The arrival of the Xiongnu envoy finally made the Diankeqing, who was firmly at the end of the Jiuqing, and whose authority was not even as good as that of the rest of the Jiuqing's adjutants, find a sense of political existence.

Unlike the majestic Dahonglu, who held heavy troops and even the vassals of the Emperor Wu Dynasty a few decades later, as a pawn of the Han Dynasty's diplomatic department, he really had no authority to handle.

The theoretical duty of the pawn is to be responsible for the affairs of foreign vassals, foreign countries, and communication with each other in the literal sense of the word.

But before the Common Era, the foreign affairs department of a superpower really had nothing to do...

In the southwest of the Han Dynasty, those small countries in the southwest with a population of only tens of thousands, even the former Qin, whose infrastructure capacity can be called inhuman, had no choice but to give up after building a straight road - poor ravines, which really have no development value...

In the south, in addition to the land of Bashu, which is also in the poor mountains and bad waters, even after nearly a thousand years, it still makes Li Taibai shake his head and sigh 'Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky', which is the land of Changsha that is full of wet miasma, and the land of Sanyue, or Baiyue, further south.

Needless to say, the maritime history of the Chinese nation has at least been able to get the truth of the eastward crossing, and it is only beginning to have a trace of possibility.

The northwest, north and even the northeast are now under the control of the Xiongnu; In the face of the Xiongnu, which was more powerful than the Han Dynasty, the pawn had no room for interference - this can be seen from the fact that the Xiongnu mission knocked on the Yanmen, but the imperial court sent Feng Chang subordinate officials to meet him.

Therefore, as a pawn of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Han Dynasty, he was in the embarrassing situation of 'small countries have no value for exchanges, and large countries have no qualifications for exchanges'.

This time the Xiongnu came to envoys, which was a rare 'job opportunity' for the pawn guest government in several years; except for this kind of foreign envoy season, the pawn guest government could only bask in the sun all day long.

But don't think that if you don't have a job, you will be easy and happy - in politics, the most taboo thing is that a certain department loses its meaning of existence!

As long as such a thing happens, then the abolition of this department is just around the corner; Even if it is not abolished, such a dispensable department has no confidence at all to strive for more funds and establishments for the benefit of its subordinates.

-- In ancient and modern times, as long as they are unable to benefit their subordinates, the bureaucracy will not be followed, let alone in power.

Therefore, for the rare job opportunity, especially the Xiongnu, a powerful country whose national strength is no less than that of the Han Dynasty, Diankeqing is very concerned; The reception etiquette is carried out in accordance with the specifications of the princes and kings of Chang'an - the princes and kings are more than Jiuqing, and as the next generation of the Xiongnu Bazhu family: the suzerain of the Xu Bu clan, Xu Bu is eligible to enjoy the reception etiquette of the Han Jiuqing level.

Of course, the heart is the heart, and the pawn, as a Hanchen, can't do anything to wag his tail and beg for mercy; After arranging the settlement of the Xiongnu mission, Dian Keqing hurriedly walked out of the subordinate office and planned to enter the palace to report to Liu Hong.

Soon after the Dian Keqing left, the small courtyard where the Hun mission settled was surrounded by the warriors of the mission who poured out of the courtyard...

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"Has Deputy Envoy Han ever returned?"

After sending his retinue to control the wind, Su Bu called his personal servants anxiously and asked about the whereabouts of Han Zhang, the only Han in the mission.

It is not much different from what Liu Hong and the Han family court expected: Su Bu Bald is indeed the best son of the Su Bu clan, the right master of the Huns, and the eldest son of the contemporary suzerain of the Su Bu clan - Su Bu Huge!

However, the family inheritance of the Xiongnu is not like the Han family.

In the words of the Han dynasty at this time, the inheritance of the Xiongnu people is according to the 'establishment of virtue';

Big fists and big voices!

The cruel living environment of the grassland makes the order of the nomads spontaneously move closer to the most primitive law of the jungle: the survival of the fittest.

And this criterion does not only apply to the struggle for power, property, and land; The same applies to the inheritance of the Xiongnu tribes!

In the Xiongnu, when any tribal leader died, the transition of power could not be as determined by the deceased's will as the Han dynasty did, or by the consensus of the high-ranking and powerful people; It's a simple and brutal armed struggle!

From small families with a few or a dozen people, to large clans with tens of thousands of people, and even to a single court, the inheritance of their power is determined by such violent means.

The Hun tribe is more like a wolf pack, and every adult male member is qualified to challenge the wolf king and have everything in the tribe after victory!

Therefore, whether or not Su Bu Balli can become the next suzerain of the Su Bu clan after his father's death, that is, the right great head of the Xiongnu, depends entirely on whether Su Bu Balli can win the struggle with several other brothers and even uncles after the death of the current suzerain, and get their submission.

This mission to the Han Dynasty was a decision made by Su Bu Bald out of planning for future struggles.

Subu had a cousin, seven brothers, and he lost count of how many he had; In addition, there are four uncles who are high and powerful in the clan and have a lot of prestige in Shan Yuting.

But this does not mean that in the future, Su Bu Bald will have a 'only one' PUBG battle royale with all his adult relatives - the wolf king, in addition to ensuring his own strength and being the strongest in the clan, he must also ensure that he has enough wisdom to lead the tribe to survive in the cruel grassland!

In the process of seizing the throne, the best way to show his wisdom and leadership is to gain the following of his family, especially other competitors, especially the four uncles who are almost equal to his father in the clan.

At the very least, it has to be approved by two of them!

In order to achieve this goal, Su Bu Bald Li volunteered and won the place of the Han envoy this time; This mission can be regarded as a test given by the four uncles.

In the Xiongnu, if you want to be respected by others, it is definitely not possible to rely on 'gentleness' or 'humility and politeness' - only the strong are qualified to be respected in the Xiongnu!

With the purpose of proving that he was strong and brave, he set off from the Qilian Mountains, thousands of miles away, to the Han Dynasty.

- He wants to prove to the tribe, to his uncles, and even to the entire Shan Yuting: Su Bu is bald, and he is a warrior who has been blessed by the plow!

In the Han Dynasty, Su Bu Bald was able to bravely face the Han people, win a gift far higher than what Shan Yuting requested, and bring Shan Yuting back!

Subu is the most outstanding person in the Subu clan!

But at this moment, Su Bu Bald has long lost the ambition and lofty expectations that he had when he came.

It's not because of Fang Cai, the mission was beaten in the Han Court - for this level of beating, Su Bu Bald had long been mentally prepared.

For this mission, Shan Yuting's goal for the mission was to obtain 30,000 stone of rice grain, 1,000 stone of salt and tea, and 2,000 horses of cloth.

As early as when he decided to privately raise the target to 4-6 times that of Shan Yuting's requirements, and to add weapons and ordnance to the gift list that would inevitably stimulate the Han people, Su Bu Bald had full psychological preparation for his time in the Han family.

In the next one to three months, the compound where the mission is stationed will inevitably be subjected to numerous violent incidents of armed intrusion by 'Hermes-Epitek', as well as 'accidents' such as food poisoning and drowning.

Of the nearly 100 people who came, at least 10-15 people will be laid to rest in this foreign land.

This is also in the plan of the Subu Bald Detachment - because only then can Shan Yuting realize how precious the huge 'return gift' brought back by the mission is, how arduous and difficult the process is, and how brave the Subu Bald Departure is as the main envoy.

But at this moment, Su Bu Bald is completely unable to take care of his own selfishness...

"Honorable master, Vice Envoy Han sent someone back earlier, saying that he was going to return later."

With that, the slave meekly prostrated himself on the ground, kissed the bald toes of Subu, and offered all his loyalty.

He said that he was a servant, but this man's appearance did not show any 'lowly blood' - the same towering cheekbones, the same black hair color; The only difference is the deep sunken eye sockets, the blue eyes full of obedience.

For this slave with an 'impure' bloodline, Su Bu Bald has a very special affection - strictly speaking, this slave is Su Bu Bald's half-brother!

That year, his father followed Shan Yu and fought against the Han Emperor in Baishan Mountain.

Woman!

Su Bu Bald knew very well that only ten days after his father left, the concubine who was white-skinned and beautiful, yellow-haired and blue-eyed, and loved by his father very much, was already pregnant with the slave in front of him.

But according to the Xiongnu tradition of 'drowning infants', this slave could only face the fate of drowning because of his suspicious blood and the pair of blue eyes that were completely different from his father.

It was Subu who fished the half-brother out of the lake and secretly raised him with the old slave given by his father until he became an adult.

For this younger brother, who is not qualified to bear the surname 'Subu', Subu Balli has almost complete trust - even for his father, Subu Balli does not have complete trust in him.

Seeing that the 'younger brother' was so docile, Su Bu's bald head suddenly softened, and his tone, which was slightly irritable due to anxiety, couldn't help but soften.

"Good slave, go and keep an eye outside the door, as long as Deputy Envoy Han comes back, call me immediately!"

Listening to the gentle words of the Subu Bald, the slave was slightly surprised for a moment, and then bowed his head full of fighting spirit, and kissed the toes of the muddy to the Subu Bald again: "Your will, my master..."

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"Yu Zheng, support the plough lonely Tu (1) seriously ill, Chang'an has no substance!"

At dusk, Han Zhang, who had a few more bruises on his forehead, appeared in front of Su Bu Bald.

It's just that the distrust between Su Bu's bald eyebrows and Han Zhang's slightly flustered look are completely inconsistent with the identities of the two of them.

"Mr. Han, I heard that there is a saying in the Han family: the food of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king..."

As he spoke, the corners of his bald eyes slowly narrowed, and there was a faint sharpness in his eyes: "Since Mr. Han eats the corn of the Huns, he shouldn't do anything to betray the plough sky, right?" ”

Listening to the undisguised threat in Su Bu's words, as well as the nondescript 'quoting scriptures', Han Zhang was only full of bitterness, rubbed his aching heart, bowed his head and said: "The envoy said that the contemptible people belong to the king of Han, and they should be loyal to the plough like the king of Han, and be loyal to the plough sky..."

"Humph!"

A cold snort of dissatisfaction frightened Han Zhang's neck to shrunk, and he said again: "What has Mr. found out, please tell me carefully." ”

Under the cannibalistic gaze of Su Bu Bald, Han Zhang could only lower his head, slightly wipe away the blood left between his mouth and nose again, and report what he saw and heard when he went out to 'investigate' to Su Bu Bald Li one by one.

"Contemptible people found out that the Empress Dowager of Han died a few months ago, and it seems that several Han kings had colluded with court courtiers to enter Beijing to seize the throne, and were later stopped by the Han Emperor..."

"Who have you ever found out?"

Hearing this, Su Bu's bald face suddenly turned pale, and a terrifying light burst out in his eyes!

A few princes and kings who did not deal with the Han Emperor were definitely the best allies for the Xiongnu - just like the ancestor of the deputy envoy in front of him, the Han King of the Han Dynasty!

"According to the market, the king of Qi once led his army into Beijing, and then left depressed; In addition, it is the acting king..."

As he spoke, Han Zhang's face was full of entanglement: "However, I despised people and heard that the acting king was summoned by Emperor Naihan to enter Chang'an to protect the emperor; Or was he the close uncle of the Han Emperor? ”

"Oh, that's it..."

When he heard the word 'King of Qi', Xu Bu's heart was half cold - between the border between Qi and Han and Hungary, there was still the entire Yan Kingdom, as well as most of the Zhao Kingdom!

The King of Qi who hooked up with the Han family was almost the same as the Beihai where the Han family hooked up with the Xiongnu - far water can't catch near thirst.

The acting king is in line with the requirements of the Xiongnu: adjacent to the Han-Hungarian border, if it is properly co-opted and rebelled, it will inevitably cause a huge blow to the Han family!

It's a pity that this generation of kings seems to be the closest elders of the Han Emperor...

Shaking his head regretfully, Su Bu Bald motioned for Han Chang to continue.

In addition, Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, seems to have a food shortage; Last winter, many people starved to death. ”

"The Han Emperor even took out the food in the palace for the people to eat, so that more people did not starve to death."

This side of the news, Su Bu Bald is just to listen to the gossip - the emperor of the Han family is always so stupid, for the sake of lowly slaves, do something unbelievable!

Finding that Han Chang stopped talking, Su Bu Bald raised his eyebrows: "Mr. continue." ”

Han Zhang bowed his head in response, pointed to the bruises on his face, made an extremely distorted expression, and said in a low voice: "The contemptible person was about to explore again, and someone lifted his felt hat, revealing his braids..."

Thinking of the two worthless news he brought back, Su Bu's bald face suddenly sank: "Sir, you need to know that in addition to the King of Han, my Great Hun also has the King of Donghu for the purpose of listening!" ”

Hearing the words 'King Donghu', Han Zhang subconsciously showed a resentful expression, and immediately bowed his head again: "The subordinates of King Han are all loyal to the Great Huns!"

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PS: 1. Supporting the plough is the honorific title of the Huns for Shan Yu, just like the courtiers of the Han family will not call Liu Hong "emperor" and "son of heaven", but "Your Majesty";

Supporting the plough sky, the god of heaven in the Xiongnu religious belief, has the supreme 'godhead'; supporting the plough is lonely, which probably means 'son of the gods', similar to the Han emperor being called the 'son of heaven'.

From this point, it can also be seen that in the "Historical Records", Taishi Gong gave the Huns a Chinese ancestor, and it was not all brain supplements - whether it was skin color, hair color, eye color, or cultural customs, the Xiongnu and Huaxia had a certain degree of similarity.

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