The Bad Guys: Everyone, let’s revive the Tang Dynasty together!

Chapter 358 The World is Like a Chess Game (Part )

"Mobei?"

Li Siyuan was startled, and then he could not help but frowning: "I was ambushed and killed by the Queen Mother Shuliduo's people a few days ago, and I almost lost half my life. If I had not already practiced our sect's Supreme Saint Qiankun Gong to a small degree, so that I could have endless internal strength, I am afraid that what came to see the Marshal today would be my corpse, Li Siyuan."

As he spoke, he took out the folding fan from behind his waist, casually unfolded it in front of him and gently waved it, narrowing his eyes and saying, "I was lucky to escape at the risk of my life, and there is still some Mobei voodoo left on my body. Now the Marshal wants me to see the Queen Mother. Isn't that pushing me to death?"

Yuan Tiangang laughed and raised his hand. Li Siyuan, who was waving the fan vigilantly, was startled and felt an extremely strong suction force instantly enveloped his whole body. No matter how he used his internal energy to resist, it was useless. In just a moment, he was grabbed by the throat and lifted up by Yuan Tiangang.

Li Siyuan suddenly felt a chill in his head. He immediately threw away his folding fan and tried to pry open Yuan Tiangang's iron-like palm, begging for mercy.

However, he immediately realized that an extremely domineering internal force instantly swept through his body. Not to mention the voodoo that invaded his body when he was attacked by Da Hefeng a few days ago, even some of his key energy points were violently knocked open by this internal force that was countless times more domineering than the Supreme Saint Qiankun Gong. In just a moment, Li Siyuan felt that all his strength had been restored.

Even more than that, Yuan Tiangang's extremely domineering internal force seemed to be forced directly into Li Siyuan's body, only going in but not out. However, during these few breaths, Li Siyuan felt that his own skills were raised to a higher level. At the moment when Yuan Tiangang casually threw him away, he was able to flip backwards nimbly and stand steadily outside the wooden pavilion.

"This, this..." Li Siyuan spread his hands in disbelief, and a golden and blue aura rose from his palms, which was very dazzling. It contained extremely violent power. He had no doubt that he could smash the pavilion in front of him to pieces with a single slap.

Li Siyuan immediately knelt on one knee with his hands folded, and said passionately: "The Marshal has given me a great honor today, and I will never forget it!"

Yuan Tiangang said indifferently, "It's just a small benefit at the moment. What's the point of a few skills? I heard that the Supreme Saint Qiankun Gong and the Five Thunders Heart Sutra of the Heavenly Master's Mansion can complement each other. If the two are practiced together, the two skills can be integrated and complement each other, and then the skills will be greatly increased, and the realm of cultivation will be greatly improved. If you can succeed, I will have someone bring the Five Thunders Heart Sutra to you."

Li Siyuan was frightened when he heard the first part, because he didn't expect Yuan Tiangang to know such a secret. But when he heard the latter part, he was overjoyed and raised his head suddenly: "Is what the Marshal said true?"

Yuan Tiangang smiled and said, "Why do you have to put on airs? Don't you think I don't know that you have been eyeing the Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Sutra in the Heavenly Master's Mansion many years ago? Where were you when Zhu Wen conquered Xuanwu Mountain?"

Li Siyuan was shocked again, and this time he was not pretending. He was sweating profusely and bowed down hurriedly: "I dare not bring up the past events and pollute the Marshal's ears."

Yuan Tiangang sneered, pacing with his hands behind his back, and said, "When Zhu Wen became emperor, he learned that Zhang Xuanling of the Tianshi Mansion was a master of the time, so he wanted to recruit him for his own use. But Zhang Xuanling knew that Zhu Wen was licentious, cruel and inhumane, so he refused to come out.

In a rage, Zhu Wen sent Xuanming Sect masters to wipe out Tianshi Mansion. At that time, there was a fierce battle in Tianshi Mansion, and you took advantage of the bitter battle between Zhang Xuanling and the Xuanming Sect to sneak into Tianshi Mansion and steal the secret book of Five Thunders Heart Sutra, hoping to practice both skills at the same time and make your own skills surpass your adoptive father Li Keyong..."

Li Siyuan's face was extremely pale. He knocked his forehead to the ground and dared not raise his head.

During the battle at Tianshi Mansion, he went to Xuanwu Mountain in person to steal the secret book. He did not tell anyone about this in order to hide it from Li Keyong.

His adoptive father was very afraid of him, but Li Siyuan was not a fool, so how could he just sit there and wait for death? After hearing from Li Keyong that practicing these two methods together could greatly increase one's power, he had been paying close attention to the Tianshi Mansion, thinking that if he could have the opportunity to come into contact with the Five Thunders Heart Sutra, he would have the confidence to protect himself in the future. This stolen technique was his biggest trump card.

But even such a secret, Yuan Tiangang actually knew it!
He was afraid that Li Keyong would also know about this matter, and his legs felt weak.

"Although you took the opportunity to sneak into the Tianshi Mansion, you were unable to find the secret book of the Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Sutra. After searching for a while, you happened to see Zhang Xuanling's youngest son."

Yuan Tiangang seemed to be narrating what he had seen with his own eyes, and simply said: "You had no choice but to take advantage of the situation to steal the infant in the cradle. Later, before leaving, you happened to run into Zhang Xuanling who was seriously injured and retreating. You should not have been his opponent, but Zhang Xuanling had just been seriously injured and was unable to do anything. Not only did you fail to take back his son, but you luckily knocked him off the cliff. Since then, your whereabouts have been unknown and you have disappeared in the world..."

As he spoke, he looked down at Li Siyuan from his high position in the pavilion, and said with a smile, "As far as I know, you have an adopted son named Zhang Zifan?"

Li Siyuan's whole body trembled, and then he suddenly raised his head, and said in a trembling voice as if crying: "Marshal, please understand. I have treated Faner like my own son all these years just to make up for the mistakes I made back then..."

"You asked Zhang Zifan to recognize the thief as his father, and you still have the nerve to say that you are making up for your mistakes?"

Li Siyuan was anxious and wanted to argue: "Villain, villain..."

Yuan Tiangang just laughed, then stood with his hands behind his back, and said indifferently: "Stand up, what do you do have to do with me? I just want to tell you that there is nothing I don't know in this world, and there is nothing I can't do. You have to go to Mobei."

Li Siyuan wiped his tears and said sincerely: "The Marshal knows that the world is like this, how dare I not go through fire and water for you."

He crossed his arms and bowed: "I just don't understand. Now Mobei is being attacked by my Jin State. Our two families have long been mortal enemies. And even I can see that the Mobei Queen Mother has a very close relationship with Xiao Yan from the Central Plains. In this situation, even if I have great talent, I am afraid that my trip to Mobei to meet Shuliduo will not be effective, right?"

As he spoke, he hurriedly said, "Please give me some advice, Marshal."

Yuan Tiangang smiled indifferently, then asked with his hands behind his back: "In your opinion, what do you think of Shuliduo?"

Li Siyuan hesitated for a moment, then twirled his beard and said, "She is a heroine and a heroine of the grassland. If she were a man, she would have achieved a lot. It's a pity that she is a woman. Before, she could only rely on Yelu Abaoji to accomplish things. After Abaoji's death, she relied on Xiao Yan. I'm afraid she will not be able to achieve anything."

"On the contrary." Yuan Tiangang shook his head: "Once women are stained with the word power, they will be more obsessed than men. The means and mentality they can have are far beyond your imagination."

Li Siyuan asked in astonishment: "Please teach me, Marshal, how can we break the alliance between Xiao Yan and Shuliduo?"

"Benefit."

Yuan Tiangang said calmly: "If you can give her more benefits, the alliance will collapse. I ask you, what does the grassland want most?"

Li Siyuan twirled his beard and pondered, then answered carefully: "Population? Wealth? Craftsmen?"

"It's the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun." Yuan Tiangang said calmly, "The grasslands have been bullied by the Tang Dynasty for more than two hundred years. No matter how powerful the tribes are, they have become foreign tribes of the Tang Dynasty. They hate and fear the Central Plains. Why has the grassland been unable to turn over for two hundred years? Internal strife is not only one thing, the national strength is far inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also another thing that it cannot cross the Great Wall."

Li Siyuan was stunned, and then said in surprise: "The Marshal means..."

"You are on this mission to Mobei. I allow you to use the name of King Jin and promise to cede the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to Mobei after we conquer Hebei in the future."

"In this case, Nashuliduo is really excited!" Li Siyuan was delighted and would not hesitate to cede land. Although he understood how important the sixteen states of Yan (Youzhou, Liaodong) and Yun (Datong) were, they were not only the key areas to resist the Hu people, but if the grasslands gained this area, they could directly achieve a strategic effect of commanding the Central Plains, and from then on, they could completely change their offense and defense. But at this time, he was not even the King of Jin, so how could he feel heartbroken? Moreover, even if he became the King of Jin, as long as he could achieve his goal, what would it matter if he ceded land?

According to the combat capability of the grassland, even if it is cut off, it is only a matter of time before it is taken back.

He was about to agree with this idea, but he saw Yuan Tiangang's eyes narrowed behind his mask and asked, "Why, do you really want to give Yanyun to Zahu?"

Li Siyuan felt a chill in his heart and said hurriedly, "According to what the commander said, I should..."

Yuan Tiangang looked at him for a moment, then he turned his back with his hands behind his back and looked to the south: "You first promise to go out, and then I will ask Li Keyong to call Li Cunxu to withdraw his troops. No matter whether it is true or not, as long as Shuliduo is tempted, he will inevitably be alienated from Xiao Yan. It won't take long before the alliance between the two will disintegrate, and the goal will be achieved. The so-called attack on the heart, once the gap is formed, it will not be easy to close it."

Li Siyuan was dumbfounded. He could tell that Yuan Tiangang was trying to get something for nothing, but he had no other opinion. It made no difference to him whether the land was ceded or not. As long as Yuan Tiangang could help him become the King of Jin, he was willing to do anything. He immediately asked, "According to the Marshal's foresight, would Shuliduo be tempted?"

"She can't help but be tempted." Yuan Tiangang said indifferently: "It is definitely not Shuliduo's intention to be controlled by others. Xiao Yan will not give her any substantial benefits. On the other hand, as long as you throw this name over, Shuliduo can even use it to make promises to the tribes on the grassland to consolidate her position."

Li Siyuan's mind raced, he was surprised and happy, he couldn't help but want to fan himself, but seeing that the folding fan was still not far from Yuan Tiangang's feet, he didn't dare to pick it up.
So he just walked around, and said with a smile: "The Marshal's move is really an open conspiracy, and he can achieve his goal without even using a single soldier. If this is true, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Xiao Yan and Shuliduo to remain apart. Once the alliance between the two is broken, the Marshal will have solved a big worry for His Highness Li Xingyun."

"Za Huer, what kind of trouble is that?"

Yuan Tiangang waved his hand without even turning his head: "Go and make arrangements quickly. Someone will bring you the map of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. I've given you this opportunity. If you can't seize it, don't even think about replacing Li Keyong."

Li Siyuan smiled awkwardly, bowed, and then left.

After the man left, there was no one else around the wooden pavilion. Yuan Tiangang stood with his hands behind his back, glanced, raised his hand to take the folding fan that Li Siyuan dared not pick up, unfolded it, and saw the word "wen" on the fan.

He sneered, and without him using any energy, the folding fan suddenly caught fire.

Even if Li Siyuan really had the courage to sell the Sixteen States, he had to have the opportunity first, and Yuan Tiangang obviously would not give him the opportunity.

Just as Li Siyuan thought, Yuan Tiangang was just trying to get something for nothing. There were many examples of the mixed Hu people interfering in the Central Plains. Even Li Keyong was originally a Shatuo people, but Li Keyong obviously considered himself mostly Han people and only believed in Han culture and heritage. The mixed Hu people were different. Although they would be assimilated into Han culture sooner or later, the significance was far different.

But it's just a stopgap measure. As long as they create a rift between Xiao Yan and Shuliduo, their goal can be achieved. How can they really let Mobei take over the Sixteen States?

Yuan Tiangang stood there for a long time, looking at the mountains and rivers in the south, only to be surprised to find out suddenly.

Xiao Yan could actually use the world as a chessboard against him, and with his moves, he even forced Yuan Tiangang to succumb to the trend.

"An edict to punish Yuan..."

He chewed on these words and stood alone for a long time. The face behind the mask was wooden, as if he was not touched at all. But after a long time, he couldn't help but recite these words again.

"Ah."

Yuan Tiangang walked away with his hands behind his back, as if he was really not moved at all.

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After leaving Gaya Temple, Li Siyuan quietly returned to Tongwenguan and quietly played the role of a seriously injured person in the room.

But he was not in a hurry to complete the task given to him by Yuan Tiangang. He just called his trusted disciples as soon as possible without even informing his most trusted sixth brother Li Cunli.

"Fan'er and Li Cunzhong's whereabouts have not been found yet?"

"My Lord, the young master and the nine masters were ordered to go to Bianjing in the Central Plains, but they lost contact afterwards. I suspect they were captured by the Liang people."

Li Siyuan's face darkened: "Immediately send more people to find Fan'er. If he is not in Hebei, immediately recruit people from the Central Plains. I want to know where Fan'er is as soon as possible at any cost!"

The disciple did not dare to delay and went straight away.

Li Siyuan was still uneasy. He twirled his beard and narrowed his triangular eyes.

These years, he regarded his adopted son as the key to finding the Five Thunders Heart Sutra in the future, so he had been training him carefully, waiting for the right opportunity to take him to the Tianshi Mansion, which had been badly damaged.

After he pushed the Heavenly Master Zhang Xuanling off the cliff, he went to the bottom of the cliff to look for the latter's body, but found nothing, so he never thought that Zhang Xuanling was dead.

However, Li Siyuan did not want other people to know that he was looking for the Five Thunders Heart Sutra, so he kept Zhang Zifan as a pet and was not in a hurry to alert the enemy.

But he couldn't care about anything else at the moment. Zhang Zifan was already a big threat to Yuan Tiangang. If Li Keyong knew about Li Siyuan's concealment over the years, considering the degree of suspicion of his adoptive father towards him, Li Siyuan would probably die soon!

Zhang Zifan must die.

Li Siyuan's face looked somewhat ferocious.

Fan'er, don't blame your father for being cruel.

ps: This book is a fan fiction of the anime. In the anime, the issue of ceding the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun was the beginning of cooperation with Mobei initiated by Li Siyuan. Please do not compare it with historical facts.

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