Plan to cut off the nine states

Shanyu was deeply injured and tortured. Doctors from the Central Plains and goddesses and men from outside the Great Wall came one after another. The fragrance of medicine accumulated in the tent, and the gongs and drums outside the tent were noisy... Everything was of no use. Most of the time, Shanyu was not While enduring the pain, I fell unconscious and my body felt hot.

At dusk that day, Shan Yu suddenly woke up and felt relaxed. The pain disappeared, as if he had never been injured. He opened his eyes and saw the gentle and sad face of his eldest wife, so he squeezed out a smile and wanted to say some comfort. words, but found that he didn't even have the strength to open his mouth.

The eldest wife sat on the blanket and let her husband rest on her legs for nearly a day and a night. "I finally woke up. Here is the medicine that I just prepared..."

Shanyu shook his head laboriously.

"Goat milk? Wine? Fruit pulp?"

Shanyu moistened his throat and finally managed to squeeze out a voice, "Come closer, I have something to say..."

The eldest wife moved back slightly, bent down hard, and put her ear to Shanyu's mouth.

"I know it's you." Shanyu said softly.

The eldest wife was startled and was about to smooth things over when she felt a pain in her ear and was bitten tightly by Shan Yu.

Shanyu used all his strength to bite so hard that blood spilled from the corners of his mouth.

The eldest wife let out a short cry, struggled for a moment, and immediately gave up. She didn't cry out in pain or hide away, she just endured it.

There were many adults, servants, and doctors in the tent. They were all shocked and inexplicable when they saw this scene. However, they did not hear Shan Yu's words. They only felt strange and frightened. No one dared to step forward to stop them. They had to look away and pretend to be something. None can be seen.

Chanyu's heart was filled with pleasure, but when he found that his wife didn't resist, he let go of his teeth.

The eldest wife slowly stood up, her ears were dripping with blood. She did not raise her hand to wipe it, nor did she show surprise or anger. Instead, a smile appeared on her face, "Chanyu feels better?"

The pain that had disappeared not long ago returned to its old state, but Shanyu was still sober in his heart. He turned slightly and looked at the people in the tent. With just one order, these people would do anything for him.

"Get out, everyone get out." Shanyu ordered, but it was not the order in his heart.

Everyone was eager to leave and immediately lined up to go out of the tent. Several adults hesitated a little, but seeing that Shan Yu had no intention of changing his mind, they followed him out.

"Where are the two sons?" Shanyu asked.

"It's next door. Do you want to call me over?"

"No need." Shanyu slowly stretched out his arm, touched his wife's injured ear, stained it with a little blood, and then slowly took it back, "Why?" he asked, "I have forgiven you...why?"

The eldest wife wanted to laugh, but ended up crying. She wanted to say it was not her, but what she said was: "I can't help it."

"I'm your solution."

Once the tears burst into her eyes, they could never stop. The eldest wife cried: "Sooner or later the news will be leaked. Even if the letter is found, Princess Huanyan will still have a way to reveal the truth. I can't... I don't want to embarrass you..."

Shan Yu couldn't help but laugh, which made the wound even more painful. "So you let people shoot secret arrows? You want to take charge and solve all problems by yourself?"

"I don't know." The eldest wife hugged her husband, and her tears fell on his chest, mixed with a few drops of blood. When she made the decision, she thought her heart was as hard as iron, but when things came to pass, she realized that she was not so decisive.

"Promise me three things. These are my last words. If you obey them, you can still get my forgiveness. If you violate one thing, you will be cursed by me for the rest of your life."

"I obey and won't violate anything."

"The first thing is that my son must succeed Shanyu. Use your machinations and all your means to ensure this. If the position of Shanyu falls into the hands of others, you will be punished by death."

The eldest wife cried and nodded, speechless.

"The second thing is to retreat to the outside of the Great Wall. Without me, He Rongbu is unable and unwilling to compete with the Central Plains people for hegemony. Before it's too late, retreat to the outside of the Great Wall and wait for my son to grow up and wait for the Central Plains to fall into war again."

The eldest wife continued to nod.

Chanyu felt himself sinking. He grabbed the last bit of strength and said viciously: "Kill all the women of Tiancheng Zhang family. She has harmed you and me, and also harmed He Rongbu."

Shanyu actually squeezed more strength from his body, stretched out his hand to pinch his wife's arm, and shouted: "You are a devil, the most ferocious devil in the world. You will be punished, but before that, you must continue to be a devil." , protect our two sons, let them grow up, and then...then..."

"Then I kill myself to see you, and I will punish you as you wish."

Chanyu laughed and suddenly regretted everything he just said. He was about to reach the end and found that he didn't really care about what happened after his death. He just wanted to take revenge, take revenge on this woman and the whole world, and bring them back together. Nothing, he moved his palms, trying to pinch the thin neck, just twist it lightly...

The eldest wife couldn't guess what her husband was thinking, so she leaned forward slightly and asked softly: "What else do you want to say?"

Shanyu's fingers touched the skin on his neck, then hung down weakly, exhaling a puff of air from his mouth, and there was no more sound.

The eldest wife hugged her husband tightly and cried bitterly. She cried silently at first, but gradually she came back to her senses and murmured: "I want to be that devil..." and burst into tears.

The cry attracted a peek from an adult, and then more people came in one after another and stood at the door, at a loss. Someone dragged in a doctor and pushed him forward.

The doctor staggered over, trembling all over, and slowly knelt down, wanting to check on Shan Yu.

"Get away!" the eldest wife roared, her voice hoarse, "You filthy bastard!" Then she cursed in He Rong language, and the doctor rolled around on the ground and crawled in a hurry, without even bringing a medicine box.

After crying bitterly for a long time, the eldest wife finally stopped crying, still holding her husband's body, and spoke to all the adults in He Rong language.

The sound of the trumpet sounded continuously throughout the military camp, getting louder and louder, reaching up to the clouds and far beyond the mountains.

A group of people walking on the road suddenly stopped when they heard the sound.

Zhou Yuanbin's expression changed, and he turned to Xu Chu and said, "The Chanyu has already... We are afraid that we will be a step too late."

"We arrived just in time." Xu Chu urged his horse to gallop, and the others followed.

The military camp was in chaos, but the guards were extremely tight. Zhou Yuanbin could only enter if he found someone he knew. He immediately went to see Shanyu's eldest wife. Even if he couldn't see her for a while, he had to stay outside the tent and never leave.

Others did not have such qualifications and were all sent to different tents.

Xu Chu and Kou Daogu had to share the same tent.

Kou Daogu's expression became even colder. He was forced to abandon "Princess Fangde" on the way, and there were many scholars following him. He didn't even have a vehicle. He rode horseback in the winter. After a few days, he was exhausted and felt deeply guilty. It was unseemly and he relied on a sense of arrogance to persevere. Even after entering the tent, he refused to sit down and stood at the door with his back to the other person.

Xu Chu couldn't care less, so he took off his boots and lay on the bed, saying, "Even if I'm going to be beheaded, I don't want to get up. I'll just die on this bed."

Kou Daogu remained silent, preferring to pretend that the person behind him did not exist.

The horn sound outside continued for a long time, and finally gradually weakened until it disappeared.

Xu Chu's strength recovered slightly, he stood up and put on his boots again, and said, "Mr. Kou, don't be too distressed. You still have a chance. Maybe you don't need to ask, the palace will kill me and avenge you."

Kou Daogu was silent for a while, and then said: "If it was just for revenge, you would have died long ago. I regret that the world is in chaos again, and it's because of you."

"This time it really has nothing to do with me."

"Don't think that I don't know. It was you who sent that idea to Zhonggong's heart and asked her...Xu Chu, from now on, every additional death in the world will be blamed on you."

Xu Chu was silent for a while, "Do you really care about the world?"

Kou Daogu refused to answer.

"A strong-armed shanyu is not suitable to dominate the world." Xu Chu said.

"You always want to find a wise king and push him to the throne, but you are wrong. You reversed the order. You should find someone who can win the throne, and then transform him into a wise king."

"If you have met the Emperor of All Things, you will know that some people cannot be changed."

"Shanyu can."

Xu Chu smiled. This issue could last for days and nights, but he was not interested now. He didn't take off his boots and lay down again. "Mr. Kou might as well just want revenge."

Zhou Yuanbin broke in, took a look at Kou Daogu, walked around him, and said to Xu Chu: "Zhonggong, please come over."

Xu Chu stood up and followed Zhou Yuanbin out of the tent. Kou Daogu stood motionless.

The twins were sitting side by side in the middle. They didn't know why and always wanted to leave. They were held down by their mother every time. Shan Yu's eldest wife stayed beside them. Her ears were bandaged and a strand of hair hung down to cover them up. She had issued many orders in the name of the widow. The orders were all Shanyu's "last orders", and he had just been freed up to deal with personal matters.

No one mentioned the "accident" at the inn. Shan Yu's eldest wife ordered Xu Chu and Zhou Yuanbin to stand at the door and were not allowed to approach. Then she said coldly: "I have got the letter."

Xu Chu cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations."

"I heard that it was you who persuaded King Youdu to give up the fight for the throne?"

"Easy to do."

"Hey. Mr. Xu, please do your best and give me some advice. What should I do next?"

"I have to know first what orders the palace has given."

"Just think that I didn't issue a single order."

Xu Chu thought for a moment and then said: "Zhonggong must lead the He Rong people back to the outside of the Great Wall as soon as possible."

"What a coincidence. Shanyu also said so in his will. Let me hear your reasons."

"The first is to avoid defeat, and the second is to prevent anyone from using the excuse of going home to disturb the morale of the army."

"No wonder Shanyu appreciates you. Is there anything else?"

"Meet with King Youdu and let him take charge of the military."

"Well, what then?"

"Then wait and see what happens."

The eldest wife of the Shan Yu thought for a while, "The idea is a good idea, and it coincides with the Shan Yu, but I don't want to do it. He Rong people managed to occupy half of the country, so it is a pity to give up like this."

"Choose the opportunity, don't force it."

"You should listen to what Mr. Xu said. After hearing your suggestion, I feel much more at ease. Zhou Yuanbin, you can tell me my plan."

Zhou Yuanbin first saluted to the middle palace, and then said: "The strong-armed Shanyu has left an order: No one from He Rong is allowed to return to the outside world. They must occupy all the land in Jiuzhou. The two sons are young and cannot lead the army. Therefore, King Zuoxian will succeed him." He will take the throne as his eldest wife and swear in public that he will pass the throne to the strong-armed Chanyu's son."