The old ghost woman recalled her past memories and said slowly: "I still remember that the elders of the clan said that when the Beifu soldiers came here, it was still the Southern and Northern Dynasties period in the outside world..."
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Northern Wei and Liu Song ruled by dividing the river. The Northern Wei occupied the north of the Yangtze River and established the Northern Dynasty with Pingcheng as its capital. The Liu Song also inherited the legal system of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, took up the banner of the Southern Dynasty, and established the Liu Song State.
At that time, after the Wuhu Rebellion, the barbarians of the Northern Dynasties had occupied the vast territory north of the river, and the city affairs were particularly inadequate. After they established a foothold in the north of the Yangtze River, they also coveted the territory of the Southern Dynasty, regardless of whether it was for great reasons. The grand narrative of unification, or simply wanting to run the prosperous south, the Southern Dynasties must be conquered and become the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Liu Song, who was located south of the river, knew this very well, and was even more eager than the north to make a northern expedition to his homeland.
After all, all the territory of the northern barbarians was the territory of the Western Jin Dynasty. It was only because of the Eight Kings Rebellion that these barbarians had the opportunity to threaten the Hu people and ravage the Central Plains. Since Liu Song inherited the legal system of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it must also To take over the unfinished business of the Eastern Jin Dynasty - the Northern Expedition.
Northern Expedition, Northern Expedition, can we just do whatever we want?
Long before the founding of the Liu Song Dynasty, the royal family of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was also eager to expedition to their homeland in the north. However, the nobles were not enthusiastic about it. These Han nobles, who claimed to be a country of etiquette and orthodox civilization, were beaten to pieces by the barbarians. Jia was stationed in the south of the Yangtze River. They had been frightened by the barbarians after Wuhu invaded China.
Back then, during the Wuhu chaos in China, the people of the Scorpion tribe almost regarded the Han people as food. The cannibalistic legends of the two-legged sheep were mostly spread after foreigners bullied the Han people in the Central Plains.
After Yiguan moved to the south, most of the nobles with blood stayed in the north to build walls and accumulate grain, just to protect the industrial homeland in the north. These nobles who followed the royal family to the south were all unwilling to stick to their homeland. family.
In other words, if there is really a bloody Northern Expedition, why bother to follow the royal family to the south? Anyone who can be in the south will abandon their homeland by default.
Although such a group of powerful nobles are still loyal to the imperial government and are willing to cheer for the Northern Expedition, in fact, they already have an idea in their hearts. They prefer to live in peace and contentment and live in the south of the Yangtze River. They can wave the flag and shout, but they must not make any practical expressions. .
In this top-down demoralization, the powerful ministers appeared on stage like a lantern, and each of them took advantage of the emperor to order the princes. They made the Northern Expedition a mess and made the Eastern Jin Dynasty a mess. In the end, it was nothing more than thunder and raindrops. Xiao, even if he fights with real swords and guns, he will usually suffer a tragic defeat and no merit.
It can be said that before Liu Yu, the Northern Expedition was mostly thunder and light rain. It was not until Liu Yu's era that they had strong soldiers and horses, and they were barely able to protect the river defense line, so that the northerners would not immediately scare the shit out of them when they went south.
In this case, Liu Yu not only safeguarded the integrity of the Southern Dynasty's territory, but also maintained the dignity of the Southern Dynasty's nobility. His long-term military career made Liu Yu's prestige increasingly strong, and he was granted official titles and marquises successively. , a warrior's prestige is rising, so he can't help but covet the position of the Ninth Five Emperors. As for the subsequent kingship, abdication, enthronement and emperor, of course it is logical.
In any case, Liu Yu's ascension to the throne at least allowed the nobles of the Southern Dynasties to live without fear. His prestige and achievements also made the Northern Wei court feel for the first time that it would be difficult to swallow up the Southern Dynasty.
Even though the Northern and Southern Dynasties had not yet fought, there were constant actions behind the scenes. The Northern Wei Dynasty frequently mobilized the defense lines of towns along the north bank of the Yangtze River. At the same time, they also reformed government affairs internally, began to reuse Han ministers and generals, rewarded Han lords and Dukes, and even began to promote Hu and Han blend together, Xianbei change customs, and reuse Han culture!
This action was certainly intended to ease the conflict between Hu and Han, but if understood at a deeper level, it also subconsciously announced to the outside world that after embezzling the Southern Dynasties, the noble families could continue to live a luxurious and wealthy aristocratic life, which was equivalent to a disguised promise to the Southern Dynasties.
Liu Yu noticed the change in the situation and began to plan the Northern Expedition after he ascended the throne. This war was neither a defeat nor a gain, and it could be regarded as maintaining the same territory.
After experiencing the Northern Expedition, Liu Yu realized that slogans and shouting alone were completely impossible to help the Northern Expedition. He began to look for other ways, and the help of mysterious power came into his eyes at this time.
Liu Yu learned that there were Yin soldiers in Xiangyang, and began to send warlocks into Shennongjia. These warlocks were the elites of the Southern Dynasties. In the end, they found clues and began to send a large number of Beifu soldiers into the ghost world.
He originally just wanted to bury Beifu's tomb in the ghost world. After hearing the introduction of the Southern Dynasty warlocks, he had new ideas about Shennongjia - although Shennongjia is located north of the river, it is under the control of the Southern Dynasty. On the front line in Xiangyang, if the weirdness and mystery of Shennongjia is a maze created by ghosts and people.
So, is it possible to use Guifang people to get through Shennongjia? Furthermore, perhaps, the many ancient tunnels in Shennongjia can be used to launch a surprise attack on the Northern Wei Dynasty.
With this idea in mind, Liu Yu sent Beifu elites to Guifang World in the name of building a tomb, and built the Beifu Wengcheng and Cantilever Hall they saw to station soldiers and build a tomb.
At the same time, these Beifu soldiers had another purpose, which was to train troops and prepare for war in the Wengcheng of Beifu. As long as Liu Yu found the ancient tunnel that opened up Shennongjia, his plan could become a reality.
Liu Yu understood that if his vision really came true, then the recovery of his northern homeland would definitely no longer be a matter of thunder and rain.
However, they had this strategy but no means to implement it. The Beifu soldiers had been in the ghost world for several years and only built the urn city and the hanging hall. They had no way to dig out the ancient tunnels left by Shennongjia.
Later, the Beifu soldiers had no choice but to ask the Guifang people to help them achieve their goals. In exchange, they could let the Guifang people live here forever and not let outsiders know easily.
The Guifang people knew that they could not defeat the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty, so they could only choose to cooperate. They began to use Tianpu to guide the direction of these Beifu soldiers, so that they could dig ancient tunnels and build grottoes leading to the outside world.
During this process, the Beifu soldiers gradually lost control and even bypassed the Guifang people to contact the Tianpu God. In order to control the Tianpu God, they moved the Tianpu God to the Beifu Yiguan Tomb and even placed a strange fish charm on the giant On top of the Heavenly Eyes, this triggered the punishment of the Heavenly Eyes God.
After the fish talisman was absorbed by the Tianpu God, Tianpu God's temperament changed drastically. He changed from the previous kind and gentle to domineering and fierce. Not only the people of Guifang, but also the Beifu soldiers could feel that the Tianpu God was different from before. .
This change has had a great impact on the people of Guifang!
Tiantong Shen is originally the "brain" of the Guifang people. If something goes wrong with him, it means that there is something wrong with the Guifang people's brains. All the Guifang people will be affected and start to become cunning and aggressive. In a hostile battle, all Beifu soldiers were killed.
The corpses of the Beifu soldiers far away in the Lengnuan Cave are the traces left by the Guifang people when they chased them.
After that, although the Guifang people took back the Guifang world from the Beifu soldiers, they also paid a heavy price and had to become the puppets of Tianpu God.
Previously, the Guifang people had used the Tiantong God to have the ability to communicate and cooperate. To them, the Tiantong God was just a tool that was beneficial to the civilization of the ethnic group. The Guifang people were only the main ones who used the tool and still had a high degree of initiative. , is completely free.
Nowadays, the status of Guifang and Tianpu God has been misaligned. Tianpu God has become the actual leader of Guifang civilization. From the elders to the clan members, all Guifang people have become the puppets of Tianpu God. They can only act as He respects the orders of Tiantong God and does what the ancient god ordered.
The Guifang people once resisted the rule of the God of Heavenly Eyes. They also wanted to enter the Tomb of Beifu to restore the God of Heavenly Eyes to normal. However, all actions failed completely.
This kind of failure is not due to failure in planning or confusion in the division of labor, but because of a problem in thinking.
The people of Guifang possess the common perception ability of Tianpu Shen. When they can make their own decisions, this ability can be regarded as a beneficial tool for the group. Now that Tianpu Shen is mainly a guest, this ability to communicate with all individuals has become a tool for ghosts. Fangren's yoke.
No matter what plans the Onifa people make, what weapons they prepare, or what strategies they implement, they will be sensed by the Tianpu God when they get close to them. Then, the Tianpu God will activate the induction and let the Onifa people kill themselves until they are completely destroyed. Exit the Beifu Cenotaph.
It can be said that since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the temperament of Tiantong God changed drastically, and the people of Guifang launched many attacks to seize control, but they failed completely every time without exception.
This attempt to break through the servitude of Tiantong God also completely angered Tiantong God and caused serious consequences.
The animals in Shennongjia began to mutate into monsters, and even the plants began to have consciousness and release various auras to confuse all living creatures. However, all the creatures in Shennongjia were degenerating into symbionts and forming strange monsters.
Even if these animals still appear to be alive, as soon as they die, plants will immediately grow out of their bodies, forming mycelial flower trees and becoming part of the Celestial Eye God's ability to sense all things.
This change eventually spread to the Onifang people. Their intelligence and perception continued to degrade, and they were no longer able to produce any ideas, culture and skills. They became primitive people who only knew how to fill their stomachs and reproduce. The decline of civilization also made They were unable to maintain the towns, which fell into ruin over thousands of years.
The Guifang people continued to degenerate over the millennia, and eventually died out. Only a small number of tribesmen remained, living together in the valley in front of them, barely forming villages.
"Then, where have all your people gone? Haven't you ever thought about blocking the control of Tianpu God on you?"
Song Siyuan listened to the old ghost woman's words and carefully considered the current situation. It was indeed consistent with her guess. The animals and plants in Shennongjia had been alienating, and the civilization of the Guifang people was also deteriorating. What they saw at this moment was just the decline of the Guifang civilization. The resulting ruins.
The old hag sighed: "Of course I have thought about it. Decades ago, the elders in the ethnic group once thought that they were affected because of the Celestial Eye in their minds. If the Celestial Eye could be destroyed, then there would be no need for it. Receive the image of the God of Heavenly Eyes, but the Heavenly Eyes grow deep in the head. If we want to destroy the Heavenly Eyes, we have to pierce the middle of the forehead with a needle. If there is any slight mistake in this, not only will the purpose not be achieved, but it will also cause people to instantly No life left.”
"The clan elders have gone through so many experiments, but they have never succeeded in destroying that thing. They can only create a bunch of fools with their heads destroyed. Over time, we also gave up."
Mentioning this point, a flash of emotion flashed in the old hag's eyes: "It wasn't until my child was born that we achieved our goal."
