Chapter 90 The Hun Messenger
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The Xiongnu envoys appeared outside Xuchang in the heavy snow, a team of less than 300 people, but they drove thousands of horses and 500 camels, and also carried a large number of grassland specialties, gold, agate, jade, fur, animal tendons, ox horns, ......, and the cargo boxes were piled up into a hill, and those who didn't know thought they were a caravan!
This is not surprising, the Xiongnu missions of all dynasties came to the hinterland of the Central Plains are like this, for them, the worship of the Han emperor is secondary, with these specialties, from the hands of the Han people in exchange for scarce materials on the grassland is the main thing, the Huns social production structure is single, they will not do anything except grazing, even the pottery bowl for drinking water can not be made, not to mention exquisite porcelain, iron, bronze!
But life is inseparable from these living materials, and there are only two ways to get it, trading, or robbing, but in recent years, the cost of robbery has been larger, outside Yanmen Pass, the 'Jingguan' built with a lot of white bones is the best proof, so they had to choose to trade, a Xiongnu horse on the border of the Great Wall, at most can only be exchanged for an iron pot, and there is no market, the people in the interior of the Central Plains are much kinder, you can exchange two, and you can trade anywhere, such a good opportunity, the Xiongnu mission naturally refused to let go!
You know, in the grassland, when the herdsmen marry their daughters, if they can accompany an iron pot, it is a very face-saving thing, if you add a bag of salt, it will be even more amazing, after getting the news, there will be a large number of Hun young men with scimitars to rob relatives, half of the women, half of the iron pot and salt!
The guests came, the host naturally had to welcome, the gate of Xuchang was opened, and a team of five hundred Xuanjia iron horsemen rushed out, all wearing iron armor, holding blades, led by a strong man like an iron tower, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, carrying a pair of iron halberds, it was Xiao Yi's number one fierce general ~ Dian Wei, he was ordered to go out of the city, one is to send some living supplies to the Huns, and the other is to monitor their every move!
"Brothers, listen to the truth, most of the governors have orders to closely monitor the Hun camp, if these steppe wolves make trouble for no reason and harass the Han people, ~~ there will be no forgiveness for killing!" Dian Wei's roar rolled out, like thunder, and the surrounding snowflakes shattered.
"No! ……”
Five hundred Xuanjia iron horsemen responded in unison, the Huns, their subordinates were defeated, and the white bone 'Jingguan' outside the Yanmen Pass can be used as evidence, if you don't accept it, you will be killed!
A tiger was sent outside the city to monitor the group of steppe wolves, and the city was not idle, the imperial city was forbidden, and the ordinary people almost went out of the nest, one thing~~ Snow clearing!
The heavy snow for a day and a night, of course, adds a lot of color to Xuchang City, but also hinders road traffic, and brings a lot of trouble to the upcoming worship ceremony, so the Prime Minister's Office issued a Jun order - all the staff go out to clear the snow, the people sweep the streets, the forbidden army sweeps the imperial city, must be clean and tidy!
At the same time, the civil and military officials also began to dress up at home, the court clothes were neat, the armor was shiny, and the hair was meticulously combed.
It is also a kind of ability to be able to give people 'handsome' to death!
After some preparations, Xuchang City suddenly took on a new look, bluestone road, red street wall, coupled with snow-capped roofs, looking at the pavilions and palaces from afar, and the alleys were quiet and quiet, beautiful, full of vitality!
The forbidden army in the city has all been dispatched, one by one the bow is wound, the knife is out of the sheath, five steps and a post, ten steps and a sentry, the flag is fluttering, from the city gate all the way to the Sima Gate, and then extends to the east side of the imperial city in front of the Wufeng Tower, here is the place where the emperor of the Han family is about to receive the Xiongnu envoy.
At noon, the drums sounded in unison, the civil and military officials, the emperor's relatives and relatives, rushed to the imperial city, according to the status of the level, the size of the level, in turn from the Sima Gate entered, listed in the Wufeng Tower, and then on the one hand to inform the Hun envoy to enter the city, on the other hand let the attendants go to the harem to invite the little emperor out, Prime Minister Cao Cao wore a big red court dress, wearing a sword at the waist, standing at the highest place of the imperial order, personally presiding over all matters in the hall!
The Xiongnu envoy came about 300 people, of which only 30 people were allowed to enter the city, less than one-tenth, and these people could only go to Sima Gate under the escort of hundreds of Xuanjia iron horsemen, and only three messengers could really go in to worship the Son of Heaven of the Han family, as for the others, at most kneel outside Sima Gate and salute!
All this was specially arranged by Cao Cao, just to tell the Huns clearly, the son of heaven of the Han family, not you can see each other, let alone anyone!
"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! ……”
At three o'clock in the afternoon, with the sound of three whips, the little emperor Liu Xie slowly climbed the Wufeng Tower under the embrace of a group of servants, today he also carefully prepared, just the bath water was changed three times, the whole body was washed white and red, and then he put on a new imperial crown clothes, wearing a crown of heaven, wearing a sword of the son of heaven on his waist, and his little face was also wiped with powder, but he was a young man!
Liu Xie knew that in addition to the three Xiongnu envoys who came to worship today, the envoys of the princes were also standing under the Wufeng Tower, waiting to watch the majesty of the Son of Heaven of the Han family, this was the best opportunity to show himself to the world, and he must be perfect, so every move was extremely cautious!
Similarly, in order to show the royal prestige, and also to cheer for the little emperor, Princess Haiyan also dressed up to attend, the big red princess dress, her hair was high, there was a crested hosta, and on her waist was the gold-handled scimitar that never left her body, and the maid Lingling and the little eunuch Huaxin held a long cloak for her in the back, and after sitting upright, a pair of big sky blue eyes began to sweep around in the ranks of the ministers, but the little face was expressionless!
"My emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
"Your Royal Highness Princess, Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!"
The ministers knelt down and saluted, the mountain shouted long live, resounding through the sky, more than usual, all of them were like chicken blood!
"Excuse me--flat!" The little emperor raised his hands flat, and his face was solemn!
"Xuan~~ The Hun envoy entered and paid homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"
Everything is ready, the celebrant downstairs sang praise, his voice was loud and high, slightly better than the tenors of later generations, no way, the singer made a mistake, at most some money would be deducted, and if the ceremonial officer made a mistake, he would kill his head!
Soon, the three Hun envoys, lined up, strode in from Sima Gate, and the eyes of the civil and military officials were immediately attracted, and even the little emperor upstairs stared at it with wide eyes, and then there was a gasp of surprise~~
"Wow~~! ~Hiss! ~~Mom......"
Some people's eyes are shining, some people are trembling, and some people hurriedly support their chins with their hands, for fear of falling down and smashing their feet, "The sky, the earth, I've seen strange things, but I've never seen such strange things, how did the Huns choose the messengers, ~ Beauty and the Beast?" ”
The three Hun envoys, walking in the middle is an old man, with messy hair like grass, his face is gray, his dry body is wrapped in a piece of black and shiny sheepskin, holding a gift box in his left hand, and a cane in his right hand, the ornament on it is eerie and terrifying, it is actually a white skull with grinning teeth, and the eyes of the black hole look at the sky, which makes people shudder, and exudes a bad smell of rot ~~~
With this honor, you don't have to dress up, and you don't have to wait until it gets dark, it is definitely the best choice to scare children, and it is definitely a character who is afraid of everyone and is sad!
On the left hand side is a young man, more than eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, although it has just snowed, he is not afraid of the cold, wearing a wolf's skin hunting coat obliquely, revealing an arm, and a large bulging muscle, in addition, his arms are very long, but the nails are particularly short, and the tiger's mouth, thumb, and index finger are covered with calluses, and at first glance he is a master of playing with knives and bending bows.
The young man was very handsome, with a face like white iron, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a gold ring pendant in his ear; The most peculiar thing is his eyes, the eyes of the purebred Huns should be gray-brown, but this young man's eyes are pure black, and his hair is the same, he seems to have Han blood, and he also holds a large wooden box in his hand, I don't know what kind of gift it contains!
One is afraid, the other is fierce, if it is just these two messengers, the civil and military officials of the Han Court will blink their eyes a few more times and stick out their tongues, they will never be shocked to the point of dropping their jaws, the key is the third messenger!
Dressed as a white grassland rider, tall and tall, the little man with a leopard skin soft belt on his waist, deerskin pointed boots on his feet, and a white fox fur coat on the outside, looking at his age, he is ten years old, but in terms of style, he is far better than ordinary women!
Look at the face again, bright eyes and bright teeth, Qiong's nose is tall, the small face is red in protein, pink and cute, if it weren't for the flaxen-colored long hair, she would definitely be regarded as the official eunuch of the Han family, who would have thought that there was such a stunning world among the Huns!
The woman's expression was a little excited, and as soon as she entered Sima Gate, she began to look around, and when she saw the queue of hundreds of officials, her eyes lit up, and she glanced over one by one, as if she was looking for something!
"Born by heaven and earth, placed by the sun and the moon - the supreme Dashan Yu's fate...... the Xiongnu envoys Kuangkuo, Uwei, and Zhao Yanran, ask the emperor of the Han Dynasty to be safe!" The three messengers came to the bottom of Wufeng Tower, bowed slightly to the little emperor above, and did not kneel proudly!
"Wow! ...... "The ministers are in an uproar!
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