Chapter 14 Danhan Mountain (7)
The hundreds of people watching the fierce fighting on the platform on the mountain top were all tribal leaders who were constantly entangled in the way of the Tuoba Xianbei's migration to the south for hundreds of years. They each had considerable strength and had a real say in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. They were by no means the rubber stamps that were most relevant to the power organs in later generations. When hundreds of people shouted in unison to support Luguan, it actually represented the choice of hundreds of thousands of Tuoba Xianbei tribes.
At this time, the power of the Lu official has been achieved, and Yilu will undoubtedly die.
When the crowd was indignant and shouting loudly, Wen Qiao, who came to support Yilu, was in a dilemma. While he was wandering, someone suddenly pulled Wen Qiao's sleeve: "Wen Changshi! Wen Changshi!"
The person who greeted Wen Qiao was an anxious Xianbei chief. Wen Qiao had long paid attention to this king. Among the many Xianbei tribe chiefs present, he was the only one who was considered Wen Qiao's old acquaintance.
A few months ago, Tuoba Yilu went south to Jinyang with hidden identity and reached an agreement to help each other with Yue Shigong. At that time, Dugu Zhe, the chief of the Tuoba Xianbei in front of him, was Dugu Zhe, who was affiliated with the western part of Tuoba Xianbei. At that time, Dugu Zhe treated Dugu Zhe and his party solemnly and specially set up a banquet to greet him. However, Dugu Zhe's subordinates were rampant in the wine shop in Jinyang, committing murder in the street, killing Zou Zhe, the officer in charge of Jinyang's security. This incident caused Liu Yan to be furious and angrily broke into the Bingzhou Governor's Office to ask for his subordinates. The two sides confronted each other and created a big dispute. In the end, Wen Qiao made a quick decision and mobilized the powerful bow and crossbow to wipe out the unruly Xianbei warriors in one fell swoop, which shocked the Xianbei people.
Because of this past event, the civil and military officials in Jinyang would not have any good impression of Dugu Zhe, but he followed Yilu for many years and was unwavering no matter how difficult it was. He was indeed one of the most loyal and reliable supporters of Yilu. And when the general trend is towards Luguan, Chief Dugu's prospects are a little dim.
"Chief Dugu, I haven't seen you for a long time." Wen Qiao nodded to him and said.
Dugu Zhe murmured a few words in a low voice, and suddenly fell to the ground, his knee hit the stone floor, making a loud "bang". I really couldn't bear such a great gift, and this sudden action even scared Wen Qiao even more.
Wen Qiao hurriedly reached out to help him, but Dugu Zhe climbed his shoulders with his backhand. His arms were almost as thick as Wen Qiao's waist, and the force on his hands was ten times better than that of a weak scholar. With just a little force, he pulled Wen Qiao down.
"Shi Wen, Lord Yilu begs you to do something for him..." Dugu Zhe said in Wen Qiao's ear. His Chinese language was awkward. At this time, his voice was low and his speed was fast. The Xianbei people around him were still noisy. Wen Qiao frowned and couldn't hear it clearly.
"Chief Dugu is saying..." As soon as he asked in detail, Dugu Zhe quickly retreated and headed to the other end of the crowd.
Wen Qiao shook his head repeatedly, what is this command without end? Does Yilu think he has any chance now?
"Tuoba Yilu is so anxious, right?" Duan Piqian stood beside Wen Qiao. He had a very good ears. After hearing Dugu Zhe's request, he immediately sneered a few times.
Peng Zu, the king of Youzhou, drove all the Xianbei tribes in the eastern region to be as powerful as the commander of the arm, and they were not as powerful as the towns of the Jin Dynasty. Its power was enough to leverage the general trend of the world. Duan Piyuan was the legitimate son of Duan Wuchen in western Liaoning, but in the shogunate of the cavalry general, he was only a small Gongcao. And these mere Gongcao could not take the Tuoba Xianbei, who controlled hundreds of thousands of strings seriously. Who would take the Tuoba Xianbei in charge? It was not a big deal for Wang Jun of Youzhou or the Xianbei of Duan. Therefore, since Duan Piyuan was invited to visit Danhan Mountain as an envoy of Wang Jun, he was just a pure viewing ceremony. He just watched the fun and spoke without any scruples.
Wen Qiao was not as relaxed as Duan Piyun. He rubbed his shoulders that were pinched by Dugu Zhe and could only smile bitterly.
Since Liu Yuan raised his army in the first year of Yongxing, Bingzhou has been repeatedly destroyed by the Huns, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians have died. The famous cities and counties in the northern border have all turned into scorched earth. Whether it is military strength, household registration, or wealth, they are far from comparable to the powerful Youzhou Governor. Yue Shigong entered Bingzhou and worked hard to manage it, but his vitality has not yet recovered. After a series of fierce battles with the Huns, only the three counties and states that can be controlled are Taiyuan, Yanmen and Shangdang. How can these three border desolate counties be able to fight against the 100,000 cavalry of the Huns Han? In the Jinyang War last year, if it weren't for Yilu's army to help, Jinyang would almost fall into the hands of the Zuoxian King Liu He, and the Bingzhou regime of the Jin Dynasty was almost overturned!
There is no doubt that for the Bingzhou Governor of the Jin Dynasty, and for the Duke of Yue Shi, the support of the Tuoba Xianbei western masters was crucial. At this Tuoba Xianbei sacrifice ceremony, Yilu's failure may be inevitable, but Wen Qiao would save his life no matter what.
What a difficult task!
This time, Duke Shi of Yue sent an envoy to Danhan Mountain to watch the ceremony, and made considerable preparations. In terms of Wen Qiao, he carried more than ten kinds of camel button copper seals such as "Qian Dahou", "Qian Dahou", and "Daduwei", and was prepared to enthrone the leaders of the Xianbei tribe who supported Yilu, which was invited to be named; he also prepared several notices issued by the Governor of Bingzhou, allowing the opening of mutual trade in Loufan, Mayi, Yinguan and other places in Yanmen County, which was to lure them to benefit. On the one hand, Lu Yao, the general of Duke of Yue, had occupied Dai County at this moment, and Dai County was adjacent to Danhan Mountain. Once there was something wrong, thousands of cavalry could arrive day and night, which was backed by the threat of force. But until now, all of these preparations did not work.
During the festival two days ago, the Xianbei people did not mention the question of the successor of the Great Shanyu. After each festival, they placed Wen Qiao alone on the mountain to isolate him from others. This made Wen Qiao unable to make any conversation with the Xianbei rich chiefs, let alone encourage them to support Yilu. Today, Lu Guan and Yilu directly competed for the victory and defeat in a bloody death battle, which left Wen Qiao nowhere to do anything.
Now, the sword has determined the best and bad things. Instead, should I, a scholar who is powerless, turn the tide? Sweat oozed slightly from Wen Qiao's forehead.
At this time, the Xianbei rich chiefs around the top of the Danhan Mountain shouted more and more excitedly, and they kept saying that they wanted to kill Yilu, supporting the official of Duo Lu as the call of Tuoba Xianbei Da Shanyu. Wen Qiao watched coldly and saw that there was a scheming person beside him. Although he did not participate in the call, he was lying on Yilu's crimes. I could vaguely hear that Yilu lived a luxurious life and ate ten cows and ten sheep each meal.
In the center of the platform, Yilu looked discouraged and ordered his subordinates to throw all their weapons down and give up resistance. Of course, the Lu Guan in the distance would not be soft-hearted. He waved his hand without hesitation, and the followers rushed forward with swords and prepared to kill Yilu. Forget it, forgot, even though I don’t know what you have to rely on Yilu, Wen must stand the situation for you now.
Wen Qiao sighed lightly, put on his clothes, and took a full crown, stepped out, and shouted suddenly: "Let's wait!"
But his shouting was buried in the hoarse and manic roars of the Xianbei people, and no one noticed it. The warriors under Lu Guan were pressing step by step, very close to Yilu and the more than ten remaining soldiers left by his troops.
Wen Qiao looked around and his facial muscles twitched a few times. Then, he lifted up his sleeves, rushed out of the slant, and stood in front of Yilu and others: "Wait! Slow!"
Chapter completed!