Four hundred and ninetieth chapters identity exposure
With the death of Jie Jun, the suspense of the Southwest War was lost. This Yue hero eventually died in the hands of his own people, in his own hands. From the perspective of unification, he
He was a sinner who seriously hindered the unification of the nation, but from the perspective of the Yue people, he was an out-and-out hero, a hero who fought to the end for the autonomy and independence of the Yue people.
After Jie Jun's death, Zhao Kang has been thinking about his original answer. Jie Jun once asked him why he wanted to attack Baiyue, but Zhao Kang just gave him an unfounded answer. The beginning of this war was
The Yue people robbed and killed the tribute envoys. However, there were many types of Yue people. The West Vietnam where Jie Jun was located was not bordering the Qin State. Robbing and killing the tribute envoys was an act of the East Yue people and had nothing to do with the West Vietnam.
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The Yue people committed massacres and attacked Qin's land. This was also a lie that Zhao Kang deceived Zhao Kuo in order to start the war smoothly. Qin's goal has always been unification, but now that unification has been completed, Baiyue is not among the concepts of great unification.
Therefore, it seems inappropriate to use the unified interface to declare war. Zhao Kang thought for a long time, but could not come up with a definite answer. Why did Qin want to attack Baiyue?
In fact, it is very simple. For land, resources, and military merit, the emperor wanted to make his territory bigger, Zhao Kang wanted his title to be higher, and the soldiers wanted to fight for their future through war. In the original
On the historical line, the Qin State expanded everywhere and never hid its thoughts. The Qin State attacked various places just for land and profit. Who dares to disobey?
When the Han Dynasty was established and Chinese culture moved closer to morality and etiquette, the Han Dynasty realized that it could not be like the Qin Dynasty. We are a moral country, how could we use troops without reason? The mainstream thought of the Han Dynasty
It is Confucianism. Confucianism pays the most attention to etiquette and morality. Of course, it will not recruit unknown teachers. Having a famous teacher is not just about talking about it. Therefore, most of the foreign wars in the Han Dynasty were defensive wars because the enemy took the lead in attacking.
launched a counterattack.
Confucians soon realized that there was something wrong with this. You couldn't just watch the enemy attack and then fight back, right? As a result, Confucianism in the Han Dynasty put forward a mission theory, that is, the Han Dynasty was obliged to civilize all places, so
The foreign wars of the Han Dynasty were not conquests, but a process of spreading civilization. Does this seem familiar? However, these are problems that thinkers have to solve, and Zhao Kang only has enemies to solve.
Zhao Kang is not a sentimental person, he is a pure general. After killing Jie Jun, he quickly changed his original deployment and began to try to use intimidation to make the other tribes surrender. The most virtuous king of Baiyue
and the most powerful generals died one after another, which reduced Baiyue's will to resist to the lowest level. When Zhao Kang began to use a combination of kindness and power to persuade the tribes to surrender, the results were very good.
In just two months, more than twenty small Baiyue tribes came to surrender, and the remaining large tribes also began to waver.
The good news of the Southwest War was quickly spread back to Xianyang. The Southwest War was not mentioned by everyone in Xianyang because it was really embarrassing. It took three years for the Northern Army to mobilize collectively to fight against a barbarian. This made the First Emperor
He was very angry. He thought he could defeat his opponent within three months. After all, his opponent was just a tribal alliance with a population of less than half a million, and South Korea's paper strength was stronger than Baiyue's.
Fortunately, Zhao Kang had an important position in the Qin State, so the emperor did not punish him. It was not until General Tu Sui died that the emperor wrote a letter to reprimand Zhao Kang, but did not lower his title. However, this is really
You can't blame Zhao Kang. Baiyue is different from South Korea. The most difficult thing about Baiyue is that it is not easy to find them. They burrow into the mountains and forests, and then use the terrain and climate advantages to launch sneak attacks. Zhao Kang can have the upper hand.
It's already very good.
Therefore, Taiwei Liao appealed to the emperor several times, asking him not to be impatient. If Zhao Kang was replaced by a general, unless Marquis Wu Cheng went there in person, he would definitely be defeated. The emperor had never thought of replacing Zhao Kang, but Southwest
No one dared to mention the war anymore. They just pretended that nothing happened. Even the officials who recorded history did not record the details of the war, so they just pretended that nothing happened.
Well, originally in the historical line, the Qin State was like this. They liked to record those battles that won great victories, and they would write about them endlessly. As for the battles that were lost, well, is there such a thing? Oh, yes,
Then make a note and say that Qin's army has returned. This situation continued until the news of Jie Jun's death came, and then there was a change. The emperor was overjoyed and summoned his ministers to discuss the war.
Only then did everyone understand that it seemed that the war in the southwest would be over soon.
The wind blows gently across the ground, and the wild grass flutters with the wind. The wild grass here does not grow very high, only reaching the ankles. Many livestock can be seen in the distance, with cattle and sheep lowering their heads in this endless grassland.
Foraging for food on the mountain, the herdsmen waved their whips and looked around from a high place. This is the current camp of the Huns. Since the Huns were defeated by Li Mu, they have completely lost their former arrogance and violence.
Nowadays, they live a life of dependence on others. Under the protection of King Yuezhi, they survive hard. They have become vassals of Yuezhi and must provide considerable tribute to Yuezhi every year. This makes the Huns miserable.
, as the former new overlord, has now been reduced to such a state. This is something that the Huns have never thought of, and it is difficult to accept it. Of course, this is especially true for the Xiongnu Chanyu Touman.
Touman has never forgotten his desire for revenge. Over the years, he has been secretly accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity. He has attracted talents from all over the world and formulated a series of new systems. As long as there is a chance, he believes that he will definitely
Being able to lead the Xiongnu back to the position of overlord. Today is a happy day for Touman. A general who defected from Qin came to the grassland with dozens of his confidants.
Shan Yu Tou Man, who loves talents, tried every means and finally invited the general to his side. Sitting in the camp, Tou Man looked at the burly general next to him, his eyes full of excitement and joy.
He really wanted talents from the Central Plains. He believed that only those talents from the Central Plains could bring new changes to the Xiongnu. This defected general, named Zuoshun, was tall and rough in appearance.
There was a language barrier between the two, so they needed a translator. However, when Shanyu learned that the general in front of him understood Zhao language, he happily asked in proficient Zhao language: "You actually understand Zhao language??"
Hearing this extremely sophisticated Zhao Yu with a Handan accent, Shun was suddenly a little confused. He should ask the other party himself, how come you, a Xiongnu Chanyu, can speak Zhao Yu who is more like a Handan person than a Handan person?
ah??
Shun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I was originally from Zhao, and later returned to Qin. Of course I understand the Zhao language, but how do you know that?"
Touman Chanyu laughed. Normally, he had never been able to find an opportunity to show off his language skills. Finally, someone who could understand him came. How could he let go of such a good opportunity? He shook his head.
, said: "I have learned the language of Zhao Guo before, but I was not very good at it and it was too difficult to learn." Shun took a deep breath and said, "What you said is very good."
Touman could hardly suppress the joy in his heart. He asked about Shun's situation again. Shun told the story that Gan Luo had made up for them. A Zhao man who deeply loved Zhao was forced to become a
The generals of the Qin State were always rejected by the Qin people. They were unwilling to be humiliated and did not want to live a life of dependence on others. Sure enough, this resonated with Touman. Touman also missed the original Zhao State, of course the one without Li Mu.
Zhao Guo.
The two chatted for a long time, and Touman became happier and happier as they chatted. He couldn't find anyone to chat with on this grassland. These people didn't know what he was talking about. The words he had hidden in his heart for these years,
All the allusions he had learned were told to Shun at once, regardless of whether the allusions were used appropriately. Shun was frightened anyway. If he hadn't known that the person in front of him was the real Xiongnu Chanyu, he would have thought that the person in front of him was also Gan Luo.
Spy sent!
"Now that you have come to the grassland, people here don't know any etiquette. If you can stay in my tribe, I am willing to make you a general." As expected, Touman began to recruit Shun. Shun frowned and seemed a little hesitant.
An old spy who has been active in various countries for many years, he is still very skilled in the trick of playing hard to get. He said with some embarrassment: "I am just a traitor, I'm afraid."
"I am willing to cede the land and give you ten thousand people." Touman was still trying to persuade him with benefits.
Shun just felt that his journey as a spy was too smooth. As soon as he came to the grassland, the Xiongnu Chanyu invited him to go. He also sent people to invite him several times. He couldn't refuse even if he didn't agree. It was even more so now. He was still thinking about it.
How to contact the enemy? Unexpectedly, the enemy directly pulled him over. Shunyong hesitated for a long time. The two chatted for a whole day, and Shun finally reluctantly agreed to Touman's request.
Both of them were very happy, and Touman hurriedly held a banquet to celebrate.
In this way, Shun settled down in the Xiongnu tribe and became the general Touman relied on. He proposed to understand the Xiongnu tribe. Touman did not hide his secrets and asked people to take him to inspect the Xiongnu tribe, which could be regarded as increasing the understanding of the grassland.
Knowing that the young Huns who followed him and rode their horses smoothly gave him an accurate understanding of today's Huns. During this period, he also became familiar with the young Huns.
This young Huns can speak some Zhao and Qin languages, but he is not very proficient in it. He can express his own ideas by pointing fingers. Shun is also learning the Huns. The two of them teach each other, riding horses, and they
Running together on the grassland, they stopped on a high slope and looked at the grassland in the distance. Under the quiet sunshine, the endless grassland always gave people a different kind of tranquility.
"Is this the territory of Shan Yu's sons?"
"Yes, they are all here, but they are all governed by Shan Yu himself. After all, the prince is too young."
"How many children does Shanyu have?"
"I have three sons. This is Chen'a's territory. What we passed just now is Qi Chenye's territory."
"It seems there is one missing."
"Yes, Chanyu's eldest son Modu, we don't know where he is. He left when he was very young."
Shun squinted his eyes, nodded, and didn't ask any more questions. This was the first task given by Gan Luo. Up to now, Shun had been able to connect many things, but most of them were still his guesses.
, and he still needed to confirm it personally, Shun went to many places and finally returned to his camp. After returning to his camp, he began to record what he had seen about the Xiongnu in these days.
At this time, he heard the noise coming from outside the door, and Shun hurriedly hid the paper. After a while, he walked out of the tent with some displeasure. He frowned and asked: "What happened here?
?", when he questioned, the few Hun knights assigned to him by Shan Yu in the distance just put away the anger on their faces and hurriedly came to his side. They explained in Hun language and pointed in the distance.
a woman.
Shun frowned and looked at the woman in the distance. This woman looked older. She was bent over, her hair was gray, and her whole body was dirty. Shun listened to the warrior's explanation and barely understood some of the meaning.
, this woman could not get close, otherwise she would be targeted by the nobles. He pushed away the few warriors blocking her and walked directly in front of her. He lowered his head and asked, "What do you want?"
The woman suddenly became excited and started asking questions in Hun language. She asked a lot, but Shun couldn't understand. Seeing the confused Shun in front of her, the woman slowed down her speaking speed and repeated it several times.
Shun gradually understood, "Are you from Qin? Have you ever seen a Lin Hu proton?" At that moment, Shun's eyes lit up, he nodded and said: "I have heard of him before, I don't know.
Who is he to you?"
The woman hesitated for a moment and said, "He is a relative of mine. Do you really know him? How is he doing? How is he doing?"
"I heard that he was not doing well." Shun squinted his eyes and looked at the woman in front of him seriously. Sure enough, at that moment, the woman's face became a little gloomy, and she was speechless for a long time.
He just wiped his tears, but said nothing more. He lowered his head and left here in a daze. After seeing her off, he hurriedly asked his warriors, who is this?
From the words, Shun understood that this woman was Shanyu's first wife, equivalent to a queen, but she was not favored, and Shanyu refused to see her again, and Shanyu's new wife gave birth to two children for Shanyu.
After his son was born, he began to target her everywhere, not even allowing anyone to help her. She was grazing herds in various places every day, and her life was miserable anyway. Shun squinted his eyes, waited for a while, and was about to rush to Shanyu's place.
When he rushed to Shan Yu's place, he happened to see the woman lying on the ground with a bloody head. The woman was still pleading, but Shun could barely understand a few words such as "Please let him come back."
Touman seemed to be about to take action, but when he saw Shun, he stopped. He didn't want Shun to see his barbaric side. In front of Shun, he was a wise king who was knowledgeable and courteous. He waved his hand,
Let the warriors drag the woman out.
At this time, Shun just said: "Chanyu, just now this woman came to me to ask about Prince Lin Hu. I felt something was wrong, so I came to you."
Touman narrowed his eyes, hesitated for a long time, and said, "That Prince Linhu, he is a distant relative of my wife. She wants me to help bring him back, but I don't want to."
Shun suddenly understood, but in his heart, he completely understood. At the same time, he also understood that Shanyu did not trust him as much as he showed.