Chapter 441: Old Acquaintance (Second Update)
Once in the land of Jiangdong, a high-spirited young man, who thought that he would be the one who sounded the death knell for Daqin, was followed by a young man full of whimsical ideas, and they all had their own stubbornness in their hearts, and this stubbornness finally made them passers-by in their lives.
And today, the magical fate has brought the two together again, but their identities and statuses are no longer the same, and their mentality and purpose are also different.
Ying Gao, who was far away in Xianyang Palace, counted the days when Han Xin and Xiang Yu met, and he knew that at this time, he had created a new era, and he was walking on a road without any reference or basis, and he could no longer foresee the occurrence or non-occurrence of some things, just like the meeting between Han Xin and Xiang Yu this time......
In Xiang Yu's big tent, the decoration and furnishings did not look like the location of a Xiongnu Shan Yu, but like the mansion of a nobleman in the south of the Great Qin River, and when Han Xin walked in alone, he was also taken aback by the scene in front of him.
I saw that there were only a few people in the big tent, and the one sitting in the middle was wearing a white robe, with neat hair in a bun, and a short layer of beard left under the chin, which was Xiang Yu.
I haven't seen him for a few years, and Xiang Yu is still the same as Han Xin's impression, but his calm temperament is telling Han Xin that this is no longer the Xiang Yu he used to be.
Sitting in front of him were the three of Long Ji, Ji Bu and Yu Ziqi, although Xiang Yu brought over more than these three generals, but obviously, they were all of Xiang Yu's cronies, and Han Xin was surprised that there was no Hun in front of Xiang Yu.
The fact that Great Qin sent an envoy was undoubtedly a very important matter for the entire Xiongnu, because it may be related to the relationship between the Xiongnu and Great Qin, as well as the question of how the Xiongnu would develop next, and Xiang Yu himself was a native of the Central Plains.
In this context, Han Xin passed through several Xiongnu tribes under the leadership of Yu Zi period, and there were no Huns to see what Xiang Yu and Han Xin wanted, what does this mean, it shows that Xiang Yu's mass foundation in the Xiongnu is too solid, and the Huns just believe in Xiang Yu, which is completely what Han Xin did not expect before.
"General Han Xin is an old acquaintance of Ben Shan Yu, this farewell for several years, still outstanding style, since I have arrived in the land of my Huns, today and don't talk about state affairs, wait for me to entertain the general with Hun food, and talk about it tomorrow!"
After saying that, Xiang Yu pointed to a seat next to Yu Ziqi and motioned for Han Xin to sit down, and waved his hand, only to hear the sound of footsteps outside.
Han Xin looked back, only to see several big men carrying a roasted red object in the shape of a sheep walked in, knowing that Xiang Yu was afraid that he really didn't want to talk about any state affairs today, so he could only thank him, sat on the seat prepared for himself, touched his shriveled stomach that was indeed hungry, ready to enjoy it, and then greeted this negotiation with a full attitude tomorrow.
Although I don't know what Xiang Yu meant, what Han Xin has to admire is that this unsightly way of eating of the Huns is really quite refreshing, the roasted lamb with oil flowers, coupled with a short blade and a bottle of turbid wine, is really a human delicacy that Han Xin has never enjoyed.
Three times five divided by two, a lamb in front of him was actually taken down by Han Xin, at this time, Han Xin was already blushing and his neck was thick, Xiang Yu looked at him, showing a contemplative expression.
Obviously, this arrangement was made by Xiang Yu on purpose, and his purpose was very simple, just to see what kind of attitude Han Xin had.
If Han Xin cowered at this banquet and didn't dare to eat or drink, then his purpose would definitely not be very pure, at least it would not be anything beneficial to the Huns, and now, Han Xin's expression and actions were very relaxed, and he didn't let Xiang Yu and several of his cronies see any pretentiousness.
Not to mention anything else, if Han Xin is really impure and has any concerns in his heart, it is impossible for him to be able to eat the whole lamb, although Han Xin is also a general, but Xiang Yu knows him, his martial arts are ordinary, and his figure is not so tall, he can eat so much, in addition to being hungry, he must have a relaxed mood.
After being full of wine and food, Xiang Yu really didn't mention Han Xin's intention this time, nor did he take advantage of Han Xin's drunken eyes to come up with some words, but just ordered Yu Ziqi to take someone to send Han Xin back to his camp to rest.
"The ten guards brought by Han Xin have been waiting outside the big tent?"
"Yes, after they saw that Han Xin was fine, they left the two of them to continue to protect them, and the rest of them went to eat some dry food......
"The quality of the soldiers of Great Qin can be seen from this, my Huns' cavalry has indeed grown a lot compared to when Mao Dun was there, but after that Gongzi Gao became the emperor of Daqin, Daqin's sergeants will not grow without progress, and the progress of my Huns is just to add some bargaining chips to the negotiations with Daqin!"
After sending Han Xin back to the big tent to rest, several of Xiang Yu's cronies did not disperse, but were discussing the matter that was to be discussed with Han Xin the next day.
Although Xiang Yu's words were praising the sergeant of Great Qin, the three people next to him also knew that Xiang Yu was telling the truth.
Although the Xiongnu are now thriving in the grasslands of the north, there is no land suitable for cultivation like Daqin, and the development here will be greatly restricted, and no matter how the population is, it is impossible to compare with Daqin.
In such a situation, your forces will always be at a disadvantage, and once defeated, it will be difficult to turn over for a few years or even more than a decade, let alone an advantage in the elite level of soldiers.
"What does the young general think, will the emperor of Great Qin let the young general return to Jiangdong in exchange for a large piece of land beyond the Great Wall?"
As soon as they heard Xiang Yu's mouth, they added some chips in the eyes of Emperor Daqin, Long He immediately thought of returning to Jiangdong, although several of them are now in the realm of the Xiongnu with Xiang Yu, but after all, the life of the Xiongnu is still a lot worse than the colorful Central Plains, and deep down in their hearts they are still very eager to return to the Central Plains, especially Jiangdong, their former base camp.
"If he really made such a request, then the next step I'm afraid that my Huns will have to go to war with Daqin, my Huns have hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry, on this plain, I am not afraid of any Qin soldiers who dare to go out of Shangjun, but if we go to Jiangdong, even if we have 100,000 horses now, we can only become the turtle in the urn of the Qin soldiers."
Obviously, even if Daqin wanted to negotiate with them, Jiangdong would definitely not be able to go back, which made them all feel a little sad.
In the end, Xiang Yu did not discuss anything substantive with a few of them, he just warned them that they must not reveal all the details of the Xiongnu to Han Xin, although Han Xin's martial arts are not good, but Xiang Yu knows that he is an extremely smart person.
When he went back, what Xiang Yu wanted was that he couldn't see the reality of the Xiongnu now, but could only bring back some possible situations for Yinggao, what he wanted to do was to keep the mystery of the Xiongnu in the eyes of the Great Qin people.
That night, in the big tent where Xiang Yu and Yu Ji were sleeping, Xiang Yu did not fall asleep with Yu Ji in his arms as early as he did every day, but sat alone by the window, looking at the big tent where Han Xin was not far from him, and the two guards stood outside like javelins, protecting Han Xin inside without even blinking their eyes, which made Xiang Yu very emotional, and for a while he couldn't guess why Yinggao suddenly took the initiative to send a Han Xin who he valued so much to his Longtan tiger's den.
"General, is there anything wrong with the envoy sent by Great Qin today?"
Yu Ji saw Xiang Yu's expression, and naturally knew that it must be Han Xin's arrival that made Xiang Yu unable to calm down, she had already heard her brother say that this Han Xin was the husband of Yinggao's only half-sister, and he was the most relied on general of Great Qin now, sending such a person to the Xiongnu, even in Yu Ji's opinion, was a bit unreasonable.
"Madame, do you want us to stay in this Xiongnu land for a long time, or do you hope that one day we can return to the Central Plains, or even return to Jiangdong, back to Dangjun......"
Xiang Yu's eyes were still firmly fixed on Han Xin's big tent, and then asked softly.
"Yu Ji doesn't care where she is, now I and the general are staying together in this Xiongnu land, it's okay, not to mention that my brother is also by my side, if I return to the Central Plains, and I want to live that upheaval life, it is naturally better to ...... here."
Yu Ji's words were obviously different from the thoughts expressed by Long Ji before, Xiang Yu sighed slightly, no longer sat in place, but stood up, took off his robe, and slowly walked towards the couch where Yu Ji was.
In the early morning of the next day, Han Xin, who was a little drunk yesterday, stood up early, and walked around the edge of his big tent a few times, seemingly rejuvenating there, but his small eyes saw all the conditions around the Hun royal court that he could see.
What can be seen with the naked eye is that although there is no possibility of any enemies in the Xiongnu royal court at this time, the elite soldiers brought by the Central Plains under the command of Xiang Yu are still strictly arranged in accordance with the art of war, and they are constantly guarding the royal court of the Xiongnu.
Han Xin, who is proficient in the art of war, can see almost at a glance that this is not set up because of his arrival, but the norm here, which fully shows that Xiang Yu must have been preparing for war with Daqin in the future, regardless of whether he wants to go to war in his heart or not.
On this day, Xiang Yu did not play sloppy anymore, but sent the morning's meal to Han Xin's big tent, and at the same time sent someone to send an order that he would meet Han Xin in yesterday's big tent in half an hour, and asked Han Xin to prepare to introduce what was not explained in the letter written by Yinggao himself.
Han Xin knew that the real task of his arrival this time was on this day, if he completed it well, he might be able to make Daqin have one less strong enemy with this mouth, and if he didn't complete it well, he would be lucky to be able to return to Xianyang City unharmed......
Soon, Han Xin appeared in front of Xiang Yu again, still yesterday's lineup, but no one interjected at will, and Xiang Yu also began to ask what Yinggao meant in his letter with a grim face.
Xiang Yu was actually quite concerned about this matter, and he thought that this was just Yinggao's intimidation of himself in order to defeat him.
But now Yinggao actually directly let Han Xin, the trump card, come over, which is enough to show that the previous letter was not to scare himself, so it is not a trivial matter to make the emperor of Great Qin put down his body and want to form an alliance with him.
"Listen to me, the scouts sent by the king on the sea within the Great Qin have gone through many years, and they have returned after nine deaths, and there is a dynasty that is not inferior to the Great Qin in a very far place south of the Great Qin Central Plains......"
So, Han Xin told Xiang Yu about the Peacock Empire that Ying Gao had told him before.
When he first heard Han Xin make such a play, Xiang Yu almost interrupted his words, because at first glance it sounded very much like scaring Xiang Yu, and these things he said were all unheard of by Xiang Yu, and it was naturally very difficult to make him believe in something that the other party had never heard of.
But later, the more detailed Han Xin said, the tighter Xiang Yu's brows wrinkled, and in the end, he suddenly found that no matter how rich the imagination of Daqin's scouts or Yinggao was, they probably couldn't make up so many things.
And Xiang Yu suddenly reacted, this so-called Peacock Empire is obviously in the south of Great Qin, and the Xiongnu is in the north of Great Qin, according to common sense, Great Qin should never reveal his enemies in the south to his enemies in the north, and there is no difference in playing with fire and self-immolation.
"Emperor Daqin means...... If it is said that the Huns are alien races within the Great Qin race, those people of the Peacock Empire are alien races outside the Great Qin race? What does this mean? ”
In Han Xin's rhetoric, this sentence attracted Xiang Yu's great attention, of course he knew that for Great Qin, the Huns were an absolute alien race, so he didn't understand what it meant to be a foreign race other than race.
"Under your naturalization, the Huns more or less still identify with the habits and culture of my Great Qin, and they can be assimilated, but the Peacock Dynasty, once they meet us, it will be endless killing, and they will never die......"