I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 265 - 3: Sweeping Away the Barbarians, The Grey Wolf Who Devours the Sun
When you can bring good days to everyone, then you are undoubtedly the leader.
But when your existence brings calamity to everyone.
Then you are destined to become a public enemy.
Kebineng ruled the Xianbei for too short a time, his prestige was not enough to suppress all of it.
Moreover, the situation on the battlefield was unfavorable.
An increasing number of tribes chose to defect from the Xianbei and surrender to Gu Chen.
Even among those tribes that were most loyal to Kebineng in the past, there were people who defected.
This time, Kebineng did not even dare to brandish his knife.
Given the current situation, if he were to lift his knife again, it would only backfire.
Kebineng now could only choose to cede benefits.
To stabilize people’s hearts with this.
But in October, Deng Ai captured the Nanlu Grassland, and a great fire completely burned away all of Kebineng’s hopes.
External pressure and internal turmoil had cornered Kebineng into a desperate situation.
The great trend was set, and no one could stop it.
In November;
Kebineng was murdered in the Xianbei royal court, his head severed, and all his descendants were slaughtered.
Subsequently, more than a hundred tribal leaders from the Eastern and Western Xianbei along with Wuhuan Chanyu, carrying Kebineng’s head, came to pay respects to Gu Chen.
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Yan Mountain.
The Han Army camp.
"To the invincible Grey Wolf who devours the sun, we are willing to surrender to you."
"For generations, we will pay tributes to the Great Han."
"We swear never to disturb the peace of the Great Han again."
"We are willing to pay any price, seeking your forgiveness."
A group of Xianbei tribal leaders and the Wuhuan Chanyu knelt before Gu Chen, having a person capable of speaking Han express their intentions.
——The Grey Wolf who devours the sun!
This was the title given to Gu Chen by the various tribes.
The wolf is their totem.
The Xianbei call themselves descendants of the Grey Wolf, and in their belief, the sun is the symbol of the Celestial God.
To address Gu Chen with such a title.
One can see to what extent they feared the Gu Clan.
Everyone was closely watching this scene, eyes full of excitement.
This scene is destined to be recorded in history.
Gu Chen used just one battle to completely resolve the longstanding threat to the Northern Border, the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes!
How could they not be overjoyed?
But Gu Chen’s expression remained calm, he glanced at Kebineng’s head, then placed his gaze on these tribal leaders again, speaking faintly: "If you want to receive the forgiveness of the Great Han."
"Besides paying tribute and offering hostages."
"You all need to obey the orders of the Great Han."
Gu Chen’s tone showed not a hint of emotion, speaking the plan he had long thought of in front of the crowd.
——He wanted to divide the Xianbei and Wuhuan into three parts.
To re-divide the Eastern and Western Xianbei;
And to select leaders in each of the three parts, from now on, the Xianbei would not have a Chanyu.
As for the Wuhuan, it is even stricter.
The Wuhuan Chanyu Tadun must go to Luoyang as a hostage, and the power of the Wuhuan would be divided among his three sons.
Gu Chen wanted to divide the Wuhuan and Xianbei from within!
Only before they integrated internally, they would pose no more threat to the Great Han.
It doesn’t matter how they feel now.
Faced with such power, even Han people educated to maintain the distinction between monarch and minister cannot help but birth evil thoughts, let alone these barbarians.
Upon hearing the envoy translate Gu Chen’s words.
Everyone present had a dramatic change in expression.
Who couldn’t see the deep meaning in Gu Chen’s measures?
Especially the Wuhuan Chanyu Tadun, whose whole expression immediately became unpleasant.
His age was not young anymore.
Even older than Gu Chen, with not much time left, if he embarked on a long journey to Luoyang, even if he arrived safely, he might never be able to leave in his lifetime.
But would they dare refuse?
The mere title given to Gu Chen was enough to show to what extent their fear of him had reached.
Several crucial grasslands were burned.
Even if the grass could regrow next spring.
How will they survive this winter?
And now those grasslands were in the hands of the Han Army, given the current situation, can they really reclaim them next year?
Continue migrating north?
Migrating north in the coming winter, how is that any different from sending them to their deaths?
Everyone’s expressions changed.
With Tadun starting to kowtow and beg Gu Chen for mercy, the other tribal leaders followed suit, using a language Gu Chen couldn’t understand to plead.
Although he couldn’t understand, just by looking at their actions he could sense their intentions.
But Gu Chen remained completely indifferent.
He simply said: "If you do not comply, you can welcome the iron hooves of our Great Han."
——A just simple sentence instantly silenced these people!
There wasn’t even a need for the envoy to translate.
These people immediately saw the murderous intent flash in the eyes of the soldiers in the tent.
Their expressions became even more unpleasant.
Although everyone felt humiliation and anger in their hearts, they dared not act out.
To them.
This was a choice with no choice.
If they wanted to survive, they had to agree.
Tadun seemed to want to say something more.
But Gu Chen immediately looked at him, with a gaze like an abyss, a hint of murderous intent flickered: "The Yuan Clan is the enemy of my Gu Clan, you aided Yuan Shao in the past."
"The fact that I did not kill you is already merciful."
"If you persist in your errors.... let’s see if the blade of the Han Army is sharp."
The envoy dared not hesitate, quickly translating.
In an instant, Tadun fell silent.
He seemed to lose all spirit and energy at once, bowing directly to Gu Chen, acquiescing to Gu Chen’s requirements.
