Hearing the sound, Shen Lian looked up and saw a city standing not far away.
And this city is Xin'an City!
The city walls of Xin'an City are not that big.
In the Tang Dynasty, it was considered a medium to small city.
After all, Xin'an City is an important border town, and its purpose of existence is, on the one hand, to facilitate business transactions between the two countries.
On the other hand, it was to station troops to defend the Tang Dynasty.
Yes, Datang was on guard against Nanzhao.
Nanzhao was also on guard against Datang.
The two countries are on guard against each other, fearing that the other side will suddenly attack.
Therefore, the role of Xin'an City means that it will not be too big.
With the role of Xin'an City, a city that is too big cannot support that large population.
Therefore, just as the border commander Zhao He said, there are hundreds of thousands of troops in Xin'an City.
Counting the general population, it does not exceed 200,000.
At this time, soldiers were patrolling the walls of Xin'an City continuously, and some small groups of scouts could also be found, leaving Xin'an City and spreading out in all directions to search for information.
At this time, there were also some scouts heading in their direction.
If they don't take shelter, they will encounter him soon.
Shen Lian withdrew his gaze, looked at Tianji, and said with a smile: "The scouts from Xin'an City are here. Should we wait here for them to come and start an exciting battle with them, or should we leave quickly and let us become theirs?" Someone you’ll never get.”
"..."
Listening to Shen Lian's witty words, Tianji felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
How could Shen Lian come up with these words.
He said helplessly: "There may be people from the Beidou Society hiding among these scouts. It is not appropriate for us to come into contact with them now, so we should stay away."
Shen Lian glanced at Tianji and said with a smile: "Are you scared? Are you afraid that when these people go back, they will tell me that the new Tianji of the Beidou Society has seen you?"
Tianji's face darkened.
I just want to scold my mother.
Why is there such a nasty guy?
You always reveal your true feelings, so you can't just pretend to be nice to me and everyone.
"Let's go. If you wait any longer, you will really be exposed."
Shen Lian laughed and drove his horse away from here.
When Tianji saw that the scouts were really not far away, he quickly followed them.
Soon, they bypassed the scouts and got closer to Xin'an City.
Shen Lian stopped, looked at Xin'an City ahead, and said, "If we go any further, we will be discovered by the soldiers in Xin'an City. This is the limit."
"so……"
He looked at Tianji and said, "What are you going to do next?"
"Is there any way you can get in under the eyes of these Xin'an City soldiers?"
"Or do you have a way to make them all blind?"
Tianji felt helpless when Shen Lian didn't say a formal word. She knew that Shen Lian was testing her and wanted to know more of her secrets.
She said: "Master Shen, I really don't have that much ability. I can't survive under the eyes of so many people."
"So, I can't go in, so I have to let people out."
Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he suddenly realized: "Could it be that some of your people are among these scouts?"
"I see, this officer said, why do you dare to come here alone? It turns out there are people of yours in the city opposite!"
"No wonder you want to get rid of me. Is this because you are afraid that I will know your abilities? I am worried that I will think wildly and think that there are the same hidden confidants of yours in our army?"
Shen Lian clicked his tongue and said, "Tianji, you are indeed dishonest. You said...how many people have you hidden in our army?"
Tianji's face darkened.
He looked a little panicked.
She knew that with Shen Lian's intelligence, he could definitely draw inferences from one instance to another.
But she had no way to get rid of Shen Lian.
After all, Qin Wenyuan knew him best and would never give her a chance to act alone.
"I don't know what you said."
Tianji denied it and said no more.
At this time, the more you talk, the more mistakes you make. If you can't say anything, Shen Lian will remember it again.
She turned her head away from Shen Lian, but picked up a special whistle and suddenly blew it hard.
A very special bird call came directly from the whistle.
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.
Generally understood.
This should be the code Tianji agreed with her confidant.
After hearing the secret signal, the confidant will find a way to come alone to see Tianji.
In this case, Tianji will be able to know the information about Xin'an City.
This Tianji has a lot of hidden things.
If she hadn't forced him, she would never have done this on her own initiative.
Cunning guy!
Tianji blew the whistle for a while and then stopped.
She put the whistle away and secretly glanced at Shen Lian, and saw that Shen Lian was staring directly at her without any concealment.
She was shocked and said, "What are you looking at!?"
Shen Lian smiled and said: "The sound of this whistle is very special. I think it is very interesting, so let me play with it."
Tianji quickly covered his heart and muffled the whistle tightly.
When she lent the whistle to Shen Lian, she was worried that it would be like Rou Baozi beating a dog, and he would never come back.
This is the only thing that connects her with her subordinates.
How can I give it to Shen Lian! ?
"Shen Lian!"
Tianji said, "Don't go too far. Before I came, you said that as long as I help you deal with the Beidou Society, we are now a cooperative relationship."
"Don't force me to go out!!"
Seeing Tianji's nervous look, Shen Lian smiled and said, "I'm just joking with you, why are you so nervous?"
"I still don't know that we are a cooperative relationship? If it were not a cooperative relationship, you would have died hundreds of times by now, wouldn't you?"
Shen Lian patted Tianji's soft shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, relax. I am the most honest person. I will never cheat you when I talk about cooperation."
Tianji would not believe Shen Lian.
In her eyes, Shen Lian was more dangerous than Beichen.
In fact, it was Shen Lian. She couldn't see through him at all, and she didn't know what Shen Lian was planning.
She thought she was on the third floor, but Shen Lian might be on the thirtieth floor, which was incomparable.
But seeing that Shen Lian really didn't seem to be trying to steal his whistle, Tianji breathed a sigh of relief.
I swear from now on that I will never do these things in front of Shen Lian again. It is really too dangerous.
Shen Lian can take away the opportunity at any time!
Tap tap tap...
At this time, suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves.
Shen Lian looked up.
Then they saw a scout from Xin'an City running towards them.
His eyes moved and he looked at Tianji.
I found that Tianji had no intention of dodge this time.
so……
Is he Tianji's confidant?
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and watched the scout's arrival in silence.
Soon the scout arrived in front of the two of them. The scout got off his horse and ran to Tianji. He bowed to Tianji and said, "Master!"
Owner? !
This title is very interesting.
This shows that this person should not be Tianji's subordinate in Beidou Club.
Otherwise, it should be called Tianji.
Of course, to be here, he should still be hiding in the Beidou Club, but he should first become Tianji's confidant and then enter the Beidou Club.
Only in this way can the title of master be explained.
Tianji didn’t know.
Shen Lian could infer so many things with just one title. If she knew this, she would stay away from Shen Lian and meet this subordinate.
"What's the situation in Xin'an City now?"
Tianji asked.
The scout hurriedly said: "Xin'an City currently has a total of 100,000 defenders and 80,000 residents, totaling 180,000 people."
"The original commander of Xin'an City has been transferred away, and the current military strength of Xin'an City has been supervised by a new commander."
100,000 defenders. The quantity is in line with Qin Zulai's inference.
It seemed that Nanzhao had mobilized all the men and horses that could be mobilized in a very short period of time.
Tianji glanced at Shen Lian, then pursed his lips and said, "Do you know if any of the newly transferred people are from the Beidou Club!?"
The scout nodded, "He is from the Beidou Society, and he is the new Star Master."
"After she arrived in Xin'an City, she secretly summoned all the members of the Beidou Society hidden in Xin'an City."
It’s really the new star bearer! !
Tianji took a deep breath and continued to ask: "Then do you know which star this new star is?"
At this moment, Shen Lian's attention was also attracted.
After all, he had been teasing Tianji with the new Tianji before, and Tianji was so proactive because he was worried that the person coming was the new Tianji.
Now.
It's time for the lottery draw.
Shen Lian was excited and thought to himself, the lottery is indeed the most exciting thing.
The scout didn't know what the two were thinking.
He said directly: "This new Star Master is where the master once was, Tianji!"
The scout didn't notice the extremely complicated look on Shen Lian's or Tianji's face when he told him the serial number of the Star Hunter in Xin'an City.
Shen Lian almost laughed out loud after listening to the scout's words.
"New Tianji!!"
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Xin Tianji! !
She really didn't know what to say.
It means Tianji has bad luck.
Or should I say it’s really such a coincidence.
Before, he and Tianji said that if the person coming to Xin'an City was Xin Tianji, in fact, it was more likely Yue Lun Tianji.
After all, Tianji was this star before, and the new Tianji is definitely a pimple to her.
So he deliberately made Tianji angry.
But who would have thought that what he said would actually come true.
The star bearer of Xin'an City.
It turned out to be Xin Tianji! !
Then this is interesting, and it is very interesting! !
Shen Lian almost laughed out loud and looked at Tianji.
And Tianji at this moment.
As he thought, the expression was a complex one.
Tianji's eyes widened, and the expression on his face was really difficult to describe in words.
This is something that must be described.
You can use shock, surprise, holy shit, it’s really him!
God, what kind of evil fate is this to describe with such complex emotions?
There is really a bloody drama going on in Tianji's heart.
Shen Lian stood aside and looked at Tianji's complicated expression.
If I hadn't been well behaved, I would have laughed out loud.
What a bad fate! !
Sure enough, they are all worthy of inheriting Tianji.
Is this a secret, for the new king to meet the old king and end it?
In Shen Lian's heart, he thought of God's will.
Tianji, who was in the center of the arrow, was even more cruel than Shen Lian thought.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm down the extremely complicated emotions.
Looking at the scout, he asked, "Who is this Xin Tianji? Do you know him?"
The scout shook his head, "I have never seen him before. This is the first time I have seen him. He may be someone from other Star Masters, or he may be someone secretly trained by Beichen."
"How many members of the Beidou Society are there currently in Xin'an City?"
Shen Lian's ears also came closer.
The scout said, "Xin'an City is not a city that Beidou will take seriously. Apart from Xin Tianji, there are no other strong people in the upper echelons."
"But at the grassroots level, there are more than fifty people like Xiao Xiao."
Shen Lian squinted his eyes, with a flash of thought in his eyes, and said, "In other words, this Xin Tianji is stationed in Xin'an City with more than fifty soldiers?"
The scout had never seen Shen Lian.
She doesn't know Shen Lian's identity, but since Shen Lian can be with his master, he must be on his side.
So the scout didn't hide anything and said directly: "Yes, these are the people. The rest are all soldiers of Xin'an City."
"Does any of the soldiers in Xin'an City know about Xin Tianji and their membership in the Big Dipper Society?"
Tianji's face darkened when she saw Shen Lian questioning her confidants without any politeness at all, but she also knew that Shen Lian was sharper and smarter than herself.
Maybe these questions will be of great use.
So I could only unknowingly become a marginalized figure.
The scout did not realize that he had unknowingly reported it to Shen Lian. He said: "Some generals in Xin'an City should know, but the ordinary soldiers below do not know."
"The Beidou Society is an upright and open sect in Nanzhao. It is not secretive. It also encourages the people of Nanzhao to join and become members of the Beidou Society."
"However, the external image of the Beidou Society has always been similar to that of a religion, a belief. However, ordinary people and soldiers do not know that the Beidou Society has penetrated deeply into the Nanzhao Court."
"This has become a religious existence!"
Shen Lian frowned. This was the first time he knew these things.
But once it becomes a religion and involves faith, things will become much more troublesome.
After all, he knew very well how easy it was to be brainwashed by faith.
"The Beidou Society recruits believers as a religion to supplement the strength of the Beidou Society."
"And religion cannot be easily contaminated by the secular world, so ordinary people don't know about their control of power, but the upper-level generals and officials do."
"In this case……"
Shen Lian took a deep breath. I was afraid that even if Tianshu's identity as King Nanzhao was exposed at this time, nothing would change.
Because this country has been completely bound to the Beidou Society and can no longer be separated.
Shen Lian originally had a plan.
That is to release the news that King Nanzhao has been killed by Beidou Hui Tianshu, and that the current King Nanzhao is the fake King Nanzhao.
He originally planned to use this news to cause civil strife in the Nanzhao court.
(End of chapter)
