Chapter 30 Cutting the arm is an oath

Tuoba Kangni is the son of Tuoba Be, the fourth brother of Tuoba Beijin.

Tuoba Beijin's eldest brother, the previous Tuoba chieftain Tuoba Huai Yuan, before his death, ordered to pass the position of the ministry to Tuoba Beijin.

At that time, Tuoba Beijin was still a hostage in the Wei State, and there were powerful ministers in the Tuoba Ministry, who used this as an excuse to change Tuoba Huai's will, and because Tuoba Beijin's third brother Tuoba Tong was fierce and moody, he killed Tuoba Tong and tried to support Tuoba Be.

But he was refused.

Tuoba Be: "My brother is the elder, and he should succeed to the throne, and I will be in a great place over the times." "Tuoba Beijin ranks second among brothers, Tuoba Bei ranks fourth, even according to the order of "brother to brother", it is not his turn. Then he greeted the Kyoto Yecheng of the Wei State, and asked him to stay as a hostage. The lord of Wei, Murong Hui, obeyed it. Tuoba doubled the throne, and divided half of the country to deal with it.

- Tuoba was a wise man, and he refused to inherit the throne, probably because he could not "go beyond the bounds", but the main reason was definitely not so.

There should be two.

First of all, his third brother was killed by the minister, and the minister has such courage and power, so if he dares to succeed to the throne, there is a high probability that he will only become a puppet.

Secondly, according to the legal system of the Hu people, Tuoba Beijin's inheritance has priority over him, and the position of the chief is next to him, how can Beijin be willing? Beijin has been a proton in Wei for more than ten years, and he is very familiar with the monarchs and ministers of Wei, so he is expected to borrow troops to seize the throne. The growing strength of the Tuoba Department in recent years has caused the worries of the Wei State, and the Wei lord Murong Wei is not a mediocre person, and he will definitely not let go of this great opportunity to provoke civil strife in Tuoba and take the opportunity to weaken it, not eight or nine times out of ten, but one hundred percent, and will hit it off with Beijin, waving the banner of "upholding justice and upholding justice", and sending troops to escort Beijin back to the north. If there is a war between the two, Tuoba should not ask himself, he will probably not be able to defeat the Wei State, and besides, it will also make the Tuoba Department fall into an internal struggle for power because of this, lose his own family in vain, and cheapen the Wei State.

Bei Jin also understands Tuoba Be's thoughts.

But in any case, no matter what the reason for Beijin, he finally gave up the position of the chief and the khan to Beijin, and also took the initiative to ask the Lord of Wei to replace Beijin and be a pledge in Wei.

Beijin is far away from the headquarters, in the Wei State for more than ten years, in the Tuoba Department, there is a temporary lack of henchmen, femurs, humerus, so he also pushed the boat down the river, and gave Tuoba Bea a great reward, that is, "divide half of the country to deal with it", and divide half of the tribes in the country to Tuoba Be.

In this respect, as the son of Tuoba Be, Tuoba Kangni is a very important figure in the Tuoba Department.

It's just that it's not what it used to be, Tuoba Be's death is dead, and after his death, Tuoba Kangni failed to inherit his power and status, and the half of Tuoba Be's people were given to him, and he took it back.

The current Tuoba Department, in addition to the core of the headquarters, is divided into two parts, the north and the south, the south by the sister-in-law of Beijin, the chief Zhao Luochui of the Southern Xiongnu relics Dugu Department; The northern part is in charge of the Tuoba clan, the eldest son of Beijin, and there is no such thing as Tuoba and mud at all.

To be honest, Tuoba Kang Ni has been resentful of this for a long time.

This return to Dingxi Kingdom and serve as the contact person for the joint attack on Shuofang with Dingxi was requested by Tuoba Kangni.

On the way to Dingxi, he thought about it.

In the past few years, Dingxi has fought Rouran and the Western Regions, and defeated Puqin, occupying the three counties of Wudu, Yinping and Longxi, and the national strength and the combat effectiveness of the troops are really not low. Since Tuoba Beijin succeeded to the throne, the southern and northern wars, almost undefeated, the prestige in the Tuoba Department is now unmatched, it is not the former Amon, he does not expect to be like his father again, get half of the people in hand, the position of the two adults in the north and south, he does not fight, he only hopes that after the Shuo Fang, Tuoba Beijin can let him be the town rate of Shuo Fang.

But he didn't expect that he was invited to come to Xin'er's night banquet in a hurry, and halfway through the wine, he was furious when he heard that "Dingxi does not plan to attack Shuofang again, but to assist Jiangzuo in attacking Shu instead".

Forcefully smashing the wine bowl in his hand to the ground, Tuoba Kangni stood up and said angrily: "It was you who ran to Shengle and begged my Khan to fight Shuofang together!" The alliance we just made! Husband, don't you count what you have said in a blink of an eye? Okay, let's start next month. My Khan is already campaigning against the northern and southern armies! Now you're gone? What about the soldiers that my Khan has recruited? How to calculate the loss caused to our department by delayed agricultural time and animal husbandry time? ”

He stretched out his finger, pointed at Xin Er, and scolded, "Bald and wild still have the face to say that you are a trustworthy person, in the end, you are still a cunning and untrustworthy person!" Tang Er can't believe it, can't believe it! Lie to me too much! ”

One of the people at the table stood up and said angrily: "What did you say? ”

Tuoba looked at it and saw that it was bald and wild.

The bald Boye was in the Tuoba Department, and before leaving, he specially asked for the permission of Tuoba Beijin, and met Zhao Rangan and Aliluo's younger brother Zhao Guyan. When I met Zhao Guyan, Zhao Guyan was shooting willows outside the city with Tuoba Kangni and other noble children of the Tuoba clan.

Shooting willow is a kind of sports custom of a military nature of the Xiongnu and Xianbei people, which originated from the sacrificial activities, and has not yet been introduced on a large scale in the Central Plains, but it has been in the Tang residential areas of the border areas.

The specific way to play is: take a wicker to go green one foot, insert five inches into the soil, and tie a handkerchief to the willow as a mark; A person gallops in the lead, and the galloping horse shoots it with a featherless arrow, which can not only shoot the wicker from the white pole after removing the green skin, but also urge the horse to arrive in time, and take the broken willow by hand as the top; Those who are broken and cannot be taken are second; If the green part is broken, and the middle can not be broken, and the one that cannot be broken, it is negative. When the knight gallops and shoots the willows, some drummers will be arranged on the side, and every time they can break off, they will cut the drums for cheering and cheering.

The bald man grew up on a horse, was proficient in riding and archery, and on a whim, he got involved.

I shot three times, and all three times it was a broken willow white, and my hand took it away.

The white place of the broken willow is the test of archery; Hand after hand, the test is riding.

Such a double battle of riding and archery is rare in the Tuoba Department that fights every year and has many warriors.

Immediately stunned Tuoba Kangni, Zhao Guyan and others.

Tuoba Kangni asked him: "If you ride an archer, you can be called the first in Dingxi, right?" ”

The bald Boye motioned for the drum to stop, rode on his horse, pulled his bow and replied with a smile, and said: "My country's riding and archery should be the number of koji eagles to take the crown. Bo Ye's little skill ear, compared to the eagle, is beyond the reach of the dust! ”

This incident left a deep impression on Tuoba Kangni's heart.

At this time, seeing the bald hair and wild expression, thinking of his divine shot, Tuoba Qiang's momentum immediately weakened by three points, and he said to himself: "I said that Tang Er can't believe it!" ”

All the people at the table had come to the banquet, and no one had a sword.

The bald Boye lifted the couch with one hand, made a posture of going up to beat Tuoba Kangmu, forced his eyes to look at him, shouted and asked, and said, "Thief! Who do you say is Don'er? ”

Zhao Rangan and the others present also got up one after another, and they all glared at Tuoba and the mud.

The angry eyes of a group of sturdy bearded people with small pigtails are more threatening and lethal than the angry eyes of a group of Tang people with wide clothes and belts.

Tuoba Kangni subconsciously retreated half a step and turned his eyes to look at Xin Er.

Xin Er raised his hands, patted the desk lightly, and said, "Oh, what are you guys doing here?" Sit down, sit down. ”

He personally went down to the hall, first pressed the bald Boye, Zhao Rangan and others back to sit down one by one, and then pressed Tuoba Kangni down and sat down, stroked Tuoba Kangni's shoulder, and said with a very sincere face, "Kangni, it's me who has broken my trust." You lose your temper, you get angry, and rightfully so! If I were replaced, I would be angry too!

"But you are different from Boye, your father was in charge of half of the Tuoba Department, and you are also half a khan, they are rude, you should be able to be reasonable, right? Shicai Lao Gao has already said, Hua Shu, I really have no choice! For example, if the Khan of your house has any orders against you, will you not listen to them? Jiang Zuo's will is the same for me!

"Shu is far away, is it so easy to fight? And since the Li family stole Shu to the present, the Tang people in Shu are not happy, and there are many people who flee to other places, and half of the people in Shu are bureaucrats, and the bureaucrats are fierce and do not know the etiquette, the son kills his father, finds a dog to compensate the family, and the sin is forgiven. You say, what should I do in such a difficult place to fight, and the inhabitants are barbaric? But the imperial court worshiped me as a captured general, let's honestly say, the imperial court is so kind to me, you know, I am loyal by nature, but how can I not repay him with loyalty?

"I am willing to compensate for the losses of your Khan. Kang Ni, you have noble blood and great bravery, I won't lie to you, I originally planned to capture Shuofang, I want to recommend it to your Khan and recommend you to defend Shuofang. If your Khan is willing to accept my recommendation, I can also give you Hu Mu on the territory I have allocated to Dingxi. Now, although Shuo Fang can't fight for the time being, when the Shu thing is finished, Shuo Fang, sooner or later, will still fight! If you can trust me, I will cut my arms with you. ”

Tuoba Kangni's expression changed, his mood slowly calmed down, and said, "Cutting your arm for an appointment? ”

"Get a knife!"

Outside the hall, a short dagger and a stack of silk towels were carried into the hall on a wooden tlatter.

Xin Er took the knife in his hand, lifted his sleeve, made a cut on his left arm, held the blade upside down, and handed the handle to Tuoba Kangni. Tuoba hesitated for a moment, then stood up again, took the knife, and made a cut on his arm. The two wiped the blood on their arms with silk towels. The bald Boye and others held a copper basin and stood to the side. Xin Er threw the silk towel into the basin and burned it. When the silk towel was burned to ashes, Xin Er and Tuoba took some of the mud, put it in the wine in the bowl, and drank it all.

This whole process is nonsense, a covenant oath.

Tuoba Yan's anger faded and he smiled.

Xin Er was in charge, and called Bald Boye, Zhao Rangan, etc., and Tuoba Kang Mu to toast in turn.

After a few glasses of wine, Fang Cai's saber rattling suddenly disappeared.

The feast was reopened, and everyone drank bitterly.

Drunk, Tuoba Kang Ni said: "The general is indeed a last resort, but the compensation for our department is still indispensable, otherwise, after Kang Ni goes back, I am afraid that I will not be able to get rid of the anger of my Khan." ”

"That's nature. Kang Ni, I can't go to your ministry in person, and the Khan of your ministry will ask you to guide and explain. ”

Tuoba Kangni is familiar with Tuoba Beijin's character, and he is still very sure of smoothing down his dissatisfaction and recovering the impact of Xin'er's dishonesty, and said: "Please rest assured that the general is!" ”

It's a pleasure for all.

Drink until dawn.

The next day, Xin Er woke up in the afternoon and didn't rest much, so he endured the headache after the hangover and began to arrange the affairs of Shu.

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