[Vol. 1] Section 156: Zhang Qian the Explorer 2

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The situation was critical, and Zhang Qian ordered all members of the mission to drop their flags and quickly retreat to a place where they could hide. Zhang Qian pulled his horse back, and at this moment, he was also very nervous.

Are you going to die here? No, if I die, won't the emperor's trust be in vain!

Now Zhang Qian has only one thought, to retreat, to retreat quickly before the Hun cavalry discovers them, which is also the only way he can think of at present.

Although the Han envoy moved very quickly, it was discovered by the outpost of the Hun patrol cavalry, and soon the Hun cavalry roared in, which in their eyes was a rare prey.

No matter how fast Zhang Qian and others moved, it was difficult to beat the Hun iron cavalry, and suddenly, the Hun cavalry ran in front of them, cut off their way back, and surrounded them, and many people who wanted to escape died under the swords of the Huns without exception.

"Who's in the lead? Come out quickly. The leader of the Hun cavalry shouted at the crowd with his sabers.

Although Zhang Qian did not understand the Xiongnu language, fortunately, Gan's father translated from the side. Zhang Qian's brows were tightly locked, knowing that it was impossible to escape, and if he resisted, he would die faster, for the sake of today, he was trying to save everyone's lives and find an opportunity to complete the important task of sending to the Western Regions.

Zhang Qian motioned to his subordinates to take out a lot of gold and silver, he calmly walked in front of the cavalry leader, bowed with a fist, and said with a smile, "General, it's down there!" ”

The leader of the Hun cavalry glared at Zhang Qian, and found that although this person was young, he could still be so calm in front of the saber, and he also looked up in his heart, and muttered a bunch of Hun words to Zhang Qian.

With the help of Gan's father, Zhang Qian finally understood that the Xiongnu leader was questioning why he appeared in the territory of the Xiongnu Empire without permission, wasn't he afraid of the Xiongnu iron cavalry?

Zhang Qian hurriedly replied, "I am under the order of the emperor of the Han Dynasty to send an envoy to the countries of the Western Regions to discuss trade matters. Zhang Qian glanced at the attendants beside him as he spoke, and the attendants took out a pile of golden gold and some silk and presented them to the leader of the Hun cavalry.

The leader was overjoyed, and the eyes of the few beside him were even brighter. The leader of the Huns laughed and praised the gift as good.

Zhang Qian said, "We were originally ordered to go to the Western Regions to do business, passing by your country, and I hope the general will let us go." ”

The leader of the Huns played with the gift and said with a smile, "Whether you can let you go or not, it is up to our great Da Dan Yu to have the final say." After saying that, he shouted, "Take it away!" ”

Zhang Qian's heart sank, and he complained bitterly, and it was expected that this would be more than lucky, and there would be no return.

Heavens, heavens, why don't you protect me and other Han people, and let me fall into the realm of jackals.

Zhang Qian failed to make a mission, but became a prisoner of the Xiongnu, this matter quickly reached Liu Che's ears, from then on, Liu Che cut off the strategy of uniting the countries of the Western Regions to fight the Xiongnu together, and concentrated on preparing for war.

Zhang Qian's life should not be extinguished, his gold and silk worked.

The Hun cavalry could have dealt with them on the spot, which was not a big deal on the Han-Hun border, and taking them to see Shan Yu saved his life.

A month later, Zhang Qian was sent to the Xiongnu Shan Yu Wangting (near present-day Hohhot, Inner Mongolia), thousands of miles away from Longxi.

At this moment, Zhang Qian's mind is complicated, although he has not completely given up hope, but this time it is difficult to escape.

"Your Majesty, the ministers can't live with the Emperor!"

Zhang Qian, who was driven out of the prisoner car, glanced at the far south, he dusted off his clothes, smoothed his hair, and straightened his clothes, hoping to meet Xiongnu Shan Yu with the demeanor of a Han envoy, he could not complete his mission, but he could not tarnish the reputation of the Han envoy.

Even if you want to die, you have to die awe-inspiring and heroic.

Zhang Qian was introduced into the king's tent, he stood proudly on the king's tent, and someone in the king's tent immediately shouted, "Hannu sees my big Shan Yu, kneel down quickly!" ”

"Yes, kneel, if you don't kneel, you will let me chop the wine and eat, I heard that the meat of the Han people is sour and smelly, and it tastes very good!"

The king's tent burst into laughter, and the sound of humiliation was endless.

Zhang Qian stood in the charcoal grill basin that bypassed the curtain closest to the king's tent, stood in the middle, bowed to the military ministers on the throne Shan Yu courtesy, and said without humility or arrogance, "Zhang Qian, the envoy of the Han Dynasty, greets Shan Yu!" ”

"Hannu is rude, seeing that I don't kneel down, do you want to try grandpa's saber?" Then, the sound of drawing knives sounded.

Zhang Qian still stood still, not even blinking his eyelids.

This attracted the attention of the military minister Shan Yu, and he secretly shouted in his heart, "It's a man, interesting." ”

The military minister Shan Yu is different from his father and ancestor, these years he deliberately recruited the wise and resourceful people of the Han court, for his own own, the Bank of China around him is a good example, he knows better than anyone that the Xiongnu war will not be able to completely defeat the Han Dynasty by relying on the five big and three rough Huns around him, so he must have resourceful people around him to assist.

The military minister Shan Yu waved his hand to everyone, and the noisy king's tent suddenly quieted down, and the military minister Shan Yu asked, "May I ask where Your Excellency is going?" ”

"The countries of the Western Regions!" Zhang Qian naturally can't say that he went to the Dayue clan, this country is the enemy of the Xiongnu.

"What do you want?"

"Open the port to trade."

The military minister Shan Yu sneered, "May I ask if your envoy has allowed this?" ”

Zhang Qian did not show weakness, "I only know the edict of His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty." ”

Zhang Qian's attitude provoked the Xiongnu nobles, princes and generals in the king's tent to grit their teeth one by one, and suggested that Shan Yu kill him quickly.

The military minister Shan Yu shouted for Zhang Qian in his heart, and he smiled, "The Yue clan is in my north, how can Han pass me and send an envoy?" For example, the Yue Kingdom is in the southeast of the Han Dynasty, and I want to send an envoy, will the Han Hui agree? ”

The military minister Shan Yu was really wise, in a word, Zhang Qian knew that he was in a wolf cave today, and he was more than lucky, so he no longer argued, but stood with his eyes closed.

The military minister just looked at his posture, waiting for him to give him a knife quickly.

He sneered, thinking to himself that I don't believe that I can't let you stinky boy lower his head, he suddenly had a better idea, he waved his hand and said, "Escort him down, good wine and meat are served, and he will be strictly guarded." ”

Zhang Qian thought to himself that it was probably the Huns who wanted to give him a full meal before sending him on his way.

He was quickly taken down.

Seeing that the military minister Shan Yu did not give the order to kill Zhang Qian, some people were already anxious, "Da Shan Yu, why is this, why didn't you kill him?" Could it be that the big order is afraid of Hanting? ”

The military minister Shan Yu still smiled and said, "You guys, why can't you use your brains, it's not easy for Shan Yu to kill him, if you kill him, won't it fulfill his good name, and make Liu Che's kid more loyal minister." Think about it, not only did I not kill him, but then I ate and drank well to raise him, marry him, and give him an official, wouldn't it make Han Ting's face disgraceful? ”

Of course, there is another meaning of the military minister Shan Yu that has not been broken, he wants to use this to recruit talents, and he doesn't say anything about these five big and three rough generals.

"Haha, haha, it's still a big order for Gao Ming!"

The king of the Huns laughed loudly, and saw that the plans were staggered, as if he had won a big battle.

After Zhang Qian was taken to a tent, he froze.

He suddenly lost his head to the second monk, and Gan's father was sleeping in it, and this was a prison cell, like a tent for princes and nobles.

At this time, Gan's father also got up, hurriedly helped Zhang Qian, and asked with concern, "My lord, are you back, the villain is worried about death." ”

"I'm fine, I'm fine, Father Gan, do you say that the prisoners of the Huns are treated like this?"

"The villain doesn't know, maybe the adult is an envoy of the Han court, and the treatment is naturally better!"

Zhang Qian didn't know what to do for a while, and he couldn't control it much, so let's take one step at a time.

For several days, I didn't see the Huns' executioners, but they served good wine and food every day, except that they couldn't come and go at will, their daily lives were taken care of, and Gan's father's tent was also nearby, and he could summon him at any time.

This situation lasted for more than a month, one night, Zhang Qian was upset, suddenly there was a commotion outside the tent, Zhang Qian was about to go out to see what was going on, but he didn't expect a group of people to surround a beautifully dressed Hun woman, into the tent.

"Zhang Qian, you are so blessed." One of the Huns' inner chamberlain model Yang said.

Zhang Qian was a little confused and didn't know what to say.

"This is the wife room that the Huns gave to you, and you are not happy to thank you."

Zhang Qian suddenly understood, and the military minister Shan wanted him to defect to the Xiongnu. His heart that had been hanging for days was finally relieved, so far, at least his life was saved, and as long as his life remained, there was still hope of completing the mission, as for surrender, no, never.

In order to accomplish my mission, I can endure humiliation, and I can pretend to meet the burden.

Now he can only endure humiliation and burden, and life is hope.

He bowed deeply to the speaker and said, "Thank you Da Dan Yu Longen." ”

The crowd made a fuss for a while, and then went outside the camp tent to make a fuss for a while, and finally it was quiet in the dead of night.

Zhang Qian looked at the bride sitting on the mattress delicately, and had a lot of thoughts.

Your Majesty, the minister has married a wife, in the Huns! Mission, the minister will not forget, never.