The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 316 Become the Khan of the Xiongnu!
"no……"

How did it become like this?

Meng Da and Xu Shu did not yet know how Fa Zheng was being treated by the Western Xianbei.

If they knew, they would probably be so angry that their noses would be crooked.

Now Meng Da and Xu Shu were tied up with hemp ropes and thrown into a military tent...

Meng Da was not happy at first——

"Yuanzhi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you are a reasonable scholar, why did you brandish your sword and stick when you saw the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu? Now, we are tied up together, right?"

Xu Shu made a "tsk" sound.

"Zi Jing, you dare to say that to me?"

"As soon as you entered, you immediately clamored to bring a million troops to destroy the Southern Xiongnu royal court and to take off the head of the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu to make a wine vessel... Can you blame me for this?"

Before leaving, the emperor instructed the two Han envoys to be more arrogant in front of the Southern Xiongnu and the Western Xianbei.

In the name of "support", they do the "dog collecting" thing.

Unexpectedly, Meng Da and Xu Shu were a little too arrogant, which directly angered Huochuquan and led to him being tied up...

"It's okay. I just don't believe that the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu really dares to kill us."

Although they were tied up, the two men were not panicked at all.

After all, if Huochequan really wanted to kill them, he would have done it long ago. Why did he have to tie them up and throw them into the military tent?

Even though they were tied up, they were still given plenty of food, wine and meat, and even young and beautiful Southern Xiongnu girls were specially brought in to feed them.

Apart from the fact that it is a bit uncomfortable to only be able to watch but not use, there is nothing wrong with such a life.

The two were just a little worried that if they continued to delay like this, until Yuan Shao's envoy came to contact the Southern Xiongnu again, it might cause an incident and ruin the court's plans.

……

That night.

There was a rustling sound outside the military tent.

Meng Da had been in the army for a long time and was immediately awakened by the noise. He also hurriedly woke up Xu Shu who was beside him.

"Yuanzhi! Wake up!"

Xu Shu rubbed his eyes sleepily: "What's the matter?"

"Someone!"

……

wrong!

Meng Da looked at Xu Shu's hands in astonishment: "How did you untie the rope?"

"Ah? Oh..."

Xu Shu fiddled with the rope at hand out of boredom.

"I was a knight-errant when I was young, so I know some unconventional skills."

"Besides, those Huns were not professional in tying people up. They just shook them loose easily..."

Meng Da wanted to cry but had no tears: "Why don't you help me untie it?"

"forget……"

"..."

Meng Da took a deep breath and decided that even if he wanted to send a Bodhisattva Barbarian to Xu Shu in the future, he would send a few old and ugly Bodhisattva Barbarians so that Xu Shu would have nightmares at night.

At this time, the sound outside the tent was approaching.

Xu Shu helped Meng Da untie the ropes. One of them took a round stick and the other took a piece of cloth. They hid on both sides of the gate and waited.

As the curtain of the military tent was slowly opened, Meng Da picked up a stick and started hitting him, and Xu Shu was also quick-witted and stuffed a strip of cloth into the other's mouth to prevent him from shouting.

“Woooooo! Woooooooooooo!!!”

The two men ignored each other's struggles, controlled them, and then looked at each other.

"Hmm? Zuo Xian Wang?"

The two men thought that the person who came was a scout, but they didn't expect it to be Liu Bao, the Left Wise King of the Xiongnu.

Liu Bao was hit by a club and was a little dizzy at the moment.

But he still hurriedly said: "Two Han envoys, I am here to help you escape from here!"

"..."

If Meng Da and Xu Shu had not confirmed that the person before them was the Xiongnu's Left Wise King, the son of Yufuluo, the former Chanyu of Southern Xiongnu, they would probably have thought that he was an imposter.

Liu Bao came to help them escape?

How can this be?

Xu Shu frowned and said, "Liu Bao! Your father was killed by the current General Lu Bu. You have a grudge against the court for killing your father. How could you choose this time to come and help us?"

Meng Da also nodded.

When Wang Yun colluded with the Southern Xiongnu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Han Sui, and Ma Teng to form an alliance to attack the imperial court, the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Yufuluo was beheaded by Lu Bu in the Hedong battle. This was an undisputed revenge for the murder of his father!
Now Liu Bao suddenly appeared here and said he would help them escape. It was really too weird!
Although Liu Bao was restrained, he still defended himself by saying, "My father's death was caused by the instigation of the Han thieves. What does it have to do with the court?"

"Besides, my father was the Chanyu of the Xiongnu, but he did not know how to obey the court, worship the emperor, and follow the etiquette of monarch and subject. Even if he was killed by Flying General Lu Bu, it was his own fault!"

"..."

no……

Liu Bao's words would not work for Meng Da and Xu Shu.

What's the situation?
How come Liu Bao is more Han than the Han people?
Did Yu Furuo really not pick up the wrong child back then?
Restore the moral principles between ruler and subject?
Are these words spoken by the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, the son of the former Xiongnu Chanyu?
Liu Bao knew that Meng Da and Xu Shu didn't believe him, so he made his words clearer.

"The Han Dynasty is the destiny of heaven. My father was instigated by Yuan Shao to attack the imperial court, which led to his death."

"Now that my uncle Huchuquan is about to do something against the will of heaven, I cannot bear to see the Xiongnu people suffer more casualties, so I have come here specially to welcome the Han envoy and express my feelings!"

"..."

Liu Bao was really scared. Because the Southern Xiongnu had moved inland before, Liu Bao actually grew up in Han territory since he was a child.

While growing up in the Han area, Liu Bao had a lot of contact with Han people.

The more Liu Bao understood the Han people, the more inferior he felt.

Compared with the brilliant culture and system of the Han people, the Huns and those grassland tribes outside the Great Wall are simply beasts that eat raw meat and drink blood!
So a seed was planted in Liu Bao's heart -

"The destiny of heaven does not lie with the Xiongnu! Even less with the grasslands!"

The Mandate of Heaven is with Han!

Only by following the Han Dynasty can we achieve prosperity.

Only by following the Han Dynasty can we be said to be in compliance with the will of heaven.

As for the consequences of disobeying the Will of Heaven... Doesn't the fact that the Southern Xiongnu lost a Chanyu and a Right Wise King in succession prove something?

Therefore, Liu Bao came to rescue the Han envoy, hoping that the Han envoy would not blame the Southern Xiongnu...

Meng Da and Xu Shu looked at each other.

Although they could not quite understand the situation of Liu Bao, a "spiritual Han Chinese", they seemed to be able to be sure that Liu Bao was indeed loyal to the Han Dynasty.

wrong……

After careful consideration, Meng Da and Xu Shu realized that Liu Bao seemed to be more than just a "spiritual Han Chinese".

Considering the intermarriage between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, Liu Bao was the Left Wise King of the Xiongnu, and on the other hand, he seemed to be a genuine "Han royal noble"...

The two men felt relieved, untied Liu Bao and asked him, "What are your plans?"

Intend?

Liu Bao shook his head.

He hadn't planned anything.

He just wanted to release the Han envoy because he didn't want to continue offending the Han Dynasty.

As for Huochequan, he could only persuade him again.

Meng Da and Xu Shu looked at each other, obviously thinking of something.

They squatted beside Liu Bao and put their hands on his trembling shoulders: "How can you not have any plans?"

"We made it very clear before. The emperor sent us here to find a force to support and make it the overlord of the grassland and protect the border of the court."

"We also set out with a team of Han envoys heading to Budugen's camp."

"Those Xianbei people are not as lawless as you Southern Xiongnu. Maybe they have already agreed to become the barrier to the north of the Han Dynasty."

"By then, you Southern Xiongnu will not only be enemies of the imperial court, but also those Xianbei people!"

Liu Bao curled up into a ball, pitiful and weak: "But haven't I already expressed my feelings?"

"Tsk!"

Xu Shu made a sound of dissatisfaction.

"What's the point of expressing your feelings? You are not the Khan of the Xiongnu!"

"Even if your heart is with the Han Dynasty, what should you do if Huochuquan insists on going against the court?"

Meng Da also put his hand on Liu Bao's chest at this moment: "Friend! We have no problem with you, but the emperor often says 'judge by deeds, not by heart'."

"Even if your heart is with the Han Dynasty, you can't make the decision after all. You can't control the Xiongnu army. Sooner or later, you will still oppose the court."

"Do you think this is appropriate?"

"..."

Liu Bao shook his head in confusion: "Of course it's not appropriate."

But when Liu Bao heard that the Western Xianbei might be the first to become the dogs of the Han Dynasty, he became anxious.

Because that group of shameless and lowly Xianbei barbarians might really be eager to become dogs of the Han emperor!

We all live on the grassland.

Everyone knows the Xianbei’s heart!
People are just waiting for the complete demise of the Southern Xiongnu, completely occupying their former territory, and becoming the overlord of the grassland by stepping on the corpses of the Southern Xiongnu!
Although the Southern Xiongnu is weak now, Liu Bao can't help but feel angry when he thinks that his former defeated general and younger brother, the Xianbei, can stand on his head and shit on him, and even replace their identity as "loyal dogs of the Han Dynasty"!

So Liu Bao had no choice but to plead, "Two Han envoys, is there really no other solution?"

"There is a way, but there is a way!"

Xu Shu also placed his hand on Liu Bao's chest and said in a very charming voice: "Become the Khan of the Xiongnu!"

"As long as I become the Chanyu of Southern Xiongnu, won't I be able to control the Xiongnu?"

"By then, your will will be the will of the Xiongnu! With the old relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Southern Xiongnu, the emperor will definitely choose you!"

Liu Bao kept shaking his head and waving his hands: "No! No! How can I rebel? Uncle Huchuquan has treated me well, how can I do something to let him down?"

"What rebellion!"

Meng Da was unhappy.

"Your father was the Khan of the Xiongnu! Your grandfather was the Khan of the Xiongnu! Who are you rebelling against?"

"This system of yours, the Huns, is very bad!"

"You should have inherited the throne, why did you let your uncle inherit it?"

"Now that you have become the Khan of the Xiongnu, not only is this not a rebellion, but it is actually a restoration of order!!"

Liu Bao was completely confused at this moment.

But for some reason, he always felt that what Meng Da and Xu Shu said seemed to be correct.

My father is Shanyu.

My grandfather was Shanyu.

Naturally, I should be the Chanyu!

Could it be... that it was really his uncle Huochuquan's fault?

(End of this chapter)