He said: "Awan, it seems that I should look at you with a new set of eyes. How did you come up with these words?"
Ah Wan was a little embarrassed: "I just thought of it when I was reading the travel notes. For us, it's too far there, and it's separated by a sea of sand and mountains, so it's not worth exploring. But for them, it's a treasure land.
.”
Yang Shu was full of admiration: "Thank you for thinking about it. If I hadn't heard you say this, I would have thought that the opposition between each other is unsolvable. Now that you say it, the world seems to be different!"
Ming smiled: "No wonder Su Tu's attitude is so different. I'm still thinking, how could someone as ambitious as him let go of hatred just because of feelings? It turns out that you found another one for him.
There are many ways to realize your ambitions, and they are much more feasible than this one."
After sighing, Yang Shu asked her: "Then when will you go back with us? It's winter now, the road is not easy to walk, but it will be too long to wait for the snow to melt."
The smile on Ah Wan's face dropped.
Mingwei realized something was wrong and asked her: "You don't want to leave?"
Yang Shu was angry: "Don't talk nonsense! Why doesn't Ah Wan want to leave? What's the good of being with these barbarians who smell like sheep? Ah Wan, let's go home!"
Ah Wan didn't answer for a long time.
Until Yang Shu couldn't help but urge again: "Ah Wan!"
She raised her head, looked at the singing and dancing herdsmen, and said, "Your Highness, I want to stay."
Yang Shu stared at her in disbelief for a while, then lowered his voice and said, "Are you crazy? What's wrong with going back with me? Don't you think you'd be so far away from your homeland with a group of herdsmen who don't even know Chinese characters?
Painful? They are completely different people from you! Ah Wan, can you go back with me?"
After speaking, his voice softened, even pleading.
Ah Wan's eyes flashed, but she shook her head firmly: "Your Highness, listen to me."
She lowered her head, calmed down, and said: "I am very lucky that the eldest princess rescued me and spent these more than ten years with you. Looking back on our time together, although I am very happy, I always have regrets. With
When you go back, who am I? I am Ah Wan, the maid of the King of Yue. Of course, I am also in charge of the hidden secrets of the Prince of Yue's Palace. I can barely be said to be the number two person in the Palace. However, despite holding so many hidden powers, I
But I can't say my name out loud, and I can't say who I am. I am the daughter of Prince Liuyang, the great-grandson of Emperor Taizu, and I am Jiang Wan."
"..." After a long silence, Yang Shu said resolutely, "I can promise you that one day, I will let you find your name and let you have the freedom and pride you deserve!"
"I know I will." Ah Wan looked at him, with tears in her eyes, but she smiled, "I know Your Highness will do it. One day, I will restore the title of county lord, and even be granted a title.
To be a princess or a princess, but that’s not what I want. Your Highness, I’m sorry, my ambition is too great. If I go back, the Yue Palace may no longer be able to accommodate me.”
"Ah Wan!" Yang Shu said with some urgency, "If you want me to tell you, as long as I can give it to you, I will give it to you!"
The tears hanging in Ah Wan's eyes finally fell.
"Your Highness, do you know? For a long time, I didn't know what I should do. When I followed you, I could only take your ambition as my ambition and your goal as my goal. At first, I hated Ming.
Girl, do you know why? Because she lives the way I want. I want to have my own ambitions, I want to have my own goals, I--I want to have myself."
"Ah Wan..." Yang Shu was finally speechless, and there were tears in his eyes. He finally knew that he... really couldn't keep her.
He stretched out his hand, and Ah Wan rested her forehead on his shoulder, letting her tears fall on his clothes.
"I'm sorry, brother."
…
A few days later, they stood on a hillside not far away and watched the people from the Snow Wolf Tribe enter the King of Kelan City.
The warriors galloped wildly on their war horses, waving the king's flag.
The women and children hugged Ah Wan and shouted the name "Dage" loudly.
Yang Shu was very happy, but also very disappointed.
He always thought that he was the one who protected Ah Wan under his wings, but only now did he realize that she had already grown powerful wings and could fly high into the sky, face wind and waves, and even protect others.
"Losing the Royal City of Kelan is only the first step." Ah Wan explained to him in detail yesterday, "Kelan is small and the land is not fertile enough, but it has rich mineral veins and is a hub connecting the east and west. The North Sea is becoming more and more
Leng is no longer suitable for living. The tribes can settle here and plan for the next step. I think that if we manage this place well, those scattered Hu tribes will also come here. We have accepted them in the past few months.
There are many such small tribes. In the defeat two years ago, they lost too many cattle and sheep, and now they are living in dire straits. In addition, Qi State is becoming more and more powerful, and many places with abundant water and grass have been occupied by Qi State herdsmen.
Occupied."
Yang Shu finally understood: "No wonder we didn't encounter any barbarian tribes on the road when we came here."
Ah Wan smiled and said: "I specially asked people to bring those scattered small tribes here. If we want to open up a new kingdom in the west, population is what we lack most. Once we have established a firm foothold in Kelan, we will continue to move towards
Xi. I made an agreement with Sutu that fighting is his business and construction is mine. I will teach them to read, write, weave, build houses... We all have everything a kingdom should have."
At this point, she winked playfully: "When they get used to speaking the Central Plains dialect, writing the Central Plains characters, and thinking about problems in the Central Plains way, that will be a new Daqi. The two countries are separated by mountains and seas of sand, and the land
They are all so vast, who would be willing to invade whom?"
Mingwei poured a bowl of milk tea and raised it in front of her.
Ah Wan was stunned: "You..."
Ming smiled and said: "You don't have to envy me anymore. Congratulations on finding yourself."
Ah Wan also smiled, raised the silver bowl, and drank a drink with her.
"I finally understand what you once said to Duofu. I am so happy to be able to do something that I think is meaningful."
…
Watching Ah Wan enter the city, Yang Shu said: "I asked her to learn these things before, just hoping that she would be stronger than those women. Even if she is of low status, even if one day I can no longer protect her, she can protect herself. Who would have thought that,
One day, she will use these skills to do such a thing. If you think about it carefully, it is really a drink and a peck, could it be predestined."
Mingwei also didn't expect that Su Tu's hidden danger would be solved in this way.
It's neat and tidy and won't leave any trouble.
But only Awan can do such a thing to solve it perfectly.
Because, as a king, Sutu would only allow his princess to gain the support of his people. (To be continued)