After more than half a year of recuperation, the Northern Wei Dynasty has come out of the shadow of Shuofang's defeat. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

And following Hexi's efforts to carry out innovation, it has achieved initial results, allowing Tuoba to see hope again.

At the same time, his heart is becoming more and more eager for revenge, looking forward to sending troops again, fighting a decisive battle with Wei Shuo, and being ashamed.

But Tuoba Jue was by no means a reckless and impulsive person, and he knew that Wei Shuo was very difficult, and he would never go to war without full certainty.

Unlike Tuoba Jue, Yan Feng, Zhang Yan, Xi Jin, Xu Qian and other important ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty did not want to start a war with Hexi, but instead advocated the expansion of the Northern Wei Dynasty to the north.

After careful consideration, Tuoba Jue accepted everyone's suggestions, and he also figured out that the northern expedition to the grassland was more meaningful than the rash war with Hexi.

However, Tuoba was very worried that Hexi would take the opportunity to move eastward, and for a while he felt a little drumming in his heart, and he didn't know what choice to make.

At this time, Zhang Yan, Yan Feng, Xu Qian, and An were other important civil and military ministers, and walked into the hall together.

When he got closer, Yan Feng asked softly, "King, what are you hesitating about?" ”

"At present, the Northern Wei Dynasty is surrounded by Houyan, Xiyan, and Hexi from the east, south, and west, and there is only one way out of the Northern Expedition Grassland."

"If you win, the king will sit on the grassland, and he may be able to compete with Murong Chui and Wei Shuo in the future."

"If we continue to sit in the trap, I am afraid that the tragedy of destroying the country will come again."

Listening to Yan Feng's warning, Tuoba Jue woke up in horror, and after thinking about it carefully, it was really as Changshi Yanfeng said.

There is still a glimmer of hope in the Northern Expedition to the grassland, otherwise the Northern Wei Dynasty would really have no chance.

Thinking of this, Tuoba Jue expressed his worries in his heart.

"If our army rushes north, will Hexi take the opportunity to attack Shengle?"

"It's possible, but it's not impossible to resolve it."

"I want to hear about it."

Seeing Yan Feng's face full of helplessness, he sighed lightly and said: "I heard that Wei Shuo attaches great importance to credibility, if the king is willing to put aside his hatred for the time being, he can send a messenger to Hexi with gifts to make peace with Wei Shuo." ”

"Peace?" Tuoba was silent.

Zhang Yan next to him also echoed: "King, Yan Changshi's discussion is very good, and the minister thinks that he doesn't necessarily have to turn the war into a jade silk, and he can sign a temporary truce agreement." ”

"This ...... In doing so, that Wei Shuo will agree? ”

"Don't worry, the king doesn't take advantage of the situation to move eastward, so he must have no intention of annexing the Northern Wei Dynasty for the time being."

"And the containment is mutual, why don't Hexi have to station a large army in the Hetao, and waste grain and grass in vain?"

"Therefore, he will certainly answer."

"In that case, let's go to Hexi by Antong."

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An marched west along the same road, crossed the front and back two sets of plains, crossed the river city of Wuyuan County, and went south along the west bank of the big river, until it reached the city of drinking sweat in the northern county.

This was originally the Northern Dian Agricultural City of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was later occupied by the Tiefu Ministry, and the city was not very large.

Now, with Shuofang being recovered, Drinking Khan City has become the key to going north to Wuyuan County.

Livestock and furs from the grasslands had to pass through this place to enter Hexi, and gradually the land became prosperous and rich.

The Northern Wei delegation stopped at the city of Yinhan and continued westward until September.

An Shigao, the ancestor of Antong, came to Luoyang in the Han Dynasty as a servant of the Kingdom of Anxi (i.e., the Parthian Empire) (a prince who accompanied the Son of Heaven when the subject country entered the court).

In the last years of the Jin Dynasty, wars were frequent, and the An family moved to Liaodong in order to escape the war and settled down.

An Tong's father, An Qu, was an official under the former Yan Emperor Murong Wei and served as a general in the palace.

After the former Qin Heavenly King Fu Jian eliminated Murong Wei, the sister of An Qu's friend Gongsun was accepted into the Fu family's inner palace, and was later given to Liu Kuren, the leader of the Dugu Clan, as his wife.

Gongsun also got the opportunity to do business on the prairie, and An Tong also took the opportunity to follow Gongsun to do business on the grassland, which gave him the opportunity to meet Tuoba Jue, who lived in Dugu at that time.

Later, An Tong saw that Tuoba Jue had a talent to help the world, so he stayed to follow Tuoba Jue.

Along the way, he was deeply impressed by the prosperity and prosperity of Hexi.

In the Metropolitan Protectorate, An Tong was warmly received by Wei Shuo.

He looked at Wei Shuo, who was as young and promising as Tuoba, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: "How cruel is God? Now that there is Tuoba, why should there be another Wei Shuo? ”

Under the scrutinizing gaze of everyone in Hexi, An Tong walked proudly to the center of the main hall, bowed down and saluted: "Foreign envoys, meet the protector of the capital." ”

"Hahaha, the envoy came from afar, it's hard work." After the politeness, Wei Shuo's voice suddenly changed.

"You and I are enemy countries, I don't know what the King of Wei sent you for?"

"I don't mean anything else, just to visit Daduhu." An Tong replied with indignation.

"Huh~ Lord, I didn't expect you to have such a big face? A visit in the Northern Wei Dynasty will send you 1,000 war horses, 2,000 cattle and sheep, if you visit a few more times, you can make a fortune. ”

"Hahaha." Hearing Zong Chang's ridicule, everyone in Hexi laughed without any scruples.

And An Tong knew that this was Hexi to intimidate himself in order to take the initiative in the next negotiations.

Therefore, in the face of the cynicism around him, he responded calmly, calmly, and without the slightest impatience.

Seeing this scene, Wei Shuo nodded secretly, worthy of being a famous talent in history, it is really extraordinary.

He quietly shook his head slightly at the crowd, signaling that it was enough to stop, and the laughter gradually stopped.

When the hall regained calm, An Tong stepped forward and explained a few words in a calm tone.

"Most of the protectors laughed, and this trip is specially for the friendship of both sides, and it is natural to give gifts."

Just when everyone thought that this matter was over, unexpectedly, the peak turned around, and An Tong's tone suddenly became sharp.

"Since it is for the sake of friendship, of course you can't bring 30,000 iron horsemen here, otherwise it will not be peace, but a provocation."

"Good dog guts! Does the envoy think Hexi will be afraid? ”

"That is, not to mention 30,000 iron horses, even 50,000 or 100,000, what are you afraid of?"

"It seems that the battle of Shuofang didn't hurt you, otherwise how about you and I fight again?"

After An Tong counterattacked, the hall that had just calmed down boiled again, except for Wei Shuo, Song Xuan, Cui Hong and others, the rest of the people fiercely criticized An Tong, and An Tong was like a lonely boat in the sea, as if it would capsize at any time.

"Hahaha." Just as the main hall was boiling in the sky, Wei Shuo suddenly burst into laughter, which suddenly eased the atmosphere a lot.

Regarding An Tong's words, Wei Shuo was not angry, but felt that it was normal.

Originally, he had been sneering at him all the way up, so didn't he allow people to refute a few words?

"What your envoy said is very appropriate, and if you come to visit, how can you come to the door empty-handed?"

"Go back and tell your lord that the gift has been accepted, as for the peace talks...... Shuo should also be down. ”

"In fact, Shuo had no intention of confronting the Northern Wei Dynasty, but at the invitation of Liu Bobo at that time, he had to send troops to Shuo Fang."

"But now that this matter has passed, you and I should look forward and no longer dwell on past grievances and grievances."

"Besides, although the King of Wei is young, he has lofty ambitions, while the Wei State is small and strong, and Hexi does not dare to underestimate it."

Somehow, when he was besieged up and down by Hexi before, An Tong was still able to deal with it calmly.

But now looking at Wei Shuo, who was smiling and cowardly, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

"The lord's words are reasonable, at present, the Wei people are thriving, and all the departments are returning, and they cannot be attacked for the time being, and it is the right time to reconcile."

"Moreover, to rush out of the army is nothing more than labor, labor, and breaking the hearts of the people."

"Besides, the lord of Wei sent a thousand horses and two thousand cattle and sheep to the capital to protect him, which seems to be full of sincerity, and the lord should not raise troops in a big way."

"What does the envoy think? Hahaha...... "Wei Shuo laughed when he heard it.

"The long history is very true." An Tong could only echo with a dry smile.

Don't look at An Tong to easily complete King Wei's entrustment, but he is not happy at all.

Hexi is worthy of being a fierce enemy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, from Wei Shuo to all the staff, all of them are clear-headed, no matter how they make provocative remarks and show weakness, people are not moved at all.

Thinking of this, An Tong couldn't help but speed up his pace, and wanted to go back quickly to inform King Wei and send troops to the Northern Expedition as soon as possible.

Temporary reconciliation with the Northern Wei Dynasty is in line with the current interests of Hexi.

After occupying Shuofang, Wei Shuo had no intention of continuing to the east for the time being.

His next target was Longyou, striving to take the west of Longshan after the defeat of Fu Deng.

Just when the people in Hexi were elated by this, Liu Bobo was already angry.

He thought this was Hexi's betrayal of the Tiefu Ministry, and clamored to go to Wei Shuo for an explanation.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he was immediately stopped by Qigan Ali, who heard the news.