As Empress Dowager Dou's voice fell, Liu Sheng's face was thoughtful, and he couldn't help but nod his head slowly.

For the Huns, or for such a very special steppe nomad nation as a whole, the number one strong enemy of Liu Han Sheji, the former Gongzi Sheng, may not have too deep understanding;

But Gongzi Sheng doesn't know the Huns, it doesn't mean that the prince wins, and the same is true.

——For the crown prince of the Han family, hating the Huns and hating the Huns is a position that is absolutely non-negotiable and must be adhered to!

In this era, the prince did not hate the Huns, almost equivalent to the new era of the later generations, a certain big man was close to the little stick, the small day, and even the eagle.

This is a matter of position, a matter of principle;

There is no doubt about it, and it is by no means negotiable.

Therefore, as the crown prince, Liu Sheng, as the crown prince, still has a very clear understanding of the double-headed eagle policy implemented by the Huns in the mouth of the Empress Dowager Dou for the western and southern fronts, and the double-headed eagle policy implemented by Mao Dun Shan Yu.

According to the double-headed eagle policy implemented by Mao Dun Shan Yu, the Xiongnu Shan Yu will be actively divided into two camps within the court.

And these two camps are what Empress Dowager Dou just said: the 'Left Four Pillars' headed by King Zuo Xian, supplemented by King Zuo Guli, Zuo Dadanghu, and Zuo Da General, are specifically responsible for the strategy of the West and the Yueshi people;

As well as the 'Right Four Pillars' headed by the Right Xian Wang, supplemented by the Right Valley Liwang, the Right Great Household, and the Right Great General, they are specifically responsible for the strategy of the South and the Han Family.

The four pillars on the left and right are collectively called: the eight pillars of the Huns.

Among them, the first to fourth heirs to the throne are all filled by the royal family of the Sui clan.

- First in line to the throne: King Zuoxian, who is often the most capable heir;

For example, the Zuo Xian King of Mao Dun Shan Yu is the later old Shangji Porridge Shan Yu.

The old Shangshan Yu's Zuoxian King is also the current military minister Shan Yu.

In other words: only King Zuo Xian is the real Xiongnu Shan Yu Prince.

As for the second in line to the throne, the Right Virtuous King, it will be the most capable sibling.

Judging from the identity of Zuo Xian Wang's 'single son who is the most promising' and 'the real Xiongnu prince', the second heir of the Right Xian Wang, his existential significance is actually more inclined to the insurance lock.

- In case King Zuo Xian has three long and two short, and Shan Yu has no other son, it is better to pass on the throne to the most promising brother than to cheapen outsiders.

After all, the Huns' wives, fathers, brothers, and wives don't care about 'whether my son is my bloodline', they only care about whether their son is the blood of their own family.

As long as it is, whether it is the son of the elder brother, the son of the younger brother, or the son of the father, or the son of the grandfather, as long as it is his own family, he can be raised as his own son.

As for the third and fourth heirs in line: King Gu Li, they will be the two most prestigious among the sons and nephews of the royal family of the Sui Clan.

The significance of its existence is also similar to that of the Right Xian King, which belongs to the last safety lock for the extension of the single throne: in case there is anything wrong with the Left Xian King, and at the same time the Right Xian King also has a problem, the existence of the left and right Gu Li Wang can ensure that the one who sits on the single throne is at least the royal clan of the Su Yu clan.

As for the remaining 'lower four pillars', that is, the left and right big households, and the left and right generals, they were divided by the four major families of the Xiongnu except for the Su Yu clan: the Lan clan, the Huyan clan, the Xu Bu clan, and the Qiulin clan;

——The Huyan clan has replaced the left general for generations, the Qiu Lin clan has replaced the right general for generations, and the Lan family and Qiu Lin have their own hereditary left and right leaders.

After realizing that the left and right big households and the left and right generals are hereditary replacements of the four major Xiongnu families, it is not difficult to realize what kind of huge hidden dangers will be derived from the Xiongnu double-headed eagle policy.

Purely from a strategic level, dividing the forces into two through the double-headed eagle policy, each dealing with the Yueshi and the Han people, without interfering with each other, is indeed a very advanced and wise decision for the steppe nomads of this era;

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But the crux of the matter is that the Xiongnu's double-headed eagle policy was not a simple strategic decision, but covered both strategy and succession to the throne - two of which were really relevant to the Xiongnu Empire.

It's easy to understand.

——Since King Zuo Xian is the first heir to the throne and the 'Prince of Shan Yu' in the real sense, then for the Xiongnu Shan Yuting, attacking the Yueshi people in the west is a more important thing than attacking the Han people in the south.

This logic is also very simple: the left virtuous king is greater than the right virtuous king, and the affairs of the left virtuous king are naturally more important than the affairs of the right virtuous king.

and the left and right big households, the left and right generals, were each one of the four major families, and they were hereditarily replaced;

This will lead to every change of power, for the Xiongnu, which has only been emerging for thirty or fifty years, but the unprecedentedly powerful steppe nomadic government, is equivalent to walking before the ghost gate.

——As among the 'Four Left Pillars', the Lan clan and the Huyan clan, who are the hereditary generals of Zuo and the leaders of the Zuo Da, will of course be loyal to King Zuo Xian until death;

Among the four pillars on the right, the hereditary right general, the right big household, and the Qu clan and the Qiu Lin clan will only be the right virtuous king.

So, here's the problem.

I and the Qu clan and the Qiu Lin clan, for generations, have replaced the right general and the right big household, and followed the right Xianwang to fight the Han people, not to mention how many things I grabbed, and I had to break a few teeth at every turn;

You Huyan clan, Lan clan, hereditary Zuo general, Zuo Da Dang, follow King Zuo Xian to bully the Yue clan people who are still breathing, not to mention how much effort you can't do, and you can always gain a lot.

If that's all it takes, then that's all it is - a conflict of interests, at most it is uncomfortable;

However, the inheritance of the big position is also the 'priority of the Zuoxian King', and the Zuoxian King has to make a mistake, and the Shan Yu has no other sons, so it can be the turn of the Right Xianwang.

This, on what basis?

It is we who are fighting to the death with the Han people, and it is you who bully the Yueshi people;

It is we who fight to the death at the foot of the Great Wall, and it is you who endure in Hexi and the Western Regions;

As a result, I finally changed to a single Yu, all of you are all heroes of the Hidden Mansion from the dragon, we can't get any benefits, not to mention, but also because of the label of 'Right Xian King's minions', he was liquidated by the new Shan Yu who used to be the Zuo Xian King······

"It's no wonder that in recent years, I haven't heard much about the news that the Qiulin Department is heading south and attacking Hanbian;"

"Even the Qu clan often appears in the Xiongnu mission, not on the battlefield outside the border walls······"

Realizing that the internal contradictions within the Xiongnu were becoming more and more intense, Liu Sheng only let out a soft murmur thoughtfully;

After Liu Sheng's whisper, Empress Dowager Dou put more detailed internal and external factors in front of Liu Sheng.

"The Hills Department, it's gone."

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"In the third year of the first emperor, the Xiongnu died of illness in the old Shangji porridge, and the military ministers of Zuoxian succeeded to the throne;"

"Soon after, in the name of worshipping their ancestors, the military ministers gathered King Youxian and his subordinates and forces in Dragon City."

"On the day that King Youxian arrived in Longcheng, the military ministers of Youxian directly washed the Youxian King and his subordinates and forces who gathered in Longcheng on the charge of 'ineffective combat and plotting to surrender to Han'."

"—The Chulin clan was loyal to the Right Virtuous King, and in the end, the entire clan was slaughtered by the military ministers;"

"And the Qu clan retreated in the face of difficulties, betrayed King Youxian, and was willing to go for the military ministers, so he finally barely kept the tribe."

"As for the Youxian Wang Division, the prime-aged men of the entire tribe died under Shan Yuting's butcher's knife."

"Therefore, the women and children of the Youxian Wang's department were all reduced to slavery and given to the younger brother of the military minister, the current Xiongnu Youxian King: Yin Zhixian ······"

Hearing this, Liu Sheng was only slightly stunned;

I was stunned for a long time, and finally nodded slowly.

Yin Zhixian is the younger brother of today's Xiongnu Shan Yu: the younger brother of the military ministers;

According to the tradition of the Xiongnu, after becoming Shan Yu, it was also in the interests of the military ministers to appoint his brother as the king of Youxian.

It's like what Tianzi Qi did to Liu Wu, the king of Liang: in some specific circumstances, although brothers and sisters can't be fully trusted, they can provide the best help for themselves.

It was only after learning about the changes before and after the military minister Shan Yu succeeded to the throne many years ago that Liu Shengcai eased his brows a little and tightened his ······ again

"Before becoming Shan Yu, the military minister was originally the king of Zuoxian, and he was mainly responsible for attacking the Yue clan to the west;"

"It stands to reason that after becoming Shan Yu and bloodbathing the forces of the Former Right Xian Wang, as well as the forces of the Former Right Xian King, the attention of the military ministers should have been more concentrated in the West and on the Yueshi people."

"It's just that in the end, the military ministers still didn't forget to appoint their younger brother as the new Youxian King."

"Hmmm······"

"Yin Zhi oblique ······"

"In the next ten years, my Han family and this Xiongnu right virtuous king, I'm afraid they will often deal with each other······"

Liu Sheng said a little embarrassed, but only caused the Empress Dowager Dou to smile noncommittally, and then lowered his head and stroked his sleeve casually.

Seeing Liu Sheng thinking for a moment, he was suddenly stunned;

Looking at his grandmother beside him with some confusion, and seeing that there was no different color behind Mrs. Dou, Liu Sheng asked with some hesitation: "Eh, imperial grandmother?" ”

"What do these things have to do with him, Yan King Lu Tazhi?"

"Could it be that even Lu Tazhi was also involved in the battle between the two-headed eagle system and the eight pillars of the Huns?"

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"Is he worthy?"

He asked a question full of doubts, and did not forget to add the ironic 'He also deserves it?' Liu Sheng's brows only tightened again.

In Liu Sheng's view, Empress Dowager Dou's words are clearly about the complex relationship between the Xiongnu's foreign strategy and the rules of inheritance of the great throne, as well as the subtle connection between the royal family of the Sulu clan and the four major families;

And such a major event related to the national fortunes of the Xiongnu, Lu Tayi, an 'outsider' who sentenced Han to Hu, is unreasonable and unreasonable, and it is impossible to intervene.

- As Empress Dowager Dou said: Lu Tazhi is in the court of the Huns, and it is still difficult to protect himself;

It is difficult to protect oneself, let alone meddle in the 'family affairs' within the Huns.

Therefore, in Liu Sheng's view, he was clearly talking about the help that King Donghu/Chang'an Hou Lu Tazhi might provide to Ma Zheng of the Han family, but Empress Dowager Dou inexplicably mentioned the internal affairs of the Huns, which is obviously a bit of a bull's head and a horse's mouth;

But it is also as Liu Sheng had a hunch: political figures like Empress Dowager Dou and Tianziqi at the top of the pyramid must be lost in their every move······

"When I say these things, I don't mean to say that he is Lu Tazhi, but he is also implicated in the double-headed eagle policy and the open and secret struggle between the Xiongnu and the left and right kings."

"But I have to say that Lu Tazhi has nothing to do with these things······"

said meaningfully, and saw that the Empress Dowager Dou was talking for a moment, and raised her hand with a warm smile;

After all the palace people around her retreated, Empress Dowager Dou took away the smile on her face, turned over a little seriously, and took Liu Sheng's hand.

"The Right Xian King, as well as the Right Valley Liwang of the Right Xian King, the Right Great Household, and the Right General, are all on the orders of the Xiongnu Shan Yuting, and are responsible for attacking my Han family."

"And for the Huns, Lu Tazhi, the king of Donghu, and the meaning of the existence of the Donghu tribe are also against my Han family."

"Then Xiao Jiu think about it: King Zuo Xian or King Right Xian, who will value Lu Tazhi more?"

"——Is it the Zuoxian King who is responsible for attacking the Yue Clan, or the Youxian King who is specifically responsible for attacking my Han family?"

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"Since it is the Right Virtuous King, when the current military ministers are only in the bloodbath of the power of the Former Right Virtuous King, will Lu Tazhi, the king of Donghu, also be included in the list of 'The Remnants of the Right Virtuous King'?"

"Lu Tazhi, who was singled out by the military ministers and held a grudge, will he still be approached and co-opted by the current Youxian King?"

"——Yin Zhixian, do you dare to risk the anger of Shan Yu to get close to Lu Tazhi, the king of Donghu who may not be loyal to the Xiongnu?"

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As soon as Empress Dowager Dou said this, Liu Sheng only felt that one word woke up the person in his dream!

That's right!

Lu Tazhi, an 'expert on Han family issues', will of course be valued by the Right Xian King, who is specifically responsible for attacking the Han family!

And now the Xiongnu Shan Yu - after the military ministers succeeded to the throne, they launched a bloodbath against the Youxian Wang's department, and Lu Tazhi, who was close to the Youxian Wang, will of course be counted as 'remnants'!

In this way······

"Shan Yu Yu was already resentful of Lu Ta's heart, and for some reason, he didn't bathe the Donghu Department with the Youxian Wang Department;"

"As for King Zuoxian, he is already in charge of the affairs of the Yue clan, and Lu Tazhi is really dispensable for King Youxian."

"Coupled with Shan Yu's elder brother on his head, Yin Zhixian, the right sage king who is his younger brother, will definitely not dare to get too close to Lu Tazhi."

"Shan Yu, the left and right Xianwang are not close, then Lu Tazhi's situation in the Xiongnu ······"

Seeing that Liu Sheng saw through the key point so quickly, Empress Dowager Dou's slightly serious face also quietly flashed a touch of relief.

nodded with a smile, and patted the back of Liu Sheng's hand lightly;

then stayed on Liu Sheng's dim eyes for a long time;

In the end, Empress Dowager Dou still grinned slightly and smiled meaningfully at Liu Sheng.

"The Hun mission is now in Chang'an."

"After Xiao Jiu goes back, finish the money as soon as possible - at least, it will be temporarily handed over to others."

"The main point of the money system, Xiao Jiu has roughly done it, and the rest can be handled by Shaofu."

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"Go ahead;"

"Go talk to the Huns."

"Even if you can't find anything, you haven't gained anything, and you should be dealing with the Huns, and you are familiar with it."

"It's really not good, just come looking for me again."

"In the past few years, the descendants of the Marquis of Chang'an and the Marquis of Yuan Xun have often exchanged letters······