In summer, at the foot of Baishan Mountain, there are abundant water and grass. The river water flowing from the glacier flows along the winding mountains and flows into the territory of Wusun Kingdom.
With the support of his two sons, Wusun Dakunmo Liejiaomi walked towards the Hun king's tent at the foot of the mountain.
Liejiaomi was no stranger to the royal tent of the Xiongnu.
He saw the ancient beetle as if he were seeing his own home.
In the first thirty years of Liejiaomi's life, he lived under the banner of this giant beetle.
When the old Shanyu was still alive, this giant beetle meant a warm home to Lie Jiaomi.
But now, looking at this giant beetle, Liejiaomi actually felt a biting chill in his heart.
Since the death of Shanyu, the special relationship between the Xiongnu and Wusun came to an end.
However, five years ago, when the Xiongnu Shan Yuting passed a bloody coup and purged the previous generation of King Youxian, at the same time, it was announced that the Xiongnu's center of gravity would move westward.
This made the Wusun people fearful and wary of the Xiongnu.
In this vast prairie, if betrayal is commonplace, then annexation and enslavement are eternal themes, just like breathing, it is an unchanging truth.
Nowadays, the Xiongnu troops are marching westward under the banner of expedition to the Western Regions, opening up a new world, and at the same time wiping out the Yuezhi who fled to the west.
but……
Most of the Wusun nobles, including Xie Jiaomi, have only one idea about this: those who come are not kind and those who are kind will not come.
The contemporary military minister Chanyu is not the old Chanyu. The supporter of the Xiongnu, Gutu, did not have that close attitude towards Wusun, and could even be said to be full of malice.
Back then, when the old Shanyu was in power, under the leadership of the Xiongnu, Wusun and the Xiongnu formed an alliance and defeated the Yuezhi, confirming the Xiongnu's dominance.
However, the high-ranking Xiongnu leader who fought side by side with Liejiaomi and defeated the Yuezhi was actually King Youxian of the previous generation of the Xiongnu.
When a military official eliminates his own uncle through a coup, how can he be arrogant and arrogant to another 'uncle'?
Anyway, Liejiaomi doesn’t believe it.
Looking at the Hun beetle floating above the king's tent, his arrogant eyes were full of doubts, hesitation and suspicion.
Liejiaomi is thinking about these things.
The door of the Xiongnu royal tent opened wide. Dozens of Xiongnu nobles, surrounded by short and stout military officials, came out.
"Brother Liejiaomi!" The military minister stepped forward, laughing loudly, and greeted Liejiaomi: "Long time no see, I miss you so much!"
In the Xiongnu, the term "brother" was a term for nobles or elders.
As the adopted son of the great Chanyu of Maodun, the adopted brother of the elder Chanyu, and the elder brother of the military minister, Lie Jiaomi can still afford it.
only……
Liejiaomi bent down slightly, saluted the military officials, and said: "Wusun Kunmo has seen the great Huns plow Gutu. May God bless you!"
When the military minister heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and a layer of gloom appeared on his face.
Some of the Hun nobles behind him glared angrily at Xie Jiaomi.
To the Huns, Wusun was their little brother, and many Huns aristocrats had a special complex with Wusun.
On the other hand, in the eyes of the Xiongnu, Wusun was not so much an independent kingdom as it was a part of the Xiongnu Empire.
In particular, many new generation Xiongnu nobles feel that Wusun should closely follow the steps of the Xiongnu.
However, reality and ideals are always two different things.
When the Xiongnu decided to march westward to open up and conquer the new world, the Huns were shocked to find that in the past, in their thinking and consciousness, they had always been the obedient little brother who followed Shan Yuting's footsteps. Suddenly, they seemed to have their own opinions.
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Such a contrast seriously hurt the hearts of many Xiongnu nobles.
But now, Lie Jiaomi used the title of "Wusun Kunmo" to face the military minister Shanyu, which caused more serious irritation to more people.
Some people even feel betrayed in their hearts.
He was arrogant and felt that he was the invincible Huns. He immediately felt that the Wusun people were really ignorant and rebellious.
However, the Chanyu did not speak, and they did not dare to speak.
All they could do was look at Lie Jiaomi and his followers with malicious eyes.
The prairie only recognizes the strong.
And what is Wusun?
The inherent impression in the minds of most Huns is that without the wings and protection of the Great Huns, Wusun Kunmo and his tribe should have perished thirty years ago.
Where did today’s splendor and prosperity come from?
The nobles can think this way, but as the rulers of the Hun Empire, military ministers cannot think so.
Now, the Huns need Wusun to contribute their strength.
Whether it was Wusun's cavalry or Wusun's livestock and resources, they were all needed by the Huns for their western expedition.
Otherwise, the military officials would not have condescended to bring him to the foot of the White Mountain to have a personal meeting with Lie Jiaomi.
He quickly suppressed the unhappiness on his face, smiled and said to Liejiaomi, "Brother is too unscrupulous! I think back then, when Xian Shanyu was here, my brother came to and from the Huns, just like entering his own house, the big Huns treated my brother like a child.
They are also meticulous and give whatever they ask for. Since the time of Maodun Shanyu, the Xiongnu and Wusun have been brothers!"
Liejiaomi sneered in his heart: "That was before!"
Since the military minister came to the throne, the Xiongnu's relationship with Wusun has not been as good as before.
In the past, among the countries in the Western Regions, Wusun had a certain voice and influence, and could also benefit from the Xiongnu hegemony.
But after the military officials came to the throne, they arbitrarily withdrew such benefits.
Moreover, even without these things, Liejiaomi would not continue to be the Huns' little brother.
Wusun worships and worships wolves, and there is a strong wolf atmosphere throughout Wusun.
In the past, Wusun was just a wolf cub abandoned by its mother wolf and adopted by the tiger Xiongnu.
But now, the little wolf from the past has grown up.
The Wusun people felt that it was time to break away from the tigers, live alone, and define their own territory.
However, Liejiaomi could only bury these words in his heart.
Because, today's Xiongnu Empire is still extremely powerful.
The Xiongnu Empire, which controlled hundreds of thousands of people, had the ability to defeat all grassland peoples and countries in the Western Regions.
This tiger is still strong and cannot be challenged by Wusun.
Therefore, Liejiaomi smiled slightly and said: "The Great Chanyu is too polite. The great Huns' kindness to Wusun will be remembered by the Wusun Kingdom for generations to come!"
Of course I will keep it in mind!
The history of the rise of the Huns is not only studied every day by Liejiaomi, but also by his sons and ministers.
The purpose of the research is, of course... to replace it!
This is the nature of the Wusun Kingdom.
When the old Shang Shanyu died, the special relationship between Wusun and the Xiongnu ended. At the same time, the nature of the wolf also awakened in the Wusun people.
In the eyes of the Wusun people, without the commander-in-chief of the old Shanyu, the Huns are no longer as unchallengable and invincible as they used to be.
The next step is to sharpen his minions, and at the same time, find ways to cause civil strife in the Huns, and wait for the day when the Huns are weak. (To be continued.)
