Chiwule hurriedly said: "Lord Liu, I can't control others, but I, Chiwule, must return to the Han Dynasty and be a good citizen of the Han Dynasty." ”

Hu Chuquan felt a burst of disdain in his heart, and just now he didn't know who was saying that there were still 100,000 people who drew bows, and they could still fight, but now they were the first to jump out and wag their tails and beg for mercy. However, although he thought so in his heart, he was not far behind, and hurriedly said: "My lord, Hu Chuquan has long wanted to be the right sage king, and in the future, Hu Chuquan will loyally follow the adults, but the adults will be the first." ”

Gu Tu An also said repeatedly: "Yes, Gu Tu An is also willing to swear allegiance to the adult." ”

People will always have selfish intentions, and Hu Chuquan is no exception, in the face of the temptation of huge interests, the first thing they think of is themselves. They were tribal leaders and did not worry about the lack of salt, iron, and cloth like ordinary herders, but they also had limited access to these items, and more often met their needs by plundering. However, casualties from foreign plunder are always inevitable. Now, who would refuse such an opportunity to easily get what you need without having to pay with your life? Moreover, the benefits of this opportunity far outweigh the gains of plunder, and they are even more eager to take advantage of it.

Liu Xin knows very well that although the Xiongnu are not monolithic, and there are many contradictions, but if he wants to firmly control this grassland in his own hands, it will never be so easy, after all, for the Huns, the Han people are alien races, and he must use the characteristics of the Xiongnu to divide, disintegrate and win over.

Although the opportunity for fair trade can be provided to all the Xiongnu tribes, the opportunity for preferential trade is limited, and it is on a first-come, first-served basis. It is conceivable that in this way, the tribes that have obtained preferential trade opportunities will firmly stand on the side of the Han Dynasty, especially the six tribes that have obtained the qualification of tea monopoly, and they will be even more desperate. In this way, Liu Xin can firmly control the twenty Xiongnu tribes, and then achieve the goal of controlling the entire Xiongnu tribe through these twenty tribes. Of course, Liu Xin also knew that there were more Xiongnu tribes who would not surrender so easily, and it was inevitable that they would have to kill one or even more times in the process.

Seeing Hu Chuquan and their anxious looks, Liu Xin smiled, he waved his hand, and said: "You don't have to answer me in such a hurry, you can go to the post house to think about it, and it's not too late to make a decision when you think clearly, don't agree now, and regret it later." ”

Hu Chuquan, Chi Wule, and Gu Tu'an said together: "Back to my lord, I don't have to think about it, from today on, we will be the people of the Han Dynasty, and we will have no two hearts." ”

Liu Xin laughed and said, "That's fine." However, Liu is not familiar with the situation of the various tribes in the grassland, which tribes are willing to join my Dahan and become a member of my Dahan, and it is still up to the three of you to go back for Liu to refer to the details. ”

Hu Chuquan was overjoyed when he heard this, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, among the six most important places, the three tribes must each occupy one, as for the other three places and the fourteen places of the second class, any tribe can give it to any tribe, which can make this tribe live a better life than other tribes in the future. And Liu Xin is now tantamount to putting the decision on the allocation of these places in his hands, which is not only a trust in him, but also a chance to make a fortune, he will not give this quota to those tribes for no reason.

Chi Wule and Gu Tu'an were also happy, of course they didn't want such a good opportunity to be enjoyed exclusively by Hu Chuquan. Although they were all attached to Huchuquan in the past, Liu Xin has already said that in the future, all Xiongnu tribes will be directly under the management of the Han court, that is, from now on, they will be on an equal footing with Huchuquan. And Liu Xin's words were said to the three of them together, and they were naturally qualified to help Liu Xin choose a suitable tribe, unlike Hu Chuquan who wanted to ask for property from other tribes, what they wanted was the population, that is, the herdsmen of other tribes, to strengthen their tribe through this method. Because they all knew that even if they were lucky enough to be one of these six core tribes, with their strength, it would be difficult to extract the maximum profit from future trade.

Seeing that the three of them were taken down so easily, Liu Xin couldn't help but sit down on the chair again, and said with a smile: "Hu Chuquan, you should know how to tell Yu Fuluo when you go back now." ”

Hu Chuquan said with a sneer: "Lord Yu, after I go back, I will tell Yu Fuluo that our Han soldiers are strong and strong, as long as we move our little fingers, we can flatten the Huns, and tell him to quickly abandon the title of Shan Yu and forever be the people of the Han Dynasty." ”

Liu Xin didn't expect Hu Chuquan to say it so explicitly, and couldn't help frowning and said, "Hu Chuquan, I'm afraid that Yu Fuluo won't agree so easily, right?" He sent you to Dahan, but there is a task to tell you to do, and now the task has not been completed, do you think he will let you go? ”

Hu Chuquan thought about it very seriously and said: "Back to my lord, I can't say that I haven't completed the task, at least do what my lord says, and there will be no more wars between the Han and Hungarian clans in the future." As for the matter of harmony, the Han Dynasty doesn't even have an emperor now, and of course there is no way to talk about where the princess came from. ”

Liu Xin was very surprised, it turned out that this Hu Chuquan had a very good brain, and he figured out how to answer Yu Fuluo so quickly.

That's fine. However, Liu needs to emphasize that from now on, Dahan has never said that he is married, even if there is, it should be the princess of another country sent to my Dahan, not to marry the princess of my Dahan! Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "However, in this way, I am afraid that Yu Fuluo will be angry with you, and you still need to be careful when you go back." The good days are still ahead, Liu hopes that you can witness the glory of the Han Dynasty with me, and I don't want any accidents to happen to you. You go back to the post house to rest first, and tomorrow morning, Liu will arrange for people to send you back to the desert. ”

The harsh living environment on the grassland made the various tribes within the Xiongnu, between the tribal leaders and the herdsmen, full of the relationship of exploitation and exploitation, no one would care about the life and death of others, even between fathers and sons, husbands and wives, there were often intrigues. But Liu Xin was able to take the initiative to care about their life and death, and showed his attitude to share the honor and disgrace with them, which naturally made Hu Chuquan and them grateful, and bowed down to retire.

When Hu Chuquan and the others retreated, they bowed their hands and said, "Does the lord really plan to divide the Xiongnu by their hands?" According to his subordinates, these people may not be Yu Fuluo's opponents. ”

Liu Xin also put away his smile, his face was solemn, and he said: "Their role can only be to make the already internal strife of the Xiongnu even more chaotic, and if we really want to subdue the Xiongnu, we need to rely on our own strength." Most of these steppe nomads are brave and ruthless, and most of them will think that it was our Han army's sudden sneak attack that caused them to be defeated, and if they did it openly, they would never fail. Therefore, when the spring of next year begins, there will definitely be a fierce battle there, and you need to prepare early. If you don't fight this battle, as long as you fight, you must completely defeat the Huns! ”

But it was said that Zhenrong killed Zhao Yu, and the arson plundered Guangling for seven days, killing people and setting fires, ** women, doing all kinds of evil, and turning a good Guangling city into a hell on earth, not only those rich families, but even many poor people were not spared. Zhen Rong himself was not idle, he occupied Zhao Yu's mansion, and hugged several of Zhao Yu's concubines there all day long.

That day, Zhenrong let go of the messenger sent by Liu Bei, Fan Neng was a little worried, and now seeing that another seven days have passed, he is very worried that Liu Bei will not be able to wait for food and grass, and will send troops to find Zhenrong's trouble, so he came to Zhao Yu's mansion, asked to see Zhenrong, and said: "Lord Zhen, the matter of Guangling will definitely not be hidden, and I am afraid that something will happen if I stay any longer, please have an idea as soon as possible." ”

Zhen Rong pushed away the disheveled and beautiful young woman in his arms and said, "Oh, it wasn't General Fan who reminded me, Di is going to get carried away." This place is indeed not to stay for long, and it is better to find another way out. ”

Fan Neng bowed and said: "My lord, this time I came to Guangling, everyone made a lot of money, why don't you dismiss the soldiers, go their separate ways, and be a rich man?" ”

Zhen Rong "spitted" and scolded: "Confused! Look at the rich men in Guangling City, how many of them have a good end? Without these soldiers, a few jailers would be able to take you and me down. ”

Fan Neng said curtly: "Then we might as well dedicate this Guangling City to Yuan Shu or Liu Xuan, or find a place to live." ”

"We can't have Guangling City, but we can't give it to others. You think, let's burn, kill and loot in Guangling City, if this reaches their ears, they will definitely kill us to buy the hearts of Guangling's people, and then we will be caught in the net. Zhen Rong frowned, suddenly relented, and said, "Let's cross the Yangtze River and go to the south of the Yangtze River!" ”

Fan Neng was stunned for a moment and asked, "Crossing the Yangtze River?" I heard that it is already Liu Xin's territory, and Liu Xin is not so easy to deal with. ”

Zhen Rong smiled: "Zhen is not taking refuge in him, we are just borrowing a way, and when we get to the border of Jiaozhou, where the land is sparsely populated and the news is blocked, it is not easy to find a place to live?" Besides, Zhen also heard that Mi Zhu was presiding over a refugee camp in Wu County. He is a good man, and he is an old acquaintance, so it shouldn't be difficult to borrow a way through him, and maybe he can get another vote by taking a chance. ”

Fan Neng heard that he was reasonable, and arched his hand: "Without further ado, the last general will go and prepare a boat for the need to cross the river." ”

Guangling was close to the Yangtze River, and there were many merchant ships coming and going from the south to the north, and it didn't take long for Fan Neng to detain a large number of ships. Di Rong commanded his soldiers to carry the plundered gold, silver, jewelry, young women and eldest daughters onto the ship, pull up the sails, and head to the south of the Yangtze River. His fleet was full of large and small vessels, and it was quite spectacular to sail on the wide river. When I reached the center of the river, I suddenly saw a large number of ships on the opposite bank.