"It has something to do with the spirit of speech, something to do with the spirit of speech... This is a breakthrough." Qi Shan walked back and forth holding the piece of paper, listening to him murmuring in a low voice, "I have heard of similar secret hiding methods before.
To convey news. But it is very rare and not many people know how to do it.”
"So advanced?"
Shen Tang was really stunned for a moment.
She said it casually, but she didn't expect that there really was an encrypted speech spirit.
Seeing Qi Shan moving his literary heart and condensing his literary energy in his palms, with a solemn look on his face, Shen Tang vaguely felt that something was not right in the atmosphere.
"Yuan Liang, could it be that you are too worried? He is just a hustler from Goulan Washe... Even if he is a top reserve, it would be difficult for him to come into contact with such a rare spirit, right? To say the least, even if he could come into contact, what would it be?
Only breaking news deserves this status?”
Qi Shan put his palms on the paper, and the cyan literary energy condensed in his palms, slowly sensing it, not forgetting to deal with Shen Tang's questions.
"Where do you think Xiaocheng is?"
Shen Tang shook his head honestly: "I don't know."
She really didn't know.
Yuanliang's problem obviously involves the current situation. But her current understanding of the world comes from Qi Shan, his spiritual scroll and what she has seen along the way, which is only an extremely limited corner of this world.
No matter how hard she tried to understand, the people she came into contact with were mostly the people at the lowest level. Most of them could not even provide food and clothing. They did not care about the names of the local governors and their achievements, let alone the general trend of the world.
No way of knowing.
They only know that the world is difficult and they can no longer survive.
Shen Tang's answer was as expected, and there was no disappointment or other emotions. If Shen Xiaolangjun suddenly became aware of everything, he would have to wonder if this person was pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. So, for the first time, he talked to
Shen Tang revealed something.
The tip of the iceberg about the overall situation of this world.
He said: "I said before that Zheng Qiao, the commander of the Geng Kingdom, will surely destroy himself within five years. It is not only because this person is violent, vicious, and accustomed to using unscrupulous methods, but there is also another important reason - he wants to swallow wolves.
To drive away the tiger is to seek skin from the tiger."
Shen Tang subconsciously sat upright and listened attentively.
After a little thinking, I can guess a little bit.
"Yuan Liang means... the Xin Kingdom used to be a 'wolf'. Now that the 'wolf' is dead, that 'tiger' has become Zheng Qiao's biggest concern? Who is the 'tiger'?" Shen Tang thought of Qi Shan.
There are also small-scale maps in that pile of books, describing the locations of the northwest countries.
The positions of Xin and Geng were not very good.
All on the edge of the continent.
However, it is precisely this that allows the two countries to avoid the hinterland of the mainland where the fighting is the most serious. Compared with the Geng Kingdom, which is surrounded by neighbors on all sides and is beaten every now and then, the Xin Kingdom is slightly better off. The northwest is surrounded by endless steep mountains.
Dangerous passes are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Qishan replied: "This 'tiger' is Shiwu."
Shen Tang said: "Ten Crows?"
Shiwu is a barbarian force outside the continuous mountains of Xin Kingdom.
They believed that the Golden Crows fell here, lived and multiplied here, and their offspring continued to grow, so they called themselves "Shiwu", which simply means "descendants of the ten Golden Crows". Shen Tang suspected that they were dreaming of crossing the ocean - they thought
Wide, Pengci touches the head of the sun.
Because before the Thief Star landed, Shiwu was not called by this name at all. They just accidentally learned that there was such a mythical story about the speech spirit contained in the Thief Star, so they raised their net worth to try it. The key is to pass it down for a hundred or two hundred years.
, the effect really came out.
Whether outsiders believe it or not is second, but they believe it anyway.
Descendants of the Golden Crow, so noble!
Shen Tang guessed part of the truth after just a moment's thought: "If Shiwu is a 'tiger'... So, Zheng Qiao's victory over Xin was not due to the terrifying power of the Geng Kingdom he led, but with the help of the right time, place and people? Taking advantage of it.
Because of natural and man-made disasters and the opportunity of political instability, Xin State secretly united with Shiwu and asked Shiwu to send troops to harass and attract Xin State's troops. Geng State will send troops to make a surprise attack again? "
Xin State was already suffering from constant internal troubles, and Shiwu was constantly harassing and causing trouble at the border. It was inevitable that he would neglect to guard against Geng State.
This ultimately led to the current situation.
Qishan nodded approvingly.
Shen Tang asked again: "But what does this have to do with Xiaocheng?"
Xiaocheng is the county seat of Sibao County. It is not connected to the border mountains and has nothing to do with Shiwu.
Qishan said: "Because the parents of the governor of Sibao County were from Shiwu. They were dissatisfied with the power struggle within the tribe, so they decided to take their young children away from their homeland, hide their names, and finally settled in Xin State. Although they grew up in Xin State, the child still had a deep feeling in his heart.
I still miss Shiwu. By chance, I got in touch with the tribal forces on my parents’ side and became one of Shiwu’s informants.”
Shen Tang was stunned when he heard this, and at the same time he looked at Qi Shan with curiosity: "This is a secret related to wealth and life. The county guard didn't even have time to cover it up. How could you know?"
Where is this ordinary "guiding NPC"?
The secrets on the body are like an old sow wearing a bra, layer after layer. If you dig deep, you will probably find a deep hole.
Shen Tang secretly observed Qi Shan's expression with his peripheral vision, and saw that he didn't have particularly big mood swings. He hesitated and changed his words: "If it's not convenient for you to tell me, then I won't ask."
Qishan: "It's not that I don't want to say it, but it's a long story that can't be explained clearly in a short while. You just need to know that the two-faced governor of Sibao County is not a good thing. He is loyal to Zheng on the surface.
Qiao’s sycophant is a habitual flatterer and will do whatever it takes to please Zheng Qiao, but secretly he still does things for Shi Wu.”
As he spoke, he brought the topic back to the sidelines.
"The geographical location of Sibao County is quite special. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. It is a prefecture and county at the junction of Xin State and Geng State. It is also the only way for nearby countries to go south. There are waterways. In other words, if you want to plot the Central Plains of the Mainland
In the hinterland, Sibao County must be captured."
Shen Tang took a breath of air.
"Is Shiwu's plot so big?"
The mountains blocking their way south had not yet been conquered, so they were thinking about how they would go after conquering the northwest countries.
He is worthy of being a master who dares to conquer the sun.
"They really dare to plan such a big plan. It used to be a daydream, but now -" Qi Shan glanced at Shen Tang, who had his head lowered, and said quietly, "It may not be impossible. The national seal of the Xin Kingdom is lost, and Zheng Qiao is a violent master.
, cannot appease the people, and the national spirit and destiny condensed by the Chinese seal in his hand may not be able to maintain the national border barrier on the other side of the mountain range. Shiwulangzi's ambition may really be able to seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and cross that mountain range."
Xiaocheng is a move they buried deeply.
Of course, even if Shiwu didn't lay out the wiring in Xiaocheng, Qishan would still have to make a trip, one for revenge and the other for layout.
Is it interesting to live a mediocre life and die a miserable life? It is still unclear who will win and who will be proud in the end!
While the two were talking, a line of extremely dull text gradually appeared on the originally white paper——
There is something really wrong with this paper!
Shen Tang thought: "Looking horizontally, it looks like a ridge and a peak on the side?"
