It is already October, and winter is approaching. At this time, the Imperial Garden, which used to be bustling with people coming and going, is now deserted.
Almost no one comes here at this time.
Liu Che arrived quietly.
Moreover, he changed into a eunuch's uniform and appeared here dressed as a little eunuch.
The person or thing that can make a dignified prince disguise himself as a eunuch and come here secretly is not simple.
In fact, this is also true.
As soon as they entered the imperial garden, an attendant immediately came forward to greet him and said, "Your Majesty, your distinguished guest is already in the garden. We only have a quarter of an hour. Please hurry up!"
Liu Che nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, sir, I still have to trouble you to translate for me!"
This attendant was none other than Yang Yi, who served as Liu Che's translator at the New Year's Meeting a few days ago.
Yang Yi led Liu Che forward, passed through several corridors, and saw one of the Huns envoys who was also disguised as a Han.
The Hun nobleman who was once suspected by Liu Che to be a "Wusun" during the meeting.
Liu Che smiled slightly when he saw it, and said in his heart, "Sure enough, people's hearts are always unpredictable!"
To be honest, although the Huns were arrogant and unreasonable, they really had nothing to say to Wusun, their younger brother.
The only fact that Liu Che knew was that Wusun Kunmo's tribe of Liejiaomi was massacred by the Yueshi, and Kunmo's parents, who were the ancestors of Wusun, were all killed.
Only a few loyal servants protected Liejiaowei as he fled.
On the way to escape, legend has it that he was rescued by wolves and crows.
A female wolf suckled him, and a crow and vulture took pieces of meat into his mouth to feed him.
Liu Che sneered at this kind of thing.
Because, no matter how you look at it, this is very similar to the story of the founding of Rome in Europe!
Therefore, he often secretly murmured that it was probably the loyal ministers and slaves of Xie Jiaomi who made it up based on the legends he heard - because among the Wusun people, there was definitely no shortage of blond and blue-eyed European blood!
But in any case, this boo is very good and successfully attracted the attention of Maodun, the leader of the Huns at that time.
So, Maodun adopted Liejiaomi as his adopted son.
Mao Dun is so arrogant about hunting. No one can make a mistake!
Not only did he work hard to help Lie Jiaomi gather the fleeing tribesmen, provide slaves and troops, but he also carefully educated them.
When he reaches adulthood, he is allowed to hunt the arrogant and build a country.
After Mao Dun died, the old Shanyu also paid special attention to Liejiaomi. After defeating the Yuezhi, he even gave the entire Yuezhi people's territory to Liejiaomi as the place where Liejiaomi founded his country.
Is this kind of kindness important?
But……
Liu Che remembered clearly that when Xiaozhu repeatedly defeated the Huns on the battlefield, Wusun immediately became disloyal.
Not only did he have two hearts, he also met the Huns with swords.
Thinking about these things, Liu Che sighed in his heart: "What our ancestors said is indeed true. Those who are not of my race must have different minds!"
They are not from the same clan. No matter how close they are or how much kindness they show, sooner or later they will have other thoughts and even fight against each other because of interests or other things.
The facts before him now further intensified Liu Che's impression of this.
The Xiongnu are now at their peak, but their younger brother Wusun has been secretly looking for opportunities to collude with the Han Dynasty in the east!
The appearance of that Wusun man here is irrefutable proof!
If there is no second intention, no matter how much you seduce and instigate, will this Wusun man come?
The very fact that he came showed that the Wusun people, despite their superficial obedience, could no longer control themselves and wanted to replace the Huns.
"I have to be more careful in the future to avoid raising white-eyed wolves!" Liu Che thought in his heart.
In the ancient Chinese dynasty, countless white-eyed wolves were raised.
Li Tang raised Khitan, Japan, and the Ming Dynasty raised wild boar skins from Tunguska.
Later generations of the dynasty also raised many beasts that would bite back.
The story of the farmer and the snake has been passed down for thousands of years, but there are always people who fail to learn the lesson.
Although he despised the Wusun man's behavior in his heart, Liu Che still walked up to him very affectionately and said, "Your envoy is in Chang'an, are you still used to everything?"
Yang Yi on the side quickly translated.
The Wusun man laughed after hearing this.
He bowed slightly and said a few polite words to Liu Che.
With Yang Yi as his translator, Liu Che communicated very smoothly with him, and both of them knew that time at this moment was extremely precious.
Seize every minute and every second.
Therefore, it saves a lot of detours and goes directly to the topic.
This Wusun man directly revealed his identity to Liu Che.
Wusun Kunmo hunted the second son of arrogant Mi, and the Wusun Kingdom became rich!
Then, he looked at Liu Che with a smile, waiting for Liu Che to issue the bid code and transaction content.
After listening to Yang Yi's translation, Liu Che's heart turned upside down and set off huge waves.
Dalu of Wusun Kingdom...
This is truly an incredible status!
Basically, he is equivalent to the current Liang King Liu Wu in the Han Dynasty. No, his status is higher than Liu Wu!
If Liu Che remembers correctly, this guy is the hero who caused civil strife in Wusun when Zhang Qian arrived in Wusun!
According to historical records, he even led troops to fight against his father!
This is an extremely selfish person who only looks out for his own interests!
Liu Che immediately made a conclusion in his mind.
"I see, no wonder he came to meet me..." Liu Che thought to himself, some of his previous doubts were solved.
It’s not that Wusun people have second thoughts now.
Rather, this wealthy man from Wusun is acting for his own petty profit.
Therefore, things like poaching and causing hostility between the Wusun and the Xiongnu can be abandoned - although this is just a fantasy in the first place.
Today's Xiongnu, let alone the Wusun, even the Han Dynasty themselves cannot defeat them!
Liu Che has a very clear understanding of this point.
Liu Che's trip was just to make a deal.
Of course, it would be great if we could take the opportunity to drive a wedge between Wusun and the Xiongnu!
Therefore, Liu Che smiled slightly, looked at the other party, and asked: "So it's Wusun Dalu here..." Liu Che pretended to be naturally dumb and asked deliberately: "I don't know who the Kunxie King of your country and the Xiongnu is."
relation?"
After Yang Yi translated, Liu Che clearly saw that the other party's expression changed drastically and instantly became gloomy.
After a long time, I heard the other party speak angrily in Xiongnu dialect.
As soon as Liu Che saw this situation, he knew that he had made the right bet!
The so-called Kunxie King is actually the Hunxie King. He is the large Xiongnu tribe that was persuaded to surrender by Huo Qubing alone. He was also an overlord of the Xiongnu in the Hexi area at this time. Together with the Xiutu tribe, they were called the Xiongnu Southwest Two Heroes.
At least now, the Hunxie tribe is still written as "Kunxie" in the records of the Han Dynasty.
But why was it later recorded as Hunxie in the Han Dynasty?
The answer is simple. It’s just political correctness!
Probably because after Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions successfully poached Wusun, the Han Dynasty discovered that the hometown of Wusun people was within the activity range of the Hunxie tribe. The Xiongnu established a local kingship and appointed King Kunxie.
This incident was regarded as a great shame and humiliation by Wusun. The king of Wusun was called Kunmo, Kunye, and Kunmi. In fact, these three names have the same meaning in Wusun's language.
Just like the Chinese call the emperor the Son of Heaven, Your Majesty.
It was because of this incident that Wusun had a rift with the Huns.
In the eyes of the Wusun people, I am already an upright ** country. Although you, the Huns, are the boss, you can't humiliate me like this, right?
As for the Huns, who care what the Wusun people think?
In the eyes of the Xiongnu, Wusun used to graze here in this area, and the country was named Kunye.
Now that the Wusun people have left, it doesn't seem like a big deal if I follow the old practice and still set up a Kunxie King here, right?
This small contradiction was nothing at the beginning, during the heyday of the Xiongnu.
The Wusun people could only knock out their teeth and swallow them with blood.
However, now, when Wusun has become de facto the largest country in the entire grassland after the Xiongnu, this problem has become more and more serious.
It's a matter of dignity and sovereignty of a country. Except for those who are willing to be puppets and emperors, I'm afraid no one will care.
Even the neons of later generations will try to break free from the shackles of Emperor Mi, dreaming of becoming a normal country.
How could Wusun be so willing?
Xiaozhu seized on this contradiction between Wusun and the Xiongnu, expanded it infinitely, and finally succeeded in ntr, realizing the strategic concept of cutting off the right arm of the Xiongnu. From then on, the Xiongnu and Wusun became mortal enemies and fought against each other for more than a hundred years.
During this period, King Kunxie was naturally remembered as King Hunxie.
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"My dear, Wusun Dalu said: The only true Kunxie is Da Kunmo of Wusun Kingdom, and the Kunxie King of the Xiongnu is a translation error..." Yang Yi translated the other party's words.
Liu Che laughed after hearing this.
This is just like the spokesperson of China's foreign affairs department in later generations who said that the U.S. government still adheres to the one-China policy, but expressed strong protest against the U.S. arms sales to Benwan that happened just yesterday.
In the final analysis, it is the spirit of Ah Q who is helpless against power.
Liu Che then wisely stopped entangled in the matter.
Instead, he pretended to be surprised and said: "Gu originally thought that the Kun people belonged to the Xiongnu. Unexpectedly, the Kun people actually became a country of their own. It really makes Gu Haosheng sigh..."
Wusun Dalu was naturally curious.
He quickly asked: "The prince of the Han Dynasty actually knows my old name of Wusun?"
After listening to the translation, Liu Che chuckled and said: "Kun people have been recorded in China for a long time. They were born in the Xirong tribe. Mencius said: Only the benevolent can deal with big things and small things. This is the story of Tang and Ge, and King Wen's troubles. Mixing in our country is also
It can be interpreted as Kun, so our country has always believed that King Kunxie of the Xiongnu was the descendant of the Kun people recorded back then!"
Wusun Dalu listened to Yang Yi's translation, so he asked Yang Yi what Xirong was? Who was Mencius?
After getting Liu Che's permission, Yang Yi gave a brief introduction to Wusun Dalu about these matters.
After Wusun Dalu heard this, he clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.
In my heart, I cursed the eighteen generations of Xiongnu ancestors.
The Xiongnu at this moment, in the heart of this young Wusun royal family, is almost the same as the future cosmic power Smecta in the hearts of the people of the Celestial Dynasty.
To say it is despicable is an understatement!
Liu Che saw it. He chuckled. This was a good use to sow discord!
Thank you Tai Shigong!
Without him, the old man likes to find the ancestors of the Xiongnu and Wusun, the two heroes of the Western Regions, in the Historical Records. Liu Che would really not be able to achieve the current results.
In fact, the Wusun and Xiongnu, these two ethnic groups, may have had some relationship with the ancestors of China at the beginning.
God knows!
Anyway, the first humans came out of Africa.
From this perspective, 800,000 years ago, the nations of the world were one family!
But it was different in Dalu's heart.
When he learned that his ancestors actually had such a glorious past, he was really excited.
For a newly powerful country like Wusun, what they lack most is that they lack their past history, and they cannot find a spiritual belief to rely on.
In particular, Wusun is located in the territory of the Yuezhi people in the past, and the ethnic composition in the country is extremely complex.
To put it bluntly, Wusun today is actually a country where many ethnic groups live together.
And the key point is that there are fewer and fewer original Wusun people as the ruling class.
The Sai people and the Yuezhi people account for the absolute majority in Wusun.
Under such circumstances, you can imagine how excited Da Lu was when he learned that his ancestors were respected by the powerful Emperor of China and had a glorious past that lasted for more than a thousand years.
Such a situation would probably be as exciting as the powerful country in the universe suddenly seeing Shanjun's name in an ancient book.
Does it matter whether it is a myth or a fantasy?
Take it back and use it first!
Naturally, my perception of the Xiongnu inevitably declined.
The paralyzed Huns have occupied our ancestral land and will not give it back. They will even occupy the history of our ancestors.
My uncle can bear it, but my aunt can't either!
Of course, he could only keep such thoughts in his heart.
Now, the entire Wusun combined is not as strong as one finger of the Xiongnu.
The Huns are now a powerful tribe with tens of thousands of cavalry, which is more than the entire Wusun cavalry combined!
Moreover, the Huns also had many agents in Wusun.
Some Wusun nobles were even Huns themselves.
Therefore, Dalu could only bury all these dissatisfactions deep in his heart.
However, the seeds of dissatisfaction have been sown, and they will sprout in hatred, using jealousy as nourishment, greed as irrigation, lust as soil, and disobedience as roots.
One day, it will grow into a towering tree.
Liu Che naturally knows how to give up when things are good.
His time is precious. Now, most of the Xiongnu envoys are restrained by his father in Xuanshi Palace. However, in order not to anger the Huns and prevent them from being discovered, Liu Che must fight with Wusun Dalu in the shortest possible time.
Make some key deals.
So, Liu Che said with a smile: "In this way, our two countries were neighbors more than a hundred years ago, and our ancestors even treated each other as brothers more than a thousand years ago and fought side by side. There is a saying in our country that within the four seas, we are all neighbors.
Brother, I wonder what Da Lu thinks?"
After Liu Che finished speaking, he looked at the other party with a smile.
Of course, there was another sentence that Liu Che forgot to tell him.
In China, there is another famous saying that is even more famous and can be regarded as a murder weapon in later generations: "Since ancient times, so-and-so has been China's sacred and inviolable land."
Wusun Dalu smiled and nodded after listening to the translation.
He also had an urgent need to make certain transactions with the Han Dynasty.
The silks and exquisite bronzes of the Han Dynasty were the most profitable industries in the Western Regions.
Even he is salivating.
However, this business has always been monopolized by the Huns.
This time, he tried every means to sneak into the mission in order to find an opportunity to establish relations with certain forces in the Han Dynasty.
Carry out smuggling or other means to accumulate financial resources and expand the army for the future.
Well, Dalu is also an ambitious royal family.
At this moment, being able to do business directly with the royal family of the Han Dynasty was nothing short of an unexpected gain for Da Lu.
As for the transaction method?
Haha, the Huns are not monolithic!
The internal factions are complicated, and as long as they are willing to spend money, there will always be tribes willing to help or even participate in the transaction.
The Huns were not only harsh to outsiders, they were also very cruel to their own people!
Tribes that are not direct descendants of the royal court have to endure severe exploitation and oppression year after year. Poor people will change, and change will lead to prosperity. Therefore, these tribes are extremely easy to be bribed and even controlled!
And Dalu had many acquaintances in these tribes.
I have worked with them in the past.
Therefore, this question is not difficult!
The key is whether the Han Dynasty can agree to provide luxury goods such as silk, especially the sacred items that the Han Dynasty prince has displayed, such as rhubarb and other new huge profit products.
And what price he needs to pay to obtain these things. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
ps: Sorry, I originally agreed yesterday that there would be more updates later, but...
Well, what happened next, if you really tell it, it might be a bit fantasy~
The computer suddenly stopped working~Hey~~~~~~~~
To tell you the truth, I don’t even believe it myself. Something went wrong when it was working fine, so I quickly took it to be repaired this morning~~
Today, the people at the repair shop originally said that it was a small problem and they would help you fix it right away, but then they couldn’t fix it even after a day~
I was forced to use my brother-in-law's computer.
Then, there are all kinds of difficulties in adapting to the new keyboard and new screen...
As of now writing this chapter, I originally wanted to write 10,000 words of apology, but then I procrastinated and revised it, and ended up writing just this much. I’m really ashamed, I don’t even have the face to see you all...
