"After I brought her back from the battlefield this time, I always had an unreal feeling. I always felt that she would suddenly disappear in front of me at some point."

Meng Shulan looked along the palace wall towards the narrow strip of sky, feeling a little disappointed.

This untruth became even more profound after he learned the origin of the Yan family from the emperor.

Wen Zhehan, who was planning to make fun of Meng Shulan, heard what he said, put his arm around his shoulder, and said half jokingly, half encouragingly: "You haven't given up for four years. Now you say it's not true. Don't you feel it's a loss?"

"I didn't say I would give up..."

Meng Shulan was mid-sentence when she suddenly turned to look at Wen Zhehan. She saw a proud expression on his face that said, "You can still hide your little tricks from me." She glanced at him and winked at him, as if to say, "Don't worry.

I'll keep it a secret for you."

Meng Shulan was speechless and felt increasingly depressed.

So, I never wanted to hide my thoughts, I just didn't point them out clearly. Anyone with eyes can see my little thoughts, why can't the real owner feel it at all?

After about an hour, the two of them arrived at Xiaoliu's tomb.

Looking at the small tombstone, Meng Shulan felt her nose was a little sore.

Wen Zhehan first offered incense to Xiaoliu and then replaced the fruit plate in front of his tombstone.

Those fruit pastries are Xiao Liu’s favorite.

Meng Shulan put incense on Xiaoliu and wanted to say something, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked by cotton, making him unable to make a sound.

Finally, Meng Shulan dug a hole next to Xiaoliu's grave, put the silver bell in, and buried it.

He said: "Wear this bell and we will be brothers in the next life. I will never lose you again."

Wen Zhehan watched silently, pulled his nose, and suddenly laughed. While burning paper money, he said to Xiaoliu's tombstone: "I know Xiaoliu and your brother Shu Lan are good friends, but there is one thing you should not do."

Learn from him. When you meet the girl you like in the future, you will act awkward and awkward. Then the girl runs away and you won’t have any place to cry!"

Meng Shulan, who was feeling uncomfortable, suddenly heard Wen Zhehan mention this matter, and the corners of her mouth twitched: "What did you say in front of Xiaoliu?"

Meng Shulan said something dissatisfied, and turned around to see that Wen Zhehan's eyes were extremely red, but he still grinned hard and retorted: "What's wrong with you? When the second brother got married, Xiaoliu told you

I want to drink your wedding wine in the future, so don’t forget our Xiaoliu."

Wen Zhehan said and counted on his fingers again, "With your ungrateful character, I'm afraid it will take a few more years. I think General Yan's three-year period of filial piety... I'm afraid your wedding will have to wait four or five years."

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"piss off!"

Meng Shulan scolded him in a hoarse voice, recalling Xiao Liu's appearance back then, her eyes burning, "Just curse me!"

Wen Zhehan, however, seemed as if he had not heard anything. He smiled and said to Xiaoliu: "In four or five years, our Xiaoliu will also be a young adult. It will be okay to drink one or two glasses of wedding wine, right?"

Wen Zhehan asked, as if Xiaoliu was still there, and he could still hear the crisp voice replying to him.

But there was only the sound of wind in the cemetery.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and Meng Shulan turned away her head, feeling uncomfortable in her heart.

He sent away many people, comrades, brothers, and innocent people. He thought he would be numb one day, but it was obviously not now.

When he looked back again, Wen Zhehan had already calmed down and was packing his things.

Although he tried his best to hide it, it was still obvious that he had cried.

Meng Shulan didn't know how to persuade, just like he didn't know how to persuade Yan Qing.

This feeling of powerlessness made Meng Shulan feel guilty and uncomfortable.

But Wen Zhehan, who was obviously feeling the most uncomfortable, first comforted him: "Let's go, there are still a lot of things to do."

Just like Yan Qing that day.

Meng Shulan remained silent until he returned to Kangdu City.

Once you get busy, you can really forget everything.

The detained official family members have been rescued, and the coerced officials confessed to Wen Zhemao's crimes.

Coupled with the list of officials involved that Yin Shiniang obtained, as well as the correspondence between all parties, all those involved were held accountable one by one, followed by a series of house raids, exiles, and beheadings.

The Li family had a huge business. The property confiscated was three times the size of the national treasury. The total population, including slaves, numbered over a thousand.

Due to the large number of people, except for all the nine clans of the Li family, all the other servants were demoted to lower-level official slaves and sent to the frontiers.

The other main officials involved were executed by the three tribes.

Those who were coerced, and those who were less involved, were either beheaded or exiled, depending on the severity of the crime. Their family members were either exiled thousands of miles away, or demoted to civilians, depending on the severity of the crime.

With this liquidation, the Li family, which had been in southern Xinjiang for more than a hundred years, announced its collapse.

Wanted warrants have been issued for the rest of the Li family who fled, and they have become lost dogs.

Since ancient times, when discussing merits and demerits, where there is punishment, there is reward.

After liquidating and disposing of all those involved, Kangdu City returned to its former peace.

Only then did the emperor free up his hands to reward people based on their merits.

Liu Tong, the commander of the Yulin Army who defended the Xinde Palace, was awarded the title of Zhongyongbo and was rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and some silk and satin.

Wen Zhehan, who led the entire campaign, succeeded Wen Zhemao and coordinated the six departments.

Each of the soldiers who responded was rewarded with two hundred taels of silver.

What everyone didn't expect was the emperor's reward to Yan Qing and Meng Shulan.

All the soldiers and generals who participated in the war were obvious to all. The victory of this war was due to Yan Qing's unique tactics, not the soldiers and horses from Western Xinjiang brought back by Meng Shulan.

But in the end, when it came to rewards for merit, Meng Shulan became the biggest contributor. He was directly granted the title of king from the county king, was given the title of Shu, and the fiefdom included half of the western border.

Moreover, Meng Shulan acted as the Marshal of the Western Xinjiang Troops and Horses from the very beginning, and was named the official Marshal of the Troops and Horses of the Western Xinjiang, in charge of the mobilization of all troops and horses in the entire Western Xinjiang.

It even enjoys the right to directly dispatch troops and generals to support various places without reporting it to the court under special circumstances.

This is equivalent to the vassal king having the right to enter Beijing without an imperial edict!

This reward is nothing short of great!

On the other hand, the real hero, Yan Qing, was only granted the title of county lord and the title of Pingping. His fiefdom was Lang County, a barren land in the north. He was also rewarded with thousands of taels of gold and several silks and silks.

This reward, except for a little more gold, and a piece of land that is just like anything else, is not even as good as Liu Tong's reward!

Everyone in the government and the public expressed their dissatisfaction with Yan Qing. Especially after knowing the privileges Meng Shulan had, almost everyone in the government raised objections.

But the explanation given by the emperor was that everything Yan Qing did was under the command of Meng Shulan, and he was acting under orders.
Chapter completed!