Chapter 39: The Princess
In a short time, the Donghu cavalry in the distance had already surrounded Merton. There were more than 1,000 Donghu soldiers in this group, and the leader was a female general. After surrounding, they drew their sabers, ready to wait for the general's order to rush forward and chop Merton and them into pulp. Merton and the others were about to draw their bows to meet the enemy, but Murda called out to everyone and whispered to Merton
"Big brother, a good man doesn't suffer immediate losses. There are too many Donghu soldiers in this group, and we will only suffer if we work hard. Wait until I go up and ask them about it. ”
Merton nodded, motioning for everyone not to act rashly.
Moda rode sloppily and unhurriedly to the female general and said
"This general, for some reason, is blocking our way."
The female general looked at Meda coldly and said in Chinese
"I am here for you. As soon as you leave the territory of Great Qin, our spies will find you, isn't that guy behind you none other than Mao Dun, known as the first warrior of the grassland. You call him over, I'm too lazy to talk to you little minions. said that Princess Liu'an told him to die. ”
Murda had no choice but to come back and inform Merton
"Big brother, who is this Princess Liu'an? The name is bright. ”
Merton said
"Silly brother, the word Donghu is pronounced 'Tonggu' in their language, and the people of Donghu are 'Tonguska', which is the ethnic group on the willow bank. Princess Liu'an is the most noble princess of Donghu. Don't underestimate her, this Princess Liu'an is definitely the number one general in Donghu. ”
Merton looked at Mo Liang beside him and said
"Mo Liang, you go with me and Moda to deal with it. Sir is resourceful, if I can't answer, please sir teach me. ”
After speaking, the three of them clapped their horses forward. Seeing Princess Liu'an, Merton hurriedly gave a salute.
"It turned out to be Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Hun Merton didn't know how to greet you personally, thank you here."
After speaking, he covered his chest with his right hand and gave a meeting gift to a grassland person. The princess was unmoved, her face gloomy
"No need to be polite, anyway, you are not a Hun prince now, at most you are a prisoner of my Princess Liu'an, and so are your entourage."
After saying this, the princess pointed at them with a horsewhip, and her attitude was very arrogant. Merton was just about to get angry, but Mo Liang and Mo Da grabbed the corner of his clothes. Meranda whispered
"Don't spoil the prince, your fate is related to the fate of the Xiongnu's people, and don't act rashly. Bear with me, I'll tell you. Just follow me. ”
After Mo Liang finished speaking, he gave a grassland salute to Princess Liu'an, and said loudly
"The princess is right, we are your captives. Moreover, we have come to be your captive of Princess Liu'an. ”
The princess sneered
"Hmph, don't be a good person. I think you're desperate. How did you people know that Princess Lu Daoben would come to arrest you? Swear black is white.. I think you'd better just tie your hands and catch it. ”
Mo Liang didn't move, and calmly gave another salute and said
"The princess doesn't know, we really came here to be captured by Donghu. A few days ago, there was a big battle at the northern foot of Shouyang Mountain, did the princess hear about it? ”
"I have a secret agent to report, didn't it say that the 2,000 Huns who assassinated Maudun were all killed?"
"Yes, the annihilation of the whole army. But you think, if you can hide from the first year of junior high school, you can't hide from the fifteenth. If the Xiongnu clan fails to assassinate once, they will definitely send heavy troops again. If there is no way, our prince will be killed sooner or later. Therefore, we have agreed to seek protection in your country, so we have come to meet them. Moreover, the whole grassland knows that our prince is the first sharpshooter in the grassland, and the two thousand Hun soldiers can't help our prince. Looking at the entire grassland, the only one who can compete with our prince is the first general of Donghu, Princess Liu'an. Therefore, if Donghu sends troops to capture us, it will be your Princess Liu'an to lead the team. That's why I said we came here to be your captives. ”
Liu An was very proud when he heard Moda praise himself like this, and said
"Since you have come to be my prisoner, you must first make clear your intentions. My Donghu and the Xiongnu have always been incompatible, if you can't make sense, I will shoot you into a hedgehog now. ”
Mo Liang saw that the princess was fooled, and continued
"I think you have also heard that our prince is suspicious of the Xiongnu clan and has been plotted by her. This future Xiongnu Dadanyu should have been our prince, and now she is so anxious to kill the prince, it must be something big in the Xiongnu royal court. I guess it's not enough to be old. Therefore, the Yan clan was anxious to kill Mao Dun, so that his son could be the throne naturally. Now the soldiers and horses are in the hands of the Yan clan's cronies, and even if we go back, we will die for life."
The princess smiled coldly again and interrupted Mo Liang
"That being a prisoner of our Donghu is ten deaths and ten lives, the Huns are our feud, how can we take in the enemy prince. Just right, take Maudun's head and sacrifice the flag. ”
Mo Liang took the words and said
"If the princess wants to take our prince's head, it is very simple, just a knife is enough. But you can give the Huns an excuse to send troops. You think, if the second prince ascends the throne, it will definitely cause many loyal ministers to disagree. At that time, in order to demonstrate its prestige, it is necessary to use troops to divert domestic contradictions and establish its own prestige. If the two countries fight each other, I don't know how many heads Lu Dao will lose. What do you say? ”
Mo Liang did not wait for the princess to answer, and continued
"As the first female general in the world, you must not be afraid of war. It's just that there are many ways to win. The so-called upper army is plotting, then the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is the siege. A soldier who surrenders without a fight. You are a famous general in the world, and you must know this truth. ”
Princess Liu'an really had never heard such a literary thing, but she knew that Mo Liang was praising him, so she said
"I know the truth. So let's talk about it? What a subservient soldier? ”
Mo Liang clenched his hands into fists and said
"The princess is wise, and she does not dare to hide it. Why didn't Donghu adopt the policy of governing the Xiongnu with the Xiongnu? My prince Maodun is the orthodox Huns, and he has a lot of prestige in the grassland. At that time, Donghu made an alliance with Prince Maudun, and they were friends for generations and would never offend each other. In this way, you can have one more friend and abandon a century-old grudge. You can also use this loyal friend to block your west to prevent the Huns under the command of the second prince from attacking. Moreover, the Xiongnu were divided into two, and they were no longer able to compete with Donghu for the grassland. In this way, Donghu could concentrate on dealing with the Buyeo Kingdom in the east. There is no reason why the princess should not do it. What do you say? ”
After listening to Mo Liang's words, Princess Liu'an felt very reasonable. At that moment, let the surrounding Donghu soldiers put away their sabers and bows and arrows, and changed from kidnapping Maodun to escorting the Xiongnu prince, and went straight to the Donghu Wangcheng. Everyone sighed, and they all secretly admired Mo Liang's wit in their hearts. Mo Liang's words are commanding and convincing. A crisis was resolved by his incorruptible tongue. Just when Mo Da wanted to ask Mo Liangquan for his skills, Mo Han suddenly jumped on Mo Liang's horse and hugged Mo Liang's waist affectionately, and the two of them talked and laughed. Murda's heart tightened, and an indescribable sourness welled up in his heart.
Merton, along with Moxin, Mozi, and Moxi, caught up with Moliang's horse, and Merton asked
"Sir, I just heard that you want to surrender Donghu? This can't be helped, how can my Great Huns be subject to the enemy? Is this your delaying tactic? Shall we act at the opportune moment and the driver escape? ”
Mo Liang smiled and explained to everyone
"It's called borrowing strength. I just analyzed it for the princess, do you think it makes sense? ”
Everyone said that it was reasonable, and Mo Liang said
"Yes, what really makes sense will impress others and win approval. I'm sure the princess must have believed my words, for that's how I designed it for the prince. ”
"What?! Be a puppet, the Huns fight the Huns?! ”
Mozi seemed even more excited than Merton, and everyone expressed their dissatisfaction. Mo Liang waited for everyone to calm down a little and then said
"May I ask the prince, will you be arrested or even killed by the Yan clan when you return to the Xiongnu now?"
Merton nodded.
"Well, if you insist on the arrogance of the Great Huns and don't give great benefits to the Donghu people, can they let you go back to the Huns?"
Merton said
"It is even possible to be killed. I understand. You want me to put up with it for a while and wait to move. ”
Mo Liang nodded and continued
"If the prince goes back, even if he can't succeed Da Shan Yu, Donghu can be our foreign aid, and the new Shan Yu can't help us. If we can win the position of Da Danyu, then we will inevitably have to settle the interior, and we need a calm eastern frontier. So it has to be reconciled with Donghu no matter what. ”
Everyone suddenly opened, and Morton patted Mo Liang on the shoulder and said
"Sir is very thoughtful, but he can't leave me. With Mr., the prosperity of my Great Huns is imminent! ”
This slap made Mo Liang's body crooked, and he almost fell off the horse. was so frightened that his face turned blue, and Mo Han hurriedly rubbed him. At this time, everyone thinks that Mo Han must have something to do with Mo Liang, but she is a talented woman and a good match. Murda was the only one who simply didn't look at them.
Along the way, there were Donghu soldiers on the side to escort them, and Merton and them were fine. After walking for about seven or eight days, I finally arrived at Donghu Wangcheng. It is said to be a royal city, but it does not look like a city at all. The grassland peoples live by water and grass, so Wangcheng is a large gathering area of Donghu people. When Murda saw it, it was a big tent! There are more than 100,000 big accounts. On the periphery of these tents is a wall made of wood, more than three meters high. Flags were waving on the city wall, and Donghu soldiers patrolled and stood guard in an orderly manner.
When the defenders of the city saw that Princess Liu'an had returned, they quickly opened the city gate and blew the horn. Many people went out of the city to greet them, and it can be seen that Princess Liu'an's status and prestige in the hearts of Donghu people are very lofty.
Merton and the others let Princess Liu'an lead them into the golden-roofed Huangluo tent of King Donghu. As soon as I entered, I smelled a pungent smell of alcohol and smell. Moda looked up and saw that there was a group of people sitting around the tent, and on the middle platform was the king of Donghu. I saw that this king was in his 40s, and his body was extremely fat, weighing 400 pounds. Slumped on the Hu **, like a lump of fat on the **. The golden royal robe he was wearing couldn't stop the fat from flowing out of his waist at all. Two big hands covered with black hair stretched out from the wide sleeves, holding a leg of mutton in one hand, and the other hand probing deeply into the ** between the legs of the maid beside him. While biting the leg of mutton, he vigorously played with the maid at hand, looking debauched and lascivious. The feeling of being full of smoky miasma, decay and decay made Meda and them feel extremely disgusted.
King Donghu had long heard that Princess Liu'an had captured the Xiongnu prince, and he also understood the intention of Merton. Seeing them come in, he pushed away the maid beside him, supported his fat body, and stood up staggeringly. He walked to the princess with heavy steps, grabbed the willow bank with his big hand that had grabbed the leg of mutton, and dragged him to the edge of his beard. said with a smile on his face
"My princess Liu'an, you're back. I'm scared to death. I heard you caught Maudun, which one is? ”
Liu An pointed at Morton and said
"King Qiyu, this is the Great Prince of the Huns, Mao Dun."
Then he gave a brief introduction to Mo Da and Mo Liang one by one. The king of Donghu, Ha Lu, laughed non-stop, and the laughter shook the ground, and the dust on the tent fell straight down. When the laughter stopped, he stepped forward and grabbed Maudun and pressed him to the nearest chair. Said
"Maudun, you are a hero of the steppe! With you coming to our Donghu Kingdom today, it seems that the day when we will unify the grassland is not far off. What do you mean, Liu An has already asked someone to tell me. Very good! Very good! Today you and I are brothers, and our people are brothers! You and I brothers don't distinguish each other, and we will divide the world together in the future! Do you think so? ”
After speaking, he used a pair of small triangular eyes to look at Merton's reaction. Mo Liang saw on the side that King Donghu was testing Merton, worried that Merton would leak his mouth, so he hurriedly stepped forward to answer for Merton
"How dare our prince marry you, my lord? Our prince wants to go back to the Huns to be single, and it all depends on your heavenly might. At that time, we were your subordinates, and you were the co-lord of the world, and we didn't dare to share the world with you. Prince, didn't you say the day before yesterday that you would thank the king in person? Why are you so excited to see the king today, I forgot what you told me. ”
After being reminded like this, Murton immediately understood what Mo Liang meant. Said
"Yes, I haven't met the prince before, but I'm very excited to see it today. In the future, I will count on the king to help me. I just smelled the smell of mutton and mare's milk wine in the grassland, and I was really hungry. ”
When King Donghu heard this, he laughed again, and hurriedly invited everyone to sit down and give an order
"Everyone, please be seated! Serve! Meat! ”
Immediately outside the door came a group of attendants, carrying several large jars of mare's milk wine, and twenty lambs that had just been roasted. The personal samurai in the room brought a set of tables and chairs for each of them, and when everyone was seated, they put meat and wine in front of everyone. King Donghu said loudly
"Today we celebrate the triumph of Princess Liu'an! Welcome again to our steppe hero and my most loyal ally in the future. Let's do it! ”
Everyone obeyed the order and drank it all. King Donghu waved his hand
"Let's eat! Play music outside! Bring in the dancing girls from Goryeo and let our guests meet the kimchi-loving! ”
As soon as the words fell, the music outside suddenly started, and more than a dozen Goryeo beauties were pushed in and forced to dance. The Donghu people in the house sang and danced, and from time to time they hugged the Goryeo dancers over and beat them up. Murda: Where have they seen this meeting, they all feel that no matter how delicious the food is, they can't swallow it. Especially the Mo couple, their fists clenched and they dared not speak out, and they secretly thought about revenge in their hearts. Meda saw what they meant, and pressed his hand on Mo's hand, signaling him not to act rashly.
Where did they know that none of this escaped the triangular eyes of King Donghu. A thrilling contest is brewing.