The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 458: Cutting off territory, asking for peace, paying tribute and becoming a vassal [Please subscribe*Please vote]

"Long time no see, An Da!"

Even if two people secretly want to kill each other seven or eight hundred times, but in this formal occasion, both of them are Oscar winners, acting like brothers and sisters, and people who don't know think that the two of them are in love with each other. He is a biological brother who has not been seen for many years.

Yan Yan personally walked to the center of the hall and gave Modun a bear hug.

"Bang bang bang~" a dull slapping sound came.

Mao Dun suppressed the urge to vomit blood. He shouldn't have hugged the opponent. He was a strong man who could fight with the high priest and almost kill the high priest.

"..." Dianqing, Mo Ya and others didn't even look at it.

It took a long time for Mao Dun to recover from his flushed face, and he finally swallowed the breath of blood.

"We haven't seen each other for many years. An Da's body is a little weak!" Yan Yan said with a smile.

"Nima#￥%..." Mao Dun complained in his heart, but he could only force a smile on his face, "Thank you An Da for your concern, I will pay attention to it."

After a brief exchange of greetings, the two parties took their seats respectively.

Bingzhou still paid enough respect to Maodun's arrival, and all the civil and military officials sat down on both sides.

But in Mo Dun's opinion, this was a demonstration to him.

"I wonder why Shan Yu came here?" Before Yan Yan could speak, An Qisheng, the prime minister, spoke first.

The main thing is one. Now you are no longer qualified to talk to my king.

Yan Yan pretended to be busy and was reading the memorial in boredom, but his ears were perked up to eavesdrop.

Modun looked angrily at Yan Yan who was pretending to be calm above him, then at An Qisheng and Man Chao Wenwu, then at the soldiers around him, and finally swallowed his anger.

"Bingzhou needs the Huns!" Mao Dun took a deep breath, and then spoke slowly, "The Huns are willing to make Bingzhou their suzerain state, and pay tribute to Bingzhou every year of 5,000 horses, 50,000 cattle, 70,000 sheep, and no less than 2,000 gold and stones..."

An Qisheng, Dianqing and others all looked at Modun in shock, and finally looked at Yan Yan above.

They thought that Mao Dun came for many reasons, but they did not expect that Mao Dun came to bow down.

Especially the living officer who was sitting on the outermost side and was in charge of recording. After Mao Dun finished speaking, he was so dumbfounded that the seal pen in his hand fell to the ground without even reacting.

The entire hall also fell into a brief silence. No one expected that Mao Dun came here to bow his head.

Neither An Qisheng nor Dianqing could make the decision on this matter. Their attention turned to Yan Yan. Only the king could decide on the agreement of the vassal country.

But they still couldn't understand why the Huns wanted to pay homage to Bingzhou.

In terms of strength and national power, Donghu and Dayuezhi are still above Bingzhou, and Bingzhou does not have absolute control over the Xiongnu.

Yan Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, which was terrifying.

The Xiongnu could surrender to Dayuezhi and Donghu, but they could not surrender to Bingzhou, but Maodun chose Bingzhou.

This is flattery!
As one of the three major overlords of the grassland throughout the ages, the Xiongnu chose to surrender to the emerging Bingzhou, which was also telling Dayuezhi and Donghu that the threat from Bingzhou was greater than them.

And this is also a conspiracy. Maodun came in person and chose to surrender. Can Bingzhou refuse?

After refusing, why did Bingzhou continue to promote that they were the only royal court in the grassland? All the people in Bingzhou will doubt the words of their king. But once Bingzhou accepts it, it will be attacked from both sides by Dayuezhi and Donghu.

What Maodun paid was only the promised annual tribute, and if Bingzhou could not withstand the attack of Donghu and Dayuezhi, then these so-called annual tributes would be a joke.

Just like after Zheng Zhuanggong aspired to the throne, who else from the Central Plains princes would pay tribute to the Zhou Dynasty?

The Xiongnu, like Bingzhou, needed time, and Maodun also needed time to completely master the Xiongnu.

Once Bingzhou goes to war with Donghu and Dayuezhi, no one from the three parties will have time to take care of the Xiongnu. Based on Maodun's understanding of Yan Yan and Bingzhou, Bingzhou can independently face the attacks of the two tribes and be able to hold on for at least two to three years. And Mao Dun was confident that he would completely control the Huns within two to three years.

As for the future, no matter who is stronger, Bingzhou, Donghu or Dayuezhi, he can switch to Menting to paralyze the opponent and continue to fight for time to develop.

Even if Bingzhou wins in the end, all three will suffer losses, and their control and influence over the Xiongnu will be reduced to the extreme.

"An Da has come a long way and is tired from traveling and traveling. Let's go to the side hall to rest and eat first!" Yan Yan said.

It's not just An Qisheng and Dianqing who can't make the final decision on court matters, even Yan Yan himself needs to discuss it with all the officials.

Mao Dun also knew the reason. He bowed and lowered his posture very low, which attracted the satisfaction and approval of some courtiers. Little did he know that this was Mo Dun's deliberate move.

Before Mao Dun left the main hall, he heard the noise among the civil and military officials in the school administration hall.

Yan Yan didn't say anything to stop it. Even if he stopped it now, there would still be a quarrel after the next court meeting.

The officials in Bingzhou were directly divided into three groups. Some were sober and wanted to refuse, some were radical and wanted to accept, and some were on the fence waiting for the results.

As the leaders of civil and military affairs, An Qisheng and Dianqing would naturally not end up easily, but they were also following Yan Yan to observe the thoughts of the officials.

After all, the radicals dominated the majority. After all, this was a major event that established Bingzhou's status in the grassland, especially those officials who were born and raised in Bingzhou. They needed such an identity to prove the essence of the golden royal family.

"Maodun's goal has been achieved!" Yan Yan calmly conveyed the message to Dianqing and An Qisheng.

"Yes, Maodun should not be underestimated!" An Qisheng was also worried.

"The whole Bingzhou is being held hostage, this is a conspiracy!" Dianqing also lamented.

They finally understood why Yan Yan paid so much attention to Mao Dun, the chanyu with the least influence on the grassland.

Yan Yan couldn't refuse Maodun's loyalty and surrender. The people of Bingzhou needed such an identity, so Yan Yan couldn't refuse it.

In addition to the old people who were born and raised in Bingzhou, the scholars from outside also needed a big record to highlight their own achievements, or to highlight Yan Yan's achievements.

The higher the status of Yan Yan's name in Qing history, the more qualified they are to be recorded in history books as Yan Yan's subordinates.

Just like the historical records of Duke Mu of Qin's subordinates, who knows the subordinates of Duke Kang of Qin, Duke Huan of Qin and other humble Dukes of Qin?

This was Modu's purpose, to force Bingzhou to accept their worship and become the target of public criticism in the grassland.

As for the tributes, although they are not many, they are still quite a lot. The question is, is it possible for Bingzhou to get them?

Once Bingzhou goes to war with Donghu and Dayuezhi, there will be no energy left to take care of the Xiongnu's annual tribute. Even if the Xiongnu does not give it, Bingzhou will not be able to ask for it.

This is a blank check. If Bingzhou can really defeat the attacks of Donghu and Dayuezhi, then Maodun will definitely be able to endure it and pay tribute, but in the same way, Bingzhou will have no reason to go to war with the Xiongnu.

(End of this chapter)