With the end of the wedding, the envoys from all walks of life embarked on the return journey with different moods, and the one with the heaviest mood was none other than Zhang Bin.

Ran Zhan rode on a horse and looked at the haggard Zhang Bin through the window, and couldn't help but feel a cloud of doubt in his heart. Since he saw the return of Da Sima Weishuo, he found that Zhang Bin seemed to be a different person, often sitting alone in a daze, and sometimes he didn't sleep all night.

At first, Ran Zhan thought that Zhang Bin's meeting with Da Sima was not going well and was worried about the future of Xiangguo, but later he found that things were far from being as simple as he thought.

And sometimes the military advisor Zhang Bin would always ask him some very strange questions, such as if he were given another choice, would he still be willing to serve Hu Lu?

Ran Zhan did not hesitate to say at that time that if he was given another chance, he would do everything possible to go to Laoshan to seek refuge in today's Da Sima, and he would not want to stay in the Central Plains and be captured by Hu Lu if he was killed.

How did Ran Zhan know the pain in Zhang Bin's heart, on the one hand, what Wei Shuo ordered violated his principles of being a man and doing things; On the other hand, he had to think about his family, and at the same time, he really didn't want to carry the name of 'traitor'. Because he saw very clearly that whoever bears this reputation will be remembered for ten thousand years.

At present, the torment in Zhang Bin's heart is indescribable, as uncomfortable as frying his heart in an oil pan.

Although a large number of envoys have left Jicheng, Tuoba Hong, the envoy of the Tuoba tribe, has just arrived in Jicheng.

After seeing the prosperity of Liaodong along the way, Tuoba Hong felt extremely heavy, because the stronger Liaodong was, the smaller the chance for the Tuoba tribe to regain its glory in the future.

Tuoba Hong saw the famous Wei Shuo in the political hall, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Meet Da Sima!" ”

"The Tuoba envoy has come from afar, and he has worked hard along the way! You may be seated. ”

Wei Shuo said casually, he knew the intention of Tuoba Xianbei, it was nothing more than the recent transfer of the northern garrison, which brought great pressure to Tuoba Xianbei.

The purpose of Tuoba Hong's trip is to find out the true intentions of Liaodong and prepare as soon as possible.

"I don't know what the Tuoba envoy is doing here in Jicheng?"

"Great Sima, I came to Jicheng on the order of Da Shan Yu, mainly to reaffirm friendship to Liaodong."

"Well, the Tuoba tribe has been quite honest all these years, and the tribute is also timely, and the envoy will thank you for your family Da Danyu on my behalf after the envoy returns. In addition, I hope that in the future, the Tuoba tribe will continue to be submissive to Liaodong! ”

Hearing this, Tuoba Hong secretly hated, and asked with a hot head: "Dare to ask why Da Sima frequently mobilizes troops in the north?" But do you have the intention to be happy? ”

"You're Shengle? When did Shengle become the territory of Xianbei people? In the former Han Dynasty, Shengle was originally Dingxiang County, Chengle County, and in the Later Han Dynasty, it was returned to Yunzhong County. During the Cao Wei period, Dingxiang and Yunzhong were moved to the state, and Shengle was occupied by your Tuoba people. ”

Tuoba Hong's move of treating Shengle as Tuoba Xianbei's territory was fiercely reprimanded by the Liaodong people, and Wen Qiao even pointed to Tuoba Hong's nose and quoted scriptures to teach the other party.

Tuoba Hong's face was red when he was reprimanded, and he was so angry that he almost punched the noisy Liaodong people to the ground. Obviously, Shengle was lost by the Han people themselves, and then it was rebuilt by their Tuoba tribe before it came to life, how could it be that in the blink of an eye, their tribe became a robber who occupied the homeland of China.

"Da Sima, what does this mean?" Tuoba Hong finally noticed that something was wrong, and he had a faint sense of foreboding.

Hearing this, Wei Shuo said very sincerely: "Tuoba envoy and listen to a certain one, to be honest, Shuo is very grateful to Tuoba Xianbei for guarding the hometown of Yunzhong and Wuyuan counties for me in the Great Jin Dynasty all these years. In the past, Liaodong was not strong and could not recover its homeland, so it could only be temporarily handed over to the Tuoba tribe to take care of. Now that Liaodong is strong, we want to take back our homeland, so we implore the Xianbei people to leave their homeland in China and move back to the prairie. ”

"Big ...... Da Sima, this ...... This is for ...... Why? Tuoba Hong said with a shocked face.

"No, why, Liaodong doesn't want Huaxia to experience another Yongjia Rebellion! The Zhuhu tribe south of Yinshan will either accept the reorganization of Liaodong and become the Jin people, or they will roll back to the cold land of the northern steppe. In the future, on the grassland south of Yinshan Mountain, no non-Jin people will be allowed to station, graze and live. ”

"If the Tuoba tribe is unwilling to move back to the cold land in the north, then please ask your envoy to tell Tuoba Yulu and persuade him to accept the reorganization of my Liaodong as soon as possible, otherwise wait for the Liaodong army to come to Shengle and disappear with the Tuoba tribe."

After listening to Wei Shuo's powerful explanation, Tuoba Hong was completely stunned. However, he finally figured out the true purpose of Liaodong, and this battle was inevitable in his opinion. Don't look at the righteousness and awe-inspiring words of the Liaodong people, in fact, to put it bluntly, as Liaodong became stronger, they fell in love with the territory of the Tuoba tribe and wanted to snatch it.

"Da Sima, you just said that you fell in love with Shengle's territory, do you need to spend so much tongue?"

Listening to Tuoba Hong's resentful words, a sneer appeared at the corner of Wei Shuo's mouth: "That's right, I just fancy the Tuoba Department's landing!" In the past, it was you Hu people who went south to rob us Jinren, and this time it also gave you a taste of being robbed. And I can tell you responsibly that this will become the norm in the future. ”

"Every year, the Liaodong Army stationed in the north will send elites to fight the autumn wind in the grassland, and anyone who disobeys the Liaodong managers will be brutally retaliated against by Liaodong. In addition, in order to restrict the development of the Hu tribe in Monan, any tribe with no more than 100,000 people must report to Liaodong, and then undergo a fixed-point inspection in Liaodong every year, and at the same time pay more than 30% of the income of the tribe to Liaodong. ”

"Da Sima, you don't want to give the Hu clan a way to live!"

Hearing this, Tuoba Hong could no longer maintain his composure. If you really want to do what Wei Shuo said just now, then it will be impossible for any tribe in the future to become as strong as the two powerful captives of the Xiongnu and Xianbei before, and in the end they can only completely become vassals of the Jin people.

"Why don't I give you a way to live? If you want to live, it's very simple, as long as you accept the reorganization of Liaodong and join the Huaxia family, isn't it enough? In this way, not only do you save the wind and rain on the grassland, but also enjoy all kinds of preferential treatment of the Jin people, why not? ”

Tuoba Hong has no energy to be angry at this time, where is this way for the Hu people to live, it is clearly to exterminate the entire Hu people. It seems that during the Yongjia period, the Hu Lu rebellion in the Central Plains made the Jin people full of hatred for the Hu Lu, so that when the Jin people recovered, they began to rectify the Hu people to death. Obviously, according to Da Sima, there are only two ways out for Hu Lu in the future, either to accept the reorganization and become a Jin person, or to become an enemy and be eliminated by the Great Jin.

As for the rest of the survivors, they are all small tribes that cannot be put on the table, and even if they can survive, they don't want to get a chance to develop and grow. Because whenever a threat is about to arise, the Liaodong people will strangle the danger in the cradle.

Thinking of the situation of the Liaodong Army marching north, Tuoba Hong said with a face full of despair: "Da Sima, can't we keep the status quo all the time?" As long as Da Sima nods, I am willing to make decisions on behalf of my family and double the number of cattle and sheep donated every year. ”

Looking at the miserable Tuoba Hong, Wei Shuo was unmoved, and he asked with a serious face: "If Tuoba Xianbei had the opportunity to enter the Central Plains back then, even if Liu Yueshi ceded the entire state, would you give up going south?" ”

Tuoba Hong was speechless for a while, yes, in the face of the current great opportunity to take all the south of Yinshan, how could Liaodong give up because of 20,000 cattle and sheep? Just like the Tuoba tribe, once they have the opportunity to enter the Central Plains, they will also go south desperately.

"Go back and tell your family Da Shan Yu, either tie your hands and take the initiative to accept the reorganization of Liaodong, or wait for the Liaodong Army to force you to wait for the reorganization with knives and guns!"

Tuoba Hong knew that he could no longer convince Wei Shuo to change his mind, he immediately packed his bags and returned without nonsense, he needed to hurry back to Shengle, inform Tuoba Yulu of the news that the Liaodong army was about to go north, and let Da Shan Yu hurry up and prepare to meet the enemy.

"Lord, are you just letting the Tuoba envoy leave, aren't you afraid that he will inform Tuoba Yulu of the news of the Liaodong Army's northward journey?"

"I just want to spread the news that the Liaodong Army will go north next year, and it is best to make the Mo Nan Zhuhu tribe panic. After the beginning of spring next year, when the Liaodong Army goes north, it may be able to recover the southern foot of Yinshan without effort. ”

"Lord, you also underestimate Tuoba Yulu, right? No matter how you say it, people are also a generation master! ”

"It's not that I underestimate him, but the strength of the Tuoba tribe today is far inferior to Liaodong, and I am going on a northern expedition with a dignified and upright army, so why am I afraid of Tuoba Yulu? Even if I add Murong Xianbei, I am not afraid! (To be continued.) )