The general attacked Xuanliao, Xuanliao raised troops to retaliate, and the general led his troops to quell the chaos, and the endless hatred brought endless wars!

Under the entanglement of hatred, the war on the border between Xuanliao and Baiqin broke out one after another, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month later, the general still failed to succeed in retreating.

Sure enough, in the current situation, people in the game are ...... Can you really get out of it with your heart?

Today, October 25, the general won a brief victory in the campaign against Xuanliao, and he returned to Zhenhao to receive a lavish reward from Emperor Hunting Yuan...... Waiting...... With the victory, the Xuanliao soldiers and civilians fought back violently!

In the process of rewarding, it was not as smooth as imagined, among them, there was a little episode - the general privately released the Xuanliao prisoner of war, and Emperor Yuanjia was at the reward banquet...... He was quite dissatisfied with the general's move.

If you want to ask Zhou Huanchun why she knows about this, she thinks that as soon as the general returned from the imperial city, the matter has been spread all over the city, and it is obviously the news deliberately released by people in the court.

Its purpose is naturally to discredit the general and provoke the relationship between Emperor Hunter Yuan and the general.

Zhou Huanchun also wondered about the general's abnormal behavior, although she didn't like Emperor Yuan's good deeds, set up palaces, and heavy military and miscellaneous taxes, but she also didn't think that she had her own strength to resist the imperial power, and the real imperial power had its own foundation, and it was not something that could be shaken by the ability of the Zhou family.

If the environment cannot be changed, you can only change your mentality.

After all, the general still cherishes the grace of Emperor Hunting Yuan decades ago.

Therefore, this release of the prisoners of war was the first time that the general disobeyed the unspoken orders of Emperor Hunting Yuan and obeyed his own wishes.

Why?

Don't...... The general's state of mind...... Has it changed at any point?

It's because ...... Xu Meijun?

Or is there something hidden in it that she doesn't know.

Although the answer was faintly born in her heart, Zhou Huanchun couldn't help but come to ask the general in person.

She stood upright in the general's study in a cyan placket embroidered water lotus gown, and said to the general who was sitting on the seat: "I have heard about my father's private release of prisoners of war. ”

"I remember that after the last war with Huanchu, my father exchanged Huanchu prisoners of war for several cities, which made Emperor Hunting Yuan's dragon heart happy."

"This time against Xuanliao, my father's style is ...... Why is it so different from before? ”

The general opened his eyes tiredly, and the eyes in his eyes reflected in Zhou Huanchun's eyes were full of regret and nostalgia.

"Huan'er, maybe...... You haven't experienced such a thing, when you want to work hard to become a better version of yourself for the person you care about, so that she can get a better life, but the person you care about will completely deny your persistence and efforts, how do you feel in your heart? ”

"And at the end of the day, when it turns out that what you're doing is really meaningless, how do you feel?"

Zhou Huan looked embarrassed, and said thoughtfully: "I ......"

The general slowly shook his head and said, "You don't have to say the answer, because the answer you say in your mouth may not be the answer in your heart." Then, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Let my father tell you my answer first!" ”

"Now, once my father stands on the battlefield, my father will think of the person I killed by mistake, and he will remember what Meijun said to me in the past......"

"She didn't like war, she thought I was the one who caused the pain to our family, and I knew it all along, but at the time I was thinking about it...... Only by participating in the war...... in order to bring a ray of life to our home......"

"Now, though, I'm tired of it...... Or even ...... I hate this kind of horse life, it made me lose the love of my life and my own son, maybe...... This is the bad karma and retribution that I have accumulated from bloody killing in half my life......"

Hearing the general's words, Zhou Huanchun only felt that endless sadness rose in his heart, coming through the past and present lives.

All the efforts made by yourself...... Completely denied by the person you love the most, the beliefs you hold on...... To the end...... Only the bamboo basket is left empty.

When the truth is revealed, the most difficult thing for people to face is not the person who hurt themselves, but the person who did such a stupid thing at that time.

In this life, if you say that you are a failure, it is nothing more than this.

However, Zhou Huanchun thought that even if it was difficult to face, she would try to face it!

If people can't face themselves, perhaps, no matter how many times they are reincarnated, the tragedy that happened to them will continue to repeat themselves.

Bad karma.

Retribution.

Could it be that she died unexpectedly at that time, too...... Is killing karma too heavy?

No!

It is clear that Leng Xinyue and Gu Mi are deliberately dark in the wind!

She didn't believe it! I don't want to be resigned!

If she can return to the Capture Realm, she must witness the end of that pair of shameless people!

The general didn't know what he said, which caused a great fluctuation in Zhou Huanchun's heart, and he continued: "And when I really learned about the situation of those prisoners of war, I found that there was something else hidden. ”

"They were originally all Bai Qin's people......"

"Huh?!" Zhou Huanchun blinked, and couldn't help but be surprised.

The general bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "According to what they said, some of them used to be Bai Qin's yeoman farmers and tenants of the scholar clan, because they couldn't bear Bai Qin's harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes...... And fled to the small surrounding countries of Bai Qin to settle down ......"

"Once a war breaks out, they have to go to war to face their home country, and fight to the death with their home country......"

"There are some people who were once prisoners exiled by Bai Qin to the former Meifeng, they have escaped heavy pursuit, they have long put life and death out of the way, and they can join the team of other countries to take revenge on Bai Qin, they can't ask for it!"

"After learning this, I really understood that there are too many people who are suffering from a meaningless war, including me and Meijun......"

"The success of my life is brought about by the war, and the failure of my life is also brought about by the war."

Saying this, the general's eyes were also moist, and his expression was sad, like a wounded lion, in the autumn breeze, he looked even more lonely and lonely.

He exhaled heavily, "Since this senseless war has ended temporarily, the prisoners of war should naturally disappear with the end of the war......

"Father...... Will it disappear into this battlefield as well? Zhou Huanchun raised her sword eyebrows and asked as if probing.

The general smiled faintly, "Even if I don't go into hiding, I guess one day, I will die on the battlefield......

Zhou Huanchun frowned, clenched her fists and said, "Heroes should die on the battlefield, but ...... Heroes have the right to their own battlefield! ”

"I still want to persuade my father to give up and go into seclusion......"

"As the saying goes, 'If a man is not a sage, he can do no wrong'...... Although my father made a big mistake, it can't be because of my father's mistake this time...... He completely denied his father's contribution! ”

"Even if Mrs. Xu denies you, behind you...... And the people who have been able to live in peace because of your presence, in their eyes - you are a hero! ”

When the general heard this, although he felt emotion in his heart, in the end, he shook his head and said: "That's because I became the victor in the war, what if...... If I fail, then they should accuse me of my inability to defend them......"

"Maybe, some people will, some people won't, but no matter what, in the eyes of me and my second brother, my father will always be a big hero!"

The general was a little tolerant and said with relief: "I understand the filial piety between you and Mo'er, but my intention to go into hiding has been decided, so I don't need to persuade me anymore!" ”

Seeing the general's resolute attitude, Zhou Huanchun also realized that this was not the best time to dissuade the general, so he had to give up first, "Okay, since my father insists on it like this, then I won't dissuade it anymore......"

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At the same time, in the Tianlu Pavilion in the Zhenhao Imperial City, a middle-aged man, wearing a jade crown hanging vermilion, wearing a vermilion collared robe, with a bright yellow round neck embroidered cloud robe, the front chest and shoulders of the robe are embroidered with gold thread into a cloud dragon, the cloud dragon swims in the fairy sea, majestic, and the momentum is shocking! The belt is inlaid with gold beads and rubies, and from a distance, it is lined with brilliant light, like a god coming to the world, and it is very luxurious!

Looking at his face again, his eyebrows are like a knife, his nose is straight and his mouth is square, his forehead is narrow and his face is detailed, and his gestures are all majestic in heaven!

He sat in the study, leisurely looking at the golden case, and without raising his eyelids, he opened his lips to the person in front of him and asked, "Today is not the period of the court meeting, Dong Aiqing came to see him alone, what is the matter?" ”

The person standing in front of the desk with a thin figure and a purple robe with a round neck and a round neck embroidered Ruyi Yunhe was Dong Gang, the imperial historian.

His eyebrows, beard, and hair were completely gray, and he looked weak and weak, which made everyone who saw him worry...... He'll turn his back suddenly.

Dong Gang, the imperial historian, twisted his waist-length beard, and said: "The old minister came today to report to the emperor about General Zhou's private release of prisoners of war. ”

Emperor Hunt Yuan dropped the case with his hand, glanced at Dong Gang, and lowered his eyes to think.

After a while, he slowly spoke: "I already know about this. ”

Dong Gang coughed a few times in embarrassment, while secretly observing Emperor Hunting Yuan's expression with his residual vision, he leaned over and said: "The old minister knows that the emperor loves him very much, and he only warned the general at the reward banquet......"

"However, Lao Chen has recently heard rumors outside that General Zhou may have suffered from dementia, so in the recent wars, he often makes decisions that are completely opposite to the emperor's imperial decrees, and the private release of prisoners of war is just one of them."

In order to highlight the general's stupidity and arbitrariness, Dong Gang also deliberately accentuated the four words "one of them".

The old minister thinks...... If the handling of General Zhou's private release of prisoners of war is not sufficient, I am afraid that it will boost his arrogance and be detrimental to the emperor's majesty and majesty......"

Emperor Hunting Yuan chuckled, swept the angry Imperial Doctor in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "The big war is over...... Find a reason to severely punish the main commander, do you want me to cross the river and tear down the bridge to General Zhou? ”

"The old minister didn't dare to ......"

Dong Gang's back was cold, sweat was hanging from his temples, and he secretly regretted that he wanted to help the Empress Dowager Ming remove the thorn in her eye...... It's too rushed.

"General Zhou is a veteran of decades on the battlefield, and now, he is getting older, his strength is not enough, and he occasionally makes mistakes, which is completely understandable to me."

"Besides, the general has decided to resign and go into hiding, and I will ...... It is even more important to give the general a happy ending. ”

"If he really suffers from dementia, and I am sad in my heart when I think of the general's past merits, I should not only not punish him, but also comfort him, right? Dong Aiqing? ”

Dong Gang was speechless, and he hated it in his heart.

"What the emperor said is true."

"However, since the emperor mentioned the general's resignation, the old minister has one thing...... I want to discuss it with the emperor. ”

Emperor Yuanjia bowed slightly, his eyes were gloomy, and he smiled lightly: "Please Dong Aiqing knows everything." ”

Dong Gang bowed down and said respectfully: "Obey the emperor's words." ”