Even though 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 to other men and ask her to do her best to entangle him.
She had some doubts about whether her choice was right or wrong.
As if aware of her emotional changes, 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, spending 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 could 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 could I bear it?
Let you follow me and live a life of hiding in Tibet. Besides, the throne should be yours, so why let you escape? Brother Lian, I like you, so I will naturally help you."
There was a flash of joy in the heart of the man opposite, but a look of grief appeared on his face: "But this is too difficult 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 the elder brother, I will do anything."
He 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 Lian has always kept a secret expression and never admitted anything publicly. Now that she heard him say this, she felt that it was worth any sacrifice.
Already.
"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 consider himself so wholeheartedly, no matter how deep his thoughts were, he was deeply moved. For a moment, he was even reluctant to give away his beloved woman.
Since the high priest is one person who is inferior to ten thousand people, why should he fight for the throne? He might as well live together with his beloved woman...
The little maid was grabbed by her lover, her heart beat wildly, her pretty face gradually turned red, and a warm and ambiguous atmosphere began to fill the air.
The two of them were getting closer and closer. For some reason, the little maid remembered the scene when the king held her in his arms last night, and her body froze for a moment.
This subtle reaction also awakened Lian. He hurriedly let go of the other party's hand, sweating heavily, 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, and let everyone down for so many years?
All your efforts have been in vain?
If Xiao Tuo's virginity is ruined, Wu Ding will definitely notice something strange and become suspicious, and the result will be in vain.
“Xiaotuo, you won’t be out for a long time.
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It’s time to go back.” Leng’s eyes regained clarity and he said calmly.
There was a hint of resentment in the little maid's eyes, but her heart was in a mess now, so she said nothing more, bid farewell to him and went out.
Looking at her youthful and beautiful back, a trace of pain flashed through his eyes. It was obvious that he had been his childhood sweetheart since childhood, how could he not have feelings for her?
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 about how she could seduce the foolish king.
But with that foolish king’s debauchery and shamelessness, 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 certain of this.
Zu An was not in the mood to attack her at this time. He would be attending the sacrifice soon.
The major 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 high-level people in the country came to the altar, and rows of long-armed warriors were densely surrounding the altar.
Three thousand of them are elites brought from Fuhao's fiefdom, and the other 10,000 are direct descendants of Wu Ding's command, all of them are extremely strong.
In ancient times, this was already a very large-scale army. In previous wars, the number of troops dispatched to the level of a thousand people was already large-scale, but this time the number of troops dispatched exceeded 10,000, which is really unprecedented.
Everyone is very serious and also very worried. No one knows how this battle will end.
Lian and Xiaotuo rushed here after they parted ways. Xiaotuo gave him the information too late. He had no time to arrange anything, so he could only follow Wu Ding and Fu Shuo's ideas.
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 did not 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 while on guard.
However, 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.
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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 whole sacrificial process seemed to Zu An like a dance performed by a master. He had no interest at all, but 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 by 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 then served to his dinner plate. He had learned from the elder before that these sacrifices to the gods would be shared among 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.
Historically, 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 a GPS map with him.
In addition to his military genius, the big reason is that he used a large number of Xiongnu prisoners. Those people led the way, which allowed him to complete the miracle in military history.
The situation is very similar today. 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?
He told Pei Mianman his idea, and 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?
But 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 headed northwest in anxiety, facing an unknown fate.
Zu An was dealing with various government affairs with Fu Yue in the palace, clearing out some potential rebellious forces in Yindu, and at the same time, spending his days waiting for the outcome of the war.
One night, Xiao Tuo stood outside the palace door and took a deep breath. She knew that 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 pass on some information in advance.