The grassland is a world of the jungle, and there are often bloody battles between tribes, and it is not uncommon for large tribes to bully and annex weak tribes. However, no tribe will expand indefinitely, and it is a great tribe to be able to have 10,000 young people, and if it continues to expand, there will be people who want to stand on their own, and the tribe is in danger of splitting.

The tribe of Huchuquan is such a big tribe with more than 10,000 young and strong, like such a big tribe, looking at the entire Southern Xiongnu, only Yufuluo's tribe can compete with him, even Liu Bao's tribe is not comparable to him. As a result, there is little room for expansion in the tribes of Huchuquan.

Moreover, if the matter can be settled when they go back this time, they will be regarded as the official subjects of the Han Dynasty, and they will no longer be able to plunder property by harassing the border of the Han Dynasty as before, and the main way to obtain property in the future will be to trade with the Central Plains by providing cattle, sheep and horses. In the past, the larger the tribe, the greater the chance of success in harassing the Han realm, and the more benefits it would obtain. However, in the case of trade, the opposite is true, and the larger the tribe, the less the benefits of trade are distributed to each individual.

If it weren't for the fact that the matter hadn't been finalized yet, and he still needed to have a strong force to back it up, otherwise Hu Chuquan would even want to split his tribe in two. Therefore, for Gu Tu'an's proposal, Hu Chuquan naturally did not have much interest.

Chi Wule was short-tempered, and when he saw Hu Chuquan frowning and silent, he couldn't hold back for a long time, and sneered: "Big brother, you have to think clearly, you are the one who sent the envoy to the Han this time, and it is you who should reply to Yu Fuluo." If you're not in a hurry, then we won't care about anything. ”

For Hu Chuquan, it would be nice if the tribe could be smaller, but for Chiwule and Gu Tu'an, they can't wait for their tribe to expand several times immediately. They were a people who lived on horseback, and nomadism was the basis of their existence, and it was impossible for them to convert all the herders to trade. Plagued by a shortage of manpower, the scale of their trade is unlikely to be large, and even if they enjoy more preferences, the benefits they can obtain will be extremely limited.

Hu Chuquan naturally knows what these two people think, and as Chi Wule said, he is the only one who needs to face Yu Fu Luo, if it weren't for Liu Xin's promise, Chi Wule and Gu Tu'an could have pushed it off.

Thinking of Liu Xin, Hu Chuquan suddenly had an idea, shook his head, and said: "I haven't considered what you said, but in this way, I have deceived Lord Liu, if he blames it, neither you nor I can afford it." ”

Gu Tu An laughed and said, "Lord Liu is far away in Xiangyang, how many people were in our tribe, and how did he know?" The most important thing for us now is to quickly expand the number of people and have a good fight with Yufro! ”

Hu Chuquan was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "How did you have this idea?" ”

Chi Wule snorted and said, "Big brother, you can give up the position of the Right Virtuous King, I'm afraid Yu Fuluo won't be willing to give up his Xiongnu Dadanyu, right?" ”

Hu Chuquan was really stunned this time, in his opinion, Liu Xin's conditions were beneficial to the entire Xiongnu nation, and Yu Fuluo had no reason to refuse. He likes to read Chinese books and study Chinese studies, and is much more influenced by Han culture than other tribal leaders, so he cares more about those ordinary herdsmen.

The tribes of the steppe raided the Han realm in order to plunder some of their children's wealth. However, attacking the border is always a dangerous thing, not to mention that the border people of the Han Dynasty have been in such an environment for a long time, and they are more powerful, so every time they attack the Han realm, they will have some casualties.

A young herdsman is the pillar of a family, and once the young herdsman dies in battle, his women and children will be bullied and even reduced to slavery by others, and neither the Xiongnu court nor the tribal leaders will give these casualties to the herdsmen with compensation and support.

This is true not only for ordinary herders, but also for tribal leaders. The reason why the tribal leader became the leader was because he had a large number of young herdsmen under his command, and if in a certain war, his young and strong herdsmen suffered heavy casualties, then his tribe would also disappear, and his position as leader would not be guaranteed.

This time, Liu Xin ordered the Han army to counterattack, and dozens of Xiongnu tribes disappeared from this grassland. In fact, there are still many old and weak women and children in these tribes, but without the protection of the young and strong in the tribe, these old and weak women and children will either die of cold and starvation, or die in the belly of wolves, or become slaves of other tribes. It is precisely because of this situation that many Xiongnu tribes are like frightened birds, and they are panicked all day long, so Yu Fuluo sent Hu Chuquan to envoy to the Han Dynasty, wanting to ask the Han Emperor for an explanation, so as to stabilize the hearts of the tribes.

Hu Chuquan didn't want to go to war with the Han in his bones, especially after seeing the martial arts of the few fierce generals under Liu Xin, he knew better that if there was a war, then the Huns would definitely lose.

The Southern Xiongnu are far inferior to the unified Xiongnu at the beginning, they are now attached to the Han Dynasty, and when the Han Dynasty was weak, they could also do something to disturb the border, and when the Han Dynasty was strong, they really didn't even dare to put a fart. The prairie where they roamed back then is now occupied by the Xianbei people. They all said that they couldn't be provoked and could afford to hide, but in the current situation, once Liu Xin waved his army and attacked the grassland again, they would even have very limited space to escape, and they couldn't even migrate all the way like the Northern Huns.

Hu Chuquan believed that Yu Fuluo was also clear about the situation of the Southern Xiongnu, so he was full of confidence in persuading Yu Fuluo. However, he ignored one of the most important facts, Yu Fuluo was a Xiongnu Shan Yu, how could he agree to Liu Xin's request to merge the entire Xiongnu into the Han Dynasty, so as to make himself an ordinary tribal leader like them.

Seeing that Hu Chuquan was silent, Gu Tu'an knew that Chi Wule's words hit his vital point, so he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and continued: "Therefore, we can't go to see Yu Fuluo immediately after we go back, but should quietly contact some tribal leaders and strike first!" ”

Although Hu Chuquan and Yu Fuluo are brothers, the age gap between the two is too big, and they don't have much to say on weekdays. What's more, in the grassland, the strong is the king, and it is not uncommon for brothers to kill each other in order to compete for the position of the leader. Several people discussed all the way, and before they left the border of Liangzhou, they reached a consensus.

However, Hu Chuquan still kept an eye on it. The tribes of Chiul and Gutuan will certainly be among the six tribes that enjoy the most favorable treatment, and everyone will have to trade between the tribes of the steppe in the future, and there will inevitably be competition between them. These two tribes were originally dependent on him, and if they were allowed to take the opportunity to annex some small tribes and grow their strength, they would definitely have a certain impact on their business. In the future, it will definitely not be possible to obtain children's wealth through plunder, grazing and trade will be the two ways to obtain wealth, and if others earn a little less, he will be able to earn a little more.

So, Hu Chuquan stopped at the border of Liangzhou, asked the post guard for pen and ink, and wrote a letter to Liu Xin. When he wrote this letter, he did not hide it from Chiwule and Gu Tu'an, but he wrote it in Chinese characters, neither of whom he knew, and it was useless to stand next to him. Hu Chuquan's reason is very simple, they want to truthfully report their plans after returning to the grassland to Lord Liu, and Lord Liu does not know the Xiongnu language, so writing in Chinese characters is a sign of respect for Lord Liu.

Liu Xin quickly read the letter sent by Hu Chuquan through the post station, looked up and asked, "Gonghe, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Frustrated, he said: "Back to the lord, it seems that this Hu Chuquan really wants to take refuge in the lord." The plot of Chiwul and Gutu'an to take advantage of the opportunity to strengthen the tribe must not be allowed to succeed, the larger the tribe, the greater the ambition, and the more difficult it is to control. ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "What you said is good. However, this matter is not difficult to solve, Hu Chuquan in the letter to the approximate size of the Xiongnu tribes very clearly, when the Xiongnu return, they will be separated again. However, whether Hu Chuquan is sincere or not, he can't rush to conclusions now, and what he is doing now is also due to interests. ”

"It's a good benefit, the lord's words are really to the point." He smiled and said, "Hu Chuquan is tempted by the interests of the lord and the public to set off another civil strife within the Xiongnu, so that the Xiongnu will definitely be greatly injured." The subordinates thought that the lord could take this opportunity to annihilate the entire Huns in one fell swoop and never suffer in the future! ”

A few days ago, Fu Zhu did not approve of the use of troops against the Xiongnu, and now he actually wants to exterminate the entire Xiongnu tribe, and this thinking has changed really quickly and ruthlessly.

Liu Xin laughed and said, "Gonghe, you are wrong, Liu does not want to destroy the entire Xiongnu, but really wants to accept them as the subjects of the Han Dynasty." ”

Since the Qin Dynasty, the Xiongnu have repeatedly violated the borders of the Han people, and it is the dream of many hot-blooded men to be able to eliminate the Xiongnu and establish immortal feats like Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi. And today's Xiongnu, in just one year, first experienced 100,000 cavalry in Guanzhong suffered total annihilation, then there was a civil strife, and then was swept by Zhao Yun and others led by the army, already in the weakest time, it is a great opportunity to completely eliminate the Xiongnu.

Hearing that Liu Xin was going to give up such a great opportunity, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Lord, these grassland tribes are rough on the surface, but they are actually quite cunning in their hearts. ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Gonghe, you don't need to persuade this matter anymore." Liu will not only not completely eliminate the Huns, but will also give them a certain amount of support so that they can slowly recover. ”