Chapter 112: Friend or Foe
The size of Erke City is much smaller than that of Morin City, and the walls are also short, and many places are still made of wooden fences, so I think this wall is not to defend against enemy attacks, but to guard against wild beasts and wolves.
There are not many buildings in the city, there are a few tall buildings, which are not used for living, but for ordinary sacrifices, but around Erke City, there are many tents of different colors, and there are countless cattle and sheep, and there is no end in sight.
Outside the city, hundreds of people stood there, the first one, more than half a hundred years old, burly, old face, still has a strong majesty, he is the Tianxiong Khan Arislan, this year fifty six, since the age of sixteen inherited the throne of the Khan, it has been a full forty years now, the history of the Hu people for thousands of years, the reign of more than forty years of Khan, there are only a handful.
Arislan's life was bumpy and up-and-down, and the young man inherited the throne, but due to the lack of prestige, he could not suppress and control the Momeng tribes, and was finally successfully divided by Liu Ji, and the Momeng was divided into two and gradually declined, but it was in his hands that the Mobei Hu tribe was divided into two and gradually declined, and the Mobei Hu tribe that was split out is growing stronger and stronger, with millions of male soldiers, and the strength far exceeds that of the Mo Nanhu tribe.
Huhe Bari saw Arislan from afar, and his face suddenly had a look of surprise, Liu Ji's name is well known to everyone in Momeng, and his prestige is not weaker than Li Zhong at all, if it weren't for this person, Momeng would not have split into two, Arislan should hate him, but he didn't expect to go out of the city in person to greet him.
Hohe Bari hurriedly mounted his horse and ran forward, came to the front of Arislan, turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and bowed: "The child sees his father's Khan." ”
Arislan picked up his son and asked loudly: "Huhe Bari, Liu Jixiangguo has arrived?" ”
Hohe Bari smiled: "It's just behind, and I'll be there soon." ”
Arislan smiled and nodded, looking ahead.
Hohe Bari walked a few steps and came to the back of Arislan, where there were still five men, Hohe Bari swept his eyes and chuckled: "How are the younger brothers?" ”
"I haven't seen my eldest brother for months, and I miss it very much."
"Big brother is getting more and more radiant."
"Hehe, mixing with the Han people all day long, where is the breath of our Naiban tribe?"
Five younger brothers, some are close, others are hostile and ridiculed.
He had hundreds of wives and concubines and more than 60 children, but he had only six sons, the eldest Huhe Bari, the second Chagan, the third Enkhbara, the fourth Hedmutu, the fifth Gegen, and the youngest son Montu.
In recent years, his six sons are very active, one by one has their own forces and tribes, and many tribes and nobles of the entire Mobei Hu tribe are also divided into two factions, one is Datai Jihu and Bari, the second, fourth and fifth are allied with it, and the other faction is Arislan's youngest son Tumon, and the third Enkhbara is his staunch supporter, judging from the current strength comparison between the two sides, The prestige or number of supporters of the youngest son Tumeng is not as good as that of the eldest brother Huhe Bari, but his military strength is not as good as that.
The succession to the throne of the Central Plains Dynasty has strict regulations, that is, to establish a descendant to the elder not to be virtuous, there is a descendant, no heir to the long, and the tradition of the Hu clan is that after the heir grows up, the older one is self-employed, and the younger one stays by his side, as the future successor, inheriting all the wealth of the family, of course, as a khan, Arislan dominates the entire Mobei grassland, such a huge land, he can't give it all to his youngest son Tumeng, The six sons were all allocated some land and tribes, but as the youngest son, as the inheritance tradition of the Hu people, Arislan still gave the best piece of land to his youngest son, that is, the entire western region of the Mobei grassland, a land of thousands of miles, nearly 100 tribes, and hundreds of thousands of warriors.
A few years ago, Hohe Bari promulgated a law on his own territory, and all Han people were freed and not slaves, and the news reached Enkhbara, causing many Han people in his territory to flee and go to Hohe Bari, Enkhbara went to ask for people several times, and Huhe Bari categorically refused, so far, the relationship between the two brothers began to be bad.
The smile on Huhbaari's face did not dissipate, and he glanced at Enkhbara, as if he didn't care about his evil words, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Third brother, your guests are coming, be cautious."
Tumun whispered a word of advice to Enkhbara, and then looked at Hohe Bari, and a full smile rose on his face: "I haven't seen my eldest brother for a few months, and my younger brother misses it very much. ”
Hohe Bari said with a smile: "If you want to be a big brother in the future, you can go to Morin City, and you will definitely be entertained as a big brother." ”
Tu Meng smiled and nodded: "If there is a chance, the younger brother will definitely go to Molin City to have a look, many people say that it is already the most prosperous place in my entire Mobei, and the little brother has been in his heart for a long time." ”
"If the sixth brother comes, the eldest brother will welcome him."
Hohe Bari face full of smiles, but the heart is tight, the wolf with bared teeth and roaring is not terrible, afraid of the kind of dark wolf hidden in the dark, or not to make a move, the shot is a fatal blow, six brothers, Tumon is the most similar to himself, are the kind of people who are as steady as a mountain, and hide a knife in a smile, especially when I heard the news recently, Tumon also began to release Han slaves in his own territory, build cities, spread farmland, and gathered a few Han strategists around him, the news came, so that Hohe Bari's mood was heavy.
The two brothers glanced at each other, their eyes looked in the direction of the envoy of the Jin Dynasty, and there was a meaningful smile on their faces.
When the Mobei Hu clan approached the welcoming team, Li Xun waved his hand to signal the troops to stop, Liu Wei got down from the carriage, straightened his clothes, saw Arislan at a glance, and suddenly had a smile on his face, strode forward, hugged Arislan, and laughed: "Old brother, I haven't seen you for more than 20 years, you are so old and like this, if you come back a few years later, I'm afraid I won't see you." ”
Liu Ji's words were a little casual, rough, and a little rude, and the people behind Arislan had some anger on their faces, but Arislan himself was not angry at all, but was very happy, hugged Liu Ji, patted him on the back, and the two separated, Ajislan laughed loudly: "In the mighty goshawk, there is also a day of aging, more than 20 years, isn't the big brother also full of white hair, half a foot into the ghost gate?" ”
Liu Jian nodded and sighed: "I can see my brother again in my lifetime, and I, Liu Ji, have no regrets even if I die." ”
"I think so too."
The two looked at each other, and they both looked up and laughed.
Whether it is Li Zhong or Liu Ji, both of them have defeated Arislan, for these two people, Arislan is extremely admired and awe-inspiring, but if it comes to personal feelings, Li Zhong is far inferior to Liu Ji, the reason is very simple, Liu Ji and Arislan have fought and killed, but they have also cooperated, born and died, this kind of emotion is not comparable to Li Zhong.