Su Meier laughed miserably.

She knew that Tang An hoped that all this was his own delusion, and he didn't want a woman who let him fall deeper and deeper into acting. Unfortunately, his judgment was so accurate.

Su Mei'er said: "Taking the slave as a hostage and forcing Mu Lantu to submit is the last move you want to deceive yourself, right?" ”

Tang An took a deep breath and pretended to be calm: "Actually, at that time, we still had plenty of time to enter the jungle, but for the sake of the doubts that had been buried in my heart, I chose to stay. The reason why I asked Sister Fairy to accompany me was just to protect myself. ”

Su Mei'er was extremely smart, chewed the meaning of Tang An's words, and suddenly realized: "If Mu Lantu is a qualified coach, it is absolutely impossible to give up this remnant army of the Tang Dynasty for the sake of a mere dancing girl." But if the slave was a saintess of the Divine Martial Sect, all this would have changed. If the status of a slave is so high that he is afraid to risk the life of a slave, it is tantamount to telling you that your guess is right. ”

"Yes, I remember he asked you: Do you want to go with him? Hehe, he knew that with the ability of the Holy Maiden, she would never be taken hostage easily. In other words, he knew that you might have plans for us, so he was relieved to let us go. ”

Tang An's face was gloomy, and he said slowly: "At that time, I knew that you were really the Holy Maiden of the Shenwu Sect, and everything related to you along the way was actually fake!" ”

Su Meier sighed.

It turned out that he had already seen through everything, but he didn't mention it to himself. But there was one thing he didn't know: some of the things along the way were actually all true.

"Now that you know the identity of the slave, why don't you make it public? As long as you make this secret public, no matter how high your slave skills are, you can't be the opponent of the 3,000 army. Killing the heir of the Xia Kingdom Holy Sect is not a small credit. ”

How could she possibly ask such a stupid question? Tang An laughed angrily and asked, "You have countless opportunities to kill me along the way, why don't you do it?" ”

Su Mei'er looked serious: "You answer the slave's question first!" ”

Tang An looked into her eyes and said, "My reason... Maybe it's the same reason as you. ”

Hearing this answer, Su Meier's eyes were a little evasive. That reason... The two of them knew it, but none of them wanted to say it.

"Slave... The slave doesn't know what you said. ”

The bits and pieces along the way came to my heart, which made the two people who were originally enemies of each other have a different taste in their hearts. From escaping from Chang'an, crossing the endless yellow earth, to rescuing those poor people who are lonely and tenacious to migrate, as well as meticulous care when they are sick, and sacrificing their lives to take drugs after being poisoned......

Perhaps they all have a feeling: how good it would be if there was no end to this journey.

Unfortunately, there is no endless road, only repeated sorrows.

And now, the two people who have completely identified their identities and positions will definitely not go back to the past, and they will never admit that they have missed countless opportunities to kill each other, just because of three words.

Reluctant.

Tang An sighed and said, "Since you have a showdown with me, I'm afraid my fate is already doomed." But before I do that, can I ask you a question? ”

Su Mei'er nodded and said, "You ask." ”

"Why did you keep the brocade clothes and food in Bianjing City, but you must come to follow me and be tortured along the way?"

Su Mei'er looked at the sky and said, "I'll tell you a story." ”

Tang An smiled: "I like to listen to stories. ”

Su Mei'er pondered her emotions for a while, as if she was thinking about how to phrase it appropriately, and after a long time, she slowly poured out her cherry lips.

"Thirteen years ago, there was a big shock in Datang. At that time, the younger brother of the emperor raised troops to besiege Bianjing, and the Tang Dynasty was about to change hands, but unfortunately, it fell short in the end. Everyone in the world knows that the prince is the culprit, but they don't know that there is another person behind the scenes of all this - that is, the dignified Tang Dynasty Xiangguo traveled to the east! ”

Tang An has heard this story mentioned more than once, but he didn't expect Su Meier to know very well. But from what a Xia Guoren finally said, there must be a lot of hidden secrets, so Tang An didn't interrupt, but listened quietly.

At that time, Dongfang Yuanxing was in the prime of life, and he always boasted that he had the world in mind, and he was bent on ending the era of the three kingdoms standing side by side. It's a pity that the old emperor doesn't think that the Tang Dynasty has the capital to crush the Xia and Qi countries, so he wants to develop the national strength silently and wait until the time is ripe to try the world. ”

Su Meier said slowly: "Such an idea is completely different from the ideal of traveling far away in the East. Dongfang Yuanxing knew that he couldn't wait that long, and he was very unwilling. He could not tolerate not being able to fulfill his ambition for the rest of his life, so he hatched a coup d'état. On the one hand, he instigated the old emperor's stupid younger brother to steal the throne; On the other hand, he secretly contacted our Xia Kingdom, planning to cooperate with the outside and let the Tang Dynasty throne change hands, while he was firmly behind the scenes, turning the stupid third prince into his puppet. ”

Tang An frowned and said, "The third prince was used as a pawn by him, why don't you?" If you know he's using you, why do you promise him? ”

"What we and he see is only interests, who uses whom, who can say for sure?" Su Mei'er smiled confidently, "He knows that we won't refuse, because Xia Guo can't wait for the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, and there is a tiger and a sick cat lying next to the pillow, and the result is completely different." ”

Tang An had heard about the whole story, but he didn't know that there was such a secret hidden inside. Dongfang Yuanxing acted for his own selfishness, and even gambled with the entire Tang Dynasty, which is similar to betraying the country, even if he dies a thousand times or ten thousand times, it is not an exaggeration.

Su Mei'er sneered: "He is indeed smart enough to know that even if we know that he is ambitious, we will help him." Unfortunately, in the end, the whole Bianjing City was united, and Mu Jingfeng, who had cultivated to the extreme, made our seamless plan come to naught......"

As she spoke, Su Mei'er turned around and stared at Tang An with burning eyes.

"Now, you understand why in the past thirteen years, you Datang have always been on the defensive, right? Because the vitality injured thirteen years ago has never recovered, and the most important thing to rely on in troubled times is such an important minister as Dongfang Yuanxing. If it weren't for Qin Yue's checks and balances, I'm afraid that he would have already set up the little emperor. ”

"He thought that with the strength he had accumulated, it would be enough to control the entire court, and your little emperor had been obscure and did not show the slightest edge, which made Dongfang Yuanxing relax his vigilance for a while. It was only recently that he realized that he had lost his eyes: Your Imperial Majesty had been slowly accumulating prestige and strength enough to resist the Far Journey to the East by means of forbearance and retreat. It wasn't until Lord Xiangguo's wings were constantly cut that he realized that this emperor named Qin Tian was so deeply hidden. ”

Tang An knew Qin Tian's personality, and sneered: "What's the matter, Dongfang Yuanxing is scared?" ”

"Yes, he was scared. He was afraid that his ambition would not be realized, and that the four words of Oriental Travel would not go down in history, and the Oriental family would be completely wiped out, and his children and grandchildren would be cut off. So... He came to us again, not so much to fulfill the ideals of his youth, but to protect himself. Su Meier sighed, "He knows that the dream of unifying the world can never be realized again, because he is too old." ”

Tang An was full of anger when he heard this: this damn old bastard, he just wanted the Dongfang family not to be drowned in the long river of history, and actually used the lives of thousands of people in the entire Tang Dynasty as a pawn!

"This dog mongrel who kills a thousand knives!"

Su Meier said: "You don't have to be angry, the so-called people don't kill the heavens and the earth for themselves, the practice of traveling far away from the East is actually not wrong, and we also fancy the benefits." He wants to rise above the court, and we... then the whole Datang! ”

Tang An said angrily: "Do your spring and autumn dreams!" Do you think you can win the whole of Datang? I'm afraid you won't be able to eat it! ”

"Alas, until now, you are still so obsessed." Su Mei'er sighed, "Dongfang is not a fool, in order to protect the Dongfang family, he is willing to pay the entire rivers and mountains of the Western Regions. He knew that even if we had the heart to continue to advance eastward, we would have to bear incalculable losses, and the Xia Kingdom, which was mixed with multiple races, was accustomed to the bad weather and environment, and it was enough to stop in the face of the interests of the great rivers and mountains of the Western Regions. But how long can the oriental journey that was nailed to the pillar of shame keep this country? ”

Tang An finally understood the plan of the Xia people: the reason why they were willing to help the East travel far away to seek the country was to make the Tang Dynasty have civil strife and consume the national strength of the Tang Dynasty to the greatest extent. Even if Dongfang Yuanxing succeeds in ascending the throne, Datang's strength will definitely be much worse than before, not to mention the price of half of the Western Regions. At that time, as a traitor, Dongfang Yuanxing will inevitably fall into a situation of internal and external difficulties, and Xia Guo will use the important town in the western part of the Tang Dynasty as a springboard to slowly eat the fat meat of the Tang Dynasty into his mouth.

What a deep calculation!