Novoland: Eagle Flag Chapter 4: Bronze blood four

Luo Ziyan was pushed to the ground with his hands bound behind his back. The camel-hair carpet of the golden tent was thick and fluffy, and the sharp knife on the back of his neck forced him to press his cheeks tightly against the carpet, unable to lift his head.

However, this young man from East Lu clearly did not give in. He turned his eyes and scanned around, and saw the four princes and the nobles who were staring at him. The princes had just been released for trial, and Bi Mogan was completely unprepared. He glanced at Luo Ziyan uneasily, only to find that the bold Dong Lu pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"You guys are too disrespectful to Mr. Luo!" Maharaja's voice was low, no emotion could be heard.

The strength on the neck suddenly lightened, and Luo Ziyan smiled more calmly.

He looked up and saw the Maharaja sitting cross-legged on a couch covered with leopard skins, with a Dahesa in white standing beside him. No one spoke, the Maharaja looked at him with those famous white eyes.

"Can I get up and talk?"

"Okay," the Maharaja smiled, "take the knife and untie Mr. Luo."

The warriors withdrew their long swords and cut open the leather cord on Luo Ziyan's wrist. Luo Ziyan loosened his numb wrist, and bowed to the majesty. He was a little excited in his heart, he was a desperate literati, he knew that there was also the most rare opportunity in this most terrifying and dangerous place.

The majesty bowed slightly on the bed: "My youngest son disappeared for no reason. I have been searching for these days, but there is no clue yet. As a father, I feel very disturbed, so I delayed thinking about Mr. Luo until today. It's very disrespectful. My sons are rude and hateful, Mr. Luo is the envoy of the Eastern Luchun Kingdom, and I hope you don't mind."

Luo Ziyan cupped his hands: "Don't dare, it's a pity that I can't help find the son."

"Thank you. However, Mr. Luo is the envoy of Chunguo, so he should be our distinguished guest in Qingyang. I don't know why he didn't come to my tent and let me greet him with a big gift, but he visited my son's tent, which led to such a Misunderstood." There was a chill in Maharaja's voice, "It's really puzzling."

"Father," Bi Mogan stepped forward, "Mr. Luo is from Donglu, not on official business, but just a private visit."

"No!" Luo Ziyan's voice abruptly interrupted Bimogan, "Don't dare to hide it, Luo Mou went north, and he was sent by the Taiwei of Chunguo and Liang Qiusong, Marquis of Huangchang County."

"Oh?" The majesty raised his eyebrows, "Mr. Luo is an envoy, so he should meet me and make friends with a prince. What's the use?"

Luo Ziyan took a step forward: "I don't know if the Chun Kingdom wants to form an alliance with your country, the Majesty may grant it?"

"Mr. Luo didn't answer my question."

"Our country heard that Qingyang wants to form an alliance with Xiatang." Luo Ziyan took a step forward.

The majesty pondered for a moment: "Whether Qingyang forms an alliance with Xiatang is a matter between the two countries, and what does it have to do with Chunguo?"

"My country and Beilu face each other across the Tiantuo Strait, and the transportation is far more convenient than that of Xia Tang. Bizhi Port in Chun Kingdom is only 900 miles away from Tianqi City, the imperial capital. The prosperity of the imperial capital is even better than that of Tang Dynasty. Ten towns in Wanzhou. Once the commercial route of Tiantuo Strait is opened, isn’t it a golden waterway?” Luo Ziyan changed his subject, “But I heard that the great king wants to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty. I don’t know if there is any etiquette. The thoughtfulness angered the majesty, and ordered me to go north, and ask the prince to take Yan Yan on his behalf. If I rush to see the majesty, I may not even see the majesty, right?"

His eyes were burning, and he didn't care about the reactions of the people around him, only staring at Maharaja.

"Then, sir, it's a good intention." The majesty nodded slightly, "But although Qingyang is a small and barren country, it values ​​faith. My ministry and Xiatang have already formed an alliance with sincerity, and Chunguo came too late."

Luo Ziyan pondered for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and took another step forward: "Thank you Majesty for your frankness, but Wanzhou is rich, but its iron smelting skills are not as good as ours in Chunguo. The thin steel armor of our country's wind and tiger cavalry The whole set weighs no more than 16 catties, and with the horse armor, it only weighs 45 catties. It is extremely strong and puncture-resistant, making it the number one in the Eastern Land. If the horses in the North Land and the armor of the Chun State are added, it will definitely add more power. If the king is willing to form an alliance Chunguo, our country will give another thousand sets of Fenghu steel armor as a tribute every year. How about it?"

Everyone in the golden tent was taken aback. The Qingyang nobles had also heard of the name of the Chun State Wind Tiger Cavalry. This cavalry army is known as one of the three major cavalry armies in East China, relying on its excellent armor and horses introduced from North China. And Chunguo's steelmaking technology is top secret. Even in Chunguo, there are only three or four people who can know the formula of molten steel, a thousand sets of steel armor is already a horrific tribute, let alone a thousand sets a year.

After a moment of silence in the big tent, the majesty smiled: "I appreciate the kindness of Mr. Changchang and Mr. Huang. But we grassland people cannot be perfidious after all, otherwise how can we get the blessing of the gods?"

"Your Majesty..." What else did Luo Ziyan say.

"Come here! Set up wine to scare Mr. Luo!" The majesty's voice overwhelmed him, "The princes are here to accompany me, and I have some things to do."

He didn't give Luo Ziyan another chance to speak, so he got up and went out with Dahesa.

Luo Ziyan looked at the back of the Maharaja thoughtfully. At this time, the young barbarian girls had already brought in spirits and roasted meat, Luo Ziyan sighed softly.

"Maharaja, Maharaja!" Dahesa shouted and chased after him.

The Maharaja walked very fast, and suddenly stopped, and Dahesa almost hit his back.

"Shahan, do you want to ask me how to deal with the princes? Let them out suddenly, arrange them to drink with the people in East Lu, and then let it go quietly."

"Yes!" Dahesa froze for a moment, then nodded.

The majesty sighed lowly: "I'm not afraid to say in front of you, I can't bear to kill them, but punishment should be done. But I always feel that Asule disappeared suddenly, Xu Dahan was originally a A calm person, but suddenly rushing to lead troops to beat Bimogan's tent, the envoys from the Tang Dynasty to form an alliance are about to arrive, and the secret envoys from the Chun Kingdom appear in Beidu at this time... Behind all this, it seems that Something is stringing them together, and things suddenly happened too much, and it was too coincidental. That Shan Bikong, do you think we can trust him?"

Dahesa hesitated for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "It sounds like what he said is very reasonable. We have been secretly received by envoys and posthouses from the imperial capital all the way south to Tang Dynasty, but I always feel that there is no reason for this matter." It's so simple, Shan Bikong is not what we expected, right?"

"Yes, I think so too." Maharaja took a deep breath: "There is always a feeling that dark clouds have piled up high, but I don't know what kind of rain will rain and when it will rain. Right now we Don’t mess yourself up first. So this time I’d rather indulge my sons and not punish them, but also ensure the stability in the northern capital.”

The banquet with everyone's thoughts on their minds quickly dissipated, Guimu snorted coldly, and left with the silent Xu Dahan. Bi Mogan sent Luo Ziyan out of the account, feeling slightly apologetic.

"It's dangerous," he said, "Thanks to brother Luo's contingency today..."

Luo Ziyan was silent at the table, and only then smiled: "It's a pity that I have already messed up my errand this time."

Bimogan shook his head: "I don't know what father thinks, a thousand sets of wind tiger steel armor, such a heavy gift can be refused."

Luo Ziyan smiled wryly: "Actually, I had no choice but to try. It takes at least three years to make each set of Fenghu steel armor, from iron selection to polishing. Our country pays tribute to the imperial capital every year, and there are only fifty sets of steel armor. , for the Habayashi Heavenly Army's equipment. If we say a thousand sets, even if the Forbidden Army's weapon workshop goes all out, it will not be able to keep up with only steel armor."

"Exploring?"

"Test the Maharaja's determination to form an alliance with Xia Tang."

"How?"

"Prince, why did your lord father form an alliance with Xia Tang?"

Bimogan pondered for a while: "For the ship. Only by acquiring the technology of warships can we not be afraid of the army on the East China Sea. Although my father didn't say it clearly, I think that our shipbuilding skills in the North China are inferior. If Get the Lion Gate Fighting Ship from Mingyang Shipyard in Wanzhou..."

"Lionmen's battleship is fast and powerful, but our Chun country's iron shark warship is also rare in the East China Sea. Not to mention the lion's gate battleship, it is Yuren's Mulan Longship meeting our country's Lou warship Don’t dare to take it lightly.”

"That's right."

"What I'm puzzled about is why the majesty would go far and wide, and not hesitate to offend our Chun country, but want to form an alliance with Xia Tang, which is far south of the mainland. Whether it is business, buying weapons, or even..." Luo Ziyan lowered his voice, "Intentionally crossing the Tiantuo Strait to seek a bigger country, our country is a better ally than Xiatang. Your Majesty is not a fool. There must be some other reason for doing this. Or... Any other forces are also involved."

"Other forces?" Bi Mogan was taken aback.

"I don't know," Luo Ziyan shook his head, "In the shogunate of Marquis Changchang, I have always been in charge of dealing with Qingyang. In the past four years, our country has tried to form an alliance with Qingyang, but every time it has failed. It was successful and returned. I always vaguely feel that someone is there to obstruct us secretly, but this person is like a shadow, completely elusive. You can only feel that he is there, but you will never find his trace."

"I don't fully understand what Brother Luo said," Bimogan thought, "but the one who will return to Xiatang this time is Tuoba Shanyue, Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies. His father is from the Nine Kingdoms of North China, right? Did he talk to his father?"

"Tuoba Shanyue is one of the four famous generals in East China, but no matter what, he is just a warrior."

"Who else could it be?"

"In Xia Tang, apart from Tuoba Shanyue, the lord Baili Jinghong and Wu Dian command Xi Yan. Xi Yan and Tuoba Shanyue are both four famous generals in East China, and their reputation is still higher than Tuoba's. However, Xi Yan and Tuoba are at odds. If Xiyan is in the middle, then Tuoba should not be the envoy. Although Baili Jinghong is a noble duke, I don't think this person has such deep scheming. "

"Who else could it be?"

"I can't guess," Luo Ziyan faced the golden tent in the night with his hands in his sleeves, "you can make this North-South alliance without showing up. The only person who really has this ability is the Taiqing Palace in Tianqi City." His Majesty the Emperor?"

He then smiled wryly: "But why did the royal family arrange for their princes to collude with Beilu?"

The two stood at the door of the golden tent, silent for a long time.

"Then it's useless for me to stay any longer, and I'll return to Chun Country."

Luo Ziyan took a quiet look at Bimogan before leaving: "This person behind the scenes is really scary when you think about it."