Before the army set out, it was all for the great wizard to divinate the good fortune. Tuoba Ling had already found a disciple of a great wizard and promised that the second prince could cheat for them. They planned that after the Great Wizard had done the divination, Tuoba would throw stones at him, causing the Great Wizard to accidentally fall. Then his disciples go to heaven and announce the results of the divination.

When everything was ready, the ceremony took place the next morning, before the departure of the army. In addition to the 50,000 soldiers led by Alam and Abutai, the herdsmen on the grassland also spontaneously came to the vicinity of the altar, and they surrounded the altar, knelt on their knees, and silently bowed their heads to pray for blessings.

Qin Luo, General Kutulu, the Second Prince, the Great Teacher, and Yele Kang'er and others also stood not far from the altar, waiting for the ceremony to begin. Even Jimmy, accompanied by a slave girl, stood far away from the crowd, anxiously waiting.

When the auspicious time came, Tuoba and the Great Wizard finally appeared, and together they ascended the high platform, facing due north, and bowed down to Mount Abu Shenglan. At this moment, the soldiers and the onlookers also worshipped the Holy Lan Mountain.

After bowing down, Tuoba Yan, as a khan, offered sacrifices to the Chiwu Celestial God (1) to express the loyalty and reverence of the Qingyun people to the Chiwu Celestial God.

Then it's divination. Tuoba took a step back, leaving room for the Grand Wizard to ask for an oracle. Countless pairs of eyes were staring at the great wizard, only to see that he was wearing a robe for wizards today, holding a drum in his hand, dancing on the high platform, and chanting words in his mouth. Then the cow's shoulder blades were thrown into the flames, only to hear a "crackling" sound in the brazier, and the great wizard knelt down in the direction of Mount Abu Shenglan and prayed, and the herdsmen saw this, and continued to kowtow, secretly praying in their hearts.

It was the first time for Qin Luo to watch such a major prayer and divination activity, and he watched the great wizard on the stage with a little novelty, feeling like he was dancing a great god. He secretly observed the people around him, all of them with solemn expressions, with reverent eyes, looking at everything on the stage. Even Yele Kanger of the Chishui Department silently prayed that Qingyun would win.

Finally, the flames subsided. The Great Wizard took out the cow's shoulder blade from the charcoal basin, and there were cracks on it that had been burned by the fire, which was the "oracle".

The Grand Wizard placed the cow's shoulder blades on a clean plate, stood up, and placed them on the table. Qin Luo and the second prince glanced at each other, why didn't they do it yet?

Tuoba Yan pretended to look around casually, and saw that everyone's eyes were attracted by the great wizard and the cow's shoulder blades. He was holding a small pebble in his hand, and when the great wizard was cleaning the dust on the shoulder blades of the cow, he "soared", and the stone shot out, hitting the knee socket of the great wizard.

"Ahh The Great Wizard was unsteady on his feet and almost fell. The people under the altar were also frightened to a certain extent. Fortunately, the disciples of the Great Wizard reacted quickly and hurriedly ran to the stage to support him.

At this time, it was time for Tuoba Yan to appear, and he said with concern: "The great wizard is old, and he must be tired from standing on the stage for a long time. It's better to let the disciples do the answers. ”

"That's not going to work, answering the 'oracle' is also an important part." The Great Wizard was still unwilling to give up.

Tuoba Yan glanced at the disciple, and the man immediately reacted and said to the master, "Master, you should step down and rest, the disciple will definitely live up to his mission." ”

This person is the apprentice who is considered the most talented by the Great Wizard and one of the candidates for the next Great Wizard. Seeing this, the great wizard was also afraid that he would not be in a good state and misinterpret the "oracle", so he nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Qin Luo and Tuoba Ling in the audience breathed a sigh of relief, and now they are finally half of the success.

What happened next, just as Tuoba Ling expected, the disciple pretended to observe for a while, and then announced to everyone in the audience: "Chiwu Heavenly God Oracle, this battle, Qingyun will win!" ”

"Qingyun will win! Qingyun will win! All of them rejoiced, convinced of God's instructions, as if they had triumphed.

Tuoba Yan nodded slightly at Qin Luo and them, then walked to the front of the stage, and said to the Qingyun soldiers and civilians in the audience: "At the moment when Qingyun is facing life and death, in this village. On the altar of Yan, I want to inform all the nobles, soldiers, herdsmen, and slaves of Qingyun of this unfortunate news. Heiyan's army has already rushed towards the Zhanlu steppe. Black Rock is no longer Qingyun's vassals, they have long since rebelled. Mozang Daqiu, who killed my father, our great old khan. Mozang Dag, many years ago, also plotted to destroy our Qingyun. In order to defend our homeland, we must take up arms and fight to the death against the enemy. ”

During Tuobayan's speech, many people fell silent. The women wept silently, and the men were silent in thought. Jimmy stood in the distance, already in tears. Qin Luo looked at Tuoba Yan on the stage, and suddenly felt that this seventeen-year-old young man had grown up all of a sudden, and finally became a khan that the people could trust and rely on.

Tuoba Yan slowed down and continued, "I know that many of you are panicking. I understand that. But I still hope that you, in order to defend Qingyun, unite and fight the enemy together. There may be a difficult and dark time after the war starts, but I hope you will remain calm and calm. I call upon all men from the age of fourteen to the age of sixty to take up your weapons and guard the clouds. We hereby sincerely pray to the Chiwu Celestial God, and we believe that under the protection of the Chiwu Celestial Goddess, Qingyun will win! ”

As soon as Tuoba's voice fell, a determined, thunderous roar erupted in the crowd: "Qingyun will win!" Qingyun will win! ”

After Tuoba Yan stepped down, Qin Luo greeted him, and he said with a smile: "Congratulations to the Khan, you have stabilized the hearts of the army and the people." ”

"Thank you!" Tuoba Yan also smiled, he was very satisfied with the effect of this divination and blessing.

"I'm going to take my leave to you, Khan." Qin Luo said, "Young Lord Yele and the envoy are ready, I'll leave immediately." ”

"You're leaving." Tuoba Yan suddenly asked, "By the way, how many clothes did you bring?" ”

"Huh?" Qin Luo was stunned for a moment.

Tuoba Yan explained: "The Chishui Department is particularly cold. Don't look at the green clouds and grass warblers flying, the spring flowers are blooming, and it is estimated that there is still snow over there. You'll have to bring your winter clothes, or you'll freeze to death. ”

Qin Luo really didn't know the climate of the Chishui Ministry, and he said gratefully: "Thank you Khan for reminding me." ”

"Fortunately, as long as you can get reinforcements from Chishui, you can make a decision on my behalf if the other party asks for anything." Tuoba Yan trusted Qin Luo very much, "I believe that you will know it." ”

"Thank you, Khan." Qin Luo said, "Do your best." ”

"Third brother." At this moment, the second prince also walked over and patted Tuoba Yan's shoulder, "Very good." ”

Tuoba said with a smile: "Thanks to the second brother, the results of divination are also very good." ”

"The Great Master is accompanying the Great Wizard." Tuoba Ling said, "Third brother, let's go over and have a look." ”

Tuoba Yan said goodbye to Qin Luo and went to visit the Great Wizard's leg again. I saw the great wizard sitting on the grass, talking and laughing with the great master Tuoba Sheng, and it seemed that there was no big problem.

"The Great Wizard." Tuoba Yan also sat on the ground, "Are your legs okay?" ”

The Great Wizard waved his hand, "It's old, it's useless." Suddenly I felt a pain that almost ruined the divination. ”

Tuoba Yan and Tuoba Ling were thieves and glanced at each other. The great master didn't know anything, and was still there and wondered: "How can your leg hurt for no reason?" Great wizard, you still have to go to the witch doctor. ”

At that time, everyone was offstage, only Tuoba and the Great Wizard were on stage. And Tuoba Yan stood behind the Great Wizard, his movements were hidden, as long as the Great Wizard did not suspect that someone was making trouble, no one would suspect it.

Seeing that the dust had settled on this matter, Tuoba Yan and Tuoba Ling did not stay any longer. He got up and said, "You talk, I'll go and see them." ”

Abutai and Alam are also about to depart. Tuoba Yan looked at the companions who had been with him for many years, and he could finally take charge of himself and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the rise and fall of Qingyun. He looked at the mighty army in the distance, and said to Abutai and Alem: "My left and right generals, I wish you a triumphant return. ”

"Khan!" Alem knelt down on one knee, and Abutai knelt down with him, and they solemnly said, "I am willing to live up to the Khan's trust and swear allegiance to the Khan." ”

"Go ahead." Tuoba Yan helped them up and said.

Alam and Abtai no longer hesitated, and rode away, Tuoba Yan looked at the thousands of troops and horses that gradually disappeared into the horizon, and said to the second brother: "War, it is finally coming. ”

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(1) Sacrifice: As a noun, it refers to sacrificial or sacrificial articles in ancient times.

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