The current Duanmu Anguo was definitely an important guest to Zong Sui, the new Emperor Li Jian thought highly of him, and it was also because of Duanmu Anguo that he made the decision to fall out with Dashun. It could be said that if Duanmu Anguo did not instigate this battle in the middle, there was a high chance that they would not be able to win.
Li Jian became the new Emperor and his internal affairs were difficult to settle, how would he have the energy to fall out with Dashun. But Duanmu Anguo had once let him see something, that thing could be said to be the most shocking thing in Li Jian's twenty over years of life. It was that thing that made Li Jian think that it was not that Zong Sui did not have the capital to fall out with Dashun, and it was not that Zong Sui did not have the chance to completely turn things around from Dashun's control, as long as Duanmu Anguo provided large amounts of that thing to Zong Sui, Zong Sui's future would be bright.
Of course, he did not overlook the fact that Dashun still had divine items like heavenly lightning, compared to the things in Duanmu Anguo's hands, it seemed like Dashun's heavenly lightning was better. But Duanmu Anguo told him, there was no rush, other than those things, he still had other good things. He just needed to wait, those things had to be obtained from Qian Zhou, he would transport them to Zong Sui as soon as possible.
Duanmu Anguo came to deliver a big gift today, Li Jian thought, could it be that the good things he obtained from Qian Zhou had already arrived?
"Quickly invite General Duanmu in!" His words were a little agitated, he really wanted to see what Duanmu Anguo brought this time, would it be like the previous time, giving him enough shock.
Very quickly, Duanmu Anguo came in from the hall, and when he arrived in front of Li Jian, he wanted to kneel and salute. Li Jian quickly stood up and personally supported him, saying warmly: "We have said it before, General Duanmu can dispense with the formalities in front of Us."
"Hah!" Duanmu Anguo waved his hand, "That is Your Majesty praising this humble subject, but as a subject, how can I become arrogant because of this favour, can I really not perform this courtesy?" As he spoke, he bowed to Li Jian stubbornly, "This subject, Duanmu Anguo, greets Your Majesty." As he spoke, he treated himself as a subject of Zong Sui, forgetting that he was originally one of Dashun's people.
Li Jian helped him up once more and did not exchange too many pleasantries, directly rushing to the main topic: "Old general said that you have a large gift for Us. Is it the good thing that was collected from Qian Zhou?"
Duan Mu An Guo nodded: "Your Majesty is correct. It is that sort of thing. Yesterday, this old official's people already returned from Qian Zhou and secretly brought the things back. This official already checked through the night and brought some into the palace today for your Majesty to inspect. "As he spoke, he reached into his sleeve and pulled out a small wooden box.
He opened the wooden box. Li Jian poked his head inside and saw that the wooden box was filled with white powder. The top was covered with gauze, which made it look rather mysterious.
"What is this?" Li Jian did not understand and wanted to reach out to touch it, but he was stopped by Duan Mu An Guo, "Your Majesty, you must not! This thing must not be touched lightly, or else it will be dangerous! "
Li Jian was stunned, "Could it be poison?" After saying this, some displeasure appeared on his face, "The second guarantee of victory that General Duan Mu mentioned, could it be poison? Zong Sui also has poisons. The strongest poisons only need to be smelled once to kill a person on the spot, but I do not know what is the need for old general to go all the way from Qian Zhou to get it. If we need to rely on poison when going against Dashun, we cannot be considered to have any guarantee of victory. "
Duan Mu An Guo shook his head, "If Your Majesty calls this a poison, it would not be wrong. But as this old official sees it, it is definitely not as simple as a poison. "
"Oh?" Li Jian sat back down on the imperial throne, "Then old general, tell me, what exactly is this thing, and how exactly is it used?"
Duan Mu An Guo told Li Jian: "This thing is what this old official said earlier, the second guarantee of victory against Dashun. It is known as blissful and carefree powder, and it can only be grown in the icy lands of Qian Zhou. After Qian Zhou was annexed by Dashun, under the suppression of the Dashun ruler, Qian Zhou is no longer allowed to openly grow this thing. That's why this old official sent people to Qian Zhou to collect it, and it took a great deal of effort and a great deal of time. "
While he spoke, he opened up the gauze covering the white powder. He saw that the white powder was very fine and well-proportioned, and there were some sparkling sparkles in the whiteness. It was like the white rouge that a girl used to wipe her face. But Duan Mu An Guo was very careful. When he opened up the gauze, he even held his breath, only allowing Li Jian to take a look from afar. He then immediately covered up the gauze again, his movements careful.
"Your Majesty should have heard that Dashun has something called a carefree powder, right? Zong Sui also has that thing, but it has another name, it's called a dream immortal. That is a type of drug that causes people to hallucinate and go crazy after taking it, and once a person has developed a habit of taking it, it is very difficult to stop. It needs to be provided on time every day to ensure that they do not go crazy. But if it is taken over a long period of time, the person will become weaker with each passing day until they die in the end. Strictly speaking, Qian Zhou's blissful and carefree powder should be the same type of drug as the dream immortal, but it is much more potent than the dream immortal. It will cause people to go crazy even more, and when they go crazy, they will forget pain, forget about life and death, and they will be controlled by the person who gave it to them. As long as the person who gave the drug gives the order, they will charge forward like zombies. There is no need for bloodshed, even if the enemy has already cut off half their head, as long as their legs can still walk and their arms can still move, they will still remain on the battlefield and fight for us. "
Duan Mu An Guo spoke to this point and carefully observed Li Jian's reaction. He was a very attentive person. After speaking about the effects of the blissful and carefree powder, he had already made preparations for Li Jian to be on guard against it. After all, this sort of thing was too evil. Li Jian must have thought about what would happen if he used it on himself.
Duan Mu An Guo had already thought of a plan to deal with this, he told Li Jian: "Your Majesty, this old official has lived in the North for so many years and has some understanding of this blissful and carefree powder long ago. I have even created another type of drug that can resist this sort of thing." As he spoke, he took out another box from his sleeve and handed it to Eunuch Zhou Da, who was beside Li Jian. "Your Majesty only needs to smell this medicine, and from then on, this Carefree Powder of Bliss will no longer be of any use to you." Of course, he added: "Your Majesty does not need to worry too much. Although this blissful and carefree powder is powerful, it still needs to be taken for it to take effect. Even though smelling it will also have some effects, it will only cause one to be excited for six to four hours. It will not cause too much harm. "
Li Jian held that so-called antidote in his hand and placed it under his nose to smell it curiously. He only felt a cooling sensation enter his brain from his nose, feeling very carefree. After he smelled it, he laughed loudly, telling Duan Mu An Guo: "Why would We be on guard against General Duan Mu! We are just afraid that We will accidentally stick to that thing. Since this blissful and carefree powder can make people so excited and crazy that they can still continue to go into battle to kill the enemy even after half of their heads are chopped off, then if it is used on the battlefield between Zong Sui and Dashun, the weapons in our hands will all be divine weapons! "
"That is natural." Duan Mu An Guo said: "As long as our general takes this blissful and carefree powder, no matter how great Dashun's abilities are, our soldiers will not feel the slightest bit of fear. They will only charge forward with all their might, even if they use corpses to fill it up, they will also fill up Dashun's soldiers. "
Li Jian was a little excited when he heard this, he could even imagine that he had a troop that was not afraid of blood, pain and death. Under the charge of that troop, Dashun was forced to retreat repeatedly, finally becoming a defeated general in Zong Sui's hands. But … … "But if my Zong Sui's soldiers take this kind of thing, even if they win the battle, they will definitely die, right?" Li Jian's expression darkened, "Using people to fill up a victory, has General Duan Mu thought about how many people would be needed? Would most of my Zong Sui's soldiers be enough? "
Duan Mu An Guo immediately expressed his stance: "Your Majesty, any victory will require a price to be paid. Thinking back to when Dashun unified this mainland and caused the four small countries to become vassals, how many soldiers were lost? Zong Sui's national strength was already inferior to Dashun's and had always been a vassal for hundreds of years. This time, if we want to fight a battle to turn things around, do we have to be calculative about how many soldiers will be sacrificed? Your Majesty, to achieve great things, one should not bother about small things. Of course, this old official's meaning is not to say that the lives of the soldiers are worthless, but I hope that Your Majesty can use the achievements they brought to Zong Sui to make a comparison. As soldiers of Zong Sui, being able to use their own sacrifices to achieve Zong Sui unifying the world, how glorious would that be! Your Majesty. "He took another step forward," To show my sincerity, this old official is willing to sacrifice the one hundred thousand personal guards I brought to Zong Sui in the battle to take the Blissful and Unfettered Powder, just to help Your Majesty unify the world! "
He knelt down, speaking in a very imposing manner, Li Jian could not help but become excited as well. Duan Mu An Guo brought one hundred thousand personal guards, those were his own soldiers, but now he was willing to let his personal guards take the medicine to fight for Zong Sui, this made Li Jian feel very touched. He promised Duan Mu An Guo: "Beloved Minister is so considerate of Us, then We will promise Beloved Minister once again, as long as Zong Sui takes down Dashun, Dashun's three provinces to the north will definitely return to Beloved Minister's embrace, including Qian Zhou's territory, it will also be handed over to Beloved Minister, and there is no need to submit to Zong Sui."
"This old official thanks Your Majesty for granting this wish! This old official only hopes to take back our homeland, in the future, Zong Sui will definitely be respected, paying tribute every year! " Duan Mu An Guo appeared to be very excited, but in reality, he was already prepared for Li Jian to fall out with him.
Any ruler who obtained the throne by usurping it was not easy to deal with, the reason why Li Jian treated him like an esteemed guest was because he was shocked by something he took out earlier. Zong Sui wanted to borrow the thing in his hands to take down Dashun, but once it was taken down, would they be willing to give him the three provinces to the north?
Therefore, Duan Mu An Guo knew that he had to keep a backup plan, in case Li Jian fell out with him. As for his backup plan, it was in the icy region that he was familiar with. Qian Zhou's national treasure, very fortunately, he had already found it. It was just like the thing that he had used to intimidate Li Jian. It was something that he had taken out from the treasure. So he was not afraid of Li Jian falling out with him, because in his treasure trove, there was something even more sinister that had not been taken out!
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