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Ning Yongnian traded the lives of 300 million people for the war...
"Hehe, it's ridiculous..."
With a hint of self-mockery on the corner of his mouth, Wei Changtian slowly closed his eyes.
Chu Xianping and Du Chang looked at each other with complicated emotions, but neither spoke again.
To be honest, they actually have a little respect for Wei Changtian in their hearts at the moment.
No matter what the result is, to be able to put away a country's treasures under the circumstances at that time, but put forward a condition that is not beneficial to oneself... There are really few people who can do this kind of thing.
Not to mention someone like Wei Changtian.
Therefore, they admired it, but they also knew... this might be the last time Wei Changtian did such a thing.
This is not because Wei Changtian did something wrong.
It's because things in this world are just so weird.
Often the more "truth, goodness and beauty" something is, the harder it is to get good results.
The reason may be that most people do not live so "good".
So in their view, a life that is too "good" and things that are too "good"...are destined to be just a joke.
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Three days later.
The story of Yuanzhou City being destroyed was spread all over the world, Fengning and Ningxia each insisted on their own opinions, and each had a set of arguments to push all the faults on the other side.
Of course, as Dabong, who also suffered a heavy loss in this incident, his rhetoric will undoubtedly appear more credible.
However, for the people of Daning, they are more willing to believe Ning Yongnian's explanation of "the city was massacred and then condemned by God" out of instinct.
Five days later.
The 40 Daning troops held a three-day and three-night sacrifice ceremony outside Yuanzhou City.
One is to comfort the 300 million souls who died overnight.
The second is to swear an oath to rectify the name of the upcoming counter-offensive.
Seeing the city full of charred corpses, the angry roars of Daning soldiers spread far and wide, and countless people rushed to Yuanzhou City to see off the righteous teacher.
ten days later.
Daning's army crossed the Mang River, crossed the Gobi in the Western Desert, and arrived at Dafeng Huailing Mansion. Regardless of the exhaustion of the march, they violently attacked the city that day.
The two sides fought for a whole day, and the floating corpses were all over the field, but there was no loess.
Fifteen days later.
Huailingfu City was destroyed, and the Daning army continued to advance to the hinterland of Dafeng.
Hearing that the front line had won, the whole country in Daning rejoiced.
There was a sudden heavy rain in Yuanzhou City, which lasted for three days.
......
Outside Yuanzhou City, Meishan.
"My lord, Ning Yongnian has returned to Beijing."
Standing in the rain curtain, Chu Xianping turned his head to look at Wei Changtian who was already drenched, and added in a complicated tone:
"However, the members of the same boat club have never seen You Jia."
"..."
Taking a deep breath, Wei Changtian seemed extremely tired, and he didn't know if it was because of the continuous "union" that caused heavy rain for three days.
Looking at the vast ruins under his feet shrouded in the majestic rain, he was silent for a long time, and then slowly sat on a piece of bluestone.
Yuanzhou City, as quiet as a tombstone, and a man as motionless as a stone sculpture.
Chu Xianping and Du Chang just stood behind Wei Changtian, not saying a word in the rainstorm.
Until a voice slowly sounded amidst the whimpering of the rain.
"Tell the Freemasons that the truth about Prince Shun's extermination and the fact that Princess Rou'an is alive will spread throughout the 36 states within ten days."
"Tell Ning Yuke again, let her make all the preparations."
"Within a month, I want her to be the Southwest King of Daning."
Chapter 379 An Unimportant Trifle
ten days later.
With a speed that can be called a blitzkrieg, the Daning army completely captured the Dafeng Huailing and Yong'an prefectures in less than a month after dispatching troops. Besides the 40 soldiers on the front line, there were also 30 follow-up Soldiers from all states gather in Wonju, ready to move to the front line at any time.
Like the last time, this time it is also a "national mobilization".
36 of the 35 states sent more or less state troops.
Only Liang Zhen, the commander-in-chief of Shuzhou, did not send a single soldier on the pretext that the Shuzhou army had no more soldiers to use.
In addition to the fierce national war, the people of Daning have also heard about another "little thing" recently.
The real culprit behind the assassination of Prince Shun last year was not Xuantianhui, but the current Holy One - Ning Yongnian.
And at that time, Princess Rou'an, the only one who survived the catastrophe and disappeared, was not dead, and she was in Shuzhou!
Of course.
Compared with the front-line war, such a "royal scandal" is obviously not very attractive, and many people don't believe it at all.
But whether they care or not, believe it or not, Wei Changtian's goal has actually been achieved.
In the final analysis, this is just a pretext for "creating a new king".
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No. 13 days after leaving Yuanzhou City, Wei Changtian and his party finally returned to Shuzhou City.
He didn't inform anyone in advance, but went home directly in the carriage.
The vermilion gate, the hundred-year-old pagoda tree can be seen across the courtyard wall, the stone lion squatting at the gate and baring its teeth...
Nearly half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and everything in the small house has hardly changed.
If there is any difference... Maybe there are more maids and servants entering and leaving the hospital.
"..."
He got out of the carriage, stepped over the threshold, waved his hand at the concierge's surprised eyes, and then walked straight behind the maid who was fetching water in the courtyard...
"cough!"
Wei Changtian let out a dry cough, which made the servant girl's shoulders tremble in fright, and then froze suddenly.
Qiu Yun turned his head in disbelief, and the moment he saw Wei Changtian, the copper basin in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
"Master, son!"
"Is it really you?!"
"Hahaha, you asked that..."
Wei Changtian tilted his head and jokingly said, "Could it be that I haven't seen you for a year and already don't recognize me?"
"I......"
Qiu Yun opened her mouth wide in a daze, and tears welled up in an instant, but she didn't know what to say for a while.
If it was Yuan'er at this moment, she would have thrown herself into Wei Changtian's arms long ago.
But Qiu Yun, who knows more about the rules, is not very good at doing such things.
No matter how excited I was in my heart, it only turned into a trembling sentence in the end——
"Young master, young master, these days...you, are you okay?"
"not good."
Unexpectedly, Wei Changtian shook his head and gave a negative answer.
A look of worry and distress immediately appeared on Qiu Yun's face, but before she could ask, Wei Changtian completed the sentence with a twisted smile.
"Without you by my side, I don't have anyone to warm my bed when I sleep. Do you think this will be okay?"
"what?"
Blinking in a daze, Qiu Yun quickly understood that Wei Changtian was playing tricks on him.
Feeling her cheeks were slightly hot, she lowered her head and spat softly: "Master, son, why are you still as unruly as before..."
"Hahaha, Qiuyun, please remember that there are only two types of men who are not prudish and those who are not prudish."
Wei Changtian patted Qiuyun on the head: "There is no real man in this world."
"It's nonsense... the young master is not a decent person, so why don't you just pretend that no one else is?"
Faced with such fallacies, Qiuyun naturally only took it as a joke.
And Wei Changtian didn't intend to explain further, he just looked around, and then asked with some doubts:
"Wan'er and the others?"
"Oh, the eldest lady, the second lady, and several girls are all in the backyard." Qiu Yun answered truthfully.
Madam?Second lady?
Hearing Qiu Yun's name, Wei Changtian was slightly taken aback, but soon understood.
Obviously, judging from the passing time, the eldest wife should be Lu Jingyao, and the second wife should be Xu Qingwan.
Because Yang Liushi and Liang Qin have no titles yet, they both use "girls" instead. It is estimated that they will become the third and fourth wives respectively in Qiu Yun's mouth.
Good fellow, Wei Xiaobao has only married seven wives, and now he has four.
So it seems that becoming a "Wei Xiaobao" is just around the corner...
"What are they doing in the backyard? Playing mahjong?"
After asking casually, Wei Changtian stepped forward to go to the backyard, ready to have a good talk with Comrade Xiao Xu, whom he hadn't seen for half a year, and casually say hello to Lu Jingyao, who he hadn't seen for a year.
However, Qiu Yun who was following behind shook his head and replied in a low voice:
"Young master, no."
"Sister Suyue gave birth this morning, and my wife and girls are waiting there."
"Ok?"
Wei Changtian stopped immediately and looked back at Qiu Yun: "Li Suyue is having a baby today?"
"..."
There is no doubt that the term "having a baby" is a bit too literal in this world.
Fortunately, Qiu Yun had already adapted to Wei Changtian's style, so he nodded slightly.
"Well, so young master, don't go there now."
"How about I call the ladies over?"
"no need."
The expression became a bit complicated, Wei Changtian was silent for a while, then suddenly turned and walked towards the gate.
"I'm going to do some errands first."
"..."
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An hour later, outside Shuzhou City, Xiaoqingshan.
After "wandering" for half a year, he ran out of the city without even taking a seat when he returned home. The reason why Wei Changtian behaved like this was because he had important things to do.