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The strong smell of medicine lingered in the main courtyard and did not dissipate for a long time. The people who came and went did not dare to make a sound, and the whole courtyard was silent. From time to time, there was a heart-rending cough, which added a bit of depression.

Duchess of Wu Guo Yan sat cautiously on the edge of the bed, staring at Zhao Su, who had finally fallen asleep, gently holding his hand, her eyes slightly red.

She is also getting older, and her rest is getting worse and worse, and she often falls asleep during the day for no reason, and can't sleep all night long. Because of this, none of the children and grandchildren dared to let her be tired, respectfully invited her to rest, and even knelt down to persuade her. didn't want one to fall and the two to fall together, but Yan stubbornly stayed by her husband's bedside and refused to leave.

When she was young, she wore the hat of "surrogate marriage" and harbored the grievance of "marrying". Although the cold is warm and virtuous, the husband and wife have different dreams in the same bed, and there is no place for heart-to-heart.

Later, Zhao Su's officials became bigger and bigger, so big that the people who used to look down on him flattered him, and the Yan family, who once looked down on Zhao Su, had to bend down to curry favor, and the Yan family who asked for him lived even more tremblingly.

She guarded her three sons, watched them grow up slowly, and watched the concubines and concubines pop out one by one, and the children who did not belong to her were sent by him to her knees.

And then...... One by one, they were sent out to the battlefield and never returned.

It's not that she has not complained and hated, but she has been going around for most of her life, and when she came to the end, she suddenly looked back and found that the moment this man who had dominated her for decades and was like a mountain collapsed, she not only laughed, but there were tears in her eyes.

Zhao Su woke up vaguely, vaguely saw his wife wiping tears, and an indescribable guilt surged in his heart.

He made a vow when he was humble and weak, and he must get ahead and mix up. To do this, he is willing to exchange everything, whether it is conscience, dignity, or marriage. Like a hungry dog, whoever gives him meat and bones is his master.

Now that I think about it, how ridiculous and how terrible.

But at that time, he was really like that.

He has experienced the warmth and coldness of people, and after gaining power, although many people have joined him, he does not believe in any of them. He felt that these people were all looking at the fact that they had received the emperor's favor and were very strong. If you show a little weakness, you will be torn to pieces.

So, he desperately needed sons, and he needed many sons. These sons will be his own soldiers, his arms, his hopes.

A family must flourish in order to withstand the wind and rain. He doesn't believe in distant relatives or close neighbors, he only believes in his own flesh and blood.

He has many, many concubines, those who have a name and those who have no name, and they can't be counted. The famous concubines in the palace alone gave birth to ten sons and seven daughters, all of which were sent to the Yan family by him, and set the rules that all sons should be enlightened at the age of three, study and practice martial arts, and all should be treated the same. And the sons born to those unnamed concubines became his "adopted sons" and studied with their half-brothers.

Outsiders ridiculed him for being poor and rich, not understanding the rules, and not separating the family from the family. Some people even said in private that the children of his family must not be brought up well, and they will never marry with such a family.

He had heard these words, but he did not take them to heart.

The rules are all set by people, if the Zhao family can be prosperous all the way, others will naturally not think that their family is unruly, and will only rush to climb relatives. No matter how obedient their family is, once it declines, no one cares about it.

The Zhao family started from a humble background, the foundation is too shallow, Zhao Su doesn't expect his son to produce any seeds of study, even if it does, he also knows very well that his family is definitely not as good as the old family and nobles, walking this single-plank bridge, not only can not be crossed, but may also be trampled to death, it is better to go to the black on a road.

If their family wants to ensure prosperity and wealth, at least two or three generations will die on the battlefield and use their lives to stabilize the family's position. When he is jealous of the king in the future, it is not too late to change his career. Besides, if it really gets to that point, it's worth everything.

The military general is a wolf, and the wolf should be free-ranged and fight in life and death. It's not a wolf that's in captivity, it's a dog, and it can't be a big thing.

Since it is a war, who can guarantee that they will not die? The three sons-in-law were sent to the battlefield, and it is very likely that they will not be able to come back, but what about the thirteen sons? There is always one who can be blessed by God and pick up a life, right?

For his grand long-cherished wish, and also to stabilize his position, and raise his weight in the hearts of the generals. The Son of Heaven clearly issued an edict that only a man with a weak crown can join the army. But he relied on himself to be an officer, but he could bring his own soldiers, and his son often went to the battlefield at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and followed him in the wind and in the rain. He didn't enjoy the scenery of his sons for a day, and the most dangerous places, he always let his sons go first.

…… In the end, only one of the three sons-in-law survived; Ten concubines, half of whom survived, but two of them were disabled; As for the "adopted sons", it is even more ......

The most rare thing is that these children are all loyal, and none of them complain about him.

He did not treat his wife well, but she did not complain at all, even if she took care of the children of the concubine, she did her best, and never harmed a child, so that they all grew up peacefully; He had wronged his children, but they did not hate him.

He had been sick for so long, so sick that he was so sick that neither his wife nor his children were tired of it, and they served him every day at his bedside, refusing to leave it to others.

Why do you have to live? Why not die? As a military general, it is a shame to die of old age. Why not a horse leather shroud, a vigorous one?

He couldn't eat anything, even the medicine was a mouthful and a mouthful, but he didn't eat anything, and he had to swallow the medicine.

Zhao Su didn't understand, so embarrassed, so fragile, so annoying, why he didn't swallow this breath and still insisted.

But he knew why.

His thoughts drifted and drifted like this, drifting to Mobei and then to Hexi.

In the vast land of Mobei, which stretches for thousands of miles, the most elite troops of Great Xia will start a final life-and-death struggle against the Turks who control millions of strings.

For this war, Great Xia used the wealth accumulated in the treasury for decades, as well as the huge amount of money obtained from the war over the years, to levy hundreds of thousands of people and mobilize nearly 100,000 soldiers.

After several major wars and a series of internal ****, the Turks lost Monan and Hexi, leaving only the last piece of land in Mobei and the last battle.

This battle, whether against Bactria or the Turks, was a battle of life and death, just like the Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu.

If Great Xia wins, the Turks will completely decline, just like the Xiongnu in the past, and will no longer be able to form a decent threat to Great Xia;

If Great Xia is defeated, not only will the Turks be able to recuperate and make a comeback, but the country will also be in turmoil, and perhaps it will decline;

Feng Wolf Juxu Huo Hussar ......

Seal the wolf Juxu, seal the wolf Juxu!

Zhao Su suddenly danced with his hands, he didn't know why he was happy, he only knew that his heart was filled with great joy.

Just like back then, after Li Shenrong returned to his hometown, everyone thought that Ye Ling would take over the position of the protector of Anxi, but who expected that the sage issued an edict and ordered him to be the protector of Anxi and let Ye Ling be the protector of Beiting.

No one knew the reason, all kinds of speculations were all over the place, and everyone thought it was incredible, thinking that the emperor had favored him too much.

Only Zhao Su knows that His Majesty still remembers the events of so many years ago.

Zhao Su's eyes gradually warmed up.

Time has passed too long, too long, and even the vague thoughts that he himself has forgotten, His Majesty still remembers.

At this moment, some voice came from the sky.

"Great victory! Great victory! ”

In front of Zhao Su's eyes, a vague figure appeared.

He once thought that it was his young son, and when Hexi was victorious, this young man who had just reached the weak crown rushed back to report the good news, and he still remembers the child's ecstasy.

Because of the victory in the Battle of Hexi, he was awarded the title of Duke of Wu and reached the pinnacle of glory, but he also lost four sons.

The next moment, Zhao Su found that what appeared in front of him was not his youngest son, but his eldest grandson.

The same heroic, the same handsome, the same jubilant.

He remembered that his youngest son had been buried in the yellow sand, and his eldest grandson should serve in the expeditionary force at this time, as a pioneer, as a pioneer, and as a ****.

Was it his hallucination, or was it his dream?

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"Mobei Victory!" Obviously, the speed of his words was so fast, and it fell in his ears, but it was so clear, "King Liang captured a million baggage and killed 30,000 enemies!" Yedu escorted troops into the Turkic royal court and captured the Turkic khan! From the Khan downward, hundreds of nobles were all captives of Great Xia! Jiang Duhu annihilated the elite of Zuo Xian's royal department, followed the example of Huo Hussar, and went to the wolf Juxu Mountain to sacrifice to the sky, and sacrificed in Guyan Mountain! ”

Suwo, Yeling, Jiang Yuan.

What about you? Why did you come back?

As if sensing what he was thinking, his eldest grandson said excitedly: "After the great victory, Ye Duhu called his grandson to go, and his grandson knew that before this battle, the sage had told Ye Duhu. Once Mobei is victorious, the grandson will rush back day and night with the victorious robe Ze to inform his grandfather of the news! ”

As soon as these words came out, the room full of people cheered up.

The sage's care for Wu Guogong was seen by everyone, and when Wu Guogong was seriously ill, the sage came to visit him in person. After discovering that the people of the Duke of Wu were very upset about her arrival, they changed it to sending angels to visit every day, and this time they ...... Even if everyone knows that this is a sage in order to let Wu Guogong go with peace of mind, but bathing in this immortal Long's grace, it is like taking a reassuring pill.

Sage...... Your Highness......

Zhao Su seemed to have returned to the distant Peng Ze, and the young man bent down and asked and answered the little girl seriously.

"Jiulang, what kind of people are there in the Mu family, are they very powerful?"

“…… The second son of the Mu family made great military achievements, and was awarded the title of Duke of Wucheng County, protecting the capital of Anxi and guarding the Western Regions...... A good boy is born in the world, so he should be like the prince of Wucheng, stabilize the country, and make some achievements! ”

"Anzai Metropolitan Protectorate...... Where? It should be new, right? ”

"Probably to the west...... Right? It was available 10 years ago! Can you tell me that most of the ...... How big is it? I won't tell you that my subordinates only know that Wucheng County has made great achievements in war, and no one is disrespectful......"

Wucheng County Gong Mu Sen, Xing Guo Gong Su Rui, Chu State Gong Li Shen...... Wu Guogong, Zhao Su......

That's nice.

There's nothing better than meeting you.

"Where is the Anxi Protectorate? It should be far away, right? ”

"To the west, it may be a little far away for you! But ......"

But I can't wait to get there.