Chapter 81: The Hearts of People Become Humble
A bloody slaughter unfolds in the grasslands of the Revenge Water Basin, and the nomadic Xianbei tribes who have not been able to flee are faced with a choice between life and death. The swords of the Huns hung over their heads, leaving them not much time to think about it.
"Obey life and reverse death", the Xiongnu soldiers carried out Liu Yuan's will very thoroughly, and the Xianbei tribe who hesitated or showed hostility was ruthlessly annihilated. Men were slaughtered, women were abused, and children were taken into slavery.
Liu Yuan was already ruthless, and he was in the enemy territory, so he couldn't help but be careful everywhere. In order to minimize the threat of those Xianbei tribes to his army, he did not hesitate to give the order to destroy the surrounding Xianbei tribes.
What's more, the 30,000 cavalry army eats horses and chews, and consumes a lot, especially the guards and pro-army carefully provided by Liu Yuan. Hundreds of miles away in Xianbei, it is completely impossible for grain, grass and ordnance to get rear support thousands of miles away, because grain is the best choice for the enemy.
Moreover, the strong on the grassland are respected, and Liu Yuan is bent on annexing Xianbei to fatten himself, and his means cannot be soft. Kindness, gentleness or something, Xianbei people won't eat this, and Liu Yuan doesn't bother to use such useless means.
In contrast, killing and ruthlessness are more effective. Liu Yuan's heart was like iron stone, and for the first time, the Xianbei tribesmen enjoyed the disaster and fear from the Xiongnu Shan Yu. On the vast grassland of the Vengeful Shuiyin, tens of thousands of Xianbei tribesmen, regardless of men, women, old and weak, were moved to several gathering points set up by Liu Yuan in waves, and were temporarily controlled as trophies.
Liu Yuan was busy stabilizing the battle line and reaping his spoils in Xianbei territory. Putou waited for the remnants of the army to return to Danhan Mountain, which immediately caused a commotion.
Xianbei has recently become more chaotic, Shan Yu was defeated in the Western Expedition, and Putou rebelled. Then He Lian returned, and the two sides fought a big battle in the royal court, and Putou won the battle, and He Lian was thrown into the abyss.
Now the weak Qianman has been supported as a puppet Shan Yu, and although Xianbei Shan Yu Court is still surging undercurrent, the strong suppression of Putou and other nobles still maintains stability on the surface.
But after only two days' effort, the pursuing Putou and others were defeated and returned, or they were defeated in the hands of the Huns, which made Zhong Xianbei a little unable to react. Regarding the rebellion of Putou and others, even under the banner of "Helian loses virtue and supports Qianman", there are still many people who secretly disagree.
The defeat of Putou and Fu Luohan detonated a lot of dissatisfaction and plunged Danhan Mountain into chaos again. There was an invasion of the Xiongnu outside, plundering the tribesmen, and Chen Bing hated the waterside; There are dragons without a leader, the upper echelons are not in harmony, and there is internal turmoil. The wind and rain are shaky, the calm atmosphere is shrouded in Danhan Mountain, and the future of Xianbei has made some "people of insight" worried.
Xianbei is single in the tent, inside and outside the tent, the guards are heavily guarded, and there are more warriors guarding the outside of Yansheng, and they are tightly knit, not giving anyone a chance to exploit loopholes. At the door of the tent, a young man dressed in aristocratic clothing walked around, sending off the soldiers who had reported the news, looking around with some worry in his eyes.
There was a rush of footsteps, and Putou came with a group of people, and the defeated army returned, and the wind and dust were served. Stared at the young man: "Bu Dugen, how is that kid Qianman, let you watch him, is there anything wrong?" ”
In the face of Putou's arrogance, Bu Dugen looked a little submissive, and bowed his head slightly and replied: "Don't worry, eldest brother, Qian Man is honestly staying in the king's tent, but some people want to ask to see him, but they are blocked by the younger brother!" ”
"Good!" Fu Luohan said next to him: "Budugen, you did a good job!" ”
Pu Tou was also a little relieved on his face, he was defeated, and immediately felt the instability of the royal court, the news spread so quickly, someone must be behind it. Their brothers can use Qianman, and so can others.
Defeated by the Huns, the losses were not small, but in Xianbei, the strength of the three brothers was still not small, and it was not a big problem. If someone uses the Cunman to make a move before they return, that would be a big deal. Now that the situation can be stabilized, Putou has really fallen into the boulder in his heart.
"Gather all the nobles and discuss the king's account, don't they want to meet 'Shan Yu', I will fulfill them!" Putting away the mixed thoughts, Pu Tou ordered fiercely to the person next to him.
With Pu Tou's order, the Xianbei upper-class nobles who had long been unable to hold back moved and gathered in the king's tent. Qianman was now only a teenager, in his early tens, and sat alone on the throne somewhat helplessly.
The Prairie people have always been precocious, and even when they are young, Qianman can feel the great changes around him. Without the protection of his father and Lian, he was forcibly put on the throne by Putou and others, and he was in a position of supremacy, but Qian Man could feel the malice from Putou.
His freedom was restricted, his life was not guaranteed, and he was terrified by the battle with his father, King Helian. was forcibly kept in the king's tent by the three Putou brothers, and Qian Man also hated it in his heart, but he was just a teenager and couldn't do anything, so he could only suppress his fear and hatred in his heart.
Pu Tou just glanced at Qian Man, who was sitting on the throne silently, and then got up and walked around the tent a few times, and the nobles in the tent also looked at Pu Tou, clamoring to see Qian Man's group, and at this time there was no trace of attention on him. They all looked at Putou, wanting to know what kind of medicine he was selling.
After a few deep groans, Putou said loudly: "Some people here, what attention is in their hearts, I Putou is clear. However, at this moment, on the other side of the enemy's water, tens of thousands of Hun iron horsemen are eyeing and plundering our people. At this time, I should put down all the mustards, concentrate the forces in the central and eastern regions, and defeat the foreign enemy. How can the internal strife of my Xianbei be benefited by the Hun fisherman. How's that, ladies and gentlemen? ”
As soon as Pu Tou's words fell, the nobles in the tent were suddenly silent, what he said was reasonable, no one would object, and no one would dare, it would be a public outrage.
Finally, an old nobleman quietly glanced in the direction of Qianman, and echoed: "Lord Putou is right, I am Xianbei under the rule of Qiandanyu, turbulent and powerful. Recently, there have been many turmoils, just in the different position, the royal court has changed drastically, and the war is not stopped......" said here and looked at the three Putou brothers, and continued: "Now that the enemy is present, it is better to repel the Huns first and then talk about others. Tanshi Huai Shan Yu is right, the Huns are really not to be underestimated! ”
One person agreed, followed by a group of people, the nobles of the Xianbei tribes, who immediately reached a consensus to deal with Liu Yuan, a foreign enemy, first. Looking at the reactions of the nobles in the tent, Pu Tou finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but for these nobles, he was even more jealous, and he always felt that many of these people would become an obstacle to his ascension to the throne of Xianbei.
I really want to kill all those opponents, and Pu Tou's heart is full of murderous intent. But he didn't dare, if this was the case, that Xianbei would definitely fall into turmoil completely, and he didn't want to have a good end, not to mention that there was a bad wolf called the Huns outside.
Fu Luohan watched Pu Tou talk eloquently in front of everyone, and Fang Cai's performance was only afraid of subduing many people's hearts. A hint of gloom and jealousy flashed in his eyes, but he did not speak, at this time, it was the first thing to settle down the royal court and concentrate on dealing with the Huns.
Budugen sat beside Fu Luohan, silently burying his head, looking very mediocre. The three Putou brothers, he is the most inconspicuous, and when everyone ignores him, there is a little discoloration in the eyes of the expressionless Budugen.
Obviously, the younger Budugen also has his own thoughts in his heart. The step root who was called and drunk by the two brothers was so harmless to humans and animals, but his scheming was also deep.
The four changes in people's hearts are the state of Xianbei up and down at this time.