The northern border of the Great Qin Empire, Jiuyuan City.

The howling north wind made the black flags clatter on the city walls.

Compared to last year, Jiuyuan City is much colder this year and the snow is much earlier.

Jiuyuan County, as the border border between the Huns, goes north from the Great Wall and crosses Yinshan, which is the hinterland of the Huns, where there are endless grasslands.

The Huns lived on the river bank of this grassland.

At this time in previous years, the Huns would take advantage of the heavy snow to block the mountains and raise troops to go south to plunder their winter supplies.

But this year was extremely quiet.

At this time, a huge tent in the Great Wall was covered with thick snow.

Although the wind was cold outside, the soldiers guarding the tent remained as motionless as a mountain and had a strong face.

At first glance, I feel that I am well-trained.

Compared to the cold outside the tent, the inside of the tent is much warmer.

At this moment, there was a brazier half a meter in the center of the tent, with a raging charcoal fire burning inside.

Next to the brazier, there is a burly middle-aged man with a mighty face, who is cooking fire.

"General Meng, come today, but what news is there?"

At this time, the young man sitting in the owner of the tent put down his pen and looked up at the middle-aged man who was roasting the fire.

The middle-aged man named Meng and his name was Tian, ​​and he was the commander of the northern legion of Qin.

The young man was Fusu, the eldest son of Emperor Xianyang, expelled from Xianyang.

Since Fusu returned to Jiuyuan, he has always adhered to himself and rarely went out.

In addition to studying military techniques every day, I practice calligraphy and nourish my body. Over time, the elegant atmosphere on my body becomes stronger and stronger.

This made Meng Tian very worried.

Because what Emperor Qin Shi disliked the most was the elegant atmosphere on Fusu.

Sighing, Meng Tian stood up and said to Fusu; "I received a report from an informant that the old Huns Shanyu was dead, and it was his son Maodun who took over him!"

"What?" Fusu closed the bamboo slips and smiled and said to Meng Yi: "I'm still worried about not being able to send troops to the Huns?"

Speaking of this, Meng Tian couldn't help but sigh again.

"I have contacted Maodun with him, and he is much more cruel than the old Shanyu. Moreover, this person was once a magistrate in the Great Yuezhi and knew very well tolerate. If he was allowed to become a big shot, it would be a disaster but not a blessing for Qin..."

Meng Tian's tone was a little worried.

Fusu raised his hand to signal him to sit down, then comforted with a gentle smile: "The father did not order the Northern Expedition, so there should be other considerations. After all, the country has not been peaceful recently, and problems have occurred in many places."

"Is it that serious?" Meng Tian asked with a frown.

Fusu nodded: "You have been guarding the border for ten years and are not very clear about the domestic situation. The Qin Dynasty is now suffering from internal and external troubles and can no longer withstand the tossing."

Recently, Meng Yi wrote a letter saying that Emperor Shin-chan had made another tour of the east, but did not mention the domestic situation.

Now that I heard Fusu talk about it, Meng Tian’s worries are getting stronger and stronger.

But Fusu still smiled and comforted: "But you don't have to worry too much. As long as you have your father here, all the problems are not a problem."

Meng Yi frowned and shook his head and said, "But I always feel that Your Majesty has become different from before!"

"What's different?" Fusu tilted his head, a little puzzled.

Meng Tian took a sip of hot tea and asked back, "What did you see when you returned to Xianyang?"

"No."

Fusu shook his head and sighed, "When I left, my father's condition seemed to be getting worse again, and there was not much time to communicate with me."

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something and said bitterly: "It's all my fault that I didn't listen to Brother Kun, which led to this situation today."

"Young Master Kun?"

Meng Yi narrowed his eyes and thoughtful.

This is not the first time Fusu has mentioned Zhao Kun. Every time he talks about the First Emperor, Fusu would mention Zhao Kun, which makes Meng Tian a little curious about the nineteenth prince.

As far as he knows, the prince that the First Emperor loved the most is Prince Hu Hai, who has never heard of this Prince Kun.

Could it be that Emperor First Emperor has changed his new favorite?

Thinking of this, Meng Tian asked curiously: "Can Gongzi Kun really cure the Marquis of Tongwu?"

Fusu nodded with a smile: "It is said that it was cured three months ago!"

"ah?"

Meng Tian looked surprised.

Fusu poured him a cup of hot tea, and then said proudly: "Seldom know my brother Kun's skills, but he is definitely the most capable of our brothers and sisters!"

"That Majesty..."

Meng Tian wanted to ask about the attitude of the First Emperor, but was interrupted by Fusu and said, "My brother Kun has some misunderstandings with his father, so his father does not know about Mr. Kun's ability."

Hearing this, Meng Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Although he did not think that Gongzi Kun could surpass Fusu, if the First Emperor valued it, it would mean that there was one more competitor.

This is extremely unfavorable for Fusu.

Fortunately, since Gongzi Kun and Emperor Shin-Emperor have conflicts, there is no competitive relationship.

As if she saw Meng Tian’s thoughts, Fusu sighed and said happily: “Actually, Brother Kun may be more suitable than me…”

As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Tian's face changed suddenly. He looked directly at Fusu and said, "How can the eldest son say this?"

The Meng family put all the hope on Fusu. Now that Fusu has the will to retreat, how can Meng Tian not be angry?

But Fusu did not argue with Meng Tian, ​​but just said lightly: "As long as you can be good for the Qin Dynasty, it doesn't matter. My father sacrificed a lot for the Qin Dynasty. As the eldest son of my father, I sacrificed nothing at all."

"But......"

Meng Tian wanted to speak but stopped, Fusu waved his hand with a smile: "Now is not the time to talk about these things. Although the Huns are changing old and old, we have to prepare for it."

"Hmm?" Meng Tian turned his head and looked at Fusu: "What are the plans for the eldest son?"

"I am going to secretly support Abelu to slow down the time when Maodun gathers the Huns."

"Why is this?"

Meng Yi frowned and asked, "Didn't your Majesty say that there must be a battle between the Huns and the Great Yuezhi?"

"The Huns are not as powerful as the Great Yuezhi. Even if they want to fight against the Great Yuezhi, they need to gather the Huns' tribes, but we cannot let him do this."

"Why is this?"

Fusu: "Because our Great Qin needs the countries in the Western Regions, if the Huns start war with the Great Yuezhi, the path to the Western Regions will be cut off."

"The Qin Dynasty needs the countries in the Western Regions?"

"My brother Kun said that the future countries in the Western Regions will be the money bags of the Qin Dynasty, and the money bags must not be taken away by others."

Hearing this, Meng Tian frowned into the character Sichuan.

Not only did he feel that the First Emperor has changed, but he also has the eldest son in front of him.

The Qin Dynasty has not even handled the Huns now, so why is it still eyeing the Western countries outside the Huns?

Money bag?

Could it be that our Qin army wants to plunder the countries in the Western Regions?

Thinking of this, Meng Tian felt a little ridiculous, so he asked again: "What should I do if the Great Yuezhi?"

"Now the Huns are changing old and old, and the Donghu King is restrained by Li Xin. If the Dayuezhi suddenly launches an attack, what should we do?"

"this......"

When Fusu heard this, he hesitated and said with a heavy heart: "I will immediately write a letter to my father to let him pay attention to the Great Yuezhi sneak attack!"

After saying that, he returned to his seat, wrote quickly, and quickly finished a letter, asking the soldiers to whip their horses and send them to the Pinyang Palace.

.............

At the same time, outside Shangjun City.

A place separated by a mountain is the garrison of the Great Yuezhi.

The Great Yuezhi was active in the Hexi Corridor and had a feud with the Huns. When the two countries fought, they were also going back and forth, and they had a victory or defeat.

In addition to the Great Yuezhi, there are many Qiang people in the Hexi Corridor area.

Although there are many Qiang people, they are not large and basically operate in the form of small tribes.

Currently, only the Great Yuezhi, the Xiongnu, and the Donghu are the ones that can pose a threat to the Qin Dynasty.

At this time, not far from Shangjun Great Wall, a cavalry was ambushing.

Behind this cavalry is the Great Yuezhi garrison camp, which contains a large number of legions.

There are a total of 100,000 people.
To be continued...