Rebirth of Tao Yao

A battle was fought from the beginning of spring to the beginning of summer, and the spring plowing was delayed, but this can be regarded as commonplace for the people in the border towns.In short, people are still alive, and the Hu people are repelled, and everything is fine.

On the day when the city gate was reopened, the people in the arena rejoiced.However, before they were happy for too long, white flags were hung outside the general's mansion, and it was not the General Yan they were familiar with who led the small team back to the city. Suppress the news until it is truly made public today.

Therefore, the first thing after the triumphant banquet was not to celebrate, but to put on mourning clothes for his father's funeral.

The ancestral grave of the Yan family is in the capital, but in the past hundred years, there are only a handful of Yan family's children who were actually buried in the ancestral grave.They all died on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang. In the critical moment of the war, it is not easy to get back a whole body. How can there be time to help Ling return to Beijing?So on a small hill to the north of the border town, the Yan family has another cemetery, and many soldiers and civilians from the border town visit their graves spontaneously every year.

Yan Qing was also buried in this cemetery, next to Yan Li's mother's tomb, turned his head and looked around, almost all of Yan Li's grandfather and several uncles were here.There are dozens of tombstones in the entire cemetery, all of which are engraved with Yan's family name.

Looking at this cemetery, everyone's heart will not be at peace, especially Yan Li.After she sent away all the mourners, only Wen Ziran was left to accompany her to burn paper in front of the newly buried tomb.

While burning, Yan Li whispered to her father: "Father, the barbarians have been driven away. I have thought a lot about the choice you gave me that day." After saying this, she paused. After a pause, he glanced at the tombstones erected all around, and continued: "Our Yan family has already died too many people in northern Xinjiang. Until you, there will be no more people buried in this cemetery." .”

Wen Ziran couldn't see the flames, and Li didn't ask her to burn the paper to prevent accidents, so she just quietly accompanied her.Hearing this, she suddenly raised her head, and her gauze-wrapped eyes seemed to "look" straight at the people around her.

Yan Li noticed it, and held Wen Ziran's hand with many small wounds over the past few months. She still looked at the tombstone and said loudly: "Father, I will not stay in the border town like you, and I will not stay in the border town like you. I can't stay. But I will never forget the responsibility of the Yan family, I will do what I have to do, and I will protect the people in the border town, so you can rest assured."

Others may not understand why they heard this, or they may feel contradictory, but after hearing this, Wen Ziran felt a chill in his heart, and almost immediately guessed Yan Li's plan - in his previous life, Yan Li had led troops into the grassland to break through Wang Ting!

She became famous in the first battle and completely expelled the barbarians in northern Xinjiang. Even the frontier soldiers were proud of her and called themselves the Yan family army. At that time, Yan Li was really in the limelight.Wen Ziran no longer wanted to worry about whether there was something wrong behind her brother's sudden death in her previous life, but she understood Yan Li's thoughts at this moment. The other party obviously had the idea of ​​going north to conquer the royal court, and this plan was many years earlier than in her previous life.

Feeling inexplicably panicked, Wen Ziran grabbed Yan Li's hand with her slender hands. Her fingers subconsciously exerted force, and her not-so-long nails sank into the back of Yan Li's hand, making the person caught feel a little tingling. .

Yan Li didn't even frown, she just turned her head and softly comforted her: "It's okay, Zi Ran, just listen to me."

Wen Ziran was not appeased, her delicate brows were still furrowed, and her body was still tense.However, perhaps because he realized that he might have scratched Yan Li, the strength of his subordinates gradually relaxed.

In front of his father's tomb, Yan Li had no intention of getting entangled with Wen Ziran—although Yan Qing was often shown by the young couple when he was there, but now that everyone has been buried in the ground, Yan Li doesn't want to be too frivolous anymore. Be more serious——she turned her head to face her father's tombstone again, and said solemnly: "Father, I want to march north and destroy the royal court, at least to keep the border town peaceful for decades!"

Sure enough, she decided to go to the north, and the other party's real decision will never be changed by anyone.

Wen Ziran's heart was full of mixed feelings for a moment, Yan Qing's death was close in front of her eyes, and her beautiful face turned pale when she thought of this... She felt that fate was hard to come by, and she knew that Yan Li had the ability to break the barbarian Wang Ting's immortality. However, she also remembered that Yan Li died on the way to victory in her previous life.She hasn't arrived in the capital yet, and she hasn't seen her for the last time, the two of them will be separated forever!

For a moment, Wen Ziran fell into an inexplicable panic.Then she heard Yan Li beside her say again: "Father, if I can come back victorious, I will give the Yan family an account of the decades of peace in the border town. After that, I will leave with Zi Ran and never come back again." .”

This is Yan Li's explanation to her father, it is also her promise to Wen Ziran, and it is the best result she can think of.

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After returning from the cemetery, Yan Li quickly wrote a memorial and returned to Beijing.Although her handwriting is still as ugly as ever, she still writes clearly what she should say one stroke at a time.One is to explain the battle situation in the border town, and by the way, ask for credit for the generals who have made military exploits.The second explained that after her father died, she stepped into battle and hurriedly took over the military power in the border town.The third is to express the meaning of the Northern Expedition, asking the court to mobilize soldiers, horses, food and grass.

Yan Li was not dazzled by passion or victory, she really felt that the timing was right now.

First, the Hu people were newly defeated, lost troops and generals, and now is the time when their momentum is sluggish.Second, the aftermath of the winter snowstorm has not yet passed, and it has even become more serious after these months of fermentation.They have no rations, are dead young, and have no momentum. Isn't it the best time to attack?

Of course, if the new emperor lacks courage, or if the courtiers don't believe her as a fledgling young general, then Yan Li has nothing to do.After returning from the cemetery, she made an agreement with Wen Ziran that if the imperial court disagreed with the Northern Expedition and sent someone to the border town to take over the military power, then she would directly stop Ding You from returning to the imperial court.If the court just disagreed with the Northern Expedition and let her take over her father's military power, she would only be stationed in Northern Xinjiang for one year.

Yan Li knew her identity, and as she got older, it became more difficult to conceal her daughter's identity.Whether it's an overly thin figure or always smooth cheeks are flaws - no one cares about grooming and grooming during the war. Gao Dashan has already asked her why she hasn't grown a beard yet.

Destined to be difficult to conceal his identity, coupled with his lack of loyalty and sense of responsibility to Liang Guo, Yan Li felt that as long as he had a clear conscience, everything would be fine.What she said in the cemetery was just to give an explanation to her father and the ancestors of the Yan family.It is not for fame and fortune to control her. If Liang Guo's monarchs and ministers don't appreciate it, then she can have a clear conscience.

A thick memorial written all the advantages of the Northern Expedition at this time, and after sending it out of the border town, Yan Li felt at ease and kept his filial piety and ignored it.On the contrary, Wen Ziran was full of entanglements after the two agreed to send out the memorial.

On the one hand, she hoped that the new emperor and courtiers would not trust the young Yan Li, and rejected the proposal of Beizheng, saving her from war and danger.But on the other hand, she feels selfish. Although she didn't see the end in her previous life, the people in the northern land will be able to live a stable life after the royal court is broken. If she is selfish and takes Yan Li away, the war in northern Xinjiang I don't know how many years it will last.

Wen Ziran may take Yan Li too seriously, but the other party's past achievements are beyond doubt.

Yan Li didn't know what Wen Ziran was thinking, but they were close people, but they could also sense each other's emotions.The little general thought about it carefully and guessed the general idea, so he comforted her and said, "Zi Ran doesn't need to worry about this matter. Now the Northern Expedition is a great time, but the time is not so good for Liang Guo itself. He is too young and lacks prestige. If the new emperor lacks courage or does not believe in me, this will most likely be impossible."

Throw out the pot, and you will be relaxed.Yan Li has the heart of going north, but she is not firm enough to abandon all willful actions for the sake of Liang Guo, and even ignore all unstable factors in the rear.When things can't be done, she will withdraw more decisively than anyone else.

Wen Ziran didn't know if she was comforted after hearing this, but Yan Li quickly brought up another topic to distract her attention, she said: "Ziran, no matter whether the Northern Expedition is successful or not, our days in the border town will be different." It will be a long time, have you thought about how your mother-in-law will arrange it?"

Sure enough, as soon as this question came up, Wen Ziran's thoughts immediately went astray.

After so many days, and even accepting Yan Li as a woman, Wen Ziran's perception of people and things is no longer as pure as it used to be.Of course, she could see the thoughts of the proprietress towards her mother, and also the friendship that the two of them had gradually accumulated during the day and night together, and even shared weal and woe... She had long forgotten what her father looked like, and she had no intention of interfering with her mother's feelings, as long as she was happy. That's fine.

But if the two are really together, and she and A Li leave the border town again, will the mother stay or go with them?If the mother chooses to stay, will they not have many opportunities to meet again in the future?

After rebirth, everything was in a hurry. Wen Ziran put most of her thoughts on Yan Li. Although she cherished the time spent with her mother, at this moment when she was faced with a choice, she still couldn't help but regret and reluctance in her heart—— It is certain that if Aunt Zheng stays in the border town, her Auntie will probably stay too.After all, when a daughter is married, it means separation, and the mother also has her own life.

Thinking of these, Wen Ziran suddenly lost his cranky mood.She looked sideways at Yan Li and asked, "A Li, if we leave, shall we take A Niang with us?"

Yan Li was a little embarrassed, and replied bluntly: "In my capacity, I can't hide it all the time. If I want to live together in the future, I have to make it clear with my mother-in-law first." She said cautiously: "What's more, mother-in-law may not necessarily want to go with us."

Wen Ziran nodded after listening, and agreed with Yan Li's statement, but didn't say anything more.

Yan Li looked at Wen Ziran again, seeing that she didn't seem to be dissatisfied, and then said again: "Then Ziran, while there is nothing else, let's go to the next door and walk around more." After finishing speaking, he stopped Wen Ziran's shoulder, He added: "We can come back to visit in the future."