"How to defeat the Huns, General Meng Tian must have a strange plan! I'm worried that Li Mu will go south, and Fan Yuzhi and Yang Duanhe may be in danger! Montenegro said. Because in history, Li Mu secretly went south and defeated the Qin army on both roads, and Fan Yuzhi surrendered!

"Rest assured, the Pedestrian Department reports every day that Li Mu and his border troops are still fighting at Yanmen Pass to prevent the Huns from moving south. The king of Qin had already ordered the two generals, Yang and Fan, to stop the attack and defend with all their might. Wei Yu said.

"Li Mu's public appearance in Yanmen County can make the Huns dare not attack Yanmen County easily, and second, he can secretly go south and catch the Qin State by surprise!" Montenegro analyzed.

"As soon as Li Mu's army moves, the scouts can notify the two generals Yang and Fan in one day. The two generals are also the generals of a hundred battles, by no means mediocre, and each has 100,000 elite divisions, and it is not so easy to move the two of them, and there are 100,000 elite generals of Wang Jian sitting in Sanchuan County, and they can be supported in two days. The southern route is still relatively reassuring. Wei Yu said.

"No matter how strict the defense is, there are flaws, Li Mu is a famous general who is good at finding flaws, creating flaws, and using flaws, and he can't be taken lightly." Montenegro said.

"I will report this matter to the King of Qin tomorrow, and ask the King to send an envoy to order them to defend them strictly and not attack easily. Even if Li Mu led the border army south, he would not be able to start. Wei Yu said, "Now tell me why you want your soldiers to learn Xiongnu language, Qin characters, and singing?" ”

"With our horses equipped with iron horseshoe, our range of maneuver has increased considerably! I want to go deep into the grasslands and see what they're going to do! The squad scouts are lone and very dangerous, so I will let everyone learn two sentences of Xiongnu language every day, so that they can confuse the enemy at critical times. I didn't expect it to have a very good effect, and I entered the grassland twice and made a lot of gains. As for learning to sing, I think it can not only improve morale, but also teach them to read, and in the future, Daqin will dominate the world, and these soldiers who have military achievements and literacy will definitely be able to make greater contributions to Daqin after reunification! Montenegro replied.

"Good! You have such a long-term vision at such a young age, and the blessing of Great Qin is also! I don't know who the little brother studied with? Don't tell me you're self-taught! Wei Yu asked.

"I am a disciple of the Confucian Meng Zhao!" Montenegro replied.

"Confucianism? Meng Zhao's disciple? When did Confucianism change to military studies? Wei Yi stroked his beard and said suspiciously: "I had a conversation with the respected master more than ten years ago, but I didn't expect him to receive such an excellent apprentice!" ”

"Didn't the Confucian Xunzi also teach Li Si and Han Fei, two world-famous Legalists? I am a teacher of Meng Zhao who is obsessed with studying the learning of various families! I just scratched the surface with him! I'm ashamed! It's not the National Captain who inherited the He family. Montenegro also asked curiously.

"I never talk about my handsome family, the world only knows that I am from Wei, and they all say that I am a family heirloom. In fact, more than 30 years ago, I practiced the art of war with Guiguzi, and after coming down the mountain, I didn't like to lead the troops, so I concentrated on sorting out my father's documents and works, and it took a few years to complete the book "Wei Yuzi". Recommended by Mengwu, come to Qin to practice my doctrine! Wei Yu said.

"Guowei is also from Guiguzimen, and he is out of the same house as Pastor Li!" Montenegro sighed.

"Li Mu and I are in the same door, how do you know? The Pedestrian Department collected a lot of information about Li Mu, and only knew that he was recommended by Zhao Kuo, a horse suit, to join the border army of Zhao State as a commander at the age of seventeen. Wei Yu asked.

"The first time I went deep into the grassland, Li Mu also took people to go, we also defeated a group of Huns together, we talked very happily, he was happy, said that he leaked his mouth, he studied in Guigumen for five years when he was a teenager, and he only went down the mountain at the age of seventeen." Montenegro said.

"It's not good, I'm going to enter the palace immediately to meet my king, General Montenegro, we'll talk about it another day!" Wei Yu's face changed immediately, and he immediately got up and shouted: "Someone, send General Montenegro back to the post house, and prepare a car to enter the palace!" ”

"The last will retire!" Montenegro saluted and said goodbye to Wei Yu!

Walking out of the living room, it was already dark at nine o'clock in the evening, equivalent to nine o'clock in the evening in modern times, the State Captain's Mansion was still brightly lit, and the black officials were in and out, without the slightest feeling of getting off work. Montenegro secretly thought: Can a Guiguzi protégé let the national lieutenant enter the palace overnight? Wouldn't it be embarrassing if it disturbed the beautiful things of King Qin and the beauties of the harem? Where is Alina now? Did she see King Qin? Will it be ...... by King Qin at night?

The next day, Montenegro still got up early, and when he saw that Baturu also got up, the two of them practiced Yongchun White Crane Boxing in the courtyard, because neither of them knew anyone in Xianyang, and there was no place to go. The two of them stand firmly facing each other, and use the same moves with both hands to quickly block and block and practice the reaction speed of both hands and the strength of their arms.

"Baturu, you're making too fast progress, aren't you? I'm no match for you anymore! Montenegro said.

"The general teaches well, I study hard, and besides, I am your coach, and my progress is naturally faster than them!" Baturu is not modest at all.

At this time, an official servant came to report: "General, there is a self-proclaimed General Bai Tao outside asking to see you!" ”

"Big brother is here!" When Montenegro heard Bai Tao's name, he hurriedly greeted him outside.

A heroic general wearing black armor at the door is none other than Bai Tao, the sworn elder brother of Montenegro.

"Big brother, why are you here? Sit inside! Hei hurriedly saluted and let Bai Tao in.

"Second brother, I am taking more than 1,000 cavalry, preparing to report to you in the north, let's go to my house first, I will go north today!" Bai Tao said.

"It's also appropriate to visit your uncle and aunt and sister-in-law at your house! The two of you also know each other, this is the lieutenant general of the light cavalry, Baturu. Baturu, my brother who worships him, is about to go north to report to our army, and from now on, we will all be brothers in the trenches! Montenegro said.

The two greeted each other, and Baturu said that he wanted to visit Xianyang City, and Montenegro followed Bai Tao to Baifu.

White Mansion, two streets away from the Captain's Mansion. It was the general's mansion that used to be white. After Bai Qi was given death, all the Bai Mansion family moved out, and Bai Fu was recovered. The King of Qin had transferred the White Mansion to other ministers several times, but the ministers refused to accept the reward, and it was always empty! After King Qin was in power, he felt that Bai Qi had died a little bit, and gave Bai Qi's mansion back to Bai Zhong. Therefore, Bai Tao's home Baifu is large-scale, with carriage and horse farms, gatehouses, and political affairs halls in the front yard, hundreds of houses in the back, and a garden pond rockery park. Bai Tao's father, Bai Zhong, was a county lieutenant in Sanchuan County, and his mother was in charge, leaving only his wife, young son, and dozens of servants at home. If the mansion looks empty!

"Second brother, this is your sister-in-law and nephew!" Bai Tao introduced his wife and son to Montenegro.

"Montenegro to meet my sister-in-law!" Montenegro hurriedly saluted, Bai Tao's wife was dressed in a pink silk dress, with a little powder, not only beautiful as a flower, but also gave people a dignified and luxurious feeling!

"I've heard my husband often praise my uncle, and when I see you today, I really look dignified! In the future, my husband will listen to orders under my uncle's account, and your brothers will definitely be able to take care of each other in the army, and I am also relieved! Madame Bai also squatted down to Montenegro and said, "You talk about things first, and I'll go to Zhang Luo for some wine and banquet." ”

"It's only been three months since the two of us bowed, and you have been promoted from Zuo Shu Chang to Zuo Geng, and your lieutenant general, who was originally two levels lower than me, is now one level above me! It's really more popular than people! Bai Tao joked, "Wuguan has not fought for more than ten years, and when I heard that I was going to transfer troops to the north, everyone rushed to sign up, but I spent a lot of effort to go north as I wished, and I was looking forward to making contributions with my second brother." ”

"How did you know I was in Xianyang?" Montenegro asked suddenly.

"When the prince and princess of Ille entered the city, the people of Xianyang had never seen a blond and blue-eyed foreigner, because of the beauty of Princess Ile, from the time she entered the city to the present, it was a topic of conversation among the people of Xianyang! I'm good friends with many Lang Wei, and I heard from them last night that the escort was you, so I went to look for you in the morning! Bai Tao replied, and said, "I heard that you have a story with Princess Eli!" Brother Yanfu is really not shallow, but he privately possesses the princess of another country, but he is guilty, I am in a hurry to find you, it is also for this matter, you have to think of a perfect statement first! Those people in the court will definitely make trouble when you meet the King of Qin! You must remember that no matter what they ask you, you must tell the truth about everything you do or not, and you must never panic! Remember! ”

"I haven't been reminded by you, I really haven't thought about it, is it serious? How would you know? "Montenegro is a little overwhelmed, in Xianyang in this era, many people can easily strangle him with a title like him.

"I had a drink with a group of Lang officials last night, and after talking about your rescue of Princess Yilie and escorting them to Xianyang, I said that the two of us are sworn brothers, and they secretly revealed it! They also reminded that if someone asks about you and Princess Yile, you must tell the truth in front of King Qin, if you try to quibble or panic, it will be dangerous! Bai Tao said.

"Thank you, big brother, I wrote it down, brother!" Montenegro replied.

"Second brother, you are now a higher lord of Zuo. According to the usual practice, the king of Qin will give you a five-entry mansion, and if he gives it to you, it proves that the king of Qin is ready to reuse you. You have to accept it with gratitude, and remember not to shirk. Then quickly move your family to live in Xianyang! In this way, King Qin can rest assured of you! Bai Tao explained again.

"Isn't this a hostage for the family?" Montenegro said.

"For the rest, you have to think about it yourself, you must remember the two items I have explained!" Bai Tao told him a thousand times.

The two chatted about things after they separated, and after lunch, Bai Tao said: "I'm going to set off and lead the troops north!" If you can't live in the post house these days, move in. In a few days, we will go to Daying City to talk in detail. Bai Tao got up as he spoke, ready to go.

"This time I went to Xianyang, there were many things and time was tight. Come back next time! I'm also going back to the post house, waiting for King Qin to summon me!" Montenegro replied.

The two men said goodbye to each other and went their separate ways.

In the afternoon, the official uniforms of Montenegro and Baturu had been completed, two sets of black silk robes for each person, two pairs of boots, and the Y-shaped neckline, cuffs, and belt were all embroidered with red silk thread into exquisite patterns. Wearing it on the body, although it feels a little inconvenient, it is also a whole person who is in good spirits and a lot more majestic! There was also a piece of jade gui sent together, and the celebrant explained some etiquette.

Montenegro asked curiously: "When you see King Qin, as long as you bow down and salute, do you need to kneel?" ”

"Kneel, do you dare to sit on an equal footing with King Qin in front of King Qin? Only those who make mistakes must fall to the ground. The celebrant looked at Montenegro even more curiously.

It turned out that in this era, there were no tables and chairs for later generations. Kneeling and sitting are the same, usually eating and talking is to kneel on the ground, kneeling is a sign of disrespect, seeing the king only need to stand and bow, hands folded in front of him, the eldest mother pointed upwards to do a bow. And to those who have committed great mistakes, serious crimes, and those who worship death, kneel on the ground, lie on the ground, put their heads on the ground, fall on the ground, beg for mercy, and cry on the ground!

In the evening, there was an attendant who came to the post house, the attendant was short, his face was quiet, he was dressed in pure black clothes and hats, and said in a sissy voice: "King Qin summoned Black Mountain and Baturu into the palace to see!" ”

Montenegro and Baturu immediately dressed neatly, and the officials and servants also came over to help the two, tidy up, and after confirming that there was no problem, the two went out! The little chamberlain led the way with his head bowed and walked in small steps, while Montenegro and Baturu followed behind on foot with their heads held high! The post house is one mile away from the palace gate, and the roadside is the official mansions, and there are Xianyang Decree Mansion, Yushi Mansion, and Prime Minister's Mansion are the red palace gates.

There were two teams of guards standing at the gate of the palace, and one of them came over and carefully checked the identities and tokens of the three people. He whispered, "There are weapons you can store here!" After entering the palace, you can't walk around, and don't make loud noises if you have nothing to do! ”

Both Montenegro and Baturu said they did not bring any weapons! Nashi turned to one side and signaled that he could go in!

Black Mountain and Baturu followed the chamberlain into the Xianyang Palace, and couldn't help but look around. The Xianyang Palace is far from the magnificence of the Forbidden City in later generations, it is a pavilion building based on a multi-storey rammed earth platform and raised by the overlapping platforms. In the middle of the roof is the main palace chamber composed of two floors, surrounded by smaller palace chambers with different levels of upper and lower levels, and the lower floor building is surrounded by a cloister. The whole building has a compact structure, the layout is high and low, the main and secondary are distinct, and the ground is all supplemented by square stone slabs, which is very smooth and clean. All around were Lang Wei standing guard and patrolling, all of them did not squint, and there was no sound. When night falls, countless palace lamps illuminate the entire Xianyang Palace, and the air is filled with the fragrance of burning grease.

The chamberlain took the two of them to a side hall, and the two guards came over, searched the black mountain and Baturu, and after confirming that they did not bring any weapons, they slowly opened the heavy door and signaled that the two could enter. As soon as Montenegro and Baturu stepped through the gate, the warm air was blowing in their faces, and the door was facing a hallway, the floor was very thick carpet, and several pairs of official shoes of different sizes were neatly arranged. There were two more small chamberlains in the door, and one gently reminded them to take off their official shoes. One bowed his head and stepped inside, probably to report it.

"Fortunately, I took a shower today, or if I take off my shoes, I can smoke a group of horses!" Baturu said self-deprecatingly, not loud, but at the quiet entrance of the main hall, it was very harsh.

The little chamberlain hurriedly signaled to the two of them not to speak loudly!

The two took off their shoes, stepped on the thick carpet and walked around the entrance to the inside! This hall is not very big, three zhang high, 20 steps long and wide, the surrounding eight palace lamps are very bright, two large copper furnaces are burning, and the whole house is warm and dry. There is a large long case in the middle, and four small long cases on each side. Behind the long case, a young man is lying on silkworm eyebrows, with red phoenix eyes, a long face and short beard, a tall figure, and a black brocade robe embroidered with gold patterns. At first glance, people feel supreme majesty, no need to guess, it must be King Qin. King Qin had an attendant beside him, of medium stature and strong physique, standing solemnly on the side. On either side sat five ministers, all dressed in black silk robes embroidered with red collars and leather bands. Montenegro only knew that the one in the middle on the right was the national lieutenant Wei Yuzi.

"The last generals, Montenegro and Baturu, will meet the king and meet your lords!" Montenegro and Baturu bowed solemnly and saluted the king of Qin and the ministers on both sides respectively! ”

"I'm Daqin, I'm really talented! There was another seventeen-year-old left watchman, who was given a seat. King Qin was in a good mood and said to Montenegro.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Montenegro and Baturu hurriedly took their seats.

At this time, Wei Yu stood up and introduced to the two Montenegro a gray-haired official with a high crown on his head and a sixtieth birthday on his head, and said: "Let me introduce you to you, this is Prime Minister Wang Xuan!" ”

"I've seen the Prime Minister!" The two Montenegrins saluted the prime minister.

The prime minister just bowed to Montenegro and returned the salute.

Wei Yu also introduced several ministers one by one, namely Tingwei Li Si, Yao Jia and Dun Weak of the Pedestrian Bureau. Li Si was already over fifty years old, with a half-white beard and hair, and a sixteenth-rank knight; Yao Jia and Dun are weak but in the prime of life, and their titles are fourteenth-level right guards. Wei Yu didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and he didn't even introduce Zhao Gao, who was standing beside King Qin and looked very honest.

Montenegro and Baturu met one by one. They each walked over to the most unfinished desk and sat down. Yao Jia stood up and shouted, "Black Mountain, are you guilty? ”

Montenegro was stunned for a moment, stood up, arched his hand at Yao Jia, and said unhurriedly: "Xiaguan has just entered Xianyang, if there is anything inconsiderate, I would like to hear about it!" ”

"You first defiled Princess Eli, and then you took her as a guest. You are just a light cavalry general, and you dare to accept the princess of a country as a guest.

Black Mountain looked at King Qin and the others, and saw that the ministers were expressionless, but the corners of King Qin's mouth showed a weird smile! I had no choice but to explain: "More than two months ago, Baturu and I took a hundred brothers to disguise themselves as the guards of the Xiongnu Dadanyu and went deeper into the grassland for more than 1,000 miles. Spend the night in a Xiongnu tribe, this tribe has a leader named Agoura, and there are 3,000 young men in the tribe. As we had been well prepared, Agoura had no doubts about us, and in the evening he entertained us with a banquet and called eight beautiful slaves to dance and entertain us. Later, the Huns offered to wrestle with us, and whoever won could have these female slave ...... at night! ”

Montenegro explained the story of the wrestling and said, "After I defeated the big black bear, one of us lost his mouth and shouted in Huaxia!" I was afraid that the Huns would see the flaws, but I found that one of the female slaves had an abnormal expression, obviously understanding the Chinese language! In order to stabilize the slave girl, I chose her to accompany me that night. The Huns were very unrestrained about the affairs of men and women, and in order not to make the Huns suspicious, we had to follow the customs. Later, the slave girl told me that she was the princess of Eli and asked me to save her and her brother. In fact, at that time, I didn't believe it at all, but in order not to reveal my identity, I still spent 300 gold to buy a female slave brother and sister and two servants. After I came back, I was also promoted to the rank of knight because of my military merits, and because this female slave not only knew Huaxia and Xiongnu, but also knew many things in the Western Regions, I accepted her as a guest and let her live in my shogunate. Since we have been to the tribes of Agoura, we are familiar with their defenses, and because our army has expanded its cavalry, we are in dire need of war horses. For the second time, I led all my more than 1,200 men into the steppe, attacked the tribe of Agoura, recovered more than 10,000 horses, and saved thousands of slaves, including more than 800 Eli slaves. ”