"Zhong Lihuan?
That is the enemy that our Great Emperor hates to the core. The whole country has been offering a reward for him for more than half a year, but he still hasn't been caught.
A few months ago, he contacted the King of Chu Han Xin privately and was reported by the King of Chu. However, he made a mistake and let him run away again.
Why did the Great Chanyu suddenly ask about this person? "
Liu Jing was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide. It could be seen that his surprised reaction really came from the heart.
After listening to his answer, Mao Dun seemed very interested, but did not answer his question directly.
"Why does your great emperor hate him so much?"
"Well, this, this man was originally a general under Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and he was very brave.
The great emperor took advantage of the victory to pursue Xiang Yu's defeated army all the way to Guling. He caught up with him to defend the city, but failed to attack it.
The great emperor rarely suffered defeats in his life, but he suffered a small defeat at the hands of Zhong Lihuan, so he hated him deeply. "
In fact, Liu Ji suffered a lot of defeats in his life, especially in the many battles he personally commanded, and his achievements were hard to describe. But at this time, in front of the eager Huns, Liu Jing had to help the emperor maintain his face.
He also knew that the reason why Liu Ji hated Zhonglihuan was not because he had been defeated, but because Zhonglihuan's persistence put the Han army into an unprecedented dilemma:
After quietly tearing up the Chu-Han contract, the pursuit carefully planned by Liu Ji along the Chu army's retreat route was finally intercepted alive by Zhong Lihuan outside Guling City.
The Han army's victorious pursuit was interrupted midway through the Battle of Guling, and then completely reversed, turning into a rash advance deep into the enemy's rear.
It was precisely because of being stuck in such a difficult and dangerous situation that Liu Jicai had to increase the rewards to Peng Yue and Han Xin again, and even broke the earth to make them kings, in exchange for the belated reunion of the two of them, which solved their urgent need.
Who would have thought that the gentle breeze at the end of Qingping would turn into a storm in the unknown distance.
It can be said that among the seven estranged vassal states, at least Peng Yue’s Liang State and Han Xin’s Chu State were indirectly caused by Zhong Lihuan——
The source of many of Emperor Liu Ji's current troubles is simply that Zhong Lihuan is too good at fighting.
Liu Ji also took advantage of the situation and blamed Zhongli Huang for all the insults he suffered in front of the king with a different surname. The nationwide search and inspection of him seemed to be endless.
After hearing Liu Jingwen's exaggerated answer, Mao Dun laughed again, laughing at the pedantic and rigid envoy from China.
He did not want to state the emperor's defeat in person, so he could only be tactful and roundabout, but between the lines, Zhong Lihuan's power was still revealed.
Mao Dun had an idea in his mind. He nodded and motioned for Lao Nie to take him down with him.
Before Liu Jinglin left the tent, he bowed again.
"With the whereabouts of Zhongli Huang, we can definitely exchange for another hundred Qiluo.
This deal is very worthwhile for Da Chanyu. "
Chanyu twitched the corners of his mouth, but made no sound, acting noncommittal.
Maodun Shanyu's sources of information are naturally not limited to Liu Jing and Lao Nie.
But Liu Jing's unconcealed natural reaction once again proved from the side that Zhong Lihuan, who had come all the way to surrender hidden in the tent far away, was a valuable talent.
Perhaps, he is also the person who has the most comprehensive understanding of the Han army that Mao Dun has direct contact with at this moment.
***
After walking out of the king's tent, Lao Nie stared at Liu Jing with an unprecedented serious expression, then shook his head and praised,
“You, tsk tsk tsk, don’t show your real face.
Those words just now, I can't think of them even if I think about them for ten thousand years.
Is our emperor surrounded by great talents like you all day long? "
While he was boasting, he was secretly complaining that the two old leaders, Prime Minister Zhang Cang and General Chen Xi, did not reveal to him the real background of this envoy. Would someone who could be given a national surname by the emperor be just an ordinary person?
Fortunately, I was quite respectful and polite to him along the way, and did not neglect the noble man.
Liu Jing walked through the gate of hell and was a little shaken. He returned to his previous cautious appearance and smiled sheepishly.
"What am I? You have never seen every one of the people in the imperial court. They are all extraordinary talents.
It's just that some are in front of the stage and some are behind... behind the scenes. "
He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said,
“It looks like I won’t be dragged to death by a horse for a while.
Can you help me talk to the Dalan family and find a herdsman who can speak Chinese and teach me some Xiongnu dialect.
I will probably have to come and go more often from now on. "
What they didn't know was that there was another scene in the big white felt tent at this time.
Zhong Lijuan, who was hated by the Han emperor, was sitting beside Mao Dun, becoming Shan Yu's veritable guest.
Zhong Lihuan had lost count. This was the first time he had seen Mao Dun. He only noticed that Chan Yu's attitude became more respectful every time. Today, he actually gave him a place to sit.
He is also a good general who has experienced hundreds of battles, so he naturally understands that after many investigations and verifications, Shanyu gradually believed in his identity and his status in Han Dynasty.
Now that he's here, he'll make peace with it. He nodded to Prince Jizhu sitting opposite, picked up the hot milk tea, took a big sip, and waited quietly for Mao Dun to ask questions.
"I have something to ask you, and you have to tell the truth."
Mao Dun frowned and got straight to the point.
"Who is more powerful, the Emperor of Han or Zang Tu?"
***
Each time, the person who served as Zhongli Huang's translator was always an old Xiongnu man. His Chinese was far less fluent than that of Lao Nie, but he was obviously one of his own whom Shan Yu trusted deeply.
They are all people who lead troops to fight. Modun may seem careless, but he is so cautious.
Zhonglihuan thought, and listened carefully to the old man's translation. He finally understood it, but his heart sank, and he understood the meaning of the question.
Facing the scheming Chanyu, Zhong Lihuan had already formulated a strategy. Among the 100% words, at least 80% or even 90% must be truth, and then mixed with 10% lies, in order to win his trust.
"Comparing these two people, the Emperor of Han is more powerful.
With Zang Tu's intelligence, he was not worthy of being the leader of a country. He was just lucky and took advantage of the old Yan King's unpreparedness to usurp his throne. "
Han Guang, the old king of Yan, was the Lord of Yan who was personally named by Chen Sheng. He was heroic, righteous and heroic, and won the hearts of the people in Yan.
Later, when Xiang Yu divided the world, he was worried about the power of Yan, so he interfered and made Han Guang's general Zang Tu the king of Yan, but moved Han Guang to the king of Liaodong.
Han Guang was dissatisfied and refused to move, which gave the upstart Zang Tu an excuse to kill him. He occupied Yan and Liaodong, and was in the limelight for a while.
"Since the Emperor of Han is so powerful, why was he defeated by you?"
Modu's eyes flickered sinisterly and he continued to ask.
"The Emperor of Han had a very poor strategy in arranging troops. He was at the level of an ordinary general who could only lead a hundred thousand troops.
If it were just me and him, one-on-one, alone, he would be no match for me.
However, he knows people well and is willing to offer good things to make deals with others. He does not hesitate at critical moments.
Therefore, there are talented people from all over the world who work hard for him. "
"Well……"
Mao Dun stroked his chin and thought about Zhong Lihuan's words. He felt that they made some sense and coincided with a lot of information he had learned from the side.
"So, it seems that the Han Emperor will win this battle with the Yan Kingdom?"
"Yes, in the first battle after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Emperor of Han will definitely mobilize the power of the whole country and lead countless generals to fight in person. He will definitely win, and he can only win."
"Then, if the Emperor of Han sent an envoy to me to make peace, do you think it is true or false?"
"Is it true or false——"
Zhongli Huang paused, raised his eyes and said seriously,
"——Whether it is true or false, the Great Chanyu might as well go with the flow.
They brought good things and accepted them all.
If you feel that the gifts are not good enough, send troops to encourage them and ask them to give more.
Anyway, the Xiongnu did not suffer any loss, and could still reap the benefits without spending a single soldier. "
Zhong Lihuan's words were completely from the Xiongnu's standpoint. This was also the strategy he discussed with Zhang Liang, Lu Shizhi and Han Xin before setting off.
"When we get there, as long as it's not a big deal, it won't matter even if we suffer a little loss.
On this point, the Queen has said that if the sky falls in the future, she will hold it up, you just need to let go and do it.
Your top priority is to get Moton to trust you as soon as possible. "
Zhang Liang's wrinkled old face revealed an intriguing smile.
“You don’t have to fight for us over the little things.
What we need you to do, first, is to spread the information about the Royal Court.
The second thing is to persuade Shanyu to stop him at this critical moment and let us Han take a breath. "
