Chapter 48: Martyrdom
The next day, Mao Dun stepped into the royal court of Shan Yu with Mozi, Modian and Mowei. This is not a city in the royal court, but in the location of the camp.
This large camp has a radius of dozens of kilometers. The camp was divided into two parts by a river from west to east, and the bend of the river hugged a wooden-walled camp. There are two large villages in the northeast and northwest of the camp, and there are also two large villages on the south bank of the river. However, compared with the three large camps on the north side of the river, the one on the south side of the river is much smaller. Mao Dun pointed to the big village in the middle and said
"The Great Horde alone is in the middle. I used to live there with my mother and younger siblings, but then I moved to Hulunzhai in Henan Province as an adult. ”
The big guy looked at this vast Shan Yu royal court, and there was no joy or comfort at all. Today's weather is gloomy and overwhelming.
Merton was very emotional, he was extremely familiar with every place here, but now there were murderous intentions hidden everywhere. He knew that Dao Moda and Liu An were not far in front of him, and that these two men had already infiltrated the royal court disguised as horse-selling merchants. Morton looked at Mo Zi, Mo Dian and Mo Qi on the left and right, and everyone's expressions were firm. Looking into the distance again, the six guards were already performing their duties, guarding in different directions. Maudun slapped the horse's hip with his whip and crossed the Uchina River with his head held high.
rushed from Zuoxian's royal department to the royal court, and along the way, there were people along the way to welcome him, but when he arrived at the royal court, it was deserted. I didn't see a few people along the way, and occasionally someone saw Mao Dun, and they all quickly avoided it, as if they had seen a plague god. The whole royal court looks like a ghost town.
Ilder stopped a half-sized Hun baby and asked
"Little brother, what's wrong with this royal court? Why is there no one? It's not good to be lively, where have all the people gone? ”
The boy looked at Maudun, and at Eled, and said
"Who are you?"
"This is our Maudun Prince! Don't you kid have long eyes? ”
"Huh? O Prince. Which prince is it, is it the prince of the current clan, or the prince of the previous clan? ”
"Nonsense, can the current Yan clan give birth to such a big prince?"
"Yes, yes, I'm young, I'm a pariah, I don't know what Prince Ludao looks like, and I've never heard of Prince Maudun. Since he is the son of the Xian Yan clan, then you should quickly take Prince Maudun to the foot of the East Mountain to have a look. Everyone said that several of the children of the Yan family were going to be martyred. I'm about to go, and if I don't go, I'm afraid I won't dare to see the last side. ”
Mao Dun was anxious when he heard this, and led everyone straight to Dongshan. Mozi was worried about Maodun's recklessness, so he quickly asked Ilder to send a code to everyone, and gathered in Dongshan in a while.
Mao Dun lost his mother when he was a teenager, and his mother gave birth to three younger sisters before she died, and she died of childbirth because of her younger brother. Since Lao Shan Yu married the new Yan family, Mao Dun and their brothers and sisters have been looked down upon everywhere and lived a life of dependence on each other. Mao Dun thought that he had been gone for more than ten years, and he didn't know how many sins his younger brothers and sisters had suffered. Now that he has returned, he originally wanted to take them out of the sea of suffering, why should he be martyred again!? Could it be that Lao Shan is dead? Otherwise, why would you be buried? Besides, no matter who dies, there is no need for princes and princesses to be martyred.
Mao Dun was anxious, his horse was fast, and Mozi and they were far behind. Just as the sun was setting, the huge sunset shot blood-red light on Mao Dun's body, and the earth was also blood-red. They ran as hard as they could, and only then did they reach the foot of the East Mountain before the distant mountains devoured the last ray of sunlight.
The mountain is already bustling, and it is estimated that the entire Xiongnu royal court has come to see the excitement. Everyone lit torches and looked at a brightly lit spot in front of them. Mo was wide and heavy, and he opened a path when he rushed forward. Maudon and Mozi followed and squeezed in. Ilder cleared the way for Maudun as he looked around alertly.
When I got to the front of the crowd, I found that there was a hole leading to the mountain at the foot of the East Mountain, and the dark entrance of the cave was cold outside. There were more than 500 Hun soldiers standing at the entrance of the cave, and a big bald head stood in the middle. This person was dressed as a Xiongnu nobleman, but he had the face of a person from the Western Regions. Mao Dun knew that this bald head was the brainchild and personal guard of the Yan family. A lot of bad ideas came from this bald man, but it hurt their brothers and sisters. Yan was originally a member of the Dayue clan, and when she fled to the Huns, she was taken by Lao Shan Yu, and this bald head followed her before and after the saddle when she first entered the Huns. This kid himself came here, there must be something important, and there must be nothing good.
Seeing Haba pointing to a prisoner's cart, he said to his subordinates
"Da Dan Yu is seriously ill! The witch doctor said that the heart of an adult loved one must be eaten to heal. The Yan clan wanted to sacrifice their own child, our third prince Baile. But Da Dan was reluctant, and the third prince was still underage. For the sake of Da Shan Yu's health, he had to let the four children of the Xian Yan clan be buried in heart. In recognition of the filial piety of these princes and princesses, Da Shan Yu opened his mausoleum to bury his children. I, the subjects of the Great Huns, we are great enough to sacrifice our children for the benefit of everyone in order to bring you more well-being. Come, bring our great children of Shan Yu with you! ”
Mao Dun almost fainted after hearing this, his younger brothers and sisters were going to be dug out and buried, and he was actually for such a high-sounding bullshit reason. At this time, Mao Dun's blood poured into his pupils, and before Mozi could pull him, he had already rushed to the prisoner car. Mozi and Ilder followed, and now that they were out, they had no reason to back down.
Maudun drew his scimitar and slashed at it, causing the guards around the cart to fall to the ground. Mao Dun was originally the first warrior of the grassland, and he was good at martial arts, plus he had practiced in Shouyang Mountain for many years, and he had mastered the essence of martial arts in the Central Plains. Dealing with these ordinary Hun soldiers is like an adult beating a child. In addition, the first assassin of the grassland, Ilder, and the same Mo Dian as the Iron Tower, are even more powerful. In the blink of an eye, Merton and Ilder had rushed to the side of the prisoner car. Mo Dian strode hard and crashed into the prisoner car, the weight of more than 200 catties, with the momentum brought by the acceleration, the wooden prisoner car in front of him was immediately crushed.
Merton and Mozi hurried forward and rescued their younger siblings.
The eldest sister is 26 years old this year and is married to Abuzabu, the son of King Youxian. The second sister is 22 years old, and her mother died when she was not an adult, not as good as the eldest sister who married with her mother's protection. After her mother died, her stepmother casually married her to a Hun general. The third sister is 17 years old, the eldest sister and the second sister have been married since childhood, and the eldest brother is in exile, so the third sister takes the 13-year-old younger brother to rely on each other.
As soon as they protected their younger brothers and sisters, they were surrounded by Hun soldiers. When Haba saw that it was a sneer, a sneer immediately flashed at the corner of his mouth. I thought to myself, I had heard that the prince was coming to the royal court, and if he was allowed to see Lao Shan Yu, it would be troublesome. Fortunately, he came up with the idea of using the burial of the little prince and princesses to lure Maudun into taking the bait, so that he could find an opportunity to get rid of him outside the royal court. He made up his mind and shouted loudly
"Bold Mortun! Don't you want to live anymore?! Originally, you were asked to send an envoy to Daqin, but you escaped halfway, and it would be ten years to escape! Now there's a face back! Lao Shan Yu said a long time ago, when you come back, I will punish your sins! Don't be tied yet! Come on, wolf soldiers! ”
Before he could finish speaking, more than a hundred strong soldiers rushed in behind Haba. These soldiers don't look like the Huns, but more like the people of the Western Regions. The wolf soldiers were dressed in wolf skins, each holding a mace in his hand and a necklace made of wolf teeth on his chest. These wolf soldiers howled and surrounded Merton, and there was no anger in their eyes, but the tyranny of hungry wolves.
Mao Dun heard that Haba spent a lot of money in the Western Regions and the Great Moon Clan to hire a lot of strange talents, including wolf soldiers.
The wolf soldier had been recruited from a tribe at the foot of Alashan. This tribe worships wolves as ancestors and lives like wolves. They kept packs of wolves, and when they died, they ate their meat raw, made clothes from their skins, and decorated them with wolf teeth and wolf heads. The people of this tribe eat not only wolves, but also prisoners of war and dead people of their own tribe. They firmly believe that the bravery and wisdom of the dead will be transmitted to themselves through their physical bodies. The strength and endurance of these wolf soldiers are excellent, plus they all come from the same place, and they cooperate very well, so their combat effectiveness is extremely strong. The most classic example of the battle is that when 3,000 people from the Dayue clan attacked this tribe, they were beaten by 200 wolf soldiers and fled.
Mao Dun knew how powerful these guys were, and he clenched his scimitar, and his palms were sweaty. He motioned for Ilder and Modian to protect his younger siblings and Mozi, and walked over to Haba himself.
"Haba, I'll put my business aside. You tell me clearly first, why do you want the prince and princess to be martyred. Since the day of the creation of the Great Huns, I have never heard of the burial of princes and princesses. They are all the heirs of Da Shan Yu, and those who want to inherit the blood of our Great Hun royal family have all gone to be buried, how can we let our descendants of Shan Yu be prosperous? ”
Haba snorted
"I made it very clear that it was the witch doctor who told Da Shan Yu to do this. Besides, they were buried, aren't there still you and the little prince to inherit the lineage? ”
This Haba deliberately wants to give Mao Dun a horse in front of all the people in the royal court, and he wants to speak in public that Mao Dun is poor in words, so that he can gain the support of the people, and he can justifiably kill Mao Dun. No matter what, Mao Dun is also the eldest son, and he can't be killed casually. Haba believed in his ability to sophistry, and now that he had soldiers in his hands, he surrounded Maudun, and he only had to argue with Maudun's stupid mouth again.
"Then why don't you let the third prince also go to the funeral?"
"Oh? Didn't you hear? Lao Shan Yu loves the third prince the most and doesn't want to be left behind. It just so happens that now that you're back, you should also be buried together. Use your hearts to heal the sickness of Lao Danyu. ”
"! What a bastard cure! How can using people's hearts cure Lao Danyu's disease! ”
"Oh! Then you are suspicious of our Huns! Bold Maodun, I didn't expect you to escape for many years, and even our Huns' Shan Yu dared to slander. Dear subjects of the Great Huns! This Maudun actually went against the will of Shan Yu, that is, against the will of the great heaven! Will you agree? ”
Haba faced the crowd and shouted loudly. When these Huns heard that Mao Dun dared to disobey Lao Danyu, they didn't dare to come out, and they looked at Mao Dun without saying a word.