maid:"……"
Although the other person spoke not loudly, she still felt like she heard a bolt from the blue.
She never expected that her childhood sweetheart would push her towards other men and ask her to use all her strength to entangle him.
For a moment, she doubted whether her choice was right or wrong.
As if aware of her emotional change, Lian's voice became gentle: "Xiao Tuo, I know this is really wronging you. If you don't want to, just leave the palace. I won't be the high priest anymore. Let's work together." Wandering around the world, living the days of leisurely clouds and wild cranes, it is not that easy for Wu Ding to catch us."
The little maid was a little moved at first, but she calmed down after hearing the last sentence: "Brother Lian, how can I be so selfish and let all your years of hard work go to waste? You are a high priest with a high status, how can I bear it? Let you follow me and live a life of hiding in Tibet. Besides, the throne should be yours in the first place, so why let you escape? Brother Lian, I like you, so I will naturally help you."
There was a flash of joy in the man opposite, but a look of grief appeared on his face: "But this is too embarrassing for you, no, at worst we will find another way."
The little maid stretched out her hand and pressed his lips: "There is no time to change the plan temporarily now. Don't worry, as long as it is to win over big brother, I will do anything."
Lian held her hands excitedly: "It's all my fault that I am too incompetent and need to sacrifice my own woman to achieve my goal."
Hearing the words "own woman", the little maid's face flashed with joy. You must know that her elder brother has always kept a secretive expression and has never publicly admitted anything. Now that she heard him say this, she felt that it was worth any sacrifice. .
"It's none of your business. It's Wu Ding and his son who didn't follow the rules and gave the throne to each other privately. That's why you are so passive."
"Xiao Tuo..." Seeing his childhood sweetheart thinking so wholeheartedly about him, no matter how deep his thoughts were, he was deeply moved. For a moment, he even felt reluctant to give away his beloved woman.
Anyway, the high priest is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, so why bother fighting for that throne? He might as well stay together with the woman he loves...
The little maid's heart was beating wildly when her lover grabbed her hand, her pretty face gradually turned red, and a warm and ambiguous atmosphere began to fill the air.
The distance between the two was getting closer and closer. For some reason, the little maid's mind flashed back to the scene when the king held her in his arms last night, and she froze for a moment.
This subtle reaction also awakened Lian. He hurriedly let go of the other party's hand, cold sweat dripping down his face, thinking to Lian, Lian, you shoulder the important responsibility of the family, how can you forget the great cause because of the affair between a man and a woman, so that everyone has been let down for so many years? All your efforts have been in vain?
If Xiao Tuo's virginity was ruined, Wu Ding would definitely notice something strange and become suspicious, but the result would be in vain.
"Xiaotuo, it won't be long before you come out.
It's time to go back. "Lian's eyes regained clarity and he said calmly.
There was a hint of resentment in the eyes of the little maid, but her heart was in a mess now, so she said no more, bid farewell to him and went out.
Looking at her youthful and beautiful back, a trace of pain flashed through Leng's eyes. It was obvious that he had been his childhood sweetheart since childhood, how could he not have feelings?
A pair of fists were clenched tightly, and his eyes turned into hatred: "Wu Ding, one day I will cut you into pieces!"
After the little maid returned to the palace, she was full of anxiety, thinking how she could seduce the foolish king?
But with that shameless look on his face, I'm afraid he would attack me on his own without me taking the initiative to seduce him.
Thinking of the fight between the other party and the queen in the room yesterday, and the subsequent situation of carrying her to bed, she became more and more sure of this.
Zu An was not in the mood to attack her at this time, as he was going to attend the sacrifice soon.
The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs.
For the Shang Dynasty, sacrifice and war were the biggest things in a country, and this time the two things came together.
At this time, almost all the country's top officials came to the altar, and rows of long-armed warriors were densely surrounding the altar.
Three thousand of them were elites brought from Fuhao's fiefdom, and the other ten thousand were direct descendants of Wu Ding's subordinates. All of them were extremely strong.
In ancient times, this was already a very large army. In previous wars, the number of troops dispatched with a thousand troops was already large, but this time the troops dispatched exceeded 10,000, which is really unprecedented.
Everyone was very serious and also very nervous. No one knew how this battle would end.
Lian and Xiaotuo rushed here after they separated. Xiaotuo gave him the information too late. He had no time to arrange anything and could only follow the ideas of Wu Ding and Fu Shuo.
Anyway, letting Fuhao go on an expedition would not affect his plan, and to some extent it would be more convenient for the implementation of his plan.
He knew the significance of this battle to everyone. Although he wished that the king's army would be defeated and his prestige would be lost, he did not show it at all, lest anyone think that he was hindering it in the future.
The sacrificial ceremony was held respectfully, and after the tortoise shell was burned, it was explained based on the cracks on it that the god's will for this expedition was to lead to victory, and everyone cheered.
Of course, he also played a little trick. He didn't say it completely, but cleverly added some language traps so that he could use it to blame the king if he failed in the future.
Ordinary people would naturally not be able to understand the secret, but Zu An was suspicious of him, and he naturally noticed something fishy under his guard.
But he didn't say anything. He believed in Pei Mianman, and he also believed in the trend of history. Pei Mianman would definitely come back victorious in this battle, and all the high priest's plots would come to nothing.
He carefully looked at this potential boss and could see that he had a strong build and was a bit taller than the others around him. Although there was a lot of paint on his face, the overall impression was still handsome and powerful, well... almost You can catch up with yourself.
The entire sacrificial process seemed to Zu An like a dancing master. He had no interest at all. Instead, he communicated various information with Pei Mianman through sound transmission from beginning to end.
However, when the sacrifices began to be offered, the two of them frowned in unison. Because this sacrifice was unprecedentedly important, the most important sacrifices were naturally chosen. A dozen Qiang captives were brought over.
Seeing that these prisoners were about to be beheaded and eviscerated, Zu An hurriedly stopped them and ordered them to be replaced with pigs, cattle and sheep.
It wasn't that he had a heart attack, but that he really didn't want these human sacrifices to be steamed and sent to his dinner plate. He had learned from the elder before that these sacrifices to the gods would be eaten by the senior officials afterwards. He also confirmed the tradition from Fu Shuo and Xiao Tuo.
In addition, he knew that the value of these captives far exceeded the value of human sacrifices.
In history, why was Huo Qubing able to fight thousands of miles alone in the Hexi Corridor, frightening the Huns? You must know that at that time, the Han people had never been to those places, but he seemed to have his own GPS map.
In addition to his military genius, the big reason is that he used a large number of Huns prisoners. Those people led the way and allowed him to complete the miracle in military history.
The situation today is very similar. The Qiang forces are in Shaanxi and Gansu. Although I drew a general map for Pei Mianman, it is only a macro map. Only these Qiang people themselves know the specific details of the terrain.
How could he be willing to kill these living maps like this?
After telling Pei Mianman his idea, she immediately agreed, and the two of them worked together to save this group of people.
But everyone else was in an uproar. They did not use the highest-quality human sacrifices to offer sacrifices to the gods. What if the gods were angry?
However, Lian almost laughed out loud. This way, if there was any accident in the future war, everything could be blamed on Wu Ding, and it saved him a lot of trouble, so he also added fuel to the flames and settled the matter like this. Come down.
In this way, the Shang army moved to the northwest in anxiety, facing an unknown fate.
Zu An was dealing with various government affairs with Fu Yue in the palace, clearing away some potential rebellious forces in Yindu, and at the same time, he was waiting for the outcome of the war.
One night, Xiao Tuo stood outside the palace door and took a deep breath. She knew she could not delay any longer. Some of Brother Lian's forces had been hit these days. She must gain the king's trust as soon as possible and spread some information in advance.
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Chapter 2 It should be almost done in an hour
