Chiwule thought for a while and said: "Lord, our envoy to the Han is here to see their emperor, and there is no emperor in Xiangyang, I heard that there is an emperor in Puyang and Yecheng, otherwise, let's leave Xiangyang and go to those two places to have a look." ”

Hu Chuquan glared at him and scolded: "It's good for you to use your brain!" Now that we're here, will Liu Xin let us go easily? Besides, Puyang and Yecheng are still separated from our grassland by Xianbei, and Liu Xin doesn't listen to those two emperors, can he count on them? ”

Gu Tu'an said with a bitter face: "Is there no other way?" ”

Hu Chuquan sighed and said, "Only by hoping that you can show your hand in front of Liu Xin tomorrow and let him understand that we Huns are not easy to bully, so that we can have a chance to talk." ”

However, they were not able to see Liu Xin the next day, and after Hou Qinu arranged them into the post house, they never appeared again, so Hu Chuquan and they stayed in the post house for seven days, although they were offered good wine and meat every day, but they were not allowed to go out of the post house for a step, and these Hun men who galloped on horses on the vast prairie all day were almost sick. Just when their emotions were about to collapse, they finally received the news that Liu Xin had summoned them.

Liu Xin's timing was very accurate, and seven days was almost the limit of what they could endure. Because according to the calendar of later generations, seven days is exactly one week, and under normal circumstances, there will be one or two days off each week. Although Liu Xin is just a "freelancer" and doesn't need to look forward to Sunday, he has also heard of a long vacation that many people were depressed to death after eight days of work. Therefore, it was not until the morning of the eighth day that Liu Xin ordered to summon the Xiongnu envoys.

In these seven days, Liu Xin was not idle. He selected twelve young women with good faces and good singing and dancing from among the young women who had been taken captive, and stayed in the state pastoral mansion to serve as maids. Liu Xin chose these Xiongnu girls, naturally not for his own enjoyment, but to let Hou Qinu follow them to learn the Xiongnu language so that he could be his own translator. In fact, there are many people who know the Chinese and Hungarian languages, and there is no need to arrange for people to study them. However, Liu Xin hopes that his translator will be both absolutely loyal and tight-lipped at the same time, and Hou Qinu will undoubtedly meet these two conditions. More importantly, Hou Qinu was very gifted with languages.

Hou Qinu, who has a talent for language, really did not disappoint Liu Xin, he can even learn the "language" of birds and beasts, not to mention the simple Xiongnu dialect? In just seven days, he was able to speak the Xiongnu fluently and was fully qualified for the work of translation. Not only that, but he also taught the twelve Hun girls some simple Chinese so that they could understand Liu Xin's instructions.

To Liu Xin's surprise, he was worried that these Hun girls would hold a grudge because their families were slaughtered, but these twelve Hun girls were very well-behaved and obedient. After careful questioning, Liu Xin learned that for women on the grassland, as long as they can survive, it is more important than anything else. Liu Xin couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, he knew that this would be the case, he should have asked Zhang Fei to arrest those women and children back, he would definitely be able to sell them for a lot of money, and he would be able to alleviate his financial crisis. However, if he really dared to do this, I am afraid that Ma Yun would not talk to him for three months.

Although there were hundreds of people who followed Hu Chuquan to Xiangyang, Liu Xin only allowed him to leave the post house with Chi Wule and Gu Tu'an, and as for those insignificant little minions, they still didn't get a chance to let go.

The post house is not far from Dongcheng District, because they are not allowed to ride horses, and the three of them can only go to the state pastor's mansion on foot, and along the way, they meet a lot of flying tiger guards in black clothes, black armor and red cloaks, or guarding the streets and alleys, or patrolling around.

Chiwule sneered: "Hmph, as expected by the prince, only the three of us came, they were like a great enemy, it seems that except for those two, there are no warriors in the Han army." ”

But how did they know that the security in Dongcheng District had always been so tight, if it was to deal with the three of them, it was enough to send a team of personal guards.

After entering the state pastoral mansion, Hu Chuquan and others became even more contemptuous. They have all been to Chang'an and Luoyang, and they are used to seeing those high-gate compounds. However, the state pastor has already had the style of the Jiangnan garden in later generations, small and exquisite, highlighting the beauty of mountains and rivers in a small space. This kind of scenery is naturally not something that Huchuquan, the Huns who grew up on the vast grassland, can appreciate, but I only think that Liu Xin's mind is as narrow as this courtyard, and their self-confidence that has been hit by the defeat of Wei Yan and Ma Chao along the way has swelled again.

Entering the hall, it was a different scene. Unlike the halls they had seen elsewhere, this hall in the Governor's Mansion was not only spacious and bright, but there was not a single pillar in sight. A tall and handsome young man sat on the top, and more than a dozen civil and military officials sat on either side. Next to the young man stood a big man with a familiar brass rod in his hand and a hideous face, who was none other than Hou Qinu, who had gone outside the city seven days ago to meet them.

Needless to introduce, Hu Chuquan can also guess that the young man sitting on the top must be Liu Xin, he secretly sneered, stepped forward, pressed his hand on his chest, bowed down and said: "Hu Chuquan, the right virtuous king of the Xiongnu, came to meet the Han Emperor on the order of Da Shan Yu!" The Honorable Driver must be Lord Liu, the governor of the four states of the Han Dynasty, I don't know when I will be able to let you see your emperor in the next place? ”

Of course, Hu Chuquan knows that there is no Han emperor in Xiangyang at all, and Liu Xin does not recognize the two emperors Liu Xie and Liu Biao, he said this to show his attitude, I only talk to your emperor, and you Liu Xin do not have this qualification at all.

How could Liu Xin not hear the meaning of Hu Chuquan's words, but after so many years, he had already been able to be happy and angry. Facing Hu Chuquan's words, Liu Xin smiled and said lightly: "You can't see the emperor of the Han Dynasty for the time being, just talk to Liu directly about anything." ”

Hu Chuquan snorted and said, "Lord Liu, don't tell lies in front of real people, you don't have a Han emperor here at all." ”

Liu Xin said with a smile: "Yes, since the death of the first emperor, there is no new emperor in the Han Dynasty for the time being, and now Liu is temporarily regent, what do you have to say to Liu." ”

Hu Chuquan laughed, his face sank, and said, "I see." However, as far as I know, the Great Han did not have no emperors, but had two emperors. Since there is no one to look for here, then leave here! ”

Liu Xin didn't care, waved his hand, and said, "That's fine, forgive Liu for not sending it!" ”

Hu Chuquan originally thought that Liu Xin was going to say something to save him, but he didn't expect that Liu Xin looked indifferent at all, and he was stunned, but the foot that he pretended to raise was not stepping, nor was he putting it down.

Liu Xin sneered in his heart, don't say that I don't recognize Liu Xie and Liu Biao as the emperor of the Han Dynasty at all, even if I recognize Liu Xie as the lord of the world, the current official is not as good as the current management, you Xiongnu are bordering Liangzhou of the Han Dynasty, and Liangzhou is in my control, the emperor is far away, can they manage it? In the end, don't you still want to come to talk to me Liu Xin, not to mention that it was my Liu Xin's army that hurt you.

The situation was unpredictable, and Hu Chuquan also knew that going to the two emperors would not solve the substantive problem, but would annoy Liu Xin even more, so he had to retract his steps and said curtly: "I don't know if Lord Liu can really be the master?" ”

Liu Xin said slowly: "Then it depends on what you want to talk to Liu?" ”

Chi Wule was irritable, and he couldn't hold it back for a long time, and said loudly: "You Han people don't pay attention to faith, sneak attack my Xiongnu tribe, and kill indiscriminately, we are here today to ask for an explanation!" ”

Fu Zhu sneered: "Then I want to ask, who first washed a small village on the border of Liangzhou in my blood?" ”

Chiwule said angrily: "How many people have died in a small village? How many of our Huns did your Han army kill? ”

Liu Xin slapped the table and said loudly: "Nonsense! How can I, the Han Tianwei, be a small person who can offend casually? This time it's just a little punishment, and you can't stand it? ”

Hu Chuquan didn't expect that Liu Xin, who had been speaking softly, would suddenly become angry, and quickly glared at Chi Wule and said, "My lord, forget about the past." I think that my Huns have been friends with the Han for a hundred years, and I must not hurt my peace because of this little thing. I came here under the order of Shan Yu, first, I want to discuss with adults to prevent this kind of thing from happening again in the future. The second is to make peace with the Han Dynasty, in order to marry the Han princess. ”

Hearing the word "harmony", Liu Xin's face changed slightly, which was a great shame for the Han people. In the past, the Han army could not defeat the Xiongnu, so they had no choice but to make this decision, so that's it. Now, the Huns were defeated by themselves, and they dared to mention this stubble again, it seems that they are far from hurting them, and they don't know how high the sky is and how thick the ground is.

However, Liu Xin was not very angry, he still wanted to try not to resort to force to solve the problem, and planned to have a good talk with Hu Chuquan and them. Liu Xin knew that the system of the Xiongnu was different from that of the Han Dynasty, and that what they formed was actually a relatively loose regime, composed of large and small tribes. Not only the Xiongnu, but almost all the steppe nomads were like this. Hu Chuquan, Chi Wule, and Gu Tu'an are all tribal leaders, and they all have a certain amount of power in their hands. Liu Xin also wants to divide and co-opt and disintegrate them.

After listening to Hu Chuquan's words, Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "It's not difficult to prevent this kind of thing from happening again." Since you Huns are subordinate to my Han, you must have the appearance of being a courtier. Have you ever seen a slave bullying his master? ”

Hu Chuquan knows very well that now the Xiongnu can be said to be a plate of scattered sand, although the Han Dynasty is also gradually showing the trend of separating the princes, but Liu Xin controls the land of the four states, and the strength is not what the Xiongnu can currently compete. For Hu Chuquan, if a non-aggression agreement can be reached, it will be the best outcome.

After all, the Xiongnu population is small, and the internal contradictions are relatively easy to solve, and after a few years, they can ease up, maybe the Han is still a mess, and there is no need to be afraid of Liu Xin at that time.

Thinking of this, Hu Chuquan's mood relaxed a lot, and he pressed his hand to his chest again, and Shi Li said: "I can guarantee that there will be no more Xiongnu tribes attacking the Han realm in the future." ”