The burly figure of the military minister walked step by step to the middle of the king's tent.

Many nobles bowed their heads, leaned down, and touched the bottom of their foreheads to show their submission to him.

"Aries King!" The military minister turned his gaze to a nobleman in the king's tent and asked in a rough voice, "I heard that there is an important piece of information that has been transmitted to you from the Han Dynasty!" ”

"Returning to the plough and being alone, the minister did receive a very important piece of information from the Han Dynasty!" The king of Aries crawled into the king's tent and prostrated himself with a retribution.

The nobles in the tent turned their curious, disdainful, provocative and distrustful eyes to the Aries King.

It's not because people don't pay attention to the intelligence of the Han Dynasty.

On the contrary, although now the Xiongnu Empire has set the national policy of advancing south and west.

But......

For the only empire in the known civilized world that could wrestle with the Xiongnu Empire, the existence of the Han Dynasty was itself a threat.

The ancestral burial places of the Huns, almost all the important sacrificial sites, are concentrated near the border of the Han Dynasty.

Even this wolf dwelling Xu Mountain, in fact, is only 2,000 miles away from the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty in a straight line (note).

Even, three or four hundred years ago, the place where the Huns sacrificed to the sky, Ganquan Mountain, has now become the summer palace of the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Seventy or eighty years ago, the Great Wall Army of the Qin Empire commanded by Meng Tian left their invincible legend on all the grassland peoples.

In such a situation, no one did not attach importance to the intelligence from the Han Dynasty.

Even, there are nobles in the tent, who are themselves vassals from the Han Dynasty.

For example, the grandfather of Lu Tazhi, the king of Donghu, was Lu Xuan, the brother of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty.

It's okay to be curious. Disdain or provocation. Whether it's distrust or not, it's just against the king of Aries.

Because. The Aries King, who is here now, has just inherited his uncle's throne this winter.

The status inheritance system of the Huns was very chaotic, with the largest fist and the second most bloodline.

This Aries King, who can defeat his uncle and brother and successfully sit in the position of the Aries King, looks like he should have some ability.

But in the Huns, the internal competitors were swept away. It's just the first step on the road to the throne.

If you want to maintain your position and power, you will also have to face challenges from outside tribes.

Although the Aries tribe is strong, even in the Xiongnu country, it is considered a top tribe.

However, when Lao Wang died last year, his brothers and nephews competed with each other for the throne and fought against each other, which inevitably lost part of their strength.

The other tribes, of course, all smelled blood.

As long as the Aries tribe shows its decline. They'll rush to it.

Although there is a single court control, no one can really do what to do with the Aries tribe.

However, in the Xiongnu, where the strong were respected, the weak did not deserve resources.

The fertile pastures that the Aries tribe has occupied for decades. The natural pastures and the large number of herdsmen, each of which attracts the most unbearable other tribes.

Thus. At this moment, the leaders of the various Xiongnu tribes. are all observing, looking, and pondering the Aries King.

With a hunter's eye on his prey.

Only the Aries King fully proved his prowess and dispelled the covetousness of the other tribes for the pastures and pastures under his control.

Otherwise. This kind of peeping and coveting will not stop.

Compared with the war on the outside, the tilt on the inside is more brutal.

In the Xiongnu, even if it is Shan Yu, he needs to prove himself, otherwise, he will step down and be killed.

Because of this, starting from the old Shangshan Yu, Shan Yuting gradually began to imitate and learn from the Han Dynasty, hoping to stabilize the order, centralize power, and establish authority.

However, such an approach was not recognized by the Xiongnu nobles and tribal leaders at all.

So there was little to no effect.

The new Aries Wang Gu Shot, feeling the malicious and peeping eyes of the other clan leaders in the royal tent, raised her head fearlessly and looked directly at these people.

Challenges and provocations are the daily life of almost every Xiongnu nobleman.

Only by overcoming the nobility from within and outside can respect and power be earned.

Gu shot sneered twice in his heart, but it was just in front of him, and it was not easy for him to fight back.

"This is a map from the Han Dynasty......" Gu Shot looked directly into the eyes of the would-be challengers, clapped his palms, and soon, two Hun warriors walked in with a cloth wrapped in bloody clothes.

"It is said that this is the information that the emperor of the Han Dynasty obtained from the merchants on the sea, and then drew a map!" Gu Jie looked around at the other clan leaders, and then bowed down to the military minister and said, "The great plough is lonely, the minister has discovered the Yue clan people from this map!" ”

The soldier's short, stout body suddenly trembled, and the braids that were scattered behind his head danced with excitement.

"Yue's people?!" The military minister shouted, looked up to the sky and howled, then stared at Gu Shot, and asked: "Sue me, sue sù by the gods, the earth blesses, the sun and the moon shine on the plough and lonely, those despicable and shameless thieves, dirty and lowly slaves, where are they?" ”

For the military minister, Yue's is the biggest pain, the biggest scar, and the biggest shame in his heart!

More than 20 years ago, during the reign of Lao Shangdan, he as the king of Zuoxian, the prince of the Xiongnu Empire, led the army to fight with the Yueshi people, and was defeated repeatedly, and finally Lao Shangdan had no choice, and ordered his sworn enemy Youxian King to lead the eastern tribes to crusade, and as a result, he broke through the Yueshi, killed its king, made wine vessels, and drove the remnants of the Yueshi people to the west.

This is the greatest shame and the biggest pain in the life of a military minister.

In the Xiongnu, the people worshipped the victors and despised the vanquished.

Although he carried out a palace coup d'état, completely swept away all the power of his former sworn enemy, leaving only one son still alive.

But the military minister knew that he hadn't washed away the shame on himself for a day, so his position was still not secure.

At home and abroad, there will be opportunities for challengers who covet his position, uncles and nephews who spy on his authority.

It is even related to the fact that the son of his sworn enemy, King Youxian, who was exiled to the west of the Left Valley, was able to obtain the protection and support of many tribes.

The tribal chiefs of the country. Just superficially surrender to him, but. In fact, he didn't trust him as much as Lao Shangdanyu.

Everyone is skeptical and scrutinizing. Looked at him, pondered him.

As soon as they have the opportunity, these people will inevitably gather around the king of the left valley and challenge him.

Just like back then, Tou Man's ability was doubted, so he killed him by Mao Dun Shan Mingdi.

Therefore, after securing his position, the military minister mobilized his qiē force to search and search for the whereabouts of the Yue clan and their royal court.

The military minister swears. As long as you find the Yueshi people, you must crush these damned thieves, despicable slaves, into dregs, and use their heads to make wine vessels, to boast of their bravery, to enslave their women, and to whip their children.

Pity. The Yueshi people ran far away, even out of the sight of the Huns, and even the countries in the Western Regions had no trace of these guys.

And now. When the Aries King spoke, after discovering the whereabouts of the Yue people from the Han Dynasty.

One can imagine how excited the military minister was.

He was eager to immediately whip up the invincible army of the Huns. Find the scum and crush them!

OK. The only reason allowed the military minister to restrain himself.

The Yueshi fled far away. Even if you find their traces, you can't go to ask for them now.

At least in the summer, when the horses and livestock begin to grow fat, and the water and grass are abundant.

Gu Gong opened the blood-stained package in the tray, revealing the silk map inside, and then unfolded it in front of the minister's eyes.

"Returning to the blessing of the gods, the protection of the earth, the sun and the moon shining on the great plough alone. Those despicable thieves are hiding here now......" Gu Jie pointed to a place on the map and said, "According to the information from the Han Dynasty, these filthy slaves are recovering from their vitality, and it is said that there are already three or four hundred thousand people, and they are planning to conquer a country that has never been richer than ever!" ”

The other chiefs of the tribes in the tent also raised their heads.

Yueshi people!

No Hun will forget the former overlord of the steppe.

In particular, Lao Shangdan Yu once made the head of the king of the Yue clan into a wine vessel.

With their own people, the Xiongnu nobles thought that one day, if the Yueshi people regained their strength, they would definitely come back for revenge!

Even some of the older tribal leaders remember it very well.

More than 20 years ago, after the Yueshi people fled, those captured and captured Yueshi nobles and shamans, before they died, cursed the Huns with extremely vicious tones and the most resolute attitude.

"Wait, my king will definitely return, he will return with the power of the sun and the moon, with the blessing of the gods, stepping on the flames, and at that time, the whole grassland will burn, and the hail of fists will fall from the sky, and you, will be turned into ice sculptures and ashes, ruined in the flames!"

Even today, those Xiaoyue clans hidden in the corners are still a headache for the Xiongnu Empire.

These stubborn thieves and lowly slaves whose vitality is more tenacious than weeds, if they regain their strength and kill them back, then they will be able to pay it back?!

You must know that twenty or thirty years ago, the entire Western Regions and grasslands were subjugated to the hooves of the Yueshi people.

The cavalry that the Huns were proud of did not have an advantage in front of the Yueshi cavalry.

Therefore, in the Xiongnu, regardless of position or faction, all nobles and tribes had the same attitude towards the Yueshi: find them, kill them, burn their pastures and pastures, eat up their livestock, pollute their rivers and lakes, and humiliate and occupy their women!

"The plough is lonely, and the 14,000 warriors of the ministers and the troublesome department are willing to be your vanguard!"

"We, the 8,000 cavalry of the Rest and Slaughter Department, are willing to be the blades of the plow!"

"My master, the Lan clan is your arrow, please sing the hammer and give the Yue clan people to destroy miè!"

"The plough designated by the gods is lonely, and the three thousand horsemen of the Sub clan are ready to go!"

Even Yi Zhixian, the king of Zuogu Li, was also under the general trend, prostrate in front of the military minister, the enemy who killed his father, and said loudly: "The invincible plough is lonely, let the wrath of the gods destroy those despicable Yue people!" ”

But at this moment, the military ministers didn't seem to hear the voices of the ministers.

All his attention was drawn by the map drawn on the silk.

The map is so large that it can be expanded to cover two or three feet.

It uses words and lines to divide the world.

"This is the Han Dynasty......" The hand of the military minister touched the east of the map, and even if the military minister did not know the Chinese characters, he knew that this was there.

The vast and rich territory of the Han Dynasty. Occupy all of the eastern part of the map, the majestic mountains. Rushing rivers, quiet mountains. Flat plains, majestic cities, prosperous worlds, and beacons of civilization have never been so clearly displayed in front of the eyes of military ministers.

In the heart of the military minister, it was as if something had been touched.

He felt, he saw the light.

A whole new world, just behind the Gate of Light, beckoned to him.

"The Han Dynasty was really powerful and vast. Not weaker than my Great Huns! The military minister thought to himself.

Although the Huns were ignorant, the level of civilization was extremely low, and they did not even have their own writing.

However, its rulers are not ignorant.

Like the father of the military minister, the old man is in Ji Congee, and even has a literary temperament, and his personality is relatively generous, treats people kindly, and can tolerate the mistakes of his subordinates. Even challengers can be forgiven.

Back then, King Youxian, as a single brother, once conspired to challenge, and as a result. Failure.

But Lao Shangshan Yu did not kill him, but continued to appoint him as the Right Xian King, giving him full responsibility for the Eastern Raiders.

The right virtuous king then swore to repay him to the death.

Even a coup d'état can be successful. It is also mostly based on the fact that the right virtuous king is unwilling to meet with the heir of the old Shangshan Yu.

Otherwise, this has been running the Oriental tribe for more than 20 years. The Hun god of war who has made great achievements and is almost invincible. If Lai is in the East and does not come to the court, the military ministers really have no way to deal with him!

Even military ministers are actually very open-minded.

He can tolerate Yi Zhixian to live, and watch coldly, as evidenced by the fact that those subordinates, friends and in-laws of the former Right Xian King secretly helped and supported Yi Zhixian.

Because, the military minister is not as irascible as he appears to be.

On the contrary, he is the same as Shan Yu in the past, very calm and sober.

He understood that killing Yi Zhixian was very likely to anger those old subordinates, in-laws, and friends of the Right Virtuous King.

It may even lead to a brutal civil war within the Xiongnu Empire.

Therefore, he tolerated Yi Zhixi's cunzài, and even named him the king of Zuogu Li.

Because, the Xiongnu Empire needed unity, unity, and order.

As it is now, as long as he can lead the Xiongnu Empire forward and acquire slaves and livestock, then no one can challenge his position.

"Is this my Great Huns?" The hands of the military ministers looked north from the Great Wall, all the way through.

Although this map is vague, the military minister's Shan Yuting has always been swimming in the territory of the Xiongnu with the seasons, and he soon learned that the map of the Han Dynasty, the basic framework is correct, and it does draw the general territory of the Xiongnu.

Although it is very vague, there are no famous mountains, large rivers, important places of worship and pastures.

But in the eyes of the military minister, it was shocking enough.

What shocked the military ministers even more was that on this map, the huge Xiongnu Empire and the equally huge Han Dynasty only occupied less than half of the page.

In the West, more in the West, the unknown world, the prosperous world, at this moment, opened the door to the military ministers.

The face of the military minister showed an extremely excited and complicated smile.

Because, he knows, what he sees.

A new world, a strange new world, a whole new world for the Hun Empire to conquer and conquer.

Until today, the military ministers have been confused.

The invincible Hun cavalry, in the Western Regions, is already invincible.

Although the Wusun people and several other powerful countries further west posed a certain challenge to the Xiongnu.

But in the eyes of the military ministers, it was just a disease of scabies.

As long as the Huns are serious, these people are scum, and the invincible Hun cavalry can completely run over them.

But what about after it has been run over?

Without the enemy, the hands and feet of the Huns will be sluggish, the hands that draw the bow will become weak, their faces will have no scars, and in a few years, they will repeat the mistakes of the Donghu people and the Yueshi people, and then be defeated and replaced by new forces.

So, in fact, the Xiongnu Empire's policy of supporting the Wusun people and conquering but not occupying the Western Regions was actually to use it as its own backyard, ATM, and whetstone.

At the time of Lao Shangdanyu's rule, this policy had already been formulated and became a national policy.

As for the Han Dynasty in the East......

The military ministers were reluctant to touch the fortified cities and well-organized infantry columns under the Great Wall anyway.

Moreover, the military ministers felt that the Han Dynasty was all infantry and peasants. Although there was cavalry, judging by the record of engagements over the past few decades. The cavalry of the Han Dynasty was not so much cavalry. Rather, infantry on horseback.

It would not pose any threat to the Xiongnu Empire.

Anyway, if the Hun cavalry touched the cities of the Han Dynasty, the impregnable defense system was enough for the Hun warriors to drink a pot.

On the contrary, if the infantry of the Han Dynasty had come to the open grassland......

Let's not talk about whether they can beat the Hun cavalry.

Just one question - can they recognize the way home in the vast grasslands and the vast Gobi?

Anyway, the military ministers knew that it was the Huns themselves. It also often happens that a tribe gets lost on the migration road and ends up going around to Hanhai or Beihai. (Note 2)

It is based on these perceptions.

The military ministers would choose to make peace with the Han Dynasty and turn westward.

While knocking on the tribes and states of the Western Regions that had already been subjugated, while expanding the new frontiers of the Xiongnu Empire.

Last year, good results have been achieved.

The territory of the Xiongnu Empire expanded for at least hundreds of miles in the Western Regions, conquering and subjugating more than a dozen large and small tribes and city-states, and capturing and capturing many slaves and wealth.

But before today, the question of where the Xiongnu Empire should go. has always made the entire Huns very confused.

They don't know, where is the direction of the future?

But, now, look at this whole new world. This strange world.

The military minister knew that he had found his way.

For the first time in his life, the military minister knew. The world is so vast.

The blood of conquest in his genes. It boiled.

Just, look at the map. The warlord frowned.

He waved at Gu Shot, and asked, "Where are the Yue people?" The tone was very calm, completely devoid of the initial irritability and ferocity.

But those who are familiar with the military ministers know that such a lonely plough is the most terrible!

This means that he is starting to think.

And in this world, there are really not many people or things that need to be thought about by military ministers.

"Returning to the plough and lonely ......" Aries Wang Gu took a step forward, pointed to the middle corner of the west on the map, and said: "These lowly slaves are hiding here, according to the intelligence from the Han Dynasty, the place where they are is called 'Pseudo Water', it is said that they are planning to cross the 'Pseudo Water' to conquer the east......" Gu Cai's finger stroked on the map, pointing to a vast country that made the military ministers breathe rapidly.

The size of this kingdom even exceeds that of the Han Dynasty.

"Where is this?" The minister's voice softened more and more.

"According to the Han people, the name of this place is 'body poison', it is said that ...... It is said that ......" Gu Jie also took a deep breath, and then said: "It is said that the wealth of this country far exceeds that of the Han Dynasty, and the Yueshi once only sent 500 soldiers, and took away tens of thousands of slaves and countless gold ...... from the body poison."

All the Xiongnu nobles took a deep breath when they heard this.

Five hundred soldiers, they robbed tens of thousands of slaves and countless gold?

How is this possible?

Even in some countries in the Western Regions, which are known for their weakness, the Huns have never done such a thing as 500 horsemen and 10,000 slaves.

Gu Jie looked at everyone and said: "The minister doesn't believe it very much, probably the merchant is exaggerating, but, the Yueshi people have got a lot of benefits, yes!" It is said that the Yueshi people have rebuilt the royal court in that 'pseudo-water', re-established the royal tent, and elected a new king......"

The faces of all the Huns, including the military ministers, began to become solemn.

In China, the establishment of the king system symbolizes the beginning of a certain regime's challenge to the central government.

In the grassland, the establishment of the royal court and the royal tent symbolizes the signal that a certain tribe has challenged the overlord of the grassland.

As much as the Chinese dynasty hated the rebels who called the king's establishment, the nomadic empire hated the tribes who established the royal court and the royal tent.

Coupled with the feud between the Xiongnu and the Yue Clan, there is almost no need to think about it, and all the clan leaders reached an agreement in this instant: the Yue Clan must die!

The military minister stretched out his hand and touched the so-called 'pseudo water' where the Yue clan was, and then measured the distance between the Yue clan and the Xiongnu.

It is about equal to the distance of one and a half from Wolf Juxu Mountain to the capital city of Wusun.

"These filthy jackals have run quite far......," the military minister snorted and whispered, "No wonder I couldn't find it after looking for so long!" ”

Then he said: "Continue to talk about that body poison, no matter how ridiculous the Han Dynasty people say, you will repeat it to me......"

Although the intelligence of the Han Dynasty may have moisture.

But at least, the intelligence of the Han Dynasty proves that the Yueshi people are alive. And pointed out its current movements and traces, for the military ministers. That's enough.

No matter how ridiculous things are, there are always some things that are realistic.

Ten lies. As long as one of them is true, it will be beneficial to the strategy of the Huns!

"Follow your orders!" Gu Shot Gong said, and then continued: "Legend of the Han Dynasty people said that this poisonous country is also farming, and it is also a city, and it is said that the crops are ripe four times a year, and the land is fertile. People with poisonous bodies don't even need to take care of the crops, as long as they sow seeds, and then they can bask in the sun while drinking, play with women by the way, and wait for the crops to harvest, so that they can fill their stomachs, and all kinds of gold and jade are poisoned all over the ground. Legend has it that there was a slave of the Yue clan, who only followed the army to poison himself, and after returning to China, he used the same weight of gold as him to redeem himself from his master. Then, countless slaves and beauties were purchased......"

With Gu Jie's words, the breathing of the Xiongnu nobles in the entire king's tent began to become short.

Countless people's chests and hearts have been filled with something called greed.

"Let's talk about the army ...... poisoned people," the military minister keenly pointed out the key.

"Returning to the great plough lonely ......," Gu Shot swallowed. Said: "What the Han Dynasty said is too unbelievable......

Gu Shot lowered his head and said, "The Han Dynasty said." The army of poisonous people, tens of thousands. It is said that the Yueshi people once used only 5,000 people, and they swept thousands of miles of poison, destroyed dozens of countries, and robbed hundreds of thousands of slaves......" After Gu Shu finished speaking, he shook his head and said: "It's too incredible, the gods are above, how can there be such a country and people?" ”

The military minister pondered for a moment and said, "If the information of the Han Dynasty is true, this is indeed possible......"

He looked up at his courtiers and said, "It's like the Shache ...... in the Western Regions."

So, the nobles burst out laughing.

Shache is only a medium-sized country in the Western Regions.

But it is known for its wealth, and its affluence is equal to that the country's army is extremely weak and has almost no combat effectiveness.

It can save zài by contributing a large amount of wealth, treasures, food, and beauties to the Xiongnu Shan Yuting every year.

The Xiongnu Shan Yuting was also afraid that such a golden doll would be spoiled.

Half a thousand horsemen were specially released in Shache to protect Shache from foreign invasion. (Note 3.)

In the Western Regions, Shache was the forbidden territory of the Xiongnu, prohibiting anyone from disturbing and attacking.

Under the protection of the Xiongnu, the Shache people simply did not even organize the army, and the whole country worked hard to produce, support and serve the Xiongnu.

And for such a deferential vassal state, even the Huns, who have always been greedy, are a little ashamed and embarrassed.

After the military ministers ascended the throne, they authorized Shache not to pay tribute every year, but once every three years.

It's not that the military ministers are benevolent, but the military ministers are absolute, this Shache is a golden pig raised by the Huns, to be fattened and eaten, you can't force and exploit too much, if you play to death, go there to find such a good subject country?

In such a comparison, the rumors of poison are very likely to be true!

Thinking about the poisonous wealth and weakness, and then look at the docile Shache country.

No Xiongnu nobleman could sit comfortably in his seat.

Especially the military ministers, he looked at the vastness and boundlessness, almost as poisonous as the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, and his breathing became heavy.

The gods are above, is this poison the eternal treasure house you gave to the Huns?

A hundreds, if not thousands, times larger.

If he takes it down, then his status as a military minister will have to catch up with Mao Dun Da Dan Yu, surpass his father, and become a big Dan Yu!

"I want all the news of poison!" The military minister looked at Gu Shot and ordered: "Pass my order, let the black eagle, the black wolf, and the Huyan clan send ten thousand horsemen to the Western Regions to collect all the things related to body poison, send people to Wusun, and tell the sù to hunt arrogance, and the Yueshi people have appeared!" ”

If the intelligence of the Han Dynasty is true, then the news of this poison must also be circulated among the countries of the Western Regions.

Then, the Xiongnu Empire will definitely be able to find relevant information to corroborate the truth of what the Han people said.

In addition, the Yueshi people appeared, and the Wusun people would definitely not be able to sit still.

Don't look at Wusun now thinking carefully, the little brother wants to turn over and become a big brother.

However, in the face of the Yueshi people, the Wusun people were more urgent and motivated than the Huns.

Because, the current Wusun Dakun Mo's arrogant parents and families all died at the hands of the Yue family.

Compared with the Xiongnu, the Wusun people hate the Yueshi people even more!

The military minister was confident. As long as Hunt Jiaomi is still alive, he will definitely go to the Yueshi people to settle accounts!

"No!" A full account of aristocrats. It's all a bang.

The vigilance of the comeback of the Yue clan and the yearning for a hundred-fold large chariot made the entire royal tent suddenly excited. Scrappy.

Looking at this scene, even the military ministers were fascinated.

The entire Xiongnu Empire was so united and such a positive scene that the military ministers had not seen it for more than ten years.

Since the Yueshi people fled and the Xiongnu dominated the grassland, the nobles and upper echelons of the Xiongnu began to indulge in pleasure, and were no longer as united as the old Shangdan Yu at the beginning of his rule.

"Even if. What the Han Dynasty people said is false, and I want to make it true! The military minister thought to himself.

As a king, of course, the military ministers know what is vigorous and what is dull.

It is clearer what it means for an empire like the Xiongnu to lose its enterprising spirit.

After the meeting was dismissed, the warlord received a report from the great lord he had sent to collect the tributary taxes of the various servant tribes and slave tribes.

"The number of livestock and slaves that Xianbei and Wuheng should supply this year is not enough?" The warlord pondered for a moment. said to his big household: "Since it is because of the Han Dynasty and suffered from the white plague, as the master of Xianbei and Wuheng, this plough is merciful!" These two tribes will be exempted from punishment this time. In addition, the order was passed down, and the Xianbei and Wuheng clans were due to the white disaster. Three-year exemption! ”

The big pawn was quite surprised, and was surprised by Xianbei and Wuheng. Shan Yuting has always been chasing and fighting, how. Will it be 'merciful' this time?

As everyone knows, the military ministers have decided to go west.

The western expedition must mobilize some of the eastern tribes, like those tribes that are not very peaceful, and they must bring all of them, lest they take advantage of the main force of the court to go on an expedition and make ghosts in the rear.

Zuogu Liwang Yi Zhixian even had to take it with him and monitor it.

It would be better if you could consume these tribes on the way to the west.

But then, the problem arises.

The population of the Xiongnu was originally very small (slaves were not people, they were just tools, and only men who could ride horses and shoot arrows in the Xiongnu would be counted in Dingkou), and after taking away these tribes, the power of the East would become weaker.

If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if, in case the Han Dynasty takes the opportunity to launch an attack on the Hetao area, then, at this time, Xianbei and Wuheng are very important, although the combat effectiveness of these two tribes is very poor, but with them in the northeast direction, they can contain part of the Han army, making the northeast side of the Han Dynasty's Great Wall defense line unstable.

Coupled with the tribal forces left behind in the Hetao and the east, the military ministers were confident that they could compete with the Han Dynasty and wait for their return from the westward expedition.

In this way, Xianbei and Wuheng need to be appeased and co-opted, and they cannot be allowed to fall to the Han Dynasty.

After thinking about it, the military minister felt that Xianbei and Wu Heng were born two or five boys, and if they wanted to control them, the military minister had no confidence.

So he ordered: "Send people to Beihai and Hanhai, recall King Yuqian and King Kangju, and let them lead their headquarters of ten thousand horsemen to move to the vicinity of Wuheng Mountain and Xianbei Mountain!" ”

King Yu Qian and King Kangju were the confidants of the military ministers when they were the kings of Zuoxian.

Four years ago, the military ministers staged a coup d'état, bloodied the faction of the Right Xianwang, and the blood of the killings was like a river.

However, in addition to those who were executed on the spot, the remaining descendants of King Youxian, who were not executed on the spot after being captured, could not be executed again.

Otherwise, the other tribes will jump out and speak.

So, he had to be exiled.

Exile them to the Hanhai and Beihai, and let them be in the company of the savages.

Later, the military minister was worried that these guys would sneak back and contact the old department, so he sent two of his cronies, leading a group of 10,000 horsemen, to monitor and guard.

Four years have passed, and those unlucky people who have been exiled should have been polished off their edges and corners, and know how to be obedient and surrender.

At the same time, compared with those losers, the military ministers are more worried that the remnants of Xianbei and Wuheng, the two remnants of Donghu, are born to defect, and even take advantage of his absence to pull up men and horses and grow stronger--if a tribe on the grassland wants to prosper, it is actually very simple, with a leader who is smart and resolute enough, and a group of subordinates who are brave enough and good at fighting, it only takes a few years to catch savages, loot and raid, and grow stronger.

The Xiongnu at that time took advantage of Donghu to be beaten by Meng Tian and grew stronger in the cracks.

In just a few years, the Xiongnu tribe plundered and collected the herdsmen and slaves of the scattered small tribes, grew rapidly, and then took advantage of the opportunity of the Great Wall Army of the Qin State to come back to help, and ate the Hetao area, and suddenly became a big force that could wrestle with the Eastern Hu.

Therefore, Wuheng and Xianbei, the military ministers must be used and guarded against.

As long as they find out that they have any thoughts, they will be suppressed immediately! (To be continued......)

PS: Note 1: Wolf Juxu Mountain should be in today's Inner Mongolia, specifically that mountain, there are different opinions, but the distance from the Great Wall is recorded in the history books: according to the historical records and the Han Dynasty about the Huo Qubing marching route, the distance between it and Daidi is more than 2,000 miles.

Note 2: Hanhai is not Lake Belga, it is in today's Hangai Mountain, which is the watershed between the Arctic and inland river basins of Mongolia. The North Sea is the area where Lake Belga is located.

Note 3: Ten thousand cavalry is the combat unit of the Xiongnu, a thousand cavalry more than 10,000 people, less than two or three thousand, is the most important combat corps of the Xiongnu, you can understand it as the Mongolian ten thousand households