"You are the commander of the Xiliang Army, the general of the Han Dynasty, Li Li and Li Wenchang?"

Li Li was shocked when she heard Que Yue'er's words, but what shocked her the most was the name that her lover said herself.

"Hmm."

Li Li bowed his head happily and affirmed: "Yes! I am Li Li, whose name is Wenchang, and I am now in command of the Xiliang Army, and I am the general of the hussars of the imperial court. We did not identify ourselves before, because we are friends and foes, and it is inconvenient for us to tell the truth about our names for the sake of caution. But now it's different, no matter who you were before, now you have only one identity, and that is my Li Li's woman! ”

"Are you really Li Li?"

Although Que Yue'er had received Li Li's affirmative answer, she still couldn't believe that it was true, her face was full of disbelief, and there was a look of joy and worry between her eyebrows.

The name Li Li has long been a household name for the herdsmen of the entire Xiongnu steppe, and its prestige and deterrence are no less than a mountain that is pressed on the Xiongnu steppe and cannot be climbed by countless people.

In the past two years, the Xiliang army has been powerful, and hundreds of thousands of troops have been stationed at the border to deter the surrounding grassland tribes. Since then, it has never been heard of any tribal warriors who can snatch food and property from the Xiliang border, but the tribes near the Xiliang border have disappeared one after another, and the cattle, sheep, livestock and tribesmen have been looted, and they have disappeared since then. Over time, the tribes of the grassland changed color when they heard the Xiliang army, and almost everyone dared not mention the name Li Li.

However, all the tribes of the grassland are races that worship the strong, and they are born to respect the strong, even if they are not from their own race, but there are still many people who secretly worship and envy them. Women are even more so because of their low status in the tribe. Even if he was of noble birth, he still could not be compared with the men of his own race. Therefore, many young girls hope that they can be favored and pitied by the strong, so as to ensure that they are safe, and can also obtain a relatively high status, be respected, and no longer simply be a reproductive tool for men to ravage and vent and slaves driven by random beatings and scolding.

Therefore, many barbarian women do not exclude Han men, especially Han nobles and officials. Because most of the Han aristocratic men are gentle and elegant, they rarely beat and scold their wives and concubines, correspondingly. Han women generally have a higher status, and there are even many women who can control men. This phenomenon is almost impossible in the grassland, and no woman dares to point fingers at her man, or even speak loudly, otherwise he will be beaten and scolded by the man. They will even be sold into slavery.

However, Que Yue'er in front of her is an exception. She is not only a descendant of the Xiongnu royal tribe, but also a noble birth. There is also a good brother who loves her very much. It is because of my brother's protection. So that she can learn archery like a man, without having to learn the skills of those who specialize in serving men, and she can choose the man she likes when she is married. Therefore, she is an eighteen-year-old girl, but she is still not married, and she is still choosing the man she likes.

Speaking in detail, Que Yue'er is quite famous among the Southern Xiongnu tribes. Her reputation spreads far and wide, and she is known as the "flower of the Hun royal court", and other tribes call her "the bright moon of the grassland". She is not only beautiful in appearance, but also tall and attractive. And the bow horse is skillful, and the martial arts are extraordinary. There was no one in the tribe other than her brother who was her opponent, so when her brother led the tribe warriors on the expedition, she was the leader of the tribe left behind, holding the tribe's most elite 500 warriors in her hands.

Although Que Yue'er is a rare strong woman in the Xiongnu tribe, she is a daughter after all, and she is at the prime age of love, so she also looks forward to marrying a strong man with outstanding talent as a wife. Prior to this, Zuo Xian Wang Hu Chuquan and Yu Fuluo's son Liu Bao had both beaten her ideas, but she refused without hesitation. And the reason why she dared to do this was because her brother was also one of the few powerful figures in the Xiongnu court, and he was brave and martial, both civil and military. is because of her brother taking care of her, even Hu Chuquan and Liu Bao and others dare not do anything to her, let alone use obscene means to force her to comply.

In addition, the two brothers and sisters have another unknown thing in common, which is that both of them are pro-Han Xiongnu nobles, because their mother is Han. Because of this, although their brothers and sisters were born in the Xiongnu royal family, they were not qualified to inherit the throne of Shan Yu, and they were criticized and slandered in private.

It is because Que Yue'er is very familiar with the etiquette of the Han people, can speak Chinese, knows Chinese characters, and likes Han books very much. Over time, her favorite man gradually took shape, that is, he must be both civil and military like his brother, and he must be dignified and young and promising. If it is specific to a reference figure, the rumored wise and martial Xiliang coach Li Li is undoubtedly the best candidate. However, Que Yue'er knew that this was impossible, not to mention that the Southern Xiongnu had always been an enemy of Xiliang, and it was impossible for Li Li to fall in love with her, the daughter of a barbarian tribe, just by virtue of her prominent and noble status. Although she is the daughter of the Xiongnu royal family and can be regarded as a noble birth, in the eyes of the Han people, she is no different from ordinary barbarians, and they are all barbarians who have not been savaged.

So Que Yue'er never thought that she could marry Li Li, but she was unwilling to wronged herself, so the marriage has been delayed until now, and it is unresolved. What she never expected was that Bai Xue, who was tracking the wild horse today, unexpectedly met Li Li. At the first sight of Li Li, her heart was pounding, and her heart, which had been rock-solid, rippled with it, so that then the ghost made a god directly commit herself to Li Li. The two met for the first time, and they met frankly in less than half an hour, and they became husband and wife in the dark. The weirdest thing is that after Huanhao, she still doesn't know Li Li's name, let alone Li Li's true identity.

It wasn't until Li Li himself revealed his identity that Que Yue'er suddenly woke up, surprised and inexplicable, but couldn't help but be worried, suffering from gains and losses.

If she can really marry Li Li, Que Yue'er is willing to do a hundred things, and it can even be said that she has nothing to ask for in this life, and is willing to serve Li Li wholeheartedly and give him children. However, at present, most of the territory of the Southern Xiongnu has fallen into the hands of the Han army, and the once powerful more than 100,000 Xiongnu cavalry have all been wiped out, and now only 30,000 people who control the strings are left to do their best to deal with the Han army, as if they are dying and struggling, and their demise is imminent. On the occasion of the war between the two armies, she was committed to Li Li, and how Li Li would treat herself in the future, Que Yue'er was very uncertain. Even she secretly speculated whether Li Li would just want to be quick for a while. After taking her body, abandon it, and ignore it?

Although Li Li has declared that he is willing to take her back to the Han camp, she will be Li Li's woman in the future. But Que Yue'er is still worried and worried, because Li Li doesn't know who her brother is now, otherwise it is difficult to say that Li Li will still want her.

After bowing her head and pondering for a long time, Que Yue'er didn't dare to look back at Li Li's expression, and mustered up the courage to whisper: "My brother is quite senior in the Xiongnu royal family, and he is the uncle of Yu Fu Luo Danyu. However, our brother and sister can only be regarded as collateral and have no qualifications to inherit the position of Shan Yu. My brother is 、、、."

"Go to humility!" Without waiting for Que Yue'er to finish speaking, Li Li suddenly interjected.

Que Yue'er looked back in surprise and said in surprise: "How does Li Lang know my brother's name?" Could it be that my brother offended Li Lang in the decisive battle between the two armies before? How good is that! ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li smiled happily: "I thought you were thinking something, it turns out that you are worried that your brother will humble himself and have a grudge with me." If that's the case. You don't have to worry, you don't have a grudge against me. Nor did they kill any of my generals. Therefore, I have no personal vendetta with your brother. The contradiction is that our army wants to recover the lost territory of the Hetao, and your brother is still helping Yu Fuluo to resist to the death, and the beast is still fighting. Since he is your brother, he is my Li Li's eldest brother; I can promise you that as long as he is willing to lead his troops to surrender to me, he will not be blamed for the past. I recognize him as a relative! Then you should be relieved, right? ”

"Li Lang is serious, isn't it to make me happy?" Que Yue'er turned her head in surprise and asked.

"Poof!" Li Li kissed her heavily and said with a smile: "You just think too much!" It doesn't matter if your brother has a grudge against me or not, it has nothing to do with you. After all, he's him, and you're you. Although you are brothers and sisters, after all, you all have your own aspirations, how can you generalize?

Besides, my Han people have always had clear grievances, women marry and obey their husbands, and since you are my Li Li's woman, I will take care of the next things for you, there is no doubt about this. We have been together for too short a time, and you still don't know me, but I can tell you clearly, your man has always been a man of one word, and he is never a person who makes promises lightly and goes back on his word! ”

"Giggles!" Que Yue'er smiled, snuggled in Li Li's arms, and said with a happy expression: "This is the best!" My brother has always loved me very much, never let me suffer a little grievance, and never forced me to do things I didn't like to do. Two months ago, Liu Bao, the son of Yu Fu Luo Danyu, came to ask for marriage, but I immediately rejected him, but I didn't expect Liu Bao to be poor and try to force me to comply. As a result, the elder brother stepped forward and led the tribal warriors to confront Liu Bao, and in the end, it was Yu Fuluo who stepped forward to stop the conflict, and Liu Bao left with indignation. After this incident, his brother's situation became more and more worrisome, and he was not reused by the patriarch, but only let him be responsible for escorting cattle and sheep, and no longer let him serve as a pioneer. In the fiasco of the Green Wolf Valley half a month ago, my brother escaped by luck and returned to the tribe with more than a dozen subordinates, unable to come out of hibernation. I was ordered to go to the royal court yesterday, and I guess I should come back today. ”

Li Li smiled slightly when he heard this, knowing that the patriarch in Que Yue'er's mouth was the old king of the Huns, and immediately laughed and said: "In this way, you now want me to go to see your brother to humble, one to discuss marriage, and the other to surrender to him." Isn't that so? ”

Que Yue'er nodded in response, and said with a smile: "Li Lang is extremely wise, and what he said is not bad at all. My brother has always admired Han culture and the Han court, but after this defeat, the whole tribe has been in decline and is about to perish. Therefore, if Li Lang surrendered to him at this time, he would definitely succeed in one fell swoop, and then his brother could help Li Lang quickly pacify the grassland, end the war as much as possible, and reduce unnecessary casualties. After all, the overall situation has been decided, and the tribe's current situation has only two options, one is to follow the example of the Northern Xiongnu and flee to the Western Regions, and the other is to completely surrender to Li Lang and move the tribe to Xiliang for resettlement. There is no other way. ”

"Well, what Yue'er said makes sense." Li Li bowed his head slightly and said with a smile: "At this point in the battle, the people who resist the most strongly are undoubtedly the nobles of the various tribes, because this surrender is different from the past. If they had to surrender with their troops, it would mean that their existing wealth would be ruined, and they would never be able to do it again. However, I still say that the first qiē must be carried out in accordance with the law of my Xiliang, one is surrendered, the second is relocated, and the third is the resettlement and distribution of the scattered people. ”

It is said that after Li Lang exterminated the Xiutu tribe earlier, he also implemented this set of laws, and the results were very good. Many of the Hutu people have lived a life of real peace and contentment, and no longer have to lick blood from the knife as before, fight and kill all day long, and have no fixed place to live. Therefore, I have no objection to my brother leading his troops to surrender, but I am happy to see it happen. Because that is the peaceful day that the clansmen have really longed for for a long time! Que Yue'er said happily.

"Well, Yue'er understands righteousness, which is really rare." Li Li said affirmatively.

Da-da-da-da!

Sigh!

With the sound of horses' hooves coming from far and near, Li Li immediately stopped his horse, but saw that the person who came was Li Zhi and his 1,000 iron horsemen who had returned to the camp in the morning.

"The last will meet the lord!" After Li Zhi stopped his horse, he flew off his horse, walked in front of Li Li in a few steps, and said respectfully.

"Zicheng?" Li Li was slightly stunned, and then said: "Why are you waiting here, could it be that you haven't left at all in the morning and have been dormant here?" ”

Li Zhi said respectfully: "Lord Mingjian. At the end of the morning, he was indeed ordered to return to the camp. However, the two ladies were not worried about the safety of the lord, so they ordered the last general to lead a thousand iron horsemen to meet the lord back to the camp. ”

"I see." Li Li bowed his head slightly, and immediately waved his hand, signaling Li Zhi to take the iron horse to the tribal base camp under the names of the two brothers and sisters of Que Yue'er.

Shaoqing, when Li Li and his party appeared two hundred steps away from the Qubei tribe. But I saw a burly black-armored general in battle armor slowly coming up with hundreds of subordinates.

After seeing this scene, Li Li suddenly realized in his heart. It turned out that no one disturbed him when he was happy with Que Yue'er before. It was all Li Zhi who led the iron cavalry to block the gate of the Qubei tribe. If there is no 1,000 iron cavalry led by Li Zhi. I'm afraid that when Li Li and Que Yue'er are on the rise, they will already lead the tribal cavalry to look for the past along the road, and then they will definitely catch it. If this is the case, then Li Li will be embarrassed and embarrassed.

"Brother--ah!" Seeing that Qubei led to meet her, Que Yue'er was afraid that there would be a misunderstanding between the two sides, so she immediately dismounted. The pretty face happily called to go humble, and was about to run over quickly, but unexpectedly the stride was too large, which caused the pain of breaking the body. Then he exclaimed.

At this time, he walked quickly to meet him, and quickly supported his sister, for fear that his sister would fall. Coincidentally, there was another person who reached out to support Que Yue'er at the same time as Qubei, and it was Li Li. So the two of them held Que Yue'er's arms almost at the same time, one left and one right, but they had a very tacit understanding.

"Yue'er, what's wrong with you, you were fine yesterday, could it be that he injured you?" Qubei glared at Li Li with an unkind face and asked urgently.

"Brother, don't worry!" Que Yue'er immediately shouted to stop and humble, with a strong love in her cheeks, and introduced softly: "Brother, this is Li Lang." ”

"Li Lang? You 、、、" suddenly woke up in astonishment, stretched out his hand in disbelief and pointed at his sister and Li Li, and suddenly didn't know what to do.

"Uncle brother is fine, in Xia Xiliang Li Li Wenchang, please forgive me if I take the liberty of it." Li Li said with a complacent expression.

"Li Li, Li Wenchang!" Hearing the change in color, he exclaimed.

Li Li bowed his head in response; "It's down there. I wonder what my brother has to teach me? ”

"This 、、、" Qubei opened his mouth to say something, but he was speechless, but his eyes swirled on Li Li, and then he looked at the Han army cavalry led by Li Zhi, and nodded as if he had understood.

Immediately, he bowed down and said: "The sin will go to humble himself to see the general, and the offense will also invite the general Haihan." ”

Seeing that Qubei was so knowledgeable, Li Li smiled calmly, raised his hand and said, "General Qubei is exempt." As the saying goes, those who don't know are not to blame, and the general doesn't have to mind. Besides, we will be a family from now on, so why divide each other! Hehehe! ”

"Ugh!" Qubei was stunned, looked at his sister Que Yue'er, and saw his sister nodding lightly shyly, how could he not understand such a scene. Obviously, my sister, who has always been very discerning, found her husband this time in a lightning flash, and the two have achieved good things. It's just that he can't figure it out anyway, why did his sister meet Xiliang Li Li, it's really 、、、 really good!

At present, the Xiongnu royal court is being attacked by the Han army, and it is in danger, and the city will definitely be broken within half a month. Once the royal court was captured by the Han army, it meant that the Southern Xiongnu royal court, which had been entrenched in Hetao and the state for more than 100 years, would be completely defeated, and would no longer be able to resist the iron hooves of the Han army's advance, and the entire Southern Xiongnu tribe would usher in the catastrophe of extinction, and the disaster of extinction was just around the corner. It was precisely when he saw that his defeat was decided, that he was ordered to go to the royal court to serve, but he ignored it and took his subordinates out and returned straight to the tribal station. Unexpectedly, he met Li Li's war horse at the door of his house, which shocked him, and he was worried in his heart, and he couldn't figure out how the Han army found the tribe.

It wasn't until this time that I saw my sister's shy and sweet look that I instantly understood. The younger sister who has always looked down on the princes and nobles of the Huns has met the nemesis of her fate this time, and she was actually attacked by Li Li so quickly, and the unique reserve of the girl was taken down in one fell swoop. However, this change came at the right time, which was equivalent to saving the lives of the entire tribe and his future destiny.

Therefore, the moment of humiliation comes quickly, and immediately expresses the gesture of sincerity, pretending to be a sinful general, and bluntly and unmistakably expressing his will to surrender.

"You don't have to be polite to go to the general of Beibei, you need the general's help to conquer the state in the future, please!" Seeing that the humiliation was so direct, Li Li did not beat around the bush, and directly stated that he accepted the surrender of the humiliation, and pointed out that he would definitely give him a heavy responsibility, and there was also a chance to lead the troops to fight independently.

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