Amidst the singing of sacrifices, "Xili Jihan" who was performing sacrifices suddenly asked in a low voice.
She turned her head slightly, and the old shaman standing behind her could see her profile, which was none other than Meng Ge's second daughter, the lost neighbor princess.
This was the first time after the Tianchi enthronement ceremony that the lost neighbor had the opportunity to ask the old shaman.
At this time, there were only two of them standing on the high platform, while the Mongolian kings and their subjects were kneeling on the ground behind them. The sky was high, the clouds were vast, and the west wind was strong, so no one could hear their voices.
"died."
After hesitating for a moment, the old shaman responded slowly. His voice was old and mysterious.
He wears horns and feathers on his head, and a black shaman mask on his face.
But the eyes that peeked out from the mask were cloudy and sharp, and no one could mistake him.
"I don't believe it." The dead neighbor said: "Li Xia said that Haidu poisoned my brother to death, but if that's the case, why did he allow you to continue to be my shaman?"
"Because we can't resist him."
The old shaman sighed and looked up at Changshengtian, as if he hoped to see Genghis Khan's spiritual hero to enlighten him.
Lowering his head again and seeing the stubborn look in his lost neighbor's eyes, he reminded her.
"The Great Khan, Genghis Khan once said, 'When my strength is not enough, I have to tolerate it, and tolerate it against my will.'"
"I can tolerate it," Shi Neighbor said, "Look, I followed Li Xia's arrangement and was willing to be his puppet. But I still want to know the truth."
Her face is childish, but her eyes are firm.
"Khan, why are you saying this to me? Are you sure I am trustworthy?"
"Because my brother told me your identity..."
The old shaman was silent for a while.
He originally followed Luheteni, the mother of the four emperors.
Later, Uluru Khunai came to seek refuge with Solu Heteni. When Mengge Khan came to the throne, he lent troops to Uluru Khunai to restore the country. It was then that he and Uluru Khunai arrived at Alimari City.
This stay lasted almost fifteen years.
Few people know that he is actually Meng Ge's man. Only this time, when he met Xiliji, did he tell the young master.
"...Haidu wanted to bribe me and use my hand to harm Xilijihan, but he didn't know how loyal I was to the Mengge Khan family. I pretended to agree to Haidu and told Li Xia about it,
Uluru Hunai thought they would protect Sirikihan."
The old shaman finally told his lost neighbor the inside story behind the Tianchi Huliletai Conference.
"That day, Haidu thought the wine was poisonous, but I thought there was no poison in the wine. Unexpectedly, Xilijihan was poisoned to death...poisoned to death by Li Xia."
"Why?" The lost neighbor knelt down to Changshengtian and kowtowed to Genghis Khan to cover up her surprise and confusion. "Li Xia clearly needs my brother as a puppet, why did she poison him?"
"He wants Haidu to be defeated when he is most proud, and he wants to make Haidu extremely disappointed; he wants to use the method of 'turning a deer into a horse' to get rid of those who dare to resist him among the kings; he does not want smart people like Xilijihan.
He thinks you can control it better, Princess... In the final analysis, this human life is too light in his eyes, so he will kill it."
"Did my brother do something to anger Li Xia?" the lost neighbor asked again.
The old shaman raised his hand and asked the disciples standing at the bottom of the steps to recite the Ninety-nine Heavenly Honors. In the gap between the movements, he whispered a word.
"yes."
The lost neighbor remained expressionless and replied without looking back: "What did he do?"
"The Great Khan should not ask any more questions, lest he suffer the same fate as Siriki Khan."
"No, I am different from my brother..."
The lost neighbor wanted to ask again, but the sacrifice was already over.
The shamans withdrew, and the kings and Mongolian herdsmen began to praise loudly.
"Genghis Khan unified Mongolia, and Xiliji Khan brought new life..."
Not to mention what the Mongolian kings who gathered under the nine-pin white banner thought, the captive herdsmen at the foot of Liupan Mountain really thought that this was their new Mongol Khan.
Ordinary people have little information channels, and may not even have heard of Kublai Khan's name. They followed Ali Buge Khan to move westward, and now they surrender to Xiliji Khan, that's all.
Among them, there were many disabled people. All those who survived several battles in the Western Regions were brought, the strong ones were selected by the King of Qin, and Jia Juan, the old, weak and disabled were placed in the pastures near Liupan Mountain.
In the past, there would have been no way for these people to survive on the Mongolian grasslands. They could only die and let their wives and children become the spoils of others.
Therefore, these people were particularly grateful to Xilijihan and the King of Qin for their generosity.
They could not see that the Great Mongol Kingdom was falling apart due to internal strife. They only felt that the new Khan's accession to the throne had brought about a new and better life.
As for words like "Xili Jihan is dead and now the lost neighbor princess is pretending to be the one", they have not heard of it and will not believe it.
If you ask them, they only plan to spread Xinhan's reputation far and wide...
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"Is this everything Li Xia wants?"
The speaker was a young shaman.
He was following the old shaman across the altar, smeared the deer's blood on the altar, and said this in a very soft voice when no one was paying attention.
Like the old shaman, he also wore horns and feathers on his head, and a black mask on his face.
Only a pair of eyes were exposed, showing a look of unwillingness. They were smearing deer blood while continuing to complain in a low voice.
"Li Xia wants to use us captives to occupy the name of the Golden Family. In the future, there will be an edict sealed with the Great Mongol Kingdom's Jade Seal from this palace and sent to various Uluses, but the Nine White Paper will not be seen again.
With the army conquering various places, it will remain here until Li Xia annexes the Great Mongolia..."
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The Liupanshan Palace should now be called the "Khan's Court".
This was originally the Tiandu Village Palace built by Li Yuanhao. The late Emperor of the Western Xia Dynasty dedicated it to Genghis Khan. Therefore, the palace retains a large number of architectural styles of the Tang, Song and Xixia Dynasties.
The stone carving of a double-horned dragon head and the blue-glazed chi-shaped porcelain roof ridge demonstrate its extraordinary style.
Li Xia was naturally in the main hall, discussing the map with several generals.
Next to the map is a Mongolian jade seal.
Li Xia planned to take it away. In the future, he planned to issue edicts from the Khan's court to various Uluses in Mongolia directly from Chang'an.
Of course, whether others listen or not is their business.
At this time, everyone's eyes are still focused on the map...
"I don't believe that the Yuan army can prepare to attack Tongguan so early."
"Your Majesty," the messenger said, "Dong Wenbing is indeed attacking with all his strength."
Li Xia glanced at Wu Ze and knew that Wu Ze had figured it out, so she turned to Lu Xiaoyou.
"Tell me, why?"
Lu Xiaoyou thought for a long time, combined various intelligence, and finally said: "The general understands that Kublai Khan will definitely want to restore the situation in the Western Regions, but he is too far away. By the time he mobilizes his troops, Xingqing Mansion has already
After falling, the general is attacking Hetao. So Dong Wenbing's attack on Tongguan at this time is also a way to surround Wei and save Zhao?"
"Let Mr. Li withdraw. The Hetao is not advisable for the time being. It is not easy to hold Xingqing Mansion without losing it. Don't be surrounded by a large number of Mongolian troops."
Li Xia was more worried about Xingqing Mansion than Guanzhong.
He did not think that Kublai Khan had enough food to supply his troops. If he fought in Tongguan and Hetao, he would have to choose one side, and the other side would be a bluff.
After discussing military affairs and passing on orders one after another, he was ready to leave Liupan Mountain...
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"Li Xia is leaving tomorrow. If you hesitate any longer, you won't have a chance."
"You shouldn't be like this. You should be dead." The old shaman said, "The Immortal God has no interest in you now."
"No, I want to find a way to persuade her."
"I didn't save you to do this."
"But the blood on my body tells me not to retreat."
"You're going to die."
"What's the difference between me being like this and death?"
The old shaman sighed, finally nodded, and led the young shaman to follow the Great Khan's team towards the Liupan Mountain Palace.
"You need to place the Umai blessed by the Immortal God in the Khan's sleeping tent." When he was stopped, the old shaman responded.
They were able to successfully follow their lost neighbor into the palace.
On the way, he met the soldier Li Xia had arranged to guard the palace. Without even saying a polite word, the soldier raised his hand and asked someone to take off the mask from the little shaman's face.
"Oh."
The soldiers around him shouted softly.
I saw that the skin on this little shaman's face was covered with scars caused by fire.
"This is a poor child. Thunder struck his tent and burned his face... This is the punishment given to him by the god Tengger."
The soldiers searched their bodies carefully and released them to see the Khan.
There are still people around.
But while the young shaman and the old shaman were praying for their lost neighbor, they whispered something.
"it's me……"
The lost neighbor was stunned and didn't say anything. He just called a maid next to him and asked her to escort the two shamans out of the palace.
After a long time, when the maid came back, she brought a note to her deceased neighbor.
"Duo Siman is our half-brother and sister, we need her help..."