There was an evil smile on He Lanmin's face. She put her jade hand into the leather bag filled with blood. When she pulled it out, it was already bloody. Her hand was on Tuoba Gui's sharp-edged face. He wiped it gently on his face, and soon, there were many blood marks on his forehead and cheeks, and on his cheeks, the totem of Tuoba tribe was drawn. When the last stroke was on After Tuoba Gui's face was drawn, the Wei soldiers in the audience cheered in unison: "The God of Immortality, bless me, the Wei Dynasty, the God of Immortality, bless me, the Wei Dynasty!"
Tuoba Gui raised Liu Weichen's head high and showed it to all directions. His voice echoed in the air, allowing everyone to hear clearly: "The Huns are our eternal mortal enemy of Xianbei. They have been fighting for thousands of years." Years ago, they brutally killed and enslaved all our grassland tribes. Our ancestors of the Tuoba family were originally members of the Donghu Alliance and lived on the grasslands of western Liaoning for generations. However, they were defeated by the Xiongnu Chanyu Maodun and were forced to flee into The Daxianbei Mountains will not be able to return to the grassland until hundreds of years later. Our Tuoba Xianbei family has taught us from generation to generation that the blood feud of our ancestors must be avenged. Even if there is only one baby left, we must destroy the Xiongnu and repay the blood debt. This is the mission given to each of us Tuoba men by the God of Immortality!"
All the officers and soldiers of the Wei army shouted in unison: "Po Nu, Po Nu, Po Nu!" The sound was so loud that the water of the Yellow River on one side was stagnant, and among the Tiefu prisoners, even the cries of babies were heard. No sound could be heard anymore, everyone was trembling with fear and fell to their knees.
Tuobagui looked at the head of Liu Weichen in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Liu Weichen, the leader of the Xiongnu, was ferocious and easy to kill, just like his wolf-like and tiger-like ancestors. He wreaked havoc on the grassland, attacked various tribes, and killed with bloodthirsty. He even attempted to take advantage of the Tuoba clan’s civil strife and national collapse to unify the grasslands and enslave the tribes again like his ancestors did. To this end, he did not hesitate to collude with foreign enemies and lead the former Qin army to destroy our generation! Even our Wei Kingdom He also refused to give up on his evil intentions and changed the name of the capital Yueba City to Dailai City in an attempt to destroy my Tuoba clan again. With such new and old grudges, how can I not avenge such old and new grudges as a Tuoba clan man? And this is immortality. God, give me your will!”
He Lanmin said loudly: "Yes, the king is right. The Immortal God has been sending me oracles for a long time, telling me that only King Tuoba can destroy Liu Weichen, destroy the Huns, and avenge the blood feud of my ancestors for hundreds of years. . He told me how to defeat these Xiongnu wolves. The king followed the oracle. With today’s great victory, soldiers and tribesmen, let’s cheer together!”
More than 5,000 voices roared once again, shaking the heavens and the earth. Tuobagui nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Liu Weichen is a cruel man who is thirsty for blood and loves to kill. Therefore, the God of Immortality sent down an oracle to make this last Xiongnu Chanyu bloodthirsty forever. This leather bag contains If it is filled with the blood of the Huns, let Liu Weichen drink it from generation to generation. The Huns like to use the heads of enemy leaders as skull bowls. We Tuoba Xianbei did not learn from such atrocities, but he and his people, It must be sacrificed to the gods!" He said, and threw Liu Weichen's head back into the leather bag. He Lanmin took the leather bag, took out a bone needle, and sewed it up quickly. With three or two flying needles, this The mouth of the leather bag was tightly sealed, but the strong smell of blood was still clearly audible.
Tuoba Gui took the leather bag, turned around, and shouted loudly: "God of Immortality, please accept my sacrifice!" The leather bag, carrying Liu Weichen's head, flew out of Tuoba Gui's hand, like a Like a shooting star, it flew forty or fifty steps and fell into the rolling Yellow River. It only swayed twice on the surface of the rapids and then disappeared again.
The captives of the Tiefu Xiongnu burst into tears. They finally knew their fate, but it was too late. The Wei soldiers on one side took out their scimitars, picked up their horses, and knelt on the ground in front of them. The Hun captives were strung together with ropes, chopped and stabbed with knives, and then added a kick, and threw the corpses into the rolling Yellow River. The screams and the sound of knives piercing their bodies were heard together. Listening to the frantic and rhythmic prayers of the surrounding Wei soldiers, this inhumane and bloody killing actually had a sacred, religious ritual flavor.
A trace of unbearability flashed across An Tong's face. He saw several sergeants pull out the knives from the children who were still in their mother's arms. He whispered: "Your Majesty, according to the rules of the grassland, kill children who are lower than the cart. , will offend the gods, do you think..."
Tuoba Gui sneered: "When Liu Weichen led the army of the former Qin Dynasty to attack our country and destroy me, Tuoba, I was only that old. I don't want anyone like me to appear among these children in the future. Come back to take revenge. The thousand-year blood feud between the Xiongnu and Xianbei can finally come to an end today. Since our ancestors ordered us to eradicate the evil, even if I leave a baby, it will be a violation of our ancestors' orders."
An Tong sighed and kept silent. Tuoba Gui turned to look at He Lanmin who was smiling at the side, and said softly: "Amin, thank you for becoming a shaman again this time and holding a ceremony for me." this ceremony.”
He Lanmin said calmly: "Now that the king has Princess Liu, he no longer needs me, a woman from the Helan tribe. Perhaps, as the king's shaman, he will be more favored by the king than as the king's woman."
Tuoba Gui smiled and took He Lanmin's hand: "Amin, don't be like this. I said that Mrs. Liu only pampered her temporarily because she wanted to appease the Dugu tribe. We are friends in need, and we have known each other for many years. We have an old relationship, how could I alienate you?"
He Lanmin shook his head: "Your Majesty, you don't need to say more. Amin knows that what happened that night can never be accepted or forgiven by you. Amin himself also knows that he is no longer worthy of serving your Majesty, so he is willing to host this event for you today. The ceremony is also because I want to take revenge with my own hands. After all, the three evil thieves who were the culprits back then were Liu Xian, Murong Yong and Liu Weichen. Today, the great revenge has finally been avenged!"
Tuoba Gui's face darkened and he let go of He Lanmin's hand. Just as he was about to say something, he heard her voice turn cold: "Amin must remind the king that the Tiefu Xiongnu are not extinct yet. Liu Weichen's youngest son Liu Bo Bo, if we don’t catch him, even if there is only one Tiefu Xiongnu left, your country may be destroyed in the future, please don’t take it lightly.”
A scream rang out, and the bodies of the last dozen or so Tiefu Xiongnu were thrown into the Yellow River. On the grass on the bank of the river, the blood had gathered into a stream and flowed into the Yellow River. The bodies of the Wei army soldiers The cheers resounded through the sky.
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Tuoba Gui's eyes: "Anyone in the Chuanling Grassland who dares to take Liu Bobo in is a Yi tribe!"
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