The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 318
Yinbo responded neither humble nor overbearing: "Although the Yue Kingdom is a remote place, under the governance of the king and the sages, it has now become the most benevolent area of ​​the Han Dynasty. All the handsome people are like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea. They gather in Zhuya and Funan Second Academy. There is Xuanwu College, Sichuan has Chengdu College, and Wu has Yuzhang College, but the number of talents cannot be compared with Yue. I heard that the king has a metaphor, saying that a country is like a person. When a person is strong and spiritually civilized, a person will be A healthy person is a healthy country. Foreign ministers dare to imitate, there is also a metaphor, a healthy person is a healthy person with a balanced development of limbs, and a healthy man is a healthy man with a balanced development of the four kings.

After Yinfan finished speaking, he saluted respectfully and pretended to be listening attentively.When Sun Shao saw him, he couldn't help laughing, and nodded again and again: "There are talented people in Qingzhou, there are talented people in Qingzhou." But he felt a little regretful in his heart, how come such a talent has never been mentioned by Qingzhou Mu Sun Guan? He is a warrior, and he still hasn't done a good job in discovering talents.

Since Yinbo has assassinated Sun Shao to recruit talents from all sides, it is not appropriate to poach the corners of the other three countries, and it is not good for Sun Shao to discuss with him about Xia Hourong. Of course, although Cao Rui has a poorer view of the overall situation, he is definitely not an idiot He made Xiahou Yuan a great general, but Xia Houyuan's life was too thin to bear it. Cao Rui had to let Cao Zhi be stationed in Guanzhong as a great general for the sake of stability in the west, so as to eliminate the suspicion and fear of other kings, but he certainly would not Let the outstanding Xiahou family stay idle. As the most outstanding talent among Xiahouyuan's sons, Xiahourong was promoted to the general of Zhenbei within a few years. Undoubtedly, this is what Cao Cao left for Cao Rui to check and balance Cao Zhang. Cao Zhi's important weight, theoretically speaking, Cao Rui would not let it go.

It's just a pity, Sun Shao secretly sighed.

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Kirby could sit opposite Budugen and Xieguini, holding a half-cold leg of lamb in one hand, and a thick wooden bowl with steaming coarse tea in the other, only because the stored tea leaves were getting better and better. If there is less, this tea has to be drunk sparingly. After brewing for a few times, the tea color is no longer visible, and there is only a little taste that makes people linger.

These three were originally rivals, but now they have to rely on each other. After being defeated by Cao Zhang six years ago, Xia Hourong commanded the army to sweep the grassland for several years, leaving them no place to stand. They could neither go south to rob, but also guard against the Han people. The attack, their day is called a bitter one.What's worse is that it is still behind, Xia Hourong issued an order to the Huns, food is scarce now, you are my vassal state, we have the responsibility to help you tide over the difficulties, but you must not forget your obligations, now the Xianbei people have Run away, you go chase, a Xianbei man's head is exchanged for ten days of rations, otherwise, except for children under ten years old, old people and women over sixty, all will starve to death, and the big man will not donate a grain of food .

This order forced the Huns into hunters. They were originally nomads, and they had weapons equipped by the Han. Of course, they had the upper hand in dealing with the Xianbei who had fallen into trouble. What's more, their hatred with the Xianbei was not a day It's been two days, this time I seized the opportunity and naturally I won't hold back.

Soon, like the Huns, the Wuhuan joined the hunt.

The Xianbei people became the rats that everyone shouted and beat on the grassland, and they didn't even have a place to hide. They starved to death for several consecutive winters.The Xianbei people don't have any respect for the elderly like the Han people. Once there is not enough food, they must first ensure the survival of the soldiers. The elderly, children and women can only starve to death, and they will be used as rations when necessary.In the face of life and death, many Xianbei people were unwilling to follow the kings to flee for their lives. They chose to surrender to the Han people, preferring to be slaves in exchange for a bite of food.

After six years, there are only more than 1 people left in Budugen and Xieguini. Because of that time, Kirby escaped quickly and preserved his strength well. In the past few years, he has recruited some small tribes. It has increased, and there are a total of [-] people. Budugen and Xieguini can't survive anymore, so they have to bow their heads to Kebi Neng, regard him as the king of Xianbei, and obey his orders.

The three of them got together today to discuss a major decision: whether to stay in Xianbei in the west to entangle with the Han people, or to go west with the whole family, leave the front of the Han people, and find another place to live.Kirby can advocate westward advance. His reason is that the strength of the Han people is not as good as before. Although they look fierce now, they can only rely on the Huns and Wuhuan to hunt down the Xianbei on the grassland, but they cannot go deep into the grassland. , this is because their cavalry is not sufficient in number to make an expedition.If they go far to the west, they can only look around and sigh, and without the support of the Han people, the Huns and Wuhuan people will not chase after them.But Budugen and Xieguini were very hesitant. They felt that going west might not be beneficial, and the future was uncertain. Who knows what kind of enemies there are in the west?The Xianbei people are now at the end of the road, and they are not the opponents of the Han people on their own grassland, let alone on other people's territory.

The three people disagreed and couldn't argue.Kirby was able to sip the tasteless tea, glanced at Budugen and Xieguini who looked restless, and felt very contemptuous in his heart. He knew what these two people were thinking. They had been frightened by the Han people and wanted to stay. , not wanting to continue fighting the Han people, but looking for an opportunity to surrender to the Han people, to be the dogs of the Han people, just like the Huns and Wuhuan people now, waving their swords at their own people for a few stones of food.

"Going west, although there are unknown dangers, but at the same time there is hope." Kirby said patiently: "You should know the Da Yuezhi, right?"

"I know a little bit, it is said that he was beaten away by the Huns before." Budugen said in a buzzing voice.

"Then do you know that they built a big empire west of Congling, called Guishuang?" Kirby was able to put down the wooden bowl, and gestured with a very expressive gesture: "I heard that the establishment of the Guishuang Empire and the Han Chinese The kingdom is as long as it is, and it is still there now. They have been fighting south to Tianzhu. Do you know Tianzhu? It is the place that the king of Yue can’t eat. It used to be the slave of the Guishuang people. Wasn’t the situation of the Guishuang people worse than ours? ? Their great kings were all cut off by the Huns as drowning devices, and only one woman fled to the west with thousands of defeated soldiers, and they were able to establish such a powerful country. Why can't we Xianbei people?"

Bu Dugen and Xie Guini looked at each other. They had heard of Guishuang, but they didn't know as much as Bu Dugen. After a long time, the people of Guishuang were from Yuezhi?Xie Guini thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Then you can't go. When the Yuezhi people came to the west, there were no powerful tribes in the west, but now there is clearly a powerful Guishuang. The tens of thousands of us People go, can they be their opponents?"

Kirby was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that exaggerating Guishuang's prosperity just now would bring such an effect.After thinking about it, he shook his head and smiled again: "You don't know, the Guishuang people have been in the country for too long, and now they are fat like pigs, and they can't even run for a few steps. How can they fight. To the west of them , a new Sassanian country has emerged, and the Sasanians often harass the border of Guishuang. In order to deal with the Sassanians, Guishuang transferred most of its troops to the western front. The eastern front is very empty. We can take the opportunity to attack Behind him, he can't fight on two fronts, so he can only turn around and make peace with us, and we can easily get a large piece of pasture, which is much better than eating wind and drinking snow here now."

Budugen was holding a bowl, hesitating, and Kirby could speak very temptingly, but only Kirby could know what it was like, maybe he was lying.Thinking about it carefully, it is better to turn around and surrender to the Han people. At least you can have a pasture like the Huns and live in peace. As for whether you are a dog or not, you don’t care. up.

"Do you want to surrender?" Kirby continued, "I advise you not to count on it. Why do the Han keep the Huns and Wuhuan people? It is because they want the Huns and Wuhuan people to help them kill us Xianbei people. If We Xianbei also surrendered, so who will be killed? Either let us continue to kill each other, or kill us all, anyway, we will not really let us live a good life. Don’t forget, the Han people now are not the same as before Han Chinese, they used to look down on us for being ignorant of etiquette and being barbarians, but now they regard us as inferior people. In their eyes, only they Han people are human beings. In fact, they are all beasts, and they go as far as the Han people. The closer you are, the closer you are to people. Think about it, among the Huns and Wuhuan who are following us now, who is the most powerful? Hu Qi Captain Adiguai and Ameiguai. Why, because their mothers are Han Chinese ! Does your mother have Han blood?”

Budugen and Xieguini were red-faced, but after thinking about it, they felt reasonable. It seemed that the people who were chasing them most closely were all closely related to the Han people. The brothers Adiguai and Ameiguai were the two most prominent. It is said that their mother was a talented woman of the Han Dynasty, who was snatched back by Qubei, and was later redeemed by Cao Cao with money. Now the two brothers follow their mother to serve as officials in the State of Wei.

"The commander-in-chief's words are wrong." A strange voice suddenly sounded outside the tent. Kirby was taken aback for a moment, then threw away the leg of lamb and the wooden bowl in his hand, and stood up. His saber was out of its sheath and pointed at the tent door.Bu Dugen and Xie Guini were a little slower, but as soon as their voices fell, they were already on guard, looking out of the tent door with piercing eyes, and put their hands on the sabers at their waists.The hard life of these few years is not without any benefits, at least their vigilance is very high, and their physical condition is also maintained in good condition.But it was precisely because of this that they were even more surprised. During the war, the Huns and Wuhuan could rush out at any time. The protection work was not bad, and it was ridiculous that a stranger came out of the tent.

There was a man standing at the door of the tent, whose age could not be discerned, he looked like 30 years old or 20 years old, but he was tall, even among the taller Xianbei people, he was not inferior, but he was not as thick as the Xianbei people .He was wearing a sheepskin robe of a Xianbei soldier, but it was a little short and didn't fit well. It should have been snatched from someone else.This situation is not uncommon among Xianbei people. These years have been hard, and any property will not be wasted. It is normal to wear the clothes of the dead.

But in this person, it looks a little weird, because he doesn't look like a Xianbei, but a bit like a Han.

"Are you a man?" Kirby narrowed his eyes, looked the young man up and down, and clenched the saber in his hand even tighter. He turned his wrist, the blade pointed upwards, and the tip of the saber retracted, as if he had relaxed his guard. In fact, However, there is a hidden opportunity to fight back at any time. As long as the Han man makes a rash move, he just needs to turn his wrist, and the sword will come out.

"Master has good eyesight. I'm a Han." The man smiled slightly, raised his hand and took off the dog fur cap on his head, revealing his long black hair instead of the Xianbei's kun.He opened his arms, and smiled easily: "The commanders are all people who lick blood on the blade, so you won't worry about me, an unarmed Han Chinese?"

Kirby twitched with a smile on his face, and slowly retracted the knife and returned it to its sheath, but his right hand was always on the handle of the knife, maintaining the posture of pulling it out at any time, and stretched out his left hand: "Everyone who comes is a guest, since you Being able to come here, of course, has some skills, if you have anything to say, you might as well sit down and talk."

"I've heard for a long time that Kobe is a handsome man, and seeing him today, it's really true." The man walked to the fire pit in the middle of the big tent, and put his hands on the fire that was about to go out.His fingers are white and slender, with well-proportioned joints, but at least they don't look like the hands of a warrior.Seeing these hands, not only Bu Dugen and Xie Guini took back their knives with confidence, but even Kirbineng heaved a sigh of relief, and left the hilt with his right hand.They are all people who have been fighting for many years, and of course they can't fail to see whether they often hold knives in their hands.

This pair in front of me is obviously not.

"It's a world of ice and snow, it's hard to live." The man smiled, raised his head to look at the layout of the tent, and finally set his eyes on the sneering Ke Bineng's face: "The commander just said that he wants to go west, Following the example of the Yuezhi people to establish the Guishuang Empire, the commander must have heard that the Yuezhi people first established the Great Xia when they arrived west of Congling. In one of them, Xihou of the Guishuang tribe later killed the other four tribes, and called himself the King of Guishuang. The general said that he wanted to imitate the Yuezhi people, but he didn’t know whether he wanted to follow them to build five tribes, or to imitate the Guishuang Xihou and kill them. The people of the four tribes will make themselves kings?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of Bu Dugen and Xie Guini changed. Kebi could really deceive them. Guishuang still has such a story?
"Man, don't make provocations." Kirby laughed disapprovingly: "We Xianbei people were driven away by you Han people and ran for our lives. How can we kill each other at this time? Of course, we are united and fought against all enemies."

"You're wrong." The man shook his head again, picked up the wooden bowl that Kirby had just thrown, poured out the tea in it, poured some from the copper pot, and took a sip: "You said the Han people were chasing you, Then I would like to ask, is this tea brought by the Han people? The sword in your hand also belongs to the Han people, and the belt around your waist also belongs to the Han people. It seems that it should be a relatively expensive belt. The hooks on the top are not affordable for ordinary people. Then what do you give the Han people? Every winter to rob? I also want to ask, over the years, is it because you Xianbei people have entered the places where the Han people have entered more often, or the Han people have entered the place? How many times have you been in your place?"

"Hmph! Don't talk sweet words here. You Han people occupy the fertile land. We Xianbei people are the eagles favored by God, but we can only endure hunger and hunger. Of course, we have to go to your Han people's land to get something for the winter. Let's talk , so many of you Han people fled to our grasslands, are they all captured by us? They were forced by your Han officials. You said that we Xianbei people killed you Han people, but the Han people we Xianbei people killed were far away. Far less than you Han people killed by yourself. In the past, there was a general Huangfu, who killed the Yellow Turban and killed hundreds of thousands. Later, there was a Wei king Cao Cao, who also killed the water. Compared with them, we Xianbei killed a few people. "

The man smiled and pondered for a moment: "I admit that what you said is the truth, but why don't you talk about the current situation? We Han people no longer kill each other, but help each other, in order to help the Wei Kingdom in the north To overcome difficulties, a large amount of food must be transported from Yue and Wu countries every year. Which of the weapons and food that Wei has used to fight against you in the past few years has not been supported by other countries? We Han people do not kill our own people now, only kill Enemies." He looked at Bu Dugen and Xie Guini, and said calmly, "So, as long as you don't become enemies of the Han people, you won't be hunted down again. Not only that, but you can also get help from the Han people." , no need to drink such weak tea, no need to live such a bitter life. Look at the Wuhuan people and the Huns, as well as the Gaoguli people and Fuyu people. They are friends with us Han people. Aren’t they living a very good life now? ?"

Budugen wiped his big mouth unconsciously, feeling a little moved.

"Being friends?" Kebi Neng felt a little angry, and couldn't help emphasizing his tone: "I don't know the Fuyu people and Gaoguli people you are talking about, but I know the Huns, the powerful and powerful among the Huns, which one?" Doesn’t it have something to do with you Han people? For the real Huns, when did you treat them as friends?”

"That's not right." The man lowered his face and said unhappily: "Are you as good to your own brother as you are to other people's brothers? Isn't it natural to be nice to your relatives? To your friends It’s better than being against one’s own enemies, isn’t it reasonable? Isn’t the general the same for everyone? Then why don’t these two generals eat and drink as well as you? Aren’t they Xianbei people?”

Kirby can remain speechless. Although his life is hard, it is of course much better than Budugen and Xieguini. It is still possible for him to kill Budugen and the others. How can he help them live? Live the same day as yourself.But this can't be said in front of Bu Dugen and others. Doesn't that mean that he is the same as the Han people, and what he said just now is a lie?
"That's a good mouth, it seems that you are here to be a lobbyist." Kirby sneered, and gestured to the captain of the guard who was nervously surrounded by the tent with his eyes.Not long after the Han man entered the tent, the captain of the guard stood outside the tent. Although it was freezing outside, the captain of the guard was covered with sweat on his forehead. , but they were all stopped by Kirby. Now Kirby can feel that he may not be the opponent of this Han Chinese in terms of words, and is ready to use force.

The captain of the guard understood, shouted loudly, rushed to the back of the Han man, and raised his hand to stab him.The moment the tent door was lifted, a gust of cold wind rushed in, and the atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became tense, and the murderous aura burst out at the same time as the cold wind rushed in.The captain of the guard came from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood. His saber technique was not fancy at all, it was accurate and powerful, leaving no room for a single strike.It seemed that in the blink of an eye, the blade shone on the back of the Han man's neck, and the strong wind blew the fur on his sheepskin jacket to one side.

Life and death were on the line, and as soon as the captain of the guard made a move, he blocked all the escape routes of the Han man.

However, to the surprise of everyone, the Han man suddenly leaned back, and the blade swept past his nose, shining his clear eyes, and then he was like a big eagle Flying upside down, with its head down and its legs up, it flew over the captain's head lightly, hugged the captain's neck with both hands, and flicked it lightly, only to hear a "click", as fierce as a tiger The captain of the guard suddenly froze there, even the posture of swinging the knife suddenly stopped, his neck was twisted at a very large angle, and his round eyes were full of fear and disbelief.

It was as if time stopped suddenly, and everyone froze there. Those guards who followed the captain never thought that the sword that the captain was bound to win would fail, and the captain with superb martial arts was killed in just one move. In other words, they didn't realize what the guard captain's gesture meant.

"The commander-in-chief said just now that the people who came here were all guests, and in a blink of an eye, someone was behind his back. You really are a ruthless hero. No wonder others have had such a miserable life in the past few years, but your strength has grown stronger and stronger." The man clapped his hands, turned around from behind the motionless captain of the guard, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really a master at saying one thing and doing another."

Xie Guini involuntarily took a step back, Bu Dugen hesitated for a moment, and also took a step back, standing with Xie Guini, looking at Ke Bineng with obvious vigilance, they had reason to believe that Now, these elite guards standing outside the tent are likely to deal with them. The reason is obvious. Kirby didn't estimate the appearance of this Han man at all.

"What a hidden master." Kirby sneered, drew his knife out of its sheath, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Come on, take him down!" tent, and rushed out as soon as he shrank.The guards came back to their senses after being drunk by him, shouting and rushing into the tent, slashing wildly with their knives.

With a flash, the man snatched the sword from the captain of the guard who was still frozen there, and rushed behind Kirby Neng like a whirlwind. Kirby Neng had already expected this possibility, and his footsteps were still rushing outward. However, the upper body twisted in mid-air, and the saber pierced the man's abdomen from a very concealed angle.The man sneered, his figure remained unchanged, but his waist and abdomen twisted strangely, just passing Kobineng's saber, and at the same time stretched out his left hand, tightly holding Kobineng's right wrist, the knife ring in his right hand He slammed hard on the back of Kobineng's neck, followed by sweeping backwards, swung the three sabers, and counterattacked, splitting the front guard in half from the chin to the top of the head. .

Kebi Neng's eyes went dark, and he fell softly, the saber in his hand fell down, the man stood on one foot, and kicked the blade of the saber with his right leg with an extremely beautiful flying kick, the saber seemed to be caught by a He held it with an invisible hand, suddenly changed direction, and pierced another guard's chest like lightning. The force on the knife was so strong that not only the whole knife pierced his body, but Yu Jin also brought him to fall backwards. Down, several guards following him couldn't hold back their footsteps, they stepped up one after another, the tent suddenly became a mess, the captain of the guard who was standing frozen there was touched by someone, and his sturdy and thick body suddenly burst into flames. Falling to the ground, he was throwing himself on the extinguished fire, and suddenly a burst of ashes arose, causing everyone to subconsciously cover their faces.

A burst of screams came and went, and Budugen and Xieguini's liver and gallbladder were torn apart. They didn't care too much, and while protecting themselves with swords, they pushed down the tent and rushed out.

When the ashes cleared away, Bu Dugen was surprised to find that the man hadn't left. He was holding a knife in one hand and a lifeless Kobineng in the other, standing among a dozen or so guards screaming and wailing. They all hugged their wrists or ankles and rolled on the ground, but there was no trace of blood.

The man gently dropped the knife, dusted off the ashes on his body, looked at Budugen, who was still in shock, and grinned, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth: "Commander, go and surrender to Captain Hu Qi, or else, I will return to you!" I will come to you." After finishing speaking, he carried Kirby to Budugen's horse, threw Kirby onto Budugen's horse, flew onto the horse, and gave a loud shout "Borrow a horse and use it. Please go to Lieutenant Hu Qi's army to get it yourself." After finishing speaking, he kicked the horse's belly fiercely, and the horse raised its head and neighed, and carried them away.

Hearing the news, Ke Bineng's subordinates rushed to shout loudly and got on their horses to chase after him. Suddenly, Bu Dugen was blessed, and rushed to the leading general's horse, and shouted: "You want to kill yours!" Are you handsome?"

Those generals were taken aback, and only then did they realize that Kebi had been captured alive. They looked at each other, their bodies icy cold, what kind of assassins were able to capture the general alive under the siege of [-] troops, and then remained unscathed to leave the barracks?Such a person is only possible if possessed by a god, and he is just an ordinary person, how can he fight a person possessed by a god?
"Marshal, what should we do now?" Several tribal leaders from Liushenwuzhu gathered around one after another and asked Budugen for advice.

"Are you willing to listen to me?" Budugen suddenly became agitated. Xianbei people believe that the strong are kings. Kebi's life and death are uncertain. His powerful tribe has actually disintegrated. Now as long as he nods, he can at least gather Living with half of the people, he can logically replace Kirby and become the most powerful Xianbei tribe.

At this moment, Xie Guini tugged at his sleeve: "Uncle, do you want to follow in the footsteps of Kobe?"

Bu Dugen's blood suddenly turned cold, and he thought of what the man said before he left, since he was able to capture Kobineng alive among thousands of troops, of course he could easily kill Bu Dugen.This is not an opportunity, but a scourge. Of course, if I can bring these 3 people to surrender to Captain Hu Qi, Adiguai, it will be another matter.

(End of this chapter)