The Xiongnu and the Han are actually the same ancestor, and their historical origins can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty, China's first true dynasty.

Since the ancestors of this ethnic group in the north of the bitter cold land to survive, grass by grass, the earliest sheep and cattle to animal husbandry as a business, the north is vast, in the harsh environment in order to survive, developed the instinct of fierce killing, because of the long-term hunting of birds and beasts for a living, day and day with birds and beasts, do not know the etiquette, everyone is fierce and brave, is its nature also!

It is not a matter of production, and looting is a common thing, so it has been the enemy of life and death of the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years. Needless to say, the former Great Qin Empire was mighty, and in just a few decades after the unification of the six countries and the establishment of the imperial industry, the war with the northern Xiongnu has never stopped. In order to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu iron cavalry, the First Emperor formed the Great Wall Army with half of the army of the old Qin State as the backbone, and took the most trusted Meng Tian as the general, and achieved great results in the war for more than ten years. In the thirty-second year of the first emperor, when the time was ripe, General Meng Tian led the Great Wall Army of more than 300,000 troops to drive the northern expedition, and repelled the Xiongnu for more than 700 miles in less than a year. Seized the vast area of the Xiongnu Inner Mongolia Hetao, stationed troops in Yulin, and built more than 40 walled forts along the north bank of the river to echo each other and defend them. He also did not hesitate to gather the strength of the whole country to build a solid border city, which stretched for thousands of miles, so that the treasury was almost exhausted, and the heavy taxes paid by the conscripts and the people finally caused the people's grievances to burn the plains. And the death of the first emperor, Zhao Gao and Huhai were in chaos, and the Great Wall army that stood like an iron wall in northern Xinjiang fell into internal friction, and the edge was no longer there.

Two years later, the world was in turmoil, and the mighty Great Qin Empire fell apart like a boiling soup and the building collapsed.

Therefore, in a sense, it is the shackles of the Xiongnu that have been put around the neck of the behemoth of the Qin Empire, slowly suffocating its vitality little by little.

From the end of the Qin Dynasty to Gaozu Dingji, the world has been in turmoil for decades, and there is no time to look north. The Huns finally took a breath, and their vitality slowly recovered, and by about ten years of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, there were more than 100,000 people who were able to fight. As the saying goes: forget the pain when the scar is good! The Xiongnu finally couldn't resist the temptation of the Central Plains' goods, and tentatively began to gradually encroach on the southern invasion.

The Han Dynasty was still young, and it was busy dealing with internal contradictions, so it was unable to take care of it for the time being. This is naturally tantamount to indulging the ambitions of the Huns. As a result, Shan Yu's ambition began to swell. In just a few years, hundreds of miles of land have been invaded in the south, and the previously lost land has been restored!

In the fifteenth year of Gaozu, the Han court could not bear the disturbance and sent troops to the Northern Expedition, Emperor Gaozu commanded his elite soldiers and more than 100,000 royal drivers to march in person, because of the light soldiers, he was besieged for more than 40 days in Baishan Mountain, and he almost lost his life there. Thanks to Zhang Liang's diplomatic strategy, he signed a series of alliances under the city, including contributions, the opening of border cities, the recognition of established borders, and humiliating terms such as the Han princess and relatives. The Huns got great benefits, and they were satisfied with the retreat to the north. Not to mention the loss of the Han family's soldiers, the Xiongnu alone went through this battle, and their arrogance became more and more prosperous.

Although there was no large-scale southward gathering of troops after that, the report of a small group of light cavalry taking a short trip to the border never stopped. Later, the Han court experienced several years of rebellion among the feudal states, and the Xiongnu sphere of influence took the opportunity to reach its heyday.

Although the government and the opposition know that sooner or later it will be a serious trouble, they have never had a perfect plan to deal with it, and they can only make temporary compromises by adopting appeasement policies such as peace and proximity and border trade on the one hand. Recently, the situation in the border court has finally become more and more serious, and the Xiongnu rangers have attacked and slaughtered the fortress and killed the army, and there are more and more signs that Shan Yu is likely to be ready to start a large-scale war.

And whether there is war or compromise above the court, the ministers are always arguing over all kinds of powerful relationships, and as for the blood and death of the front-line soldiers, in the face of the so-called imperial interests, they are just the most insignificant bargaining chips.

As for the way of thinking between the big guys, in the eyes of Yuan Zhao, who fought in the dark world for half of his previous life, it is very normal.

Right and wrong, good and evil, impassioned and vile and obscene, are not the criteria for judging here, but only the conditions of whether or not they are worth the exchange.

Therefore, at this moment, I heard the passionate and tragic speech of the great man, and I just sneered in my heart.

And Wei Qing's gang, together with Zhao Yuan and Song Jiu, were already angry, and the young guard named Gongsun Ao raised his arms and shouted: "The Hun dog thieves are so deceitful, how can I bear it?" ”

The rest of the crowd looked excited. But I could hear that the man sitting in the center coughed, and said lightly: "Needless to say, there should be a decision at the court meeting the day after tomorrow." When today's son is determined to forge ahead, he will not succumb to foreign captives! ”

It turned out that this person was Wang Hui, one of the nine kings of the Han Dynasty.

This person has been on an envoy to the Western Regions for more than two years, and he just returned to Chang'an a month ago. Today, a group of old friends invited him to climb to enjoy the scenery, and by the way, he picked up the wind and washed the dust. When the wine was in full swing, some people at the banquet talked about the recent smoke clouds in the northwest and the repeated violations of the Huns. That Xiong Daqiang is a member of the army general, named Zhang Jin, there is a reason for the old robe Ze in the border army rotation, a few days ago there was a battle report in the army, those brothers who have lived and died together most of them have been killed in several battles. I have been sad and indignant in my heart, and just now I heard a few civil officials quote scriptures and classics to state the pros and cons of the war between the two countries, and when I heard that most of the voices in the imperial court seemed to advocate continuing to appease the peace talks, I couldn't bear it any longer, so I spoke out fiercely. Although everyone is usually friends, when they argue at this time, they are inevitably mixed with anger.

The civil officials didn't think so, and one of them, Su Weiming, was a subordinate official of Guanglu Temple, slowly put the wine glass in his hand on the table, slightly stroked his beard and said gently: "What the lord said is exact." Thinking that the imperial court has opened border trade for decades and made peace with the pro-Xiongnu Shan Yu, the price paid is much smaller than the war. This is exactly the best strategy for the soldiers who are counted in the temple and surrender without a fight! ”

He turned to Zhang Jin and said: "General Zhang doesn't have to be so radical, it is the duty of those who sacrifice their lives for the country, although the death of the soldiers is deplorable, but the short-term peace they have exchanged for their flesh and blood is also worth it." As for the revenge of blood revenge, ...... will naturally be repaid for them when the dynasty is strong in the future. ”

The rest of the civil servants also echoed the voice, that is, it was .......

Zhang Jin heard that he was still waiting to say more, Wang Hui waved his hand: "General Zhang doesn't need to say anything, today we just need to drink and talk about the situation, and the day after tomorrow will be above the court, and the official will admonish himself, hum!" Those steppe wolves will make them pay with blood! ”

Before the sound fell, I suddenly heard someone outside the tent laughing a few times, like a night owl: "Haha, ask for it?" What is the blood for? We steppe warriors have never been afraid of anyone coming! ”

Then the people in the tent heard the voices of several guards and men at the tent gate to stop and argue.

That Zhang Jin and a few warriors couldn't hold back their anger for a long time, and without waiting for Wang Hui's revelation, they took the lead in running out, and the rest followed.

But I saw that the long grass outside the tent was on the flat ground, there were a few big black horses, seven or eight big men around a person, at this time the grass was slightly yellow, the autumn wind was tight, blowing up the gray animal skin worn by these people, and a fierce and iron-blooded breath came to the face.

That Zhang Jin was anxious and shouted: "Bah! Who was talking about it just now? Who are you? ”

But when he saw the man in the middle, he looked arrogant, and snorted coldly: "What did I say!" We steppe warriors never ask for the benefits of these tongues, but only judge the high and low on the tip of the knife. ”

It turned out that this person's name was Yeli Hu, who was a close minister of the Xiongnu Shan Yu, and was ordered to come to the Han court as an envoy this time, one was to present the Chongyang Festival gift to the Han Emperor, and the other was to see how the imperial court had an attitude towards the frontier war, so as to bargain, which was also the consistent trick of the Huns.

Their group had been staying in the Chang'an Post House for many days, waiting for the Son of Heaven to summon them. It's just that the attitude of the court to the Huns this time is very unclear, and several important ministers have not expressed their opinions, and His Majesty the Emperor is also ambiguous, so the summons was delayed.

In this regard, Yelihu is not worried, this person is very familiar with the diplomatic history of the two countries over the past few decades, is familiar with the various tactics at the negotiation table, and claims to know the Han people very well. Therefore, before coming, Yu Junchen boasted about Dadan to Haikou, and this time he must obtain the greatest benefits for the grassland. In his opinion, Hanting has not made any reaction, but is just discussing the question of how much to concede. The longer you mop the floor, the more beneficial it will be to yourself, and the benefits will be more and greater.

In addition, he is secretly shouldering another important mission, and he has gradually gained an eyebrow under the secret activities in the past few days. Therefore, I was in a good mood, and today I brought a few entourages to the high horses outside the city to appreciate the scenery of the Han family.

I don't want to hear that someone here is actually complaining about the atrocities of the Huns, saying that he wants to pay for blood debts and blood, this person has always been favored by Junchen, and he is arrogant and conceited, which is convinced, so he speaks loudly.

But I don't know, just because of this person's words, the wind and clouds rise, the young dragons gather, the world has a few blood rains, he looks back on the smoke and waves, only in today's mind.