Chapter 18 Section 12

On the fifth day of August, the northern capital of Hanzhou. Bi Mogan paced in the golden tent with his hands behind his back, with Tie You and Luo Ziyan standing on both sides of him.Luo Ziyan was summoned to the golden tent early in the morning, and all he saw was Bimogan pacing.Bi Mogan was not as close to him as before, and kept silent, Luo Ziyan was faintly worried. "Brother Luo, there is news from Xiatang this morning that they will send envoys to the northern capital. They recognize me as the maharajah and are willing to transfer to me the conditions they gave to my father." Bimogan finally said, "What do you mean?" Look?"

Luo Ziyan was silent for a moment, then smiled coldly: "As I guessed, Xiatang is unwilling to admit that their diplomacy in Beilu failed. They want to snatch the covenant with Qingyang from us." "Brother, in the past ten years, Brother Luo and Liang Qiuhou have treated us well, and there is no reason to offend a good friend of the Chun Kingdom for the sake of people who are going to Tang Dynasty." Tie You said. "Brother Luo, I won't play around with you." Bimogan looked straight at Luo Ziyan, "You are my good friend, and I believe in you in my heart. Last time I talked with Tuoba Shanyue, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty. After a long time, although he is a barbarian, he does not have your appetite for me. I feel that Xiatang has ulterior motives and is not trustworthy. But to be honest, I don’t want to offend Xiatang for the sake of Chunguo at this time. We should have met in the spring Hold the Kurige Conference, let the tribes on the grassland recognize my status as the maharaja, but some of them are unwilling to come, so I have not yet secured the throne of the maharaja. At this time, anyone who supports me will treat me It is beneficial, and the same goes for Tang Dynasty, their letters are courteous, and I can't slap them in the face."

Luo Ziyan shrugged: "I understand what Maharaja means very well, and I won't hold grudges against Maharaja because of it. Allies should take advantage of each other. This has nothing to do with the friendship between me and Maharaja. However, there is one I haven't told the majesty the information for eight months, and after listening to it, the majesty's decision will probably change." "What?" Bi Mogan became alert. "Majesty, do you still remember that I came to the northern capital in the severe winter last year and persuaded the majesty to do it as soon as possible? Did the majesty ever wonder why I rushed to the northern capital desperately at that time? Why? Why don’t I wait until this year’s spring when the snow melts?”

Bi Mogan nodded: "I was confused at the time, but there were too many things at that time, and I forgot later." "Does your majesty know that in the late autumn of the year before last, there was a great battle between the princes at Shangyang Pass in the Eastern Continent. In that battle, 100,000 people died in battle, and the result of that battle was that the princes and overlord Ying Wuyi escaped from the apocalypse City, the royal family regained power." "I heard it before." "Then, does the Majesty know that tens of thousands of people died in that battle and came back to life to fight against the living?"

Bi Mogan was surprised: "Resurrected from the dead?" Luo Ziyan nodded solemnly: "The royal family forbids the dissemination of this news, but after all, tens of thousands of soldiers witnessed that scene with their own eyes, so the news still spread. So far, that matter has not been explained, and those in power have kept it secret. Liang Qiuhou is very Concerned about this matter, we launched a secret investigation through all news channels, and finally we confirmed one thing, the one who brought those dead back to life is the national teacher enshrined by the royal family. His name is Leibi City."

"What does this matter have to do with our Qingyang?" "Majesty Leibicheng doesn't know him, so what about Shanbikong?" Luo Ziyan spat out the name word by word. Bimogan felt a chill running down his back, and he remembered that Dayin Guoshi named Shan Bikong had used the medical skill of bringing the dead back to life for his younger brother Asule.Thinking about it this way, the images of Lei Bicheng and Shan Bikong gradually merged together, as if they were the same person. "Leibicheng and Shanbikong are the same person?" Bimogan asked. "No, but they happen to have similar powers, and they both happen to be Dayin's national teachers. Some people even say that they look alike." Luo Ziyan sneered, "Last year, Liang Qiuhou got a piece of news by accident. The Donglu brigade went to the north of Hanzhou, where they received supplies from Hudulu Khan, the eldest son of Shuobei, and then continued north..."

"Continue to go north?" Tie You was taken aback, "The north of Shuo and further north are wastelands, and there is heavy snow all year round. There is nothing there, and no one can live!" "The leader of that brigade is very much like the mountain blue sky that the Majesty has seen!" Luo Ziyan's voice was chilling. "Shan Bikong? Why is he going to the north?" Bimogan suddenly had an extremely ominous premonition. "Because there are wolves in the north!" "Wolf?" Bi Mogan was puzzled for a moment, then his expression changed.

"A white wolf is eight feet tall and one foot long without a tail." Luo Ziyan stared into Bimogan's eyes, "Your Majesty, you have already imagined that in the extreme north where humans cannot be said to set foot, there is such a wolf. A pack of wolves have been waiting for thirty years!" "What?" Tie You saw the serious expressions on the faces of the two people, but he didn't understand what they were talking about, and felt that it was a terrible charade. "The white wolves of Shuobei, the white wolves of Menglehuo'er Uerhan, I thought he had died more than ten years ago." Bi Mogan sighed softly, "I don't remember if Tie You remembers, it was almost eight years ago." Years ago, the Tang Dynasty delegation invited by my father was hunting in Sharonburg, and suddenly encountered a pack of wolves. The wolf was white and was killed by Asule. It was a wolf from Shuobei."

"I've heard that people in Shuobei raise wolves...but do they raise them in groups?" Tie You's expression turned ugly. "They are raised in groups, tens of thousands of wolves, and the white wolf you saw can only be regarded as the smallest in the pack of white wolves. The real giant wolf is as big as a horse, Meng Lehuoer The warriors charged on the backs of wolves. These people called themselves 'Warriors of Red Bones'. Some said that they ate human flesh and drank human blood, and the blood dyed their bones red. Some said that they had human shapes, but they had a wolf. Xin, they can hunt together with the wolves, and when there is no food, they will eat wolves instead. But the white wolves seldom approach the capital city, it is said that the reason is that those giant wolves are very afraid of heat. Thirty years ago, Shuobei When they reached the capital of Beidu, the cavalry was mixed with the White Wolf Regiment. Some people said that Abba set up an ambush that time and almost wiped out them all." Bimogan said.

"How many are there?" Tie You asked. "Thirty years ago, it was said that there were two thousand." Bimogan said. Tie You breathed a sigh of relief: "Two thousand people are nothing, even if they are riding on the back of wolves, they are only two thousand people after all, are they not afraid of our iron swords and arrows? There are 100,000 of us in Qingyang who can mount a horse and fight man." "I don't care about two thousand people," Bi Mogan took a deep breath, "but I care about Meng Lehuo... If he is still alive, he is more terrifying than two thousand men riding wolves combined!"

"If my information is correct, Meng Lehuo'er is simply an evil spirit." Luo Ziyan said quietly. "Yes, it's an evil spirit." Bimogan nodded and turned to Luo Ziyan, "Then what is the relationship between Shanbikong, Leibicheng, the resurrected dead from Shangyangguan, and Menglehuoer? ?” "Although Shan Bikong and Lei Bicheng are not the same person, they belong to the same organization. At the beginning, this organization persuaded the Emperor of the Eastern Continent in Tianqi City, saying that the princes have the heart of disobedience and should rely on the power of the barbarians. We I think that Emperor Xi, who was in power at that time, was very angry because the princes from Liguo became stronger and invaded Tianqi City. At this time, the civil strife among the princes began. Emperor Xi admired his ancestor, Emperor Fengyan very much. He believed that Emperor Fengyan was able to unify the princes for two northern expeditions because the barbarians were powerful at that time, and the princes were aware of this foreign enemy. Therefore, he sent Shan Bikong as an envoy to secretly form an alliance with the barbarians with the most loyal Tang Dynasty, intending to take the opportunity to unite the princes when the barbarians attacked the eastern land. He would rather distribute the land left by his ancestors to The barbarians are not willing to stay in the hands of the princes." Luo Ziyan paused, "But Emperor Xi died, so the plan of this organization failed. In order to trigger the war, they had to dispatch a class leader The tall man——Lei Bicheng. However, although the battle that Lei Bicheng planned at Shangyang Pass was a masterpiece of secret art, it was destroyed by some people. In the end, the coalition forces of the princes still won a small victory. The situation in the Eastern Land has calmed down One year, even Duke Ying Wuyi, the seed of troubled times, realized that if he rushed to war, he might fall into the trap of some people, so he kept leaving the country to raise soldiers. This organization was frustrated for the second time. So they made a third This time, they reactivated Shan Bikong and sent him to the extreme north of Hanzhou to contact Shuobei. It must be said that this incident was caused by your father. Your father is too smart. There is a problem with the alliance this time, so he did not actively prepare to launch an attack on the Chun Kingdom according to the alliance..." "Actually, you have known for a long time that Xiatang's covenant is for them to support ships and weapons. We send cavalry to attack Chunguo, right?" Bimogan asked. Luo Ziyan nodded slightly: "We are very clear, but Liang Qiuhou has endured silently for ten years, and has been building a good relationship with you, Majesty, and did not take strong measures because we found that your father was not really eager to attack Chun. On the contrary, he used all the weapons and armor supported by the Tang Dynasty to arm an army to deal with the prairie cavalry. The tactics of the Chunguo cavalry are different from the prairie cavalry. Your father's goal is not Chunguo, but Shuobei. He has been We are guarding against Shuobei's revenge. At this time, the organization has to abandon your father, and find a leader who is more vicious and ambitious for Donglu to support. From this point of view, Shuobei is undoubtedly better than Qingyang Whether it is Meng Lehuoer or Hudulu Khan, they are all people who can die for land and power." "Shuobei is going south, and the first goal is to capture the northern capital!" Bimogan's face was livid. "They may not really want to attack the northern capital," Luo Ziyan sneered, "Your Majesty, you forgot that there is another Xia Tang country in our game of chess. Xia Tang country has stood firmly with this organization from the very beginning. Tang Guozhu Baili Jinghong should know everything. Not only does he not intend to be hostile to you now, he also wants to continue the covenant he made with your father and give you more benefits. What do you think this is for? ?” Bi Mogan pondered for a while: "This is to let me be off guard." "Yes, but it's not just that. There is another person in Xiatang Kingdom's hands, your little brother Lu Guichen Asule Pasur, he is the youngest son, according to the rules on the grassland, he should inherit the family business... For Maharaja, what is even worse is that your little brother, whose mother is from Shuobei, is the most cherished daughter of Menglehuoer Uerhan. In a sense, your younger brother becomes Maharaja Far more suitable than you, he will have the support of Qingyang and Shuobei two big tribes at the same time, and his name is justified." Luo Ziyan approached Bimogan with a knife-like look in his eyes, "So if the Kulig Conference is really It is not necessarily that you will be recognized as a maharaja. Shuobei, Xiatang, your other two younger brothers Xu Dahan and Guimu will all push your little brother to the position of maharaja, and those who are dissatisfied with you will It may suddenly turn against you!" "If the wolf cubs in Shuobei support Asule, they will be able to easily take down the northern capital!" Tie You suddenly understood, and his voice became louder, "The purpose of forming an alliance with us in the Tang Dynasty is actually to be their internal support!" Luo Ziyan smiled, took a step back, and bowed to Mo Gan: "This is the information I wanted to bring to the Majesty eight months ago, and now I have told everything I know. Come to the Tang Dynasty Even if they come as enemies or friends, how the majesty should greet them is up to the majesty to decide." Bimogan stared at Luo Ziyan, pursing his lips tightly, and Luo Ziyan also stared at him calmly.The golden tent was as quiet as death, and Tie You felt the extremely tense atmosphere, as if a string of a piano was about to break at any moment. He couldn't help but stood up: "Brother, brother Luo's words are very clear, what should we do? We can't let the thieves in Tang Dynasty succeed!" Bimogan reached out to stop him, still staring at Luo Ziyan. After a long time, he spoke slowly: "Brother Luo got the news eight months ago, and even risked being frozen to death to rush to the northern capital to inform me, but why didn't he say it until now?" "Because the old majesty passed the seat to you in public at that time, you took down the northern capital and temporarily resolved the crisis." Luo Ziyan's voice was extremely calm, "For me and Liang Qiuhou, there is no other choice. Don't want to say anything about that group. It's one of our biggest secrets." "What's the name of that organization?" Bi Mogan followed Luo Ziyan's words and asked without the slightest gap. "Chenyue." Luo Ziyan spit out these two words slowly. "What is Chenyue's purpose? To be the emperor of Donglu?" Bimogan looked aggressively. "No, they just want to start a war. They are a religious sect that exists for war. I know it's ridiculous for me to say this, but what I want to tell the majesty is that behind the wars in the past hundreds of years, there are The shadow of Chenyue. The history of Kyushu is not so much a history of kings fighting for power, but rather a record of Chenyue's whereabouts. Their power is incredible, enough to resurrect the dead, but wherever they go, they will inevitably die thousands of times. Wan, the blood is flowing like a river!" Luo Ziyan let out a long breath, "Liang Qiuhou and I have been chasing this organization for more than ten years." "You and Chenyue are enemies?" Bimogan asked after thinking for a moment. "No, we just can't let them destroy our plans..." Luo Ziyan stopped suddenly, "Yes! They are our enemies! All those who hinder our plans are our enemies!" "What's your big plan?" Bi Mogan shouted loudly. "We want to be...Emperor of the Eastern Continent!" Luo Ziyan replied in a slow but extremely heavy voice. Bi Mogan let out a long breath, stepped back tiredly, sat slowly on the golden throne, bowed his head in thought, and didn't say a word for a long time. After a long time, he raised his head and said in a low voice: "Brother Luo, I have long known that you are a person who can do great things. On the chessboard between you and Liang Qiuhou, I am just a pawn than Mogan. You are going to be the emperor of the Eastern Continent." , you don’t want to tell me some things, and it’s useless for me to ask. But now it’s my life and death in Qingyang, how I make a decision will affect the future of hundreds of thousands of people in Qingyang. I still believe that you are my brother, we I want to ask you something... My brother Luo Ziyan, can you assure me with our friendship that everything you said is true?" Luo Ziyan took a deep breath, took a step, and pressed his chest: "My brother Bi Mogan, I use our friendship and my life to assure you that I have not a single lie!" Bi Mogan nodded: "Okay, I already know how to meet the envoy from Xia Tang."