Ten years later

When spring comes again, the green waves ripple on the grassland of Wusun, the sturdy horses gallop freely, and the white sheep are like patches of grassland, dotted with the endless blue sea.

The herdsmen with happy smiles on their faces hung colorful curtains in their yurts to add a little joy to their prosperous life, and the young girls wore exquisite new dresses and favorite jewelry, and their excited and shy eyes followed the vigorous figures on horseback.

The outing meeting was full of laughter, which accompanied the people on the grassland year after year, and witnessed the rapid development of Wusun in the Western Regions. As a common people, there is nothing more fortunate than to be able to follow a Ming monarch and reap a good harvest and joy under the leadership of this Ming monarch, but the people of Wusun are even luckier, they also have a queen who is sympathetic to the people and treats the people as her son.

Since Queen Wusun came to this grassland, she has brought not only advanced technology, but also virtues praised by the world. She is worthy of being the mother of a nation in Wusun, and she is like a loving mother who takes care of her people with all her heart. Whenever the tribe has disaster news, she must be the first to go to the front line, and she can't see the royal family's nobility and arrogance in her at all.

The queen has never been afraid of hardships, she has no lofty attitude, she does everything herself, her heart is closely attached to the people, and she fights side by side with the herdsmen of all ethnic groups; The development of agriculture and textiles, which the queen actively promoted, over the years is also obvious to all, and how many people have obtained the happiness of a good harvest from it; The queen also expanded the trade routes between Wusun and the Dahan, Dawan, Kangju, and Tarim city-states, bringing unprecedented prosperity to Wusun; The queen's footsteps spread all over the Western Regions, and she established good and harmonious relations with all the countries in the Western Regions.

With the efforts of Weng Guimi and Liu Ye, Wusun embarked on the road of real prosperity and strength, although they did not have a lofty posture, in the eyes of the people and herdsmen, they were the monarchs of the country that no one could replace.

"Balikun, Balikun, happy time is like flowing water, who can stay in the world forever, the herdsmen of the grassland love life, they are all honest people, whoever bullies them, God will be uneven......"

"Balikun, Balikun's mountain, you are so tall and majestic, you are the target of the Wusun people, they are diligent and they are enthusiastic, frivolous people leave quickly, and you can climb the mountain if you are steady......"

The loud singing voice seemed to come from the sky, and the herdsmen stood up one after another, looking up at the young man who was driving the Wusun BMW, only to see that his face was handsome, tall, and his dark skin glowed with the light of healthy youth.

Before the song was finished, he had already changed dozens of tricks to control the horse, causing the onlookers to scream one after another, all of them were excited and happy, and sent cheers and applause to this warrior on the grassland.

Suddenly, the warrior turned his horse's head and ran towards the viewing seat at the outing, and just when it was thought that the horse would disturb the king and queen's chariot, he leaped into the air, as if he had a pair of wings, flew out of the horse's back into the air, drew a graceful arc, and landed in front of the chariot with unmistakable accuracy, with his feet together without missing a miss.

"After the sons and daughters visited their fathers and queen mothers for ten thousand years, I wish my father and queen mothers the blessings of the heavens to continue, and I wish my Wusun a prosperous era for thousands of generations."

Weng Guimi smiled and nodded: "Okay, good, you have improved a lot in your equestrian skills during this time, is there a master to guide you!" ”

"Yes, thanks to General Chang's guidance, otherwise how would the retainer dare to show ugliness at the outing meeting!" Wannian gave all the credit to Chang Hui and thanked him for his careful teaching on weekdays.

When Chang Hui heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Where, where, ten thousand years of civil and military skills, I have led troops to the battlefield since I was twelve years old, and it has been seven or eight years now!" Wannian is a veritable meritorious man of Wusun, and even I have to bow to the wind! ”

"General Chang, you are just too modest, and you haven't changed at all over the years." Liu Ye smiled slightly and said, "Back then, there were horse bandits at the border, and Wan Nian was only twelve years old, so he insisted on going to the border to suppress it in order to reassure the king and me. Fortunately, General Chang followed him and taught him a lot of experience and skills, so it is impossible to say that you can never do without you today. ”

Chang Hui blushed and laughed: "Then I'll take care of it!" ”

Feng Yan shook her head amusedly: "Queen, don't you want to make him proud again, he has indeed taught a lot of things for ten thousand years, but he has not led troops to the front line in the past few years." Wusun's stability and peace, the greatest credit for 10,000 years, we are all looking at these in our eyes, isn't it! ”

Feng Yan looked at the elders and ministers beside him, and they immediately echoed in unison: "Yes, yes, the king and queen have taught well, General Wannian has made great contributions to the maintenance of Wusun, and General Chang deserves his name as the division commander." ”

Today, unlike in the past, what these elders and ministers said was not flattering and flattering, and now Wusun's situation is getting better and better, and he is already one of the most powerful countries in the Western Regions. Weng Guimi and Liu Ye's hard work and dedication are in everyone's eyes, if anyone has two hearts, they will not be able to get along with themselves.

Liu Ye said with a smile: "Okay, don't boast about it, today is Wusun's outing conference, and there are many distinguished guests from various countries in the Western Regions during the banquet." Wannian, you go to the bar with them first! ”

Wan Nian accompanied the crown princes of the Western Regions to enjoy this grand event, and the wonderful program continued to be staged, and after watching the beautiful girls dancing enthusiastically, everyone couldn't help but send warm applause.

Seeing that Wan Nian was in the limelight again at the outing meeting, Xu Qige, who was sitting on the side and watching all this coldly, began to turn over the river and the sea again. In order to attend this grand event, she wore the best clothes and accessories, but still no one noticed her, on the other hand, Liu Ye, who was dressed simply, just put a hairpin on her head, and some people praised her for her bright and moving youth.

It's ridiculous, Liu Ye is not a young woman anymore, and she has not given birth to an heir for Weng Guimi over the years, but she just goes to various tribes twice in three days, and people from other countries come to discuss important matters, and she also goes to accompany her to say a few words, why do these credits have to be attributed to her alone. If she has the ability and strength to rule the country, what else does she need the king to do?

Whether it is Wusun's gang of people who tend to be inflammatory, or those people who deliberately please the countries of the Western Regions, they have deified Liu Ye, didn't they look at Weng Guimi's face and know that Weng Guimi's favorite woman was her, so they flattered her in every way!

Xu Qige and Liu Ye have been friends for a while, and with the birth of Yuan Guimi, their relationship has returned to the original point. Liu Ye naturally didn't take her to heart, and he didn't treat her coldly because he was the queen, but Xu Qige couldn't swallow this breath by himself, and it was difficult to balance in his heart, envy and jealousy that Liu Ye had won the praise of the ministers and the people, and he was jealous of the brothers Wannian and Yuan Guimi, for fear that they would steal the limelight and replace him in the future.

Maybe she has no ability and is not Liu Ye's opponent, but fortunately, she has a good son, she is shrewd and clever, and she can also be called a talent with both civil and military skills, although it is not as beautiful as Wan Nian in the past few years, but she is from an orthodox background, and if you talk about talent and intelligence, it is not much inferior to Wan Nian. The most important thing is that 10,000 years is not enough to pose a threat, no matter how powerful and capable he is, even if he can destroy the Xiongnu in one go, he will never be able to inherit the unification.

Who doesn't know that Wan Nian is the adopted son of Weng Guimi and Liu Ye, his original name is Zhao Ziqing, the son of Zhao Sheng, an agronomist in the Han Dynasty, Zhao Sheng died in the war ten years ago, and Liu Ye recognized him as an adopted son out of guilt. Although Wannian was given the name by Weng Guimi, and he also became the general of Wusun, but he was a Han man in the end, if Liu Ye intended to let him replace Nimi in the future, he would not be able to pass the level of Wusun's elder minister in the first place.

Thinking of this, Xu Qige's heart calmed down a little, yes, she didn't have to care about it at all, she didn't need to care about anything. There is no comparison between Wannian and Nimi, and he can't compare to Nimi, and the reason why he behaves everywhere is not to prove that he is not a white eater. At most, he is a useful talent of Wusun, but he is definitely not a future king.

Wannian was in the limelight and fighting for face at the youth conference, and the happiest person was Liu Ye, and it was also said that she couldn't give birth to offspring for the king, and she could earn back some face if she had such a good appearance. However, she will not be proud for long, and her son is not an ornament.

"Knock, knock......"

The loud drum sounded, and the attraction of everyone was concentrated on the grassland again, and I saw a shirtless young man, waving a knife and gun in his hand, and his feet hitting back and forth on the big drum arranged into a plum blossom pile. His sword and spear dance is excellent, and his beauty reveals tenacity, and his steps are agile and free, like walking in the clouds, indescribably chic and happy.

The sun shrouded him, emitting a golden halo, and he stepped on the rhythmic drumbeat, dashing in the golden light, which made people yearn for it.

"Ah, it turned out to be the son of the world, no wonder he has such good skills." One of the ministers recognized the young man as muddy and couldn't help but praise him.

"The son of the mud is also very good, although he has never led troops to fight, but if there is really that day, maybe he will not be inferior to General Wannian!" Among the elders, there are also those who are particularly fond of Nimi, they may not value Xu Qige, the Xiongnu princess, but there is no reason to disrespect the prince of the ancestors. After all, it is an orthodox royal bloodline, and besides, the first king has an order, and he wants to return the throne to the son. For future kings, it is always appropriate to be more flattering.

"That is to say, at the annual outing conference, the prince either personally controls the horse or performs various skills of singing, dancing, riding and archery, and his strength is indeed not inferior to General Wannian." I praised it for 10,000 years just now, and now it's my turn, and the ministers' ability to steer the rudder in the wind has always been more outstanding than their own political achievements, especially on this occasion.

Weng Guimi glanced at Liu Ye, and then looked at Xu Qige: "Mrs. Zuo raised well, and the son is so good, it is all the credit of Mrs. Zuo." ”

Xu Qige's heart was full of joy, and her wonderful performance won attention, and also brought glory to her as a mother: "The king's praise, the concubine is ashamed, the concubine is neither like the queen who has poetry and books, nor is she as capable as General Chang's cronies, Mi'er can have this performance, all on his own!" If the king wants to boast, only Mi'er can afford it. ”

"This is natural, the efforts of the prince of the world are seen in the eyes and remembered in the heart." Weng Guimi heard what Su Qige said, and knew that she had always targeted Liu Ye, so he didn't say much, "After the conference is over, this king will definitely reward the prince well." ”

"Thank you, King! In fact, Mi'er can have half the ability for 10,000 years, and the concubine will be satisfied. Xu Qige hurriedly thanked him, and glanced at Liu Ye triumphantly, thinking that you have 10,000 years in your hands, and no matter how much you fight, you don't want to compete with the world.

Liu Ye saw the hostility in her eyes, and smiled disappreciatively: "Sister said that it was funny, the son of the world will inherit the unification in the future, what is there to compare with ten thousand years." Wan Nian is just to serve Wusun, and together pave the way for the future of the son, he will succeed to the throne in the future, if he does not dislike it, Wan Nian will continue to assist! ”

"My sister said this, it's too much to hold up Mi'er, how can he afford the assistance of General Wannian, and how can he dislike it, if General Wannian doesn't feel compromised and is willing to serve Mi'er, then it must be unbelievable!"

"It is his blessing to be able to serve Wusun for ten thousand years." Liu Ye didn't directly say that Wan Nian worked for Nimi, but only said that he was Wusun in general, which made Xu Qige sound uncomfortable, but because of the presence of many distinguished guests, she couldn't show it. I have to remember this belly well, and return it to this cunning woman in the future.

The outing meeting ended perfectly, and Weng Guimi gave Nimi the most rewards, and at the same time, he praised Xu Qige a few words in front of everyone, giving enough face to their mother and son. In this way, even if Xu Qige is still a little unconvinced, it is not good to have another attack.

Weng Guimi and Liu Ye sent the royal families back to rest, Xu Qige and Ni Mi also returned to the yurt, looking at these rewards, Xu Qige finally laughed: "Mi'er, your performance today is really good, even your uncle Wang is full of praise." By the way, you didn't see the sourness on the queen's face, she also said a lot of insincere things to her mother, to put it bluntly, she didn't cry out for that ten thousand years. Who told her not to know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, she did not give birth to an heir for the king, but she just mixed up to her current status by grace, she thought that she could turn over by relying on that adopted son, and she dreamed of it! ”

Nimi didn't feel anything about Weng Guimi's reward, he took a sweat towel, wiped the sweat beads on his body, and listened to his mother start complaining again, and couldn't help frowning those beautiful eyebrows.

"Mother, don't say it, you can't get along with the queen in front of Uncle Wang, even if Uncle Wang doesn't say it, he will complain about you in his heart." The mud said unpleasantly.

"Okay, my mother knows." Xu Qige picked up a string of golden bead chains and put them around his neck, and happily turned around, "This time the things rewarded by the king are really good, better than in previous years!" ”

"The chain on your body was originally given to the queen by Uncle Wang, and it was the queen who asked Uncle Wang to give it to you." Nimi said lightly.

"What did you say?" Xu Qige was unhappy, took down the bead chain and threw it on the bed, and then picked it up again, "It doesn't matter who it is to be rewarded for, what is given to me now is mine, Liu Ye That woman is really cunning, she gave me this little favor, I don't care about it." Besides, she didn't mean to cheapen me, she was just pretending to be a good person in front of your Uncle Wang. Hmph, you Uncle Wang didn't know how many treasures he gave her in private, so how could she be reluctant to give up this little thing. In short, my mother must not look at her and Wan Nian proudly, Wan Nian's prestige in the court is getting higher and higher, and he became a general at a young age, and he will have it in the future. ”

"You don't take the things of Wannian seriously, no matter how capable he is in Wannian, he will be a general. You also heard it just now, General Chang said that he would go to the front line to fight at the age of 12 and maintain the peace of Wusun, such a great achievement, it is not an exaggeration for Uncle Wang to make him a general, and no one can say a word. Nimi slowly put on his coat, tied his clothes, picked up his hat and put it on his head, "When I become king in the future, I will still let him continue to be his general, Wusun has a general who can control the scene, there is nothing bad." ”

Xu Qige looked at Nimi's handsome face, and praised sincerely: "Yes, Mi'er, you are right, no matter how much he wants to fight for ten thousand years, he will not be able to fight for the throne that belongs to you, he is only worthy of being your subordinate, at your disposal." Yes, my mother should have thought so, you will be his king sooner or later, so what does it matter if he is proud for the time being. ”

"Mother, it's good that you understand, although Uncle Wang often praises Wan Nian, but in front of Elder Wusun's minister, he doesn't dare to come nonsense, even if he is pretentious, he has to praise me a few words by the way." Nimi lifted the curtain and looked at the grassland covered in red and green, "In order to become the king of the grassland in the future, it is necessary to have a measure of tolerance." ”

Su Qige smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, Mi'er, you have known since you were a child that you are planning for the future, not only learned Chinese, learned the skills of the Han Dynasty, but also practiced martial arts from the warriors of Wusun." Although it is said that Liu Ye taught him knowledge in Wannian, and General Chang taught him skills, you are no worse than him. In my mother's mind, you are the real king of the grassland. ”

"What's not worse than him!" Ni Mi glanced at Xu Qige impatiently, "Mother, I see that you will not speak in front of people in the future, do you know what it means to say more and more wrong, now Uncle Wang and the queen already dislike you very much, you want to say something nasty to annoy them and annoy them, you are not helping me, but harming me." ”

"Don't you know that Wusun can be where he is today, and it is indeed the credit of Uncle Wang and the queen. When I succeed to the throne, all the rivers and mountains they have fought will become mine. The queen is right, they have paved the way for my future, and since Wusun will come into my hands sooner or later, can't you forbear for me and learn to please them? My father left early, and when he left, what was the scene of Wusun, it seems that you have forgotten everything, if I had succeeded to the throne at that time, our mother and son would have been expelled or beheaded in different places. ”

Xu Qige was stunned, she was used to seeing Nimi lose her temper with her, and sometimes she was afraid of him, but she was not as afraid as she was at this moment.

"Well, I remember, I know what to do, and I'll try to talk as little as possible in the future."

Nimi snorted softly, and then looked at the vast grassland again: "Of course I am the real king of the grassland, I must be!" ”