Two days later, the Xiongnu's envoy Ihewu arrived in Xianyang.

Xianyang Palace.

Ihewu, a barbarian man, actually respectfully performed a set of Great Qin etiquette, and the ministers in the palace were amazed, but I slowly frowned.

"Emperor Great Qin, I am ordered by Mao Dunshan Yu to ask Emperor Great Qin for peace."

Maintaining the majesty of the emperor, I asked, "You have attacked Jiuyuan County for no reason, and you have occupied a lot of land in Beihu, the state of Great Qin, why are you here to ask for peace?" ”

Ihewu's face was calm, and he said loudly: "Emperor Daqin, Touman Danyu is the father of Mao Dunshan Yu, and he was killed by Daqin. With the help of Great Qin, Beihu occupied our wolf court and plundered our cattle and sheep, and we were just recovering lost territory. The reason why we attacked Jiuyuan County was because we were worried that Daqin would intervene in our war to recover the lost territory, and the 10,000 Huns would be our gift to Daqin for their sins! ”

My face was slightly gloomy, and it seemed that Mao Dun was not only good at fighting, but also good at scheming, and this was righteous. However, Mao Dun said that he would avenge Touman, and I am afraid that he will hate Touman in his heart.

I said slowly: "Daqin doesn't need your gifts, Tou Manshan was killed because of his wanton attack on my five counties in the west of the Great Qin River, he deserves it!" ”

My words to provoke Ihewu didn't have any effect at all, and Iheu even laughed: "Emperor Daqin, the past is over, and he has no intention of turning over old accounts again." This time I came to Daqin for the future. Now that we have recovered the wolf court and the lost land, we love the people like sons, and think about our herdsmen and the people of Daqin, hoping to live in peace with Daqin and no longer provoke wars. ”

I sneered inwardly, and my face remained as usual: "Since Mao Dunshan is willing to ask for peace, I can agree, but there are two conditions. ”

Ihewu seemed to have expected it: "Emperor Daqin, please speak, as long as the Xiongnu can do it, I can agree on behalf of Mao Dunshanyu." ”

"First, the Xiongnu wanted to pay tribute to Daqin, and every year they had to pay a tribute of 1,000 good horses and 2,000 strong cattle; Second, the Xiongnu were not allowed to attack Great Qin, and at the same time, they were not allowed to attack Beihu, the state of Great Qin, and your troops and herdsmen were not allowed to enter within 200 miles of the border between Great Qin and Beihu. ”

After speaking, I looked at Ihewu playfully, this condition can be described as "too deceitful", I don't believe he can agree.

Sure enough, Ihewu frowned slightly, thought about it for a while, and said, "Emperor Great Qin, we can agree to the second condition, this is originally a way to show our sincerity to Great Qin." But the first condition, we have just gone south from the Beihai Sea, because of the cold winter, our herdsmen and cattle and sheep have suffered countless casualties, and now they have not recovered, this thousand livestock is indeed a bit much, can it be halved? ”

I shook my head slightly, and said strongly: "I said before, I don't care about the people you give gifts, and the number of deaths and injuries is your business. But the casualties of the Great Qin soldiers make my heart like a knife, and I use a thousand livestock every year to repay your mistakes in killing and injuring the Great Qin soldiers, is it too much? ”

Iheu's brow furrowed, as if he was struggling with whether to agree.

I said lightly: "I am not strong, if you or Mao Dun can't accept it, I can understand it, but don't mention the matter of peace." ”

Ihewu made up his mind: "Emperor Great Qin, I can represent Mao Dun Shan Yu and am willing to accept your two conditions!" ”

No one, including me, expected that Iheu would accept this condition, which made me even more jealous of Maudun.

There is nothing to say now, he even agreed to this humiliating condition, if I go back on my word, I am afraid that it will damage the prestige of Great Qin.

"In that case, Qi Wan, go to the treaty of peace, and I promise to negotiate peace with the Huns."

A short time later, Giwan returned with a letter of agreement, and I signed it with a seal, and exchanged letters of agreement with Iheu.

Ihewu completed the mission of negotiating peace, was overjoyed, and immediately said: "Emperor Daqin is wise, I will return to the Wolf Court and inform the herdsmen of Mao Dunshan Yu and the Xiongnu of this good news, hoping that our two countries can stop fighting and live in peace!" ”

After Ihewu retreated, I took Li Si and the others to the side hall.

Glancing around: "Let's talk about it." ”

Zhang Han took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, Mao Dun's intentions are obvious, this is just his strategy to delay the army, that is, to delay time and restore strength." When he comes to his senses, he will inevitably use his sword again. ”

Li Si nodded and agreed: "What the Taiwei said is good, Your Majesty's two conditions are not easy to achieve for the current Huns, but they actually agreed, which shows that their ambitions are far more than recovering lost territory!" Please and just a trick. ”

My eyes narrowed slightly: "It seems that this Mao Dun is really not to be underestimated." Zhang Han, you and Gong must speed up the matter! The reason why I agreed to negotiate peace was also to delay time, as long as bombs and flintlock pistols were made, it would be easy to defeat the Huns. ”

Feng Zai frowned slightly, and said with some doubts: "Your Majesty, with the strength of the Great Qin Iron Cavalry now, coupled with General Meng Tian's border army, it is not difficult to defeat the Xiongnu, why wait for those two things?" The minister was just worried that after a long time, it would give the Huns a chance to breathe. ”

I shook my head and asked everyone: "If it was just to defeat or occupy the grassland, Great Qin would have been able to occupy the pastures of Beihu and Xiongnu last time, but why did I support Zalut to fight against the Xiongnu?" ”

Seeing that everyone was thinking, I continued: "You must know that it is easy to conquer a piece of land, but it is very difficult to occupy it for a long time, and I am always worried about the foreign rebellion in Hexi and Donghu. You have yet to see the power of firearms, and with them, I believe it will be easier for me to control the land that has been brought down. ”

They understand the truth that it is easy to fight the country and defend the country, let alone a foreign race.

They all bowed their hands and praised: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

I smiled slightly: "Do you know why I asked Chen Qing to check the whereabouts of the envoy from the Western Regions?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. They are still wondering why Chen Qing was reprimanded in vain, according to common sense, the envoys are gone, there is really no need to pay attention to them, do you still send them back to their own country?

"I left the Huns for the time being, and there are two other intentions." I continued: "First, since the Xiongnu have promised not to infest Great Qin and Beihu again, if Mao Dun wants to quickly recover his strength through raiding, he can only go to Huxi, the Western Regions, or the Great Yue Clan. The Da Yue clan assisted the Xiongnu in recovering the lost territory, and Mao Dun would not plunder the Da Yue clan again; Huqi's strength is not weak, but the focus is not on the Mobei grassland, I guess that Mao Dun only has one choice left, which is to use the Dayue Clan to plunder the Western Regions! That is the opportunity for Great Qin to annex the Western Regions! ”

"Second, Beihu's favorability towards Daqin needs to be strengthened. There is a strong enemy around the perimeter, don't they panic? The enemy of the enemy is the friend, if Zarut is not stupid, there is no need for me to remind him, he will naturally find a way to continue to fall to Daqin. ”

After hearing this, everyone was amazed, and Li Si secretly said in his heart: "It turns out that Your Majesty is really burdened by state affairs, and it seems that he is not only angry because of the things after the establishment......