Chiwule did as he said, and glanced at the girls, and the girls understood, and sure enough, they only poured a little bit into each person's pottery bowl.

Most of the men on the grassland have a bold temperament, and this milk tea is not enough for them to stuff their teeth. There was even more of a hurry, tilting his neck, he had already drunk it to the bottom, but he didn't taste anything, and shouted there: "Chiul, you are too stingy, add a little more sprinkling to me." ”

Chiwule is very good at grasping people's psychology, if they pour a full bowl as soon as they come up, maybe they don't feel anything after drinking, but only give them a little bit, only to show the preciousness of these milk teas, even people who don't like to drink will not say that this milk tea is not good. Chi Ulle looked at their anxious appearance, smiled, waved at the girls, and said, "Since everyone likes to drink, then I, Chi Ulle, please drink to your heart's content!" ”

The girls got the order, and quickly lifted the clay pot in their hands, and filled all the pottery bowls in front of the tribal leaders, and the aroma suddenly overflowed, which was intoxicating.

The tribal leaders picked up the bowl again, and they didn't care about the heat, and drank it with the slightest heat, and praised it again and again, "It's delicious!" "Incense!" "It's fucking delicious!" "Bring me another bowl!"

This milk tea is already different from Liu Xin's in Xiangyang when they gave Hu Chuquan to drink, at that time, due to the constraints of conditions, Liu Xin used goat's milk to cook milk tea, and after returning to the grassland, Chiwule switched to using mare's milk to cook milk tea, and the result tasted much better than goat's milk, even Chiwule himself couldn't hold back, and he had to drink a big bowl every day.

Seeing the excitement on the faces of the leaders, Chi Wule suddenly sank his face and said, "Don't patronize the delicious food, if you don't agree to Lord Liu's conditions, I'm afraid that everyone will never be able to drink such a good milk tea in the future." ”

Everyone's hearts sank, and the felt tent suddenly fell silent. Chiwule is not alarmist, the facts are in front of him, if he does not agree to Liu Xin's conditions, there will be no source of tea, and he can only drink milk in the future, where is there milk tea to drink.

Chiwule waved his hands and said, "So, what we need to consider now is not whether to agree to Lord Liu's conditions, but how to agree to Lord Liu's conditions?" ”

Ye Han stood up and said: "I don't have an opinion on merging the entire Xiongnu into the Great Han, but Yu Fu Luoshan will not agree, and I believe that Liu Bao will not agree either." ”

Hu Lu'an said disdainfully: "It's their business whether they agree or not, the Xiongnu were able to divide the north and south back then, can't they be divided again today?" I think what everyone should consider is who these six places are dedicated to the tea trade! ”

His question was exactly what everyone cared about, and everyone's eyes were once again focused on Chiul.

Chiwule smiled and said, "You are all wrong, here is not six places, but one place. Thanks to Lord Liu's love, I, Hu Chuquan and Gu Tu'an have each obtained a place, and the remaining three places, each of the three of us can be a master, so there is only one place left for everyone. ”

In addition to Chiwule, there are sixteen tribal leaders in the felt tent, but there is only one place, this is a major matter related to the future fate of the tribe, no one can make concessions, everyone you look at me, I look at you, although no one said a word first, but obviously they are secretly more energetic, no one wants to let this quota fall on the side.

Chi Wule looked at the tension in the felt tent, and couldn't help waving his hand and said: "You are all my friends and brothers of Chi Wule, and this quota is given to no one or anyone, which makes me Chi Wule very difficult. Therefore, I invited you here because there is a compromise to discuss with you. ”

Hearing that there was a compromise method, the atmosphere in the felt tent suddenly eased, and Ye Han sat down again, and said: "Chi Wule, don't sell Guanzi, if there is any good way, just say it quickly, if it can be done, I will be the first to support you!" ”

Chiwule said lightly: "Actually, it's nothing, we have seventeen tribes here, if they merge into two big tribes, then there will be no problems?" ”

The felt tent was noisy again. Annexation between tribes is a common occurrence on the steppe, and mergers are rare, but they are not without precedent. However, there is an important issue with tribal mergers, and that is who will be the leader of the merged tribes. It would be nice to say which tribe was much stronger than the others, but the current situation is that the seventeen tribes in this felt tent are all about the same strength, and the situation is more delicate.

The tribal leaders enjoyed many privileges, and if it were not for the intervention of the Xiongnu and the large tribes to which they depended, they would in fact be the emperors of the tribe, and had absolute control over the grazing, hunting, and plundering gains, and could even decide the life and death of other herdsmen in the tribe. When one's own tribe is incorporated into another tribe, it means that the leaders give up their status and privileges. Whether the franchise of tea is important or the privilege of the tribal leader is important, they need to weigh it carefully.

Chiwule waved his hand and said loudly: "Everyone be quiet! What I mean by this is that if one tribe merges into another tribe, then the tribal leader becomes the elder of the other tribe, still governing the original tribe, enjoying the original privileges, but nominally forming a unified tribe. ”

Ye Han said uneasily: "We are all going to merge into the Great Han, if this news is known to Lord Liu, will he investigate our crimes?" ”

Chi Wule said disapprehantly: "We have discussed this matter a long time ago, the Han people often say that the emperor is far away, we are in the vast desert, no matter how powerful Lord Liu is, he can't control here." What's more, as long as we don't oppose him and provide him with cattle, sheep and horses, how can he doubt us? ”

Hu Lu soothed his palms and smiled: "Chi Wule is right, let's do this, how will Lord Liu know." What we need to consider is how to deal with Yuvro! ”

Some of these tribal leaders were skeptical that doing so would cause trouble, but who would refuse a good thing without losing their privileges and having access to tea? As a result, the focus of the discussion shifted to the question of how to deal with Yu Fuluo.

Chi Wule sneered: "We have seventeen tribes here, plus the people and horses contacted by Huchuquan and Gu Tu'an, it is not possible to deal with the entire Xiongnu tribe, but it should be enough to deal with Yu Fuluo alone." Now that the snow is falling all over the grassland, and the tribes are nesting in their camps and not moving around, we only need to make an appointment to quietly gather men and horses to raid the tribe of Furo. Moreover, Hu Chuquan had already promised that as long as he killed Yu Fuluo, all the proceeds of looting in his tribe would belong to the captors. ”

This latter sentence is too tempting, Yu Fuluo is the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu, his tribe is the largest tribe of the Southern Xiongnu, and the natural strength is also the strongest, but the wealth is also the most. If they join forces to destroy Ufro, all the goods will be theirs, and all the herdsmen of the Uvro tribe will become their slaves. In the past, they did not dare to think of this kind of thing, and even if they dared to think about it, no one dared to bring it up. Now not only do some people dare to put it forward, but there are also people who dare to jump out and take the lead in the organization, and then they are prepared or unprepared, and they still have a great chance of winning.

After several discussions, the tribal leaders left separately, and when they left, they did not forget to ask Chiwule for a large bag of tea, which made Chiwule feel distressed.

Ye Han tied the tea leaves to the saddle with fine hemp rope, and carefully checked them again to make sure that they would not be lost on the road, so he took more than thirty followers and rode his horses and whips to his camp. In fact, it cannot be said that they are riding their horses, because it is very deep snow outside, and no matter how good the horses are, they can't gallop, and they can't even move as fast as they walk. However, the people of the steppe are accustomed to relying on horses for travel, and they will be overwhelmed without them. On such a snowy day, they generally rarely go out, and even if they do, they still can't do without horses.

It would only take half a day to get from here to the station of Yehan if you ride a horse in normal times, but due to the heavy snowfall, you can walk for two days when you come, and the difficult journey will inevitably cause the loyal retinue to complain. However, the men of the steppe had long been accustomed to fighting against all kinds of bad weather, complaining and complaining, and after resting for a day in the camp at Chiul, and having eaten and drunk enough, they went on the road again in good spirits.

However, the way back was much easier than when they came, not because the snow had melted, but because they were mentally prepared. The people of the steppe did not have the habit of carrying provisions, and if they went far away, they would catch a large herd of cattle and sheep, and when they were hungry, they would slaughter a sheep to satisfy their hunger. But on such a snowy day, it is impossible for them to drive cattle and sheep on the road, and there is no need for such a small road. As a result, although they were armed with bows and arrows, they did not touch a single bird or beast on the road, and almost did not make it to the camp at Chiul. This time, they were well prepared, and each of them prepared a large bag of dried meat, enough for them to eat for five or six days.

However, Yehan's mood did not become as comfortable as those of his entourage. He was the leader of the tribe, and the hopes of the whole tribe, men and women, young and old, and more than 5,000 people, rested on his shoulders. He had already decided to act with Chiul and them, and the slightest mistake would cost thousands of lives to the entire tribe, how could his mood relax.

Fearing starvation on the way, everyone carried too much dried meat, and the horses were burdened more than when they came, and they walked more slowly, and it was three days later when they returned to the camp.

As soon as Ye Han entered the camp, he saw his younger brother Hemu'er running over in a hurry, and whispered in his ear: "Big brother, Liu Bao is here." ”

Hearing that Liu Bao was coming, Ye Han couldn't help frowning, and asked in a deep voice, "When did he come?" What did he come to do? ”

He Mu'er grinned and said, "Brother, has you forgotten to ask Liu Bao for help?" Liu Bao came with them, saying that he came to see the situation of our tribe and sent some forage. ”

The men on the grassland are affectionate, and their tribe is attached to Liu Bao, but Liu Bao is not obliged to help them when they are affected. Now, Liu Bao not only came, but also brought the forage they urgently needed, so should he also be loyal and tell Liu Bao about his conspiracy with Chiwule? To say it or not to say it, it is also difficult to get entangled.