Hanhou

In the second year of Jianyuan, July

The envoys of the Xiongnu were allowed by the Emperor of Han to enter the territory of Han from Yunzhong County, travel all the way south, and arrived in Chang'an.

Compared with Emperor Jing's reign, the Xiongnu's mission this time has more people and a larger scale, which can be said to be laborious.

The chief envoy is still from the Lan family, and the deputy envoys are from the Xu Bu family and the Hu Yan family respectively.In addition to the guards of the headquarters, the entourage also has other divisions such as Di, Dingling, and Qiang.Even Xianbei, who rebelled and was subdued, was included.

The envoys guarded hundreds and more than a thousand slaves, as well as fully loaded carts and fat cattle and sheep.

The team started from the hinterland of the grassland, traveled all the way south, and arrived in Bianjun in mighty form.

Near the Han side, the chief envoy wanted to be the first to make a big splash, and overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum.In the end, Bianjun saw through it, and pretended not to know the opponent's intentions, so he directly sent cavalry to intercept, and first came a wave of disarming power.

Knowing that things could not be accomplished, and not wanting to have a real conflict with the Han army, the chief envoy had to put down the flag and explain his intention to the leading Han general.

When the Han generals returned to the city, thousands of Han cavalry generals surrounded the Hu people.

The cavalry galloped on their horses, staggered past each other, piercing through flowers.The long knife in his hand is sharp, but the bow and arrow have not been put away.If you loosen your fingers a little, it will surely rain arrows, and all the barbarians in the encirclement will turn into hedgehogs.

A full half an hour later, someone from the county just came to pass the eunuch's order. Xu envoys stayed in Hanbian, set up tents where they were, and entered Hushi for trading.It's just that permission is not allowed, and you are still not allowed to step half a step into the Han territory, otherwise you will be killed.

"Zou please send the general to Chang'an, and you can enter the Han Dynasty only with the permission of the emperor."

The prestige of Yunzhongshou resounded throughout Hanbian, deterring the grassland for many years.Especially after Yun Zhongqi swept across the grassland, the Hu people were even more frightened when they heard about it.All the other tribes who have fought against Yun Zhongqi will immediately shrink their necks and tremble in their calves when they see the black armored Han Qi.

Sitting on the frontier for many years, I have seen Hu Qi looting the people and slaughtering the Han people. For the robbers on the grassland, Wei Taishou pursued a policy of iron and blood, and killed them if they could. The dead Huns are reassuring.

Encountering the imperial court's decree, you can have preferential treatment.But before being lenient, he must be beaten down first.

This time when the Huns came to envoy, no matter how many times the main envoy negotiated, Wei Taishou was still too lazy to see him, and his attitude was clear. The envoys could enter the country only after Chang'an issued a decree, otherwise they had to wait in place.

Without permission, daring to step half a step into the border county is considered a provocation, there is no room for negotiation, and you will never return!

"I once broke the Lanji saber, do you want to try it?"

The defenders of the fortress and the beacon tower have been given military orders one after another. No matter what the main or deputy envoys are, as long as they dare to cross the border, they will be covered with arrows and rain immediately.

Yun Zhongshou has a tough attitude and has no room for change.

The Xiongnu envoys did not give up, and sent people to test twice, but the result was that they never returned.He didn't want to continue to suffer, and didn't want to really anger Wei Shang, so he had to calm down and retreat outside the boundary set by Wei Taishou, waiting for the arrival of the Chang'an edict.

According to Wei Shang's order, members of the mission were not allowed to enter the border counties, but they could trade in the Hu market and contact the surrendered Hu people.This gave the Huns a chance to inquire about the news, but what they found out left them stunned.

As the big men of the border counties moved northward with their joint efforts, a large area of ​​grassland was circled, and the surrendered Qiang, Xianbei, and Wuhuan tribes benefited from this, and the scope of activities gradually expanded.

After the surrender of the Qiang tribe, they used Hushi and raising sheep as their source of income, and used Hushi to spy on information for the Han army, and reported any suspicious persons immediately.

In the past year or so, the Qiang people have made a lot of contributions.As a reward, the share of new salt and caramel distributed to each ministry increased, and the number of recruits increased to ten.

This made the Qiang people very excited. Regardless of whether the chief priest or the warrior herdsman, they swore to hug the thigh of the Han Dynasty so tightly that they would not be able to pull off the collar.

The Wuhuan people are good at raising horses. Compared with the Qiang people, they prefer to form caravans and travel between various tribes in the grassland.With the advantage of the caravan, the Wuhuan people can always bring back information on the grassland faster and more accurately.

Not long ago, two Wuhuan people were recruited by the border county as horse officials. Because they were good at taking care of horses and healing livestock, they made contributions several times in a row. The county ordered them to change their Han clothes, change their surnames, and intermarry with Han people. .The descendants have Han blood, compared with the Han, Xu bought a house and land in the border county, and settled in the county.

Such treatment made all ministries jealous.

All of a sudden, capable Wuhuan people recommended themselves one after another. They were inferior to the Qiang people in fighting, and they were definitely better at raising horses.

Isn't it just raising foals and treating livestock diseases? Which department doesn't have similar skills?It doesn't make sense that if the same race can hold thighs, they can only be pedals!

Take the Qiang people and Wuhuan people as examples, and the Xianbei people are not far behind.

In terms of fighting, the Xianbei warriors did not lose to the Qiang people; in terms of raising horses, Xianbei and Wuhuan both originated from Donghu, and they were not much different from each other.It is also my own ability to talk about first come, first come first, and the last come first!

The Huns inquired in Hushi, but they didn't have the information they wanted, and they were almost taken into the county by eager herdsmen.Even if there were other entourages from other ministries who came forward, the other party would not let them in. In the end, the Han people said that they were envoys, and the rope on their bodies was loosened.

Having had a painful experience, the Huns had to be more careful and act more cautiously.

It's a pity they don't know that no matter how careful they are, there will always be several tails behind them.Knowing that there are spies in front of them but can't do anything, don't worry about the herdsmen.If it wasn't for the city official's strict order, he would have put the man in a sack, carried him to the back of the tent and kicked him hard.

The power of the Huns?

Having been the auxiliary soldiers of Yunzhongqi, Qiangqi and Xianbei said that the myth of Maodun has long been shattered. They mounted their horses and opened their bows, and followed the Hanqi to charge, and the Xiongnu headquarters could be killed.

Today's border county government is not only a military location, but also has a commercial nature.Especially in Yunzhong City, whenever the military city flag is raised, the streets will be crowded with merchants.

The silk, kudzu hemp, new salt, caramel and various sauce utensils from the Han Dynasty, as well as the cattle and sheep, animal skins and horses from the grasslands all gathered in the city.

With the expansion of the trade scale, Yuezhi merchants, Wusun merchants, and caravans from the Far West appeared in the city one after another.

In order to gain profits, the caravans were willing to take risks, carefully bypassing the blockade of the Huns, and came to Hanbian one after another.There were even bold barbarians who killed the Hun guards and forcibly broke through the blockade, just to get the spirits that can only be found in the Han side.

They brought large quantities of gold, gems, and spices, as well as seeds of crops, in exchange for more silk caramel.

The Yuezhi merchants knew that the Han people liked jade products, and the craftsmen in the headquarters were not good at craftsmanship. The polished jade products could not fetch high prices, so they simply shipped the stones into carts.

It is reported that on the westbound commercial road, there are several small countries rich in jade, and it is not an exaggeration to say that their city-states are built on jade mines.

The Yuezhi people can't beat the Xiongnu, and they are more than enough to clean up a few small countries.

Determine the location of the jade mine, bring enough cavalry, and start robbing without saying a word.Digging up the king's palace, the other party still dare not speak out.In order to send these plague gods away, they have to take the initiative to hand over tools, just hoping that they will dig quickly and finish digging.

Whenever they encountered these unreasonable Yuezhi people, all the countries in the Western Regions could not help but miss the Han Dynasty caravan.That is the real business, mutual benefit.All of these are robbers!

With the prosperity of commerce and trade, the finances of the border counties continued to become richer, war horses were released one after another, and military rations and weapons and armor were piled up in the warehouses.The bosses of the various counties seemed to have discussed it, and sent memorials to the emperor one after another. After obtaining permission, they began to explode on a large scale.

In the counties of the frontier fortress, men who have reached the age of Fu Ji, except in some cases, have at least two years of military training.Send out weapons and horses, each of them can charge with the army and fight against Hu cavalry.

A woman can draw a bow, and a young man can shoot an arrow.

With the help of the trigger improved by the craftsman, the old man can also control the poisonous chimney and provide assistance to the army.

The border people have long been accustomed to horns and drums, and even the young boys will not panic when encountering battles. They will often pick up lambs and hide in dug tunnels under the leadership of their brothers and sisters.

When the battle situation was critical and the servants participated in the battle, the old people and children gathered in the village would leave the hiding place, drive the carts, pull the trailers, take over the duties of the servants, and deliver grain, grass and ordnance for the Han army.

In the early years of Emperor Wudi's border counties, military fortresses were impressively formed.The people living in it, farming and doing business on weekdays, are no different from the people in other counties. Once they encounter foreign enemies, they will immediately change and become an important part of the war.

Such a change began with a butterfly that broke into time and space.

The butterfly flapped its wings gently, bringing a breeze.Day after day, it eventually becomes a hurricane, sweeping across the grassland, reshaping the rivers that flowed through the years, and leaving a strong and colorful imprint in the historical time and space.

The team of envoys took the initiative to contact the surrendered Hu people, and was shocked by the wealth of the other party.The spies sent out not only failed to complete the task, but were shaken in their hearts.

I live in the open air on the grasslands, and when winter comes, I still need to rely on looting to survive, and if I don’t rob, I will be hungry.With the frequent plagues of cattle and sheep, life is not so sad.

In the past, the slaves of other tribes who stepped under their feet got rid of their hard life, and relied on the Han Dynasty to make a lot of money.All the people in the tribe are in good health, the children grow up very well, and even the elderly live a particularly nourishing life.

Things are afraid of comparison.

The more people thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became, and the atmosphere in the group quickly became depressed.

The chief envoy and the deputy envoy found something was wrong, but there was nothing they could do.Not to mention the entourage and guards, even they themselves feel envious, how can they persuade others and boost morale?

When everyone was worried, the decree of Chang'an finally arrived, and the envoys of the Huns were allowed to enter the Han territory.

On the way to Chang'an, the mission was "escorted" by frontier soldiers along the way, and every time it passed through a county, there were also county soldiers out of the city to "gift" these Hu people to cross the border.

Arriving outside the city of Chang'an, the Han army stationed in the capital handed over to the frontier army, and the members of the mission were "safely" delivered to their lodgings, and the Da Xing Ling sent someone to take over.

After a day off, the envoy of the Huns asked to see the emperor of the Han family.

"I came here with the letter of my country, to make a good relationship with the Han Dynasty!"

"Master, don't worry."

The pedestrians and translators who were in charge of the reception were polite on the surface, but their words were circling around and around, making the other party dizzy, and they never gave any definite answer.

Walking out of the room, several Ling Cheng looked at each other, and decided to make persistent efforts, flickering, ahem, the negotiation will be considered a success if these Huns can't find the north.

"We encourage each other."

As a diplomat of the Han Dynasty, this is the most basic professional quality, and it must be done!

In the next half month, every time the envoys of the Xiongnu proposed to see the emperor, they would be fooled by the ministers so that their eyes would stare like gold stars.

Finding that softness is not enough, the chief envoy planned to be tough. During a conversation, he slapped the saber on the table on the spot.

"When will the emperor of the Han family summon us?"

Ling Cheng put their hands together, narrowed their eyes, and their polite smiles disappeared without a trace.

"This is Chang'an!"

If you don't know what kind of land you are stepping on, you dare to slap the knife in the face.Dare to be arrogant in the capital of the Han Dynasty, is it to try whether the neck is hard enough?

Do not kill to make?

The Han Dynasty and the Huns seem to have no such rules.

Negotiations came to an end again.

It was found that Ling Cheng refused to accept the soft and the hard, and the embassy could not help but feel worried.

The emperor of Han never summoned him, and the attitude of receiving officials was like this. Could it be that the Han Dynasty did not intend to ease the relationship, and was really not afraid of the iron hooves of the Xiongnu warriors going south?

Just when the Xiongnu envoys were uneasy, the Han Palace released a group of old and weak palace people and began to choose good families.Carts carrying young girls poured into Chang'an, and the fragrant wind wafted in the air, attracting passers-by to stop and linger.

When the envoys of the Huns learned about this, they suddenly let go of their throats.

"The little emperor is bluffing!" the envoy said contemptuously.

The Huns made this trip to make peace, and to have beautiful women in person.

They didn't know that the Han Palace had already decided on this matter, thinking that these women were preparing for marriage.All the previous toughness was regarded as the Han court's pretentious posture, slapping the swollen face to pretend to be fat.

The more I thought about it, the more reasonable it became. The chief envoy and the deputy envoys began to get so carried away that they forgot what they saw in the border county, and deliberately ignored that Hu Qi hadn't traveled south on a large scale in the past two years.

The envoys of the Xiongnu had misconceptions and began to get flustered. Zhao Jia and Wei Yue, who were training in Linyuan, were suddenly summoned by the emperor to suspend their military affairs and go to Weiyang Palace to have an audience.

"Can Ah Duo guess why he entered the palace this time?" Wei Yue rode beside Zhao Jia, whispering.

"It's probably inseparable from the envoys of the Huns." Zhao Jia turned his head and looked at the third young master Wei who was wearing a silk belt and was getting closer.

Li Danghu suddenly came over and said with a smile: "It's been ten days for the Huns to hang out, and it is estimated that the time to send troops is not far away."

Hearing what the three said, Cao Shi and Han Yan reined in, with excitement in their eyes and fighting spirit in their chests. They wished they could lead their army northward immediately and fight the Xiongnu.

"got windy."

Several people entered the city, passed through the south city all the way, and stopped in front of Weiyang Palace.

In front of the stone steps, Zhao Jia stood tall, his sleeves were blown up by the wind, rustling.

Thinking of what the emperor said in the court meeting, looking at the blue sky, there seemed to be a desolate horn in his ears, calling him to put on his sword, jump on the horse, and lead his sons to the battlefield amidst the rumbling drums, and ride the Han all over the place. Insert grassland.