The Eagle Palace is built in the vast flat area surrounded by Jufeng Mountain, Jinwei Mountain and Diying Mountain. On the narrow pass between Jinwei Mountain and Diying Mountain, strongholds are built every sixty meters to access the palace.
People must undergo numerous inspections. At the exit of the pass is a wide triangle area surrounded by three mountains. Here is the capital of the Eagle Country - Anhui, which is densely populated, with numerous trades and trades, and is prosperous and prosperous.
Countless roads extend from the vastness of the capital to the surrounding areas to connect states and counties scattered in the mountains. The states and counties also extend small roads to take care of residential areas. In this way, people who want to go to the capital can only go to the capital after being inspected by the states and counties.
Take the pass and get on the highway.
However, compared to the Eagle Kingdom, Cang Teng seems to have not thought carefully about the location and communication of the palace, the capital, etc. The palace was built at the transition point from the mountains to the wilderness. It turned out that the place was covered with vines and dense low shrubs.
lush area.
More than 600 years ago, the founding king of Cang Teng, Meng Xi, defeated the last king of the Hongwu Kingdom in the land of longevity, took away the jade seal, and destroyed the palace that was originally built in the mountains and was safe and hidden into ruins. He led his troops here and ordered
People cut down the vegetation, filled in the pits, and built a new palace. However, the capital city of Jigan is still near the original palace, a full two hundred miles away from the new palace.
Over the past hundreds of years, countless large-scale teahouses and restaurants have been built on the original ruins, firmly established here and deeply rooted. The capital city of Jigan surrounds the teahouses and expands from the center to the surrounding area, covering an area as large as the Eagle's Peace.
The capital is three times as big.
As for communication, Jigan City only has one avenue leading to the palace. Unlike Yingzhi, there are countless avenues and trails extending around the city, connecting the prefectures, counties and villages.
Therefore, generally speaking, if you want to destroy Yingzhi, you must first occupy the vast land, and if you want to destroy Cangteng, you must first occupy the palace and then control the halberd.
The location of Cang Teng Palace faces a battlefield, and most of the troops are stationed in the palace. The few armed guards patrol important mountains and swamps, but they are all elite soldiers with one against ten. The residences of the generals are all in the huge palace.
Among them, they are not allowed to have mansions in other places. In the Eagle Kingdom, half of the troops were stationed in key places by the feudal princes and generals, forming several major centers of strength and wholeheartedly supporting the palace.
Therefore, many countries have always believed that as long as they break through the Cang Teng Palace, they can occupy everything in Cang Teng. They came with their troops, but unexpectedly they all returned miserably defeated.
Shao Kefan looked attentively at the layout of the two countries and the painted paintings of mountains and rivers on the case, thinking deeply.
After making a non-aggression contract, unless Ying Zhi sends troops first or Cang Teng makes a big mistake first, otherwise, for the sake of the promise to the world and to Jian Xin, Cang Teng rises to that mountainous land.
I'm afraid I'll have to endure it forever without stepping on it.
Is the hope of unifying the wilderness really fruitless in this life? It is blocked again and again. Next time, if there is a next time, I don’t know what trouble will happen.
Shao Kefan frowned, closed the album, stood up and walked around. Coupled with what he had just done, his mood was a little heavy. Jian Xin insisted on going to see Ziyuan but he stopped him and said that the two maids would take good care of him and put her there.
When he went to see the little princess, she went away unhappy. She had just gone to see Xin Wei yesterday.
Zhao Lian's incident has always been a gray knot in his mind. With his character, he wouldn't feel too guilty, but he felt uneasy in front of her. If she knew... she must not let her know, no matter what.
.
Yes, no matter what, even if...
Shao Kefan's heart ached and he clenched the edge of the table with his hands. Why did things end up in this situation today? If he hadn't destroyed Zeguan and captured Qin Weiluo to Cangteng, would everything have been different?
Such a lovely person, no matter how ruthless he is, he can't bear to do it. Moreover, before Zhao Lian died, he made a promise to her. The promise to the dying person is heavier than any other promise. This is all
People's subconscious cognition.
However, if she learns about Zhao Lian's disability from Zi Yuan, he will lose her again. In his mind, except for the beautiful mountains and rivers, nothing is more important than her, and he can no longer bear the blow of loss.
Although the two maids who were serving Zi Yuan were clearly ordered not to let him run around anymore, he couldn't control Jian Xin's character. Even if they were on guard when Zi Yuan was talking to her, they were not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid.
just in case.
It only takes a moment to let something slip, and it can destroy everything in an instant.
Since this is the case, since this is the case... Shao Kefan's heart tightened, and he felt a sense of suffocation. Suddenly he heard a voice in the palace, "Your Majesty, Mr. Lou is asking to see you, saying that you have something urgent to report."
Urgent matter? Shao Ke frowned and felt a little annoyed in his heart. Then he suddenly thought about it. He originally planned to follow Jian Xin's traces to see if she really went to accompany the little princess, but he didn't want to be disturbed.
Daqing respectfully pushed open the ajar study door, bowed his back and welcomed the monarch out. However, he saw Lou Zhongquan waiting in the main hall with a slightly anxious face, mixed with some doubts.
Shao Kefan had a cold face and said nothing, waiting to hear what the "urgent matter" was.
Lou Zhongquan noticed that the monarch was displeased and felt a little surprised. He bowed his head and handed over his hands pretending not to know, "In the past two days, Zheng Xiaohan ordered tents to be built in the Eagle Wasteland for the people to live in. I am here to report."
The land of mountains and rivers is rich in resources. Under the conditions of relaxed policies, people can mine low-quality gold mines and some broken silver mines under the soil, and they can cultivate fields in the mountains and plant barley and mulberry. They can live a sufficient and worry-free life. However, Zheng Xiaohan ordered
It is really strange and puzzling to set up a tent in that cold place in the wilderness.
Shao Kefan's brows furrowed to the deepest level, "The tents are built for free, but are they really for people to live in? Have you ever paid attention to the people living in them?"
Lou Zhongquan seemed to reminisce and replied, "It is indeed for the people to live, but I feel something is wrong..." After thinking about it, there was nothing strange, so he hesitated and stopped talking.
"Oh, it's for people dressed as ordinary people to live!" Shao Kefan smiled coldly, "Are there young and old? They look like a family?"
"Each family has a population of about six or seven. Two generations live together, and they are close and harmonious. They are indeed one family."
"Oh?" Shao Kefan raised his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth sarcastically, "The junior's age group, the elder's age group? Are all the elders still alive?"
Lou Zhongquan didn't know what the monarch meant, but he still answered truthfully, "The younger generation is between ten and thirty years old, and the elder is between forty and sixty years old. The elders are all still alive."
Shao Kefan looked hard, "If this king is Zheng Xiaohan, the elders must arrange it like this - some are alive, some are widowed, and some are both dead, so as not to arouse suspicion. Did Zheng Xiaohan specifically choose a family whose parents are still alive?"
Hearing what the monarch said, Lou Zhongquan was excited, "Yes! It seems that it was indeed arranged intentionally, but... what is her purpose of doing this?"
Shao Kefan pondered for a while and probably understood something, "You go down first and keep an eye on me."
He used the invisibility technique, but when he left the palace, he changed his mind and went to the Jieliu Palace, where he hung on the beams painted with oasis and water flow.
His gaze suddenly became extremely sharp, like a poisonous arrow piercing the scene below.
Jian Xin really didn't listen to what he said. When he got here, he was teasing Zi Yuan with a joke. Zi Yuan burst into innocent laughter from time to time. However, the faint sadness in his bright black innocent eyes could not go away.
The two maids dressed as swordsmen were waiting carefully. The monarch did not tell them that it was him who sent people to cut off Zhaolian's meridians. He only ordered them not to let Ziyuan say anything about Zhaolian's disability. However,
The two of them must have a rough idea in their minds, so they didn’t ask too many questions.
Due to the guilt in her heart, Jian Xin was taboo about mentioning Zhao Lian. Only the ignorant boy Zi Yuan would occasionally ask when his mother would come back. At this time, the maid would divert the topic, and Jian Xin would also change the subject uneasily after a few perfunctory words.
to her jokes.
Shao Kefan stared blankly for a moment, only to feel that his heart was getting more and more congested, and his brows were frowning more and more tightly. His love for this little life had cooled down, until Ziyuan looked at it more and told his sister that it was time to study, mother.
The father stipulated that he must study at this time, and asked his sister to come to accompany him next time. Jian Xin got up from his seat and walked out of the Jieliu Palace accompanied by two maids.
Zi Yuan followed to the door, said goodbye to Jian Xin, ran into the study, picked up "Zi Filial Piety" and started reading. A young and clear voice sounded in the empty hall, like a chicken calling a hen in the morning, which was particularly sad.
In the blink of an eye, the figure in red was on the beam of the study. He moved his hand, as if summoned by his thoughts, and a ball of white light condensed in his palm. However, looking at that lonely little body, he finally absorbed the white light back into his body.
Shao Kefan was determined, fearing that he would change his temporary mind, use the invisibility technique, and head to the wasteland.
The sparse and scattered white clouds seemed to have received some kind of call, gathering together and turning into a large and slightly gray cloud. A red dress swept across the edge of the clouds and disappeared into the clouds.
Sure enough, in the transition zone near the land of succulents, on the wasteland side facing the cangteng, more than two hundred tents were built, and densely packed workers were like ants shuttled between the timber and tarpaulins, laying the foundations of the houses.
A tarpaulin was held up, and a tricycle carrying relatively flat stones was pushed out of the mountain, making a dull "gurgling" sound when the wheel ruts crushed it.
There was no Zheng Xiaohan or Yang Yongqing in the crowd. A few generals who were temporary foremen were walking around giving instructions, either scolding mistakes or urging the speed.
Among the two hundred or so tent houses that have been built, one or two people will occasionally come out and mingle with the labor team, either watching or helping.
Shao Kefan's expression changed. Regardless of whether they were men or women, they all had one thing in common. They were energetic and strong, and seemed to be martial arts practitioners. As he expected, Zheng Xiaohan intended to break out of the constraints of the contract, so he used this move, and added
With the power of 130,000 tombs, the Eagle Country may become truly powerful.
The last time we fought against Zheng Xiaohan, judging from the fact that her sword can absorb evil spirits and increase its power tenfold, it is obvious that Yingzhi built the cemetery. However, she just didn't know what secret technique was used to remove the souls of the dead bodies.
Suppress it so that the ghost cannot be taken away and turn it into a ferocious evil spirit. The key step when using it is to awaken it with a magic sword.
No wonder, neither Ji Chen nor Master Chongzhu could see anything strange.
Shao Kefan was suddenly shocked. After the war ended in a mess, he only focused on Jian Xin, immersed in the joy of her return and her indifferent sorrow. He paid a little less attention to state affairs than before. He was very concerned about Zheng Xiaohan.
I am not as vigilant as I used to be.
Now, they are back together again, he has seen the rare smile, and got the promise of six months of marriage. It is time for him to have a good fight with Zheng Xiaohan.
However, there was a looming abyss that could swallow them up at any time, making it difficult to turn back. After his daily routine of going to court and reviewing memorials, he spent almost all his time struggling with this matter.
Does it mean that if you make one mistake, you really need to pay the price of ten mistakes to make up for it? And more and more mistakes will be irreversible and regretful forever.
But, what choice does he have, and how can he choose?
Lord Cang Teng's eyes dimmed, as if a star kept falling, its orbit became darker and darker, and finally it slipped into a bottomless pit, sinking involuntarily, unable to see itself, and unable to tell whether it was human or black.
Suddenly thinking of that flower-like smile, that most beautiful heart in the wilderness, that pure and supreme soul, he was refreshed, the stars in his eyes shone, and he used the invisibility technique to disappear into the clouds. The big cloud instantly dispersed and became sparse.
Light and faint, drifting in all directions.
No matter what the future holds, what needs to be done still needs to be done.