Qin Official

Prince Moton's felt tent is very eye-catching. Although it is made of sheepskin like other tents, it is made of pure white plush. The top of the tent is surrounded by a huge ring of antlers, which Moton has acquired in the past six months. prey……

"Thank you, Master Ju, for reminding me. Mao Dun knows this and asks the messenger to go and have a rest. Mao Dun immediately collects his subordinates and will return to Shan Yuting with Marquis Gudu at dawn!"

After sending the messenger sent by Ju Wu out, Maodun returned to the felt tent. Compared to the coolness outside, the tent was very hot, filled with smoke and the smell of roasted meat. Stoves filled with firewood were placed at the four corners. It emitted a dim red light, and the ground was covered with thick animal skins as a carpet. On the carpet sat three of Prince Moton's cronies:

Kang Long, a businessman from Kangju who had a high nose and deep eyes, was dressed in brocade from the Central Plains; he had an ordinary appearance, with a knobby chin, short beard, and flat cheeks; there was also a shot with a bald head and only a tuft of black hair on the back of his head. The carver is "bald".

Modun had already suppressed his smile, and scanned the three henchmen with his slender eyes.

"The Qin merchants left a letter to frame me, saying that I had an alliance with the Qin people and wanted to attack the Chanyu and usurp my father's throne. The Guduhou sent by the Chanyu has arrived at the northern foot of Helan and will arrive tomorrow. He wants to take me back to the Chanyu court. !”

"Taifu Ju means that this matter is a treacherous plot by the Qin people, and Shanyu is half-convinced. He told me not to resist. When I get to Shanyu's court, he will speak for me and clear Shanyu's doubts..."

The grumpy Xiao Qiequ first objected: "Once the prince goes to Shan Yuting alone, it will be mutton on the chopping block. The Yan family has long wanted to get rid of the prince and let the youngest son take the throne. The Shan Yu also listens to her words. The prince must not go back!"

"If you don't come back, what can you do?" Modun asked the three of them.

"It's better to do the opposite!"

Xiao Qiequ drew the scimitar from his waist and slashed it hard on the table: "Early tomorrow morning, first kill Guduhou, then take Danghu hostage, summon Helan tribesmen, gather troops from Loufan and Aries, and go north Attack Shan Yuting and force Touman to give way!"

In the Xiongnu, etiquette, justice, integrity and shame were very different from those in the Central Plains. Killing an older brother with a younger brother, and killing a father with a younger brother was commonplace, and it didn't matter if you said it to your face.

Kangju merchant Kang Long disagreed with this strategy: "Otherwise, although Prince Maodun was stationed in the Helan grassland, the local cavalry was controlled by Dadanghu. Dadanghu was a close confidant of Touman Chanyu, and asked him to favor it. Prince, it is very difficult. And the Lord of Gudu must be well prepared. If the Prince raises his troops, he is not absolutely sure that the Helan Huns will follow! If things fail, and he is attacked from both sides by Da Danghu and the Lord of Gudu, how will he defend himself? Of?"

The bald vulture shooter nodded: "Kang Long is right."

While the three of them were arguing, Mao Dun had already made up his mind.

"I don't want to go to Shan Yuting to die, nor will I raise an army to attack my father."

"It's not that I'm afraid that I won't succeed, but that Qin Shang designed to harm me. His purpose is nothing more than to plot Henan. If I raise an army, the Xiongnu will be in chaos first, and the Qin people will take the opportunity to advance. By then, there will be a wolf in front of me and a wolf behind me. It’s a tiger, I’m afraid I can only surrender to the Qin people like the Qin merchants framed me!”

This was something the proud Maodun never wanted to do. He entertained those Qin merchants with good intentions, but he never thought that they would harm him behind his back. Maodun felt angry. He would rather go to the enemies of the Huns than bow to the Qin people!

"What should the prince do?"

Mao Dun said: "Take your cronies and family members and leave overnight!"

Advance when it is beneficial, retreat when it is unfavorable, and do not be shy to escape. This is the habit of the Huns. Since Mao Dun has already thought about it, the three close followers have no objection, but where to go is still a big problem.

Xiao Qiequ came up with an idea and said: "The prince is getting married to Aries, and he has a new family, why not go to the Aries tribe?"

The bald Eagle Shooter shook his head: "No, Mr. Aries is timid. If he is frightened by Shan Yuyi, he will definitely betray the prince and go to Linhu."

However, Kang Long put forward a bold idea: "Since the Qin Dynasty and Shang Dynasty have framed the prince, and presumably want to launch troops against the Xiongnu, and Henan is no longer safe, why not follow me to the west, to the Western Regions, to Kangju, where the valleys are empty and there are There is a large amount of pasture for a prince to settle down.”

However, Mao Dun rejected this strategy: "Although Kangli in the Western Regions is good, it is too far away. The place I want to go must be neither far nor near. I can avoid the Shanyu's pursuit and stay away from the war between Qin and Xiong, and at the same time, I can At the right time, the horseback rider will come back!"

If he refuses to give up and goes into exile, the Xiongnu's horse will surely rise again!

In his heart, Mao Dun already knew where he was going.

"Go to Juyanze, I want to defect to King Yuezhi!"

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As the western neighbor of the Xiongnu and one of the Three Heroes of the Grassland, the Yueshi have also developed their own unique political system.

As the supreme ruler, King Yuezhi lived in Zhaowu City. Under King Yuezhi, there were five other tribes of Xi (xi) marquis, located in five grazing lands in the Hexi Corridor. Each tribe had a population of more than 10,000. In peacetime, He surrendered livestock skins to the Yuezhi King and brought his tribe to join in the war.

The Marquis of Juyan lived in Yanze, which is located downstream of the weak water, forming several lakes. The lakeside is beautiful grassland, fertile land, rich water and grass, and can livestock cattle and sheep. It is surrounded by desert on three sides. Few outsiders set foot...

But in the first ten days of the eighth month of the 28th year of Qin Shihuang (the ninth month of the lunar calendar), hundreds of people rode horses and camels, walked out of the hot desert, and appeared on the bank of Juyanze covered with dust.

This incident alarmed the Marquis of Xi and the Yuezhi King who led his troops to patrol the area. When they heard from the scouts that the visitors were all dressed as Huns, their first reaction was: The Huns are going to attack Juyan!

The Yuezhi and the Xiongnu have always been at odds with each other. Every year, conflicts break out over competition for pasture and livestock. Juyan was originally a pasture for the Xiongnu. Later, the Xiongnu were defeated by Li Mu, and the Xiongnu was captured by the Yuezhi.

King Yuezhi immediately ordered a thousand horsemen from the tribe, rushed out, rushed over and surrounded the more than a hundred Huns. Only then did he realize that they were not fully armed warriors, but rather like fleeing refugees: except for the more than fifty warriors In addition, there were some women and children drinking water by the pond. All of them looked haggard. They must have been trekking in the desert for many days...

Facing the open bows and arrows of the Yuezhi people, a merchant from Kangju who called himself "Kang Long" stepped forward and loudly expressed his intention in Yuezhi language.

King Yuezhi was greatly surprised when he heard that the tall young Hun warrior was Maodun. Modun was not only the son of Touman Shanyu, but also a famous warrior on the grassland. When the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi conflicted, this young man always rushed to the front, stretched his bow and arrows, and killed many Yuezhi people...

I heard that he recently married Aries Lord's daughter, the most beautiful pearl on the grassland. It was a moment of pride. Why did he suddenly come to Juyanze?

With this doubt, King Yuezhi signaled Marquis Juyanxi to come forward with his horse, and said loudly: "Why do the horses of the Xiongnu come to Yuezhi's pasture to drink water?"

Modun stood up and asked Kang Long to translate for him: "The horse is too good, and the old horse king is jealous, so he forced me to leave the Xiongnu. The horse has been lost in the desert for a long time, so he has no choice but to come to the Yuezhi King!"

"So that's it!"

After Marquis Ju Yanxi reported back, the Yuezhi King burst into laughter. The Xiongnu lost an arm when they lost Maodun. It was a happy event for the Yuezhi.

Then the Yuezhi King proudly rode forward and said proudly:

"Why should the Yuezhi take in the Xiongnu's abandoned horse?"

"Because Maodun is here to offer three great gifts to King Yuezhi!"

As Modun spoke, he rode forward on his horse. The Yuezhi people suddenly became nervous, but Modun threw away the bow and arrow on his horse and took off the scimitar from his waist to show that he was not hostile.

"First, it's my BMW!"

Maodun's horse is a dragon colt obtained from Kangju. It is eight feet tall at the shoulders and looks very elegant. Even in the Yuezhi, such a good horse is rare. Although it is a bit thin after running in the desert for ten days, it is still very energetic. The King of the Yuezhi knew that this horse was not extraordinary.

"The second one is the most beautiful woman in Henan, the Yan family from Maodun!"

Maodun's horse was also carrying a girl, who was his newly married Yan family.

Mr. Yan was a little unbelievable when he heard this, but the cruel Mao Dun showed no expression. He dismounted on his own, slapped the horse on the butt, and let the red horse carry Mr. Yan, who was in tears, and ran towards the big mouth. King of the Yuezhi.

This was something that the Yuezhi King had never thought of. He wanted to play tricks on Mao Dun, but he never thought that he would give away his beloved wife, a good horse!

A sense of success arose spontaneously in the heart of King Yuezhi. Looking at the Yan family of Maodun, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old. After washing away the dust with the water of Ju Yanze, he revealed a beautiful face. The shy and annoyed look made King Yuezhi's heart flutter...

King Yuezhi asked someone to put away the neighing horse. His eyes greedily looked around the body and face of the Moton family, thinking that he would enjoy her tonight, while her husband, Moton, was arranged outside the tent. , let him play Hujia for fun!

King Yuezhi laughed loudly and asked Mao Dun again: "Okay, I have accepted these two gifts. What is the third gift?"

Maodun suddenly prostrated himself on the ground and looked at the ground with his head.

"The third reason is Mao Dun's loyalty. I also hope that the Yuezhi King can take Mao Dun in and lend me troops. The Xiongnu will fight with China, and Man will be defeated in this battle. Mao Dun is willing to help the Yuezhi collect the remnants of the Xiongnu and make the One hundred thousand Xiongnu, all subordinate to the Yuezhi King, make the people of the grassland become one family!"

There can only be one alpha wolf in a wolf pack, and when the old wolf fails to age, a bad wolf is destined to take his place and occupy his wife and concubines!

Unfortunately, Touman does not have the strength to bite Touman's throat now. He can only choose to escape, lick his wounds in Juyanze, recruit sympathizers from various Xiongnu tribes, borrow power from the Yueshi, and slowly grow his own power...

When the Xiongnu were beaten to pieces by the Qin army and fled to Mobei, he, Maodun of the Luotang clan, would appear in front of them as the hero who saved the Xiongnu from fire and water!

By then, he will take back everything he lost, including the humiliation of being driven out, his position as Shanyu, and even the lands of Beijia and Henan that were taken away by the Qin people!

King Yuezhi couldn't see Maodun, who was lying on the ground with his head lowered, but his hands were deeply clasped in the soil of Ju Yanze. The fingertips were not soil, but thick hatred...

"Shan Ma's beloved wife who was forced to be sacrificed to King Yuezhi today! We must take her back too!"

"Let the Yuezhi people repay today's pride with a hundred times more pain and fear!"