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After a few more years, the emperor's body gradually weakened, and he became sick and painful. At this time, Dayu was finally no longer as peaceful as before.The southern border was frequently harassed by the armies of neighboring countries, and eventually turned into a massive invasion, but the military power was in the hands of the clan, and there was no famous general who could act alone.

Jing Chengyi's ambition will eventually come to fruition, he took the initiative to invite Ying, it was only then that the emperor thought of such a person, promoted him to a second-rank general and ordered him to lead the army, and set off immediately.

A few days before leaving, Xu Yanzhi prepared a feast for Jing Chengyi in the mansion.That night Jing Chengyi was drunk, and smugly swore to the sky that he would never return to the north until the southern border was leveled.Xu Yanzhi's eyes showed appreciation, he praised him loudly, and beat the music with chopsticks to help him triumph.

Thousands of tents and lights are deep, and mountains and rivers overlap. It will take three years to go there.

There were battle reports from the south one after another, the general really lived up to his oath, the army went all the way south, not only drove back the future criminals, but even entered the country and seized several important towns.On the day when the army returned to the court, the crown prince and the emperor Xu Yanzhi welcomed the army and the returning general on the city wall.

But the young man who had made great contributions did not get the reward he deserved, and almost all the credit was taken away by his lieutenant general, but he only got a mansion and a title.That man is the son of Prince Rong, who has never really taken the lead in the three years of fighting, and has never been on the battlefield.

The word "King Rong" is already worth three years of hard work by an unknown person, it is nothing more than a repeat of the past, but this time Jing Chengyi does not want to bear it any longer.

Alone, he wanted to rush to the palace to question why the emperor was so partial, but Xu Yanzhi grabbed his arm so tightly that it was hard to believe that it was from a civil servant.

Xu Yanzhi dragged Jing Chengyi back to his mansion, Jing Chengyi got himself drunk again, he didn't understand what kind of world this is, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't compare to being born in a noble family.Xu Yanzhi remained silent for a while, but was unable to answer.

How to answer it?Jing Chengyi was supposed to be the fate of a general in troubled times, Xu Yanzhi knew him the first time he saw him, and also felt the abnormal changes in his fate during the next few years of getting along.Perhaps, since Xu Yanzhi helped him in the first year, Jing Chengyi's fate has changed.Now this evil result finally came to Jing Chengyi.A ray of soul that shouldn't exist in this world still affects innocent people.

Not only that, even the vitality of the whole Dayu seems to have been affected, and there has been a slight shift.For example, King Rong, who was supposed to be mediocre all his life, gradually became powerful. He could feel this, but he could only try his best to remedy it. Until then, he felt powerless.

With drunken eyes, Jing Chengyi raised his head and asked Xu Yanzhi, who was in a daze, why everyone deceives the world and steals names, but you treat me sincerely and always the same.

Xu Yanzhi was silent for a long time, not knowing how to respond, Jing Chengyi stretched out his long arms, and kissed him carelessly.Xu Yanzhi froze on the spot, full of shock and guilt, let him kiss him in a daze.In a trance, Xu Yanzhi thought, whether it is successful or wrong, life is not just for happiness, and rebirth is not just to relieve loneliness.

He understands that now that he feels something is wrong, it is the best choice to withdraw and return to the temple, which is the best for both himself and Jing Chengyi, but he has long been addicted to it, and no matter how he tries to extricate himself, he will make the same mistakes again and again.

Jing Chengyi's sadness didn't last long. Three days later, the elderly emperor died suddenly, and he didn't even have time to transcribe the imperial edict.The prince was stabbed to death in his bedroom that day, and the only son disappeared.

King Rong took the opportunity to usurp the throne, which caught people off guard. Although Jing Chengyi wanted to resist, but his subordinates were not in the capital, so they were taken down.

However, Prince Rong's son felt guilty for the Southern Expedition, but he did not hurt Jing Chengyi's life.Misfortunes and blessings?

Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Xu Yanzhi no longer resisted. He was the first to bow his knee to King Rong, and all the officials also surrendered one after another.In this way, a usurpation of the throne has become justifiable, and no one cares about the death of the prince anymore.Xu Yanzhi is not from Dayu, so he doesn't know what it is, but Jing Chengyi has a loyal soul, and he is not angry at King Rong's cruelty to his brothers and upside-down actions, and he is unwilling to give in.

As the prime minister of the new dynasty, Xu Yanzhi went to the general's mansion to visit Jing Chengyi who was under house arrest. He wanted to persuade him to let go, but he didn't expect Jing Chengyi to turn his face for the first time.The two broke up unhappy.

Well, this is also reasonable.What Xu Yanzhi valued at the beginning was not this innocence.

Jing Chengyi was finally released, and was reinstated under Xu Yanzhi's mediation.But Jing Chengyi has been depressed since then, he does not go to the early court, does not kneel down to the new emperor, and he is also a stranger to him.

In the second year, the southern border made a comeback. This time, it was different from the past. The two countries joined forces to attack all the way on the grounds of helping to quell the civil strife.The new emperor ordered Jing Chengyi to march south, and Jing Chengyi readily agreed.

This time Xu Yanzhi really panicked, he could see the end of the Southern Expedition.A general dies in a hundred battles, and a strong man returns after ten years.Jing Chengyi was unable to be loyal to the former emperor, unable to restore Chaogang, unable to support the prince, at least he could be loyal to the people of Dayu.

If you can die on the battlefield, you really deserve to die.No one understands the danger of this Southern Expedition better than Xu Yanzhi—even the new emperor must have expressed his thoughts.

But no matter how much he begged, no matter how he analyzed the pros and cons, Jing Chengyi remained resolute and set out for the southern border just like he did back then.

Xu Yanzhi understood that his influence on Jing Chengyi's fate was fully manifested at this time.If it weren't for him, Jing Chengyi might have already been a general with one man under one man and over ten thousand people, and he had already realized his high-spirited wish back then, so why bother to wrap his body in leather and be silent.

It was another spring day, and the army finally won, carrying the coffin back.The new emperor issued an imperial edict to posthumously grant the title, which described the lifetime achievements of the first-rank general Jing Chengyi.

A general's tomb was built on a green hill outside the city. It was luxurious and desolate, and no one cleaned it.Xu Yanzhi brought Jing Chengyi's favorite wine to worship, it has nothing to do with fame, no matter right or wrong, there is only one glass of sake left in this life.

"Later, I found out that he had been waiting for me by the Naihe Bridge for many years, maybe he wanted to wait for me to be reincarnated together. But I am not a person in reincarnation, where can he find me... He will be a fool until he dies." Mang Mr. Chuan sighed, but his eyes were flat, unable to see sadness or joy.

"Is there really no other way, can't we leave here?" Zhao Yuan asked him after a moment of silence.

Mr. Mang Chuan shook his head, "I would rather never have left here, never met him. I'm all to blame for what I'm doing now, but he was innocently implicated... I just hope he can re-enter the samsara."

Zhaoyuan was silent for a long time after listening, and said seriously, "Don't despair. I will pay more attention in the future and hope to find a way. Help you get out of here."

Mr. Mangchuan smiled, but he didn't hold out any hope, so he said, "Thank you."

Zhaoyuan thought for a while, and then asked him, "Since you love him and know that when there is a big change, why don't you get away and take him to the temple and let him accompany you for a hundred years? There will be no embarrassment later. gone."

"It's all right for me to live in a cage. Why bother to lock him in again. It's even more sad that he can't be free like this. He is so proud. Even if I don't say it for me, I understand...he won't be happy He died for his country, he deserved his death, worthy of the world, worthy of himself." Mr. Mangchuan closed his eyes, and suddenly tears fell down his line, and he quickly wiped them away.

"My master...why did he know you?"

"There are some origins, let him tell you later." Mr. Mang Chuan's eyes were empty again, obviously he didn't want to say more.

There was the sound of clothes flapping at the door, and I saw Yun Shao going and returning, nodding at Mang Chuan, "I went to the wealthy family in Suzhou - he is a good general listed in the merit book, and the above has long been determined to be a good general." It’s a good place for the third generation. When I fished him up, his memory fell into the River of Forgetfulness, and he didn’t know what to do, but it’s easy, don’t worry about it.”

Lord Mangchuan gave him a big gift, and Yun Shao hurriedly helped him up, without further words, he brought Zhao Yuan down the temple.I don't know what method Mr. Mangchuan used, the boiling sea returned to calm, and there was no trace of the sea people. Only some human beings were still watching on the shore, but they were no longer panicked and crowded before.

Yun Shao breathed a sigh of relief, and felt that the long-established state was loosened.Zhaoyuan felt that the aura around Master's body was fluctuating, so he also looked sideways at Yunshao.I saw the dust fly in Yunshao's hand blowing up with the wind, but people were calm and even a little happy.

This time, it was actually considered good deeds.Not knowing when she would be able to truly consummate her Dao heart, Yun Shao subconsciously glanced at the little apprentice beside her, and smiled slightly.

"Let's go."