The figure on the horse walked further and further away. When the shadow completely disappeared, Modun stood up.
His knees were already stained with some frost.
Beside Mao Dun, several soldiers looked at him, with helplessness and a little inexplicable expression on their faces.
Perhaps for them, accepting Great Qin's pardon is not a bad thing.
After all, although this is a yoke on the Xiongnu and a reason for Qin to attack the Xiongnu in the future, on the other hand, he is also a registration talisman for the Xiongnu, right?
Can the overlord country continue to attack when the vassal country has already surrendered?
Doesn’t this make the world laugh at you?
If you want to show off the demeanor of a great country, what if you can do this?
If you do this, how can you convince the world?
From now on, wars may decrease, which is indeed a good thing for the ordinary people of the Huns, and also a good thing for these soldiers.
After all, who in the world would look forward to war?
Mao Dun didn't speak, as if he didn't see the expressions of the soldiers beside him, and just stood on the bank of the North Sea indifferently.
After an unknown amount of time, he took out the long knife from his waist, then turned around and started carving words on the stone beside the North Sea.
One stroke at a time, the knife scratched the stone, making a harsh sound that made people feel upset.
It only took a moment for the stone to be carved.
Modun stood there, staring at the stone, then turned around and mounted his horse, clamped the horse under him with his legs, and jumped into the distance.
The two soldiers beside him looked at each other, quickly got on their horses and chased after him.
Before they left, the two of them took a look at the stone tablet and saw the following words engraved on it.
"Modun, the king of Zhanxi, was granted this place by the First Emperor."
After everyone had left, only the stone monument and the Beihai standing on the ice sheet were left to witness this scene.
...........
Border Grassland King's Tent
When Han Xin rushed back, he saw a large army stationed in the Xiongnu King's City. It was the Meng family army led by Meng Tian.
At this time, the situation inside the royal city was very clear.
A large number of troops were cleaning up the mess, cleaning up the blood on the ground with water, dragging the surrounding corpses into large pits, and then burning all the corpses with a fire.
Han Xin was riding on horseback, watching this scene and feeling that the city had become even more desolate.
He raised his head and looked into the distance. Meng Tian was standing on a hillside, holding his sword in his hand. The sword was stuck on the ground. He crossed his hands on the hilt of the sword and looked forward with a dull expression.
Han Xin got off his horse and walked to Meng Tian's side.
He just stood next to Meng Tian without saying a single glance.
After a long time, Han Xin said with emotion: "General Meng, I have not betrayed the trust of His Majesty, Feng Chang, and you."
"The Chanyu of the Huns was driven further to the northwest by me. Maodun accepted your majesty's pardon and became the King of Zhanxi of the Qin Dynasty."
"Moreover, his people gradually accepted this identity and felt that war was meaningless, especially the war with Great Qin."
"Perhaps, in less than a hundred years, we can see that the Huns see us as beings to look up to instead of seeing us as enemies."
Meng Tian nodded slightly. In fact, he didn't like this method. What he liked most was decisive killing.
If there are enemies and hidden dangers, just get rid of them.
Why think so much?
But since His Majesty and Feng Chang both gave such an order, he would not say anything. After all, he felt that his brain must not be as useful as the ghostly Chen Fengchang and the majestic Majesty.
"Um."
Meng Tiandan responded indifferently, and then said: "I have installed the head of the previous Shanyu for you. This is my appreciation for your contribution."
"In addition, the tokens of the Xiongnu Yu family and the gold seal of King Zuoxian were collected here."
"With these three things, your merits can already surpass most of the generals. When you return to the Qin Dynasty, you can use them to award the Thirteenth Medal and become the Middle Guard."
"But His Majesty's thoughts are not clear now. I don't know whether the military merit system will continue to be implemented."
"In my opinion, even if it continues to be implemented, I am afraid that the old system will not continue to be used. Perhaps the system that was experimented on Chen Fengchang will be used."
"The fifth-class male title of Duke, Marquis and Uncle is not enough for enfeoffment, but it is enough if it is divided into "country", "prefecture" and "county". "
"Thanks to your achievements this time, it may be a little difficult to be called an uncle, but a viscount's position should be inescapable."
Speaking of this, Meng Tian's face also had a hint of fireworks.
"Perhaps I should call you "Viscount Han" from now on? "
Han Xin laughed helplessly: "General, what are you kidding me about? If I really want to share the credit this time, it will definitely not go to me."
"Feng Chang strategized, His Majesty made wise decisions, and even the general stabilized the rear."
"At best, I am just a "little person" who has taken credit for everyone's achievements. How can I be called a Viscount based on this contribution? "
Han Xin looked at Da Qin in the distance and sighed softly, but his tone was filled with envy and joy: "But after this time's credit, I'm afraid Feng Chang's title can be moved."
"Fengchang is just a county uncle now. I'm afraid that when the good news reaches Xianyang, plus Zhang Xilong's role in this war, Fengchang can be called a "county" uncle, or directly called "uncle" Bar? "
Han Xin didn't know much about this so-called Lordship system, but he felt that based on Chen Ke's achievements, today's county boss was indeed treating him too poorly.
Meng Tian touched his nose. He didn't have an inference about Han Xin's question, and he didn't know.
So, he could only say: "This point depends on His Majesty's decision."
Speaking of this, Meng Tian smiled and said: "But speaking of which, have you seen that Zhang Xilong?"
"After all, if we talk about heroes, he can be regarded as our biggest hero in this war."
"If he hadn't leaked the information, our war this time wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
Han Xin shook his head slightly: "I thought he came to the general."
He asked with a slight curiosity on his face: "It's not here with the general? Where could it be?"
"Did he return to Da Qin?"
Meng Tian put away the long sword in his hand and sighed: "Then I don't know."
"But since we have to explain this war to His Majesty, we don't need to worry about these things anymore. The people in Xianyang will naturally handle it."
Meng Tian sneered: "If we have to think about everything, then why do we need those Jiuqing from Xianyang?"
"Are you waiting for a meal?"
Han Xin chuckled: "General, don't let the people in Xianyang hear what you said, and Feng Chang is also one of the nine ministers."
"He is also the head of the Nine Qings."
"When the general says this, it is inevitable that people will feel that the general is mocking Feng Chang."
Meng Tian shook his head and laughed: "That boy knows how to fish all day long. If not him, who else can I say?"
The figures of the two people gradually walked towards the direction of the royal city, leaving only a piece of yellow sand in place.
At this time, Zhang Xilong, who had been discussed by the two people just now, appeared more than a hundred miles away from the royal city.
He held the reins in his hands tightly and looked at the distant mountains and rivers that had disappeared from the lake, as well as the ruins of the Great Wall that had not been completely built and were no longer needed.
That's his hometown.
"Sir, I'm back!"
...........
Yinshan is further north.
There was a cold wind blowing in the sky, and the Huns on the ground kept migrating toward the distance. They had received the signal before, so they also slowed down.
If you walk too fast, people will die.
There are not many Xiongnu people today and they cannot be consumed for these reasons. These are the seeds when they arrived in the new continent.
It is the seed that rekindles the flame of Xiongnu.
In the cold wind, someone seemed to be sobbing and crying, and there seemed to be pieces of singing that wrapped around the Yinshan Mountain.
"If I lose the Qilian Mountains, my animals will have no rest; if I lose the Yanzhi Mountain, my married woman will have no color."
The song is sad and long, lingering at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.
There were some ripples of smoke and dust in the distance. The leading wolf-riding soldiers looked at each other, then stepped forward and looked at the people in the distance with vigilance on their faces.
They were worried whether Qin soldiers had caught up with them, which was why this situation happened.
And when the smoke and dust dissipated and they could clearly see the shadow of the person inside, the expressions on their faces suddenly relaxed.
"Chanyu!"
At first it was one or two soldiers shouting, then it became a continuous shouting, and then it turned into a continuous shouting of mountains.
All the Huns were crying and shouting the name of their Chanyu.
Modun was riding on horseback, looking at this scene, feeling sad in his heart. He just raised his arms and said loudly: "No need to be sad!"
"We are only temporarily away from our homeland."
"There is a new prairie waiting for us in the far northwest, a land without an owner!"
"The land there is enough for us to live safely!"
There was fanatical belief on Modu's face, as if he had already seen that piece of land: "Everyone, this is a gift from the Immortal Heaven!"
Listening to the bright future described by Mao Dun, hope welled up in the eyes of the people standing in the cold wind.
Beautiful grassland, enough grassland for everyone to graze, does this really exist?
If it really exists, isn't it a gift from the Immortal Heaven?
One by one, the old people were lying on the ground, their tears flowing silently: "Immortality is in the sky!"
"Immortality in heaven!"
"Immortality in heaven!"
Seeing the people cheering up again, Mao Dun breathed a sigh of relief, but this breath was not completely relieved.
Because he had no way of knowing whether that legendary grassland existed.
If it exists, it's okay, if it doesn't exist...
Moton could not imagine what these extremely angry people would do.
His hometown in the distance is still waiting for him.
............
Xianyang City
Chen Ke has been very leisurely recently, because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and he doesn't come to him for almost everything.
Even though she was busy dealing with government affairs at home, she didn't have time to bother him and find things for him to do.
He held the wine glass in front of him and took a sip, feeling that life like this was as happy as a god.
Even if you give him the position of a god, he won't change it.
"Tap tap tap——"
A rush of footsteps sounded in the distance, but Chen Ke didn't react at all. He could tell who it was from the footsteps.
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"Teacher, teacher, teacher——"
There was a childishness in the series of shouts, sounding like the shouts of a child.
In fact, it was not just one child, but two children and a teenager.
Jiang Lu, Ziying, Hu Hai.
In the past few days, these three people have almost become regular visitors to Chen Ke's mansion, and they come here every day.
If they had something to do, it was true that they didn't. They just came to bother Chen Ke and see if Chen Ke had anything good to eat.
Chen Ke had a headache just listening to the voices of these brats. Zi Ying, who was originally gentle and humble, and Jiang Lu, who was indifferent and indifferent, both became a little naughty after following Hu Hai for a while.
Although these naughties were within a reasonable range, it still made Chen Ke feel that he had experienced the daily life of raising cubs in advance.
"Say it."
Chen Ke raised his forehead and sighed: "What else happened today?"
Hu Hai looked at Chen Ke's expression and listened to Chen Ke's tone, and quickly pushed Ziying out: "Teacher, I'm not looking for you today, it's brother Ziying who is looking for you."
Ziying?
Chen Ke was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows: "Zi Ying, what's wrong? Do you want to see me for anything?"
Ziying scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.
"teacher."
Some time ago, Ying Zheng gave Ziying to Chen Ke as his disciple on the grounds that "how could the royal family have no teacher?"
Ziying looked at Chen Ke and continued: "Teacher, isn't it the Chinese New Year these days? The streets are very lively."
"I saw that the teacher had been at home and hadn't gone out, so I thought if the teacher was feeling uncomfortable in some way, so I came to take a look."
Chen Ke shook his head slightly: "It's not that I didn't go out, it's that I didn't want to go out."
He said calmly: "It's okay to go out, and it's very tiring to go out alone. If I don't want to go out and be busy, it's better to lie at home and be comfortable, and the day will pass."
Ziying looked at Chen Ke with a little understanding in his eyes.
He immediately said: "Teacher, didn't you often say that "life lies in movement" before? "
"Why don't we go out for a walk with the teacher today?"
"This way the teacher is not alone."
Seeing Ziying's gentle expression, Chen Ke was stunned for a moment, and then noticed the concern in Ziying's eyes.
Immediately he smiled in his heart.
At a young age, I have a lot to worry about.
However, he still stood up, looked at Ziying and said, "That's alright, the teacher will just accompany you for a walk."
