Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 838 Double Reed
"Duanmuling pays homage to the king." Duanmuling bowed to the ground.

Li Wei hurriedly supported him: "You and I are bound together with Jinlan, why is this so?"

"I was ordered to go on an envoy, and the etiquette cannot be discarded." Duanmu Ling smiled, and presented the letter and the gift list.The letter was sent by Lu Xun in the name of the Privy Council, and it was nothing more than polite words such as greetings and strengthening contacts.Opening the gift list, Li Wei took a deep breath, what a heavy gift: gold and silver, jewelry, jade, porcelain, silk and satin are worth a hundred carts, what a great deal!These gifts are enough to persuade his own tribe to send troops to attack Cao Wei. Could it be that Duanmu Ling came here for this?Never agree.

Li Wei calmed down and ordered a banquet for Duanmuling and Sha Zan. "During the banquet, you and I will be addressed as brothers, without so many customary etiquette."

"Just listen to my brother. After a few years of separation, my brother still has the same style." Duanmu Ling toasted Li Wei.

During the banquet, Desert Khan and Sha Zan's intimacy attracted Li Wei's attention: "My dear brother, I think your deputy envoy looks extraordinary, who is it?"

"I recommended it for my elder brother. This is Sha Zan, the son of Sha Moke, the king of Wuxi, with the word Changsheng. After he belonged to the Han Dynasty, the emperor made him a Marquis of Yi, and he is also the son-in-law of Duke Fu."

Bahu took a closer look, and slapped his thigh: "Oh, I didn't recognize it just now, I was offended. During the military parade, Yihou was in the team, and he was the commander of Qiying. He was married by the emperor at the banquet."

Li Wei was shocked, first surprised that the son of King Wuxi returned to the great man as a righteous marquis, and was accepted by Zhou Cang as his son-in-law, which shows that he attaches great importance to him; second, why Sha Zan is the deputy envoy, and what signal is he trying to send to himself; Why didn't Bahu mention such an important matter?Heart churning, Li Wei did not forget to toast Sha Zan, and asked Desert Khan to accompany him.

Bahu raised his glass with the strength of his wine and said, "General Duanmu walked all the way, did you see that my cattle and sheep are fat? Are my knights brave?"

Duanmuling didn't respond to Bahu, but instead raised his glass to pay respects: "Brother is a great man, and all the troops are strong and strong. My brother congratulates you."

Li Wei drank it all in one gulp: "My virtuous brother came here to give me a great gift, not just to flatter me."

"Hahaha." Duanmu Ling stood up, his eyesight dimmed: "I came here to save my elder brother!"

One word shocked everyone, some officials from various ministries of Xianbei glared, some whispered, Sha Zan's face remained unchanged, Desert Khan was thoughtful, and Ba Hu's expression was gloomy.

Kunta shouted: "There are no less than [-] people in my Tuoba tribe who control strings, and they roam the grasslands and deserts. Don't be too alarmist."

Duan Muling shook his head: "General, do you know that my big man swept thousands of troops in the north and sealed off the wolves as his servants, but in the south he was like a broken bamboo, winning every victory?"

Li Wei frowned and said: "My virtuous brother said, could it be that he intends to conquer our tribe? Our tribe has always been on good terms with the big man."

Duanmuling sneered and said, "Brother, don't you know that someone in the department secretly communicated with Cao Pi?"

"This? I really don't know." Li Wei could only pretend to be confused.

"In our army, it is hard to avoid thinking that this was ordered by my brother. It was I who persuaded the general and the commanders of the two armies to give up the idea of ​​sending troops. However, almost everyone I saw along the way was a soldier, and they were preparing for war. Dare I ask brother this? Why?"

"Huh? My people have always been like this, what's so strange." Bahu snorted.

"If it was at his time, it would be fine. This is the time when our Han army will unify the world. Isn't your department's behavior suspicious?"

"I have absolutely no intention of confronting the big man." Li Wei said anxiously.

"I naturally believe that my brother will not do such a foolish thing, but I am afraid that the generals in the army will not think so. Now that our army is in full swing, even the prince can't appease his warlike heart."

Do you think you are unreasonable with big fists?Kunta was furious, and was about to refute but was held down by Bahu. "Your Majesty, since the Han army has such doubts, I think it is possible to send a prince to Han as a hostage, so as to reassure him."

What a sinister intention.Duanmuling excused the strength of the Han army, and the Han generals despised all hostile forces. Kunta refused to accept it, but Bahu showed weakness and took the prince as a hostage, so you have no excuses.Li Wei is in his prime, and has seven or eight children. Sending one as a hostage is not a problem. The problem is who to send. Sending an illegitimate child to the past will only arouse the anger of the big man. He can only send a prince who is heavy enough, that is, the son or daughter. The eldest son, Desert Khan is the eldest son.

Sha Zan glanced at Desert Khan, and said leisurely, "My lord, if our army attacks Cao Wei and asks your ministry to send troops to assist, what will your ministry do?"

Provocation, naked provocation.Can Bahu say to send troops?The troops are definitely not willing to send troops?So what happens as a hostage?Bahu was at a loss for words for a moment.

"My virtuous brother came here to give you a great gift, is it because you want me to send troops?" Li Wei became more and more sure that Duanmuling was for this purpose. "This is a matter for your Han family. It is not appropriate for our department to get involved in the disputes in the Central Plains."

"This is exactly what I am worried about. If my brother refuses to send troops, how will the generals be convinced? How can I make the commanders of the army feel at ease when a hundred thousand string-controlling men are watching from the sidelines? How can the so-called side of the bed allow others to sleep soundly!"

"After all, I still need to send troops. If I don't send troops, you will be overwhelmed by troops." Kunta said hesitantly.

Bahu sneered: "You are doing both soft and hard here just for the sake of my king?"

Desert Khan glanced at Sha Zan. Although his face remained unchanged, his impression of Sha Zan plummeted. He thought that Sha Zan's attachment to the big man was because he was greedy for wealth and honor, and sacrificed his clansmen for himself.

Seeming to see through Desert Khan's mind, Sha Zan raised his wine glass with a laugh and stood up: "Your Majesty, in fact, I am not only the son-in-law of Duke Fu, but I have been taught by Duke's disciple Wei Yanwei Wenchang since childhood, and I have had a long history with Duke Fu." origin."

The Xianbei people naturally know Wei Yan's reputation, the killing of Xiahouyuan, Han De and his son, and the general Wang Shuangwei are famous, and the four tigers of the Han family in Xiliang often deal with the Xianbei people.Desert Khan was slightly relieved, it turned out that he had been in contact with him for a long time.

Sha Zan continued: "My Wuxi tribe was originally from Ba, and I avoided the chaos in Wuling. It is not inappropriate to belong to the Han Dynasty. However, your tribe is quite different from me. Please don't do too much, my lord. Think about it. However, Changsheng is from Wuxi, as a bystander, I have something to offer to the King, I wonder if I should say it?"

"speak!"

"Since taking the prince as a hostage can't clear up the suspicion, and your ministry doesn't want to get involved in the disputes in the Central Plains, why don't you stay away from this place of right and wrong?"

"Yi Hou speaks out!"

"I heard that my younger brother Tuoba Pigu went westward and established a foundation in the Western Regions. Why doesn't Your Majesty seek to go west?"

Bahu jumped up against the case: "You want me to abandon my ancestral land, delusional! I remember only a few years ago, you also forced the Murong tribe to Mobei, where is the Murong tribe now? Isn't it destroyed by you? Such a trick Don't try to hide it from me!"

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. How can you say that you are persecuting? Murong's tribe moved north, and our big man made friends with him and did not violate the river. It was the Murong tribe who listened to Cao Pi's instigation, and united with the Duan tribe to invade our Mengzhou in the south, occupying my land and killing our soldiers. My general Bocai died in battle. Do you know who General Bocai is? That is the elder brother of Fu Guogong’s natal family! Free companionship and intimacy, General Bocai died in battle, and the Duke mourned unceasingly. What’s wrong with avenging blood relatives! , as far as I know, this place is not the ancestral land of your tribe, but moved westward here, why can’t you move westward again?”

(End of this chapter)