Daxia Lingxian

"Report to Zan Meng." A female official said, "Before Zan Meng came back, His Royal Highness missed Zan Meng and came to Kongmu Mountain from time to time."

Luo Ning frowned, and suddenly thought of a handsome man.

Langjisi Bu, Crown Prince of Tubo.

Lang Ji is the son of Jinxiu Xingchen, the half-brother of Lu Pianpian, and the prince of Tubo.

For Lang Ji, Kongmu Mountain Palace is not just as simple as his mother leaving the palace.

Because he himself actually grew up in Kongmu Mountain Palace, and did not return to the palace in the royal city until he was established as prince.

Therefore, Kongmu Mountain is basically his former residence.

It is normal for him to visit Kongmu Mountain from time to time.

Luo Ning asked: "When was the last time the prince came to Kongmu Mountain?"

The female officer replied: "Reporting to Zanmeng, His Royal Highness the Prince last came eight days ago."

"His Royal Highness sometimes convenes courtiers here to discuss matters, and other ministers come as well."

Luo Ning frowned again, "Why did the prince summon the courtiers to discuss matters in the Kongmu Palace? Is the Kongmu Mountain in this palace the court? It's outrageous."

The female officer sensed that the queen was not very happy and hurriedly explained:
"The good teacher Zameng knows that the palace is no longer safe and it is easy for news to leak."

"There are too many people in the palace and it is too complicated. Often the matters just discussed are known to the outside world before they are announced."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had no choice but to hold an important court meeting at Kongmu Mountain to prevent secrets from being leaked."

Luo Ning and Lu Pianpian were speechless when they heard this.

What the two of them were most worried about was that before they could find the ancient tripod, the Tubo prince came here again with his ministers to discuss matters.

"I understand. If the prince comes again, please inform me in advance." Luo Ning warned.

"La Sui." The female officer took the order.

Luoning can evolve into a beautiful star, and her main memory can naturally be deduced.

Kongmu Mountain is where Jinxiu Xingchen has lived in seclusion for many years, and this is of course her main memory.

So Luo Ning directly entered the Jinchen Palace where Jinxiu Xingchen lived, and sat in front of the white jade case behind the Jin screen bead curtain as naturally as possible.

The furnishings here are not like those of the Tubo nobles. There are no thangkas, card mats, necklaces, etc.

However, there are calligraphy and paintings, vases, cauldrons and other cultural objects that Xia people loved, which are no different from the residences of Daxia nobles.

It can be seen that although Jinxiu Xingchen is the Queen of Tubo, as a Xia girl, she still has feelings for her homeland and has not been assimilated to Tubo customs.

Tubo palace ladies filed in, offering fruits, flowers, incense burners, and fragrant bathing soup.Another group of musicians and dancers came in gracefully.

They all know that every time Zameng (Queen) comes back, she likes to burn incense, bathe, and watch music and dancing.

But today, Zameng had no thoughts at all.

"All of you, please step back. I don't need your service here." Luo Ning ordered.

"La Sui." Everyone respectfully accepted the order and left. Only Luo Ning and Lu Pianpian were left in the huge Jinchen Hall.

Here are the top formations.Even if the two of them spoke loudly in the palace, no one outside could hear them.

Luo Ning dislikes becoming a woman because it is troublesome.

Especially my chest is very uncomfortable and I am not used to it.

Lu Pianpian sat down opposite Luo Ning, glanced at Luo Ning with a smile, sat with her legs crossed as usual, and then took out the wine bottle.

This painstaking soul wine was extremely bitter, and every sip was like torture, but she had to drink it with pleasure.

In this way, some of the cost of borrowing divine power can be compensated.

"Let's get started." The girl said expectantly, "You have two cauldrons, and you can easily sense the specific positions of the other six cauldrons."

"If my father really hid those six tripods in Kongmu Mountain, where would they most likely be?"

Luo Ning also couldn't wait to sacrifice two ancient cauldrons, and performed a hand trick, and the two ancient cauldrons suddenly spun with a "buzz".

A trace of the ancient and vast aura of the king slowly dispersed.

Soon, Luo Ning's consciousness captured a unique charm based on the induction of the two ancient cauldrons.

"It's the ancient cauldron!" Luo Ning suddenly looked surprised, "It's true, the six cauldrons are here! Under the cold pool eighty miles southwest!"

"This time, six were discovered at once! Your father is so generous!"

If it weren't for the most important clue, Lu Zhi's death-defying poem that Lao Jianji heard, Luo Ning might not be able to find Kongmu Mountain even if he searched for 100 years.

Lao Jianxi is really a hero.

Lu Pianpian also breathed a sigh of relief.

Dad really hid the six tripods in Kongmu Mountain where my mother lived in seclusion!
If mother Jinxiu Xingchen knew that the Jiuding she had been looking for for decades was hidden by her father in her Kongmu Mountain, she would probably vomit blood in anger.

What is darkness under the light?That's it.

But thinking about her father's hard work, Lu Pianpian was happy, but she couldn't help but feel sad.

Speaking of which, the death of his father and the confiscation of the Lu Mansion were all because of Jiuding.

Fortunately, she completed the six-state map that her father put together before his death.

Thinking of this, Lu Pianpian, who rarely sheds tears, became wet.

"Let's take out the six cauldrons immediately. This will prevent the Tubo prince from arriving at the last minute." Lu Pianpian stood up, "It only counts when we get the things."

As soon as she finished speaking, a palace maid's voice came from outside the palace:

"Reporting to Zan Meng, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and several ministers suddenly arrived. The Crown Prince did not know that Zan Meng was back. Do I need to tell the Crown Prince?"

Luo Ning and Lu Pianpian looked at each other, not expecting the Tubo Prince to arrive so soon.

Luo Ning and Lu Pianpian exchanged glances and sighed secretly: "Tell the prince."

It would be impossible to hide something as important as the Queen's return from the Prince if he deliberately concealed it.

On the contrary, it makes people suspicious.After all, the prince also had ministers and bodyguards with him.

"Brother, you came at the wrong time." Luo Ning shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I hope they can't see the flaw."

"Hateful, what kind of brother is he!" Lu Pianpian sneered, "He is from Tubo and I am from Xia."

"Hmph, so what if they see the flaw? If it doesn't work, we'll be tough. I don't believe they can keep us."

Luo Ning said: "It is true that you can use force. However, those six ancient cauldrons are hidden deep in the bottom of the cold pool. It will take at least an hour to get them. It is the last resort to use force."

"After all, this is the capital of Tubo. In one hour, Kongmu Mountain can be completely surrounded. Not to mention the [-] forbidden troops, even the thousands of guards and monks in the palace, we can't resist."

While he was talking, the prince's surprised voice came from outside the palace:
"Has the Queen come back? My son misses the Queen day and night and is frightened..."

Luo Ning adjusted himself and said calmly: "Prince, come in. I just came back and want to see you."

"Yes!" Langji's voice trembled with excitement.

Immediately, the palace door opened, and a tall, handsome man wearing a large insect skin entered the hall with a joyful expression.

"Mother!" Lang Ji walked a few steps quickly and looked at the "Splendid Stars" with concern on his face.

"I thought the queen mother was suffering. Today I saw that the queen mother looks very good. I am really relieved. God bless you!"

Langji was relieved and overjoyed when he saw his mother came back intact.

He only knew that his mother was defeated and captured, but he didn't know the truth about how he was defeated and how he was captured.

He is in his early fifties, not very old, and his cultivation has reached the level of Venerable Perfection. This shows that he has very good qualifications and is indeed qualified to be the Tubo prince.

But as soon as he said this, he looked at Lu Pianpian in surprise, "You, you are...Pianpian? Are you actually a real person?"

Lu Pianpian did not restrain his blood aura, he immediately felt the blood relationship with Lu Pianpian.Moreover, he had heard Jinxiu Xingchen talk about Lu Pianpian before and knew about the existence of this sister.

Lu Pianpian sneered: "What? Is His Highness the Crown Prince surprised? Has he never seen such a young real person named Perfect?"

Lang Ji was horrified at first, and then his horrified look turned into a bitter smile.

"My sister is extremely talented, I am ashamed of my brother..."

Lu Pianpian shook her head: "Your Highness is the crown prince, but in the future Tubo Zanpu, I will not have such a noble brother."

"Okay!" Luo Ning frowned and immediately put on her mother's airs, "Pianpian, although you are a real strong man, Langji is your brother after all, so you can't be too rude."

"You brothers and sisters all crawled out of my belly. Even if you don't have the same father, you are still brothers and sisters from across the mountain."

"Today you, brother and sister, meet for the first time. Don't be discordant."

After Luo Ning "trained" Lu Pianpian, he said to Lang Ji: "Lang Ji, mother was defeated by the tricks of the Luo brothers and sisters this time, and has no choice but to surrender."

"Later, it was your sister who managed to rescue me. If it weren't for your sister, my mother would still be in Luo's hands."

I believe that even Zampu would believe Luo Ning's show if he saw it.

"Sister." Lang Ji took the initiative to bow with Xia people's etiquette, "Brother, this is reasonable. Although it is my duty for my sister to save my mother, I still should thank you for my brother..."

He was really grateful to Lu Pianpian.

But little did he know that his mother was captured in a sneak attack by Lu Pianpian, a rebellious woman.

"Okay." Lu Pianpian looked indifferent, "You don't need to thank me, I'm not your mother alone. Do you think you are the only brother who has filial piety, but I don't?"

Lang Ji laughed and said, "My sister is right, it's because of my brother. Not only am I reunited with my mother today, but I also see my sister. I'm really happy."

He is really happy.

What an unexpected surprise.

He decided that when he succeeded to the throne, he would defy all opinions and make his sister the Princess of Tubo.

There were some true and false conversations between the "mother and son". Lang Ji, who calmed down his excitement, slowly showed a worried look.

"What I fear most now is going to court. What I dislike the most is the palace."

"After my mother, my father has been conducting military campaigns in Kunlun. All the elites are in the west. The affairs of the country are becoming more and more difficult every day. My sons and ministers have trouble sleeping and eating every day. They are unable to do what they want and are confused."

Although Luo Ning wanted Lang Ji to get out immediately, he still said patiently:
"Son, you are the prince of the country. No matter how difficult it is, you can't show worry and arouse the unpredictability of those disloyal ministers."

"The more internal and external troubles occur, the more you must remain calm! No matter how difficult it is for you to supervise the country, will it be difficult for your father? His life may be in danger at any time!"

Lang Ji looked bitter, "Mother, my son has been taught by his mother since he was a child. Although he is from Tubo, he has also read many Xia people's classics. How can he not know the stories in the history books?"

"But Mother also knows that it is really difficult to support now. Even in the palace, there are spies bribed by Tusman. There are many people plotting rebellion."

"After all, there is still no money! The treasury is already empty. Although more than one million new troops have been formed, there is a huge shortage of military resources!"

Luo Ning said in a deep voice: "My son, we have already reached this point, what are you worried about? The monks have plenty of resources, why don't you take action?"

Lang Ji sighed and stopped talking.

Luo Ning raised his eyebrows and narrowed his starry eyes, "Are you worried about their rebellion? Are you afraid that you won't be able to suppress them? You can't borrow the knife! Lang Ji, you are still too soft-hearted. You really let my mother down!"

"Borrowing a sword?" Lang Ji was startled and suddenly understood, "The queen mother means Nanzhao?"

"That's right." Luo Ning sincerely gave his "son" advice, "Although Nanzhao is a small country, it still has hundreds of thousands of brave and capable elites."

"Although Nanzhao and our great Tubo Kingdom are not allies, there is no irresolvable hatred. They naturally know the truth of the death of lips and teeth. If our country dies, Nanzhao will also be in danger."

"Moreover, the people of Nanzhao believe in holy ghosts and ancestral spirits and hate the esoteric religion. They are also considered enemies of the esoteric religion."

"As long as you promise conditions and take the initiative to show your goodwill, King Nanzhao will definitely agree to send troops. As long as he lends you hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, he can restart the plan to destroy the Buddha!"

"If the temple resources are confiscated, the court will have money. With money, everything will be easy to handle!"

Lang Ji pondered and said: "Mother, I have actually thought about this method, but I just don't dare to make a decision. What I'm worried about is... luring the wolf into the house! It's easy to invite gods, but it's hard to send them away!"

"If Nanzhao takes advantage of the situation and adds insult to injury, Tubo will be in danger of being destroyed."

Luo Ning shook his head, "That's because you don't think deeply enough! You don't think far enough! In other words, you are too much like your father, and you always lack a trace of ruthlessness in your temper!"

"If your father had listened to me earlier and been more courageous, he would have succeeded in destroying the Buddha long ago. How could he still cause harm to this day?"

Lang Ji knelt down and said, "My son, please ask your mother to teach me!"

"Remember!" Luo Ning said, "When chess reaches a deadlock, you can survive. It is better to lose a few pieces than to lose an advantage! This is what the "Chess Classic" says, put it to death and then survive."

"When it is difficult to make a decision, it is the opportunity to change the situation! This is also easy to count!"

"Yes!" Lang Ji kowtowed and said, "I know all these truths, but every time I forget the opportunity when faced with danger, I just don't have enough courage."

Luo Ning said solemnly: "Which is the lesser of the two evils! They both ordered soldiers from Nanzhao to destroy the Buddha and put an end to the rebellion. Of course there is a risk of attracting wolves into the house, but which one is more serious?"

"I have two strategies to help Nanzhao sincerely help and not take advantage of others."

"First, tell King Nanzhao that they can take [-]% of the resources confiscated from the temple! This is a profit!"

"The second and more important thing is to respect the holy ghosts! Promise King Nanzhao to build holy ghost temples throughout Tubo to worship the holy ghosts and unify the faith of the two countries!"

"This is also replacing the temple with the Holy Ghost Temple!"

"What is this? This is righteousness!"

When Lu Pianpian heard this, she couldn't help but touch her forehead.

Almost laughed.

Lang Ji looked surprised, "Queen Mother, then... is our country of Tubo converted to the Holy Ghost and Ancestral Spirit?"

"Why not?" Luo Ning looked like he hated him for not arguing, "You are so anxious, why do you still care about what the state religion is?"

"Isn't the Holy Ghost Temple good? I think it's a thousand times better than the Esoteric Cult! After destroying the Buddha, the state religion was replaced by the Holy Ghost Temple."

"The Xia people believe in ancestral spirits, and Nanzhao believes in holy ghosts. They are all related to the underworld. Why can't Tubo do the same?"

Lang Ji gritted his teeth and said: "The Queen Mother is right! I am really enlightened! Okay, I will report it to my father immediately..."

Luo Ning shook his head: "I have the final say on this matter. You don't need to report it to your father. The nights are long and the dreams are many. Let's do it now!"

"Immediately send your confidants to the Nanzhao Kingdom and tell the Nanzhao King about borrowing troops to help suppress it..."

"Yes!" Lang Ji stood up, "Mother, let's rest for now, I will go and do it now!"

Then he said to Lu Pianpian: "My sister will stay here for the time being. I will talk to my sister after I finish making arrangements."

After Langji said this, he hurriedly left.

His whole person was full of fighting spirit at this time.

It wasn't until Lang Ji left that Lu Pianpian smiled "hee".

"I, my brother from Geshan, was fooled into doing something shocking by just a few words from you."

"Well, he is so honest, he is probably not the material to be an emperor. I am really afraid that he will be betrayed by his ministers one day."

Luo Ning chuckled, "You still have a brother-sister relationship with him after all. Although my move is very dangerous, it is a way for Tubo to survive."

Lu Pianpian smiled and said: "More importantly, if the whole of Tubo believes in holy ghosts, you will make a lot of money."

Luo Ning laughed: "Of course, Tubo is a big country. If I believe in holy ghosts, I will make a lot of money. Unexpectedly, there will be an unexpected surprise this time."

He couldn't help but be beaming with pride, which made the originally graceful and dignified "Splendid Star" look a lot more frivolous, which was a bit inconsistent with the status of the queen.

Lu Pianpian curled her lips and snorted a little arrogantly.

Luo Ning stood up, "Let's go get the ancient tripod!"

PS: It’s true that the actor is so unrighteous, and he can only deceive people.Crab, good night, please support me in any way (end of this chapter)