: "Everyone will fight for the interests of their own tribe. As long as it doesn't involve the fundamentals, we can talk about it. There are risks, but the benefits are also huge."

Although his current idea is to use barbarians to control barbarians, he has learned lessons from the Eastern Han Dynasty and made some changes in methods and operations.

Because Xianbei not only has a bad relationship with the Han people, but also has a feud with the Southern Xiongnu. Now Yuan Xi’s attitude toward the Southern Xiongnu in Bingzhou is mainly about unity, so the presence of Qubei is also very important. This represents Yuan Xi’s attitude, that is, Bingzhou Things are all people's things, not his words.

"Looking around now, there are no cattle and sheep in the north, and the number of people is also much smaller."

A few days later, the Xianbei envoys entered the city. In addition to receiving them in person, Yuan Xi only brought Zhao Yuntian and Yuhe to Bei. The four of them all understood that this negotiation was not easy.

Lu Lingqi said depressedly: "It seems like you are kicking me. Giving birth is really troublesome. Not to mention fighting, it is inconvenient to walk. I feel like a burden now!"

Qubei was well aware of Yuan Xi's actions and was extremely touched in his heart. You must know that in the past, the Southern Huns would never be allowed to appear on such an occasion.

After listening to the introductions of these people, Yuan Xi discovered that Kirby Neng indeed attached great importance to this negotiation. In addition to the previous Zhi Tao Luo Luo, there were also his younger brother Ke Zui, as well as Que Ju, Rilu Deyan, and Yan Li. The leader of a large tribe such as You.

The most important difference is that you need to be strong to forge iron. Although you negotiated peace with Xianbei, you will not give up your cavalry advantage. Otherwise, you will have to do what the Eastern Han Dynasty did, abolish the border, and give the barbarians an advantage in vain, allowing them to invade the border areas. Raising tigers is a disaster.

This is actually very close to the border of the Han Dynasty. It can be reached within a few days in such a short distance, and plundering is also extremely convenient.

However, now that Yuan Xi's border policy has become stronger, this distance has become a problem for the Xianbei people to worry about. They have lost several battles, especially the nearly 10,000 people Zhitan Luoluo brought back last time. This kind of loss is common. There were a few times when no one could bear it, so peace talks became a matter of course.

Everyone sat down one by one. Tian Yu spoke up on Yuan Xi's side and introduced his identity. The Xianbei people were shocked when they heard that the person before was actually King Youxian of the Southern Huns. When they heard Yuan Xi's identity, they were even more surprised. It's dumbfounded.

When Zhidao Luoluo returned last time, although Yuan Xi told his identity, Bu Dugen and others did not believe it. They only thought that it was a conspiracy here, and most likely he was just a highly-recruited descendant of the Yuan family. .

But today they checked again and again and discovered that the young man in front of them was actually the fierce tiger famous in the North!
Although the Xianbei people have little information, they do know some news from the past few years. The most famous one is that Yuan Xi defeated Gongsun Zan and repelled two raids by Kebineng and the Eastern Huns. His head was also built in Beijing. Looking at it, Xianbei was shocked for a while. It was rumored that a powerful figure appeared in the Central Plains. Others, such as Yuan Xi's acquisition of the four states, did not make them feel much, but when Tian Yu introduced it, he also said that Yuan Xi was the current head of the Yuan family after Yuan Shao's death, which made the Xianbei people really take it seriously.

They suddenly discovered that they had underestimated the importance of this mission!

Thinking that the outcome of this conversation may directly affect the safety of Danhan Mountain, everyone in Xianbei not only became uneasy, but this lack of confidence came not only from Yuan Xi's identity, but more importantly from his actions in the past few years. .

The reputation of ferocious tigers has spread far and wide. The main reason is the achievements in the Northland in recent years, which reminded everyone in Xianbei of the ferocious tigers that haunt their ancestral land, the Xianbei Mountains. They can really kill people in the blink of an eye!

Among the envoys, Ke Zui had the highest status. He first calmed down and said: "Your Excellency..."

Tian Yu said: "Just call him Shijun. We don't have that title here."

Ke Zui had no choice but to change his words: "Your Majesty, Xiao Wang would like to ask a question..."

Tian Yu asked again: "What king?"

“Is it the one the big man granted you, or do you designate it yourself?”

Ke had never expected Tian Yu to be so aggressive, and couldn't help but said angrily: "Does the matter outside the customs also need to be taken care of inside the customs?"

"What's more, Wuhuan in Guan Nei also has four kings?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "I heard that when Tan Shihuai was still alive, he rejected Han Huan's request for a king and marriage, and established three departments on his own, each under the leadership of an adult. He can be said to be an outstanding figure among Xianbei."

Hearing that Yuan Xi admired Tan Shihuai so highly, everyone in Xianbei also became a little brighter. Ke was the most ecstatic and said: "Your Majesty also knows your reputation!"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Of course I know that they rejected Dingling in the north, marched into Wusun in the west, attacked Fuyu in the east, and plundered the Han Dynasty in the south. They completely occupied the territory of the Xiongnu and even reached the Japanese country. When it was strong, its territory was thousands of miles away."

"Especially the invasion of several Han Dynasty counties and the defeat of the Han Dynasty army. I know all these."

Ke Zui's face stiffened, and the atmosphere became cold for a moment. When Yuan Xi saw this, he couldn't help but laugh, "We Han people are very practical and seek truth from facts. We will speak up when we win a battle, and we won't hold back after we lose a battle. There is nothing hard to say."

Ke Zui raised his thumb and said, "Shijun's magnanimity is the best among the Han people I have ever met. I admire you!"

Yuan Xi changed the topic, "However, more than ten years have passed since his death. How is Xianbei doing now?"

Ke Zui and others' expressions froze. After Tan Shihuai's death, Xianbei was divided and now it is no longer what it used to be.

In normal times, that's all. Even if they split into various tribes, there would still be no problem in plundering. However, until Yuan Xi took control of Youzhou, they were never given a chance, especially the southward routes of Zhongxianbei and Dongxianbei were blocked. , unable to find a way to go south.

At that time, the tribes of the Western Xian tribes approached Bingzhou, and they were somewhat gloating about their misfortune, but now that Yuan Xi has entered Bingzhou, he obviously does not want to give them any chance!
These few battles also made the three Xianbei understand that Yuan Xi was different from the previous Han officials in the north. He could talk to each other, but he did not hold back on the battlefield. If the fight continued like this, Xianbei would take it in ten years. There are not many soldiers left to fight!
That's why Bu Dugen sent people to come for peace talks. If he hadn't been forced to do so, how could Xianbei have bowed his head so easily?

Ke Zuiqiang said to himself: "Xianbei has a vast territory and is full of capable people..."

Yuan Xi shook his head and said: "I know you look down on the Han Dynasty, but do you know why in the past hundred years, your footsteps can only stop at Youbin?"

Ke Zui shook his head, "Please tell me."

Yuan Xi said slowly: "Because big men are tolerant."

"Historically, the Han people were defeated by foreigners many times, but in the end the foreigners disappeared, including the tyrannical Huns."

"The principle you uphold is that the weak eat the strong, and the weak do not deserve to survive. However, the Han people help the world. They seem to be dragged down by the weak, but in fact they win the hearts of the people."

"The strong will eventually fall, and the weak may also become strong. Your path has gone astray from the beginning."

Everyone in Xianbei began to think deeply, Yuan Xi thought to himself. Fortunately, this was said before Wu Hu Luan Hua. If the Central Plains is weak to a certain extent, it will be slaughtered by others. What he has to do now is to prevent this situation from happening. For this reason, he must To deceive Xianbei.

He took the opportunity to say: "Just like now, after many years of integration, not only Guannei Wuhuan in Youzhou stands with me, but the Southern Xiongnu is also ready to join."

Qubei took the opportunity and said: "The Shanyu ordered me to come here to discuss the merger. It has become a foregone conclusion."

What he said was very silly. What became a foregone conclusion? Convergence or discussion?
But in the ears of everyone in Xianbei, it doesn't look good. If You and Hu and Han unite, there will no longer be any living space for Xianbei in the future!

(End of this chapter)