"It's easier said than done." Tianhao stared at the contents of the animal skin scroll that he had read many times, and nodded thoughtfully: "You can try to start with the Crazy Fang first, and the next stage of intelligence gathering will focus on this." ”

Pingjun stood up again and stood in front of Tianhao with his hands down: "As you wish." ”

"I need a detailed map of the pig people, including the villages of each branch and the internal structure of the city." Speaking of this, Tianhao sighed, and he raised the animal skin in his hand: "This thing is too troublesome, thick and heavy, and not convenient at all." ”

As early as a year ago, Tianhao asked Changfeng to develop paper. In fact, he only has a rough idea of the paper-making method, and knows that the basic raw material is pulp made by breaking up and mixing various materials. Because of the complicated things in the early stage, Panshizhai focused on solving the problems of food and other aspects, and the "papermaking" project was repeatedly delayed, and now seeing the animal skin roll that recorded the information, he couldn't help but think that he had to solve this trouble as soon as possible.

Try it first! I really couldn't do it, so I went to the northern base to ask for help from the old woman.

Pingjun hasn't spoken to him, he knows Tianhao's habits.

"Let's do this for now!" Tianhao put down the animal skin, his gaze shifted to Pingjun, and he lightly ordered: "Ten days should be enough, send the information back as soon as possible, if everything goes well, it shouldn't be difficult to take down the Crazy Fang." ”

Historical experience tells Tianhao: you can only deal with one enemy at a time.

The Pig Clan is the most suitable opponent at this stage. Compared with the tiger clan and the lion clan, which are often in the millions, the strength of the pig clan with a total population of 500,000 is not strong. Their people are powerful and savage, but unfortunately they are not very smart, and the advantage in power can be offset by intrigue and careful planning. What's more, swallowing such a small clan would not attract attention, let alone the hostility of a large clan. The reason is simple: the pig tribe is a special existence, in order to survive, they have accepted the employment of all the tribes, today to help me kill you, tomorrow to help you kill me. This situation has continued for hundreds of years, and although everyone recognizes the mercenary status of the Pig Tribe, and knows that they can fight well, regardless of the premise of various interests, the Pig Tribe, and all tribes are enemies.

He spoke lightly, as if the "Wild Fangs" were not a tribe at all, but an object that could be thrown in the wilderness and anyone could bend down to pick it up.

Pingjun couldn't help but shudder.

The Wild Tooth Department is an important part of the pig tribe, with a population of more than 60,000, and more importantly, the patriarch Changsha is in the prime of life and has been working hard for many years. The capital city of Crazy Tooth is tall and sturdy, and it is by no means comparable to the fallen Steel Tooth City. Sand Tooth's oppression of the people of the territory is not as fierce as Iron Tooth, and his policies are more moderate, with little opposition from below.

But no matter what, as long as the city lord speaks, there must be a lot of certainty.

If it weren't for the wise ruler with superior wisdom, how could he have turned Panshizhai into a city in just a few years, defeating the Deer Clan and the Pig Clan one after another?

A swelling excitement swelled up in Pingjun's body.

He knelt down towards Tianhao again.

Willingly, without reservation.

Tianhao was satisfied with Pingjun's attitude, and he sat upright in his chair and accepted the other party's bow.

This is what the superior should be, power and control are not borderless and gentle, and a moderate sense of distance must be maintained, only in this way can the majesty be ensured and a sufficient sense of mystery in the hearts of subordinates.

When he was about to leave, Pingjun suddenly remembered something: "My lord, the people we arranged in Fangfang City have discovered an unexpected situation. ”

Tianhao smiled and nodded: "Say it!" ”

"Last week, Lord Clan Witch visited Fangs City." Pingjun is cautious.

"Witches?" Tianhao was slightly stunned, and then reacted: "You mean Wu Yuan?" ”

A sorcerer is a figure who can communicate with the gods, and the clan witch is a high-level sorcerer, and Heijun does not dare to call him by his name no matter what. He nodded: "I confirmed, there is no problem with the source. ”

The reason why it is not reported as routine information is because of the fear of ordinary people for wizards.

"He's going to see the Pig King?" Tianhao's eyes narrowed.

Ping Jun shook his head: "Our people saw the clan witch enter the mansion of the national teacher of the pig people, he stayed there for four days, and he never came out until he left. ”

National teacher?

Witches?

These are two professions with very different names, but they are actually the same profession.

Is it because of professional reasons?

This possibility cannot be ruled out.

But why is it at this sensitive time?

A young and handsome face appeared in Tianhao's mind, with undisguised arrogance and elegance, and his eyes were indifferent.

After thinking for a long time, he said seriously: "Divide a part of the force to monitor Wu Yuan. Don't get too close, don't let him find out, just monitor the normal amplitude. ”

"As you wish."

……

Pig territory, capital, Fangs City.

At the age of 33, Sand Tooth has inherited genetics from his ancestors. He was tall and strong, a rare giant even among the pigs. His delicate personality is very different from his rugged appearance, and it is hard to believe that this is a complete living form unless he has actually been in contact with it.

When the golden morning light poured through the window, Sand Tooth could feel it even with his eyes closed. He opened his eyes, and the fresh air mixed with heat brought the hustle and bustle of the city in the distance, hitting the eardrums, driving away the drowsiness and restoring the lucidity.

The bedroom door opened from the outside, and my mother walked in.

As the queen of the Pig Clan, Shanhua is actually very beautiful (the aesthetics of the Pig people): she is tall, her clothes are held high by her fat belly, and her hair is extremely thick...... Note that this is definitely not a derogatory remark, in fact, her hair is supple, but not very thin, like a large sewing thread from the civilized era.

The female features of the queen are particularly well developed, extremely large, and the size is equivalent to that of a basketball in the era of civilization.

She sat down on the edge of her son's bed, smiled and asked, "Did you sleep well?" ”

Sandtooth's fangs are quite special, there are three in total, instead of two like the other pigs. This is a sequelae of tooth dysplasia in his childhood, with two juxtaposed fangs on the left side of the gum that protrude from his lips and then split when he was three years old. The abnormal growth caused the left lip of the sand tooth to be unable to close, squeezing the facial muscles upwards for a long time, turning into an ugly crooked mouth.

In the aristocratic circles of the pig people, he has an unofficial nickname crooked lips man.

"I can't wait for breakfast." Shafang smiled and stretched, he would always be a child in front of his mother.

Not just anyone is eligible to stay in the queen's bedchamber, not even her own son. Of course, the term "royal palace" to describe this primitive building is a bit inappropriate, a little weird, and easy to remind.

If it weren't for the fact that King Pig was old and sick, Shanhua wouldn't have dared to do this anyway. The husband was a real ruthless man, and when he was young, because the maid accidentally broke the wine glass while he was eating, the husband ordered the head of the maid's house to be cut off, and all the dead were cut into pieces and placed in the central square of Fangfang City, for the residents of the city to take at will.

Now...... Hum! He was so old that he could hardly even breathe, and he couldn't get up from his bed, and he might kick his feet to the call of the gods at any point.

Shafang is my son, usually he is in the fiefdom, and he doesn't see him a few times a year, so I finally came to Fangfang City and arranged for him to rest in my dormitory.

The breakfast was plentiful, especially the half-cut roasted hens had a great appetite for the sand teeth. He swallowed two of them in one go, and he didn't let go of the hollow chicken bones soaked in the gravy, and the hard teeth of the pig people were easy to deal with this thing, and it was very crisp to chew, which was a good snack.

Queen Sanwah sat across the table, and she deliberately took away the maid, and there was only mother and son in the room.

"When are you bringing the troops here?" Her questions were straightforward, and her tone was crisp, without the slowness and powerlessness of an old woman in her fifties.

Shaya retracted his hand that was stretching out to roast lamb chops, and glanced at the queen hesitantly: "A-Niang...... I thought about it last night and did it...... I'm afraid it's not very good, right? ”

The pig king has not been alive for a few days.

It's almost an open secret.

Everyone is vying for power.

At present, Fangs City is divided into two factions: the Queen faction and the princess faction.

The Queen's faction is very strong, and Shanhua has been gathering contacts from all walks of life for many years, especially the chiefs of the various branches. Son Shaya is the most reliable and powerful representative of them all. There are more than 60,000 people in the Crazy Fang Division, and 40,000 troops can be sent in the case of general mobilization, and if you gather the chiefs of various tribes who usually have a good relationship with the queen, you can form a huge army and occupy an overwhelming advantage.

The roots of the princess faction lie in Fangs City itself. It's an aristocratic circle in the truest sense of the word. The population of the royal city is small, only 30,000, but there are as many as 2,000 guards stationed in the pig clan, and there is also a great power wizard with an extremely noble status and a decisive role in the issue of the heir to the throne.

Shanhua's plan was simple and straightforward: the eldest son, Sand Tooth, would send troops now, and at the same time send a message to the other divisions to join forces to besiege Fang. Anyway, my husband is old, dying and half-dead, and he can't even speak clearly. He still has more than 100 cronies under his command, as long as he seizes the opportunity, seals the palace gate, and prevents outsiders from contacting his husband, he can control the overall situation.

When the time comes, you must torture the princess's slut and cut her with a thousand knives.

"Auntie, your method won't work." Shafang moved his crooked lips for a moment, and fell into deep thought: "This is too urgent, it will cause other people to oppose it." ”

The old queen scoffed: "What does it matter what others think of me? I can see that as long as there is an army, no matter what you say, others have to obey. If they dare to do anything against me, then kill them all, and leave no one behind. ”

"The problem is that Daddy is still alive." Sha Ya patiently persuaded: "There is also a great master, she has not said which side she is on. ”

Imperceptible hesitation swept over Queen Sanhua's face, replaced by an undisguised ferocity: "Then even kill her." It's just a national teacher, it's better if she dies, and she will be replaced by our people directly. ”

"It's absolutely not going to work!" Shaya's face was serious, and he seriously warned: "Ah Niang, let's talk about this kind of thing behind closed doors, if it is heard by others, it will be a big trouble." ”

"So what do you say?" The queen was a little distraught, she frowned and stared at the sand teeth across the table, sneering and sneering: "Don't forget, you have four younger brothers below you. Especially the youngest one, who is most favored by your father. If it drags on any longer, the crown and throne will have to belong to him, and maybe even your fangs will be taken back. When the time comes, you won't even have a place to cry. ”

The strong sandtooth glanced at his mother in fear, looking dazed.

He hesitated for a long time, but still shook his head slowly, and his mood was very low: "...... Auntie, I can't do it. Dad...... He's my father after all! ”

Sand Tooth knew her mother's thoughts very well.

Sending troops is simple, just an order. With the strength of the Mad Fangs, an army of 20,000 people can be dispatched. But in doing so, he is completely on the opposite side of his father, and it is a great rebellion to say something unpleasant.

Although the northern barbarians have a rough temperament, they also know the word "filial piety". In the cold winter season, spring famine, green and yellow crops, and famine, it is really a last resort to be forced to kill the old and young of the clan. Under normal circumstances, who would be willing to do that?

The conflict between mother and father has been going on for a long time, and it is not something that can be explained clearly in one or two simple sentences. Which is right and which is wrong, when it is said, they have their own opinions. As the eldest son, Shafang persuaded many times, but to no avail. But his father didn't appreciate it, and every time his mother made a fuss, he would order him to return to the fiefdom with a blushing face, not to care too much, let alone ask more.

If she really does what her mother wants, once she takes control of Fangs City, the situation will be very bad.

Sand Tooth knows very well that her mother will not hesitate to kill her father.

She has always been a very controlling woman.

Shanhua stared at her son with a fierce gaze, her eyes squeezed by fat and wrinkles both nervous and angry.

"Do you really want to sit still?" She let out a "whirring" growl from the depths of her throat: "Your father is obsessed with that damn woman, that's a goblin, shameless slut. She is hell-bent on letting her son inherit the throne, and when that time comes, do you think you still have a chance? ”

Sand Tooth felt that he was standing at a fork in the road, and whether he was going forward or backward, it was an abyss.

“…… Please, don't ...... Force me. "The five big and three thick men cowered, like a cat facing the clubs of their masters.

The cold sensation seeped down Queen Sanwa's skin and into her body, reaching straight to her heart.

There was a lonely wry smile on her aging face.

From childhood to adulthood, the eldest son was very obedient, and let him go east and never west. Because of this, Shanhua did not hesitate to fall out with her husband, bribed many high-ranking stewards in the clan, and jointly forced the palace, and finally forced her husband to divide his eldest son into the king of the fangs.

This is actually a good move, only with a fief can there be an army, and only at a critical time can it become one's own reliance.