Chapter 453 Alliance
Xiang Yu thought about it and found that this was not something that the two of them could decide just by talking. Although Xiang Yu himself could make the decision about the Huns, Ying Gao had made so many proposals that seemed to be beneficial to the Huns, at least they had to fall on it in black and white, right?
Simply put, Xiang Yu found that if he really agreed to the conditions mentioned by Ying Gao before, it would undoubtedly be equivalent to signing an alliance with Daqin.
The Huns and the Qin Dynasty are two countries, so this matter must be raised to the political level. In other words, Xiang Yu must bring people and write all the things he said before to black and white. In this way, even if Ying Gao wants to repent at that time, Xiang Yu can at least expose him to the people of the Huns and the people of the Qin Dynasty, right?
"What I said today is just to give Shanyu a front stand first. If the Shanyu I said before felt it was feasible, then Shanyu could return to the Huns and tell your confidants the previous story. If Shanyu finally agreed to my proposals, I would sign an alliance with the Huns on behalf of the Qin Dynasty. In the future, our common enemy will be the Mauryan Dynasty. After the Mauryan Dynasty is destroyed, if Shanyu is willing, he can work with me to occupy all the land that can be explored. Of course, it would be easy for Shanyu to restore the Chu State."
Ying Gao's last words made Xiang Yu's eyes lit up, and Ying Gao also remembered this detail in his mind.
In fact, for Ying Gao, he wanted to destroy the Mauryan Dynasty and see if he could find a gap near the border known to later generations to lead to the Mauryan Dynasty. Do he have to need Xiang Yu?
Ying Gao had already had an answer to this question, that is, it was not necessary to be like Xiang Yu. No matter how brave he fought, Ying Gao could actually find his replacement among his Qin generals. However, one thing was that Ying Gao put Xiang Yu in his plan and placed it in a relatively important position.
Ying Gao knew that if Xiang Yu had not become the Shanyu of the Xiongnu, he would have died long ago. He was either killed by the Xiongnu or killed by Ying Gao. Ying Gao could tolerate the hostility of a Xiongnu Shanyu standing in the sun, but he could never tolerate an anti-Qinister who was hiding in the dark and thinking about revenge, just like a contestant like Zhang Liang.
After Xiang Yu became the Khan of the Huns, Ying Gao saw an opportunity to temporarily stabilize the Huns who were against the Qin Dynasty as if they were against enemies. The fact is indeed developed as Ying Gao imagined. Xiang Yu brought the concept of the Central Plains people to the Huns. Although he also had hatred for the Qin Dynasty, he knew that the only one who fought with the Qin Dynasty was the ultimate destruction.
Xiang Yu had such rationality. Even if he was a talent in Ying Gao's mind, Ying Gao could use Xiang Yu's current rationality to do a lot of things. The large area of barren land located southwest of the Huns that he proposed was naturally the Tibetan area in later generations.
The location of the Tibetan area is actually not close to the Huns, but the reason why Ying Gao invited Xiang Yu was because he knew that there should still be many plump grasslands in the middle of the Huns to the Tibetan area. If Xiang Yu could really help him find the path to enter the Mauryan Dynasty from land, he was almost certain that his plan was halfway done.
To the Qin Dynasty, the Huns were considered a neighbor and a restless neighbor. Ying Gao actually didn't want this neighbor, but now the Huns have hundreds of thousands of cavalry, let alone Ying Gao could not destroy the Huns' country and race, even if he had this strength and really did that, the Qin Dynasty's losses would definitely not be small.
Under such circumstances, if Ying Gao wants to dispatch a hundred or eighty warships to attack the Mauryan Dynasty, it would be difficult to do even if he took time out the power of the Qin Dynasty.
Under such circumstances, Ying Gao thought of the principle that it is better to be loose than to block it. So he thought of a trick that could reduce the pressure on his future attack on the Mauryan Dynasty and even other more powerful enemies. On the other hand, he could also lead his Hun neighbor to the east and bring all the entire part of China in the later generations into the territory of the Qin Dynasty. This was Ying Gao's ultimate goal.
Although Ying Gao wanted to conquer many places, he did not want to leave his hometown. Daqin was his eternal base.
At the same time, Ying Gao believed that if Xiang Yu and the Huns had discovered a large and fertile land like the Mauryan Dynasty, they would not be willing to return to the Huns' territory to live a nomadic life. In this way, Ying Gao's goal would be achieved.
"Okay! Since you are ready, and Rong Xiangyu will go back and discuss for a while, there will be a reply in two days!"
Xiang Yu was not a hesitant person. He knew that today's negotiations were very in-depth and all the useful things had come out. All that was left was something he agreed to or not, so Xiang Yu bowed to Ying Gao and prepared to say goodbye.
"Okay, in two days, I will build a high platform here. If Shanyu agrees to this matter, you and I will sign a two-way alliance on that high platform, so that the soldiers of the Qin and the Huns will testify!"
Although Xiang Yu knew that Ying Gao was a guy who could only defend himself with Qin crossbow in his pocket, at this time Xiang Yu found that he still had a heroic spirit on his body, so Xiang Yu readily agreed to the matter. After that, the two drank another cup in the carriage, and finally Xiang Yu took the lead in getting off the carriage.
Seeing Xiang Yu get out of the car, the Zhu family and the others widened their eyes, fearing that Ying Gao and Tian Yan would have any accidents inside.
In this short period of time, they were always paying attention to the movements in the car. Although they had heard a lot of discussions between Ying Gao and Xiang Yu intentionally or unintentionally, they couldn't care about so much. Whether they knew what they shouldn't have known, it was their ultimate task to let Ying Gao return safely.
While Long Qi and Ji Bu and others were waiting anxiously, Xiang Yu was still heroically returning to his team, and they finally breathed a long sigh.
Obviously, before this, there was no trust between the Xiongnu and the Qin Dynasty. Both sides thought that the other party was a wolf ambition and were happy to put their leader in a dead place. However, through this time, Ying Gao and Xiang Yu were all safe and sound, and the ice in both sides' hearts also showed signs of melting.
After returning to Shangjun, Ying Gao didn't say anything else, and directly found Lu Jia, the only general he brought this time, who was not a general. Lu Jia was very puzzled when he saw Ying Gao insisting on letting him come to Shangjun. At this time, he saw Ying Gao finally summoning him alone, and he knew that compared to those generals, he thought it would be of some special use.
"You must write down what I say in the most formal language. As the alliance between the Great Qin and the Huns, this matter is important, so you must not make any mistakes!"
"Covenant? Master, may it be..."
"Don't ask those useless things. When I say them all, don't you know what's going on?"
When he heard that Ying Gao was going to sign a contract with the Huns, he jumped Lu Jia. In the eyes of these scholars, the Huns had no difference from tigers and wolves, and they always wanted to eat people.
Now Ying Gao actually wants to sign an alliance with the Huns, and when the Qin Dynasty was far stronger than the Huns, Lu Jia completely didn't expect that in his heart, no matter what the content of the alliance was, Ying Gao's actions were no different from committing suicide.
But facing Ying Gao's scolding, Lu Jia naturally did not dare to refute anything else. He could only pick up the bamboo slips and pens and ink, and wait for Ying Gao to speak.
When Ying Gao slowly spoke out the content of the alliance signed with Xiang Yu word by word, Lu Jia was completely confused.
What is the Mauryan Dynasty? I haven't even heard of it. Xiang Yu actually agreed to attack them from the front and back with you? There is a large land in the southwest of the Huns, and it may be just a little mountain away from the Peacock Kingdom? How can the emperor know from this? I have read so many books, why don't I know about these things at all?
Ying Gao's word by word is like opening a new continent to Lu Jia. Although he is quite straightforward, he says whatever he wants, not as smooth as Chen Ping, a partner assigned to him by Ying Gao later.
But Lu Jia's thinking is extremely innovative and divergent. Otherwise, how could he think of combining the strengths and weaknesses of several schools to form a new set of theories to make up for the world?
After more than half an hour, Ying Gao finally slowly finished the content of the covenant. Then he recalled some things he had missed and told Lu Jia, asking him to sort out the covenant and copy it into two volumes. At that time, the Qin and the Huns each kept one, and he and Xiang Yu made their own unique seal on it, and this matter was decided.
Ying Gao didn't believe that Xiang Yu would reject his proposal after thinking for two days. What he was confident was that Xiang Yu would become more interested in his proposal after going back.
Because every word he said to Xiang Yu in the carriage before was tailor-made based on Xiang Yu's temperament and actual situation. Although there was no lie, it would make Xiang Yu deeply trapped in it and unable to extricate himself.
"Your Majesty... Master, do I really want to join forces with the Huns to explore the large area of barren land located southwest of the Huns and west of Bashu, and find a way to the Mauryan Dynasty?"
While Ying Gao was carefully reviewing the covenant that Lu Jia had just copied and checking if he had left something, Lu Jia suddenly asked this question, which made Ying Gao frown and he felt a little unhappy. He thought to himself that this guy was not such a person without eyesight before.
"I have already written you into this covenant. Can you still fool the Huns' Khan?"
"Then... I wonder if the Lord will let Lu Jia go to this desolate place to explore?"
What Ying Gao never expected was that Lu Jia's next sentence was like this. Even Ying Gao himself couldn't say what the conditions were for the desolate land.
After more than two thousand years, many people have undergone transformation. It is still the place with almost the worst climate in China. It is a different story to whether people can survive in that place intact, not to mention finding the border of the Mauryan Dynasty and finding a way to go.
"Do you know the danger in this matter? Once you encounter the extreme climate in the barren land, even hundreds or thousands of people are likely to be immune. The Huns can always survive the cold winter, and most of them are very skilled in riding, but you... I am afraid it will be unbearable. If you die in the barren land, wouldn't I have no right-hand man?"
Ying Gao said this, that wasn't really scaring Lu Jia. No matter what, he was a civil servant and his body was a little worse. If there was a storm and snow, he would encounter some extreme weather. Although it might be better than sailing on the sea, Ying Gao felt that it shouldn't be much stronger.
"Your Majesty, now my internal affairs of Qin have become stable. There should be no major changes to the Qin law in recent years. Even if there are any major changes, the Zuo Prime Minister and Chen Ping are both geniuses of the world. With them here, it is enough to satisfy the emperor. The bodies of the Huns are indeed better than us, but they do not know how to use the right time and place. If you do not send a person in charge to guide you, it will be difficult to achieve things within the time required by the emperor. If the emperor does not abandon you, Lu Jia is willing to be the person in charge of exploring the desolate land this time, and I hope the emperor will be successful!"
Ying Gao didn't even expect that Lu Jia's ambition was in such a place. At this time, he really didn't know what to say. He had never thought about who was the head of exploration, but this matter was really decided after signing the agreement. It was certain that ordinary people were unwilling to go. Now that there was a delivery to the door, it seemed that there was a great possibility that he would do this well, which made Ying Gao a little moved.
"If you really have this determination, you must exercise your riding skills within one month. If you cannot ride a horse and gallop across various terrain, I will not let you go!"
"Lu Jia, thank you! Lu Jia will definitely fulfill your request within one month!" Lu Jia knew when he heard this that there was still a way to do this. What can Ying Gao say so prove that he valued him!
Chapter completed!