Chapter 10, the North Wind and Cloud

The ancestor of Tuoba Xianbei, a man of little fame and power, once unified the various tribes of Western Xianbei and sent his eldest son Desert Khan into Luoyang as a hostage of the Cao Wei regime. Later, Sima Jin Dynasty Wei, Youzhou Assassin Shi Wei saw that the strength of the Tuoba Department was getting stronger, and he was afraid that it would become a problem for China in the future, so he plotted to divide his father-son relationship, resulting in the desert Khan, who had a high degree of sinicization, was murdered by the nobles of the tribe with the acquiescence of Liwei.

Li Wei Xuan, his son Xilu succeeded to the throne as Shan Yu, followed by the younger brother Tuoba Xuan, and then passed on to the youngest son of the desert Khan, Tuoba Fu. However, Tuoba Fu died only one year after succeeding to the throne, and Shan Yu's throne fell into the hands of his uncle, Luguan, the son of Liwei.

Tuoba Lu officials are divided into three divisions, which are located in the east of it, in the north of Shanggu County, adjacent to the Yuwen Department; He ruled the central part with the eldest son of the eldest brother Desert Khan, Yishan, and lived north of the Daijun Sanhepi; He ruled the west with Yilu, the younger brother of Yixi, and lived in Shengle in Dingxiang County. After the death of Luguan and Yicheng one after another, Tuoba Yi Lu Nai merged the three departments, and its strength was restored, and through Liu Kun accepted the title of the acting king of the Jin Dynasty, and the capital was Shengle.

As mentioned earlier, Yilu was later killed by his son Liuxiu, who in turn was killed by Pugen, who was the eldest son of Yizhen. However, Pugen died soon after succeeding to the throne, and his mother was the newborn son of Purgen for Shan Yu, but unfortunately, he didn't wait for him to be raised, and the position of Tuoba Shan Yu and the acting king fell into the hands of Tuoba Yulu.

Tuoba Yulu is the son of Tuoba Fu, the grandson of the Desert Khan, and is a cousin of Pugen.

So who is the Mother of Pugen? It is this Qi clan who came with great momentum this time!

The eldest son died in the prime of life, purely out of heaven's will, but the eldest grandson was so young, why did he die inexplicably? In Qi's heart, he couldn't help but doubt Yu Lu - who benefited the most, who was most likely to be the murderer behind the scenes, even if it was a noble lady in the Tuoba Department, she naturally understood it. In addition, in addition to Pugen, she also has two sons, He Wei and Su Na, so she is suspicious all day long, worried that Yu Lu will poison her hands and cut the grass and eradicate the roots......

In order to protect themselves, the Qi family secretly connected in the Tuoba Department, and Tuoba Tou also knew about this - it is estimated that Yu Lu himself was still in the dark. However, the Qi clan had not thought about a coup d'Γ©tat to seize power before, because since Yu Lu succeeded to the throne, he had won almost every battle, and his reputation was rising, and he could not be easily shaken. But this time Yu Lu was so defeated that most of the noble chiefs complained, so the Qi family made up their minds, went straight to the king's tent, and killed Yu Lu.

In this chaos of the Tuoba Department, more than a dozen noble chiefs who were still loyal to Yulu were killed on the same day, and all their subordinates were divided. The main reason is that the Qi clan is quick enough to get rid of Yu Lu first, and then with the assistance of Tuoba Tou, who is in charge of Shan Yu's personal guard, he will wipe out all the departments that are still loyal to Yu Lu, and immediately return to the northern capital Shengle, slaughtering Yu Lu's wife and children.

Immediately, the ministries supported the second son of the Qi clan in Shengle, Tuoba He Wei was a single Yu, He Wei was still young, and his mother Qi was in charge, and the ministry was called the "female envoy".

After the matter was decided, the "female envoy" summoned Tuoba Tou and asked him to go south to Luoyang and Chang'an, to contact the Jin people, and to attack and merge the state after the autumn, and asked the Jin court to recognize He Wei to succeed to the throne and take the throne as the king.

She warned Tuoba Tou: "Your wife, children, and people are all under my control, and if you dare to speak out and be disloyal to Shan Yu, I will slaughter all of your men and leave no one behind!" ”

Tuoba retreated - he was already very satisfied if he could save his life, where would he dare to turn the sky upside down? Anyway, whoever is single is good, whether it is Liuxiu, Pugen, Yu Lu or He Wei, I will be a member of the distant clan, and I will always have to obey the order......

hurriedly settled his family, then crossed the Yellow River in a hurry, went down from the southwest of the river, and finally arrived at Chang'an City after more than half a month.

At this time, Pei Gai had already heard about the defeat of the Jiuyuan of the Tuoba Department, and was worried that Shi Hu would become stronger because of this victory, and not only would it be difficult for him to successfully capture the annexed state, but he was afraid that Shi Hu might also take the initiative to attack Pingyang County...... Hearing the news of Tuobatou's arrival, he hurriedly summoned him and inquired in detail about the battle situation that day.

Tuoba Tou had directly participated in this battle, and although he was in the game, it was difficult to cover everything, but the whole process that could be described still provided Pei Gai with a wealth of information that could be discussed. After listening to his explanation, Pei Gai couldn't help but sigh: "The acting king is mistaken, even if he is not facing Shi Hu, but Shi Sheng, and he is the chief general of Zhao Gui in the end, how can he be so rash as the enemy?" ”

Later, when the Mongols marched westward, they often carried large cattle and sheep as food supplies, and then bypassed the cities and made long-distance raids to take the enemy's heartland. But after all, it was in the vast grassland, and the countries of the Western Regions did not have such a strong city as the Central Plains. Now that you are deep in Jindi, you dare to do this, isn't that death?

Moreover, the area south of Jiuyuan, just at the junction of the two major basins, the road is narrow and the terrain is dangerous, even if the Zhao army does not set up an ambush, but simply stands on the base, you can't easily beat it, and when the time comes, the cities behind you will go out and plunder, what should you do?

It seems that since Yu Lu succeeded to the throne, he first broke Liu Hu, and then set Wusun, and went south and merged with the state many times, killing Shi Hu only dared to defend the city, which was really too smooth, and he was proud of his victory, and he was always proud of his defeat.

Thinking of this, Pei Gai asked again: "After the acting king returns to Pingcheng, can you review the loss of this battle?" Is it to meet me to fight Shihu today? ”

Tuoba Tou listened to the question, his face was slightly embarrassed, and he quickly lowered his head and reported: "Tell Da Sima, the acting king has passed away today, and the new single of our department is the successor, so I sent the villain to ......."

Pei Gai's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he immediately interrupted Tuoba's words: "The acting king has passed away?" Why did he die? ”

Tuoba Tou lied casually: "I was wounded in the battle, and I died after returning to Pingcheng......

Pei Cai stared at Tuoba head, and suddenly the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, as if he was smiling, and asked, "Isn't Yu Lu killed by others?!" ”

Tuoba Tou panicked on the spot - how did Da Sima know? Can he pinch it?

Of course, Pei Gai does not know divination and prophecy, and the memory of the ancestors of the Tuoba Department contained in the Book of Wei is also very vague, just remembering that in the original history, Yu Lu did not seem to be a good death...... The key is that he has been fighting for a long time in the troubled times, and he is in a prominent position, and his ability to observe words and colors has become more and more sophisticated, and he feels wrong when he looks at Tuobatou's expression - when it comes to Yu Lu's death, why did you quickly bow your head? There was no sadness on his face, but his eyes were spinning......

- Meng Ziyun: "If the chest is right, the eyes are clear; If the chest is not right, the eyes will be squinting. ”

Sure enough, he blurted out and asked: "Isn't Yu Lu killed by others?!" The panicked state of Tuoba's head is estimated to be visible even to Pei Xiong next to him. Pei Cai didn't wait for the other party to deny or justify, and then asked: "Who is Shan Yu for?" ”

"Yes...... It's He Wei......"

Pei Gai nodded: "The one who wants to kill the lord is the Qi family." ”

In the original history, it was indeed the Qi clan who killed Yu Lu, but it was delayed for a few years before it was launched, and Pei should naturally not remember it clearly. However, since he had obtained Pei Xiong, whenever he had spare time, he would naturally inquire about the situation in the Tuoba Department in detail - Tuoba Xianbei was a powerful ally at present, and he might become an enemy in the future, so how could he not probe his internal affairs in advance? From this, I learned the name, origin, and ...... of He Wei This kid is still young.

Whoever benefits the most is the most likely to be the murderer behind the scenes, and since He Wei is still young, it is most likely that the people who use this branch instigated the coup d'Γ©tat. Who is the person who does it? Although the Qi family is a woman, she is really powerful in the clan, which is something that even Pei Xiong knows.

So Pei Gai directly named the Qi family, Tuoba was even more panicked when he heard the words, and hurriedly bowed down: "This is all what Da Sima said, and the villain has not said a word...... which is equivalent to admitting Pei Gai's guess in disguise.

Pei should not ask any more questions - the change of power in the Tuoba Department has little to do with him, and it is a fait accompli, and there is no need to pursue responsibility; Although Tuoba is a prince of the Jin Dynasty, whether it is Luoyang or Chang'an, can he really manage this prince-immediately raised his hand and said that he would hold a banquet, and I would treat him well.

The food table is about to come up, Pei should sit in the main seat in the west, Tuoba Tou will sit in the guest seat in the east, and then it will be enough, Pei should make Pei Xiong accompany him in the south. Although Xianbei people are not particular, but Tuoba Tou has traveled to the Central Plains many times, he knows the rules, and his heart says that my cousin is just a slave of the big Sima family, even if it is my relative, there is no reason to accompany him...... Could it be that Da Sima has already exonerated him as a trilogy?

In fact, Pei Gai didn't have the word "slave release" in his head at all, because he didn't have the habit of keeping slaves, and the slaves and maids in the family were just employers and workers in his opinion, and he could resign whenever he wanted. What, I can still control the life and death of slaves? That's true, but I really can't afford it.

As for Pei Xiong, he has never treated him as a house slave, it is Pei Xiong who is "willing to be obscene", and Pei should be helpless. But Pei Xiong has never been knowledgeable about etiquette - even Xun Guanniang has talked to Pei Gai many times about this - although he calls himself a slave and maid, Pei should let him sit down for dinner, but he doesn't know how to push back.

In fact, Pei should sometimes be busy with official business and can't go back to the backyard to have dinner with his family, so he is forced to eat work meals alone in the front hall, so he often pulls Pei Xiong to eat with him - it is too boring to eat alone - Pei Xiong is also used to it.

During the banquet, Tuoba Tou mentioned the matter of letting He Wei succeed the king, Pei Gai nodded: "I ordered the secretary to make a watch, and Qing can go to Luoyang with it, I don't think the court will allow it." After a pause, he said: "I still need to make a funeral, the king of Yun Xiandai died of injury, and it was passed on to his younger brother." ”

When Tuoba heard this, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he mentioned the matter of the Autumn Queen's attack and annexation of Shihu in the state, and Pei Gai was also full of promises.

Then, as if intentionally, as if unintentionally, Pei should revisit the death of Yu Lu - "Since the first crown of the queen, the successive generations of successors, it seems that the longevity is not eternal...... "The first king of the dynasty is Tuoba Yilu, he was just fifty years old when he died, but in this era, especially among the grassland peoples, it is not short-lived. Yilu was followed by Liuxiu, who was killed by Pugen before he was 30 years old, and Pugen died of illness in his thirties, and his son succeeded to the throne, and died before he was a year old...... The next Yu Lu was also in his early thirties when he was killed.

The average life expectancy of the grassland people in these years is estimated to be in their thirties, but it includes a large number of babies who have died in infancy, thus lowering the overall value, and it is common for adult individuals, especially noble chiefs, to live to be fifty or sixty years old - for example, Tuyuhun of the Murong Department has to enjoy the age of seventy-three.

In addition, the successive Tuoba Shan Yu after Yilu, even if not counting the princes who were not officially recognized by the Jin Dynasty, there were two people, Pugen and Yulu, both of whom died in the prime of life - one died of illness and the other was killed.

Pei Cai therefore asked: "I am afraid of the aristocratic royal family, there is really no ...... of longevity" and wanted to say "gene", but finally swallowed this trendy word and changed it to - "There is really no destiny for longevity." Let's ask, if He Wei does not mince words, who should follow him? ”

Tuoba replied, "There is still his younger brother Juna." ”

"What if you don't keep a secret of it, and neither brother has any children?"

Tuoba Tou listened to the question and couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Pei Gai secretly gave Pei Xiong a look, the two have been together for a long time, and their minds are quite compatible, so Pei Xiong asked Tuoba Tou: "Uncle, although Yu Lu is dead, is there no heir?" ”

Tuoba said in his heart that yes, I helped the Qi family kill them...... After all, Pei Xiong is only a year away from the pioneer department, and it is impossible to say that Yu Lu has no son, let alone that his sons are all hanging up with his father...... Didn't Yu Lu die of his wounds? How could it be that all the sons died in a short period of time?!

was thinking about how to answer, but a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind - no, Yu Lu still has two sons alive!

Under the pressure of Pei Gai and Pei Xiong's four eyes, Tuoba Head Ghost took the initiative to say: "Yu Lu does have two sons, but they are still young and ...... in Helan Ministry."

"What's your name?"

"Acacia, Shiyiqian."

When Pei Cai heard the name of "Shi Yiqian", his eyes narrowed slightly unconsciously.

Although the Helan tribe and Xianbei originated from Donghu, but strictly speaking, it is not Xianbei, let alone Tuoba, and the current nomadic herding in the area north of Helan Mountain, is regarded as a dependent tribe of the Tuoba tribe, and its strength is quite strong. Tuoba and Helan, Shitong marriage, for example, Yulu has a concubine who is the sister of the Helan Lord, and gave birth to two sons, a Huai Huai and a Shi Yiqian.

According to the custom of Helan Ministry, a woman should give birth to a child in her mother's house and stay for one year before returning to her husband's house with a child. Therefore, after Tuoba Huai was two years old, he was carried back to Shengle by his mother; Within a year, Helan was pregnant again, considering that he was still young and could not leave his mother, so he hugged him again and returned to his parents' house to give birth.

Not long before Yu Lu's expedition, the news came that Helan gave birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus. Yu Lu was overjoyed, and immediately named his son Shi Yiqian, as for his daughter...... I'll come back with a name when I win.

Because the Helan clan ranked relatively low among the concubines of Yulu, although the Qi family slaughtered the sons of Yulu, they were negligent for a while and failed to think of the Huai; As for the birth of Shi Yiqian, it is estimated that a few people such as Tuoba who were by Yu Lu's side at that time knew about it, and the Qi family did not know.

So why did Pei should react when he heard the name of Shi Yiqian? Because he has an impression of this name - when Tuoba Xianbei was at its peak, one was in Yilu, and the other was in Shiyiqian; But the Shiyiqian era was also from prosperity to decline, he had fought against the former Qin army in Shiziling, was defeated and migrated north, and then his son was killed, and the former Qin took the opportunity to send troops to destroy the dynasty. It was not until the era of Tuoba, the grandson of Shiyiqian, that he took advantage of the civil strife in the former Qin to restore the country, and finally played the national glory of the Northern Wei Dynasty for nearly 150 years.

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