Tian Zong poured a cup of tea for Yang Qian, his expression slightly serious.
"According to what the Marquis sees, we should..."
Yang Gan waved his hand, "As for the Huns, take your time and don't rush. After all, the initiative is in our hands. Even if they want to fight, they have to attack the city."
"Have they not been wooing the vassal states in the Western Region to increase their strength, then we will do the opposite."
"Not only did I win over the countries in the Western Region, but I also managed to win over the Dangxiang clan. They felt that they had no plan left, so I quietly copied their retreat and directly destroyed them."
"Among the Xiongnu's hidden population, more than 300,000 Dangxiang people have been included. If the Dangxiang clan can be integrated into our territory, Daxia."
"That not only increases the strength of our Daxia, but also directly defeats the Xiongnu's decades-long plan! This will be beneficial to our Daxia without any harm!"
Tian Zong's eyes flashed.
"Wonderful, it's so wonderful. By the way, Lord Marquis, what is a chrysanthemum explosion?"
Yang Gan waved his hand, "That's not the point!"
The two were discussing the matter, but Ye Lijun couldn't sit still and asked hurriedly.
"Master Marquis, what do you mean by this? Although we submit to the Xiongnu, we are not on the same side with them at all. Why should the Xiongnu include us in their hidden population?"
Yang Qian said lightly.
"So, you still don't know? Why do the Huns keep beating you, but they don't destroy you, they just want to defeat you."
Yang Qian opened his hands and counted them.
“The total population of the Xiongnu is only about 1.1 million, plus 350,000 Xiongnu and 210,000 Turks, the population has increased to a terrifying 1.66 million.
Yeli Yujun frowned.
"They are two tribes, and they are very arrogant. They also have friction with our party. These two tribes will not listen to the Huns' orders!"
Yang Gan laughed.
"You are too naive. These two powerful tribes have been relying on them for decades. In addition, they have intermarryed with each other. To put it bluntly, it means that you have me and you have me."
"On the surface, it seems that they have nothing to do with each other. According to reliable intelligence, the Hunxi and the Turks have long followed the Huns."
"After all, the powerful nobles on both sides can freely enter and leave the Huns' court as if they were at home. There's nothing wrong with this. Do you think I believe it or not?"
"If we eat your party again, the population of the Huns will exceed the terrifying 2 million."
"When the time comes, we will let you three tribes attack the city. As long as we defeat Taihuang County, things will be very serious."
Yeli Gujun trembled all over, clenched his fists, his eyes were full of coldness, and his heart was filled with dazzling hatred.
"No wonder, the Huns are very keen on making peace and hope that the Hun nobles will marry our party nobles."
"There was a time when the Xiongnu Chanyu wanted to marry me, but I refused at that time when I was still young. Although there were always marriage proposals, our party was relatively exclusive and never succeeded."
"Co-author, they just want to annex our Dangxiang clan."
At this time, Ye Lijun's eyes flashed with murderous intent. What a joke, so many years of hard work turned out to be a trick of the Huns.
"Bang!"
Ye Lijunjun became angry and slammed the table.
"Well, you Huns, our decades of hard work and decades of accumulation have been treated like bastards by the Huns."
The unbearable Ye Lijun couldn't bear it anymore and kicked the case over.
Her eyes were red at this time. Others didn't know it, but she was the clan leader of one of the eight tribes of the party. Although she was only seventeen years old, she saw with her own eyes how difficult it was for the tribe to live in the far north.
How many people freeze to death and starve to death every year.
Yang Gan sympathizes with Ye Li Canjun. If others don't know, how can Yang Gan not know?
If the Dangxiang clan is unlucky, they will probably end up in Future Maozi's territory, which is synonymous with coldness.
Not to mention ancient times, even in modern times, people can freeze to death without heating.
Yang Gan came to Ye Lijunjun, patted her shoulder and comforted her.
"Your Dangxiang clan is indeed being counted to death."
"If I'm not wrong, the Huns only need to integrate all their forces and attack Taihuang County. Do you know what the result will be?"
"Master Marquis, please speak."
Although Yeli Gujun was very angry, she seemed very respectful to Yang Qian. She didn't think anything of it when talking about many things individually. But after smoothing things out, the Huns' purpose became obvious.
Without Yang Gan's point-by-point analysis, I would still be in the dark.
Yang Gan stood up, came to the map, pointed at the current Taihuang County, and his eyes gradually narrowed.
"Taihuang County is a nail that is firmly nailed to the Hexi Corridor. As long as this area is not lost, our business and trade will be fine. Unfortunately, the Hexi Corridor has not been opened yet."
"The moss yellow area is located at the intersection of the Loess, Qinghai-Tibet, and Mongolia-Xinjiang plateaus. The terrain is higher in the south and lower in the north, and slopes from southwest to northeast. It sequentially forms three landforms: the Qilian Mountains in the south, the central corridor plain, and the desert in the north. It is the largest landform in Hexi. Stacked plains.”
"That is to say, as long as Taihuang County is captured, the Huns cavalry can invade the pass without any help."
"If it were me, as long as I defend Taihuang City, then the entire western part of Daxia and the topmost territory of Liao Kingdom would become fat."
"They can eat whatever they want. They don't even need to defend the city. They can take away wealth that they haven't been able to earn for more than ten years with just one attack."
Yang Gan turned around and drank a sip of tea.
"There must be an expert among the Xiongnu, and this person is not simple. He can plan things to this extent, and the time span is so long. He is a powerful enemy."
Yeli Yujun said harshly.
"No matter who it is, don't let me catch him, or I will skin him."
Yang Qian smiled slightly.
"I'm afraid you won't have a chance to take revenge."
"Why?"
Ye Lijun frowned.
Yang Gan reached out and tapped his brain.
"Think carefully with your brain, and you must be quite young to come up with such a plan that spans decades."
"Now that decades have passed, that man has died long ago!"
Ye Lijun took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, but there was a trace of bitterness at the corner of his mouth.
"By the way, have you finished writing your list?"
Yeli Yujun came up with a list without any hesitation.
"This is the list of all the people in the Eighth Party Department who oppose the integration of Xia Kingdom, a total of 35 people."
Yang Gan closed the list and handed it back to her.
"Go and get in touch. Well~~~How about we have a meeting in ten days' time at a place two hundred miles northwest of Taihuang City?"
Ye Lijun nodded and immediately started making arrangements.
When she was about to go out, Yang Gan suddenly called to her.
Yeli Yujun turned around gracefully. There was no trace of the coquettishness that a girl should have in her body, but the momentum and decisiveness of a superior.
Yang Qian took a deep breath and said calmly.
"When one ethnic group integrates into another ethnic group, it is relatively simple if there are only a few thousand or tens of thousands of people, but you have hundreds of thousands, so integration comes at a cost."
"Are you sure you can afford any price?"
Yeli Yujun was stunned for a moment, then smiled like a flower.
"I believe in you. Although you are not a good person, I think following a strong man and a powerful civilization is not a bad thing!"
"If we were targeted by the Huns, many of us would die too!"
Yang Gan nodded.
"Go ahead."
Ye Lijun nodded and walked out.
Tian Zong felt that Mr. Hou was a little strange, but he didn't dare to ask more questions.
The moment Ye Li Yujun walked out of the door, Yang Gan's face instantly darkened.
"Master Hou?"
Tian Zong felt a little embarrassed, even though he looked like a local emperor in Taihuang County.
In fact, only people like them at the county level know that the higher the position, the stricter the supervision.
Of course, they're used to it now.
Many county guards understand one thing, as long as they don't commit any crimes, there won't be any big problem.
After talking to Tian Zong, he immediately summoned several ministers from the Tianshou Division to start discussions. There was no other way, as the top official from the Tianshou Division in Taihuang County was still recovering from his injuries in Yuntong County.
Traveling long distances is not good for injury recovery.
After arriving at the county town, everyone discussed together until the evening, but no one among them knew what they were talking about.
I just heard that after Tian Zong came out, his face was pale.
Not long after, a shackled middle-aged man was quietly brought into the county governor's house.
Yang Qian sat in the main seat, holding the document in his hand and reading it carefully.
The sound of chains was heard in the hall.
Yang Qian's eyes rose and he looked at the person through the official document.
When the middle-aged man felt the coldness revealed in those eyes, he immediately shuddered.
"Bai Zhuo, man, 39 years old, from Heyun County, a merchant, with a rich family background. He made a lot of profits by doing business with the thirty-six countries in the Western Region."
"It's a pity that greed is not enough to smuggle the Xiongnu for two years and transport a large amount of salt, iron, and bronze."
"Causing damage to national interests."
Yang Gan smiled coldly.
"The Silk Road was only opened a few years ago, but you actually worked as a smuggler for two years. Now you are sentenced to confiscation of your family property. Your direct descendants will be the leader. The remaining men will be assigned to slave priests for life, and the women will be transferred to the Tianshou Division to become official prostitutes."
"Do you~~~ have any objections?"
The man's face was pale, his whole body was shaking like chaff, his teeth had bitten his lip, which turned red, but he ignored it.
He wanted to shout loudly, but he had no reason to defend himself. He was indeed smuggling, and he was indeed relying on smuggling to grow his caravan.
"Master Hou, I, I want to live!"
Yang Gan sneered, "Want to live? But you have committed a heinous crime! How can I spare you?"
"The Huns are eyeing me Daxia. You smuggled salt and iron to give them strength, weapons, and armor. If there is a war in the future, wouldn't I, Daxia, have to sacrifice the lives of some soldiers?"
"Don't they want to live?"
"The life of your family is life, but the life of my Daxia soldiers is not life?"
Seeing that the middle-aged man was already shaky and about to fall, Yang Qian changed his tone and smiled warmly.
"Actually, it's not that difficult to live. It just depends on whether you are enlightened and sensible!"
