After returning to his tent, King Loufan asked someone to keep the door of the tent tightly guarded, and then ordered his closest confidants: "Go and bring those surrendered ministers of the Han Dynasty. I have something to do."
ask them!"
"As you command!"
About a quarter of an hour later, a dozen men wearing Hanfu, but with their hair quietly spread out, were brought to the king's tent.
These surrendered ministers were the officials and generals of the Han Dynasty whom King Loufan had recruited and surrendered bit by bit over the past ten or twenty years.
Among them were several surrenders recruited at Wuzhou Fortress during this invasion.
King Loufan's attitude towards these surrendered Han people was better than that of all the Huns' nobles.
Not only did he comply with his promise, but he also gave them noble status, allowing them to own slaves, tribes, and livestock in the tribe.
At the same time, they were also allowed to participate in tribal meetings and make suggestions.
Over the years, these surrendered ministers have been worthy of the generous treatment they received from King Loufan.
For most Chinese scholar-officials today, the defense of Huayi is indeed very important.
But eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor are matters of principle.
If you get the Huns' high wages, of course you have to do things for the Huns!
Some of these people have even quietly abandoned their original names and adopted standard Huns names.
However, at this moment, these people are no longer as arrogant and arrogant as before.
All of them were mentally exhausted, their eyes were dull, and their whole bodies seemed to have lost their vitality.
Since the Huns were surrounded by the coalition forces, they were the most fearful and desperate group within the encirclement.
Many people know that once the Huns army in the encirclement is defeated, what fate awaits them?
If he died in battle, that would be fine, it would be over once and for all!
Anyway, it is impossible for a dead person to speak out, and it is also unlikely that his body will be flogged.
Even if he was exhausted, his head, together with the heads of the Huns, would be used by the Han army to build some special artistic buildings.
The most terrifying thing is that he did not die in battle, but was captured.
Once captured...
Almost everyone dared not think about what would happen to them after being captured.
They knew very well that they surrendered and submitted when the Huns invaded.
The elders in my hometown and family thought that he had died in the war.
Maybe, his name has already been engraved on the ancestral hall's god card.
Parents, wives and children are also recognized by the government as 'widows of loyal ministers'.
Other policies of the old Liu family may be screwed up, but caring for the widows of loyal ministers and martyrs and caring for war orphans has been a consistent national policy since Emperor Gao.
However, once he was captured.
Then it's all over.
The family's reputation and prestige will be completely ruined because of a thief who is "servile and serves the barbarians".
Children and brothers will have their spines pointed and poked by neighbors.
Whenever they think about this, countless people beat their chests and feel regretful.
But most of them did not regret it. Why did they surrender to the Huns?
Instead, he regretted: "Last year, a businessman contacted me. Why didn't I take the opportunity to express to him that I am in Yidi but my heart is in Zhuxia..."
Since the marriage between the Han and the Huns two years ago, many merchants from the Han Dynasty have begun to appear among the various tribes of the Huns.
These merchants, behind the back of the imperial court, sold prohibited bronzes, ironware, and various other commodities to the Xiongnu nobles in exchange for livestock and sheep. On the other hand, they secretly contacted and instigated the surrender of the Han Dynasty and those who rebelled against the Xiongnu.
The dissatisfied Hun nobles.
Anyway, to these merchants, it's all business.
As long as they can make money, they will not miss any opportunity to make money.
There are even some businessmen who do not even abide by professional ethics.
While they secretly smuggled bronze, iron and other contraband, they also quietly contacted the Han Dynasty surrenderers and the Xiongnu nobles who were in the Xiongnu.
But sometimes, in order to make money or do better business, they would sell the surrenders or nobles who contacted them to the top leaders of the Huns.
Use this as a certificate of trust to gain trust, support and protection.
Therefore, in the Xiongnu country, many surrendered ministers of the Han Dynasty actually wanted to leave a way out for themselves, but they were also afraid of being betrayed.
Many people present here did not have the courage to take that step in the past.
Now, their intestines are green with regret.
Countless people sighed in their hearts: "If I had contacted the imperial court back then, things would have been easier to handle now..."
If you register your name with the court in advance, even if you are captured, you don't have to worry. You can pat your chest and say to the Han general who caught you: "I am a loyal minister. I took risks for the country. I am among the Huns.
My heart belongs to Zhu Xia, and I have repeatedly delivered news to the country!"
Then, the general reported it to the superiors and found out that this was indeed the case.
The thief instantly became a loyal minister.
I can also return to my hometown in glory and accept the blessings and worship of my parents and fellow villagers.
such a pity……
Without such a way out, everyone could only watch in fear and panic all day long as the Han troops surrounding them showed off their power.
And once captured...
The Han army will never show mercy to traitors!
The problem is that the Huns allied forces still have the slightest chance in theory, and they are already ready to scratch their faces.
In this way, even if you are captured, no one will know and understand your past.
This will prevent harm to the family.
However, King Loufan walked around a few times and then asked: "You are all from the Han Dynasty. Some of you have even served as county captains in the Han Dynasty. You know the system of the Han Dynasty best. I, the king, would like to
Let me ask you..."
He raised his head and looked at these surrendered ministers: "If I submit to the Han Dynasty, what treatment will the Han Dynasty give to me and my tribe?"
Can't beat the nomads?
Simple, surrender!
As long as there is no feud, if you surrender, you will definitely be massacred.
Then, surrender is an option available at any time.
House slaves with three surnames are very common on the grasslands.
I think back then, the Loufan tribe was a large tribe on par with the Xiongnu tribe.
But he couldn't withstand Maodun's attack.
Therefore, I surrendered decisively.
In the past few decades, the Loufan tribe has worked hard to make the Xiongnu Empire prosperous by selling their livers and kidneys.
King Lou Fan felt that he was worthy of the Xiongnu Chan Yuting.
Now, he is deeply surrounded by the Han army.
Even the Zhelan tribe was destroyed.
Another ally, Aries Wang Gushe, was inexperienced and was treated like a dog by Yin Zhixie.
But he is different.
He has been the King of Loufan for more than 20 years, and he has long understood that the Great Huns and Shan Yuting are all deceptions!
The Loufan tribe surrendered to Shan Yuting simply because they were no match for Shan Yuting.
Shan Yuting's strength is N times that of the Loufan tribe.
Moreover, Shan Yuting was very good at Loufan, and he could get a lot of looting proceeds every time.
On this basis, the Loufan tribe chose to submit to the Xiongnu.
However, now, the Han army has proven itself to be qualified and even stronger than the Xiongnu's Shan Yuting.
As the people of the Han Dynasty said, a man who knows the current affairs is a wise man.
It is not shameful to surrender to the Han Dynasty.
On the contrary, it is a glorious thing.
But the prerequisite is-what price the Han Dynasty can offer.
If the asking price is too low...
"We still have to surrender..." King Lou Fan sighed in his heart.
Nowadays, people work as swordsmen and I work as fish and meat.
The coalition forces, which were heavily surrounded, had no way to go from heaven to earth.
Not even a shadow of Shan Yuting's reinforcements was seen.
Once the Han army launched a general offensive, King Loufan knew that the coalition forces might not be able to hold out for three days and would be destroyed.
What's more, Yin Zhixie began to sell him and the Aries tribe in order to survive.
In this case, there is nothing wrong with him selling Yin Zhixie.
Of course, the price you can get after surrendering is also crucial.
At the very least, it is a question of whether you can convince yourself whether you are willing to be a dog for the Han Dynasty people.
However, others were shocked by Lou Fan Wang's remarks.
Return to the Han Dynasty?
The cheeks of several Hun nobles in the tent twitched a few times.
But after thinking about it, they all lowered their heads feebly.
Now, what is the situation of the tribe? They know best.
The slaves below and the cavalry at the bottom have not had enough to eat for two days. Many people said: "The emperor of the Han Dynasty really had gods to help him. We were defeated by the gods..."
Worship and fear of gods filled everyone above and below.
The morale of the army has hit rock bottom.
If it weren't for the fact that the Han army on the opposite side did not launch a large-scale attack, it would instead continue to oppress and squeeze the coalition forces.
I'm afraid, the people below will collapse long ago.
Under such circumstances, the topic of surrender and submission has actually quietly taken root in the hearts of many nobles.
Now, King Lou Fan has just pierced the window paper.
Of course, not everyone is worried and afraid.
"Your Majesty, if we surrender to the Han Dynasty, I'm worried that Shan Yuting will vent his anger on our wives and children!" A nobleman said worriedly, but he did not mention the subject of not being able to surrender at all.
King Lou Fan chuckled, looked at the nobleman and said: "People in the Han Dynasty have a saying, which is: A man has no need to have a wife! If his wife is gone, he can remarry, if his children are gone, he can have another one, but if his head is gone, he will never be married again.
It won’t last longer!”
The man listened, thought for a while, and finally nodded helplessly, agreeing with his master's statement.
Indeed, the people on the grasslands have never had any concept of homeland or nation.
Defeated, surrounded, and on the verge of destruction.
He stupidly grabbed his weapon and rushed forward to die.
That's not a person, that's an idiot.
Back then, didn't Maodun Chanyu of the Huns also lie at the feet of King Donghu, kneeling and licking him like a dog?
Nomads, in order to survive and continue, will do anything!
What's more, King Loufan was neither the first Xiongnu nobleman to surrender to the Han Dynasty and become a minister of the Han Dynasty emperor, nor would he be the last.
Before him, the decades of war between Han and Hungary had already resulted in the "exchange of talents" between the two countries.
In fact, some people once ran to the Xiongnu, felt that life was difficult, and then ran back to the Han Dynasty. However, they thought that they were still not taken seriously, so they ran back to the Xiongnu.
Watching the conversation between King Loufan and his nobles, the surrendered ministers of the Han Dynasty looked at each other. Finally, one person stood up and said: "Your Majesty, if you really surrender to Chang'an, in my opinion, at least you will be a
The princes of five thousand households!"
"Five thousand households?" It was not difficult for King Lou Fan to understand the status of Han Dynasty nobles at this level, but he had also heard to some extent that the Han Dynasty would grant the title of marquis to nobles who surrendered to the Huns.
However, it was difficult for him to understand what the status of a noble like Five Thousand Households was.
"Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty has a system. No one without the Liu family can be king. Therefore, princes with different surnames can only be granted the highest title of lord. The status of a prince is closely related to the number of households in the city. In the Han Dynasty, the status of a prince in a city of 5,000 households is roughly the same.
It is equivalent to the large household of Shan Yuting of the Xiongnu..." Someone explained for him: "Furthermore, in addition to extremely high status, the princes of the Han Dynasty also had many privileges and generous income. One person had a household of 5,000 people.
Among the princes, they can probably get no less than one million yuan in tax income from the feudal country every year!"
"That's not all!" A surrendered minister in Mayi quietly tied up his hair and put it on the hairpin. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know. Today's Holy Emperor has a broad mind and treats his heroes well. This year is special.
The imperial edict was issued to grant favors to the meritorious officials, and all the princes with meritorious services could be granted the same number of fiefdoms as the number of fiefdoms and fiefdoms, and they were granted an equal fiefdom with Huaihua. It is said that Huaihua is rich in products, and a fiefdom with thousands of fiefdoms can be granted in one year.
Produces hundreds of thousands in revenue!”
"If the king can wake up and lead his troops to return to justice, the emperor will be overjoyed when he hears this, and the rewards and commendations will be countless!"
"One million dollars per year?" King Lou Fan calculated in his mind. Then he said: "Even if you add the so-called favors and enfeoffments, the annual income is only two or three million. I still have to support so many tribes.
With my tribe, how can such a small amount of money be enough?"
Hearing what he said, the ministers were almost dying of anxiety.
They have now regarded persuading King Lou Fan to return to Yiyi as a life-saving straw.
As long as King Lou Fan can take the initiative to return justice to the Han Dynasty.
Then they can use the merit of "persuading King Loufan to return to Yiyi" to wash away their stains, and then return to their hometown to meet their wives, children and elders.
To be honest, if possible, no one would be willing to become a barbarian and sacrifice their lives for the Huns.
In China, even if you are a small landowner, your life will be much happier and more stable than on the grasslands!
What's more, as long as he can persuade King Lou Fan to lead his troops to surrender.
Judging from the practice, everyone may be able to reap countless benefits, and may even be given a big gift package such as a Guan Neihou or even a Liehou.
Therefore, no one is not anxious and excited.
So, someone immediately said: "Your Majesty, your words are wrong. China is no better than the Xiongnu. In China, the emperor is rich and in charge of everything. Therefore, your Majesty, you don't have to worry about your tribe's livelihood!"
This man was the highest-ranking Han official whom King Lou Fan had demoted.
Before surrendering to King Loufan, he served as a county captain of the Han family.
Although that happened five years ago, as a former official within the system, this person knows best how the court operates.
Therefore, he said in extremely provocative words: "Your Majesty knows that I was once a county captain in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, I can guarantee to Your Majesty that if Your Majesty returns to Yiyi, the Holy Emperor will be near the Great Wall to serve Your Majesty and Your Majesty's tribe."
, a separate pasture is designated for the exclusive use of the king and his people. In the future, the king's army will go out to the north to conquer the Xiongnu, and seize the Xiongnu Hetao and even Nanchi and other sacred places. Perhaps, by that time, the king can be transferred to the throne by the Holy Emperor.
To Hetao or Nanchi..."
"Nanchi?" King Loufan and other Xiongnu nobles all swallowed their saliva.
That’s a great place!
It is even the best ranch in the entire Munan region!
Nanchi is large and deep, with abundant water and grass. It is surrounded by hundreds of miles of the most fertile pastures, and there is never any need to worry about drought.
But unfortunately, the local area has always been forbidden by the Luantang family.
Even Zhelan is not allowed to graze there.
Only the Xiongnu headquarters and the herdsmen and tribes of the four major clans can approach.
If his Loufan tribe could go to Nanchi to station and graze...
King Lou Fan licked his lips. This scene was so beautiful that he couldn't even imagine it.
"Then, please help me figure out how to contact the generals of the Han Dynasty on the opposite side?" King Lou Fan took a deep breath and said.
Now that he already knows that if he surrenders, not only will his status and wealth not be harmed, he will even be able to live a better life.
So why are you hesitating?
Surrender quickly!
Once the Han army launches a general offensive and surrenders, there will be no good treatment.
On the grassland, if you surrender before the enemy's general attack, you can at least serve as a watchdog for your new owner.
But if we wait for the enemy to launch a general attack before surrendering...
Haha, those with a better life can still be slaves, while those with a bad life are directly killed and their heads are made into drinking vessels.
The Huns often killed all the men of the conquered tribes who were taller than a wheel, leaving only children and women. (To be continued.)
PS: There will be more later~
Damn, my neck hurts a little again~
This cervical spondylosis is really torture~
It seems that I have to go to physical therapy tomorrow~
