Youzhou, Jicheng, and the Governor's Mansion.

When Ye Qiu, the governor of Youzhou, heard that Donggong sent someone to see him, he immediately rushed to the living room, but when he saw the visitor, he couldn't help being stunned for a while, and he couldn't believe his eyes, because the person was actually Xiao Jie, followed by his prince Xima Tai Shizheng.

Seeing Ye Qiu's surprised appearance, Xiao Jie couldn't help shaking his head and smiling, and jokingly said, "Why, Commander Ye, it's been so long since I haven't seen you, so you don't recognize me?"

Hearing this, Ye Qiu just woke up like a dream, and hastily bowed to Xiao Jie: "Your Highness, please forgive me, and my subordinates will refer to Your Highness."

Xiao Jie helped Ye Qiu up with a smile, patted his shoulder lightly, and said with a smile, "Okay, there is no need to be attached to these vain rituals between you and me."

Ye Qiu was moved in his heart, but he still suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked: "Didn't His Highness suppress the rebellion in Yongzhou? Why did you come to Youzhou suddenly?"

Xiao Jie smiled slightly, shook his head, and said lightly: "Actually, the rebellion has been completely put down, and Brother Sanhuang was also secretly escorted to Luoyang by someone I sent."

Ye Qiu couldn't help being startled again, because according to the news reported by the imperial court, the imperial army is only besieging the rebels in the Pujin Pass area, and will send troops to destroy them when the rebels run out of food and grass, but now Xiao Jie told him that the rebels were actually rebels. It has settled down.

But Ye Qiu thought about it, and instantly understood Xiao Jie's intention, and couldn't help but whispered: "Your Highness is doing this to confuse the Dihu people?"

Xiao Jie nodded and said with a smile: "If I don't declare to the outside world that the rebellion in the Central Plains has not been resolved, how dare He Liantao go out to attack your younger brother with confidence?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Jie glanced at Ye Qiu, and asked with concern: "How is the battle in Mobei now?"

When Mobei was mentioned, Ye Qiu looked a little sad, and sighed: "The situation is not very good now. According to the report from the scouts I sent out, many tribes are unwilling to abandon their cattle and sheep, and insist on taking those livestock with them to migrate. , the action was very slow. As a result, after He Liantao wiped out the [-] soldiers and horses covering their retreat, he sent his Khan's personal guards to catch up with these migrating tribes, killing tens of thousands of people, and tens of thousands more Now there are less than [-] old and weak women and children left with my brother."

"And I also got news that the Donghu people to the east of them are also eyeing them, and have sent [-] soldiers to intercept them, intending to drive them out."

Xiao Jie knew that Ye Qiu was worried about Heliantuo's safety, so he patted him on the shoulder lightly and said, "Don't worry, since I sent your brother to Mobei, I will never ignore his life or death."

Ye Qiu nodded, feeling even more moved in his heart. When he heard the news of his younger brother's defeat, he was also very worried. He wished he could immediately lead the troops out of the border to help him, but as the chief official of Daning, he couldn't Those who use troops and horses without permission can only do it in a hurry.

Now that Xiao Jie came, Ye Qiu knew that his younger brother was saved, but he still couldn't help asking: "My subordinate has the courage to ask, now that He Liantao has fallen into His Highness's tricks, and has rushed out with all his troops rashly. What is Your Highness's next move?"

Xiao Jie glanced at Ye Qiu with a smile, and teased, "Old Ye, why don't you just ask me how I plan to rescue your brother?"

Ye Qiu couldn't help but blushed slightly when Xiao Jie said the central matter.

However, Tai Shizheng, who was always smiling and silent, took the initiative to save Ye Qiu, and said with a slight smile: "Dudu Ye is concerned about the safety of his brother, so please stop teasing him, Your Highness."

Speaking of this, Tai Shizheng looked at Ye Qiu, and continued: "To tell you the truth, Dudu Ye, the imperial court has secretly sent someone out of the pass to deliver the decree to your younger brother. By then, your younger brother and those who follow him will naturally know what to do." chosen."

Ye Qiu couldn't help being taken aback again when he heard the words, he was also very curious about the content of the imperial decree, but since the imperial court secretly sent people to deliver the decree, he couldn't find out more about its contents.

But he looked at Xiao Jie, then at Tai Shizheng, and couldn't help saying strangely: "By the way, Your Highness, why don't you see Lao Pang? I haven't seen him for a long time."

Xiao Jie and Tai Shizheng couldn't help but smile at each other upon hearing this...

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It was already very late at night, but at the campsite by a large lake in the east of the prairie, a raging fire was ignited at this time. Many Dihu people gathered around the fire with mournful faces, and some women and children let out low sighs. wailing.

During the day, they were attacked jointly by several Donghu tribes. Although they finally repelled the enemy, many young men and women were killed in battle, and many women and children were killed. The burning fire is burning these victims remains.

This is also the custom of the Dihu people. They believe that only souls that have been purified by the fire can see the Longevity Heaven.

Heliantuo looked at the raging fire in front of him, and his face was a little sad. According to the original agreement between him and Xiao Jie, he should take these Dihu tribes to go south to Daning, begging for Daning's protection, but because Asta After his death, he changed his mind and decided to take these Dihu people to migrate eastward, away from the Mobei prairie, and away from the disputes between Dihu and Daning, and find a new place to thrive.

But he didn't expect the team to move so slowly, and was eventually overtaken by He Liantao's Khan's personal guards. They suffered heavy casualties and lost a lot of livestock and food. If it wasn't for the small number of pursuers and the busy fighting Cattle, sheep and captives, I'm afraid they have already been wiped out.

Now even the Donghu people are eyeing these remnant soldiers and defeated generals, old and weak women and children, and keep sending troops to intercept and harass them. If this continues, they don't know how long they can last.

Now it's winter again, water and grass are dry everywhere, and their livestock and food are running out. I'm afraid they will fall down on the migration road without waiting for the enemy to attack.

At this moment, he also somewhat regretted his hasty decision. Although it was a bit humiliating to take these Dihu people south to defect to Ning Dynasty, at least most of them could survive.

Because of my own mistake, so many Dihu people lost their lives in vain.

At this time, Hernai led some surviving tribal leaders to Heliantuo, and said with a sad face: "Fourth prince, the Donghu people are already eyeing us, do we really have to go east?"

He was caught up by the Khan's personal guards on the way of migration before, and the tribe had already killed and injured many people, and lost a large amount of cattle and sheep. Today, in the daytime battle with the Donghu people, his tribe killed and injured thousands of people, even his He was shot by an arrow in the arm, which made him even more panicked, and he completely lost the courage to continue migrating.

Helen Tuo glanced at Hernai, sighed, and asked in a deep voice: "Hernai, do you have any thoughts?"

Hernai lowered his head, not daring to look at Heliantuo, and hesitantly said: "I think the Donghu people are the sworn enemy of our Dihu people, and they won't let us go, why don't we throw... to Khan... Surrender, maybe he can let us go."

After finishing speaking, Hernai lowered her head deeply, for fear that Helian Tuo would be furious and scold him bloody.

But unexpectedly, Heliantuo didn't get angry, just glanced at the other tribal leaders behind him, and asked calmly, "Do you mean the same?"

Several tribal leaders did not speak, but lowered their heads one by one. Obviously, they had already discussed it in private, and it was only Hernai who said it.

Heliantuo saw it, but still didn't get angry, and just said lightly: "If our surrender can be exchanged for my brother's forgiveness, so what if we surrender to him? But..."

Speaking of this, Helian Tuo suddenly sneered coldly: "But a person who is so cruel that he can kill his father, mother, brother and uncle with his own hands will let those who opposed him go, and will die because of their surrender." Forgive them?"

Hernai and the other tribal leaders all turned pale. Heliantuo's words destroyed the last remaining hope in their hearts.

But Heliantuo looked at them, sighed secretly in his heart, made up his final determination, and asked slowly: "Since they all surrendered, have you considered surrendering Ningguo in the south?"

Hernai and the others were stunned when they heard the words, some couldn't believe their ears.

(Although many people hope that Heliantuo will marry his mother's maid Xiaojing, but judging from the current situation, Heliantuo can only marry the princess, which is a bit similar to the Qing Dynasty's thinking on solving Mongolia, that is, the imperial court named Heliantuo as a coward Khan, marry the daughter of the clan to him, but Heliantuo and his descendants will live in the capital for generations. At the same time, Xiao Jie will marry Heliantuo's younger sister and marry for generations. Dihu and other tribes completely turned Mobei into a part of Daning.)

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