Facing the noble man's torch-like gaze, Tuoba Desert Khan didn't want to say much on this matter, but in the end he still didn't dare to hide it:
"Your Majesty, you must see that I was indeed sent to Luoyang by your Excellency a few years ago. Unexpectedly, I heard that the Han Dynasty and the Wei State were at war just after I arrived at the border."
"At that time, I heard that there was a war in Bingzhou, and Youzhou was also affected. The entire territory was under martial law and no entry or exit was allowed, so I had to stay at the border for a long time."
Tuoba Desert Khan talked about this old incident and couldn't help but secretly rejoiced:
Fortunately, he was not able to enter the territory of Wei at that time. Otherwise, the situation had changed so quickly in just a few years. If he really entered the Wei territory, it would be difficult to enter the Han territory.
Perhaps fearing that the noble man would misunderstand, Tuoba Desert Khan hurriedly explained:
"It wasn't until later that I heard that the Han Dynasty had defeated the Wei State, so I hurriedly returned to my clan, explained the general trend of the Central Plains, and urged you to make good friends with the Han Dynasty."
"Fortunately, your lord is wise and listened to my advice, so this time, I will come here on your behalf to make friends with the big man."
"As long as the Han is willing to recognize Suotou as the master of the grassland, Tuoba Xianbei is willing to be a vassal of the Han and pay tribute every year."
Feng was just lying, but he didn't expect Tuoba Desert Khan to say these words.
He glanced at Tuoba Desert Khan in slight surprise.
If he hadn't known the story of Lord Suotou Tuoba Liwei - to be precise, he had doubts about the affairs of the goddess - he might have been moved by Tuoba Desert Khan's words.
After all, over the years, not only the barbarians on the grasslands, but also the Japanese overseas, all believed that the Wei State was the orthodoxy of the Central Plains.
It is said that the queen of Yamatai Kingdom, Beimihu, sent people to Liaodong in the early years, hoping to imitate Emperor Guangwu's old deeds and pay tribute to seek canonization.
Later, when the envoy arrived in Liaodong, he learned that the Central Plains had changed its owner.
It was not until the year before Cao Rui's death that Beimihu sent people to the Central Plains again.
It is said that Cao Rui heard that overseas countries were coming to pay tribute, and he specially gave Himihu the title of "King of Japan close to Wei".
It's just that this was probably the last thing worth publicizing during Cao Rui's lifetime.
Because after the canonization of Yamatai, the Emperor of Wei was so frightened by Feng that he fled Luoyang and inspected Xuchang.
Obviously, Queen Himihu was not as lucky as Tuoba Desert Khan and avoided the pitfall of Wei.
But think about it from another perspective, if there is no such thing as the goddess of heaven, the big tribes on the grassland will recognize the big man and be willing to pay tribute to the big man.
For the emperors and ministers of Ji Han who wanted to revive the Han Dynasty, this was a happy thing.
Once the operation is done well, maybe it can be publicized.
Seeing the noble person looking at him with a strange look, Tuoba Desert Khan was afraid that the other person had a grudge, so he quickly said:
"I know that the Han Dynasty is at war with the Wei State and are attacking each other. In order to show our sincerity, our tribe is willing to follow the example of the Southern Huns and obey the call of the Han Dynasty and send warriors from the tribe to help the Han Dynasty quell the chaos and eliminate the bandits."
It's okay that Tuoba Desert Khan didn't say this, but when he said this, the noble man's eyes became even weirder.
He finally asked:
"Why does your tribe do this?"
When Tuoba Desert Khan heard the noble man ask this, he had a look of compassion on his face:
"Nowadays, there are white disasters in the grassland every year, and the people have long been miserable. The Xianbei tribes are constantly conquering each other, which makes the people displaced."
"Although your Excellency has given the people peace, they still suffer from a shortage of materials. I heard that under the governance of wise kings and wise ministers, everyone in the Han Dynasty has abundant food and clothing, and everyone in the world hopes for it."
"For example, the woolen liquor and other things to keep out the cold are unique to the Han people. Although Tuoba Xianbei is a barbarian, there are also some livestock in the tribe."
"I even heard that the big man is willing to collect wool at a high price all year round, so the tribe is willing to exchange the wool of the livestock for the big man's things."
The attitude is very sincere and the words are nice.
Just bullshit that seems to be correct.
"Even if you don't send any warriors from your tribe to help the big man, as long as you come to Pingcheng, all these requirements can be met."
Feng looked at the other party with a half-smile, "Isn't what you are asking for unnecessary?"
"It's different." Tuoba Desert Khan shook his head, "I know that many caravans from the Han Dynasty enter the grassland every year to exchange goods with various tribes."
"But our Tuoba Xianbei mostly grazes in the northern part of Monan, and few caravans reach there."
"And unless the tribe specially organizes a cavalry to go south, the small tribes that are attached to us will not be able to cross the southern tribal boundary and come to Pingcheng in exchange for what they want."
Having said this, Tuoba Desert Khan sighed:
"Young Master also knows that even I was made difficult on the mountain road a few days ago, let alone those small tribes."
"But if the Han organizes a caravan to enter the grassland, it will be completely different. Except for horse thieves, not many tribes will deliberately embarrass the caravan."
Tuoba Desert Khan looked at Feng seriously, "So what I mean is that it would be best if the big man could send a big caravan further north."
Feng was unmoved:
"If your tribe is operating in the northern part of Monan, how can you say that you can cross the southern part of Monan and help the Han Dynasty destroy Wei?"
Tuoba Desert Khan said quickly:
"The Wei State is so powerful, how can it be destroyed overnight? Moreover, the Han Dynasty has just taken over the Bingzhou and Guanzhong lands in recent years. I think that in the past few years, they have also wanted to appease the people in the newly acquired lands."
"At the same time, soldiers also need to rest when fighting. Therefore, if you think about it, the big man will not use swords in these years."
"Just taking advantage of this gap, the big man had to seize the heads of the livestock, especially the horses, so he could gather his strength and head east. I guess this is what the big man wanted to do when he set up a hunting ground at the frontier, right?"
"As for Suo Tou, we can also get the support of the Han Dynasty. We will go south with all our strength. When the time is right, the Han Dynasty will move from west to east and Tuoba from north to south to attack the Wei Kingdom. Why worry about not succeeding?"
After saying these words, Tuoba Desert Khan looked at the noble man hopefully.
Feng did not accept the words, he just smiled:
"This can be considered a secret plan of your clan, right? When you say it like this, aren't you afraid of leaking the secret?"
Tuoba Desert Khan said with emotion:
"If there is no noble person to guide me, my trip will be in vain. No matter how many plans the clan has, what's the use?"
As he said that, he glanced at the guards around Feng a few more times:
"Besides, the villain sees that the followers around the noble are not ordinary people. When the villain was being made trouble on the mountain road, a Han army happened to pass by."
"In my opinion, that Han army is a tiger and wolf army that is rare in the world. Those soldiers are quite similar to the entourage around the noble man."
There is nine percent truth in the words, and the remaining one percent is temptation.
Tuoba Desert Khan will definitely not give up guessing about the person in front of him at this moment.
But he was destined to be disappointed.
Because Mr. Feng did not answer his words at all, but reminded:
"Mr. Tuoba Lang has the great trust of the clan. It's better to be more careful when going out. After all, people's hearts are separated from each other."
"Besides, when you and I first met, I just reminded you casually, but Mr. Tuoba told me everything."
"If something goes wrong in this matter, then my good intentions will turn into bad intentions."
Tuoba Desert Khan sighed slightly in his heart, but he had to say thanks:
"Thank you for reminding me, sir."
At this time, someone suddenly came in hurriedly outside the door, opened his mouth and shouted: "Mountain..."
Then he suddenly paused and glanced at Tuoba Desert Khan.
The noble man motioned for the visitor to come forward and talk.
The visitor walked over, bent down, and didn't know what he said in the noble man's ear.
I saw that the noble man who had always been calm and calm changed his face slightly and stood up: "Let's go!"
He didn't even say goodbye, but just left with a group of entourage.
Tuoba Desert Khan's heart moved, and he quickly followed him to the door. He saw that the other party was indeed heading towards the Hu Xianbei Colonel's Mansion, and he couldn't help but have a thoughtful look on his face.
On the other side, Feng Duhu just entered the school captain's mansion. Shi Zhangyuan, the head of the school captain's mansion, had been waiting at the door for a long time:
"Chief of the mountain."
"what happened?"
Feng Duhu asked as he walked into the captain's mansion.
His face was serious, and it seemed that his actions and expression when he left the restaurant were not acting at all.
"News from Hedong."
Zhang Yuan followed Feng Duhu's pace and even started to trot:
"The Governor of Wei went to Shangdang, and at the same time ordered Zhengdong to lead his army to move eastward. The target is still uncertain."
Zhang Yuan kept moving on his feet and without any pause in his mouth, he spoke these words in rapid succession.
Feng Duhu stopped for a moment, then stepped into the house with increasing steps:
"map!"
Shangdang was captured by Wei Yan, and he was most familiar with it. In addition, it was far away from Yecheng, the founding place of Wei.
Moreover, Shangdang is a relatively closed and independent area.
Therefore, after the Hedong Dudufu was established, in order to unify and coordinate the defense against Wei, Shangdang was incorporated into the defense zone of the Hedong Dudufu.
It is really helpless to say that Deng Zhi, a right-back general, also served as the governor of the merged state.
Bingzhou looks big, but nearly half of the state is cut off by the Jiuyuan Governor's Mansion in the west. Yanmen County in the north would be a no-man's land if it weren't for the Xinghanhui.
After the Hedong Dudufu was established, Shangdang was taken away.
Fortunately, Taiyuan County, the prefecture of Bingzhou, can be regarded as the core and essence area of Bingzhou, so no one dared to touch it.
In addition, although Deng Zhi was somewhat suspected of being obsessed with power, he was ultimately a steadfast and simple person who forgot about his family when he was in office.
Whether it is Yanmen County or Jiuyuan Governor's Mansion, as long as it can really develop, as the governor of Bingzhou, he will naturally take the credit.
So I'm not too dissatisfied.
Only when I heard about the incident with the Shangdang did I find it difficult to let go.
However, Deng Zhi has a strong and proud temperament. On this matter, he met an even more proud, bad-tempered and unwilling old man Wei.
In addition, this was the palace's decision. No matter how hard it was to let go, Deng Zhi had no choice but to accept it in the end.
However, compared to Deng Zhi, Feng Duhu had even more anger dancing in his eyes at this time:
"What does Old Man Wei want to do by mobilizing the troops of the Hedong Governor's Mansion at this time!"
Zhiguanxing among the eight passes in Taihang is the most important pass from Hedong to Hanoi.
If you want to enter Hanoi from Shangdang, you have to pass the second of the eight passes: Taihang Pass.
Taihang Xingbei started from Gaodu, which was later known as Jincheng.
Gaodu is the only city in Shangdang that is still in the hands of Wei.
When Wei Laofu attacked Shangdang, Jiang Ji wanted to guard the northern gate of Hanoi.
He did not hesitate to violate Wei's rules that the garrison was not allowed to cross the border at will, and sent troops north along Taihangxing to defend Gaodu.
Of course, there is also Sima Yi's suggestion here - Sima Yi's suggestion is probably at least partly because he does not want his hometown to be raided.
However, Jiang Ji's move was regarded by Cao Shuang of Xuchang as a move to seek refuge with Sima Yi, and in the end Jiang Ji was forced to join forces with Sima Yi.
As Hedong goes eastward and enters Shangdang, it happens to pass through Gaodu.
It can be said that Gaodu is the most important strategic intersection of the three places in Hedong and Hanoi.
Bai Qi controlled Zhiguanxing at that time, cutting off Zhao's route from Hanoi to supporting the Shangdang.
At the same time, troops were sent from Hedong to the east to attack and plunder Shangdang. The main forces of the two countries were locked in a stalemate in the area between Gaodu County and Huushi County, which was later known as Gaoping.
In the end, Zhao was defeated and 400,000 people were killed. Zhao completely lost hope of competing with Qin for the world.
Feng Duhu had seen such an important strategic area countless times.
The Wei State controlled Gaodu, and the communication channel between Hedong and Shangdang was like a fish bone stuck in the throat.
Unless we take a detour and go north, first to Taiyuan County, and then from Taiyuan to Shangdang, the journey will be far.
Now that old man Wei had gone to Shangdang and asked Jiang Wei to lead the army eastward, Feng Duhu just glanced at the map and his eyes fell on Gaodu.
"Is the news from Hedong forwarded from Chang'an, or is it sent directly from Hedong?"
Feng Duhu stared at the map, and after a long time, he suddenly asked.
"Chief Huishan sent it directly from Hedong."
Zhang Yuan, the chief of the Xiaowei Mansion, seems to have returned to the days when he followed the mountain chief as a staff officer.
"Who sent it here?"
"It's General Zhonglang of Diannong, Hedong." Zhang Yuan licked his lips, "General Zhonglang said that Hedong Salt Lake is close to Zhiguan, and it happens to be an important place for supplying salt to Guanzhong and Bingzhou."
"He was worried that if the troops were insufficient, the thieves would come out from Zhiguan to attack the Salt Lake, and the impact would be very bad, so he sent someone over to explain the situation."
After hearing this, Feng Duhu's face, which had been gloomy all the time, finally showed a slight smile.
"Shibao? He is very good. He is really a bit wronged just to serve as the general of the dianongzhonglang."
Although Diannong Zhonglangjiang is mainly Diannong, he also has the character "general".
In particular, he, a general in charge of farming, was also responsible for guarding the Hedong Salt Lake, which directly killed an important source of income that the Hedong family relied on.
It can be regarded as the fulfillment of the great ambition set by the smugglers back then.
Although he was not qualified to dictate the deployment of troops by the Hedong Dudufu, he could vaguely remind Feng Duhu on the grounds that it would affect farming and salt affairs.
Feng Duhu threw the charcoal pen in his hand on the table and said:
"Send a message to General Zhengdong, Jiang Wei, and ask Wei Yan what he wants him to do."
The time has come to test Jiang Wei's position.
According to the procedure, the Governor's Office should report it to Chang'an first, and Chang'an would then send someone to Feng Duhu, who was out on patrol.
The unusual movement in the Hedong Dudu Mansion, where it is now is unknown.
It's hard to say that Old Man Wei just wanted to do something while Feng Duhu was away and couldn't get the news in time.
Not to mention that many people in the Han Dynasty have begun to despise Wei.
Old Man Wei's actions could not be said to be supported by some people in Chang'an.
Yes, you Wei Yan defeated Shangdang, you can use it to your advantage.
But don’t forget, Hedong is also the place where I, Feng, go fishing!
Not to mention, the Central Protector has the power to supervise Chinese and foreign military affairs!
