It was already half a year later that the news of the death of the First Emperor reached the Xiongnu.
Summer outside the Great Wall always comes later than in the Central Plains. In July, there is still no green at all near Shanyuting.
The sparse withered grass curled up in the cold north wind, looking at the clouds passing overhead every day, expressing its thirst for the sun.
Occasionally, patrolling horse teams gallop down the high slopes, and the neighing of the horses is carried far away by the wind.
Above their heads, there is always a goshawk looking down at the earth, spreading its solid and wide wings straight out.
A huge black shadow is cast on the grassland by the sun. Its sharp eagle eyes never stop searching for prey, as if any disturbance on the grassland will arouse its desire to fight.
Modun Shanyu led his ministers to face the east devoutly, worshiping the fiery red sun rising from the horizon, and then hurriedly summoned the left and right Guduhou to Shanyu Ting to discuss strategies to deal with the Qin people.
"Thank you to the Sun God for giving us the opportunity to attack the Qin people!"
When the maid delivered the hot mare's milk wine to each of Shan Yu's ministers, Mao Dun spoke: "The King of Qin died, and he foolishly gave away his eldest son Fusu to death, and made his youngest son Hu Hai the crown prince instead. Meng Tian being sentenced to death is simply a God-given opportunity!"
"Chanyu is right!"
Zuogu Duhou Ali Tuhu took a sip of kumiss, wiped his lips and said, "It's just."
"Just say what you have to say, why are you hesitating?"
"Three years ago, in order to annex Donghu with peace of mind, we reached an alliance with Dayuezhi. After annexing Donghu, we gave them some benefits. Now, Dayuezhi and Longxi soldiers have fought several times without victory. Now we send troops south. , will Da Yuezhi resent us?"
"I didn't expect this."
Modu played with the silver bowl in his hand and said absently.
Yelv Tielang, the Lord of Right Bone, had already finished drinking the kumiss. When the aroma of the kumiss gradually dispersed in the tent, he laughed and said, "The Lord of Left Bone is too worried. Since Touman Shanyu, we have been with each other for a long time." The Da Yuezhi are feuding and they use each other. The alliance has always been the wishful thinking of the weak. How can we use it to tie our hands and feet?"
"well said!"
Moton's brother, King Zuoguli Tihu Gutu's words were full of ridicule: "When did Zuogudu Hou see a wolf and a sheep abide by their covenant? The Da Yueshi are just sheep in the mouth of the Huns. They and Longxi When soldiers and horses are fighting, if we don't send troops south, we are short-sighted!"
However, even in the face of the cynicism of the two important ministers of Shanyu, Zuogu Duhou still expressed his concerns: "Although the current Dayue clan is not as good as the previous Dayue clan, the king of Dayue clan is still the same Dayue clan." The king of the clan. There are also Qin generals Wang Bi and Li Xin, who are not weaker than Meng Tian. Our army has been defeated by them many times. The Qin people placed Wang Bi and Li Xin in Longxi County, and their intention is very obvious. "
"Once we break through the border and go south, they can directly cut off our retreat and trap us in the hinterland of the river!"
"How old are Wang Ben and Li Xin?"
"I learned from the Qin people that Wang Ben was about forty years old. His father, Wang Jian, was a famous general of the Qin State. He destroyed the three kingdoms of the Central Plains. He also destroyed two countries. His strength should not be underestimated. As for Li Xin, his age was the same as that of Wang Jian. Bi Xiang is also a famous general of Qin!"
"Oh?" After hearing this, Mao Dun fell into deep thought.
"I also heard that the King of Qin had a prince named Zhao Hao. He had been familiar with military books since he was a child and was proficient in the art of war. He conquered the South China Sea in less than two years."
Just as Zuoguduhou Ali Tuhu was about to continue speaking, Yelv Tielang stood up and looked at him with contempt and said: "Where did Zuoguduhou learn rabbit language? Who doesn't know the power of the Qin people?" ? But so what, is it possible that only the Qin people have generals, but not the Huns?
What's more, the Qin people were able to unify the Central Plains because Ying Zheng had an overview of the overall situation. Otherwise, what about Bai Qi? Not even Zhao was defeated! Now that Ying Zheng is dead, who else can stop me, the Great Huns? "
After saying this, he turned to face Maodun, beat his chest with one hand and said: "I was originally the supervisor of the army to send troops to conquer the Qin people!"
Modun was persuaded by Yelu Tielang's words and happily praised: "Good! You are worthy of being the iron wolf of my Great Huns! What my Great Huns want is a wolf! Not a rabbit!"
Hearing this, Yelv Tielang glanced at Ali Tuhu proudly. That arrogant attitude deeply hurt Ali Tuhu's self-esteem. He also stood up angrily and shouted: "Listen to the words of Right Guduhou , have I become a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?"
"You said it yourself, I didn't say that!"
"you!"
Ali Tuhu was so angry that he raised his finger and pointed at the dome of the tent, and retorted: "Immortality is in the sky!"
"Humph! The one protected by the Immortal Sky is the soaring eagle in the sky! The Huns should be the eagles in the sky!"
"alright!"
At this time, Mao Dun will always stand up to mediate conflicts.
Around Mao Dun, the young ministers represented by Yougu Duhou were the confidants that Mao Dun personally trained. These ministers were always full of passion and turmoil, influencing every decision of Mao Dun.
These young people who were trained when Maodun shot Touman Shanyu always had restless blood running in their bodies. They did not want to curl up under a grassland. They longed for the beauty of the Central Plains and put all their hopes into it. On top of the war.
They disdain the Da Yuezhi's covenant, and are not afraid of the power of the Qin people.
They looked down upon these veterans who had survived the Man Chanyu era.
It's not that they don't understand the glory of these veterans, but what they say is highly challenging.
After all, the wolf is getting old, and it’s time to quit eating meat.
Although Modu agreed with Yelv Tielang in his heart, he did not want to offend the old ministers who had come from Man Shanyu's era.
Because these veterans have the resources he needs.
Of course, he would not give up his goal of going south for these veterans.
I saw Mao Dun slowly stretching out his arms, making a hug gesture, and said with a smile: "You are my right-hand man, how can you hurt your harmony for such a trivial matter? Although Zuo Gu Duhou's concerns are not unreasonable, But the courage of Lord Yougu is also indispensable to me, the Great Huns.
However, since the beginning of the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, there have been many large-scale construction projects and frequent wars, and there have been many conflicts in the country. In addition, he died suddenly. How can a child with a yellow mouth stop the power of the Xiongnu? Let Zuo Gu Duhou take the lead and break through from Liaoxi County as a test. If the attack fails, we will make other plans. "
"Okay! Let's listen to the Great Chanyu!"
Seeing that Mao Dun had already made a decision and the other ministers couldn't say anything else, they agreed casually.
When they walked out of Shan Yuting, Ali Tuhu and Yelv Tielang did not downplay the conflict just because of Maodun's mediation, but walked away in different directions.
At this time, the goshawks in the sky were still circling, until they found a rabbit head emerging from the grass hole. It swooped down like an arrow and disappeared behind Shan Yuting's tent. When it soared up again, it was pitiful. The rabbit has curled up under its claws.
Yelv Tielang looked at the scene of the goshawk fighting in the sky, and his heart suddenly became hot, and he couldn't help but sing loudly, as if the Qin people going south were like rabbits in the eagle's talons, letting him hunt.
the other side.
After Zhao Hao learned that the Xiongnu had invaded western Liaoning and entered Yuyang, he immediately summoned his confidants to discuss countermeasures at the Xicheng villa.
"The imperial court has not responded to the news of the Xiongnu going south. Let me tell you your opinions first, and then I will decide on the next plan!"
Zhao Hao glanced at Han Xin, Meng Meng, Chen Ping, Xiao He, and Cao Shen, and said in a deep voice.
"The Huns suddenly went south. It was probably because the news of the late emperor's death spread to the grassland. In addition, the eldest son and Duke Meng were not in Jiuyuan. This made them feel that they had an opportunity to take advantage of."
Xiao He pondered: "However, they attacked from western Liaoning, which really surprised me."
"Wang Li, I'm afraid I didn't expect that either."
"However, there is a large border guard army recruited by Prime Minister Li in Yuyang County, so there is no need to worry too much. As long as the Marquis of Tongwu and the Marquis of Longxi send troops to go north, they will not dare to advance any further."
"Having said that, how should we deal with the Yueshi outside Longxi City?" Mond made a different voice.
"Hey! It's hard to take care of the head and tail!" Cao Shen shook his head and sighed.
They didn't know the contents of the treaty between the Xiongnu and Dayuezhi, so they thought that the Xiongnu's move south this time was, like before, the Dayuezhi was protecting the Xiongnu.
However, Chen Ping was more concerned about the situation in Xianyang than the Xiongnu going south.
But he heard him say: "Your Majesty, if you take advantage of the opportunity to patrol the world and go north to wipe out the Xiongnu, do you really want the four princes to check and balance the prince in Xianyang? With Zhao Gaolisi's methods, how can the four princes be their opponents? ?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao smiled and was not in a hurry to explain.
Because he knew Chen Ping's plan, which was to let him "do nothing without stopping", directly deal with Zhao Gaolisi, and then go north to quell the chaos.
But.
Zhao Gaolisi is an important part of his plan. Without them, it would be difficult for this plan to succeed.
Therefore, after much thought, he felt that he needed to reveal some information so that Chen Ping and others could implement his plan with peace of mind.
"I don't want to hide something from you. Da Qin needs a special change to make Da Qin stronger. Although the late emperor promulgated a number of national policies when he was still alive, so that the people of the six countries can gradually join Da Qin, there are still many hidden dangers. There are no It’s a good solution, I can only use dangerous tactics!”
Zhao Hao said truthfully: "It only took us, the Qin Dynasty, ten years to unify the six countries. Trying to get the people of the six countries to join the Qin Dynasty in just a few years is nothing more than wishful thinking.
You must know that every inch of land in the Six Kingdoms has hundreds of years of memories, carrying their emotions, culture, religion, etc. "
"Before the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, the reason why it was so stable was because every piece of land in the Qin Dynasty was 'digested' very thoroughly. Including the Qin State's annexation of Bashu, there was no trouble in fifteen years, and the subsequent eastward march , each step is not big;
Sometimes some land from the "Three Jins" will be vomited. The reason is not only to appease the "Three Jins", but also because they cannot be pushed into a hurry all at once. "
"Do you still remember the Battle of Changping? How great the Qin Dynasty has beaten the 'Three Jins', but deep down, the 'Three Jins' are still one family!"
"Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, the unification of the six kingdoms and the peace of the world cannot be taken seriously. Da Qin still has many internal conflicts!"
"And most of these internal conflicts were suppressed because of the late emperor's existence."
"Now that the late emperor has passed away, conflicts have arisen again!"
"Zhao Gao and Li Si's chaos in the country is not the real core issue. If we want to solve the contradiction, we must first expand the contradiction and solve the contradiction from the root cause!"
“Only in this way can the glory of Great Qin be continued!”
"this"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Zhao Hao raised his hand to his forehead, shook his head and sighed: "Haven't you noticed that the news of the late emperor's death has just come out, not only the remnants of the Six Kingdoms have appeared again, but even the Huns have come to join in the fun, if the late emperor had not passed away , can there be so many things?"
"When the late emperor was still alive, Da Qin was like a patient who was overfed. The late emperor gave Da Qin medicine while letting Da Qin exercise vigorously. Is this possible?
It definitely won’t work! Therefore, I have to find a way to make Da Qin stop! "
"But, if you want to make Great Qin stop, it's not just a simple royal order. Not even the late emperor can do it!"
"Because the late emperor issued many decrees before unifying the six kingdoms, urging the people of the old Qin Dynasty to live for war and die for war!"
"You see, the Qin Dynasty changed the "Laws of Qin" more than once. Have the people changed their previous living habits? No, because the strictness of the "Laws of Qin" has been engraved in their bones. This is like the rigidity of the people of the Six Kingdoms towards the Qin Dynasty. impression!"
"Is building the Great Wall great? It must be great, but the people of the Six Kingdoms cannot feel it. If the Huns don't go south, they will never know the meaning of building the Great Wall! They will only blame the Qin Dynasty and ask them to send food and children to fight against those fundamental Invisible Huns!”
"There are also major projects such as building straight roads, Chi roads, Lingqu, Afang Palace, Lishan Emperor's Mausoleum, etc."
"The people have resisted, why?"
"Because what the people fear is not the late emperor, but the terrifying "Qin Law"!"
"So the eternal achievement of unifying the six kingdoms is not the work of the late emperor alone, but the extremely strict "Qin Code"!"
"The "Qin Law" stipulates that the people must do what they do, because if they don't do it, the whole family will die, so for the sake of yourself, the whole family, you must endure it!"
"One day to survive, one day to endure!"
"Excuse me, how long can you endure this kind of patience? One year? Ten years? A hundred years?"
"this"
When everyone heard this, they were astonished and enlightened.
But Zhao Hao sighed again: "It's impossible! It's impossible to endure it for a long time, the conflict will eventually break out."
This is also an important reason why the people were able to integrate quickly after a great battle in the late Qin Dynasty.
Because the civil strife smashed the ugly war machine and solved the contradiction from the root.
Although Zhao Hao would not let the civil war break out again in the late Qin Dynasty, the resentment in the hearts of the people had to burst out, otherwise it would not be possible to resurrect the First Emperor.
Zhao Gaolisi's chaos in government was just the straw that broke the camel's back.
There was one emperor through the ages, but two generations died.
For thousands of years, the Qin Dynasty has become a laughing stock and a warning to future generations.
No matter how great a monarch is, he cannot deceive the people under his rule, because only they themselves know whether the people are living well or not.
Once this country makes it difficult for its people to live, it will perish sooner or later. (End of chapter)
