My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 254 Sigh
"I am incompetent. I have done everything I can to anger the Xiongnu Chanyu, but he remains unmoved. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Two hundred miles north of Yanmen County, in the central army tent, Zhu He bowed and apologized.

"Julihu doesn't dare to fight?"

"Your Majesty, their tribe fears the might of the Han army and is afraid of internal dangers, so they dare not send troops, nor are they willing to go south to pay tribute."

The emperor, dressed in tight clothes, frowned slightly, and the generals in the tent also remained silent.

Zhu He then said: "When I returned south, the Julihu tribe had already left the Chanyu court and fled to the west."

It is no coincidence.

When another group of envoys returned, they also brought back similar news. According to Guo Ji's report, although he tried his best to ridicule, the pressure of reality was there.

The Wuwei tribe was forced to swallow their pride and was not even thinking of taking their anger out on the Han envoys. As a result, not long after Guo Ji left the enemy's tent, the Wuwei tribe moved northward.

Escaped to the vast sea...

After learning the information, the Han army slowly turned and moved to the northeast. The two forces of the Chanyu had already escaped, but there was another force in the northeast that was even closer.

however.

When the last wave of envoys who went to the left wing of the Xiongnu returned south, they brought back roughly similar news, with only one slight difference.

"Zuo Xian Wang was afraid of Your Majesty's majesty, and has fled to the far north with his people. Before fleeing, Zuo Xian Wang sent an envoy to return to the south with me, and expressed his willingness to submit to the Han Dynasty!"

Flags are flying in the wilderness.

The emperor, sitting on his horse, looked sternly toward the north for a while, then said in a deep voice, "Send the messenger over."

The generals in the central army were slightly solemn. Soon, a Hun man wearing a fur coat, with his hair braided and his eyebrows lowered, was brought forward by Lang Wei.

thump.

The man knelt on his knees and said loudly: "My king knows his own limitations. In the past, he met the cavalry general of the Han Dynasty and was impressed by his bravery. Today, the emperor has come and he dare not offend the majesty of the emperor."

"I have specially sent you here to pay homage to the emperor!"

This is just a polite remark, but in fact the original meaning of this sentence is that in the last battle in Mobei, tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops were killed in battle by Huo Qubing, and their vitality was severely damaged, and they have not recovered to this day.

Upon hearing that the Han emperor was personally leading an army of 180,000 north again, the Zuoxian King's tribe, the weakest of the three Xiongnu tribes, could not withstand the turmoil.

therefore.

I have come to pay homage to the Han Dynasty and to be humble and submissive...

"What is your identity?"

The Xiongnu envoy with his head sticking to the ground did not understand what the emperor meant. He raised his head slightly, causing the iron hooves in front of him to take a few steps forward.

"Let me ask you, what is your position in the Left Tribe of the Xiongnu? What qualifications do you have to represent the Left Wise King and pay homage?"

Under the gazes of so many cold eyes, the envoy turned pale. After listening to the translator's retelling, he hurriedly replied, "I am the prime minister under the Zuo Xian King, from the Luandi clan!"

The emperor rode his horse around him twice, and the left prime minister was so frightened that he bent down again and buried his head deep in the grass.

"Just a royal family?"

The messenger was so overwhelmed by the scornful looks from all around that he trembled as he said, "Your Majesty, I am also the youngest son of the Zuo Xian King."

"Ah!"

"That's pretty much it."

Liu Che flicked his whip and took a deep look at the Xiongnu prince who was kneeling and trembling. Then he looked up and glanced around, at the generals Wei Qing, Li Guang and others present, and at the soldiers with fiery eyes around him. The emperor suddenly let out a long roar:

"A little Xiongnu boy, nothing more than that!"

“That’s all——!”

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of laughter all around, "Hahahahaha!"

"Little Xiongnu boy, nothing more than that!"

"Hearing that Your Majesty is here in person, I bow my head and kowtow. This shows the great military power of the Han Dynasty and the great majesty of Your Majesty!"

"Wan Sheng!"

The silence, depression, and solemnity of the march for more than ten days were suddenly released at this moment. The sea of ​​cheers spread from the center of the army to the surrounding areas. In just a moment, there was only one loud shout between heaven and earth. Listen, that sound was as loud as thunder, reaching the sky.

"Long live the Han! Long live your majesty!"

"Wan Sheng!"

The Xiongnu Chanyu looked north in panic, and the Xiongnu children knelt on the ground to pledge their allegiance. This great victory was achieved solely by military might, which was the greatest victory the Han Dynasty had ever experienced since its founding!
In a sense.

The escape of the two Huns' great khans was not as important as the kneeling of the envoy of Zuo Xian Wang. This was a victory between countries!

The symbolic meaning is far greater than the practical meaning!
True.

King Zuoxian sent envoys to pledge allegiance, perhaps because his own pastures were closer to Han territory and were most threatened, or perhaps he was deeply afraid of being annexed by his nephew, so he surrendered to the Han Dynasty in order to seek a check and balance and protect himself.

Maybe he has many maybes!
But the fact is the fact. After the Han Dynasty launched several northern expeditions, the weak left wing of the Xiongnu finally lost.

Submit to the Han Dynasty!
After the great victory in political terms, what followed was the reality. King Zuoxian sent his young son to pay tribute, which was actually sending a hostage.

The emperor accepted it.

Not only will Liu Che take her in, he will also make her a palace guard and arrange important life events for her in the future, allowing her to get married and have children!

The Xiongnu prince who knelt and trembled on the ground amid the cheers did not know that someone had already planned a smooth road for his future...

The sky is blue, the wild is vast.

The sky is clear blue, and the earth is thundering with the armies.

Liu Che thought of himself leaving the Great Wall and entering the grassland, doing what his ancestors could not do. Looking back, he saw flags covering the sky, generals gathering, and tens of thousands of troops roaring.

At this moment, even though the emperor had practiced qi cultivation for decades, he was suddenly aroused by a sense of heroism and vigor!
Rejoice!

At this moment, when the Han Dynasty achieved a major victory over the Huns, and when the emperor's face showed excitement and heroism.

"Your Majesty, today our Han army is attacking the north, and the Xiongnu Chanyu has fled. This boy kneels down and declares himself our lord. This is truly a feat that is rare in a century, and a magnificent sight!"

"Your Majesty, I beg you to offer sacrifices to the gods!"

at last.

After Sima Xiangru presented a suicide note and Kong Anguo made a public memorial, the third time of advising the emperor to perform the Fengshan ceremony was called out in front of the army, on the grasslands outside the Great Wall!
The person who spoke was Huo Guang, the Shangshu Pushe and Shiyushi who accompanied the emperor to the war.

He fell off his horse, bowed and faced the enemy solemnly.

Huo Guang's words seemed to have a magical power. Starting from his words, the generals nearby fell silent. Not long after, the soldiers shouting in the distance were also stopped by an unknown voice.

There was a gentle breeze and silence all around.

Only the occasional snorting and stamping of hooves could be heard from war horses.

Liu Che held the sword with one hand and the reins with the other. He first looked intently to the north, then turned around and looked south. He looked at Huo Guang, who continued to bow, so he turned around and looked at others.

Others...

"Your Majesty, at this moment, I believe that we should perform the Fengshan ceremony, report the peace to heaven, and repay the gods for their contributions!" Grand Marshal and General Wei Qing dismounted from his horse and clasped his fists in a deep voice.

next moment.

General Li Guang, General Li Ju, General Xu Ziwei, General Lu Bode, General Han Shuo, and all the other generals present dismounted, clasped their fists, and shouted:

"Your Majesty, please offer sacrifices to the gods!"

"Report peace to heaven and report the merits of the gods!"

The next moment, all the soldiers of the three armies looked up and shouted, "Your Majesty, please perform Fengshan! Report peace to the heavens and thank the gods for their contributions!"

Report the merits of the gods——

achievement--

The sound waves spread and echoed in the sky and earth. Between the endless sky, grassland, and army, it seemed that there was only one person at this moment, just for one person.

His name is Liu Che!

In this situation, Liu Che remembered a saying of his ancestor Emperor Gao - Alas, a real man should be like this!
"Fengshan!"

(End of this chapter)