Chapter Seventy-Nine: Tribute
Murda just wanted to ask a few more questions, especially about Mohan. As a result, the tent door curtain was lifted, and Mo Xin walked in
"Brother Murda! Let's go! Everyone has arrived, and you and Senior Brother Mo Liang are left. If you don't come to Moheng again, you will eat up the whole sheep made by the desert secret roasted by Moheng! Come on! ”
Without waiting for Murda to answer, Murdi pulled Murda to Murda's tent. It was really hot when I entered, and everyone was sitting around, drinking mare's milk wine and tasting the squeaky and oily mutton. As soon as Mo Han saw Mo Liang come in, and it was with Mo Da, he looked at her suspiciously
"Why did you come here with this bad thing? I just returned you a bath towel, and in the blink of an eye you're gone. ”
Jiang Niang didn't make a sound, just smiled and shook his white feather fan and sat next to Mo Han. Because he knew Jiang Niang's life experience, Mo Da felt completely relaxed, and he didn't need to care about how this "Mo Liang" was intimate with Mo Han. On the contrary, he felt that Mo Han was taken care of by such a resourceful girlfriend, which made him very relieved.
Modi muttered as soon as he entered the tent
"The eldest brother became the Hun Da Danyu, he must have forgotten about our brothers and sisters, and he didn't come to our party. Ay...... It seems that people are really powerful. ”
Before he finished speaking, Mao Dun dragged Mozi into the tent, and happened to bump into Modi saying this
"Who is saying bad things about big brother behind his back!"
When Mo Di saw that it was the eldest brother, he stuck out his tongue and got behind Mo Han.
"The eldest brother is not going to participate in the royal court's grand ceremony, but he is also going to get drunk with his brothers!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately rejoiced. Without the constraints of identity, everyone had a lot of fun, and after a while, a whole roasted whole sheep was wiped out.
Just when everyone was drinking and having fun, Iler had to report outside the door
"Da Danyu, Donghu has sent an envoy. The person who came was very fierce, and you had to see it in person. ”
Maudun was drinking, and he was very unhappy to see Ilder say this
"Fuck, the brothers just drank a little bit, and here comes such a dead star!"
Mo Zi knew his temper, if he didn't put out the fire in time, maybe this envoy's head would not be saved.
"Shan Yu, in my opinion. Let's see each other first, maybe it's a congratulatory gift. The news of your accession to the throne in Wolf Juxu Mountain has long spread throughout the grassland, and this Donghu King must have heard the wind. ”
"Humph! It's best to come and give a gift, if you dare to make a mistake, I will send troops to destroy him. When we were suffering in Donghu back then, this Donghu king was very arrogant, if it weren't for the ink credit scheme, we might still be hostages in Donghu now. ”
Mao Dun was full of wine, and he remembered that he was extremely angry in Donghu back then. Meda on the side reminded him
"Big brother, there has been no news of Moxin these days. Do you think the messenger has something to do with him? And in order to escape, you made a covenant with Donghu. If I'm not mistaken, it seems that the Xiongnu still belonged to Donghu. You've just taken the throne and everything is still shaky. There are Da Yue clan and Donghu eyeing each other outside, and there are still some remnants of Haba inside, so it is not appropriate to turn against Donghu now. ”
Maudun suddenly sobered up. yes, Murda has a point. Angry is angry, and now he is a big single and everything has to be done first. It's just that he didn't know the meaning of the envoy at all, and the vassal covenant between the Xiongnu and Donghu really damaged the morale of the Xiongnu.
Mo Liang took a sip of milk tea, and then said slowly while twisting the teacup with both hands
"Da Shan Yu, why don't you let me and Moda talk first. Didn't you make me a national teacher? Then it will be enough for me to meet him. In addition, with the dignity of the elder of the green wolf, isn't Meda not worthy of receiving a small envoy? ”
Mao Dun nodded, and with the two of them to meet, he was much more down-to-earth. The two men followed Iled to the big tent of Shanyu, and as soon as they entered, they saw a strong man sitting by the fire. The man wore a wide-brimmed straw hat, a murderous aura, and an unsheathed giant sword at his waist. Seeing Moda and Mo Liang coming in, he raised his head and showed a strange smile on the corner of his mouth.
"What? The two of them are doing well in the Huns. I knew that I was here with Senior Brother Merton. ”
When the two of them looked at it, the strong man who came was Zhong Liwu, one of the five tigers in Jiangdong.
"Mo Yu, why are you here? Is that the Donghu envoy you? ”
Zhong Liwu said
"That's me."
Mo Da was overjoyed, since he looked back at Yangshan last time, he hadn't seen Xiang Yu and the Jiangdong Five Tigers for a long time. came up and gave Zhong Liwu a punch
"You guy! How did you become an envoy of Donghu? ”
Zhong Liwu smiled
"Then why did you become a Wolf Elder? And you, how did our Scheming Jiuzhu disciple become a national teacher?! Creation makes people, no one can say who changes fast! ”
At this, the three of them laughed loudly. Moda saw that he was not an outsider, so he led Zhong Liwu to Modian's tent. Everyone was relieved when they saw that the Donghu envoy was the senior brother of Shouyang Mountain. Hurriedly sat around Zhong Liwu and asked long and short questions.
After chatting carefully, I realized that Zhong Liwu was ordered by Xiang Yu to take Xiang Bo back to the Central Plains. It was more than a year since Xiang Bo left to buy horses, and the patriarch Xiang Liang was really not at ease, so he asked Xiang Yu to send Zhong Liwu to the grassland to respond. Halfway through, I met the Donghu cavalry, and I thought that a catastrophe was coming, but I didn't expect it to be the Eastern Expedition team led by Mo Xin. Zhong Liwu also knew that searching for it on his own was tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, so he stayed with Moxin and asked Moxin to send Donghu's rangers to look around. Later, I heard that Xiang Bo went to the Xiongnu to buy horses, and happened to meet Maodun and Haba who fought fiercely and joined the war group. After Zhong Liwu heard about it, he hurriedly got up and went to rescue Xiang Bo. Halfway through, I heard that Mao Dun had won a big order, and Xiang Bo was also safe and sound, and he had 8,000 good horses, and he was already on the way back to the Central Plains. So Moxin asked Zhong Liwu to disguise himself as an envoy from Donghu to rush to the round with Xiang Bo, and asked Zhong Liwu to deliver important information.
"I came here because of the Mo Trust. He had already helped Donghu basically pacify the Buyeo Kingdom and several surrounding small states, and also eroded a large area of the territory of the Qin Dynasty. Moreover, the strength of Donghu is no longer what it used to be, and the next step for King Donghu is to take down the Xiongnu. So let me be an envoy to show the power of Donghu. ”
After Zhong Liwu finished speaking, Mao Dun asked eagerly
"Why is Donghu so powerful? Isn't it that last time, all the elite of Donghu led by Liu An have been eliminated by King Zuoxian? ”
"It's very powerful, now after Donghu conquered the eastern countries, there are 300,000 cavalry. But don't worry about big orders, most of them are recruited by various countries. These people are demoralized and a rabble. Moreover, the king of Donghu is greedy and **, and even the treasures and wives of the kings of these countries have been captured back to Donghu. Now everyone resents these soldiers, and there is nothing to fear if the morale of the army is shaken. The real elite are in the hands of three people, one is Moxin, who has 50,000 cavalry in his hands and is stationed in the east. The other two are a pair of brothers, Lou Xingzhong and Lou Xingbiao. The king of Donghu handed over the most elite iron wedge army to them, and a total of more than 100,000 people were stationed in the west, ready to attack the Xiongnu at any time. ”
Everyone was very surprised that the military strength of this Donghu had reached as much as 300,000.
Mo Liang asked
"Then what did King Donghu ask you to do?"
"Didn't Da Dan form a vassal alliance with King Donghu back then? Now people are coming to ask for tribute. and a thousand heads of cattle and sheep, and ten thousand gold of treasure. And the head of the BMW of Mandanyu. ”
"What! Don't talk nonsense! How can our old single BMW give away! The deception is too much, he clearly wants to ride Lao Shan Yu's horse to be our big Shan Yu's father! ”
Ilder quit immediately
"Presumptuous!"
Maudun glared at Iled, the first assassin of the Huns did not dare to say more. Zhong Liwu said again
"That's not the most infuriating part. This old thing still needs to be paid as a tribute to the Yan clan."
Before the words fell, Mao Dun had already stood up
"Shut up! This Donghu King just wants to go to war! Iled, pass my orders! Assemble the whole army! Tomorrow morning, I will attack Donghu! ”
Ilder had long since lost his patience, and after listening to Maudun's order, he got up and prepared to give the order.
"Wait!"
Maudun suddenly drank Eled. Turned around and asked Zhong Liwu beside him
"What more could he want?"
Zhong Liwu didn't dare to hide it
"The king of Donghu also wants more than a thousand miles of wasteland on the border of the Xiongnu. These lands were originally a buffer zone between Donghu and the Xiongnu, and now they want to be owned by Donghu. ”
Maudon was silent. The silence made everyone uncomfortable. Mao Dun has always been in a quick temper on weekdays, and such an unreasonable request of King Donghu is simply an insult to him and the Great Huns. Such an insult would make even an ordinary person furious, let alone a steppe hero like Mao Dun. However, today's Mao Dun turned out to be unusual, and it was terrifyingly calm.
He paced around the tent when he suddenly walked up to Mozi and pressed his beloved Yan on the shoulder
"There you go."
Mozi was about to open her mouth to speak, but Mao Dun pressed her shoulder with his hand.
"Trust me, no one can touch a single hair of you."
Turning to everyone, he said
"For the Great Huns, give him the war horse, give him Mozi, and give him the land."
Mozi stopped talking, and her eyes were full of tears. But everyone couldn't bear it anymore. The ink flute was the first to jump
"Big brother, are you crazy? I actually took Sister Mozi to dedicate to you a lustful and greedy Donghu fat man! Are you stupid for this big order? ”
Mo Heng took out the bow and arrow on his back, and also snorted angrily and questioned Mao Dun
"I still think you are a grassland hero, and a king of Donghu scares you like this. Isn't it 300,000 soldiers? I'm going to give you a vanguard! Third sister, don't be afraid, I, Mo Heng, will stay by your side from today onwards to see who dares to touch you! ”
Mao Dun ignored the two children, but Mo Heng became more and more energetic the more he spoke
"What? Are you a lot less bold when you become a big order? You gave your father's war horse, you gave it to your wife, you gave it to your family's land, did you give away your own life! You coward! ”
Mao Dun Ren Moheng insulted himself like this, but did not get angry, but walked over and slapped Mo Heng
"Sixth brother, you are a true loyal minister of the Huns!"
Mo Heng wanted to scold a few more words, but was stopped by Mo Da
"Little Hengzi, the eldest brother must have his idea, you listen to it first."
Everyone stopped arguing, and listened to Mao Dun give an explanation. Maudun looked around everyone in the room with his eyes
"Xiao Hengzi is right, how can his father's BMW, his own woman, and his own land be given to others? These are the lives of our Huns! It's also my life! ”
Now everyone was quiet
"All of you here are my brothers and sisters, and I know exactly what you and I mean. But how many of the nobles of the Huns are of the same mind as us? Just check it out. ”
Everyone immediately understood the meaning of Mao Dun, and used this tribute to test the loyalty of all the important Xiongnu ministers. "Da Danyu, you are really wise. Just look at everyone's loyalty to Xinshan Yu and confidence in the revival of the Great Xiongnu. Amazing, worthy of the destiny of the great order. ”
Mo Liang, who had not spoken, shook his feather fan at this time and nodded in admiration. Maudon was not complacent, but waved his hand to gather everyone together and said
"This is just the first step. We might as well make a plan and let the king of Donghu think that his might overwhelmed the Xiongnu, and think that our Xiongnu are truly surrendered. This tribute will turn into a complete attack! ”