The geographical scope controlled by the Guiping State is not large, a country is a city, because it is close to Dacheng's Beisu, frequent business and trade exchanges, and continuous exchanges between the people, and the living habits of the people in the country from the royal family to the common people are no different from Dacheng in all aspects.

Xiao Yizheng and his entourage entered the territory of Guiping before sunset. This road was full of wind and frost, non-stop, but thinking of the danger of this trip, everyone was vigilant and nervous, and they did not show fatigue at all.

"Your Highness, should we first disguise ourselves before entering the city, and take a low-key look at the situation in the city first?" Zeng Qidao stopped and proposed.

Xiao Yizheng leaned over and patted Chaichen's neck gently, and said with a smile: "No need, don't we know the situation in the country very well?" The spies sent out by the Northwest Army are not vegetarians. ”

"After all, it's better to be foolproof." Zeng Qidao is still worried about his safety. In other words, he would not be so cautious.

Xiao Yizheng looked at him with a smile: "Yuanyi, you have read military books since you were a child, have you ever read about foolproof wars from history books?" ”

Zeng Qidao was speechless.

"It was clearly written in the military newspaper that was sent to me that although there are garrisons of the Danda Department in Guiping now, the number is limited. Its large army should be on its way. Xiao Yizheng turned his head to look at the group of warriors behind him, and said slowly: "If something really happens, with the skills of our people, we are still sure to get out flexibly." He moved his gaze back and said with a smile: "Besides, although Zhou Chaozong, the emperor of Guiping Kingdom, has a good relationship with Ku Erle, he has not publicly torn his face with Dacheng. In my opinion, he is also very worried at the moment. ”

Zeng Qidao thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Guiping is close to Dacheng and far away from Ulantu, in the final analysis, it is such a small country, and there are many benefits to making a good deal with a big deal, but on the contrary, the price of dealing evil with a big deal may not be bearable.

"Zhou Chaozong has a weak personality and is uncertain. Its relationship with Kujler is due to the grace of saving lives. When he was young, he wandered in Mobei and fell into the wolves, but was rescued by Sudul, and married his sister to him. But how to choose between personal interests and international interests? Xiao Yizheng raised his eyebrows and said decisively: "Let's help him choose!" As he spoke, he raised his whip and headed for the city gate.

In the Guiping Palace, the prime minister hurriedly came to report, saying that Dacheng had sent an envoy to meet the emperor.

Zhou Chaozong was preparing dinner in his queen's palace, when the chopsticks in his hand shook and fell to the ground: "Who?" ”

The old prime minister replied tremblingly: "Sent by Dacheng, this is headed by the six princes of Dacheng: King Heng." ”

"Who?" Zhou Chaozong's voice also trembled.

The queen frowned and stood up. "Is that the rumored most favored King Heng of Emperor Dacheng?"

Lao Cheng said yes in a row. "There were about twenty of them, and they swaggered into the city." He paused, feeling that his use of the word "swagger" was very inappropriate, but the following officials replied to him like this. "The credentials have been handed over, and the minister first arranged for them to live in the West Palace."

Zhou Chaozong didn't listen carefully to what the old prime minister said at all, so he paced back and forth vigorously, and there were words in his mouth: "How good is this, how good is this......"

"Your Majesty, what are you panicking about!" The queen said in a deep voice: "Only about 20 people are here and it is worth Your Majesty's panic?" ”

"It's not a question of how many people there are, it's Dacheng who is starting to put pressure on him now!" Zhou Chaozong frowned and stomped his feet.

"Shouldn't Your Majesty be ready to go to war with Dacheng when he promised my brother to let Dan Da use the Guiping garrison?" The queen's phoenix eyes were sharp, but she looked quite imposing.

"I just promised to garrison the army suddenly, but I didn't promise to attack Dacheng with him!" Zhou Chaozong immediately corrected it.

The queen snorted lightly: "Could it be that Your Majesty is lucky to think that Dacheng will not be angry with you?" She took two steps forward and instructed the prime minister: "Go and arrange for archers to defend the West Palace, no matter how many people there are, no matter who is inside, there will be no mercy!" ”

"No, never!" Zhou Chaozong jumped up.

"Your Majesty, do you still want to show friendship with Dacheng?" The queen asked with a cold face, "Do you still want to betray my brother?" ”

"You don't understand!" Zhou Chaozong sighed: "Your brother and I have the grace to save my life, and you are also my wife." But these are the things I personally owe to you. I can't gamble on the whole thing. The garrison can, but let me tear my face with Dacheng at the moment, no. I have to leave a way out for the country. This person is the most precious son of Emperor Dacheng, if I kill him, this peace will be razed to the ground tomorrow. No, absolutely not! ”

"Humph!" The queen scolded in her heart: cowardice. I really look down on him for not being strong, and I can't bear to get used to it after all these years. There is a saying in the Central Plains, Adou who can't be helped, isn't he talking about him! But I also know that my husband definitely doesn't have the courage to do this, and it's useless to say how much.

She gave the maid beside her a look. This servant girl is her confidant who married from Danta, and she will definitely be able to understand her own meaning. Sure enough, I saw the servant girl retreat quietly.

The old prime minister, who had been waiting for orders with his head down, couldn't wait, and hurriedly spoke: "Then does Your Majesty want to summon an envoy at this time?" ”

Zhou Chaozong kept pouting, looking in a dilemma, walked to the old prime minister's side, bowed his head and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"This?" The old prime minister also muttered in his heart, he didn't approve of giving Danda a garrison, but now it is not more difficult, he looked at the twilight outside the window, and said: "The minister thinks that it is late today, so he will entertain the delegation and his party, and tomorrow His Majesty is summoning them to see what opinions Emperor Dacheng brings." Tonight, the ministers can also discuss various countermeasures in advance. ”

Zhou Chaozong thought so, nodded and said, "Okay, this is very good, let's entertain first." ”

The old prime minister was just about to withdraw, but Zhou Chaozong seemed to remember something, and added another order: "Don't let the people over there know about this in advance, especially Qiqina, maybe cause some trouble for me." He turned his head to the queen again, and said solemnly, "And you, don't tell your niece." Her fiery temperament, poking out the basket, how can I clean it up. ”

The queen glanced at him, and snorted softly in her nostrils.

This dinner can't be eaten, how can he still have the mind, his mind is full of how to deal with Dacheng tomorrow, and the best result is that both sides will not be offended. Its small peace only seeks to establish a stable country and make money in harmony. If it really doesn't work, he still let Kuerle leave the garrison, after all, Dacheng's national strength and prestige are there, don't everyone in the Western Regions look forward to Dacheng, and Guiping is so close to it, it can't be an exception. He just pondered these things over and over again.

The queen did not care about him, but ate for herself, and then sat there alone and made a jewel.

Zhou Chaozong reflected that when there was a person sitting next to him, he was a little abrupt, and when he looked up and saw that it was the queen, he was very puzzled, she would never sit there quietly with him on weekdays. "You're a little out of the ordinary tonight." He asked, confused.

"Wait for someone." The queen did not lift her eyelids.

"Waiting for whom?" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the noisy voices of the attendants outside the hall. "What's wrong?" He got up and walked out.

The queen raised her eyes and frowned, put down her work, and followed closely.

As soon as the two of them stepped out of the hall, they felt that the amount of light in front of them was wrong, how could it be that it was dark night but glowing red?

Looking up again, the sky to the north was already blazing, and thick smoke was billowing out.

Zhou Chaozong pulled away from the crowd and shouted, "What's the matter? Where is that? What's going on? ”

"Your Majesty, that's the ...... of the North Palace"

"What?" The queen was shocked.

"It's Beigong walking water. Beigong is currently living in a person from the Danta Department. ”

Zhou Chaozong felt that his legs were weak, and he almost sat down on the stone steps of the main hall, and the attendant next to him supported him.

"Kikina......" The queen was also panicked, and raised her legs to go out of the palace.

The intensity of this fire is truly terrifying.

Just when everyone was in a hurry, I saw a figure in a red fox fur running over desperately, shouting as they ran: "Auntie, aunt ......."

When the queen heard this, she was overjoyed, and hurried forward, and saw that it was Kikina who was rushing from the darkness.

Kikina's fiery red fox fur was not very neatly dressed, so it could be seen that she was wearing clothes in a panic. She had a long whip in her hand, and she had dropped her hood as she ran, and her long black hair fluttered in the wind, and she ran to the queen with an angry face.

"What's wrong? What happened? The queen hurried up and took hold of her.

Qiqina glared angrily at Zhou Chaozong on the side, as if she wanted to rip off his flesh alive.

This look frightened Zhou Chaozong and took a step back. He had seen the ferocity of this little daughter. This little girl killed a wolf when she was fourteen, and now she is seventeen, and she kills people on this battlefield without blinking.

"You, dare to betray my father Khan!" She pointed at Zhou Chaozong and was about to whip away, but the queen was quick and held her hand: "Qiqina, what happened?" Didn't I have someone to pass you a message? What about people? ”

"Who? I don't see it! I only know that Dacheng's envoy came to Pingping, but I don't know what he conspired with. Tonight, Beigong suddenly went out of the water, and a wave of people rushed in, and they killed my Danda soldiers decisively, all of them were extraordinary masters. Everyone was already asleep, and they were defenseless, and now Beigong may not have survived. I saw that the situation was not right, and I struggled to escape. In the midst of the fire, I couldn't distinguish the human eye, but I heard it really, the leader of that wave of people said that Dacheng and you Guiping agreed to act tonight, and they wanted to kill all my Danda soldiers! ”

"What?" Zhou Chaozong really couldn't stand firmly, he sat on the stone steps, his head was blank, it was obviously winter, but cold sweat broke out on his head.

"No, it can't be him." The queen was able to carry it clearly, and said decisively.

"But I heard it so well that the other party didn't see me. Auntie, you are his queen, and if you help him, I have nothing to say. Qiqina stared at Zhou Chaozong with a fierce glint in her eyes.

Seeing that persuasion was not a good time at this time, the queen first asked, "Are you hurt?" ”

The situation was critical, Qiqina was in a hurry to escape, but she didn't pay attention to where she was injured, at this time she felt a little pain in her left calf, and when she looked down, she was stabbed.

"Go first to stop the bleeding and bandage." The queen looked at Zhou Chaozong, who was sitting on the ground, and said hatefully: "Now is not the time to sit here, we must first find out what happened!" There are a bunch of gangsters outside this palace, don't move your head. ”

Zhou Chaozong hurriedly got up when he heard this, and first ordered the guards to defend the palace, and then sent someone to summon a group of ministers into the palace to discuss.

Before this was arranged, I saw that the old prime minister had already rushed over with a face like earth: "Your Majesty...... King Heng of Dacheng wants to see His Majesty. ”

"Now?" He looked at Kikina behind him, thinking about her words, and there was a chill on his back.

The old prime minister gritted his teeth: "It's not okay if you don't see this, Your Majesty will know it when you see it." ”

Zhou Chaozong closed his eyes, feeling that he couldn't escape anything, so he nodded.

When he saw Xiao Yizheng, he really realized what the old prime minister meant by "not seeing, no".

Xiao Yizheng came in a night suit, followed by Zeng Qidao, who was also dressed in black. When he entered the hall, he didn't say anything, but threw a package to the ground, and a man's head rolled out, which was the head of one of his generals.