Sisi picked up the wine pot and poured wine for Zhao Changhe, saying leisurely: "The forest is deep and foggy, and the air is cold and the weather is chilly. I remember that you always drink directly from the wine gourd. You don't have the habit of warming the wine? Here, follow the local customs."
Zhao Changhe seemed to be making a double entendre: "Actually, there's nothing wrong with burning it."
The words seemed to be responding to the previous sentence "no self-respect", which was something Sisi had been very dissatisfied with in the past.
Sisi seemed to understand, blinked her eyes, laughed, and sighed, "Shochu is not in a normal state, most of the time it is still hidden in the pot and invisible. It's neither hot nor cold, you can drink it if you want."
Zhao Changhe drank silently.
Sisi asked, "Hey, aren't you afraid of being poisoned?"
Zhao Changhe said: "Didn't you say that Wang Clan of Langya has some tricks to detoxify?"
Sisi's eyes flickered as she chuckled, "I don't have much friendship with you. As a saint of my clan, I won't blink an eye when I cheat the Xia people. Don't trust me too much and blame me after I cheat you."
Zhao Changhe ignored this and said, "Anyway, Lei Ao is right to kill me, Wang Daozhong. No matter what hatred you have with him, I want to get him now. Can you tell me about his situation?"
"The person he wants to kill is Wang Daozhong. What does that have to do with you, Zhao Changhe?"
"… "
It seems to be true. Strictly speaking, Lei Ao did not offend Zhao Changhe... People don’t even know you are Zhao Changhe.
Sisi said leisurely, "You may not know... Lei Ao is not a powerful Black Miao in the market town as he seems... He is actually the son of the current Black Miao tribe leader."
Zhao Changhe frowned slightly.
Lei Ao said that this matter was too big and he was not qualified to make a decision, and asked him to go to Cangshan Village to ask the clan leader, but in fact, he was the clan leader's son, and Li Si'an might not know this. Now it seems that asking him to go to Cangshan is just a perfunctory move. He can wait for "Wang Daozhong" to leave and kill him secretly on the way to Cangshan. He can also frame it as an internal struggle among the Xia people. After all, so many people saw Wang Daozhong fighting with Shi Wuding...
Thinking of this, Zhao Changhe was somewhat speechless: "If he wants to be framed by Shi Wuding, if you want to frame him, you all think that Lao Wang is a weakling. Have you ever thought that you can't kill him?"
Sisi snorted, "The abilities of Miaojiang are very different from those of the Central Plains... Unless they are at the top of the Heavenly Ranking, or someone like my master... who is at the top of the Earthly Ranking, we dare not make any assumptions. An ordinary Earthly Ranking or Human Ranking person may not be able to deal with the endless stream of strange arts here. You are the only one who is a little weird. If it were a True Kingly Dao, he might have been defeated in that killing situation just now. Even if he wasn't defeated, he would have been desperately resisting the poison and the curse afterwards. He won't be able to do anything if I trap him in the snake formation."
To be honest, based on Zhao Changhe's knowledge of Wang Daozhong's level, he might really fail. Although Lao Wang is strong, he is not too strong. If he does not carry a treasure like the Qinghe Mirror, he probably has no way to defend against this kind of difficult to defend against strange skills. Unless his Wang Daoning comes, he might be immune...
Sisi continued to hum: "I swore not to reveal the secret technique in the Middle Earth, otherwise I would be bullied by you? You were just a small waste of the fourth or fifth level of the Xuanguan at that time..."
Zhao Changhe said with a straight face: "Can we get to the point?"
Sisi sipped her wine and glared at him unfriendlyly, but she didn't seem to want to argue with him. She leaned lazily on the soft chair, supported her forehead with her hands, pretending to be asleep, and said nothing.
Zhao Changhe looked at her in a tantrum in silence. What can I say... It's okay for you to be tantrum, but can you cover up the small waist you're showing? She's lying diagonally in front of him, and her hands are pushing upwards. You know what it means when you pull it up like this? It's not just exposing her waist anymore. If you pull it up a little more, you can almost see her lower hemisphere, okay...
Seeing that Zhao Changhe didn't say anything for a long time, Sisi opened her eyes and glanced at him in surprise, but Zhao Changhe was drinking with his head down and didn't look at her.
Sisi became even more annoyed and deliberately asked in a friendly voice, "Does it look better if I pretend to be Yue Hongling?"
Zhao Changhe said helplessly: "Don't flirt with me, it's not sincere, why bother."
Sisi chuckled, "How do you know I'm not sincere?"
Zhao Changhe said: "I still have some self-awareness... Besides, to be honest, Hong Ling is missing and the southwest is a mystery. I really don't have the mood. I just want to get down to business as soon as possible... According to what you said, you and Lei Ao don't get along. Why can't we work together again? When you get down to business, you are always very reliable."
Sisi pouted: "After not seeing each other for a year, I suddenly feel boring... It's better for men to be a little bad~ It's more fun."
Zhao Changhe didn't say anything.
What kind of demon girl is the Four Symbols Sect? From the little tiger to the winged fire snake, none of them is a real demon. This is the real demon. The coquettish tone, bold words, vague exposure, and peach blossom eyes that make people's heart beat and fascinate, all of them reveal a charm that penetrates deep into the bone marrow. Most people who see her want to push her down and ravage her viciously.
However, Zhao Changhe knew very well that the snake was poisonous. If he really thought he could easily pin her down, she would probably turn hostile immediately and he would die without knowing how.
Fortunately, I have the determination now.
Seeing that he would not cooperate in continuing the play of mutual teasing, Sisi began to feel bored, and finally said lazily: "There have been undercurrents in the Southwest Hundred Houses these days, and the controversy basically revolves around one theme: whether to rebel. Some people think that the Xia people's oppression of them is intolerable, and the exploitation is endless. Moreover, it is said that the Middle Earth is already on fire everywhere. Xia Longyuan can't care so far. If not now, when will he rebel?" Zhao Changhe nodded: "Dispute, some people think... that is to say, some people don't think so."
"Of course." Sisi said leisurely, "Miaojiang is not like the grassland... The journey is so inconvenient, do you want to fight your way out after you rebel? After all, isn't it still self-governing... But now each ethnic group is also self-governing, what's the difference?"
Zhao Changhe asked: "What is the so-called envoy of comfort?"
"The Xuanwei Office can't actually do much. They don't even have the power to collect taxes. They use the name of 'tribute'. The so-called contribution is a spontaneous act of the tribes, not a regulation. The more powerful chieftains and clan leaders can completely ignore the Xuanwei Office. Why are they being exploited by the Xuanwei Office so much? Is it really the Xuanwei Office's fault, or are some chieftains using this name to plunder themselves?"
"Hiss..." Zhao Changhe leaned back.
I had never thought about this angle before, but it is true after careful consideration. How could the Xuanweishi really exploit the powerful chieftains? On the other hand, how could the chieftains necessarily represent the interests of the ethnic group? Class is naked.
The so-called exploitation by the Xuanweishi was more likely the collusion between the chieftains and the Xuanweishi to exploit the people. The Xuanweishi was blamed for everything, so much so that when people saw the Xia people, they looked at them with extremely unfriendly eyes.
According to this theory, the claim that Lei Ao's so-called good goods were exploited and could only be traded as inferior goods is obviously false, because under this kind of exploitation and plunder, the one who benefits the most is precisely Lei Ao himself.
Looking at Li Si'an's expression at that time, it was unclear whether he believed what Lei Ao said. He had seen it many times and was probably skeptical. Then he was interrupted by Shi Wuding and the matter was not discussed further.
Seeing that he understood, Sisi smiled and continued, "By extension, can the so-called rebellion really be because they can't stand the exploitation? No, they just use this excuse to complete the integration of various ethnic groups and want to become king..."
Zhao Changhe's expression became serious: "Is there anyone who is strong enough to be king?"
"We are not sure about individual strength." Sisi said: "You should know now that the so-called number of levels of the mysterious gate and the number of secrets are not very meaningful in Miaojiang. They can only be used as a reference. This leads to the fact that the strength in Miaojiang can be hidden, and it is difficult to know who is really strong."
Zhao Changhe said: "If there is no real strong person to raise his arms and call for action, can this integration be achieved?"
Sisi looked at him strangely: "I heard that Batu's strength is not that strong, but he unified the southern desert. In this kind of situation, the strong are important, but the overall strength of the tribe is more important. You should know this better than others."
"You mean, there is a strong enough ethnic group?"
"They weren't that strong originally, but when the entire Bashan Jianlu joined, it was a different story." Sisi smiled and said, "When Shi Wuding challenged you at Lei Ao's gate, did you ever think about why Shi Wuding knew that Wang Daozhong was in this caravan?"
Zhao Changhe's expression turned ugly.
After a long time, Li Si'an fell into the lair of the rebel king and discussed with him why the goods he gave me were defective...
Theoretically, he would not be in trouble. After all, even if he rebelled, Lei Ao still needed to conduct external trade, and he still needed to maintain a relationship with a long-term partner like Li Si'an. But that was only a theory. Once Li Si'an saw the problem with Lei Ao, Lei Ao would definitely kill him.
I hope Li Si'an is smart enough, no matter whether he sees it or not, he won't show it easily, just laugh it off and do business, other things have nothing to do with him.
"I understand the general situation. I have one last question..." Zhao Changhe asked seriously, "Where is Yue Hongling?"
Sisi's smile turned a little amused: "Have you been wanting to ask me this question for a long time? But you were afraid that I would be unhappy, so you didn't dare to ask directly. Only when the matter seemed to be related to her did you ask openly."
"Well… "
"Hee... You think too much. No matter which woman you are looking for, Yue Hongling or Tang Wanzhuang, what does it have to do with me, Xiang Simeng?" Sisi said leisurely: "But you can still consider my feelings a little, so you are fine... You guessed right. It was me who assassinated the envoy before. I was helping Sister Yue to create confusion. At that time, Wuding thought that Yue Hongling must be nearby, so he was looking for her aimlessly. In fact, Sister Yue had already arrived in Dali. If nothing unexpected happens, we will receive news that the envoy was assassinated in the next two days..."
Zhao Changhe blinked.
These two women really cooperated... Or it was Yue Hongling who took the initiative to let Sisi pretend to be her. Where was Yue Hongling who was extremely angry about Sisi pretending to be her at that time...
And Sisi actually called Yue Hongling "Sister Yue"... The world is changing so fast...
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PS: I got drunk last night and my butt still hurts now. I have to drink again tonight...
If you have time, please go to the "Dimensional Core" applet to crowdfund for the publication of "Heroine" to comfort my injured butt...
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