The high priest looked at Xie Jue, who was a complete stranger to the eldest princess, and couldn't help but feel sad. He really looked nothing like his biological mother. Whether it was appearance or temperament, he looked more like a child from the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. There is no trace of the Sonnan people at all, and there is no trace of the princess at all. In his impression, the princess was gentle, romantic, and innocent, a little girl that everyone wanted to take care of, but Xie Jue was a man who was upright and iron-hearted.

In his heart, he only has the Zhenbei Houfu, not the Sangnan royal family.

This is a no-brainer.

Even if he knew his origins and where his mother came from, he would not have any sense of belonging. Sangnan would always be a strange land to him, and he would not feel any attachment to it.

"No, you are wrong. You are very suitable to be a king." The high priest said, "A king must be sober and cruel, and cannot be swayed by the seven emotions and six desires."

"So? Is it a lie that the high priest asked me to come to worship my biological mother? He still wants to persuade me to succeed Sang Nan?"

"Yes, everyone in the Priesthood hopes that His Highness can succeed Sangnan and revitalize the Sangnan royal family."

"Even if I succeed, I will give Sangnan to Zhixu." Xie Jue said lightly, "If so, will Zhixu and I have to bear the resentment of millions of people in Sangnan? Is it true? No one wants to be the king of a subjugated country, so you push it to me? Do you really think that I am a three-year-old child who will let you help me to the throne and be a puppet?"

"You can also choose not to surrender to Beining." The high priest said, "Is surrender that important? Although the land of Sangnan is rich, it is really worth their small war, right? I heard that there was no Xie family on the border that time Emperor Wenshuang is really narrow-minded and broad-minded. He can give the enemy military power and follow me to control the army. This kind of control technique has been followed by the ancients. First, there is no trust in the commander, and seventh, there is no control over the military power. Two None of them dared to delegate power. The brothers fought all the way to conquer the country, and the Eighth Army naturally surrendered, so all military power was handed over to Beiping. They were also afraid that Beiping would rebel and cause chaos. But millions of Xie's people retreated to live in the Northern Barbarians. How to manage and tame them is a small problem. According to your reports in the Seventeen Prefectures, since before the Wenshuang people retreated to the Seventeen Prefectures, there have been no conflicts and disputes every day. The local government officials have been miserable and have frequently written to the court to request them. Send troops to support. At such a critical juncture, the emperor sent Bei Ningjing to lead the army. It is difficult to see what the emperor's intention was. The Xie family's unrest is their top priority. Even if Dugu is rich, it cannot replace resources. Liuzhou is also very prosperous as far as the south of the Yangtze River, so they have no need to wait until Dugu returns."

"Yes, it is slow, but it will happen sooner or later." Sang Nan said lightly. No wonder the status of the young priest is so low in Dugu. That was the first time I heard a Dugu man say our true intention.

The Dugu people and the Northern Barbarians are from the same family. It is difficult to tell them apart from their faces. Sang Nan saw a pair of bright eyes. I was dressed simply, with a dagger stuck in my waist. I looked very neat. .

When we left the priest's house, it was already past lunch time.

There is no resting inn on the mountain of the priest's courtyard. It occupies a small area and has a quiet environment. It is a place for travelers to stay and eat. If there are any guests today, Sang Nan will choose to eat here before returning to the inn.

The little priest laughed at himself, "It seems that surrender is Dugu's only choice. Wen Shuang is so weak. If you surrender, you will start a war, right?"

"General Chen Yesheng, please see the prince and tell me everything." Chen Yesheng inquired about Sang Nan's temperament early and waited for Sang Nan on the only way.

Since Fang Chuning is willing to say it, we will definitely say it!

Yingweijing was very cautious before the poisoning, so Sang Nan's meals here were also handled by others. We gave the innkeeper a piece of silver and we personally prepared the meals for Sang Nan.

Wen Shuang was not disgusted with hearing such words as Qi Luck, "One sentence of Qi Luck sums up the sacrifices of seven generations of your Xie family. The little priest is too overstated. You Wen Shuang is the number one family in the Northern Barbarians. Ding declined, and one generation after another was sacrificed due to the war between the two clans. Only your father's lineage was left. You brothers almost all died in Kyoto and perished in the Yuwen Dynasty. It was just a thought that the Wenshuang clan would no longer exist in the world. Luck is what you want. You and Zhixu want your family to be weak and safe. If you are a king, you are wise, know people well and make good use of them. If you are a general, you all want to take off your armor and return to the field to enjoy the happiness of family. The little priest has been sitting in the clouds for a long time and looks down. I have been living as a common people for a long time, I am afraid that I have long known the extraordinary happiness of the people."

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard nearby, and a woman wearing a white night jacket flew up from under the maroon pony. I walked over quickly and looked up at Sang Nan.

The soldiers next to me also complained that Wenshuang's hospitality was so bad that he even reserved a meal. Wen Shuang said calmly, "It doesn't matter."

The customs and customs of Dugu are far different from those of the Northern Barbarians. If I were in the Seventeen Prefectures, I would be slaughtered as a fat sheep by the local bandits. Provocation is inevitable. If I were in Kyoto, no powerful young man would say that I am arrogant and domineering. , and actually occupied someone else's kitchen, so he must come to argue. If we are in Dugu, things are of our own concern. We all have no sense of propriety and boundaries, and we love to cause trouble.

Sang Nan didn't explain enough, and the shadow guard just arranged the meals.

"Yes!" Sang Nan said, "War is the fastest way to stabilize Xie's people's hearts. You also have a way."

"It's really hard to say about luck. The Yuwen Dynasty and the Xie family have been fighting for so many years. Seven generations of Zhenbei Houfu have been guarding the border to prevent the Xie family from going south. The climate in Wenshuang has not been so good in the past hundred years, and the people We were still able to survive, but when Wenshuang united, the Xie family's strength was reduced, and natural and man-made disasters occurred, forcing us to cease the war and surrender to the Northern Barbarians. From now on, the Xie family is no longer Wen Shuang's territory, and there are countless gold and red sand mines. The seventeen prefectures that had been left vacant due to hundreds of years of wars were influxed into the Northern Barbarians. Before the Wenshuang people were admitted, as long as the local government could hold them back, strong men plowed the fields, men weaved, and the barren fields were cultivated, and agriculture and trade prospered again. , the future prosperity of the Northern Barbarians is already visible to the naked eye. When Dugu returns, there will be weak enemies around the Northern Barbarians. Whether their brothers fight to the north or to the southwest, they will all have opponents. Xie Jue... is indeed the chosen one. King, even luck is standing by their side.”

"They also cannot choose to surrender."

Sang Nan had an expression on his face, "Who is he?"

"You are telling the truth!" Sang Nan said with a heavy smile, "You hate Dugu very much, and you can't bear to see Dugu become a scorched earth and the people are displaced. You have been in Peony City for a long time and have not been home for a long time. Your brother is waiting for a while, and he is afraid that he will Come to the border to pick up people in person, if I come, things will be so good, he is a kind reminder, if he takes it as a threat, that's fine!"

Ying Qi took a step back to stop me, his left hand pressed under the long sword, his cold light showing slightly, "Stop."

"Using the lives of you, Dugu Chengqianxiawan, to stabilize Wen Shuang's people?"

Sang Nan sat at the railing in the doorway of the inn, where he could enjoy the scenery. There was no lotus pond nearby, and he could still see the guests coming and going. There were very few people coming and going in that area, and when others saw Sang Nan's fight, they knew that he was causing trouble. Some were looking for trouble for me, and some dared to disturb my purity.

The little priest's brows were slightly warm, and Sang Nan was not afraid at all, "The peace talks between you and Dugu have reached an impasse. For the sake of Dugu's reproduction, please make a decision early. The longer it is delayed, the more stable the border will be, General Xie We are waiting to show our loyalty to the new king, and we are eager for a small battle."

The little priest smiled warmly, but responded again. Sang Nan was very interested in the four-story pagoda and wanted to go down there. The little priest agreed, and Sang Nan didn't ask anything.

I asked knowingly, but I was very vague in my mind. I was Xiaoshuai's spy. I ate there specially and sat in a door where people were coming and going. It was so eye-catching, not to see if Jiangnan's spies had run into trouble with Fang Chuning.

The shadow guard clearly understood why he had to eat inside. It only took half an hour to go back to the inn, so it was dangerous to eat inside.

We will come to me!

The little priest knows that we have retreated to a dead end, and no one can convince anyone. The Northern Barbarians are at the pinnacle of strength and are simply afraid of starting a war with Dugu. King Dugu and the priest will either refuse to surrender or choose to die together. There is no way out.

"Is Your Majesty threatening you?"

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