In the second year of Tianhan, Xia.
The Han Dynasty sent Li Guangli 30,000 cavalry out of Jiuquan, and Gongsun Ao out of Xihe to attack the Xiongnu.Li Ling left Juyan with 5,000 soldiers and went to Junji Mountain. He met Shan Yu's main force and fought for eight days. More than half of them were killed or injured, and he was forced to surrender.
Shan Yuting, celebration banquet.
The large cup made of pure gold is filled with mellow kumiss, and various melons and fruits are piled up on the plate to form a hill.The red tongue of fire licked pieces of beef and mutton coated with salt and spices, roasted until the fat came out, and dripped into the fire from time to time, making a stinging sound, and the rich aroma was mouth-watering.
Accompanied by cheerful drumbeats, a group of bearded girls sang and danced around the fire. The girl at the head was bright and pretty, with many colorful beads tied on the tip of her hair, a red beard dress as warm as a flame, and a string of beautiful orange agate beads hanging around her neck. , with colorful ribbons around the waist.During the spinning and jumping, the colored beads on the tips of the hair jumped up and down, winning rounds of applause from the surrounding Huns from time to time.
Amidst the laughter, a young man sat silently in the corner.
Almost everyone was drinking happily, and no one noticed him.Only Wei Lu, who was sitting next to Shan Yu, was observing him thoughtfully.After a while, Wei Lu leaned close to Shan Yu's ear, whispered a few words, Shan Yu turned his eyes to the young man, suddenly came to his senses, picked up his wine glass, and stood up a little shaky.
"General Li, why don't you drink anymore?" Qi Danhou Shanyu walked over and said in blunt Chinese, "Do you think our... barbarians' wine is not as good as yours?"
Li Ling was silent, picked up the gold cup and drank it down in one gulp.
And Hou Shanyu laughed, and said: "Good job! But be, be careful, our wine is not as strong as the Central Plains wine, but it has a lot of stamina. You will, you will know if you drink too much." Patting Li Ling on the shoulder, he said, "I know...you are not happy, there is no need to do this, you are not defeated."
Li Ling, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "Victory is victory, and defeat is defeat. There is nothing to say. Shan Yu doesn't need to be concealed by the defeated general."
And Hou Shanyu said: "We Huns never hide anything! You have five thousand and I have eighty thousand. You fought with me for eight days and almost killed me—I admire you from the bottom of my heart. , really. It is a blessing for us Huns to have a hero like you." After finishing speaking, he raised his voice and said to everyone present in Hu language, "Now I declare here that I, and Tie Hou Shanyu, will make my last Give him my beloved treasure!" As she spoke, she waved to the dancing girl, and the bright girl in the lead immediately turned around and turned into Shanyu's arms with a smile, "Tuoba is second, my daughter, from now on she It is General Li's Yan clan!"
When the Xiongnu nobles were neutral, there was a burst of exclamation and envy.The second place is the Hu dialect "princess".Apparently, many people have been looking forward to this kind of marriage that can benefit both people and wealth. They never thought that this newly arrived Han Chinese could easily get such a great deal.
Suddenly, a Hun nobleman stood up and shouted: "This is not fair!"
Qi Jihou Shanyu turned his head and said, "You Guduhou, what did you say?"
You Guduhou said: "Da Shanyu, I have already asked you to marry me, and you also promised to betroth Tuoba Juci to me, why did you give it to this Han man now?"
And Hou Shanyu said, "Don't worry, I have four daughters, and you can choose the other three."
You Guduhou said: "Everyone knows that Tuobajuci is the most beautiful flower on the grassland. Why would Shanyu give her to a newcomer rather than marry a warrior from his own country?"
Qi Danhou Shanyu said with a smile: "As you know, it is the habit of our Huns that the most beautiful woman must marry the bravest warrior. I have never seen a braver warrior than General Li. He trained Every soldier counts as ten, he is the best archer in the Han Dynasty, his archery is like..."
Right Gu Duhou jumped up and shouted: "His archery, his archery! I've heard enough! Then let this master archer compete with me to see who is the real warrior!" said Come on, don't wait for Shanyu to open his mouth, he takes up the bow and arrow, draws the bow and sets the arrow, and shoots the arrow with a whoosh.The arrow flew past the crowd, and there was a scream in the crowd, but the arrow did not hurt anyone. With a thud, it was firmly nailed to a tall flagpole in the distance, and the arrow feathers kept shaking.All the nobles of the Xiongnu couldn't help cheering and thundering.
And Hou Shanyu lowered his face and said: "You Guduhou, I am entertaining guests, how can you treat my distinguished guests like this?" After speaking, he said to Li Ling in Chinese: "General Li, don't be surprised. , he has such a bad temper..."
Li Ling didn't say a word, his eyes were lowered, as if he didn't hear the provocation from You Guduhou at all, he just picked up the jug and continued to drink by himself.
One hand held down his flagon.
Li Ling raised his head and saw a tall, thin man with a stern face wearing an eagle-shaped golden crown standing in front of him.
"I know you can understand!" the man said in a voice so low that only the two of them could hear, "You have lived in Longxi for a long time and are proficient in Hu language. Don't pretend to be deaf and dumb, just compare him to a man! "
Li Ling glanced at him sideways and said, "Who are you?"
The man said: "Wei Lu."
Li Ling said, "Why should I listen to you?"
Wei Lu's voice became even lower: "I know why you came here! To achieve what you want to do, you must first win your position!"
Li Ling said, "What did you say?"
Wei Lu no longer answered, and walked elsewhere as if nothing had happened.Li Ling stared at his back.
With a snap, a pair of bows and arrows slapped in front of Li Ling.Li Ling looked up and saw that standing in front of him was Tuoba Juci, the dancing girl just now, and she was the one who photographed the bow and arrow.There was a look of firmness and anticipation in her eyes. Li Ling's eyes swept across her face, and slowly passed over the surrounding Hun nobles. Looking at him expectantly.
Li Ling sighed softly, picked up the pair of bows and arrows, weighed them, shook his head and put them down, picked up his old-looking big yellow bow from the ground beside him, pulled out an arrow from the quiver, He bent the bow and set the arrow casually, and shot it out almost without aiming.
With a cracking sound, sawdust flew.
Li Ling's arrow was unbiased, it split right Guduhou's arrow neatly in two, and then passed through the wood, flying several zhang before landing.The flagpole shook, snapped, and fell down from where the arrow pierced.
There was a dead silence, and after a long time, the crowd erupted with even more earth-shattering cheers than before: "Excellent Archer! Exalted Archer..."
Tuoba Juci's eyes lit up, he hugged Li Ling and kissed him on the cheek, took off the agate bead around his neck and put it around Li Ling's neck, then ran away with a giggle.
Shan Yu laughed loudly, and said to the stunned right bone: "See, even my daughter can see who is the real hero." Turning to Li Ling, he raised his glass and said, "Come on, General Li, let us……"
"Don't call me a general," Li Ling said in a low voice, "I was originally a cavalry captain, and I am no longer."
As time passed day by day, Li Ling was bored all day long, leading a few of his cronies, flying eagles, to hunt around. At first, some Hun nobles were curious about him and wanted to strike up a conversation with him.But gradually, they discovered that this young man was only interested in hunting and hunting, and he was often absent-minded when talking to him about how to use troops in the army.His perfect archery skills have been used on birds and beasts. After a long time, they finally lost interest in this young man who was said to have once fought against 80,000 elite soldiers with a mere 5,000 troops. Autumn is tall and horses are fat, and the babble forest meeting. The nobles of the various tribes of the Xiongnu rode their best horses, and each led a team of troops to gallop among the trees, beating drums and shouting, scaring out all kinds of wild animals in the forest, and then chasing and hunting.Foxes, deer, roe, and roe, big and small, panicked and were driven to nowhere to escape. They rushed towards the ambush circle that had been set up, and were shot and killed by the hunters who had been waiting there... The annual Babble Forest Meeting is the favorite game of the Xiongnu nobles.Not only for schooling humans and animals, but also for gatherings to shoot and hunt, so as to show that we will not forget our ancestors. Shan Yu and Wei Lu stood side by side on the mountain, looking at Li Ling who was enthusiastically commanding his subordinates to round up a herd of reindeer. "If only he had this interest in training soldiers." Shan Yu sighed, "The soldiers he trains are the bravest I have ever seen. But now he is only interested in hunting, and Shan Yuting's beasts are faster than others." Let him hunt it down." Wei Lu smiled slightly, and said, "He's still young, let him play for a while. Did Da Shanyu hear about his grandfather hunting and shooting an arrow into a rock when he was so dizzy that he thought it was a tiger? Hobbies are probably family heirlooms. By the way, how about Tuoba Juci recently?" Shan Yu said: "Go and ask Li Ling, he hasn't touched a single finger of my daughter so far. Does this kid have any friends over there?" There was a gleam of vigilance in Wei Lu's eyes, but it was fleeting, and he said nonchalantly: "He was married, maybe he is still a little uncomfortable. Don't worry about Shan Yu, it will be fine after a long time. Speaking of military training What about the Sergeant Captain who came back last time and surrendered? Can you invite him to try it?" Shan Yu said disdainfully: "He? That cartilaginous worm, he will flatter my queen all day long!" Wei Lu said: "Shan Yu just wants our people to be familiar with the tactics over there, and he can do that." Shan Yu sighed and nodded. Wei Lu said again: "Da Shanyu, during this time, you'd better...don't go to Li Ling's place." Shan Yu asked in surprise, "Why?" Wei Lu said: "His family is still under the custody of the imperial court. He is a dutiful son. I'm afraid he is not in a good mood." Over the years, the babble forest conferences, especially this year, have the most abundant hunting, so at the end of the day, everyone is elated and unsatisfied. At night, piles of bonfires are lit on the grassland.The slaughtered prey is placed on the fire, and the more it roasts, the more fragrant it becomes.Everyone roasted the deer and roasted the sheep, talking and laughing happily. Among the group of people, a masked wizard was sitting on the ground, beating a small drum, and singing a sacrificial song in a strange tone.The sorcerer's voice was clear and clear, and the tone was sometimes intense and sometimes mellow, and everyone listened with great interest. Li Ling stood under a tree outside the crowd, quietly watching the singing wizard without saying a word. Wei Lu took a plate of venison and walked towards Li Ling. "Why don't you eat it?" Wei Lu said, "You shot your arrows today and showed your might. You probably killed three or four out of ten of the prey this time." Li Ling still looked into the distance and said, "I'm not hungry." Wei Lu said: "Even if you don't care, bring some to that woman in your tent." Li Ling just stared at the wizard who was singing, and said, "You seem to be too strict, don't you?" Wei Lu put down the venison, and said leisurely, "I'm doing it for your own good. Li Shaoqing is in her prime, and a woman as beautiful as a flower has been placed in your tent for more than half a year, and she hasn't eaten it once. What will people think? It's not you If you are sick, you are sick!" Li Ling immediately withdrew his gaze, stared at Wei Lu, and said, "Is it a crime not to be close to women?" Wei Lu shrugged his shoulders and said, "I didn't say that. But generally speaking, those who want to harm someone's father are really unwilling to have feelings for that daughter." A cold light flashed in Li Ling's eyes, and he said, "You've been abstaining from alcohol just now. Generally speaking, people with ghosts in their hearts are really afraid of slipping their tongues after drinking." Wei Lu said indifferently: "There are many men in this world who can't drink, but there are not many men who can't be humane. Besides, I refuse fine wine because of my nature, and I don't need to restrain myself. Unlike some people, I found out the dome in the middle of the night and poured myself a basin of cold water. Drenched all over!" Li Ling said angrily: "You spy on me?!" Wei Lu smiled and said: "To be honest, I admire you very much. You are afraid that one day you will be sorry for your conscience, and you will not touch any woman in front of you. There are not many people like this now. However, people who are too conscientious You can't do big things, you are really not suitable for this kind of errand." Li Ling tried his best to remain calm and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about." Wei Lu pouted in the direction of the wizard, and said, "Why are you suddenly interested in witch songs?" Then he lowered his voice and said, "Because the person you are looking for was saved by her, so you think she I will know the whereabouts of that person!" Li Ling's expression froze for a moment, then he turned his head, looked at the wizard who was singing in the crowd in the distance, and said, "I just think the song she sang is quite interesting. Listen to her singing: 'The nine-headed demon will kill the nine-headed demon. It turned into a bright star, as bright as the sun. So ten suns lit up in the sky...'This reminds me of our legend that "ten suns rise at the same time, and the seedlings are scorched". Are they uncivilized people who only know What about copying Han culture?" Wei Lu was not angry at all, crossed his arms across his chest, and said, "Well, it's very interesting. She sang the oldest oracle here. Hundreds of thousands of words. It is a pity that the Huns did not have written words, so only some talented wizards could sing and explain. This great witch suddenly knew how to sing this story after she had a high fever at the age of fifteen. Since then, she Divination and medicine are omnipotent, and their reputation is getting bigger and bigger." Li Ling said: "Fever has a supernatural power, tsk tsk, really capable." Wei Lu shrugged and said: "Believe it or not, I have always believed that I have the ability of photographic memory, but I have heard her sing it several times, but I still can't remember it. The length is really not something that ordinary people can memorize. Like her There are not only one or two people who have obtained supernatural powers. Severe illness, coma, and strange dreams... all of them will make some people suddenly and spontaneously sing this long story, and they can also divination and cure diseases, and become wizards. Except for divine grants, there is no way for such miracles. Explain. This place is no different from the Central Plains. Wizards must have real skills to convince people. Hu people don’t listen to rhetoric, they only pay attention to practical results. Like Luan Da and Shao Weng, they can only deceive your wise and mighty emperor. .” Li Ling glanced at the sorcerer and said, "You call her the great sorcerer, is she the most famous sorcerer here?" Wei Lu said: "Yes, but the real pronunciation is 'Dawu'. 'Da' in Hu language means greatness. 'Wu' means Urgen. Urgen is the most famous wizard family of the Huns. Medicine is a profession, and the most outstanding wizard among them will be dubbed the title of "Dawu". Because of the pronunciation, sometimes people in the Central Plains mistakenly think it is a "big witch". But there is no big mistake. Now the word Urgen, It has almost become a synonym for "wizard". In fact, the real pronunciation of the word "wizard" in Hu dialect is "Shanman". Shaoqing is proficient in Hu dialect, or has heard of it." Li Ling nodded and said: "Well, then what kind of story did you, the great Urgen, sing without a teacher? It must be very exciting." Li Ling's voice was full of jokes, but Wei Lu didn't care. He said, "I only remember the general plot. It's about a war that took place in the heaven. The supreme god of the north and the supreme god of the north. The northern god was defeated, and his subordinates held grudges and turned into nine-headed demons, harming the world. The battle between the gods and demons was so dark that the sun and the moon were dark. The earth was covered with ice and snow, and all beasts fell. Human beings are suffering from hunger and cold, rampant diseases, and are devoured by all kinds of weird insects and beasts. Later, although the demons were subdued, they spewed out torrents of evil water and flooded the sky. God sent a condor to the world and combined with a woman. She gave birth to the first Shanman in the world. The eagle used its magical skills to induce Shanman to become an almighty god who can understand the Yin and Yang circles of humans and gods, quell the flood, help the world and the people, and pass it down for generations." Li Ling said: "So, all the wizards here are descendants of that eagle?" Wei Lu said: "Well, the wizards of various tribes either worship falcons, or take chaffinches as their ancestors. In short, they are all birds." Li Ling tilted his head to look at the wizard, and said, "I can't see where she looks like an eagle." Wei Lu said: "That's right, there are many puzzling things about this matter. However, if you combine some things with the historical records of the Central Plains, you will find interesting discoveries. I have some books in my grazing place, Shaoqing Are you interested?" Li Ling said coldly: "I'm sorry, I'm not interested. You just said that after the nine-headed monster, there will be monsters that cannibalize people. Don't you think that after the "Ten Days Paradise" with the Central Plains, Jiao Jiao and Feng Xi appeared? , Snake, and these monsters are very similar? I heard that you are very knowledgeable. You have searched through the books in the two library pavilions in the palace. Isn’t it too boring to come here? The story of the barbarians, you also picked it up as a treasure?" After speaking, without waiting for Wei Lu to answer, he walked away on his own. Wei Lu showed no sign of anger. Looking at his back, he suddenly chuckled, showing a hint of admiration in his expression.
In the fourth year of the Tianhan Dynasty, the Han Dynasty sent Li Guangli, Lu Bode, Han Shuo, and Gongsun Ao to lead an army of 200,000, divided into three groups, and went straight to the Xiongnu. This is a more intense war than it was two years ago.The Xiongnu transported all their luggage to the north of the Yuwu River, and Shan Yu personally led a hundred thousand cavalry to engage the Han army. For more than ten days, Yuwu Shuinan's corpses were strewn all over the field, and the river was stained red with blood.The Han Dynasty defeated the few with the crowd, but did not get any benefit. In this battle, both sides suffered heavy losses and their vitality was greatly injured. It was long after the war that the two sides began to send envoys to negotiate peace. In front of the dome that received the Han envoys. Li Ling raised his sword, his eyes were red, and he asked the Huns guard at the gate of Qionglu: "Is the Han envoy inside?" The guard looked at Li Ling's appearance, a little scared, and said, "Yes. You Xiaowang, you are..." As soon as Li Ling opened the tent door, he went in.The guard said: "Wait a minute! You Xiaowang, the envoy is..." In the tent, a group of people who looked like officials of the Han Dynasty were drinking and having fun with a few maids in their arms. Li Ling said: "Which of you is the official envoy?" For a moment, those people immediately fell silent and looked at him together.A burly man in the middle, smelling of alcohol, said, "I am. Who are you? Did Shan Yu send you here?" Li Ling looked at him and said suspiciously: "Are you a guest in the palace? Why haven't I seen you?" The man was drunk and said: "Who are you? Your kid has entered, entered our big man's palace?!" Several people nearby stared at Li Ling, suddenly realized, and whispered a few words in that person's ear. "Huh?" The man looked Li Ling up and down, and said, "You are Li Ling? In Xiajiangchong, you were originally from the State of Zhao. Last month, you were granted the title of visitor and sent to the Huns. Why? What do you want to say? ?” Li Ling stared at Jiang Chong and said, "What did the court do to my family?" Jiang Chong lazily said: "Behead, there will be no one left. You should know the result of what you do..." Li Ling's body trembled slightly, and his breathing became heavy.Jiang Chong didn't wink at all, and nonchalantly went to pick up the wine glass again.Li Ling suddenly grabbed the wine glass, slammed it on the ground, and said sharply, "What did I do? I, Li Ling, led 5,000 infantry to rampage against the Huns. I escaped death and killed more than twice my own troops! Because there were no rescuers to respond." And defeated. I have done everything I can, how can I be sorry for the court, the emperor wants to kill my whole family?" As he said that, with a thud, the sword in his hand slashed fiercely on the table. Jiang Chong looked at the swords on the tables in front of him, sobered up a lot, and then said cautiously: "No, it's not about surrendering for Shaoqing. The emperor heard that you taught the Huns to train soldiers, and he was so angry that he... " "I trained soldiers for the Huns?" Li Ling roared, "Which bastard said that? Since when did I train soldiers for them?!" Jiang Chong said: "Yes, it is a few 'shengkou' captured by General Gongsun on the battlefield, saying that Captain Li was training soldiers for the Huns..." Li Ling was stunned for a while, and after a while, he suddenly kicked and overturned several cases, and the wine and meat on the case were all over the floor. "I am the only captain named Li in the world? Gongsun Ao is a waste! Can't ask clearly? If I have trained soldiers for them, can he still go back alive?" Li Ling said angrily, "Go back and tell the emperor, that is the capital outside the Great Wall. Wei Li Xu did a good job!"
Standing alone on a high hill, Wei Lu squinted his eyes and looked at the south, as if lost in thought. In the distance, behind a rock, an arrow was aimed silently at him. With a whoosh, the arrow pierced through the air and hit the target. Holding the arrow stuck in his chest, Wei Lu wobbled and fell off the horse. Behind the rock, Li Ling threw down his bow and arrow, jumped on the horse that was already prepared beside him, and urged the horse to run straight to Wei Lu. Just when he was about to get in front of Wei Lu, there was a sudden crash, and he and his horse sank together. Li Ling reacted very quickly, and immediately knew that he had fallen into a horse trap. Stepping on the horse's back, he jumped up, and when he was in the air, he drew his sword and slashed at Wei Lu.At such a hasty occasion, Li Ling's several actions were done without hesitation, and it can be said that he responded extremely quickly.However, at this moment, a large net suddenly fell from the sky. Li Ling was in mid-air, unable to move and dodge any more, he and his sword were covered by the large net.Several Hun soldiers who had been hiding in the surrounding bushes jumped out immediately and tightened the net rope together.Li Ling struggled desperately, but couldn't break free, and was bound firmly by the big net in a blink of an eye. Wei Lu slowly got up from the ground, pulled out the arrow from his chest, and took a breath of cold air when the arrow was pulled out. "I knew you would come to me these two days, and I thought you'd be fine if I took your 'rhubarb' bow." Wei Lu unbuttoned his coat, looked at the gold silk soft armor with a small hole pierced inside, and praised , "It is said that the members of your Li family are born with extraordinary physical strength, and your reputation is indeed well-deserved. I didn't expect to be so far away, but still able to penetrate the armor." Li Ling struggled, his eyes tearing apart, and said: "If you want to kill, then kill, stop talking nonsense!" Wei Lu played with the arrow and said, "Tsk tsk, it seems that you are going to kill me? When did I say I was going to kill you?" Li Ling's eyes seemed to burst into flames, and he said, "I admit it because I planted it in your hands! It's because I'm not as skilled as others, and I can't avenge them!" Wei Lu cast a sideways glance at Li Ling and said, "Revenge? Do I have a grudge against you?" Li Ling roared angrily: "You know what you did! Thanks to you, my mother, younger brother, wife and children are all dead! Are you satisfied?" Wei Lu walked up to Li Ling, looked at him up and down for a while, his eyes swept over the blood stains on Li Ling's body, and finally fell on the sword in Li Ling's hand.There were still fresh blood stains on the sword. Wei Lu stretched out his fingers to get a little bit of the blood, twisted it, and said, "Did you kill Li Xu just now?" Li Ling said, "You killed him!" Wei Lu said, "Me?" Li Ling said: "It was you who gave Shan Yu the idea to let him train your soldiers, right?" Wei Lu said: "Yes." Li Ling said: "You know that the Xiongnu used to be called by their surnames, but you deliberately let these Hu soldiers trained by Li Xu fight against the Han army. Once they are captured, they will admit that they were trained by Li Duwei, right?" Wei Lu said: "Yes." Li Ling said furiously: "Shameless villain! I didn't know until I killed Li Xu that you were behind the tricks! You are the culprit! You'd better kill me today, or one day..." "Wait, wait!" Wei Lu waved his hand, and said, "Did I hear wrong? It was clearly your emperor who killed your family, but you said I did it; it was you who killed Li Xu, and you still said Did I kill it, did I have a problem with my ears, or did you have a problem with your brain?" Li Ling said angrily: "If you didn't borrow a knife to kill people, I would..." "Borrowing a knife to kill someone?" Wei Lu showed a sneering smile on the corner of his mouth, "I have to be willing to borrow it! The knife is in his hand! You risked your life to lurk the enemy's country for him, and he killed you just because of a rumor Family! You resent me for setting up a trap for you, but don't you resent him for being cruel?" Li Ling was stunned, and then said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? You didn't use tricks to sow discord, how could the court kill my whole family? You are despicable!" Wei Lu said indifferently: "You're wrong again. I'm not a divorce, I'm a traitor. When it comes to despicableness, surrender and betrayal, who is more moral than the other? No one forced you to surrender, and no one forced you to surrender. This is You have to bear the consequences of your own choice!" Li Ling was shocked, and said, "What false surrender? What kind of rebellion? You are crazy!" Wei Lu said: "Who is crazy? In the Xiongnu, there are tens of hundreds of generals like you who surrendered. Since they chose to surrender, they are ready to have their family members slaughtered by the court. There has never been anyone who is as desperate as you! Willing to die , you wouldn’t have surrendered in the first place. You didn’t just learn about the law of the Han Dynasty today, did you? But you acted as if you were sure that the imperial court would not kill your family members, but in the end they killed them accidentally! Who told you What about the promise to protect your family? Li Xu did what any general would do. Why did you kill Li Xu? Isn’t it just to prove your innocence to the other side in another way?” Li Ling said: "You are bloody! I am defeated and poor, so I have to surrender. I will take responsibility for what I do, but I did not do it. No one can blame me!" Wei Lu smiled slightly, and said: "What a defeated army! The question is, how did you lose the army? How did you become poor? You are the most capable of fighting among them. Li Guangli led 30,000 cavalry with his wine bag and rice bag. It was you who only had 5,000 infantry, no food, no backup, and went straight to Shan Yuting to die! Your emperor took the wrong medicine?! You retreated from Junji Mountain to Dahan Mountain, only a hundred miles away from the border, Even our Shanyu didn't dare to chase, for fear of being caught by your trick to lure the enemy into the depths. Seeing that you are about to escape, at this critical moment, your most trusted captain did something—— One of his subordinates who violated military discipline was beaten with a military stick. Tsk tsk, why does the marching law have to be chosen at this time? Do you have to take off your clothes and walk with sticks? In the end, without even thinking about it, the humiliated military commander went to defect in anger Forget us, and confess all the facts about your lack of food, arrows, and no backup! Our place is full of joy, and only I feel uneasy. After you defeated and surrendered, I went privately to find the dizzy lieutenant, but followed your He was not in the soldiers. Later, I found him among the corpses on the battlefield. He was shot to death by a hidden arrow shot from behind, from the back to the front! Except for your Li family's unique arrow technique , who can shoot so accurately and so ruthlessly? At that moment, I understood everything. I just wonder if there was any hesitation in your heart when you shot that arrow? You are not a ruthless person, but this huge plan cannot be tolerated. If there is even the slightest mistake, you can only kill and silence, right! I finally understand your emperor's seemingly inferior way of using troops. How can he know how to use soldiers! He is really too shrewd. Two or three thousand, not worthy of you The reputation of Li's famous general is easy to make people suspicious. Ten to twenty thousand, the price is too high, and he can't bear it. And what if he wins? Five thousand is just the most suitable number. Win. In addition, they are infantry, deep into the enemy's hinterland, and they can't escape if they want to escape. They can only die or surrender. The only thing that is beyond your expectations is probably that the army you have trained can survive in the face of desperation. Bursting out such a huge fighting force almost ruined your event. After eight days of bloody battle, you fought for thousands of miles, and you were almost able to enter the fortress safely. Such a tragic and tragic event, but your success fell short. I am afraid that after thousands of years, there will be people who will sigh for you. But there are very few people You will think of such a strange thing: Lu Bode, who was supposed to meet you halfway, refused to save you, seriously hindering the military plane, how can he still be his strong captain?!" Li Ling's chest heaved rapidly, his hands bound by the net rope were tightly clenched into fists, the veins on the back of his hands were bulging, and various expressions flashed across his face: anger, doubt, anxiety, contradiction... Wei Lu said: "Li Shaoqing, this is the end of the matter, I suggest you calm down first, since your whole family has been killed over there, even if you go back, can the emperor still trust you? In today's world, those who can compete with the Han are probably also Only the Huns are left. You killed Li Xu, and you have already offended the Da Yan family. Then kill me and let Shan Yu know, do you still have a place here? Before you kill me, you'd better think about it first, don't Cut off my only way out..." Li Ling said: "All of this is just your inference. What evidence do you have?" With a snap, a roll of sheepskin map fell to Li Ling's feet. "You wander around all over the mountains and plains all day long, hunting? Ha!" Wei Lu sneered, "The painting is really detailed, and the terrain of Shan Yuting is clearly marked! Li Shaoqing is indeed a talent. It's a pity, you want The person you are looking for is not in Shanyu Court at all! Even if you bring this topographic map back, it will not be of much use. Besides, the Xiongnu live after water and grass, and the location of Shanyu Court will change every year!" Li Ling looked at the map on the ground, and his face became extremely pale. After a long silence, he said, "Why didn't you give this to you Shan Yu?" "I don't want you to die yet." Wei Lu said, "You may be useful to me." Li Ling said: "I will not train a single soldier for the Xiongnu, nor will I tell you the strength of the Central Plains' defense forces!" Wei Lu said, "This is not what I want." Li Ling said: "Then what do you want?" Wei Lu said: "What is your real purpose for coming here?" Li Ling was silent. Wei Lu said: "Your emperor wants you to find him and bring him back, right?" Li Ling said: "You know everything, why ask me!" Wei Lu said: "Of course I know everything, but you still don't know many things. For example, the emperor asked you to find him, not to save him, but to kill him..." Li Ling blurted out: "Impossible!" Wei Lu said: "Impossible? Just after the Western Expedition was completed, the Northern Expedition was launched, breaking the taboo of military strategists. Five thousand elite soldiers, who are good generals in the dynasty, risked their lives against the barbarians, just to rescue an insignificant envoy. Do you think it is normal? Just one Envoy, is it that important? What kind of person is needed to make him do so at all costs? Is it because that person is too useful, or is it because that person is so dangerous that the emperor has to let him disappear from this world? Rest assured?! Let me remind you one more thing, your emperor once said: There is no shortage of talent in this world. The so-called talent is just a useful tool. Use it if you can use it, and kill it if you can’t use it. There is no pity!" Li Ling said: "If you detain the Han envoy, you are humiliating me! Your Majesty said that if the Han envoy is trapped in Huzhong again this time, no one will be willing to serve as an envoy again. What is the national prestige?" Wei Lu said: "Hey, 'National Prestige'? There are more than a dozen batches of Han envoys who have been detained before, and you have never seen your emperor go crazy. Why do you think of 'National Prestige' suddenly this time? Things are far from perfect. It's as simple as you imagined. If you really find him and bring him back, you will be killed and silenced by the secret envoy sent by the emperor once you enter the fortress! Whether I am killing you or saving you, you will understand sooner or later." "Ha..." Li Ling laughed loudly, "Save me? You said you were saving me?" Wei Lu said: "Whatever you think, I don't need to lie to you. Why was your whole family "invited" into the palace to protect you when you set off? Do you know how many people died in this matter before you? Got it? If you don't believe me, I can let you go, the feet are on your body, you go back and try!" Li Ling raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? You said it!" Wei Lu sighed, and said: "You like to die, how can I force you to live? I just see that you are young, and I can't bear to see you throw yourself to death. There are too many things in this matter that the emperor never wants to let you die." The big secret that people know. Three people become tigers, and Meng's mother casts a stick. What's more, the Liu family is born with suspicion and suspicion in their bones! From Han Xin, Peng Yue to Zhou Yafu, how many will end well? It is inevitable to undress and push food The bird is gone, what kind of friendship do you Li Ling have with him? With such a terrible thing, he will not care about getting rid of you at all! I just found out about the spy in the Central Plains, and Tai Shiling said a few words for you To be fair, he was almost executed!" Li Ling exclaimed, "What?" Wei Lu said: "What crime did he commit? He just told the truth unintentionally! He said that Li Ling has the style of a countryman, unlike someone who would surrender. If he really surrendered, there must be something hidden, maybe he was looking for an opportunity Serve it up. For this, your emperor almost wanted to kill him, but later changed to castration instead of death. Think about it, Tai Shiling just saw something strange about this matter, and he suffered this catastrophe, and you are in this huge conspiracy Among them, do you think that after the matter is completed, your end will be better than that of Tai Shiling?" Li Ling's face was pale, and he said, "Zi Chang...he...he...I killed him..." Wei Lu said: "It's not you, it's the emperor. Whoever owes it is whoever owes it. You don't have to take it on your behalf. I also feel sorry for Taishi Ling. I've met him a few times. He's a nerd. Those dirty things, he will only stay in the library to do his learning. Alas, when you were prosperous in officialdom, how many people made friends with you and benefited from your Li family. This nerd is so lofty that he has never even had a glass of wine with you Now the emperor wants to kill your whole family in a fit of rage, and the civil and military officials of the whole court are silent, even the guests you support are in a hurry to distance themselves from you, so he turned into a rafter instead. I heard that the Tingwei's mansion tortured and tortured, and they must be investigated Who instigated him to go to school. How wronged he was for this crime! Literati are somewhat arrogant, this humiliation is probably more painful than death for him, right?" Li Ling closed his eyes and said in a trembling voice, "I... will never be redeemed after a hundred deaths." Wei Lu took out the sword in his hand from the rope, and Li Ling let go weakly. 卫律擦拭着剑上的血迹，道：“你不用死，你还有许多事可以做。我现在放了你，趁大家还不知道，你回去换身干净衣服。大阏氏性情刚烈，单于都要畏她三分，你杀了她跟前的红人，她知道后，早晚会找你算账，你跟我去北方避一段时间吧。”说着一挥手，示意松绑。 网绳松开，卫律把剑掷回给李陵，李陵无意识地接住，呆呆地看着那佩剑，一语不发。 “日子总要过下去。”卫律拉过自己的坐骑，道，“你可以恨我，不过，人在世上，只要不死，便有很多顾忌，便要忍耐许多不能忍受的事情。相信我，在这一点上，我也许是这世界上最能理解你的人。” “不错，”李陵的目光完全暗淡了下去，低声道，“托你的福，以后我将变成和你一样的人。旃裘左衽、椎髻胡服过一辈子。每天饮酪浆，啖牛羊，和一个肮脏的匈奴女人睡在腥膻的旃毯上！每天早晨起来，听到胡笳吹响，牛马嘶鸣，满眼都是陌生的人，听到的都是陌生的话语……”李陵说着，声音渐渐低下去，声音里充溢着痛楚和压抑。 卫律却哈哈大笑起来，飞身跨上坐骑，道：“饮食衣冠语言，都只是外在的东西，幸与不幸，难道在这些上面吗？汉家衣冠，就一定代表文明；胡服椎髻，就一定代表野蛮吗？塞翁失马，焉知非福。现在你已经无路可退，单于会更信任你。日子长着呢，多往好处想想，也许你以后会感激我的。”说完，便打马而去。走了一小段，忽又勒马回身，对李陵道，“对了，有件事你可能搞错了。那个女人并不肮脏，你没见右骨都侯为了她要跟你玩命吗？你一脑门子华夷之辨，想过没有，她祖上包括高祖、文帝时的两位公主，谁比谁高贵呢？”说完又是一阵大笑，率众人下山去了。 卫律行到半路上，正巧遇到拓拔居次骑着马迎面赶来，一见卫律，便勒马焦急地道：“丁零王，今天你看见李陵没有？” 卫律道：“看见了。” 拓拔居次惊叫一声，看着卫律，忽然醒悟地道：“你、你拿他怎么了？”问话时声音竟微微有些颤抖。 卫律道：“没事，他好端端的，放心。待会儿你上山便能看见他了。” 拓拔居次松了口气，道：“今天一大早，他像头发疯的蛮牛，提着剑就冲出帐篷，我怕他……会对你不利。” “对我不利？”卫律微微一笑，道，“暗杀过我的人能有一打了，他们的人头都被我做成了酒器。你是怕他会对我不利呢，还是怕我会对他不利？” 拓拔居次脸上微微一红，道：“你们都是我父亲看重的人，伤了谁都不好。” 卫律若有所思地看着她，道：“居次，告诉我实话，你喜欢他吗？” 拓拔居次脸上掠过一丝苦涩又怅然的神情，道：“喜欢，可他不喜欢我。” 卫律注视着拓拔居次的神情，微微一笑，低声道：“不，他其实很喜欢你——他要是不喜欢你的话，早就要了你了。” 拓拔居次愕然，不禁伸手去摸卫律的额头：“丁零王，你发烧了？” 卫律一摆手笑道：“不，我很好。不过他不太好。他刚刚杀了李绪，这下肯定把大阏氏得罪了。你跟单于说说，能不能让他先离开单于庭一段时间。你祖母的脾气你也知道。” 拓拔居次点点头，想了想，道：“让他去哪里？” 卫律道：“坚昆还没人肯去，让你父亲把坚昆封给他吧。这么远，大阏氏总鞭长莫及了。” 拓拔居次叹道：“听说那边很冷，冻得人手指都会掉光。” 卫律伸出手笑道：“丁零与坚昆比邻，我手指掉光了吗？北方有北方的好处，那边森林多，飞禽走兽一年四季捕不完。你有这么个神箭手丈夫，天天一起打猎玩，岂不有趣？”
马队一天天向北行去，风雪越来越大，天也越来越冷。队伍不得不时常停下来，等待暴风雪过去。 为了适应这里的恶劣气候，这里的马车都比中原的高大，可马队渐渐地也变得举步维艰了。行人一脚踩下去，厚厚的雪直没到膝盖，车轮陷在雪中进退两难。 一行人开始改坐雪橇。 李陵知道陆行乘车，水行乘船，泥行乘橇，没想到雪上也能乘橇。及至坐上雪橇，才知道这是多么新奇的一件事。橇以木制，前端翘起，不用马拉，而用犬拖，行于雪地之上，顺畅飞快，全无马车的滞碍之感。 这样走走停停行了月余，这一天，一行人马来到一片逶迤的大山，沿山而行，一路尽是崇山峻岭。仰头望去，有些悬崖峭壁几近垂直，竟连这季节的大雪也覆盖不住，露出黑魆魆的岩石。 顺着山势走了约一个时辰，众人拐进一个山谷，突然，眼前一下豁然开朗，一片无边无际的大雪原，一眼望不到头。 雪橇飞快地前进，疾风暴雪扑面而来，逼得人不得不眯起眼睛。漫天飞舞的雪花中，只看到大地白茫茫一片蔓延到天边，整个世界有如洁白的琼玉雕成的幻境，没有一丝瑕疵。 “如何？”卫律在风雪中回头大声问道，“这景色在那边不太容易见到吧？” 李陵冷淡地道：“我年年在张掖、酒泉练兵，看不出跟那边有什么不同。” 卫律哈哈大笑，停下橇来，道：“看看你脚下吧。”说着伸足抹开地上厚厚的积雪。 李陵站起来凝神一看，立时倒抽一口冷气。只见那积雪之下，竟是平滑的冰层，而且这冰层晶莹剔透，甚至隐隐可见鱼儿在下游弋。 原来他们竟是在冰面上行进。 李陵道：“这、这是什么河？” “河？”卫律笑道，“你现在是在海上！” 李陵一下子呆住了。 “你在酒泉、张掖见过？”卫律道，“这是匈奴最大的一片海，也是最深的。小心，别踩到裂缝掉下去，那时谁也救不了你。这海有很多地方深不见底。” 李陵一怔，看着眼前这一望无际的雪原，心中大为震撼。 一个雪团砸在李陵后背，散成一蓬碎雪，落到冰上。李陵吃了一惊，回头一看，却见拓拔居次哈哈大笑道：“神箭手原来是大笨蛋！跟着野兽的足迹走，就不会掉下去啦。狼和狐狸比人聪明得多！” 李陵无可奈何地摇摇头，但一直紧绷着不苟言笑的脸色却松弛了下来。这一路跋涉，他和拓拔居次之间那种疏离感已渐渐消失。这个毫无心机的率真少女，总能使他沉重的心得到一点纾解。 李陵问卫律道：“这是什么海？” 卫律道：“中原称之为北海。” 李陵啊了一声，道：“是不是……就是庄子所说的北冥？” 卫律点点头，悠悠地吟道：“北冥有鱼，其名为鲲。鲲之大，不知其几千里也；化而为鸟，其名为鹏。鹏之背，不知其几千里也……也许，世上也只有这里，能容纳下如此庞大而自由的神物了。” 忽然，拓拔居次开心地大叫道：“看那边！” 远处，一群头戴熊皮帽、身穿羊皮衣的胡人坐着狗橇，飞驰于茫茫冰盖上，快活地大声呼喊，雪橇所过之地，雪花翻飞，露出一条条长长的雪道，在阳光下闪亮如一条条美丽的光带，看得人心旷神怡。 “丁零王，”拓拔居次好奇地问道，“这么冷的天，他们去干什么？” 卫律道：“他们是去凿冰钓鱼的。这里有一点和你们单于庭不一样，因为海水太深，平日里是不钓鱼的。反是到这冬天，鱼在水底憋闷坏了，一见到光从水面上射下来，还以为春来雪化，挤挤挨挨赶着往上蹦，很容易就能钓上来一大堆。而且吊上来鱼篓都不用，直接往冰上一扔，鱼稍微蹦两下就冻得硬邦邦的了。等攒个几十上百条，一条条捡起来往麻袋里一装，就满载而归了。” 拓拔居次被卫律说得无比神往。卫律斜眼看了看李陵，又故意向拓拔居次大谈北海中的种种奇鱼异兽，什么巨大的螯虾，豹首鱼身的怪物，说得拓拔居次心痒难熬，恨不得立刻就捕来那些怪鱼，开开眼界。 卫律大笑道：“这海的神异之处，非此一二。你们待久了就知道。”又转向李陵，微笑道，“少卿，不要以为所谓极北苦寒之地，就必然无趣。也许有一天，你会喜欢上这里。” 李陵摇摇头，道：“我难道是为了有趣无趣选择的这里？哪怕这里沃野千里，那边地瘠民贫，我也不会爱这里超过故土。你不会明白的……”说到这里，李陵意识到了什么，住口不言了。 卫律嘴角掠过一丝冷笑，道：“不，我明白。这里是野蛮人的地方嘛，足下乃陇西名门，忠孝传家，和我这天性无耻的戎狄之人不一样，我叛国是生具反骨，你是被迫从贼，至少总比我高尚，是吧？” 李陵转过头去，望着南方道：“我有什么资格谈高尚？大错已经铸成，我既没有能力杀你，也没有勇气自杀。有国不能回，有仇不能报。我只是个被你捏在手里任意摆布的懦夫罢了。” 卫律注视着李陵，皱了皱眉，道：“李陵，你不是懦夫，而是笨蛋！到现在还不明白，是我毁了你的一切吗？好！就算你今天的一切都是我害的，我问你，你祖父、叔父又是谁害的？你们陇西李家，祖孙三代的功名都是一刀一剑挣出来的，可人家卫家出了一个卫子夫，襁褓中的婴儿都得以封侯！你祖父、叔父打了大半辈子仗，一身的伤，只配给他卫青做偏裨将佐！你祖父但凡军中乏食，在士卒没全吃上饭时自己从不先进食，他霍去病北伐一趟，丢弃的粮米肉食好几车，士卒还饿着肚子！你祖父膂力过人、箭无虚发，匈奴人称'飞将军'，畏如天神。而在卫青帐下，他不过是一个畏罪自杀的败军之将！你叔父气不过，找卫青算账，被霍去病在甘泉宫射杀，皇帝却说他是被鹿撞死的，不准有司查案。这仇你怎么又不报了？我再问你，公孙敖为什么故意向皇帝传假消息，以致你遭灭门之祸？你们在宫里时，不是好朋友吗？他是怕你回去！你少年得志，锋芒毕露。升迁的机会就那么点，你占尽光彩，让人家怎么出头？可惜你父亲死得早，许多事没来得及教你。你以为战场上的事，真的只要能征善战就行了？李广利酒囊饭袋，公孙敖常败将军，他们怎么都比你升得快？第一，你不自知；第二，你不知人。你落得今天的下场，说难听点，活该！” 李陵沉默一会儿，道：“也许你说的是对的，但陛下没有亏待我的地方，是我负陛下。” 卫律道：“没有？当然，要有过亏负，他也不会放心把这件大事交给你办了。然而你以为他选择了你，是因为他最信任你吗？错！他选择你，是因为他没有别的选择！要做成这件事，至少要具备三个条件：第一，要能征善战、威望素著，才能一旦诈降成功，即得高位，获得足够的权力在匈奴便于行事；第二，要熟知胡俗、精通胡语，才能深入匈奴，明察暗访，在茫茫人海中找出那个人来；第三，也是最重要的一点，就是要认识那个人，最好是那人能信任的人，否则，就算找到了，也未必能顺利地带回来。满朝文武，你是唯一一个具备所有条件的！你未必是朝中武艺最高强的将领，但你是李广的孙子，仅凭这一点，你若诈降入胡，小则封侯，大则封王，权力地位唾手可得。你久在边境练兵，说得一口流利的匈奴话，和这里的人打交道不成问题。最主要的是，你是他的朋友！你可以说服他，带走他，甚至在必要的时候趁他不备杀了他！” 李陵脱口而出道：“我不会杀他！” 卫律道：“如果他不跟你回去呢？你们皇帝的密令，难道没告诉你，如果他不跟你走，即就地格杀吗？” 李陵张了张嘴，没出声。 卫律道：“你大概在想，我怎么会知道？皇帝给你那道密旨时没有第三个人在场啊。对吧？告诉你，因为我了解你们皇帝，比任何人都了解！也许在一年前，你这位朋友还只是一个无足轻重的养马的郎官，但现在，他已经成了皇帝在这个世界上最大的威胁！他一天不死，你们皇帝一天不能安寝。” 李陵道：“为什么？到底是怎么一回事？你怎么知道陛下要我找苏子卿？又为什么口口声声说陛下要他死？” 卫律点点头道：“很好，你终于对真相感兴趣了。今晚找个地方宿营，我会慢慢告诉你，那是一些你这辈子都不会听说的事。”说着拍了拍李陵的肩膀，声音稍微缓和了一点，道，“以你的性格，就算没这次发生的事，恐怕还是在这里更合适。我也在那边待过，那边是一个不适合人才而适合奴才待的地方，你祖、父两代的遭遇，已足以说明一切。你武艺再好，好得过飞将军？功劳再高，高得过韩信、彭越？放眼中朝，攀附裙带、嫉贤妒能之辈车载斗量。你常年在外练兵，不知朝中那种互相倾轧的丑恶。我从你身上看到了过去的自己，所以不希望你死得不明不白。不错，这里是没有那边的锦绣繁华、文明典章，但这里的每一个人都活得简单而真实，不需要媚上压下，不需要尔虞我诈，不需要扭曲自己的尊严来赢取声名地位。什么功高震主，什么兔死狗烹，在这里全是奇闻谬论！功劳越大，自然声望越高。没有同僚嫉妒，没有主上猜忌，这里会给一个英雄应有的地位和荣耀！” 李陵沉默了许久，才道：“有些事，是不能用是非对错来衡量的。那边是我的父母之邦……” 卫律冷笑道：“父母之邦？你父族母族皆为那边所杀，还谈什么父母之邦？！那只是他们刘家的国，不要自作多情，以为也是你们这些臣民的国！即使富贵如大将军卫青，也不过是他们刘家的一条看门狗。一条狗有资格骄傲地说这个家是它的吗？你们高祖皇帝曾问太公：'如今我的产业与仲兄比谁多？'可惜，当时那些开国元勋没几个真听懂了。非要到兔死狗烹的那一天，才知道自己真的只是一条狗罢了！” 一时之间，李陵呆住了，怔怔地看着被冰雪覆盖的茫茫北海，一言不发。雪还在纷纷扬扬地下，李陵身上渐渐积起了一层薄薄的雪花，他却浑然不觉。白茫茫的天地间一片沉寂。 半晌，旁边的拓拔居次才小心地道：“你们……在说什么？” 卫律一笑，转头对拓拔居次道：“没什么，你丈夫说这些拉橇的狗不错，我说就送给你们吧。”
late at night. 厚厚的冰雪筑起的穹庐里，当中点了一个小小的火堆，几块马肉被架在火上烤着。 李陵坐在火堆边，吃惊地环顾着这从未见过的奇特屋舍，这种用至寒之物造起的房舍，隔绝严寒竟颇有奇效。在这冰屋之中，不但不见寒冷，反比一般皮革布料制造的穹庐暖和数倍。外面朔风劲吹，里面的人丝毫感觉不到。 李陵只担心这火堆会让雪屋融化，卫律不在意地说，因为室外实在过于寒冷，这么一小堆火，即使日夜不停地烧，一个月之内也不用担心雪屋融化。而且屋顶留了透气孔，燃烧产生的热会从那里逸出。如果拿些兽皮将四壁围起，这雪屋甚至能保持整个冬天不化。 卫律切着一块血淋淋的马肝，用刀挑起一片，递向李陵，道：“来一块？” 李陵摇摇头。 卫律一笑，道：“我想起来了，你们那边都说马肝有毒，皇帝杀了少翁，对外就说是食马肝而死。可笑！他不知道燕太子丹曾给荆轲烹制过马肝吗？”说着便挑起那片血淋淋的马肝送到嘴里，大口咀嚼起来。汁液从嘴角流下，看起来竟像鲜血，有几分狰狞。 李陵一阵厌恶，转过头去。 卫律吃完马肝，擦了擦嘴，拿过已烤得差不多的马肉，切了开来，扔给李陵几块，道：“罢了，那你就来点烤马肉吧。不是故意恶心你，生马肝、烤马肉，是这里的两大美食，久食可御严寒。要在这种地方生存下去，不学会茹毛饮血是不行的。嫌味道重，就喝点酒解解腥气。”说着拿起一个皮袋，扔给李陵。 李陵接过那皮袋，道：“你为什么不喝？” 卫律瞟了李陵一眼，道：“怎么？怕酒也有毒？随你，不喝就不喝。我不会为了证明没毒喝给你看。” 李陵道：“我只是有点奇怪，你能食生肉，饮湩酪，却不能喝酒？” 卫律不答，只是悠闲地切着马肉吃，等吃完，才扔下切肉的小刀，擦了擦手，道：“如果你曾被鞭打到遍体皮翻肉卷、创深见骨，又被烈酒一寸寸浇个湿透，你也会一辈子滴酒不沾的。” 李陵心头一震，道：“你说什么？” 卫律笑笑，站起身来，解开腰间革带，脱下身上的貂裘。 啪的一声，酒袋从李陵手里滑落到地上。 呈现在他眼前的，是一个习武之人特有的完美的躯体，匀称、精瘦、结实。只是这身体的每一寸肌肤，都遍布了纵横交错的旧伤痕！一条条一道道，高高低低，将这身体划分得仿佛久旱龟裂的土地，竟找不到一处平滑的肌肤！ 李陵一时觉得呼吸都快停止了。他久历行伍，知道怎样从已愈合的旧痕判断当初受伤的程度。卫律身上的这些伤，一望便知身受之时必是极其酷烈。 卫律披上貂裘，缓缓地道：“你以为只有你受过伤？” 李陵浑身一震，心里仿佛无边潮涌般，各种复杂的情绪涌了上来，竟不知是悲哀、酸涩还是茫然。 “那是……什么时候的事？”许久，李陵才道。 卫律淡淡地道：“很久以前了。”
As time passed day by day, Li Ling was bored all day long, leading a few of his cronies, flying eagles, to hunt around. At first, some Hun nobles were curious about him and wanted to strike up a conversation with him.But gradually, they discovered that this young man was only interested in hunting and hunting, and he was often absent-minded when talking to him about how to use troops in the army.His perfect archery skills have been used on birds and beasts. After a long time, they finally lost interest in this young man who was said to have once fought against 80,000 elite soldiers with a mere 5,000 troops. Autumn is tall and horses are fat, and the babble forest meeting. The nobles of the various tribes of the Xiongnu rode their best horses, and each led a team of troops to gallop among the trees, beating drums and shouting, scaring out all kinds of wild animals in the forest, and then chasing and hunting.Foxes, deer, roe, and roe, big and small, panicked and were driven to nowhere to escape. They rushed towards the ambush circle that had been set up, and were shot and killed by the hunters who had been waiting there... The annual Babble Forest Meeting is the favorite game of the Xiongnu nobles.Not only for schooling humans and animals, but also for gatherings to shoot and hunt, so as to show that we will not forget our ancestors. Shan Yu and Wei Lu stood side by side on the mountain, looking at Li Ling who was enthusiastically commanding his subordinates to round up a herd of reindeer. "If only he had this interest in training soldiers." Shan Yu sighed, "The soldiers he trains are the bravest I have ever seen. But now he is only interested in hunting, and Shan Yuting's beasts are faster than others." Let him hunt it down." Wei Lu smiled slightly, and said, "He's still young, let him play for a while. Did Da Shanyu hear about his grandfather hunting and shooting an arrow into a rock when he was so dizzy that he thought it was a tiger? Hobbies are probably family heirlooms. By the way, how about Tuoba Juci recently?" Shan Yu said: "Go and ask Li Ling, he hasn't touched a single finger of my daughter so far. Does this kid have any friends over there?" There was a gleam of vigilance in Wei Lu's eyes, but it was fleeting, and he said nonchalantly: "He was married, maybe he is still a little uncomfortable. Don't worry about Shan Yu, it will be fine after a long time. Speaking of military training What about the Sergeant Captain who came back last time and surrendered? Can you invite him to try it?" Shan Yu said disdainfully: "He? That cartilaginous worm, he will flatter my queen all day long!" Wei Lu said: "Shan Yu just wants our people to be familiar with the tactics over there, and he can do that." Shan Yu sighed and nodded. Wei Lu said again: "Da Shanyu, during this time, you'd better...don't go to Li Ling's place." Shan Yu asked in surprise, "Why?" Wei Lu said: "His family is still under the custody of the imperial court. He is a dutiful son. I'm afraid he is not in a good mood." Over the years, the babble forest conferences, especially this year, have the most abundant hunting, so at the end of the day, everyone is elated and unsatisfied. At night, piles of bonfires are lit on the grassland.The slaughtered prey is placed on the fire, and the more it roasts, the more fragrant it becomes.Everyone roasted the deer and roasted the sheep, talking and laughing happily. Among the group of people, a masked wizard was sitting on the ground, beating a small drum, and singing a sacrificial song in a strange tone.The sorcerer's voice was clear and clear, and the tone was sometimes intense and sometimes mellow, and everyone listened with great interest. Li Ling stood under a tree outside the crowd, quietly watching the singing wizard without saying a word. Wei Lu took a plate of venison and walked towards Li Ling. "Why don't you eat it?" Wei Lu said, "You shot your arrows today and showed your might. You probably killed three or four out of ten of the prey this time." Li Ling still looked into the distance and said, "I'm not hungry." Wei Lu said: "Even if you don't care, bring some to that woman in your tent." Li Ling just stared at the wizard who was singing, and said, "You seem to be too strict, don't you?" Wei Lu put down the venison, and said leisurely, "I'm doing it for your own good. Li Shaoqing is in her prime, and a woman as beautiful as a flower has been placed in your tent for more than half a year, and she hasn't eaten it once. What will people think? It's not you If you are sick, you are sick!" Li Ling immediately withdrew his gaze, stared at Wei Lu, and said, "Is it a crime not to be close to women?" Wei Lu shrugged his shoulders and said, "I didn't say that. But generally speaking, those who want to harm someone's father are really unwilling to have feelings for that daughter." A cold light flashed in Li Ling's eyes, and he said, "You've been abstaining from alcohol just now. Generally speaking, people with ghosts in their hearts are really afraid of slipping their tongues after drinking." Wei Lu said indifferently: "There are many men in this world who can't drink, but there are not many men who can't be humane. Besides, I refuse fine wine because of my nature, and I don't need to restrain myself. Unlike some people, I found out the dome in the middle of the night and poured myself a basin of cold water. Drenched all over!" Li Ling said angrily: "You spy on me?!" Wei Lu smiled and said: "To be honest, I admire you very much. You are afraid that one day you will be sorry for your conscience, and you will not touch any woman in front of you. There are not many people like this now. However, people who are too conscientious You can't do big things, you are really not suitable for this kind of errand." Li Ling tried his best to remain calm and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about." Wei Lu pouted in the direction of the wizard, and said, "Why are you suddenly interested in witch songs?" Then he lowered his voice and said, "Because the person you are looking for was saved by her, so you think she I will know the whereabouts of that person!" Li Ling's expression froze for a moment, then he turned his head, looked at the wizard who was singing in the crowd in the distance, and said, "I just think the song she sang is quite interesting. Listen to her singing: 'The nine-headed demon will kill the nine-headed demon. It turned into a bright star, as bright as the sun. So ten suns lit up in the sky...'This reminds me of our legend that "ten suns rise at the same time, and the seedlings are scorched". Are they uncivilized people who only know What about copying Han culture?" Wei Lu was not angry at all, crossed his arms across his chest, and said, "Well, it's very interesting. She sang the oldest oracle here. Hundreds of thousands of words. It is a pity that the Huns did not have written words, so only some talented wizards could sing and explain. This great witch suddenly knew how to sing this story after she had a high fever at the age of fifteen. Since then, she Divination and medicine are omnipotent, and their reputation is getting bigger and bigger." Li Ling said: "Fever has a supernatural power, tsk tsk, really capable." Wei Lu shrugged and said: "Believe it or not, I have always believed that I have the ability of photographic memory, but I have heard her sing it several times, but I still can't remember it. The length is really not something that ordinary people can memorize. Like her There are not only one or two people who have obtained supernatural powers. Severe illness, coma, and strange dreams... all of them will make some people suddenly and spontaneously sing this long story, and they can also divination and cure diseases, and become wizards. Except for divine grants, there is no way for such miracles. Explain. This place is no different from the Central Plains. Wizards must have real skills to convince people. Hu people don’t listen to rhetoric, they only pay attention to practical results. Like Luan Da and Shao Weng, they can only deceive your wise and mighty emperor. .” Li Ling glanced at the sorcerer and said, "You call her the great sorcerer, is she the most famous sorcerer here?" Wei Lu said: "Yes, but the real pronunciation is 'Dawu'. 'Da' in Hu language means greatness. 'Wu' means Urgen. Urgen is the most famous wizard family of the Huns. Medicine is a profession, and the most outstanding wizard among them will be dubbed the title of "Dawu". Because of the pronunciation, sometimes people in the Central Plains mistakenly think it is a "big witch". But there is no big mistake. Now the word Urgen, It has almost become a synonym for "wizard". In fact, the real pronunciation of the word "wizard" in Hu dialect is "Shanman". Shaoqing is proficient in Hu dialect, or has heard of it." Li Ling nodded and said: "Well, then what kind of story did you, the great Urgen, sing without a teacher? It must be very exciting." Li Ling's voice was full of jokes, but Wei Lu didn't care. He said, "I only remember the general plot. It's about a war that took place in the heaven. The supreme god of the north and the supreme god of the north. The northern god was defeated, and his subordinates held grudges and turned into nine-headed demons, harming the world. The battle between the gods and demons was so dark that the sun and the moon were dark. The earth was covered with ice and snow, and all beasts fell. Human beings are suffering from hunger and cold, rampant diseases, and are devoured by all kinds of weird insects and beasts. Later, although the demons were subdued, they spewed out torrents of evil water and flooded the sky. God sent a condor to the world and combined with a woman. She gave birth to the first Shanman in the world. The eagle used its magical skills to induce Shanman to become an almighty god who can understand the Yin and Yang circles of humans and gods, quell the flood, help the world and the people, and pass it down for generations." Li Ling said: "So, all the wizards here are descendants of that eagle?" Wei Lu said: "Well, the wizards of various tribes either worship falcons, or take chaffinches as their ancestors. In short, they are all birds." Li Ling tilted his head to look at the wizard, and said, "I can't see where she looks like an eagle." Wei Lu said: "That's right, there are many puzzling things about this matter. However, if you combine some things with the historical records of the Central Plains, you will find interesting discoveries. I have some books in my grazing place, Shaoqing Are you interested?" Li Ling said coldly: "I'm sorry, I'm not interested. You just said that after the nine-headed monster, there will be monsters that cannibalize people. Don't you think that after the "Ten Days Paradise" with the Central Plains, Jiao Jiao and Feng Xi appeared? , Snake, and these monsters are very similar? I heard that you are very knowledgeable. You have searched through the books in the two library pavilions in the palace. Isn’t it too boring to come here? The story of the barbarians, you also picked it up as a treasure?" After speaking, without waiting for Wei Lu to answer, he walked away on his own. Wei Lu showed no sign of anger. Looking at his back, he suddenly chuckled, showing a hint of admiration in his expression.
In the fourth year of the Tianhan Dynasty, the Han Dynasty sent Li Guangli, Lu Bode, Han Shuo, and Gongsun Ao to lead an army of 200,000, divided into three groups, and went straight to the Xiongnu. This is a more intense war than it was two years ago.The Xiongnu transported all their luggage to the north of the Yuwu River, and Shan Yu personally led a hundred thousand cavalry to engage the Han army. For more than ten days, Yuwu Shuinan's corpses were strewn all over the field, and the river was stained red with blood.The Han Dynasty defeated the few with the crowd, but did not get any benefit. In this battle, both sides suffered heavy losses and their vitality was greatly injured. It was long after the war that the two sides began to send envoys to negotiate peace. In front of the dome that received the Han envoys. Li Ling raised his sword, his eyes were red, and he asked the Huns guard at the gate of Qionglu: "Is the Han envoy inside?" The guard looked at Li Ling's appearance, a little scared, and said, "Yes. You Xiaowang, you are..." As soon as Li Ling opened the tent door, he went in.The guard said: "Wait a minute! You Xiaowang, the envoy is..." In the tent, a group of people who looked like officials of the Han Dynasty were drinking and having fun with a few maids in their arms. Li Ling said: "Which of you is the official envoy?" For a moment, those people immediately fell silent and looked at him together.A burly man in the middle, smelling of alcohol, said, "I am. Who are you? Did Shan Yu send you here?" Li Ling looked at him and said suspiciously: "Are you a guest in the palace? Why haven't I seen you?" The man was drunk and said: "Who are you? Your kid has entered, entered our big man's palace?!" Several people nearby stared at Li Ling, suddenly realized, and whispered a few words in that person's ear. "Huh?" The man looked Li Ling up and down, and said, "You are Li Ling? In Xiajiangchong, you were originally from the State of Zhao. Last month, you were granted the title of visitor and sent to the Huns. Why? What do you want to say? ?” Li Ling stared at Jiang Chong and said, "What did the court do to my family?" Jiang Chong lazily said: "Behead, there will be no one left. You should know the result of what you do..." Li Ling's body trembled slightly, and his breathing became heavy.Jiang Chong didn't wink at all, and nonchalantly went to pick up the wine glass again.Li Ling suddenly grabbed the wine glass, slammed it on the ground, and said sharply, "What did I do? I, Li Ling, led 5,000 infantry to rampage against the Huns. I escaped death and killed more than twice my own troops! Because there were no rescuers to respond." And defeated. I have done everything I can, how can I be sorry for the court, the emperor wants to kill my whole family?" As he said that, with a thud, the sword in his hand slashed fiercely on the table. Jiang Chong looked at the swords on the tables in front of him, sobered up a lot, and then said cautiously: "No, it's not about surrendering for Shaoqing. The emperor heard that you taught the Huns to train soldiers, and he was so angry that he... " "I trained soldiers for the Huns?" Li Ling roared, "Which bastard said that? Since when did I train soldiers for them?!" Jiang Chong said: "Yes, it is a few 'shengkou' captured by General Gongsun on the battlefield, saying that Captain Li was training soldiers for the Huns..." Li Ling was stunned for a while, and after a while, he suddenly kicked and overturned several cases, and the wine and meat on the case were all over the floor. "I am the only captain named Li in the world? Gongsun Ao is a waste! Can't ask clearly? If I have trained soldiers for them, can he still go back alive?" Li Ling said angrily, "Go back and tell the emperor, that is the capital outside the Great Wall. Wei Li Xu did a good job!"
Standing alone on a high hill, Wei Lu squinted his eyes and looked at the south, as if lost in thought. In the distance, behind a rock, an arrow was aimed silently at him. With a whoosh, the arrow pierced through the air and hit the target. Holding the arrow stuck in his chest, Wei Lu wobbled and fell off the horse. Behind the rock, Li Ling threw down his bow and arrow, jumped on the horse that was already prepared beside him, and urged the horse to run straight to Wei Lu. Just when he was about to get in front of Wei Lu, there was a sudden crash, and he and his horse sank together. Li Ling reacted very quickly, and immediately knew that he had fallen into a horse trap. Stepping on the horse's back, he jumped up, and when he was in the air, he drew his sword and slashed at Wei Lu.At such a hasty occasion, Li Ling's several actions were done without hesitation, and it can be said that he responded extremely quickly.However, at this moment, a large net suddenly fell from the sky. Li Ling was in mid-air, unable to move and dodge any more, he and his sword were covered by the large net.Several Hun soldiers who had been hiding in the surrounding bushes jumped out immediately and tightened the net rope together.Li Ling struggled desperately, but couldn't break free, and was bound firmly by the big net in a blink of an eye. Wei Lu slowly got up from the ground, pulled out the arrow from his chest, and took a breath of cold air when the arrow was pulled out. "I knew you would come to me these two days, and I thought you'd be fine if I took your 'rhubarb' bow." Wei Lu unbuttoned his coat, looked at the gold silk soft armor with a small hole pierced inside, and praised , "It is said that the members of your Li family are born with extraordinary physical strength, and your reputation is indeed well-deserved. I didn't expect to be so far away, but still able to penetrate the armor." Li Ling struggled, his eyes tearing apart, and said: "If you want to kill, then kill, stop talking nonsense!" Wei Lu played with the arrow and said, "Tsk tsk, it seems that you are going to kill me? When did I say I was going to kill you?" Li Ling's eyes seemed to burst into flames, and he said, "I admit it because I planted it in your hands! It's because I'm not as skilled as others, and I can't avenge them!" Wei Lu cast a sideways glance at Li Ling and said, "Revenge? Do I have a grudge against you?" Li Ling roared angrily: "You know what you did! Thanks to you, my mother, younger brother, wife and children are all dead! Are you satisfied?" Wei Lu walked up to Li Ling, looked at him up and down for a while, his eyes swept over the blood stains on Li Ling's body, and finally fell on the sword in Li Ling's hand.There were still fresh blood stains on the sword. Wei Lu stretched out his fingers to get a little bit of the blood, twisted it, and said, "Did you kill Li Xu just now?" Li Ling said, "You killed him!" Wei Lu said, "Me?" Li Ling said: "It was you who gave Shan Yu the idea to let him train your soldiers, right?" Wei Lu said: "Yes." Li Ling said: "You know that the Xiongnu used to be called by their surnames, but you deliberately let these Hu soldiers trained by Li Xu fight against the Han army. Once they are captured, they will admit that they were trained by Li Duwei, right?" Wei Lu said: "Yes." Li Ling said furiously: "Shameless villain! I didn't know until I killed Li Xu that you were behind the tricks! You are the culprit! You'd better kill me today, or one day..." "Wait, wait!" Wei Lu waved his hand, and said, "Did I hear wrong? It was clearly your emperor who killed your family, but you said I did it; it was you who killed Li Xu, and you still said Did I kill it, did I have a problem with my ears, or did you have a problem with your brain?" Li Ling said angrily: "If you didn't borrow a knife to kill people, I would..." "Borrowing a knife to kill someone?" Wei Lu showed a sneering smile on the corner of his mouth, "I have to be willing to borrow it! The knife is in his hand! You risked your life to lurk the enemy's country for him, and he killed you just because of a rumor Family! You resent me for setting up a trap for you, but don't you resent him for being cruel?" Li Ling was stunned, and then said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? You didn't use tricks to sow discord, how could the court kill my whole family? You are despicable!" Wei Lu said indifferently: "You're wrong again. I'm not a divorce, I'm a traitor. When it comes to despicableness, surrender and betrayal, who is more moral than the other? No one forced you to surrender, and no one forced you to surrender. This is You have to bear the consequences of your own choice!" Li Ling was shocked, and said, "What false surrender? What kind of rebellion? You are crazy!" Wei Lu said: "Who is crazy? In the Xiongnu, there are tens of hundreds of generals like you who surrendered. Since they chose to surrender, they are ready to have their family members slaughtered by the court. There has never been anyone who is as desperate as you! Willing to die , you wouldn’t have surrendered in the first place. You didn’t just learn about the law of the Han Dynasty today, did you? But you acted as if you were sure that the imperial court would not kill your family members, but in the end they killed them accidentally! Who told you What about the promise to protect your family? Li Xu did what any general would do. Why did you kill Li Xu? Isn’t it just to prove your innocence to the other side in another way?” Li Ling said: "You are bloody! I am defeated and poor, so I have to surrender. I will take responsibility for what I do, but I did not do it. No one can blame me!" Wei Lu smiled slightly, and said: "What a defeated army! The question is, how did you lose the army? How did you become poor? You are the most capable of fighting among them. Li Guangli led 30,000 cavalry with his wine bag and rice bag. It was you who only had 5,000 infantry, no food, no backup, and went straight to Shan Yuting to die! Your emperor took the wrong medicine?! You retreated from Junji Mountain to Dahan Mountain, only a hundred miles away from the border, Even our Shanyu didn't dare to chase, for fear of being caught by your trick to lure the enemy into the depths. Seeing that you are about to escape, at this critical moment, your most trusted captain did something—— One of his subordinates who violated military discipline was beaten with a military stick. Tsk tsk, why does the marching law have to be chosen at this time? Do you have to take off your clothes and walk with sticks? In the end, without even thinking about it, the humiliated military commander went to defect in anger Forget us, and confess all the facts about your lack of food, arrows, and no backup! Our place is full of joy, and only I feel uneasy. After you defeated and surrendered, I went privately to find the dizzy lieutenant, but followed your He was not in the soldiers. Later, I found him among the corpses on the battlefield. He was shot to death by a hidden arrow shot from behind, from the back to the front! Except for your Li family's unique arrow technique , who can shoot so accurately and so ruthlessly? At that moment, I understood everything. I just wonder if there was any hesitation in your heart when you shot that arrow? You are not a ruthless person, but this huge plan cannot be tolerated. If there is even the slightest mistake, you can only kill and silence, right! I finally understand your emperor's seemingly inferior way of using troops. How can he know how to use soldiers! He is really too shrewd. Two or three thousand, not worthy of you The reputation of Li's famous general is easy to make people suspicious. Ten to twenty thousand, the price is too high, and he can't bear it. And what if he wins? Five thousand is just the most suitable number. Win. In addition, they are infantry, deep into the enemy's hinterland, and they can't escape if they want to escape. They can only die or surrender. The only thing that is beyond your expectations is probably that the army you have trained can survive in the face of desperation. Bursting out such a huge fighting force almost ruined your event. After eight days of bloody battle, you fought for thousands of miles, and you were almost able to enter the fortress safely. Such a tragic and tragic event, but your success fell short. I am afraid that after thousands of years, there will be people who will sigh for you. But there are very few people You will think of such a strange thing: Lu Bode, who was supposed to meet you halfway, refused to save you, seriously hindering the military plane, how can he still be his strong captain?!" Li Ling's chest heaved rapidly, his hands bound by the net rope were tightly clenched into fists, the veins on the back of his hands were bulging, and various expressions flashed across his face: anger, doubt, anxiety, contradiction... Wei Lu said: "Li Shaoqing, this is the end of the matter, I suggest you calm down first, since your whole family has been killed over there, even if you go back, can the emperor still trust you? In today's world, those who can compete with the Han are probably also Only the Huns are left. You killed Li Xu, and you have already offended the Da Yan family. Then kill me and let Shan Yu know, do you still have a place here? Before you kill me, you'd better think about it first, don't Cut off my only way out..." Li Ling said: "All of this is just your inference. What evidence do you have?" With a snap, a roll of sheepskin map fell to Li Ling's feet. "You wander around all over the mountains and plains all day long, hunting? Ha!" Wei Lu sneered, "The painting is really detailed, and the terrain of Shan Yuting is clearly marked! Li Shaoqing is indeed a talent. It's a pity, you want The person you are looking for is not in Shanyu Court at all! Even if you bring this topographic map back, it will not be of much use. Besides, the Xiongnu live after water and grass, and the location of Shanyu Court will change every year!" Li Ling looked at the map on the ground, and his face became extremely pale. After a long silence, he said, "Why didn't you give this to you Shan Yu?" "I don't want you to die yet." Wei Lu said, "You may be useful to me." Li Ling said: "I will not train a single soldier for the Xiongnu, nor will I tell you the strength of the Central Plains' defense forces!" Wei Lu said, "This is not what I want." Li Ling said: "Then what do you want?" Wei Lu said: "What is your real purpose for coming here?" Li Ling was silent. Wei Lu said: "Your emperor wants you to find him and bring him back, right?" Li Ling said: "You know everything, why ask me!" Wei Lu said: "Of course I know everything, but you still don't know many things. For example, the emperor asked you to find him, not to save him, but to kill him..." Li Ling blurted out: "Impossible!" Wei Lu said: "Impossible? Just after the Western Expedition was completed, the Northern Expedition was launched, breaking the taboo of military strategists. Five thousand elite soldiers, who are good generals in the dynasty, risked their lives against the barbarians, just to rescue an insignificant envoy. Do you think it is normal? Just one Envoy, is it that important? What kind of person is needed to make him do so at all costs? Is it because that person is too useful, or is it because that person is so dangerous that the emperor has to let him disappear from this world? Rest assured?! Let me remind you one more thing, your emperor once said: There is no shortage of talent in this world. The so-called talent is just a useful tool. Use it if you can use it, and kill it if you can’t use it. There is no pity!" Li Ling said: "If you detain the Han envoy, you are humiliating me! Your Majesty said that if the Han envoy is trapped in Huzhong again this time, no one will be willing to serve as an envoy again. What is the national prestige?" Wei Lu said: "Hey, 'National Prestige'? There are more than a dozen batches of Han envoys who have been detained before, and you have never seen your emperor go crazy. Why do you think of 'National Prestige' suddenly this time? Things are far from perfect. It's as simple as you imagined. If you really find him and bring him back, you will be killed and silenced by the secret envoy sent by the emperor once you enter the fortress! Whether I am killing you or saving you, you will understand sooner or later." "Ha..." Li Ling laughed loudly, "Save me? You said you were saving me?" Wei Lu said: "Whatever you think, I don't need to lie to you. Why was your whole family "invited" into the palace to protect you when you set off? Do you know how many people died in this matter before you? Got it? If you don't believe me, I can let you go, the feet are on your body, you go back and try!" Li Ling raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? You said it!" Wei Lu sighed, and said: "You like to die, how can I force you to live? I just see that you are young, and I can't bear to see you throw yourself to death. There are too many things in this matter that the emperor never wants to let you die." The big secret that people know. Three people become tigers, and Meng's mother casts a stick. What's more, the Liu family is born with suspicion and suspicion in their bones! From Han Xin, Peng Yue to Zhou Yafu, how many will end well? It is inevitable to undress and push food The bird is gone, what kind of friendship do you Li Ling have with him? With such a terrible thing, he will not care about getting rid of you at all! I just found out about the spy in the Central Plains, and Tai Shiling said a few words for you To be fair, he was almost executed!" Li Ling exclaimed, "What?" Wei Lu said: "What crime did he commit? He just told the truth unintentionally! He said that Li Ling has the style of a countryman, unlike someone who would surrender. If he really surrendered, there must be something hidden, maybe he was looking for an opportunity Serve it up. For this, your emperor almost wanted to kill him, but later changed to castration instead of death. Think about it, Tai Shiling just saw something strange about this matter, and he suffered this catastrophe, and you are in this huge conspiracy Among them, do you think that after the matter is completed, your end will be better than that of Tai Shiling?" Li Ling's face was pale, and he said, "Zi Chang...he...he...I killed him..." Wei Lu said: "It's not you, it's the emperor. Whoever owes it is whoever owes it. You don't have to take it on your behalf. I also feel sorry for Taishi Ling. I've met him a few times. He's a nerd. Those dirty things, he will only stay in the library to do his learning. Alas, when you were prosperous in officialdom, how many people made friends with you and benefited from your Li family. This nerd is so lofty that he has never even had a glass of wine with you Now the emperor wants to kill your whole family in a fit of rage, and the civil and military officials of the whole court are silent, even the guests you support are in a hurry to distance themselves from you, so he turned into a rafter instead. I heard that the Tingwei's mansion tortured and tortured, and they must be investigated Who instigated him to go to school. How wronged he was for this crime! Literati are somewhat arrogant, this humiliation is probably more painful than death for him, right?" Li Ling closed his eyes and said in a trembling voice, "I... will never be redeemed after a hundred deaths." Wei Lu took out the sword in his hand from the rope, and Li Ling let go weakly. 卫律擦拭着剑上的血迹，道：“你不用死，你还有许多事可以做。我现在放了你，趁大家还不知道，你回去换身干净衣服。大阏氏性情刚烈，单于都要畏她三分，你杀了她跟前的红人，她知道后，早晚会找你算账，你跟我去北方避一段时间吧。”说着一挥手，示意松绑。 网绳松开，卫律把剑掷回给李陵，李陵无意识地接住，呆呆地看着那佩剑，一语不发。 “日子总要过下去。”卫律拉过自己的坐骑，道，“你可以恨我，不过，人在世上，只要不死，便有很多顾忌，便要忍耐许多不能忍受的事情。相信我，在这一点上，我也许是这世界上最能理解你的人。” “不错，”李陵的目光完全暗淡了下去，低声道，“托你的福，以后我将变成和你一样的人。旃裘左衽、椎髻胡服过一辈子。每天饮酪浆，啖牛羊，和一个肮脏的匈奴女人睡在腥膻的旃毯上！每天早晨起来，听到胡笳吹响，牛马嘶鸣，满眼都是陌生的人，听到的都是陌生的话语……”李陵说着，声音渐渐低下去，声音里充溢着痛楚和压抑。 卫律却哈哈大笑起来，飞身跨上坐骑，道：“饮食衣冠语言，都只是外在的东西，幸与不幸，难道在这些上面吗？汉家衣冠，就一定代表文明；胡服椎髻，就一定代表野蛮吗？塞翁失马，焉知非福。现在你已经无路可退，单于会更信任你。日子长着呢，多往好处想想，也许你以后会感激我的。”说完，便打马而去。走了一小段，忽又勒马回身，对李陵道，“对了，有件事你可能搞错了。那个女人并不肮脏，你没见右骨都侯为了她要跟你玩命吗？你一脑门子华夷之辨，想过没有，她祖上包括高祖、文帝时的两位公主，谁比谁高贵呢？”说完又是一阵大笑，率众人下山去了。 卫律行到半路上，正巧遇到拓拔居次骑着马迎面赶来，一见卫律，便勒马焦急地道：“丁零王，今天你看见李陵没有？” 卫律道：“看见了。” 拓拔居次惊叫一声，看着卫律，忽然醒悟地道：“你、你拿他怎么了？”问话时声音竟微微有些颤抖。 卫律道：“没事，他好端端的，放心。待会儿你上山便能看见他了。” 拓拔居次松了口气，道：“今天一大早，他像头发疯的蛮牛，提着剑就冲出帐篷，我怕他……会对你不利。” “对我不利？”卫律微微一笑，道，“暗杀过我的人能有一打了，他们的人头都被我做成了酒器。你是怕他会对我不利呢，还是怕我会对他不利？” 拓拔居次脸上微微一红，道：“你们都是我父亲看重的人，伤了谁都不好。” 卫律若有所思地看着她，道：“居次，告诉我实话，你喜欢他吗？” 拓拔居次脸上掠过一丝苦涩又怅然的神情，道：“喜欢，可他不喜欢我。” 卫律注视着拓拔居次的神情，微微一笑，低声道：“不，他其实很喜欢你——他要是不喜欢你的话，早就要了你了。” 拓拔居次愕然，不禁伸手去摸卫律的额头：“丁零王，你发烧了？” 卫律一摆手笑道：“不，我很好。不过他不太好。他刚刚杀了李绪，这下肯定把大阏氏得罪了。你跟单于说说，能不能让他先离开单于庭一段时间。你祖母的脾气你也知道。” 拓拔居次点点头，想了想，道：“让他去哪里？” 卫律道：“坚昆还没人肯去，让你父亲把坚昆封给他吧。这么远，大阏氏总鞭长莫及了。” 拓拔居次叹道：“听说那边很冷，冻得人手指都会掉光。” 卫律伸出手笑道：“丁零与坚昆比邻，我手指掉光了吗？北方有北方的好处，那边森林多，飞禽走兽一年四季捕不完。你有这么个神箭手丈夫，天天一起打猎玩，岂不有趣？”
马队一天天向北行去，风雪越来越大，天也越来越冷。队伍不得不时常停下来，等待暴风雪过去。 为了适应这里的恶劣气候，这里的马车都比中原的高大，可马队渐渐地也变得举步维艰了。行人一脚踩下去，厚厚的雪直没到膝盖，车轮陷在雪中进退两难。 一行人开始改坐雪橇。 李陵知道陆行乘车，水行乘船，泥行乘橇，没想到雪上也能乘橇。及至坐上雪橇，才知道这是多么新奇的一件事。橇以木制，前端翘起，不用马拉，而用犬拖，行于雪地之上，顺畅飞快，全无马车的滞碍之感。 这样走走停停行了月余，这一天，一行人马来到一片逶迤的大山，沿山而行，一路尽是崇山峻岭。仰头望去，有些悬崖峭壁几近垂直，竟连这季节的大雪也覆盖不住，露出黑魆魆的岩石。 顺着山势走了约一个时辰，众人拐进一个山谷，突然，眼前一下豁然开朗，一片无边无际的大雪原，一眼望不到头。 雪橇飞快地前进，疾风暴雪扑面而来，逼得人不得不眯起眼睛。漫天飞舞的雪花中，只看到大地白茫茫一片蔓延到天边，整个世界有如洁白的琼玉雕成的幻境，没有一丝瑕疵。 “如何？”卫律在风雪中回头大声问道，“这景色在那边不太容易见到吧？” 李陵冷淡地道：“我年年在张掖、酒泉练兵，看不出跟那边有什么不同。” 卫律哈哈大笑，停下橇来，道：“看看你脚下吧。”说着伸足抹开地上厚厚的积雪。 李陵站起来凝神一看，立时倒抽一口冷气。只见那积雪之下，竟是平滑的冰层，而且这冰层晶莹剔透，甚至隐隐可见鱼儿在下游弋。 原来他们竟是在冰面上行进。 李陵道：“这、这是什么河？” “河？”卫律笑道，“你现在是在海上！” 李陵一下子呆住了。 “你在酒泉、张掖见过？”卫律道，“这是匈奴最大的一片海，也是最深的。小心，别踩到裂缝掉下去，那时谁也救不了你。这海有很多地方深不见底。” 李陵一怔，看着眼前这一望无际的雪原，心中大为震撼。 一个雪团砸在李陵后背，散成一蓬碎雪，落到冰上。李陵吃了一惊，回头一看，却见拓拔居次哈哈大笑道：“神箭手原来是大笨蛋！跟着野兽的足迹走，就不会掉下去啦。狼和狐狸比人聪明得多！” 李陵无可奈何地摇摇头，但一直紧绷着不苟言笑的脸色却松弛了下来。这一路跋涉，他和拓拔居次之间那种疏离感已渐渐消失。这个毫无心机的率真少女，总能使他沉重的心得到一点纾解。 李陵问卫律道：“这是什么海？” 卫律道：“中原称之为北海。” 李陵啊了一声，道：“是不是……就是庄子所说的北冥？” 卫律点点头，悠悠地吟道：“北冥有鱼，其名为鲲。鲲之大，不知其几千里也；化而为鸟，其名为鹏。鹏之背，不知其几千里也……也许，世上也只有这里，能容纳下如此庞大而自由的神物了。” 忽然，拓拔居次开心地大叫道：“看那边！” 远处，一群头戴熊皮帽、身穿羊皮衣的胡人坐着狗橇，飞驰于茫茫冰盖上，快活地大声呼喊，雪橇所过之地，雪花翻飞，露出一条条长长的雪道，在阳光下闪亮如一条条美丽的光带，看得人心旷神怡。 “丁零王，”拓拔居次好奇地问道，“这么冷的天，他们去干什么？” 卫律道：“他们是去凿冰钓鱼的。这里有一点和你们单于庭不一样，因为海水太深，平日里是不钓鱼的。反是到这冬天，鱼在水底憋闷坏了，一见到光从水面上射下来，还以为春来雪化，挤挤挨挨赶着往上蹦，很容易就能钓上来一大堆。而且吊上来鱼篓都不用，直接往冰上一扔，鱼稍微蹦两下就冻得硬邦邦的了。等攒个几十上百条，一条条捡起来往麻袋里一装，就满载而归了。” 拓拔居次被卫律说得无比神往。卫律斜眼看了看李陵，又故意向拓拔居次大谈北海中的种种奇鱼异兽，什么巨大的螯虾，豹首鱼身的怪物，说得拓拔居次心痒难熬，恨不得立刻就捕来那些怪鱼，开开眼界。 卫律大笑道：“这海的神异之处，非此一二。你们待久了就知道。”又转向李陵，微笑道，“少卿，不要以为所谓极北苦寒之地，就必然无趣。也许有一天，你会喜欢上这里。” 李陵摇摇头，道：“我难道是为了有趣无趣选择的这里？哪怕这里沃野千里，那边地瘠民贫，我也不会爱这里超过故土。你不会明白的……”说到这里，李陵意识到了什么，住口不言了。 卫律嘴角掠过一丝冷笑，道：“不，我明白。这里是野蛮人的地方嘛，足下乃陇西名门，忠孝传家，和我这天性无耻的戎狄之人不一样，我叛国是生具反骨，你是被迫从贼，至少总比我高尚，是吧？” 李陵转过头去，望着南方道：“我有什么资格谈高尚？大错已经铸成，我既没有能力杀你，也没有勇气自杀。有国不能回，有仇不能报。我只是个被你捏在手里任意摆布的懦夫罢了。” 卫律注视着李陵，皱了皱眉，道：“李陵，你不是懦夫，而是笨蛋！到现在还不明白，是我毁了你的一切吗？好！就算你今天的一切都是我害的，我问你，你祖父、叔父又是谁害的？你们陇西李家，祖孙三代的功名都是一刀一剑挣出来的，可人家卫家出了一个卫子夫，襁褓中的婴儿都得以封侯！你祖父、叔父打了大半辈子仗，一身的伤，只配给他卫青做偏裨将佐！你祖父但凡军中乏食，在士卒没全吃上饭时自己从不先进食，他霍去病北伐一趟，丢弃的粮米肉食好几车，士卒还饿着肚子！你祖父膂力过人、箭无虚发，匈奴人称'飞将军'，畏如天神。而在卫青帐下，他不过是一个畏罪自杀的败军之将！你叔父气不过，找卫青算账，被霍去病在甘泉宫射杀，皇帝却说他是被鹿撞死的，不准有司查案。这仇你怎么又不报了？我再问你，公孙敖为什么故意向皇帝传假消息，以致你遭灭门之祸？你们在宫里时，不是好朋友吗？他是怕你回去！你少年得志，锋芒毕露。升迁的机会就那么点，你占尽光彩，让人家怎么出头？可惜你父亲死得早，许多事没来得及教你。你以为战场上的事，真的只要能征善战就行了？李广利酒囊饭袋，公孙敖常败将军，他们怎么都比你升得快？第一，你不自知；第二，你不知人。你落得今天的下场，说难听点，活该！” 李陵沉默一会儿，道：“也许你说的是对的，但陛下没有亏待我的地方，是我负陛下。” 卫律道：“没有？当然，要有过亏负，他也不会放心把这件大事交给你办了。然而你以为他选择了你，是因为他最信任你吗？错！他选择你，是因为他没有别的选择！要做成这件事，至少要具备三个条件：第一，要能征善战、威望素著，才能一旦诈降成功，即得高位，获得足够的权力在匈奴便于行事；第二，要熟知胡俗、精通胡语，才能深入匈奴，明察暗访，在茫茫人海中找出那个人来；第三，也是最重要的一点，就是要认识那个人，最好是那人能信任的人，否则，就算找到了，也未必能顺利地带回来。满朝文武，你是唯一一个具备所有条件的！你未必是朝中武艺最高强的将领，但你是李广的孙子，仅凭这一点，你若诈降入胡，小则封侯，大则封王，权力地位唾手可得。你久在边境练兵，说得一口流利的匈奴话，和这里的人打交道不成问题。最主要的是，你是他的朋友！你可以说服他，带走他，甚至在必要的时候趁他不备杀了他！” 李陵脱口而出道：“我不会杀他！” 卫律道：“如果他不跟你回去呢？你们皇帝的密令，难道没告诉你，如果他不跟你走，即就地格杀吗？” 李陵张了张嘴，没出声。 卫律道：“你大概在想，我怎么会知道？皇帝给你那道密旨时没有第三个人在场啊。对吧？告诉你，因为我了解你们皇帝，比任何人都了解！也许在一年前，你这位朋友还只是一个无足轻重的养马的郎官，但现在，他已经成了皇帝在这个世界上最大的威胁！他一天不死，你们皇帝一天不能安寝。” 李陵道：“为什么？到底是怎么一回事？你怎么知道陛下要我找苏子卿？又为什么口口声声说陛下要他死？” 卫律点点头道：“很好，你终于对真相感兴趣了。今晚找个地方宿营，我会慢慢告诉你，那是一些你这辈子都不会听说的事。”说着拍了拍李陵的肩膀，声音稍微缓和了一点，道，“以你的性格，就算没这次发生的事，恐怕还是在这里更合适。我也在那边待过，那边是一个不适合人才而适合奴才待的地方，你祖、父两代的遭遇，已足以说明一切。你武艺再好，好得过飞将军？功劳再高，高得过韩信、彭越？放眼中朝，攀附裙带、嫉贤妒能之辈车载斗量。你常年在外练兵，不知朝中那种互相倾轧的丑恶。我从你身上看到了过去的自己，所以不希望你死得不明不白。不错，这里是没有那边的锦绣繁华、文明典章，但这里的每一个人都活得简单而真实，不需要媚上压下，不需要尔虞我诈，不需要扭曲自己的尊严来赢取声名地位。什么功高震主，什么兔死狗烹，在这里全是奇闻谬论！功劳越大，自然声望越高。没有同僚嫉妒，没有主上猜忌，这里会给一个英雄应有的地位和荣耀！” 李陵沉默了许久，才道：“有些事，是不能用是非对错来衡量的。那边是我的父母之邦……” 卫律冷笑道：“父母之邦？你父族母族皆为那边所杀，还谈什么父母之邦？！那只是他们刘家的国，不要自作多情，以为也是你们这些臣民的国！即使富贵如大将军卫青，也不过是他们刘家的一条看门狗。一条狗有资格骄傲地说这个家是它的吗？你们高祖皇帝曾问太公：'如今我的产业与仲兄比谁多？'可惜，当时那些开国元勋没几个真听懂了。非要到兔死狗烹的那一天，才知道自己真的只是一条狗罢了！” 一时之间，李陵呆住了，怔怔地看着被冰雪覆盖的茫茫北海，一言不发。雪还在纷纷扬扬地下，李陵身上渐渐积起了一层薄薄的雪花，他却浑然不觉。白茫茫的天地间一片沉寂。 半晌，旁边的拓拔居次才小心地道：“你们……在说什么？” 卫律一笑，转头对拓拔居次道：“没什么，你丈夫说这些拉橇的狗不错，我说就送给你们吧。”
late at night. 厚厚的冰雪筑起的穹庐里，当中点了一个小小的火堆，几块马肉被架在火上烤着。 李陵坐在火堆边，吃惊地环顾着这从未见过的奇特屋舍，这种用至寒之物造起的房舍，隔绝严寒竟颇有奇效。在这冰屋之中，不但不见寒冷，反比一般皮革布料制造的穹庐暖和数倍。外面朔风劲吹，里面的人丝毫感觉不到。 李陵只担心这火堆会让雪屋融化，卫律不在意地说，因为室外实在过于寒冷，这么一小堆火，即使日夜不停地烧，一个月之内也不用担心雪屋融化。而且屋顶留了透气孔，燃烧产生的热会从那里逸出。如果拿些兽皮将四壁围起，这雪屋甚至能保持整个冬天不化。 卫律切着一块血淋淋的马肝，用刀挑起一片，递向李陵，道：“来一块？” 李陵摇摇头。 卫律一笑，道：“我想起来了，你们那边都说马肝有毒，皇帝杀了少翁，对外就说是食马肝而死。可笑！他不知道燕太子丹曾给荆轲烹制过马肝吗？”说着便挑起那片血淋淋的马肝送到嘴里，大口咀嚼起来。汁液从嘴角流下，看起来竟像鲜血，有几分狰狞。 李陵一阵厌恶，转过头去。 卫律吃完马肝，擦了擦嘴，拿过已烤得差不多的马肉，切了开来，扔给李陵几块，道：“罢了，那你就来点烤马肉吧。不是故意恶心你，生马肝、烤马肉，是这里的两大美食，久食可御严寒。要在这种地方生存下去，不学会茹毛饮血是不行的。嫌味道重，就喝点酒解解腥气。”说着拿起一个皮袋，扔给李陵。 李陵接过那皮袋，道：“你为什么不喝？” 卫律瞟了李陵一眼，道：“怎么？怕酒也有毒？随你，不喝就不喝。我不会为了证明没毒喝给你看。” 李陵道：“我只是有点奇怪，你能食生肉，饮湩酪，却不能喝酒？” 卫律不答，只是悠闲地切着马肉吃，等吃完，才扔下切肉的小刀，擦了擦手，道：“如果你曾被鞭打到遍体皮翻肉卷、创深见骨，又被烈酒一寸寸浇个湿透，你也会一辈子滴酒不沾的。” 李陵心头一震，道：“你说什么？” 卫律笑笑，站起身来，解开腰间革带，脱下身上的貂裘。 啪的一声，酒袋从李陵手里滑落到地上。 呈现在他眼前的，是一个习武之人特有的完美的躯体，匀称、精瘦、结实。只是这身体的每一寸肌肤，都遍布了纵横交错的旧伤痕！一条条一道道，高高低低，将这身体划分得仿佛久旱龟裂的土地，竟找不到一处平滑的肌肤！ 李陵一时觉得呼吸都快停止了。他久历行伍，知道怎样从已愈合的旧痕判断当初受伤的程度。卫律身上的这些伤，一望便知身受之时必是极其酷烈。 卫律披上貂裘，缓缓地道：“你以为只有你受过伤？” 李陵浑身一震，心里仿佛无边潮涌般，各种复杂的情绪涌了上来，竟不知是悲哀、酸涩还是茫然。 “那是……什么时候的事？”许久，李陵才道。 卫律淡淡地道：“很久以前了。”