Xiao Qiao slowly opened her eyes.

Wei Shao suddenly held her hand and got off the bed.

Xiao Qiao was taken to his study room.

He entered and the lights lit up.

Xiao Qiao looked at him in a little confused and saw him take out a box from a secret trunk.

It was the one she was so familiar with, just a few nights ago.

Wei Shao held the box and placed it on the table, sat behind him, skillfully opened the lid of the box, and signaled Xiao Qiao to get closer.

Xiao Qiao walked over slowly.

Inside, it was indeed the old banner she had peeped outside the door that night.

Folded neatly and placed in the box.

"Manman, didn't you always want to know what was in this box? It was the flag of my father back then. The blood on it was stained by my father before his death. This relic has been collected for many years..."

Wei Shao's gaze stayed on the old banner and slowly spoke.

Xiao Qiao held her breath, slowly raised her eyes and looked at Wei Shao.

His eyes were distant and empty, as if he was trapped in memories of the past.

"My father and your grandfather were ordered by the court to attack Li Su. Li Su was in great power. The two sides had a vow before the war, and agreed to attack from both sides at the same time. Out of trust in your grandfather, my father mobilized troops and arranged troops in a complete manner with support. At the time of the agreement, after my father sent troops as planned, he believed that your grandfather would be in place as promised..."

His eyes fell on Xiao Qiao's face, and his hands slowly pinched into fists, and a few blue veins on the back of his hand gradually burst out.

"My killing father and brother's enemy is Li Su. Your Qiao family is just traitorous and breach of contract. If you fight for no good, you will die without a fight. But do you know that if your grandfather had told him to withdraw before the war at that time, my father would change the battle strategy temporarily, even if he still lost in the end, he might not have been defeated as tragic as that day! My father and brother were alone and died in the formation of arrows. The 50,000 Wei soldiers who accompanied him were almost wiped out. The last ones came back were only a few thousand remaining soldiers."

He closed his eyes and exhaled a long breath.

"Manman, put yourself in his shoes and be a son. If it were you, would you be indifferent?"

He is authentic every word.

Xiao Qiao walked towards him slowly, knelt on the side where he was sitting, held his hand, and murmured: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry--"

Wei Shao's originally tightly clenched fist slowly loosened.

"It has nothing to do with you, you don't need to apologize."

He was silent for a moment.

"Manman, I don't want to hide it from you. I know that things have nothing to do with your father back then, but to this day, I still can't relieve my hatred for you surname Qiao. Even if I asked Wei Liang to go to Yanzhou to send a gift to your father in your name that day, what I thought about at that time was to make you happy..."

"The culprit of the incident back then, your grandfather is dead. I guessed that my grandmother must have seen that I was so angry and obsessed with it. I hope that I will be a broad-minded person. It just so happened that your Qiao family wanted to be a marriage, so that she agreed to the marriage."

"No matter whether my guess is correct or there is another hidden truth, Manman, what I am seeking is to avenge my enemies and do whatever I want. For you, I can tolerate it. But if I ask me to completely let go of my hatred, I must know that this is too difficult for me. I may not be able to achieve an open-minded state like my grandmother in my whole life."

He took Xiao Qiao's hands away and stood up.

Xiao Qiao's hands slid from the back of his hand, and his eyes followed his figure. He stared blankly at him walking to the window, pushing the window and standing with his back to him.

"Manman, I am not a good man. I know that since you married me, I have been seeking everything. You have done your best. In recent days, I have been greatly frightened and wronged. I also know that if I cannot let go of my hatred for a day, you and I will not be able to truly be inseparable for a day."

"Let me take more time and think about it slowly."

He turned around and stared at Xiao Qiao, his eyes were steep and he said slowly.

...

Wei Shao left Yuyang the next day.

At the end of July, Wei Shao appointed Li Dian as the commander of the military of Mount Tai, stationed troops in Zhangqiu, and pointed to Qingzhou; Li Chong and Zhang Jian as the commander of the military of the land in Pei, and pointed to Xuzhou; he personally supervised Qiao County, pointed to Langya, and divided the troops into three groups, intending to attack at the same time, and defeated them one by one.

When the news came out, the whole world was shocked. Unexpectedly, Wei Shao would openly launch an attack on the Han Dynasty in Langya in this way.

The Langya court hurriedly dispatched troops and generals, and the military was fully committed to responding. Wang Ba, Dong Cheng and others kept making proclamations, and wrote poems with great literary talent. They announced the world and scolded Wei Shao for going against the sky. This was to plot against the rebellion, denounced him as the only rebel traitor after Xun, and called on the princes of the world to serve the king and attack them together.

When the Langya court's manifesto was issued all over the world, in mid-August, Li Dian captured Changyi and quickly cut off the connection between the Langya court and Qingzhou.

At the end of August, Li Chong and Zhang Jian from the South Road captured Xuzhou.

In early September, Wei Shao captured Yangdu and pointed directly at the Langya court.

The last battle is about to break out.

...

This war that happened on the ancient Qilu land shocked Jiuzhou.

Those who defend the Taoist scolded Wei Shao as a traitor, and God would condemn him.

In the south, Yuzhou Gaizhao, Lujiang Songling, Jiangxia Liuquan, Changsha Wuquan, and many local princes followed Lezheng in Hanzhong and took the opportunity to proclaim themselves emperors and establish the country one after another.

The plague in the south has not passed yet. Huangzhou and Pengze are in a famine. There is no way to buy a hu of white rice, and the people are living in poverty. Chen Ying, a thief of the Yangtze River, used the magic of demons and Taoism, claiming to be the reincarnation of the Heavenly King, and gathering refugees under the banner of heaven. Anyone who captures a place, like locusts passing through the border, is slaughtered and slaughtered for offending the laws of heaven. He even uses human corpses as military rations, saying that "siege the city early and eat meat late." In this way, he motivated his subordinates, and in just a few months, he gathered to tens of thousands of people, calling himself King Chen, crossing the Yangtze River and forcing the wealthy Huaiyang, coming in full force.

There was chaos in the south.

But in Yuyang, everything is no different from usual. The people work at sunrise and rest at sunset. After dinner, they chat a few times about the attack on Langya.

The so-called orthodox influence of the Liu surname in the Han Dynasty had already plummeted in the north.

Who cares about the surnames of ordinary people in the world? What they want is to be full of food and warm clothes.

During the years when Wei Shao unified the north, the local government appointed talents, abolished harsh laws, and reduced taxes and service. In the chaotic times, they protected them from having food and living a stable life, so they recognized the King of Wei as the Lord.

It's that simple truth.

...

In the Daming Temple in Luoyang, there is a famous monk named Katan who came to Luoyang from India when he was young. He stayed for decades, engaged in translating scriptures and preaching Buddhism.

After Wei Shao occupied Luoyang last year, Mrs. Xu heard about Jia Tan's name and sent someone to invite him to Yuyang to Xuanfa. Jia Tan was pleased to be invited.

On September 15th, the annual Dharma Assembly of Jinlong Temple was held. The monk Katan opened the altar, so the grand occasion was even better than the past, and he was held for seven consecutive days.

Mrs. Xu took Mrs. Zhu to Jinlong Temple to listen to the Dharma.

Xiao Qiao did not go, so she stayed at home to take care of Philip.

Fephe is six or seven months old and has grown baby teeth. Starting last month, Xiao Qiao arranged for her to gradually wean her and start supplementary food.

Philip at first was very resistant, but after a month, he has gradually become accustomed to new foods.

That night, when it was time for the Philistine and the girl brought a bowl of minced meat porridge mixed with sheep milk. After feeding the Philistine and the girl, Xiao Qiao played with her for a while.

At the time of Xu, seeing that she was gradually getting sleepy and coaxed her to sleep, she felt tired, so she sent off her wet nurse and went to bed with her closed door, leaving Chunniang alone in the room to accompany her at night.

She slept for a while and woke up in the middle of the night.

The surroundings are quiet.

My daughter slept very steadily, and Chunniang's even breathing sounds also clearly reached Xiao Qiao's ears.

Xiao Qiao closed her eyes and wanted to continue falling asleep, but she couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Although Wei Shao's attack on Langya was initially accused of treason, this infamy had gradually settled with his smooth advancement and the many princes in the south who proclaimed themselves as emperors.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Langya court will be destroyed by Wei Shao by the end of this month at the latest.

At that time, there were tens of them in the world, and seven or eight out of them were included in Wei Shao's bag.

What else can stop his imperial edict?

Wei Shao was almost the first emperor than her dream of the previous life, and this life was really many years earlier.

The day he wanted to confer Philip as a princess must be not far away.

He would not touch the Qiao family again. Yanzhou is now even more stable. Even if the city gates are wide open, no one dares to invade without a soldier.

Although my father was still blind, he looked at it very open-mindedly from the previous correspondence.

And Ah, now in Bingzhou, everything goes well.

Xiao Qiao felt satisfied.

She received Wei Shao's love and tolerance born from love, she sheltered her family and had a lovely daughter. With such a situation, she could not think of how she could get to this day, so what else could she ask for?

But tonight, she woke up like this, just like many nights before, although she was still tired.

But no matter what, I can't sleep anymore.

Finally, she climbed off the bed, slid her soft-soled embroidered shoes, and with the white moonlight that penetrated into the window, she came to her daughter's small bed, looked at the quilt she covered, pulled it for her, and then came to the window silently, and gently pushed it open.

A bright moon hangs high above the head, and the clear light shines all over the world. The flowers and trees in the courtyard are lush and shadows intertwined. I don’t know where to find a corner, and one or two grunts from autumn insects, making this autumn night look even more quiet.

Xiao Qiao leaned obliquely against the window, looking up at the bright moon of the toad palace above her head. Gradually, her jade arms became cold. She realized that she had forgotten to put on her clothes when she just got up. She held her arms with her hands and rubbed them gently. Then she reached out and was about to close the window, but her eyes suddenly stopped.

I went out to the window and planted a osmanthus plant in the southeast corner, which was only about ten steps away.

Under the shadow of the osmanthus tree, there seemed to be a faint figure standing there.

It was just that the light in the corner was dim and she didn't notice it.

Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Zhu went to Jinlong Temple and did not return after a few days. Jia Wei was extremely thoughtful in his home guards and arranged for guards at night.

But at midnight, in a place like the inner courtyard of the Westing House, it is absolutely impossible for guards to enter.

This black shadow must be an outsider.

Xiao Qiao's hair suddenly stood up all over her body, and she was about to shout loudly when she saw the black shadow swaying slightly and stalking towards her.

Almost in the blink of an eye, she arrived in front of her.

The moonlight shines out a half-light and half-dark face with deep eyes and steep bones.

Although she hadn't seen each other for a year, she still recognized her at a glance.

It was Wei Yan!
Chapter completed!