Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 928 The Thin Line of Life and Death

After Tian Yu sent Rilu away, he asked Yuan Xi when he came back: "My lord, do you think he can come back?"

Yuan Xi shook his head and said: "I don't know, it depends on what kind of person Bu Dugen is. Whether he is a fool or a tyrant who has great ambitions and wants to reunify Xianbei, the chance of surviving the Japanese law deduction is very low. big."

"If Bu Dugen is somewhere between the two, has his own little ideas, and wants to use our power, the situation will develop as we imagined."

"Of course, the premise is that Kirby Neng has not joined forces with Bu Dugen in private. In that case, it will be bad. Xianbei will become a serious problem in the Central Plains in less than ten years."

Tian Yu said: "Listen to the meaning behind the Lord's words, can Kirby be very dangerous?"

Yuan Xi nodded, "If he were placed in the Central Plains, he would be a dangerous figure similar to Cao Cao. Wuhuan Shanyu Tadun is far behind him."

"Looking at this matter, Bu Dugen can be considered a scheming person, but he was still suppressed by Kirby, which shows how difficult Kirby is to deal with."

"In the future, Guorang must be careful about Kirby when doing things. After Zilong and I finish fighting Bingzhou, we will go to the Central Plains. When the time comes, the one who will take charge of the overall situation of Youbian and Bingzhou is none other than Guorang."

"If the state fails to stop Xianbei, it will plummet and the Northland will fall into turmoil for decades or even hundreds of years."

Another important reason for this choice is that Kirby can lead the rise of Zhongxianbei, while Bu Dugen, the descendant of Tanshihuai, is trapped in internal fighting, lest Kirby can take advantage of the situation to annex him, so he tries his best to Stay away from Kirby's territory.

At this time, Bu Dugen heard that Rilu Deyan had come back alone, and he naturally understood that something had happened. He knew this very well. How could Ke's secret dispatch of the royal cavalry be hidden from him?

"If something happens, I'll take care of it for you. Just go ahead and do it."

After hearing this, Bu Dugen snorted coldly and said, "Among the three of us, why are you the only one allowed to come back?"

The oral confession clearly proves that Ke Zui and Kirby were able to collude, but for Que Ju, its content is more subtle.

Now Bu Dugen has set up the royal court on a grassland outside the fortress. The royal court is just a use of the abandoned frontier fortresses of the Han army. Most of these small towns have earthen walls and basic defenses. In order to maintain Xianbei customs, Dugen still lived in tents.

When Tan Shihuai first established the Xianbei Royal Court, it was at Danhan Mountain near Gaoliu, the seat of Daijun. Today's Daijun is under the auxiliary rule of Xianyu.

He let Ritsu enter the tent, pretending to know nothing and asked: "Why are you the only one back?"

After seven or eight days of traveling northeastward, after leaving the frontier fortress, they found the location of the Xianbei Royal Court.

He calmed down and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates don't know, but they just brought a letter back as required by Fierce Tiger."

Rilu Deyan hurriedly knelt down, pretending to be trembling, and said: "Sir, Ke secretly led the cavalry to suddenly attack the ferocious tiger. As a result, he was discovered, and Zhidao Luoluo and Li Yanyou were killed. We and several others were also killed. Caught."

Yuan Xi laughed and patted Tian Yu on the shoulder, "Don't feel pressured. In my heart, there is no one more suitable than you in the world. If you can't stop me, neither can anyone else."

After Tian Yu heard this, his heart felt a little heavy, but he still calmed down, cupped his fists and said, "Yu will definitely not let this happen."

"The fierce tiger imprisoned Ke Zui and Que Ju, and asked his subordinates to come back and report to the Lord."

Although it was not stated explicitly in the letter, Yuan Xi's last words contained a vague threat, saying that he was not aggressive, but Xianbei first sent a large army into the fortress, causing many casualties to Youzhou soldiers. Now Yuan Xi ignored the previous suspicion and negotiated with Bu Dugen, Xianbei Here again, such a trick was used. If there was no explanation on this matter, Yuan Xi was ready to come out to ask for an explanation at any time.

After Tan Shihuai's death, his descendants lost their morale and feared that the feuding Wuhuan Xiongnu would unite with the Han court to deal with him, so they left Danhan Mountain to avoid the outside of the Great Wall. In the end, the two areas moved around several times and settled outside the Great Wall on the back of Wuyuan Shuofang.

After Bu Dugen took it over, he found that the silk book was written in Chinese and Xianbei characters respectively. The story of his assassination was written in Yuan Xi's tone, and the confession of Ke Zuqueju was interrogated.

He took out the letter from his arms and presented it. The guard Bu Dugen took it, tore off the paint seal, unfolded it and checked it, making sure there was no problem before handing it to Bu Dugen.

Que Ju's confession stated that he was not Kirby Neng's person, but he obviously had knowledge of the assassination. So the question is, whose person is he?

If they were attacked by the Han army, Wang Ting would also run away to avoid it. At this time, Wang Ting would be a community of mobile tents.

Rilu Deyan's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Bu Dugen was doubting himself, or that the thief was shouting to catch the thief. Beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he knew that if he said the wrong thing next, he might die on the spot.

Bu Dugen's heart sank after reading it. The so-called name of a person is the shadow of a tree. Yuan Xi's reputation in the North has been extremely good in recent years. A large part of the reason is that he defeated Zhong Xianbei and entered Youzhou. The plundered horse thieves also built the Jingguan with their heads. There were at least thousands of people. This was a rare defeat for Xianbei in recent years.

They are said to be horse thieves, but they are actually cavalry, and Bu Dugen knows that the combat power of these Central Xianbei cavalry belonging to Kebineng is at least stronger than that of his own Xi Xianbei soldiers, which shows how ferocious the Youzhou soldiers are.

When Zhong Xianbei was defeated, Bu Dugen gloated for a long time. But this time it was his turn, and thousands of cavalry disappeared in the blink of an eye. This was nothing less than an extremely serious blow to West Xianbei!

This concession made Dugen's heart bleed, and at the same time, he was confused. How could the Han army be so strong? Weren't they defeated by Xianbei ten years ago?

And it is said that the fierce tiger's casualties in this battle were only a few hundred people. How did such a terrible battle loss ratio be achieved? Are my royal cavalry really so weak?

Bu Dugen naturally didn't know that the four generals Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao led by Yuan Xi this time appeared on the same battlefield at the same time. I'm afraid no one in the world dared to claim that they could win. In addition, the Youzhou Army was well-equipped and equipped. They are waiting for work at leisure, but the Xianbei cavalry is careless, and it is strange that they are undefeated.

Therefore, the previous battle cast a shadow on Bu Dugen. His first thought was that if the opponent really chased him out of the fortress, he might even overturn his own royal court, so he immediately agreed to negotiate with Yuan Xi.

But even so, he is not the kind of complete waste, otherwise he would not be able to achieve the position of Xianbei Chanyu, so he sent an envoy and planted two nails in Ke Zui and Que Ju, and in turn used Ke Zui Act to confuse the situation.

Indeed, as Yuan Xi thought, he bet on Ke Zui to secretly organize the assassination. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, Bu Dugen would turn his back on him and deny it, so Ke Zui had to die.

The most troublesome thing at the moment is that Que Ju, who is loyal to Bu Dugen, has been asked to give a confession. In time, he may not come back to bite him. If he is used by the fierce tiger, his reputation among Xianbei will be damaged. If it is weakened, it may be completely overwhelmed by Kirby!
Thinking of this, Bu Dugen became anxious and couldn't let Queju survive!

But he also understood that the words in Yuan Xi's heart were obviously regarded as a negotiation condition. If he did not give in to some conditions, he would not be able to achieve his wish!

The key is how to do it?
He turned his attention to the daily law deduction again and said, "Then what did the fierce tiger say to you in private?"

Rilu's deduction came, and he said: "Sir, Fierce Tiger said that he likes honest people, so he only let me back."

"But Ke Zui and Que Ju were not honest. He was very unhappy, so he kept them temporarily."

"He asked his subordinate to bring a question to the Lord."

"He may not be able to help you realize your wishes."

"But the adults must show a minimum of sincerity so that both parties can sit down and have a good talk."

"Of course, if your Excellency doesn't want to talk, he can wait for you in Wuyuan to bring his troops over to decide the outcome."

When the Bu Dugen stagnates, you still fight?

You're addicted to fighting, right? How many cavalrymen do I have that can withstand this kind of fighting?
He had lost tens of thousands of cavalry, and the news would spread across the grassland sooner or later. He was already outnumbered by Kirby. If this continued, would the royal court still have any prestige?
Unless something can be done to reverse the bad impact of this incident!
He said aloud: "What else?"

Seeing Rilu Deyan looking around, Bu Dugen understood and asked the guards to move away. Then he asked Rilu Deyan to come to him and said, "Say what you said."

Ritsu Deyan hurriedly whispered: "Jie Hu said that he knows what worries you."

"The Xianbei Royal Court has lost the battle, so my lord will naturally lose face."

"Originally, this matter is not something that can be passed on to others, but there happens to be a suitable candidate in front of me."

Bu Dugen reacted instantly, "Ke Zui?"

Rilu Deduction nodded and said: "Exactly, Ke Zui colluded with Ke Bineng and secretly encouraged the Lord to send troops, but privately informed the route information to Fierce Tiger, thus causing the entire Xianbei cavalry to be annihilated."

"And all of this was planned by Kirby behind the scenes. The purpose is to replace the Lord's Shanyu position. It is really despicable and insidious!"

"As long as you make the truth known to the public, the impact of this matter will be completely reversed!"

Bu Dugen was stunned, could this still be possible?
His mind was racing, several thoughts flashed through his mind, and he suddenly realized that it seemed like it could really work!
But then he thought of the hidden dangers. In this case, wouldn't he have fallen into the hands of the fierce tiger?
Unless the fewer people in the know the better!
Rilu Deyan saw Bu Dugen's expression out of the corner of his eye and knew that the other person had murderous intentions. His vest was instantly soaked with cold sweat, but he still suppressed his fear and said: "The fierce tiger said, everything has a price."

"There can't be many people who know about this matter, but if they are all dead, it will appear that your Excellency deliberately let this matter die without any evidence."

"The fierce tiger said that Ke Zui and Que Ju must die, but if you kill me too, it will make it appear that you have other agendas."

Bu Dugen paid close attention to Rilu's deduction, "Did you vote for the fierce tiger?"

Rilu's deduction also went all out, "These words were all said by Fierce Tiger."

"He said that if you kill me too, that means you don't want to leave any clues or excuses. Then he won't be able to trust you, and there will be no basis for good faith in cooperation."

This was a convoluted statement, but Bu Dugen understood it. He thought about it and said, "You will go down first and wait for me to make a decision."

Rilu Demo wiped his cold sweat and walked out. When he arrived at the door of the tent, Bu Dugen said: "Wait a minute."

Immediately Rilu's cardiac arrest occurred, and Bu Dugen said: "Go and deliver a message to Fierce Tiger." He paused, "Don't go back to the grassland again."

Rilu was ecstatic in his heart. He turned around and saluted respectfully. His heart finally felt as if a stone had fallen to the ground. His life was saved!
(End of this chapter)