In the main hall of the Qin royal palace.
Silence, absolute silence.
The silence was not because there was no one here. On the contrary, the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, and all the ministers were in the hall, and there were more than a hundred of them.
This silence was because in the main hall, there was a wooden box placed on a pool of clear water in front of the King of Qin's throne. The thing in this wooden box was something that the ministers did not expect.
An Xijun's gift to the King of Qin!
Zhao Gao stood to the side. When he heard what the gift in the box was, the unique gloominess on his face disappeared and was replaced by an expression of shock and surprise. However, it was only for a moment before he regained his composure. He stood aside and listened to the messenger of His Highness Ying Zige continue his story.
"The Xiongnu Chanyu, Touman, has 100,000 Hu cavalry attacking. The 14th Young Master has set up a Fire Bull Formation outside the city and defeated the enemy. He killed the enemy chief on the spot and presented it to the king.”
The King of Qin sat on his throne, expressionless. The ministers below were even more silent.
It was because Li Ergou's words were too shocking. Among the officials in the hall, there was no lack of experts who were proficient in Hu affairs. The Xiongnu had 100,000 cavalry, which meant that all of the Xiongnu had been mobilized. This was simply impossible. What kind of medicine did Hu Qiutou eat to travel thousands of miles to make things difficult for a small border town? Even if they went, they couldn't send out 100,000 cavalry. There must be some exaggeration. (Ying Ziyi said,"If I don't tell you more, how can I appear powerful?")）
"In the battle half a month ago, our army won a complete victory, capturing more than forty thousand Hu prisoners and obtaining countless cattle, sheep, and baggage.”
In the main hall, Li Ergou spoke one after another.
The ministers were thinking again. 40,000 Hu Krupps, this could not be faked! If this war was real, then the Xiongnu had mobilized at least 50,000 troops.
What did this mean?
3,000 Qin soldiers had defeated 50,000 Hu cavalry and even killed the enemy leader. This was a great victory that could be recorded in the history books! However, when he thought of that seven-year-old child in Five Carriage City, this matter was simply too unbelievable.
"Ying Ziyi said that Li Mu's grandson, Li Zuoche, contributed a lot in this battle. Therefore, if you want me to pardon Li Mu's family and related subordinates and allow them to serve in Wuche City, what do you think?”Ying Zheng flipped through the memorial sent by Ying Ziyi and said suddenly.
Ying Zheng said that he was asking the ministers, but in fact, he was looking at Wang Jian. In that great battle back then, it was Wang Jian who had set up a plan to sow discord, enticing the King of Zhao to kill Li Mu and thus destroy the State of Zhao.
Wang Jian didn't speak for a long time. Everyone thought that this old general was secretly angry because of Ying Ziyi's words. He walked out and said,"Great Qin has strict laws. Merits are rewarded and mistakes are punished. Li Zuo Che has made great contributions to fighting against the Xiongnu. The request of the 14th son is beyond reproach. Please forgive his sins.”
"Your Majesty, please forgive him." When the ministers saw that you had no objections, how could we have any objections? Many ministers walked out and expressed their agreement with Wang Jian's words.
"As you have requested, pass on my king's order to forgive Li Mu's family and his soldiers for their crimes. They are allowed to go to Lord Anxi's fief and serve Great Qin. In addition, Anxi Jun Ying's son Ying Yi against the Xiongnu meritorious, allow him to go in and out of Xianyang at any time, no longer need to guard Longxi.”
After saying that, Ying Zheng looked at Li Ergou and asked,""How is Ying Ziyi going to deal with the 40,000 Hu?”
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Five Carriage City is short of labor. The Fourteenth Young Master wants to use Hu Krupp as workers to build fortifications and roads.”
What a joke! Hearing this, many ministers smiled bitterly in their hearts. To think that the Fourteenth Young Master could think of such a way to expect those natural-born bandits to put down their swords and bows and repair the road.
Ying Zheng seemed to be a little surprised as well, but he immediately said,""That's good!"
"King for ten thousand years, ten thousand years!"
The court session ended just like that, but the impact of this matter would not fade away. Instead, it became more and more intense. It was like a huge vortex that stirred up every corner of this huge empire. The entire world trembled because of this matter.
At the very least, Zhao Gao had already gone crazy.
" Kill him, kill him!" Zhao Gao shouted in exasperation as soon as he returned to his residence. This unfathomable schemer was furious because his carefully designed scheme was so easily broken by someone. He learned to throw things like a shrew to vent his anger.
However, it was useless. In the end, he calmed down. With bloodshot eyes, he made up his mind and said,"This child must not be left alive, not alive! No matter what price he had to pay, he had to get rid of this kid.”
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No matter how many undercurrents were surging within the Qin country, and no matter what kind of impact this matter would have on the countries of the world in the future. At present, the one that was affected the most was still the Xiongnu branch in the Hetao region.
Chanyu Touman was killed and his head was sent to Xianyang. Tens of thousands of warriors died or were captured. None of them returned.
The Xiongnu were already in chaos. Several of Touman's brothers and powerful generals were gathered in Touman's former king's tent, quarreling until their faces were red.
Of course, it wasn't because he felt regret and grief for losing a great leader like Chief Touman, nor was it because he wanted to discuss how to retaliate against the Qin people. They were fighting over who would take the Chanyu's position after Touman died!
For a time, the main tent was as lively as a market. Some said that they had the most underlings, some said that they had the greatest contributions, some said that they were the most loved by the former Chanyu, and the most ridiculous was that some people said that they were more powerful than Brother Cheng and would definitely make the Xiongnu more prosperous. (After all, the Xiongnu lost a lot of people in the battle of Wuche City!）
A motley crew, a plate of loose sand.
The old Shaman shook his head slightly and silently walked out of the tent. He had just finished his divination, and his face was pale and dispirited. The old shaman, who had wanted to tell the content of his divination in the king's tent, changed his mind completely.
He walked into the tent. There was already a child waiting inside.
"Old Shaman, what can I do for you?”the child asked.
The old Shaman squatted down and looked at the child lovingly, stroking his face.""Your father refused to listen to my advice and insisted on provoking that evil spirit. In the end, he was buried in the State of Qin. After I learned of this bad news, I performed another divination. Mao Dun, you are the last hope of our Great Xiongnu. You will be the Chanyu of our Great Xiongnu, the greatest Chanyu.”
Mao Dun was neither excited nor afraid after hearing the old Shaman's words. He calmly analyzed,""Now that Chanyu is dead, all of you are thinking about that position. Old Shaman, if you push me out, I don't have enough prestige to manage them. There's even the risk of being assassinated.”
The old shaman's eyes lit up. The child in front of him was extremely intelligent. The content of the divination was indeed correct. He nodded." I don't intend to announce this matter before you become an adult. I'm going to take you far away.”
"Where to?"
At this moment, several people walked into the tent. When they saw the old shaman, they respectfully said,"Old Shaman, why did you call us here?”
"Chanyu didn't listen to my advice and insisted on going south. He was defeated and died. "After that, I divined that the Kunlun God had sent down an omen. Mao Dun is the last hope of our Great Xiongnu and will also be the greatest Chanyu of our Great Xiongnu. You wolves are the fiercest of us Xiongnu. Let me ask you, are you willing to be loyal to him?”
The werewolves looked at each other. They did not dare to question the old shaman's words. They knelt down and said to the young Mao Dun,"Greetings, Chanyu."
"Very good!" The old Shaman nodded in satisfaction and said to Mao Dun,""Chanyu, tomorrow, we will lead 3,000 troops to the north.”
"The north?"
"Yes, that is a world of ice and snow. The bone-piercing cold is enough to train your will, the desolation is enough to cultivate your tenacity, and the dangerous environment is enough to hone your martial arts. That was the place where the Wolf King was born, the greatest Wolf King!”
The old Shaman's eyes flashed with a dim light. He held Mao Dun's shoulders with both hands and stared at him. The old shaman's face was flushed by the fire in the tent. His words were impassioned, and his entire body seemed to be trembling, as if the most glorious era of the Xiongnu was about to arrive.
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