The Xiongnu tribes believed in nature and believed that nature was a god. In the cognition of the Huns, the mountain god is the head of the gods, and Kunlun is the largest mountain known to the Huns, so the Kunlun god has naturally become the biggest god in the minds of the Huns. In the Xiongnu tribes, from Shan Yu to the common people and even slaves, they all believed in the Kunlun god.

On that day, the weather was clear and the wind was peaceful, and the Xiongnu military ministers Shan Yu led the princes and nobles and deployed thousands of people to gather in Longcheng, hold a great sacrifice of heaven and earth, and pray to the god of Kunlun.

The dragon city sacrifice platform that has been built is full of heads of cattle and sheep and other livestock, and the flags are arranged on the side according to the regulations. All the people involved in the sacrifice were dressed solemnly and had solemn expressions, led by the military minister Shan Yu, and many princes and nobles stood behind him in turn.

"Great Kunlun God, please protect your people, give your people wealth, and let your people live and work in peace and contentment under your glory!" The old monarch and minister skillfully recited the sacrificial text to the sky, and his sometimes heavy and sometimes soothing tone floated over the Dragon City, running to every corner of the desert with the north wind.

After the military minister Shan Yu, there stood Nangong Yanzhi, Prince Yu Dan, Zuogu Yi King Yi Zhixian, Princess Yi Xue'er, and some other heavyweights among the Xiongnu. Because of the great significance of this sacrifice, the leaders of the non-royal tribes such as the left and right Xianwang were also summoned here by the military minister Shan Yu.

When the military minister Shan Yu recited the sacrificial text aloud, the richly dressed prince Yu Shan had a pious face, and his eyes looking at the sky were exactly the same as the military minister Shan Yu, and his lips moved slightly, as if he was praying for the blessing of the Xiongnu people with the military minister Shan Yu. Yi Zhi, the king of Zuogu Yi, had a calm face, with a slight gloomy color, and his eyes moved back and forth on the military ministers Shan Yu, Nangong Yan Zhi and Yu Single, flickering.

Two years ago, Yi Zhixian was assigned a piece of grassland by the military minister Shan Yu and asked him to run his own tribe, and as for the royal court, it was naturally inherited by the crown prince Yu Dan.

The military minister Shan Yu's old face is full of wrinkles, his eyebrows are a little sad, and his forehead has three bitter lines, this once and now high-spirited and even in the period of Emperor Wen, he united the Seven Kingdoms of Han and Shandong to prepare to attack Chang'an. Junchen Shan Yu is already old, and his health has not been very good recently, and it seems that the day when Prince Yu Shan is not far from succeeding to the throne.

Every person who is dying of old age can't help but wonder if many of the things he has done in his life are right, and the military minister Shan Yu is no exception. This former and talented lord, at his current age, seems to have a different idea about the road that the Huns will take in the future, which also makes him very satisfied with the prince who is actually a little weak and not very sharp.

It's just that the two unusual wars between the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty recently made his plan for peace with the Han Dynasty fluctuate a little, and the two successive defeats of the Xiongnu army in Shanggu County have marked the proud Shan Yu with shame, and many young nobles in the clan want to wash the shame in blood. And once a war breaks out, it will inevitably be the two sides that will shed blood, not just one of them.

After practicing the sacrificial text, the military minister Shan Yu glanced back at the prince Yu Dan, and sighed in his heart, he looked at the south, and said in his heart that even if he didn't want a large-scale war with the Central Plains, the young and vigorous emperor in the south would probably not agree.

Thinking of this, the military minister Shan Yu was very contradictory, and he said to Shan: "Yu Dan, you come with me." ”

The military minister Shan Yu and Yu Shan walked aside, the two of them stood side by side, looking at the magnificent grassland, and the military minister Shan Yu asked Yu Dan: "Do you still remember what the Bank of China said about how to deal with Han-Hungarian relations?" ”

"The child remembers." Yu Shan Dao, "The Bank of China said that the Han Dynasty has a lot of resources, rich materials, and now the national strength has gradually become stronger, and my Great Huns can only fight a small war against it, but cannot start a full-scale war with it, because of the anger of the Great Han Dynasty, it is not easy for the Great Huns to bear it." ”

The military minister Shan Yudan kept looking at him when he said these words. After Yu Shan said these words, his face was still very calm, and there was no excessive color, which made the military minister Shan Yu's heart a little more relaxed, and he then asked: "Then what do you think of the Bank of China saying this?" ”

"This ...... The child did not dare to jump to conclusions. Yu Shan bowed his head.

"Oh? Why? The military minister Shan Yu frowned slightly.

"I don't know if the BOC is right when he says this." Yu Dan's voice was a little smaller, and he didn't dare to face the gaze of the military minister Shan Yu, "The Han may be strong, but in the past few decades, the Han has always lived under the majesty of my Great Huns, and we rarely fail in the conquest with the defenders of the border counties of the Great Han, and every time the grass comes out, we can harvest a lot, to say that the Han is really strong, the child doesn't seem to be able to see it." But this may also be the reason why the two sides did not have a real decisive battle, as for the outcome of the battle between the Great Huns and the Great Han Dynasty, the child does not know......"

After Yu Shan finished speaking, he glanced at the military minister Shan Yu with a little weak heart, and when his eyes touched the majestic gaze of the military minister Shan Yu, he consciously lowered his head again.

The military minister Shan Yu no longer looked at Yu Dan, his eyes drifted to the grassland in the distance, and he fell silent.

Yu Shan saw the appearance of the military minister Shan Yu, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only accompany the military minister Shan Yu to be silent.

After a long time, the monarch and minister Shan Yu sighed, as if he was talking to Shan and as if he was talking to himself: "That's it, just let me, Lao Tzu, give you this son, and fill in the road in the future." ”

After the military minister finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the sacrificial platform.

Yu Shan looked at the back of his father, and he didn't understand the meaning of the words of the military minister Shan Yu Fangcai, but he didn't have the courage to ask him, as if his father was not in a good mood today, Yu Shan didn't dare to say anything, so he could only follow, but he thought to himself: "Fill in the road in the future?" How do I fill it in? ”

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After today's sacrifice, these Xiongnu nobles rested in Longcheng, and according to the custom, they had to stay for a day or two.

The tallest and most luxurious tent naturally belonged to the military minister Shan Yu, and at this time he was arguing with Nangong Yanzhi about something.

"Yu Dan's temperament is too weak, and he has no opinions, if I don't help him pave the road in the future, I'm afraid that after I return to the arms of the Kunlun God, my Hun will not have a peaceful life." The military minister Shan Yu's face was not good, and he was even a little angry, "I am here for the future of the Great Huns, and also for Yu Shan Yu's position to be able to sit safely!" ”

Compared with the difference in the face of the military minister Shan Yu, Nangong Yanzhi is even better.

Whenever the two of them talk about these topics, it's a situation like this.

"Isn't all this for the sake of war?" Nangong Yanzhi was very anxious and angry, so her voice was also very loud, "Isn't there no tomorrow if you don't fight the Great Huns?" Isn't it possible to do a single job if you don't fight a war? You've fought all your life, and it's not time to continue fighting! Does fighting a war really work? ”

Nangong Yanzhi was very angry, and the monarch and minister Shan Yu were not calm, he retorted: "Do you think I want to do this? Isn't this your good brother going to provoke a war?! When I went back to Ma Yi last time, if I hadn't been vigilant, I was afraid that I would have been beheaded by your brother at that time! Now that he Liu Che wants to fight, what can I do? If I don't suppress him while I'm still moving, do I wait for him to bully you mother and son later? I'm afraid that even if you are his sister, he won't be merciful, right?! ”

As soon as the military minister said this, Nangong Yanzhi covered his face, and his voice was crying, "I don't understand why you can't live in peace, why there must be war?" Could it be that between the Han and the Huns, you really can't live or die? I'm a woman who married from a big man, don't you think this is too cruel to me in the middle! ”

When the military minister Shan Yu saw that Nangong Yanzhi began to cry, his heart softened, he sighed, sat next to Nangong Yanzhi, reached out and stroked her back, and said a little helplessly: "It's not that we want to fight and want to die, but we have to." That's fate. ”

Nangong Yanzhi cried for a while, and the military minister Shan Yu also patiently comforted him for a while, and finally, he said: "Your brother is not an ordinary emperor, Yu Shan must not be able to fight him, and I have no choice now, if I can't solve this problem in my lifetime, I'm afraid that there will be endless troubles in the future." ”

After the military minister finished saying this, he seemed to feel a little powerless, so he stopped talking.

……

Night.

Yi Zhixian and his sister Yi Xue'er rode slowly on the outskirts of Dragon City, and their own soldiers followed them fifty paces away. Icher was in a very low mood and didn't say much along the way.

"What's the matter, sister, you're depressed when you fail to go on an expedition?" Yi Zhi saw that Yi Xue'er was not in a high mood, so he quipped, "Isn't it just a few Han soldiers, next time my brother will go out to help you clean them up, and then let them all come to you as slaves, and you can clean them up as you want!" Isn't that good? ”

Yi Xue'er sighed, glanced at Yi Zhi with some disgust, and said seriously: "Brother, I've grown up, don't you still treat me as a child?" ”

Yi Zhi laughed when he heard this, "I almost forgot that my little sister is now also a leader who has led a battle, and she is a qualified general!" Ha ha! After that, Yi Zhi continued obliquely: "But I still think that little Xue'er who used to be happy to dance and ride on my neck for a few slaves is cute! The picture of that year is still vivid, and in a blink of an eye, you are so old, time flies really fast! But if you want me to say, what is you a female child to do is not good, but you have to learn from men to lead the war, sit at home as a female worker, and wait for your man to go out and return victorious? Haha......"

Yi Xue'er glared at Yi Zhi and scolded, "Are you still serious?" People are telling you about business, why are you so old? Besides, I'm going to ignore you! ”

"Good, good!" Yi Zhixian always has no majesty in front of his beloved sister, for this little sister who has watched her grow up since childhood, Yi Zhixian has the most sincere feelings, "Seriously! Well, little sister, in fact, most of the reason why you lost this campaign is that the sergeants you led are not elite enough, if you change to my blood wolf cavalry, you can capture the fort of Sheep's Head Town in half a day, where will the conspiracy of Qincheng succeed? If you still want to fight next time, I'll lend you my Blood Wolf Spirit Rider to ensure that you return victorious! ”

When Yi Xue'er heard the Blood Wolf Spirit Rider, her eyes immediately lit up, "Are you really willing to lend me the Blood Wolf Spirit Rider?" That's your housekeeper, are you really willing to do it? ”

Yi Zhi said angrily: "What are you talking about, as long as you want it, can my brother lend it to you?" What did I not accommodate you from childhood to adulthood? Don't say that you will borrow a blood wolf to go on an expedition, if you really want to have a fine cavalry of your own, I will let the blood wolf train you, and within a year, I will definitely be able to give you an elite cavalry! ”

"Really?" Yi Xue'er was overjoyed, and she almost didn't have her eyebrows flying, "Brother, you have to talk and count, in less than a year, I want a fine horse comparable to a blood wolf!" ”

"Haha!" Yi Zhixian was amused by Yi Xue'er, "I, Yi Zhixi, always counts when I speak!" ”