Chapter 454: Signing the Covenant (1st Update)
Under such circumstances, Lu Jia secretly made up his mind that he must be the one who opened the entrance to the Peacock Dynasty, although he didn't know what the Peacock Dynasty was.
And Yinggao did not discourage Lu Jia, and it took a short time to tell Lu Jia what the situation of the Peacock Dynasty might be, so that Lu Jia had a preliminary understanding of the situation he was about to explore.
After that, Yinggao pulled Lu Jia to the front of the map, and with his knowledge of the Tibetan area in his previous life, he told Lu Jia what kind of place this large barren land he was going to explore with the Huns.
After hearing this, Lu Jia knew why Yinggao had to cooperate with the Huns in attacking the Peacock Dynasty, not to mention how powerful the Peacock Dynasty was, even if he explored that large area of barren land in a year or two, he didn't know how many soldiers or people of Daqin had been harmed.
But after knowing how difficult the task he was striving for, it stimulated Lu Jia's fighting spirit, he knew that once he succeeded, this would be a level that he would be difficult to achieve in the court of Daqin for a lifetime, although according to Yinggao's statement, there is a very high possibility of dying in the middle, but Lu Jia knew that the reason why he was able to get Yinggao's trust and gain a firm foothold in Daqin's court was not because he was not afraid of death?
When Lu Jia was about to retreat, Yinggao said something to him earnestly, letting Lu Jia know that the importance of this task that he might undertake was really reflected in many aspects.
"This exploration of the barren land, not just to find the path to the Peacock Dynasty, on the way you have to get along with the Huns who go with you, work together, and let the Huns know that I am powerful Daqin, only in this way can I be satisfied with this exploration, in addition, I said to that Xiang Yu that it was one to two years, but in fact there is only one time, if you can't find the entrance to the Peacock Dynasty within one year, those barren places, it is estimated that they can only be given to the Huns in vain, And all my plans after that will be in vain! ”
Although Lu Jia definitely didn't know what all the plans were in Yinggao's mouth, but this involved the Peacock Dynasty, and it couldn't be a trivial matter, so he not only had to find out the passage for Yinggao and keep half of the ownership of that barren land, Daqin, but also had to get along with the Huns, and all aspects had to be taken care of.
"Lu Jia, I will definitely live up to the trust of the king!"
Even though it is so difficult, Lu Jia is still very motivated, because that barren land has reached the point where it is almost equivalent to more than a dozen counties of Great Qin, if it can really be included in the territory of Great Qin, it has to be said that it is a great achievement for Lu Jia.
Seeing Lu Jia finally go happily, Yinggao really felt quite amazing in his heart, he didn't think about it at all, but now Lu Jia's appearance actually solved a not small matter after he signed the covenant, which made Yinggao quite worry-free.
Exploring the land in Tibet with Xiang Yu played a very important role in Yinggao's plan, because only when the exit was presented in front of Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu would really know what the outside world was like, and at that time, he would know how difficult the land of the Xiongnu was, and only when Xiang Yu had such an idea, Yinggao could be regarded as a success.
After writing this covenant, for Ying Gao, this matter has reached the time when everything is ready and only owes Dongfeng Feng, he believes that Xiang Yu will not fail to come, because the content of this covenant is too attractive for him, Ying Gao only ordered Xia Haosheng to build a high platform in the place where he and Xiang Yu met before, and since then he has been observing the military appearance and military discipline of these Great Qin cavalry in Shangjun.
Just as Ying Gao expected, Xiang Yu, who arrived at the Xiongnu, did not publicize Ying Gao's proposals at the beginning, but thought about it alone and carefully for a full day, but even if he thought badly about Ying Gao, the scheming Great Qin Emperor, Ying Gao still had no reason to refuse.
Of course, his Xiongnu can also refuse Yinggao and let him do whatever he likes, and then the Xiongnu still live in the large grassland north of Daqin.
But one year or two years is naturally no problem at all, but it is not the case after a long time, if people really take down the Peacock Dynasty in one go, and explore that barren land by themselves, then the Great Qin, which has developed for a few years, will become the existence of bones and scum that can destroy the Huns with just a move of a finger.
Of course, there is a possibility that Daqin alone will not be able to take down the Peacock Dynasty, and it may end up being beaten by chickens and eggs, so that the family will end up in the territory of Daqin.
But that kind of fate is not necessarily a good thing for the Huns, at that time the Huns and Daqin will become a relationship between the Huns and Daqin, Daqin was destroyed, followed by the Huns, and with such a foreign race, there is absolutely no human affection to talk about.
So no matter what way you look at it, Xiang Yu decided that he must seize this opportunity to make the Xiongnu a more powerful empire, and if he doesn't want to let his fate be in the hands of others, this is the path he must choose.
The next day, Xiang Yu finally summoned the leaders of an important tribe on the Xiongnu territory to the Xiongnu royal court, and the person who did it was naturally to sign an alliance with Great Qin.
Although Xiang Yu will not inform the leaders of those Xiongnu tribes in many things, and the leaders of those tribes are also convinced by Xiang Yu, but as a person from the Central Plains, if he does not let these Huns know in advance of the alliance with Daqin, it is almost certain that there will be unnecessary misunderstandings in the future, and Xiang Yu still wants to try his best to avoid such a thing as a fire in the backyard.
"Shan Yu, those Great Qin people are very insidious, once there is fraud in this matter, what should I do?"
Sure enough, when Xiang Yu said this matter in front of the leaders of dozens of Xiongnu tribes, the next word became a lot of discussions, although they didn't have much opinion on Xiang Yu, but most of the leaders of the Xiongnu tribes thought that this was the emperor of Daqin who was fooling Xiang Yu, because the impression of the Daqin people in their hearts was insidious and cunning had already been formed.
Xiang Yu naturally knew about the hundreds of years of grudges between the Xiongnu and Daqin, so he patiently spent almost an hour explaining how the Xiongnu were able to make a steady profit and not lose money with the leaders of the Xiongnu.
Finally, when Xiang Yu's mouth was already dry, some of the people below finally began to nod their heads slowly.
"According to what Shan Yu said, as long as my Xiongnu cooperate with Daqin to explore that barren land, I can get at least half of the territory, if things go well, there is still a rich land like Daqin behind that barren land waiting for my Xiongnu to conquer?"
"Yes, if it goes well, my Huns will no longer have to endure the bitter cold here for several months, and no matter what happens this time, Daqin will have more manpower and material resources than my Huns, in front of those alien races of the same size as Daqin, Daqin has no way to retreat, but to become an ally with my Huns, a neighbor who knows each other well, and my Huns want to rise, this is also the only opportunity!"
Xiang Yu's last sentence was so categorical that it also made the Xiongnu leaders think about it, after this explanation, many people shouted Xiang Yu's name to express their entire tribe's support for Xiang Yu.
"Okay, in that case, when I go to sign an alliance with the emperor of Great Qin tomorrow, you will all take the elite of the tribe and go to be a witness!"
In fact, Xiang Yu already had the idea of having some more people to testify, otherwise a few people would know that the Xiongnu and Daqin had signed an alliance, or they had signed it on the territory of the Xiongnu, in case Yinggao didn't say anything after he went back, wouldn't anyone know about this matter at all? At that time, if Yinggao really turned his face and didn't recognize people after finding the way to the Peacock Dynasty, he really couldn't say clearly.
By the time Xiang Yu led the people to the place where he and Yinggao had negotiated on the carriage according to the previously agreed day, the high platform that Yinggao said before had already been built to sign the covenant.
But Yinggao, who was about to rush to the high platform, was persuaded by the Zhu family behind him.
"Your Majesty, didn't you sign a covenant today? Why did Xiang Yu follow behind him more cavalry than the previous negotiation, could it be that this guy wanted to take advantage of the fact that when the alliance was signed, the king was not defenseless and plotted against the king? ”
Yinggao looked into the distance, indeed, there were a lot more Hun cavalry, but their arrangement was not as rigorous as the previous one, and there was still a certain distance between them and the high platform.
Seeing this scene, Yinggao's face showed a slight smile, and then he said to Zhu Jiayan: "It's not that the Huns have any bad intentions towards me, but that the Huns are afraid that the real me will not abide by this covenant after signing it, so they have found so many people and want to be a witness." ”
"These Huns are really rude, I am a big Qin and a big country, how can the king bother to make any tricks with these people?"
Obviously, the Zhu family is still very unhappy with the idea of the Huns to live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
"Such a trivial matter, how can I, Daqin, care about us, quickly accompany me to the high platform, and sign this covenant, before it is settled, I am still in a hurry to go back to Xianyang Palace, otherwise Taiwei and Zuo Xiang are afraid that they will be in a hurry again."
Yinggao didn't care very much about whether the Xiongnu sent someone to witness the signing of the covenant this time, what he cared about was to quickly end this matter, and after he returned to Xianyang, he could form a team to follow Lu Jia to explore the road this time, which was what Yinggao really wanted to do.
This time, Yinggao did not let Tian Yan accompany him again, but let the Zhu family follow him inseparably, and when Yinggao reached the bottom of the high platform, Xiang Yu had already ridden here.
Since the two already knew each other's purpose, they didn't have any superfluous words, and after saying hello to each other, Yinggao waved his hand, and the Zhu family handed the covenant written by Lu Jia to Xiang Yu, and then waited for Xiang Yu to take a look at the covenant he wrote.
For such a major covenant matter, Xiang Yu naturally did not dare to make any mistakes, and now that Fan Zeng is not by his side to check him, Xiang Yu of course has to read this covenant by himself, in case he is playing any word games by Yinggao, and when something happens, not only himself, but the entire Huns will suffer dumb losses for him.
Yinggao patiently finally waited for Xiang Yu to finish reading the content of his covenant, although his heart was about to fart, but he still said to Xiang Yu politely: "If there is anything unsatisfactory in this covenant, Shan Yuda can bring it up, and it is not impossible for me to go back and revise it today, the alliance is a big deal, and it is not allowed to be sloppy, sloppy." ”
After Xiang Yu heard this, he sent this covenant back to the Zhu family, and waved his hand and said: "Great Qin can have this sincerity, it is really a blessing for Great Qin, a blessing for the Huns, since this covenant is the same as what you and I said yesterday, you and I can sign it." ”
When Ying Gao heard this, he couldn't help but think about it again, and secretly thought in his heart, although after going through this, Xiang Yu's temperament really hasn't changed at all, although he is a lot more cautious in doing things, but he is still so clean and neat, and he doesn't drag mud and water at any point.
If this were someone else, seeing Yinggao say this, he would have to fight for some benefits for himself, but Xiang Yu is really not such a person, what he said yesterday is what it is, and what is it.
After deciding on this covenant, Ying Gao and Xiang Yu climbed the high platform accompanied by the Zhu family and the two Great Qin guards, where the two will sign this covenant under the witness of the sergeants of both sides.
After ascending the high platform, Ying Gao looked down and made a decision, only to see that he quickly took the two covenants from the hands of the Zhu family, and then quickly stamped the big seal that represented the supreme power of the Great Qin Empire, and then quickly handed it to Xiang Yu.
Although Xiang Yu didn't know why Yinggao's movements suddenly became so fast, he was not an inkblot person, and he also stamped his big seal twice at the moment, and this matter was over.