Morton was born in Xiongnu. When he was a child, he suffered a lot in his life. His father was partial to his youngest son, tried to kill him several times, and later took him hostage to Yueshi. Morton was assassinated many times after he arrived in Vietnam. Morton saved his life by virtue of his bravery and martial arts, and finally returned to Xiongnu safely. Seeing this, Morton's father dared not make a move. Morton took the opportunity to join the army and gradually mastered the military power. When he was out hunting, Morton took the opportunity to shoot his father, and later Morton became a Xiongnu Khan.
Although modu chanyu became a great Khan, the internal relations of Xiongnu were very complicated, and modu chanyu's position was shaky. At this time, the Donghu people knew about the Xiongnu, immediately sent people to pay homage, and took the opportunity to ask Morton for a swift horse to test Morton's attitude. Morton immediately handed over the horse. Morton's move made Donghu people push their luck, and soon someone came to ask for Morton's wife It turns out that modu chanyu's wife is very beautiful, and she is the flower of the grassland. Modu chanyu agreed to donghu's request without hesitation.
Through these two actions, Donghu people thought Morton was a weak person and relaxed their vigilance against him, but Morton worked hard in secret. He first dealt with some opposition voices within the Huns and sorted out political affairs, and then Morton began to expand his army and practice his battle plan. Once the state of Donghu came to ask for land, modu chanyu killed the envoy of Donghu, and then led troops to attack Donghu. Donghuguo was completely unprepared and defeated. After winning the country of Donghu in one fell swoop, modu chanyu began his career of fighting everywhere.