After Tian Yu set out from Lishi, he first viewed Quyu from a distance in the deep mountains and dense forests. However, there were still people guarding the Quyu ferry, so he had to take a detour to Hequ first.
There were many Huns grazing in front of the Hequ ferry. Zhang Chang considered it inappropriate to use force to persuade the Huns to surrender, so there was no heavy military garrison here. But Tian Yu did not cross the river rashly, but hid in the reeds by the river and watched. After half a day of observation, we found that some of them were moving mysteriously. They neither crossed the river nor grazed their cattle at the ferry. They were obviously spies planted here.
He then found some Hu people on the east coast and offered them heavy rewards to ask them to lead him to Meiji. When the Hu people heard that he was Chen Chong's envoy, they quickly rejected the gold and silver and said, "Longshou is in trouble, and we can't do our best." How dare you ask for money when you already blame yourself?"
So Tian Yu and his party dressed up as Hu people and blended into the ranks of the Hu people. They had a bunch of cattle, sheep and horses in front of them and behind them, as if they were crossing the river to return to the Meiji tribe. They were a group of thirty people and divided into six groups. Tian Yu was in the first group. Here, when crossing the river, the barbarians who led him raised their throats and sang melodiously, whipping the cattle and sheep happily. The eyeliners of the court only glanced at him briefly and then stopped. Tian Yu was able to cross the river.
After the last group of people crossed the river, he had been away from Lishi for three days. The people accompanying him asked him if he wanted to go directly to Meiji. Tian Yu was quite hesitant and said: "Dong Zhuo's envoy must have been in Meiji at this time. We can't reveal our identity and enter Meiji, so we should go to the outside of the city to find a leader of the Hu tribe first, thinking that we can help him, and we should take him lightly. Take us into the city and meet with the kings."
It's just easy to say, which leader should I look for? Just as Tian Yu was about to ask, unexpectedly, the Hu man who led him across the river laughed. He pointed at his high nose and brown eyes, and smiled at Tian Yu: "This is not difficult, I will take you to see Mr. Shi Sang." yes."
It turns out that he is a Jiehu.
Since the Xiongnu experienced two civil strife, the vitality of the Xiongnu royal court was severely damaged, which made Bingzhou Zahu's life increasingly relaxed. Because Shi Sang was quite familiar with Chen Chong, he had been favored by Yang Hui, the prefect of Xihe, in the past two years. He was appointed as the Marquis of Bones of Shibu, and was able to have a place in Meiji. Shibu also gradually accepted Zahu and became a member of many people. A large tribe of six to seven thousand people.
Late that night, Tian Yu was led to the ten miles south of Meiji City, where was the royal tent of Shibu. When he saw Shi Sang, as soon as he entered the tent, he saw a middle-aged man. He was dressed simply, with a tall nose and deep eyes. Quite majestic, Tian Yu didn't say anything, but he asked first: "Where is the dragon head now? What is the situation on the west bank?"
Tian Yu then relayed Chen Chong's instructions to Shi Sang. When Shi Sang learned that Chen Chong was still sticking to Lishi, he looked much more relaxed and said: "As long as Longshou is still in Xihe, our troops will still be loyal to Longshou. "
Speaking of this, he told Tian Yu about the situation in Meiji City at this time. It turned out that Zhang Chang had arrived in Meiji City yesterday. As Zhang Huan's son, he contacted the princes of Meiji, and Helianbu helped to pull the strings. Knowing Baibo's rebellion, even though Zuo Xian Wang Liu Bao and Zuo Ri Zhu Wang Liu Xuan still opposed the vote, it had caused many Gudu princes to be shaken. However, Da Qiequ, the most prestigious, has not yet expressed his position, so the overall situation is still undecided.
Tian Yu heard this and asked, "Which Guduhou is excited?"
Shi Sang then counted them one by one for him: "Except for Helian Fan, who had been crowned king, the former Guduhou of the Dugu tribe died at the hands of General Zhonglang, with a treacherous heart, and the two tribes merged into the Tiefu tribe, and the Tiefu tribe The Fu tribe's intention was irreversible, but he stayed until Fushi arrived; while the Yuwen tribe and the Xianxian tribe had always acted according to the wind, and the Helian tribe had been the strongest among the tribes in the past, so they also advocated changing the gate; The Zhubu, Qufu, and Huyan tribes had old friendships with Ranming Gong, and when they heard that Zhang Chang would be appointed governor of Bingzhou, they were all willing to support him. The rest of the tribes supported him, but it was insignificant."...
Tian Yu frowned slightly, this was much more complicated than he thought, and he asked again: "Which other princes wholeheartedly support the envoy?"
Shi Sang pointed at himself with a smile and said: "The Shi tribe naturally only looks at the dragon's head." Then he counted in details: "Except for King Zuo Xian and King Zuo Ri Zhu, there are also He Na tribe, Xu Bu tribe, Dang Yu family and Lang family. , Li Ji's family, but his attitude is not very firm."
Tian Yu asked: "That's all?" Shi Sangqi asked: "Does the Dragon Head have any other instructions for Tian Jun?"
Tian Yu smiled and shook his head, and said: "Of course not, Sir just said that Da Qiequ has not expressed his position yet, so the overall situation has not yet been decided. Doesn't this mean that he also supports the state capital?"
When Shi Sang heard this, he was quite hesitant. He said: "Da Qiequ has always been cautious and never made a sudden bet. When the late king was still alive, he would not easily support the fight for the crown prince. Now that it concerns the overall situation of the Xiongnu, he should still Just wait and see what happens."
"According to what your Excellency said, he has the highest prestige and is involved in the attitudes of many departments. But isn't not expressing a stance also a statement? Now the situation is not good for me. He has no reason to take action, so naturally he will not express his attitude. But if he doesn't express his stance, , but he is delaying time and trying to neutralize the royal court. This is exactly what is beneficial to the state capital! It can be seen that he still loves the state capital. "
"So Mr. Tian wants to find Daqiequ first?" Shi Sang understood what Tian Yu meant.
"Exactly, if I join forces with him, I think I can neutralize the royal court. At least it won't be difficult." Tian Yu thought for a moment, but after all he didn't tell Shi Sang about the other thing.
Once he had made up his mind, Tian Yu himself put on a fur hat and gray robe, rode an ordinary black mount, dressed as Shi Sang's guard, and followed Shi Sang into the city that night, directly to the Dajiequ Mansion. ask to see.
The Shibu was originally a vassal of the Qiequbu. Although it has become independent now, the relationship between the two tribes is still very good, and there is no curfew in Meiji City. It is common for Shisang to ask to see Daqiequ, so it did not attract attention.
And Qu Zhiya was thinking about the overall situation of merging the state in his room. He was embarrassed by Zhang Chang's lobbying and repeatedly thought about ways to resolve it until late at night. At this time, he heard Shi Sang's request for an audience, so he put on light clothes and went out to meet him. welcome.
Tian Yu followed deep into the stone mulberry tree and saw an old man in the room opening the door to greet him. He knew it was Da Qie Qu. He immediately walked forward, knelt down on one knee, bent over Da Qie Qu and held his hands in his hands, saying bitterly: " I am discussing with Cao Cao in Xiazhou Prefecture, engaged in Tianyu, and following the order of the envoy, I came here to ask for help from Daqie Canal!"
And Qu Zhiya was shocked and put his hand to help him. And Tian Yu choked up a little and said: "The people of Bingzhou are in danger, so you are looking at the royal court just like the anxious people looking at the rain, and I beg Daqiequ to agree to rescue!"
Dajiequ had no choice but to say, "Dragon Head has been as kind as a mountain to all the Xiongnu tribes. Who dares to betray his kindness? Please get up quickly."
He pulled Tian Yu up hard, led him into the room, and arranged for him to sit down. Tian Yu didn't wait to sit down and said hurriedly: "Now, Bai Bo, Han Siam and Yang Feng have disregarded their kindness and righteousness, led their troops to rebel, and joined forces with the national thieves. Because of this, half of the Xihe County has been destroyed, so you have to sit in Lishi, with only six thousand people." Everyone, with an army of 40,000, it is already extremely dangerous! General Zhonglang is still reorganizing his troops in Taiyuan, and there is still half a month before he can send out his troops. As soon as the army comes out, the white wave will be gone! But if the tribes turn their backs, who will merge with the state? Can you give birth?”…
Before Tian Yu arrived, Dajiequ had already made up his mind. Now that he heard that Chen Chong was still guarding Lishi, he immediately said seriously: "Longshou has treated our country with great kindness and virtue. Meng Longshou has quelled the chaos twice. After two years of peace, people's minds were settled, and I, Zhiya Si, was deeply impressed by it. Tomorrow, the kings of the royal court will have another meeting. You will go to the meeting with Shi Sang first, and inform all the departments that the dragon head is still in Li Shi. The news, loudly refute Zhang Chang, I will fight to the death for the dragon head."
Seeing Tian Yu and Shi Sang leaning forward to listen, he added: "Longshou agreed on everything the year before last, only the kings and no Shanyu. For the tribes, although it is a good thing to cultivate their voices, but in this way , at most it can only neutralize the ministries. If you want all the ministries to join the war against Dong and support the dragon leader, you still need one person to come."
Tian Yu didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to. He was happy and scared at the same time. He was happy because he had strong reinforcements, but he was worried about whether he could complete Chen Chong's mission at the meeting of the Huns kings in the future. After all, he did not bring a heavy army to attack the Huns. They were all unfamiliar with each other, and Zhang Chang was a well-known figure in the literary world for a long time. He was good at conversation and calligraphy, but he was just a poor scholar in Yuyang.
But Tian Yu remembered what Chen Chong told him before leaving: "Be calm when facing a cliff, and be calm when facing huge waves." He quickly became calm again. The matter has come to this, success or failure depends on heaven, and he can only try his best. Fight for it.
He then smiled at Da Qiequ and said, "Longshou has already made arrangements. I'm just here to stabilize the situation. If everything is already done, it will be useless for her to come."
The next day, Shi Sang received an invitation outside the city, saying that at the invitation of Zhang Chang, the newly appointed governor of Bingzhou, and Helian Fanmo, the right king, he summoned all the princes in the country to the king's tent in the city to discuss matters. After Fuluo was deposed, the royal tent in the city was only discussed here when Chen Chong and Liu Bei came to discuss important domestic affairs. Zhang Chang's discussion here clearly had careful consideration.
The princes attending the meeting were all the princes and kings who were resident in the Royal Court of Meiji. The small princes of other tribes with less than 5,000 people were not eligible to participate.
In the tent, the four-cornered king and the six-cornered king sat in a circle, so that no one person was particularly highlighted. The other Gudu princes sat in two circles outside the kings, each with a guard standing behind them, and they were large and Because he had the highest reputation, he sat in the circle and presided over the meeting. Zhang Chang, the governor of Bingzhou sent by the imperial court, stood beside him and closed his eyes slightly, apparently thinking about how to persuade the neutral Huns.
In Tian Yu's view, Zhang Chang is a rather elegant middle-aged man. Among the Xiongnu kings, he wears the robes used for court and holds a staff. He is meticulously groomed and looks very graceful. All the Xiongnu kings lost their nobility in front of him. He couldn't help but murmur in his heart: Although Ming Gong lived a simple life, loved the people, and was approachable, his son seemed like a descendant of the official family.
When everyone finally arrived, Zhang Huan slowly spoke: "Although the country is in chaos today and the world is falling apart, it is only a temporary matter. Everyone should also hear that the 400,000 rebels in Guandong are not enough to win, and then they fight each other , has no interest in the country, which shows the absurdity of what he said. He is not a loyal minister of the country and can only be rampant for a while. Now, in response to the court's righteousness, Bai Bo has conquered three counties in a row, leaving only two thousand people. He has also abandoned the city and fled eastward. The Taishi The majesty of his power is so awe-inspiring. I don’t know why you are hesitating? The relationship between Han and Hungarians has lasted for more than a hundred years, and the friendship between the family members and tribes has lasted for decades. Why do you stay away from the court while being close to the rebels?"
When all the princes heard that Lishi City had been destroyed, they were all shocked and couldn't help but erupted into a buzzing discussion. Tian Yu looked around and saw the ten Xiongnu kings sitting around without saying a word and with gloomy faces, while Da Qiequ turned to look at him. , the meaning is very clear, I hope he interrupts Zhang Chang at this time.
Looking at the indifferent and hesitant eyes around him, Tian Yu clenched his hands into fists, and cold sweat gradually appeared on his forehead, but before the discussion stopped, he finally stood up and shouted to the Huns princes: "Who said that the stone has been broken! "
Everyone turned their attention to him. .
