166 BC 天骄会猎 Hunting of Monarchs
公元前二世纪初叶，是属于匈奴人的时代。数十年间，骁勇的东胡部落，富饶的西域城邦，骄傲的大月氏，庞大的汉帝国，都被迫在单于的军势面前低头，或献上求和贡赋，或被做成骷髅酒杯。在这个名为世界的猎场上，这些自称天之骄子的骑手将对草原帝国的恐惧如同呼啸的鸣镝一般射入他们猎物的心脏。
Early 2nd Century BC was an age of Xiongnu. Brave Donghu tribes, wealthy Tarim city states, proud Yuezhi people and giant Han Empire, all these enemies of Xiongnu Empire were either forced to pay tributes or destroyed in the past decades. From East to West, the Proud Sons of Tengri rapidly conquered with their whistling arrows, spreading fear into hearts of their preys.
汉文帝前元十四年，草原之主老上单于开始了他新一轮的围猎游戏。十四万匈奴骑兵越过长城，再次向汉王朝宣示他们的霸权。望着边郡连绵不绝的烽火，汉文帝陷入了沉思。经过数十年的休养生息，国家已经逐渐走出乱世的阴霾，然而匈奴的威胁却始终如同笼罩在帝国北疆的阴影一般挥之不去。虽然在目前，汉廷仍不得不继续用和亲和金帛维系表面上的和平，但也许在不久的将来，这一切会有改变的一天。
In 166 BC, Xiongnu leader Laoshang Chanyu started another round of hunting game. 140000 Xiongnu horsemen bypassed the Great Wall into the land of Han Empire, showing their Southern neighbor who was the true overload in Eastern Asia. Seeing the endless beacon fire in border, Emperor Wen of Han (Liu Heng) fell into deep thought. After decades of development, the nation gradually overcame the wounds of civil war. However, threats from Xiongnu are still like shadows on the North of the empire. Perhaps for now, Western Han Dynasty still had to buy peace with tributes and Heqin Policy, yet the situation shall eventually change in the future.
本剧本设定于公元前二世纪中叶汉匈战争和七国之乱爆发前夜的欧亚大陆。共计52个派系。
This scenario is set in the middle of 2nd Century BC before Han-Xiongnu War and the Rebellion of Seven States. There are 52 factions in total.
文帝銮舆劳北征，条侯此地整严兵。
辕门不峻将军令，今日争知细柳营。
——胡曾《细柳营》
部分参考书目
司马光 《资治通鉴》
王钦若 等 《册府元龟》
杜佑 《通典》
司马迁 《史记》
班固 《汉书》
范晔 《后汉书》
陈寿 《三国志》
金富轼 《三国史记》
常璩 《华阳国志》
希罗多德 《历史》
阿里安 《亚历山大远征记》
普鲁塔克 《比较列传》
扎林库伯 《波斯帝国史》
摩羯德尔 等 《印度通史》
摩诃达马丁坚 等 《琉璃宫史》
格鲁塞 《草原帝国》
谭其骧 等 《中国历史地图集》
