Ji Han Liu Zhang

"The fifth one."

Lan Ke, the envoy of the Xiongnu Right Wise King Qubei, rode out of a tribe again on horseback. There was a look of satisfaction on his face, and even the steps of his horse became brisker.

After several days of running around, Lan Ke had persuaded five Xiongnu tribes in Taiyuan County to join the rebellion. He couldn't help but feel a little proud of such an achievement, but he was not too proud. He planned to move around more in order to persuade all ten Xiongnu tribes in Taiyuan County to take action together tomorrow.

For the deceased Great Chanyu Huchuquan and Zuo Xian Wang Liu Bao, and also for the future of the Xiongnu. Lan Ke looked up at the blue sky, as if there was a fire burning in his heart, and he was very excited, and he imagined the future.

And we know that Yuan made a promise that if the Huns helped them take back Taiyuan, Daijun, Yanmen and other places would all belong to the Huns, and Yuan had nothing to do with it. The future of dividing the land and becoming a king was beckoning to the Huns.

As long as the conquest of Taiyuan County is successful this time!
……

Jinyang City.

Du Ji, the governor of Taiyuan Prefecture, calmly asked Huligai, the Xiongnu captain who was in charge of him, "That is to say, Qubei sent envoys to persuade you to rebel, and has already visited five or six tribes."

Huligai, who had a mustache and eyes as narrow as a door, replied respectfully: "The envoy sent by Qubei is called Lan Ke. He has no skills, but he is good at talking. He came to my clan a few days ago and persuaded me to wait for the right time and rebel as soon as Qubei arrived."

"By the way, Lan Ke also said that the last company he visited was Hulida, and Hulida had already accepted the offer."

"You also agreed." Du Ji smiled faintly, his tone calm and without any disturbance.

But even when Du Ji said this lightly, Hu Ligai immediately knelt on the ground, and with a slightly panicked look, he defended himself: "I agreed to do this in order to stabilize Lan Ke. Otherwise, if Lan Ke is arrested and the news leaks out, Hu Lida and others will be on guard, and it will be troublesome to deal with it at that time."

"In addition, after I learned about Lan Ke's situation, I immediately thought of reporting it to the Lord of the Mansion. This is enough to show my loyalty. I hope the Lord of the Mansion will understand."

Du Ji smiled and comforted Hu Ligai, "I can see your loyalty, so don't worry."

"Your Excellency is very wise and can see things a thousand miles away." Huligai praised.

Then Huligai continued to express his loyalty: "My Lord, I am willing to be your accomplice. As long as you give me the order, I will not frown even if it means facing mountains of swords and seas of fire."

Du Ji nodded, and said with emotion: "Everyone says that the Xiongnu are unfaithful and unrighteous, but I have never seen a loyal and righteous man like Huligaijun among the Xiongnu... You go back first, and everything will be normal. When the time is right, I will give you instructions."

"Yes, I will wait for the Lord's order." Hu Ligai responded generously, showing an appearance of unparalleled loyalty and righteousness.

After saying this, Huligai bowed and said goodbye. Just as he was about to leave, he heard a question from Du Ji: "I heard that you and Hulida are brothers, and your friendship is quite deep?" Huligai, who was about to turn around, quickly turned around, put his hands behind his waist, and replied in a very firm attitude: "Cousin, Hulida and I are actually cousins, and the relationship between the two sides is a bit distant. It took a lot of twists and turns to establish a relationship, and there is not much friendship between us."

"So that's how it is." Du Ji nodded and waved his hand. This time Hu Ligai officially left.

Zhang Ren, who was sitting on the left side of Du Ji, saw Hu Ligai's figure going away, and then turned around and said to Du Ji: "Mr. Du, the barbarians are ugly and most of them are unreliable. Don't trust Hu Ligai's words. Who knows if he is really an insider or an insider planted by the Qubei side. We need to be cautious about this matter."

"General, please be at ease. The Xiongnu have bad natures and do not know loyalty. I will not easily believe Huligai's words." Du Ji nodded solemnly and expressed his thoughts: "The Xiongnu are not reliable... If we want to keep Taiyuan stable, we can only rely on you, General."

As for preserving Taiyuan County, Du Ji never placed his hopes on barbarians like the Xiongnu. He only believed in his own Han army. Only his own Han army was the force that could truly stabilize Taiyuan. Relying on the barbarians would sooner or later lead to them taking advantage of him.

"In your opinion, General, when will Gao Gan, Qu Bei and others launch an uprising?" Du Ji was good at government affairs but not at military strategy, so he asked Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren thought about it and gave an approximate time: "Maybe after the summer harvest, when food and grass are sufficient, it is the right time to use troops... But soldiers are extremely expensive, and the Xiongnu envoy Lan Ke has been very successful in recruiting former Xiongnu troops. It is possible that Qubei will take the initiative and Gao Gan will provide support."

"As for the others..." Zhang Ren said worriedly, "Gao Gan is stationed in Shangdang, and Qu Yi, Zhang He, Gao Lan and other famous generals from Hebei are all there. His plan must be big... Now Taiyuan and Hedong are both under his attack. It seems that Gao Gan is targeting Taiyuan this time, but we should also be prepared for Hedong."

Du Ji nodded and agreed, "General, what you said is absolutely right. We should prepare for war. We should also send someone to inform Fa Xiaozhi in Hebei as soon as possible to avoid being caught off guard and being taken advantage of by Gao Gan and Qu Yi."

While Du Ji and Zhang Ren were discussing military intelligence, Huligai, who was leaving Jinyang, met several tribesmen waiting for him outside the city. These tribesmen were the best in his tribe and were also his trusted ones, so Huligai brought them with him on this trip to Jinyang.

When Juan, the leader, saw Huligai's figure, he immediately led a few people to greet him: "Captain."

Huligai stretched out his hand and pressed down, stopping the shouting of several people. He rushed forward and said to them, "Let's go back to the tribe."

On the way, Juan approached Huligai and asked him, "Captain, what's the situation?"

Hu Ligai said calmly, "Lord Du knows our loyalty. We should keep everything as usual and wait for Lord Du's order. If we can save Taiyuan County, we will be meritorious officials and can live safely in Taiyuan County."

Hu An nodded in response, and then he looked puzzled and asked in confusion: "Captain, compared to Lord Du and Zhang Gongyi who killed the Great Chanyu, Right Wise King Qubei is closer to us. Why don't we serve the Right Wise King and instead become Lord Du's accomplice?"

"Besides, if the Right Wise King wins, we will live a happy life, which is much better than living a miserable life under the supervision of Lord Du."

Huligai raised his eyebrows and sneered, "The Great Chanyu is dead, what can a mere Right Wise King do? Just remember, we are hungry wolves. The most important thing is to find a strong wolf king. Only by following the wolf king can we survive... If we follow the wrong wolf king, we will step into the air and our entire clan will be destroyed." (End of this chapter)