My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 304: Revenge! Revenge!
On the altar, Junchen rested his hands on the golden scepter that symbolized supreme power, with his chest puffed out proudly, his eyes scanning the hundreds of people in front of the altar one by one.

It is hard to say that the military officials are very high-spirited at this moment.

It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not necessary, Junchen would not have been willing to take such a bad approach to mobilize the fighting spirit of his warriors.

——As the Khan of the Xiongnu, the supreme ruler of the grassland, no matter what Junchen wants to do, he has countless ways to achieve his goals.

For example, eight years ago, when the military officials heard that the old emperor of the Han people had died and the new emperor had ascended the throne, their first reaction was to use their will to plow the sky and the whip of God to tell the Han people: The Xiongnu will always be the strongest in this world!
Therefore, even though the former Right Wise King's line had just been massacred, causing increasingly acute internal conflicts and Chanyu Ting had no time to go south, Junchen still got everything he wanted through diplomatic intimidation.

The Han people once asked for whatever they wanted from the Khan, the military commander of the Xiongnu.

In the entire known world, the Han people were almost the most difficult and hardest target for the Huns.

Even the most difficult Han people had to ask for whatever the Xiongnu wanted - if they wanted peace, they had to give princesses; if they wanted an alliance, they had to give gifts;
It is not worth mentioning other countries, forces, people or things, big or small.

This time, it was also the case.

Junchen wanted to send troops south to regain the dignity that the Xiongnu lost in the Hetao-Beidi area at the beginning of this year;

According to past circumstances, Junchen did not need to mobilize the power of the gods at all. He only needed to shoot the sacred weapon passed down from Maodun Chanyu at his waist: the patricidal whistling arrow. Then the iron hoof of the Huns would be able to crush everything between heaven and earth!
But this time, Junchen had no choice but to do so.

Junchen had no choice but to lick his face - he had to use the power of the gods, or in other words, with the cooperation of the shamans, he had to pull up the tiger skin of the "Plow God" to mobilize the fighting spirit of the warriors.

As for why...

"What does the Right Wise King think of these three hundred warriors?"

"Can the Right Wise King's Nanchi also gather such a strong elite force? Does it also have hundreds of eagle shooters?"

Under the altar, the three hundred "warriors" raised their heads fanatically, and looked towards Junchen with eyes filled with almost insane worship!

However, Junchen secretly hid the viciousness in his brows, turned his head with a forced smile, and glanced sideways at the silent Right Wise King Yizhixie behind him.

Although there was still a smile on his face, the look in Junchen's eyes when he looked at Yizhixie was filled with terrifying murderous intent that was not concealed at all!
If it weren't for Laoshang Chanyu, the Xiongnu Chanyu Court, which was originally full of primitive and barbaric things, would have gradually developed some basic political atmosphere;

If it were not for the fact that, in Junchen's opinion, Yizhixie's existence was of vital political significance for the Xiongnu Chanyu Ting to pacify the various tribes of Munan, ease the conflicts between Chanyu Ting and Munan, and stabilize Munan, even if Yizhixie had nine lives, they would definitely not be enough for Junchen to kill.

According to the custom of the Xiongnu, fathers, sons and brothers lived in the same tent without distinction between them.

Well, the meaning of "no distinction between each other" here is what everyone imagines.

In a grassland family unit: within one tent, whether it is your father’s wife, your mother, or your son’s woman, your daughter-in-law;
Or the wife of your brother, your elder brother's wife, or your uncle's wife, your aunt;
——All women in a tent belong to all adult men in the tent.

The Xiongnu people did not care at all about their own families, that is, whether the children born in their "tents" were their sons, nephews, or half-brothers.

As long as the father of the newborn is the bloodline of a male in this account, and it is 'one's own bloodline', that will be enough.

No matter which man's bloodline in the account - whether your father gave you a younger brother, or your brother gave you a nephew, as the 'head of the household' of this account, you are the undisputed father of this child.

Junchen's father was Xianlaoshang Jizhou Chanyu;

Yizhixie's father, the previous Right Wise King, was a brother of Laoshang Jizhou Chanyu.

So, in a sense, Yizhixie can also call Laoshang Jizhou Chanyu: father.

As the most outstanding leader and patriarch of the previous generation of the Xiongnu royal family: the Luanti clan, the old Shanyu Shangjiju was qualified to be the 'common father' of this generation of the Luanti royal family.

In theory, all the royal members of the Luandi clan of Junchen's generation were sons of Laoshang Jieju Chanyu and could call Laoshang Chanyu "father".

From this perspective, as both are descendants of Laoshang Chanyu, Junchen has to call Yizhixie: younger brother.

But this younger brother has never made Junchen worry.

Even the death of his brother's biological father made Junchen worried...

"I remember that when the former Right Wise King was still around, the Right Wise King's headquarters would always get the top five in every event at the annual Zhulin Conference."

"——On the grassland, everyone is talking about the headquarters of the Right Wise King, which gathers the bravest and most powerful warriors of the nomadic people."

"The old Shanyu always praised the former Right Wise King. Even I, who was the Left Wise King at that time, admired the Right Wise King at that time - my most outstanding uncle."

"It's a pity that the former Right Wise King did not remember the teachings of the old Chanyu and did not remain loyal to the Great Xiongnu because of the old Chanyu's tolerance."

"Thanks to his outstanding performance at the Zhulin Conference every year, the former Right Wise King was able to place hundreds of people in the Chanyu Court to serve as spies in just over a decade."

"If I hadn't noticed the wrongdoing of the former Right Wise King, I'm afraid I wouldn't have known that one day, these hundreds of spies would become the vanguard of the former Right Wise King to launch a coup and seek the position of Chanyu?"

Although Junchen said this, the look he gave Yizhixie was filled with indescribable disgust and disdain.

Is this the case?

unimportant.

The important thing is that the former Right Wise King is already the ‘former’ Right Wise King.

The grassland follows the law of the jungle, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

No matter how wise and brave the former Right Wise King was, he had already been killed by Junchen.

As for the current Right Wise King and successor of the previous Right Wise King: Yizhixie, he was only able to inherit the throne of Right Wise King due to the mercy and forgiveness of Junchen.

Others are the butchers and I am the meat;

A man as cunning as Yizhixie would naturally understand this truth, and it was even more impossible for him not to understand what Junchen said. He knew exactly what kind of answer he wanted to get from him.

"Your will..."

First, she bowed her back and knelt on the ground with great respect - even piety, and kissed the soldier's exposed toes meticulously;
It was not until Junchen reached out his hand and perfunctorily touched the back of Yizhixie's head to show that "I accept your loyalty" that Yizhixie straightened up slightly.

"The great Chengli Gutu has sharp eyes like an eagle that can see thousands of miles away."

"The former Right Wise King was as cunning as a wolf, and he had so much dealings with the Han people that he learned their cunningness."

"Chengli Gutu saw Wanli clearly and discovered the treacherous villain's plot. This is a clear proof that Chengli God protects our Great Xiongnu and the nomadic people!"

"As for that villain, he used the Zhulin Conference to plant his own spies in the Chanyu Court, and he learned most of the Han people's treachery and cunning..."

Following Junchen's words, he cursed his dead father - the father who was persecuted by Junchen - and Yizhixie only buried the hatred in his heart even deeper.

Then, as if he remembered something, he answered Junchen's previous question.

"Chengli Gutu led the warriors of the Chanyu Court. All the tribes on the grassland combined could only contribute elite warriors who were lucky enough to become warriors of the Chanyu Court headquarters."

"My Right Wise King's tribe definitely does not have so many elite warriors."

"——Thinking back to the past, the warriors that villain sent out every year were all plundered from the various tribes in Munan, and they were forced to come out by threatening the safety of their families and even the tribe." "Now, the Right Wise King's tribe dare not raise their heads or straighten their backs in front of Chengligutu, let alone look Chengligutu in the eyes."

"So much so that on the Han border, tens of thousands of warriors of the Right Wise King's tribe were unable to break through even a mere Chaona Pass..."

As soon as Yizhixie said this, the already stiff fake smile on Junchen's face froze even more.

This is why Junchen hates this "brother".

——The grasslands believe in the law of the jungle, worship the strong and despise the weak;
But as a nomadic civilization established under the law of the jungle, the nomadic people of the grassland - especially the nobles at the level of tribal leaders, in addition to worshipping the strong, namely the Chanyu, also pity the weak.

Of course, the weak here do not refer to the old and weak who cannot swing a sword, cannot ride a horse, or have no strength to draw a bowstring;

But compared with the Chanyu Court, it is slightly weaker and can only humbly offer its loyalty as a "relatively weaker party".

For example, they;

For example, on the grassland, every tribe that prostrated themselves under the whip of the Xiongnu Khan, and every tribe that was ruled by the Khan.

Of course, it also includes Yizhixie's Youxianwang tribe.

Why did Junchen, who clearly hated Yizhixie to the core, not kill him until now?
Why did a great defeat in the north fail to bring disgrace upon Yizhixie, but only caused him to lose his reputation in Munan and his prestige plummet?
This is the reason.

Although the nomadic people on the grasslands do not understand the principle that when a rabbit dies, the fox mourns, and when creatures of their own kind feel grief, it does not prevent them from having similar emotions.

When the military officials learn about the power of the former Right Wise King, they will think: This is a family fighting for power, a wolf pack fighting for the position of wolf king.

But after everything was settled and Junchen became the undisputed "Wolf King", the various tribes on the grassland could not accept Yizhixie as a "remnant" and were also persecuted by Junchen.

Because according to the cognition and common values ​​of the grassland peoples, Yizhixie was simply unable to pose a threat to Junchen.

If you can kill a 'brother' who poses no threat to you out of personal grudge, then wouldn't we, who have no blood relationship with you and are merely a tribe affiliated with the Huns, be abandoned by you at any time?
Therefore, even if Junchen was extremely angry, he could not do anything about Yizhixie.

Especially since Yizhixie would always act like he was now, acting harmless and even extremely loyal, making it even more difficult for the military officials to start their actions.

——There are no clear laws on the grassland, but there is a unique set of codes of conduct, or universal values.

Even if you are a Xiongnu Khan or a military officer, you still have to abide by the rules that are commonly accepted on the grasslands...

"The failure of the Right Wise King in the North has nothing to do with the Right Wise King's headquarters."

"If it had been any brave and wise Luanti clan, the Han people's Chaonasai would have become a floating sinking that is easier to blow away than dust and easier to extinguish than fireworks."

"——The Right Wise King himself was incompetent, but he blamed the failure of the war on the warriors of the Right Wise King's tribe;"

"This is really disappointing to me - to the God of the Plow..."

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"For this battle, the Right Wise King will stay in Dragon City."

"Let my mother Yanshi teach the Right Wise King for me: what is the glory of my Luandi clan, and what is the man of my Luandi clan!"

"When I return victorious, if the Right Wise King is still like this..."

Junchen did not elaborate on the rest of the words.

Not only was it not convenient to embarrass his 'brother' in front of so many people, but Junchen himself also couldn't think of any decent harsh words to say.

kill?

You can’t kill;

罚？
What else can be punished?
Apart from sending Yizhixie to fight a losing battle, thereby killing someone, Junchen could not think of a second way to get rid of this evil wolf that had not yet grown up without any harm!

As for really letting Yizhixie fight a battle in which he would surely lose or even die?

Junchen didn't think that there was anyone in this world who could bring such a catastrophic defeat to the powerful Huns.

——The only ones who can defeat the Huns are the Huns themselves!

Junchen still remembers what Laoshang Chanyu said and regards it as the absolute truth.

"Your will..."

As Junchen expected, Yizhixie was still enduring.

Junchen didn't know how long Yizhixie would endure and when he would suddenly attack and hurt people.

It is highly probable that it was not during the reign of a military official;
But even so, every time he saw Yizhixie's seemingly harmless face, but in fact it was full of cunning, Junchen couldn't help but feel irritated...

"Warriors!"

"The Right Wise King of the Great Xiongnu was frightened by the undefeated general of the Han people!"

Then, on the altar, the military officials suddenly raised their voices and began the final mobilization before the invasion war this autumn.

Then, under the gazes of thousands of blazing and even fanatical eyes, the golden staff that symbolized the high power was raised above the head by the military official.

The pure gold crown on Junchen's head shone with dazzling golden light under the sunlight;

Junchen raised the golden staff in his hand high up to the sky, and then slowly fell towards the south...

"Follow the will of the sky!"

"For the glory of our Great Hun!"

"——Trampling every piece of Han land!"

"—Kill every Han warrior!"

"—Take away every Han woman!"

"Take away all their wealth, food, and everything!"

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"Follow your great Chengligutu!"

"Go to the foot of the Great Wall and take back the victory that originally belonged to our Great Huns!!!"

"revenge!!!"

"avenge!!!!!!"

(End of this chapter)