"That's what ultimately prompted the Nanling Miaojiang people to disappear overnight."

I paused for a few seconds and whispered.

Cui'er lost her voice and asked, "Girl, what kind of poison trick is used?" “

I stood up and leaned down to look at the sand table where I had marked.

I held out my finger and gestured to Cui'er in a few places on it.

"The royal family of the Lake Kingdom made secret arrangements in advance, and blocked the main road connecting Nanling to the outside world."

"On the border of Nanling is bordered by Qishan Mountain."

"On the other side, it is close to the river that connects to Longhai, but it is blocked by mountains and rocks."

"The imperial court used explosives to blow up the rocks blocking the river in that area, and only then was the Nanling Mountains washed away by the river overnight."

Cui'er looked at me in a daze and said, "What a poisonous plan." ”

"Yes, and at the cost of sitting together."

"What do you mean by that?" Cui'er looked directly at me and asked, "What do you mean by the girl?" ”

"When I say joint sitting, I don't mean a person who commits a crime and people in the family sit together, but I mean the terrain."

"Cui'er, I told you that there were originally a few small cities in the southwest, but unfortunately, it's a pity that their terrain is lower than Nanling."

Cui'er said in horror: "Didn't the people there escape this catastrophe either?" All washed out? ”

I sighed, my expression was solemn, and I said in a dry tone, "That's it, I couldn't escape." “

"You know, these operations are secret, and there will be no one to inform the innocent people, danger is coming, it's time to move."

"Who will give the innocent the right to know? The Imperial Court? I sneered.

"Because of that man-made extermination, the terrain of the southwestern part of Daozhì has changed."

"The great river connected by Longhai flooded part of the Nanling and the southwest, and in the next two hundred years, some people moved to the southwest, but the current southwest refers to the area farther north than before."

"Those cities, the people in the cities, have been lost forever under the river."

"This is my brother, your lord. The entirety of the long letter he wrote. ”

I finally finished, leaning back in my chair and exchanging glances with Cui'er.

Seeing her very melancholy look, I comforted: "Cui'er, you don't have to be too sad, these are a long time ago. ”

"It's just that the historians of the imperial court will not truthfully record it in the public booklet."

"Those lives that have been lost, innocent men, women and children, have long since turned into dry bones."

"You see, a lot of times, the literati who write history are just for the people in power. The history they want is often the history after the truth is covered. ”

"Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, and continue to learn for the saints. For the sake of peace for all generations, it is a pity that those literati who are prostrate in front of power have long lost the character they should have. ”

I felt that these truths were too much to tell Cui'er, so I didn't go any further and took a sip from my teacup.

"Girl, these things. Where did the Lord find out? Cui'er looked at me and asked.

"Senior brother will naturally have his channels, not to mention that in such a big operation, there will always be participants who will reveal some words, and the most critical place is time."

"Two hundred years is not a short time. It's not long, if it's thousands of years, history may not be able to restore a truth, but two hundred years is relatively not too difficult. ”

"What's more, people are doing it, the sky is watching, and everyone who walks through will leave traces." I said with a cold smile.

"Senior Brother has his plan to stay in the Southern Liang Imperial City. Although it cannot change the whole process and the general direction. Because it was a matter of time before the Lake Kingdom sent troops to the southwest, but it was good for him to set up some fetters in the middle. ”

A faint smile crossed my lips, not so much to Cui'er. It's more like my own words.

Cui'er picked up the embroidery bandage, continued to embroider the handkerchief decorated with lotus flowers, and said in surprise: "Speaking of which, it's really a bad work, in order to exterminate the Miao Jiang people, the flood flooded so many innocent creatures. “

"Finally, after two hundred years of recuperation, the north has improved a little, and those nameless small cities must be a little large."

I answered: "At this time, the imperial court remembered again and planned to pocket them again. ”

"Cui'er, the war between the Lake Country and the Flame Country is actually a defeat for both sides, and neither side has been able to reap any benefits, of course, if it is a loss, the Flame Country is even greater, at least Xuanyuan Jingya's death is the key factor that leads to the fall of the Flame Country's regime."

What I didn't tell Cui'er was that the entire secret treasure of the Hongdong Cliff was swallowed up by the Hongjiang River, and it was impossible to excavate it with the manpower and material resources of this era.

The war, which the royal family planned to launch in the southwest, was a good means for them to collect money, on the one hand, by expanding military supplies as a reason to collect more taxes, and on the other hand, it was also to promote the prestige of the country.

It's a pity that they didn't count Snow Eagle's move, but my brother and I were already planning to get ahead of them.

I want to see how the royal family of the Lake Kingdom lifts a stone to shoot itself in the foot.

Putting the pile aside, I looked up at Cui'er who was embroidering, and saw the flying needle in her hand sketching the pattern on the embroidered bandage.

I suddenly said up, "Cui'er, is this handkerchief you embroidered for me?" “

"Yes, girl," Cui'er smiled at me, "it's still a little bit left, and it will be embroidered tomorrow." “

I walked to Cui'er's side and looked down at the pattern, Cui'er's face turned red and said, "When it comes to embroidery, the slave maid is really not as good as the other sisters in the garden." “

I looked at her expression helplessly and said, "You're here again, I've told you many times, how can a person be top-notch in all aspects?" ”

"You're good at it, it's good."

"Cui'er, you should be more confident, you will have to open a shop on your own in the future."

Cui'er stopped the needlework in her hand, and said with a little melancholy in her eyes: "That is so, the girl also told the slave that it is okay, but it is not so easy to really do it." ”

"How much more slaves and maidservants...... The slave and maid were but maids in the garden. “

"Of course, everything is the most difficult at the beginning, if you have an idea, I will fully support you, but there is no hurry at the moment, the plan is already there, and the next thing you have to do is to slowly improve the plan."

"Opportunities are for those who are ready."

"When the right time comes, your shop will be able to open smoothly." I patted Treier on the shoulder.

Cui'er's eyes were red, and she smiled at me: "Every time the girl said this, the slave maid had an illusion, as if the shop had been opened, but the slave and maid looked back and thought about it, hey, it was still a fantasy." “

"Who said that?" I looked at Cui'er and said with a smile, "Do you know what the messenger sent by my senior brother in the Southern Liang Imperial City sent this time?" “

Cui'er looked at me, blinked her eyes, and said, "You know, didn't the slave maid have been discussing those things with the girl just now?" The girl also told the truth about the disappearance of Nanling, and also mentioned the changes in that place in the southwest. ”

"The contents of the long letter written by the Lord."

"You're half right again," I laughed, "Cui'er, in fact, this time, the reason why I want the messenger to be in such a hurry is because there is another very important thing for him to do. ”

"Originally, I was worried that I wouldn't reply so quickly, and I was also worried that my senior brother would be very busy and couldn't take care of it."

"Thankfully, none of my worries have arisen."

I turned back to the table, picked up the box on my desk, removed the letter from the rest, and took out the other letter underneath. “

Cui'er watched my movements intently, the expression on her face still confused.

I took the letter and solemnly handed it to Cui'er's hands with both hands: "You take a look first." “

"Is this letter from the Lord to the slave and the slave?" Cui'er took it and asked me in disbelief.

"Yes or no, it's about you," I smiled and nodded, "open it up and take a look." “

Cui'er opened the envelope, and when she saw the contents clearly, her eyes lit up in an instant, and then darkened again.

I observed her expression, took a few steps closer, grabbed the piece of paper, and tore it to shreds in a few clicks.

"Girl," Cui'er exclaimed.

"I want to leave Qibei when you want, I'll take you with me."

"Before I go, I think it's important to get it done."

I smiled at Cui'er and said, "From now on, you will be free!" “

Cui'er looked at me in a daze, tears suddenly welled up, she pounced, hugged me tightly, and cried.

"Don't cry, don't cry, it's the happiest day," I rubbed her long hair and patted her soothingly, "I really want to keep someone, and I never disdain to rely on such means." “

"You are free, and you can leave any day."

"The slave and maid don't leave, the slave and maid have followed the girl all their lives, and they are determined!"

Cui'er raised her hand to wipe away her tears.

Before long, she let go of me in a panic and said, "It's dirty, it's dirty, it's dirty girl's clothes." “

"It's okay," I laughed, "and you're washing it if it's dirty." “

…… There was a lot of traffic on the street, and Cui'er and I walked on the busiest street in Qibei in men's clothes.

Along the road, we saw a dazzling array of goods in the shops on the street, and we looked left and right.

"Girl," Cui'er called, and I tapped her on the shoulder with a fan. “

"Childe, Childe," Cui'er stuck out her tongue and smiled embarrassedly, "I haven't changed it." “

"On the road in the future, you have to remember not to leak your mouth, when the time comes, we will have to improve our outfits." I glanced sideways at Cui'er and said.

"Where are we going, do you want to buy food or play?" Cui'er asked me.

"It's not, food, play, everything that should be prepared in my brother's house, I'll come out today, and I still have something to do."

I glanced at the lively streets, looked at the staggered intersections in front of me, and said with some confusion: "Cui'er, do you know how to go to Litong?" “