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Chapter 216 What’s wrong with being a Qin person?
Touman asked: "Which prince did Maodun offend? How did he offend him?"

The second envoy of the Xiongnu delegation sighed and said, "Report to the Chanyu, the person that Crown Prince Maodun offended was not the son of the Qin Emperor, but the son-in-law of the Qin Emperor. This man is called 'Li Nian', and he is famous throughout the Qin Dynasty. He is highly regarded by the Qin Emperor, so he was granted the status of a prince and a Qin princess was married to him."

Although he was not the son of the Emperor of Qin, nor was he a member of the Qin royal family, he was granted the status of a prince by the Emperor of Qin and married to his daughter. With just a few words, Touman and others knew how important Li Nian was in the eyes of the Emperor of Qin, but Maodun had provoked this person...

But how did Maodun provoke this person?

The leader who had not read the news sent back by the delegation guessed: the problem probably lay with the Qin princess. Maodun was most likely asking the Qin emperor to marry a Qin princess, but Master Li Nian thought that Maodun was trying to steal his wife, so he killed Maodun.

But if we think deeply about this conjecture, why did Maodun ask to marry the Qin princess? What would happen if Maodun really succeeded?

If one thinks about it carefully, it is frightening. If Maodun really married a Qin princess, his power in the Xiongnu would surely increase dramatically, and even the Chanyu would find it difficult to suppress him. It can be said that it is a foregone conclusion that he will take control of the Xiongnu, it is just a matter of time.

And if Maodun became the Chanyu, given Maodun's attitude towards them, would they still have a good ending?
Fortunately, the Qin prince named "Li Nian" killed Maodun and prevented his plan from succeeding.

Touman also thought of this, and his mood became more complicated. If Maodun asked to marry a princess of the Qin Dynasty, it would obviously be the biggest threat to him.

Why did Maodun ask to marry a Qin princess?
It was obvious that they were targeting him, wanting to get rid of his father as soon as possible so that they could take over.

The second envoy of the Xiongnu delegation added: "The Emperor of Qin highly values ​​Prince Li Nian, and he is even more important than all of the Emperor's sons. Prince Maodun did not know that Prince Li Nian was already engaged to the Emperor's daughter, so when he met the Emperor, he asked the Emperor to marry him a princess of the Great Qin."

"Although the Emperor of Qin has many daughters, there is only one who is of marriageable age, and that is the one who will marry Master Li Nian."

What a wonderful coincidence. If there were two Qin princesses waiting to get married, Maodun would not have lost his life.

But there was only one of them, and Maodun became like yellow mud falling off his crotch, which was either shit or shit.

"Master Li Nian was also in the court at the time. After Maodun proposed marriage, the entire palace fell silent instantly..."

Recalling the situation at that time, the Xiongnu envoy is still frightened. The palace, which had been harmonious and warm like spring, seemed to have suddenly become a world of ice and snow and was terribly cold.

The ministers of the Great Qin State remained silent and waited for the young master to speak. The Emperor of Qin was also watching what the young master meant.

The Qin emperor and his ministers only have one person, Master Li Nian!

If they dared to say a few more words at that time, they would definitely follow the same fate as Prince Maodun.

"At that moment, it was as if the grassland had reached its coldest time. Heavy snow covered the grassland, and the whole sky and earth were frozen, until Master Li Nian stood up and spoke."

One leader couldn't wait to ask, "What did Master Li Nian say?"

The Xiongnu envoy said, "Master Li Nian said that he would trade a woman for the peace of the Qin Dynasty. He felt quite ashamed. He also said that the Qin Dynasty must do it..."

The second Xiongnu envoy glanced at Touman and the other leaders.

Seeing him like this, Touman said, "Just speak up, I won't punish you for what you say!"

After getting the guarantee from the Chanyu, the Xiongnu envoy said: "Master Li Nian said that Great Qin must do the following: no marriage alliances, no compensation, no cession of territory, no tribute, no vassalage, the emperor guards the national gates, and the king dies for the country!" After saying this, the Xiongnu envoy secretly glanced at Touman and the other leaders' faces, only to see that they all looked unhappy.

Because these words really hit them right in the heart, including Touman.

Or was it because of the battle with Li Mu? That defeat not only shattered their ambitions, but also seriously damaged the vitality of the Huns. And the Huns with damaged vitality are not the poor little ones who are easy to bully, right?
Countries like Donghu, Buyeo, Yuezhi, etc. would not sympathize with the Huns or treat them in a friendly manner just because they were severely weakened. Instead, they would take advantage of the Huns' illness and bully them whenever they could.

Touman and others also knew that they had not yet recovered and it was not easy to go to war with these countries again. They could only accept it with a pinch of their noses, and those who wanted to give them beauties had to give them beauties, those who wanted to cut down the pastures had to cut down the pastures, and those who wanted to compensate for the cattle and sheep had to compensate for the cattle and sheep.

In the history that should have happened, this situation even continued until Maodun killed his father and seized the throne.

The King of Donghu asked Maodun for a thousand-mile horse, and he gave it to him. The King of Donghu asked Maodun for his wife, and he gave it to him too.

Of course, there was also the reason that Maodun wanted to paralyze the King of Donghu and gain the strength to reorganize the Xiongnu, but since Touman, the Xiongnu already had a fine tradition of pretending to be a grandson when weak, ceding land, paying compensation and giving away beautiful women.

However, Maodun and Touman are different. Maodun pretended to be a grandson, while Touman pretended for so many years that he gradually became a real grandson.

The Xiongnu envoy now said what Li Nian said, which made Touman and the other leaders feel that he was talking about them by name. They had committed almost all of the things Li Nian said!
The palace fell silent. After a long while, Touman finally broke the silence and sighed, "Although this is a good idea, it is a little unrealistic. How many countries in the world can do this? What was the reaction of the Emperor of Qin after Master Li Nian said this?"

The latter question attracted the attention of all the leaders in the hall.

Master Li Nian, who could say such words, might be difficult to deal with. He might have deep malice towards the Huns. However, this man is highly valued by the Emperor of Qin.

The Xiongnu envoy said, "The Emperor of Qin rejected the marriage proposal from Prince Maodun. As for Master Li Nian, the Chanyu and the other leaders can rest assured. Although Master Li Nian said 'no marriage, no compensation', he was actually quite friendly to us. He summoned us and personally told us our origins and history."

After hearing this, Touman and the other leaders felt relieved. If Li Nian was a member of the iron-blooded Qin Empire and insisted on exterminating these foreign tribes, then there would be big trouble.

However, Li Nian was friendly to them...

So friendly as to kill Maodun?
But they were not in the mood to pay attention to this. They were more concerned about Li Nian's story about the origin and history of the Xiongnu. One leader asked, "Master Li Nian also knows about our origin and history? What did he say?"

The Xiongnu envoy said, "Master Li Nian said that the Xiongnu are not foreign barbarians, but are also part of the Chinese nation. The Chinese nation is like Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Han, and Wei. Although they have established their own countries and have been fighting each other, they all belong to the Chinese nation and are brothers of the same race."

"According to Master Li Nian, our ancestors were the Xiahou clan, and therefore we are Chinese. It's just that we have been away from our homeland for too long and have forgotten our origins. Master Li Nian said that he really hopes that we can return to China."

After saying this, the second envoy secretly glanced at Touman and the leaders, only to see that Touman's expression was as serious and heavy as before, and it was unknown what he was thinking. The leaders seemed to be willing to move, but they were also struggling and unwilling.

Seeing the different expressions of both parties, the envoy knew that his words had worked. He did nothing more but repeated Master Li Nian's words verbatim according to what Brother Liu had said.

But returning to China, that is, becoming a Qin person, what's wrong with that?

I can wear those beautiful and smooth clothes, eat those delicious foods, live in those spacious and beautiful houses, and hold my head up high like the Qin people.

If they were Qin people, would the Donghu and Yuezhi people dare to bully them?
Only the Chanyu and the leaders were unwilling to accept this...

(End of this chapter)