"How is it, High Priest? Have your men gathered any news about Li Lin's recent activities in Qin?"
Maodun's expression was not good.
His expression was slightly agitated. To be honest, what Li Lin had mentioned in the camp was indeed what he feared most at the moment.
Putting aside everything else.
The internal conflicts within the Xiongnu alone were already giving him a major headache.
It was one thing for the two major tribal alliances to defy him.
The leaders of those small tribes are now paying lip service to his orders but secretly disobeying them.
It really made him feel uncomfortable.
As a Chanyu (ruler of the Xiongnu) and the leader of an alliance of hundreds of tribes, he was probably the one with the least authority.
This can be seen when they attacked the Donghu.
If it weren't for the battle against the Donghu, in which he eliminated several major forces under Touman Chanyu, he would have a hard time maintaining his position as Chanyu.
Once you're settled in, you realize it doesn't really make much of a difference.
He knows he can't defeat you, so they've banded together to secretly defy your orders, which has been troubling him. He doesn't know how to truly establish his authority.
"Chanyu, what Li Lin said is true! I just asked many merchants who came from the Qin interior, and they said that the Qin emperor and Prime Minister Li Lin have fallen out and are very wary of him in Qin."
"Oh? Why?"
"The crux of the matter they're referring to seems to be that Li Lin, as the Crown Prince, has angered the Emperor, and he wants to interfere with the future succession to the Qin throne."
"I see. Since ancient times, anyone who interferes in the matter of succession will be feared by the current ruler. It seems that what Li Lin said at the banquet was not a lie!"
“Yes, I agree with that. What Li Lin said just now is indeed very much in line with his experience in the Great Qin. However... however, although everything seems to make sense, there is something strange about it.”
High Priest, as the name suggests.
He was someone who could directly face the Great God of Eternal Life among the Xiongnu, and was also one of the most intelligent people among the Xiongnu.
Generally speaking, he served as a strategist for the Xiongnu Chanyu.
Therefore, he was not an ordinary fool who simply believed Li Lin's words.
"you mean?"
"I believe the Emperor of Qin is not that foolish. If he were truly so afraid of Li Lin, why would he send Li Lin to the Xiongnu? Doesn't he know that using you, Chanyu, might not be enough to kill Li Lin? Didn't he consider that Li Lin might surrender to us?"
"That's true!"
Maodun nodded. "This is a fatal flaw. If what happened before was planned by Li Lin and the Emperor of Qin, then what was his purpose? Was it simply to infiltrate our Xiongnu territory?"
"this......"
Ti Yin shook his head.
This was also what puzzled him; he truly didn't understand Li Lin's purpose.
Of course, he only listed this one point of doubt separately and considered how to deduce Li Lin's purpose for this trip based on this assumption.
"High Priest, tell me, is he here to sow discord among the tribal leaders within our Xiongnu?"
"That's probably unlikely, isn't it? Didn't you mention to me before that when he came, he told you frankly that the Emperor of Qin sent him to sow discord among the high-ranking officials of the Xiongnu? Since he told you that, it's obviously not his real purpose."
The High Priest of Tiyin shook his head once again.
Of course, he was completely unaware that he had already ruled out the correct answer.
"What could it be? Or is this point of doubt not even a point of doubt?"
The Chanyu frowned; he had always disliked using his brain.
His father made him study Qin culture, which he found extremely annoying.
In addition, his father, Touman Chanyu, indulged the Donghu people.
This resulted in the Donghu occupying most of the fertile lands of the Xiongnu.
This sparked his dissatisfaction.
So, persuaded by the high priest Tiyin and several leaders, he flew into a rage and killed his father.
Now, they're using their brains again.
He felt a little uncomfortable.
"Hey, Chanyu, it's too early for anything. Li Lin has only been in our camp for one day now. We're not in a hurry. If he's just pretending to surrender, we can test him. Who knows, we might even be able to use him to send false information back to Qin, thus putting Meng Tian and that damned Great Wall Army in a deadly situation!"
“That makes sense, High Priest, you are truly brilliant. Currently, the Golden Eagle Tribe and the Hule Tribe are still under the control of the Left Wise King Che Cheng. Our first priority is to eliminate their threat to this Chanyu!”
"Yes, that's the right way to think, Chanyu. No matter how clever Li Lin is, as long as he's not truly loyal, we should just treat him as an outsider. What threat can an outsider pose to us? It's Che Cheng who's getting more and more presumptuous. At today's banquet, he actually dared to overstep your authority and talk to Li Lin. If we don't deal with such a person as soon as possible, he could very well threaten your safety in the future!"
"Alright, you can go now. Tomorrow, you can test Li Lin's attitude again."
"Yes, sir!"
After seeing the high priest Tiyin out of the tent, Maodun immediately returned to the camp and took out a stack of secret letters from the table.
Unfold the secret letter.
A cold smile appeared on his lips. "Hmph, High Priest, do you think I'm unaware that you've been secretly bribed by the Qin people?"
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