That's what happens when the sky is still fairly clear.

Although as soon as she entered the house, Liao Xiaoran poured tea for Zhao Wu'an to warm her body, but until she finished saying everything, the hot tea became cold, and Zhao Wu'an didn't even drink a sip.

What she said was far beyond Zhao Wu'an's expectations, and everything was actually unfolded by the country called Liao in the north.

"The Liao Kingdom in the north has been eyeing this Central Plains for two hundred years. From Li Tang to the heroes, and from chaos to the Great Song Dynasty, he has always stood there, like an insurmountable peak, like a dark shadow shrouded in this vast land all day long.

"In the past two hundred years, we have tried to launch an offensive against this vast and ferocious kingdom countless times, but the results have been tilted more and more in favor of the north. Since ancient times, it is easy to attack the south in the north, and it is difficult to climb to the sky otherwise. The four emperors before and after Li Tang never gave up the fight for the entire Northern Regions, but the more time passed, the more people felt the despair beyond death. The country where Ru Mao drank blood, the herdsmen who learned to cultivate and smelt under the education of the Han people, but still respected the strong, seem to be the god of death that we can never defeat.

Then Li Tang fell, like the building collapsed overnight, the Central Plains was suddenly in chaos, and the princes were like hungry beasts tearing and gnawing regardless of their faces, you fought for me. However, in the face of this large area of the Central Plains, which was almost within reach, the Northern Liao slowed down their offensive and turned their forces to the Western Front, fighting to the death against those tribes who drank blood like them. Obviously, in their view, the weak Han Chinese can still be enemies if they are united, and there is nothing to fear if they are divided. They weren't even interested in cleaning up the mess for the Central Plains. ”

The sky was faintly cloudy, and the fine beaded curtains hanging in front of the door rattled.

Looking at the cloudy sky, Liao Xiaoran's eyes were empty.

In the chaos, the Song State attacked everywhere until the Chenqiao Mutiny, and finally saw the dawn of unifying the rivers and mountains, but at the same time, he deeply felt the gaze from the north. Gao Zu knew one thing very well in his heart, and it was also something that the emperors before him were equally clear. ”

Zhao Wu'an's hand trembled slightly, and an answer was blocked in his throat, ready to come out.

"Divide the rules and ...... Together, chaotic. ”

"Exactly. ”

Liao Xiaoran paused and continued: "Da Liao's idea is very simple, there are still many enemies in front of him, and the Han people living in the Central Plains are weak and powerless, like an ant that can be pinched to death at any time. Until they are gathered to form a sufficient deterrent, there is nothing to worry about.

"It is true that this is the light enemy of the Liao people, but it is also the only way that the predecessors can think of to survive in that situation. ”

Zhao Wu'an only felt a chill down his spine: "Divide and rule, and cover the peace with chaos." ”

Liao Xiaoran nodded solemnly: "There is only such a way." ”

Zhao Wu'an's lips were purple, his face was pale, he buried his head, and trembled silently for a while. Dailou Sangyu watched with concern behind him, and reached out to stroke his back.

"The people who came up with such a solution, they ...... How many people did they deceive?"

Liao Xiaoran said truthfully: "There are countless of them. But at the same time, they have saved countless people. ”

"I don't ...... No, I don't want to agree with that. Zhao Wu'an raised his head and shook his head slowly but firmly, "They resisted the Liao army going south, but how could they have done a fake in the open and secret battles between the leaves and the Great Song Dynasty for many years? Countless people have been hurt, separated from their wives and even destroyed their families, these are all ...... I have seen with my own eyes."

"The struggle between the two dynasties has indeed brought many people a fate that they have never faced, but how can the Yongle rule you want really be realized?" Liao Xiaoran asked, "If the Liao people go south, the entire Central Plains will be rekindled, and there will be no peace, and the leaves and the Song Dynasty have been confronted for decades, and only a million people have suffered from it." ”

She raised her fingers, and her voice sounded cold and resolute.

"Seventy years, a million. This is already the smallest sacrifice, for the sake of tens of millions of people in the world, they have deceived the people for 70 years. If you were standing in that place, you would have made the same choice. ”

"But this is just an expedient measure! It is imperative to force Liao to swallow the Song Dynasty, even if they can deceive the Liao for 70 years, can they deceive them for 700 years! When the western territory is completely in the hands of the Liao, they will still wave their troops to the south, no matter what the situation in the Central Plains is, they will take it into their pockets, and how can the Song Dynasty confront the Liao at that time!?"

"It's a stopgap measure, but that doesn't mean they haven't thought about it. ”

Liao Xiaoran said lightly.

"Every question you have asked today was exhausted by those in power 70 years ago. And the answers to all the questions, gathered at this moment, are you sitting here. ”

Zhao Wu'an was stunned.

"If you look at the ordinary method, the Han people are small and frail, and the virtues of good and war-weariness have been inherited for thousands of years, even if there are immortal famous generals, super-talented strategists, virtuous lords with grace and power, and elite soldiers who have been refined into steel, they can only be equal to the Liao people. In the long run, we can't win, let alone delay.

"From the point of view of the temple, even if the organs are exhausted, it is absolutely difficult for the Han people to find a chance to win. In desperation, they had to turn into the rivers and lakes to find the only remaining glimmer of hope in the vast sea of people.

"They did find it, in the old Chang'an, the great-uncle of the first emperor, the daughter of King Song Gong, and the princess of Hengcheng, Zhao Caiwei.

"The princess has been tired of learning martial arts since she was a child, only fourteen years old, when the four books and five classics are still not thorough, but she has been able to dance the four water-breaking swords with both hands. ”

Zhao Wu'an was taken aback, this blow was really not small: "Fourteen years old, the peak of the second grade without a teacher......"

"In the past, these people were not uncommon, but they were all like meteors across the long night, bringing a moment of clarity like day, and then sinking into darkness again. Liao Xiaoran said quietly, "But at that time, in Shudi, there was another monk who claimed to have come from the mountains and rivers of Tubo to give a big gift to Buddhism in the Central Plains." ”

"The name of that great gift is Enlightenment. ”

Zhao Wu'an's eyes widened suddenly.

These two words are not unfamiliar. Long before he went down the mountain, he had heard his uncles talk about it in Jiuda Temple.

The year before last, the ten monks of Shu opened the altar to debate the scriptures, and fought for several days and nights with only ten people, defeating all the monks in the world, and the most irrefutable argument is the so-called "enlightenment".

According to the original Buddhist scriptures, bitterness and happiness are not related to life and death, and they are not ferried, but they are precisely the rulers of people, ghosts, gods and Buddhas. The elimination of suffering and happiness in order to attain rebirth, and the practice of attaining bodhi without suffering and happiness emphasizes the importance of single-minded practice.

The theory of enlightenment is to completely overturn this original scripture, saying that as long as you have a heart to the Buddha, you can transform the Buddha with your heart, eliminate the five aggregates and purify the six consciousnesses, and once you will become enlightened, you will become a Buddha on the ground.

This kind of statement seems to devalue those who are diligent day and night, and who are diligent and skillful, but it is true that such people often appear, like meteors breaking through the night, can attract thousands of people to look up.

The doctrine of the three religions is all-encompassing in heaven and earth, and the only remaining glimmer of victory for the Han people has indeed found its roots in this doctrine. I believe in 'enlightenment', and I believe that there can be one person in the world who can suddenly attain the Tao, lead the entire Central Plains, and defeat the invincible strong Liao.

So Gaozu secretly laid out a century-old conspiracy that had never been seen before, starting from the year when Song replaced Li Tang and continuing to the present.

"In order for that person to appear smoothly, Gao Zu used almost all means. Seeking peace with Qiangliao and cutting land, making leaves, Hualan, Miaojiang, and Tubo all followed the sharp means when the heroes were competing for deer, stirring up the atmosphere of the temple-for-tat. The monk in Shu was also sealed by him for almost fifty years, so that over the years, no one in the Central Plains had heard of enlightenment, and Northern Liao had no way to guess his true intentions.

He found the leaders of the three sects and the martial arts masters at that time, and worked with them to formulate a ranking list from the nine grades to the first rank and the four realms. When someone can break through the realm of Heavenly Destiny, the person they want to find will naturally appear. ”

Zhao Wu'an was secretly frightened when he heard this. It turned out that the rank order that was used in almost every corner of the Central Plains martial arts was formulated for this reason.

After Liao Xiaoran's words fell, Zhao Wu'an suddenly felt that something was wrong, and frowned: "Wait! If you say that, then wouldn't this person have ...... a long time ago."

"He showed up a long time ago, but unfortunately, it didn't come at the right time. Liao Xiaoran said quietly.

Zhao Wu'an's heart was beating wildly.

In the past seventy years, there is no one in the Heavenly Destiny Realm, and there is only one person.

"Sword God" Luo Jianqi.

A sword attack killed 700 miles, annihilated 300 fox troops alone, and created a leaf country outside the remnant yang city with one enemy and nine, after slaughtering the masters of the world, he also died.

"When Luo Jianqi was shining on the rivers and lakes, he was actually a line away from the Heavenly Destiny Realm. But at that time, the border was already extremely unpeaceful, and Northern Liao was not satisfied with the concession of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, and also saw the Great Song Dynasty, which had been fierce for decades. If you are not careful, the iron cavalry will all go south, and the Central Plains at that time will definitely not be able to resist. ”

Zhao Wu'an was speechless in surprise.

"If they know Luo Jianqi and know that this Heavenly Sword God who can defeat a country with the strength of one person, they will not sleep peacefully at night.

"This is the most helpless thing we've ever done in 70 years. Luo Jianqi is not at fault, but it is a pity that he was born at the wrong time. If he wants to bloom in an era destined for eternal night, then we can only force him to set himself on fire. ”

Zhao Wu'an suddenly felt that the Luo Shen sword box behind him seemed to weigh a thousand catties.

Fifty-six years ago, the truth about Luo Jianqi's death.

It turned out to be the temples of the rivers and lakes of the two dynasties, which were already in the same spirit, and in order to protect the people of the world from the disaster of war, they joined hands to extinguish this crazy star that wanted to cause the world to lose color.

Liao Xiaoran continued indifferently:

"But at that time, no one thought that Luo Jianqi's death would actually bring about three unprecedented changes for our century-old conspiracy. ”