Xihe County, Meiji.

This is a place known to every Hun.

Since the Xiongnu were attached to the Xiongnu and the Xianbei people rose up, the Xiongnu lost their dominance over the northern grasslands, and they could only breed nomadically in the Hetao and the areas south of the Yinshan Mountains under the protection of the Han Empire, and at the same time undertook the responsibility of defending the border for the Han Empire and resisting the invasion of nomadic tribes further north.

Meiji's single court was set up at the right time.

Although the Huns lost their status as the overlord of the steppe, they were unwilling to abandon their former glory. In the southern Xiongnu Shan Yu is located in Meiji, here is the sparrow is small, the five organs are complete, the forest has set up a single Yu Ting, Longcheng, hoof forest and other important places for the Huns to sacrifice and meet the alliance, the annual custom and sacrifice, just like the glorious period of the grassland.

For the Shan Yu children of Hu Chu Quan's generation, Meiji is the foundation of their Luan Ti clan, and it is also the place where their souls take refuge.

Now, after seven years in exile, Hu Chuquan has finally returned to Meiji again.

Moreover, he is also about to complete the care that his brother Yu Fuluo did not complete during his lifetime, in Meiji, in Shan Yuting, in front of many Huns, to renew the glory of the Luan Ti clan, inherit the mandate of heaven, and inherit the position of Shan Yu.

Although, Hu Chuquan knew in his heart that all this in front of him was completely given to him by the tall, unsmiling Han general in the crowd not far away.

In the past month, Yan Xing took his more than 5,000 elite cavalry, together with the men and horses of Shan Yu's headquarters under the control of Hu Chuquan, and drove north, crossed the great river, and went to Meiji, providing support from the Han Empire for Hu Chuquan to succeed Shan Yu.

Those who were entrenched in the left part of the Huns in Meiji, Tu Gehu species, in the face of the menacing Huchuquan and the Han coalition army, they did not fail to fight, they also gathered the tribe Ding Zhuang in an emergency, gathered 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry, and met the combined army of Huchuquan and the Han people.

The Hun cavalry, mixed with a large number of grassland herdsmen, after surrounding the combined forces of Huchuquan and the Han people on the vast grassland, relied on a large number of men and horses, occupied a favorable location and wind direction, and launched a fierce attack first.

It's a pity that in front of the strong crossbows and chariot formations of the Han people, the many attacks launched by these temporarily gathered grassland rangers are like stones sinking into the sea, unable to set off any waves, and then in the counterattack of the Han people's armored cavalry, they will be defeated and flee for dozens of miles.

So they changed their tactics, wanting to take advantage of the familiar geographical advantage to lure the Han Chinese cavalry deeper, ambush the Han army, and cut off their rear route.

However, in the allied army of the Han people and Huchuquan, there was still a group of Huns in the headquarters.

They were too familiar with the tactics of their own people, frequently saw through the conspiracy of the Huns, and foiled the tricks of the Huns many times, and the Huns served as road guides, leading the soldiers and horses in Hedong to break through several tribal camps on the left of the Huns and Tu Ge Zahu.

After many tug-of-wars, the military struggle of the Xiongnu Left and Tu Ge Hu coalition finally failed, and Hu Chuquan also sent people to lobby the Xiongnu Left and Tu Ge Hu to dissociate, so that the improvised grassland loose alliance completely collapsed.

Some of the Xiongnu left tribes fled one after another, going to Shuofang, Yunzhong, Wuyuan and other places to avoid Huchuquan and the Han soldiers.

The Xiongnu tribes who stayed, those tribal chieftains, chose to compromise with the combined forces of Huchuquan and the Han people, and jointly supported Huchuquan to succeed Shan Yu, who had been vacant for a long time, in Meiji's Shan Yuting, and became the new Shan Yu of the Xiongnu.

And today, it is the day of Hu Chuquan's accession, however, because of the haste of this accession and the special situation, Hu Chuquan also needs to complete the funeral of his brother Yu Fuluo in Longcheng before he ascends the throne, and after paying tribute to the gods of heaven and earth, he can return to Shan Yuting and officially succeed Shan Yu.

Yan Xing took the generals of Hedong, as the distinguished guests of Huchuquan, and watched the funeral of the Huns, the sacrifice to the heavens and the enthronement.

The former Longcheng hometown of the Huns has been reduced to the pasture of the Xianbei people. Therefore, the dragon city in Meiji is just a small tuyi imitated by the Huns, which enshrines the immortal heaven and sacred mountain worshiped by the Huns, as well as the mountains and ghosts and gods worshiped by the conquered Hutu people and other Zahu tribes.

Uvro's funeral, as well as the rituals of worshipping the heavens, were all performed here.

Yu Fuluo's body has not been found so far, but Hu Chuquan has announced that his brother is dead, and he wants to hold a funeral for Yu Fuluo today before the throne of Shan Yu, which is to tell all the Huns on the grassland that Yu Fuluo is dead, according to the tradition of the Huns, he Hu Chuquan is the new Shan Yu who is expected to return.

The solemn funeral was underway.

According to the customs of the Huns, the pit mouth of the tomb should be facing the direction of the rising sun, and together with the burial of Yu Fuluo, there are a large number of Xiongnu nobles used in the dome, carts, furs, blankets, pottery, bronze, iron, gold and silver utensils, bronze medals, copper rings, ornaments, jade, jewelry, hooks and other valuable goods and daily objects.

When Yan Xing lamented that this kind of thick burial style was the same as that of Hu and Han, and that poor and extravagant funerals were also popular among the nobles of the grassland tribes, at the funeral of the Huns Shan Yu, they showed a barbaric and primitive scene that was different from the Han people.

The weapons and arrows used in his life alone should be sealed, and the favorite war horse and good horse were also cut off and buried in the tomb.

Some of the bound captives were killed by the Huns directly in front of Shan Yu's tomb and filled into the tomb, in addition to several women who were favored by Yu Fuluo during his lifetime, crying and being driven into the tomb as Yu Fuluo's companions.

Fortunately, because Yan Xing and other Han people were present, no Han Chinese were treated as burial objects among the captives.

In addition to the system of martyrdom, the Huns also had the custom of "blood and tears" at the funeral of Shan Yu, that is, to cut a knife wound on their face with a knife, so that their tears and blood flowed down their faces at the same time, in order to express their reverence and sorrow for the noble deceased.

Yan Xing and other Han people naturally don't need to harm themselves like this, they only need to dip some blood on their faces and draw a few blood marks.

Just watched many of the children of the Luan Ti clan cut their faces, blood and tears, and the scene of the burial of the living, listening to the sound of the Hun Huji, Huqin, Hu Di, and Gonghou various musical instruments mourning, as well as the beat of the Hun witch Zhu dancing and praying, and the group of bonfires rolling in the heat wave······

This primitive and barbaric funeral ceremony still has a great impact on the hearts of everyone who watches the ceremony.

After completing the funeral of Yu Fuluo's Shan Yu, Hu Chuquan held a meeting to worship the heavens in Longcheng, gathering people to pray for heaven and earth, praying for the protection of ghosts and gods against the Xiongnu and Xinshan Yu.

In the end, Hu Chuquan was surrounded by many Shan Yu guards, Luan Ti clan's disciples, and the wealthy chiefs of various departments, and led a large number of people and horses to Shan Yuting to inherit Shan Yu's position.

At this time, the Huqin, Huqin, Hudi, and Konghou instruments of the Huns along the road were also replaced with passionate and majestic music.

In the courtyard of the dome golden tent, in the worship of the children of the Luanti clan and the chiefs of various tribes, in the prayer of the sorcerer, in the oath of killing the white horse and the black bull and many other ceremonies, Hu Chuquan was full of energy, and finally wore a fur, held high the golden knife, ascended to the throne, and got the coveted position of the Xiongnu Shan Yu.

At the beginning of his ascension, in order to boost morale and attract people's hearts, Hu Chuquan also ignored his own treasury and exhausted his own treasury, and directly ordered a feast in the Shan Yu court, slaughtered cattle and sheep, and lavishly rewarded the Hedong soldiers and Luan Ti's children and the chieftains of various departments, and also pardoned the sins of the Xiongnu people at this age, and rewarded many meritorious people with many treasures and so on.

The extravagant banquet lasted all night, and the bonfires in Shan Yuting were even more inextinguishable all night, competing with the stars and moon of the grassland, illuminating a piece of the world on the grassland.

At the end of the banquet, whether it was really drunk or fake, a large number of people had fallen on the big tent seats.

Hu Chuquan took advantage of the wine, plucked up his courage, held the wine jug, personally placed the account, and came to Yan Xing to toast, anyway, the rest of the tent at this moment are his newly promoted Luan Ti disciples, and he is not afraid of being seen by people who have a heart to see him in front of the Han generals and lose his Shan Yu's majesty.

In the customs of the Huns, as the master of the grassland, he personally made a toast, which was a great honor for the distinguished guests.

Yan Xing smiled, did not postpone, and boldly drank the mare's milk wine of the Huns, and said words of blessing to the Xiongnu Shan Yu, who was supported by Hedong.

Seeing that Yan Xing was so refreshing, Hu Chuquan's eyes narrowed with laughter, he smiled and carried the wine jug, and respectfully said to Yan Xing in Chinese:

"General Yan, these days, thanks to the great help of your Hedong soldiers, my Luanti clan can regain the position of Shan Yu, and my Hun Luanti clan will keep their promise and become General Yan's allies, and I will also lead the Huns to take the lead for General Yan and charge forward."

Speaking of this, Hu Chuquan looked at Yan Xing's face, a trace of slyness flashed in his eyes, and he continued after a moment's time:

"Therefore, I also hope that General Yan can lead his army to stay in Meiji for a while longer, and help the Xiongnu to conquer the tribal chieftains who have defected to Yunzhong, Wuyuan and other places, so that ——"

As soon as Yan Xing heard Hu Chuquan's words, he immediately raised his wine glass with a smile, blocked Hu Chuquan's words, and said solemnly:

"Shan Yu, I'm afraid this is a little difficult, I led the soldiers and horses in Hedong, and I have kept my promise to help you return to Meiji and ascend to the position of Shan Yu, but we will not stay in Meiji's Shan Yuting for more time, you should understand what I mean."

Yan Xing's words were sonorous and powerful, with an aura that could not be refused by the superiors, Hu Chuquan was in front of him, and his own momentum and tone involuntarily weakened a little.

He smiled awkwardly, and had to hide his face and continued:

"What the general means, I naturally understand, it's just-"

Hu Chuquan also wanted to persuade him again, but he, Shan Yu, completely relied on the power of the soldiers and horses in Hedong to be able to convince those ambitious left nobles, countrymen, and Tu Gezahu to return to Shan Yuting.

The current situation within the Xiongnu is that there are still many internal and external forces that oppose him in the open and dark, and if Yan Xing's Hedong soldiers and horses withdraw all at once, he is afraid that those who oppose him will make a comeback, and even have a tendency to turn the situation around.

Therefore, Hu Chuquan wasted his tongue and wanted to leave the elite soldiers and horses in Hedong to continue to stabilize the internal situation of the Xiongnu for him for a period of time.

Yan Xing saw that Hu Chuquan still wanted to keep it, he raised two fingers and began to say:

"It's not that I don't want to help you. It's just that if the soldiers and horses under my command stay in the Huns for a long time, there will be two difficult things. First, the soldiers under my command, their fields and houses are all in Hedong, if they stay in Miji for a long time and cannot return according to the original plan, they will be people who will return and their morale will decline. ”

"Second, the soldiers under my command, they are used to the diet of the Han people, in Meiji, the Xiongnu cannot provide enough rice and pickles to feed my five thousand horsemen, and the armor and combat equipment of the soldiers cannot be repaired and replenished in time, which will also affect their combat effectiveness."

After hearing Yan Xing's two difficulties, Hu Chuquan looked embarrassed. Yan Xing said that these two difficulties, he, the Hun Shan Yu, really have no way to solve it, if he keeps it, he is afraid that it will annoy Yan Xing and make things backfire, but when he thinks of the fate of his father Qiang Qu Shan Yu, Hu Chuquan is really relieved.

Looking at Hu Chuquan's anxious appearance, Yan Xing suddenly smiled, and he said out loud:

"Shan Yu, I can also understand your difficulties, well, so be it, although the Xiongnu cannot supply the food and baggage of the army under my command, but I can leave five hundred infantry and three hundred cavalry, and let my capable generals lead this force to assist you, protect Shan Yuting, and defend Meiji."

"In the future, the caravan in Hedong will also give priority to bringing salt grains to Meiji's Shan Yuting, as well as iron weapons, to help you continue to consolidate your position in Meiji."

After listening to Yan Xing's measures, Hu Chuquan opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't speak immediately.

If it is according to Yan Xing's plan, then he, the Xiongnu Shan Yu, is just a little king of the border who is not enterprising enough and can only protect himself, and he will need to continue to rely on the funding of the Hedong forces in the future to be able to gain a firm foothold in the court of Meiji Dan.

But the current situation made him unable to refuse, if he rejected Yan Xing's "good intentions", then I am afraid that he will not be able to mix up with Shan Yu, who can only protect himself.

Hu Chuquan finally figured out what was at stake, and could only exhale a breath and agree and thank Yan Xing for his kindness and help.

Holding a wine jug in his hand, looking at the strong and calm Han general in front of him, Hu Chuquan thought about it, and knew that only by trying his best to form a good force in Hedong could he consolidate his position in the Xiongnu and slowly gather the internal forces of the divided Xiongnu.

So Hu Chuquan continued to toast Yan Xing, and with the intention of wine, he raised his wine glass and asked Yan Xing:

"General Yan, your great kindness to the Huns and the Luan Ti clan has always been in my heart. I just don't know, what do you think of what I told you about Aqige that day? ”

Yan Xing couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Hu Chuquan mention this matter again.

In order to marry Hedong and get closer to him, Hu Chuquan did not hesitate to launch the woman of the Luan Ti clan as a marriage for political purposes.

Although Hu Chuquan did not have a daughter of appropriate age, his brother Yu Fuluo had, and after Yu Fuluo's death, Hu Chuquan inherited everything from his brother as a younger brother.

Therefore, he wanted to marry his niece Aqige to Yan Xing as a concubine.

This kind of political marriage, Yan Xing neither expects nor resists in his heart. On the contrary, it was Xi Zhicai, Zhou Liang and other strategists under his command who agreed with the marriage with the Huns.

In their opinion, if they want to drive the unruly Huns on the grassland and control the internal affairs of the Huns, in addition to the strong military strength, the Luan Ti clan's bloodline and nominal appeal must also be indispensable.

Only by applying both soft and hard can we effectively tame the fierce horses on the grassland.

This is also the reason why they chose to support Hu Chuquan to succeed Shan Yu.

Yan Xing sometimes couldn't help but think that if it weren't for his own heirs, Yan Shuo, the eldest son born to Zhang Rui, was still in infancy, and Pei Shu and Lu Yue had just become pregnant.

Yan Xing met Hu Chuquan's eager expectant eyes, so he had no choice but to restrain his diffuse thoughts, and said with a smile:

"If you follow your mind and fight bravely, you will be born with the good intentions of Shan Yu."

"Hahaha, great, General, come, have another drink!"

Hu Chuquan got Yan Xing's affirmative reply, laughed, and immediately asked Yan Xing to drink, as if he was not drunk and did not return.

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The bonfire is lit up and the feast is celebrated.

When Yan Xing, who was pretending to be drunk, returned to his tent drunk, and was about to untie his armor and rest, hurried footsteps sounded outside the tent, and the iron armor sounded, and Bao Zhu's familiar thick voice.

"General, Hedong Urgent!"

Thank you for the two little blacks, Fan Minhan, the Venerable and the Feather, and the reward that the dream has never been completed, thank you for your support!