Embroidered clothes hall.

Huo Quai, Bai Nanyu, and Ru Bohu looked at the handwriting on the vertical and horizontal strategy together.

"The other party added 'Han' as a prefix, indicating that he is not my Han person."

"It's not Han, and it's related to Zi, and I don't know that he was killed in the imperial tomb last night. If these conditions are met, the other party can be ruled out as the immortal lord who is banned in the imperial tomb. ”

"The handwriting uses 'we' to identify us, which shows that it is not an individual."

The three of them expressed their opinions and quickly analyzed the valuable information revealed in this line of handwriting.

"It may be the Huns, and the small half may be poisonous."

Huo Quzhi's eyes were blazing: "The summons is over, and the other party's origin is tested." ”

Bai Nanyu was born in Zonghengdao, and is one of the nine deities, and also has the method of using bamboo slips to communicate.

She sealed with one hand, and a wisp of divine thought fluctuated from the center of her eyebrows: "What do you say?" ”

"Ignore their inquiries and ask them directly how prepared they are?" Huo Quzhi said.

The hidden technique of this question is suitable for any situation, without fear of exposure, and can in turn extract more information.

Bai Nanyu acted according to the law, attached his fingers with divine thoughts, and wrote on the bamboo slips as a brand.

The bronze Xiaoding and the jade knife had been sent back to Jianshu by Huo Quai, and when Bai Nanyu spread the news, the people on the other side read it and quickly responded: "In the early spring of next year, if other conditions are ripe, we can use troops against the Han."

As discussed last time, how is it going to work together with the body and poison? ”

In these few words, the real hammer is the Huns.

Zi is obviously connecting the body poison and the Huns, and wants to deal with the Han together, echoing the north and south.

The Xiongnu also realized that it was not easy to deal with Han alone, and wanted to borrow the hand of the son and the body poison to join forces.

A similar strategy, when the Xiongnu were powerful, Emperor Liu Che also considered uniting with the Dayue clan to jointly send troops to attack the Xiongnu.

However, the Da Yue clan did not agree, and migrated to avoid the Xiongnu's troops, and the proposal to join forces was unsuccessful.

Now that the situation has changed, it is the turn of the Xiongnu to join forces with others to have the certainty of attacking Han.

The Xiongnu wanted to unite with the body poison and use the son as an intermediary to form cooperation more quickly.

And the Xiongnu and the body poison didn't know that the son was dead, and they could only contact the commander of the Great Han Lang.

Huo Quzhi smiled, thinking that this matter is a pit for the Huns and the body poison, or a pit for the body poison and the Huns, or a pit for both sides together?

He and Ru Bohu looked at each other, and they both saw the smile in each other's eyes.

Ru Bohu said with pity: "We don't have to respond much, the Huns' mentality is more urgent at the moment, the more anxious they are, the more likely they are to make mistakes, let him dry first, let him drill deeper and deeper, and finally give him a ruthless!" ”

He also said: "Coming to winter soon, Huo Hou will use troops against the Huns again next year?" ”

"It depends on the situation, the opportunity is right, and there is no need to wait until next year."

Huo Quzhi said indifferently: "It depends on our own preparations, during this period of time, we have used troops one after another, and the western and northern fronts have been captured and surrendered by us, and other things in the rear must be kept up before we can fight again." ”

Later, after several exchanges, Huo Quai's side was less concise and concise, and analyzed and responded according to the information transmitted by the Huns.

……

Huns.

The great shamans, Boguna and Ichi, sat reclining in the king's tent, with a scroll of animal skins spread out in front of them.

Occasionally, news came from the other side and manifested on the volume.

Not long after Boguna became the Great Shaman, he was a little amazed by the means of transmitting messages from the other side and communicating with each other through the air.

The other party seems to be able to lock on to whatever object they use to write at any time, anywhere, and send messages effortlessly. However, they have to use the method told by the other party to conclude a fixed spell seal, and they can only contact each other after they have been fully prepared in advance.

This kind of communication method alone has made Boguna have a trace of inexplicable awe of the existence of the other side.

Yi Zhi slanted: "Tell him that my grassland tribes have the heart to attack the Han with all their might." I asked him if he could help us explore the deployment of the Han army along the Northern Pass of the Great Han Dynasty and even the Western Regions. ”

Boguna was shocked: "The distribution of the Han army in Beiguan and even in the Western Regions must be the core secret of the Han Dynasty, except for the emperor, maybe only a few generals of the military know."

How can this person master? ”

Yi Zhi slanted: "Do you know, this person contacted us for the first time back then, and the means to win our trust was to inform the ancient Han people of Beiguan and the virtual and real distribution of the Yuyang generation of defenders.

It's just that the previous great shaman never trusted him and didn't dare to send troops accordingly. Later, it became known that the distribution of the defenders given was true. ”

"In the years since, we have been in secret contact with this man many times, and the information he provided is rarely wrong and trustworthy.

If he can provide the distribution of the garrison of the Han Pass, it can save us a lot of consumption. ”

Boguna thought that this was the case, so he passed the news according to what Yi Zhixian said.

"Yes." The response on the other end is as precious as gold.

Yi Zhi slanted: "Ask again, how long will it take to figure out the distribution of the border passes of the Han Dynasty?" ”

This time, after a long time, the other side did not respond.

Yi Zhixian said disapprovingly: "This person has always been mysterious, and sometimes disappears for months without a trace. It's normal not to respond, let's wait for news. ”

Changan.

Huo Quzhi didn't continue to take care of Yi Zhixi, and came to another room in the main hall of embroidered clothes, waiting for Liu Qing.

Liu Qing was close to noon, so he came to embroider clothes to deal with some things.

Seeing that Huo Qu was sick, she made a little arrangement, and the two left the embroidery together.

Huo Quzhi proposed to go to the city, and Liu Qing readily agreed.

The husband and wife changed into civilian clothes and went out into the street, accompanied by a few guards who had dispersed with them.

Bai Nanyu obeyed Huo Quai's instructions, cooperated with Ru Bohu's embroidered clothes, and began to clean up the dormant remnants of the vertical and horizontal road.

On the street, people come and go, bustling and noisy.

The commercial operations of Chang'an, mainly distributed in the "nine cities", are located in the east and west of the capital.

Among them, the market in the west is the most prosperous, the location is close to Zhongwei Bridge, the transportation is convenient, and the merchants gather.

There are also three cities in the east, but most of them are high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and the houses occupy a vast and luxurious area, and the prices are much higher than those in other places.

Huo Quzhi and Liu Qing wandered around the most prosperous West Market.

There are all kinds of supplies for clothing, food, housing and transportation.

There are also many specialties such as pearls and feathers that have been passed from the Western Regions.

After the return of the Western Regions to the Han Dynasty, the emperor issued a decree to support trade between the two places.

The first to act, the one with the sharpest sense of smell, is the businessman.

In the early Han Dynasty, the status of merchants was very low, and they were not allowed to wear fancy clothes in and out, but by the time of Emperor Wu, the situation had improved.

Merchants transported high-grade silk fabrics, pottery, and a small amount of bronze products to the Western Regions.

The Western Regions, on the other hand, transported a dazzling array of furs, fine lacquerware, and metalwork to the Han Dynasty to earn the difference.

Chang'an is the earliest and most comprehensive microcosm of the changes in this era.

Huo Quzhi and Her Royal Highness the princess walked side by side, and suddenly heard a strange accent shouting: "Persimmon, persimmon, fresh persimmon, delicious and juicy......"

But it was a beautiful bearded girl from the Western Regions, with a pile of persimmon fruits in front of her.

She is obviously a newcomer to Chinese, has a strange tone, sells persimmons on the street, and is delicious and juicy......

According to historical records, during this period, Chang'an continued to pour into the Western Regions Hu merchants, admired Han culture, operated all kinds of commercial affairs, and some settled in the Han Dynasty.

"Where are we going?"

"There is a food stall opened by people from the Western Regions in Chang'an, let's try it."

The place where Huo Quzhi brought Liu Qing was a shop run by Hu Shang on the street. The main product is the chili pepper that is a specialty of the Western Regions, which is added to the food and sold to the Han people.

Liu Qing was pregnant with a child, and after touching chili peppers, it was quite palatable.

The two came to the newly opened food stall of this Western Regions, and sat down at the window on the second floor of the shop, waiting for the food to come up.

Huo Quzhi and Liu Qing came over, and the second floor of the store was banned, only the husband and wife sat down, and the upper and lower entrances were guarded by forbidden soldiers in civilian clothes.

After a while, a dish cooked in a clay urn was served, and many spicy seeds were spread on top.

The meat is the fish that Huo Quzhi asked people to take from their own house in advance, and the entrance is fresh and tender, and it is poured with chili peppers and served.

Huo Qu thought that this should be regarded as the earliest boiled fish.

Liu Qing sandwiched a piece of fish, put it on the plate in front of him first, and then tasted it himself, and suddenly his eyebrows were slightly bent.

Looking down from the street frontage, the street is full of people.

Huo Guangzheng and a few young people were wandering on the street.

Among the several people, Dong Zhongshu's disciples Bai Yu and Sima Qian were the leaders, and the young man on the other side was Jin Xu, that is, the younger brother of Concubine Jin in the palace, who was now on duty under the forbidden army.

In addition, there are several young people of the same age, who are also the heirs of powerful families in Chang'an, and they travel very stylishly, and a group of attendants hug each other.

Huo Guang and a young man, walking side by side, sometimes whispering, followed the back of the group.

Huo Quzhi glanced at the young man next to Huo Guang from the window, and thought that the little brother was very good at making friends.

At this time, Sima Qian and Bai Yu successively felt that they were being watched, turned their heads to look at the attic on the second floor, and immediately changed their complexions slightly, and they honestly performed the big salute downstairs and bowed down to meet them.

Including Jin Xu, a few young people who were full of style just now saw Huo Qubing at the window on the second floor of the street, and immediately restrained their momentum, just like a mouse seeing a cat, and some people even had a cold war, and they behaved properly.

Huo Quzhi waved his hand, and Jin Xu and the others slipped away as if they had been amnestied.

Huo Guang's face was full of joy, and he took the young man next to him and walked quickly to the second floor of the store: "Zimeng has seen my brother and sister-in-law." ”

Liu Qing's red lips were stained with some chili oil, his lips were slightly pursed, and he smiled lightly: "No need to be polite." ”

Huo Guang introduced the young man around him who was about the same age as Huo Quai: "Brother, this is a friend I made in Chang'an, and I am also studying in Taixue, and I am an anonymous disciple of Shizun." ”

Huo Quzhi actually got up and gave the other party a return salute with the etiquette of his peers.

Liu Qing was slightly surprised, his eyes fell on the young man, and he looked at it deliberately.

You must know that the second ancestors downstairs just now have extraordinary backgrounds, but Huo Qubing didn't even bother to say hello to them.

With his power leaning towards the government and the opposition, and his prestige that shocked the world, even with Dong Zhongshu, Li Cai and others are also equals, and it is rare for him to be so polite to others.

Liu Qingfu sang with his wife, and also got up to return the salute.

The young man was flattered: "Don't dare to be a big gift to the marquis, Su Wu has seen Her Royal Highness the princess." ”

Huo Quzhi smiled: "We have known each other since childhood, but you are young and old, I'm afraid you don't like my temperament very much, and your friendship has always been indifferent." I always regret that. ”

Huo Guang also blinked his eyes, showing a look of surprise, he had never seen Huo Quzhi so polite to people.

The gentleman in front of him is the son of Su Jian, a general under Wei Qing, and Su Wu, who is famous in history.

It is that he has been herding sheep in the Xiongnu for nearly 20 years, and he will not change his will and resolutely not surrender to that.

In history, Su Wu, when he was about forty years old, was ordered to send an envoy to the Xiongnu, that is, more than 20 years later, he was detained by the Xiongnu and did not let him come back, and he did not return to Han until he was close to sixty.

Its loyalty is not two, willing to herd sheep in the Huns, and ignore the Huns' persuasion to surrender, which is regarded as a model by later generations and widely spread.

Su Wu and the Xiongnu are a sad story that has been passed down through the ages, and the sheep were put in a foreign land where they almost died of old age.

Huo Quzhi also admired this kind of national integrity, so he was different from others about Su Wu.

Because of Su Jian's relationship, he and Su Wu have known each other since childhood, and they are still the same age.

But Su Wu is resolute and stubborn, and he is arrogant. Huo Quai's domineering fame moved the world, and he hid far away, and he never had any contacts.

Huo Quzhi took a closer look.

Su Wu in front of him only had the shape of an ordinary person, he looked very anxious, and he looked like thirty-eight at the age of eighteen. There are forehead lines on the door of the head, a square face, thick lips, a straight nose, and some downward growth trends at the corners of the mouth.

Huo went to see Zhile, who was sick, and thought that this brother's life was hard, but fortunately I came. Twenty years later, at least he will not be allowed to send the Xiongnu to suffer for nineteen years, and he will not be able to return home.

However, if he defeated the Xiongnu and did not let Su Wu send an envoy, it would be tantamount to depriving him of the opportunity to leave his name in history.

If he knew the secret, he didn't know whether he would be happy or blame himself.

Su Wu inherited the practice of the military generals in his family, and entered the Taixue to learn Confucianism, although he is not top-notch, but he is both civil and military, and he acts steadily and has the style of a general.

Huo Quzhi asked: "Su Wu, the generations of military generals in your family, do you have any consideration for what you want to do in the future?" ”

"I expect to screen out six lieutenants and ten lieutenants in the forbidden army, if you want to come, I will grant you a captain, how about it?"

(End of chapter)