A few days after Liu Ye and others settled in Chigu City, Chang Hui came to support with a large number of troops, and Tu Qitang and Shizhong only waited for him to come back and then went back to the grassland.

Chang Hui fought with the Hun soldiers on the border for several months, and was attacked by wind and sand, but his dark face was full of perseverance and unyielding.

"Queen, Master Shi, Qingling, are you all okay?" As soon as Chang Hui came back, he couldn't wait to see Liu Ye, greeted him again, and unexpectedly saw Tu Qitang and Nan Shengnu, and said in a daze, "The sect leader is also here, you guys, where have you been all these years, I thought I wouldn't see you in my life." ”

Tu Qitang smiled: "It's okay, it's not too late to come back now, General Chang, it's really hard for you to be stationed at the border." ”

Chang Hui waved his hand and said disapprovingly: "Originally, it was to serve the country, not to mention hard work, as long as it is a good thing for the country and the people, it will not be a problem for me to stay there for the rest of my life." On the orders of the queen, I left most of my soldiers at the border, so that the Huns would not take the opportunity to fall into the ground. ”

"By the way......" Chang Hui remembered the assassination of Nimi, and said busily, "Who assassinated that kid in Nimi?" Hey, you don't know, as soon as the news came out, the whole Wusun was turned upside down, not to mention that the common people were panicked all day long, even the well-trained soldiers were distracted, and the big guys were worried about the future of Wusun. ”

Qing Ling winked at Tu Qitang: "Well, it's this heroic hero who poked his sword into the muddy chest and got rid of a big trouble for us." ”

Chang Hui slapped it down with a palm and hit Tu Qitang on the shoulder, and after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't come up with how to praise him, but just patted him a few times in succession, and nodded vigorously at him: "Good, good, really good......"

Tu Qitang broke his hand without a trace, Chang Hui laughed embarrassedly, and saluted Liu Ye: "Queen, as the so-called country cannot be without a king for a day, when that kid succeeded to the throne, wasn't it under this banner!" Now let's also retaliate, so that those rebels and thieves can't even say a word. Chang Hui clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "The first king is in a hurry, and those animals who see the wind and rudder carry the mud out, and they don't put the queen in their eyes, they are very arrogant. ”

Shizhong comforted Chang Hui and said: "Since ancient times, those who have known the times are Junjie, the first king has passed away, and the elders and ministers of Wusun are bound to support Nimi, and they will not hand over the country to the queen no matter what." Although Wusun has received a lot of favors from the Han Dynasty, they are still reluctant to be ruled by the Han Dynasty in their bones. However, the current situation has changed greatly, Nimi is no longer alive, and in the Wusun royal family, only Yuan Guimi is qualified to be the king. ”

Chang Hui immediately laughed: "The hero sees the same thing, I think exactly so, on the way back, I have thought about it, let's kill it back, immediately arrange for Yuan Guimi to ascend the throne, and let them taste what is called human sophistication." ”

Qing Ling glanced at Liu Ye and said with a smile: "We have thought about this idea of yours eight hundred times a long time ago, let's listen to what the queen has to say!" ”

"Yes, please instruct the Queen." Chang Hui's blood was boiling, "As long as the queen gives an order, I will turn around and kill them without leaving a piece of armor, and if they don't accept it, I will beat them until they obey." ”

"General Chang, you just came back, you might as well take a rest, and when the master is all arranged, we will leave again." Liu Ye smiled and said, "Also, Xiaobao is also here, you go and see him!" ”

"Xiaobao ......" Chang Hui's heart softened as soon as he thought of his son, "I haven't seen him for a long time, and now his mother is not around, he has never left his little sister-in-law since he was a child!" ”

"Don't worry, Xiaobao has us to take care of, he eats and sleeps well, and he has a son to play with him, he doesn't make a noise to ask for his mother, and these days are good." Qing Ling smiled and pointed to the room on the left, "Xiaobao is taking a nap inside, you go and see him, he must be very happy to see his father back." ”

Chang Hui scratched the back of his head: "Hehe, if he can't recognize me, it's funny!" ”

"How can it, Xiaobao is talking about you all day long, and said that when I grow up, I want to be like you and lead troops to fight......" Qingling took Chang Hui to see Xiaobao, and the division asked Liu Ye for instructions, "Queen, when will we send troops?" ”

Liu Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go as planned!" ”

Tu Qitang nodded: "Yes, this matter should not be delayed sooner rather than later, and the other party cannot be given a chance to prepare." Besides, I'm afraid they already know the news of General Chang's return, and they may be discussing countermeasures. ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Shi Zhong turned to leave, Tu Qitang looked at the worried Liu Ye, and said softly, "What, you still can't rest assured?" ”

Liu Ye said uneasily, his hand on his chest: "I don't know why, I always have a lot of things in my heart, for fear that something bad will happen." So I hesitated just now, and I hesitated whether to continue. ”

"How can we not continue, we have come this far, and we must not give up all our efforts!" Tu Qitang took her hand and put it in the palm of his hand to warm it, "Don't worry, we will definitely win, and you and the prince will get everything that belongs to you." ”

Liu Ye hummed and looked at Tu Qitang movingly: "Now that it's happened, I can't let me think about it too much, and I can't back down for the sake of Yuan'er." ”

Tu Qitang held her thin hand, and his heart was sour: "You endure humiliation, for the sake of Wusun's Jiangshan Sheji, for Weng Guimi's entrustment, you have paid too much." And I, who was supposed to guard you, have been separated from you for many years, leaving you to bear so much suffering alone. ”

Liu Ye hurriedly shook his head: "Don't say that, if I had known the hardships of the Holy Maiden of Mingyue, I would have supported you in fulfilling your filial piety." However, in that case, no one would have imagined that we would still be where we are today, and you are afraid that my empty hopes will only increase my sadness, so I would rather endure the pain of separation and carry unfulfilled promises. You don't suffer much less than I do, and none of us should say anything about the outside world, okay? ”

"Okay, good ......" Tu Qitang promised, "Let's not talk about the past, God is pitiful, we can still have a future, and there is still a long way to go in the future." Ye'er, this time I won't let you be sad and let you down, I will accompany you to the end. ”

"Well, that's a deal." Liu Ye's heart is full of happiness, she doesn't care how many grievances she has suffered in the past, as long as they still have the opportunity to be together, she will be grateful.

In the evening, a large number of military horses took advantage of the night to go straight to the Wusun grassland, and Liu Ye sat in the carriage with Yuan Guimi in his arms, looking calm.

Yuan Guimi didn't know what he was going to face, but he felt that the atmosphere was solemn, he looked up at Liu Ye several times, wanting to speak but didn't dare.

Liu Ye noticed Yuan Guimi's uneasiness, sorted out his emotions, and asked him softly: "Yuan'er, we are going home now, don't be nervous." ”

"Home?" Yuan Guimi subconsciously shook his head again and again, "Don't, I don't want to go home, Queen Mother, there is a very fierce brother at home, I was very scared when I saw him, he not only scolded me, but also tied me with a rope......"

Yuan Guimi's small body trembled in Liu Ye's arms, and Liu Ye hugged him distressedly: "No, that very fierce brother is no longer there, he will never scold you again and tie you with a rope." Yuan'er, believe in the queen mother, the queen mother will protect you well and not let anyone bully you. ”

Yuan Guimi looked at Liu Ye, his big black eyes were full of tears: "Queen Mother, after we go home, can we still see our father?" Yuan'er misses his father very much, he went to the border to fight, when will he be able to come back? Queen Mother, let's go to the border too, go to my father, okay? ”

When Weng Guimi died, Liu Ye was worried that Yuan Guimi was too young to bear it, so he said that his father was still fighting on the border and had not returned. Yuan Guimi is a very sensible child, he listens to everything Liu Ye says, although he misses his father in his heart, he doesn't dare to bring it up. But after experiencing the torture of mud, he really didn't want to go back, even if it was to go to a distant border, as long as he could be with his father and queen mother, he was not afraid of anything.

"Yuan'er, you are still a child and can't go to the border, the queen mother promised you that she would send you there when you grow up, okay?" Liu Ye rubbed Yuan Guimi's head and comforted, "This is also my father's intention, my father loves you and doesn't want you to go to the border to suffer, if Yuan'er wants to help his father pacify the border, then grow up quickly, learn skills, and make meritorious contributions to Wusun and his father." ”

"Okay, Yuan'er wants to learn skills from Brother Wannian." Yuan Guimi's eyes were full of yearning, "Yuan'er also wants to go to the border to fight bad guys like his father." ”

Liu Ye smiled with satisfaction: "Yuan'er will definitely become the king of the grassland of Wusun like his father." ”

"King of the Prairie?" Yuan Guimi seems to understand, "As long as it is what his father wants Yuan'er to do, Yuan'er will work hard to do it." ”

"Yuan'er is so well-behaved, my father knows that Yuan'er is so well-behaved, he will be very happy." Liu Ye held Yuan Guimi in his arms and didn't let him see the tears in his eyes.

"Okay, my father is happy, and Yuan'er is also happy...... Yuan Guimi clapped his hands and applauded, imagining the day he would meet his father.

As the convoy drove to Moon Bay, the leader Wan Nian suddenly stopped, and he saw a bonfire lit in the grassland in front of him, stretching one by one to the royal family.

Wan Nian didn't feel quite right, as far as he knew, the muddy cavalry team was only 10,000 people, even if they knew that this battle was inevitable and were ready to face it, it was impossible to find so many people to help. Could it be that Suqige mobilized the local people? If that were the case, would they not have become the common enemy of the people?

Thinking of this, Wan Nian didn't dare to delay, and got off the horse to ask Liu Ye for instructions, Liu Ye also felt that there was a problem, and ordered the army to rest in place, and wait to find out the truth and truth.

Chang Hui stayed behind to protect Liu Ye and Yuan Guimi, and Wan Nian and Tu Qitang went to find out the information. Descending along Moon Bay was a dense grove of trees, and they followed the cover of the woods and crept up on the clusters of bonfires.

Sure enough, Wusun's army was stationed there, and they all looked like real soldiers, not the local people.

"General Chang said that in this confrontation with the Xiongnu, Wusun almost exerted all his troops, and if a bonfire represents an army, there are at least tens of thousands of soldiers on this grassland." Tu Qitang analyzed in an orderly manner, "That day and the mud fight, the cavalry team he transferred was at most eight or nine thousand, in such a short period of time, can he be able to transfer troops again?" ”

Wan Nian was also confused: "General Chang received a secret order to return to Chigu City, everything was done in secret, and not many of his soldiers even knew that the commander was not there. Nimi is dead, where will those rebels listen to Xu Qige's orders, it is impossible for Xu Qige to transfer so many soldiers. In my opinion, this is a trick to deliberately scare us. ”

"Although it may be deliberate, we can't take it lightly, we must confirm the strength of the other party and then make plans." Tu Qitang pointed in the other direction, "In this way, let's split up and see how many soldiers there are, and in an hour, we will meet here." ”

Wan Nian didn't want to be so troublesome, but considering that this battle could only succeed and not fail, he had to accept Tu Qitang's suggestion: "Okay, but let's not come back, go directly to the royal forbidden land, and find out the next plan of Xu Qige and the others by the way." ”

Tu Qitang thought about it, although it was dangerous to trespass on the forbidden land of the royal family, but with the skills of the two of them, they could also get out of danger safely, so he said: "Then it's decided, let's find out along the way and see you in the forbidden land." ”

Wan Nian nodded, and jumped out, he followed the location of the bonfire, and checked everywhere, it turned out that Wusun's army was stationed everywhere, just as Tu Qitang guessed. Wan Nian gradually ran out of ideas in his heart, he didn't believe that what he saw was the truth, if it was the truth, it could only explain one problem, that is, the Wusun soldiers stationed at the border had returned, and Chang Hui had just left, and they had also withdrawn.

On the grassland, the only person who has the ability to mobilize all the soldiers is King Kunmo, but the mud is dead, who has the courage to do so? Besides, Wusun's army withdrew from the border, wasn't it afraid that the Xiongnu would come over? Is it more important to defend Liu Ye, or is it more important to defend the country? Xu Qige and these people are all crazy, in order to compete with Liu Ye, would they rather burn the jade?

Wannian is about to come to the forbidden land of the royal family, and there are tens of thousands of Wusun soldiers he has seen with his own eyes, and the soldiers have not had time to build barracks, so they all sit cross-legged on the grass and close their eyes to rest. Wan Nian couldn't bear it anymore, and while the soldiers were tired and still asleep, he quietly sneaked into one of the military camps and went straight to the yurt of the general of the detachment.

The general of the detachment was discussing military affairs with the adjutant general, and when he saw a figure swaying in, he thought he was dazzled, and he blinked his eyes to see that someone had really broken in.

"Someone, there is an assassin ......" The lieutenant general shouted loudly in a panic, Wan Nian rushed over and knocked him unconscious, and grabbed the collar of the detachment general, "If you don't want to die, shut up for me......"

"Great, General?" The general of the detachment recognized Wan Nian, and was speechless in shock, and it took a long time before he said, "You, didn't you die in Shache Country?" ”

Wan Nian squinted his eyes, looked at this somewhat familiar detachment general, remembered that he had been his own lieutenant general, and couldn't help but let go of his hand: "I'm not dead yet, but you should have been stationed at the border, why did you all withdraw here?" ”

The general of the detachment hesitated and didn't know how to speak, even if Wan Nian didn't die in Shache Country, he must be serving the queen, if he told the truth, wouldn't it be tantamount to betraying the information!

"Say it quickly, or I'll kill you!" Wannian didn't have the patience to wait for him to think it through, so he strangled his neck again, and made a gesture to kill him.

The general of the detachment hurriedly waved his hand and begged for mercy: "The general spares his life, his subordinates dare not hide it, and he will tell the truth." ”

"Say! Why did you evacuate the border? Who ordered this? Wan Nian shouted in a low voice.

"The king ordered, how dare his subordinates disobey?" The general of the detachment was very aggrieved, "I heard that the queen rebelled, and General Chang also became a thief, and the king transferred all the soldiers stationed at the border back to pacify the thief led by the queen." ”

"Nonsense, the king in your mouth has long been dead, someone must pretend to be muddy and give a military order!" Wannian hated it so much, "How can it be reasonable, for personal selfish interests, you dare to joke with the fate of the country." It must be the selfish woman of Xu Qige, it must be her! ”

"The king is dead?" The general of the detachment didn't believe what Wan Nian said, "It's impossible, we all received a secret order sent by the king overnight, and we are not allowed to obey the orders of the anti-thief Chang Hui, otherwise we will be beheaded on the charge of anti-thief, and the king also ordered us to come back immediately, there is not only the national seal but also the king's own handwriting, it is indeed the king's handwriting!" ”

"No way, his heart was pierced by a sword, do you think he can still come back to life?" Wannian shook his head irritably, "You have all been deceived, such a hasty withdrawal of troops, the Huns will inevitably fight, why don't you use your brains, even if you don't think about the country, you have to think about your family......"

"No, the king assured us in a secret order that he had reached a consensus with the Xiongnu to join forces to encircle and suppress the Wusun rebels, and the people of Wusun would not be implicated in any way." The general of the detachment said truthfully, "General, what your subordinates say is not half false, if you don't believe it, you can ask others." ”

Wan Nian was extremely angry: "A good one has reached a consensus, our Wusun has been betrayed, do you know that the traitors colluded with the Xiongnu for a day or two, and now they take advantage of the chaos to hand over Wusun to benefit from it, where do you care about the life and death of the people." ”

The general of the detachment was stunned: "No, we are just acting on orders, how can the king hand over Wusun to the Huns?" ”

"The mud is dead, he is dead, there is no king!" Wannian threw him away, "In short, you should do it yourself, don't act for the tiger, hurt your family and be kept in the dark." ”

Wan Nian didn't care about saying much, and went straight to the forbidden land of the royal family, he wanted to find out who pretended to be Nimi and ordered the recall of Wusun soldiers, and had the audacity to betray Wusun to collude with the Huns.

After meeting with Tu Qitang, Wan Nian briefly explained what he had heard, and neither of them believed that Ni Mi had come back from the dead, and believed that it was Xu Qige and others who had caused trouble.

"Let's go, let's go to the woman to settle accounts, in vain she has been a Wusun person for so many years, but I didn't expect that she was still towards the Huns in her bones, and she did not hesitate to betray Wusun." Wan Nian was familiar with the terrain of the forbidden land of the royal family, and came to the yurt where Suqige was located without much effort.

The yurt was guarded by guards, and Wan Nian was even more sure: "Look, she is the culprit, and she also knows that her heart is weak!" I don't care how many guards she has found or how many rescuers she has moved, so I will go in and kill her to comfort the ...... of Kun Mo in the Wusun Dynasty."

"Don't be impulsive!" Tu Qitang pulled Wan Nian back, waited for a moment to find an opportunity to knock the two guards unconscious, changed into their clothes and approached the yurt to inspect the situation inside.

At this time, a maid opened the door curtain and walked in, Tu Qitang took the opportunity to take a look, but unexpectedly, he was stunned at this look: "Impossible, impossible ......"