Realm of Power

Yelu Qiyeguang woke up from a deep nightmare. When he opened his eyes, he was surrounded by darkness and could not see anything. Under him was a hard wooden board, covered with a layer of soft things. From that fragrant smell came Judgment, it should be this layer of wheat straw. He could feel the world around him gently shaking rhythmically. Yelu Qiyeguang felt a splitting headache, his lips were chapped and thirsty, and he unconsciously shouted "Water." The shaking suddenly stopped and there was a slight creak. , a light suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

There was a woman's voice in the light and said, "It looks like he's awake. Fortunately, his internal organs were not injured. Otherwise, would it be dangerous?" He couldn't see who it was and handed him a glass of water. Yelu Qiyeguang grabbed the water and drank it all in one gulp. The cool liquid entered his dry throat, and he felt an indescribable feeling of relief. As soon as she finished drinking, before she could ask, the woman handed over another glass of water. She drank it down again and felt much more relaxed all over.

"Am I dead?" As soon as Yelu Qiyeguang asked, she felt that she was too stupid. How could a dead person be thirsty? Only then did she remember her situation and the unknown sounds she heard before she passed out. Suddenly awakened, that means that he has been caught now? She subconsciously touched her back with her backhand, and felt the cold pattern of Long Yue, the sword she carried with her, between her fingers. She secretly stretched her hands and feet, but did not find the chains and ropes that bound her. Could it be that she had not been arrested? Yelu Qiyeguang struggled to see the surrounding scene clearly.

In the swaying carriage, a woman wearing a long skirt sat across from her. This woman was speaking. She looked ordinary, but she looked very clean.

"This is the southwest of Yanzhou." The woman had been waiting patiently beside her. After Yelu Qiyeguang finished drinking the water, she spoke again, "If His Highness wants to return to Daizhou, it is already impossible, because Yelu The army has completely blocked the Daizhou front line, and anyone who attempts to cross Daizhou from Yanzhou will be detained."

"Do you know me?" Yelu Qiyeguang's pretty face was slightly cold.

"That's right, we don't mean any harm." The woman smiled slightly, took out a drawing from her body and placed it in front of Yelu Qiyeguang. Yelu Qiyeguang's eyes straightened. Although the light in the carriage was very dim, it was enough to see the picture clearly. The person on top is yourself,

"Who are you?" Yelu Qiyeguang's muscles all over his body tensed up, and his hand subconsciously grasped the handle of the knife behind his back. These people had been monitoring him. Why didn't he know it at all?

"It doesn't matter who we are. What's important is that we are the only ones who can save His Highness!" The woman rolled up the picture and put it away with a calm face, her eyes were bright and scary,

The cold wind carries large snowflakes with it. In the vast white land, three broad and long roads running parallel to the east are like three horizontal lines, dividing the entire land into three parts: upper, middle and lower. This is where the empire is The main trade road that runs through the entire wilderness area was built. To meet the needs of road construction, various ministries According to the camps on the way to road construction, the northwest prairie people with a total of more than 600,000 people are working for the empire during this winter, providing sufficient labor for the empire's development in the wilderness. The temporary camp of the prairie people is on the main road. Both sides were densely covered with tents of prairie people.

The morning smoke is rising from the direction of these tents. Circles of livestock, cattle and sheep, and laughing and playing children shuttle between the tents. It is difficult to cover up a quiet scene in the heavy snow. It is difficult for people to forget about half a month. , it corresponds to the scene of hundreds of thousands of northwest grassland people throwing themselves into the empire with faces full of hunger. As the trade routes built are extended, the tribes are also moving accordingly.

Asurik, the leader of the Allen tribe, was one of them. He was leading the tribe leaders to monitor the tribesmen who were building the road, when he heard the sound of intensive horse hooves coming from a distance.

"That's that?" Looking in the direction of the sound of the horse's hooves, Asurik's pupils shrank suddenly, and he quickly rolled off the horse and knelt on the ground. The leaders following him also had expressions on their faces. Big change, like Asurik, kneeling on the ground, and all the Arun tribe members, all looked nervously in front of them,

I saw the black-armored war cavalry all over the mountains and plains in front of me floating on the snow with the military flags raised high. The dense war horses were like a thick black line, murderous and murderous, casting a strong layer of black gloom on the earth, like a handful of weapons that had been lifted. A huge and sharp scimitar that can cut everything in front of you at any time Everything was drowned. Ten minutes later, the rumble of horse hooves stopped, and all the black-armored Imperial cavalry stopped. A black-haired young man in front of the queue rode out, with a sharp gaze like a knife, Asked "Which tribe is this and who is the leader?"

"This is the leader of the Allen tribe. My name is Asurik, Your Majesty the Emperor."

Asurek's body trembled, and he immediately respectfully took off the fur felt hat he was wearing, and knelt on one knee in the snow. The hat-taking ceremony is the most noble etiquette on the northern grasslands, and tribal leaders like Asurek , such a grand ceremony would only be given when meeting King Khan. For the current Arun tribe, He said that it was no longer possible to return to the northern grassland. The young man in front of him was their king. The other leaders may not know the emperor of the Falcon Empire, but when they saw Asurik taking off his hat and heard Asurik calling him this The black-haired young man is Your Majesty. No matter how stupid you are, you still know the identity of the black-haired young man in front of you.

"It's the Falcon Emperor!"

"Oh my God, I didn't expect to have the chance to see the Falcon Emperor!" The leaders looked at the young man in front of them with fear and curiosity. Holding sticky hats in their hands, they shouted in unison, "Meet His Majesty the Emperor."

"Do you know me?" The fat man waved his hands with a surprised look on his face and said, "Since you are already subjects of the empire, you don't need to be restrained. Please get up." He glanced at the faces of these Allen leaders. In the past, when they made eye contact, they were like ice and snow in the sun. The heads of the ministry were so frightened that they quickly looked away and lowered their heads. I don’t know why, but everyone in Gan Cai felt... A strange feeling arose in his heart. His eyes were so sharp and penetrating, as black as the twinkling stars in the sky. It seemed that the emperor across from him was not a human being, but a divine mansion overlooking all living things. Just one look seemed to be able to distinguish other people. All the secrets in a person's heart can be seen clearly. In this case, even if there was some disrespect before, no one dares to show it at this moment.

"We didn't expect His Majesty to pass by here, so we had no preparations."

Asurik stood up, his voice was trembling, and his expression was white and nervous, and he said extremely respectfully. Although he is nearly sixty years old, he has a generous forehead and has always been kind to others. He has lived a long life on the grassland with a harsh living environment, so He has a certain prestige among the leaders of the various ministries. Everyone will be a little panicked when the Emperor of the Falcon Empire comes in person. The other leaders are even more unbearable. The bodies kneeling there are shaking slightly and their faces are pale. They are grassland people and believe in Changshengtian is the witness and executor of the superiority and inferiority on the grassland. He has always admired and convinced the strong, and the Emperor of the Falcon Empire in front of him is undoubtedly the top strongman of this era, the Emperor. One word is enough to decide all their fates, and the Falcon Emperor is a genuine military god, an extremely powerful killer. These two points alone are enough to give them a feeling that is colder than the wind and snow. tremble,

"You don't need to be so nervous. I was just passing by, but I disturbed the camp. But I remember that the section of road that Allen's department is responsible for should be twenty miles ahead? Why are you still here?" The fat man looked around, with sharp eyes. He knows that for prairie people, smiling is not a good expression, and prairie people are even more I like cold expressions, because the grassland people have always used brutal killings as a sign to judge whether a monarch is qualified. Being too kind will make the grassland people appear weak and bullyable, just like the original Dongting Rebellion. If the empire had If we treat Dongting more harshly, Dongting will not be rebellious.

"The section of road we are responsible for is indeed twenty miles ahead. It was only delayed because of the heavy wind and snow in the past two days..." Asurik looked hesitant, looking like he was hesitating to speak. There seems to be something unspeakable

"Is there something wrong? Just tell me, to be honest, the speed of road construction during this period is indeed a bit abnormal!" The fat man looked at Asurik with bright eyes. He didn't know whether it was because of the weather recently. The problem is still environmental. Road construction, which was progressing at a rapid pace, suddenly became slow.

Asurik's expression changed. He didn't expect that the Emperor of the Empire judged that there was a problem just from his words. He gritted his teeth and could only answer bravely, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Empire will complete the road construction." I don’t know if it’s true that they will drive us away after that.” As soon as Asurik finished saying this, the expressions of the other leaders changed, and panicked expressions appeared directly on their faces.

"I don't know how such rumors spread, but what I can guarantee is that this will never happen!" Fatty looked at the expressions of all the tribal leaders and said with a heavy nose. After doing it for a long time, it turned out that Someone is making trouble secretly,

These are hundreds of thousands of grassland people with tough temperaments who can be used for grazing and fighting. If they can be settled well, it will be equivalent to having a place in the wilderness, a critical area in northwest China, that can recruit soldiers and horses at any time. It is an excellent area, coupled with the excellent environmental adaptability of the grassland people, who are hardy and cold-tolerant, and have a strong and brave character. Although the winter in the wilderness is cold, it is better than the harsher grassland. The original winter was already very good. There were no big storms that could swallow up all living things for dozens of miles, and there were no hungry wolves looking for food everywhere in winter. Except for the colder weather, there were almost no environmental threats to the grassland people. , I even gave up the fat meat of Yeluguda for the sake of these hundreds of thousands of grassland people. How could it be possible just to build a few trade roads?

However, I have to admit that the person who spread this rumor has grasped the weakness of the grassland people. Now is the season of ice and snow. The northwest region has been occupied by the Long family, and the northern grassland royal court will not accept them. If they are really driven out by the empire Leaving the wilderness to fend for yourself would definitely be a disaster for the entire tribe.

"Is what your Majesty said true?'

Hearing the Falcon Emperor's personal promise, everyone in the Allen tribe suddenly became excited. Although the empire had forced a hundred thousand grassland tribal troops to surrender in the wilderness, it was the Yelu family who abandoned everyone. Instead, the empire did not There is no special purpose for killing and abusing these 100,000 grasses. Yuan Qingzhuang, and also allowed his tribe to take refuge in the empire, made many captured tribal leaders burst into tears. The empire, even within the city, would release these captives as soon as the road construction was completed. From this point of view, various tribes On the contrary, I have a greater sense of identity with the empire.

After discovering that the empire could provide them with enough supplies and food for the winter, the grassland tribes have been actively completing the tasks assigned by the empire. In particular, the grassland tribes themselves have horses and oxcarts that are sufficient for transportation, which greatly speeds up the process. The progress of road construction was so fast that the three main trade roads that the empire originally expected to take more than two months to complete were completed in just one month. Logically speaking, this should be a happy event. It's an exciting thing, but these grassland tribes are not happy.

The empire gave them materials and food so that they could help the empire build roads. But now that the road construction is almost completed, it is hard to say whether the empire will continue to provide materials and food.

I don’t know when, a rumor suddenly spread among the various tribes, saying that once the road is completed, the empire will require the grassland tribes to leave the wilderness and go to other places to fend for themselves. This has caused panic among many tribes, so much so that some grassland people who are building roads have Everyone is slacking off at work,

"I guarantee this in the name of the emperor." The fat man grinned slightly. Although his voice was deep, it was extremely clear. All the prairie people who heard the emperor's voice couldn't help but shed tears of excitement on their faces.

"The empire will not drive you away, but will give you more generous treatment. You are imperial people, and you will have the treatment that imperial people should have. The wilderness will be your new home, and the empire will give you adequate protection!"

"Long live the Empire, long live the Falcon"

The grassland people couldn't help cheering, and more people ran towards the tribe's camp, shouting that they would not be expelled. Since the rumor spread, on the one hand they were building roads, but they knew that once When the road was built, the tribe was expelled, so this contradictory feeling really made everyone live in a kind of depression every day. Now that they have received the promise from the emperor, a big stone in their hearts suddenly fell to the ground. The words of others may not be trustworthy, but the words of the Emperor of the Falcon Empire are no problem!

After leaving Allen's camp, the fat man stopped his horse and waved his hand to a guard captain behind him, "Order the border to step up the investigation and find out who is spreading the rumors! I have a hunch that hundreds of thousands The northwest grassland people are building roads in the wilderness of the empire, and the long road leads directly to the northwest. It is absolutely impossible to say that the Long family, which has just established its foothold in the northwest, has not made any moves. This matter must have something to do with the Long family in the southwest. !"