The Han army stationed in the Western Regions did receive the news that Liu Ye requested to send troops to support, but the former envoy who was familiar with Liu Ye had been ordered to return to the court, and the new envoy did not say anything after receiving the letter, not even a reply.

The envoy sent by the Great Han was indifferent to Princess Jiewu's request for help, and although the others knew that the Wusun border was being disturbed, they were not good at saying much in front of the envoy. Despite this, the subordinates of the former envoy Lord Wei still couldn't help but want to help Liu Ye, in the past, Liu Ye could be said to have contributed to the pacification of Dawan's civil strife, not only Lord Wei praised her, but also remembered the Han army in his eyes.

Princess Xie Wu is the princess of the Han Dynasty, and now she is the mother of Wusun, she is quite influential in the entire Western Regions, if Wusun loses power this time, it is really widely implicated, not only will it increase the morale of the Huns, threaten the rule of the Han over Dawan, and the hard work of the Han on Wusun will also be in vain.

One is prosperous, one is lost, there is no reason not to agree to Princess Jiewu's request for help, even if it is reported to the Han court, she will be allowed to do so. Everyone didn't understand what the envoy was thinking in his heart, why he was reluctant to respond to Princess Xie Wu, if he was cowardly, it should be impossible. This envoy is very skillful, not to mention shrewd, and he is also very good at managing his subordinates, and he is not merciless in punishing the soldiers who are at fault.

Then, it is very likely that he is hostile to Princess Xie Wu, but as the envoy of the Han Dynasty, even if he does not think about Princess Xie Wu, he must consider the interests of the Han Dynasty. But speaking of this possibility, it is not very likely, the new envoy heard that it was recommended by Li Yannian personally, the relationship between Princess Xie Wu and Li Yannian is relatively close, and Master Shi was once his subordinate, so needless to say, if they have any requests, they will solve it in one sentence.

is also a person around Li Yannian, how could this envoy deliberately target Princess Xie Wu! It's not that he doesn't know that Princess Xie Wu also has a lot of support in Dahan, and he doesn't know that Li Yannian is the master who taught her piano art and music.

The battle situation in Wusun was repeated, Liu Ye was anxious, and the Han army in the Western Regions was also worried, and the Han officials around the new envoy pondered with each other, and no one dared to say that the envoy refused to send troops to support for any reason. But I was afraid that Wusun's side would not be able to support it for long, and Princess Xie Wu was in a predicament and could not get out, so she secretly asked someone to bring her a letter.

When Liu Ye saw the secret letter from the Han official, he immediately understood, it turned out that the new envoy had too many concerns, and he had not yet made a decision on whether to support or not. She was not familiar with this envoy and had never met each other, and asking him for support was bound to hit a nail, but when she learned that he had received Li Yannian's favor, Liu Ye rekindled hope in her heart. For Li Yannian's sake, perhaps, this envoy is willing to help her.

Liu Ye hurriedly found Shi Zhong and Feng Yan, and discussed that he would immediately leave for Dawan to meet the new envoy and persuade him to send troops as soon as possible to solve the problem on the border.

"Princess, although this new envoy has received the favor of Lord Li, he can't help but defend it!" Feng Yan thought about it and said the worry in her heart, "The King of Chu has always been jealous of the princess, and it is estimated that he still remembers the scene when he was counted down by you in front of the palace, if this person is also related to the King of Chu, he will not only look at Lord Li's face." ”

Shi Zhong shook his head and said: "No matter who the princess has made enemies with, since he is now the envoy of the Great Han, he should take it as his responsibility to protect the rights and interests of the Great Han in the Western Regions, how can he care about personal enmity!" Moreover, his official position was given by Lord Li, and when the princess left the palace, Lord Li himself said that if he needed it in the future, he would do his best to help. I don't believe that Master Li will backtrack, but I think there is something wrong with this new envoy. Regardless of whether he has met the princess or not, he should at least give a reply, and he is also working for the Han in the Western Regions, and it is really unheard of for an indifferent Han envoy like him. ”

"Master, don't worry, I don't mean anything else when I say this, I just want to persuade the princess not to pin all her hopes on the envoy. Sometimes, his family is not as righteous as outsiders, maybe he feels that he has finally become an envoy, and he came to the Western Regions to enjoy happiness, so he doesn't want to fight for the princess and the Huns, and he is afraid that he will affect himself! Feng Yan walked towards Liu Ye and reminded, "The princess has been visiting the Western Regions for a long time, King Dawan and Princess Anxi have a deep friendship with you, why not take this opportunity to ask them for help and test their reactions, so as not to believe the wrong person in the future." ”

Liu Ye pondered for a moment and said, "What Sister Xiao said is very reasonable, the situation is urgent, and it is time to ask for help." King Dawan and Princess Anxi, I'll write a letter to someone first, oh, and King Qiuzi, I don't know if he still remembers the original promise, let's try it for the time being, after all, it takes a lot of courage to offend the Huns. ”

"Master, these letters, you personally sent them, be sure to hand them over, it doesn't matter whether you reply or not, you have to pay attention to safety everywhere." Liu Ye wrote as he spoke, not daring to waste a minute or a second of his time.

"Yes, Princess." Shi Zhong thought for a while, and then said, "King Qiuzi has always been cunning, but I am afraid that he will repay his debts. ”

"Isn't it, the relationship between Qiuzi and the Xiongnu has always been very good, is it possible that the king who only worships the gods will turn against the Xiongnu for the sake of the princess?" Feng Yan was also worried.

"Although King Qiuzi is cunning, he is a man who loves face very much, and he has lost his trust in the flood, and if he loses his trust in me again, I think his life will not be easy." Liu Ye thought of King Qiuzi's chattering appearance, and couldn't help but laugh, "Even if he refuses to help me, it's good to expose his hypocritical nature in public." ”

Shizhong suddenly realized: "I understand, princess, I know what to do." ”

Shizhong took the secret letter and set off to various countries for help, Liu Ye explained to Feng Yan: "I want to go to Dawan in person, and meet this new envoy, Sister Xiao, you can stay here and take care of these elders and ministers, and let Qing Ling inform me if there is a slight change." ”

"Princess, you can't go to Dawan." Feng Yan was a little uneasy, "That envoy is still unfamiliar, who knows if he has other intentions, or just for his own personal gain." ”

"Little sister, I know that you are for my good, but at this time, I can't sit still. No matter what kind of person he is, at least he is a Han Chinese, or an official of the imperial court, he will not do anything to me. Liu Ye rubbed his sore temples, "Now that Wusun Chaozhong has temporarily gained peace, after Hebby's death, those restless elders and ministers can also be honest for a while, Mrs. Zuo and Shizi only seek self-preservation, and they don't dare to act rashly until they are absolutely sure." ”

"Even so, I can't let you, princess, go on an adventure." Feng Yan has made up her mind, "If you want to go, let me go, within three days, I will bring the envoy to see you, in Wusun's territory, forgive him and dare not have disrespectful thoughts, and the chance of persuading him will be greater." ”

"However, your child is still young...... Chang Hui was already fighting the enemy at the border, how could Liu Ye bear to let Feng Yan leave their children and go to Dawan.

"Princess, when I came to the Western Regions with you, I decided to give everything, you and I both know that you are the queen in charge of the national seal, and you will never allow any mistakes, the king is fighting on the front line for Wusun, you have to garrison the rear for him, at this time, you can't go anywhere, you can't leave an opportunity for others to take advantage of. Now that I have a child, it is already an unexpected gain, and there is nothing to be satisfied with, and there is nothing to let go. Feng Yan smiled slightly and patted Liu Ye on the shoulder, "Ye'er, these days, it's up to you, your aunt, to take care of him!" ”

Liu Ye looked at her eyes full of love, and said movingly: "Little sister, be careful on the road." ”

After Liu Ye asked for help in many ways, his heart finally calmed down, and when he thought of Zhao Ziqing, who had just lost his father, he couldn't help but feel sad again.

The yurt of the young princess is much more deserted than usual, and the children on the mud and the grassland are not there, Zhao Ziqing sat at the desk, looking at the scroll left by Zhao Sheng in a daze, and the young man stood aside and looked at him, anxious but didn't know how to persuade him.

The maids saw that Liu Ye was about to salute, and Liu Ye waved his hand and motioned for them to retreat. When the young man saw Liu Ye coming, he flattened his mouth aggrievedly, and ran over to hug her legs: "Mother, mother, Uncle Zhao has also gone to a far away place, and he can't come back to see his brother, my brother is very sad and sad, and the young man doesn't know how to make him laugh...... Mother, can you tell my mother in heaven and ask her to find Uncle Zhao and tell him that my brother misses him very much, wants him to come back, and wants him to make another bowl of hand-rolled noodles......"

Liu Ye's eyes were red, he touched the young man's head, choked up and couldn't speak, the young man cried and trembled, and said: "The young man promised his mother, as long as Uncle Zhao is willing to come back, the young man will not go to see his mother in heaven, as long as Uncle Zhao can come back, the young man is willing to do anything......"

"Good, good, young man, don't cry......" Liu Ye couldn't help but shed tears, hugged the young man and patted her back, and whispered in her ear, "Mother go and persuade Brother Ziqing, don't cry, otherwise my brother will cry too......"

"Well, well, the young man doesn't cry, the young man wants his brother to laugh......" The young man sobbed, held back his tears, wiped the tears on his face with his little hands, and nodded seriously.

Zhao Ziqing raised his eyes to look at Liu Ye, got up and walked towards her indifferently, and saluted her: "Ziqing greets the princess......"

"Ziqing, hurry up." Liu Ye stepped forward to hug him and patted him softly on the shoulder, "Child, I'm sorry, I didn't protect your father, cry if you want to, cry and feel more comfortable......"

Zhao Ziqing was still numb, buried in Liu Ye's arms, breathing in the faint fragrance of flowers, which reminded him of his mother who had long since left. Suddenly, his nose was sore, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Dad, mother, why don't you all want Ziqing......" Zhao Ziqing howled and cried, hugged Liu Ye and knelt on the ground, "Is Ziqing not well-behaved, Ziqing is not sensible, so you don't want me...... Dad, mother, Ziqing knows that he is wrong, please come back, don't leave me, don't ......"

Zhao Ziqing is not a child anymore, and he can't comfort him with words like his father and mother went to a far away place, Liu Ye treated him as an adult, and comforted him softly: "Ziqing, you are a very well-behaved and sensible child, it is too late for your father and mother to feel sorry for you, how can I not want you!" It's just that people have life and death and are scattered, and it's really impossible to help people! Lord Zhao brought you to the Western Regions, he worked hard, just so that you can live a good life in the future, I hope you can live happily, he has to leave you, he is more sad and sad than you, until the moment he leaves, he is most relieved in his heart is you! Ziqing, are you willing to let your father worry? You've grown up, you're a man, it's good to go and see your dad on his last journey, tell him that you'll take good care of yourself and let him go on the road with peace of mind. ”

"Well, I've grown up, I don't want my dad to worry......" Zhao Ziqing wiped away his tears, sniffed, and slowly stood up and walked out, "I want to send my dad on the road with peace of mind, I will take care of myself......"

Liu Ye called the maid to take care of the young husband, and came to Zhao Sheng's grave with Zhao Ziqing, the new tomb on the top of the mountain stood in the cold wind, and the tombstone faced the Han, which was also Zhao Sheng's wish before his death, and his soul returned to his homeland.

"Dad, Dad......" Zhao Ziqing knelt in front of the grave and cried bitterly, "Dad, you can go with peace of mind, return to our hometown, and go to find your mother!" Mother has been alone for so long, you go and accompany her, rest assured, your children will not be bullied, don't worry about children, Ziqing is very good, Ziqing will take care of her ......"

Liu Ye hugged Zhao Ziqing, looked at the tombstone and choked up: "Lord Zhao, I will take good care of Ziqing on your behalf, no matter if he wants to return to Dahan or stay in the Western Regions, I will fulfill his wish and make him safe and happy in this life." ”

"Ziqing, it is your father's wish to return to your hometown, so what about you, do you want to go back?" Liu Ye looked at Zhao Ziqing with teary eyes, "If you have any wishes, just tell your aunt, and I will definitely help you realize it." ”

Zhao Ziqing lowered his head, thought for a long time, and said, "I won't go back, my father wants me to serve the princess well, this is his wish." I am a citizen of Dahan, and I want to be like my father and pay for Dahan until the last moment. ”

Liu Ye looked at Zhao Ziqing, who was so sensible, and was extremely moved: "Auntie doesn't need you to serve, and Auntie has never treated you as an outsider, and now your father is gone, Ziqing, are you willing to be Auntie's child?" You and the young husband will be real brothers and sisters from now on, and I will protect you with my life! ”

"This ......" tears welled up in Zhao Ziqing's eyes, why didn't he desire to have family affection again, "I, can I really do it?" ”

Liu Ye nodded tearfully: "Of course you can, if you want." ”

"I, can I also call you my mother like a young man?" Zhao Ziqing hasn't called this "mother" for a long time.

"Yes, silly boy." Liu Ye hugged him in his arms and kissed him on the forehead, "Ziqing, from now on, you and your sister are good children of your mother, you have to take care of each other, and your mother will not let anyone bully you." ”

"Mother, mother......" Zhao Ziqing called affectionately, he cherished this lost and regained family affection, "Mother, Ziqing promises you that she will take good care of your sister, and Ziqing will protect you at all costs." ”

The days of waiting for Shi Zhong and Feng Yan's reply can be said to be like a year, Liu Ye not only has to appease the elders and ministers of the imperial court, but also has to pay attention to the movements of Xu Qige's mother and son, every night, when she receives the border battle situation, she does not dare to open it to see what is going on, for fear that there will be bad news.

Knowing that Weng Guimi and Chang Hui were all right, Liu Ye was a little relieved, but the border problem was still not effectively solved, and the Hun cavalry repeated their old tricks, harassing the various tribes on the border day after day, harming the unarmed innocent people, and robbing the tribes of their property and food. When Chang Hui led his troops over, they fled in a hurry like rats crossing the street, avoiding a head-on confrontation with the Wusun army. Although there were no serious casualties among the Wusun army, it caused extreme panic to the local people.

Chang Hui is an anxious man, and he can't lead troops to the territory of the Xiongnu several times, if it weren't for Weng Guimi's repeated stops, it would be difficult for him to swallow this bad breath. However, Weng Guimi is not afraid of doing this, but with Wusun's strength, if he goes out to fight with the Huns, he will inevitably end up losing both. In this case, the long-term efforts will come to naught, and it will take a long time for Wusun to recover his national strength. And the most worrying thing is that the remnants of the Otsuki clan collude with other small countries and often offend Wusun, and if they also want to take advantage of the fisherman's profits, Wusun's situation will be even more embarrassing.

Liu Ye knew that Weng Guimi was waiting for an opportunity to launch a counteroffensive, and if the Han army could rush in time, they would definitely be able to combat the arrogance of the Huns, but now, all they could do was wait.

King Dawan is cowardly by nature, he can sit on the throne all thanks to the support of the Han court, I don't know if he was affected by the new envoy, out of fear did not dare to mobilize military orders. There is also King Qiuci, he originally regarded Liu Ye as a thorn in his side, and he has always been reluctant to lose the bet, even if he is shaken out by the division, he can continue to pretend to be crazy and stupid with his conscience, Qiuci has always been friendly with the Huns, and if he refuses to send troops, there is nothing to be disappointed.

The only royal family that has any hope of aiding Wusun is rest in peace, Princess Qili is powerful, but the relationship between her and King Sabbath has been very stiff, if King Sabbath obstructs it, it is estimated that the brother and sister will have conflicts again. In this way, even if Princess Qili has a heart, she is not enough.

The new envoy, Liu Ye thought back and forth and thought of him, the envoy from the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, what kind of person is he, why do you want to go toe-for-tat with her. Even if he can delay for a while, it is impossible to delay it for a lifetime, Liu Ye sent him a letter at the same time, and also sent a secret letter to the Han court, but it will take a little more time to receive a reply, and then this envoy will not only be against Wusun, but against the Han Dynasty.

It was late at night, Liu Ye thought about it, and fell asleep on the desk with his clothes, and many people's faces appeared in the dream, some knew and some strangers, some men and women, some Han and people from the Western Regions, they sometimes cried and laughed, sometimes called her "Princess Jiewu", and sometimes called her "Queen Wusun". Suddenly they became agitated again, pointing at her and shouting, complaining that she had not fulfilled her duties as the mother of the nation, and that they had suffered and been displaced.

The crowd gathered more and more, they chased her and shouted and beat her, asking her to give them a peaceful home, they blamed her for her inability to protect the people of Wusun, and called her the mother of the country in vain. Behind them was the iron cavalry of the Huns, and the leader of the iron cavalry shouted loudly, whoever can take off the head of Queen Wusun will be rewarded with a heavy reward.

The sound of horses' hooves was close at hand, the cold blade of the knife cut through her neck, and the hot blood flowed all over her body, and she ran desperately, even if she died, she was not willing to take her head as a trophy alone.

The cold hit, Liu Ye shuddered and woke up suddenly, the candlelight went out and the surroundings were pitch black, vaguely feeling that there were people around her, she didn't dare to make a noise, she groped for the flint and rubbed hard, and the moment the spark ignited, she saw a pair of eyes, blue as the sea.