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Chapter 196
After another half month, shortly after the Xuelie coalition forces captured the fourth city, an accident prevented them from advancing.
The emperor of Beishuo traveled eastward to offer sacrifices to the heavens, calm the anger of the mountain gods, and at the same time mediate disputes between these tribes.
The influence of Tianxing Mountain's eruption is too great. Although the scope of the scorching magma is limited, the black volcanic ash that continues to erupt has continued to expand, and has invaded more than a dozen surrounding tribal cities.
In the southern part of Beishuo, there are even rumors that the doomsday is coming, and the demons under the ground are about to be born, swallowing the entire world. Caused panic among many people. Beishuo was originally an ethnic group that lived by chasing water and grass. Many people at the bottom simply abandoned the city and left, forming a large group of refugees and migrating to the north.
And the grasslands in the north have their own water sources, and it is impossible to accept a large number of new herders. Therefore, there are countless conflicts.
Although there is no such big battle as the Xuelie clan leading the joint attack against the Tubi clan, sporadic small battles bloom everywhere, intensifying the conflicts between the small and medium tribes nearby.
The young emperor of Beishuo had just ascended the throne, the first thing he had to face was this messy mess.
In the face of an enemy's attack, you can organize a large army to attack in a stately manner. In the face of such horrible natural disasters, human resources are very limited, and only offering sacrifices to the heavens and the earth is an activity that soothes people's hearts and minds is better than nothing.
In July, the Beishuo Mu Royal court sent a messenger, and the newly enthroned Emperor Chengxi will go eastward to come to the vicinity of Tianxing Mountain to hold a ceremony to worship the sky. At the same time, the emperor's decree was passed to all directions, demanding that all the nearby tribes and cities stop making peace and come to see the holy driver.
The edict also promised that the emperor would personally re-divide the pastures and territories in the east for all the tribes, and bestow them large sums of wealth, so that each tribe would have a place to rest and rest.
The meeting place was in Nanlan City, the largest city in the east, which is also the seat of the capital of the Tubi people.
Qin Nuo looked at the copy of the edict in his hand.
They are now in Jiangcheng in the eastern part of Beishuo. This is the site that has just been laid down. In just a few months of fighting, the Tubi tribe, the behemoth, was severely bitten off by the Xuelie tribe and seized it from the Xuelie tribe. Most of the territory has been recovered by the coalition forces.
Several tribes quickly divided up the city and pasture, and settled down.
The Jiangcheng occupied by the Xuelie clan is the strongest city among them. After the fall, the high priest immediately moved the base camp to the city.
In the past few months, Qin Nuo had to sigh with the team that the expedition between the Beishuo tribes was far more cruel than the Central Plains.
And all the cruelty is because the resources are limited.
The population that can live in the city is limited, and the livestock that can be grazing in the surrounding grasslands are also limited.
New conquerors arrived and occupied these resources. Except for the young, the original residents were left as slaves. Most of the elderly would be driven out, leaving them to fend for themselves.
After reading the edict twice, Qin Nuo passed the edict to Su Heng next to him.
Lin Jia has already begun to discuss over there: "The high priest thinks, how will this commitment to divide the territory be carried out?"
The high priest smiled and said, "In recent years, the Tubi people and the Mu Family have not been in harmony. It is a good time for us to profit from chaos."
Su He said: "That's not necessarily. I heard that this time the emperor will marry the daughter of the patriarch of the Tubi tribe as the queen. The emperor has just ascended the throne and his position is unstable. He is in dire need of the support of the Tubi tribe. "
A few people argued for a while, this meeting must be taken, otherwise they may be considered dissident and attack them in groups. But the tribes of Beishuo have eaten something in their mouths and have never had the habit of vomiting them out. It is absolutely impossible to return the captured land and city.
Su He suddenly suggested: "The imperial court's meaning, might as well ask the child Qianjun, although he has not contacted the tribe for many years."
The high priest snorted coldly, "This evil obstacle, abandoned the tribe back then, to find a new way of life, why bother to mention it again."
"Qianjun is also thinking about the future of the tribe," Su He smiled. "These years, the tribe has expanded so smoothly, and they also have the emperor's blessing in the court."
"Yes, and before that Big Brother Qianjun led a man to assassinate the thief in Helanzhen, and severely injured him, which shows that he has never forgotten his bloodline."
Qin Nuo was surprised. After Tao Yunqing explained, he learned that five or six years ago, some young people in the clan thought that it was too slow to expand from the ground up step by step. It is better to invest in the strong to expand the strength of the tribe faster.
The high priest severely criticized their idea of taking shortcuts, especially the so-called powerhouses, which were nothing more than those big tribes, who had fallen into trouble when the Xuelie tribe was hit by the disaster.
However, there are still many young people holding this idea. In the end, these hundreds of people left the tribe together and went to serve in the Mu Royal court. Over the years, some of them have been killed on the battlefield, but some of them have been killed in battle. Successfully mixed into the high-level position of the military.
In recent years, because the high priest claimed to sever ties with them and no longer communicate with them, there was little contact between the two sides, but the rise of the Xuelie clan so smoothly was also because of their invisible care in the DPRK.
Since ancient times, there are people in the DPRK who are easy to handle.
It even includes dealing with Helanzhen. After the tribe has gradually recovered in the past few years, the temple has sent assassins several times to try to kill the heinous sinner, but each time he smashed into the sand. On the contrary, this group of young people who broke away from the tribe took advantage of the opportunity when Helanxuan entered the capital to arrange for assassination and succeeded. Although no one was killed, it also caused serious injuries. It's a pity that He Lan is as cunning as a fox. After suffering a serious injury, he stayed a little deeper and couldn't find a trace.
Half a year has passed since the Battle of Hangu Pass, and the situation in Beishuo is surging.
For a time, Nanlan City's court meeting and the Union League became the focus of attention of all tribes and forces.
In July, as Yujia headed east, the Xuelie coalition army also stopped the attack. The scorched Tubi tribe finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Compared with this turbulent event, Qin Nuo's small group began to secretly plan something more important to them.
Qin Nuo decided to leave.
Dai Deyao led the army and succeeded in taking over Thirteenth’s Princess. The news has spread in the southern grasslands. In the past two months, the Beishuo soldiers and horses who had searched and closed the mountain gradually withdrew back, and the tightly guarded Nanxia Pass was also relaxed.
"The son should be ready to go south." Lin Jia suggested that now is the best time, and when the Nanlan City Alliance begins, the elites of all tribes will go north to meet and the fighting will be suspended. There are almost no obstacles along the way.
In a remote study room, Qin Nuo met Lin Jia and Pei Tuo. Discuss the next course of action and route.
On the spread map, Yan Chang kept moving his fingers.
"Starting from Jiangcheng, going south along the Cha River, passing through these two cities, you can reach Huju Bay in five or six days. The area is barren, there are no big tribes, only some scattered herdsmen. Subordinates The message and route will be sent back with carrier pigeons first, and then General Pei will be asked to arrange manpower to be picked up here. Then the son can return safely."
Qin Nuo nodded. It was indeed the most convenient and smooth road, and thanks to Beishuo's new emperor's east tour, it attracted all nearby forces. In the past few days, some impatient tribes have set off. There is no reason for the emperor to wait for his courtiers in the pilgrimage. Before Yujia arrived in Nanlan City, the leaders of these tribes would gather there.
Just about to leave, Qin Nuo hesitated because of a hint of worry in his heart. The coming Emperor Beishuo...
Seeing the emperor staring at the map and staying silent, Lin Jia became anxious and whispered: "The emperor, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. When will you wait if you don't leave?"
The safety of the imperial driving is the top priority. Is it possible that you still want to continue to be a saint of mischief here? Moreover, with the beginning of the Nanlan City League, the various tribes moved frequently, and Chen Changan was fine, and Pei Tuo, the officers of the Northern Army, were very likely to be recognized.
"Don't worry, the ministers will take care of everything within the Xuelie clan. They will definitely not let the situation get out of control."
Now Lin Jia's prestige in the Xuelie clan has surpassed those old priests of Su He, and he is recognized as the best candidate for the next high priest.
When he woke up, Qin Nuo made a final decision: "Pack things, let's set off tomorrow morning."
Almost everyone was relieved. The road went north and south, with twists and turns, unknowingly it wasted half a year. In the enemy camp, even within the Xuelie clan, who is considered a half-friendly force, hardly a day can be completely relaxed. Now finally saw a ray of light.
Looking at the young faces around him, Qin Nuo smiled: "Everyone has worked hard on this journey." The vow he made before the desolate camp is finally coming true. A lot to bring everyone back safely,
Everyone knelt to the ground, "I just hope that the son will be well all the way, and I will be willing to wait for my body to be broken."
Lin Jia also breathed a sigh of relief. He still wants to stay here and continue to make suggestions for the Xue Lie clan.
However, the development of things in this world is always independent of personal will.
On the day before Qin Nuo and his party packed up their things and prepared to run away from the road, a variable happened.
This variable came so unexpectedly that Qin Nuo was directly dumbfounded.
Suror hurriedly rushed to the door of Qin Nuo, "My lord, my lord, the high priest invites you to the temple to meet a distinguished guest."
Qin Nuo opened the door, puzzled: "Welcome the distinguished guest?"
The high priest knew his identity, and it would be impossible for guests to use the word greet.
Qin Nuo put on his coat and was going to take a look.
But Suror stepped into the room and lowered his voice, "The high priest asks you to greet you as... the spiritual woman. His old man said that you don't need to salute this way."
Qin Nuo:? ? ?
Suror continued to whisper: "This distinguished guest has indicated that he wants to see you, and the high priest cannot refuse."
Suror is one of the few people in the tribe who knows that Qin Nuo is the spiritual girl. Of course, she doesn't know the identity of Qin Nuo as the "Great Zhou Princess". I only thought that the noble son who had returned to the tribe had bravely and arduously assumed this responsibility in order to save the people.
Qin Nuo had a bad thought in his mind instantly: "Who is the one who came?"
Suror's answer made this strange idea come true.
"Your Majesty the Emperor is here."