Seven hundred and eighty-first chapter devil trade (1)
"Born from heaven and earth, set by the sun and moon, it is the order of the Xiongnu Great Chanyu!" In the spacious Xuanshi Palace, an old friend of the people of the Han Dynasty, Qi Quji Diao Nan said respectfully but with a bit of domineering: "Foreign Minister
I wish the emperor is well!"
Liu Che sat on the throne and watched this old friend's performance.
At this moment, he definitely felt the diplomatic changes brought about by the balance of power between Han and Hungary.
In the past, when Hun envoys came to Chang'an, they would pay homage to the Han emperor, at least on the surface, as a minister, a servant, or a slave.
Although the Huns have an advantage in terms of credentials.
But in terms of diplomatic etiquette, especially when envoys perform Hajj, there is never any domineering threat or blackmail.
They would try their best to imitate the scholar-bureaucrats of the Han Dynasty, be gentle and courteous, and show the Han monarchs and ministers that the Huns were not barbarians.
But now, it's the other way around.
The Xiongnu credential in Liu Che's hand has quietly been restored to the same specifications as the credential given to the Xiongnu by the Han Dynasty.
That is one foot and one inch.
Although looking up, it still says "born of heaven and earth, placed by the sun and moon, the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu..."
But there are a few more words at the end.
It became: Where the heaven and the earth are, where the birthday and the moon are, the Xiongnu Great Chanyu asked the Han emperor how he was doing.
Although the Chinese emperor and the emperor mean the same thing.
However, recognizing the Chinese emperor as the Son of Heaven meant to the Huns that they had given up their plan to overpower the Han Dynasty.
However, on the side of the envoy, he no longer had the gentle and courteous gentlemanly demeanor of the past, but instead had the attitude of "I am a barbarian, who should I be afraid of?"
This made Liu Che look at it, dumbfounded.
"Isn't this the prequel to the love-hate entanglement between Neon and Tu Chao in later generations?" Liu Che thought in his heart.
In the 1980s, although both the political and business circles in Neon felt that Tu Chao was a bumpkin, in actions and words, they still claimed to be friendly and friendly.
At that time, neon had the power to swallow up the world and dominate the Blue Star.
However, when the Tu Dynasty completely surpassed Neon in terms of GDP and military.
Let’s take a look again. The parties in power are still the same parties, and the politicians on stage are still the disciples and grandsons of those politicians back then.
However, both his words, deeds and behavior have completely changed from before.
Why?
The reason is actually very simple.
**In the 1900s, Tu Chao was a pauper and a country bumpkin, and he might end up burping one day.
Since this is the case, Neon will of course behave very friendly.
However, when Tu Chao rose and surpassed Neon in an all-round way.
The situation has changed.
The little brother has become a big boss, holding a big stick in his hand. No matter how you look at it, it looks like ntr’s yellow-haired setting.
In order not to be ntr, and considering the grudges in history, the choice of Neon people is naturally normal.
Although the situation is different now, the principle is the same.
The changes in the balance of strength between the Han and Huns forced the Huns to abandon their pretense of gentlemanly demeanor and instead act rudely.
Their ideas cannot be said to be wrong.
After all, bluffing and being angry are the instinctive reactions of human beings when they are at a disadvantage.
It's just that the Huns' acting skills were too bad, so they became as nondescript as they are now.
"Probably they are both afraid and hated..." Liu Che speculated on the Huns' thoughts and felt that this might be in line with reality.
After all, if you suddenly find out one day that the kid from your neighbor's house who you pushed to the ground and beat violently when you were a child has suddenly become a wealthy businessman with a lot of losers, I'm afraid you will also worry about whether the other person will remember what happened back then.
.Deliberately wearing small shoes for yourself.
"Please convey my greetings to Shan Yu!" Liu Che smiled and put down his credentials and said: "As for what Shan Yu said in his credentials, please convey to Shan Yu: My emperor, Emperor Taizong, and your ancestors
The Shanyu has an agreement: Within the Great Wall, the emperor will rule in the room with the crown and belt! Outside the Great Wall, the people will lead the bow. The Shanyu will rule it! I have no intention of ruling outside the Great Wall. Shanyu will not mention this matter again, unless, Shanyu
Help me build a Great Wall in Hetao..."
Qi Qu Qie Diao couldn't hear what he said, he laughed and said: "Your Majesty is joking!"
Of course he knew the mission of his trip.
So, he said again: "Your Majesty, won't you give it another thought?"
"My lord, the Great Chanyu, only needs 10,000 pairs of iron armor and 50,000 sets of bows and crossbows, so he is willing to offer the Hetao with both hands as a model of permanent peace between Han and Hungary!"
"Ten thousand pairs of iron armor, fifty thousand sets of bows and crossbows..." Liu Che sneered twice in his heart: "Did the military minister drink fake wine?"
How could he be so stupid if he hadn't drank fake wine!
In Liu Che's opinion, this situation is like the later Emperor Mi who told Tu Chao: Give me one trillion small coins and cancel all debts. Not only will I give it to you with both hands, but I will also give you Guam!
The problem is that Tuchao and Wanwan may want it very much, but do they dare to ask for Guam?
Besides, wouldn't it be better to use this money to develop armaments and find an opportunity to fight?
This is also the case today.
"Please, your envoy, please go back and tell Shan Yu: I really have no intention of visiting any land beyond the Great Wall!" Liu Che said decisively: "If your envoy has nothing else to do, please go down and rest!"
Qi Qu Qie Diao Nan saw this and understood that no matter what the emperor of the Han Dynasty thought.
This temptation is no longer useful.
If people don't even talk about this matter with you, how can you test it?
He had no choice but to bow his head and say: "In that case, the foreign minister must convey His Majesty's original words to my Lord!"
After a pause, Ji Qu Qie Diao Nan said: "In addition, the foreign minister has been ordered to come to see Your Majesty, and there are two more things. Please allow Your Majesty's permission!"
"Let the messenger tell me..." Liu Che nodded and said, "As long as it's not too difficult, I will naturally give Shan Yu face!"
What this means is that no matter what happens, it is quite difficult!
The key depends on whether you Xiongnu are willing to give benefits.
Qi Qu Qie Diao has been on the mission for so many years, so he naturally knows how to deal with the Han Dynasty, and he can also hear the hidden meanings in the Han Dynasty people's words.
He bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the first thing is that my Lord Shanyu misses the Yan family in Beihai. Please allow your Majesty to allow the Yan family to return to Shan Yuting to visit relatives..."
This matter is very important to the Xiongnu now.
Especially when the Loop cannot be tested, this problem immediately becomes apparent.
This is related to whether the Han Dynasty is willing to continue to live in peace and friendship with the Xiongnu.
If the Han Dynasty really wanted to be enemies with the Xiongnu, then naturally it would be impossible for the Beihai family to go back to visit their relatives.
On the contrary, it is likely to be approved!
In order to strengthen the tentative significance of this move, Qi Qu Qie Diao Nan said respectfully: "In addition, my lord the Great Chanyu also heard about the Beihai family and gave birth to a princess for your majesty. Therefore, my lord the Great Chanyu also wanted to see his granddaughter.
, I ask your majesty to allow the Beihai family and the princess to return to Shanyu Ting, so that Shanyu father and daughter can reunite and share the happiness of family!"
"Also, my lord Dashan Yu Youzi said: Yu Dan, Prince Yu Shan is wise, martial, and handsome. He has been appointed by my lord Dashan Yu as the King of Sun Zhu. My lord Dashan Yu wants to propose marriage to your majesty. Please
Your Majesty is going to marry a Han princess and become husband and wife to Prince Yu Shan!"
"My lord, the Great Chanyu, promised that if Your Majesty is willing to marry the princess, he will make her the left wife of Yushan. In the future, she will be the Great Xiongnu's clan, and she will share the power of the Xiongnu with the Chanyu!"
These bombshells were dropped one after another.
The Han ministers in the palace were all shocked.
"A lot of money has been spent!" Liu Che thought in his heart.
Liu Che knew very well that the principal concubines of the Xiongnu clan were selected from several fixed tribes just like the Khitan people.
The Luantang family has never chosen a woman from other clans to be the Shan Yulan family.
But the military officials now want to break this routine.
Make a princess from China the future Shan Yulan.
Liu Che knew what this meant.
"How come the military officials are so smart again..."
To be honest, if Liu Che had not decided to fight the Huns within three to five years.
I'm afraid his heart is already pounding.
Although marriage between great powers never leads to such things as friendship and lasting friendship.
But at the very least, such a marriage can ensure that the two countries have a certain common language.
When Qin and Jin were fighting for hegemony, although the two countries often met each other at war, the relationship between their offices was still good.
It was under the escort of Qin that Prince Xiaobai returned to China and ascended the throne.
What a pity. The Han and the Xiongnu are not Qin and Jin, and what they compete for is not hegemony.
It’s about who has the final say in this world.
In this way, there will inevitably be a war between Han and Hungary.
Moreover, the hatred between the two countries has accumulated for decades.
Even if Liu Che was a holy mother, he could not stop his courtiers and citizens from calling for revenge against the Huns.
As for Xia Rouge?
Liu Che pursed his lips, and then said: "Please envoy to tell your country Shan Yu that father and daughter are reunited, grandparents and grandchildren are reunited. This is the order of heaven and earth. How can I stop it? However, it is summer now and autumn and winter are approaching. I have pity on you."
Mrs. Xia and Princess are worried that she can’t travel long distances. Let’s talk about this matter next spring!”
"When the time comes, I will send an envoy to escort the wife and princess to Longcheng in your country to reunite with Shanyu and enjoy the happiness of this family relationship!"
Anyway, let's postpone it for now, wait and see how the Huns advance westward, and then decide on the next move.
Moreover, in fact, it would be good for Liu Che for Xia Yanzhi to go back to visit her relatives.
The first point is that Xia Yanzhi's return can help Liu Che find out the reactions of various factions in the Huns.
Secondly, and most importantly: through Xia Yanzhi going back to visit relatives, especially appearing in public at an occasion like the Dragon City Conference.
I can tell many leaders and nobles of the Xiongnu tribe: In fact, the Han people and the Huns share the same origin.
You Xiongnu are the descendants of Chunwei, and Chunwei is the son of Xia Jie.
Han and Xiongnu are related to the same source.
This matter has been recognized and approved by your Shanyu.
So, when the Han army defeats the main force of the Huns in the future, this matter will become a nuclear weapon.
The leaders of those small tribes can be more easily persuaded by the Han army to surrender and recognize Liu Che's hegemony, and accept canonization and appointments from Liu Che.
At that time, Liu Che can use this to unseat the Luotang family and become a Shanyu himself!
Since it is Tian Chanyu, then it is very reasonable to canonize one hundred and eighty kings on the grassland and slightly transform shamanism.
In this way, the nomadic people on the grassland will be castrated and their energy and spirit will be castrated. They will not be able to recover for at least two to three hundred years.
And the world two to three hundred years from now?
I'm afraid it's already a world where people are lined up to be shot and steam trains roar.
In this way, the nomads on the grassland will never be able to harm China again.
As for the so-called marrying off a princess?
Liu Che thought for a while and said with a smile: "As for the matter of Prince Shan, let's wait until Madam Xia has an interview with Shan Yu. I believe that as the eldest sister of the prince, Madam Xia will definitely choose a good match for the prince.
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Jiqu Qiediao couldn't hear the words, so he bowed deeply and said: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and my foreign ministers will definitely tell my Lord!"
He knew that he had confirmed one thing. The Han Dynasty had no intention of going to war with the Xiongnu for the time being, at least not next year!
If this were not the case, the emperor of the Han Dynasty would not agree to let his concubine and daughter go to Dragon City.
As for next year and beyond, only God knows!
Even so, this information is crucial, which means that the Huns can safely march westward without worrying about a fire behind their butts!
Therefore, he could make the second request with confidence and boldness.
He bowed and said: "There is another matter. On behalf of my lord, the foreign minister, please consider it..."
"Messenger, please tell me..." Liu Che clapped his fingers. He now knew the Huns' plan. He just wanted to know if Liu Che might stab them in the anus when they moved westward.
After all, the Huns were very smart.
Poking the Huns in the chrysanthemum is something that must be done.
However, Liu Che must wait until the main force of the Xiongnu has left the Western Regions and entered Central Asia before he can play this trick again.
Of course, Liu Che also believed that the Xiongnu would not march westward in full force. They must have left sufficient troops in their rear to withstand the Han army for more than a year.
only……
The Huns would soon discover how wrong they were.
The Han army today is very different from the Han army last year.
The Han army two or three years later will definitely not be comparable to today.
At least, those vanguards, those elites who take the lead out of the fortress, will all be cuirassiers.
Historically, the Han cavalry, equipped with stirrups and hand crossbows, could fight five at a time, chasing the Huns across the mountains and plains.
Now, can the Han cavalry with more luxurious equipment be able to fight six or even seven?
Liu Che is looking forward to the answer to this question.
"My lord wants to expand trade with your country!" Qiqu Qediaonan said: "Your country's siege vehicles, bed crossbows, ladders, crossbows, halberds, iron pots, leather armors, chainmail armors and crossbow machines
, my lord hopes that your majesty can generously allow our country to purchase it!"
"In exchange, my lord is willing to trade horses, cattle, sheep, and slaves!"
"The price can be discussed, and the transaction method can also be discussed, but my Lord hopes that the first batch of transactions can be completed as quickly as possible. Best, it can be completed now!" Qiqu Qediaonan looked at Liu Che and said very respectfully: "
I hope your Majesty will allow it!" (To be continued.)
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