Chapter 30: The Covenant of the Year
Liu Bang immediately apologized to Sha Ling'er and said, "Fan Tuzi has a straightforward temperament and is not sensible, don't care about the princess." â
Sha Ling'er herself was also slightly embarrassed, and she felt that Niu Hu'er had provoked the people of the Han family to be angry and very guilty, and she hurriedly clinked glasses with Liu Bangyao, and drank it all with an apologetic embarrassed smile, and she was still restless after drinking, feeling that thousands of pairs of eyes were staring at her angrily, so she buried her head a lot for a while, and her back broke out in a cold sweat.
Liu Bang and Empress Lu listened to what Niu Hu'er said, and immediately understood in their hearts that she just wanted the land of Jiuyuan County, if there was Jiuyuan County, then the Xiongnu State would be able to live in the south of the Hetao through Liu Lu and then go south to live in the water and grass, and the Han Dynasty was inseparable, and the east was Yunzhong County and Yanmen County, through these two counties, you could directly reach the Yan Dynasty and even the Liaodong region, which meant that the Xiongnu's power swept through the northern half of the Central Plains, controlled the north, and then formed an encirclement in Chang'an from the east through the Zhao State and Qi State, making the Han dynasty precarious. If you think about it carefully, the Xiongnu are unlikely to do this, the Xiongnu is a state that lives by water and grass, even if the Han Dynasty goes south, it is not subject to the customs and culture formed by the Han Dynasty for a long time, and the Jiuyuan County is to make more cattle, sheep and horses eat tender grass on the land of Jiuyuan County, so that the Xiongnu people can live better. It seems that the question that needs to be considered now is whether the Xiongnu State will attack the Han Dynasty after settling in Jiuyuan, robbing the Han Dynasty's gold, silver and jade and social materials or clan treasures, and no matter how serious it is, it will almost destroy the Han Dynasty, which is the worst result.
Liu Bang didn't make any response after listening to Niu Hu'er's words, and still pretended to be calm and majestic and sat next to several cases, playing with wine buds in his hands, and his eyes wandered to think.
Niu Hu'er, who was frightened by Fan Xu, quickly rebuilt her firmness, seeing that Liu Bang did not express any attitude, she wondered what Liu Bang meant, and wanted to ask again, but before she could speak, Lu Hou took the first step, her eyes were shining with softness and rigidity, and she said firmly and resolutely, "Qianchuan asks for the Jiuyuan region, isn't it that this time I went south to Chang'an for Jiuyuan and came for the land of the Han family?" What kind of land did the Han Court give to Princess Lu Yuan, it doesn't seem that Miss Niu Hu'er can control it, right? Moreover, the princess is the biological daughter of the palace and the emperor, the whole world is not the king's land, the palace and the emperor are Princess Lu Yuan's, and finally the palace tells you that Princess Lu Yuan eats in Lu, and the Han Court has never had a princess's food in more than one county, although she is the daughter of the palace, she can only eat a few counties, and the girl Niu Huer does not understand the system of the Han Court, and the palace is not strange. Empress Lu glanced at Liu Bang who was in an embarrassing moment, and was very anxious, seeing that he didn't have any ideas, he stood up and reasoned with Niu Hu'er.
Liu Bang, who was sitting next to several cases, raised his head and looked at Empress Lu tacitly, the eyes of the two were full of tacit understanding of political positions, Liu Bang nodded at Empress Lu with great satisfaction, and also echoed and said, "That's what I mean." â
Sha Ling'er saw that Lu Hou suppressed the anger in her heart, Liu Bang and Lu Hou needless to say that they are also in the same camp, seeing that Niu Hu'er was at a disadvantage and could be defeated at any time, Sha Ling'er hurriedly called Niu Hu'er again, "Stand down, Niu Hu'er!" "This time it is more severe, and she is not allowed to break the rules of the Xiongnu again.
"Princess......" Niu Hu'er looked at Sha Ling'er unwillingly.
Sha Ling'er shook her head slightly, signaling her to stand down, with non-negotiable sternness in her eyes.
Niu Hu'er stood in place and swallowed her saliva, looking at Empress Lu and Liu Bang unwillingly. The words flashed in my heart, and I remembered my oath even more - to be the Huns. Niu Hu'er was ruthless and simply turned her head and ignored Sha Ling'er.
Although Empress LĂź had the temperament of not being angry and arrogant, Niu Huer was not a subject of the Han Dynasty after all, but a powerful Xiongnu woman, so she was not very afraid of Empress LĂź, and the Han Dynasty did not dare to do anything excessive to the Hun envoys. Niu Hu'er felt that she had support for a while, so she smiled contemptuously, and stepped forward and asked contemptuously: "Is the princess of your country really your own ......?"
At the same time, Liu Lu, who was on the side of the case, suddenly got up and looked at Lu Hou worriedly, and looked at Niu Hu'er with a dry mouth.
"Huyan Niuhu'er! Didn't you hear this princess telling you to step down? Without waiting for Niu Hu'er to finish speaking, Sha Ling'er rushed to Niu Hu'er in one step, glared at her, clenched her hands, and looked at Niu Hu'er angrily, and the posture was almost a slap in Niu Hu'er's face. Niu Hu'er looked at Sha Ling'er unwillingly and with some fear, and her eyes hinted that she should not forget Maodun's words. Sha Ling'er was already standing beside her angrily, and she wouldn't let her talk like this anymore, Niu Hu'er held back her sleeves full of anger and stood back in place.
Liu Bang Junchen looked at the master and servant, in fact, everyone thought that the matter of the fake princess had been leaked, originally Liu Bang said that the Huns had not seen Princess Lu Yuan, and now they listened to Niu Hu'er's tone as if they knew the identity of the fake princess, and they all became uneasy, for fear that the emperor would think that they had leaked it. Chen Ping'an sat at the table, and had already seen that Sha Ling'er and his entourage would not only welcome the princess of the Han family when they went south to Chang'an this time, it should be the emperor of the Han Dynasty who sent someone to escort the princess into Hu, not the Xiongnu people to pick it up in person. He squinted his eyes at the wine buds on several cases, listening to their conversations, but he already had a solution to this matter in his heart, but he had to wait for the emperor or empress to appoint him before he would say, otherwise he would never ask about it, he was the most shrewd, sleek and sophisticated political master.
"Niu Hu'er is not sensible, and I ask the emperor and queen of your country to forgive her for her mistakes, and Sha Ling'er is here to make amends to you." Sha Ling'er bowed her head and bowed deeply to the emperor, and then stepped in front of her own case and drank all the bottles of wine on the case, so as to make amends.
Liu Bang saw that today's summoning princess meeting would be like this, and he was very unhappy in his heart, and this embarrassing scene was caused by not handling this matter well, since he received the envoys of the Xiongnu State to Chang'an three days later, he caught up with Lu and quietly sent Princess Lu Yuan back to Zhao State, and gave Liu Bang a sudden attack, which made him feel very unable to find the north, the real princess ran back to Zhao State, and wanted to chase but couldn't catch up, and couldn't chase, forced by the face of Lu Hou, Liu Bang couldn't send someone to chase.
The real princess left, and casually found a fake princess to replace Lu Yuan, which was very hurried, and Liu Bang and Empress Lu had a very unpleasant quarrel in those days, so she forgot to tell Princess Liu Lu what fief range, so that today she was forced by Niu Hu'er, which was really a mistake.
Listening to Niu Hu'er's accent, Liu Bang's heart seemed to mention his throat, for fear that she would say the next words, it seems that Sha Ling'er already knows about the fake princess. Suddenly admired Luan Sha Ling'er, quite a bit of a big picture, intercepted Niu Hu'er's words at a critical moment, so as not to have a necessary conflict, she can endure it for so long, and it also needs political strength.
Liu Bang also stood up, with one hand behind his back and the other naturally hanging down on his chest, and smiled softly with a little generosity, "Nothing, presumably Miss Niu Hu'er is also thinking about the Xiongnu country, it is understandable, but I have to say that Jiuyuan County in the south of the Hetao Plain is the barrier to the north of the Han family, and it is divided to you, so isn't the natural barrier of my Han family gone?" And since Qin, it has been subordinate to the Central Plains, and there is no reason to divide it, as for Princess Lu Yuan's fief, I am not without a fief, but there is no need to say it, I am also responsible for such an embarrassing scene today, and the envoys of your country should not be ashamed. â
If they don't give them some benefits, I'm afraid that the relationship between the Han and the Xiongnu will not be eased because of Liu Lu's marriage order, but will torture the princess of the Han family in every way, even if it is a fake princess, then they will also use this to vent their resentment against the Han family, or they may ignore Liu Lu's identity and lead a huge cavalry south to invade Chang'an. Of course, the Xiongnu State may not have the strength to set foot in Chang'an, and the Xiongnu is a country that will immediately fight the world, living in the north to escape the world, arrogant customs, has always been a leader in the desert, and may not be able to adapt to Chang'an.
Liu Bang thought carefully for a while, and then said, "Hetao and the Nine Plains in the south of it are indeed a good place for you, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful, which is just right for you who live in pursuit of water and grass." I don't agree to divide it, but I can promise you to move to Jiuyuan County for a year, and then move north immediately after a year, I don't know if you want to? Liu Bang is really thoughtful, he actually came up with this method, presumably promised that after they settled in Jiuyuan County in the south, he would also send generals in the army to guard the northern frontier day and night, and always prevent the Xiongnu from going south, after all, the Xiongnu is a country that does not pay attention to etiquette and does not keep promises.
Listening to Liu Bang's words, Lu Hou first looked at Liu Bang with his mouth wide open in surprise, and he didn't dare to say anything in a hurry, didn't he tell Liu Bang not to agree to any of their requests? Promising them once, it's like rewarding a dog with a meat bun, and the dog is more and more addicted to meat buns, and Jiuyuan County is meat buns.
Xiao He and Chen Ping stared at each other, Xiao He was anxious and didn't know what to say, he repeatedly wanted to speak, after all, he didn't know how to speak, and wanted to stop Liu Bang, but he stopped him, he didn't have a good idea, and Liu Bang has always been useless, it must make sense for him to do this, so thinking about it, although Xiao He was impatient after all, there was no better way, so he had to obey Liu Bang. On the contrary, Chen Ping also looked at Liu Bang in surprise, and he didn't expect that what he wanted to say made Liu Bang think of it, although it is not a solution to the fundamental problem, it can always solve the small situation, and the effect of the implementation of the method is not long-lasting.
Sha Ling'er was a little confused by Liu Bang's words at first, and was stunned for a long time before coming back to her senses, and bowed respectfully, "Thank you for the grace of His Majesty the Emperor, the favor of the Han Dynasty to my Xiongnu, Sha Ling'er is unforgettable, just one year, one year later, the Xiongnu will move north in accordance with the oath and never go south." Sha Ling'er couldn't imagine that Liu Bang would give in the end, so she felt very happy in her heart, and half of Brother Wang's promise was fulfilled, but this half was not easy to come by after all.
"Well, we'll seal it in a few days." Chen Ping, who was sitting on the side, suddenly stood up and walked to the main court, and Zhengse suggested that Liu Bang and Sha Ling'er put on the big seal, which was still thoughtful to him.
Liu Bang thought about it, felt that it was reasonable, and agreed, and Sha Ling'er also nodded and agreed.