After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 45 The legendary life of the old Khan

Hai Xiya and Ma didn't notice the movement of their granddaughter inside, and were still talking quietly to themselves.

Haixiya was born into a military family, while Ma was born in Chang'an and grew up in Chang'an. The couple had heard rumors about the old Khan King of the Hu people since they were children.When the couple moved to the border town, they heard more stories about this man.

He has been guarding the border in Haixi Cliff for 30 to [-] years. Although he only has a small civilian job and has never been on a battlefield, he has experienced many wars.After moving to Guazhou and becoming landowners, the Hai family experienced several attacks by barbarians. Although the residence in the city was fine, the pastures outside the city suffered considerable losses. Dozens of sheep and horses were lost, twice. Even the house was burned down.Speaking of the culprit, Haixi Ya and Ma's couple cursed the old Khan.

However, the life of this old Khan, who was about to die of old age, was somewhat legendary.

Although he was the son of the previous Khan, he was born to the daughter of a traitor general. His mother died early and his mother's family was defeated. He was not favored since he was a child. When he grew up, his father sent him to Dachu as a hostage.But when his father and brother raised troops to invade Dachu, they did not consider his life at all.He was almost captured by the Chu court and sacrificed to the flag. I don’t know how he escaped. Anyway, when he reappeared on the border of the Hu people, he was already blind in one eye, missing two fingers on his right hand, and was seriously ill. She is no longer as heroic as before.

However, this person is still somewhat capable. Even with such a disability and illness, he was still able to hook up with the beloved daughter of a powerful noble within a year after returning to the country, marry her, and then rely on the influence of his in-law family to obtain the marriage. Ascend to a high position and become a figure that his father and brother no longer dare to look down upon and ignore.His brothers all died one after another by coincidence, leaving only him and Uncle Wang. Uncle Wang was actually willing to support his rise to power, so he successfully became the Khan King of the Hu people after his father died of a sudden illness.

This year, he was just 40 years old.It had only been more than ten years since he returned from Da Chu.

Before he came to power, he often instigated the Yue family to send troops to harass the Dachu border.After becoming King Khan, he took charge of the army and officially began to raise troops to attack Chu.His physical weakness did not reduce his ambition by half. Two of his older sons died on the battlefield one after another, and his wife turned against him, but they never stopped him from attacking.In the past 30 years, he has gradually invaded the territory of Dachu, and has long been a serious problem for the court and border troops of Dachu.

The behavior of this Khan King was criticized the most. Everyone in the northwestern frontier of Dachu couldn't help but curse him a few times when he was mentioned. This was because he was very careless in sending troops to invade the border.

In times of calamity, when the border troops and people on the border were having a hard time, he would send troops to fight.

On New Year's Day, when the common people in the border army wanted to relax and be happy, he also sent troops to disturb them.

He will come when Dachu has a good harvest, when there is a bad harvest, when the Hu people have strong soldiers and horses, and when there is no money or food, he will come.His troops were sent out irregularly, and even though he was defeated, everyone thought he would be idle for a few years. However, it didn't take long for him to send troops to invade again, and he would plunder the food and grass when they were short of supplies.Because of his militaristic style, several of his older and capable sons and generals loyal to him were killed in the battlefield, and the country's strength also declined from prosperity to strength. Many Hu people would rather flee to Dachu to live, but He still refused to give up the eastward invasion.

When his wife turned against him, he killed his first wife and confiscated her family's soldiers, horses and property; a loyal general died fighting for him, so he turned around and forcibly married her 15-year-old daughter and took over her family in the name of his new wife. His brother supported him to become Khan King and fought for him, so he snatched the only son he had finally obtained and claimed it as his own, causing the suspicion of Uncle Wang's cuckolding to spread to the northwest of Da Chu. , Uncle Wang's wife was forced to commit suicide to prove her innocence. Until the third prince grew more and more like Uncle Wang, no one stopped talking.

The only thing he deserves praise for is probably not disturbing the passing caravans.He would only send Hu cavalry to attack the people in Da Chu's cities, but he would not kill, injure or rob passing caravans.In this way, the caravan will naturally be willing to take this trade route knowing that its personal safety is guaranteed.The old Khan king collected tax money from it and used it as military expenses.

Caravans that often go to the Western Regions usually have backers behind them, and many of them are powerful and senior officials in the capital.The intrusion of the barbarians on the border did not harm their interests. Even if the northwest frontier army repeatedly reported the intrusion of the barbarians, they did not take it seriously.

Now, the old King Khan, a bastard who was hated by everyone, was finally about to die.

Ma said bitterly: "He has lived long enough! God has no eyes to allow him to live such a long life! When he dies, let his wife, children and brothers fight, dog bites dog, don't do it again It’s disturbing the people of Da Chu!”

Hai Xiya said calmly: "His prestige could still intimidate everyone during his lifetime. Once he dies, the disasters that have been planted by the military for decades will explode. The Hu people will definitely be in chaos for several years. When they get over it, If they come, they will no longer be as strong as before." Moreover, apart from Da Chu, the Hu people did not have no other enemies.

Madam Ma snorted coldly and became curious: "That Queen Khan won't reconcile with Uncle Wang, right?"

Hai Xiya shook his head: "How could it be so easy? That was the revenge of killing my father..."

The father of Queen Khan was also a general under the old King Khan, and he had always been at odds with Uncle Wang - even if there had been no discord in the past, the old King Khan would have instigated discord between them.Ten years ago, the father of Queen Khan was in danger on the battlefield and asked Uncle Wang for help. However, Uncle Wang arrived late. By the time he arrived, the former had already died of his injuries.There are rumors that Uncle Wang was late on purpose...

The father of Jin Guo, the maid of the Hai family, used to be the servant of an officer under the father of Queen Khan, who was responsible for taking care of the vineyards.Because the master accused Uncle Wang of killing his boss, he was executed by the old Khan King and Uncle Wang. The family property and slaves were divided among them.Jin Guo's family members all died, and she was sold to Guazhou, where she met the Ma family and escaped...

With these past relationships, how could Queen Khan not hold a grudge against Uncle Wang?Even if the old hatred can be temporarily suppressed, now there is a new hatred that Uncle Wang and his son want to snatch her son's throne.It is impossible for them to reconcile.

When Hai Xiya and Ma talked about these gossips and rumors, they were both very interested in seeing the jokes behind the old Khan.

Haitang was secretly surprised in the inner room.The life experience of this old barbarian king sounds strangely familiar. Could it be that he was the scumbag hostage who tricked the second girl of the clan into stealing military intelligence in the previous mission world?
But didn't the system say before that the love-minded girl was "reborn" after being thrown to the countryside to fend for herself by her family? Not only did she take revenge on her ruthless family, she even spared the scumbag?

How does she "never let go"?

When the old Khan King of the Hu people returned to the Western Regions, he was blind in one eye, missing two fingers on his right hand, and was suffering from diseases. Was this the revenge of the second girl in love with him, or was it because he secretly escaped back on the road after the war started? Injured?But whether it was the former or the latter, this kind of injury did not prevent him from hooking up with the daughter of a powerful minister after returning to his country and coaxing his wife's family to help him fight for power. It also did not prevent him from ascending to the throne and living to the age he is today. .

He is already seven or eighty years old, right?If you live such a long life and say it's because of poor health, what's the point of delaying it?I heard that the little prince of the Hu people was less than ten years old. Counting the time, he was born when he was in his 80s. He can be said to be old and strong, and he can still conquer the Chu territory for decades. What an idea!
I'm afraid that the younger generation of young masters and ladies in the clan may not have such good health and longevity.

What kind of revenge is this? !

Haitang was angry and funny. She secretly cursed in her heart that she was a love brain who was not strong enough to even take revenge. At the same time, she also reminded herself that if she encounters any enemy in the future and wants revenge, she must do everything possible.

The snake does not die, but suffers from it.

The lesson of the old Khan King’s counterattack against Chu after he escaped back to his country must be remembered!

(End of this chapter)