Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 446: Fighting the Barbarians and Winning Without a Fight ([-])

"Da Shanyu spared no expense to come to meet him, the crown prince is grateful." Fusu invited Mao Dun and his party to sit down, and said to Mao Dun.This is a formal negotiation, so naturally we can't meet each other as a private ceremony, and we have to play the prince's banner.

Mao Dun smiled and said: "Ben Shan has a deep understanding of the state of etiquette in China, and it is well-deserved. The prince invites you, and Ben Shan dare not obey."

"Thank you, Shanyu." Fusu thanked politely, and said, "Daqin didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the Donghu and the Huns, but it is Daqin's duty to reconcile all nations. The two of you are fighting to the death, which has caused a very bad situation. Da Qin had no choice but to respond to King Donghu’s request to mediate the dispute between the two of you, and also asked Da Shanyu to stop fighting with Donghu in a benevolent heart, so as not to let the lives of the people die.”

It is very troublesome for the Qin Dynasty to participate in it. If the mediation envoy of the Qin Dynasty is just a courtier, Maodun can be vain and meandering, but now the crown prince personally mediates, that is to say, the Qin Dynasty will not stop unless the prince If there is no result to come forward to mediate, it will damage the majesty and status of the prince, which makes Mao Dun have to re-evaluate.

"The prince came to mediate the dispute between the Great Xiongnu and Donghu out of benevolence, and I am very grateful." Mao Dun said slowly, "I think the prince knows something about my Great Xiongnu. Strong and the Huns are weak, bullying the weak has always been Donghu's usual trick. The king of Donghu is greedy and asks our Huns for horses and women. The prince knows that the Great Xiongnu and the Great Qin have good relations with each other and become a state of brothers. King Donghu deceived others too much, and Ben Shanyu had to fight back against him for the survival of the Great Huns. Fortunately, the Great Huns favored the Great Huns , so that Ben Shanyu can punish the greedy villain."

What he said was half-truth and half-false, and it could not be true.On the surface, the current evolution of the situation is indeed as he said because Donghu is tyrannical and always bullies the Xiongnu, so the Xiongnu sent troops to defeat Donghu as a last resort.But from a deeper analysis, it can be found that he is telling lies. To destroy the Donghu and strengthen the Xiongnu is a strategy that Maodun has set up a long time ago, and he is just waiting for the opportunity.

A shrewd person from Fusu would not be fooled by him, and said with a smile, "Although what Da Shanyu said is reasonable, the matter was indeed caused by the tyrannical King Donghu who oppressed the Xiongnu."

Mao Dun nodded slightly, thinking that the fact is so, he is not afraid that Fusu will deny it, if he does not admit it, Fusu is talking nonsense, and the subsequent negotiations will be more beneficial to him.Fusu admitted that this matter is also beneficial to him, so he made a statement, and the talk went more smoothly, and Maodu's wishful thinking was very clever.

Fusu went on to say: "As far as this crown prince knows, what Donghu wanted was nothing more than horses and women, and he didn't ask for an inch of land from the Huns, but now Da Shanyu owns Donghu's land. Land is the foundation of a country. Da Shanyu is not too much. ? Da Shanyu is familiar with China, so he should know that seizing cattle from Qitian is too much."

The implication is that it is necessary for Mao Dun to restore the Donghu, and the people of the Xiongnu can only be strong if they get the land of the Donghu. Maodu has already fully occupied the land of the Donghu, and it is impossible for him to spit it out.He said with a smile: "What the prince said is very reasonable, but we Huns have always repaid kindness with kindness, and repaid grievances with grievances. Donghu oppressed us so much. If we don't retaliate, we are not big Huns. Although what the prince said is reasonable, but For the great Xiongnu, it is really embarrassing, so I ask the prince not to say any more.

"Ben Chanyu can assure the prince that if King Donghu can return to the land of Donghu, Ben Chanyu promises him that he will never kill him, and he can also give him a piece of land so that he can continue to be his King of Donghu. Ben Chanyu not only Don't ask him to pay tribute, but reward him with generous gifts every year."

This is not only a kind of tolerance, but also a kind of power.Speaking of tolerance, it is because for the Huns, King Donghu deserved death, but Maodun wanted to pardon him for the death penalty, let him be king, and even reward him, which is really extraordinary tolerance.It's a trick of power, but it's actually very simple, because King Donghu has become a bereaved dog, and there is no threat anymore. It doesn't matter whether he is killed or not.Don't kill him, give him a small piece of land so that he can continue to be king, and you can also show his generosity to other countries, so as to buy people's hearts.

Maodun has both manners and means, Zhou Chong and the others admire him from the bottom of their hearts, he is indeed a person who has been influenced by Chinese culture.

Fu Su shook his head and said, "The prince admires Da Shanyu's demeanor very much, but has Da Shanyu ever thought that Donghu is on his way to Xianyang now, and he should decide where he will go, not by the prince on his behalf? .”

When King Donghu comes to Daqin, he will definitely not let him return to Donghu. Let him stay in Xianyang, where he can eat and drink for offerings. Isn’t it just a waste of food, but he can get the image of harmony among all nations, for those who admire China Set an example for the ethnic minorities so that they no longer oppose Daqin, make good friends with Daqin, and even defect to Daqin.

This move, the Han Dynasty used it with great proficiency, treating those Hu people who defected to the Han Dynasty with courtesy, resolutely attacking some rebels, and a very good strategy of differentiation and disintegration, which has a very great effect.With Qin Shihuang's shrewdness, he would definitely not miss this opportunity.

Mao Dun resolutely said: "If the king of Donghu doesn't return to the land of Donghu, he can't be regarded as a Donghu. We Hu people have the rules of our Hu people, that is, we can't fall into trouble with foreign countries. Even if he dies, he will die on his own land. .”

This is just an excuse, the Qin Dynasty will never allow Donghu King to go back, Fusu vetoed it: "Da Shanyu's words are wrong, Donghu King is still the king of a country, and he can decide whether to stay or not. , no one can make decisions for him, this Crown Prince himself has promised him. If Da Shanyu insists, then Da Shanyu thinks too much of himself, and wants to order the Crown Prince." Afterwards, his tone was very severe.

Commanding the world is Maodu's ambition, but now is not the time, the Huns are not strong enough to turn against Qin Dynasty, Maodu remained calm and said: "The prince is serious, I am serious, how can Ben Shanyu have the heart, no Nothing, nothing. Since the crown prince has said something beforehand, this matter can be requested by Daqin, and King Donghu himself can decide whether to stay or not, and Ben Shanyu will never force it."

Although King Donghu is the king of subjugation, it is beneficial to whoever controls him, so Modu wants to get Dong.He has lost for a while by talking like this.

Zhou Chong opened his mouth slowly, and said: "Da Shanyu came prepared this time. According to Zhou Chong, Da Shanyu plans not to restore the Donghu, but intends to occupy the land and people of the Donghu. In this case, let's not talk about the Donghu for now. Let’s talk about the Xiongnu and Daqin first.”

Mao Dun looked at Zhou Chong in surprise, and said: "Mr. Zhou's words are wrong. The Great Huns and the Great Qin are brothers, and they have always been in harmony. There is nothing to talk about."

Zhou Chong sneered and said, "The Great Chanyu's words are wrong. Zhou Chong doesn't want to talk about anything else. He just wants to talk about the Great Chanyu's wolf ambition. You have to listen carefully."

(End of this chapter)