The great man will live forever

Chapter 171 Always praise those who have endured hardships
Wei Lu led people to Su Wu's tent. At this time, Su Wuzheng, Zhang Sheng, Chang Hui and others gathered together.

"Su Wu, the Han envoy, intends to overthrow our royal court. The Great Chanyu ordered me to take you for interrogation."

Su Wu said calmly, "I am a dignified Han envoy and will not be interrogated by foreign barbarians."

Wei Lu comforted him, "You don't have to panic. As long as you agree to submit to me, the Huns, not only will you not suffer, but the Great Chanyu will also reward you heavily."

"Hahaha, you lost your integrity and insulted your mission. Even if you leave a dog alive, how can you see my great ancestors?"

"Humph!"

"Chong!"

As Su Wu said this, he immediately went to draw the sword and was about to kill himself.

"General!"

"what!"

Wei Lu was shocked, and quickly hugged Su Wu, helped Su Wu, and took off his sword. At this time, Su Wu was bleeding from the cut, and the blood was splashing. Chang Hui quickly covered his neck and bandaged him.

"Quick, call the wizard." Wei Lu shouted.

The Xiongnu worshiped the heaven and the earth. Storms, thunderstorms, and hail in the sky would bring disaster and death; the water, grass, and forests on the ground provided the cattle, sheep, and animals needed for food and clothing, and would bring joy and life.

Gods of heaven and earth control the destiny of the world. Only by worshiping them can people receive protection and eliminate disasters and bring blessings.The Xiongnu "had three dragon temples every year, and they often worshiped the Yao God on the fifth day of the first lunar month, the fifth lunar month, and the fifth day of the ninth lunar month."

Chanyu regularly worships heaven, which is an extremely important activity.In ancient times, the god of the earth was called a shrine. The "Book of Han·Biography of the Xiongnu" says that "the two masters were given a shrine." It was also very important to sacrifice humans and animals to the god of the earth.In addition to heaven and earth, the natural forces worshiped by Xiongnu also included the sun and moon.

Wizards played a great role in the Xiongnu, and were in charge of sacrifices. It was said that they could predict, interpret dreams, and enter heaven and hell.

Before the Xiongnu went on an expedition, they would definitely pay homage to the shamans and ask the wizards to perform divination.Shamans sometimes serve as military advisers to plan the entire battle, and they even help people get rid of diseases.

The wizard came, and after checking, he dug a pit in the ground, lit a small fire in the pit, then placed Su Wu face down on the pit, and tapped his back to let the blood flow out.

Then they sprinkled some powder on his neck, bandaged it, and performed some great dances. A magical thing happened. Su Wu had almost died, but after a long time, he regained his breath.

Chang Hui and others cried and carried Su Wu back to the camp in a car. Chanyu thought that Su Wu's integrity was worthy of admiration, so he sent people to visit and greet Su Wu morning and evening, and arrested Zhang Sheng and imprisoned him.

Su Wu's injuries gradually recovered, and Shanyu, the Marquis of Tuan, sent an envoy to inform Su Wu that they would come together to interrogate Yu Chang, hoping to use this opportunity to make Su Wu surrender.

"You betrayed the great Xiongnu with half-hearted intentions. I, Wei Lu, treat you very well. Why are you like this?"

Wei Lu looked at Yu Chang who was beaten all over with bruises and asked.

At this time, Yu Chang was almost speechless. Wei Lu sighed and said, "That's it. I'll send you on your way in person. After all, you have fought with me. As the saying goes, if you don't care for yourself, you will be destroyed by heaven and earth."

"what!"

Wei Lu's sword slashed Yu Chang, and blood flowed all over the ground.Some of it even spurted on his face. He looked at Zhang Sheng with the bloody sword and shouted: "Zhang Sheng, the Han envoy, should be sentenced to death for murdering ministers close to Shan Yu. Those who surrender to Shan Yu should be sentenced to death." We forgive their sins, will you surrender?"

With that said, he was about to raise his sword to kill Zhang Sheng. Looking at Yu Chang who died tragically on the side, and the big sword that was about to be chopped down,

Zhang Sheng's limbs were weak, his head was sweating, and his legs were trembling. For a moment, some unknown liquid seemed to flow out from his legs.

"I surrender, I surrender, please don't kill me."

Su Wu and Chang Hui looked at him with great disdain. They were scared to death. You are the one who plotted the plot, and you are the one who surrendered. The speed of changing faces is comparable to that of a chameleon.

Su Wu said unhurriedly: "You made a mistake in saying, 'If a man does not serve himself, heaven and earth will destroy him; he will ridicule his behavior as a human being.' It comes from "Zuo Zhuan: The Fourth Year of Duke Xi". It is an exhortation by Confucius, a doctor of the state of Lu. words spoken by clan members.

This statement is intended to warn people to be conscientious and moral people, rather than selfish people who only care about immediate interests.If a person only considers his own interests and does not consider the interests of others and society, he may incur punishment from the gods and contempt from the world.

You are completely taking it out of context and misinterpreting Confucius’ meaning. "

"And you, Zhang Sheng, I am ashamed to be associated with you. How can an envoy of the Han Dynasty bow to the Huns?"

Wei Lu was a little angry and yelled at Su Wu, "His deputy is guilty and you should be punished."

Su Wu said: "I didn't participate in the planning in the first place, and I'm not his relative. How can we talk about it?"

Wei Lu raised his sword and pointed it at Su Wu, but Su Wu remained unmoved. Seeing that coercion was not enough, Wei Lu changed his mind to inducement, "Master Su, I, Wei Lu, once deserted the Han court and surrendered to the Huns. Fortunately, I received the great favor of Shan Yu, who gave me Title, make me king; I now own tens of thousands of slaves, horses and other livestock all over the mountain, so rich!

Su Jun, if you surrender today, you will do the same tomorrow. If you don't surrender and are killed, you will be using your body to fertilize the grass in vain. Who will know about you? "

Seeing that Su Wu had no reaction, he continued to respond with emotion and reason, "You surrender through me, and I will become your brother. If you don't listen to my arrangements today, will you still get a chance if you want to see me again in the future?" ?At that time, you just wanted to surrender and survive, but you had no chance."

Su Wu finally spoke again, scolding Wei Lu, "You are someone else's subject, you don't care about kindness and justice, betray the emperor, abandon your relatives, and become a surrendered slave to a foreign race, why should I see you?

Moreover, the Chanyu trusts you and lets you decide the life and death of others, but you have evil intentions and do not uphold justice. Instead, you want to make the Han Emperor and the Xiongnu Chanyu fight each other, and watch the disasters and losses of the two countries. It is simply disloyal and unfaithful. righteous.

The King of Nanyue killed the Han envoys, and the Great Sima sent thousands of troops to Nanyue. As a result, the nine counties were pacified.

King Wan killed the Han envoy, General Li went on an expedition, and King Wan's own head was hung on the north gate of the palace.

The king of Korea killed the Han envoy and was immediately defeated.Only the Huns were not punished. Do you think Da Sima was a vegetarian?

As soon as he walked to the border, your son Shanyu didn't dare to fight, and he was even scared to death. You knew that I would never surrender, and you wanted to make the Han and the Xiongnu fight each other. The disaster of the Xiongnu would be from killing I, Su Wu, have started!

In the future, when Da Sima chases his enemies to the north, breaks through the royal court, and drinks from Ma Hanhai again, don't say that he was unforeseen. Wei Lu was also angry and yelled, "You fart, my predecessor Shan Yu died of illness, not because Liu Han was scared to death. That's nonsense, it's the boast of you Han people." "

"He will die sooner or later. Da Sima died not long after he came to the border. What a coincidence? Besides, I, Da Sima, had long told him not to be scared to death. I looked forward to fighting him, but in less than half a year, he died. Okay, where is this bragging? The border soldiers heard it personally.

I, the Great Sima of the Han Dynasty, went to war when he was 16 years old. He followed the champion, drank from the vast sea of ​​horses, sealed the wolf in Xu, created a large river in the west, and connected all the counties. He also defeated Nanyue, destroyed Minyue, and shocked the southwest. The champion died young, and the general He also died of a serious illness, but I, the Han Dynasty Marquis Lanling, am still here, so what if I beat him to Langjuxu Mountain again to worship heaven? "

Wei Lu was silent for a moment. He knew that Su Wu could not be forced to surrender after all, and he did not dare to kill him. He was a little afraid of Liu Han. Liu Han and Huo Qubing were the natural enemies of the Huns back then. This fear still remains among the older generation of Huns. In his memory, he had no choice but to report to Shan Yu.

Qi Danhou Chanyu was a little surprised, "This Su Wu didn't surrender? He almost committed suicide?"

"Correct."

"Let's do this. Lock him in a crypt and don't give him anything to eat or drink. When a person is extremely hungry, he can even eat his own children, let alone a so-called integrity?"

"Yes."

So Su Wu was locked in a cave, and his food and water sources were cut off, putting him in extreme difficulty and danger.

The snowflakes were flying and the cold was biting, but Su Wu could only lie on the ground, chewing the desolate snow flakes to fill his stomach.The cold and hunger chilled his body, and his strength gradually wore away.

In just a few days, his lips were chapped and his throat was dry. Every mouthful of snow became his only moisture.

However, these cold snow flakes could not bring him real nutrition, but only temporarily quenched his thirst and slightly alleviated his hunger.Su Wu's body became weaker and weaker, and his breathing became weak and rapid, but he still held on tenaciously.

"As long as you surrender, we will give you food." From time to time, Hun soldiers would bring roasted lamb legs and water to tempt him to surrender.

Although his life was in danger, despite being extremely hungry and thirsty, Su Wu did not give up, let alone surrender.

He knew that he had great righteousness on his shoulders, and even when faced with the threat of death, he still firmly maintained his loyalty and perseverance.

Hungry and cold, he chewed the snow flakes with his last strength, looked at the cold sky, and couldn't help but sigh at the cruelty of fate.

"Old and strong, rather move the heart of the white head, poor and strong, never fall into the blue sky."

He repeatedly recalled Liu Han's farewell words in Chang'an and Liu Han's expectations in his mind, and he seemed to have courage and vitality again.

He looked at the felt next to him and swallowed it with the snow to satisfy his hunger. He seemed to have strength again. His body was cold, but his heart was hot.

In this way, for seven days and seven nights, Su Wu was still alive. He survived with tenacious perseverance.

The Xiongnu thought that this was God helping him, so they moved Su Wu to a deserted place by the North Sea and asked him to herd rams. The rams could only come back after they gave birth to lambs.He separated his accompanying officials Chang Hui and others and sent them to other places.

Of the more than 100 people who came, most of them surrendered like Zhang Sheng, but only a few like Su Wu.

Several of them wanted to surrender. Even Chang Hui was shaken for a moment. There were too few people who could defeat death, especially since they had not been influenced by faith.

After all the hardships, the only option is death. Otherwise, why would there be so many traitors in the next generation?

But looking at Su Wu's persistence, those who wavered seemed to have a spiritual goal, and they persisted. Although there were few, a single spark could start a prairie fire.

In Chang'an City, Zhao Ponu came back, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty removed him from his title and did not pursue any further charges.

At the Lanling Marquis Mansion, Zhao Ponu immediately brought his son to thank him.

"Thank you, Chief Sima. I used to be proud, thinking that if I defeated Loulan, I would be a famous general."

As he spoke, he felt extremely regretful in his heart. If he had not been proud, if he had listened more to Liu Han, if he had not gone out to find water alone, the outcome would have been different.

"Life has its ups and downs, and the future is unpredictable. If you encounter trouble later, please come to me more often."

Zhao Ponu burst into tears for a moment and saluted respectfully, "Yes."

"If you still want to go to the battlefield, I'll see about it later, but it will take some time. You also know His Majesty's temperament these years."

"Thank you, Sima!"

The two of them didn't say anything more, everything was said in silence, and they chatted some more about the past. After all, they couldn't go back. There was a huge disparity in status between the two, and Zhao Ponu also said goodbye and left.

At night, the cold wind blew, and Liu Han stood in the pavilion, looking north alone.

"It's winter, be careful of catching a cold."

Shu Yuzhu took the robe and took the initiative to put it on him.

"Are you concerned about Su Wu?"

"Yes, at this moment, he is probably in Hanhai, which should be called Beihai now, going to herd sheep. It's cold and freezing, enduring hunger..."

"I never praise suffering. Suffering is suffering and does not deserve to be praised. But I always praise those who have survived the suffering. 19 years later, he will be reborn with blood. Without these 19 years, he may have only one stroke in the history books. Not even, but it is precisely because of these 19 years that his light shines on the whole of China, and the great Han Dynasty is honored because of him."

"Yes, this is his choice. Even if he chooses to surrender, I will not despise him, but his choice makes me feel sad and proud. This is the pride of the Chinese nation. Even though he died nine times, he still has no regrets. It is also the pride of our Chinese nation. 's soul."

Liu Han said, pouring cups of wine on the ground and heading north, "I will let you come back early. It won't take 19 years. Just wait. If they don't let you go, I will personally fight to Hanhai to pick you up." "

(End of this chapter)