"What? There are only so many Han envoys? How did they hide from the eyes and ears of the army and lurk so deep in the camp? ”

Although Qiu Liju had been a little prepared in his heart, when he saw Li Su and his party approaching, he recognized the scale of Li Su's team, and he still couldn't help but be surprised.

Qiu Liju couldn't help but believe it in his heart: "This is impossible, when Tao Qian was the assassin of Youzhou, seven or eight out of ten Youzhou martial ministers were desolate and frolic, Gongsun Zhan was already regarded as a handsome among people, and Youzhou was unsurpassed." Why did Liu Yuanjun take office only five months ago, and so many talents who dared to go deep into the tiger's den emerged? Could it be that Liu Youzhou is really the chosen one, and the virtuous return to him like water? ”

Liu Yu's envoy wants to enter Qiu Liju's camp, which is not difficult in itself. If they are willing to make a big show and say that they are going to negotiate, with Liu Yu's face, Qiu Liju will definitely not refuse.

The difficulty is that with such a small number of people, it was not until he finally took a hundred steps away from the big tent of the Chinese army that he revealed his identity and concealed all the eyes and ears of Zhang Ju.

These guards are definitely one in a hundred warriors, and even the fierce generals of the world!

As for the courage of the envoy himself, I am afraid that it will not be under Ban Chao Ban Dingyuan, who did not enter the tiger's den and won the tiger, and the thirty-six horsemen surrendered to Shanshanguo!

Before he could speak, Qiu Liju added a few points of emotion and awe to "Liu Youzhou's prosperity" in his heart.

And when Li Su walked under the lamp in the tent and was illuminated by the butter candle flame, Qiu Liju's surprise was an extra point: This Han envoy is so young?

I'm afraid it's not even the year of the crown.

But Li Su's unwavering calmness seems to make people forget his youth, and he does not despise him at all.

"Han Hu Wuhuan Captain Yongjie Changshi, Youzhou don't drive Li Su, I have seen Qiu Liju Shan Yu. This is a token of my envoy's envoy, as for the imperial festival, I came overnight today, and it is inconvenient to carry. ”

Li Su sat upright in the account, and very solemnly took out Liu Yu's handwritten letter and personal token for verification in accordance with diplomatic etiquette.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Wuhuan and Xianbei people generally called the tribal leaders "adults", but the Han Dynasty still called them the usual practice of the Xiongnu, and the highest leader should be called "Shan Yu". (There can be many adults, but there is generally only one if you are alone)

Li Su is representing the Han family today, so of course he has to shout Shan Yu, and at the same time, this is also an expression of Liu Yu's hope that the "Three Counties Wuhuan" can be headed by Qiu Liju and return to the Han family.

There is no mistake in diplomatic etiquette and superiority. The majesty of the Han family can't be lost at all.

Although Qiu Liju gathered nearly 100,000 rabble, he didn't dare to ignore Li Su's gestures, and he also treated each other with courtesy.

Li Su also secretly observed that Qiu Liju was a tall and mighty Hu man, his skin folds were as hard as knife carvings, and the nasolabial folds on his cheeks were even more deeply sunken.

Because Hu Ren has rough skin, if he hadn't read the information and knew that Qiu Liju was only in his forties, just looking at his appearance, he would probably be believed in his fifties and sixties.

And from the other party's demeanor when he came into contact just now, Li Su judged that Qiu Liju was really shaken, and wanted to see if there was any possibility of reconciling with the Han family.

So Li Su took the lead in opening his mouth to get to the point: "After the envoy took office, he realized the situation, and he also knew that Tao Qian owed you more than two years of military salary. If you were just trying to make money, you could have forgiven it.

Moreover, it is not known that the king has always been magnanimous and loves the people, even if he makes up for some arrears. But you dare to rebel against thieves because of this, do you really want to bury Zhang Ju? ”

Qiu Liju pondered for a while, and felt that it was better not to play tricks with the Han people, it would be better to be direct: "Li Changshi, we are rough people and can't speak, so let's just say it, if Liu Youzhou had come a few months earlier, we wouldn't have come to this point."

But now, I have made two wrong steps, even if you say on behalf of the imperial court that you will not be guilty of the past, we are not at ease. We know that the imperial court has lost a lot of face, even if Liu Youzhou is willing to be lenient, there will be no sincerity on it, I don't believe you. ”

Li Su snorted coldly without humility or arrogance: "The envoy is very sincere, as long as you are no longer a thief, he can make up for a part of the arrears for you first, and promise not to settle it afterwards - it's just that I want you to do a few things, not for him, but for your own peace of mind." ”

Qiu Liju was hesitant and felt incredible: "Although we owe wages, we have also plundered and harmed several counties, so Liu Youzhou is willing to make up for our arrears?" I thought it was already a confused account. ”

Li Su's face was straight: "One thing is one thing, so that your words must be practiced." Zilong, bring it up first. ”

With an order, Zhao Yun and Dian Wei each came over with a box. These two boxes, it is not easy to carry them on the way today, and two war horses have been divided to carry these.

Inside, there was gold worth 30 million dollars, which was the first to make up for the arrears. Liu Yu and Li Su both knew that this money was only a small amount compared to the military salary of 200 million yuan a year. But the first deposit is a little more refreshing, in order to better win the trust of people.

Qiu Liju leaned over, stroked the gold, and suddenly looked gloomy, laughing at himself: "What's the use of having money now?" If it weren't for that bit of gold and silver that made me confused for a while, I wouldn't have turned a blind eye to support him at the moment when Zhang Ju became emperor. ”

Li Su's ears were slightly erected, and he had an expression of "as I expected": "After Zhang Ju escaped from me and Liu Duwei that time, he absconded from Yanshan to this point, and he must have given you most of the gold and silver looted from Jizhou, right?"

At that time, he must have been rhetorical, saying, 'With the large amount of money looted this time, why worry about not being able to spend this winter in peace,' and then bribed you to support him temporarily. It's a pity that when it comes to this cold winter and wax moon, and even the spring famine of the next year, you can experience the pain of gold and silver being neither able to eat cold nor clothe. ”

Qiu Liju listened, he had a lot of affection, and he also trusted Li Su more - because Li Su guessed too accurately, when Zhang Ju wanted to be the emperor in July, he fooled him like this, and blamed him for being blinded by lard, and he was deceived at that time, and he just took so much money from Zhang Ju, and he was embarrassed not to support the other party to be the emperor.

Later, it was realized that in the bitter cold land of the north, where there was a lack of productivity, once the economic blockade of the southern farming peoples in winter and spring was cut off, and the money could not buy anything, then gold and silver would be temporarily wasted.

Li Su gave the other party some time to react, let the other party brew his regret for a while, and then said:

"Now, regret it, right? The envoy will show you the way - kill Zhang Ju and Su Li, and offer your head, and the envoy will first reward you with a year's salary for the imperial court, and you can guarantee that you will not be blamed in the past, and in the future, your tribe will be responsible for the mercenary errands of the imperial court all year round. ”

Qiu Liju actually shuddered slightly when he heard it: "Kill ...... Zhang Ju? I have already supported him to be the emperor, if you say kill it, don't the people of the world look down on our Wuhuan tribes even more, when the time comes, everyone thinks that we are capricious, and we will rest assured that we will be reused? ”

Obviously, Qiu Liju is not interested in a one-time salary of 200 million yuan, but Li Su's mention that "in the future, the imperial court will find mercenaries, and it will be able to find you every year regardless of previous suspicions, and give enough money."

That's a long-term deal!

Because the Wuhuan tribe has been mercenaries for the Han Dynasty for 150 years, many warriors have no other survival skills and can only serve as soldiers.

The reason why Qiu Liju is afraid that he will not be able to die if he surrenders is that he is afraid that the long-term employment rate will not be guaranteed.

No matter how much you reward, after all, it is to sit and eat the mountains, and the most important thing is to stay in the green mountains.

And this kind of long-term meal ticket is not something that Liu Yu can make a promise now - who knows how long Liu Yu, a Youzhou pastor, can do? What if Liu Yu was transferred away after the rebellion was pacified?

I can't believe it!

Li Su stood up, tightened the cloak on his body, walked to the door of the big tent, looked at the dark night sky outside, and said in a low voice but proudly: "Shan Yu, this is a once-in-a-century opportunity to atone, if you don't allow it this year, there may not be such a good opportunity in the future, I hope you think clearly." ”

"Why did Li Changshi say this? I'm afraid it's not alarmist. Qiu Liju was not frightened, he followed behind Li Su, and also walked to the door of the big tent, and secretly observed Li Su from the side and back.

Li Su Zhizhu sneered on the ground: "Hehe, why do you say this? Of course, it's because this year was originally the best time for your Wuhuan departments to repent of preventing being dug up! I don't know if Shan Yu has heard of it, in May, the imperial court originally wanted to dispatch the Southern Xiongnu from Bingzhou to pacify the king of Shanggu Nanqiao and Zhang Chun. ”

Qiu Liju was unimpressed: "Of course I know, but didn't they fail to come?" If it weren't for Yu Fuluo being blocked, I wouldn't have the courage to follow Zhang Ju. ”

Li Su turned around and admonished: "That's because Yu Fuluo is a letter from me and persuaded from Qiangqu Shan Yu!" Although, it was not my original intention to persuade Yu Fuluo to come to help the imperial court, but the general He Jin insisted on going his own way, and as a subordinate, he could only help him implement it. I also expected that after the Southern Huns were recruited, I am afraid that before they could be used, they would become elbows and armpits. ”

Qiu Liju looked up and down: "Really?" Li Changshi is not an official in Youzhou, but he doesn't care about anything. ”

Li Su smiled slightly, and took out a big killing weapon from his arms: "This is a reply letter from Qiangqu Shan Yu to Liu Gong, who was still a great sectarian at the time, take it and read it yourself." ”

Qiu Liju's expression was suddenly shocked, and he hurriedly took it and checked it carefully, and checked the seals of both sides and various positions that could verify the anti-counterfeiting, and found that this letter was actually true!

There is no doubt that this is Li Su's reply to the persuasion letter of the 400-year credit value of the Han Dynasty and the 8,000 elite horsemen of the Baipiao Southern Huns, and in the reply, it is obvious that Li Su's persuasion effect can be seen.

"This young man, how can he have such a skill, he doesn't pay a penny of military salary, so he asks Yu Fuluo to bring Shan Yu's personal guards to quell the rebellion of the Han family? What kind of eloquence, what persuasion, how amazing is the original letter he sent to Qiangqu Shan Yu? ”

Qiu Liju made up his brain and found that he couldn't imagine it at all.

Li Su took advantage of the opportunity of the other party's heart to waver, and continued to exert pressure: "The Han Dynasty's destiny lasts forever, and the ancestors of the Southern Xiongnu are because they missed it once 150 years ago and stood on Wang Mang's side, so they have rarely been hired by the imperial court in the past 150 years. You've been taking it for 150 years, and I don't think you're in the midst of a blessing and don't know how to ask for it anymore—

If you don't repent this year, you and the Southern Xiongnu will return to the same level of rebellion, and if the Southern Xiongnu first repent and quell the civil strife in the coming year, you Wuhuan will go back to the outside of the Saiwai to continue to compete with Xianbei for grassland. After most of the people here starve to death, the remaining population will be able to survive on the pastures north of Yanshan. ”

"The Han Dynasty's destiny lasts forever...... That's right, Qiang Qu Shan wrote vaguely on this reply letter to you that the reason why he is willing to listen to your persuasion to send troops is because he believes that the Han Dynasty's destiny lasts forever! However, will the Han family really have a destiny to last forever? ”

Qiu Liju's last question is not really a pure question, but a kind of soul struggle, a kind of emotion for the impenetrable fog.

It was the seduction of the incomprehensible points in his soul by Qiang Qushan in that old reply just now.

However, when he asked this question, the answer that Li Su could give him now was obviously much more evidence than when Li Su persuaded Qiang Qu Shan Yu half a year ago, and the degree of perfection of this Mandate of Heaven was much higher.

"Where do you come from? Haven't you read a thing called "The Blessed Treatise on the Prosperity of the Temple" recently to help you understand the Mandate of Heaven? You can just go to someone and ask, throughout the ages, there are exceptions to the counterexamples of "The Blessed Treatise on the Mandate of Heaven", and then think about it, whether Zhang Ju is a person who was condemned by God - you don't need to read the scriptures, just look at those examples in history. ”

The accumulation of historical prestige is sometimes the best weapon to suppress people from daring to be delusional.

Even if Hu people can't read the scriptures, they can always understand the storytelling.

"Someone, please be fresh."

Xian Yufu is a native of Yuyang Wuhuan, who was originally a petty official in the system of the Han Dynasty, but when Qiu Liju rebelled, he was coerced back. Because he was a slight Wuhuan literati, he was quickly reused by Qiu Liju and introduced as a staff member.

Historically, after Qiu Liju was anyway, this Xian Yufu also returned to Liu Yu to do an ordinary job, but now he can only "stoop to Qiu Ying".

Xian Yufu was soon found by Qiu Liju, and Qiu Liju asked him: "Have you ever read something called "Dianxing Youfu"?" I heard that it is possible to easily identify whether a thief can succeed? ”

Xian Yufu was stunned, he didn't know who Li Su was in the account, but he replied carefully: "I have indeed read it, some of the scriptures in this book are quite profound, but the conclusion is superficial and easy to understand." However, the book never discusses ...... Whether or not the thieves can succeed or not, it only discusses which thieves will be punished by heaven and will surely die. ”

Winning requires many conditions, and serendipity cannot be predicted. The hard-working Han water pile up to 99%, without the last 1% luck, it is still necessary to continue to "stoop to the score and wait for the time".

But failure is often predictable, because if you make a sufficient, fatal mistake, you are sure to fail.

This means that successful experiences cannot be summed up, and lessons from failures can be learned.

Qiu Liju doesn't know too much truth, but after listening to Xian Yufu's words being so conservative, he has a little more good impression of "The Blessing of the Palace": I don't dare to say it full, which shows that people are still more rigorous and reliable!

"Then you should say, according to that statement, is Zhang Ju worthy of being damned?" Qiu Liju asked with a relaxed expression.

It's easy because he plans to listen to it as a joke, and he doesn't expect to rely on these godly things to make decisions.

At best, it is only a subtle influence and hint on the decision.

Xian Yufu thought for a while: "Zhang Ju...... is also about to be punished by God, he and Zhang Jiao will be punished by God - in this question, there happens to be almost the same question, but it is asked by Ou Xing. Specifically, I will wait for me to return to the account to pick up the book. ”

Li Su was beside him, smiling slightly.

Cai Yan's original question was based on Zhang Ju's example. But Li Su felt that in that case, his intentions were too well known to passers-by.

So when the manuscript was finally formed, Li Su asked Cai Yan to change the example question to Ou Xing.

But I believe that Qiu Liju and Xian Yufu will associate as long as they are not mentally retarded.