It turned out that after this Hu Lang'er disturbed the enemy's rear, Yu Fuluo panicked, took the main force of his cronies, and fled for hundreds of miles overnight, not daring to fight at all.

After Hu Chuquan and Liu Bao returned to help, they hid their ambitions, preserved their strength, and did not seriously prepare for war.

Moreover, at Jia Kui's suggestion, he arranged for the Han people to be armed to block the enemy's main road to Jinyang, and stranded the Xiongnu army in the border area of the three counties south of Taiyuan County.

At the same time, the old royal court of the Xiongnu also sent tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack from the northwest, and specially incorporated the guerrilla scattered warriors, tribes, and cattle of the Fuluo tribe.

In fact, the southern part of Taiyuan County is dominated by plains, and the main forces such as Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan can flee to Jinyang on horseback, but their families, property and livestock cannot flee for more than 200 miles, so Yu Fuluo has faced an existential crisis.

After Tong Yuan led his troops to chase after him, Yu Fuluo had no choice but to personally lead people to negotiate with the old royal court, hoping for a unilateral ceasefire, or even confronting Tong Yuan together. He first sent Hu Chuquan to meet with the kings of the old royal court to carry out preliminary discussions.

As a result, they took advantage of his illness and wanted him to die. put forward a series of harsh requirements such as letting him remove the pseudo-order in place, splitting the department under the old kings, and dispersing the kitchen springs and humility.

Yu Fuluo was helpless, and he was undecided in abandoning his tribe, fleeing to Jinyang, and abandoning Shan Yu and becoming a mediocre. Hu Chuquan hoped to continue negotiations with Lao Wang, but Liu Bao was bent on resisting to the end.

Yufro then asked, "What can I do with Brother Wang and my son?" I thought about it, and I felt that I could choose the young people of the tribe to run to Jinyang. Jinyang is notoriously easy to defend and difficult to attack, if Tong Yi pursues there, his battle line is too long, and we may have a chance to take advantage of it. ”

Hu Chuquan frowned slightly, and replied: "Brother Shan Yu, don't panic, our tribe and livestock are the foundation of our comeback." Even if our army wants to go to Jinyang, the Guo family and the Wang family there are not easy to deal with. ”

Yu Fuluo replied impatiently: "I understand this truth, but there is still a chance to rise again when I leave Jinyang, and there is no hope of taking refuge in Lao Wang." ”

Hu Chuquan said firmly: "No." There is still talk on the side of the old royal court, as long as you give up Shan Yu, but keep the tribe, there will be opportunities in the future. Now they want us to break up the tribes, and there's room for talk. ”

Howfro said with some frustration: "Aren't they going to break up our tribe? Is there something to fight for among those people? ”

Hu Chuquan said: "I can still win more or less support. The younger brother went with the elder brother this time, and the soft grinding and hard bubble will definitely convince them. ”

Yu Fuluo had no choice but to give it a try, but he didn't notice a strange smile flashing on the corner of Hu Chuquan's mouth.

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Two days later, Tong Yuan, who had arrived in Jiexiu County, saw the messenger sent by Hu Lang'er. The messenger looked happy and said, "General Qiyu, many of Yu Fuluo's subordinates have ceased hostilities and released many Han slaves. ”

Tong Yuan was surprised, and Xu Rong on the side also showed a surprised look.

The messenger continued: "Captain Hu Lang'er has heard some news that the other side may surrender. However, he did not relax his vigilance, and everything was arranged by the general. ”

Tong Yuan said: "In this way, this operation can be regarded as a complete success. After all, our target is the soldiers, horses, cattle and sheep and tribes of the Southern Xiongnu, as well as the people of the counties. ”

While everyone was analyzing and discussing, another scout came running. "Report! And there was a messenger from the tribe of Ulfuro. The other party claimed to be Liu Bao, the son of Shan Yu, and said that there was something important to discuss. ”

Tong Yuan and Xu Rong glanced at each other, although this Liu Bao is not the king of the left and right, but he is the son of Yu Fuluo, and the weight of his words is not low.

"Let him in."

After a short time, I saw a tall young man with a strand of pigtails tied at the back of his head, and a rather handsome appearance, approaching the camp, estimated to be no more than twenty years old.

Is this Liu Bao? It's much younger and more powerful than I imagined. Tong Yuan originally thought that Liu Bao would be a greasy uncle, but he didn't expect it. This person is still a little famous in later generations, especially his descendants......

Although Tong Yuan's historical knowledge is limited, Liu Bao and Liu Yuan, who are related to the Wei and Jin dynasties, still know it.

Historically, Liu Bao became the second-in-command Zuo Xianwang after his uncle Hu Chuquan became Shan Yu. More famously, he was analyzed as Cai Wenji's husband in the Xiongnu.

However, combined with the more than half a year at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Tong Yuan believes that it may be the old Zuoxian King of the old royal court who Cai Wenji is the concubine in history, not the Liu Bao in front of him.

As for why his family's surname is different from other Huns, it is because he is a descendant of Mao Dun Shan Yu, the leader of the Xiongnu in the Western Han Dynasty. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, married a daughter of the clan as a princess to Mao Dun Shan Yu, and made an appointment with Mao Dun Shan Yu as a brother, so the descendants of Mao Dun Shan Yu all took Liu as their surname.

So can Liu Bao use it?

In the fifth year of Xianning in the Western Jin Dynasty (279 AD), Liu Bao died, and the court of the Western Jin Dynasty appointed Liu Yuan, the son of Liu Bao, who was less than 30 years old, as the acting commander of the left department. Liu Yuan has always worked hard (ambitious), taking advantage of the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, playing the banner of opposing the Jin and restoring the Han Dynasty, and establishing the Han and Zhao regimes in the Sixteen Kingdoms.

It's a pity that Tong Yuan won't give him this opportunity.

"The last general, Liu Bao, meet General Pingbei!" A hurried and loud voice rang out.

Tong Yuan looked at the top of this young man's head, and asked in a slow voice, "I don't know what Liu Shaojun has to discuss with our army?" ”

Liu Bao said: "My father Yu Fuluo has been murdered by the thieves of the old royal court. Now Hu Chuquan succeeded Shan Yu and decided to lead the entire tribe to serve the Han Dynasty and General Pingbei. ”

Several of the soldiers and lieutenants in the camp who were discussing with each other were happy, and they almost shouted out. Even Zhang Lu was a little overjoyed, Yu Fuluo is dead, and the rest are willing to surrender, does this mean that tens of thousands of households in Yu Fuluo's department, and nearly 10,000 light cavalry have become our army's subordinates.

Although Tong Yuan was slightly happy in his heart after hearing this, he soon became entangled in how to arrange the Hu Kitchen Spring Department. According to his plan, it was necessary to split the Southern Xiongnu earlier, so as to prevent them from growing stronger in the future and taking advantage of the problems in the Central Plains to take the opportunity to rebel.

Fortunately, he had discussed with Zhang Ji, Wei Qi, Zhang Lu and others before, and he had been walking around the grassroots level of the Dreadnought Army for a long time, and he had a preliminary plan for how to deal with it. So he said:

"The Xiongnu were originally subordinate to my Han Dynasty, but they have repeatedly rebelled and continued to invade, I'm afraid it's not just a ceasefire and surrender, right?"

Liu Bao had already prepared for this, and replied: "Tell the general, my grandfather Qiangqu Shan Yu has always been loyal to the imperial court and fought for the Han Dynasty. It's a pity that because many old kings were ambitious, they launched a mutiny and murdered their grandfather. ”

"The general just said that the rebellion and invasion of the Han land were probably committed by the puppet royal court entrenched in Lishi. My father Yu Fuluo and my uncle Hu Chuquan were at odds with them, and of course they were willing to serve the general. ”

This is too good to say, in fact, Yu Luo is entrenched in Taiyuan and Hedong counties, and has gone deep into Hanoi and Henan many times to plunder, and has done the most bad things. Now on the contrary, the reasons for the continuous southern invasion have all been pushed to the old royal court of the Southern Xiongnu, and this set of statements is okay.

Tong Yuan said: "Needless to say, the Dong family has known everything about this for decades. I mean that you must surrender at my disposal, but I would like to hear what the conditions for your surrender are? ”

Liu Bao said: "Two points, the first is that the Han court recognizes our clan and Shan Yu. Then there is the need to ensure the integrity and security of most of our tribes. In this way, we will also serve the general, conquering the puppet court and the Hetao to the general. ”

Oh, it's tempting, but it's not going to work. Not because of the first, but because of the split of the tribes. The conditions put forward by the other party are brought to the table to negotiate, and it is definitely not the bottom line, so let me give it a try.

Tong Yuan said: "Since there is such sincerity, I will also explain it directly. It's not easy to do this alone, but Weiyang Jun and I can do it. ”

"In terms of arrangement, I can accept you and give you plenty of pasture from spring to autumn, and enter a certain city in winter to escape the cold. But I also have three conditions, which I think you can and must accept. Rest assured, it does not contradict the second point you said. ”

Liu Bao still kept a smile on his face, but he knew in his heart that these three conditions might not be easy to handle, and if they were too much, it would be difficult to handle.

Tong Yuan kept smiling, his eyes looked into the air above Liu Bao's head, and confidently began his performance.

"First, Shan Yu is selected by you, but King Zuo Xian will be appointed by me in the future, and King Zuo Xian's department will be incorporated into the strongest dreadnought army in our army, and his family members will be incorporated into the military tun."

"The second point is to integrate the overall management of counties. However, below the township level, they are free to maintain the original tribal organization and way of life. Of course, for those who change to the Han way, the tax can be halved for two years. ”

Liu Bao listened to these two points, and his heart was nervous.

The first was to take away the second-in-command of the Xiongnu and fight everywhere in the future, but retained the conditions for intervening in internal affairs. Article 2 shall be included in the management of counties and counties, and shall be freely arranged below the township level.

These two points are not unacceptable without breaking up the clans, but they are very disadvantageous for future resurgence.

"The third point is the abolition of slavery. In addition, the Huns should not all graze, and need to be organized, at least more than 30% of the whole should be engaged in planting, craftsmen, textiles, etc., I can be exempted from the grain tax for the first year. ”

Liu Bao listened to the whole person, these three points alone are nothing, together it is really obvious! Of course, there was still a slightly nervous look on his face, and he showed reluctance in a more gentle way.

Tong Yuan knew that there would be no Xiongnu in later generations, and they had already fully integrated into the Han people.

However, in the changes of the times a hundred years later, they may become displaced people and resist oppression; or control one side, take the opportunity to make trouble, in short, set off stormy waves.

In order to prevent this situation, he did not plan to kill them all, nor did he plan to rely on the co-optation of the upper class and the people of the household to deal with it, but to maintain his own healthy development and strong deterrence, keep an eye on these tribes, and guide some of them to sinicize, and the other part to maintain the original culture.