"I have indeed considered this matter. For example, the Shi family in Lu is a prominent family, and the head of the family is Shi Yan, who was once one of the nine ministers."
Zhou Ping said: "For example, there are also women of the right age in the homes of several ministers in the court."
Seeing that Liu Che was silent, the fan on the side tried to ask: "In my opinion, can Shizhong Huo be compatible with a girl from the clan?"
This time Liu Che nodded slightly: "We have to wait until he has made great achievements and received advanced rewards before we can make arrangements. It's still early."
Zhou Ping and Fan Xi thought: His Majesty's preference is to marry the daughter of the clan to Huo Qubing... When he makes great achievements, the military strategist's power in the court will become even more powerful...
At this time, Huo Qubing had arrived at the military camp outside the city, ordered his troops and horses, and left Chang'an galloping like the wind.
In a blink of an eye, it had been four or five days since the Huns envoy arrived in Chang'an.
The Han people ignored them, but they were strictly guarded, and Han troops monitored their comings and goings.
The Huns didn't seem to be in a hurry either.
They seemed to be waiting for something to happen, or for news to come, before revealing their purpose of coming to Han as an envoy.
Until the morning of the sixth day they came to Chang'an.
There is a long street in the south gate of Chang'an, called "Si Street", which is where the foreign envoys visiting Chang'an have their residences.
Hu Yanye, the captain of the Huns, and his party were arranged here.
After they got up that morning, they submitted their credentials again and asked to meet the emperor Liu Che.
"Counting the time, the day before yesterday was the date agreed with your brother Xu Bohui. The news will reach Chang'an tonight at the latest. It is the right time for me to ask for an audience with the Han Emperor."
Inside the library, Hu Yanye looked at several of his entourage.
Subna disapproved and said: "You are still too cautious. With my brother's power, what will happen if the Han people know about it in advance?"
Subna's elder brother, Subhui, was a rare and outstanding general of the Xiongnu. He was one of the makers of this plan.
It was he who came up with the method to prevent the Han people from sending troops to attack the Xiongnu in spring and summer. He led another group of troops and executed it himself.
Several people were talking when a Han official came in.
The one who came was Da Xingling, who was carrying out etiquette for everyone. His temperament was elegant, but his eyes were open and closed, and he was also quite imposing.
The Han and Huns had been at war for many years, and officials from various ministries were hostile to these Huns envoys.
After Yu Zhong came in, he glanced at him and said calmly: "Da Xing ordered me to tell you that His Majesty has a lot of things to do every day. You can't see it just because you want to see it. If you have anything to say, I can convey it on your behalf."
After Yu Zhong finished speaking, he was about to leave. Hu Yanye sneered and said:
"I might as well tell you that before I come here, my Xiongnu elite has arrived in the Western Region. If something happens to you Han people on the western front, can you take the responsibility?"
Yu Zhongan was surprised and thought: Could it be that the Xiongnu wanted to push the people from the Western Regions to invade China?
This is extremely difficult, as the distance between the two places is long and travel is inconvenient, but Gu Shi, Loulan and other countries in the Western Regions are indeed under the close control of the Xiongnu.
The positions of these two countries happened to be one south and one north, guarding the only way to go in and out of the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions.
If it is really related to the border war, it is impossible for a small envoy to bear the responsibility.
He hesitated for a moment and was about to go back to report. When he left, he walked hastily. At this time, he couldn't care less about the mocking laughter of the Huns behind him.
He returned to Weiyang Palace and reported the matter to the Grand Order Li Xi.
Li Xi accompanied the army on several campaigns and knew the Huns quite well. In the past few days, he had also been speculating on the reason for the Huns' envoys. When he heard this, he scolded: "It's nonsense. There are many small countries with Hu people in the Western Regions. How dare they come to attack my big Han."
However, if there is a aunt in the Western Regions, Loulan and other countries will take the lead in organizing a force to provoke the border, and they must be on guard against it.
Li Xi then reported the news to Liu Che.
"If Loulan, Gu Shi and other countries really took action, how could the Huns tell them so easily?"
Liu Che said: "But they are planning to push the Western Regions to jump out and block the road. It should not be fake. This is what the Huns rely on.
Li Xi, it's up to you, Taichang, and the doctor Shi Jian to listen to what they have to say. "
Half an hour later, a group of Xiongnu envoys, headed by Hu Yanye, were taken to a side hall of Weiyang Palace.
After Hu Yanye came in, he looked sharply at the three Han ministers sitting in the hall.
The imperial censor sat in the main seat, with Li Xi and Shi Jian on the left and right.
Shi Jian is the eldest son of the founding father Wan Shijun Shi Fen. He is currently the Lang Zhongling, who is in charge of the Forbidden Army and the head of the military attache in Chang'an.
Shi Jian is over seventy years old, but he is energetic and has bright eyes.
Subna, who was tall and strong, saw his old age and said with some contempt: "At such an age, he needs help to walk, but he is still a military commander."
Hu Yanye found a seat on his own and said calmly: "We Huns only worship the great shaman, and we don't worship the rest."
There was an official beside Li Xi who knew the Xiongnu language and he immediately translated.
Fan Xi narrowed his eyes and said, "You said you have something to report to His Majesty?"
Hu Yanye: "Do you think that I, the Huns, came as an envoy to sue for peace with you Han people?"
"Isn't it?" Shi Jian said coldly.
Hu Yanye, Timan, and Subna laughed at the same time: "Of course not. What is it about you Han people that makes us afraid that we should come to you to sue for peace? In the past, when you Han people fought with me, the Huns, it was you who asked for peace." He, marry the daughter of the clan to my Xiongnu."
The peace between Han and Huns was the main strategy of the early Han Dynasty against the Huns, and it was true.
The Han's request for peace from the Xiongnu was intended to exchange temporary humiliation for time to recuperate and develop. It was a passive and last resort measure.
Of course, by the time of Emperor Wu, the situation was changing.
However, these Huns were not wrong. It was the Han who took the initiative to propose peace to the Huns before.
Several Han ministers in the palace, especially the veteran Shi Jian, looked extremely ugly when they heard this. This is the scar that the Han most cannot tolerate being uncovered.
Although Shi Jianren was old, he had a bad temper. He was about to lose his temper when he heard the words, but he was stopped by Fan Xi and winked, meaning to listen to what these Huns had to say first and not to delay the business.
Subna stood behind Hu Yanye and kept staring at the veteran Shi Jian.
If Shi Jian makes any move, he will respond immediately.
They have strong support here, and they are not bowing their heads to seek peace. Even in Chang'an, Subna dared to take action.
Seeing Shi Jian sitting back down, Subna smiled disdainfully.
Hanchen's reaction was as he expected.
They were publicizing on the surface, but in fact they were taking the opportunity to test Han Chen's bottom line, and then analyze Liu Che's attitude and formulate directions for subsequent actions.
"I heard that some time ago, a caravan from the Western Regions brought the silk flag wood from Qiuci to Chang'an?" Hu Yanye said.
When the Huns envoy came to Chang'an, not only did the Huns know about it, they also knew it so clearly, including the name of the envoy, Bo Qimu!
Fan Xi and Li Xi's faces remained calm, but their pupils shrank imperceptibly.
Hu Yanye sneered and said: "We have sent out our elite cavalry, and none of the caravans that Bo Qimu is with can even think of returning to the Western Regions."
"You may not know her identity yet. If she dies on the way to your Han land, you will never be able to conclude a peace treaty with Kucha and other countries."
Hu Yanye's posture became stronger, his body leaned forward slightly, and he said aggressively:
"This is just the first step. I, the Xiongnu, have also contacted Loulan, Gu Shi and other countries. With just one order, the connection between your Han and the Western Regions will be completely cut off, and not a single horse can pass through."
"What a joke, you can't decide this matter." Fan Xi said in a deep voice.
“Whether it’s true or not, news will come soon.
Not only Loulan, Gu Shi will take action, but there will also be turmoil in the west of your Han territory soon. Hu Yanye said.
This time even the veteran Shi Jian felt a little depressed. He already understood the reason why the Huns were so arrogant.
They themselves did not want to fight the Han army in the spring, so they secretly promoted the various ministries in the Western Regions, and even used Loulan to continue southward to contact the nomadic tribes Qiang, Di and other tribes outside the Western Front of the Han Dynasty, and use certain means to provide benefits and encourage these nomadic tribes. Tribes came to Han to cause trouble, but they stayed away from the incident.
Therefore, their real reliance is not on the countries in the Western Regions, but on making waves on the Western Front of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, what Hu Yanye said may not necessarily be the truth. If they had really succeeded in planning, there would be no need to tell them.
Hu Yanye, Subna, and Timan all sneered secretly.
They only told a small part of the plan, which already moved Han Chen.
It seems that the purpose of this mission is not difficult to achieve.
"My Great Chanyu said that if you want to negotiate peace, you can send the clan girls to my court of the Huns."
Hu Yanye turned against the guest: "The Great Chanyu also said that if the women of the clan do not join the Xiongnu before the autumn, he will send an order to the Western Regions and all the Xiongnu tribes to send troops to attack the Han Dynasty."
"If you can't make the decision, you might as well tell your emperor the news and see what he means."
"Tonight at the latest, we will find out whether what I said is true or false." Hu Yanye stood up and walked out.
At the same time, Huo Qubing led his troops out for several days and just returned to Chang'an and entered the city from the west gate.
He was accompanied by two generals, one was Yao Zhao, and the other was Zhao Ponu, a young general who was plundered by the Huns in his early years and later fled back to the Han Dynasty to join the army.
