Chapter 41 [The General Assembly (3)]
(Thanks to "Zhao Wuxian 2014" and "Tiger Master is not confused" for continuing to reward.) )
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In front of a huge white dome decorated with mink and horned beasts, Ma Han saw the central Xianbei lord Kebineng. Kebineng, who is engraved with the unique warrior complex of the grassland people, saw Ma Hun and didn't mind the respect of his identity at all, and stepped forward to hug him with a big smile.
Ma Han smiled more happily than Kebineng, and warmly opened his arms to hug back, but he only dared to exert his left arm, and his right arm just touched Kebineng's back, pretending. This arm is too lethal to turn into an assassination.
"Slaughter with bare hands, true warriors!" Kebi Neng was full of admiration, and then walked side by side with Ma Han affectionately, constantly introducing the adults who came out of the tent to greet him.
In fact, Ma Han's bare-handed slaughter is certainly commendable, but what really makes these grassland males awe-inspiring is that he retreats from the shore of the water three times; Under the small branch mountain, one blow to break Karasuma. But these things that swept his own face were inconvenient to publicize, so what everyone praised was his slaughtering feat.
In the main tent of Kobineng, which is as wide as a basketball court, covered with pure white thick blankets, and hung with various gold ornaments, Ma Han saw many Xianbei and Karasuma chieftains, among whom there were also many acquaintances: Karasuma Sagu Liwang Louban; The Lord of the Xianbei Gandhi Department helped Luo Han, and his son returned to the mud; Xianbei Kebineng's brother Tho Luo Hou; Shama Khan, the son of Xianbei Jiji, a vassal state of Liaodong; Liaoxi Xianbei Suli's brother Cheng Lugui; one of the three counties of Karasuma, the king of Liaoxi Karasuma, Su Fuyan; Right Beiping, Karasuma Khan, King Lu, Wuyan Division, Right Shehou Nengchen, and so on.
Although the Xianbei people and the Karasuma people belong to the same Donghu remnant branch, they are not of the same clan, and it is common for them to often conquer each other and rob each other. But that's the way it is on the grassland, you can sit down and drink after the fight, there are no eternal friends, there is no unsolvable feud, when you don't fight, you are still friends, there is no heavy sacrifice, and you have to send messengers to each other to celebrate.
Ma Han has always been smiling, even if he meets his former opponents, such as returning to the mud and being able to resist him, his face is not different, he greets him freely, and the temperament of the former gang brother is fully displayed. Ma Han is already handsome, coupled with a sunny smile and a calm conversation, except for the two who left a psychological shadow because of his bravery, the other tribesmen are all happy to talk and laugh with him.
Tian Yu and the Yan brothers were also welcomed by the chieftains, and it was only in this place where the chieftains of the tribes met that they found that the Yan brothers' status and prestige were quite extraordinary: many tribal leaders greeted the two in an endless stream and offered gifts; The Yan brothers also kept returning the courtesy, smiling and smiling, and seemed to be very familiar with everyone. Later, as the master, Kebineng invited the two brothers into the upper seat, and his position was opposite to Xing Ju, the captain of the Gokarsuma school, and even more adjacent to the chief of Zhuhao. The horseman, on the other hand, sat at the bottom, almost close to the tent door.
It doesn't matter where he sits, he is not a guest of Xianbei people, and he doesn't expect people to entertain him warmly. But his position was diagonally opposite Kebineng, and he was sandwiched between the Xianbei people and the Karasuma people sitting on both sides, so such a seating arrangement was a bit delicate.
Tian Yu on the side said in a low voice: "Xianbei people seem to have bad intentions." ”
Ma Han calmly drank the buttermilk, bit the mutton, and said vaguely: "To put it bluntly, we are here to negotiate, it would be good for Xianbei people to have a good face, do you still expect them to welcome us from the bottom of their hearts?" ”
Tian Yu glanced at the Yan brothers' seats with some dissatisfaction, and said, "The Xianbei people are too rude, they actually let Yan Ruoshui, Yan Zikun Zhongkun and Xing Yuanjun sit opposite each other, and Yan Zhongkun is also peaceful...... It's really strange, with Yan Zhongkun's astuteness, how could he not see Xing Yuanjun's uncertain face? ”
Ma Han heard Tian Yuyi's words, his eyes swept over the Yan brothers' red faces, and then glanced at Xing Ju's faint expression, and couldn't help but groan slightly. However, the Xianbei people didn't give him a chance to think and began to make trouble.
The first person to speak was the Lord of the Gandhi Ministry, Fu Luohan, who had suffered a sullen loss: "Marshal Mabe, I want to know, why did you attack the people of my ministry for no reason? ”
Although the internal spokesman was Tian Yu, he came straight to him, and Fu Luo Han's identity was also extraordinary, so Ma Han personally responded: "Lord Fu Luo Han doesn't know, it's not that the fierce man took the initiative to attack, but that your ministry fell into the tent and provoked first." ”
"What! You ......" Fu Luo Han was furious, thinking that there was no proof of death, so he bit back.
Ma Han made a gesture of calmness, and said calmly: "There are Han people who have escaped slaves to the Han Ge Department to seek refuge, how can they bear to turn away the people of the same clan and let the people of the clan be wantonly whipped and dragged to death?" Naturally, you have to lend a hand, and in this way, you will conflict with your account. I need to remind you that the place where the conflict took place is on the territory of my Hango department. Therefore, I have reason to believe that it was your ministry that initiated the provocation first. ”
Ma Han's words were reasonable and responsible, and the Xianbei people were stunned for a while. Tian Yu secretly applauded, the ministry marshal was not far behind himself, if he was not worried that the talks would not end well, it would be best to negotiate by the ministry marshal.
Fu Luo Han was furious: "I don't care who provokes first, I only know that all the accounts of my ministry have been destroyed by you, the people have been taken captive, and the property has been taken away, how can you explain?" ”
Ma Han couldn't help but point at Fu Luo Han with the leftover sheep bones and laughed: "Confess? Won't Lord Fu Luo Han drink too much? On this desert grassland, today you are strong and you eat me, tomorrow I will be strong and I will swallow you, natural selection, the weak eat the strong, why do you need to explain to whom? The reason why your Gandhi tribe has become one of the most powerful tribes in this steppe, and I don't know how many tribes have been annexed, and who have you confessed to? ”
When the Yan brothers heard the words "things compete in the sky, the weak eat the strong", their hearts were shocked, and they all felt something, and they almost couldn't help but applaud. When Xing Ju heard this, he also nodded his head and smiled without saying a word. The people of Xianbei and Karasuma also nodded frequently, making Fu Luohan's face swell like a pig's liver, and he was almost furious.
Kebi can be the master, so he naturally wants to play a round at this time: "Hou Luohou doesn't need to be angry, this matter is a misunderstanding." Now the marshal of Ma is invited to discuss how to properly solve this matter, so that there will no longer be swords and soldiers fighting and women and children crying in the grassland. What does Marshal Ma think? ”
Ma Han said simply and succinctly: "The man came thousands of miles away, so he came. ”
Ke Bineng stroked his palm and smiled: "Okay, today there is Xing Envoy Jun here, and Yan Zhongkun, who is known for his fairness, and the lords of the Zhu Department are present, the two of you can put forward your own requirements, please judge whether it is reasonable or not, how about it?" ”
Ma Han and Fu Luo Han are inseparable.
Fu Luo Han immediately said: "If I don't pursue it, I must return the people and property of the four tribes that were annexed by my department, and compensate the cattle, sheep, and millet according to the number of people killed in my department." I won't lie to you, this is Mobei's consistent rule. In addition, if there are fugitive slaves in the future, the Hange Department shall not take them in at will, and shall return them to our department. ”
Karasuma Uyanbu's ministers also shouted, "The affairs of our people should also be dealt with in this way." ”
What you can't get on the battlefield, you still want to get it at the negotiating table? Ma Han sneered in his heart and glanced at Tian Yu.
Tian Yu nodded, and also prescribed the conditions of the Han Ge Department: "The conditions of our department were also told to the Marquis of Zuo Shehou of the Wuyan Department at the beginning, to exchange Han Nu for prisoners, one-on-one exchange, and the rest will not be considered. ”
The conditions of the two sides are too different, where can we continue to negotiate?
Fu Luo Han roared angrily: "In this Mobei grassland, you dare not follow the rules of the grassland!" ”
Ma Han also filmed the case, and his voice was louder than that of Fu Luohan: "Hugh thinks that I don't understand the rules of the grassland!" Who is this rule for? This is the rule of the victor against the vanquished! Did you overcome it? Am I defeated? ”
Fu Luo Han was choked and rolled his eyes, his son came to the door with three hundred elite horsemen, but he lost all three battles, killed the most famous warrior of the three clans, and the rest were in chaos, where did he win?
Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, Yan Rou hurriedly stood up and played a round game: "Gentlemen, please listen to Rou's words, why don't you take a step back and reopen the conditions?" ”
Xing Ju also came forward to arbitrate at the request of Kebineng: "Take a step back, don't hurt the peace." ”
Among the people present, only Xing Ju's identity was enough to suppress the two sides of the quarrel and urge both sides to back down. As for the other chieftains, first, they were afraid of Ma Han's fierce reputation, and second, because of Xing Ju's presence, it was inconvenient to exert pressure, but there was no doubt that they were definitely on the side of the Xianbei people and the Karasuma people.
Since Ma Han is here, of course, he is mentally prepared to take a step back. The so-called negotiation is to compromise with each other, if no one is willing to give in, then what kind of negotiation is used, just set up a position and start fighting? Although the Xianbei people and the Karasuma people are strong, they also know that this young man is not easy to mess with, and the group fights are not ordinary, the Hu people eat hard and do not eat soft, and they are not convinced, plus there is an arbitration between the captain of Karasuma and Yan Zhongkun, and they are reluctant to take a step back.
At the moment, after some debate and bargaining, Yan Rou came up with a compromise plan: first, the Hange tribe returned some of the captives (mostly young and strong), and the property was considered a trophy, and the central Xianbei and the three counties Karasuma agreed to the Hange tribe to build an account; 2. The land where the Hange tribe built a tent and grazed was south of the water, and it was not allowed to cross the river to the north bank without permission, let alone attack the tents of the tribes at will; 3. The Hange Department only accepts the dispatch of Captain Gokarasuma, and if there is a conflict with the various departments, it can be mediated by the envoy sent by Captain Gokarsuma and the central Xianbei Lord, Kobineng; Fourth, according to the rules of the grassland, the new tent tribe can get congratulatory gifts from various departments. The Xianbei and Karasuma tribes will send a number of congratulatory gifts to Hannu to show their sincerity.
Ma Han was quite satisfied with Article 4, which was actually a disguised compromise of the exchange conditions he proposed before, which was only given in the form of congratulatory gifts, leaving face for the Xianbei people and the Karasuma people. In addition to the above four major principles, there are also many specific small provisions, such as the demarcation of pastoral boundaries, the scope of migration, transactions with various ministries, and the settlement of disputes with neighboring ministries, etc., all of which were handed over to Tian Yu to discuss.
The negotiation went smoothly, and the horseman who had settled his heart, the Xianbei people, and the Karasuma people were smiling and laughing, and they couldn't see that Fang Cai was almost about to draw a knife.
Ma Han is used to this kind of trick of turning his face and turning a book, and his mentality is adjusted very naturally, but some Xianbei people and Karasuma people are difficult to turn around, especially Ma Han's previous tough attitude, which makes them very unhappy. However, the prestige of the horse scare most people, but there are still a small number of people who do not believe in evil.
When the negotiation was nearing the end and Ma Han was about to get up and leave, a Xianbei man who was not tall, but had an unusually thick physique, walked over with heavy steps and blocked Ma Han. This person's unusual behavior immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the account.
Xing Ju glanced at Hou Luo Hou unhappily and said, "Hou Luo Hou, what does this mean?" ”
Xing Ju saw it clearly, this humble and strong man was the personal guard of Kebineng's brother Tho Luohou, so he asked.
Hou Luo Hou snorted and said: "This is my warrior Luo Bang, and he is a friend of life and death with Butuo, probably because he is not angry with Butuo's death, so I will ask Ma Marshal for advice." ”
Xing Ju didn't know who Butuo was, and when he asked about it, he realized that he was the first warrior of the Gandhi Department, and he was killed by Ma Han with a blow on the bank of the water. In addition to being frightened, it is inconvenient to ask, as long as it is a one-on-one fair contest on the grassland, no one has the right to interfere.
Tian Yu just wanted to stand in front of Ma Han, but was gently pushed away, Ma Han made a "peace of mind" gesture to the young deputy, sat still, squinted at Luo Bang, and said, "What advice does this warrior have?" ”
Loban's voice was as unpleasant as his looks, and he shouted: "Buta is my brother, and you have killed him, and by such cruel means, if I, Loban, do not pay for his blood, his soul will not be at peace—I will challenge you!" ”
The big tent was silent for a while, and everyone's eyes were focused on Ma Han, except for a few people, most of them were full of excitement.
Ma Han smiled: "Revenge for my brother, it's very righteous!" Are you sure you can get revenge, though? Don't put yourself in it. If you lose, it's not just as simple as being gouged out, according to the rules, all your qiē will belong to me. ”
Attacking the heart before fighting, Ma Han's words immediately caused Luo Bang to hesitate for a while. There is an unwritten rule in the challenge between the warriors of the steppe that those who lose must hand over all their fortunes, including their family property, to the winner. On that day, the three formations of Ma Han killed the Xianbei warriors, and even in front of the two armies, they still stripped off the armor and weapons of the losers. At that time, the three hundred Xianbei cavalry could only watch and dare not stop it, just because of this rule.
Now if it is a heads-up between the two, then the loser will lose more than just his life and possessions.
Luo Bang and Butuo are indeed excellent brothers, but he can become the personal guard of Tho Luo Hou, and he is not a brainless person. The bravery of Butuo is still above him, and it is good to be able to kill the person who kills Butuo with one blow? If it weren't for the repeated secret orders of the master Tho Luohou, if it weren't for the fact that the image of Ma Han was too different from the image of the giant man he imagined, Luo Bang would never dare to come forward to provoke. Even so, after all, Ma Han's reputation is too great, and if he loses, the price is too great, so Luo Bang still hesitated.
Ma Han also had the intention to give all those with malicious intentions a dismount in front of Chief Zhuhuhao, but he didn't want to make it too bloody, so he smiled at Luo Bang and stretched out his hand: "Not everyone is qualified to challenge me, try your wrist strength first." ”
Luo Bang was overjoyed, he was conceited, he was worried that the horse was good at skill and easy to attack, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to compare wrist strength. Ha ha! Look at his arm muscles, which are a full circle smaller than himself, even if he has tenacity, how strong can he be?
Loban immediately reached out and shook it with the horseman.
Ma Han uses a standard handshake method, which is naturally right-handed. As soon as the two sides joined hands, they clenched instantly. Ma Han's face was as usual, and Loban's face was wonderful: first swollen red, then iron-blue, then pale, and finally turned dead gray with a clang-rat sound......
The grip strength of the Mahan manipulator is half a ton, and even a piece of pig iron has to be pinched and deformed, let alone a flesh and blood hand. As soon as the five fingers were closed, Luo Bang's right hand shattered into bone slag, and with a casual lift, he threw Luo Bang into the short case in front of Tho Luohou, and the cups and bowls of buttermilk splashed Tho Luohou's face.
The people of the whole big tent were shocked, and Ma Han calmly saluted Kebineng, Xing Ju and Zhu Huhao chieftains, and took Tian Yu Shi away.
After a while, Ke Bineng exhaled a long breath, looked at the Yan brothers, and nodded imperceptibly, as if he had made up some kind of determination.