Great Qin Shi Empress

== Territory ==

It stands to reason that Qin Guo should be the one who is really anxious about this kind of thing.

After all, for this kind of surrender, any accident may cause the other party to regret it halfway. Most people will find a way to finalize it as soon as possible, so that the other party becomes a de facto member of their own country.

Xiao He did not go to these Hun tribes in the first place. One is that, as he himself said, the best time for planting pasture grass is almost over, and there must be no delay; the second reason is that Ying Zheng treats them There are still some doubts about the sudden surrender. I hope Xiao He can contact these Huns after the investigation is clear.

If there is no problem, everyone will be happy, and the Xiongnu tribe will be merged into Qin State as they wish, and Qin State will also gain more population and land.

but……

Xiao He looked at the overly eager Xiongnu in front of him, and doubts arose in his heart.

He and Liu Ji looked at each other, and then looked at each other's eyes with a bit of scrutiny and guard, even the county magistrate who had just chatted with this person with the other side also had a bit of defense——

Could it be that the county magistrate wants to unite with the people of this tribe to rebel against Qin?

For a moment, this thought flashed through Liu Ji's mind.

The county magistrate has been paying attention to this side, and he can tell at a glance that the expressions of the two are not right. Although he doesn't know the reason, he immediately stepped forward to protect his friend: "Don't get me wrong, he just wants to be included in Daqin as soon as possible. It’s just good to get grass seeds.”

Liu Ji was surprised: "It's just like that?"

Xiao He looked back and forth between the county magistrate and the man, and after realizing that they were not lying, he thought about what they said, and he really understood what the county magistrate said.

It's not that that person is really willing to take refuge in Qin just for the grass seed.

But before the grass was planted, they had seen too many benefits of joining the Qin State——

This point can be seen from the county magistrate's flaunting to that person just now. The county magistrate will never hide the other party's life after joining the Qin country.

They wrote to Ying Zheng because they knew it was good to be from Qin.

It is also because I have moved my mind before that I am so eager now.

but……

Although Xiao He understood, he didn't make a direct conclusion.

He glanced at Liu Ji: "Since he said that the patriarch is nearby, I'm going to meet him in person."

Liu Ji swiped and turned around: "Are you joking with me?"

No matter how nice the Huns say, they can't just follow the other party to break into the dragon's lake and tiger's lair, can they?If he deliberately deceived them, wouldn't it be game over for Xiao He to personally deliver it to the door?

Xiao He glanced at that person.

Liu Ji was taken aback for a moment, and then realized it immediately.

He walked directly behind the man: "I hit it off with you immediately, and I want to have a drink with you. I wonder if I can show you face?"

The man was dumbfounded: We were not talking about whether the King of Qin would accept their tribe's refuge?

But he didn't want the county magistrate to answer directly for him: "Of course. It's just that we came out in a hurry and didn't bring any drinks. I'm afraid we have to wait for a while..."

Liu Ji waved his hand: "No need, there's no drink, fresh milk is fine!"

The county magistrate was stunned: "Huh?"

Liu Ji directly dragged the man to a place where the pasture was still lush, and sat down on his buttocks: "What's your name? Come sit down, let's have a good chat!"

The man glanced at the county magistrate, then turned his head to look at Xiao He, and sat down in front of Liu Ji hesitantly.

Xiao He was not surprised, and looked directly at the magistrate: "Can you tell them and send someone to take me to their tribe to see the specific situation?"

The county magistrate asked one more question: "Just one person to lead the way?"

Xiao He said calmly: "One is enough."

The county magistrate already understood his purpose, opened his mouth, and finally nodded.

He walked up to a strong man, whispered a few words to him, and immediately looked at Xiao He curiously, then nodded quickly.

Then, the county magistrate brought him to Xiao He.

After Xiao He and Liu Ji talked, they immediately followed each other and left.

Liu Ji glanced at Xiao He's back, then turned his head and chatted with the person in front of him in a rambling manner, occasionally asking a question out of the blue, easily getting what he wanted to know from the other person's mouth.

It does sound like an aristocrat, but foolishly defenseless.

But that's a good thing.

Liu Ji glanced at him, casually echoed the other party's words, but thought in his heart: Now we only need to wait for Xiao He to come back from the Xiongnu tribe, and then we can print the truth of each other's news.

The county magistrate stood by and listened for a while, but didn't hear anything, so he went straight to digging with a hoe.

Liu Ji suddenly remembered the arrangement that Xiao He had mentioned to him before, and said, "It's still early for your county to get the grass seeds, and it will take some time for breeding, so there is no need to rush to reclaim the land."

The county magistrate looked back suspiciously: "What do you mean?"

Liu Ji grinned: "What I mean is, can you send a few people who don't work hard to the nearby counties and the neighboring Xiongnu tribes to inform them, so that the Huns in the counties can reclaim the land in advance, It can be planted directly after the grass is in place.”

"Let those important figures of the Xiongnu tribe who intend to take refuge in Qin go directly to the county magistrate's residence to wait, and then we will do two things together, and there will be no delay in time."

The county magistrate was taken aback for a moment, then immediately nodded and agreed: "I'm just sending someone there!"

Soon, Liu Ji saw with his own eyes that the county magistrate sent out more than 20 teenagers to report.

Although these few people are useless, but...

It can also be regarded as mitigating some possible dangers for myself.

Liu Ji turned his head and continued talking to the man.

That person already understood that he is now a hostage in Liu Ji's hands, but it may be because he is not guilty and he is in a friend's territory, so he is not worried. Instead, he took this opportunity to inquire about many people in the Central Plains life.

Liu Ji saw that he was very interested in these trivial matters of life, so he said more.

The two of you come and go, but there is really a bit of friendship between them.

Xiao He rode for about half an hour, and finally saw the tribal gathering place.

The person who led the way didn't seem to understand Qin dialect. Not only did he not say a word along the way, but he also told him everything that happened just now in Hun language after seeing his patriarch.

Fortunately, the patriarch understands Qin dialect.

After listening to the words of the clansman, he immediately stepped forward to salute Xiao He, and then invited him into the tent.

He ordered someone to bring a jug of wine, intending to fill it up for Xiao He himself.

However, Xiao He covered the mouth of the cup: "Let's talk about the business first? I have to ride back later, it will be bad if I get drunk."

Today's wine is not only low in alcohol content, but also tastes bad, Xiao He doesn't like it very much.

The patriarch felt a little pity: "Wine is a good thing..."

Xiao He laughed: "Although wine is a good thing, not everyone can bear it."

The patriarch glanced at Xiao He, shook his head, and put the wine aside.

Only then did Xiao He explain the purpose of his visit: "I came here today mainly to make sure that the letter you sent to Xianyang before was a decision made by all of your tribe? And the reason for your sudden change of attitude? And, take a look Are you in danger?"

but……

Xiao He thought of what he saw before, the living conditions of ordinary people in this tribe, and directly ruled out the last question.

The patriarch said seriously: "Our tribe is next to the Lieyang tribe, and we know their current life very well. Because their life is getting better and better, some people in our tribe have long thought of defecting to the Qin country, but some people really want this The question was raised, but it was after the county school in Jiuyuan County started enrolling students."

"The young people of the Lieyang tribe have all gone to study. After returning, not only have they all become sensible and polite, but they can also speak well and tell stories to the young people of our tribe."

——The story comes from the allusions in the New Three Hundred Thousand and other books.

If the spirit of a nation wants to be passed on, the best way is to write stories that contain the spirit of the nation and pass it on.

The Huns also had their own stories.

but……

These stories were recorded in words on parchment, slate, wooden boards, etc., but it is very easy to lose things during migration, so the number of stories in the hands of the Xiongnu has already been counted on the fingers.

People have spiritual needs.

So when the little friend came back with so many stories, the young people of the tribe easily adored the little friend, and then developed a bit of curiosity and yearning for the so-called academy and school.

Most parents are willing to meet the needs of their children.

As a result, all kinds of thoughts that had been suppressed before were directly ignited by the children's pleas, and they couldn't help it anymore, and they found the patriarch one after another.

The patriarch sighed: "From the very beginning, the idea of ​​taking refuge in Qin was not a decision made by my subordinates."

He was forced by all the clan members who were unwilling to accept the status quo to send that letter to Qin.

Xiao He laughed: "So that's the case."

The patriarch looked at him: "Then, what did King Qin think after reading the letter?"

Xiao He looked at the patriarch seriously, got up and walked aside after a while, and took out an imperial decree from his arms——

"Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict said..."

……

After Xiao He and Liu Ji visited all the Xiongnu counties and met all the chiefs of the Xiongnu tribes, the large cart of grass seeds they brought had disappeared, replaced by...

More than a dozen letters voted for honesty, and the territory of Qin State increased again.

== Arson ==

Yingzheng quickly got the trustworthiness of votes, and after reading it, he immediately ordered the governors of Jiuyuan County and Longxi County to build roads for these grassland tribes who had just surrendered, and at the same time allowed them to send their children to study in the school.

However, Ying Zheng was not too happy.

Lin Qian was a little curious: "Qin's territory has expanded again, don't you seem very happy?"

Ying Zheng pulled her to sit aside and handed him a letter from Meng Tian.

Lin Qian hesitated: "Is it okay for me to read it?"

Ying Zheng looked at her helplessly: "What's the big deal?"

Lin Qian laughed, and then opened the letter.

then……

The smile on her face quickly disappeared: "The Touman tribe has brought people back to the grassland? During this period of time, when Modu is on vacation, he often goes to the market and the market. It seems that he wants to get in touch with those Xiongnu?"

Ying Zheng nodded: "Touman is nothing to be afraid of, this Maodun..."

Tsk, it really is an unfamiliar wolf cub!

Lin Qian thought of the things Mao Dun had done in the historical records, and hesitated to suggest: "How about letting him drop out of school?"

After all, Maodun is the prince of the Huns, if he returns to the Huns to seize the throne after finishing his studies...

Ying Zheng looked at her worried look, and couldn't help laughing: "Although it's a bit disappointing, it's not beyond my expectations. You don't have to worry about it, I have already made arrangements."

Lin Qian looked at Ying Zheng: "What arrangement?"

Ying Zheng shook his head with a smile: "Until the answer is revealed, it won't be interesting."

Lin Qian: "..."

[No way, half of what you said was just to whet my appetite?Believe it or not, I will treat you like this in the future? ! 】

Ying Zheng looked at her: "Wait and see?"

Lin Qian's eyes widened, and she looked at Ying Zheng in disbelief.

Ying Zheng let out a chuckle from his throat. Seeing that Lin Qian was furious, he quickly hugged him in his arms, and then whispered something in her ear.

Lin Qian paused: "Are you sure you want to do this? He's still so young!"

Ying Zheng's eyes darkened, and he took Lin Qian's hand to the bedside, and said as he walked, "Small? Ten years old is not too young, you should know the severity by now."

It was not until more than a month after Xiao He and Liu Ji arrived in Jiuyuan County that Mao Dun learned that more than ten Hun tribes had defected to Qin.

The reason is that there are a large number of grasses that have never been seen in various markets.

Most of the people who sold these grasses were Huns, and when they sold them, they also advertised that the grass seeds of the forage came from Gu Fenghou.

There are so many people like this, it's hard for Mao Dun not to know.

But at the beginning, Modu thought that these people who came to sell pasture were the Huns tribe who had defected to Qin, so he didn't take it seriously, but soon, when he was wandering in the market with his classmates, I found someone I never thought of...

His little uncle.

Although Touman Chanyu's current Yan clan is a thorn in his side who regards Modun as something he can't get rid of, but he didn't jump out of a crack in the rock, so he naturally has his own biological mother.

And since there is a biological mother, there will be a maternal grandfather.

But from the unscrupulous actions of Tou Manchanyu and his Yan clan towards him, as well as the unconcealed malice, we can know that Maodun's grandfather could not suppress Tou Manchanyu, not even a little threat.

As for the reason?Of course it was because the tribe his grandfather belonged to was too weak.

But even though his grandfather's tribe was weak, his grandfather was at least the leader of a tribe.

Why would a leader be willing to bow down to others?

Excited, Mouton ran directly to the other party and confessed to him.

The little uncle was a little surprised when he saw Maodun: "Father went to the Touman Tribe to look for you, but was told that you had been sent to the Yuezhi Tribe, and later we heard that you defected and came to Qin. We thought it was Touman. He came to lie to us with nonsense, but I didn't expect it to be true!"

The little uncle was very excited, and immediately wanted to take Maodun to see his father.

Han Xin and others rushed over.

Han Xin asked curiously, "Modun, is this person someone you know?"

Mao Dun subconsciously wanted to refute.

But his little uncle has already opened his mouth: "Do you know Mo Dun? Why are you wearing the same clothes as that brat Mo Dun? Oh, you are students at the school, right? I heard that you only need to pay a few dollars. The school will distribute several sets of clothes to the students."

Han Xin glanced at Mao Dun, and carefully replied: "Yes, we are all students of the school."

Mo Dun already realized that he could not hide his relationship with his little uncle, so he introduced them directly: "He is my mother's youngest brother, and he is also the best uncle to me."

He also introduced Han Xin and others, "They are all my classmates, and Han Xin is my best friend."

The little uncle looked at them in surprise: "Have you really enrolled?"

Thinking of the children in his tribe who were still learning to read and write, the little uncle immediately extended an invitation to them, "You guys are on vacation today, you should have a lot of rest time, right? Why don't you come to our tribe to play together? Have you ever played on the grassland?"

Although the little uncle is very enthusiastic and the grassland is very attractive to these children, but...

Most of the students chose to refuse after some struggles.

One is that they grew up listening to all kinds of cruel deeds of the Huns, and they were quite wary of the Huns, so they didn't dare to leave with them;

So in the end, only Han Xin and Mao Dun returned to the tribe with their uncle.

Before going back, the two children offered to help sell the grass.

……

One big and two young rode horses and soon came to the tribe——

This tribe did not border Jiuyuan County, and the two teenagers could tell at a glance that they were not the first tribes that had defected to Qin.

Han Xin was curious: "The grassland you live in never bordered on Jiuyuan County, so you probably didn't join the Qin State, right? Then how did you enter the county town and go to the market before?"

The little uncle immediately laughed: "Who said we are not Qin people? We were Qin people more than a month ago, and the county guard has built a cement road for us, but it is not dry enough to run on horses. .”

Mo Dun's eyes widened in an instant, and he looked at his uncle in disbelief: "You also joined Qin?"

The little uncle paused: "Yes, why did you react so strongly?"

Han Xin looked at Maodun, a little strange: "Modun, is your reaction too big? The tribes that can graze around Qin have participated in the previous war against the Touman tribe. They have lived in Qin for a long time. Looking around the country, seeing how good the people of Qin are, they naturally want to join Qin, what's so strange about that?"

Mao Dun shut his mouth tightly, feeling a little anxious in his heart——

Isn't it strange that Qin State did not send troops to attack these tribes, so they took refuge in Qin State?

But facing Han Xin's clear eyes, he pursed his lips for a moment, but did not speak.

Unexpectedly, the little uncle said directly: "That's right, we decided to seek refuge after we saw that other people were living a good life, and we were sure that they would not be counted against the Qin State and would be treated the same as other people. If we were in the Qin State The days are not good, we are crazy to seek refuge with Qin."

He smiled and looked at Mo Dun, "It's you boy, that bastard Touman wants your life, don't you still miss him? Let me tell you, it would be better for you to take refuge in Qin."

Han Xin's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile: "Modun has long since defected to Qin State. Now he is not only studying at school, but also learning the art of war with my father. He wears Qin State's clothes and speaks Qin Guo's words. Who will suspect that he is from Qin when he goes out?"

The little uncle was startled for a moment, and then laughed heartily: "It should be like this! Since you are from Qin, Modun, you have nothing to do with Touman at all!"

Mao Dun raised his eyebrows, but he didn't deny it.

The little uncle Xu was overjoyed, and took them to the grass planted by his tribe: "Look at the grass that is almost as tall as a person, but the cattle and sheep in our tribe can't finish eating the next crop. I heard that After that, one crop can be harvested every one and a half months, and sometimes even two crops can be harvested.”

"Father said, in order not to waste, we have to raise more calves and lambs this year, and the cut pasture will also be stored according to the method provided by Gu Fenghou, so that we don't have to worry about the cattle and sheep starving to death because there is no pasture in winter. "

Han Xin had no idea about this, so he never spoke.

But Mo Dun realized something: "You planted all these pastures? Once you plant them, you can harvest for a whole year? Are you no longer nomadic?"

The little uncle waved his hand: "No, no, as long as the pasture can really grow for a year, we will settle down. However, we need to discuss carefully where to settle. I am quite envious of the prosperity of the county town, and I wonder if I should find more Let’s build a city together from one tribe to another.”

Mao Dun was struck by lightning in an instant.

The little uncle didn't pay attention to Mao's reaction, and still talked about his vision of a stable life in the future, but Han Xin who was next to him took every subtle expression in his eyes.

……

After the little uncle finished speaking, he took them to meet the tribal chief, that is, Mao Dun's grandfather.

But the other party was old, so he just greeted him casually.

After dinner, the little uncle arranged a place for Han Xin and Mao Dun, and everyone soon fell into a deep sleep.

In the middle of the night, a figure suddenly appeared in the pasture.

He looked at the lush grass in front of him, and Touman's childhood teachings flashed in his eyes——

"The Xiongnu are strong because of nomadism, just like the Qin army is strong because of the military nobility system. Once the Huns are nomadic and the Qin army has no military nobility, the combat effectiveness of both will be greatly reduced."

"So, the Huns must not settle down!"

Even though Touman was wrong in every possible way, his words were not wrong.

Mao Dun took out two flints from his pocket, "ding ding" a few times, and lit a piece of white paper.

The flames flickered and jumped in the night, as bright as the morning light at dawn.

Next to him is the tent where dry pasture is stored, as long as he throws down the white paper in his hand, he doesn't need to do anything, and the terrifying flames will devour everything he fears.

but……

Mao Dun stood in front of the tent, thinking about his little uncle's longing for the future, but he couldn't throw him into the tent no matter what.

The flames gradually went down, burning up all the paper, biting Maodun's finger holding the scroll.

He turned his head to take a look, and with a single movement, he grasped the flame into his palm, and smothered it before all the evil happened.

Taking a deep breath, he turned around and prepared to go back to his room.

He didn't know that the moment before he turned around, the figure standing in the corner behind him disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the handprints pinched on the edge of the tent also returned to normal in the blink of an eye .

……

Early the next morning, Han Xin and Mao Dun were ready to say goodbye and leave.

The little uncle still wanted to persuade him to stay, but was dismissed with a single sentence: "We only have one day off, and we have to go back to school tonight. And we have to go back to the military camp to talk to Uncle Han."

Han Xin nodded again and again: "Yeah, my father will be worried."

The little uncle had no choice but to send the man to the barracks himself.

After they left, Han Xin and Mao Dun went to find Han Yu——

Last night before they left with their little uncle, they deliberately went back to the barracks, but they didn't look for Han Yu, so they could only talk to Meng Tian. Now that they come back, they will naturally...

"what--"

As soon as the two arrived at the door of the tent, they heard a howl of misery, and their whole bodies froze with fright on the spot.

Soon, the two reacted and rushed inside like crazy——

They all heard that the owner of that miserable howl...was exactly the Han Yu they were looking for.

After rushing into the military tent, the two of them looked at the scene in front of them in astonishment, and opened their mouths to the maximum, almost enough to stuff several eggs.

And Han Yu, who was stared at by them, was facing them with his back at this time, revealing a hideous wound running through his entire back, he was biting a cotton handkerchief tightly, resisting the doctor to apply medicine to him.

Han Xin stared blankly at the scene in front of him, and his mind went blank for a moment.

After Han Yu finished applying the medicine and collapsed from exhaustion, Han Xin also fell to the ground in an instant as if he had lost all his strength.

……

Ying Zheng frowned and looked at the information in front of him: "Touman sent people to sneak into the grassland, and was discovered by Han Yu who was patrolling with troops. After the two sides fought, Han Yu was seriously injured even though he killed all the thieves. Although he was treated in time, the wound still remained Risk of festering..."

Lin Qianteng got up suddenly: "Wait, I'll buy medicine from the modern host!"