The Founding of the Northern Wei Dynasty

With the faint firelight outside the tent, Xiao Yang saw Nino's green eyes, and for some reason he felt that Nino gave him the feeling of a Siberian wolf.Xiao Yang was taken aback by his strange thoughts.

Nino's blond hair was tied back, and he was wearing a black hoodie so as not to be too conspicuous. He looked like a very professional assassin.

When the two walked out of the camp, Nino got on his horse, stretched out his hand and said, "Come up."

Xiao Yang felt a strong force, and was immediately pulled onto the horse by Nino. Nino was behind him, reminding him to hold on to the rein.

Then Xiao Yang felt the horse bump again.

Liu Weichen's Tiefu Department is to the west of Dugu Department, halfway through scattered small towns.In the darkness, Xiao Yang couldn't see the road ahead, and he didn't know how Nino could tell the direction. He could only lean close to Nino in the darkness.

Xiao Yang felt a little frightened in his heart. The places he passed by, sometimes with a radius of tens of miles, there was no one to be seen—it was too desolate.

This is the Great Northwest. To be precise, it should be roughly equivalent to the current northwest area of ​​Inner Mongolia, or even larger.

Xiao Yang couldn't help but think a lot.The place he traveled to now should be the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms.During this period, the relationship between the various tribes in the north was complicated.The Helan tribe to which his mother, the Helan family belonged, and the Tuoba tribe to which Tuoba Gui belonged became important alliances due to their marriage.The Helan tribe is roughly located in the Helan Mountain area, and most of its people are descendants of the Huns.The Tuoba tribe is in the northeast area and belongs to the Xianbei tribe.

The Huns—that is, the ancient Mongols, most of them were brutal and aggressive by nature—not only the Helan tribe, but also the Dugu tribe of Liu Kuren and the Tiefu tribe of Liu Weichen were also Huns.

Xiao Yang met Liu Kuren before, but his name should be Dugu Kuren.During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when the Huns were conquered in the north, the surnames of Dugu and Tiefu, the nobles of the Huns, were changed to Liu.However, the characteristics of the Huns in Liu Kuren are not very obvious, but the characteristics of his subordinate Duguqian are more obvious.

Liu Weichen and Xiao Yang have never seen it, but he can know it from the historical records - different from Liu Kuren's generosity and kindness, Liu Weichen is cruel and suspicious by nature, rebellious and capricious, and he is more like a Hun.The most warlike and bloodthirsty people in history are the Huns! !Xiao Yang's mind was in a mess at the moment.

"Nino, it's so dark, we've been running for so long without seeing anyone, can we get to Tiefu?" Xiao Yang asked in a low voice.

He is panicked now.

"Hehe, it's almost here. Xiao Yang, what are you afraid of? Why weren't you afraid when you made the promise?" Nino chuckled.

Xiao Yang said: "I'm not afraid. I just think——this place is too desolate."

The north is now full of wars, not to mention living on the grasslands without a fixed place.Many people either migrated to other places, or died in the war, and the nature was desolate.But the Tiefu tribe is the largest tribe in the west, and there should be people there.Xiao Yang thought.

I don't know how long he ran, but Xiao Yang finally saw the faint fire ahead.The Tiefu tribe is a huge tribe, which can be judged from the fact that Xiao Yang and the others can hear shouts from a long distance away.Just as they approached the fire, someone's voice suddenly came from the front: "Who is it?!"

Xiao Yang's heart skipped a beat.

Nino's voice came from behind: "Don't be afraid. I'm here."

Xiao Yang let out a "hmm".

Then Nino stopped the horse and waited for the man to come over. Xiao Yang saw that it was a big man with a beard.

Firelight illuminated their surroundings.

"We are refugees from the east. I heard that the leader of the Tiefu Department is kind-hearted and welcomes refugees widely, so we come to ask for asylum. This is—"

"Hahahahaha, since you are here to join our leader, come with me. What's your name?" The bearded man laughed before Nino finished speaking.

Nino said casually: "Sodohu. This is—"

"Hahahaha Suodohu, okay, this is your auntie! Come with me."

Nino: "..."

Xiao Yang: "..." God damn mother-in-law!Lao Tzu, this is - being treated as a woman? !

The bearded man walked and said: "Our leader is not here today, and the prince is holding a fire banquet in our tribe. You are lucky to see our tribe's annual fire banquet."

Xiao Yang whispered in Nino's ear: "We got in so easily? They don't suspect it?" The bearded man who works the night shift is a little bit embarrassed!

Nino whispered: "It's normal. The Ministry of Tefu has always refused to accept refugees from outside—the people here are bold and bold, and they think that only people in the Central Plains can guess."

"... No wonder you lose in history." Xiao Yang whispered.

Nino: "What are you talking about?"

"No, you got it wrong." Xiao Yang shook his head.

"Here we are." The bearded man said.Xiao Yang first felt a wave of heat coming, and saw the chaos in front of him, with flames everywhere, and many people gathered there.

Nino suddenly pulled him into his arms, and under Xiao Yang's slightly puzzled eyes, he whispered: "You are my "auntie" now, and you will pretend to be a little bit later."

Xiao Yang: "..." MMP.

The bearded man led them to a fire, then ignored them, and went to drink with others by himself.

Nino and Xiao Yang were sitting by the fire, and people kept coming to ask them if they were new here and where they were from, so Nino would drink with them.

Alcohol is spirits.After drinking a few big bowls, Xiao Yang looked a little startled, he was afraid that Nino would get drunk.

"Our tribe's hook fire feast is about to begin, the prince will come out to speak in a while, don't blame us for not reminding you newcomers—but the requirements of the prince must be met, and the prince must not speak when the prince is talking, otherwise—— I don’t know how I died.” Said one of the men who were drinking with them.

Xiao Yang watched Nino drink one bowl after another, couldn't help but whispered to his ear and asked him, "Can you do it?"

Nino looked at him and said seriously, "A little drunk."

Then you fucking drink a hammer!What if I get really drunk in a while and get exposed?Xiao Yang signaled him with his eyes.

Nino's green eyes held back a smile, he half-covered Xiao Yang's leaning body in his arms with one hand, and continued to drink with those people with the bowl in his other hand.

Just when Xiao Yang felt that time seemed to have stopped, a loud and resonant voice made everyone quiet.

"Father is not here today, so I will take care of all the matters of the banquet."

As soon as the voice fell, everyone stood up and said respectfully: "Your Highness, I leave everything to His Highness Ao Yun."

Xiao Yang followed the voice and saw a handsome young man standing in the center of the fire pit.

This glance, until many, many years later, when Xiao Yang and him were competing for hegemony and killing each other in the wheel of history, he still clearly remembered it.