Beside Shengle City, at the head of Yingfeng Ridge, Qinglong was still wearing a black cloak, riding a black horse, his eyes were like lightning, looking coldly at the more than ten riders in the distance heading south, the leader Huan Xuan had already changed He is dressed as a Han man and is high-spirited. Even standing at such a high place and looking at him more than ten miles away, you can still feel the arrogant momentum.
Tuoba Gui rode his horse and stood beside Qinglong. He raised his head, looked at the thick clouds in the sky, and sighed: "Whenever I stand here, I look at the earth under my feet and all the people on the grassland, like ants. But once you look up and see the endless sky, you will realize that the biggest thing in the world is the sky, and humans are really insignificant."
Qinglong curled up his lips: "But in your junior brother's current position, he will feel that the sky is very small and he is very big. King Wei, this time you are willing to listen to me and let him go. I thank you."
Tuoba Gui smiled slightly: "Compared to what Master has done for me over the years, this is nothing. I will tell Liu Yu that Huan Xuan escaped with the help of his party members, and I will say that I am fighting other troops and give He took advantage of the loophole, and I’m sure my Liu Aqian won’t have any objections either.”
Qinglong's eyes flashed coldly: "Compared to your junior brother, you obviously like your Aqian more. King Wei, I must remind you that Huan Xuan's talent will not pose a big threat to you, but Liu Yu No, he will be your biggest obstacle to taking over the Central Plains in the future. If you only think about this bond of friendship, your great achievements will be in vain sooner or later."
Tuoba Gui shook his head: "This is all too far. Now I have not unified the grassland, and I have not even integrated the internal affairs. But teacher, you are right. Those brothers of mine who thought they helped me ascend the throne, just You can do whatever you want, it's so unruly. At the meeting where I discuss politics, everyone has no etiquette, talks all over the place, and even spits everywhere. Yesterday, I killed the spitting general Li Su in public. He was following my army. He saved me on the battlefield and had great achievements, but I still killed him. Teacher, do you think I did the right thing?"
Qinglong smiled slightly: "Nomads on the grassland have never lacked courage, but they have never been good at discipline. Although this Li Su is Han, he grew up in the grassland since he was a child. You met Liu Yu a while ago, and his subordinates had some opinions, because in In their eyes, only the grassland people are their own, and the Han people cannot be trusted. This time you used Li Su's rudeness at the court meeting to kill him, not only to establish your authority, but also to show to your other subordinates that the Han people are no longer worthy of trust. You have merit, but you are also an outsider. Your country is the country of the grassland people. In this case, I think everyone will be convinced by you."
Tuoba Gui laughed: "My teacher guessed it right. But now I have encountered a problem that I need the teacher to help me solve."
Qinglong said calmly: "Is it Li Ketun's problem? Now you won't be obsessed with He Lanmin anymore, right?"
Tuoba Gui sighed: "To be honest, I have a strange feeling that Amin's child doesn't look like mine. It looks nothing like me. Maybe it was because she was injured in Daning City that night. She was bullied and got pregnant with some bastard."
Qinglong curled up his lips and said, "These are all things that are destined by God and you can't control them. However, the situation that day was indeed very chaotic. You were not the only one. Many of your subordinates' wives were also pregnant with other people's children. Put these things aside." There are many people who abandon children and feed them to wolves. Now many people are watching your actions. If you don't handle it well, I'm afraid it will cause a new round of internal crisis."
Tuoba Gui gritted his teeth: "Does the teacher want me to pretend that nothing has happened? As a king, I can force a smile, but as a man, how can I feel at ease and act as if nothing happened after being humiliated like this?"
A cold light flashed in Qinglong's eyes: "This is the price you must pay to seize the Khan position. If you want to obtain the five thousand armored cavalry equipment completely, you can only sacrifice your own woman. If you make the sacrifice with her, your subordinates will follow. Now you suspect that this child is not yours, but the only trust and affection you have with He Lanmin is this child. If I remember correctly, you have never touched He Lanmin again after that day."
Tuoba Gui sighed: "I admit that I am not generous enough in this regard, but I am a man after all. When I think about that night, when she was toyed with dozens of men, she was so happy that she screamed all night long, I was so disgusted that I never wanted to see her body again."
Qinglong sighed: "This is also what almost every one of your men is thinking about, but the more times like this, the more you can't mess around. These women were thrown to the enemy by you. It's because you didn't protect yourselves." Women, if you abandon them at this time, it will only separate people's hearts and even make your subordinates hate your original decision. Therefore, no matter how much you dislike He Lanmin and no matter how much you suspect that the child is not yours, you cannot abandon them like some of your subordinates. This child, abandon this woman.”
Tuoba Gui nodded: "I understand what the teacher means. I will continue to raise this child, and I will go to He Lanmin's place often, but I don't want to touch her anymore. Do you think this is okay?"
Qinglong's eyes flashed coldly: "You are now the King of Wei, and you should also think about your princess. Even if He Lanmin has not experienced that, she is not suitable to be your princess. The relationship between this woman and Suzaku is very delicate. , it may be Suzaku’s spy on the grassland, it’s not a bad thing to stay away from her.”
"When Liu Xian seized the position of Lord of the Dugu Tribe, he killed his own uncle Liu Juan. This uncle's son had grown up and was named Liu Luochen. He led his tribe a while ago to chase and defeat the people who fled to Mayi. Liu Xian of Bingzhou has avenged his father. Now Liu Luochen has a sister who is very beautiful. You can consider marrying this woman and making her your main wife. This will not only win over the old officials of the Dugu tribe, but also show your generosity. For the sake of love, we can resolve our hatred with our former enemies, and stay away from He Lanmin legitimately."
Tuoba Gui laughed: "Teacher, your move is really good, but there is another troublesome thing. I once publicly said at the Niuchuan Conference that I would make He Lanmin my wife and let the children born to us inherit My throne, is there any way I can go back on this sentence now?”
A cold light flashed in Qinglong's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "If I remember correctly, there is a tradition on your grassland of casting gold figures to offer sacrifices to the heavens."
Tuobagui nodded: "This is a tradition that has been around since the Xiongnu. We in Wei also have it, but it is not common. It is usually only done on very large occasions when we need to worship ancestors and heaven."
Qinglong smiled "hehe": "Very good, this way I can use the fake god to solve your trouble. But before that, I want to tell you the story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who killed his mother and gave birth to a son. It may be helpful to you. .”
