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Chapter 163 Undercurrent
Tianhe is the same as the Qian Song Dynasty. The founding of the country is only more than two hundred years old, and the national power is not considered strong.

It's just that different from Qian Song Dynasty, the territory where Tianhe is located originally did not belong to any of Qingchuan, Nanqi, and Yueguo.It is located near the Qushan Grand Canyon, where monsters often appear, and Tianhe itself has a large area of ​​mountains and rivers. The terrain is complex and inconvenient to use troops, and it has always been a disputed area.

If you want to occupy this place, you will inevitably face the joint confrontation of other two countries, and there is not much value here, so there has never been a clear ownership.

200 years ago, the major tribes who have lived here for generations in the mountains and rivers united to establish their capital in Linjia City, and since then Tianhe Kingdom has been established.

As for the name of Tianhe, it comes from the rolling Lanjiang River that also flows here. In the eyes of the locals, this river, which is tens of thousands of miles long, is the Tianhe River flowing down from the sky.

Therefore, they finally named the country Tianhe, but in fact, the Lanjiang River flows through Tianhe Kingdom for only a few thousand miles. On the contrary, it flows through Yueguo and Qingchuan for [-] to [-] miles.

Although most of the Tianhe people who have lived in the mountains for generations can be regarded as natural hunters.Soldiers in Tianhe are often braver and better at fighting than those of other countries, but due to the limited population and resources, and the situation that they are surrounded by big countries, they can't succeed at all.

Their territory is the same as that of Qiansong, which is tens of thousands of miles away, only one-tenth the size of Yue Kingdom.And because the mountains and rivers are inconvenient for farming, their population is only in the tens of millions.

There are fewer people than other countries, so naturally there will be fewer practitioners in them, and the possibility of mid-level and high-level practitioners will be lower. This reason is very easy to understand.

Therefore, Tianhe has always lived in the cracks of the Three Kingdoms.Unlike the Qiansong Dynasty, which has been constantly fighting against the grassland country since the founding of the country, Tianhe has not had any wars with neighboring countries in the 200 years since the founding of the country.

Occasionally, there are small-scale border frictions, and it is usually the Tianhe Kingdom who takes the initiative to calm things down.

Therefore, what Miao Xuan said was correct, if Yue Luoning died in Tianhe, Yueshan might really vent his anger here by sending troops here desperately.

He Rong hesitated and said: "Although Tianhe is weak, it is not easy to attack! And after it is defeated, it will be even more difficult to occupy this place!"

What he said was right, maybe it would not be difficult for Yue Kingdom to conquer Tianhe, but after defeating it, how to completely occupy and manage this place is definitely a big problem!
Once the Tianhe people retreated into the forest, the Yue army would have no way to pursue them. When facing the Tianhe people who are good at jungle warfare and constantly harassing themselves, the number of casualties of the Yue army may be a terrible number.

What's more, this is a barren land at all, and there is no value in occupying it. The price of attacking here is completely outweighed by the gain.

It is precisely because of understanding this truth that for 200 years, the three kingdoms of Yueguo, Qingchuan and Nanqi have acquiesced in the existence of Tianhe Kingdom, and have never mobilized troops against it.

Miao Xuan said calmly: "We don't know Yueshan well, and no one knows what he will think. But even if it is to make an angry and tough gesture for others to see, to deter all forces that are about to move after Yue Luoning's death , he also has to send troops. Otherwise, he will only be seen as weak."

"But……"

"But it's not easy to occupy here? Yueshan doesn't need to occupy Tianhe, all he wants is to send a large army to take down here and cause great damage to Tianhe. Maybe Tianhe can continue to rule here after the Moon Army withdraws, but this kind of The blow was absolutely severe."

Although everyone present nodded their heads one after another, Miao Xuan's deduction was completely reasonable.

He Rong asked hesitantly: "Then you mean that Tianhe will try his best to prevent us from killing Yue Luoning?"

"That's not necessarily true. It depends on how the king of Tianhe decides. Maybe he will make a gesture of helping Yue Luoning, but it's not necessarily true that the two don't want to help secretly."

"I understand, I will send someone to report to His Majesty, and ask him to send a master."

Miao Xuan agreed: "That's right, if you fail to kill Yue Luoning at the beginning, then it will not be easy to kill him later. After the Yue Kingdom gets the news, they will definitely send experts to rescue him. If our strength is not enough , then nothing can be done!"

"It's not too late, I'll arrange it right away!" He Rong stood up.

"I hope Yue Luoning can be dealt with immediately..." Miao Xuan muttered to himself.

At the same time, discussions in the Southern Qi Foreign Pavilion and the Tianhe Palace on how to deal with Yue Luoning's kidnapping were also in full swing.

It can be foreseen that when Lin Si and the other five walk out of the Qushan Grand Canyon, the scene of 'welcoming' them will be very 'grand'.

For this matter, all parties are making intensive arrangements in advance.

So, what about Yue Luoning's compatriots, the people of Yue Country?

The Yue Foreign Pavilion, which was supposed to be working together to rescue His Highness the Prince, seemed extremely noisy at this moment.

Yes, it's just noisy...

"His Royal Highness is in deep danger. What we have to do now is to rescue him immediately! At the same time, we have to report to our country. I don't understand why you are still arguing here! It will be too late if you delay!" A middle-aged envoy Shouted hoarsely.

But soon someone refuted him: "But, who knows if this news is true or not? If it is false, then we will be guilty of deceiving the emperor if we report it!"

Immediately echoing voices echoed in the conference room: "Yes, yes, the crime of deceiving the emperor will result in decapitation."

But in the end, someone still understood the seriousness of the situation. A young spy said in a deep voice, "Whether this news is true or not, we can't just ignore it. After all, the matter is of great importance!"

"However, the news said that His Royal Highness was hijacked all the way from Academy City by two teenagers. Don't you think it's absurd? And they traveled thousands of miles all the way to Tianhe. The most absurd thing is that they also entered Qushan University. canyon……"

"Yeah... Even if the news is true, I don't really believe that they can get out of Qushan Canyon and come to Tianhe. Even if we know, what can we do?"

The middle-aged envoy who was the first to speak out angrily patted the table in front of him and scolded: "What is your intention to push back and block the rescue of His Highness the Prince!"

"We just treat it with caution..."

It can only be said that the power of the Moon Kingdom located in Tianhe has already been infiltrated by the nearby Northeast Military Region and Prince Liangyue.

In this meeting about rescuing His Royal Highness, the topic has been shifted from how to rescue to whether to rescue or not.

If He Rong from Qingchuan saw this scene in front of him, he would definitely laugh out loud.They were obviously Yue Luoning's only support in Tianhe, and they were the first to get the news of the Yue Foreign Pavilion. When Qingchuan and Nanqi had already set up everywhere, these people were still arguing endlessly over whether to rescue or not.

Feng Qinghua watched the scene of constant quarreling in front of him expressionlessly, without saying a word.

He is the embassy of the Yue Foreign Embassy, ​​and he is the person with the highest position present. His words are more useful than the ten words of the following people, but since the brief opening remarks at the beginning of the meeting, he has never said a word .

It wasn't until the middle-aged envoy slapped the table angrily that he reprimanded with displeasure on his face: "Ji Ping! How can you behave like this in public!"

Ji Ping excitedly said: "But, Ambassador! His Royal Highness has to be saved!"

Feng Qinghua rubbed his forehead and seemed to have a headache: "I know, I know, but this requires everyone to discuss a solution. Arguing cannot solve the problem."

"Save, we must save!" A calm and unquestionable voice sounded beside Feng Qinghua.

The person who spoke was Renxi, Yueguo's spy in Tianhe, and his status here was similar to that of Miao Xuan in Qingchuan.

As soon as he spoke, the people below immediately stopped discussing and waited for his next words.

"Whether His Royal Highness is in danger or not, we must be rescued and reported! If His Royal Highness is really killed, you should be able to imagine what the consequences will be. By then we will be sinners of the Moon Kingdom!"

As soon as his words came out, everyone present nodded slightly, even the people who were placed here by Prince Liangyue didn't dare to question them face to face.Many of them knew Ren Xi's style, and if they objected at this time, they would be regarded as traitors immediately.

Feng Qinghua changed his previous indifference, and echoed loudly: "Yes, we must be rescued, and we must be quick. I wonder if Chief Ren has any good suggestions? Everyone in my outer hall obeys orders!"

"Very good!" Ren Xiruo gave him a meaningful look, and then began to assign tasks.

"The main task of everyone in the outer hall is to inquire about the news on the bright side, especially Tianhe's response to this matter, and report all the clues that can be found in the Tianhe court!"

Feng Qinghua patted his chest and said, "No problem!"

"As for my spies, some of them are sent outside the Qushan Grand Canyon to be on standby to meet His Royal Highness at any time, and some of them are here to closely monitor the movements of Qingchuan and Nanqi. I will go back and arrange specific matters later!"

"Finally, Ji Ping, you bring people back to the country to report this matter quickly! We need support, even if we are lucky enough to save His Royal Highness, it will still be extremely difficult to leave Tianhe and return to Yue Kingdom!"

"Yes!" Ji Ping shouted loudly.

"That's it! Envoy Feng, do you have anything else to add?"

"No more, Chief Ren, your plan is very auspicious..."

Ren Xi stood up and interrupted him: "That's it, the meeting is over, let's get ready!"

After all, he took the lead and left here without looking back.

After Ren Xi left, Feng Qinghua coughed twice and said, "Ji Ping, hurry up and get ready! The others heard it just now, and they have to cheer up recently."

He paused, then bowed his hands high towards the Moon Kingdom in the south and said, "For the Moon Kingdom, everyone, work hard!"

Everyone agreed one after another, and for a while it seemed that they were united.

After everyone dispersed, Feng Qinghua came to the side hall, opened a secret door, and a person appeared in the dark room in front of him.

Seeing this person, Feng Qinghua bowed and said respectfully: "My lord, that's the way it is. I don't know what arrangements your lord Prince needs me to make?"

The person said flatly, "Don't ask if you shouldn't."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"You should know the stronghold of Ren Xi and those spies, right?"

Feng Qinghua turned pale with shock, and lost his voice: "My lord!"

He could tell what this person meant, that he planned to destroy Ren Xi and all the secret agents of the Moon Kingdom!
But, is it necessary to be so ruthless?After all, they are from the Moon Kingdom!
The person said coldly: "I've said it before, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't think about what you shouldn't, just do your job well."

"Yes……"

It was night, after leaving the city, Ji Ping and his three galloped towards the Moon Kingdom, and they were killed in the wilderness ten miles outside the city.

That night, a fire broke out in a mansion in the southwest of Linjia City, hundreds of Yue people were burned to death, and there was no one alive.

The Tianhe official investigators who investigated the case found that some unburned corpses seemed to have sword wounds, but they did not say anything about it.

The next day, the Yue Foreign Office issued a strong protest against Qingchuan, Nanqi, and the Three Kingdoms of Tianhe, protesting that they burned and killed hundreds of civilians in the Yue Kingdom...

(End of this chapter)