This is where the bodies of Xianbei kings were buried after their deaths. It has always been a forbidden area for the Xianbei people. Except for shamans and high-ranking nobles of the tribe, no one else is allowed to enter.
Gaxian Cave is amazingly big.
This cave entrance is inside a stone cave on the cliff, like a brand new world.
It is as big as two or three football fields, and the highest point on the cave roof is nearly ten feet. The most important thing is that there is a cave inside, there are caves hidden in the cave, and there are countless natural stone caves connected to the cave.
In these caves, the ancestors of the Xianbei people and the Xianbei adults of the past dynasties are buried.
At this moment, Qiu Keju, along with other adults in the tribe and the shaman, stood in the center of the Gaxian Cave, staring at the murals engraved on the cave walls as well as the stone tools, animal skins, bows and javelins used by the ancestors.
Xianbei people believe that they are descendants of mythical beasts.
Therefore, the word Xianbei, in its language, means "the belt of the mythical beast" or "the skin of the mythical beast".
In the endless long history, generations of Xianbei adults walked into this cave when their death came, or led their tribes to hide in this cave to escape the attacks of foreign enemies when their ethnic group faced crisis.
Therefore, over time, this cave gradually became a part of the Xianbei people's beliefs and was contaminated with miracles.
Xianbei people believe that here, their ancestors and gods will be with their souls.
"Qiu Keju, now, can you tell me why you promised the Han Dynasty people to go to Hajj to the Chanyu of the Han Dynasty next summer?" asked a short, short Xianbei man, whose hair was almost completely shaved off.
Only a small part of the hair on the back of the head was left, which looked extremely ugly.
He is a major force in the Xianbei tribe, and outsiders call him the leader of the "Bald Xianbei".
The tribes, livestock and combat power under his control have always been the best among the Xianbei people.
This tribe even held the power of the Xianbei tribe for four consecutive generations.
Decades ago, it was taken away by the newly joined so-called "Kuntou Xianbei".
Naturally, it can be said that he has no good impressions of Mr. Kuntou Xianbei.
However, this is how it is on the grassland. As long as they can still make do, no one will choose to separate from the group easily.
Because that means the tragic end of displacement and eventual genocide.
This is why. All the people or groups who came to the grasslands from China in history were eventually transformed into barbarians.
In such a world, if you don't adapt to it, the only outcome waiting for you is death.
"Promise?" Qiu Keju looked up at this bald Xianbei man, with a smile on his lips and said: "Although Master taught me that a gentleman must make promises and be resolute in deeds, Master also said that Tao is different.
Conspire against each other!"
His way of thinking and speaking was still crazy.
But in this Gaxian Cave, no one dares to look down upon this lunatic.
Last summer, the man from Xianbei, Montenegro, was killed by him in public because he rudely interrupted the madman's plan. His head was cut off and hung on the wall of Gaxian Cave as a sacrifice to his ancestors.
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However, the Xianbei tribe in Montenegro did not even utter a word of dissatisfaction.
Because this madman actually formed an alliance with several powerful Qushuai from the Xianbei tribe in Montenegro in advance. In the end, he promoted one of his allies to the position of an adult.
This established Qiu Kegu's status as a leader of the Xianbei tribe and truly possessed authority.
From then on, no one dared to regard him as an ordinary madman.
In the hearts of the Xianbei nobles, Qiu Kegu was already a terrifying lunatic.
Nowadays, there is no such person who is willing to become the second best person in Xianbei, Black Mountain.
God knows what kind of agreement the Qu commanders in his tribe, who were unwilling to submit to themselves, had reached with this lunatic in private?
It was also at that time that the Xianbei people knew for the first time what "integration of vertical and horizontal lines" means.
Qiu Kegu paid no attention to the faces and expressions of other senior tribesmen. He just smiled and said: "So, as a good student of the Master, I will naturally follow the Master's teachings... Besides, I am a Yi Di. I can't keep my word and change my orders day by day."
, is exactly my nature! Although I really want to respect Master’s teachings, but rotten wood cannot be carved..."
Looking at the other Xianbei adults who were confused and had no idea what they were talking about, Qiu Kegu was naturally used to such scenes. He shook his head and said, "Don't you understand? I just want to learn from Shan Yu of the Han Dynasty.
It’s just a matter of cheating. The craftsmen, technology and tools of the Han Dynasty are all what Xianbei lacks if he wants to rise. However, there is no way to get these things by other means. The only possible way is to cheat!
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"Liar?" The others looked at each other in shock, thinking that Qiu Kegu was really crazy!
On the grassland, although there is intrigue among tribes, any tricks and methods are used as long as they can benefit themselves.
But few people dare to deceive tribes that are stronger than themselves.
For example, the Xiongnu restrained Xianbei and Wu Heng. The Huns only sent people to urge them every year. Then, Xianbei and Wu Heng would obediently send over the livestock, slaves and even soldiers they had worked so hard for, a little slowly.
If anything happens, you will be on tenterhooks for fear of offending the Huns.
As for the Xiongnu Chan Yuting, who would increase or decrease the amount of certain tributes every year when he was in a mood, Xianbei and Wuheng must fully meet the Xiongnu's requirements.
Because everyone knows that deceiving a strong person is tantamount to committing suicide.
"It's not a lie..." Qiu Keju said nonchalantly: "I have received a hint from the gods. Next summer, I will be sick. Therefore, I plan to let the bald Xianbei master and my son Qiu Keju
Tuoba, if you go to Chang'an of the Han Dynasty, you can give an answer, and at the same time try to make a good impression on the Chanyu of the Han Dynasty..."
Qiu Kegu knew very well that the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty were two completely different powerful peoples.
Once they were discovered for deceiving the Xiongnu, the Xianbei people would of course have to pay a heavy price.
But this may not be the case in the Han Dynasty.
People in the Han Dynasty loved face and vanity. Qiu Kegu knew this from various channels and from his daily interactions with the former Han Confucian scholar who bought it from Lu Tazhi, King of Donghu.
Therefore, Qiu Kegu knew that there was no risk in this matter.
As long as you speak sweeter, sell better, and be more respectful, everyone in the Han Dynasty will be very satisfied, and then all kinds of resources and technologies will come rolling in.
Thinking of this, Qiu Kegu couldn't even close his mouth.
As a Xianbei man, Qiu Keju knew very clearly that relying on nomadism and relying on the sky for food, especially in such an ice and snow world where grazing could only be done in summer and autumn, the Xianbei people had no future and would be trapped here forever.
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I want to be freed from this shackles.
There are only two ways.
One is to be a dog for others, selling blood and life to earn a little profit and gain a future.
But the disadvantage of doing this is that they may be sacrificed as cannon fodder at any time. Especially last year, the fate of the Wusun people further proved Qiu Kegu's idea.
As for the second one, it is Qiu Kegu’s current choice.
Although there are some risks, they are generally not significant.
Moreover, Qiu Keju also believed that now, even if the Han Dynasty discovered it, the Han Dynasty Chanyu would be furious and would probably be unable to do anything to him.
To cross the Great Wall and go deep into the grasslands, let alone whether the Han Dynasty has this ability now, even if it does, it must first ask the Huns.
It is precisely based on this judgment that Qiu Ke is confident. (To be continued.)
