One month later, news came from the royal court of King Hunxie. After Jin Rixi arrived at the royal court, the tribe of King Hunxie immediately exploded. Some people condemned Jin Rixi, some cursed, and naturally there were still people waiting to see the show.
The Xiongnu's tribal system did play a role in maximizing the power of the herdsmen to a certain extent, but once danger arises, each tribe will make different choices for the benefit of the tribe.
Jin Rixi was the original crown prince of King Xiutu, and he still is the prince even now. His return caused a big difference between King Hunxie and his people. Since Jin Rixi, the crown prince, was granted by Shan Yufeng
, as long as the Chanyu has not revoked it, who else can say anything? What's more, Jin Rixi now has an additional identity, the Han Dynasty envoy! Now Jin Rixi can be said to have two amulets, one is the Shanyu and the other is the Han emperor.
, no matter from which aspect, even King Hunxie must be polite to him.
However, Jin Rixi's bloodline has always been a pain for the Huns. Just letting Jin Rixi become the crown prince again, not to mention the unwillingness of the new princess and his son, King Hunxie himself felt uncomfortable. Therefore, King Hunxie's
Three extremely divided factions appeared in the territory. One was the loyal supporters of King Hunxie and Princess Wang, who viewed Jin Rixi as an enemy. The other was a large number of Han slaves. Regardless of Jin Rixi's bloodline, he
It represents the Han Dynasty, which is the hope of the Han slaves. The third group is the bystanders who have not yet made up their minds. These people are the largest in number. Some of them are even thinking about whether they can use this time to rebel against Prince Hunxie and his son.
What does chance do on its own?
Su Ren breathed a sigh of relief after reading the letter and handed it to Zhang Qian: "You are a good student. I have only been here for a long time, but King Hunxie is already very worried! If this continues, it won't be long before I see King Hunxie."
He’s about to be slaughtered!”
Zhang Qian read it three times and frowned: "It's very dangerous to do this, it won't work well..."
Su Ren waved his hand: "Don't worry, I won't let your good students take risks. Wu Xu is only one side. I have other manpower."
Zhang Qian shook his head: "This son is too obsessed with revenge. I'm worried that he will go too far, which will make the Huns hate us Han people and cause unnecessary trouble when my Han army and horses go."
Su Ren laughed: "Oh, the prefect is still very powerful and sees the long term! Don't worry, when I lead the army there, these things will not be a problem."
"Oh, I'd love to hear the details!"
"One word, kill!"
Zhang Qian's eyes widened: "If one person refuses to obey, he can be killed. If ten people refuse to obey, he can also be killed. If millions of people refuse to obey, is it possible that General Su will kill millions of people?"
"What's wrong? Governor Zhang, remember this sentence, if you are not of my race, your heart will be different!"
Su Ren laughed loudly and went out. He had a lot to do today. The people who had recently taken refuge needed to be appeased, and the fields and pastures outside the city needed to be redistributed. I heard that there had been several fights over this matter. The walls of the city wall
The sentry tower must also be inspected, and the training of the soldiers needs his supervision. Zhang Qian alone cannot subdue those Qiang people. The people who returned from Shanshan Kingdom must be resettled. More importantly, King Xiutu has shown no signs of heading eastward, which is not a good thing.
Han Qing followed Su Ren, and the two of them walked and watched, walking along the street toward the outside of the city. Yumen City had just been established, and the streets were still dirt roads. The drought in the northwest had been too long, and a layer of floating soil had already appeared on the road. People
After the horse left, dust would fly into the sky, which made Su Ren choke and cough repeatedly. Huang Shisan was about to clean up the guy who was passing by, but Su Ren stopped him.
Manniu took the kettle and asked Su Ren to wash his face. Han Qing asked: "Sir, since King Xiutu has not left, we cannot leave. Judging from the news in Chang'an, the war between Yi Zhixie and Yu Shan is about to end.
, Yu Shan has attached the above list, His Majesty also wants to see what you mean, and has sent someone to urge you to get the opportunity. This matter cannot be delayed any longer."
Su Rendao: "How could I not know? But if King Xiutu doesn't leave, we won't be able to leave. Now it depends on who has the patience. I don't think King Xiutu can afford to wait!"
"What if King Xiutu doesn't go eastward? Should we always stay in Yumen?"
Su Ren wiped his face dry and smiled: "Do you think King Xiutu will go eastward? He is not King Hunxie. King Hunxie has the capital not to go eastward. King Xiutu may have it, so he will definitely go eastward.
It’s just that he also knows that we want him to go eastward, so he wants to use this matter to blackmail us again. Were they happy to receive the supplies we gave them last time?”
Han Qing shook his head: "Who can be unhappy with the free things? I am worried that King Xiutu will fall out with Yi Zhixie because of these things. And Yi Zhixie has just entered the war and will not raise more troops. King Xiutu will take the opportunity to stay with him
tribe, then we are raising tigers and causing trouble!"
Su Ren nodded slightly: "There is some truth to this. So, don't send the next batch of supplies for the time being, let's see King Xiutu's reaction first!"
The royal court of King Xiutu is located in a place with rich water and grass. It is called Dalawozi. A small lake appears from nowhere and never dries up all year round. With the small lake as the center, it is the most fertile area for hundreds of miles.
It has been hundreds of years since King Xiutu built the royal palace here. There has never been a major natural disaster and the entire tribe is in a peaceful atmosphere.
A banquet was being held in the king's tent, and it was very loud. All the little kings and generals from the surrounding tribes were present. They were eating plump mutton, drinking fine wine, and were accompanied by Hun singers and dancers. Everyone was laughing and eating happily.
Among the group of smiling faces, the smile on one person's face was a bit embarrassing. The right general glanced at King Xiutu who was enjoying himself in the arms of the two singers. He wanted to say a few words, but he swallowed his words.
It's really not appropriate to say disappointing things at this time. If anything, we need to wait until no one is around before discussing with the king.
The singing and dancing didn't end until the moon rose. The dancing singers were pulled or hugged out of the tent by a group of people who smelled of alcohol. The king's tent became quiet for an instant. King Xiutu lay on his seat and watched.
The right general who left said: "Musa, why didn't you leave? Could it be that my food is not delicious, my wine is not strong, or my singer is not beautiful? Hahaha..."
Musa, the general on the right, stood up quickly and said, "Your Majesty's food is delicious, the Han people's wine is very strong, and the singer is very beautiful, but there are some things I have never said, so I didn't leave."
King Xiutu chuckled: "Then tell me, what do you think this king is saying?" Musa looked around, and King Xiutu waved his hand and drove out all the servants and maids in the king's tent: "Now you can say
Alright?"
Musa saluted again: "Your Majesty, we are holding a banquet here, but I have never been able to let go. I often feel that the crisis of our tribe is just around the corner. I would like to ask your Majesty to clarify my doubts."
"Crisis? Where is the crisis? Our tribe has the most fertile pastures and the bravest herdsmen. We have neither the worry of a war nor the presence of strong enemies around us. What is the crisis? Musa, they say you are the best among the tribesmen.
The most powerful hunter is best at alertness. I would like to hear what you think?"
Musa looked anxious: "Your Majesty, what you just said is just an appearance. Our tribe's disaster is right in front of us! The war between Yi Zhixie and Yu Shan is about to end, and we have never helped Yi Zhixie. Once he
The next target of victory may be us! Also, the people from the Western Regions are not as ups and downs with us as before, and they will turn to the Han people! The most annoying thing is the Han people. They took advantage of the king's kindness to build a strong city in Yumen. Now it has
If we don't drive them out of the Western Region, once Yizhixie sends troops over, we will be attacked on both sides."
Musa spoke quickly and urgently, as if he would die before he could finish his words. When Musa finished speaking, the tent became eerily quiet, and he could hear his heavy breathing. Musa did not raise his head to look at where he was sitting.
King Xiutu, who was on top, was just bending down and standing below. With the sound of footsteps, King Xiutu got down from his seat, lifted Musa up with one hand, and glanced at Musa.
"Sit down! Can you tell us what we should do?"
Musa was determined in his heart and said: "We should go eastward! Firstly, we can use this opportunity to make friends with Yi Zhixie; secondly, with Yudan's new defeat, we can take the opportunity to gather Yudan's defeated troops to strengthen ourselves; thirdly, we can use this opportunity to make friends with Yi Zhixie.
The Han people in Yumen are given an illusion to let them relax their vigilance! As long as Yi Zhixie reaches an agreement with us, we will have soldiers and food in our hands and take down Yumen in one go. Then the people of the Western Regions will naturally surrender and imitate King Hunxie.
Then our tribe can rest easy!"
King Xiutu chuckled and patted Musa twice on the shoulder: "Do you think Yi Zhixie and that Su Ren are easy to deceive? In fact, they are both waiting for me to move eastward. As soon as we leave this Jade Gate
This area has become the world of the Han people. When we arrive at the Yinshan Mountains, Yi Zhixie wants to gather us under his command. Our herdsmen will become his herdsmen, and our warriors will become his warriors. At that time, our tribe will really
It’s over!”
King Xiutu stood up, took two steps and continued: "I'm afraid you don't know that there are two groups of horse thieves roaming outside our territory. They are also waiting for us to march eastward so that we can occupy Dala's Nest. Even if we arrive
If we can still come back in time, we have to fight these horse thieves first. Do you understand now? Do you think we can still go eastward?"
Musa's brows furrowed even deeper: "Is there still such a thing? Then, Your Majesty, are we not going eastward?"
King Xiutu shook his head: "You have to leave! You are right. If you don't leave, we will be attacked from all sides in the future, and our tribe will be doomed!"
"Can……"
"We have to leave, but we need to wait for an opportunity. I have thought that we can only wait until Yu Dan surrenders to the Han Dynasty. Then it will not be too late for us to advance eastward!" King Xiutu stopped Musa from speaking and continued: "Once Yu Dan surrenders to the Han, it will not be too late for us to move eastward!"
If we surrender to the Han Dynasty, we will become meat and potatoes. Yi Zhixie is naturally worried that we will follow Yu Dan, so he will not embarrass us. However, these Han people in the Western Regions will be strictly ordered by their court to treat those of us who have not helped Yi Zhixie
To be fair, as long as we don't go to trouble the Han people, they won't do anything to us at that time, do you understand now?"
"But the horse thief..."
"The horse thieves are Han Chinese!"
Musa suddenly understood, and the clouds on his face finally cleared away. (To be continued)