Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 339 The Theory of the Dead ([-])

To be honest, it was the first time that Ziying had heard of this period of history mentioned by Zhexing, and the records of some customs of the Xiongnu in the history books of his previous life were also vague.

It turns out that before Touman ruled the Huns, the highest power in the Huns turned out to be the line of high priests.

Although the cohesion of this kind of rule cannot be compared with Touman's today, it is just the win over of faith.

However, relying on this kind of power back then, the High Priest possessed supreme authority on the grassland. After all, what he said was the will of the gods. If any tribe refused to obey, they could use this to order the rest of the tribe to attack them together.

After the unification of Touman, if it weren't for the high status of the high priest in the hearts of the Huns, I am afraid that he would have disappeared in the long river of history.

Now his function is just like a clown to worship Shanyu's ancestors, the weather, and pray for the blessing of the gods.

How could he be reconciled to such a big contrast.

After Zhe Xing finished talking about the prosperity of the year, Ziying understood Zhe Xing's thoughts.

He wanted power, and wanted power over the entire Huns.

"So, what you said has nothing to do with me, Daqin. If you want power, you must pay corresponding rewards." Ziying said indifferently.

Time is limited, and Ziying doesn't have time to argue with the high priest.

"My high priest wishes to be loyal to Daqin forever." The high priest Zhe Xing knelt down before Ziying after speaking.

"The Huns are willing to pay tribute to the Qin court every year."

In the pre-Zhou system, all the ruling areas were divided into Dianfu, Houfu, Binfu, Yaofu, and Huangfu.

Dian Fu daily sacrifice, Marquis Fu Yue Sacrifice, guest service time enjoyment, year-old tribute, desolate service end king.

The barbarians want to obey, and the Rong Dihuang obey.The Xiongnu belonged to the genus of Rong and Di. Even in the heyday of the Zhou Dynasty, they just needed to obey the famine. They had to report to the Zhou Dynasty when the new leader succeeded to the throne.

According to Zhexing, if the Qin army helps him win power, the Huns can pay tribute to Qin every year according to the standard of obedience.

"Hahaha………………"

After listening to Zhexing's explanation, Ziying suddenly laughed out loud, clapped his hands heavily, and stood up from the throne.

Turned around Zhe Xing who was still kneeling.

"Do you want to obey?" Ziying continued with a sneer, "Have you ever thought about how many soldiers my Daqin will let go on the battlefield with just superficial obedience?"

"Besides, this piece of grassland can't be farmed. It's useless for me, Daqin, why should I help you?"

After Ziying finished speaking, he clearly felt that the high priest Zhexing's body was trembling.

Ziying, who had been staring at Zhexing, naturally understood that he was afraid, afraid that he would leave.

From the fact that he once sent his disciples to the south to ask for assistance, it can be seen that he has no power to rely on in the Huns, or it can be said that the power is far from enough for him to regain power.

Therefore, Ziying firmly believes that for such people who value power more than life, they absolutely do not have much concept of family and country.

No matter how harsh the conditions are, as long as he can give him the power he dreamed of, he will agree.

Moreover, the appearance of this great priest of the Huns gave Ziying a new idea, the possibility of solving the border troubles of the Huns once and for all.

As we all know, the nomadic tribes in the north have always been the greatest threat to the Chinese nation in China's thousands of years of history.

Even in order to resist the invasion of northern nomads, a worldly miracle such as the Great Wall was built.

However, there is one point, even in the heyday of the Central Plains Dynasty, the tribes on the grassland could be completely subdued, but except for the Qing Dynasty, a regime whose rulers were very familiar with the nomads, none of them had effectively ruled the grassland.

Even if the entire nation is exterminated, there will be new nomads occupying the grasslands on the vast prairie and playing this role again.

Judging from the previous guards of the Dragon City, the brainwashing ability of this spiritual leader of the Xiongnu can definitely be said to be superb, which can be used as a starting point for Daqin.

"Mr. Chang'an, as long as you can help me unify the Xiongnu, I can agree to any conditions."

After Ziying finished speaking, the high priest Zhexing suddenly raised his head, stared at Ziying in front of him and said solemnly.

He has no chance, and now, as a representative of theocracy, his status after Touman ruled the Huns has long been different from the past.

Although he is still highly respected, he does not have any real power. This kind of life is not what he wants. What he wants is the power and influence of Junlin Grassland.

Lord Chang'an in front of him, according to the information he received, is one of the highest-ranking people in the entire Qin country. If he doesn't seize the opportunity in front of him, I'm afraid he will never have such an opportunity again in his life.

The high priest, who knew that he didn't have much bargaining chips at all, threw out his bottom line without hesitation after the first condition was denied.

——That means there is no bottom line, as long as you give me power, I will agree to anything.

What Ziying was waiting for was his words. After Zhexing finished speaking, Ziying paused pretending to think and then said:

"I have four conditions."

"Please speak." As soon as Ziying finished speaking, Zhexing replied immediately with a nervous face.

"First, the Xiongnu pays [-] war horses and [-] livestock every year."

"I promise." This was the original intention of Zhexing to pay tribute every year. Although Ziying opened his mouth a little bit like a lion, it was within the acceptable range.

"Secondly, the grasslands are demarcated by the various ministries, and the ministries are not allowed to cross-border to attack each other. If there is any violation - the clan."

"I promise."

Zhexing agreed to Ziying's second condition without the slightest hesitation.Although Zhexing didn't understand why Ziying would put forward such a condition.

However, it is nothing more than demarcating pastures for various tribes and not allowing them to cross the border at will. From Zhexing's point of view, it is nothing to do.

However, Ziying's request has a profound meaning. A single grassland tribe's southward invasion will not have a great impact on the Central Plains dynasty. Every time a nomadic people's southward invasion that has a profound impact on the Huaxia nation, it is often after the grasslands are unified under the hands of a strong man. collective behavior.

The various tribes are not allowed to attack each other, which fundamentally eliminates the possibility of the grassland being conquered by a strong man to re-form a powerful empire.

A single scattered tribe is nothing more than cattle and sheep raised in pens.

"Thirdly, if there are more than two males in a Xiongnu family, the only one can inherit the wealth of the father's generation, and the rest must become tribal priests, and one of the sacrifices must not be married for life." Ziying said solemnly.

When it came to this question, Zhexing finally didn't agree so quickly.

This is completely a strategy of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot. If this strategy is implemented, the number of Huns may fall into an endless decline.

Although every family will leave a male to carry on the family line, but people in this era are extremely capable of resisting natural disasters, and it is very likely that they will die halfway before they reach adulthood.

(End of this chapter)