In the heart of the boundless West Siberian Plain, on the Tyumen River in the middle and upper reaches of the Yenisei River, there is a city with a wall of blue bricks and a circumference of five miles. The Xiongnu have been nomadic since the first year of the Han Dynasty. They migrated from water to grass and lived in yurts, and the emergence of cities was still very surprising.

The cities of the Huns mainly appeared in the time of King Attila. There are four main cities, the court of the Xiongnu king, the Tyumen city of the Zuoxian king, the Hun city of the right Xianwang and the "heavenly city" of the Xiongnu sacrifices to the immortal sky.

The Tyumen River, where the city of Tyumen is located, is quite similar to the Eile River at the foot of the Yin Mountain, both of which are a mountain to the north, with a large river in front of it, and abundant water and grass in the middle. The grassland of this era is not the kind of grass that can't even cover the ankles in modern times, but the long grass that is truly worthy of the name "the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep". In the depths of the dense grasslands, it can be compared with green gauze tents and shrubs, and even tens of thousands of troops can be hidden without being discovered.

In a meadow known as Xinlan Valley to the west of Tyumen City, Shen Yun and his Red Fox Division were hidden here.

The city of Tyumen is six zhang high, five miles in circumference, six city gates, with a population of more than 30,000 people, and there are many business travelers from the east and west. Such a city is not even a county-level city in the eyes of the Han people, but at this time in the West Siberian Plain it was a megacity-level existence. Because King Zuoxian's royal tent is here, the surrounding grasslands are the property of King Zuoxian, and tribes that are not directly under King Zuoxian are not allowed to graze here. And even the tribes directly under King Zuoxian, in order to show respect for King Zuoxian, will bypass this area, which is why the grass around the city of Tyumen is dense like a forest.

"If this battle is successful, Wang Lun, you should be the first to take the lead!" Standing on a small earthen hill at the height of Xinlan Valley, Shen Yun looked at the Tyumen City with the cyan city wall in the distance, and said to Wang Lun beside him with great interest.

Wang Lun smiled honestly: "The handsome man praises it." If it weren't for the commander-in-chief's command, the strategy would be far-reaching. I can't wait to get here. The people of the Yan family trading house also knew about the situation around Tyumen City, and it was okay to exchange them for the same. ”

Shen Yun smiled: "A firm is a firm after all, how can the warriors under my command be reliable?" What's more, the people called the Yan family firm can know about Xinlan Valley, but can they know where Xinlan Valley can hide us? ”

Wang Lun grinned and smirked, but he didn't speak anymore.

In the distance, the city of Tyumen, with its blue walls blending in with the blue sky and steppe background, is a beautiful place.

Today, this beautiful city still doesn't feel like it's in danger.

The soldiers at the gate of the city were the soldiers of King Zuoxian's Zhenghuang Banner (Note 1), and they all looked a little lazy, looking at the caravans coming in and out of the city gate. Only a few tax collectors were busy there.

The city of Tyumen was a necessary place for Germanic and Northern Europeans, or merchants from the northern part of the Roman Empire to enter the Han Empire from the north, and the commercial resources were still very rich. The Huns were nomadic and rarely settled, so the population of the city of Tyumen was 40,000. Most of them were business travelers and business people from all over the world, as for the most fundamental Huns. It's just over 10,000.

For the management of the city. It is still possible to see the talent of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King. The city is divided into two cities, the inner city is the residential area of the Huns, and the outer city is the commercial area, which is distributed in a chessboard-like pattern. There is no shortage of wine shops, inns, and shops in the city, and there are even Qinglou Chu Pavilions and singing and dancing brothels. Good city management, strict urban layout, and security guarantees under King Zuoxian - Tyumen already has all the elements needed for a commercial city. What is missing is more population and better transportation!

In order to prevent the penetration of the Han army. From Tyumen to the south and west, no straight roads were built, but the "self-paths" unique to the steppe people were used as roads. The so-called self-path is the road that is trodden by people and horses. Strictly speaking, this kind of road is very difficult to walk, especially for caravans carrying goods and needing horse-drawn carriages to transport them.

The inside and outside of the city are two worlds. There is no doubt that the roads in the city are smooth and orderly. But three miles out of the city gate, the road becomes a grass road, the weather is sunny and fine, if it rains, tsk, it is really a torture.

However, the weather was not bad for the past two days, so the caravans who had been stranded in Tyumen set off one after another, hoping to get to the next supply point before the weather turned bad. Two hundred miles away, Ku Yuan Mobu is a good choice. Although I heard that there was still a war in the south, whether it was Han or Xiongnu on the grassland, they were more welcome to business travel, and the big deal was to be a little stricter, so I didn't have to worry about being refused entry. What's more, the two countries are at war, and bandits, horse thieves and the like, who are not lacking anywhere, dare not show up. From this point of view, there is some truth in the saying that "businessmen always move towards war".

The hustle and bustle of the merchant brigade concealed the fact that a team of dozens of people had mixed in from the Xinlan Valley in the west. This is also a business brigade, with the banner of the Yan family of the Han Dynasty and customs clearance documents, and there is no problem with the goods, all of which are specialties of the Huns and Rus, but this business brigade is composed of all strong men, and the horses are also majestic, almost equivalent to military horses. But thinking that they were a team from the Yan family firm in the Great Han Dynasty, it was also relieved.

The Hun tax collector glanced at the customs clearance documents in his hand, and said in pure Chinese with a smile: "It turned out to be the shopkeeper Shen of the Mobei branch of the Yan family, who has heard the name for a long time, like thunder. Your Yan family firm hasn't come to our Tyumen City for a few days, haven't you been setting up a purchase point in the Mo Department before? ”

The tax collector had a smile on his face and spoke quite politely, but his shrewd eyes still looked vigilantly at the young excessive "shopkeeper" in front of him, and the equally majestic and excessive "fellows". The meaning of the words is nothing more than asking why the Yan family firm suddenly went north this time? You must know that now the Han and Hungarians are at war, although the Xiongnu King and the Han Emperor have not clearly pointed out that the other party is their enemy for the time being, but the 500-year hatred between the Han and the Hungarians is well known.

The shopkeeper Shen in front of him is, of course, Shen Yun. The Yan family originally had a point in Ku Yuan Mobu, and with their help, the Han army easily captured Ku Yuan Mobu, and the big meat ball of Ku Yuan Mo rolled too fast, and he didn't even have time to take away the important sacrificial seal, so he was easily obtained by the Han army, and then forged this customs clearance document.

Shen Yun faced the tax officer's eyes with an arrogant smile. Said lightly: "Ku Yuan Mobu was attacked by the Han army, our goods were seriously lost in the attack, this year's case is more important than the Yan family, I don't want to lose to others, so I can only personally run to collect the goods." ”

The tax official had a surprised look on his face, and Shen Yun deliberately pretended to be surprised: "What? Don't you know that Ku Ti Mobu has been attacked? Tsk, so strange? That was half a month ago! ”

The tax official was shocked, and he didn't have the heart to continue to interrogate Shen Yun, waved his hand and let him go, and then hurriedly walked to the official office in the city. The news was told to the city gate guards. The guard was also taken aback and immediately reported to the top.

That's an important reason why business travel is so popular in the inaccessible grasslands – news! The news of the merchant seems to be ahead of its time, no matter what the era. Business travel can lead to an endless source of information. Back in the Huns Luan Sacrium. By the time of Maudun, the steppe people had already realized the importance of news.

Shen Yun easily walked into the city of Tyumen, looking at the city of Tyumen, which was known as the largest city in Siberia, but was still a little empty. Shen Yun showed a sly smile.

Of course, Ku Yuan Mobu was not attacked seven days ago, but two days ago! Shen Yun and his entourage were after breaking through the Ku Yuan Mo Division. I hardly do more than two hours of rest. Immediately rush to Tyumen City. Even Chagama, who was one step ahead, only arrived with Shen Yun on his front and back feet.

Out of habitual thinking, the first destination after Khutimo's escape was not Tyumen, but the Morshi cadres or the Sahukr department. It is hoped that with the help of these two forces, the pace of the Han army will be delayed, so that King Zuo Xian will have time to calmly dispatch the army. Shen Yun went the other way, ignoring the Xiongnu tribes on the left and right. Straight to Tyumen City.

Of course, from another point of view, the Red Fox Department has actually fallen into a situation of encirclement on all sides. In terms of the art of war, it is an absolute place of death. After all, the farthest Han army is still a thousand miles away. And the enemy is on all sides. No one could have thought that Shen Yun would come here, yes, no one.

Two hours before Shen Yun entered the city, Chahema had just arrived at the inner city palace.

It is said to be a palace, but it is actually a huge felt bag in the inner city. This felt bag was much larger than Ku Timo's sacrificial tent, but it was not as luxurious as Ku Timo's, simple earthy yellow, with a blue wolf flag erected on the top of the tent, and no other ornaments.

The same is true in the tent, except for the last luxury item of the banner given by the king of the Huns to the Zuoxian king's department, there is nothing else in the whole tent except for simple chairs, many official documents and busy personnel.

King Zuo Xian is the highest title among the Huns, and it is also an official position. The power is very large, and within the territory under the jurisdiction of King Zuoxian, he has his own power to collect taxes, levy troops, and appoint officials, which is equivalent to a vassal king. Moreover, King Zuoxian is hereditary. If the fifty-six dukes of the Han Empire are the pillars of the empire, then the virtuous kings and sacrifices are the foundation of the Huns. They are the most important basis for the existence of the Xiongnu king.

In Luan Sacrium. During the Maodun period, King Zuo Xian was still only a position that could only be held by the crown prince. When the Holy Ancestor rose and the Xiongnu moved westward, the left and right Xian Wang, the left and right Gu Beetle King, the left and right Rizhu King, the left and right protectors, and the left and right households were still appointed by the Xiongnu king. But by the time of Attila, he reformed this system that resembled a centralized system, but was not centralized enough. He separated the left and right Xian Wang, the left and right Gu Beetle King, and the left and right Hu Yu, etc., and the left and right Xian King became hereditary, and the left and right Gu Beetle King was no longer a subordinate of the Xian King, but became a direct subordinate of the Xiongnu King. The protector who was originally appointed by King Xian himself was also directly assigned by the royal court to serve as King Xian's bodyguard, and did not participate in the actual command and management. The king of the left and right days has become an honorary title. The only reserved left and right households are the basic popular units of the Eight Banners system, and as reservations, power is given to the virtuous king.

This generation of Zuo Xian Wang is very young, thirty-four years old, and is the youngest son of the previous generation Zuo Xian Wang, named Wu Liuzhu. The real prosperity of the city of Tyumen began during the reign of the previous king of Zuoxian, and when the king of Uliuzhu was in power, it further developed and became the current big city.

Wu Liuzhu. When he was young, he went to Rome under a pseudonym to study in the city of Sunrise, where he was exposed to a lot of Han culture and Roman knowledge, and he was even admitted to the University of Rome, but because of his own reasons, he did not go to school. Twenty-four years old, Wu Liuzhu. He returned to the Tyumen River from the city of the day, inherited the throne, and then vigorously developed the city of Tyumen, and applied what he learned in practice. At the same time, his political skills are also quite powerful, and he sent away several elder brothers and several other Japanese kings, and the process was a bit bloody. It's also a bit violent, so I don't mention it.

In short, from the point of view of the Han people, Wuliuzhu. Under his leadership, Zuo Xianwang's department has changed from the original 250,000 households (Note 2) and 250 households to the current 300,000 households and 300 households. In just ten years, the population under the rule of Zuo Xian Wang has increased by 200,000, and the entire Zuo Xian Wang's department has a population of nearly 3 million, and the exact number of males exceeds 1 million! That's in just 40 million people. Among the two million Huns, it is already enough to make people look at it!

As such a virtuous king, all the protectors and households of Zuo Xianwang are extremely supportive. What's more, King Zuo Xian is simple and not luxurious. And pay great attention to the emotions of the low-level herdsmen, and try their best to help every disaster. For a time, King Zuo Xian was known as the "immortal angel disciple" among the Huns.

But. There are two sides to human beings. Such a figure who is regarded as a real virtuous king in the Han Confucian culture is also an ordinary person. He also has his own shortcomings.

That's lustful!

Of course, lust should be a common problem for all normal men. But Uliuzhu. And Qu's illness is a bit odd, and it's serious—he specializes in pregnant women! Especially the blonde and blue-eyed pregnant young women of the Western world!

As the saying goes, if there is something good at the top, there will be a lot at the bottom, in order to satisfy this virtuous king who is deeply loved by everyone. The guards and pawns under the command of King Zuo Xian will do their best to collect this kind of beauty for him, and if they can't find it in time, they will try their best to help him create a batch! Especially five years ago, after the king of the Huns learned that King Zuo Xian had this habit. Ordered the protectors to give all the pregnant concubines to the virtuous king for fun, and then return them to the protectors. This order made this habit of King Zuo Xian known to everyone, and it has become more and more intense, and now it has even affected the Xiongnu tribes of the entire Tyumen City, and all pregnant women must be sent to the palace for King Zuo Xian to have fun, and they will be sent home when they are about to give birth.

For the Huns, who were in pursuit of population, this was not unacceptable. After all, it is a pregnant woman, and the seed in her belly is destined to be her own, not the womb of King Zuoxian. For the Romans and the Han Chinese, this was extremely absurd, especially for the Romans. Because King Zuo Xian had studied in Rome before, he had a unique hobby for Western women, but he lacked interest in Orientals. For this reason, Rome even made enemies with the Xiongnu for a time......

When Chahema arrived, the king's tent was full of people busy with official business, and behind the screen in the middle of the king's tent, Wu Liuzhu was holding a young blonde woman who was six months pregnant and had a stable fetus, and was gently stirring on the bed......

It's really good at the top, and it's going to be bad at the bottom. Ku Yuan Mo also likes to perform in front of people, although this black bead is separated by a screen, but in fact, you can faintly see and hear the sound carefully.

The people around him seemed to be accustomed to it, but Chahema was a little embarrassed, and under the leadership of a protector, he knelt down on his knees in front of the screen, touched his forehead with his hand, and said: "Your most loyal servant, Chagama, the lackey of the Kumimo sacrifice, greets the apostle of the Immortal Heaven, the great and wise King Zuoxian!" ”

The current King Zuo Xian is naked, his lower abdomen is a little flabby, and his big bearded face is buried in the two full breasts of the pregnant woman and licks it vigorously - this dignity has nothing to do with wisdom.

With a fierce impact, the woman under him let out an uncomfortable moan, and King Zuo Xian finally finished venting, only then did he raise his head and say through the screen: "Chagama, what are you doing here without Ku Yuan Mobu?" ”

Chahema told the news of the possible defeat of the Yue Clan, and then said, "The Ku Yuan Mo Sacrifice is worried that the great King Zuo Xian will dust your honor because of this incident, so I have specially asked the loyal me to come here to tell you!" ”

King Zuo Xian behind the screen was silent for a while, and then said, "Well, I know." Go back and tell Hu Yuanmo to beware of the sneak attack of the Han people, and I will send someone to verify this matter as soon as possible. ”

"Yes!"

Chahema respectfully saluted again, and was about to go out, but saw a protector running in in a hurry, kneeling in front of the screen and saying: "King Zuoxian, just now a merchant said that half a month ago, Ku Yuan Mobu was attacked by the Han army, and suffered heavy losses!" ”

"What?!"

"It can't be!"

The first sentence is the surprise of King Zuoxian, and the second sentence is the exclamation of Chagama.

The screen flashed, King Zuo Xian covered his lower body with a blanket, and walked out from behind the screen half-naked, and all the busy people stopped and bowed to him.

Zuo Xianwang has a full beard, but his face is very thoughtful, the bridge of his nose is a little collapsed, and his whole face has the unique black and red of the steppe people, but the eyes are shining with a scorching light. He glared fiercely at Chagama with his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Chagama, what the hell is going on?" ”

Chahema knelt down again in shock, and said hurriedly: "Great King Zuoxian, I just came out of the tribe three days ago, and I was definitely not attacked by the Han army at that time!" ”

King Zuo Xian's eyes flashed, and he turned to the protector and said, "Go, ask which merchant spread the news and brought him to me." In addition, send someone to Ku Yuan Mobu to investigate this matter thoroughly. ”

At the same time, he turned to Chagama: "You, stay here and confront that merchant!" ”

At this moment, a woman's exclamation suddenly came from the screen, and at the same time, there was the sound of gurgling water. One of the maids inside shouted, "King Zuoxian, she, she had a miscarriage......"

Zuo Xianwang's face was full of joy, and he no longer ignored Chahema and the others, shook off the blanket covering his body, and shouted: "Hurry up, break her legs, this time is the most smooth......" and rushed in, and soon there was a sensational sound of Zuo Xianwang's satisfaction, and the young woman's screams of pain......

Chahema was stunned for a long time before he bowed his head in fear.

What kind of quirk is this Zuo Xianwang?!

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Note 1: Because the Han Empire used red as the noble color, the Xiongnu also used red as the noble color, and the red and red flags were the trump cards of the Xiongnu royal court. This is different from the situation in which the Manchu Eight Banners took the Zhenghuang Banner as the main force of the Aixin Jueluo family.

Note 2: Households are calculated on the basis of males. When a man starts a family, it becomes a family. In general, a household has a population of three to five people. (To be continued......)