When he first heard Liu Bei's words, Hu Chuquan's expression remained normal, but he couldn't help tightening his horse's belly, causing the horses under him to neigh. After all the Xianbei people left, he did not answer Liu Bei's words, but looked back and said: "Xianbei is here today.
We went again. It seems to be in vain, but in fact, all three of my troops have been lost. General, the situation is difficult! It is time to report to Shanyu and discuss the follow-up."
At this point, he kept silent and rode his horse back to the city with the army. His subordinate Qie Qu also said nothing, which made Liu Bei quite surprised. However, the hint in his words was obvious enough, so he decided to wait a little longer.
See how Huchuquan reacts.
That night, Liu Bei was reading "Dongguan Han Ji" in the house and debating history with Jian Yong. Suddenly a guard came forward and said that a stranger was visiting in front of the door. This man was wearing a black robe and a broad hat on his head.
He was also covered by a black gauze, making his whereabouts extremely suspicious. This person did not reveal his identity, but only said that he had important matters to discuss with Liu Bei.
Liu Bei understood clearly, so he put down his scriptures and went out to greet him in person. The man came in and took off his gauze hat just now. He was a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old. He saluted Liu Bei, then introduced himself and said: "I am downloading Che
, I am the second son of King Youxian. My father sent me to harass the general late at night. I am really frightened."
Liu Bei did not expect that Huchuquan would send his own son to contact him. He and Jian Yong looked at each other for a moment, then he took out a piece of silk brocade from the house, smiled at Zai Siqi and said: "I walked in a hurry when I came out, and I didn't expect to be in the army."
I was able to meet my good nephew. For a moment, I had nothing to give him, so I took this piece of silk as my heartfelt gift."
Zai Xi declined sternly, put the silk brocade rong on the ground, looked up at Liu Bei, and said sternly: "The general and his father met on the battlefield, and have never been in contact with each other. To put it bluntly, my nephew can only survive today. Not only is the general far away today."
To come to the rescue is because the general was so magnanimous and did not care about the disaster in Longshan.
Why do we need a simple silk cloth when we have great righteousness? What the general discussed today is also related to the peace of the country. Since my nephew came here late at night, he must be entrusted by his father and the king. General, don't worry too much. My nephew will do what he says! What's more, it's plain and simple.
If my nephew accepts a piece of silk brocade, it will attract attention, or will the general's affairs tonight be heard by everyone?"
These words Zai Xi spoke in an orderly and slow manner, which made Liu Bei look at him with admiration. Liu Bei took back the silk brocade, straightened his clothes, and returned the courtesy to Zai Xi, saying: "My nephew, this is very true. I am arrogant. But Liu Bei is really honest."
I don’t know why King Youxian said this today. What are his concerns?”
Zai Shi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the words. He rubbed the Guangli in his hand and sighed: "My father made a big mistake when he joined Xubu Shanyu's army at the beginning of the year. But now that my uncle has succeeded to the throne, he is very ambitious and treats his father in every possible way."
Beware, my father has put himself in danger, but he is still worried about it. He has placed eyes and ears in the army. Even my subordinate Qiqu is appointed by my uncle. It is a matter of life and death. How can I stop being so careful?"
Hearing this, Liu Bei could only breathe a sigh of relief and said with emotion: "Brothers are like this, let alone others?".
Liu Bei therefore invited Zai Si to the table and revealed his plan to him: "I have only one thing to do to find the right king. Since Shanyu succeeded to the throne, Grand Administrator Chen and I thought that the border troubles would be calmed down and peace would be restored to the Bingzhou, prefectures and vassal states. Unexpectedly,
Yufuluo's administration was frivolous, he was evil to the princes at the top, and abused the people at the bottom. Yesterday's defeat was actually due to the Shanyu recalling the border troops, and withholding grain and grass to exact tribute."
"The Xiongnu are a vassal of the Han Dynasty. As the general who protects the Xiongnu, Liu Bei should also seek the welfare of the Xiongnu people. Chen Chong, the prefect of Xihe, is a sworn brother. He has repeatedly advised the Shanyu but with little effect. Before he resigned,
I once told you that King Youxian had guarded the country's borders for many years, and he was the direct son of Qiangqu Chanyu. He had won the hearts of the Xiongnu people. If he conspired with him to quell the rebellion, great things could be accomplished."
Liu Bei asked Zai Xi Zhuozhuo: "I wonder if King Youxian is interested?"
Zai Si had discussed it repeatedly with Hu Chuquan before he came. He had been preparing for this conversation for a long time, but he still couldn't hide his excitement. He gripped his robe tightly and almost pulled out a scratch with his fingernails, but his tone was calm as usual: "Uncle
The rebellion was suppressed because Datong inherited the position of Shan Yu. Although there is a lack of governance now, there are more than thirty people under his command. There is Baibo Yin in the south to support him. Although the general has great righteousness, he still needs to cut his sword to kill the enemy. This is why
In matters of life and death, we must be extremely cautious. I wonder what good advice the general has?"
Liu Bei shook his head and refused: "Why cut the knife?" He drew out the sword from his waist, stood up and said: "Now Yufuluo has copied the clan into slavery, exterminated the family to get riches, and his administration is worse than Jie and Zhou, and his cruelty to the people is far better than the tyranny of Qin. Even if I
How many more years will he be able to remain a Chanyu while waiting? Now all he relies on is money and food, so how can he convince the public? We only need to send a dead soldier to assassinate him in the royal court, and then King Youxian will take over.
If you have good crops, great things can happen!"
Having said this, he couldn't help but waved his sword angrily: "If Yufuluo hadn't been jealous of us, I would have killed this thief with this sword!"
Zai Chi didn't know that he could do such a thing. After thinking about it carefully, it made sense. He lowered his head and thought for a while before replying: "This plan is indeed a good one. It's just that for the assassination, you need a reason to approach your uncle."
.Except for my uncle, no one in the royal court can carry a sword. And when my uncle goes out, he must be guarded by dozens of fine cavalry, which is really difficult to succeed."
Liu Bei remembered what Chen Chong said. Yu Fuluo liked treasures and property, and he could use the name of offering treasures to order assassins to assassinate Yu Fuluo with sharp swords. But how could he have any treasures now? The most valuable thing was the Zhongxing Sword given by the emperor years ago.
, but this is a sword, Liu Bei would not dare to offer it.
Zai Si felt helpless after hearing this. Huchuquan had not collected swords before. Soldiers fought on the battlefield all year round, who wouldn't want to have more sharp weapons for self-defense? It's just that in order to please his brother, Huchuquan spent everything he had before, but now he can't do anything about it.
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Liu Bei thought that all the county magistrates under his command were descendants of famous clans, and there must be no shortage of collections. He planned to return to Taiyuan first to make long-term plans.
But at this time, Zai Si came up with another plan and told Liu Bei in detail: Every year at the end of October and the beginning of November, Yu Fuluo will lead his people to hunt in Wuyuan County. There is a desert between Xihe and Wuyuan.
If you want to go north to Wuyuan, there are only two ways.
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One route goes north to Xianyang via Manbai City. However, there has been a severe drought this year and the water and grass have dried up, making it difficult to pass. Moreover, deer, rabbits, tigers and other prey are also rare because of this, so Yufuluo will never go north from here.
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The other road is to go west for more than thirty miles and pass through Huze to Linwo. Huze is as its name suggests. Because this is the only marsh in the north and south of the desert, there are many crouching tigers roaring in the wind and yellow spots coming and going. In recent years, it has been
The Huns and Xianbei hunted less here, but other wild animals such as foxes and martens increased in number. It was really a good place for hunting.
Therefore, Yufuluo will definitely pass by this place on his way north, and there are many reeds near the river. All he needs to do is send an assassin with a crossbow to hide among the reeds. When he passes by the river, he can be killed with one arrow, and a big deal can be done.
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Liu Bei hesitated and said: "This plan is feasible, but to ambush in the swamp, you need to be as determined as an old turtle; to kill the king with one arrow, your eyesight is as sharp as an eagle; if it fails, it will inevitably cause disaster, so you must behave like this
Iron will. Where to find such a strange person? Prince Yan used his beauty and jade hands to win over Jing Ke, the strange man, and still made the King of Qin escape. Difficult! Difficult!"
With this in his mind, he sighed in the room. But Zai Si said firmly: "General, don't worry, I have our own talented people. When my father is ready, I will inform the general. When the matter is completed, the general will not
Forget about tonight’s promise.”
Seeing the conclusiveness of Zai Shi's words, Liu Bei also admired Zai Shi's courage to explore alone late at night, and promised: "If you wait for a candidate to be decided, you will send an envoy to Jinyang to inform me, and Liu will make corresponding preparations in advance after reviewing the details.
If the thing fails, there will be no fatal disaster."
Zai Shi happily agreed upon hearing this, then he took Guangli with him, covered himself with a black gauze, and hurried away from the night by touching the wall.
The next day, Liu Bei and his men visited Huchuquan again. The two looked at each other and understood each other, and discussed post-war matters as usual.
After the disastrous defeat, the Xiongnu troops were no longer enough to defend the four cities, but Guangwu in Mayi could not give up, so Liu Bei placed 10,000 troops in Qixian County, while Wuzhou relaxed for the time being. It is ridiculous to say that there were casualties in the battle on the south bank of Yuledu
Over 10,000, so there are so many less places to eat, and there is no need to worry about food problems. What is even more worrying is that the next time Xianbei invades south, can the Yanmen defense line really be held?
Everyone has a clear answer.
After Yufuluo heard the news about Yanmen, he neither punished nor encouraged him. He just sent a message asking: Is King Youxian willing to return to Meiji?
Naturally Huchuquan didn't dare, so he could only ask Zai Shi to quickly find the person to execute the plan. Zai Shi had already suspected the case, so he persuaded Huchuquan to take out the remaining hundred gold in the ministry and go west to Zhongling.
Zhongling is only forty or fifty miles away from Mayi, and is located in Dingxiang County. Most of Dingxiang County was originally the pasture land of the Xubu tribe, but after Che You was crowned the head, the Xubu tribe moved to Wuzhou, and Zhongling was also a new area.
It is directly under the jurisdiction of the county and has become the largest slave market in Dingxiang County.
It's just that Zai Si didn't come here to buy and sell slaves. He quietly came to an abandoned village on the outskirts of the city, looked around and saw no one was following him, then entered a small house and jumped into the dry well in the house.
There was a wooden board on the side wall at the bottom of the well. Zai Shi moved the board away, revealing a path that only allowed people to bend down to enter. He got into the path, closed the board again, and walked along the path to the end. p>
The tunnel was filled with the smell of earth and dust, which made him cover his nose with his hands, but he still couldn't help but sneeze. The echo of the sneeze instantly filled the tunnel and spread straight to the deepest part.
With a "creak" sound, there was the sound of the wooden door opening at the end, and a little light from the oil fire and the figure of a man were revealed at the end. His shadow extended from the end to the front of Zai Si.
"Who is it?" The man's voice was full of the sound of gold and iron.
"It's me." Zai Si released his hand covering his mouth and confidently said to the man in front of the door: "Oganchi, your chance for revenge has come."