The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 678 Plan

Just a few days later, Ku Xian rode his horse to Shengle City.

The current system of the Tuoba tribe is quite strange.

The Xianbei never had any local officials. The tribes gathered together, and the leaders of each tribe were responsible for their own affairs and did not interfere with each other. Liwei was only their nominal leader.

Tuoba Liwei felt a bit like the Zhou emperor at the time. The leaders of various tribes had both power and obligations towards him.

The same is true for the official system. Officials with little power cannot command the leaders, and the leaders will have their own officials under their command, and everyone will not interfere with each other.

But Tuoba Liwei really disliked this form of alliance.

Although this method allowed the Xianbei to quickly form a powerful alliance, it was also very easy to disintegrate.

Good to get together and good to go!

If they encountered a powerful neighbor that posed a threat to them, or an outstanding figure like Tuoba Liwei appeared, they would quickly unite, form an alliance, grow rapidly, and become a powerful force on the grassland.

But the problem is that once this heroic leader who can unite the people dies, or if there is a major turn of events outside, they will quickly collapse and flee.

There is absolutely no such thing as hereditary succession.

Li Wei particularly yearned for the system of the Central Plains. What he wanted was the power that could decide all major events in the world like Cao Mao and could be passed down from generation to generation.

But it seemed that only Liwei and his sons had such ideas among the Xianbei. The other ministers and even the leaders of various tribes were opposed to it.

After gaining power, Li Wei carried out a series of reforms in the country in order to achieve this goal.

He exchanged letters with Zhong Hui, and according to Zhong Hui's wishes, he summoned some tribal leaders to serve as his internal officials. At the same time, he ordered the establishment of regions and the division of counties, and then arranged for tribal leaders to govern.

The tribal leaders felt very uneasy about Tuoba Liwei's actions.

The elderly Tuoba Liwei was sitting on the bed, with someone standing beside him, reading to him.

Liwei is too old and his eyesight is becoming increasingly blurred.

He could no longer read books himself and could only listen to books from others.

At this moment, a close minister suddenly came to report that Ku Xian wanted to see him.

Upon hearing the news, Li Wei frowned.

Kuxian is a very talented guy, so Liwei assigned many things to him. This made Kuxian very famous in the tribe and everyone respected him very much.

However, Li Wei is also very clear about this guy's shortcomings.

This man loves money like his life, and he would go to war with the leaders of his own tribe for a few livestock.

Whenever he thought of this, Li Wei envied Cao Mao more and more.

Look at the Emperor of Wei!

How outstanding are the ministers under his command, each of them is so flawless!
Li Wei still sent people to greet Ku Xian and gave him the respect he deserved.

"leader!"

Logically speaking, Kuxian should call Liwei "Sir", after all, he is a Xianbei Sir.

But Liwei did not like such a title. He preferred to use the title of Chanyu or Your Majesty.

Li smiled and said, "You came here in a hurry, is it because you have some good news?"

Ku Xian sat beside him, frowning and saying, "There's no good news here! Ever since you asked me to do this, they haven't been kind to me. They've been staring at me all day, hoping I'll make a mistake so they can report me to you!"

Li smiled and said, "This is good news. To make them so fearful means you have done an excellent job!"

"Come here! Give me ten fine horses as a reward!"

Immediately, a servant walked out. Ku Xian was stunned, lowered his head, and a trace of confusion appeared on his face.

"Don't be afraid of them. I'm doing this for their own good. Over the years, the Xianbei have united and dispersed several times, constantly being bullied by foreign tribes. Even the incompetent Goguryeo, unlike the Wei Dynasty, managed to survive for several generations. No matter how many times they were attacked, they were able to preserve themselves and avoid destruction."

"But what about us?"

"Are we even inferior to Goguryeo?"

"One of our warriors is as good as five from Goguryeo!"

"It's just that the bad habits we continue to have prevented us from making progress."

Tuoba Liwei spoke of his thoughts again, and then asked, "What situation did you encounter this time?"

Ku Xian said, "They are extremely unhappy with the way we appoint and dismiss officials. The officials we sent to various departments have also encountered various difficulties. Two officials have even been killed."

"what?!"

Hearing this, Tuoba Liwei could no longer sit still.

"They dared to kill the officials I sent?!"

Li Wei's eyes widened. He had expected these people to be dissatisfied, but he had never thought that they would kill the people he sent.

I have been governing the Xianbei for so many years, and yet someone dares to attack me?

He immediately asked, "Who did it?!"

"I heard that he was killed by bandits. No one admits it. They all say he was wrongly accused." Li Wei immediately stood up and said, "Someone come here!"

Ku Xian quickly stood in front of him and said, "Please calm down! If you come forward to resolve this matter, there will definitely be rebellion in the country. Now that the Wei people are eyeing us covetously, we absolutely cannot allow civil unrest to occur at this time!"

After hearing what Kuxian said, Liwei sat down helplessly again.

He was really helpless. If he didn't change the law, the Wei people would deal with him after they were prepared. If he changed the law, his own people would cause trouble in advance.

He looked at Ku Xian and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Killing officials is absolutely intolerable. Someone must pay the price for this. This will deter the others. But this must be resolved quickly. There must be no delay."

"only."

Ku Xian received the order and was about to get up and leave, but Li Wei grabbed his hand and said sincerely: "You have made the greatest contribution over the years, and I have seen all of this."

"Once this great task is accomplished, you will be my chancellor, responsible for managing all major affairs."

Ku Xian was silent for a moment before he said, "Thank you, sir."

Li smiled and sent him out.

Walking on the road, Kuxian's expression was extremely complicated. He walked out of the palace quickly, mounted his horse, and galloped towards his tribe.

When he arrived at his tribe, Kuxian gave an order to the warriors in the tribe to take out the axes and other iron tools in the warehouse and grind them to the sharpest state.

The Wuhuan tribe was very surprised by this.

They didn't know why the king had to sharpen his axe after returning from a trip to the capital.

But they didn't dare to ask too much, so they had to follow Ku Xian's request and the whole clan started to get busy.

And those who usually kept an eye on Kuxian's every move naturally noticed Kuxian's strange behavior.

What's happening here?
Everyone was confused about the situation for a while, so they sent a tribal leader who was on good terms with Kuxian to go to Kuxian to find out what was going on.

"Best friend!!"

Kuxian warmly welcomed the friend who came to visit.

He led his friend around the tribe, and then returned to his own tent, where the two of them ate meat and drank wine together.

They drank a lot of wine, and then the friend asked with a smile, "I hear the sound of sharpening knives in your tribe. I've heard it since I came here. Are you planning to slaughter a hundred sheep to entertain me? Or are you planning to kill all of us?"

Hearing his words, Ku Xian's expression instantly became complicated.

The friend was stunned, "What happened?"

Kuxian looked around and then gestured for him to come closer.

"I'm going to tell you something, but don't tell anyone!"

"Okay! Never tell anyone!"

"The Lord is extremely angry about the killing of officials. He believes that some of the leaders have accepted bribes from the Wei people. He plans to arrest all the leaders of the tribes and interrogate them one by one. He will execute those who have accepted bribes from the Wei people and replace them with his own people as leaders."

Hearing this, the friend's face was horrified, "How could you do this?!"

"The Lord feels that killing an official he sent is treason and must be eradicated. There is absolutely no forgiveness. That's why I've been making preparations these days."

"In a few days, my Lord will give a feast for all the chiefs to enjoy, and then he will capture all of them on the spot."

"We are very close, so I will only tell you this. Be prepared and when you arrive at the banquet, apologize to the Lord. Perhaps the Lord will forgive your sins."

He stood up suddenly, "I still..."

Ku Xian quickly grabbed his hand and said, "I told you this because I consider you my best friend. You can't run away. If you run away, the adults will definitely find out. When they know you've been here, I'll be arrested and executed!"

The good friend shuddered and looked at Kuxian in front of him again, a smile appearing on his face.

"Don't worry, why would I betray my friends?"

"You are my best friend!"

Ku Xian breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and patted the other person's shoulder, "I know what kind of person you are, I believe you!"

The two sat down to drink again, but it was obvious that the other party was no longer in the mood to drink and was worried.

He was the one who knew best whether he had accepted bribes from the Wei people, and he had not concealed much about this matter. If the adults wanted to investigate this matter, he would surely die, and no one could save him.

Thinking of this, the man's eyes became more and more sad.

Ku Xian soon became drunk and fell asleep.

The friend hurriedly stood up, told the servants to take good care of Kuxian, and quickly fled.

Only at this time did Ku Xian slowly open his eyes and look into the darkness in the distance.

He knew these people too well.

He looked coldly at his men and said, "Everyone, prepare to leave. Load all your belongings onto the carriages and discard anything you can't take with you. Set out tonight towards Wei territory. We must reach Wei territory before anyone notices us."

The confidants were well aware of their king's affairs and immediately began to make preparations.

(End of this chapter)