After the envoys left, I smiled slightly and said, "What do you think of the request for help from the Western Regions?"
Everyone was talking a lot, and they were mainly divided into three factions.
One group was headed by Feng Jie. They felt that Wusun was so arrogant and could not hide their anger. At the same time, they could take the opportunity to completely solve the Xiongnu's troubles and supported sending troops to attack Wusun;
One group is headed by Yu He, who feels that the Qin Dynasty should be cultivating and recuperating now, and it is not suitable for expeditions. They can just give them some money and food for a while, which does not lose the style of a great country and does not require expeditions.
The other faction, headed by Zhang Han, suggested that Qin station troops in Dunhuang to prevent Wusun from becoming powerful, and at the same time to prevent the Xiongnu and Wusun from jointly attacking Qin. As long as Wusun does not endanger Da Qin, Da Qin has no need to interfere with their affairs. Anyway, they are just doing business with them, not with whom they are doing business.
As for Li Si, he summed it up well: "Your Majesty, I think we can adopt the Taiwei's suggestion, which can not only prevent the Wusun and the Xiongnu from taking the opportunity to attack the Qin Dynasty, but also ensure the smooth flow of trade routes without spending so much money and food. It is a good strategy."
I glanced at him, "You're a very good right-hand minister, you won't be offended by the three heads!" Li Si's character is becoming more and more unpredictable now.
But it’s not their fault. At least people now have no idea about the Western Regions. Most people don’t think about incorporating the Western Regions far away from Qin into the territory of Da Qin. What happens so far away from Da Qin? What does it have to do with Da Qin?
After everyone finished talking, I said: "I think what you said is reasonable, but Da Qin has 70,000 soldiers in the Hexi Corridor, which is enough to deal with the small countries in the Western Regions, and giving some money and food makes me, Da Qin, too stingy. So I It means sending troops to help the Western Regions."
Everyone was in an uproar. In fact, there were not many people like Feng Jie, and most of them still supported sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers.
Seeing that everyone was about to object, I immediately said: "It's just that the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty have to set off from Guanzhong. The journey is quite difficult. I'm afraid they won't be able to reach the Western Regions in a year and a half. Can they hold out until the Qin army arrives?" , then it depends on their fate.”
Zhang Han and Li Si were the first to react. It turned out that I was also following the idea of the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind, but I was just much smarter than them.
The two men immediately agreed: "I agree with your Majesty's decision."
The others gradually came to their senses and understood the implication of my words, and agreed in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
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I waved my hand, the meeting was over, and I took Li Si, Feng Jie, and Zhang Han to the Sihai Palace to discuss the details.
A few people sat down, and I was just about to tell them my thoughts when suddenly Meng He ran all the way into the hall and reported before he arrived: "Your Majesty, General Wu Jian and General Meng Tian have an urgent military report of 800 miles away! "
Including me, the four of them stood up with a roar and stared at the military report in Meng He's hand.
Ordinary military reports will only go to the Taiwei, six-hundred-mile urgent military reports must be about war, and eight-hundred-mile urgent military reports will be sent directly to the emperor if a major event that endangers the world has occurred!
"Read!" I didn't hesitate. The prime minister and the lieutenant were both here, so there was no need to circulate it.
After the two men finished reading their report, everyone was shocked. Just now they said that the Qin Dynasty was no longer afraid of the threat of the Huns, but now the Huns actually attacked the Jiuyuan Great Wall!
I was even more shocked: a fierce man named Maodun that no one had ever heard of appeared! And it was so earth-shattering when it appeared!
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Back in early February, Xianyang was busy building roads near Beihai.
Hedu was also in Shanyu's tent, where his brother Hedusuo and tens of thousands of horsemen were drinking and having fun, while several scantily clad women were dancing in front of them.
Hedu was already a little drunk, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he waved to a slave in the front row: "Come here."
The woman was shocked, stopped moving, and moved cautiously to Kazuya's side.
Hedu also hugged the woman in his arms, and the woman screamed. Hedu also slapped the woman on the face and said angrily: "What the hell is your name!"
The woman fell silent instantly, covering her gradually swollen cheeks and not daring to make any sound.
Hedu also nodded with satisfaction, and a pair of big hands roughly pulled off the woman's thin clothes, leaving the woman lying naked on Hedu's body. Hedu was also so horny that he bullied her and vented her anger in front of everyone.
After a long time, the woman hurriedly walked out of the big tent. The other slaves following behind looked at the woman's miserable appearance and couldn't help but sigh secretly. They had all experienced such a situation before, and they were used to it.
In the tent, Hedu also wiped his hands in disgust, picked up the bowl and took a sip of wine: "It's really not fun! This Chanyu still misses the water spirit of the Central Plains women!"
Hedu Suo heard this and quickly took the opportunity to make a suggestion: "Hedu Chanyu, we have starved to death of countless cattle and sheep this winter. Now that spring has begun, should we organize cavalry to go south to plunder? Then we will capture some women for the Shanyu to enjoy."
Hedu also lay on the couch, waved his hands, and replied irritably: "Why plunder? Now that the Shalin tribe has been annexed by me, and the Huns have been unified by me, don't we live very well here? Why bother asking for it? trouble!"
Several thousand cavalry commanders looked at each other, and one of them resisted the fear of being whipped by Hedu Ye and said cautiously: "But the pastures near Beihai have not yet thawed. If we don't take the opportunity to go south to plunder, I'm afraid the herdsmen will continue to starve to death. "
One winter, nearly a quarter of the Xiongnu population froze and starved to death. The area around Beihai is still frozen. If we continue to stay here, I am afraid that in another year or two, the Xiongnu will be destroyed without the Qin and Hu people attacking.
Hedu also stood up and stared coldly at Commander Wan Qi who spoke: "Didn't you hear what I said?"
Wan Qichang trembled all over, immediately stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I don't dare, I will do everything according to the orders of Hedu Shanyu."
Hedu also snorted coldly: "You all get out, this Shanyu is going to sleep!"
Several people quickly retreated, and when they were far away from the big tent, a captain of Wanqi said: "I slaughtered a sheep over there, can you guys enjoy it and come to my place to drink in the evening?"
He Dusuo and others made eye contact and nodded: "Okay, let's bring the wine."
Late at night, thousands of riders were in the tent.
Wan Qichang looked angry and said fiercely: "There is no one else here, Hedusuo, you are Heduye's clan brother, tell me, are you willing to be a Shanyu! If you are willing, we support you!"
He Dusuo frowned and looked at the people in the tent without answering.
After a long time, he picked up the wine bowl and took a sip of wine, and said in frustration: "Now that all the cavalry in our hands have been sent to other places, and Hedu is surrounded by his personal guards, where do we stand a chance?"
Another person punched the table and said in the same stern tone: "You saw what Hedu Ye did, he didn't care about the life or death of his clan members, he only knew how to drink and have fun all day long, and he actually did such obscene things in front of so many people. It’s a big deal, do we still have to work hard for him?”
