Chiwule thought for a while and said, "Master, our envoy came to see their emperor. There is no emperor in Xiangyang. I heard that there is an emperor in Puyang and Yecheng. Or, let's leave Xiangyang and go to those two emperors. Let’s take a look at this place."
Hu Chuquan glared at him and scolded: "You use your brain, OK? Since we are here, Liu Xin will easily let us go. Besides, Puyang and Yecheng are still separated from our pastures by Xianbei, Liu Xin If you don’t listen to those two emperors, can you count on them,"
Gu Tuan said bitterly, "Is there no other way,"
Hu Chuquan sighed and said, "Only hope that you can show your hand in front of Liu Xin tomorrow, so that he can understand that our Huns are not easy to bully, so that we can have a chance to talk."
However, they did not see Liu Xin the next day. After Hou Qinu arranged them into the post house, they never showed up again. Therefore, Hu Chuquan and the others stayed in the post house for seven days, although they had good drinks every day. Good meat offered, but they were not allowed to leave the post. These Xiongnu men who galloped across the vast prairie all day almost came out of illness. Just when their emotions were about to collapse, they finally received it. The news that Liu Xin summoned them,
Liu Xin’s timing is very accurate. Seven days is almost the limit they can endure, because according to the calendar of later generations, seven days is exactly one week. Under normal circumstances, there will be one or two rest days a week, even though Liu Xin is just a A "freelancer" doesn't need to hold his fingers to look forward to Sunday, but he has also heard of a long vacation. After working for eight consecutive days, many people are depressed to death, so they have been until the eighth. In the morning of the day, Liu Xincai ordered the summoning of the Huns’ envoys,
During these seven days, Liu Xin was not idle. He chose twelve girls with good looks and good singing and dancing from the young women who had been taken captive and stayed in the prefecture and shepherd's house as maids. Liu Xin selected these. Naturally, the Hun girls are not for their own enjoyment, but want Hou Qinu to follow them to learn the Hun language so as to be their own translation. In fact, there are many people who understand the languages of the Chinese and Huns, and there is no need to arrange for people to learn. However, Liu Xin hopes that her translation must be absolutely loyal and tight-lipped. These two conditions are undoubtedly met by Hou Qinu, and more importantly, Hou Qinu is very talented in language.
Sure enough, Hou Qinu, who is quite gifted in language, did not disappoint Liu Xin. He could even learn the "language" of birds and beasts, not to mention the simple Huns. In just seven days, he was able to speak fluent Huns. Not only that, he also taught the twelve Xiongnu girls some simple Chinese, so that they could understand Liu Xin’s instructions.
What surprised Liu Xin was that he was worried that these Hun girls would hold a grudge because their family members were slaughtered. As a result, the twelve Hun girls were very obedient and obedient. After inquiring carefully, Liu Xin knew that they were coming to the women on the grassland. Said that as long as being able to survive is more important than anything else, Liu Xin couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. If he knew this would be the case, Zhang Fei and the others should have brought back all the women and children. They would surely be able to sell for a lot of money, so it would be relieved. His financial crisis, but if he really dares to do this, I’m afraid Ma Yun will not talk to him for three months.
Although there were hundreds of people who came to Xiangyang with Hu Chuquan, Liu Xin only allowed him to leave the post with Chiwule and Gu Tuan. As for those insignificant young people, they still did not get the opportunity to let go.
The post house was not far from Dongcheng District. Because horses were not allowed, the three of them had to walk to the prefecture and animal husbandry mansion. Along the way, they encountered many flying tiger guards in black clothes, black armor and red cloaks, or guarding them. Streets and lanes, or patrolling around,
Chiwule sneered and said: "Hmph, as expected, only the three of us are coming, and they are like a great enemy. It seems that apart from those two, there are no warriors in the Han army."
How do they know that Dongcheng District has always been so tightly guarded, if it is to deal with the three of them, it is enough to send a team of guards.
After entering the Zhou Mufu, Hu Chuquan and others became more contemptuous. They had all been to Chang'an and Luoyang, and were used to those high gated courtyards. However, the Zhou Mufu had the style of Jiangnan gardens of later generations, small and exquisite. Exquisite, highlighting the beauty of mountains and waters in a small space, this kind of scenery is naturally not something that Huchuquan Huns who grow on the vast grasslands can appreciate. They only think that Liu Xin's heart is as small as this courtyard, and they travel along the way. The self-confidence that was hit hard by defeating Wei Yan and Ma Chao has re-inflated.
Entering the hall, it was another scene. Unlike the halls they had seen elsewhere, this hall in the State Shepherd’s Mansion was not only spacious and bright, but there was no pillar in sight. A tall and handsome young man sat on it. First, more than a dozen civil and military officials were sitting on both sides. Beside the young man stood a hideous man holding a cooked copper stick. It was Hou Qinu who went outside the city seven days ago to meet them.
Needless to say, Hu Chuquan can also guess that the young man sitting on the head must be Liu Xin. He sneered to himself, took a step forward, pressed his hands on his chest, and bowed and said: "In the next Xiongnu Youxian. Wang Hu Chuquan, on the order of Da Shan Yu, came to meet the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. It must be Mr. Liu, the general manager of the four states of the Han Dynasty. I don’t know when I can see your emperor below."
Of course Hu Chuquan knew that there was no great Han emperor in Xiangyang, and Liu Xin did not recognize the two emperors Liu Xie and Liu Biao. He said this to show his attitude. I only talk to your emperor, and you Liu Xin. There is no such qualification at all,
How can Liu Xin fail to hear what Hu Chuquan said, but for so many years, he has been able to show his emotions and anger without showing up. When there is something in Hu Chuquan’s words, Liu Xin smiled. He said lightly: "You won't see the emperor of the big man for the time being. Just talk to Liu directly about anything."
Hu Chuquan "hum" and said, "Master Liu, don't tell lies in front of real people, you don't have a big Han emperor at all, right?"
Liu Xin smiled and said, "Yes, since the death of the first emperor, there is no new emperor in the Han Dynasty. Now Liu is temporarily regent. Whatever you have said is the same as Liu said."
Hu Chuquan laughed, his face sinking, and said: "So, but as far as I know, Dahan does not have no emperor, but two emperors. Since there is no one who is looking for here, then I will leave here. "
Liu Xin didn't care too much, waved his hand, and said, "That's good, I forgive Liu for not giving it."
Hu Chuquan originally thought that Liu Xin was going to make a statement to stay, but he didn't expect Liu Xin to be indifferent at all. He was taken aback for a moment, and the foot that pretended to lift up was not stepping, nor was it to put it down.
Liu Xin sneered in her heart, not to mention that I don’t even recognize that Liu Xie and Liu Biao are the emperors of the Han Dynasty. Even if I recognize Liu Xie as the lord of the world, the current official is not as good as the current official. You Xiongnu are the Liangzhou of the Han Dynasty. Bordering on the border, Liangzhou is in my control again, the emperor is far away, can they control it? In the end, you still have to come to me to talk to Liu Xin, let alone my Liu Xin’s army who is hurting you.
The situation is uncontrollable. Hu Chuquan also knew that going to the two emperors would not solve the real problem, but would annoy Liu Xin even more, so he had to withdraw his footsteps and said nonchalantly: "I don't know if Master Liu can really do the lord,"
Liu Xin said slowly: "Then it depends on what you want to talk to Liu about."
Chiwule was irritable and could no longer hold it back. He said loudly: "You Han people do not speak faith, and you attack my Huns tribe and kill indiscriminately. We are here today just to ask for an explanation."
Jushou sneered: "Then Ju would want to ask, who first bloodbathed a small village on the border of Liangzhou."
Chiwule said angrily: "How many people died in a small village? How many people have been killed by your Han army?"
Liu Xin slapped the table and said loudly: "Nonsense, how can my big Han Tianwei be offended by the young people like you? This time it's just a slight punishment, you can't stand it anymore,"
Hu Chuquan did not expect that Liu Xin, who had been whispering softly, would suddenly become angry. He glared at Chi Wule and said: "My lord, forget the past. I think that the Huns have been with the big man for a hundred years. Don't be because of this little thing But I was hurt and I came here with orders from Shan Yu. First, I want to discuss with the adults and prevent such things from happening again in the future, and second, I want to make peace with the big man, so that Shan Yu will marry the big Han princess."
Liu Xin's face changed slightly when he heard the word "harmony". This is a great shame for the Han people. In the past, the Han army could not beat the Xiongnu, so they made this move in desperation. That's all. Now, the Xiongnu was defeated by himself. After a game, I dared to mention it again. It seems that they are far from hurting them, and I don’t want to teach them a lesson. They really don’t know how high the sky is and how thick the ground is.
However, Liu Xin was not very angry. He still hoped not to resort to force to solve the problem. He planned to have a good talk with Hu Chuquan and the others. Liu Xin knew that the system of the Xiongnu was different from that of the Great Han. The relatively loose regime is composed of large and small tribes, not only the Huns, but almost all the nomads in the steppe. Huchuquan, Chiwule, and Gutu'an are all tribal leaders. Each holds a certain amount of power, and Liu Xin also wants to separate and disintegrate them.
After hearing Hu Chuquan’s words, Liu Xin waved his hand and said, “It’s not difficult to prevent this kind of thing from happening again. Since you Huns are surrendered to my great man, you must look like courtiers. You have seen slaves bullying your master. Is it?"
Hu Chuquan knows well that now the inside of the Xiongnu can be said to be a mess. Although the Han Dynasty is gradually becoming a separatist regime, Liu Xin controls the four states, and the strength of the Xiongnu is not currently able to contend. For Huchuquan In other words, if a non-aggression agreement can be reached, that is the best result.
After all, the Huns have a small population, and internal conflicts are relatively easy to resolve. After a few years, they can ease their efforts. Maybe the big man is still a mess, and there is no need to be afraid of Liu Xin at that time.
Thinking of this, Hu Chuquan's mood relaxed a lot. He pressed his hand on his chest again, and said: "It can be guaranteed that there will be no incidents of the Xiongnu tribe disturbing the Han realm in the future."