late night song

Chapter 155 The Prairie Queen
The Xirong people live a nomadic life, but their hierarchy is extremely strict. They believe that the tribe leader is the messenger of the immortal god, and his status is unreachable.

However, although the grassland is large, it is not suitable for farming. People are short of food. The chiefs of various tribes can only live peacefully by leading their tribesmen to rape and plunder.

In order to compete for fertile pastures and water sources, and to prove that they are the only messengers of the immortal god, the tribes slaughtered continuously and left corpses everywhere.

Perhaps because of the mercy of the Immortal God, a hundred years ago, an eagle-like warrior appeared on the grassland. He conquered all the grassland tribes with his unparalleled long sword and established himself as a Chanyu. From then on, the royal family of Xirong was born.

Even though Chanyu was regarded as the son of the immortal god and guarded the grassland for generations, it did not change the precarious living environment of the grassland. In order to survive, the Xirong royal family had to summon the leaders of the tribes on the grassland to sit down and discuss major plans.

For hundreds of years, they attacked the Eastern Territory just to open up the Eastern Territory's granaries, and they made an alliance with the Eastern Territory just to get direct access to the rich millet, millet, wheat and sugarcane.

But this original intention of "survival" became more and more serious when he passed to the eleventh Chanyu Anuda. He believed that instead of reaching out to ask for things, it was better to turn his back on the guests. As long as he conquered the Eastern Territory and took control of the world, he would be able to control the whole world. Naturally, the eastern granary will always be enjoyed by Xirong.

Now Anuda is dead, but the fire of faith to conquer the East is already burning in the heart of his widow, the new and only female Chanyu.

She calls herself the Queen of the Grassland, and she vows to inherit her late husband's legacy and lead the Xirong people to dominate the world.

The sky is about to collapse, and the storm is coming.

Such ambition is the biggest threat to the world, but it is also the best opportunity for Qi Jinjue to make a comeback.

With the support of Lejia Pengkang, he led a small army of soldiers and horses from the Hehe Kingdom and transformed into a business traveler. He secretly headed to the Western Territory with carefully prepared jewelry and food.

In order to save time, they did not go to the grassland, but crossed Xiahe Gobi, a point of no return.

The group of people waited under the cover of the sky, eating and sleeping in the open air. Fortunately, they did not encounter particularly bad weather. They finally walked out of the Gobi and set foot on the grassland again. Soon after, they looked for the charcoal piles left by the Xirong nomadic camp fire.

But the greater the hope, the heavier the disappointment.

They moved forward looking for traces of nomads. For more than ten days in a row, they could not find any trace of the Xirong people.

The sandstorm was fierce on the grassland, and they were exhausted. If this continued, the westward alliance would be over before it even began, and their bones would be buried in the wilderness, never to be known again.

Just when Qi Jinjue was almost desperate, Tie Ji, who was hunting in the wilderness, caught them and brought them back to the Immortal City that had just been built in Xirong.

All the jewelry they carried were robbed, and Qi Yijue and others were exposed to the sun on the grass.When the world was spinning and their souls returned to chaos, the Queen finally gave the order to escort them into the palace.

Qi Jinjue squinted his eyes and knelt in the Immortal Realm in the palace. The throne of Xirong Chanyu hung high above it. Compared with the splendor and splendor, it was not inferior to Dong Qi and Beiling.

After a long time, the queen of the grassland, Kuosang, appeared. The crown of wattle grass on her head and a long chain of green pine Gesang flowers around her neck were all made of red gold, making her extremely noble.

"Your Majesty the Queen." Qi Jinjue tried his best to pay homage.

"I don't know whether I should call you Prince Ning or Master Wei?" Kousang asked condescendingly, understanding everything.

"I am a dying person, and my name is the least important." Qi Jinjue's breathing was weak. After being exposed to the sun for three days, his body was severely dehydrated.

The queen sent the slave over and fed him a bowl of water. Qi Jinjue's parched throat suddenly felt a little warmer.

"Thank you." He nodded in thanks.

"Prince Ning has come all the way to Tiancheng, can't he just to give gifts?" Kou Sang walked up to her throne and sat down leisurely, with a look of disdain on her face.

"Although my grassland is vast and barren, I still don't lack those few boxes of gold."

"I'm here to give the Queen the key to the Eastern Continent." Qi Jinjue raised his head, staggered a few times before he managed to stand up, and looked directly at her without fear.

"Haha, just you?" Kousang smiled contemptuously, "I heard that there is no longer King Ning in Dongqi."

"The queen has a clear face. She is far away in the west, but she knows everything about the east." Qi Yijue didn't take it to heart. The past was over. He wanted to look to the future and not argue about the length of time. "But since the queen If you know about the changes in Dongqi, you must also understand the agreement between me and Lejia Pengkang."

"What does your agreement have to do with me?"

"Does the Queen only want to live in the desolate Western Realm and refuses to look at the world beyond the grassland?"

"The world? Haha." Although Kou Sang smiled, her eyes shone with great ambition, "Don't the old alliances between the three countries in the east that have been jointly controlling the west for hundreds of years not count?"

"The queen also said that it was just an old alliance, and what I brought here was a new alliance that divided the world."

"Divide the world into two? What a big statement. Then I want to ask Prince Ning, what ability do you have to compete with me?"

"We're all in the same boat."

"We're all in the same boat? Ha!"

"Exactly. Although Xirong has strong soldiers and horses, the queen is so sure that she can withstand the iron defense of Dongqi and Beiling with the strength of one country? Even if the queen has the support of the king of Liaoyuan outside the Nine Provinces, there are thousands of people in the west and east Miles away, how can such a huge army and horses reach the eastern border without enough food and grass to support them?"

Koosang thought about it and said nothing.

"The defense of the Eastern Territory depends entirely on Dongqi and Beiling. Hehe Kingdom is insignificant. Its survival is just an expedient check and balance between the two parties. But it is precisely in this way that we have a chance." Qi Yijue analyzed carefully.

"It's better to leave this opportunity to yourselves!"

"Your Ladyship, do you want to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers?"

Kousang smiled but didn't answer.

"The queen doesn't understand Dong Qi and Beiling too well. Just like when Xirong and Dongqi sealed off the city in a decisive battle, Beiling did not participate in the battle, but his soldiers and horses stood still to ambush Hehe, and finally cut off Xirong's retreat. Could it be that Has the queen forgotten? It is still unclear who is the mantis and who is the oriole." Recalling the defeat of Xirong two years ago, Kuosang's eyes widened.Indeed, Dongqi and Beiling are not snipe and clam, but two fierce tigers. Even if they can't compete with each other, Xirong, a fisherman, can't get any advantage.

"Ignore all of this for the moment. I think Her Majesty the Queen has learned the sound of the illustrious God of War in the beginning. Ling Ziyu of Beiling is not the unruly waste as rumored. The Western Region is attacking. If the two of them really join forces, Without 50 years, we can't break the defense line of the Eastern Territory. I wonder if the Queen will still have 50 years of outstanding grace." Qi Jinjue squinted his eyes and talked about the difficulties that Xirong had to face in the struggle for hegemony.

"You underestimate my Xirong's cavalry!" Seeing Xirong being looked down upon in this way, Kousang stood up angrily.

"I'm not looking down on you, I'm just trying to maximize your chances of winning!"

"how?"

Kuosang slowly walked down from the throne, only three steps away from Qi Yijue.

"Although I was defeated by Qijie, I still have the support of [-] troops from the old Zhenxi Army on the southwestern border. If the queen helps me, it will not be difficult to retake Dongqi. Although Hehe is a small country, it is rich in food and has good health. It is located in the hinterland of Dongqi and Beiling. If the Queen can form an alliance with her, the cavalry of the Ten Thousand Army will not only have sufficient food and grass, but also occupy the geographical advantage. By then, you and I can work together to conquer Beiling, and we will have two parts of the world. It's time." Qi Jinjue saw the right moment and fully confessed his plans and ambitions.

"How can you ensure that after Xirong invades Hehe, Dongqi and Beiling will not jointly attack?" Kousang thought for a while and expressed his worries.

"It's not an invasion? It's a secret attack on Chencang. The gates of Hehe's country are completely opened to Xirong without any soldiers."

"Dongqi and Beiling's informants are all over Hehe. I'm afraid Qidu and Yunjing have already known about it before the soldiers and horses of Xirong have settled in. How can they secretly cross Chencang?"

"Has the Queen ever heard of Hehe's Chilian Pagoda?"

Kuosang couldn't help but frown, and then shook her head.

"There is Sunda Ying in Dongqi, there is the embroidered messenger in Beiling, and there is Chilian Pagoda in Hehe that has been silent for 50 years, waiting for the most critical moment."

Qi Jinjue took two steps forward and continued to speak to the pensive Queen of the Grassland: "Times change and opportunities are fleeting. The current young master of Hehe Kingdom, Lejia Pengkang, is working hard to govern. In three to five years, the national strength will definitely be The increase is so large that by then, Xirong may not even have this only breakthrough point."

Having said this, Kou Sang remained unmoved.

"In the final analysis, you just want to use Xirong's troops to help you recapture Dongqi." She revealed Qi Jinjue's wishful thinking.

"I have never denied it." Qi Jinjue admitted frankly without any cover-up.

"Since you don't have the ability to regain the country, you are not qualified to form an alliance with me. Naturally, I will not miss the opportunity of Hehe Kingdom, but it is not your turn to stir up the situation."

Seeing that Kousang was still insisting, Qi Jinjue shook his head helplessly and said no more.

"I've finished what I want to say. If the Queen doesn't believe it, just give me a blow!"

"You gave up so easily?" Kousang bent down and looked into the man's eyes with a contemptuous smile on his lips.

"Your Majesty the Queen is indeed my only hope." Qi Jinjue smiled slightly, seeming to bow his head in submission, but then changed his attitude and said coldly, "But I can also give up this hope."

"Are you really not afraid of death?" Keosang asked calmly with a slight twinkle in his eyebrows.

"I'm just following the footsteps of the Immortal God and waiting for the next reincarnation."

In her heart, Kousang laughed at this man who was in a desperate situation but had a tough mouth. Even if he wanted to form an alliance, he would definitely give him some color.

"Okay! Then I will make it happen for you! Come on, drag me down to feed the wolves!"

In this way, Qi Jinjue was dragged down by two strong slaves at the Queen's command.

Faced with the temptation of Kou Sang's life and death, he did not kneel down to beg for mercy, nor did he protest loudly. He is the fifth son of Emperor Dongqi Ming and a virtuous king praised by everyone. He can die in humiliation, but he must never be seen. His timidity.

The night on the grassland is very cold, the wind is strong, and the people are very small, but when you raise your head, you don't feel lonely, because you have the whole starry sky to accompany you.

Qi Jinjue's limbs were cut off and tied to the mast of the horse, but he naturally had no intention of admiring the beautiful night.

He only heard the howling of wolves in the distance, but he was not afraid at all. This was not because he looked down on life and death, but because he believed in Kuosang's ambition and plan.

He holds the border defense layout of the Three Kingdoms in the East and the secrets of secret guards lurking in Yezang City. He has the secret support of the old Western Army headquarters in Dongqi Town, and the trust of Lejia Pengkang to retreat and seek profit. These are the keys to opening the door to Dongqi Town. The key to the environment is like an iron defense, so he is still worthy of living in the world.

But this sky-high self-confidence collapsed the moment the ferocious wolf pounced on him. As expected, everyone cannot face their own cowardice until they are on the line between life and death.

Now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to accept his fate.

Just when the wolf's fangs were about to bite his throat, a crossbow shot through the wolf's eye, and the circle around the rear mast was instantly ignited.

The wolf meat made a sizzling sound as it was roasted, and Qi Yijue was so burned by the fire that he couldn't open his eyes.

Kousang led a group of burly warriors to stand outside the ring of fire. They were very proud to see the pampered Eastern nobles trapped in their hands in such embarrassment.

"I will give you another chance. If you are willing to be a slave on my grassland from now on, I will save your life." Kuosang shouted loudly, waiting for the man to surrender.

Qi Jinjue's throat was already filled with fire and smoke, and even if he wanted to speak, he was unable to express it.

Forget it, just die like this.

The long night passed, and the burning fire ring gradually extinguished. The next day, the sun rose as usual on the grassland, but there was no Ning Wang Qi Yijue, nor He and Wei Juanqi in this world.

However, in Xirong Changsheng Tiancheng, there was a man named Ning Jue beside the Queen of the Grassland.

(End of this chapter)