There were a dozen or so high-ranking officials of the Qiupa tribe, and except for a few who remained silent, more than half were quite dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Savage Royal Court.

Of course, they have long been accustomed to this kind of thing.

There are numerous tribes on the grassland, of varying sizes, but only a few large tribes can truly gain the attention of the royal court.

A small tribe like Qiu Pa, which has only a few thousand people and even less than tens of thousands of troops, has no say at all.

One day, maybe a large tribe will be unhappy and directly annex them.

It has always been like this.

The tribal leader Lei turned around and looked at the old man with white hair and beard who had been silent all the time.

He said respectfully, "Old Chief, what do you think about this matter?"

The old man straightened up and was about to speak when he started coughing violently.

After coughing, the old man shook his head and said, "It's a tribal matter, so an old man like me won't say anything."

"But there is one thing you must understand. Once you choose to stand with Da Gan..."

"After all, Da Gan is not of our race, and whether he is sincere or not is still unknown."

"Secondly, the royal court only needs to issue an order to let the other tribes target our Qiupa tribe."

"I'm afraid there's no place for me, Qiu Pa, to stay on this grassland anymore."

When everyone heard this, their faces turned ugly.

After a long silence, one of the burly, bearded middle-aged men shouted in a serious tone:

"What's there to be afraid of? Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well fight!"

"Send another envoy to Dagan. As long as Dagan accepts us, our Qiupa tribe will join Dagan in the future!"

"We are the barbarians. We have fought against Dagan for more than a hundred years. Dagan is tough and I respect him. I believe that as long as they nod, they will not give up on us."

"Don't be impulsive. In my opinion, it is better to stop trade first so that the royal court will not take action against us."

"Then contact Da Gan secretly to see his attitude."

"If we are sure that Dagan is willing to accept our Qiupa tribe, it won't be too late to join Dagan then."

Upon hearing this, Leader Lei nodded and immediately asked, "Does anyone have any different ideas about this?"

"It's already this time, stop hiding it!"

Everyone shook their heads.

Leader Lei nodded: "In that case, let's do as Suo Huo said. We will suspend trade with Dagan first and send envoys to Dagan again!"

They were still discussing and had just made a decision, but unexpectedly, Da Gan had already sent an envoy.

Moreover, the rank of the person who came was quite high, he was the prefect of Mubei City.

In addition, there was an imperial envoy who had great influence in the imperial court.

The arrival of the two together made the entire Qiupa tribe flattered, and they quickly welcomed the envoys in.

The prefect of Mubei City spoke first: "Chief Lei, my policy has indeed changed."

"For over a hundred years, we have fought countless wars with the barbarians, but apart from obtaining countless souls, we have gained nothing."

"Therefore, I, Her Majesty the Great Queen, want to change this situation."

"Instead of continuing the hostility and fighting, what else can we do except increase the number of deaths on both sides?"

"Perhaps at some point, my aggressiveness prevailed, or perhaps at some point, barbarism prevailed."

"But in the end, none of us can completely destroy the other."

"In that case, why don't we all work together?"

"We can share what we have with each other, stop starting wars, and let the people on both sides live in peace. Isn't that a good thing?"

"Therefore, I, Da Gan, sincerely want to change the relationship between us and the various tribes on the grassland."

"Captain Lei, there is no need to worry. We have fought for so many years. Although we are rivals, we respect each other. I, Da Gan, should still be trustworthy in terms of integrity!"

"Of course, we also know that no matter what we say, it will be difficult to dispel the doubts in Chief Lei and everyone else's hearts."

"Therefore, I came here this time on the orders of Her Majesty the Empress to give the Qiupa tribe a thousand stones of rice, thirty stones of salt, and a hundred pieces of cloth."

"I'm sure you are all worried about the safety of the Qiupa tribe."

"My Majesty the Empress has also made arrangements."

"We are willing to assign the area of 100 miles to the north of Mubei City to the Qiupa tribe as their territory and pasture."

"If anyone from the Qiupa tribe wants to enter the area south of Mubei City, we can also provide them with farmland, as long as they abide by our laws."

After hearing what the prefect of Mubei City said, everyone looked at each other, and was so shocked that they couldn't even speak.

They understood that this meant that they, the Qiupa clan, were going to be brought under the control of the Dagan clan.

However, this condition is too generous.

Seeing that Leader Lei was still silent, the sturdy middle-aged man with a full beard immediately spoke:

"Chief, Da Gan is so sincere, we have no reason to refuse!"

"Promise it!"

Chief Lei glared at the middle-aged man with a beard, then looked at the prefect of Mubei City and asked, "May I ask the envoy, Dagan has given me such a generous treatment from the Qiupa tribe. What are the conditions?"

The prefect of Mubei City smiled and shook his head, saying, "The leader has misunderstood. I will do it without any conditions. I still say the same thing."

"Just obey our laws, don't attack each other, and don't stand on the side of the Savage King's Court."

"I, Da Gan, intend to make peace with the Savage King's Court, but given the current situation, this possibility is extremely small."

“So it may be necessary to continue to fight hostility for some time.”

"However, as long as we persevere and treat others with sincerity, we believe that one day in the future we will be able to achieve true peace."

Leader Lei took a deep breath and said, "In this case, our Qiupa tribe chooses to accept Da Gan's conditions and become Da Gan's allies from now on. We will never be Da Gan's enemy."

The prefect of Mubei City was overjoyed: "In this case, Chief Lei can immediately lead his people to the territory that I, Da Gan, have allocated for you."

"The grass and water there are good, it's an excellent pasture, and the things Her Majesty the Queen gave are also in the territory."

"By the way, everyone, rest assured that we at Dagan will respect the traditions of the Qiupa tribe and will never dictate to them."

"Although the Qiupa tribe is small, I regard Qiupa as my partner and will never bully him."

"Moreover, we can jointly formulate a law to take care of the interests of the people on both sides as much as possible."

Hearing this, everyone was delighted again. Leader Lei hurriedly said, "Dagan has considered everything for us."

"Now, we completely believe in Da Gan's sincerity!"

"Please ask the envoy to restore Her Majesty the Empress. As long as Da Gan does not betray my Qiu Pa tribe, then my Qiu Pa tribe will be Da Gan's eternal ally!"

Then, the entire Qiupa tribe slaughtered cattle and sheep, needless to say.

The actions of the Qiupa tribe immediately attracted the attention of other tribes on the grassland.