Along the way, Dia Melissa kept chirping like a happy lark, looking here and there on the streets of the royal capital. Mu Sheng followed her with a smile, looking at her energetic figure, he couldn't help but be fascinated. Attracted by the strong vitality shown in her body.
Mu Sheng's heart moved. He didn't know when he had lost the vitality of his youth. Although he looked young on the surface, he had been a middle-aged and old man for two generations, and he had long been a middle-aged and old man who had endured countless winds and frosts. Hey!
Touring all the way, it was only then that he relaxed and seriously visited the capital of Taisha. The capital of Taisha can indeed be said to be extremely prosperous. When the war first started, the whole city was under martial law and there were not many people on the streets. Now it has long returned to its former glory. It was so glorious, with caravans coming and going like a shuttle, pedestrians bustling, walking shoulder to shoulder, it was extremely lively, and Shanpouyu City was completely incomparable.
Although Yucheng is known as the city on the top of a mountain and the city that will never fall, the earliest Shanpup people built Yucheng as a military fortress. Its traffic conditions are destined to prevent it from developing into a prosperous super city.
The two of them visited for a day, and at dusk, he took his sister-in-law to a local tavern and led her to a room on the second floor.
Dia Melissa asked innocently: "Third brother-in-law, what are we doing here?"
When Dia Melissa looked at the gorgeous carpets and brand new beds in the room, she seemed to realize something. Her face instantly turned red and she whispered: "Brother-in-law, I still..."
Unexpectedly, Mu Sheng said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I have something to do and have an appointment with an important guest. Please rest here for a while and don't run around. I will take you back to the palace later, okay?"
When Dia Melissa heard this, she seemed a little disappointed. Mu Sheng looked at her weird look and felt a little uneasy. He waved his hand and added a strengthening barrier to the room, and then he walked down to the second floor with confidence and went to the private room of the tavern. .
In the private room of the tavern, Mu Sheng waited patiently for the Duke to arrive. While waiting, he was always thinking about one thing, which was how to effectively harvest the behemoth Tesha in the future? Now that he has occupied the royal capital of Taisha and detained a large number of Taisha dignitaries, he seems to have unlimited glory, but there are also hidden dangers.
Use force to oppress. On the surface, Taisha seems to be submissive from top to bottom. In fact, everyone from top to bottom in Taisha is very unconvinced. Shanpup is a small country after all. Taisha has always been the overlord of southern Xinjiang in the past, a big country. How can our people be easily bullied by a small country? From top to bottom, Tesha just endured the humiliation temporarily.
Military conquest is only the first step, and there are many complicated things that need to be dealt with in the follow-up. This reminded him of the stories of the Song and Jin Dynasties in later generations. Obviously, what happened later between the Song and Jin Dynasties showed that the rulers of the Wanyan family of the Jin Kingdom lacked foresight. After all, they were A group of barbarians from the White Mountains and Black Waters, their level of governing the country is too low, and they have not read many books. To put it bluntly, they are just a bunch of humanoid creatures with well-developed limbs and simple minds.
At that time, after the Jin army captured Bianliang in Tokyo, they caused the humiliation of Jingkang and unnecessarily insulted the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty. Even the weak bodies of the Song Dynasty also broke out with astonishing fighting power. War smoke was everywhere in the north, and the Jin army In the process of conquest, it can be said that there were many difficulties. At one time, he was beaten by the Yue family army and almost quit the Central Plains.
If a small country wants to conquer a big country, it can only find a way to disintegrate it from within, recruit all available forces, and slowly accumulate victory. On the surface, the big country must be given the face it deserves. Before it has an absolute advantage, it must not deceive the king. Insulting ministers, this stupid approach can only arouse the hatred of the whole country.
Today, the relationship between Shanpu and Taisha is similar to the relationship between Song and Jin, except that we are from Jin and Taisha is from Song.
The Jin Kingdom was happy with the disgrace of Jingkang, but the consequence was that it completely offended the Song Dynasty. So when faced with the Mongols moving south, the best solution was actually for the Song and Jin Dynasties to unite to resist the Mongolian invasion. The international situation was ever-changing. , the relationship between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty has changed from a century-old feud to a bitter relationship.
It was because of the shame of Jingkang that there was always a thorn in the hearts of the Southern Song Dynasty. The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty were so uncomfortable that the two countries could not cooperate at all in the diplomatic and military fields. Once they cooperated, let alone the Jin Kingdom, the internal affairs of the Southern Song Dynasty A group of patriotic and angry young people refused to agree. There were many far-sighted people in the Southern Song Dynasty. Once they proposed to cooperate with Jin? He was immediately labeled as a traitor, and a series of outrageous operations in the late Southern Song Dynasty eventually led to the death of both the Jin and Song Dynasties. It was sad! What a shame!
If we look at the problem from the perspective of the Jin Kingdom, the historical lesson of the Jingkang Disgrace is that before you have accumulated enough strength to kill your opponent in one blow, try to leave as many escape routes as possible, at least to make both sides look good and prepare for the future. In the possible international crisis, leave room for maneuver, and don't let the road die. The shame of Jingkang is a lesson learned from the past.
Later, the Qing Dynasty once again occupied the Central Plains. The political minds of the Jianzhou Jurchens were several levels better than those barbarians of the Wanyan family who only believed in force. They attacked and attracted various forces within the Ming Dynasty. Sixty years after the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the rise of the Qing Dynasty, the great feat of snake swallowing the elephant was finally completed. Looking at the problem from the perspective of the Jianzhou Jurchen, it is indeed a miraculous operational level.
Although Mu Sheng did not like the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, because in modern times, the late Qing Dynasty brought too many painful memories of the loss of the country and humiliation to the Chinese nation, but we have to admit that whether it is to seize historical opportunities or from the perspective of governance level , those Manchu politicians in the early Qing Dynasty were really of very high standard. Even if they couldn’t understand Sun Tzu’s Art of War, they really read The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Mu Sheng was lost in thought about the future development path of the mountain puppet. Today's protagonist, Duke Golibang, Potuchi Jiakun, appeared on the stage looking disheveled and slovenly.
Mu Sheng was really surprised to see him like this. He had also seen this Duke at Princess Kaya Melina's wedding banquet before. He had a graceful and handsome appearance and stood out among the crowd. He was attending the wedding in the palace. In the main hall, many noble ladies looked at him with undisguised admiration. Are you the king's male god? But why has he become this virtuous now?
But seeing his current demeanor, Mu Sheng secretly rejoiced. It seemed like there was a way to win over him! These two miserable mandarin ducks seem to be perfect love brains, so it will be much easier to handle now.
Mu Sheng stretched out his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please take a seat!"
Potuchi Jiakun looked at the mysterious man wearing a burqa across from him. The vague spiritual power fluctuations on his body showed that this man was also a practitioner. He could not tell the level of the mysterious man's cultivation based on his own cultivation.
After Potuchi Jiakun sat down, he asked politely: "Senior, who are you?"
Mu Sheng said in a hoarse voice on purpose: "You don't need to know my name. When the time comes, you will naturally know my true identity."
After saying that, Mu Sheng looked him up and down, and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "A great husband, why worry about not having a wife? Is it for a woman? Can you save her after you have made such a fool of yourself? If I It’s you, I’ve returned to Goli State a long time ago to strengthen my troops and rectify the three armies, vowing to avenge the hatred of stealing my wife. How can I be a man by drinking to drown my sorrows every day?”
When Potuchi Jiakun heard this, he immediately became furious and pointed at Mu Sheng and said angrily: "You...you..."
Then he calmed down again, and Potuchi Jiakun said dejectedly: "Senior taught me that I really shouldn't be so depressed."
Seeing that he seemed to cheer up a little, Mu Sheng asked, "I'm asking you, do you still love her?"
Potuchi Jiakun naturally knew who she was in the mouth of the mysterious man. He said with a lonely expression: "I love her, and Her Royal Highness is my only one, but what can I do now? Senior, you also know that she She will get married soon, and I may miss her in my life..."
After saying this, a trace of tears flashed in Potuchi Jiakun's eyes, but he just held it back.
Mu Sheng calmly said: "I see, then tell me the story between you two. Maybe I can help you."
Potuchi Jiakun looked at the mysterious man for a long time and said suspiciously: "Who are you? Why should I believe you?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Sheng took out the mask he often wore from his arms and said, "Can you recognize this thing?"
When Potuchi Jiakun saw the mask, he was extremely shocked and said: "What? This...isn't this the mask of the Immortal Emperor? How did you get it? Could it be the senior?"
Mu Sheng deliberately hoarse his voice and said with a chuckle: "I have known Borges more than two hundred years ago. My relationship with him is by no means ordinary, so you can absolutely trust me."
Potuchi Jiakun nodded and said: "Okay! Since senior can get the personal belongings of the Immortal Emperor, I believe you."
Mu Sheng said: "Your Majesty, please answer the question I just asked..."
Potuchijiakun was silent for a long time, and then he slowly began to talk about the past between him and Princess Kaya Melina, from the first time he met her at the palace dance to the subsequent love story between them...
He knew that he could only trust the person in front of him now. No matter what secrets this mysterious person had to tell him, this mysterious person might be the only one who could get in touch with the Emperor of Immortality.
After listening to the love story between the Duke and the Princess, Mu Sheng sighed secretly in his heart.
When Potuchigakun was telling the sweet memories with the princess, he smiled, as if there were only two of them in the world. In this fairy tale, luckily the princess fell in love with Potuchigakun, and the Duke himself was Tessa. One of the most popular figures in the royal capital, Emperor Taisha was happy to see his love affair with the princess come to fruition. The Duke and the princess suddenly became the focus of the entire royal capital.
For a moment, everyone in the capital seemed to be envious of this fairy couple. Unfortunately, they were already engaged. When the wedding was about to take place, the war broke out, and the Duke had to follow the order. After the expedition, Tessa's army on the front line was defeated miserably, and the tens of thousands of troops under the duke were also routed and fled back to their fiefdom, Goli State.
Later, Potuchijiakun heard that Borjak's team sent by the Emperor Changsheng in Taisha's capital was besieging him. Potuchijiakun was worried about the safety of the princess and became furious. He ignored the dissuasion of his subordinates and returned to the capital, but he failed. As a matter of fact, Emperor Taisha married the princess to Emperor Changsheng in order to save his country.
This is the so-called fate that manipulates people. When Mu Sheng heard this, he nodded secretly in his heart. The emotional story between them could fill a Mary Sue romance worth hundreds of thousands of words...
Thinking of this, Mu Sheng said sternly: "Botuchijiakun, can you really risk everything for the princess? Even if she has now become the wife of the Immortal Emperor?"
Potuchi Jiakun said with red eyes when he heard this: "I can, as long as senior can help me save her, I will not hesitate even if I risk my life..."
Mu Sheng nodded slightly and said: "Okay! If I ask you to betray Emperor Taisha and make you an enemy of Taisha from now on, will you be willing?"
After hearing this, Potuchijia Kun did not answer for a long time. He looked at the mysterious man warily and asked, "Senior, what is the purpose of your coming here?"
Mu Sheng just said: "Answer my question."
Seeing that Potuchi Jiakun was silent and seemed to be struggling deep in his heart, Mu Sheng sneered, took out a brocade box and placed it in front of him, saying: "It seems you haven't thought it through yet. When you think it through, Someone will naturally contact you.”
After saying this, the mysterious man turned around and left the private room.
Potuchijiakun looked at the brocade box in front of him and knew that it was a clue left by the mysterious man. He struggled a few times in his heart and couldn't help but miss the princess. He took the box and opened it. It turned out that the box contained a small Tie your hair.
Potuchi Jiakun carefully took out his hair and sniffed it. A faint scent of hair reached his nose. It was her smell. He would never forget it. He carefully collected the brocade box and put it in his arms. This may be his only thought...
Mu Sheng returned to the second floor and opened the door, and saw his sister-in-law Dia Melissa sitting quietly on the bed waiting for him to come back.
Seeing Mu Sheng pushing the door open, Diya Melissa jumped up and got into his arms. She deliberately lengthened her voice and said, "Brother-in-law~~!"
Mu Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "Let's go back!"
Dia Melissa said coquettishly: "No, it's not easy to come out once."
Dia Melissa glanced at him secretly and said, "Brother-in-law, how about we stay here tonight? Can we return to the palace tomorrow?"
Mu Sheng said angrily: "Let's go back. We've been shopping for a whole day, and your father should be worried."
Dia Melissa nuzzled in his arms and said coquettishly: "No, I don't want to go back. There are too many rules in the palace and it's too boring. Third brother-in-law, please stay with me."
Mu Sheng was rubbed by this enchantress for a long time, and he was a little angry. He even tried to coax her for a long time and refused to listen. Fortunately, a few fingers of wind controlled her, held her in his arms, and flew away from the window...
At night, the entire Taisha King was brightly lit. Mu Sheng jumped up and flew in the air. The night wind blew their faces. At this time, Dia Melissa clung to Mu Sheng's chest and looked at his The side face seems to be crazy...
When he arrived near the palace, Mu Sheng stopped, let her down, and said in a deep voice: "Princess Lisa, we are here."
Diya Melissa seemed a little angry at Mu Sheng's incomprehension. She pouted and said: "Third brother-in-law, if you still treat me like this, I will ignore you..."
Mu Sheng looked at the girl in front of him and probably knew what she was thinking. He shook his head helplessly and said: "Hey! Dia Melissa, girls should be more reserved. I'm going to play with you today. It's over, what else do you want? After all, you are going to get married in the future. If you cling to me every day and let outsiders see it, you will suffer a loss in reputation. The day after tomorrow, I will take your sister back to Shanpupu, so be it. , if you miss your sister from now on, come to Yucheng to find her, this is my token, you can come at any time."
Mu Sheng took out the little beast carved from obsidian from his arms, put it in the palm of her hand, turned around and left. Diya Melissa held the little beast in her hand and felt it. It seemed that there was still some of him left in the little obsidian beast. temperature.
At this time, Diya Melissa seemed to have made up her mind. Seeing that Mu Sheng had not gone far, she spread out her body and jumped in front of him and said: "Third brother-in-law, wait a moment. Since you are leaving the day after tomorrow, I will also I want a gift from you.”
Mu Sheng said helplessly: "Okay! Whatever you want, I will try my best to satisfy you. If I marry your sister, we will be a family in the future..."
