In the Yunzhong Mountains, nearly a month had passed since the battle between the Xiongnu and the Bianqi, but the valley road leading to the northern Xiongnu was still silent.
In the past, the heavy rain mixed with blood mixed in the soil, and penetrated deep into the ground in the chaotic footsteps. Now there is no heavy rain, and there are no more countless people. But the smell of blood in the past can still be detected by people with sensitive noses. Noticed that there is a little residue.
To the north of Yunzhong, a dozen figures were riding war horses, galloping across the grassland, and behind them, there were no fewer than hundreds of figures on horseback, chasing after them with bows in hand.
"Princess, we can't escape!"
The Yuezhi man rode his horse and looked back at the pursuers behind him, full of despair.
After saying something to Princess Yangjin, the man looked at the bleeding spot on his abdomen, looked at each other with the Yuezhi men beside him, nodded, then turned his horse and killed the more than a hundred people behind him.
"Wuhan!"
Yang Jin looked at the man's actions, his eyes were red and full of tears. However, thinking of the hatred between his father and his tribe, Yang Jin could only continue running towards the Yunzhong Mountains.
"Fufufuhu~!"
On the hill, Gu Jia saw Wu Han and his group on horseback, and they dared to stay. He showed a ferocious smile on his face and pulled out his sharp blade.
Amidst the constant sound of horse hooves, countless figures intertwined with Wuhan and the others, and two Huns fell to the ground. In an instant, under the chaotic horseshoes, men from the Yue clan fell to the ground one after another.
However, the deaths of the men in the past few months have indeed stopped the Huns' pursuing forward, causing a little confusion and affecting the rhythm of the war horses, and they have indeed gained a few breaths.
As the Huns from behind came one after another, they chased Yang Jin and his party, but after about half an hour, Mo finally watched helplessly as Yang Jin and his party entered the Yunzhong Mountains.
"Chief, do we still want to pursue him?"
Outside the Yunzhong Mountains, one by one the Huns reined in their horses and turned to look at Gu Jia.
Looking at the Yunzhong Mountains in front of them, the scenes that happened there a month ago appeared in the eyes of each Huns unconsciously. To this day, they can still dream of being surrounded by the mountains, with a hint of fear in their eyes.
"No, Shanyu has orders!"
Gu Jia rode a war horse and looked at the entrance of the mountain range in front of him. His eyes were full of unwillingness and his expression was a bit ferocious.
However, although Gu Jia was irritable, he was not stupid enough and led hundreds of people to kill Yunzhong Mountains.
And speaking of it, Gu Jia’s purpose of chasing Yang Jin was not to kill Yang Jin at all. After all, Yang Jin had just left Man Shanyu in the first place. What Gu Jia wanted was just to capture Yang Jin and enjoy it before letting Yang Jin go. Qin State.
pity!
Gu Jia thought of Yang Jin's appearance, and his heart was filled with fiery restlessness. She was the most beautiful woman Gu Jia had ever seen in his life, both in figure and appearance.
"leader!"
At this time, as several Huns on horseback came over, a strong man among them raised a head in his hand.
"Bring back!"
Gu Jia looked at the bloody head and smiled excitedly.
Looking at the face above, Gu Jia still clearly remembered that when Shan Yu took them to see Yang Jin a month ago, this was one of the two people beside Yang Jin who provoked him. Now looking at this head , Gu Jia was extremely excited.
After taking a look at the mountains in front of him, Gu Jia slowly turned his horse and headed north, returning to the tribe.
A few days later.
There is no city of goodness.
After Bai Yan took care of the past affairs, he was free. The responsibilities of the county lieutenant and the county magistrate are different. The magistrate has roughly the same workload every day. He may be busier during the harvest season, but it is basically the same. There is no more. No matter how much, no less can't go there. As for the county captain, if there are no murders, traitors, or fugitives, the county captain will be much more relaxed than the county guard. On the contrary, once there is a murder or fugitive, the county captain will be more relaxed than the county guard. More hard work.
In the pavilion inside the mansion.
Chen Ze, Fu Yao, Bai Yan, and Wei Lao were sitting on their knees in the pavilion, chatting about some interesting things.
Suddenly, a confidant hurriedly came to Bai Yan.
"General, there were a few people who didn't know whether they were Yuezhi or Xiongnu. After they arrived at Yunzhong Pass, the woman they led called herself Princess Yangjin of the Yuezhi and wanted to see the general. The soldiers at Yunzhong Pass had already taken them outside the mansion. .”
The confidants bowed their hands to Bai Yan and said in salute.
After hearing the soldier's report, Mr. Wei, Chen Ze and Fu Yao all calmly raised their heads and looked at the soldier.
woman! Princess Yangjin!
When Mr. Wei thought of this, he knew in his heart that if there was nothing wrong, the woman should be Yang Jin.
"I'm afraid I'm here to ask for help!"
Mr. Wei said to Bai Yan, not taking Yang Jin to heart.
Now the Yuezhi Yamucha rebellion has successfully captured the Yuezhi king, and other tribes have also attached themselves to Yamucha. Although Yang Jin is the son of the former Yuezhi king, he is the same as the son of other Yuezhi kings. Without external assistance, , has lost the qualification to compete for Yuezhi.
"Yunzhong? She was actually able to pass through the Xiongnu territory and come to Yanmen alive."
Chen Ze's words were full of surprises. He didn't expect that as a princess of the Yuezhi, Yang Jin could actually escape from the hands of the Huns alive.
Although Chen Ze has never been to the north, he still has some knowledge of the terrain in the north. If the Yueshi want to descend from the clouds, they have to go deep into the territory of the Huns and travel along the border. The Huns have sentries to guard against the Yueshi. Yang Jin There was no way the group would not be discovered.
"Although I don't know what happened, according to what I said, capturing Princess Yangjin will not be of any benefit to the Xiongnu. Even though the Xiongnu and the new Yuezhi King have reached an alliance and agreed not to invade each other, secretly no one can trust each other. Donghu is close to the Xiongnu, and Yangjin is alive and well, which is most beneficial to the Xiongnu."
Mr. Wei said, analyzing the current situation in the north, after the Xiongnu's defeat, although the Yuezhi rebelled, the Donghu on the other side of the Xiongnu still had their strength intact.
Mr. Wei did not believe that the Huns at this time were not afraid of facing Yueshi and Donghu at the same time.
"Bring people in!"
After Bai Yan thought for a while, he said to his cronies.
"promise!"
The confidant handed over his hands and turned to leave.
"You want to get involved in this?"
Mr. Wei looked at Bai Yan's actions and asked with some doubts. In Mr. Wei's eyes, Princess Yangjin is now completely useless to Bai Yan and Bai Yan.
"Let's meet this Princess Yangjin first. Yamucha is different from the previous Yuezhi King. This person is quite capable!"
Bai Yan explained.
The enemy of the enemy is often a friend. The Xiongnu did not want the Yuezhi to be stable. It just so happened that he, Bai Yan, did not want Yamucha to become the king of the Yuezhi so comfortably.
The reason why they are so afraid of Yamu Cha is that neither Mr. Wei nor Bai Yan had always thought that Princess Yangjin had most of the Yueshi's soldiers and horses beside her. When Yangjin returned to the Yueshi, whether it was Yamu Cha Chao or Yangjin, no matter who wins, it will definitely be a tragic victory, and the Yuezhi's vitality will be severely damaged.
Unexpectedly, in a short period of time, Yao Mucha bribed most of the tribal leaders around Yang Jin and annexed the Yuezhi at a speed that surprised everyone.
Inside the pavilion.
After hearing Bai Yan's words, Mr. Wei pondered for a moment without saying anything. Mr. Wei also knew that if Yao Mucha became an opponent, he really needed to be careful.
Moreover, Mr. Wei has always seen that Bai Yan has thoughts about Yuezhi.
This puzzled Mr. Wei. The Yueshi were only a corner to the west. In the far north, although they were a border threat to Qin, the threat from the Huns was much greater than the threat posed by the Yueshi to Bai Yan. After all, the Huns were right there. Yunzhong, north of Yanmen, didn't understand why Bai Yan had no idea about the Xiongnu, but he was very concerned about the Yueshi.
After a while.
Under the watchful eyes of Mr. Wei, Chen Ze, Fu Yao and others, several soldiers came to the mansion with two Huns.
At this time, Bai Yan finally saw with his own eyes Princess Yangjin, whom she had fought against in Gaonu, Shangjun. However, the two were mortal enemies at that time and had no chance to meet.
"Hiss~!"
When Chen Ze and Fu Yao saw Princess Yang Jin's appearance, their eyes suddenly lit up and they looked at each other in surprise. They turned to look at the princess in front of them. Although their clothes were messy and there were dried blood stains everywhere, Yang Jin's eyes lit up. Jin's exotic appearance from the north still made the two of them exclaim "so beautiful" in their hearts!
"General!"
The cronies brought the person there, saluted Bai Yan, then turned around and waited outside the pavilion with Qin sword in hand.
Under the gaze of Mr. Wei and others, Yang Jin faced Bai Yan and put his hands on his chest, performing the Yuezhi etiquette.
Then Yang Jin spoke the language of the Yuezhi people with an exotic accent. Not only Bai Yan couldn't understand it, but also Mr. Wei and others. Fortunately, the man next to Yang Jin seemed to be proficient in the Central Plains language. .
"Yang Jin, meet General Qin!"
The man spoke to Bai Yan with the same etiquette.
Obviously, that man should have been an envoy of the Yuezhi before. Bai Yan once met one such person when he met with the Xiongnu leader Touman Chanyu. At that time, there was a special translator beside the Xiongnu Chanyu. .
"Yang Jin came here today hoping to cooperate with the general!"
When the man heard Yang Jin's words, he turned around and continued to talk to Bai Yan.
However, under Yang Jin's gaze, Bai Yan suddenly laughed and shook his head.
"Cooperation? Yanmen has just fought against the Xiongnu. Now Yanmen can't mobilize troops to help the princess fight for the throne. If the princess has this idea, it's better to ask the princess to leave!"
While Bai Yan was talking, the man was also explaining to Yang Jin. Yang Jin's beautiful eyes that did not belong to a woman from the Central Plains were looking straight at Bai Yan.
"Please ask the general to send some people to take Yang Jin to see King Qin!"
Yang Jin turned to the man and said. The man looked at Bai Yan and said Yang Jin's words.
When Mr. Wei heard this, he who had been silent all the time suddenly smiled disdainfully, which immediately attracted Yang Jin's attention.
Seeing that the old Central Plains man was silent, Yang Jin looked at Bai Yan.
"Bai Yan advised Princess Yangjin to give up this idea. If Bai Yan guessed correctly, Yamucha had already sent envoys from the Yue clan to Xianyang. Compared with Princess Yangjin, Qin could now drive The condition is Yaomucha! Even Yaamucha may have offered a price that the princess could not imagine, asking my king to return the princess to the Yueshi!"
Bai Yan looked at Princess Yangjin and said.
Although the words are very blunt, it is indeed a fact.
"If the princess doesn't believe it, Bai Yan can send someone to escort the princess!"
Bai Yan continued, watching the man translate his words.
Chen Ze and Fu Yao watched this scene quietly, thought about it, looked at each other, and shook their heads. In their eyes, Yang Jin had completely lost the possibility of recapturing the Yueshi.
"Please also ask the general to send someone to Yangjin to bring a message to the King of Qin. Qin is attacking other countries in the Central Plains. What Qin needs is not a stable Yuezhi. Even if the Yuezhi offers any conditions, what Qin needs is Yangjin!"
After Yang Jin heard the man's translation, he did not show any surprise. Instead, he said something that everyone expected.
Inside the pavilion.
Even Mr. Wei frowned slightly after hearing Yang Jin's words, and then couldn't help turning his head to look at Bai Yan.
"Okay! Bai Yan will help the princess take the message to Xianyang!"
Bai Yan was silent for a while, glanced at Yang Jin, and finally nodded, saying that he would help Yang Jin with the message.
After thinking about it, Bai Yan had to admit that what Yang Jin said did make sense. Although the Yueshi had just rebelled and needed to be stabilized, as long as they did not invade Qin and surrendered to Qin, Qin could continue to attack other vassal states in the Central Plains with peace of mind. .
But the Yuezhi's promise is actually an illusory thing. This kind of tearing up the covenant has been done many times in the past, whether it was the Qin State or the vassal states such as Chu and Qi.
It is not that there is no precedent for the Yueshi. Whether they had united with the Yueshi to deal with the Huns before, and then later the Yueshi went back on their word, or when Yamucha allied with the Huns at the Yunshan Pass north of Gaonu, they almost killed them all before leaving. The people left by the Xiongnu at Yunshan Pass.
Yamucha has never been a person who keeps his promises!
Yang Jin's words alone have indeed convinced many people. It depends on how Ying Zheng, Wei Liao and others think about it.
"Yang Jin, thank you, General!"
Yang Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Bai Yan agreeing. Although he had thought of a good reason from the beginning, he was still a little worried. He was worried that Qin General Bai Yan would not see him, let alone talk to him, and might even kill him. .
But fortunately, all the worries were unnecessary. The facts were indeed as she expected. The Qin general who had fought against the Yuezhi and killed countless Yuezhi people was indeed a very smart man.
Reason is often more important than anything else.
Perhaps it was because of this thing that the young Qin man in front of him was able to kill the Yuezhi people one by one in the upper county of Qin State, and even made the Yuezhi people mistakenly think that the Huns had colluded with the Qin people.
It would be great if she could be like him before, so that her father would not die, and all the loyal people around her would not die.
"The princess will live here in Shanwu City. Princess doesn't need to worry about safety. Neither the Yuezhi nor anyone else can reach out here!"
Bai Yan said to Yang Jin, and then asked his cronies to see the guests off.
"Thank you, General!"
Yang Jin looked at the Qin general who came forward. Before leaving, he looked directly at the young Bai Yan, as if he wanted to keep Bai Yan's appearance firmly in his heart.
This behavior naturally aroused Chen Ze and Fu Yao's surprise. Then after thinking of something in their minds, they looked at Bai Yan with eyes full of envy.
But how did the two of them know that the reason why Yang Jin looked at Bai Yan so much was, in the final analysis, because of all the things Bai Yan had done. The most important thing was that Yang Jin had met Tou Man Shanyu before going south. , the most powerful leader of the Xiongnu tribe.
There, in addition to seeing Touman Shanyu's serious injury, Yang Jin also noticed something placed in a corner.
"This Yang Jin can actually become Yao Mucha's opponent!"
After seeing Yang Jin leave, Mr. Wei looked at Bai Yan and said, recalling what he said just now, from the beginning Yang Jin sought to unite with Bai Yan, and he was testing step by step from the beginning.
With this scheming, as long as there is little strength, the throne of Yamucha Yuezhi may not be so stable.
"But Qin will not send troops."
Mr. Wei looked thoughtful, then looked at Bai Yan.
"When you write to Xianyang, you can mention the Qiang people north of Longxi in your letter!"
Mr. Wei said.
Bai Yan nodded when he heard what Mr. Wei said, and immediately understood what Mr. Wei meant.
The Qiang people are in the more remote west of Longxi, where the Qiang family comes from. Previously, the Qiang people were also a large nomadic tribe in the north, and were later driven to the west of Longxi by the Yuezhi, to the western frontier.
As for how to persuade the Qiang people, the Qin State can help, and they can also make Yang Jin promise that he is willing to cede part of the land to the Qiang people after the matter is completed.
Compared with the Qiang people, they will definitely be happy to have the help of Qin to attack the Yueshi.
"Disciple, go and write a letter to your friend, General Qiang Yu!"
Bai Yan stood up and said, this matter is between public and private, maybe it would be best if Qiang Yu comes forward!
Mr. Wei looked at Bai Yan and nodded.
In a boudoir in the mansion.
"Madam, you don't know, that Yuezhi woman named Yang Jin"
"Madam, she."
After Xi brought the tea, she kept talking to Bao about the woman named Yang Jin and what she had seen and heard just now, without a single good word in her words.
But this is also a disguised statement. Even Xi, who has been serving Bao Clan, instinctively became wary when he saw Yang Jin from Yue Clan. He had to admit that Yang Jin's beauty was no less than Baoshi.
"Don't worry! You don't need to worry about this!"
Zhao Qiu, who was beside him, couldn't stand Xi's nagging and sighed.
"Why? My servants are all saying privately that the Yuezhi woman is begging for the general, and she probably wants to dedicate herself to the general!"
Xi looked at Zhao Qiu with doubts.
Xi, who has always disliked Zhao Qiu, forgot about his disagreement with Zhao Qiu when he mentioned Yang Jin's matter.
This is not to say that Zhao Qiu is not as good as Yang Jin. Zhao Qiu's beauty captivates people's hearts, but that Yang Jin has a figure that Xi has never seen before.
"If your general is willing to send troops in person, she would like to!"
Zhao Qiu looked at the bamboo slips and smiled lightly.
"The woman came here and said those words, which is really smart, but she has never seen your general, or how your general treats his soldiers. If she knew better, she might not dare to come! "
Zhao Qiu said this and looked up at Xi.
"Don't worry! Where are the thousands of soldiers buried in Shangjun Gaonu now? With your general's character, even if he doesn't marry in this life, he won't want that gold!"
After Zhao Qiu finished speaking, he continued to look at the bamboo slips in his hands and ignored Xi.
"Who says generals don't marry!"
Xi curled her lips in dissatisfaction and murmured something in a low voice. Looking at Zhao Qiu, she suddenly became more and more displeased. However, she was just a maid, so it didn't really matter. She just disliked Zhao Qiu more and more in her heart.
"What if! You sound like you know the general very well!"
Xi retorted secretly in her heart without saying it out loud.
When Bao saw this scene, he looked at Xi and Zhao Qiu, smiled, and said nothing. He was in front of the window, looking at the clothes in his hands, holding a thin needle to sew a Qin totem.
Bao didn't pay attention to Yang Jin's appearance, just like when Zhao Qiu appeared.
Different from always thinking about Zhao Guo, in Bao's eyes, she and Bai Yan, in spring, autumn, winter and summer, had nothing more than pieces of underwear and three meals a day, so they were fine!
(End of chapter)
