"The general returns home." The doorman shouted loudly.

In front of the gate of the mansion, Shi Min drove slowly in a Qinggai An chariot given by Shi Zunyu. However, he saw Jiang Qian, the chief secretary of the mansion, waiting outside the gate. When he saw Shi Min coming, he hurriedly greeted him, saluted and said: "General,

You are back."

"What is Mr. Jiang talking about?" Shi Min leaned forward and pushed open the car door, stepped out of the horse stool, and stepped down.

Jiang Gan stepped forward and whispered in his ear. Shi Min just frowned and said, "Why didn't you stop him?"

"Princess Shiyun has her own determination to die, and we cannot force her to do so. We can only wait for the general to return home to make a decision."

Shi Min only said: "Take me there quickly."

"Squeak" Shi Min just pushed open the door of the inner room of the mansion. It was dark everywhere, and Shi Yun was sitting in the middle hall. Seeing Shi Min coming, Shi Yun stood up slowly, raised the dagger prepared beside him and slowly approached.

Beside yourself.

Shi Min said anxiously: "Shi Yun, don't do anything stupid."

Shi Yun just smiled slightly and held the sharp edge of the dagger tightly with one hand. Blood dripped down the blade bit by bit. After a long time, there was already a large pool of blood on the ground, and Shi Yun's face was even more troubled.

Paint the outside white.

Shi Yun said decisively: "In the end, I owed you that day. I had the will to die, but you stopped me. Now I owe you nothing."

Shi Min just held the dagger tightly and whispered comfort: "Shi Yun, why are you doing this? There is nothing you and I can do about Shi Shi's death, and you know..."

"Bang" Shi Yun threw the dagger in his hand with all his strength, and it hit the table with a loud sound.

"You didn't dare to disobey Shi Zun because of your position as the prince, right?" Shi Yun suddenly curled up the corner of his mouth and gave out a sad smile, "How about you rioting for Shi Zunping and pacifying the world? You have done a great job, I didn't expect it.

Well, Shi Zun actually made that Shi Yan the prince. My Shi clan will never recognize you, the adopted grandson of the Han people, as the prince, so don’t even think about it..."

At this time, Shi Min was silent and slowly took off his armor, robe, and arm guards.

Shi Min's shirtless body was exposed, and his chest, ribs, arms, and abdomen were all covered with more than ten wounds.

Shi Yun looked at the man in front of him quietly, his heart trembling slightly. This was a soldier who fought bloody battles for the country of Zhao.

Shi Min pointed to his abdomen, "This is the Battle of Miannan. Shi Jian, a member of the Shi family, was stabbed diagonally by the Jin people and was injured because he was unable to dodge."

Shi Min pointed to his sides again, "This is a battle with the Yan army. I will cut off the rear and fight Murong Ke with all my strength. I won't be swept away by the others and get hurt."

Shi Min pointed at a wound on his chest that was about the size of a copper coin and had become a sunken wound. He was about to speak when he heard Shi Yun say: "I know here that the late emperor ordered the Shi family members to go hunting in what is now Hualin Garden.

You have gained a lot from this land. You must have been jealous of the prince, so he shot an arrow from the dense forest and pierced your chest. Fortunately, I passed by this place that day and you were saved." Shi Yun said as he approached the country.

Only an arm's length away from Shi Min.

"I won't forget the kindness of that day." After saying this, Shi Min's handkerchief was already yellowed.

Shi Yun was startled, "So you still have it."

Shi Yun looked at the handkerchief and couldn't help but want to touch the arrow wound.

"Father." Shi Min's eldest son Shi Yin just opened the door and shouted.

Shi Yun quickly retracted his hand, took a few steps back, raised his eyebrows and said to Shi Min, "I didn't expect your child to be so old."

"Yin'er, please step aside first to discuss important matters with the princess."

Shi Yin just looked at Shi Yun and saw that there was no sharp blade on him. He felt relieved a little and then whispered into his father's ear.

Shi Min whispered: "It's him, he actually knows it?"

For a moment, he didn't take it seriously, "If it's someone else, I'd still be a little worried, but if it's Shi Jian, I'm not worried. Yin'er, you go back first, my father will be here later."

Shi Yin retreated, and Shi Min turned around to see Shi Yin staring at him for a long time, their eyes facing each other, and there was silence all around.

Shi Yun only said shyly: "Shi Min, you have done a lot for Zhao Guo. I regret it. I regret that I will only know it today."

Shi Min put on his clothes and said, "You are in your boudoir and don't hear about foreign affairs. Don't be surprised."

Unexpectedly, Shi Yun suddenly stepped forward, held Shi Min with only her pierced hands, and said solemnly: "The world is in chaos today, and the ruler is weak and the ministers are secretive. If there are no strong ministers to support them, I am afraid that the country of Zhao will not be in peace.

All affairs of state depend on the general. Can the general ensure the peace of our Zhao country?"

"If I have my heart, I will replace him with Shi Zun when the chaos is over. But I am willing to surrender to the position of prince. If Shi Zun can protect my begging army, I can help him."

Shi Yun only smeared the blood on his lips with the blood in his hand, and then smeared the blood from his own lips on Shi Min's lips.

"I have sworn a blood pact since ancient times. With my blood today, I am willing to exchange for the everlasting peace of our country, Zhao."

Shi Min just nodded, then turned around and left the inner room.

In Longcheng, at Princess Lan's house, Duan Xian was in the inner room, resting on the table. After a while, Xiao Min came over and handed Duan Xian tea and water.

Duan Xian opened his eyes and asked, "Has Murong Ba left already?"

"Miss, Mr. Ba has left." Xiao Min asked in confusion while serving, "Miss, since I miss Mr. Ba so much, the journey to Jicheng is long and the future is uncertain. I don't know when we can see him again. Why?"

Not seeing her?"

"He has his own achievements, and I regard them as his ambitions." Duan Xian lowered his head and said, "I am a lucky person who has lost my country. If I can no longer fulfill the ambition of dominating the young master Teng Yun, I will end up as a mediocre woman, which is not my wish.

"

Xiao Min sighed, "It's just a pain for the young lady and the young master in her tummy."

Duan Xian touched his belly and said, "Your Majesty, can you help daddy?"

After saying that, Ling'er in her belly kicked Duan Xian hard, which made her belly bulge.

In the main hall, Concubine Gao came in to pay a visit to Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan quickly stood up and ordered Xiao Ai to help Concubine Gao take her seat.

Concubine Lan ordered Xiao Ai to take out the treasured tea cake, roast it over a fire to turn it red, then mash it into powder and place it in a porcelain pot, pour hot water over it, and mix it with green onions and ginger.

Concubine Gao took a sip of tea and called out: "Good tea."

Concubine Lan smiled and said: "Ba'er brought this from Tuhe. The tea cakes are produced in the land of Bashu. Because the Yan Kingdom has become increasingly powerful recently, trade routes have opened up, and the Tuhe market is prosperous and famous far and wide, so this tea cake can flow in."

To the Yan Kingdom."

Concubine Gao suddenly said: "'Stop being a stronghold and bragging about standing up to the throne.' The Central Plains is rich in products, which is unmatched by the wild lands in the north. Ba'er went to Tuhe and lived up to the entrustment of the late king."

Concubine Lan said: "Your Ke'er guarding Pingguo can make the eastern border of our Yan country as solid as a rock, so that our Yan country has no worries. It is also a great contribution."

"Haohao" Concubine Gao's voice suddenly changed, "Oh, the world, the Central Plains is in chaos now, this great river and mountain, although the Lord of Yan is secretive, he has ambitions for the world, but how can he miss this opportunity? Ke'er, Ba'er King Yan

The best among brothers, as long as they are of the same mind, they are invincible."

Concubine Lan picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea carefully, "In this expedition, Ke'er is helping me, and Ba'er is also taking care of me in the army."

Concubine Lan looked out the window at the desolate autumn leaves and felt emotional.

"'White bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crow for thousands of miles. Hundreds of people have lost one thing, and the thought of it will break the heart.'" This achievement belongs to the princes, generals and ministers, and all the people and common people will suffer." Concubine Lan put down the hand in her hand.

Teacup suddenly asked, "Sister is a Han Chinese, have you ever heard about the incident where five hundred families in Lu County drowned in the Huai River?"

Concubine Gao sighed, "The Jin Dynasty is unruly, the Central Plains is out of order, and the Han people are scattered all over the country. It is rare that so many people support the Jin Dynasty, just because they pity the people of Nalu County. Alas, who cares about the barbarians and Han people, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and live in harmony

, he is the sage monarch."

Concubine Lan asked: "I, the master of the Yan State, saved the people from water and fire. This time I go south, and the long-cherished wish of the ancestors of the past kings will come true. My sister can also return to her hometown in the Bohai Sea to relieve her homesickness."

"There are many who start well, but few who finish well. If you can accomplish your deeds without forgetting your original intention, you can become an emperor. If the former king can have some more time, our country of Yan will definitely be able to..."

"This time, thank you sister for recommending Murong Ke to be the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army. Ba'er was originally Prince Murong, so he has nothing to say as a vanguard. However," Mrs. Lan paused and said, "I'm afraid the disaster will come from behind. Murong

If I stay here, I will have no worries."

"Sister, what are you talking about? I also watched Ba'er grow up. The late emperor and his concubines are few and far between, so we must support each other."

"Tell the two concubines, it's not good, Miss Duan is going to give birth," Xiao Min hurried over.

Concubine Lan was very anxious, "Quick, call the medical officer."

Yangzhou Guangling

The ambitions and ambitions of a few months ago have now dissipated. The loss of the army has humiliated the country. More than 500 families in Lu County have died, and all the land in Huaisi has been transferred. The biggest setback in the Northern Expedition after the Jin Dynasty moved south was actually Chu Pei's hand.

The land lost could still be recovered, but the people's hearts were completely lost, but how could it be restored? Chu Pei went back to the capital without a face to face the saints, wrote a memorial to plead for punishment, and asked to be demoted to the third rank and demoted to the general of the Northern Expedition.

Since the day he retired from the army, Chu Pei has been sitting quietly in his mansion in Guangling, waiting for the imperial court's document of condemnation.

"Squeak" the door opened, and an old servant hurried over, "Sir, the messenger from Jiankang has arrived."

"Bring me the imperial robes." Chu Pei was fully dressed and knelt down to greet the envoy. The envoy came up with a summons in hand, stood in the lobby of the mansion, slowly opened it, and preached: "Servant Chu, he has a heavy responsibility and a long distance, but he suddenly encountered defeat.

, I feel uneasy... Although I want to punish you, the country is in a difficult situation now, so I should not take the blame for favoring the commander. The bandits are not dead yet, and Fangzhen has a heavy responsibility, so it is not appropriate to demote him... The envoy is returned to the town of Jingkou, and the governor of the expedition is dismissed.

this."

The envoy gathered up the call letter and said: "Shizhong Chu, please accept the order. Your Majesty sympathizes with your hard work for the country. Although there is a small setback now, my Jin Dynasty has many affairs. How can I still count on Shizhong in the future?"

Chu Si couldn't kneel down for a long time, and the messenger carefully reminded him: "Shizhong Chu, your Majesty will have to rely on you more in the future." After saying that, he leaned over and helped him up.

Chu Pei stood up slowly, but the old servant looked happy and said: "Your Majesty, everything is fine. Your Majesty, how much does Queen Mother Chu still need to rely on you?"

Chu Pei's eyes were sharp, and he dismissed the servant. He carefully accepted the order and asked: "I don't know people, and it's too dark to care about things. "The Spring and Autumn Annals" blame the commander, and the appointment is misplaced, and the power is at a loss. Although I am not as good as Zhuge Kongming.

"Bang Gaoyi, but more than 500 families in Lu County were brutally attacked by the enemy, and more than 200,000 remaining people were wiped out. I, I really can't bear to live in the world as an official anymore."

The envoy consoled him and said: "Your Majesty, you blame yourself too much. This is all destiny and not your fault alone. Now the Jin Dynasty is in many difficulties, and it has only been stable in the past few years. Now Huan Wen from the west has written a letter to question the imperial court, and he ordered Lord Chu to go to the north.
To be continued...