"It's related to Yanling, it's related to Yanling... This is a breakthrough." Qishan walked back and forth holding the piece of paper, and heard him murmur in a low voice, "I have heard of similar secret hiding methods before. It’s used to convey messages. It’s just 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 Qishan turning 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, are you too worried? He's just an ordinary hussy boy 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, it would be What breaking news deserves its place?”
Qi Shan put his palms on the paper, and the cyan literary energy condensed in his palms, and he slowly felt 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 doesn't know.
Yuanliang's question 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. That is just the tip of the iceberg of this extremely limited 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 can't even provide food and clothing, and they don't care about the name of the local governor, who has made any achievements, let alone the general trend of the world, and they have 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, so there was no disappointment or other emotions. If Shen Xiaolangjun suddenly became aware of everything, he would instead wonder if this person was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. So Qishan revealed something to Shen Tang for the first time.
The tip of the iceberg about the overall situation of the world.
He said: "I said before that Zheng Qiao, the commander of the Geng Kingdom, will destroy himself within five years. This is not only because this person is violent and vicious, and is accustomed to using unscrupulous and vicious methods. There is also another important reason - he wants to drive away To devour a tiger is to seek its skin.”
Shen Tang subconsciously sat upright and listened attentively.
After a little thought, I guessed a little bit.
"Yuanliang 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, including descriptions of the Geng Kingdom and the fallen Xin Kingdom.
The geographical location of both countries is 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 unlucky situation of the Geng Kingdom, which was surrounded by neighbors on all sides and was beaten every now and then, the Xin Kingdom was slightly better off. The northwest territory was made up of endless steep mountains, which were dangerous and 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 descendants 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 - thinking too broadly, they would touch the sun.
Because before the Thief Star landed, Shi Wu was not called this name at all. They just accidentally learned that there was such a mythical story about the word spirit contained in the Thief Star, so they raised their profile to try it. The key is that after one or two hundred years of passing it on, the effect really comes out.
Whether outsiders believe it or not is second, but they believe it anyway.
The descendants of the Golden Crow are so noble!
Shen Tang guessed part of the truth after a moment's thought, and murmured: "If Shiwu is a 'tiger'... In this way, Zheng Qiao's victory over Xin State was not due to the terrifying power of Geng State led by Zheng Qiao, but with the help of heaven and earth. The location is favorable and the people are harmonious? Taking advantage of the natural and man-made disasters and political turmoil in the Xin Kingdom, secretly unite with Shiwu and have Shiwu send troops to harass and attract the troops of the Xin Kingdom, and the Geng Kingdom will send troops to make a surprise attack? "
The Xin State was already suffering from constant internal troubles, and Shiwu was constantly harassing and causing trouble at the border. It was inevitable that it would be a precaution against the Geng State.
This finally 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 sighed: "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, That child still thinks of Shiwu in his heart. By chance, he got in touch with the tribal forces on his parents' side, and became one of Shiwu's informants."
Shen Tang was stunned when he heard this: "The county guard didn't even have time to hide this secret, which is related to one's wealth and life. How could you know?"
From this point of view, Qi Yuanliang is really not an ordinary "guiding NPC". The secrets in this guy are like the old sow wearing a bra, one set after another, layer after layer. If we dig deeper, I'm afraid it will be a deep hole. Shen Tang observed Qi Shan's expression with his peripheral vision and saw that he didn't have particularly big mood swings, so he said, "If it's not convenient for you to tell me, then I won't ask."
Qishan said: "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. All you need to know is that the governor of Sibao County is not a good person. He doesn't know that I still have it. Alive. On the surface, he is a loyal minister to Zheng Qiao. He is used to flattering Zheng Qiao. He will do whatever it takes to please Zheng Qiao, but secretly he still does things for Shiwu."
As he spoke, Qishan brought the topic back.
He said: "The geographical location of Sibao County is quite special. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. It is a state and county at the junction of Xin State and Geng State. It is also the only way for nearby countries to go south, and there are waterways. In other words, if you want to If you want to plot the hinterland of the Central Plains, Sibao County is the springboard."
Shen Tang took a breath of air.
"Is Shiwu's plot so big?"
The mountains blocking their way south had not been conquered, so they were thinking about how they would go after conquering the northwest countries.
"They really dare to plot such a big plan. It used to be a daydream, but now -" Shen Tang 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 national destiny may not be able to maintain the national border barrier on the other side of the mountain range. Coupled with Shi Wu’s hard work over the years, he may really be able to seize the opportunity to cross that mountain range."
Xiaocheng is a move they buried deeply.
Of course, Qishan is here to take revenge.
