Chapter 76 Section VII

Indeed, seeing Ju Yu Lishou is certainly one of my wishes, but it is not my biggest wish.Although I have always resented the Han Dynasty, I would scold it whenever I had the chance, because I couldn't help but feel heartache when I thought of losing the fat and beautiful Huns.The reason why I mentioned Ju Yu Lishou once I settled down in Jiankun Tucheng was just to find a name.I'm actually curious to know what the Han Dynasty is doing now. I hid in the palace with several Yan clans and enjoyed a temporary peace. My subordinates did not follow my suggestion, they only announced that I was ill.This can also explain to the Han Dynasty that Shanyu's life may be in danger when he is ill, so it is understandable to welcome the prince back in advance.

The envoys sent went away for several months, but there was no news.At first I was still looking forward, hoping to hear the news of the Han Dynasty as soon as possible, but as the days dragged on, I began to lose my patience.At this time, I encountered a strange thing. One day, I led my trusted cavalry to go hunting in the suburbs. Because things went well, my heart that had been depressed for a long time seemed to be relieved. I just ran wildly. When night fell and I ordered to station, I realized that we were far away from Jiankun. The city is far away.I wandered around and found a blue lake in front of me, long and narrow and curved, with no end in sight.If you look at it from a high altitude, it must be spread out on the withered yellow desert like a leather belt inlaid with blue gemstones.

I galloped along the shore of the lake, which was densely covered with straight poplar trees and golden tamarisks, clusters of reeds were also swaying in the evening westerly wind, and there were even countless white-winged and black-tailed birds flying over the lake.Since I left Juyanze, I haven't seen such a beautiful scenery for a long time.The North Sea to the north of Guyan Mountain in our Xiongnu has such clear and blue water, but there are not so many trees and water birds.I called my entourage and asked, "What kind of lake is this?" "Shanyu, I have never been here before, so I don't know the name of this lake." He knelt down and kowtowed.

"Oh." I pondered for a while, "This place is good, maybe we can move here, isn't it much better than that desolate and cold place in Jiankun?" "What Shan Yu said is true. Although the lake looks salty, it's better than nothing." He replied. I ordered: "We will camp here tonight, and I want to enjoy the scenery by the lake." When I was eating dinner, I unexpectedly found that some fish were being served. It turned out that some Han servants in the entourage had caught them in the lake.I have accepted many Han Dynasty people who fled to the Huns, some of them were desperadoes who had committed capital crimes. I usually incorporated these people into the cavalry and let them charge forward like Hun men; He fled to us because he was oppressed by officials and was very poor and bored.Although they are timid, they are good at mending, cooking and other chores.Under their service, I gradually became fond of the food of the Han people.Sometimes I even wonder if the reason why I hate the Han Dynasty so much is because I don't get more food and clothing from the Han Dynasty.

"What's the name for each of these fish?" I asked the Han cook. We Huns hardly had the habit of eating fish before, so naturally we couldn't tell the difference between fish. "The fat one with beards around the mouth is called carp. The one with small head and stripes on both sides is called perch. The one with flat body is called bream. Shan Yu, they are all good fishes." .” There was a gleam in his eyes. I tasted a sea bass and thought it was really good, so I smiled and said, "Very good, when we all move here, you can fish every day." His face was full of joy: "Shanyu can build a big city by the lake, which is as strong as Chang'an. Build a bridge behind the city, and the fish delivery team can pass by the bridge every day, just like the Weishui River. The Wei Bridge next to it..." His face was full of longing, obviously, he fled to the Xiongnu, but his living habits still admired the way he was in the Han Dynasty.

I interrupted him: "Back then, there was a Han named Wei Lu who also fled to the Huns. He once advised the Shanyu to build a city outside the Great Wall and defend the attack from the Han like the Han people. Shanyu agreed. Later, someone persuaded First, Shan Yu said that we Huns have always lived by water and grass. We only have vaults and no cities. We are good at attacking, not defending the city. Giving up our strengths and instead defending timidly like the Han people, how could the Han Dynasty take us seriously? Once the Han soldiers come, we will definitely not be able to defend, that is not to hand over all the food accumulated in the city Han people? Shanyu first listened to it and thought it made sense, so he ordered Weilu to stop the construction."

He knelt down and saluted: "I have different opinions, I hope Shanyu can let me speak out." I nodded: "The great and noble Huns don't have so many complicated etiquettes, just tell me." He said respectfully: "I think this story can't explain anything. After all, Shanyu has never tried the method of defending the law, so how can he know whether it is useful or not? I think we Huns can learn the method of defending the city from the Han people. People live in The city is warm and enjoyable, so why wander in the grasslands and deserts every day and suffer from the wind and sand? Moreover, the reason why the iron smelting and utensils of the Han people are not as good as that of the Huns is because the city can provide them with shelter. land, so that they can guard against ordinary injuries and not have to worry about their livelihood, so they can concentrate on research. Most of the Han people are short in stature, if we Huns can have the same sophisticated weapons as the Han Dynasty, we will be able to defeat them easily."

"Well, it makes sense, maybe we can really give it a try. Let's take a look around here in the next few days. If it's really good, we can move Shanyu Wangting here. At that time, we will also build a big city and learn from it. The Han people smelted iron and made bows and crossbows." I tilted my head back, feeling an indescribable joy in my heart.