After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

As the Prince of Anle who has no real job, Yan Changqing does not need to attend court.

After returning to Beijing, in the eyes of various forces, he seemed to have really become a general who had retired from the army and enjoyed wealth and glory.

A memorial to the emperor made everyone understand that the great general who defends the country is still as sharp as ever.

He stated clearly in the memorial that one of the most important reasons why Yan's father and brother suffered a disastrous defeat on the battlefield ten years ago was that they used inferior weapons and armor that Xue Qingkong had passed off as good ones.

In addition, he also withheld winter clothes, leaving the frontier soldiers cold and their combat capabilities greatly reduced.

Ten years ago, Xue Qingkong was the commander of the weapons department, and all equipment was issued through his hands.

The siege of the old Duke of Zhenguo was actually a long-planned plot.

He used himself as bait, guarding the isolated city and attracting a steady stream of Northern Rong troops.

According to the plan, Brother Yan led 50,000 elite troops to first burn the food supplies of the Northern Rong, cutting off their retreat, and then rushing to support the old Duke Zhenguo.

In the shape of dumplings, they surrounded the Beirong troops from the outside.

Then send out a signal to let the old Duke Zhenguo rush out of the city, forming a pincer attack from both inside and outside.

This battle was originally a battle that we were determined to win.

According to the old Duke Zhenguo's estimation, after winning the battle, most of the main forces of Beirong can be eliminated.

By next year, we can counterattack the Northern Rong and expand our territory.

Who knew that Brother Yan's horse was startled on the battlefield and he was killed by the Northern Rong archer.

Mrs. Yan was seriously injured in order to save him.

One of the two main generals was killed and the other was injured, and the army was in chaos.

Fortunately, the Yan family has been guarding the border for many years, and their soldiers are well-trained, so they did not lose their composure.

However, most of the Beirong troops that were thought to have surrounded the old Duke of Zhenguo appeared here.

The shouts of killing shook the sky, and 50,000 soldiers shed their blood on the battlefield. Brother Yan was killed and Sister-in-law Yan died on the spot.

Almost no one survived.

The general of the Northern Rong cut off Sister Yan's head and went to the foot of the city to challenge her triumphantly.

The old Duke Zhenguo's eyes were red with anger.

He realized that his plan had failed and he had fallen into the enemy's trap.

So, he began to recall all of this, wrote down the doubts in secret letters, and buried them in several locations in the city that only the Yan family knew about.

Next, it will be a fight to the death.

In the end, the city was destroyed and people died.

The general of the Northern Rong led his men to massacre the entire Yan family, looted the people's property, abducted women and young men as trophies, and then left.

They were not good at defending the city, so they simply abandoned it.

After this battle, Dajing was severely damaged.

At the border, there was widespread grief and the people were in constant fear.

They were afraid that the Northern Rong would rise up suddenly and march south again to burn, kill and loot.

It was not until Yan Changqing rushed to the border day and night that everyone found their backbone again.

Little by little, the devastated city was rebuilt into a city where people could live in peace.

What he cleaned up was not only the mess on the ground, but also the demoralized military morale and the confidence of the people.

Yan Changqing found a pair of children who were sent away by his eldest brother and sister-in-law before the war started.

I also found the message left by my father at the place where the secret letter was placed.

Bit by bit, piece together the reasons for this defeat.

Finally, we came to the heartbreaking conclusion that this battle could have been won and could have laid the foundation for at least ten years of stability on the border!

Let me ask you, Xue Qingkong, how can he stay out of this? !

Yan Changqing was playing a big game. Xue Qingkong was the first person he carefully selected to commemorate the souls of countless soldiers and civilians at the border and to commemorate the entire Yan family.

Along with the memorial, there was also a bloodstained account book.

This account book records the weapons and equipment that Xue Qingkong had embezzled since he became the commander of the weapons department, as well as entire batches of supplies that were simply withheld by him and never issued.

The evidence is irrefutable.

Unlike Guo Yucheng, who had little influence, Yan Changqing was the first prince of a different surname in the history of this dynasty.

He could be a rich and idle man, but he enjoyed unique voice in the court.

Apart from anything else, he also holds the title of General Guarding the Country.

In the northern border, his influence is unmatched.

The generals guarding the border today were also generals promoted and trained by him personally.

The truth behind the disastrous defeat back then was revealed at this moment. With such a coincidence, who would believe that it was just a trick to take advantage of someone's misfortune, rather than a long-planned conspiracy?

Xue family.

When the news of Yan Changqing's memorial came in, everyone became as anxious as ants on a hot pan, running around in circles.

Unfortunately, the mansion was surrounded so tightly by military generals that not even a fly could fly in. There was no way to communicate with the former allies or discuss countermeasures.

Those families who usually have dealings with the mansion, seeing the current situation of the Xue family, have long since drawn a clear line between themselves and the family.

In the court, the officials who constantly submitted memorials demanding severe punishment were precisely this group of people.

They were afraid of being implicated by the Xue family, so they spoke righteously.

Even the merchants who delivered vegetables to the mansion and counted on the Xue family to buy from them, just like the old woman who collected night incense, avoided the Xue family mansion as much as possible.

The side branches of the Xue family who depended on the family for their livelihood slipped away with their families for various reasons and never came back.

The long-term and short-term workers who had signed contracts with the Xue family were originally worried about the consequences of violating the contract.

After being stopped and taught a lesson by the generals several times, he never visited the Xue family again.

Such a huge Weiwei Temple Mansion has become an isolated island.

Now, apart from the direct descendants of the Xue family who cannot leave, the family's children, and the servants who have signed indentures, there is no outsider.

This situation makes them feel even more panic.

If Xue Qingkong's guilt is indeed proven, then when the time comes to search and search the property, won't everyone be in trouble?

All kinds of thoughts linger in people's minds, like the sword of Damocles hanging in the air, and no one knows when it will fall.

The Xue family's backyard is located in the courtyard next to the main house.

A couple is packing their belongings.

The plump woman was tying the bundle while complaining, "I told Rensu a long time ago to come back as soon as possible. What are you doing in front of that old woman?"

The man with the bulbous nose looked outside warily and said, "Shush, keep your voice down. If others hear you, they will be offended."

He was talking, but his hands were not idle.

All the furnishings in the house, whether incense burners, candlesticks, or glass fruit plates, were put into boxes.

"What melon fell?"

The plump woman said dissatisfiedly: "It's already this time, and the eldest wife still wants to put on airs in front of us? They are in a difficult situation and can't even save themselves!"

These two people are Xue Rensu’s parents and Xue Qingkong’s half brother.

At the beginning, they were jealous of the eldest wife's property and tried every means to adopt Xue Rensu into the eldest wife's family.

After the Plum Garden Incident, the Xue family had no choice but to redeem Xue Rensu. The two had been repeatedly criticized by the eldest wife for failing to discipline their son, and they had been holding a grudge for a long time.

If it weren't for the eldest wife's rich inheritance, she would have been immune to all this humiliation.

Now, he was planning to pack up quickly, call Xue Rensu back, and get away from this place together.

The woman was complaining when hurried footsteps were heard outside the door.

The curtain was lifted and Xue Rensu's face appeared at the door.

The woman was overjoyed and was about to speak, but she saw Xue Rensu's anxious eyes: "Mother, Prince Anle is here! He brought the Jinwu Guards and surrounded our house!"