Naturally, it was impossible for Lu Pheasant to let Liu Ying really go deep into the Xiongnu, but hid him in Shuofang County, which was adjacent to the Xiongnu.

Xiahou Ying has always wanted to kill the Xiongnu to avenge his mother, but over the years, he has followed Liu Bang to fight everywhere, and has never had a chance. Now that the Han world is decided, Xiahou Ying asked Liu Bang to play several times, but Liu Bang asked him to focus on the overall situation and did not agree with him to provoke the Huns. Because the Xiongnu were too powerful, Liu Bang was unwilling to take risks.

It's not that Xiahou Ying can't understand Liu Bang's concerns, but he is now in his forties, and he will be old in a few years and will not be able to fight. Xiahou Ying's father died early and was raised by his mother doing rough work for others. His mother always had calluses on her hands, and the cold winter wax moon was not good. He joined the army, and as soon as he made a little eyebrows, his mother was killed by the Huns. He couldn't let his mother live a good life, couldn't he even avenge her in this life? If so, what face would he have to meet her after going to Jiuquan?

The older Xiahou Ying gets, the deeper this obsession becomes. Whenever he found a new strand of gray hair on his head from the bronze mirror, he felt that he was afraid that he would have to live in vain in his life.

Now Zhang Liang sent someone to find him, told him that the queen and the crown prince wanted to solve the disaster of the Huns, and asked him if he was willing to help them and hit the Xiongnu King City, Xiahou Ying agreed without blinking his eyes. Although there is no edict from Liu Bang, it stands to reason that he cannot send troops. But he really couldn't wait. Even if Liu Bang blames him, let him be willful once!

Later, after Xiahou Ying personally contacted Lu Pheasant's people, Lu Pheasant told him that in order to ensure the safety of the prince, Liu Ying would stay in Shuofang County, and let him bring a stand-in for Liu Ying, in the name of the prince, to use the method of directly attacking the Xiongnu royal city, forcing Mao Dun to give up the battle against the Han and negotiate peace with the Han.

Seeing that Liu Ying did not restrain him at all, only asked him to send troops, and did not restrict him at all in other aspects, Xiahou Ying was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed. In this life, he may have this one chance. As for Liu Bang, it flashed in his heart and passed. It's a big deal to turn around and take the guilt! This revenge must be avenged!

On the other side, Mao Dun looked at the old man in front of him with white hair and an old dragon clock, and a dragon head cane, and a big question mark rose in his heart.

Why did the empress and prince of the Han Dynasty send such an old man? And why did he say that he was the envoy of the "empress and the crown prince" and not the envoy of the "emperor"? Or was it the envoy of the "great Han"?

"This official is the crown prince Fan Zeng, and on the orders of the queen and the crown prince, he has come to discuss with Shan Yu about the two countries to stop fighting and agree with Qin and Jin. Fan Zeng saw Mao Dun's thoughts at a glance and said calmly.

"Why you? Didn't I already reject your Han Emperor's peace treaty? Why, now he is scared again?"

"In Mingjian alone, I have brought a treaty today that is different from what our majesty had before. I think Shan Yu will be satisfied. Although Fan Zeng was old, he was graceful and said unhurriedly.

"Is it? Your queen and crown prince can still give something different from the emperor?"

"Just look at it!" Fan Zeng didn't want to talk so much nonsense, and held the bamboo slip in his hand in front of Mao Dun.

Mao Dun took the bamboo slip and looked at it, and his heart was suddenly overjoyed. If this is really the case, the living standards of the Huns will really improve significantly, and they will probably not be hungry anymore.

The way Lu Pheasant moved Mao Dun was to draw a great blueprint for him. She wrote in the bamboo slip, hoping that the two countries will never be able to fight each other in the future, and the people can be as close as a family, so in the future, the two countries can come forward to set up a special "mutual market", and the Huns can exchange horses' milk, milk, horses and the people of the Han Dynasty for grain, silk cotton, cloth and other things. The exchange of mare's milk, milk and grain is equal to the same weight. One horse can be exchanged for ten buckets of grain. The exchange of other goods is based on the price of grain in the Han Dynasty.

For the Huns, they would only do two things, one was to fight, and the other was to herd horses. Mare's milk couldn't be cheaper for them. A larger tribe has thousands of cattle and horses, and many new births are born every year. There is so much mare's milk and milk that you can't squeeze it at all!

A pound of milk can be exchanged for a pound of grain, and there are as many Han people as there are, as long as they ensure that they are not broken during the transaction. This alone was enough food for all their Huns. Mao Dun couldn't help but wonder what kind of person this queen of the great man was? Is this a bribe to himself in disguise?

Fan Zeng saw Mao Dun's happy and satisfied expression, and knew that this condition had moved them. Although the Huns were brave and good at fighting, they were mainly forced by life. If you can fill your stomach without fighting, who would go to the battlefield and risk your life to fight!

Maudon is a greedy person, and naturally wants more when he has benefits. He put away his expression and said in a deep voice: "That's all? Your sincerity is still not enough! If I withdraw from the army, what if you regret it? We tens of thousands of warriors can't come in vain!"

"Our Han is also willing to send the emperor's two favorite princes to the Xiongnu as hostages, to ensure that the annual mutual market transactions can be carried out smoothly.

This year, the Han Dynasty has experienced several ups and downs, and there has been a severe drought, and the harvest is not good, and many high-ranking officials and nobles are tightening their belts to get by. We can't ignore the people's grievances, but our queen also said that she admires Shan as a hero, so she can guarantee the amount of grain that can be copied and traded. If there were more, she wouldn't have been able to take it.

Just a wise person should know that even if you fight deeper, you can't shake the foundation of the Han. In that case, why not save face for each other and benefit each other?

Our prince recently visited the Xiongnu and liked the scenery of the steppe. If you don't go back, he'll probably have to take care of things for you. ”

Fan Zeng smiled, looking kind and friendly. But what he said, even with the fight, is a woo, and a threat, sending hostages and guaranteeing the deal is sincere, and the prince's permanent residence in the Xiongnu steppe is a real threat. After all, people's records are there!

Mao Dun Shan Yu still wanted something, but he couldn't open his mouth. After all, exchanging milk for grain is equivalent to picking up a bargain for nothing, and the current shape is that people have only fought a few defeats, and it is he who threatens to destroy the country! He is a hero on horseback, not a diplomat. So he finally agreed to this matter under Fan Zeng's half-sincerity and half-threat.

It's just that Fan Zeng finally put forward another one, that is, let Mao Dun Shan Yu openly offer these conditions to the Han Dynasty, and they should cooperate with the outside to force the emperor to agree. In the face of national interests, Maudun was a pure affordist, so he agreed.

Liu Bang didn't think about what to do to Liu Ying, he just felt that his power was threatened and wanted to beat him back to his original form. Originally, he planned to give Liu Ying 50,000 soldiers, but he had never led troops, and he would definitely lose the battle, or he was so frightened that he didn't dare to go to the battlefield at all. In this way, Liu Ying's prestige was swept away, and Liu Bang had a reason to control him openly, and even replaced him.

But he didn't expect that his sworn friend Xiahou Ying would ignore the rules of the army, and directly send troops to help Liu Ying without an edict, and also helped him win the battle, making his prestige unprecedentedly high. Mao Dun proposed to let him control Liu Ying's two most important sons, the eldest Liu Fei and the youngest Ruyi, and go to the Xiongnu as hostages.

Liu Bang didn't dare to fight Mao Dun, he was afraid of him. But under the current situation, if he sent Liu Fei and Ruyi away, and Liu Ying had such a good reputation, he would have no choice but to take Liu Ying.

Liu Bang secretly hated in his heart, why didn't Mao Dun want Liu Ying? If so, he would definitely send him out without hesitation, and it was best not to come back for the rest of his life. But things don't change in any way because of his personal will.

Looking at the gray hair in the mirror, Liu Bang couldn't help but think: Am I really old? No, I'm not reconciled. I haven't heard that Lao Tzu will fold in his son's hands, I must win back a game!

Liu Bang sent people to invite Xiao He and Zhang Liang. As a result, Xiao He broke his leg when he went out to get into the carriage, and Zhang Liang left a letter to travel around, and no one knew where he went. Liu Bang was angry and vomited a mouthful of blood.

It doesn't matter, he still has people, Lu Xuan, the king of Yan, and Fan Tong, the commander of the forbidden army, are all pulled by him. Without him, they would not have been where they are today. They will not betray themselves.

Liu Bang gave Lu Juan a will, asking Lu Juan to take over the leadership of Liu Ying's Hun army, and gave Fan Tong a secret decree to make him a disabled person before Liu Ying returned to the capital. In this way, he will not be able to inherit the throne, and there will be no threat to himself.

Liu Bang felt that he had not killed Liu Ying, and he was already extremely merciful.

But what he didn't expect was that Liu Ying returned to the palace unharmed. Didn't Fan Tong report that he had cut Liu Ying's right cheek and severed the ligaments of his left foot, so that he would not be able to walk normally in the future.

Liu Bang looked at Liu Ying, who was intact and a little youthful and heroic in front of him, and the words he had prepared before to comfort him were useless.

"Are you okay?" Liu Bang still couldn't come back to his senses.

"What does Your Majesty want to happen to Ying'er? Do you want him to die on the battlefield, or be assassinated, or be disfigured and disabled?" Lu Pheasant's cold voice sounded in the Weiyang Palace.

Liu Bang raised his eyes and saw Lu Pheasant wearing a solemn backsuit and coming in from outside the hall. Countless golden-armored soldiers poured out from both sides and rushed towards him.