Liu Xiu rolled his eyes and glared at the envoy sent by Hu Zheng: "Shan Yu, which one is Shan Yu?" Have you not returned to heaven alone? ”

The envoy was stunned, why did Liu Xiu suddenly turn his face and not recognize people, when he saw Hu Zheng before, he was very happy when he saw Shan Yu, why did he come up with such a sentence today?

"Of course, it's the new Shan Yu Zheng."

"Call?" Liu Xiu sneered, and his contempt overflowed: "He hasn't held the enthronement ceremony of the new Shan Yu yet, so he dares to call himself Shan Yu?" No wonder he dared to send troops to attack Qiangqu without authorization, it turned out that he had already regarded himself as Shan Yu. ”

The messenger was anxious: "My lord? ”

Liu Xiuyi waved his hand: "You go back and say to Hu Zheng that he is not Shan Yu before the enthronement ceremony is held without the approval of Heaven's will." ”

What Liu Xiu said was reasonable, and the envoy didn't dare to argue with Liu Xiu, so he walked away. As soon as the envoy left, Liu Xiu immediately pulled out the camp and returned to Meiji City, and then issued an order as the general of the Han Dynasty and the military of the three states of Youyou and Liang, asking Hu Zheng and other Xiongnu tribal leaders and wizards to rush to Meiji City, and he wanted to start mediating the disputes among the Huns, and at the same time determine the candidate for the new Shan Yu.

After receiving this order, Hu Zheng was angry and funny, and Liu Xiu really turned his face, tore through the mask of hypocrisy, and revealed his cunning surname. What's funny is that Liu Xiu is self-righteous, he thinks that he can succeed with his more than 1,000 people, and you don't look at it, I have 30,000 or 40,000 people here, and one person can drown you if he spits.

On the issue of whether to go to Meiji City, Hu Zheng's subordinates had a disagreement, and the iron-hearted supporters of Hu Zheng said that they couldn't go to Meiji City, in case Liu Xiu didn't do it, and killed you directly, what should you do? Some people say that although Liu Xiu is cunning, what he said is reasonable, before the enthronement ceremony, you are not Shan Yu, if you don't go, what if he supports others to do Shan Yu at that time? Besides, we have such a strong strength, and every year we bring fifty guards into the city, there are more than 1,000 people, can he still eat us all in one bite?

Hu Zheng hesitated, and at this moment, Qiang Qu, who had been beaten by him like a lost dog, suddenly appeared, entered Meiji in a high-profile manner, and announced that he would accept Liu Xiu's mediation, he believed that the Han people were fair and would definitely give him an explanation. At the same time, he reiterated the connection between Hu Zheng and divine punishment, questioned the unexplained relationship between Lao Shan Yu's sudden death and Hu Zheng, opposed Hu Zheng's Shan Yu, and demanded that the great wizard and wizards of all ethnic groups receive God together and ask for God's ruling.

Qiangqu's proposal caused an uproar within the Huns at once. In the past, it was just a competition for the position of Shan Yu between Hu Zheng and Qiang Qu, but now Qiang Qu's proposal has made everyone with a little strength see the possibility of becoming Shan Yu. Since it is to receive God, who does Providence like, and who can say for sure?

No more than one-third of Hu Zheng's men really supported him, and there were not many other people who were either at the end or neutral, and most of them were only forced to bow to Hu Zheng because they were no match for Hu Zheng when they were separated. As soon as Qiangqu's proposal came out, the seemingly powerful alliance immediately became shaky.

Hu Zheng is in a hurry, if he waits any longer, without Liu Xiu's fight, the people inside him will be in chaos. So he sent someone to Liu Xiu and said, I am willing to accept the mediation of adults, but we Huns are a people on horseback, and if you want to mediate, you should come to Shan Yuting, not in Meiji City. If the adults are willing to go out of the city, I will accept the method of letting Heaven's will determine the next Shan Yu.

He in turn gave Liu Xiu a difficult problem. If Liu Xiu doesn't dare to go out of the city, then Qiangqu's suggestion is a piece of bullshit, if Liu Xiu dares to go out of the city, that's even better, he will first stink Liu Xiu's reputation during mediation, and then kill him in one fell swoop.

Receiving this response, Liu Xiu's subordinates had a fierce dispute, Liu Biao and Tian Yan both strongly opposed Liu Xiu's departure from the city, this is obviously a trap, as soon as Liu Xiu leaves the city, the next thing is out of his control, Hu Zheng is already crazy, he will not give you a chance to return to the city. Qiangqu also disagreed, in the city, they still had some advantages, and when they went outside the city, they directly faced tens of thousands of Huns, and they had no advantage at all.

Mrs. Lu also did not approve of Liu Xiu going out of the city, this was too risky, even if he had a master guard by his side, but the master could not be one as ten thousand, facing thirty or forty thousand cavalry, no matter how strong the master was, there was only one way to die.

Liu Xiu thought about it for a long time and decided to go out of the city, if he retreated in the city, he would be looked down upon by the Huns, and he could only let go of this great opportunity to control the Huns. There must be risks, but the greater the risk, the greater the benefits, it is precisely because of the high risk that Hu Zheng may not really be ready for him to go out of the city, the Han has accumulated power for many years, and not long ago defeated the Xianbei people, his prestige is in full swing, and it is not so easy for Hu Zheng to kill him.

After persuading Liu Biao, Tian Yan and others, Liu Xiu only took the two hundred tigers under Xu Chu's jurisdiction and related people out of the city, and came to Shan Yuting with a swagger. Hu Zheng was very surprised, but then he smiled proudly, since Liu Xiu came to send him to death, of course he couldn't ask for it.

Although he had sharpened his sword, he was not in a hurry, he took the leaders of the tribes to meet Liu Xiu, his attitude was very respectful, Liu Xiu and the others were still a hundred steps away, he jumped off the horse, arched his hands, and stood aside respectfully.

Liu Xiu took the lead, wearing his fiery red coat with his surname, Chu red robe, did not wear battle armor, and did not wear a helmet on his head, but tied up his hair, and wore a small metal crown that looked like a Taoist crown, the small crown was inlaid with a piece of white jade in front of it, a blood-red pompom dangled at the top, and two long red ribbons were tied under his chin, which made his eyebrows clear and beautiful, and his lips and teeth were white.

"My lord is so imposing." Hu Zheng greeted him with a smile, but his waist was straight, and the smile on his face was also a little calm and generous, far from defeating the restraint before Qiang Qu.

"King Zuo Xian is also proud, it seems that he is determined to win the position of Shan Yu." Liu Xiu also said with a smile.

"What do you say, you Han people pay attention to the right name, I am the king of Zuoxian, and the inheritance of Shan Yu's position is justified. Not the delusional ones. Hu Zheng saw the Qiang Qu behind Liu Xiu at a glance, and couldn't help but sneer.

When Qiang Qu heard this, his already pale face turned even paler. He snorted, pretended to be disdainful, turned his head over, and greeted a few familiar leaders, but this occasion was obviously not good for him, those people did not have the enthusiasm they should have, politely perfunctory a few words, unceremoniously simply did not see it, and Qiang Qu was so angry that he couldn't speak. He regretted it a little, he shouldn't have listened to Liu Xiu's words, now with this strength, what should he do, it would be good to be able to save his life. If Liu Xiu is really gracious, he will help him keep Shuofang's pastureland, and with Shuofang's fertile pasture, he may be able to slowly ease his breath.

"Hahaha......" Liu Xiu laughed and patted Hu Zheng's shoulder affectionately: "If King Zuo Xian is really the will of heaven, then of course I can't ask for it." I am ordered by the Great Emperor to pacify the north, and the stability of your Huns is also one of my responsibilities. If there is infighting, I will not be able to do it steadily. ”

Hu Zheng said with a smile while leading Liu Xiu inside: "What my lord said is that we don't want accidents either, but some people don't measure their own strength, thinking that they can compete for a single position with his little strength." Unexpectedly, it was completely vulnerable, and it was defeated in a battle, and now it can only beg for food everywhere like a dog, and it is also the ugliness of our Huns, which makes the adults laugh. Don't worry, my lord, when I am in place, I promise that this will not happen. ”

Liu Xiu pursed his mouth and nodded noncommittally. The confidence in Hu Zheng's words is very sufficient, probably thinking that the victory ticket is in hand, and his more than 200 people are all the meat in his mouth. However, it's really not up to you to decide.

After arriving at the big tent, everyone sat down and said a few gossips, Liu Xiu re-proposed Qiangqu's suggestion, asking them to hold a ceremony of receiving the gods by the great wizard and the wizards of various tribes, and ask for the guidance of Providence to determine the new Shan Yu. As soon as his words fell, General Zuo Nan stood up and loudly objected. He didn't drink today, and he seemed quite sober.

"My lord, God gives instructions only to those who worship God, and He will not give any instructions to those who do not believe in God and are ungodly. There are ungodly people in this big tent, how can you please God? ”

Liu Xiu looked at him puzzled: "Who do you say is an ungodly person?" ”

General Zuo Nan glanced at Hu Zheng, Hu Zheng nodded quietly, General Zuo Nan took a breath and said loudly: "My lord, we Huns respect the dead, serve the dead as gods, and all offerings to the dead are sacred and inviolable. If someone wants to take away the sacrifice given to the dead, he is an ungodly person. ”

Liu Xiu nodded again and again, and said approvingly: "You are very right, it is indeed ungodly to compete for sacrifice with the dead. ”

General Zuo Nan choked, he didn't know how to continue, he said that it was nothing more than to follow the meaning of the call for Zheng, first put a hat on Liu Xiu's head, and first drove him down from his high position, so that others were dissatisfied with him. According to his estimate, Liu Xiu should know who he was talking about when he heard this, either to explain softly, or to refute it, but he didn't expect Liu Xiu to mean something like this, but instead agreed with what he said. It gave him the feeling that he threw a punch with all his might but didn't hit the target, which was very uncomfortable.

"That'...... What do adults think such people should do? ”

"Kill!" Liu Xiu said without thinking: "Competing for sacrifice with the dead, such that people don't kill is not enough to make people angry." Do you all say yes? He said loudly to the Huns sitting below, he spoke Chinese, and the Huns might not understand it, but his own interpreter translated his words, and he only wanted to show his indignation.

Some of the Huns knew who General Zuo Nan was talking about, and they were all cronies of the call, and some didn't know yet, but now when they heard this, of course, they agreed in unison.

Hu Zheng frowned, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of any surprises. Liu Xiu asked those people and animals to go, I heard that he didn't come out of the tent with people and animals every night, he was strong-blooded, could he watch a few young and beautiful women not act?

General Zuo Nan was also a little stunned, he didn't get any further hints from Hu Zheng, so he had to continue according to the predetermined plan: "That lord robbed Lao Shan Yu's human animals, that is, ungodly people, you can't sit here and watch our Huns' ceremony to invite God." ”

Liu Xiu's face sank, and he stared at General Zuo Nan with his eyes that were not angry and arrogant: "After talking for a long time, you were talking about me?" ”

"Exactly." General Zuo Nan tried hard to puff up his chest, but his voice began to tremble a little.

Liu Xiu's voice became more and more gloomy: "You mean, I robbed Lao Shan Yu of the human sacrifice for my own enjoyment?" ”

"Isn't it?" General Zuo Nan protested.

"Hey, hey, hey......" Liu Xiu turned his head and looked at Hu Zheng coldly: "Dare to ask King Zuoxian, according to the habits of your Huns, how should you deal with those who are innocent?" What should be done with those who insult Lao Danyu? ”

Hu Zheng felt more and more uneasy, but under Liu Xiu's questioning, he had to speak honestly: "Those who are innocent and filthy, pull out their tongues, insult Lao Danyu, and kill." ”

"Okay, please pull out the tongue of this old horseman first, return the innocence of me and those few people, and then kill this old horseman, and return the deceased old man to justice."

"Your Excellen......cy," Hu Zheng stood up and sank his face, "Could it be that he is wrong, that those human and animal animals were not forcibly taken by adults?" He waved his sleeves and pointed to a few cronies beside him and said, "They are all obvious to all, and they have seen with their own eyes that the adults have taken away the sacrifice of the people, do you still want to deny it?" ”

Liu Xiu also stood up, his face was also gloomy, he glared at Hu Zheng angrily, and said sharply: "King Zuo Xian, you taught him these words, right?" You are the one who wants to slander my innocence, and you are the one who wants to insult Lao Shan Yu, how can you do this? ”

Seeing that the two of them were talking and laughing just now, they accused each other in the blink of an eye, and the atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became tense. At this time, those who still didn't understand what was going on hurriedly inquired to the people next to them, and then they roughly figured out what was going on. However, looking at Liu Xiu's expression, it seems that things are not as Hu Zheng accused, but there is something else hidden. They lifted their spirits to see how Liu Xiu explained. If this explanation is not satisfactory, this human and animal matter is enough to make Liu Xiu's impression in the minds of the Huns extremely bad.

Hu Zheng did not give an inch, this is the first confrontation with Liu Xiu, the victory or defeat is enough to affect morale, not to mention that this is a good set for Liu Xiu, that is, to give Liu Xiu a dismount at this time, how can he be easily let go by Liu Xiu in three or two sentences. "My lord, the facts are there, how can you talk about the innocence of a dirty person, an adult is a big man, but you dare to admit it?"

"Since King Zuo Xian is determined to slander me, and even does not hesitate to affect Lao Shan Yu's reputation, then I can't help but make this matter clear." Liu Xiu raised his hand and signaled the Huns who were discussing to be quiet, and when everyone turned their eyes, he turned his head to look at Hu Zheng, and said word by word: "Dare to ask King Zuoxian, I came here that day because Zhang Xiu, the history of Anji Peng, said that you had a gathering with bad intentions, but there is such a thing?" ”

"Yes." Hu Zheng nodded without thinking.

"Later, you explained to me that you were discussing the matter of Lao Shan Yu's funeral here, and Zhang Xiu was chasing after the wind and speculating. I scolded him for that, didn't I? ”

Hu Zheng nodded again.

"Later, you took me next door to see the items prepared, including those human animals." Liu Xiu's words were not fast, so that the translator had enough time to translate his words into Xiongnu, and the voice was loud and loud, ensuring that everyone in the big tent could hear it clearly. Although Hu Zheng wanted to refute, there was nothing to refute the facts that Liu Xiu said, so he only nodded his head.

"I tell you, martyrdom is a barbaric performance, Lao Shan Yu's favorite thing before his death is his Yan family, if you really want someone to be buried, it should be buried by the Yan family, not these young women, is there such a thing?"

Hu Zheng nodded again.

"If you ask me what the Han people do, I say that the Han people replace the living with terracotta figurines, which is a manifestation of progress and culture. You Huns and our Han people are integrated, and you should also improve the customs, you agreed, and asked me what to do if I didn't have terracotta figurines, and I said that you can let these animals each sew a cloth figurine instead, so you agree not to use human burial anymore. Is there such a thing? ”

Hu Zheng blushed, he didn't know how to answer, if he nodded again and agreed with Liu Xiu's statement, he would admit to slandering Liu Xiu, and it would affect Lao Shan Yu's reputation. He thought nervously for a moment, and said loudly: "That's what I said, but at that time, it was clear that you took a fancy to those women and wanted to take possession of them, so you used such an excuse. If that's what you think, dare to ask the adults, where are the figurines they made? Did the adults ask for their bodies? ”

"It's easy, I'll let you know the answer right away." Liu Xiu waved his hand and motioned for the Hushi to bring the few people and animals up. The women were dressed up freshly and refreshingly, and each of them held a figurine as big as a real person in their hands, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and a pious demeanor, with the dignity of serving the gods.

"The figurines are here, they sewed them up with stitches and threads." Liu Xiu sneered, "The great wizards of various tribes are outside the tent, I don't think it's difficult to tell if they are virgins or not." He turned to the men and said, "Tell the leaders what I said to King Zuoxian that day and what you have done in the past few days. ”

One of the human animals stood up and told the whole story, which was roughly consistent with what Liu Xiu had just said. They were originally outside the tent, and they didn't hear what Liu Xiu just said, obviously there was no possibility of collusion, not to mention that Hu Zheng also affirmed Liu Xiu's statement in front of everyone, which is enough to prove that everything Liu Xiu said was true, and he didn't mean to forcibly take these people and animals for his own enjoyment.

As for whether these women are virgins or not, they can't be distinguished, dozens of wizards are nearby, and it is easy to prove Liu Xiu's words.

Hu Zheng's face was red, and he was a little speechless: "Could it be that they are just sewing figurines these days, and others have done nothing?" ”

"Of course not." Liu Xiu sneered, "They still have to pray for Lao Danyu every day, maybe it is the sincerity that touches the heavens, although they are not wizards, they have received the same revelation from the gods as wizards." I brought them here today so that they could tell you these revelations in person, so as not to choose the wrong single Yu and bring disaster to the Huns. ”

Hu Zheng immediately panicked, and shouted sharply: "They are not sorcerers, how can they get the revelation of the gods, this is your trap, you want to control us Huns, you want to treat our Shan Yu as your puppet, and listen to you for everything." ”

Qiang Qu had regained some calm at this time, and he felt very happy looking at Hu Zheng's panic. He interjected: "You are so nervous, do you already know that the will of heaven is not in you?" ”

"Shut up!" Hu Zheng was furious, and scolded loudly without caring about his image: "You are a dog of the Han people, what use are you except to follow the Han people to gnaw some bones?" You rebellious, I didn't kill you last time, you don't find a place to hide by yourself, and you dare to run here and talk nonsense? ”

"Rebellion?" Qiang Qu laughed and stepped forward: "I heard that someone colluded with the great wizard and appointed the great wizard without authorization, so he was punished by the gods, bringing disasters to us Huns, and Lao Shan Yu died an unknown death, and the person who was punished by the gods still wanted to establish himself as Shan Yu, so I rushed to King Qin." Although my strength is not enough, my loyalty can be seen, and everyone can see clearly who is rebellious. Don't think that if you are loud, you will be blessed by the gods. He paused, and said gloomily: "Moreover, just now, in order to slander Lord Liu's innocence, you did not hesitate to affect Lao Shan Yu's reputation, which everyone can hear clearly." If you have anything to say, say it quickly, or you will never be able to speak again when your tongue is plucked out and your head is cut off. ”

Hu Zheng was sweating all over his head, he knew that his trap did not trap Liu Xiu, but was put into it by him, but he couldn't figure it out, when did Liu Xiu discover this trap? Those women were all instructed by him, as long as they followed Liu Xiu, they would tempt Liu Xiu to damage their bodies, even if Liu Xiu didn't get the trick, they would also ruin their virgin bodies and plant Liu Xiu, how can they help Liu Xiu speak now?

What went wrong?

Of course, Hu Zheng couldn't imagine that Liu Xiu was best at painting beauties, and it was his almost instinctive habit to observe the beauties' every move, and he felt that there was something wrong when he saw those people, as the saying goes, they cried too fakely, and they were too revealing. Since they are human animals, unless they are born and completely brainwashed, when they think that they are about to be killed, they are sad and desperate at this time, and they are naturally not a little watery, but they are suspected of making a show, and as soon as they heard that Liu Xiu was going to take them away, they pounced and rubbed their breasts on his legs, a young woman who had just climbed back from the line of death, still a virgin, would be so scratched and so anxious to make a promise?

The next thing is easy to do, Wang Zhi has hallucinogenic drugs from the great wizard, and there are illusion masters like Mrs. Lu, it didn't take much effort for Liu Xiu to take out their words. Hu Zheng asked them to tempt Liu Xiu, and then planted a big black cauldron on Liu Xiu in front of the leaders, arousing everyone's righteous indignation, and after the matter was completed, they were given back their freedom and a little property.

Whether it is freedom or property, what Hu Zheng can give, Liu Xiu can give, and what Hu Zheng can't give, Liu Xiu can still give, Liu Xiu easily rebelled against these unprofessional young swallows, and in turn used them as knives and stabbed Hu Zheng fiercely

(To be continued)