The Southern Huns were now in danger. Although winter was approaching, it was no longer suitable for the army to continue the campaign, so Temujin did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it. But anyone can imagine that when spring comes, the southern Xiongnu will be greeted by a violent attack from Mongolia.
At that time, it will be the real test of whether the Southern Huns can continue to survive.
Only three days after Li Xiang received the secret report, at dawn, the Southern Huns' envoys had already arrived at Jinyang City.
This time, the envoys from the Southern Xiongnu were divided into two groups. They went to Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, and asked Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty for asylum.
The other group came directly to Jinyang to request support from the Bingzhou Army. The leader of the envoys who came to Jinyang was Wanyan Wu Qimai, the younger brother of Wanyan Aguda, the famous Taizong of Jin in history.
Bingzhou was only one of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. The reason why the Southern Xiongnu also came to Bingzhou when they were on their mission to Luoyang was that they naturally had some understanding of the situation of the Han Dynasty.
At this stage, even if the Han Dynasty was willing to come to the aid of the Southern Huns, they would at most ask several northern states to send troops. Among them, Bingzhou, which is adjacent to the southern Xiongnu, is the most likely.
Therefore, the Southern Huns also had to take care of Bingzhou. Otherwise, even if Bingzhou was willing to send troops due to pressure from the Han court, there would be many places for manipulation along the way. If during the war, the Bingzhou army deployed large numbers of workers, the Southern Huns would be the ones crying in the end.
There were not many Southern Huns envoys coming to Jinyang this time, only dozens of them. After setting off from the Southern Xiongnu, these people did not delay along the way and went straight to their destination. After all, the Southern Xiongnu were on the verge of life and death, and there was no time for them to delay.
The land of Bingzhou has been disturbed by the Southern Xiongnu for a long time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the two sides have a blood feud. Therefore, in the past, even if the Huns came out in Bingzhou, they would keep a low profile. But even so, they often clashed with the people of Bingzhou who had strong folk customs.
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The Southern Huns envoys who came to Bingzhou this time were even more low-key, although they downplayed their presence. After all, they are the party asking for help this time, and conflicts with the people of Bingzhou will only cause more trouble for their actions this time. Moreover, today's Southern Huns no longer have the capital to be high-profile.
Although Li Xiang already knew about the arrival of the Southern Huns mission, Li Xiang did not go to receive them. He just found a place to settle them and ignored them. Anyway, it is the Southern Huns who are anxious now, not Li Xiang.
Wanyan Wu had no choice but to deal with the indifference from Bingzhou. Even the Southern Xiongnu had put aside their wealth and requested to see Li Yang, the governor of the state, several times, but they were all rejected.
The reasons for rejecting the Southern Xiongnu were already available in Bingzhou. Master Zhou Mu was seriously ill, so naturally he was unable to receive the Southern Xiongnu envoy. Therefore, when rejecting the Southern Xiongnu, Bingzhou could be said to be confident.
"Xiao Kuan, we have been hanging them for three days. If they come again this time, let them in after a little trouble." In the study, Li Xiang held a military book in both hands and said without raising his head.
"I understand, my lord."
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"Brother Fanlao, pass a message to Mr. Zhou Mu for me." In front of the Zhou Mu Mansion, Wanyan Wu took out a large ingot of gold as a beggar and said very politely, "For your small service, I will treat it as my brother's." Well-earned money.”
Wanyan Wu Beggars is also a tycoon of his generation, not much worse than Wanyan Aguda. At this time of life and death, Wanyan Wu Qimai understood that the so-called face could not change anything. If he could bend and stretch, he might still be able to find a way out.
Therefore, as long as the goal can be achieved, Wanyan Wu Qimai doesn't mind putting down his face and bribing the guard, even if the identity of the guard is thousands of miles lower than Wanyan Wu Qimai's.
The guard in front of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion smiled and took the gold from Wanyan Wu Qimai's hand, and nodded to Wanyan Wu Qimai with great satisfaction. He is a good man.
After that, the guard stretched out his head again, and kept weighing the gold in his other hand. His meaning was self-evident.
Wanyan Wu Qimai was furious in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. Without any hesitation, he took out another ingot of gold and said with a smile, "Excuse me, brother."
"Wait!" Taking people's money and eliminating disasters from others, this guard has accepted other people's benefits, but he has to go and deliver a message to them no matter what.
Wanyan Wu Qimai finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. This time at least someone was willing to inform him. When Wanyan Wu Qimai came before, he didn't even use money to clear the way.
But then, Wanyan Wu Qimai felt helpless and desolate again. He thought that Wanyan Wu Qimai, as the Righteous King of the Southern Huns, had to humbly bribe a mere guard if he wanted to see someone. Fan.
Wanyan Wu Qimai didn't wait long. Soon, the guard returned and said to Wanyan Wu Qimai, "You are lucky, my master is willing to see you."
Under the leadership of the guard, Wanyan Wu Qimai quickly arrived at the lobby of the Prefecture Mufu.
"The envoy of the Southern Xiongnu has met your Excellency. I wonder who you are...?" In the lobby, Wanyan Wu begged to buy and saluted.
Wanyan Wu Qimai didn't know Li Xiang, but he was in someone else's territory and had requests from others. Therefore, even if Wanyan Wu Qimai didn't know Li Xiang's identity, he still did not lose his courtesy.
"The envoy is very polite. I am Li Xiang, the son of Bingzhou Mu Li Yang. My father is ill and cannot receive the envoy. I hope the envoy will not blame me." Li Xiang said with a smile on his face.
"It turns out that Wanyan Wu Qimai was in front of General Wei. Wanyan Wu Qimai was polite." Wanyan Wu Qimai saluted again.
After arriving in Bingzhou for a few days, Wanyan Wu Qimai was left to dry for several days, but he did not do anything. At least, Wanyan Wu had inquired about some important people in Bingzhou.
Among them, Li Xiang was the one whom Wanyan Wu heard the most about begging for money. Naturally, he knew that although Li Xiang was still young, he already held a high position.
"I wonder what the envoy has to do when he comes to Bingzhou this time?" After the two were polite, Li Xiang pretended to be dumbfounded and said.
"Sir, it's like this. The Northern Huns are so ambitious that they changed their name to Mongolia. They are wreaking havoc on the grasslands and devouring other people's territory. We, the Southern Xiongnu, are subordinate to the Han Dynasty and have come here to ask for the protection of the Han Dynasty." Wanyan Wu pretended to beg for money. He said with a respectful look.
Li Xiang sneered secretly when he heard it, attached? Haha, more than a hundred years ago, the Southern Xiongnu could barely be called a vassal before they attached themselves to the Han Dynasty. But over the years, the name of vassal has long existed in name only. The first battle after Li Xiang's rebirth, the Battle of Yanmen, has not yet passed. How many years?
However, Li Xiang is not prepared to dwell on this issue. The battle between the two forces is a war, but in this situation, the necessary unspoken rules must still be observed. There are some things that you just need to be clear about in your own mind, and there is no need to put them on the table.
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