Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 710 The Crown Prince

Just when Li Yue was about to return, Tuoba Shi Yijian actually sent someone.

He has a fleshy face and braided hair hanging down his shoulders. He is short and stocky. As soon as they meet, his little eyes are darting around. He does not look like a messenger, and his words are even more reckless and rude, "Liang Guo wants to make peace with us." The matter needs to be returned to Daijun and Yunzhong."

"You..." Lu Qing's face sank, and he was about to reprimand him.

He was stopped by Li Yue. To be honest, Tuoba and Yijian didn't dare to speak to him in this tone back then.

But you also need to be as knowledgeable as a reckless man.

Killing him would only give Tuoba Shi Yijian an excuse first.

"Are you Tuoba Shi Yijian's son?"

"The Crown Prince Tuoba Shijun." The man raised his head.

For some reason, Li Yue felt that he was like a wild boar, and he was destined to have nothing to talk to with this kind of person.

Li Yue didn't want to talk to him. Everyone had their own agenda during this alliance.

Moreover, Tuoba Shi Yijian sent his son to come to the alliance, which seemed to have a deeper meaning.

"How about you follow me back to Luoyang and be a proton?" Li Yue said with a smile.

Tuoba Shijun's whole body trembled, his eyes widened, his head shook like a rattle, and his braided hair started to shake, "I came here with sincerity, Your Majesty forcibly detained me. If word spreads, everyone in the world will laugh at Liang Guo's rudeness."

Li Yue was stunned. This guy who looked like a wild boar could actually say something like this, which was impressive. "Didn't I ask what you meant? There's nothing wrong with being a proton. My father was also in Jie back then." Zhao is your hostage. How about I send you back to the grassland to succeed you in a few years?"

Tuoba Jun's eyes flickered, "I accept your Majesty's kindness, but that was then, and now is now. I'm here to talk about the alliance, one thing at a time. I heard that Your Majesty has always been trustworthy, so I came here."

Everyone present smiled.

"That makes sense. How are your families going to form an alliance?" Li Yue smiled and suddenly felt that talking to him was interesting.

"Yunzhong, Daijun!" The guy came around again.

"Then your family can't take it for nothing, right? What can I get in exchange for it?" Li Yue looked at him and asked.

"Within ten years, Dai will no longer go south to plunder." Tuoba Shijun rolled his eyes.

"I understand, are you planning to use nothing?"

Tuoba Shi Yijian did not want to go south to plunder the Central Plains, and Li Yue also wanted to send troops to plunder Mobei.

Dai has become extremely wealthy in recent years, and has integrated many grassland tribes on the pretext of resisting Daliang. The fact that they can produce 100,000 cavalry on this trip south shows the strength of Dai.

One hundred thousand horse bandits were hanging around the door all day long. Li Yue's army came up with swords in hand. They turned around and ran away, and came again every few months.

Don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you.

It's really annoying to continue to harass like this.

The biggest advantage of Dai State is that it has no fixed location and lives in pursuit of water and grass, so it naturally takes the offensive initiative.

In order to deal with the Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty devoted all its national power, but it could not completely eliminate the Xiongnu. To this day, there are several Xiongnu countries in the Western Regions.

Li Yue didn't want to continue to be entangled like this.

"I came here for the sake of the peace of the two families. From now on, the Central Plains will be returned to Liang, the grassland will be returned to the ancestors, and the two families will never invade again." Tuoba Shijun said with wide eyes.

"Then I want to thank you for your generosity?" Li Yue's smile turned cold.

"There's no need to thank you. The alliance will be beneficial to both families." Tuoba Shijun also felt that the situation was not good, and his tone became respectful.

It is impossible for Li Yue to agree to such conditions.

Yunzhong and Daijun are both gateways to the Central Plains and strategic choke points. If they are really given to them, what they get in exchange is not peace, but advancement.

"I know Dai Guo's intention. I will give you another chance and let Tuoba Shi Yijian come and talk in person. Come and host a banquet in honor of the Crown Prince." Li Yue was too lazy to ramble any more.

What is eaten into the stomach cannot be vomited out again. Tuoba Shijun cupped his hands and went down.

Lu Qing said: "Tuoba Shi Yijian has come long ago, he won't wait until now."

"I know he won't come. This alliance was originally just to paralyze them and create some opportunities for Yang Lue."

Liang Dynasty has long been a geographical competitor. When either party becomes stronger, it will solve the other party.

This has been the case for thousands of years. Even if the grassland cannot be truly occupied, it will be fragmented and weakened.

There shouldn't be anyone who can threaten you next to your bed.

After entertaining Tuoba Shijun, Li Yue selected some good horses, sent several carts of gold, silver, money, and silk, and issued an edict praising Mao Dun and Tan Shihuai for their bravery, wisdom, and talents.

In short, there are a lot of nice words to coax.

Mr. Tuoba Shi was particularly good at drinking. When someone held him in his arms, he became very happy. He drank a few more glasses and said a lot of things that he shouldn't have said.

In his words, he actually complained that Tuoba Shi Yijian favored other sons, and threatened several times to re-establish the more capable Tuoba Han as his heir apparent.

After seeing off Lord Tuoba Shi, the cold wind blew gusts. Although it didn't snow, it was dry and cold, and many soldiers and horses suffered frostbite.

Cold resistance is also a strength of the Xianbei people.

Fortunately, Zhou Qian was planting cotton in Guanlong, and it was initially showing results. After a few years, there would be cotton-padded clothes and quilts.

After waiting for several days, Tuoba Shiyijian didn't send anyone again. Seeing that there was no profit to be made from the south, the army fled to Mobei.

Peace has returned to the border, no matter if there is no fighting, the soldiers are indeed exhausted and in urgent need of recuperation. It is almost the end of the year and I miss my family.

Li Yue ordered his troops to return to the court, and there was a sudden burst of laughter in the camp.

This shows that people are tired of war.

"Isn't this alliance a waste of time?" Lu Qing muttered on the way.

"If we don't come, he will rob Hetao or Youdai. Moreover, Lord Tuoba Shi has some interesting ideas. He may be able to use them in the future."

Li Yue's vision has improved a lot over the years.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were facing each other on both sides. Tuoba Shiyijian sent a prince to come naked, with the intention of killing someone with a borrowed knife.

The country is definitely not monolithic.

From the Wei and Jin Dynasties, at least on the surface, there has been no such thing as fatherly kindness and sonship, but these Yi and Di countries have long been jealous.

Shi Hu killed Shi Le's entire family, and even killed his own son and grandson. Several brothers of the Shi family also fought.

Murong's family is bound to have fratricide from generation to generation. If the brothers in his family could unite as one, Li Yue's Daliang would still be struggling to survive south of the river.

The Tuoba family was no exception. The founder Tuoba Liwei killed his son Tuoba Desert Khan, and several brothers also fought with each other.

The internal fighting in the grasslands is more intense and cruel than in the Central Plains.

Fu Jian was unparalleled in his benevolence and righteousness. He also relied on the Yunlongmen Incident to kill his cousin Fu Sheng and ascend to the throne. After he came to power, his brother Fu Fa was also forced to death. The rebellion of the Di Qin clan has not stopped since the founding of the country.

Lu Qing smiled and said, "So your Majesty instigated it with Mao Dun?"

"What is instigation? This is motivation." Li Yue laughed loudly, "I will not misjudge the person, contact Yang Lue and ask him to start with Tuoba Shijun."

Li Yue vaguely remembered that in the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there seemed to be several incidents where fathers were kind and sons were filial.

Compared with the Murong family's fratricidal behavior, the Tuoba family's tradition is more "excellent".

"Wei." Lu Qing cupped his hands and retreated.

(End of this chapter)