Chapter 565 Half the fame, wind and snow over thousands of mountains (1)
Another day.
The first year of Taichu, November 13th.
For future generations of Daning, today is an extremely special day no matter from which angle you look at it.
What will happen tonight will not only directly change the structure of Da Feng, Daning, and even the entire world, but will also leave a mark in the history books forever.
It will be impossible for future generations to avoid this day when studying history. Politicians will also repeatedly ponder and deduce everything that happened tonight, trying to find the most reasonable explanation for the behavioral motives of everyone involved.
The most famous one among them is undoubtedly "Lian Hengce" written by a counselor named Tan Tong. The book restores the entire process of "Lingbo Pavilion Peace Talks" at length, and spends a lot of space analyzing the people including Wei Changtian.
Everyone’s strategic decisions and on-the-spot responses.
Relying on this "Lian Heng Ce", Tan Tong became a cabinet bachelor all the way, which in turn led the Tan family to become another major family after the Wei family a hundred years later.
Of course, all this is a matter for later.
At least at this moment, only a few people know what will happen in a few hours.
No.
It should be said that these people only have a rough prediction of what will happen tonight.
And before the time came, they actually did not expect that the situation would develop to that point.
All I can say is...everything seems to be within reason, yet everything is unexpected.
...
...
Wei Shi, there are still four hours before Zi Shi.
Wei Changtian did not go out after noon, but stayed in the main tent and exchanged messages with Chu Xianping.
At about the time of Shen Shichu, he called Wei Zhaohai, Yu Qi, and Du Chang in, and the four of them continued to hold a "closed-door meeting" for more than half an hour.
What was said at this meeting is unknown to outsiders.
Anyway, when they walked out of the main tent, everyone's expressions were extremely serious.
"Sir, when are you going to leave?"
After the others walked away, Yang Liushi walked over slowly and asked softly: "What do you need from the slave family?"
"It's still early, don't be in a hurry."
Turning his head to look at the sun that was just beginning to set in the west, Wei Changtian replied casually: "You don't have to do anything, just stay in the military camp with Zhang San."
"Du Chang will take care of other matters."
"..."
Opening her mouth slightly, Yang Liushi seemed to want to say something, but in the end she just nodded slightly.
"Yes, I listen to the master."
"Well, don't worry, nothing will happen."
Wei Changtian expressed relief, paused for a moment and then suddenly smiled and said, "I guess we can go back soon."
"go back......"
Yang Liushi was stunned and instantly understood what Wei Changtian meant.
It seems that the latter wants to end everything tonight.
"Sir, the slave family is waiting for you to come back."
"good."
Wei Changtian nodded and turned around to return to his account.
However, after he took two steps away, he turned back, looked at Yang Liushi and said seriously:
"Liu Shi, it must have been a long time since I agreed to marry you."
"yes."
Yang Liushi was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and said with a smile, "It's been more than a year."
"Is it?"
Wei Changtian touched his nose and looked a little embarrassed: "It's my fault. We'll take care of this matter when we get back."
"Keke, it seems that every time the young master accomplishes a big thing, he has to marry a new wife."
"Uh, is there any?"
"Yes, the young master married Sister Xu after the Liu family was destroyed, and then married Sister Liang after the Battle of Shuzhou."
"When you say that...it seems like it is indeed the case."
"So the young master is going to do something big this time?"
"..."
"nature."
...
At the beginning of the Youshi period, at dusk.
Huailing City Government Office.
"Your Majesty, my servant has done everything you asked me to do."
In the quiet room, Li Huaizhong stood beside the expressionless Ning Yongnian, and the atmosphere was oppressive and tense.
However, Ning Yongnian's tone was quite calm.
"Where is Wu Ding's body now?"
"Back to the emperor, General Wu's coffin is temporarily stored in the army and is guarded by a team of soldiers day and night."
"Well, Wu Ding fought for Daning all his life. He should not be buried here. His soul should return to his hometown."
Ning Yongnian shook his sleeves: "When I get back, I will build an unprecedented general's tomb for him to comfort his spirit in heaven."
"..."
The soul returns home.
Li Huaizhong lowered his head, understanding the meaning of these words.
He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just responded with "The Emperor is kind."
But Ning Yongnian seemed not to have heard the flattery and kept silently watching the sunset outside the window. It was not until a long time later that he suddenly asked an inexplicable question.
"Old Li, I think I have never missed a step, but now I have fallen to this point."
"Why do you think this is?"
"..."
Hearing this question, Li Huaizhong's eyes couldn't help but widen slightly.
Naturally, he did not dare to answer directly, so he held it in for a long time before tentatively whispering:
"Your Majesty, as General Wu said before, everything is still in doubt..."
"No need to say these comforting words."
Ning Yongnian turned his head, and there was a trace of confusion in his eyes: "Old Li, they say that the authorities are blind to the beholder."
"Maybe I can't see the truth because I'm in the middle of the situation. Just tell the truth."
"this......"
Li Huaizhong raised his head and looked at Ning Yongnian.
Seeing the unprecedented sadness on the latter's face, he finally gritted his teeth and stopped making excuses, and gave his answer seriously.
"Your Majesty, maybe you are too impatient."
"Intentionally triggering the conflict between Liu and Wei, killing Xu Shixing to force the Xu family to rebel, and counterattacking Dafeng before the domestic situation was stable..."
"But you must know that the three families of Liu, Wei and Xu have profound backgrounds, and Dafeng is a powerful country. How can you, Your Majesty, cope with it at the same time?"
"I don't know why you are so eager, I just know that you have never acted like this before."
"The reason for this...you yourself should know."
"..."
Strictly speaking, this was the first time Li Huaizhong spoke to Ning Yongnian like this.
The latter fell into deep thought after listening, and the confusion on his face was gradually replaced by bitterness.
In fact, Li Huaizhong was right.
Although judging from the results, the Xu family and the Liu family were indeed destroyed, and Dafeng did lose the national war, every move he made seemed to achieve his goal without any danger.
But if you think about it carefully, every step in this process has more or less hidden dangers.
If I had a smaller appetite and tried to figure it out slowly, maybe the current situation would be completely different...
Recalling the lucky yellow dragon that descended from the Tianmen on New Year's Eve last year, Ning Yongnian suddenly smiled bitterly and shook his head.
I thought it was a great opportunity, but now it seems that it is not.
Isn't virtue worthy?
Ning Yongnian didn't want to admit this anyway, but he still couldn't stop thinking about it.
And this self-doubt came to an abrupt end when the new moon rose in the east.
"Recognizing mistakes and being able to correct them" is a recognized excellent quality, and it also applies to emperors.
However, since ancient times, emperors could recognize their mistakes and correct them, but they could never admit their mistakes.
What's more, now that things have happened, no matter whether he is right or wrong, all Ning Yongnian can do is to continue to move forward regardless of everything.