He Lou didn't know what Mo Yukan was planning, but the keen sense of smell cultivated over the years of battlefield fighting made him always vigilant enough against the person in front of him.

He's dangerous, especially when he's an enemy, and can make people feel creepy!

It is often said, "The most poisonous woman's heart!" But in He Lou's opinion, this is not necessarily true, at least this middle-aged scribe is more dangerous than most women!

Characters like His Majesty, since he has entrusted this guy with a heavy responsibility, it means that he has this qualification!

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On the battlefield, just when the Tang Army thought that this war was over, suddenly there was bad news - traces of the enemy were found at the border!

The border here is not on the southern side, but in other directions, such as the north!

The group of monks didn't know what the situation was, and they unknowingly appeared at the border of the Tang Kingdom.

The Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom has always been reluctant to participate in secular disputes, but this does not mean that their strength can be ignored, on the contrary, these people are extremely powerful!

As a place where religion is founded, almost all the monks in the Northern Desert Buddhist Kingdom are warriors, and the destructive power brought by an organized army of warriors is unimaginable!

With the approach of a large number of monks and soldiers, the territory of Tang was also shrouded in clouds. Buddhism, are you going to make a move?

Although this group of monks and soldiers stopped outside the border of the Tang Kingdom, no one dared to relax their vigilance at this time, but they all cheered up their spirits!

Because they don't know the purpose of these monks for the time being, but it is conceivable that it is definitely not a good thing for the Tang side!

Don't look at them are quite honest now, once they attack, they may not be able to stop it with the defense force of the border alone!

Therefore, it is inevitable to increase the number of troops to support! After all, no Tang people want to see the things in Cangzhou Mansion repeat themselves!

With the influx of a large number of Tang troops, the defense line on the border seems to have become much more consolidated, even if the monks and soldiers of the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom want to capture this place, they will inevitably have to pay an extremely painful price!

He Lou naturally received this news, and at the same time he was surprised and had some guesses about Wu Yukan's previous behavior: Perhaps, he wanted to use the power of the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom to deal a blow to the Tang Kingdom.

I didn't expect this person to be able to say that he could move the Northern Desert, what conditions did he give? You know, not everyone can show off their tongues in front of Buddhism!

People's old profession is "arguing difficult", and playing is lip service, so even in the world, there are not a few smart people in Buddhism, but they are not the kind of goods with developed limbs and simple minds.

said to be a warrior monk, but in fact, he was both civil and military. After all, many scriptures of Buddhism pay attention to the word "enlightenment", and the premise of all this is to be able to recognize the word first.

If you are illiterate and illiterate, you can't recognize anything written in the classics, so what can you talk about?

Such a person, even if he makes a family, has limited room for growth. And anyone who has become a martial artist through the cultivation of Buddhist exercises has some knowledge.

Their knowledge may not be profound, but it is enough to support themselves at a certain stage of their practice.

And anyone who can become a high-level figure in Buddhism is not a person who is both civil and military. When such a person makes a move, it is absolutely impossible to be on a whim, and it is difficult to be influenced by others, so he must have his own considerations!

Therefore, although He Lou was a little surprised by the sudden intervention of the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom, he did not think that this could have much impact on the Tang Kingdom.

Because in the current situation, he doesn't think that the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom and the Tang Kingdom will rashly start a war, because the Buddha Kingdom will not be able to afford the losses it will bring.

Unless they are willing to send the vast majority of elite troops, it will be difficult to achieve any breakthrough results now that the support of the Tang State is in place. After all, Cangzhou's victory cannot be replicated, at least for the time being!

Let's not talk about whether the Buddha Sect has planted spies in the Tang Army, and even if there is, it is definitely not a good time at this time!

With the lessons of the past, the Tang army will definitely be more cautious, even if the Southern Barbarian and Northern Desert fight on two fronts, the Tang army will not necessarily be afraid, but it may be a little troublesome.

But in the absence of real forces on both sides, the Tang army is still as solid as a rock and unshakable!

It was indeed a bit difficult for him to let He Lou predict Mo Yukan's thoughts.

Since I can't figure it out, I don't think about it for the time being. Anyway, there will always be a moment when the dust settles, and when the time comes, all the plans can surface.

Just when the atmosphere in the border land of the Tang Kingdom was extremely tense, a shocking news came-Chang'an City had changed!

Almost everyone's attention was on the border land before, after all, the Southern Barbarians had been fighting for a long time, and the monks and soldiers of the Northern Desert Buddha Country were also very likely to do it. The battlefield is cloudy, tugging at the heartstrings of the Tang people.

The most worried are the Tang people close to the border, and some of them are planning to move their families to the mainland. War is coming, and the closer you get to the border, the less safe it becomes!

And the safest place they think is undoubtedly Chang'an, which is where the capital of the Tang Kingdom is located and where the Son of Heaven is located, and the security force is unimaginable to ordinary people.

But in such a place, something extremely infuriating but incomprehensible happened - Chang'an City was besieged!

This force did not come from the enemy country, after all, no one could sneak into the territory of the Tang State with a large number of troops without alarming the Tang army, and it was impossible to cross the border all the way to the city of Chang'an.

The power to besiege Chang'an City comes from within the borders, it itself is here, it has always been there!

Eight thousand white-clothed people came together, and surrounded the entire Chang'an City with extremely powerful force, like an iron bucket.

No one knows why this good neighbor, who has always been close to Chang'an, suddenly attacked at such a time and made such a shocking move!

Even as the top power, rashly attacking a dynasty is still a very powerful dynasty, it is an unbelievable thing for anyone to look at, because it is very irrational!

But Xuantian Sect still did this, and behaved very decisively, sending most of its disciples to directly besiege Chang'an City!

This sudden move directly caught Tang Jun off guard, because no one would have thought that Xuantian Sect would suddenly make a move.

The two have been at peace for so many years, and Tang Guo has also shown a considerable degree of respect for Xuantian Sect, and it stands to reason that things will not be like this!

But now that it's happened, it's not so important why!

At such a critical moment, the relationship between Tang Guo and Xuantian Sect has come to an end!

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore! What's more, the person in front of you is still thinking about doing something to you. The best thing to do is to strike first and get rid of him completely!

Tang Tianzi wanted to take the lead in attacking, but the defense force in the city was empty, there were only city guards, janissary guards, etc., and there were only twenty or thirty thousand people when they were full.

Don't look at the number of people, but this is inclusive of all the soldiers. In fact, in addition to logistics and some honor guards, I am afraid that those who can really fight on the field will have to be discounted.

And don't forget, the enemy who came was Xuantian Sect, which was known as the "No. 1 Daomen", and its disciples were all martial artists, with superior strength, and belonged to the top-notch group of people.

But the soldiers of the Tang Army are not like this, when it comes to individual strength, it is far inferior to Xuantian Sect, and the only thing that is stronger than the other party may be the ability of the battle array.

But at this moment, it was the Tang army that was besieged, and it was still in Chang'an City, and the power of the battle array could not be shown at all, and it fell into a disadvantage for a while.

This siege, in addition to Xuantianzong's rapid action, more Tang people were attracted most of the attention by the actions of the Southern Barbarians and the Northern Desert, and even the military forces were restrained a lot, and they were negligent in guarding against Chang'an City deep in the interior!

Who knows, day and night defense, home thieves are difficult to prevent! Although Xuantian Sect is not a vassal of Chang'an City, of course, it is impossible that a secular dynasty does not have the ability and qualifications to bow down!

But after living next to each other for so many years, it still makes people feel a little chilling to do it directly without saying a word!

At this moment, Tang Tianzi sat firmly on the dragon chair, looked at the ministers below, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, what is the best plan?" ”

A group of civil officials are submissive, their eyes are evasive, they can't say a word for a long time, and they don't know where their ability to bloom lotus flowers on weekdays has gone.

However, some generals asked for battle, looking angry, and wanted to rush out and kill those arrogant white clothes!

Tang Tianzi's gaze swept over the ministers, and then his gaze fixed on Prime Minister Huangfu Qi, and said slowly: "Aiqing, do you have any ideas?"

Hearing this, Huangfu Qi arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this Xuantian Sect has not shown the slightest abnormality for many years, and at this time, there must be something that can make them excited!" ”

Tang Tianzi nodded slightly, motioning for him to continue.

Huangfu Qi paused, and then continued: "And the importance of this thing must have reached a point that we can't imagine, otherwise they wouldn't be the enemy of our Tang Kingdom for this reason, and completely tear their faces!" ”

"As for joining forces with the Southern Barbarians and the Northern Desert to destroy my Tang Kingdom, Lao Chen feels that this possibility is much smaller. Not because of anything else, it's just that doing more harm than good to them does! ”

"Not to mention the terrible price they will have to pay to destroy our country, just by leaving our country, they will not be treated better than now!"

Chen boldly guessed that this action was just the same interests of several parties! The reasons for their cooperation this time are estimated to be different, but they are all aimed at my Tang Kingdom! ”

Tang Tianzi groaned slightly, Huangfu Qi's thoughts coincided with his! Although the Tang State has become stronger and stronger in recent years, it has also threatened some interests of all parties, but it has maintained a degree and has not completely torn its face.

At the same time, the strength of the Tang State also made all parties jealous, and they were always reluctant to really do anything to the Tang State when they calculated the gains and losses, after all, in that case, the price they needed to pay was not small!

Even the Nanban, who had the most friction with the Tang State, only launched some invasions at the border, which could be regarded as a small fight at best, and it seemed that this large-scale attack was extremely difficult to see!

Tang Tianzi looked at the prime minister and continued to ask: "Then Aiqing thinks that what this thing may be?" ”

Huangfu Qi said: "Your Majesty forgives me, the old minister can't guess what this thing is, but he can roughly guess where it is!" ”

Tang Tianzi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "Oh? ”

Huangfu Qi raised his head and glanced at Tang Tianzi's expression, and then said calmly: "If the minister's expectations are correct, the thing should be in the palace!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Tang Tianzi's eyes froze, his pupils shrank suddenly, and the momentum on his body involuntarily emanated.

Then, as if he realized something, he hurriedly withdrew the leaked qi and regained his composure.

But who are these guys here? Don't look at the problems in front of you, like useless waste, but don't underestimate these people, they are all human spirits!

Being able to stand here through the way to the top speaks to itself!

Regarding the struggle above the court, Tang Tianzi's thoughts, they think they still have some experience.

After all, "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger", most of the people who don't have this ability are reincarnated and re-learned, but whether they can learn it or not is a matter of two words!

And at the moment, these spirits obviously read some information from Tang Tianzi's reaction: Tang Tianzi knew about it, and might even know where that thing was!

After all, what could attract Xuantian Sect to come in a big way was definitely not an ordinary thing, and Tang Tianzi would not put Tang Guo and himself in danger for an ordinary item.

Tang Tianzi looked at the prime minister below, looking like an old god was there, and he couldn't say anything strange. It's just that his words just now made Tang Tianzi a little vigilant.

This old fellow is notoriously shrewd, how can he be so honest now, and answer whatever he asks. "When things go wrong, there must be demons", it's better to pay attention!

In fact, I don't blame him for being so cautious, it is really that thing has a lot to do with it, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the lifeblood of Chang'an!

Everyone in the world says that the Son of Heaven is a "true dragon", which is a metaphor and a beautiful symbol, but he knows that the meaning here is not as simple as it seems.

This has to mention a special word - "dragon vein"!

Originally, it refers to undulating mountain ranges, which are similar to dragons in many ways, so they are likened to dragons.

The "dragon" here is a special geographical context, the soil is the flesh of the dragon, the stone is the bones of the dragon, and the grass and trees are the hair of the dragon. Generally, the place where the dragon vein aura gathers will be considered a treasure of feng shui.

However, dragon veins are not limited to mountain ranges, there are also dragon veins in the flat land, which can also be glimpsed from the micro-terrain and the direction of the water flow.

Chang'an City is located where the dragon veins converge, if you have to make a metaphor, this city is the "Dragon Ball", and there are as many as nine dragon veins gathered here.

The ancestors of the Tang Kingdom chose to set the capital here, which was not decided by a pat on the head, but had a far-reaching plan, for the foundation of the Tang Kingdom!

With the dragon vein, there is a steady stream of dragon energy nourishment, this kind of thing ordinary people can't see or touch, but it can affect the rise and fall of a country's luck, mysterious!

An ordinary place with one dragon vein can become a blessed land, but Chang'an has nine dragon veins converged, and this alone is enough to envy others!

However, Tang Tianzi knew that this alone was not enough to induce Xuantian Sect to make a move, after all, they were not Southern Barbarians and Northern Deserts, and they could take their place after the victory, use this place as the capital, and enjoy the nourishment of dragon qi.

Is it possible to move the entire mountain gate of Xuantian Sect to Chang'an? It's not impossible, but is it really necessary?

Others don't know, but Tang Tianzi knows that the thing that attracted Xuantian Sect to make a move is still in the depths, and in the center of the "Dragon Ball", there is a "True Dragon Spirit", and its location is the Imperial Palace!

This is the secret of the Tang Kingdom, only passed on by word of mouth among the kings of the past dynasties, and even the prince cannot know it, this is a top secret!

With the existence of this "True Dragon Spirit", these nine dragon veins can be regarded as truly alive, entangled with each other, communicating with each other, as if they were one!

This secret should have been kept forever, but it would be naïve to think about it like this!

After all, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and Xuantian Sect may have gotten this news.

The "True Dragon Spirit" may not be of much use to ordinary people, but for those who are at the peak of the martial arts, it may be an opportunity to break through!

It is said that the ancestor of Xuantian Sect has reached the peak many years ago, and there are very few people who can compare with it, and it will never exceed the number of palms.

After so many years, if he is still alive, then his strength will inevitably become more unfathomable!

But on the other hand, human lifespan is limited! No matter how powerful he is, as long as he still belongs to the category of "people", then it is impossible to avoid the problem of birth, old age, sickness and death.

Those with advanced strength will live longer than ordinary people because of the improvement of physical fitness and other abilities, but it is definitely not the same as immortality, it is just a matter of priority!

And if you have some external help, you can nourish your body functions, so that you have more time to climb to the top of the martial arts.

Once you cross that moat, mortals can become gods!

In fact, Tang Tianzi's guess is not far from ten, Xuantian Sect is located not far from Chang'an City, it is not done at random, but to suppress and absorb the power of the dragon veins flowing to Chang'an City.

The mountain gate where the Xuantian Sect was located happened to intercept the larger of the nine dragon veins, but only a small amount of the dragon qi in it escaped to the mountain gate or converged to Chang'an, and the rest was absorbed by the ancestor of the Xuantian Sect.

His purpose in absorbing dragon qi is not for any so-called "luck", but for a more realistic purpose, that is, to delay aging and prolong life!

But this method is not a long-term solution, as time passes, his body seems to have produced antibodies, and the dragon qi is no longer very effective for him.

If he continues like this, he will definitely die in the Xuantian Sect within a few years. Not only that, but the dragon qi absorbed in his body would be unrestrained after his violent death, and would directly erupt out.

That's not a good thing!

Just as drinking too much medicine to cure a disease can be fatal, although the dragon qi is good, such a large amount of uncontrolled eruption of vitality is definitely an unimaginable disaster!

Once something happens, it is definitely more terrifying than a volcanic eruption or a hurricane, and the entire Xuantian Sect may suffer heavy damage because of him alone!

At this time, he got the news about the "True Dragon Spirit" and its approximate location, how could he bear it? As long as he can get his hands on it, even if he is the enemy of the entire Eastern Tang Dynasty, he is not afraid!

In fact, he had some vague guesses before, but the dragon veins were crisscrossed and occupied, and the area occupied was not small, and he was not sure where the legendary "True Dragon Spirit" was.

Even if the scope is as weak as Chang'an, it is still difficult to find the detailed location of the "True Dragon Spirit" in this majestic city, after all, it is impossible for him to turn the entire city over.

Of course, he doesn't mind doing it if necessary! It's just that Tang Guo is not a weak chicken that can be manipulated by others, how can it be allowed?

There is a big array in this Chang'an City, although I have never seen its majesty, but the ancestor of Xuantian Sect knows its terrible. If he makes a desperate move, he will inevitably attract the fiercest counterattack from this large array.

At that time, even if he can survive the attack of the large array, he will leave irreversible dark wounds, and even cut off the way up forever.

This is undoubtedly putting the cart before the horse, and he really can't afford the consequences!

It's just that the energy required to activate the big array is unimaginable, and it is impossible for Chang'an City to use this kind of thing as a means of frequent attack, it will only be a last resort in the event of life and death!

He himself was temporarily hidden behind the scenes, and 8,000 white-clothed soldiers came to the city, bringing unparalleled shock and pressure to the Tang people!

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Far away in the barbarian tent on the border, Mo Yukan learned the news from Chang'an, but he didn't show too much shock, and his indifferent expression seemed to know that things would develop like this from the beginning.

He Lou had already figured out a lot of things at the moment, this Mo Yukan had laid out Cangzhou Mansion at the beginning, and then sent troops to attack and occupy the territory of the Tang State, which was actually not his real purpose.

Including the monks and soldiers of the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom after that, it was just to contain the strength of the Tang Army!

Now, his plan has just begun to emerge, and in the territory of the Tang Kingdom, the capital city of Chang'an, there will be such a thing.

He Lou naturally wouldn't think that Xuantian Sect was called by Mo Yukan, and he couldn't command such a transcendent force, even His Majesty!

But this just shows how terrible this person is, everything he does is a small layout, but every step falls on the key points. Follow the trend, step by step, leading events to develop as he expected.

I don't know, I thought that this person had already broken through the heavens, but in fact, he had seen through people's hearts!

He has an in-depth understanding and research of the psychological state of all forces, so that it is easy to analyze their weaknesses, so as to prescribe the right medicine, and it is often more effective when formulating strategies!

This time, even the transcendent forces of Xuantian Sect fell into his plan. Perhaps, voluntary!

After all, no one can calculate a transcendent force so easily, not even the person in front of him!

Everything is just "going with the flow", that's all!

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The monks of the Northern Desert Buddha Kingdom did not attack after arriving at the border of the Tang Kingdom, but they did not retreat, but instead camped on the spot, which seemed to be planning to stay for a long time, which made the Tang army on the opposite side worried!

When the news of Chang'an came, they were naturally anxious. If there is a fire in the backyard and Chang'an falls, the defense on their side will be meaningless!

However, the motives and purposes of these monks and soldiers are unknown, but the danger is not small.

If the troops are transferred to aid Chang'an, then once the monks and soldiers attack, it is very likely that this place will fall, and the affairs of Cangzhou Mansion will be staged again, which they do not want to see.

And this place is not close to Chang'an, once you choose to rush to the aid of Chang'an, then it is impossible for the soldiers sent out to turn back halfway. Once there is a situation here, it will not be able to take care of both sides.

Now it is a dilemma, and it seems that no matter how you choose, it is wrong!

In fact, not only them, but the first reaction of other state capitals after getting the news was to support Chang'an. As long as the state capital is not in the border area, it does not have too many worries and can choose support without any scruples.

It's just that they seem to have thought a little simpler about this matter, because the troops sent out have been harassed to varying degrees, and it is difficult to reach Chang'an in the first time.

In other words, in a short period of time, Chang'an became a lonely city!