Qubei accepted Cao Shuo's conditions.

After he left, Tian Feng said to Cao Shuo: "The four conditions proposed by Gongzi would never have been agreed to when the Xiongnu were at their peak. In particular, he begged for the women of the Liwang of the Right Valley and half of the horses of the Huns. ”

"Yuan Hao actually understands me." Cao Shuo grinned and said: "I'm actually very soft-hearted, and I will never kill others. But I'm not so stupid as to give the enemy a chance to recuperate when I can obviously get a lot of benefits. Take away all the women of the Liwang of the Right Valley, and we will have many more women who can give birth to children. The Huns, on the other hand, had many fewer women who could have children. In ten or twenty years, we will be stronger and stronger, while the Huns will be weaker and weaker. ”

"As for the horses." He continued: "Because of the lack of war horses in the Central Plains, although there are some cavalry, there are no large cavalry to fight in the corps. Every year I get half the horses from the Huns, and in less than three years I will have a large cavalry that can compete with any nomadic cavalry! ”

"Childe is far-sighted, but I am afraid that our hatred with the Huns will be deeper." Jia Xu said: "From today on, the Huns will definitely take revenge on Gongzi as the ambition of their whole clan. ”

"I'm afraid they won't dare." Cao Shuo grinned and said to Jia Xu: "I promised to make peace with the Xiongnu, just because the Central Plains have not yet been pacified." I left them a way to live, to get benefits from them, and to plant the seeds of hatred in their hearts. As long as the Huns hate me, sooner or later they will play tricks on us. At that time, I will send troops to Hetao again and uproot the Xiongnu. From now on, there will be no southern Xiongnu in the Central Plains. ”

"In addition to the southern Xiongnu, there is also a Xiongnu in the Central Plains." Tian Feng said: "The Yuan family used to fight with Taihang Zhang Yan, and the Xiongnu slaughtered various departments to help Zhang Yan. ”

"Slaughter the Ministry?" Cao Shuo had never heard of such a group of Huns, and he asked Tian Feng: "Could it be that the Huns do not obey the orders of the southern Huns?" ”

"Of course not." Tian Feng said: "Tu Zhubu was originally loyal to the Northern Xiongnu, but the Northern Xiongnu withdrew, and they were left behind. For so many years, there was also a constant war between them and the Southern Xiongnu. Of course, they are not many in number, and they have always been pressed and beaten by the Southern Huns. ”

"Yuan Hao didn't say it, I really didn't know there was such a festival." Cao Shuo smiled and said, "Let them get away with it first, and then I will destroy them when I find an opportunity!" ”

"Childe is wise!" Tian Feng and Jia Xu said to Cao Shuo together.

Tian Feng asked: "This time I came to Hetao, together with the Huns and our women who were taken captive to the Xiongnu in the Central Plains, Gongzi got a total of more than 100,000 women. These people returned to Huainan, but it was a lot of expenses. ”

"I know it's a lot of money, but the addition of these women can make the population of all parts of my rule surge." Cao Shuo said: "Now the population of the Central Plains is too small, and I am not afraid of too many people. The fear is that newborn babies are not as many as those killed in the war. ”

"Years of war have indeed suffered the people." Tian Feng sighed: "When Gongzi arrived in Huainan, he encouraged childbearing, and now the population increase is also limited. Moreover, the population that has increased in recent years is still young children, and they can't do anything for the local area at all, but they are a burden. ”

"Today's burdens will sooner or later become a force for local growth." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "We must have a long-term vision, and we must not only see the immediate interests and ignore the overall situation." ”

"Why is it that every time our army goes out on an expedition, it can only be tens of thousands of soldiers and horses?" Cao Shuo continued: "In fact, the reason is very simple, the local people are too small to support a huge army. These days when we are in Wuyuan, Wuyuan has been almost eaten up by us. In fact, if you don't come to me, I've already thought that it's time to retire. ”

"Childe agreed to go to humility, how much time should he be given to prepare for that?" Tian Feng asked.

"Give him half a month at most." Cao Shuo said: "I won't wait too long. On the way back, once passing through the boundary of the Yuan family, Yuan Hao led the army back to Huainan first, and I went to Xudu to ask my father for merit for the Xiliang army. ”

"The army didn't accompany me, and I always felt that Gongzi and Xiliang Army were a little unsafe together." Tian Feng said: "If you don't send a team of people to send the women back, the army will still follow the son." ”

"The Xiliang Army will not go to Xudu either." Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said to Tian Feng: "It's just me and Ma Teng and Han Sui who went to Xudu. ”

Tian Feng was stunned and asked, "Ma Chao and Pang De are not going?" ”

"I want them to go, the question is that they go, who will lead the Xiliang army back to Xiliang?" Cao Shuo said: "20,000 Xiliang troops, the number of people is not too much, but not too much. When he arrives in Xudu, if he gets into any trouble, should his father be punished or not? ”

Tian Feng and Jia Xu glanced at each other, and Jia Xu asked, "Did Gongzi mention this matter to Ma Teng and Han Sui?" ”

"If Jia Gong doesn't ask, I plan to talk about it in a few days." Cao Shuo said: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to talk about this matter, it's better to ask Jia Gong to talk to them." ”

"Childe can trust me, then I'll go and tell them." Jia Xu stood up and said to Cao Shuo: "It's better to say it late than early, I'll go first." ”

Cao Shuo arched his hand: "There is Lao Jiagong!" ”

Jia Xu said goodbye and left, and Cao Shuo said to Tian Feng again: "I have always handed over the matter of taking care of the Hun women to General Lu, and Yuan Hao will help me do another thing." ”

"Childe, please speak." Tian Feng responded.

"Many of the women we brought back were originally from the Central Plains." Cao Shuo said: "These people have been away from the Central Plains for a long time, and even if they are sent home, many of them may have no relatives. ”

"Is it possible that Childe is going to send them home?" Tian Feng said: "Now the Central Plains is not stable, and the war is still there. It would be safer to bring them back to Huainan. ”

"I think so too." Cao Shuo grinned and said, "But they are not Huns after all, and they can't be taken away directly like they treat Hun women." Yuan Hao wants to persuade them to give up the idea of going home, follow us to Huainan, and increase the population for our people. ”

"Don't worry, Childe, I'm good at this kind of thing." Tian Feng stood up and said to Cao Shuo: "I'll go and do things for my son first, and I'll report back later." ”

After Tian Feng left, Cai Ji walked in from the door.

He said to Cao Shuo: "Son, Ma Chao has been waiting for a long time, I asked him to bathe first, and then invited Pang De to him and prepared a meal for the two of them." They have already eaten it, just waiting for Childe to summon them. ”

(End of chapter)