After saying this, the big man lifted the deerskin water bag in his hand, which was not filled with water, but with fine mare's milk wine. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Li Twelve smiled, raised the deerskin water bag in his hand with the big man, and took a big sip, and the big man asked: "Brother Li, if you have any questions, just ask, we must know everything!" ”

"Brother Tuoba, Li is uninhibited, and if he has something to say, he will say it directly. A certain family is here for one thing, that is, to challenge the first master on the grassland, but who is the first master on the grassland, a certain family still doesn't know it, so I hope Brother Tuoba can remind one or two. ”

Dahan laughed and said, "I don't know who came to challenge?" But this is indeed like Brother Li's temperament. This kind of problem, we really have no reason not to hide it, so let's tell you - the number one master on the grassland, wow, it is the Dugu general of our Xianbei tribe! ”

"So, where is he now?"

"Eh, Brother Li doesn't want to know the name of General Dugu first?"

Li Twelve took another sip of mare's milk wine, a little nervous in his heart, and almost exposed his stuffing, so he had to hide it: "I'm drunk, I forgot about it." ”

"General Dugu's surname is Dugu's name is fast, it is said that he can ride a horse at the age of three and shoot eagles at the age of five, and at the age of ten, he defeated Xiao Naili, who was known as the first person in the grassland at that time, and was promoted to general by the Khan. In the next ten years, there was no defeat in a hundred battles, whether it was a fight or a battle between the two armies, which made my Xianbei department the overlord of the grassland. Merely...... Brother Li is now here to compete with General Dugu, I'm afraid it's a little late. ”

"Why?"

"When you are a man, the reason is that the general is no longer in the grassland, and if you want to find him, you have to go west. Legend has it that to the west is a larger steppe, and to the south of that steppe there is a kingdom as rich as your Central Plains, called Persia. Farther west, there are savage states, so poor that even we horse-herding men don't bother to rob them. So since ancient times, only the broken houses on the grassland will run over there, and those who really have the ability are still waiting to grab the Central Plains! Haha, let's say that, Brother Li, don't be angry! ”

"Of course I won't be angry, but if it's all wilderness over there, why does General Dugu go there?"

"It is said that there is a small tribe that is not long-sighted and wants to invade here, and of course General Dugu will not sit still, so he will take the initiative to attack."

"Win or lose?"

"This ...... There is no news yet, but it shouldn't be a big battle, and the accounts haven't been settled yet. ”

Li Twelve groaned for a moment.

Now it has been determined that the matter of Dugu going west quickly is indeed true. However, is it really proactive? Lao Bai, the errand you gave to your brother is a bit too heavy......

He was thinking about it, when someone opened a corner of the tent, a light voice like a song came in, and Li Twelve was in a trance for a while, and then he was sure that it was indeed a human voice: "Father, there is a messenger of the Khan outside......"

Tuoba stood up, owed Li Twelve to apologize, and then said to the girl, "What, are you here to recruit Ding?" Tell him that we died a lot of people when we went south last year, and there is really no prime to ...... this year."

"No, Dad, it's not for Ding, it's for cattle and sheep......"

Tuoba frowned, and then walked out of the tent. A moment later, Li Twelve followed out under the pretext of urgency. followed Tuoba far behind, and the slender figure on Tuoba's side.

This is only a very small tribe on the grassland, counting men, women and children, there are only a few hundred people, but just these hundreds of people raise an endless number of cattle and sheep, and most of these cattle and sheep will become food for the winter, except for some of them to keep their young.

Now it was cold and windy outside, and all the herdsmen outside were basically working, so Li Twelve, who was following Tuoba behind, was not discovered by anyone. In a short time, both Tuoba and his daughter stopped, and came to see a man with a rough face, but with his chin held high, and his spirit was very angry. When he saw Tuoba, it was Tuoba who saluted him.

"Noble messenger, haven't we already paid this year's tribute? Why do you want to levy cattle and sheep again? ”

Tuoba said, and the messenger snorted: "You have given the tribute to General Dugu this year, but you have not given it to the Khan." ”

"This ......," Tuoba said for a moment.

It is no secret that General Dugu seized the power of the Khan in the steppe. It is precisely because of this that the tribes on the steppe gave the tribute that should have been contributed to the Khan to General Dugu, but now...... Why do you want another one? Could it be that the Khan has already regained his power?

This doubt Tuoba held in his heart and did not say it.

"Brother Tuoba, we are also acquaintances, I know you have doubts in your heart, but, as an acquaintance, I must remind you that there are some things that should not be asked."

"But we have already paid tribute, so we didn't keep more cattle and sheep, if you do it again this time, we will starve to death here!"

The envoy glanced at Tuoba's daughter, and said in a strange manner: "I didn't say that you have to ask for cattle and sheep, if you have anything valuable, just send it." ”

"Something of value?"

Tuoba noticed the emissary's gaze and said angrily: "Don't beat around the bush with me, damn it, when did a scumbag like you appear on the grassland?" ”

"Please, Brother Tuoba, it's not me who I want, don't be angry with me. You prepare the things first, and I will come over early tomorrow morning to check them, and if the Khan is not satisfied, you will understand the consequences. Let's go, don't send it. ”

The messenger departed.

Only Tuoba was left full of anger.

Li XII returned to the big tent.

His conjecture was exactly the same as Tuoba's.

Don't...... After Dugu Kuaiya led the troops west, what happened on the grassland? After Tuoba returned to the big tent, he lost his interest in drinking, sullen, he looked at Li Twelve, who was also absent-minded, and said apologetically: "Brother Li, I'm really sorry, something happened to my side, I'm really not in the mood to drink, just have fun, don't worry about me." ”

Li Twelve bowed his body.

"If Brother Tuoba has any difficulties, you can tell Li."

A man chimed in: "That's it, patriarch, although my department is small, there are also good men, what needs the patriarch, we are duty-bound." ”

Tuoba smiled bitterly: "Can we still be enemies of the Khan?" Last time, I had already presented tribute, but this time I came to collect it, saying that it was for the Khan's ......"

Tuoba said, glanced at Li Twelve, and continued: "This grassland, most of them will not be peaceful again. (To be continued.) )