Chapter 339: The Seven Kingdoms Pattern
"Everyone," Xiao An said in a heavy tone, feeling a little depressed, and walked in with a solemn expression. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Hearing the voice, everyone in the room looked at Xiao An, and their eyes moved with Xiao An, walking little by little towards the round table in the middle of the house. They all knew the purpose of Xiao An's return this time, so they didn't say a word, and waited for Xiao An to speak first with an expectant face.
"How are the two palace maids?" Xiao An asked.
Anxin turned his back to the shelf bed and said, "It's fine, but my body is very weak, and I have to recuperate."
"That's good, so that the princess can rest assured," Xiao An said lightly, always maintaining a solemn expression, as if she was worried about a lot of things.
Ye Cheng saw that uneasy expression, what was probably going on in his heart, in order to know the specific situation of the matter, he hurriedly asked, "Brother Xiao An, what Yan Hou said is true, what is the situation now?" ”
"This ......" Xiao An looked at Ye Cheng with a surprised expression.
This also made the people around the round table look surprised, and looked at Xiao An quietly, waiting to get information about the development of the situation from his mouth.
Xiao quieted down, thought for a while, and explained, "Everyone, what Yan Hou said is indeed true, now the northwest border has gathered the armies of the four countries of Xiaoluan, Xiao, Hades and Snow, and they are waiting for the final order, so they will send troops to invade the Tiangu Kingdom."
Hades? Snowpiercer?
These country names are full of fantasy. Ye Cheng was also surprised when he heard it! Why would an ancient world give such a name to a country?
But also because of these easy-to-understand country names, Ye Cheng has a preliminary understanding of these two countries.
Judging from the word "underworld", this country should be a country full of death and resentment. And the word snow in Snow Country is enough to show that Snow Country people live in a place of ice and snow.
Regardless of modern antiquity, there are people who live in places of extreme cold. Ye Cheng knew that in his world, a small number of people lived at minus forty or fifty degrees.
Now the country of Xiaoluan, the country of Xiao, the country of Tiangu, the country of the underworld and the country of snow, the five countries have all been mentioned.
"What will the remaining two of the Seven Nations look like?" Ye Cheng said secretly in his heart.
At this time, Bai Yingping shouted in surprise, "Why are the people of Snow Country also involved?" "As a person who has traveled to this world like Ye Cheng, Bai Yingping has been in this world for a long time and has a certain understanding of this world of the Seven Kingdoms.
"We don't know that either," Xiao Ann said, shaking his head.
"Bai Yingping, why are you so surprised?" Ye Cheng asked hesitantly.
"Ye Cheng, you haven't been in this world for a long time, so I don't know. Among the Seven Kingdoms, Xiao is the only country near the sea that is built along the coast, and what connects Xiao is the Tiangu Kingdom in the east, the Xiaoluan Kingdom in the north, and the Underworld Kingdom in the west. These four countries are connected together and are known as the land of Chu Yuan......" Bai Yingping explained earnestly.
After Bai Yingping's patient explanation, Ye Cheng understood the pattern of the entire Seven Kingdoms.
It turned out that there were three other countries outside the land of Chu Yuan, namely the northernmost Snow Country, the westernmost Manlan Country, and the Xiaohai Country far away in the ocean.
All three of these countries are far away from the Land of Chu Yuan, and the boundary between the Snow Country and the Land of Chu Yuan is called the Borderland.
The Borderlands is a land that has not yet belonged to any country, it is inhabited, there are many beasts, and if the calamity is not high enough, people will definitely be in danger of passing through it.
Bai Yingping was surprised that the Snow Country was going to pass through the Borderlands and send troops to attack the Heavenly Ancient Kingdom.
Snow country snows all year round, the weather is cold, and there are often violent storms. Ordinary people don't live for a week when they get there, and their bodies die a little bit of weakness due to injuries.
One is cold to death, and the other is drought.
In the westernmost part of the country, Manlan is a country in the desert, where there is often not a drop of rain a year, and the people are very difficult to live. But fortunately, none of the successive emperors of the Manlan Kingdom has passed on the news of tyranny. And because the Manlan Kingdom is separated by a borderless land, the people there rarely appear in the land of Chu Yuan, so there is no way to know whether there is an emperor's tyranny in the Manlan Kingdom.
But in the Xiao State, it was because of the emperor's tyranny that a general crossed the ocean and established the Xiaohai Kingdom. Xiaohai Country is an island somewhere in the ocean, and according to legend, it is also a country where the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the public opinion is very high.
So far, the pattern of the seven countries is clear.
Ye Cheng lowered his head and pondered for a while, then raised his head and looked at Xiao An and asked, "Brother Xiao An, now that the Emperor of the Tiangu Kingdom and the Marquis of Yan are dead, how did you learn this news?" ”
"This is because the officials of the four countries who gambled with the emperor before are still in the imperial court, and now the princess is trying to invalidate the results of the match," Xiao An said.
"Is this a war between the two countries? The officials of the four countries are still here! Ye Cheng said secretly in his heart, and then he lowered his head and thought deeply.
Hearing that the officials of the four countries were still there, Ye Cheng had a bad idea in his heart, and he wondered if he could use this official as a human resource to force the border soldiers back.
But if you think about it carefully, the official position of the envoy is not large, and he cannot play the role of a hostage at all.
Suddenly, his face sank, and he raised his head and continued to ask, "May I ask Brother Xiao An, do you know how many enemy troops have gathered on the border?" ”
Hearing this, everyone next to the round table looked panicked and stared at Ye Cheng with a pair of eyes.
"Eighth brother, what do you want to do? Do you ......?" said Zhu Ziju, pausing in the middle of speaking, revealing a look of horror. He has always been cautious, and he has already guessed what Ye Cheng wants to do.
Ye Cheng turned his head to look at Zhu Ziju and said seriously, "Brother Ziju, now the strength of the Tiangu Kingdom is not as good as before, and Cao Rou is our relative, if there are not many troops on the border, I think we can share some for Cao Rou."
Faced with such words, Zhu Ziju didn't know how to refute, so he had to be silent. And he also had a trace of such a thought in his heart, but it was not as strong as Ye Cheng's, probably because of his caution. He didn't dare to make any decisions until everything was figured out.
Zhu Ziju looked at Bai Yingping helplessly, wanting to see what Bai Yingping thought.
But Bai Yingping was also silent at this time.
Ye Cheng saw the two of them looking at each other, and knew their worries in his heart. These two people have always been cautious in doing things, and Ye Cheng knows it.
After the battle in Ha County, Ye Cheng knew the consequences of making an easy decision. In order to let the two of them know what he was thinking now, Ye Cheng stood up and said seriously, "Bai Yingping, Brother Ziju, I know what you are worried about, I promise to understand the situation and get everyone's consent before going to the border."
"Eighth brother, we are not worried about your decision, but worried about how many enemy troops there will be on the border, whether we can deal with it" Zhu Ziju and Bai Yingping looked at each other, nodded, and turned their heads to look at Ye Cheng and said.
"Want to know how many enemy troops there are?" Ye Cheng said seriously, then he turned to look at Xiao An and continued, "Brother Xiao An, please take us to the imperial court to meet the officials of the four countries."