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Chapter 404 The crime of being cut into pieces by a thousand cuts
Iron Arm Empress Xiao was originally named Xiao Chuo, and only Yelu Anduan and Yeluzhen could compete with her in Khitan territory.Empress Xiao's reputation is naturally not small. Although her arm is broken, her martial arts are by no means comparable to that of ordinary masters.

Of course, this was also expected by Empress Xiao. As Zong Xin said, she is the only one in the world who can hold hands with Princess Yelu Beier and have one of her hands broken off. If you can't even guess this, how can this be achieved? There is no need to be an eminent monk.

Zong Xin suddenly turned his head and smiled, "Apprentice, what do you think?"

Tian Ya said: "Mother Xiao has an extraordinary appearance and a peculiar fate, she is a dragon among men. It's a pity that she was born as a daughter, otherwise she will definitely achieve a lot of dominance."

Zong Xin nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "Empress Xiao, don't mind, I'm teaching my disciples the skills of face-to-face. The so-called childish speech is free, and my disciples are not good at learning and talk nonsense."

Empress Xiao took a deep breath and didn't say anything else.Because what the little monk said was right, Empress Xiao's greatest hatred in her life was that she was a daughter. If she was a man, she would definitely be able to gallop on the battlefield, kill the enemy and gain prestige, and might even unify Khitan and become emperor.

It's a pity, it's a pity that I am a girl, and now that I have a broken arm, I have no plans anymore and can only resign myself to fate.Now the entire Khitan is watching this battle for imperial power. Empress Xiao's attitude is of course to support Yelujing, but she cannot come forward to express it, otherwise there will be a war, which will bring more serious consequences than the Khitan split.

There is still room for recovery from the split of the Khitan, at most it will make Liao's economy lag behind by more than ten years.But if this two-on-one battle breaks out, I'm afraid Khitan will really not be able to recover in a few decades.At that time, it was not only the economy that was hurt, but also the population.

The Khitan people were originally much smaller than the Han people, and the life of every Khitan warrior was very important, and they must not die because of the civil war.Moreover, they couldn't die so many at once, Khitan absolutely couldn't afford such a loss.

Empress Xiao's approach is very clever, Zong Xin has already analyzed this point.If Empress Xiao supports Yelvjing, Khitan will not split, but there will be a big battle.That is the battle of Yeluzhen and Empress Xiao, who are headed by Yelujing, who support him, and Yeluruan, who support him.

Yelvjing will undoubtedly win this battle, but the consequences will be very serious.So Empress Xiao would rather watch Khitan split than let this battle start.It is necessary to integrate other small forces, and finally attack Yeluruan who is isolated and helpless. Only in this way can the loss be minimized.

Zong Xin clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha ~ Empress Xiao, can I take a step to speak?"

Empress Xiao nodded, and then came to the gazebo with Zong Xin, Empress Xiao even poured a glass of wine for Zong Xin herself.

"Master Zong Xin, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it."

Zong Dao: "What my apprentice said just now is correct. If the Khitan is in your hands, it will develop far better than in the hands of others. If the queen ascends the throne and proclaims the emperor, then the power of the Khitan will far surpass that of the Central Plains. At that time, no one dared to do anything wrong to you."

Empress Xiao frowned when she heard this.Isn't Zong Xin too courageous, dare to say such words in front of him, let a woman ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?From ancient times to the present, only the Empress Wu Zetian has this kind of pride. Although I don't want to lose to any woman, I dare not take the risk.

"If this is what Master Zong Xin wants to talk about...then Aijia will not accompany you."

Zong Xin shook his head and said: "That's not the case. I just want to remind Empress Xiao that you will never ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor. However, it is not difficult to control all the forces in the entire Khitan. As the Queen Mother, you can listen to politics behind the curtain. Although the emperor has other Other people, but it’s you who really makes the decision.”

Upon hearing this, Empress Xiao suddenly became interested.If so, not bad.After all, I am the queen now, but the first emperor is dead, as long as the next emperor ascends the throne, I will be by the queen mother's side.Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for the queen mother to hang the curtain, mostly because the young master is too young to make a decision.

"Tell me in detail."

Zong Dao said: "Now there are only three people with the greatest power in the entire Daliao. Apart from Empress Xiao, they are the Shenwu King Yeluzhen and the Ming King Yelu Anduan. Moreover, you have a very good personal relationship with Yeluzhen, and Yeluzhen has no intention of proclaiming himself emperor. You You can swallow his power logically. As for Ming King Yelu Anduan...the poor monk has his own way. After this matter, no matter who the emperor belongs to, the entire Khitan will obey you. Of course, the premise is that Shenwu King Yeluzhen agrees this matter."

Empress Xiao really didn't expect that Zong Xin came to Khitan all the way to gain all the power for herself?Didn't he come here to make Yelvjing enthroned and proclaim himself emperor?But if this is Zong Xin's real intention, what is he doing for it?
Empress Xiao thought she had nothing to give him. In terms of Qian Zongxin's wealth, he could rival the country. In terms of fame, Zongxin had already become famous all over the world. In terms of power... the whole world respected Zongxin and no one dared to touch him. Damn it, what else does this monk want?
"Master Zongxin, it's easier said than done. Can you guarantee that Yeluzhen and Yelu Anduan's power will all belong to me?"

Zong Xin nodded and said: "There is absolutely no lie. Anyway, Empress Xiao doesn't need to do anything, and everything will be handled by the poor monk. I just remind the Empress first, otherwise I will scare you later."

Zong Xin's words were so loud that Empress Xiao could hardly believe them.But no matter how unbelievable it was, Empress Xiao had absolute confidence in Zong Xin's ability.Originally, the Khitan had already captured the Central Plains, but he forced a counterattack and won. The Khitan army suffered heavy casualties, and even his own husband died in the Central Plains.

Empress Xiao knew very well that Zong Xin was her husband-killing enemy, but Zong Xin had already reminded her of this matter, and she had persuaded Yelu Deguang countless times that he wanted to die by himself and could not blame others.Besides, everyone is a person of status, of course Empress Xiao will not fall out with Zong Xin.

Zong Xin actually brought such good news this time, should he believe it or not?Empress Xiao's rationality told her that this matter cannot be believed, because this monk will never do it.But in fact, Empress Xiao believed it, and she really believed it, without any doubts.

Empress Xiao knew very well that emperor was just a name.If others listen to him, he is the emperor; if others don't listen to him, the imperial edict is like bullshit.If she can really control the power of Yelu Zhen and Yelu Anduan, then it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor, because the Khitan will have the final say alone.

Zong Xin was right, Yeluzhen had to agree to this matter.As long as Yeluzhen nodded, no one in the whole Khitan would be able to compete with him, including the false name of the emperor.But if Yelu really disagreed, even if he was high and powerful, it would be difficult to stop him.

"Will Yelu really agree?"

Zong Xin said with a smirk: "It depends on the queen's ability. As long as Yelu really has something in your hands, you may not be afraid that he will be disobedient. And... the poor monk believes that Yelu really has something in the queen's hands."

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's not interesting, I don't know anything." Zong Xin said anxiously: "Queen, don't be angry, this poor monk is doing it for your own good and for the good of the whole Khitan. If there is anything wrong with this, the poor monk will immediately return to the Central Plains. From now on Never set foot in Khitan again."

Threat, the threat of red fruit.

Empress Xiao almost got angry, but after weighing the severity, she endured it.This Zong Xin is really powerful, facing such an eminent monk, there is really nothing to do with him.No matter how much they want to kill him, the whole Khitan is now counting on his clever plan to quell the civil strife. This is the top priority. As for other personal grievances, they can only swallow their stomachs.

"Well, you monk, if you dare to play this narrow-mindedness in front of Ai's family in Shangjing, aren't you afraid that Ai's family will cut you into pieces?"

Zong Xin chuckled lightly and said, "Empress Xiao, what's the use of cutting the poor monk into pieces? By the way, the poor monk thought of this matter, and this matter may have a chance to appreciate it once."

Empress Xiao's face was livid, feeling that the secret she had hidden for so many years was being seen through.Now there is no way out, even if the Khitan is divided, or there is a big war, this monk must not be allowed to survive.

"The poor monk doesn't know if Empress Xiao has the courage to eat human flesh. The poor monk knows that a person once drank the blood of the fire unicorn. The fire unicorn is a dragon species. After drinking the blood of the fire unicorn, it will naturally regenerate itself, so this person's appearance does not match his age. The flesh and blood of a person also has some effect. If you can cut this person into pieces and eat his flesh and blood, maybe the queen can be rejuvenated. With the queen's current skill, it looks like she is in her thirties at most. If you can eat this person's flesh and blood, maybe you will be ten years younger."

Empress Xiao was stunned for a moment, it turned out that Zong Xin was talking about this matter, and it seemed that her matter had not been exposed yet.And if you think about it carefully, Zong Xin can pinch and count, and this kind of thing can't escape his eyes.If he wanted to announce the matter, he didn't need to go to the hinterland of Khitan, he could announce it in the Central Plains, and then he would be able to taste the taste of death.

Of course, Empress Xiao was very interested in what Zong Xin said.No matter how powerful she is, she is still a woman, of course she cares about her appearance and age.If there is a way to make oneself ten years younger, of course I should try this method, such trivial things as cannibalism are nothing to worry about.It's just that Zong Xin made a pun, and he insisted on breaking the matter. He really is an eminent monk. Even if he doesn't have the ability to pinch and count, he can still get a lot of information from his performance and tentative words.

Empress Xiao suddenly felt that she had been tricked just now. Zong Xin was just probing a few words, but her performance was too cooperative. Zong Xin probably already knew about her and Yelv's real affairs.Even if he doesn't have any evidence, but based on his current reputation, even if it is false, what he said is true.However, Empress Xiao still believed that if Zong Xin wanted to expose this matter, he would never wait until now, so he would never speak out.

However, Empress Xiao was very interested in the fire unicorn that Zong Xin had just mentioned. Who on earth drank the fire unicorn's blood?Empress Xiao suddenly realized that she seemed to know who Zong Xin was talking about.

"Is it him?"

Zong Xin nodded and said, "That's right, it was Yelu Chacut. Please allow the poor monk to explain this matter slowly."

(End of this chapter)