Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 387: Only those who dare to fight can make peace! (Ask for monthly ticket)

After Fusu opened his mansion, the Qin State seemed to be calm again. However, in fact, the strategic resources of the Qin State had begun to move towards Beidi County. After returning to Quili, Qin Liyi went directly to Beidi County. County.

Heavy snow fell one after another, and the Qin State entered a time of recuperation until the Spring Festival Ceremony of the second year.

Ying Zheng led hundreds of officials and the people of Xianyang to start a grand Spring Festival Ceremony on the banks of the Weishui River. After the Spring Festival Ceremony, the State of Qin ushered in the first major court meeting of the new year.

The content of this great court meeting was very simple, that is, to send someone to lead an expedition against King Youxian. After discussions among the courtiers, the candidates for this expedition were handed over to Meng Wu, with Meng Wu as the commander and Meng Tian as the vanguard. A total of [-] cavalry and [-] infantry from Beidi County and Lishan Camp sent troops to King Youxian's tribe.

On the grasslands outside Beidi County, last year's snow has melted away in spring, and everything is recovering. A large number of Huns drove the cattle and sheep that had spent the cold winter from the pens. The cattle and sheep ate the tender green. Green grass, leisurely Huns riding horses looking at the snow-capped mountains in the distance contentedly.

In the camp where King Youxian's tent is located, the Xiongnu soldiers are patrolling closely. Drums and cheers are heard one after another in the camp. The braziers are placed in an orderly manner. The leaders of various tribes in King Youxian's tribe are Under the leadership of King Youxian, the Huns' ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is being held.

Under the sacrificial platform, a row of captives were pressed down and kneeling on the ground by Xiongnu soldiers. These prisoners were to be sacrificed to Changshengtian, the god of the Xiongnu.

The high priest of King Youxian led several priests to dance strangely on the altar, shouting some sentences that others could not understand. Below, King Youxian and the leaders of the large and small tribes looked pious. I pray that Changshengtian will bring them good luck this year.

There were all kinds of people among the captives, including people from the Central Plains, people from the Western Regions, and Huns from some conquered tribes within the Xiongnu. One of the Central Plains people looked at the surrounding situation with cloudy eyes, and then Then the high priest raised his head and shouted strangely towards the sky, and the Huns around him knelt down one after another.

A flash of light suddenly appeared in the eyes of this Central Plains man. He watched the Huns around him kneel down, suddenly rose up, knocked the Hun soldiers behind him to the ground, grabbed the sharp weapon that was about to fall, and then screamed. shouted
"run!"

Then the Central Plains people ran towards the place where there were few Huns. When the other prisoners saw this scene, they also jumped into rage, knocked down the Huns soldiers behind them, and fled in all directions.This scene happened so suddenly that King Youxian and the Huns soldiers who were immersed in the ceremony did not react. By the time they reacted, the prisoners who were on the stage were already making trouble with the Huns soldiers who reacted. A ball.

"Catch all these people!" King Youxian said angrily.

Suddenly the sacrificial scene became chaotic. The prisoners who wanted to escape began to fight with the surrounding Huns soldiers. The high priest and the priests on the sacrificial platform did not cause any disturbance, but continued their own rituals.

Although the captives cut the ropes around them, this was after all the headquarters of King Youxian's tribe, surrounded by countless Huns. After a flurry of fighting, the turmoil caused by the captives was calmed down.

Looking at the corpses on the ground and the remaining captives, King Youxian's eyes were full of anger. Just as the Spring Festival Ceremony was important to the Central Plains, today's sacrifice was the most important day for the Xiongnu. Bless them to ensure abundant water and grass this year, healthy livestock, and invincibility in external battles.

The Huns' belief in Changshengtian was far more loyal than the Central Plains' belief in ghosts and gods. Now there was a problem with the sacrifice, which made King Youxian unable to keep calm.

"Immediately send a new group of people from the captives to supplement the number of sacrifices, and suppress the first person to escape. I will personally send him to see Changshengtian!!" King Youxian said angrily.

The Hun soldiers around looked at me and I looked at you. No one dared to speak. A captain looked at the furious King Youxian and whispered.

"Your Majesty, that man escaped!"

"What!?" King Youxian said, kicking the captain in the stomach.

The surrounding Xiongnu tribe leaders and soldiers did not dare to breathe. King Youxian pulled out the scimitar from his waist and said
"Why are you still standing there? Send people to capture him, and send his captors to be sacrificed!"

"Yes!"

The captain got up and said quickly.The sacrificial ceremony could not be interrupted. As a new batch of prisoners were brought up, the sacrificial ceremony resumed.The high priest on the stage raised his head and shouted again to the sky. The surrounding Huns soldiers immediately chopped off the prisoner's head, and the blood was sprinkled on the sacrificial stage. The surrounding Huns screamed with excitement.

The high priest also came down from the stage, and King Youxian hurriedly greeted him and asked

"How is the situation of the high priest? Will the Immortal Heaven protect our Youxian King Tribe?"

The high priest shook his head and said

"The escape of the sacrifices during the sacrifice just now angered Changshengtian. If the escaped captives cannot be recaptured, go to the holy mountain to sacrifice to Changshengtian and pray for the forgiveness of Changshengtian. Otherwise, our Youxian King's tribe will face God’s punishment comes.”

"I understand. I will send someone to do this. I also ask the high priest to pray more and help me, King Youxian, pray for the forgiveness of Changshengtian." King Youxian said.

"It's my job."

"Thank you High Priest."

After the high priest left with all the sacrifices, King Youxian said angrily to the captain
"Did you hear that? Mobilize the entire Youxian King's army and capture the person. If the person is captured, go and pray for forgiveness from Changsheng Heaven. When Changsheng Heaven forgives you, you can come back!"

"Yes!"

King Youxian swung his cloak and led a group of tribal leaders into the royal tent.

King Youxian is sitting on the throne, and the tribal leader below has a strange face, looking at King Youxian with different eyes.Of course King Youxian knew what these people were thinking. It was just the problem that had occurred in the sacrifice just now, which made them a little scared.

"Don't worry, everyone. The high priest also said that as long as the person is captured and sent to the Holy Mountain to be sacrificed to Changshengtian," King Youxian said.

"Honorable King Youxian, it's not that we are afraid, but something like this happened at the beginning of this spring. I'm afraid that if word spreads, it will cause problems in various tribes." A tribal leader said. "Thousands of miles around is the territory of my Righteous King's tribe. That man has neither horses nor food. He will definitely not be able to run far. You can rest assured. If he cannot be captured, I will personally go to the Holy Mountain to report to the Immortal Heaven." Atonement." King Youxian said.

Tribal leader below, look at me. I see that no one is talking.King Youxian looked at the tribal leader below with some irritation. Originally, today he wanted to inform his tribes to prepare for war this spring. When summer comes, they will join King Zuoxian. We have attacked the Royal Court of the Huns, but there was a problem with the sacrifice today. Now that we are talking about attacking the Royal Court of the Huns, it is easy for these people to think wrongly and think that they have the idea of ​​attacking the Royal Court, which will lead to the dissatisfaction of Changshengtian, which will make them unhappy. The prisoner escaped in order to warn King Youxian.

This is not a random conjecture of King Youxian, but a very normal thing among the Xiongnu. The belief in Changshengtian was originally supported by the Xiongnu royal court in order to maintain its rule. When Touman was alive, he even claimed that he was the immortal. The purpose of the envoys on the grassland is to help Changshengtian unify the grassland, and the great chanyus of the Xiongnu are the attendants of Changshengtian. This saying has been circulated among the Xiongnu for a long time.

Seeing that King Youxian was silent, the tribal leaders below looked at each other, and one of them stood up and said
"My noble king, do you have any other instructions?"

Anxiety flashed in King Youxian's eyes, and he immediately said
"It's nothing. You go back and restrain your tribe, graze in your own pastures, and don't go to other tribes' pastures without permission, causing fights. Graze well, train horses, cattle and sheep, and don't waste the training of the warriors. Once If there is a war, I need you to follow me to fight."

"Yes!" said the tribal leaders below.

"Let's all go back." King Youxian waved his hand and said.

After all the tribal leaders left, King Youxian punched the throne with a somewhat irritated fist. It was okay for him to lead the troops in the war, but he was a little weak to say these words to stabilize people's hearts.At this moment, King Youxian thought of Gongyang Ling of the Xiongnu royal court and Zhihuan, the prime minister of King Zuoxian. Although he felt that the Central Plains people were not as brave as their Xiongnu warriors, he still felt ashamed of himself for such nonsense. Not as good as that.

Gongyang Ling, who was powerless, relied on his own ability to help Maodun stabilize the position of the great Chanyu. King Youxian admired this very much. He was able to make a teenager more than [-] years old among the Xiongnu who worshiped the strong. The baby became the Great Chanyu, which was the first time within the Xiongnu.

"Perhaps I should also find someone from the Central Plains to use. In the words of the Central Plains, they are called advisers and think tanks." King Youxian murmured to himself.

In the Xiongnu royal court, Mao Dun, who had just finished the sacrifice, also gathered the tribal leaders below him.

Mao Dun sat on the throne. There were two seats below him. Gong Yang Ling and Wei Zhuang sat on them respectively. Wei Zhuang leaned on his seat with his teeth in high spirits, while Gong Yang Ling beside him was already there. He showed his age, his hair was completely gray, and his eyes were no longer as bright as before, but a little more cloudy.

In this era, still on the grassland, Gongyang Ling, who is over 60 years old and does not practice martial arts, can be regarded as a very small minority among the very few.

The tribal leaders below looked at Mao Dun, Gong Yang Ling and Wei Zhuang above with respect in their eyes.However, compared to the clothes made of wild beast furs worn by the tribal leaders of the Youxian King Tribe, the clothes of these tribal leaders have more or less the style of the Central Plains, and even their behavior has the etiquette of the Central Plains.

Mao Dun looked at the tribal leader below with a satisfied smile on his face. In the past two years, relying on Wei Zhuang to lead troops to conquer the tribes near the Xiongnu Royal Court, the declining Xiongnu Royal Court once again appeared like it once dominated the grassland. Those who had dissatisfaction The tribe was completely swallowed up by the Xiongnu royal court.

Mao Dun glanced at Wei Zhuang gratefully. He liked Wei Zhuang more and more now. Wei Zhuang's leadership style allowed him, the Great Chanyu of the Huns, to establish unprecedented prestige. If any tribe did not listen to him, Wei Zhuang will immediately lead his soldiers to calm down.

"The sacrificial ceremony is over. You should go back and prepare well. When the spring is over, it will be time for our royal court to dominate the Xiongnu again."

"Yes! Long live the Great Danyu!"

After all the tribe leaders left, Modun stood up and came to Gongyang Ling's side and asked worriedly.

"Prime Minister, how is your health?"

Mao Dun was very clear about the importance of Gongyang Ling to the Hun court. Gongyang Ling was not only the prime minister who helped him manage the Hun court, but also his personal think tank and teacher.After conquering the Zuoxian King Tribe and the Right Xian King Tribe, Mao Dun needed Gongyang Ling to help him absorb the two tribes and completely build the Xiongnu into a country like the Central Plains.

"Don't worry, Da Shanyu, my body can still hold on." Gongyang Ling waved his hand and said.

"That's good." Mao Dun let go of Gong Yangling's hand and continued to ask, "General, do you think Hei Qin will fulfill his promise?"

"Of course, King Youxian's tribe is also a big threat to Qin. What's more, we provided maps, cattle, sheep and Yongzhou tripod. Qin will not refuse." Wei Zhuang said.

"Hopefully, our spies have gathered information from King Zuo Xian's department that King Zuo Xian may have formed an alliance with the Da Yueshi." Mao Dun said in a deep voice.

The Dayue clan and the Zuoxian King tribe are old enemies. However, facing the powerful Zuoxian King tribe of the Xiongnu, the Dayue clan has always been on the weak side, and their land and population are constantly occupied by the Zuoxian King tribe. The relationship between the two sides The war has lasted for hundreds of years, and now there is news of an alliance suddenly coming out. Modun is still very surprised, and at the same time he also doubts the authenticity of this information.

"Does the Great Chanyu know a word? Only those who dare to fight can make peace! The Great Yueshi have been frightened by King Zuoxian's tribe. Now the Great Yuezhi need a chance to breathe, but King Zuoxian's tribe has never given them a chance. , now that King Zuo Xian wants to send troops to us, naturally he can no longer conquer the Dayue clan, but King Zuo Xian is also worried that Dayue clan will take the opportunity to counterattack them, so it is very likely that King Zuo Xian will propose a peace alliance, and Dayue clan will naturally I happily agreed, after all, this is a rare opportunity, once the Da Yueshi are given a chance to breathe, they can regain the lost land again." Gongyang Ling said.

"Is the Prime Minister worrying too much? Can that stupid guy like Alut have such wisdom?" Mao Dun said with some disdain.

Perhaps because of the lack of historical hardships and the fact that Mao Dun was assisted by Gong Yang Ling and Wei Zhuang, his position as the Great Chanyu became more and more stable. In addition, Wei Zhuang and Gong Yang Ling brainwashed Mao Dun. It made him think that he was the eagle of the grassland chosen by the immortal god in order to unify the grassland. This led to the fact that the current Maodun did not have the patience and calmness of the Gutu Chanyu who unified the entire grassland in history. On the contrary, he had A little arrogant and arrogant.

"King Zuoxian doesn't have it, but his Prime Minister Zhihuan does, so we have to be careful." Gongyang Ling said.

"Then what should we do?" Moton asked.

"King Zuo Xian can unite with the Dayue clan, so can we. As long as we promise the Dayue clan some land and benefits, they will naturally be more willing to form an alliance with us." Gongyang Ling said.

"Good idea, I'll send someone to Da Yueshi right now." Modun said.

When Mao Dun got up from the king's tent to look for someone, Gong Yangling and Wei Zhuang looked at Mo Dun's back with the corners of their mouths raised and their eyes full of coldness.

(End of this chapter)