Chapter 5: The Cause of Attila's Death
Attila died, the greatest king in the history of the Huns died quietly on the wedding night, at the age of 47, all the Huns, including all the subjects of the conquered barbarian tribes, were saddened, they felt that the sky was about to fall, in this chaotic and cannibalistic barbaric era, how lucky it was to have a wise and powerful monarch, at least they did not have to worry about being slaughtered like pigs and dogs by other peoples, and Attila has undoubtedly become the sun above their heads and the god in their hearts! Now the god in their hearts has fallen, and for them, the end of the world is near.
Qin Dongcheng followed the eldest prince Erak in the guard team and rushed to the square in front of the palace as quickly as possible, in order to be able to enter the palace to check the cause of Attila's death, he followed closely behind the captain of the guard, Erak must enter the palace, and the captain of the guard, Uji, will also bring a few guards in order to protect the safety of Erak, Qin Dong wants to be one of them.
Attila's mysterious cause of death has always been one of the biggest mysteries in history, and countless historians in later generations have been studying it, and it is quite controversial, and now there is a chance to be able to enter Attila's death scene with his own eyes, this is an opportunity that Qin Dong does not want to let go of no matter what, otherwise he will regret it for life.
Today's weather has been gloomy and gloomy since the morning, very depressing, until noon there is no sun, and in the afternoon there is a north wind, and the temperature suddenly drops a lot, as if to indicate that something big is about to happen, until the news of Attila's death spread throughout the royal court, and all the subjects of the Xiongnu royal court suddenly realized after hearing this bad news, and then there was endless sadness, and then people spontaneously came to the royal court to mourn Attila.
For the Eastern Roman Empire, the Western Roman Empire, the Visigoths, the Vandals, the Franks, the Burgundians, the Anglo-Saxons, etc., Attila is undoubtedly a nightmare that can never be erased in their hearts, but for the Hu people of central and northern Europe, Attila is their god, the god of gods! The name Attila is still synonymous with terror and ruin even today, fifteen hundred years later, Attila is different from Genghis Khan seven hundred and fifty years later, although Genghis Khan's army conquered the largest territory, but only hit Poland in the north, and only Hungary and Syria in the south, when Genghis Khan's army hit Hungary, the Europeans were shocked, and it was only shocked, because the death of the Mongol Emperor Möngke forced the commander of the attack, Jochi, to return to the court, The Mongol army did not penetrate deep into the heart of Europe, and Attila's army swept almost all of Europe, the Roman civilization was almost destroyed by him, and the two Roman empires in the east and west wagked their tails under his obscenity, and had to send envoys many times to sue for peace and pay tribute every year, and the annual tribute reached an astonishing 6,000 pounds of gold, you must know that in this era when the amount of gold mining is extremely small and the means of mining are extremely backward, the annual tribute of 6,000 pounds of gold is almost an astronomical amount, less than a few years, The Eastern Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire) was drained by Attila. Attila and his iron horsemen turned all of Europe into horse and hunting grounds, and they could plunder wherever they wanted, which is unique in history.
Many people soon gathered around the palace, there were soldiers, officers, and subjects, no one was crying, the Hu people never knew what tears were, but sadness filled the entire Wang ** air, the cold wind blew, Qin Dong couldn't help but shrink his neck.
"Uji will bring two people in with me, and the others will stay outside!" The eldest prince Elac gave a command and walked to the steps of the palace.
After hearing this, Qin Dong hurriedly pulled Wuji's armor and said in a low voice: "Brother Wuji, take me in and help!" ”
At this time, Uji didn't have time to think about why Qin Dong had to go in, in order to quickly keep up with the eldest prince Erak, he had to agree, and quickly ordered another guard named Mulu, and the three of them followed closely behind the eldest prince Erak into Attila's bedroom.
After entering Attila's dormitory, Qin Dong was greatly shocked by the furnishings in the dormitory, not because the dormitory was too luxurious, but because it was too simple. Think about it, a man who roams the whole of Europe, a man who has the greatest power in the world at the moment, has no decent furniture, not a single piece of gold or silverware, and the best of them is a ceramic vase.
In his previous life, when Qin Dong studied Attila at the military academy, he found that although this person was brutal by nature, he was very self-disciplined and had extremely simple requirements for material life, while he was very generous to his subjects and allowed his subjects to enjoy a luxurious material life. Now seeing the situation in the dormitory with his own eyes, Qin Dong was really shocked.
When he was observing the furnishings of the dormitory, Qin Dong felt that he had been pulled the corner of his clothes, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was Wu Ji, and then he heard Wu Ji's muttering: "Don't get distracted, if you stab the basket, no one can save you!" ”
Qin Dong immediately reined in his thoughts, knowing that now was not the time to be distracted, so he immediately followed Wuji to the wall and stood up, the guards could only stand by the wall, and the position in the middle of the dormitory should be left to the princes and ministers.
This wooden palace looks like a tent with a round dome, but the interior space is large, and it can fit about a hundred people when squeezed a little.
The atmosphere in the dormitory is very sad, depressing, and dull, at least Qin Dong's feeling is like this, there are not many people in the dormitory now, many ministers and generals have not yet arrived, Qin Dong's figure is relatively tall, even if he stands by the wall, he can still see the situation in the middle, there is a man who is close to fifty years old lying on a big bed in the middle, this man has died, he is Attila, the greatest king in the history of the Huns, the king of kings, and the god of the gods!
Qin Dong observed that Attila was short and fat, with broad shoulders, a thick neck, a huge head, thick black hair and a sparse beard on her head, a flat nose, and yellow skin.
Attila was lying flat on the big bed covered with satin, bare-chested, the muscles on his body were very strong, and the abdominal muscles in his abdomen were sharp and angular, but he was no longer breathing at this time, Qin Dong noticed that there was a large amount of blood in the nostrils of Attila's corpse, and at this time there was a shaman who was examining Attila's corpse, everyone closed their mouths and held their breath, and no one spoke.
Later, many ministers and generals came one after another, and after these people came in, they found a place to stand, and no one said a word.
Basically the same as recorded in the Roman history books, Attila's body had a large amount of blood in the nostrils, and there were no external injuries on the body, and some people later speculated that Attila was due to excessive drinking caused the blood vessels in the nose to burst, and because Attila was drunk, the nosebleed did not flow out, but flowed backwards into the trachea, causing suffocation.
The second speculation is that Attila was poisoned, legend has it that there is a bird on the Hungarian plain, the feathers of this bird have chronic poison, and Attila married a princess who originally lived in a country on this plain, the country was destroyed by the Huns, and the princess was also married to Attila as a wife, the princess in order to take revenge on Attila, she put the feathers of this bird on her head in the wine given to Attila every time, and over time, Attila was poisoned, and it happened that on this wedding night, a large amount of alcohol caused poisoning and died.
There is also a speculation that Attila died of excessive drinking, which is the usual way of death for many emperors, and it is not surprising that Attila died in this way because Attila had many wives and concubines.
Qin Dong observed that Attila's face was pale, and it stands to reason that the person who died of suffocation should have a dark blue complexion, while Attila's face was pale, which did not match the characteristics of suffocation death, and the first conjecture was not valid.
Attila is in good health, only 47 years old, just in the prime of life, even if he is dead now, there are still remnants of the spirit and spirit, Qin Dong can see from the face of the corpse that this is definitely not a death caused by indulgence and excessive desire, and the third speculation can also be ruled out.
There are blood stains on the nostrils of the corpse, if it is poisoned and died, the color of the blood will definitely be different from the normal color, because the poison is basically the blood to seal the throat, and the poison is transmitted to the heart, liver and other parts through the blood in the human body, so whether it is poisoned or not, as long as you observe the blood, you can see it, but Qin Dong found that the color of the blood in the nostrils of the corpse is normal, that is to say, it is not poisoned.
So how did Attila die? In the past, there were no rumors of Attila's illness in the royal court, his health has always been very good, but now he died suddenly, which can not help but make Qin Dong suspicious, in this era, medicine is extremely underdeveloped, people do not understand many causes of death, in the past, the Eastern and Western Roman Empires have sent people to assassinate Attila, even Attila's allies have assassinated him, but none of them succeeded, and Attila's martial arts are world-famous, it is basically impossible for ordinary assassins to assassinate him, only beauty tricks can make Attila unguardable, But Qin Dong looked at Attila's newly married bride, the girl was extremely weak, her expression and eyes were very frightened, he was sure that it would not be her, although she had a dagger in her hand.
Qin Dong looked up at the dome of the dormitory, then observed the closed windows, and then thought of the heavily guarded guards outside the dormitory, when he turned his head to see the new planks of the wooden walls, he suddenly remembered that this dormitory was specially built for this wedding, and he suddenly had an answer in his heart.