Chapter 126
Chapter 126
Zhen Wenjun is a person who values friendship, and Wei Tingxu knew it a long time ago.
Therefore, Zhen Wenjun will become a close friend with Lingbi who is also full of emotions, and will also devote all his emotions after truly falling in love with someone.
Of course Wei Tingxu understands what it means to "fall in love with someone". She has read many classics and read many love poems from ancient times to the present. Love is also a part of human emotions, even the most important part.How many heroes rush to the crown and turn into beauties, how many beauties look forward to the king's green silk to become snow, love can make people brave or cowardly, and can even teach people to become puppets at their fingertips.Wei Tingxu is interested in all powerful things in the world, and love naturally needs to be understood.
Beautiful people know they are beautiful, and smart people know they are smart.Wei Tingxu knows that her comprehension ability is stronger than ordinary people, so she has always felt that love is an extremely simple matter for herself, and she can grasp it as she wishes.
Only when she was really immersed in it did she truly discover the reason why "love" is love, and the reason why it can kill countless heroes.
The nerves that had been tense for a long time finally relaxed when she was sure that Wei Tingxu was not in danger. The injury on Zhen Wenjun's arm was much more serious than the intentional wound on the corner of Wei Tingxu's mouth, but she didn't care at all. Touching the corner of Wei Tingxu's mouth, he muttered incessantly:
"How can you bear..."
It was just a small wound, but she paid so much attention to it.
Of course, Renyazi will not allow important "goods" to be flawed. What they sell is a good skin, and even a little flaw may give customers a chance to bargain.So along the way, Lan Xin paid great attention to Wei Tingxu, and asked people to take good care of her so as not to teach her to hurt her.This wound was bitten by herself, just to leave a mark of recognition with Mu Ge.
Why can't you bear it, why can't you bear it?Is this something important enough to think about?
Zhen Wenjun fell asleep, Wei Tingxu covered her with a quilt, turned off the oil lamp, and walked out of the room.
Xiao Hua stood guard at the door, and when she saw her come out, she asked, "Madam, would you like some food?"
Wei Tingxu shook his head.
"Girl, can I contact Ah Liao and the others?"
"No need. Ah Zheng has already gone back to rescue her, and they will come here to join me tomorrow."
"What does the girl need?"
Xiao Hua knew that Wei Tingxu would not wander around casually, and that every move she made had a purpose.
"What do I need?" Wei Tingxu thought for a while and said nothing, she didn't know what she needed at this moment.
She just wants to look up at the bright moon, the bright moon that she will never have.
The ancient rhinoceros country is divided into three regions according to Tianyuan, Dicheng and Haizhen. The regions are not connected to each other, and the talismans to enter the city are also different. To enter each other's jurisdictions, corresponding talismans are required.
It can be said that the Ancient Rhinoceros Kingdom had split long ago and split into three small countries led by their respective nobles.It's just that the ancient rhinoceros country was located in a barren land, and they were isolated from the outside world after the Wanxiang Road was closed. In addition, they were quite hostile to the outside world and never thought of leaving the country to find another territory.Whether it is Tianyuan Dicheng or Haizhen, what these nobles think and plan is to annex the other two clans, eradicate dissidents and unify the ancient rhinoceros.
The three nobles each have their own plans, and Hai Zhen is definitely not the most powerful.
The population of Haizhen is more than that of Dicheng and much less than that of Tianyuan. It is located in the westernmost part of the ancient rhinoceros, and the land is barren and far away from the water source.Compared with the other two ethnic groups, Mu Ge's rule has a great style, the status of women is relatively higher, and the population is increasing year by year.Due to the increasing population, neither the land nor the food can bear it, and the desire to conquer the other two tribes is getting stronger.This is one of the reasons why Wei Tingxu wants to conspire with him.
The other point comes from Wei Tingxu's selfishness.
Mu Ge doesn't agree with selling female slaves. Half of Da Yu's blood is flowing on his body, and he has a bit of Confucianism in his bones. The risk of colluding with him is relatively small, and he is not afraid that he will turn his face and deny others if he has no faith.
After Zhongji, A Liao and her ladies escaped from danger and joined Wei Tingxu, Wei Tingxu called everyone to discuss the unification of Gu Xi.
Mu Ge had asked Wei Tingxu what he wanted to do with Lan Xin and his gang. If he wanted to relieve his anger, he could arrest those people and kill them.Wei Tingxu is not interested in the life and death of such little people, and Mu Ge can do whatever he wants with him.The most important thing now is that she promised to help Mu Ge dominate Gu Xi.
The size of the Guxi Kingdom is comparable to that of Pingcang County. For Wei Tingxu, who is plotting against the 48 counties, hundreds of gentry, and various complex forces, unifying the simple-minded Guxi Kingdom is like picking something out of a pocket. The more than 1000 entourages are Li Yanyi's carefully selected warriors. With the power of one to three, Mu Ge has already had them brought into the country and stationed around the main hall.
Wei Tingxu, Zhen Wenjun, Ah Xi, Ah Liao, Zuo Kunda, Mu Ge and his two powerful generals, She Tai and Qi En, conspired overnight to discuss a unified plan.
Although Mu Ge's two generals are "generals", they have never had combat experience, and neither has Mu Ge himself.
It is true that there have been constant disputes in the ancient rhinoceros kingdom, but all the nobles occupy one-third of an acre of their own land for pleasure, occasionally bickering and bickering, and have never really thought of sending troops to war.Mu Ge has read the art of war that his ancestors brought back from Dayu, and has always wanted to practice it himself, but unfortunately he couldn't find the best opportunity.
Only Zhen Wenjun and Zuo Kunda have actually been on the battlefield or even led the army here.Most of the time Ah Xi just pretended to be a corpse on the battlefield. When he really wanted to plan a battle, he slipped aside to find some food, and listened while eating as a bystander.
Mu Ge spread Gu Xi's map under the oil lamp. After Zhen Wenjun understood the location and strength gap of the three great nobles, he already had a clear idea of the battle situation and tactics.
"Tianyuan, which is located between Dicheng and Haizhen, is not only the largest in area, but also has a lot of troops and supplies. If there is a war, it will not be difficult for Tianyuan to defeat the other nobles one by one."
What Zhen Wenjun said was exactly what Mu Ge was worried about, and it was one of the important reasons why he couldn't make up his mind to send troops today.Knowing one's own strengths can win, and knowing one's own weaknesses is the foundation of life preservation.He was afraid that once the existing balance was broken, Tian Yuan would seize the opportunity to annihilate the other two clans in one fell swoop. At that time, Hai Zhen, who took the lead in sending troops, would not only be defeated and become a prisoner, but also more likely to be reviled by future generations.
"However, only a strong army and a strong horse can win." Zhen Wenjun participated in the Mengliang War, and that battle was a typical example of winning more with less. "'Three' is a wonderful number. It is extremely unstable and used properly. Then you can fight the big with the small and grasp the victory. Regardless of the small size, whoever can win it in the end will win."
"Oh?" Touching on the art of war that Mu Ge is most interested in, Mu Ge pricked up his ears and asked with great interest, "How to make a big difference with a small one?"
Zhen Wenjun circled Dicheng with a pen: "Alliance with Dicheng. I was there at the Xuanguan auction that day, and I saw with my own eyes that Dicheng and Tianyuan's empress turned against each other. Dicheng also hated Tianyuan. Are you or Dicheng? He is not Tianyuan's opponent. If he wants to conquer Dicheng, although the territory of the ancient rhinoceros is not vast, transporting weapons and supplies to the territory of Dicheng for a long distance will consume manpower and financial resources. Why not join forces with Dicheng to attack Tianyuan? "Warring States" Policy. Qin Policy" has a cloud, far away and close attack, the inch is the king's inch, and the ruler is the king's foot. Whether it is land or military strength, no matter how weak the power of the local government is, three thousand is three thousand. If you get ten thousand, then ten thousand, after you jointly crusade against Tian Yuan, it would be good if the prime minister can surrender, but if you don’t want to surrender, then send troops to attack, it will be easy and pure.”
Mu Ge took out a pen and recorded: "Long distance and close attack..."
Zhen Wenjun: "...you don't need to memorize it. If you have any questions, you can communicate at any time."
For five consecutive days, they discussed important matters secretly in the palace.After all the strategies have been formulated, they plan to send secret envoys to the Dicheng to negotiate and conclude a covenant.
Wei Tingxu didn't let the secret envoy come to the door directly to negotiate, the alliance should be more careful and more natural.
"In case Di Cheng doesn't intend to form an alliance with you, but instead secretly informs Tian Yuan of your plan, and unites Tian Yuan to attack you, I'm afraid there will be no way to recover."
Mu Ge took it seriously: "The girl reminded me very well, what should I do according to what the girl sees?"
"What are the hobbies of Di Cheng's Empress?" Wei Tingxu thought for a while and asked, "Is he particularly lustful for women?"
"Huh? How does the girl know?"
"According to what you said, the nobles of Dicheng are not rich, and the financial resources of the nobles of Tianyuan are very different, but last time Xuanguan auctioned the nobles of Dicheng, they actually competed with Tianyuan, and they did not hesitate to spend ten thousand gold... More than ten thousand gold, that is a lot of money Thousands of diamonds."
"Yes, [-] diamonds can be worth two years' rations for the entire Dicheng people." Mu Ge said, "The Queen of Dicheng is indeed a person who is greedy for beauty, and all the beautiful women in Dicheng are sent Entering his palace as his slaves, it is really disgusting to squeeze the people to collect people's fat to buy female slaves in the Central Plains."
"Disgusting is one thing, this person is still the one we want to win over. Don't be afraid of his despicableness, only those who are despicable and have weaknesses can deal with it. He is a womanizer, so we will send a beauty to him, but this beauty must not Let him have it."
"Can't let him get it?"
"Yes, only if you can't get it, you can't forget it."
According to Wei Tingxu's plan, Mu Ge sent the most beautiful and smartest concubine beside him to Di Cheng.There is a spy in Di Cheng, who was sent by Mu Ge's father when he was alive.This detailed work is nearly sixty years old, and it is the teacher of Dicheng's current empress.Mu Ge gave this girl to Xi Zuo as a slave girl, and when Di Cheng Ah Empress saw her, she was immediately attracted by her shocking beauty.It's just that the female slave is his teacher's property, and his identity is quite sensitive, so he must not seize it anyway, otherwise he will be a sinner spurned by everyone.
Empress Dicheng hid in the dark and watched the teacher's slave girl drooling all day long. When the time was right, Mu Ge came to discuss with her in person about jointly attacking Tianyuan.The empress of Di Cheng hesitated a little, so Mu Ge promised that as long as he agreed, he would give him as many beauties as he wanted.Dicheng's queen doesn't want anyone, but only misses that beauty.
Mu Ge said: "I have a way to dedicate her to you."
How could the Empress Dowager believe it, so Mu Ge asked his teacher to write down a promise that as long as he was willing to jointly attack Tianyuan, he would give everything.
Empress Dicheng naturally had her own doubts: "Why would he listen to you?"
"He didn't listen to me." Mu Ge said, "It's just that I spent some time understanding his past. His wife and children died at the hands of Tian Yuan. If you are willing to send troops to Tian Yuan, let alone a female slave, you will be bankrupt. He doesn't care about it."
Sure enough, as Wei Tingxu said, once a person has an obsession, it is very easy to be controlled.Empress Dicheng did not hesitate to form an alliance with Haizhen and sent troops to attack Tianyuan.
Zhen Wenjun hadn't been on the battlefield for a while, and now she had another chance to kill the enemy, which just made her feel refreshed.In this disgusting country, the only way to alleviate the hatred in your heart is to conquer the blood-stained land yourself.
Zhen Wenjun asked Zuo Kunda to harass Tianyuan's west as a vanguard. When Tianyuan's army attacked to the west, Zhen Wenjun led his troops to attack its two wings from behind, defeating Tianyuan's [-] army.Just when the army was fleeing, Di Cheng's soldiers arrived, intercepted the rear, and attacked Haizhen back and forth to firmly block Tianyuan's soldiers. There was no water or food for ten days, and finally they had to surrender.
It took less than a month before and after the battle, and Zhen Wenjun kept fighting at the front without seeing a drop of blood at all, which was really not enjoyable.Fortunately, Muge's plan is not just to cut Tianyuan.
After Tian Yuan was destroyed, Mu Ge aimed at Di Cheng.Empress Dicheng was also quite dissatisfied with Mu Ge. When she wanted to form an alliance and asked him to send troops, the beauty she had promised disappeared during the war, and she didn't even see her hair.He went to Muge to settle the score, and Muge was also very helpless, this matter was beyond his control.Besides, why don't you keep watching the woman you like?
Empress Di Cheng felt that she had been cheated, and held a grudge, and made trouble for Mu Ge from time to time, and even secretly dispatched killers to take Mu Ge's head.
Wei Tingxu was waiting for this day.
"It is imperative to form an alliance with them. Now that the major troubles have been eliminated, we are looking for an opportunity to destroy the emperor and dominate the country. However, you may be criticized for breaking your trust. If you attack your allies, you may bear the reputation of being unkind, but now the other party is determined. If you want to make trouble, if you go on a conquest, you have no choice but to do so."
After hearing Wei Tingxu finished talking about Mu Ge, it suddenly dawned on him: "So that's the case. In this way, I will gain both fame and fortune."
Wei Tingxu smiled and nodded.
Mu Ge praised it in front of Wei Tingxu, but when he met his two generals and mentioned it, he felt uneasy.
"I'm afraid this Da Yu woman has predicted all the developments that will happen in the morning." She Tai shivered after thinking about this matter.
Qi En said: "However, intrigues and deceptions are common on the battlefield. After all, they helped Empress destroy Tian Yuan, and now they want to destroy Di Cheng, but it's just a matter of suppression. She is also planning everything for you, Empress."
"Of course I know." Mu Ge said, "Such a woman can only collude for a while but must never get close. If you want to walk with her, I'm afraid it will take a few more lives."
With Wei Tingxu's order, Zhen Wenjun's iron cavalry quickly pierced through Di Cheng's weak line of defense.Zhen Wenjun found that all the soldiers of the ancient rhinoceros country did not pay attention to strategy when fighting, or they did not understand the art of war at all and only relied on brute force to charge forward and die in battle.They are not as strong as the Jin soldiers and do not understand strategy. Zhen Wenjun fought very easily.
In less than three months, all the remnants were cleaned up. With the help of Wei Tingxu, Zhen Wenjun and others, Mu Ge completed the great cause of unification. He was very grateful. He wanted to entertain them with a banquet, but Wei Tingxu politely refused. .
"We still have more important things to do. We have a long way to go. We have wasted too much time here and need to hurry. The empress only needs to give me the right to trade, which is the best thank you."
Of course, there is no problem with the right to trade. Mu Ge personally handed it over to Wei Tingxu, and was also quite interested in the "road ahead" she said.
"I don't know where the girl wants to go?" Mu Ge asked.
Wei Tingxu didn't have to hide it: "Our trip is just to re-open the Wanxiang Road in the name of Empress Dayu, and we want to go to Liuhuo Country."
"The journey to Liuhuo Country is extremely difficult and dangerous, and very few people can reach it."
"That's why I want to go all the more."
Mu Ge admires Wei Tingxu quite a lot, although he is somewhat afraid of her calculations.
"The girl helped me achieve great success, I also want to give the girl two gifts. Qi En!"
One of the generals who had been following Mu Ge all this time, a man named Qi En knelt on one knee: "Here!"
"I order you to follow Miss Wei and help them reach Liuhuo Country safely."
"Yes!"
Wei Tingxu refused. There were more than 500 people in their party, three of them died in this battle, and there were many strong soldiers, so there was no need for him to send another escort.
Mu Ge said: "The girl doesn't know something, I am a general who can be worth all your followers!"
"Oh?"
"Qi En is a descendant of Liuhuo Country." Mu Ge was not boasting, "His grandfather's grandfather arrived in Guxi from Liuhuo Country, married a wife and had children and lived here. Their family has an ancestral treasure that can point to Liuhuo Country. Without this treasure, even capable people like Miss Wei and Miss Zhen would not be able to cross the vast and boundless Kuerjian Great Desert."
Axi understood the meaning of "Kurjianshi". In the ancient rhinoceros language, "Kurjianshi" is like the "Sura Hell" in the population of the Central Plains, and it is a very scary place.Using this word to describe the desert, one can imagine how terrifying it is.
It is this desert that has always worried Axi the most.
The reason why Liuhuo Nation is so mysterious is because no one can travel back and forth to the desert alive to pass on the information about Liuhuo Nation.There are countless terrible stories hidden in this desert, and its existence is the natural barrier of Liuhuo Nation.At that time, she hesitated not to come because she felt that no one could cross the desert.
Suddenly hearing what Mu Ge said, there are descendants of the Liuhuo Kingdom here, which really surprised her, and she asked excitedly, contrary to her low-key normal:
"The treasure you mentioned is the Myriad Dao Compass?"
Qi En was slightly surprised: "That's right, it's the Wandao Compass."
Both Zhen Wenjun and Wei Tingxu looked at Axi, and Axi explained: "This Wandao compass is produced in the Liuhuo country, and it contains the unique magnetic sandstone in the underground of the Liuhuo country. No matter where you stand in the world, you just need to hold the compass Take it out and point to the direction of the Liuhuo country. In the early years, when the people of the Liuhuo country were willing to leave their homeland, they would have one for use when they returned. Back then, my father wanted to find a compass. Mastering this compass can grasp the direction of the Liuhuo country. .”
With Ah Xi's affirmation, Wei Tingxu's hope greatly increased.She gladly accepted Mu Ge's first gift.And the second gift was a big boat.
The big boat is like a giant beast lying on the side of the pier, waiting for the new owner to bring it.
"The country of Liuhuo is located in the southeast of the ancient rhinoceros country. Since ancient times, there has only been one way to get to Ku'er, and that is to climb Rierhu Mountain. The danger of Ruierhu Mountain is difficult to cross, and the only passable road on this mountain is at 20 It was also buried by falling rocks years ago, and now there is no way to go. Although it is a long way to go down the Mingchonghai, our place is on a high terrain, and we can reach Hubu in less than a month by virtue of the rushing water. Go east along Hubu for [-] miles and you will arrive at the Gulun Grassland. After crossing the Gulun Grassland, you will soon enter Kuerjianshi. This journey is smooth and smooth, and the grassland is also very easy to drive. You load the carriage on the boat and go along the river. Come on, when the time comes, it will be much safer to ride a horse and run wild than to fight a wild bear on Rielhu Mountain."
A Xi, who had walked on the Wanxiang Road, was very sure of the way forward given by Mu Ge. Wei Tingxu had no time to delay, and immediately asked his followers to get on the boat.In addition to being able to use the Myriad Compass, Qi En is also an excellent sailor, he can predict the wind direction and sea weather.
Mu Ge sent a lot of food on board, and spring and summer are a good time to go south, with no wind or waves.
In the early morning of the second day, Wei Tingxu and Yang Fan set sail and continued to march towards Liuhuo Country.
After sailing for five days in a row, the wind and waves were not too big along the way. In addition to the wide hull and strong keel, the sailing has been very stable.Zhen Wenjun was basking in the sun and catching fish on the bed. It didn't look like an expedition at all, it was just like entertainment.Relying on her good water skills, she would jump into the sea from time to time to swim with colorful fish, and sometimes she would go into the water with a harpoon, fork some fat fish on board, and slice and eat them directly.
Zhen Wenjun is strong, the more vast and extraordinary the land, the more he can play and bloom.Wei Tingxu is the complete opposite.
She vomited for five days after boarding the ship and couldn't eat anything. If Zhen Wenjun hadn't forced her to eat gruel, she might have lost consciousness by now.
Zhen Wenjun blamed himself for being careless, how could he not have thought that Zi Zhuo was weak and unable to withstand the storm?Wei Tingxu himself said that it would take a few days to get used to it, but after so many days, she still vomited continuously, and Wei Tingxu stopped Zhen Wenjun's order to return.
"Don't delay important matters because of me alone." Wei Tingxu lost a whole circle of weight, looked weak, and even spoke without confidence, his voice was light and light.
"But if this continues, you will die before reaching the shore." Zhen Wenjun was not trying to scare her.
Wei Tingxu didn't take it seriously: "How can such a trivial matter take my life? You don't have to say it again."
After driving Zhen Wenjun away, Wei Tingxu never saw her again.
Zhen Wenjun knew that Wei Tingxu had always been willful and would never listen to her. She knew that she had to move forward, but she was worried that Wei Tingxu's body would not be able to bear it.Hesitating and anxious.
Wei Tingxu was restless lying on the bed, and every time the boat swayed, her stomach would turn upside down.
She knew that Zhen Wenjun hadn't left outside the door, and this emotion made her even more upset.
This should not be what Zhen Wenjun did.
Zhen Wenjun should warn her to be quiet and not to make a sound, and not to affect the mood of the whole boat because of her little discomfort.She should be locked up, and then command the whole ship to move forward at full speed and reach the destination as soon as possible.
This is what Wei Tingxu would admire and admire.How can Zhen Wenjun be so indecisive to take on such a big responsibility?
The previous Wenjun was clearly not like this.
Wei Tingxu closed her eyes and wanted to sleep for a while to suppress the feeling of upset and vomiting. She had just closed her eyes when she heard shouts from the deck.
When she opened her eyes and was about to get out of bed, the whole ship suddenly fell to one side, and Wei Tingxu quickly grabbed the edge of the bed, almost falling.
This is not an ordinary wind and wave, it seems that the hull of the ship is being pulled and tilted by a huge force.
Stumbling out of the cabin, what he saw completely exceeded Wei Tingxu's expectations.
A black strange fish broke through the water and flew into the air. Zhen Wenjun shot an arrow into its heart.But the small arrow is insignificant to this strange fish. When the strange fish fell, it slapped the bow of the boat with its tail, like a hand on a leaf on the water surface. The boat was immediately shaken into the air, and the people on the boat screamed As soon as they left the deck, nearly a hundred people rose into the air and fell into the sea.
Ah Liao is in it!
More than 20 of her ladies shouted that none of them could hold her back. Zhen Wenjun was able to fall back to the deck steadily by pulling the flagpole and turning over. Seeing that Ah Liao was about to fall into the water, he rushed up and kicked her return.
Ah Liao was kicked heavily in the chest and almost suffocated, and when he fell back, he clutched his heart and his face was blue from the pain.
Ladies stepped forward to check where she was injured, Ah Liao was speechless, even though she often went out with her breasts wrapped, ladies with delicate breasts liked her very much, this foot was so good, it almost got dented.
Zhen Wenjun kicked Ah Liao back, and he fell into the sea uncontrollably.
The strange fish did not act alone, hundreds of juvenile fish that were a circle smaller than it were quietly hiding around the boat, and when the strange fish slapped the boat and fell into the sea, it was their lunch!
The people who fell into the sea were eaten one by one. Zhen Wenjun was shocked. The teeth of the juvenile fish were about to bite her waist. With infinite strength, Zhen Wenjun will not be able to hold on!
On the other side, Qi En also fell into the water and was besieged by a group of juvenile fish.Xiao Hua immediately took the rope at hand and wanted to throw Qi En into the sea to rescue Qi En. Wei Tingxu grabbed her and pointed to Zhen Wenjun on the other side, and shouted: "Save Wen Jun!"
Xiao Hua hesitated a little: "But girl, only Qi En can use the Ten Thousand Dao Compass, if he dies we won't be able to find Liu Huo Nation!"
Zhen Wenjun's hands were covered with blood, and the juvenile fish's teeth were getting tighter and tighter, and it was about to drag Zhen Wenjun into the water.
Once Zhen Wenjun is dragged into the water, she will only die!
"How can I explain to His Majesty when I can't find the Liuhuo Country and go back? How will the new law be implemented?" Xiaohua has always only obeyed orders, because all the orders given to her by Wei Tingxu in the past were without any problems, and she just had to obey them.
But under the current situation, Xiao Hua had to remind Wei Tingxu.
Seeing that Zhen Wenjun had only one head on the sea, Wei Tingxu repeated:
"Save Mr. Wen."
Xiaohua has no choice but to obey orders.
She threw the rope to Zhen Wenjun, who used the rope to escape and return to the boat.And Qi En, who was just ten steps away from her, was besieged and bitten to death by the fish, and the blood dyed the sea surface bright red.
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