Chapter 22 Section 16

On the morning of August 13th, the imperial capital, Gui Palace. Lei Bicheng stepped into the palace quickly. The maids had just laid out the scented cushions. The eldest princess hurried out of the back hall with her long hair uncombed, wearing a light gauze nightgown. Ning Qing followed behind and helped her lift it up. At the bottom of the robe, he was only wearing a brocade long gown, with a white breast like a woman exposed at the front. "Mr. Bicheng is in a hurry to find me. Is there anything urgent?" The eldest princess was anxious to sit down, and waved her hand to slap the maid to get her out of the way.

"I just got the news that the Tang Dynasty Mission was wiped out in Manwuyuan!" "The whole army was wiped out?" The eldest princess was shocked. "The new owner of the Qingyang Department, Lu Shouyu, didn't even give them a chance to go to the northern capital to submit their credentials. He sent his personal guards, ghost bow warriors, to kill almost all the members of the mission at the entrance of Songke Bird Valley, except for one general. Escaped, this should be their intention to stay here to report. The general is our man, he released two pigeons, one has just arrived in the imperial capital, and the other should still be on the way to Nanhuai City."

"What is Lu Shouyu trying to do?" The eldest princess slapped the handrail angrily, "Do you dare to ignore the dignity of my Dayin royal family?" Ning Qing bowed slightly and leaned into her ear: "Lv Shouyu used such a thunderous method to show that he wanted to break with us. We have his young brother in our hands, the son of Qingyang back then. According to the rules of the alliance, he dared to kill us. If we kill the mission, we will kill the hostages to retaliate. From then on, he and we are mortal enemies. There is absolutely no room for him." "Mr. Ning Qing is right. Lu Shouyu has sent envoys to tell all the barbarians that his father, Lu Song, handed over the Qingyang Department to him in front of everyone before his death. At this time, this young brother is not only important to him. It's useless, but a stumbling block instead, he doesn't care about his brother's life or death, he's pointing his finger at us! Pointing at the eldest princess!" Lei Bicheng said.

The eldest princess waved her hand: "Does Lu Shouyu know that I am behind Xia Tang?" "Someone will tell him," Lei Bicheng said in a deep voice, "I think the one who supports Lu Shouyu behind his back is an important figure in Donglu." The eldest princess turned her black and white eyes to think, and suddenly she stood up: "Chun Guo, Liang Qiusong!" "The eldest princess is wise!" Lei Bicheng bowed. "I have suspected Liang Qiusong for a long time. Liang Qiusong seems to have always been loyal to the royal family, but all these years he has been in the state of Chun, and he wants to be self-reliant. Liang Qiusong may be as dangerous as Ying Wuyi," the eldest princess said quickly Back and forth, he stopped suddenly, "No! He is more dangerous than Ying Wuyi, Ying Wuyi is a man-eating lion, Liang Qiusong is a snake hiding in our arms!"

"Then what will the eldest princess do when she thinks Liang Qiusong has won the support of the barbarians?" Lei Bicheng asked. "He will instigate the barbarians to go south." Ning Qing replied, "Chun Kingdom will be the first to fight, and Liang Qiusong will feign defeat. Once the barbarian cavalry pass through the natural danger of Tangwuguan guarded by Chun Kingdom, they will point directly at Tianqi... Just like when the locusts were raging during the Wenjing period." "It's far more serious than that. The nomads who came to Donglu seventy years ago were nomads who couldn't survive in Hanzhou. Now we will face the tiger and leopard cavalry of Qingyang Lord Lu Shouyu!" Lei Bicheng's voice was golden Tie Jiao Ming.

The eldest princess' complexion changed suddenly, and she stood silently, looking into the distance. Lei Bicheng walked up to the eldest princess and smiled coldly: "Congratulations to the eldest princess, congratulations to the eldest princess." The eldest princess glanced at him, showing a vigilant look: "What's so exciting?" "The opportunity for the Bai clan to reunify the Eastern Continent is at hand, isn't it worth celebrating?" Lei Bicheng's eyes were like lightning. "Reunify the Eastern Continent?" the eldest princess wondered.

Lei Bicheng nodded slightly: "Liang Qiusong wants to come with Lu Shouyu. In my opinion, it is a wishful thing. Once the barbarians invade, we have a reason to order the princes to join forces to fight against the barbarians. We can open the city of Shangyang Pass." Let the armies of the princes pass through the king's domain and enter the interior of Chun State to fight against Lu Shouyu's cavalry. At that time, both sides must suffer heavy casualties, and I have already prepared another 40,000 combo crossbows for the eldest princess. The princess has already seen it. Bai Yi was forced to retreat at Shangyang Pass that day. Crossbowmen can be recruited from civilians, and they can be sent to the battlefield with simple training. A 10,000-shot crossbow is fired like a hundred thousand Longbow. With this power, the princess is able to defend against the barbarians and suppress the princes. At that time, the princess was the hero of the royal family, and the territories of the princes had to be included in the king's domain. Is there any king in the world? Every inch of land in the four states of the Eastern Continent , should be Wang Yu!"

Ning Qing was slightly shocked, but did not speak. The eldest princess pondered for a moment: "With my current military strength, Dayin really started a war with the barbarians... There is nothing you can't say in front of Mr. Bicheng. If you want to talk about the wealth of the country, I, a prince of Dayin, is better than the sum of the seven tribes of the barbarians. In terms of military strength, in the 700 years since the founding of my country, Dayin, only Emperor Wu can confront the barbarians head-on. The barbarians were conquered twice in the north, and both were victorious. But in the end, the people's resentment boiled over and the national power declined, and Emperor Wu himself died in depression."

"Nowadays the royal family is weak and the feudal lords are scattered. Only the Chuwei, Xiatang, and Chunguo families can sincerely contribute to the Bai family. Now Liang Qiusong uses Chunguo Gong as his puppet. After stealing the power of Chunguo, Chuwei, Xiatang There is almost no chance of winning against the barbarian cavalry." Lei Bicheng smiled faintly, "Is this what the eldest princess thinks?" The eldest princess sighed: "Exactly, among the vassals today, there are strong soldiers and horses. To the north are the Chun Kingdom and Jinbei, and to the south are the 'Three Kingdoms of the South' Chuwei, Xiatang and Li Kingdoms. Lei Qianye, the king of Jinbei, is also a A duplicitous person looks obedient, but actually has sinister intentions. I heard people say that Lei Qianye is a white tiger in the snow-capped mountains? He will eat people when he wakes up. In this way, he went to the Three Kingdoms in the Five Kingdoms, and only Chu Wei and Xia Don can still call."

"The eldest princess missed someone." Lei Bicheng said with a smile. "Duke Li, Ying Wuyi." Ning Qing said suddenly. "Idiots talking about dreams!" The eldest princess sneered, "Ying Wuyi is a lion, do you still want to put a bridle on him for you to drive? Talk about useless nonsense!" "No, Mr. Ning Qing is right," Lei Bicheng said slowly, "The lions of the Eastern Land will definitely be on our side at that time, because he is more reluctant than anyone else to see the barbarians in front of us. Donglu is rampant, he regards Donglu as his place, and he will definitely raise troops to respond to us. Moreover, the Qingyang Department also has troubles. Once he steps into Donglu, the troubles will break out. A wolf has been coveting in the north for a long time Now, it always smells from the south, and once it smells of dead people, it will go south to prey."

"Possessions?" the eldest princess asked. "The wolf lord of Shuobei, Menglehuoer Orhan, is a hero on the grassland who has been second only to King Qindahan for a hundred years. No one can stop him unless King Qindahan is resurrected!" Lei Bicheng said, "The people I sent have reached an agreement with Shuobei Wolf Lord. They will be our friends... Although it is always dangerous to be friends with the Wolf King, fortunately we have a common enemy." The eldest princess was silent for a long time, she took a few steps back silently, and sat down tiredly on the couch. She was already a little afraid of so much news coming at her face. She touched Liangyu's comb by the side, combed her long hair silently, and sighed after a long time: "I have always believed in Mr. Bicheng. But Mr. Bicheng has strategized and uses the world as a chessboard. Winning or losing spans the north and south of Kyushu, it's a big bet!" Lei Bicheng saluted respectfully: "The eldest princess once said that when the royal family was in decline, as a woman, she still had to stand up and do things that men couldn't do. This is a peerless ambition. What the eldest princess is doing is exactly what most people in the world cannot do. I don't care how big the chessboard is, how difficult it is to win or lose. I have received God's will to realize the ambition of the eldest princess. It is not a heroic act to be unable to unify the four directions, but stick to one king's domain, as if he is trapped in a trap!" "Living in this world, we cannot unify the four directions, but stick to one kingdom, as if we are trapped, it is not a heroic act..." The eldest princess muttered to herself, and suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she raised her voice, "Okay! Mr. Cheng awakened the man in his dream. If Bai Lingbo was content to dominate the kingdom in this life, it would be ridiculed! Then people will talk about me, but I am just a short-sighted woman. A man of great ambition! Mr. Bicheng asks me how to deal with it." Lei Bicheng smiled: "There is no need for the eldest princess to do anything, we just need to sit quietly and watch from the sidelines. Soon, there will be new news from the northern capital." Ning Qing thought for a moment, and stepped forward: "However, if the news reaches Nanhuai City, I don't know how the Duke of Baili will react. Should the eldest princess still write a personal letter and send it quickly to reassure her? I have great expectations for the meeting with Qingyang this time, and that Prince Qingyang..." "According to the rules of betraying the alliance, behead him." Lei Bicheng said slowly. "Beheading?" Ning Qing hesitated slightly, "At this moment, if beheading the hostage, although it is enough to deter, it is of no practical use. I heard that although the prince has some knives, he has a cowardly personality. It may not be impossible to save his life... " "No," Lei Bicheng interrupted him, "behead, I have seen that child, he is very dangerous to us. Lu Song is dead, he is useless, and must not be kept!" "Hey, what is a child? Mr. Bicheng said beheading, so let's behead it." The eldest princess stopped Ning Qing, "Ning Qing, write to Baili Jinghong for me." "Also, ask Baili Jinghong to imprison Xi Yan immediately. Even if he can't be killed, he can't be given freedom, and no one is allowed to contact him." Lei Bicheng said. The eldest princess froze for a moment, frowned slightly, with a look of embarrassment on her face: "Baili Jinghong is very dependent on Xi Yan. Although Xi Yan is very dangerous, he has been very submissive to Baili Jinghong these years. Let Baili Jinghong imprisoning Xi Yan is tantamount to cutting off his arm. I'm afraid he will feel dissatisfied. Moreover, the evidence of Xi Yan's rebellion has not been collected completely. If you do anything to him, I'm afraid there will be riots. Does Mr. Bicheng really think it's worth it?" Lei Bicheng bowed again, and the president saluted: "Princess, please believe me. If you want to kill the prince of Qingyang, Xi Yan will definitely take the risk and gather all his fellow rebels. At that time, it will be difficult to put out the disaster." A hundred times." The eldest princess was silent for a long time, and turned to Ning Qing: "Ning Qing, Baili Jinghong is rich in Wanzhou and is the emperor's arm. With his current status, will he resist our decision?" "My eldest princess, for hundreds of years, the Baili family has never tolerated any affection for those who are not loyal to the royal family." Ning Qing straightened her sleeves and bowed down on the seat. The Lord is the guarantor. If Baili Jinghong dares to be unfaithful to the eldest princess, I am willing to ride the horse for thousands of miles with a knife alone, and take Baili Jinghong's head as an offering in front of the princess." "Very good." The eldest princess nodded slightly, and sighed softly, "Ning Qing, there is a murderous look in your words... You have grown up, and you are no longer that obedient child. You are covered with evergreen blood, sooner or later you will soar into the sky like your father?" "Flying into the sky is also the eldest princess' eagle." The eldest princess nodded slightly, and waved her hand violently: "Ning Qing, give orders to Baili Jinghong!" Lei Bicheng waved his sleeves, and the black-clothed servant behind him took a step forward, and placed a letter that had been prepared in front of Ning Qing. Ning Qing took the thin knife with a blade no longer than two inches from the handmaid, and cut her finger.He slipped out a small print that seemed to be made of black jade from his sleeve, and smeared blood on the print.The seal suddenly changed, the pitch-black seal stone suddenly became transparent, it was no longer black, but a thick reddish-brown color, as if a fluid was slowly flowing in the seal stone. Ning Qing put the seal on the end of the letter, and the reddish-brown liquid flowed out of the seal stone and slowly seeped into the paper.