Shamanism was originally born in ancient times, and it was originally the 'wise men' of all the tribes of the northern part of the country who gathered together to form an existence similar to a 'united council'. Due to the fact that the people's wisdom was not opened at that time, and the productivity was low, the vision of the 'wise man' was naturally limited by the framework of the times. Therefore, they can only make up those unexplained 'visions from heaven' into more acceptable stories such as 'myths and ghosts' to appease the frightened tribesmen.

And the natural phenomenon of 'flood', although it is not new on the Huayu continent, but the torrential rain lasted for dozens of days, and finally flooded the entire Great Wilderness City, which still made Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt completely panicked.

At that time, the great shaman of the goddess was still Li Xuanyu, who was a celestial spirit vein. And this flood disaster is also under the jurisdiction of shamanism. The papal leader then told Yan Hunt that the flood was due to the wrath of the 'spirit of the water god', and that the 'old man' thought that he had not received the sincere sacrifice of the successor, so he was angry with the people of the East Hidden Road.

Because Dongyou Road is the 'granary' of Youbei Third Road, cultivating crops needs water for irrigation, and Dongyou Road is also deeply shaded and protected by the spirit of the water god. If Yan Tian wanted to quell the flood, he would have to hike to the thirty-six shaman altars on the banks of the Chaotong River and sincerely forgive his sins to the spirit of the water god. In this way, the wrath of the gods can be appeased and the happiness of the people can be blessed.

Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt, inexplicably accused by the great shaman of 'insincerity', of course, felt very wronged! But after all, the affairs of the world are under the control of the king, and the affairs of the heavens are under the control of the shaman, which is also the old rule of the three roads in the north. Therefore, even if he was unwilling, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and march on foot in the direction of the Great Wilderness City under the guidance of the Shamanic Great Elder Bag......

Li Xuanyu, the great shaman who successfully transferred Yan Hunt, arranged another 'double insurance': since His Majesty Emperor Xuande, the son of the true dragon, has gone to the riverside to appease the water spirit, then Li Lian, who is the queen and the mother of the world, will naturally go to the bank of the Youhe River and echo with His Majesty!

So, when Yan Zhan left Fengjing on foot, Empress Li Lian also lived in a small wooden house on the bank of the Youhe River under the leadership of the great shaman Li Xuanyu, wearing the coarse linen clothes of ordinary people.

This small wooden house is exactly ninety-nine miles away from the west gate of Fengjing City.

Of course, Yan Zhan also knew about this, and at first he didn't think that Li Lian's departure from the palace would bring any actual help; But the great elder Bage, who accompanied him, said to him: Queen Li Lian wore coarse linen clothes and went to soothe the spirit of Youhe, which not only made the people of Youbei Sanlu feel the sincerity and benevolence of the Heavenly Imperial Family; It can also echo with His Majesty from afar, turning into a dragon and phoenix to be auspicious, and the trend of yin and yang is harmonized.

As the saying goes, the east is not bright and the west is bright, for Yan Hunt at that time, whether it was the hearts of the people in the market or the blessing of the mysterious and abnormal gods, it was worth letting the queen go out of the palace for a while.

At that time, the influence of shamanism among the people was simply different from that of today's shamanism. Except for those outsiders, the vast majority of the natives of Youbei are devout shamans. Therefore, whether Yan Jia and Li Lianxiang believe this statement or not, they will definitely act according to the instructions of the great shaman.

Of course, this can also be regarded as another kind of 'gathering crowds to threaten the king'. It was also from this incident that Yan Hunt began to be dissatisfied with shamanism......

Three days after Li Lian lived in the cabin, he passed by a Wensheng son who had just become famous and returned to his hometown, named Li Deng, whose name was Qi Yuan, who was not only the uncle of the dynasty on Youbei Third Road, but also the current head of the Li family in Dongyou.

The brother and sister never imagined that the reunion between the two after a long absence, would happen under such circumstances. For so many years, they have subconsciously not recalled the events of that year; But after seeing each other again today, those old things that have been buried deep in the depths of my heart are like overturned buckets, completely exposed in broad daylight, and there is no way to avoid them......

Frankly speaking, although Li Lian is a strange woman who is fierce and extreme, but her true emotions have always been chaotic and unknown; As for saying that she really fell in love with Li Deng back then? Or mistakenly regarded the worship and dependence of her brother as the love between men and women, she didn't think about it carefully at all, or didn't dare to think about it at all. Therefore, when she reunited with her brother this time, except for the emotions of self-blame, the rest was just a mess, and she didn't know anything at all except the excitement that could make her heart beat......

And Li Deng is much simpler and clearer in managing his own emotions - even if he knows that he shouldn't, but after so many years, he has never missed Li Lian, who has married into the palace.

Wrapped in a coarse cloth, he has poetry and books in his belly.

Don't look at Li Deng's just return, just an ordinary scholar's dress; But in terms of his current appearance and temperament, compared with the little Confucian who only knew how to follow the rules and studied hard under the lamp, it was already a world of difference; Such a 'new Li Deng', even Li Lian, who grew up with him since childhood, has a good impression of 'strangers'!

In fact, to this day, the Empress Dowager Li, who is nearly fifty years old, still does not know what kind of feelings she has for Li Deng. However, she clearly knew that she seemed to have a place for the weakness and pain buried deep in her heart only in front of Li Deng.

Her complex feelings for Li Deng include both family affection and love; There is both dependence and alienation...

Seeing the sinister hearts of the people in the deep palace, and also experiencing how stupid and greedy the Yan family is, Li Lian, who was already dead, fell into a confused emotional entanglement again......

As the so-called wise man has a thousand worries, there must be a mistake, and Li Lianniang's 'loss' is that in the embryonic stage of emotional recognition, she was strangled and extinguished by her mother in a rough and decisive way, and her personality is already a little extreme and stubborn, which has caused her to be unable to straighten out her emotional changes. Until now, she is nearly half a hundred years old, and she still can't figure out what kind of feelings she has for Li Deng......

Of course, Li Deng himself has long understood this. That's all the reason why he hasn't married a wife to this day. ，

I don't know what kind of 'conspiracy' this great shaman Li Xuanyu has in mind, nor what kind of 'conspiracy' this great shaman is planning; in short, she not only arranged for the reunion of the two brothers and sisters after a long absence, but also invited the second shaman Lin Si to live in a wooden house for a year.

During this year, Lin Siwei followed Li Niangniang inch by the side, carefully caring for Li Lian and her third child.

Li Xuanyu died on the hexagonal altar for less than a year, and Li Lian also gave birth to a baby girl. Li Deng, a first-time father, finally gave the baby girl a nice but ordinary name after a whole day of careful consideration-Li Le'an.

From this name alone, it can be seen that Li Deng hopes that his daughter can embark on a diametrically opposite path to her biological mother, Li Lian.

As long as her daughter can have a happy life in this world and live a safe life, it is enough for Li Deng......

Because Li Le'an's background is too special and sensitive, although Li Deng loves this daughter very much, he can only transfer a loyal servant woman from Nankang who knows the roots, pretending to be the mother of his deceased wife who he met outside; He was ruthless again, and arranged these 'ancestors and grandchildren' in the ancestral house of the Li family in the Great Wilderness City, and he went to Fengjing alone to become an official.

Time passes, and the years shuttle. During the years that Li Deng was prime minister, he not only tried his best to help Yan Hunt govern the country, but also secretly helped his sister and nephew to 'check and fill in the gaps'. However, not long after he sat on the position of prime minister, he discovered the biggest problem: under the framework of the existing Youbei Imperial Court, even a 'rare genius in a hundred years' can do very limited......

It's a pity that such a prince, who is full of everyone's favor, actually embarked on a crooked path that surprised everyone under the 'careful teaching' of the first emperor Yan Hunt! At the beginning, whenever Yan Yan poked out a big basket, it was Queen Li Lian who came to the house in person and begged Li Deng to settle the ...... But as Yan Day's age and ambition get bigger and bigger, the 'hole' he poked out is getting bigger and bigger; and the Li Niangniang, who is already a little weak-hearted, doesn't go in and out of the Prime Minister's Mansion too often; therefore, Yan Day, who has been in battle in person and has made many gains, will mistakenly think that Li Deng's pampering and pampering of himself comes from the so-called bloodline affection......

Twenty years have passed like this, and Li Deng has long been full of disgust for Yan Day, a child. And in that palace, the only person who still makes him remember and worry about his stomach is the queen mother......

Things have developed to this point, and the fall of the throne is already the trend of the times, and it will not be stopped by anyone or any change at all; Anyone who wants to buck the trend will be crushed by the wheels of history. With Li Lian's ingenuity, he must have already known it; But she was still standing on top of the city gate at this time, although she kept saying that she wanted to interview Yan Qinghong; But Li Deng knew in her heart that the person she really wanted to see must be herself, the prime minister of Youbei!

Yan Qinghong is just a powerless second prince, and if he made such a big situation today, he must have planned more than a day or two in advance. And Li Deng, a person who holds half of the country in the northern part of the country and has protégés all over the world, it is impossible for him to be ignorant of this matter at all! In addition, since the beginning of the War between the two norths, Li Deng has completely left the court......

According to Empress Li's thoughts, she would definitely think that from that time on, Li Deng had secretly fallen to Yan Qinghong's side.

Yan Qinghong looked at Li Deng, who was full of sighs, as if he was immersed in memories, and solemnly asked again:

"Prime Minister, if you really don't go ......"

"No... No...... Go ahead, and if the queen asks about me, you can say...... You say that the old man is already seriously ill and bedridden... Alas......"

Before Yan Qinghong left, he saw Li Deng's tears in his eyes, wetting a picture of a lady on the table that had not yet been completed......