Chapter 218 The purpose of the mission
Touman and others did not pay attention to the last sentence of the envoy that "violation of the contract will be punished." They signed a contract with Da Qin, how could they dare to violate it? And if Da Qin violates the contract, do they still dare to punish Da Qin?
This contract is actually a covenant promise, and sometimes covenants and promises can be ignored. The key depends on whether the fist is big enough.
If the fist is big enough, even if you say a word casually, it will be an iron law and everyone will abide by it. If the fist is not big enough, even if the covenant is carved on a stone, it will be useless.
After listening to the words of the envoy, Touman and the leaders were completely relaxed. From this point of view, apart from killing Mao Dun, the Qin people had no ill intentions towards them and would not They used Maodun as an excuse to attack them.
However, after the formal establishment of diplomatic relations, the two sides sent envoys to stay in each other's place and set up embassies, which would allow them to arrange for their own people to go to Qin, which might be useful in the future.
Even if you don’t need it for a while, you can still buy the beautiful things from Qin through your own people in Qin and send them back to the Xiongnu for them to enjoy.
Touman and the other leaders all had the same idea. Once the "sending envoys and setting up embassy" was achieved, they must take a share in it, and they must also take part in the deal with the Qin people. Be involved.
These people have just lost their ambition and courage. They are not stupid. They have seen the huge benefits it can bring, but they still have doubts in their hearts. Why are the people of Qin so friendly?
They don’t believe the nonsense that “the Huns were originally part of China and were brothers with Da Qin.”
According to this view, Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, Chu, and Qi were also part of China, and were closer brothers to Qin. Were they not destroyed one by one by Qin?
What the hell is returning to China? Doesn’t it mean destroying other people’s countries and forcibly taking away other people’s land and people?
The people of Qin were so friendly to them. Could it be that the people of Qin were strong on the outside but not as terrible as they thought?
This should be impossible. They have dealt with Yan and Zhao many times and know how terrible the Yan and Zhao people are. However, both Yan and Zhao were destroyed by Qin. Qin must be stronger than Yan and Zhao, so naturally Better than them.
Then there is only one possibility: it is difficult for the Qin people to send troops now, so they should be friendly to them.
Think about it, Qin destroyed the six kingdoms in the south and occupied such a large area. It must have wiped out the remnants of the original six kingdoms, pacified and governed the people of the original six kingdoms, and could not spare the power to target them in a short time.
Thinking of this, Touman and the leaders were even more relieved. They felt that they would have more confidence to formally receive the Qin envoy tomorrow and discuss various matters with the Qin envoy. Although the Qin army is strong, it is difficult to dispatch. It will not pose a threat to them for the time being.
When Touman and other leaders asked about the Xiongnu mission, Chen Ping and Jiao Li were also talking at night in a room in the royal court.
After listening to Chen Ping talk about what he saw when he entered the city today, Jiao Li keenly felt what Chen Ping wanted to do. He looked directly at Chen Ping and warned: "No matter what you want to do, you must do it." Don’t ruin this important mission!”
This guy seems to be a handsome and kind person, but in fact he is full of bad ideas and often thinks about some surprising things.
Chen Ping smiled and said: "Brother Jiao, don't worry. You are the leader and I am the deputy. You are the boss and I am the second. Even if you have a plan, you will let Brother Jiao know in advance and get Brother Jiao's permission."
When I entered the city, I felt the gaze of the Hun boy. Chen Ping actually came up with a plan to provoke the younger generation of the Xiongnu and let them attack the mission. It would be better to cause certain casualties to the mission, and then use this to blackmail the senior Xiongnu officials so that Da Qin could get more benefits: for example, they The city where we are now.
Although there is a high probability that there will no longer be a Han Dynasty, Chen Ping and the envoys of the Han Dynasty have really similar ideas. If he could be born in the same era as Zhang Qian, Ban Gu, Anguo Shaoji, etc., he would definitely have something in common. language. It was only when he thought about Li Nian's summons to them and the explanation he gave them before the trip that Chen Ping gave up the plan.
Li Nianshi was also worried that this group of people would cause trouble outside, so he took precautions in advance. Daqin would definitely cause trouble, but not now.
After listening to Chen Ping's words, Jiao Li's eyes turned into "Sure enough, you really have bad thoughts." Chen Ping said again: "Master Li Nian has deep thoughts, and he is more serious than what we have told you." What you think is better may seem to be beneficial to the Huns, but in fact it will cause great harm to the Huns.”
“And it will not offend the Huns, just like planting a seed into the Xiongnu’s body. Within, the seeds will grow in the Xiongnu's body, open it up, and when it grows into a tree, it will blossom and bear fruit, and it will be possible to capture the Xiongnu without any bloodshed."
Chen Ping also figured out what seemed to be the plan formulated by Li Nian along the way. The hidden intention behind the contract that was beneficial to the Xiongnu was to kill the Xiongnu invisible, which could be said to be the best strategy when the Qin Dynasty could not directly conquer the Xiongnu with military force.
The best thing is that this strategy can not only be used on the Xiongnu, but also on other countries. The only hard condition is that Da Qin is strong enough to make other countries afraid.
Thinking about it this way, Da Qin is like an extremely bright light in the dark night. It seems to be guiding the way forward for other countries, but in fact it pulls them into the shadow of Da Qin and changes into the shape of Da Qin.
What Chen Ping thought was right. This was the path Li Nian designed for Daqin after Yingjiang. Although Yingjiang was a gangster, he was indeed the dominant hegemon on earth and had huge influence. Look at the attention paid to the election of Yingjiang. You will know.
Furthermore, Da Qin or China is the beacon of civilization in this era. No country in the world can compare with Da Qin. If Da Qin does not serve as a beacon to illuminate other countries, should Egypt, India and Greece do it?
Furthermore, in order to transport Chinese cultural ideas to all parts of the world, this is also necessary. However, the label Li Nian chose for Da Qin was not "democracy and freedom", but "advanced, civilized, and powerful."
This era is very simple, and people don’t understand democracy and freedom, but you eat better, wear better, live better, build bigger cities, and build more beautiful houses than I do. There are many things, but they can actually be seen.
After seeing this, other countries will naturally feel envious, and then follow and imitate the Great Qin, such as being proud to speak the words of the Great Qin, writing the characters of the Great Qin, valuing things from the Great Qin, and taking advantage of the Great Qin. I am proud of my household registration in Daqin.
This time Jiao Li and Chen Ping sent envoys to the Xiongnu, it was also an experiment by Li Nian to see whether Yingjiang's method would be effective in this era. Da Qin's military might not be spread all over the world for the time being, but its cultural ideas could be one step ahead.
Although Chen Ping said that he had given up the plan, Jiao Li still said: "If you have anything, you must tell me first and don't act rashly."
Chen Ping nodded, Said: "As long as the Xiongnu Chanyu and those leaders are not stupid, they will definitely think that it is not easy for Da Qin to use them at the moment. Soldiers."
Jiao Li responded: "So we still have to compete with the Huns to let them know that Da Qin just doesn't want to fight them for the time being, not that it can't defeat them!"
There is another update in the evening. Sure enough, the computer is much more comfortable than the mobile phone, but I can't sit for a long time.
(End of this chapter)