Food represents life, and eating enough is the first priority for all animals, including humans.
Although the Shanyu ordered that no one should go within ten steps of the grain stacks without his orders, the hungry victims were already red-eyed. They crowded forward in large groups, completely ignoring the Shanyu's orders. If they were not responsible
The Qianhu who was guarding the grain stack made a quick decision and chopped down a few of the most aggressive ones. By now, the grain was probably gone.
With Shan Yu's acquiescence, Yu Dan climbed up the tall grain stack and shouted loudly to the dark crowd below: "Common people, Shan Yu's subjects, servants of Changshengtian! Cough cough cough..."
There were so many people that they filled the entire open space, and even a dozen tents near here were trampled over. The cries, curses, and shouts were drowned out by Dan's voice.
Yu Shan shouted again, but the crowd still ignored him, all eyes were fixed on the food. As long as you give yourself food, you can say whatever you want. Yu Dan was helpless and looked at Shan Yu for help. Shan Yu glared at Yu.
With a single eye, he also climbed up the grain pile. Yu Shan quickly gave up his position and bowed behind Shan Yu. He wanted to see how Shan Yu could calm down this restless group of Baixin.
The Chanyu didn't say anything, just stood there with his hands on his waist. His eyes were like an eagle looking from the front to the back. The voices gradually became quieter. No one dared to make another sound in the place where the Chanyu looked, even if it was
The child who was opening his mouth to cry would quickly close his mouth to hold back his sobs. One hundred thousand people, one hundred thousand mouths, all closed just like that, and not even the livestock in the distance made a sound.
Su Ren was standing under the grain pile. He was a spectator invited by Shan Yu. Although there was food, no one knew when the next grain would arrive, so Shan Yu called Su Ren over and hoped that he could say a few words about it.
If you are angry, let these 100,000 disaster victims not worry too much. As long as there is hope, people can live for a long time, even if they don't eat or drink. If you don't believe it, you can try it.
Su Ren recognized Shan Yu's performance very much. This is the king. As long as he appears in front of anyone, no matter what they are doing, it is necessary to shut up and kowtow. Only in this way can he be qualified to be a king. At this point, Yu Shan obviously
There is still much to learn.
With the Chanyu around, the people didn't dare to mess around, the soldiers were energetic when maintaining order, and the officials responsible for distributing food were precise. In short, everything looked perfect. No one took it and left, no one
If you complain, no one will do any nonsense.
Su Ren's speech was very short, as short as just one sentence. Standing next to Shan Yu, looking at the dark crowd, Su Ren shivered for no reason at first. This made the Tuantou Wang who was standing under the grain pile extremely happy.
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Taking advantage of the opportunity to share the grain, the Tuntou King approached Su Ren and said, "Brother Su, I saw you shaking on the grain stack just now, but you didn't stand still?" The Tuntou King said it very politely, with a look on his face.
His expression was not polite at all. His eyebrows were twitching, his mouth was grinning, and even his eyes were vividly showing ridicule.
Su Ren coughed: "That's not true, there are really too many people, I was shocked!"
"Oh..." The Tuantou King did not expect Su Ren to admit his embarrassment so readily, and was left speechless.
Su Ren glanced at the Tuntou King and said, "I didn't expect there to be so many victims. I'm afraid this food won't be enough!"
"Hey! Who says it's not the case! It looks like a lot when piled together, and if you divide it out, it's almost the same as nothing. The grain delivered this time is less than 50,000 jins, and even half a jin per person is not enough. That's why Shan Yu asked Mr. Su to come.
It’s also to put these people at ease.”
Su Ren nodded: "It stands to reason that after the grain is delivered, King Youguli should go back as soon as possible to prepare the grain. Why haven't you left yet?"
The Tuntou King sneered: "Who said these grains have been delivered?"
Su Ren was stunned: "The division started without delivery? Could it be that Shan Yu..."
The Tuntou King waved his hand: "Don't worry, Mr. Su, the Chanyu will never give you a penny, but I didn't expect the food to come so quickly. The livestock raised have not yet arrived. Fifty thousand kilograms of food will require about 500 horses. The Chanyu
I want everyone to contribute a little, but some people are not willing."
"Why do everyone have to come out? Aren't these victims from Shanyu?"
The Tuntou King looked at Su Ren like an idiot: "Who told you this? The tribe of Chanyu is near Langjuxu Mountain. These victims came from further north. How come they became Chanyu
Someone?”
"In that case, wouldn't it be easier if we divided the people?"
The Tuntou King was speechless. Looking at Su Ren's shrewd appearance, he thought that Su Ren had seen everything thoroughly, but he didn't expect that he was so stupid when it came to politics. It seems that when Changshengtian created humans, he did not put all the advantages together.
On one person. But the Tuntou King didn't really believe it. Who was Su Ren? He was known as the smartest person in the world in the Han Dynasty. He turned the Han Dynasty court upside down with his brains. How come he turned into a fool when he got to the Xiongnu?
?So, the Tuntou King felt that Su Ren was just pretending.
Patting Su Ren on the shoulder, he said to Su Ren: "Brother Su, there is no need to be like this in front of me, right? You are now the king of my Huns. As long as the Huns exist for one day, you will always be the king. Of course, this must be based on
Under the premise that Shan Yu rules the Xiongnu, anyone else might not be so friendly to Brother Su."
Su Ren scratched his head: "I really don't understand, please teach me!"
Su Ren spoke sincerely and didn't look like he was lying. The Tuntou King stared at Su Ren for a long time and frowned: "Really?"
"real!"
Taking a deep breath, the Tuantou King said: "That's fine! Then let's find a place to chat for a while?"
The place where food is distributed is naturally not a place for chatting. To chat, the best place is Su Ren's tent. The terrain is higher, overlooking the entire royal court, and the surroundings are open, so you don't have to worry about anyone eavesdropping.
A small table, two futons, a pot of tea, and under the shade of the big tree, you can have a good chat all afternoon. The Tuntou King is a talkative person, his speech is very organized, and he knows the affairs of the Xiongnu very well, no matter whether Su
No matter what he said, he could explain it perfectly.
Speaking of the current situation of the Xiongnu, it is not just two forces as seen on the surface. Precisely because the Xiongnu is an alliance of large and small tribes, as a tribal leader, he naturally has various ideas in his mind. And Yi Zhi
What is different from Xie is that many people hope that these victims will drag down Shanyu to death, so that they can smoothly annex the Shanyu tribe, and then slowly grow bigger and become the second Yizhixie.
There are many people who have this idea, including sage kings and generals. So when Chanyu asked everyone to spend money to relieve the victims, these people chose to respond silently.
The Tuntou King sighed: "Of course these people think well, but don't forget that if Shanyu falls, they will be the first to be unlucky. King Zuoguli will never watch them grow. He will be the first
Time to take care of them."
Su Ren nodded: "As the saying goes, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Isn't it possible that these wise kings and generals don't understand?"
The Tuntou King smiled: "They saw it better than anyone else, but they were still dazzled by hope! The royal court of King Zuoguli is in Yinshan Mountain, and this is Langjuxu Mountain. They are separated by hundreds of miles.
Thinking that the situation can be calmed down before King Zuogu Li’s army arrives, and then forcing King Zuogu Li to give in, he is just like Shanyu now, being forced by King Zuogu Li and unable to do anything.”
"What should we do? If there are no livestock, I can't guarantee the next batch of food!"
The Tuntou King shook his head: "The Chanyu is still working hard, I hope these fools can understand."
"What's the worst that could happen?"
"The worst?" The Tuntou King raised his head and glanced at Su Ren: "The worst result is that there are no livestock, and naturally there is no food. These victims who have just had a full meal attack the royal city, and others take advantage of it to rob it. Shan Yuzi
We will resist with all our strength, and after a while, King Zuo Guli arrives with his troops, and a bloody storm breaks out on the grassland."
"Is it going to be serious?"
The Tuntou King did not answer Su Ren's words, and said with a serious expression: "I remember that during the Xianchanyu period, in order to integrate the Xiongnu tribes, wars almost burned all over the grasslands, and many tribes disappeared from then on. When the Xianchanyu established the Xiongnu Empire, the people on the grasslands
There are half as many men.”
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..., this is too scary!"
"This is just one of them. If you Han people come from behind again, I am afraid that the Xiongnu Empire will be in danger. You will probably flee to the desert to protect yourself, just like the Yuezhi back then! Maybe you are not as good as the Yuezhi. I, the Xiongnu
There are too many enemies in this world."
Su Ren didn't speak for a long time. The Tuntou King shouted twice before Su Ren reacted: "So, the fate of your Huns is in my hands?"
"Well..., you can also say that, that's why Shanyu made an exception and made you the king of heaven, in the hope that Mr. Su can help."
Su Ren held his mouth and said: "Haha, even if I want to help, how can I help if you don't have livestock? These grains are not mine. They belong to more than a dozen grain merchants. Since I can't receive anything in return, there will never be a second batch of grain sent.
Come on, it’s useless even if you ask me to be a Shanyu.”
The Tuntou King frowned: "Isn't there some way?"
Su Ren shook his head: "I am just a businessman. No matter I am the King of Heaven or any other king, I will never do anything without profit. The same goes for those people in the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce! Please report this matter to Shan Yu, so as not to
Shanyu feels that I have not tried my best."
The Tuntou King sighed, stood up slowly, and walked towards the royal court. Su Ren did not stop him. He knew that this conversation was Shan Yu's intention, and he just wanted to explore Su Ren's bottom line. Su Ren smiled and could
The person who is freeloading on his lips has not yet been born. A famous and unworthy king is just trying to bribe him? Chanyu really thinks too simply.
The Tuntou King left, and Su Ren didn't move. He was drinking tea and admiring the sunset. Suddenly he remembered a sentence he heard or saw somewhere, telling the family not to eat overnight, and the beasts to sleep bravely! (To be continued)