I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 294 The Huns’ conspiracy

"Huns." Chen Luo murmured in a deep voice.

The index finger of his right hand tapped lightly on the document, making a dull, semi-muffled sound.

The Mohist caravan did not find the specific presence of the Huns on its way back to the Han Dynasty. Instead, it made inferences based on the presence of horse hoof prints on the road ahead after the rain, a damaged and left wolf skin water bag, and other traces.

However, they were caravans who had gone deep into Mobei and conducted trade with many tribes on the grassland, so they understood the ferocity and harm of the Huns.

Those brutal Huns were defeated by the Han, but to the small and medium-sized tribes on the grassland, they were unshakable behemoths. In the folk songs passed down orally, they were frightening evil existences, more powerful than attacking sheep. The wolves are even more hateful.

The Mohist caravan once rested in a very small tribe. Unexpectedly, they once belonged to the grassland overlord Loufan, but now they have declined to less than a hundred young and middle-aged people, only a dozen horses, and no fixed pasture.

The songs sung by the herdsmen, each word filled with blood and tears, were copied by Mohist disciples and included in the business records of that time and reported to Chen Luo, which greatly deepened the stereotype of the Xiongnu's brutality in his mind.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Luo hummed slightly out of tune: "The Huns took the land to the north, leaving me with no pasture for livestock; the Huns took the land to the south, leaving my women disgraceful; the Huns took the land to the west, leaving my royal court without a fixed place; the Huns took the land to the east, leaving my royal court without a fixed place; If we seize the land, we will die in my building. I have been in exile for decades and I don’t know where my hometown is."

The slight change I made was to change the "Xia Nu" that was originally insulted by the Loufan survivors to the Xiongnu that is more in line with the Chinese language habits.

This unknown ballad sings about the history of Loufan's demise.

The Huns continued to oppress their living space, from occupying pastures to taking away women, and finally completely destroyed their tribe.

On the grassland, if you lose the powerful tribe you originally attached to, you will become a rootless flying canopy, unable to take root on the ground. You can only chase the grassland that changes with the seasons again and again, and live a life without a fixed abode.

Therefore, decades have passed and I can’t remember where my hometown is. It’s absurd but reasonable at the same time.

The lyrics of the song are really tragic, but I can't sympathize with them.

Do we, the Han people, have to reflect on the war between two foreign races?
The reality is that the Huns defeated Lou Fan.

But if the Loufan tribe became the victors, would it be possible that they would graze their herds honestly and not go south to invade the Han Dynasty?
Instead of believing that Lou Fan loves peace after becoming stronger, it is better to believe that the group of friends he met in his previous life will really turn fifty against him on Thursday.

Regarding the dog-eating Huns and Lou Fan, Chen Luo's greatest interest was to take in the "lost dog".

After all, it is known that the defeated dog will be devoted to the red-haired senior who kicked in when he was down and out.

It's just that when the Mohist caravan went to the grassland for the last time, preparing to implement Chen Luo's plan to deploy internal forces, the Loufan remnant tribe had already moved to other places.

This plan is temporarily on hold, but not stopped.

The main reason is that the Mohist caravan has only appeared on the grassland for two and a half years.

Therefore, the small tribes are very defensive. In their eyes, the Mohist caravan is a stranger. As for the medium-sized tribes, most of them are dependent on the Xiongnu, or are in remote areas, and it is useless to recruit them. On the grassland, they can really Called a large tribe, there are only the Xiongnu Chanyu headquarters and the branches of several Xiongnu kings.

According to Chen Luo's idea, he found several small tribes that harbored hatred for the Xiongnu and cultivated them into medium-sized tribes that he could control.

Although these tribes could not compete with the Xiongnu on the grasslands, they could become the Han's internal agents and constantly provide useful intelligence.

After all, the Huns did not have the mindset to fight an information war.

At that time, Chen Luo can tactically lean back and give the opponent a little big-man shock.

Do you understand what the Kingdom of Heaven is?

I, a big man, can make the tribesmen in your account take the initiative to rebel.

It's just that this plan is long-term. It's hard to say whether I can use this secret as Chen Luo.

But just thinking about it, a secret was buried for nearly a hundred years, and finally exploded during the war to destroy the Huns.

It will definitely become the most gorgeous fireworks.

Rubbing his eyebrows, Chen Luo recalled in his thoughts the letter sent by the Mohist caravan on the document.

According to their speculation, if the Huns entered the Dai Kingdom from the border, they would most likely go to the intersection area between Shanggu County and Dai Kingdom's border defense.

The responsibility for that section of the city wall is relatively unclear due to constant adjustments to the administrative planning of Dai. Therefore, there are no soldiers stationed for a long time, and inspections are relatively relaxed. In many cases, Dai and Shanggu County take turns.

Shanggu County's defense against the Huns was not as strict as that of Dai State.

Of course, the strengthening of Dai's border defense forces only started in the past few years when Chen Luo became Dai's prime minister.

After all, the "two problems" existing in the Dai country were external causes of Xiongnu intrusion.

How could I not spend a lot of effort to solve it?
On the one hand, he allowed the Mohist caravans to go out, and occasionally opened border markets.

Proper trade with the Huns allows the other party to obtain winter survival supplies, which to a certain extent will reduce the Huns' ambition to invade.

Why bother fighting and killing when you can exchange what you need in a peaceful manner.

But on the other hand, Chen Luo strengthened border patrols and trained a 2000-man light cavalry team named "Weijiang" to be stationed at the border.

When the Huns invaded Daidi, the patrolling border guards would give an immediate warning to nearby counties and cities to be prepared, while the Weijiang troops stationed at the border would rush in the direction of the Huns as soon as possible.

Because of the distance, it was basically impossible for Weijiang to stop the Huns from looting in the first place.

But their main task was to ensure that the Huns could not safely take the looted materials out of the Han's land.

In the past, the Han army could not pursue because two legs could not outrun four legs.

Now that there is a light cavalry, and the Huns' movement speed of carrying supplies has slowed down, under this change of rhythm, it will be a bloody battle after the Huns are overtaken.

In terms of actual combat power, Weijiang, which was established only two or three years ago, is not as good as the Xiongnu elite. However, they have the home field advantage, plus they have only been beaten in the past, and now they can fight back with the bloody courage inspired by them.

Weijiang fought 27 times in three years without losing a single victory!
Therefore, in the case of developing border markets and defending the frontier as a deterrent, the Huns learned well and rarely chose to take action against Dai.
Chen Luo paid special attention to the early warning from the Mohist caravan.

The Xiongnu seem to be at peace in recent days, but with the gradual recovery of production in various counties in the Dai Kingdom, is it possible that the Xiongnu has the intention of "fattening and then slaughtering"?
There was no way he could just watch his hard work being wantonly destroyed.

"The area adjacent to Shanggu County and Dai Kingdom is like a county. The county magistrate's surname is Feng. I will explain to him when the time comes and we can't... wait." Chen Luo said to himself when he stopped thinking.

And it's like a county, and it's like a county.

He felt inexplicably that he seemed to have an impression of it today.

The reminders he was receiving constantly told Chen Luo to pay attention here.

Don't ignore it!
He frowned slightly, a solemn look appeared in his eyes, and he began to rummage through the papers.

"Yes."

After a while, Chen Luo held a roll of bamboo slips in his hand and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the feeling of oppression in his heart disappeared.He slowly unfolded it, and besides reporting the results and polite words, he read the key contents above again.

"There are thieves who have fled to our county. They are quite ferocious and have killed several people. Now I have arrested a thief. I sincerely request the Prime Minister to send someone to exterminate him."

This document was issued from Qeru County.

Is there any connection between the Huns and this band of thieves?

Just from the simple description in this document, no specific connection can be seen.

After all, the land of Dai belongs to the border, the folk customs are fierce, and the habits of the people are different from those in the Central Plains. They cannot survive anymore and easily become bandits and bandits, choosing to rob homes and homes.

It's just that the time when the Mohist caravan discovered that the Huns were sneaking into the Han Dynasty and the thieves appeared in Qeru County was too consistent.

This made Chen Luo think twice, unable to convince himself that this was just a coincidence.

After pondering for a moment, he called his attendants in and said, "Go and invite the traitor Qu over."

When he planned to leave Chang'an four years ago, he informed Qu Chongyin that he was going to arrange a way out for him in the city, not to mention ensuring that he would have a prosperous official career, but at least he would have enough food and clothing.

It's just that Qu Chongyin felt that he was too restricted in arresting the thief in Chang'an City. He couldn't enter the Marquis' Mansion, and the criminal was a servant of so-and-so. He was very aggrieved, so it was better to leave together.

After arriving in Dai, Chen Luo originally wanted to arrange for him to be responsible for the judicial and prison aspects, but Qu Zhongyin repeatedly refused and chose to be responsible for arresting thieves who were chasing prisoners.

According to him, catching the thieves one by one and bringing them to justice would be more satisfying than drinking fine wine.

"Wei." The attendant responded and left in a hurry.

Not long after, Qu Zhongyin came to the house.

Dai City is not as big as Chang'an, and the core residential area of ​​the city is not large. Especially for people with higher status in Dai Kingdom like Chen Luo and Qu Zhongyin, their houses are basically on the same street. Chen Luo asked his servants to call people, which is actually not a good idea. It's only three or four hundred steps away.

"Why did the Prime Minister invite me here?" In the past ten years, Qu Zhongyin's appearance has not changed much. His body is still strong and strong. He often catches thieves and even still does it himself.

It's just that his hair is a lot thinner. This is what Qu Zhongyin complained to himself every time he got drunk.

Chen Luo didn't show off, and directly handed over the bamboo slip on the document and said, "Chongyin, take a look first."

Qu Chongyin took the document, read it carefully and said, "There are thieves on the loose and committing crimes in the county. Their county magistrate asks you for help?"

"That's right." Chen Luo nodded slowly.

After thinking for a moment, Qu Zhongyin said: "It is indeed difficult to deal with the wandering thieves who appear there without relevant experience.

Although they will not hide in the mountains and forests like they did in the Central Plains, they may escape from the border at any time and come back when the storm passes.

And if the county magistrate chooses to ask for help, it means that he and the county lieutenant cannot successfully capture them. "

Qu Chongyin himself has many years of experience in arresting thieves. He has also been working in Daidi for four years and is familiar with this area.

Therefore, with just a few lines of words, he could analyze the key points.

After hearing this, Chen Luo nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "These thieves seem to be well prepared. So, Zhongyin, are you confident in dealing with them?"

Qu Zhongyin smiled at first, then stood up and said solemnly: "Have I ever been afraid in the face of the most ferocious thief? Have I ever declined in the face of the most dangerous task?

I will arrest all the thieves in Qeru County, put them in cells, and sentence them according to the criminal laws of the Han Dynasty. "

Seeing the high-spirited Qu Zhongyin, Chen Luo was quite pleased.

When they first came to Dai, the public security conditions here could be called the worst among the Han Dynasty. There were countless thieves and bandits hiding in Dai City.

At that time, Qu Zhongyin had day and night reversed, and every night he took the government servants to arrest people in better places during the day.

If Dai Di is compared to a patient, then Chen Luo is responsible for dealing with the "tumors" on his body, while Qu Zhongyin is constantly cleaning the "toxins" on his body surface.

Without Chen Luo cutting the "tumor", Qu Zhongyin would not be able to eradicate those "venom".

But without Qu Zhongyin's help, Chen Luo would fight alone to restore public security in Daidi. It would be a major project of moving mountains and reclamation, and I'm afraid he would have to spend ten times as much effort as before.

However, he did not forget to remind him: "Chongyin, let me say it first, things in Qieru County are not that simple."

"Huh?" Qu Zhongyin narrowed his eyes slightly, and a stern sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "The thief has an insider in the government? Or is their leader hooked up with some powerful person?"

There is collusion between officials and bandits, which can still be seen in Daichi a year or two ago.

However, under the strict investigation of Chen Luojia and Qu Chongyin, officials who had committed such behavior were basically arrested, and a small number of them fled away from Daidi in fear of crime.

After all, as the Prime Minister of the country, if he wants to investigate someone in Daidi, not even Liu Ruyi can protect him, let alone those local officials.

Chen Luo shook his head slowly and denied the other party's speculation.

He said solemnly: "The thieves who appeared in Qiru County this time may be related to the Huns. If you find relevant clues, send someone to Daicheng immediately. Don't take it lightly."

"Huns?" Qu Zhongyin was stunned, with a look of surprise on his face.

In his mind, it should be considered the first time that thieves from the Han region were related to the Xiongnu.

However, Qu Zhongyin quickly adjusted and responded: "Chongyin naturally understands what the Prime Minister said.

If those thieves are related to the Huns, it won't be too late. I will explain the affairs when I go back later and set off for Qeru County immediately. I should be able to arrive the day after tomorrow. "

"No." Chen Luo continued, "If the opponent is really a Huns, ordinary officers may not be able to deal with them. I will dispatch a team of soldiers for you to command, and then let Weijiang assist you in your actions."

After all, the Huns are destined to never settle down, and there may be a big move behind their conspiracy.

Turning a blind eye may result in thousands of casualties among the local people.

This is why I pay special attention to this matter.

Seeing this, Qu Zhongyin had a serious expression on his face, which did not change until he left.

When he stepped out of the gate, he turned back and said: "Prime Minister, this is the good news you have been waiting for me."

"Okay." Chen Luo said seriously after looking at each other.

(End of this chapter)